Walla Walla Plan Garners Farmer Support in Wheat Talks
Several hundred farmers from Oregon Washington and Idaho approved the Walla Walla plan to curb surplus wheat. A five member committee was named to present the proposal to the federal farm board and press for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walla Walla
Walter M. Pierce
Oregon
United States
Frederick Steiner
Washington
Idaho
C. M. Rader
John W. Summers
Congress
Farm Board
Hoover
J. W. Maloney
Pendleton
Lester Robinson
Walla Walla County
Robinson
Pierce
Steiner
Senator McNary
Northwestern
McNary-Haugen
Burton L. French
Mix
Clark Black
Portland
Roy Ritner
J. A. Lawler
Nezperce
Ritner
Charles Baker
W. 8. Ferguson
Athena
L. L. Rogers
New State Appraisal System In Cities For Tax Equalization
A business visitor C. E. Roger of Pilot Rock has been in the area appraising Athna property. The state adopts a measurement based appraisal method to set values and reduce taxes. County officers oversee local appointments while statewide supervision remains in place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Roger
Pilot Rock
Athena
Eastern Oregon Return After Seventeen Day Seattle Trip
Mrs. Joseph Sheard and Mrs. C McDowell return from a sixteen day outing in Seattle and Mt Rainier. They visited all points of interest and express happiness to be back in the wide open spaces of Eastern Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Sheard
C. ©. McDowell
Seattle
Mt. Rainier
Oregon
Drought Broken as Portland Receives Light Tuesday Rain
A light shower ended Portland’s 55 day drought on Tuesday marking first measurable rainfall since June 29 and ending a long dry period. The downpour provided the city with welcomed relief from heat and dryness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Umatilla County Health Association Plans 1931 Xmas Seals Sale
The Umatilla County Health Association led by Mrs. J. P Stewart of Pendleton prepares for its twenty-fifth annual Christmas health seals sale. Seals fund disease prevention countywide. Port land visitors delivered them to Pendleton. Mrs. S. R. Thompson will chair the 1931 sale as efforts aim to restore high per capita ranking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Umatilla County
Walter Holt
Fire damages Baxter Quick Lunch rear at Weston
A fire damaged the rear of the Baxter Quick Lunch stand in Weston on Sunday but the fire department's rapid work prevented total destruction. Earlier a separate blaze destroyed a shed with much of Mrs. Baxter's clothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baxter
Weston
Pilot Rock Wins Golf Tourney at Athena 15 to 6
Twenty two Pilot Rock Golf Club members competed in Athena on Sunday and captured the 18 hole match by 15 to 6. J C Harwood led with 57 to take low score, Fred Test of Athena was runner up with 58.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pilot Rock Golf Club
Athena
J. C. Harwood
Fred Test
Roger and
Massey
Pilot Rock
T. Stanton
Gross
F. Hartman
M. Lee
B. Wescott
M. D. Orange
Walter Smith
D. Royer
L. King
Melby
Koonen
Brom
Kupp
Done
Hall
Jones
Westgate
Howard
Hampton
Brown
Ervin
Allen
Athena—Harwood
Prestleye
Harris
Hodgen
Baker
W. Pinkerton
Gray
McNair
Kershaw
Duncan
Miller
Coppock
L. Pinkerton
Dell
Brower
Pickett
Michener
Williams
Watkins
Geissel
D. Pinkerton
Test
Saulsberry Plans Warehouse and Feed Business Expansion
H M Saulsberry returns to Umatilla County from Seattle and will operate a Milton Freewater warehouse handling feed and grain for sale and storage. He contemplates adding a feed mill and may relocate his family to Athena while he travels between Milton Freewater and town after hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. Saulsberry
Umatilla County
Seattle
Milton Freewater
Saulsberry
Billy
Athena
Here
Milton- Freewater
New Baptist Pastor Called to Athena Church
The Rev. C. H. Northrup, who has supplied the church at Gresham, has been called to lead the First Baptist church of Athena and will begin work next Sunday. He and his bride will reside at the Mrs. Zelda McIntyre residence south of town while Mrs. McIntyre spends the winter in Walla Walla.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Baptist
C. H. Northrup
Gresham
First Baptist Church of
Athena
Northrup
Zelda McIntyre
McIntyre
Walla Walla
California visitors tour Athena area with local ties
Here From California Mr and Mrs Chris Thoeny former Weston residents now of San Jose California visit their daughter Mrs Everett Rothrock north of Athena. Chris favors California living in winter but admits Umatilla county still looks good to him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Chris Thoeny
Weston
San Jose
Everett Rothrock
Athena
Chris
Umatilla County
Death of Dr John Gose Pioneer Resident of Walla Walla
Dr John R Gose 70 a pioneer resident of the Walla Walla valley died at his home near Dixie late Tuesday. Born in Milan Missouri November 16 1861 he came to Walla Walla in 1865 with his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Gose
John R. Gose
Walla Walla Valley
Dixie
Milan
Walla Walla
Fatal burn toll from car crash near Forest Grove
Mrs. Harriet Huck of Portland died after gasoline soaked clothing ignited in an automobile wreck near Forest Grove Oregon. Burns from the fire were sustained when the clothing caught on fire inside the vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Grove
Ore
Harriet Huck
Portland
County W. C. T. U. Convention to be Held Here
Local W. C. T. U. met with12 members in attendance as delegates and alternates were named for the county convention to be held at the Athena Baptist church on September 24. Rev Sias spoke on prohibition and a pot luck lunch will follow the all day session with no regular meeting held due to the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Banister
Henry Gissel
Brooklyn
New York
Lucy Sheard
Portland
Gordon Watkins
Floyd Pinkerton
Charles Jas
Charles Betts
Alberta Kirby
Adams
Sias
Athena Baptist Church
Louis Stewart
A. R. Coppock
Clarence Tubbs
Jesse Gordon
E. B. Foster
W. O. Read
Will Read
John Pinkerton Arrives Safely in Indianapolis
John Pinkerton arrived in Indianapolis Sunday and reported a pleasant trip with heat only in Nebraska. He noted the contrast between Indianapolis and Athena in size and population and expressed his liking for the city. He has not yet met with Mr. Eickhoff who sent him east.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
John Pinkerton
Indianapolis
Nebraska
Athena
Eickhoff
Pendleton Boy Wins Free Victoria Trip
Jim Phillips of Pendleton son of Isaac Phillips of Athena wins a free trip to Victoria British Columbia courtesy of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. He will be accompanied by Mrs. Phillips on the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
Jim Phillips
Pendleton
Isaac Phillips
Athena
B. C
Metropolitian Life Insurance Company
Phillips
Mrs. Phillips
Portland Woman Faces Cattle Rustling Charges Near The Dalles
Hoak of Wamic and Mrs A C Thompson 85 Laurelhurst Ave Portland are jailed after alleged cattle rustling on the Wamic range. Hoak charged with larceny of a veal and Thompson with transporting stolen property. Swift Co records reportedly show 24 calves sold since June 1. Authorities say meat was moved to Portland. arrests followed evidence gathered by Sgt Frank Grimm over the Trough range.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Hoak
Wamic
A. C. Thompson
Laurelhurst Avenue
Portland
Here
Hoak
G. G. Magill
Thompson
Blaze Roars In Part Of Umatilla Forest Area
The forest service called for 100 fire fighters at Dayton Washington to combat a blaze on a seven mile front near the Umatilla forest reserve. The fire began on Ed Thomas ranch five miles from Dayton and grew rapidly burning stubble, into heavy timber in Cougar canyon. Ranchers evacuated homes as barns and sheds burned amid a strong wind and smoke over Dayton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Service
Dayton
Wash
Umatilla Forest Reserve
Ed Thomas
Cougar Canyon
Dinner Party Honors Pendleton Guests At Hopper Home
Dr. and Mrs. R. M. Rice departed Pendleton prompting a Tuesday night dinner at Mr. and Mrs. Max Hopper’s home. The N A G R club guests enjoyed a prettily set table with fall flowers and bridge after dinner. Dr. Rice posted the high score among attendees including Mr. and Mrs. James Lieuallen, Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Prestleye, Mr. and Mrs. Justin Harwood, Dr. and Mrs. Cameron, the honorees and hosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M. Rice
Pendleton
Max Hopper
N. A. G. R. Club
Virgil Cameron
Rice
James Lieuallen
Adams
E. C. Prestleye
Justin Harwood
Cameron
Miss Maxine Moore Returns Home From Hermiston Visit
Miss Maxine Moore spent weeks with Mr and Mrs Jasper Templeton at Hermiston and returned Monday with the Templetons. She was with a camping party that recently spent several days at Olive Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxine Moore
Jasper Templeton
Hermiston
Adams Return Trip From Athena To Palo Alto
Mr and Mrs Clason Adams left early Sunday for their Palo Alto home after spending two months in Athena at Mrs Adams home focused on school and junior activities and returning by motor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Clason Adams
Palo Alto
Athena
Bill Richards Rodeo Ponies Parade in West Ward
Bill Richards leads four ponies Dutch Topsy Tommy and Senator in the West ward Ho parade tomorrow at 10. He rides with three Athena chums as the sleek horses prepare for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
Bill Richards
Topsy
Tommy
Senator
Athena Chums
Record Gillnet Run Promises Largest Salmon Haul in Years
Astoria reports a huge night for Gillnet fishermen with canneries flooded by salmon. Some claim the run rivals 1903 in size as boats average near a ton and Arvid Niemi's haul exceeds three tons. Others show 4800 pounds on a single boat while prices hold at 3 cents a pound through Tuesday noon. A Sand Island scow carried 45 tons to avoid extra labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Astoria
Gillnetters
Arvid Niemi
Union Co-Operative
Columbia River Packers’ Association
Sand Island
Two Meet Death In Idaho Forest Fires
Two firefighters died on a ridge between Pioneerville and the Payette river in Idaho after being trapped between a main wall of flame and a spot fire. Nolan Warner 28 Fillmore Utah and Howard Harvey Boise were identified from hunting license fragments. Eight new fires, seven incendiary, raged in western Montana and southeastern Washington before winds rose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pioneerville
South Fork
Payette River
Idaho
Nolan Warner
Fillmore
Utah
Howard Harvey
Boise
Montana
Washington
Senator Shipstead Calls Versailles Treaty Insane
United States Senator Henrik Shipstead of Minnesota, a former laborite on foreign relations, returned from abroad and said the world is going to hell due to the treaty of Versailles. He likened Europe to carrying a corpse, calling the peace a political and economic burden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Henrik Shipstead
Minnesota
Committee of Foreign Relations
Europe
Pioneer Woman Mary Jane Stanton Dies at 83
Mary Jane Stanton 83 longtime Walla Walla resident died Tuesday night at home after a short illness. Born March 10 1848 in Tennessee she lived in Oregon before moving to Washington. She is survived by six sons Harlon Stanton Sunnyside Charles A Stanton J E Stanton Ben Stanton Omar Stanton and Clyde Stanton all of Walla Walla along with 19 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Jane Stanton
Walla Walla
Tennessee
Oregon
Washington
Oregon Retail Split in 1930 Autos Food and Merch
Autos led Oregon purchases, followed by food and then general merchandise in 1930. Federal reports show retail shares of 22.5 percent, 22 percent, and 15 percent of the state total for these three categories respectively.
Pendleton Airport Hangar Contract Awarded to Werst
W C Werst of Pendleton wins a contract to build a 60 by 80 foot wooden hangar at Pendleton municipal airport. The bid totals 4225 dollars and the hangar will house four planes along with the keeper and visiting pilots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Werst
Pendleton
Pendleton Municipal Airport
Apple harvest eyed at Dayton Israel Erbes orchards
Harvesting of an apple crop estimated at 100000 boxes from the Israel Erbes orchards totaling 180 acres at Dayton is expected to begin about September 25. Rome Beauty leads the varieties in the orchards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Israel-Erbes
Dayton
Rome
Northwest May Furnish Surplus Wheat to China
A Salem report to the Morning Oregonian says surplus Pacific Northwest wheat may be sold to the Chinese government for famine relief in flooded districts. At least 15 million bushels could be shipped, paid over years, with wheat possibly ground into flour. Senator McNary urged northwest shipments and milling in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Morning Oregonian
Pacific Northwest
Senator McNary
Federal Farm Board
Farm Board
McNary
Senator MecNary
Federal Board
Harvesting Million Dollar Oyster Crop
Officials forecast Washington oyster harvests will exceed 1 million dollars, likely the state’s largest yield. Areas from Olympia to Grays Harbor plan September through October harvest windows. 1928 total at 350000, with 1931 projections well over 1 million due to rapid growing Pacific oyster strains. Professor Kincaid notes widespread cultivation across regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Olympia
Rock Point
Padilla Bay
Willapa Harbor
Grays Harbor
Trevor Kincaid
School of Fisheries
University of Washington
Mr and Mrs Sias Leave for Turner Oregon Home
Rev and Mrs Charles Sias will manage the Boys Home at Turner Oregon under the Christian church. They plan to depart around September 1st after two years of service here as pastor. Neighbors express regret and extend best wishes for their new field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sias
Charles Sias
Turner
Oregon
The
Christian Church
Mr. Sias
Sins
Harvest Run Shows Big Yield For Hansell Wood Outfit
Arnold Wood reports the Hansell Wood threshing outfit completed a 35 day harvest run last week. The No 7 International combine with a 16 foot cut, drawn by a 30 Best tractor, cut and threshed 63 000 bushels from 1290 acres, with only brief stops for repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold Wood
Hansell-Wood
Milton Service Cancelled by City Council
Milton city council passes ordinance allowing Walla Walla Valley Railroad to discontinue service to Milton. The line has operated at a loss for several years and reduced daily runs failed to cut the deficit, leading to the termination of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton
Walla Walla
Four Sentenced in Pendleton Larceny and Forgery Cases
Four penitentiary sentences were imposed Wednesday by Circuit Judge Calvin Sweek in Pendleton. Charles Duchein and William Hirte both 18 received one year for larceny. Theodore Layne 18 got one year for forgery, and Jesse Layne 23 received two years for forgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pendleton
Calvin Sweek
Charles Duchein
William Hirte
Theodore Layne
Jesse Layne
Farmers Seek Moratorium on Mortgages in Oregon
A 30 farmer delegation from Yamhill and Washington counties urged Governor Meier to grant a mortgage moratorium or immediate relief to prevent evictions. Meier said he cannot declare a moratorium and will review legal powers while urging borrowers to negotiate with creditors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Meier
Yamhill
Washington
C. A. Kelly
L. J. Lownds
Ed Ford
H. H. George
H. J. Correll
Newberg
Cloverdale School Principal Retains Post Amid Ceremony
A letter from Lee Hiteman confirms he will serve as principal at Cloverdale School again this year. Esta Hiteman will be a Cloverdale senior and assist her father and grandmother as housekeeper. Mrs. Hiteman travels to Brawley to teach while Monta joins her. Clair and Loie Montgomery enroll at the state normal school in San Francisco. Beatrice Hiteman plans graduation from Monmouth normal this year after summer studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Hiteman
Cloverdale
Miss Esta Hiteman
Mrs. Hiteman
Brawley
California
Imperial County
Monta
Clair
Loie Montgomery
State Normal School
San Francisco
Beatrice Hiteman
Monmouth Normal
Monmouth
Small House Burns Near Mrs Beekman Home
A vacant house owned by Mrs Beekman, mother of Mrs Joe Clemons, burned yesterday shortly before noon. Fire likely started from burning grass and weeds. Mrs Beekman was on the premises as flames broke out and firefighters confined the blaze to the building.
Umatilla Court Defies New Law Test on Patient Care
Umatilla County officials say they would welcome a test of a state law requiring counties to cover non-violent patients in state hospitals. The court refused to pay $2800 assessed for July. County Judge I M Schannep warned the county could owe about $25,000 annually under the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Umatilla
I. M. Schannep
Work At Seed Plant Extended Hours To Recoup Lost Time
Electric power outage forced a shutdown at the local pea cleaning plant on Wednesday afternoon. To recover time and allow workers to attend the Round Up, an extra hour of work was added yesterday and today to make up the deficit.
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. S. Ferguston
Umatilla County Health Association
Weston Restaurant
E. ©. Sykes
Federal Radio Commission
Claudel
Count Charles de Chambrun
Paul Claudel
Germany
Count de Chambrun
Dalles
Shipstead
Northwest
China
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