President Hoover Signs Income Tax Reduction Bill
Washington reports President Hoover signed a joint congressional resolution reducing income taxes by one percent for individuals and corporations next year. Secretary Mellon approved the measure at the treasury before Hoover affixed his signature in the White House with two secretaries present as the Senate had earlier approved it 63 to 14.
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George Akerson
Lawrence Richey
Treasury Department
Mellon
Treasury
White House
Congressional Circuit
Mr. Hoover
Senate
Hufford Ranked on U P All American Contenders
Portland News columnist Billy Stepp lauds Merle Hufford Milton-Freewater native and University of Washington halfback for earning a United Press All America nod. The piece notes Hufford’s standout sophomore year feats against USC Stanford and California as he defies Huskies’ winless conference season.
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United Press
Merle Hufford
Billy Stepp
Portland News
Milton-Freewater
University of Washington
Elder
Saunders
Duffield
Cagle
Hufford
Washington
Chuck Carroll
U. P
Carrol
Husky
U. S. C. Trojans
Stanford
California Bears
Merle
Pop Warner
Chicago
Huskys
Powers That Be
Eugene
Keeper of the Keys
Carburetor Adjustments Save On Gasoline Bills
Oregon State College engineers report carburetor tuning by exhaust gas tests can cut gasoline costs. In tests on hundreds of cars savings ranged from slight to 50 percent, with inexpensive equipment usable in most garages. Final findings forthcoming.
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Engineering
Oregon State College
G. W. Gleeson
Pioneer Woman Dead at 68 in Pendleton ties Portland visit
Mrs. E. L. Smith a Pendleton pioneer died Sunday in Portland at her daughter Mrs. John H. Fitzgibbon’s home where she was visiting. She had been ill. She leaves widower and children Mrs. Thomas Vaughan Pendleton Edgar W. Smith Mrs. John H. Fitzgibbon Portland Mrs. Herald White Eugene Mrs. C. C. Sturgis and Renee Michigan and Hub L. Arbor Smith San Francisco.
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E. L. Smith
Pendleton
Portland
John H. Fitzgibbon
Weston Forms Boy Scout Troop With Masters
A Boy Scout Troop was organized in Weston with M. J. Masters serving as scoutmaster and Rev. Chas. M. Hill as assistant scoutmaster.
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Weston
M. J. Masters
Rev
Chas. M. Hill
High School Notes and Staff Roster Listing
School staff and student body details list editors, alumni, faculty, grades, and classes. Names include Stafford Hansell, Myrtle Campbell, Arthur Crowley, Roland Wilson, Emery Rogers, Elizabeth Walter, Georgie Green, Walter Huffman, Curtiss Duffield, Mary Tompkins, Herbert Reeder, and Beulah Smith.
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Stafford Hansell
Myrtle Campbell
Ween Ack Moora
Arthur Crowley
Roland Wilson
Ssererenenes
Emery Rogers
Elizabeth Walter
Georgie Green
It Is More Blessed to Give Than to Receive
Editorial urges readers to embrace Christmas generosity and the Tiny Tim spirit. It contrasts gifts given for reciprocity with giving for joy, calling Athena High School to spread love and happiness during the holiday season.
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Far East
Tiny Tim
Athena High School
Athena Boys Rally in Tight Declared Season Opener
Athena high school beat Adams 11 to 10 in a close season second game. Boots LaCourse starred for Adams on both ends while Myrick anchored Athena defense. Lineups featured Crowley, Hansell, Huffman, Jenkins, Lowell, Rogers and guards Myrick and Rogers with several substitutions.
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Athena High School
Adams
Athena
Crowley
Huffman
Lowell Jenkins
Myrick
Rogers
Jack Moore
Jenkins
Ralph Moore
Seventh and Eighth Grade Boys See Attendance Decline
A number of seventh and eighth grade pupils were absent due to illness. In a preliminary game last Friday night the grade boys defeated the Freshman boys 11 to 8.
Alumni attend Athena Pendleton basketball game Friday night
Wayne Pinkerton class of 1928 from Athena High School now living in Milton attended the Athena Pendleton basketball game Friday night. Roy DeFreece visiting from Freewater spent Sunday with friends and relatives. Miss Margaret Lee, Charlo Montana teacher, to spend holidays with parents west of Athena. Miss Dorothy Lee, Palouse area teacher, to visit parents over holidays. Dorothy Burke was a Walla Walla visitor Sunday.
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Wayne Pinkerton
Athena High School
Milton
Athena- Pendleton
Roy DeFreece
Freewater
Margaret Lee
Charlo
Montana
Athena
Dorothy Lee
Palouse
Washington
Freshman Class Writes Christmas Spirit Themes
Freshman students under Miss Smith wrote themes on the meaning of Christmas last Monday. An open discussion followed about what constitutes a good Christmas spirit and the true meaning of Christmas to an individual.
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Miss Smith
School District 2 Miss Samson to visit Tuesday
County health nurse Miss Samson will visit School District 2 on Tuesday with two dental corrections planned to be made before it is deemed 100 percent ready for Community News.
Chamber Fights Farm Board Plan
Washington reports a clash between the United States Chamber of Commerce and the federal farm board as the drive toward farmer marketing through cooperatives gains traction. The chamber argues private enterprise should not face discriminatory treatment that favors cooperatives and warns the farm board must consider costs and private services already offered to farmers. Representatives of middlemen warn that cooperative expansion could threaten existing grain elevators storage firms and dairy dealers. The chamber asserts cooperative marketing must operate with minimum costs and that loan security relies on evaluating economies of cooperative versus private marketing.
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Washington
Federal Farm Board
United States Chamber of Commerce
Farm Board
Agriculture Service Department
Chamber of Commerce
Mother and Child Perish In Montana Snow Storm
Havre Montana report says rancher Guy Pratt planned a Christmas at home but faced tragedy as heavy snowfall stranded roads. He checked supplies and warned his wife Geraldine not to go out. A note led him to find his wife and infant dead near the house half a mile away, the mother exhausted and the baby frozen.
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Havre, Mont
Guy Pratt
Hill County
Geraldine
Pratt
Gilford
Pratt Ranch
Weston visitor cites soil renewal gains for potato cropland
W A Eves of Weston Mountain spoke during a trading visit about soil renewal. He compared twenty acres cropped to clover with twenty acres not, under identical conditions, and found the clover land yielded at least forty percent more potatoes. He urged mountain districts to adopt systematic soil renewal practices.
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Weston
Weston Mountain
W. A. Eves
Oregon High School Press contest entries invited
All high schools in the state that publish a school paper or supply news to local papers may enter the Oregon High School Press association journalism contest. Sponsored by the School of Journalism at the University of Oregon, submissions close January 8 with awards at the conference banquet January 10 and 11.
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Oregon High School Press Association
School of Journalism
University of Oregon
Mrs Etta Gerking Dies After Illness in Weston
Mrs Etta Gerking died Thursday after a brief illness with pneumonia at Weston. Funeral services were held at home for a number of years. Mrs P T Harbour of Weston is a sister.
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Gerking
Etta Gerking
Weston
P. T. Harbour
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