Oregon book deal injunction issued in Portland
David F. Graham a Yale Malheur county citizen sues to restrain the Oregon State Board of Education from accepting textbook commission recommendations. He claims only three of five commissioners were legally appointed, naming George Huz Salem A C Hampton Astoria and M A Miller Portland as valid. F C Kent Corvallis and Miss Winifred Winnard Portland are alleged illegal members.
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Portland
Ore
State Board of Education
Textbook Commission
David F. Graham
Yale
Malheur County
Pierce
Kozer
Turner
Graham
George Huz
Salem
A. C. Hampton
Astoria
M. A. Miller
F. C. Kent
Corvallis
Winifred Winnard
Canada proposes drastic rum curb in royal commission report
Victoria British Columbia Attorney General A G Manson urged Canada to curb rum running with a national fleet of armored rum chasers and stronger cross border controls. He criticized current customs rules as failing to stop liquor smuggling and called for abolition of private liquor exporters and new laws on overland liquor shipments between Canadian cities via U S ports.
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Victoria
B. C
British Columbia
Pacific
United States
Royal Commission of Customs Inquiry
Canrla
A. G. Manson
Manson
Canada
Canadian
Railroads In Chicago Grant Wage Increases to 100000 Shopmen
Eleven railroads operating from Chicago have granted wage increases totaling about 3 million dollars annually for roughly 100000 shop workers. Raises range from 1 to 3 cents per hour, with 2 cent increases common. The changes, voluntary and not strike-driven, take effect by year’s end, and include lines such as Union Pacific and Great Northern.
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Chicago
Union Pacific
Great Northern
Sproat and Shepherd Named Idaho Directors on Spokane Bank
Boise picks Hugh Sproat to represent Idaho's third district on the Federal Land Bank of Spokane. Jerome's HR E Shepherd is the other Idaho director, chosen last spring. Sproat defeated A W Cawthorn of Portland 90806 to 52454 as farm loan associations voted, with results announced by the farm loan board in Washington DC.
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Boise
Idaho
Hugh Sproat
Federal Land Bank of
Spokane
Southern Idaho
HR. E. Shepherd
Jerome
Sproat
A. W. Cawthorn
Portland
Farm Loan Board
Washington, D. C
Chicago Milwaukee and Pacific Railroad Organized
New York report notes the formation of a new company named Chicago, Milwaukee & Pacific Railroad to succeed the St Paul railway now under receivership in a key step of its reorganization.
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New York
N. Y
St Paul Railway
Chicago, Milwaukee & Pacific Railroad Company
Miss Dorothy Koepke’s Italian letters amuse Glendale readers
Former Athena student Dorothy Koepke, traveling in Italy, writes to her Glendale, California parents about comic language slips and meals. She recalls ordering chicken as ceccello leading to sparrows served whole, and details visits to Florence’s Ufizzi museum, Fiesole ruins, and a Mussolini parade as she plans trips to Pisa, Rome, and Munich.
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Dorothy Koepke
Athena High School
Italy
Glendale
California
Dorothy
Florence
Vallamboosa
Archaeological Museum
Fiesole
Celestine
Europe
Paris
Beaux Arts
Francis
Miniato
L’ Solvedere d'Ognissanti
Mussolini
Rome
Pisa
Munich
The Keeper of the Bees at the Standard Next Week
Gene Stratton Porter’s The Keeper of the Bees plays the Standard next Wednesday December 8 at regular admission. The feature runs alongside The Girl of the Limberlost, both praised as great photoplays from Porter. Tomorrow Rupert Julian’s Three Faces East arrives with a DeMille cast while Sunday offers The Waning Sex with Norma Shearer and Conrad Nagel.
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Standard
Gene Stratton Porter
Jetta Gondal
Henry B. Walthal
Robert Ames
Clive Brook
DeMille
Norma Shearer
Conrad Nagel
The
Umatilla Rapids Bill Ready for Introduction in Congress
Washington report says Senator McNary and Representative Sinnott will introduce a 45 million dollar Umatilla Rapids development bill in December. It funds a 310 foot dam and power facility with power sales in hand before any government outlay, aims to cover power irrigation navigation and flood control, and keeps title to works with the United States while leasing plants for up to 50 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Oregon Journal
McNary
Sinnott
Umatilla Rapids
Congress
Secretary of the Interior
Boulder Dam
Reclamation Service
United States
McNary and Sinnott
Columbia
Mac Hi Triumphs Over LaGrande To Sweep Eastern Oregon Title
Athena witnesses a rugged 13 to 6 victory as Mac Hi defeats LaGrande to claim the Eastern Oregon scholastic football championship. Report describes a hard fought game with both sides strong and the outcome decisive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaGrande
Mac Hi
Athena
Death of Hamp Booher in Athena Stuns Community
Hamp Booher, 57, a longtime Athena resident, died of heart failure Saturday morning while seated in a barber shop. He had recently moved from Weston to Athena and was survived by his wife Minnie Johnson Booher and two brothers, with several brothers preceding him in death. Funeral services were held at the Christian church with Pythian Lodge No 29 Knights of Pythias in charge.
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Lee Whitehead
Hamp Booher
Athena
Miller's Undertaking
Booher
Weston
Booker
Robert Jamieson
Third Street
Missouri
Minnie Johnson
William Booher
Charles Booker
Adams
Pythian Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Christian Church
Rebekahs Name Officers for 1927 District Convention
Installation of officers for the 1927 district Rebekahs convention took place at Athena. Elected are Edna Beddow Hermiston chairwoman Nellie Bean Freewater vice chairwoman Margaret Pitzer Pendleton secretary Stela Reeves Stanfield treasurer Mrs Farley Pendleton conductor Mrs Curley Helix outside guardian Laura Gorm Boardman inside guardian Katherine Keen Athena LL S chairman Anna King Weston R S vice chairman Hilda Peters Hcho L A vice chairman Janet McEwen Milton. The convention will meet next year with Hermiston.
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Rebekahs
Hermiston
Athena
Edna Beddow
Nellie Bean
Freewater
Margaret Pitzer
Pendleton
Stela Reeves
Stanfield
Marshall
Farley
Curley
Helix
Outside Guardian
Laura Gorm
Boardman
Inside Guardian
Katherine Keen
LL. S
Anna King
Weston
R. S
Hilda Peters
Hcho. L. A
Janet McEwen
Milton
Deer herd visits farm south of Athena on Thanksgiving
Till Beckner spotted eight deer in his field including five does and three fawns moving from the mountains toward Grant county for winter feeding. The herd’s appearance recalls earlier wildlife visits when dogs chased deer from the Beckner yard.
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Till Beckner
Athena
Grant County
Beckner
Hit and Run Driver Leaves Man Dead in Oregon Road Incident
A hit and run driver struck brothers Harry and Eugene Zacharias while loading a cow on the highway north of Freewater. Harry, 23, died. Eugene is seriously injured and hospitalized. Investigating officers later obtained a warrant for C. E. Kingsley of La Grande, who denies involvement. Alfred Bushnell says he was unsure after the crash. Evidence includes a broken headlight and glass found at the scene.
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Walla Walla
Harry
Eugene Zacharias
Freewater
C. E. Kingsley
la Grande
Kingsley
Alfred Bushnell
Man loses driving privilege and works for city after hydrant crash
City water service was cut off for hours Tuesday as crews repaired a fire hydrant broken when Jack Murphy struck it with his Ford. On Wednesday Judge Richards revoked his driving privileges for a year and ordered six months of city work with earnings supporting his family. The accident also involved a telephone pole and a yard on Upper Third Street. The judge arranged winter support for the family to avoid charity.
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City Water Service
Jack Murphy
Jack
Upper Third Street
Hunter At Winn Pond Claims Mallard Flurry
Newt O Harra found a flock of mallards near Winn pond northeast of town after a Touchet country storm drove birds to the area. He flushed them and shot into the flock, bringing ten mallards down with his scatter gun.
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Weston
Newt O'Harra
Winn Pond
Town
John W Keen Dies After Short Illness at Home
John W Keen died at his Athena area home after a one hour illness from heart failure. He was born July 1 1854 in Dallas Texas and aged 72 years four months and twenty seven days. He is survived by his widow Emily Easterwood Keen and multiple children, with funeral services conducted by the Masons at the Methodist Episcopal church in Athena.
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John W. Keen
State Line
Arkansas
Emily Easterwood
Plains
Idaho
Umatilla County
Athens
Mr. Keen
Louise Kumm
San Francisco
Family Mix high school play at auditorium tonight
Athena high school presents A Family Mix a three act comedy directed by Miss Mildred Bateman this evening at eight o clock in the high school auditorium. The cast includes Ethel Bob s sweetheart Sally maid Jobson s wife Belle Anderson Miss Campion and others with Robert Brown as the hero and center of the mix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athena High School
Mildred Bateman
Ethel
Bob
Derreece Sally
Jobson
Ce Belle
Anderson Miss Campion
LaVone Pittman
Louisiana
Johnson
Lucille Smith
Robert Brown
Dorsey Kretzer Deacon Smith
Granville Cannon Johnon
Clifford Wood James
John Kirk
Mysterious Question Is Answered For Dec 16th
The Etude club announces an evening program on December 16 at the Athena high school auditorium. It draws largely from the 1926 year book with classical numbers by the club chorus solos and instrumental pieces, followed by stunts and skits. Admission is 25 and 85 cents, as the club promotes community musical interest.
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Athena
Etude Club
Athena High School
Portland student’s mother found strangled in home
Mrs Blanche Myers of Portland, mother of Whitman college student Robert Myers, was found strangled in a small room of her home Monday night. Police investigated the homicide as details emerged from the scene.
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Blanche Myers
Portland
Robert Myers
Whitman College
Fate of Farm Bill rests with South
Washington reports the fate of the McNary Haugen farm relief bill depends on southern senators and representatives. Western and southern lawmakers must coalign to pass the measure as cotton markets stay weak. Indorsements have come from rice interests and cotton belts farm organizers, while some Democrats fear a high tariff tied to relief.
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Washington, D. C
McNary
Oregon
Congress
South
Mexican oil laws accepted by British interests
Washington reports that British oil interests in Mexico have accepted the Mexican petroleum laws. Telegrams from the Mexican embassy said La Corona and some American and other corporations had complied. Officials declined comment, noting Kellogg notes publicized on the matter. Mexico claims right to convert ownership to term concessions by exchanging titles for duration.
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Washington, D. C
Mexico
United States
la Corona
State Department
Kelloge
Rail conference to discuss track use into Klamath Falls
Chicago conference on December 10 will consider Great Northern and Northern Pacific use of Southern Pacific tracks from Pantina into Klamath Falls or building their own line as an Oregon Trunk extension. Attending are SP president William Sproule, GN president Ralph Budd, and NP president Chas Donnelly.
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Paul
Minn
Southern Pacific
Great Northern
Northern Pacific Railways
Klamath Falls
Chicago
William Sproule
Ralph Budd
Chas, Donnelly
Northern Pacific
Pantina
Oregon Trunk
College Building Fund Favored by State Officials
Spokane report says sufficient funds to finish Washington State College’s unfinished building program will be sought from the next legislature by Governor Hartley. A I. Cinvdneor, state efficiency director, announced the plan after meetings with Governor Hartley Olaf Lo Olson and state college board representatives at Pullman.
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Spokane
Walsh
Washington State College
Hartley
A. I. Cinvdneor
Olaf Lo Olson
Ctaty Airector
Conten
Cardier
Nero
Pullman
State College Board of Yezenta
Anacortes Toll of a Tetraguly of the Sea Tragedy
A storm wrecked the log tow Bahada between Anacortes and Belkingham. The toll involved Wiel Nine Hives and the wreck led to the sinking after a tom WIC Helier Gree diadendd.
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Anacortes
Wiel
Hives
Bahada
Belkingham
Helier Gree Diadendd
Also Mentioned on This Page
Oregon Book Deal
Board of Education
Land Bank
New Milwaukee Company Farms
Gene Stratton
CITY
John Keen
Mother Whitman
College Building Fund
Tug
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