Local officers hunt for Baker in fatal case shock on Mabton road
Washington state officers seek Mr and Mrs Charlie O Baker in connection with the death of Frank Smiley whose body was found wrapped in canvas along the Mabton Bickerton highway at Christmas. A violent scene at a ranch shack and a bloodstained hammer link the Bakers to bootlegging. Witnesses described Baker at Weston and a car with Oregon plates as possible clues.
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Washington State
Charlie 0. Baker
Frank Smiley
Mabton-Bickleton
Bakers
Smiley
Washington
Milton
Condon
Main Street
Baker
Booker
Athena
Weston
Oregon
Marshal Miller
Lower Water Street
State Line
Federal Judge Bean Dies At His Portland Home
Federal Judge Robert W. Bean, aged 78, died at his Portland home from a heart attack. He retired early the previous evening after appearing in good health on a beach outing. Throughout his career he presided over Oregon’s major federal cases including a cross-state railroad hearing with Judges Dietrich and McNary. Dietrich died soon after the case, and a second hearing was pending before Bean McNary and Rudkin.
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Portland
Robert
Bean
Oregon
Dietrich
McNary
Boise
Rudkin
Chief's Son Weds Walla Walla Union in Surprise
Willy Bad Roads, son of Cayuse chief Jim Bad Roads, and Louise Van Pelt from Pendleton obtained a marriage license in Walla Walla. The couple did not reveal who performed the ceremony or the exact wedding date, adding mystery to the union on the Umatilla Reservation.
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Walla Walla Union
Umatilla
Old Jim
State Supreme Court strikes down Oregon hunting pause law
Justice Belt writes for the court affirming Judge Bagley in Tillamook County. State of Oregon v George Burckhard concerns Burckhard’s arrest September 25 1929 for deer killing after a governor proclamation closed the season.
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State Supreme Court
Justice Belt
Oregon
Bagley
Tillamook County
State of
George Burckhard
Burkhard
Plane scores a record Salt Lake City to Portland
A Varney Airlines loaded mail plane set a new two stop record for the Salt Lake City to Portland route, flying 726 miles in 5 hours 35 minutes with stops at Boise and Pasco. The total elapsed time was 6 hours 13 minutes, ten minutes faster than the previous record.
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Portland
Varney Airlines
Salt Lake City
Boise
Idaho
Pasco
Wash
Seattle
Louis Goldsmith
Swan Island Airport
Boeing Field
Jack O'Brien
Howard Fey
al Davis
Swan Island
Varney
Board of Control Recommends Inmate Maintenance Fees
Oregon state board of control backs charges for maintenance of inmates in state institutions. Insane hospitals and feeble minded facility inmates would pay 4.50 per week, with counties covering aged indigents unable to pay. Tuberculosis patients face 15 per week, or what they can afford. The plan includes a deportation bureau and purchase of the Jarman Steiner building for 86,000 dollars, expected to be paid off in 14 years.
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Salem
Wnorblad
Kozer
State Board of Control
Oregon
Jarman-Steiner
State Printing Office
Walla Walla Approves Gas Franchise By Wide Margin
Walla Walla voters approve the Northwestern Natural Gas franchise by nearly ten to one. The 25 year franchise requires construction of a distributing plant within two years and the company must supply the city with half a million cubic feet of merchantable gas.
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Walla Walla
Northwestern Natural Gas Company
Oregon Public Service Plans Hearing on railroad relocation
The Oregon Public Service Commission announced a hearing on the Great Northern railroad supplementary application for relocating its extension south of Klamath Falls. The joint session with the California Public Service Commission will be held in Klamath Falls on Tuesday February 10, for and in behalf of the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Oregon Public Service Commission
Great Northern Railroad
Klamath Falls
California Public Service Commission
Tuesaday
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ice Forms on Great Salt Lake for First Time
Ice was found on the Great Salt Lake marking a historic first for the weather bureau. The salt lake, among the saltiest bodies of water, showed a measurable ice cover signaling unusual cold.
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Salt Lake
Great Salt Lake
Weather Bureau
Rail lines urged to merge and coordinate transport
Des Moines. Ralph Budd president of the Great Northern calls for railroad consolidation to cut costs. He says normal business conditions will return, supports allowing railways to operate ships and highway lines to coordinate transport, and urges tighter regulation to curb road-transport competition.
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Ralph Budd
Great Northern
Des Moines
Great Northern Railway
Des Moines Chamber of Commerce
Budd
Whiteman Earle wed in Eugene in ceremony at bride’s home
Shelby Whiteman of Walla Walla married June Barbara Earle of Eugene last Sunday afternoon in Eugene. The couple, whose families are from Walla Walla and Eugene, were married at the bride’s parents home with Rev. White officiating. They will reside in Eugene where Whiteman is manager of the General Finance company.
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Athena Friends
Shelby Whiteman
Walla Walla
Eugene
June Barbara Earle
Hugh H. Earle
Whiteman
C. 0. Whiteman
White
Episcopal Church
Mr. Whiteman
Flour price drop lowers Portland miller rates
Cheap wheat causes another fall in Portland flour prices. Millers announce a 20 cent per barrel decline on all family and bakers' flour effective immediately. Best family patents quoted at 5.60 per barrel, the lowest price since before the war and 3.15 less than postwar wholesale price of 13.75.
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Portland
Russell Couple Buy Twenty Acres Near Athena
Mr and Mrs Roy Russell have purchased twenty acres of land from Casper Woodward west of Athena. The farm home plot formerly belonged to Mr and Mrs D T Stone and was the home of the late Jerry Stone. The property includes a farm house barn and modern poultry house.
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Buy
Roy Russell
Casper Woodward
Athena
D. T. Stone
Jerry Stone
Athena High School Defeats Weston In District Opener
Athena High School beat Weston 21 to 14 on Weston court in a brisk district opener. Crowley led Athena with 10 points, McConnell led Weston with 8 as the game stayed close from the start.
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Athena High School
Weston
Weston High School
Weston Court
Eddie Buck
Athena
Crowley
Mac-Hi
Milton
Griswold High School
Helix
A. E. Page Sells Interest In Machinery Company
A. E. Page of Walla Walla sells his interest in the A. E. Page Machinery Co to W. C. Braden of Walla Walla and J. W. Bell of Pendleton. The new owners took charge Saturday with Braden heading the Walla Walla office and Bell overseeing Pendleton. Formed in 1927, the firm operates in Oregon and Washington with over 600 tractors sold in the region in recent years.
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A. E. Page
Page Company
A. E. Page Corporation
Oregon
Morrow
Jmatilla
Walla Walla
Columbia
Washington
Ihs
Circuit Court affirms 18th Amendment adoption
The U S circuit court of appeals unanimously upholds the 18th amendment as constitutionally adopted in a ruling affirming the conviction of Louis E. Thibault of Windsor Vermont for possessing and selling two pints of whisky. The court rejects a New Jersey judge’s contrary view and cites Supreme Court precedent.
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New York
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Louis E. Thibault
Windsor
Newark
N. J
William Clark
Supreme Court
State Inheritance Tax Income Reported for 1930
State Treasurer Kay reports 1930 inheritance taxes totaling 1,165,294 dollars and 12 cents. Of this sum 970,050 dollars 44 cents comes from receipted estates with settlements completed, while 195,243 dollars 68 cents stems from un receipted pending settlements of will contests and other litigation.
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Kay
Lefty Kretzer Ties Up With Athi Visitor at Union Oil Pen
Union Oil employee Lefty Kretzer hosts a visiting friend at Pen as part of informal calls. The meeting occurred in the context of routine company activities and social visits.
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Lefty” Kretzer
Union Oil Company
Penvisited
Frienid
Athi
Athena Athletics Fall In League Clash At Adams
In a Blue Mountain League game Athena Athletics fell to Adams 42 to 19 despite a healthy lineup. Adams featured Gemmel and Karstens from Helix Red Devils for strong floor play. An earlier win by Adams 12 to 10 came in the old men versus kids preliminary. Tomorrow Athena hosts Pendleton’s Oregon Bakery with a Fata and Leans interlude lineup expected.
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Athena Athletics
Blue Mountain
Adams
Athena
Gemmel
Karstens
Bill King
Helix Red Devils
Presbyterian Church
Walla Walla
Oregon Bakery
Pendleton
Fata
Fats
John Stanton
Arnold Wood
Joe Payne
Leon Miller
Bryce Baker
Art Douglas
Laurence Pinkerton
Slim Miller
Will Kirk
Lisle Gray
Charlie Payne
Ike Phillips
Slim Harris
Jack Calder
Weston
Lost Pilot Safe in Oakridge After Mountain Landing
Russell Cunningham air mail pilot forced to land in the mountains near Oakridge last Thursday walked through snow all night. He reached Summit Lake headwaters of the Willamette, sheltered two hours in his plane, then followed a creek trail by cougar tracks to a trapper’s cabin and commandeered a car to Oakridge as search planes scoured the area.
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Safer
Russell Cunningham
Air Mail
Oakridge
Summit Lake
Willamette River
Pinochle Club Holds Enjoyable Wednesday Meeting
A Pinochle club gathering Wednesday featured dinner at Mrs. Phillip Remillard’s Thorn Hollow home. Four tables of play followed with high scores by Mrs. George Brace and Ed Montague and low scores awarded to Miss Lois Smith and George Brace. The next meeting is set for December 22 at Mr. and Mrs. Jess Smith’s home for an old fashioned oyster supper.
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Phillip Remillard
Thorn Hollow
George Brace
Ed Montague
Lois Smith
Jess Smith
O. D. C. Club Hosts Social Afternoon
The O. D. C. club enjoyed a social afternoon at Mrs. Jess Smiths home on Friday afternoon. Mrs. Louis Stewart assisted in serving at ten oclock.
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Jess Smith
Louis Stewart
Government to Stop Gambling Grain Futures
The administration moves to curb grain futures speculation with bills from Senator Capper and Representative Dickinson. Proposed limits cap daily speculative trading at 2,000,000 bushels per person or firm, bar foreign government operatives without Agriculture Secretary approval, and require licensing for all merchants and brokers. Secretary Hyde cites Soviet Russia on the exchange as a concern.
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Washington
Capper
Kansas
Dickinson
Iowa
Department of Agriculture
McNary
Senate Agriculture Committee
Secretary of Agriculture
Hyde
Soviet
Russia
Chamness Boy Paroled To Aunt In Oregon
Wallace Chamness appeared before Pendleton juvenile court and was paroled to his Grass Valley aunt after returning from holidays. The aunt desires to provide the boy a home, and after the hearing he was placed on parole by the court with his mother deceased.
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Chamness
Wallace Chamness
Pendleton
Grass Valley
Oregon
Inaugural Ball In Oregon Sees Monster Plans
The third inaugural ball in Oregon will outsize prior events with 2000 expected guests. Lieutenant Colonel Thomas E F Riley announced general arrangements including a special Southern Pacific train from Portland at 6:30 pm and overflow seating at the Marion hotel. Two orchestras will perform as patriotic colors and seasonal flowers illuminate the armory and rooms.
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Salem
Oregon
Julivn L. Meier
Thomas EF. Riley
Southern Pacific
Portland
Armory
Marion Hotel
Supreme Court Denies Woodman Rehearing Fight
Colorado court denies a rehearing and a modification request in the Woodmen of the World case based in Denver. The ruling follows a recent constitution amendment ruling on adoption of a form of relief, with the head camp planning a Denver meeting to reconsider readoption of the amendment.
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Denver
State Supreme Court
Woodmen of the World
Woodmen
McKenzie Chapter Initiates New Members at Masonic Hall
McKenzie Chapter O E 5 met at Masonic Hall Wednesday evening to initiate two new members Mrs Armand DeMerritt and Miss Helen Hansell. Officers installed by Arthur Coppock include Worthy Patton Zenna Pinkerton treasurer Stella Radtke Chaplain Adele McEwen organist Helen Hansell Adair and Anna Littlejohn Warden. Mrs Kohler Betts Mrs Gordon Watkins and Mrs James Cresswell offered refreshments during a social hour after.
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McKenzie
O. E
Masonic Hall
Armand DeMerritt
Misa Helen Hansell
Arthur Coppock
Worthy Patton
Zenna Pinkerton
Stella Radtke
Adele McEwen
Helen Hansell Adair
Anna Littlejohn
Floyd Pinkerton
Kohler Betts
Gordon Watkins
James Cresswell
Bridge Club Hosts Four Tables Of Games At Mrs Blatchford Home
Four tables of bridge players including 30s era club members and invited guests met at the home of Mrs. R D Blatchford on Wednesday afternoon. High club score claimed by Mrs Justin Harwood and high guest score by Mrs Chase Garfield. New members welcomed include Mrs M L Sivas, Mrs Donald Johnson and Mrs Watking.
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Mra. R. D. Blatchford
Justin Harwood
Mra
Chase Garfield
M. L Sivas
Donald Johnson
Watking
Goan 9 Crowned Wheat Pit King as Corn Leads Trade
The Chicago board of trade shifts leadership from wheat to corn after 84 years, moving wheat trading to the larger pit as activity in wheat falls while corn volume soars. Gov. entry into the wheat pit parallels private traders retreat to watchful aloofness.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Pythian Lodge No 29 Installs Officers in January Meeting
Knights of Pythias Lodge No 29 installed its officers on Thursday evening January 8 1931 C for Chief Councillor William Coppock V C W J Kirk P Frank Williams M of W Lew McNair K of R and S Welton Read M of F Ernest Duncan M of E F B Radtke M of A Harold Kirk I G Melvin Coppock O G C E B Montague trustee for three years A R Coppock named in the installation list.
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Pythian
Knights of Pythias Lodge No. 29
William Coppock
V. C
W. J. Kirk
Frank Williams
W. Lew McNair
Welton Read
Ernest Duncan
F. B. Radtke
Harold Kirk
Governor Meier Names Umatilla Rapids Delegates for Washington Session
Governor elect Julius L. Meier announced the Umatilla Rapids Association delegation to present before a joint Senate-House committee in Washington, D. C., on January 15. Marshal N. Dana will head the group with E. B. Aldrich Homer T. Bone Kenneth G. Harlan and George C. Baer serving as delegates.
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Portland
Senate
House
Washington
D. C
Julius L. Meier
Marshal N. Dana
E. B. Aldrich
The
East Oregonian
Pendleton
Homer T. Bone
Tacoma
Mistaken Arrest Clears Yeager in Walla Walla Case
In a Walla Walla justice court deputy Stiller wrongly arrested E. L. Yeager on game law charges. A jury, after fifteen minutes, found the report of a gun was backfire from Yeager’s exhaust and that the roadside fence incident was a wire repair with pliers.
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Walla Walla
Stiller
E. L. Yeager
Yeager
Athena Association Meeting Discusses Key Matters
The Athena Athletic Association will hold its regular monthly meeting Monday evening at the Rogers and Goodman store. In view of important topics to discuss, it is requested that all members attend.
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Athena Athletic Association
Rogers & Goodman
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Board of Control
A. E. Page of
O. D. C. Club
Meier
Umatilla Rapids
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