U S Protest Over Mexican Land and Petroleum Acts
Ambassador Sheffield filed a formal protest with Mexican foreign ministers over retroactive provisions in Mexico’s anti alien land and petroleum laws. Officials estimate up to 500 million dollars in American investments could be jeopardized. Mexico plans to reply while asserting sovereign right to enact legislation without foreign interference.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Mexico
Sheffield
Foreign Office
State Department
Washington
Calles
Mexican Congress
Mexico City
Saenz
Farm pleas taken up in Washington
Washington D C. corn belt farmers urged relief as Secretary Jardine backed a surplus marketing bill and appeared before the House Agriculture Committee. Western leaders discussed details with editors while Senate and House committees began drafting relief measures. Jardine also endorsed the McNary Haughen plan to create a cooperative marketing division in agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
Coolidge
Congress
Jardine
Agriculture Department
House Agriculture Committee
Senate Agriculture Committee
Capitol
MccNary-Haughen
Department of Agriculture
Court action indicated on vetoed higher education bills
In Olympia Washington early court action begins as transcripts from the house journal are prepared to show reconsideration of vetoed higher education millage bills. Governors vetoes were sustained then overturned after rules were amended to permit veto reconsideration. the senate later overrode the vetoes on the measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olympia
Wash
House Journal
House
Senate
Athena Radio Night at Walla Walla Station
Athena will broadcast a one hour program from KOWW in Walla Walla on Friday evening January 29. Victor Hirsch leads arrangements with the Etude club presenting varied acts from chorus to vocal solos and a later hour of dance music by Jol ly Joy Makers. A prize offer from Preston Shaffer Milling gives prepaid flour to the distant listener. R B McEwen serves as announcer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athena
KOWW
Walla Walla
Victor Hirsch
Etude Club
Amaryllis
Edmund Parlow
Rainbow Song
Elizabeth Gestitude Club
The
Dragon Fighters
Hoffman
Lawrence Pinkerton
Max Hopper
Otha Reeder
Waters of
Minnetonka
Thurlow Lieurance
Edward McDowell
David Stone
Edna Pinkerton
R. B. McEwen
Floyd Pinkerton
Arthur Douglas
C. M. Eager
Justin Harwood
Pickaninny Kid
la Bien Aimee
C. C. Stephens
Barnes
Rockin
de Wind
Neidlinger Etude Club
Jolly Joy-Makers Orchestra
Fred Kershaw
Ray Jones
Leonard Johnson
Katherine McIntyre
Legion Quartette
Bryce Baker
Penn Harris
M. L. Watts
Preston Shaffer Milling Company
Commerce Body Upheld Portland Freight Differential
The Interstate Commerce Commission affirmed the Portland differential on grain and grain product rates from the Columbia basin to Pacific Northwest ocean ports. It rejected changes to previous rulings from the 1921 Inland Empire Shippers League decision, maintaining that basin to Portland rates exceeded 90 percent of basin to Puget Sound ports and Astoria rates, with Portland rates cut 5 percent and Puget Sound and Astoria rates raised by 5 percent.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Portland
Columbia Basin
Ocean
Pacific Northwest
Inland Empire Shippers League
Basin
Puget Sound
Astoria
Fire Devastates Freewater Stores After Gasoline Blast
An explosion at a gasoline store caused a Sunday afternoon fire that badly damaged John Vinson's Freewater grocery. Eighty year old Vinson was saved by Jim West who forced entry, dragged him to safety, and escaped smoke. Neither building nor stock carried insurance.
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John §. Vinson
Freewater
Mr. Vinson
Jim West
West
First National Bank of Athena Holds Annual Meeting
Stockholders elected officers and directors to succeed themselves. E H Leonard remains president, M L Watts vice president, F S Le Grow cashier, Max Hopper assistant cashier. Directors named: Henry Dell, M W Hansell, F S LeGrow, M L Watts, E H Leonard.
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First National Bank of Athena
E., H. Leonard
M. L. Watts
Old Manuscript Owned by Athens Hotel Employee
Mrs Belle Barnett employed at the Athens Hotel possesses a handwritten copy of When You and I Were Young Maggie by the composer. She was twelve when she received the manuscript from the author.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belle Barnett
Athens Hotel
Maggie
Rights of Way for the Eagle Hollow Extension
The Athena Commercial Association reports most rights of way for the Eagle Hollow extension are secured and filed with the county court. Through its road committee members Watts McIntyre and McBride, the association backed the Wild Horse market road and its Eagle Thorn Hollow extension, plus a new north Athena road and Athena Helix improvements begun in 1925.
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Eagle Hollow
Thorn Hollow
Athena Commercial Association
Homer I. Watts
Alex McIntyre
Tim McBride
Athesha Commercial Association
Wild Horse Market Road
Eagle-Thorn Hollow
Athena
Athena-Helix
Standard Theatre Presents Two Photoplays This Weekend
The Standard Theatre offers two photoplays this weekend. Tomorrow night Douglas MacLean appears in the uproariously funny feature Introduce Me. Sunday night Wesley Barry appears in Battling Bunyan with his freckles and charm. News and review reels accompany each show.
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Standard Theatre
Douglas MacLean
MacLean
Wesley Barry
Battling Bunyan
Walla Walla Poultry Show Postponed to January 19
The Walla Walla Poultry Show is postponed to Tuesday January 19 and will be held in the Denny building, opening a week later than planned. Ribbons for prize winners have arrived and Professor Cursels of Washington State College will judge.
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Walla Walla
Denny
Cursels
Washington State College
Oregon Wheat Growers Plan Economics Conference in Moro
Eastern Oregon wheat farming practices and market factors headline a conference on economics of wheat production and marketing to be held February 11 to 13 in Moro Sherman county. Committees led by R W Morse D B H Stephens G R Hyslop and L R Breithaupt will map problems gather data and present views for majority consensus before the general session.
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Oregon
Moro
Sherman County
R. W. Morse
Morrow County
D. BH. Stephens
Moro Experiment Station
G. R. Hyslop
L.R. Breithaunt
Umatilla County
E. R. Jackman
Extension Service
Son of Athena residents dies in Bend from diphtheria
Quentin Haynie thirteen year old son of Mr and Mrs W E Haynie died at the Bend home last Friday after a short illness from diphtheria. He had attended Athens public schools and remained in touch with friends after moving. The Haynie home is under quarantine though other family members’ status is unclear.
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Quentin Haynie
W. E. Haynie
Athena
Bend
Athens
Quentin
Iuayine
Mrs. Baker Dies in Adams Funeral Services Held
Mrs. M. A. Baker of Adams died Monday at her sons' home. Funeral services were held Wednesday at one o'clock from the Adams Community Church with interment in Athena Cemetery.
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M. A. Baker
Adams
Adams Community Church
Athena Cemetery
Alderson Seeks State Superintendent Post as Republican
W. Alderson, longtime Multnomah county schools superintendent, announces candidacy for state superintendent of public instruction. He is son of Rev. C. Alderson, educator from Oregon, a Willamette graduate, and has held multiple roles in Oregon education including Port land principalship, Lincoln high school teaching, St. John’s schools, and Multnomah county superintendent. He also led the Oregon State Teachers' Association 1920 21 and recently became vice president of the National Education Association.
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W. ©. Alderson
Multnomah County
Mr. Alderson
Rev. C. Alderson
Oregon
Willamette University
Crook
Linn
Marion
Portland
Lincoln
St. John’s
Multnomah
Oregon State Teachers’ Association
National Education Association
Indianapolis
Grange Woodman
Shrine
Knights of Pythias
Elks, Grotto, and
Sons and Daughters of Oregon Pioneers
Snowfall Sought for Wheat Moisture and Frost Relief
Farmers say a good snowfall now would supply needed moisture and ease fear of a hard freeze threatening wheat. They note the lack of current danger from cold weather but expect benefits from snow.
Ray Logan Married to Ida M Warren in Albany Oregon
Ray Logan formerly of Athena married Ida M Warren of Puyallup Washington in Albany Oregon on December 51. They will live in Valley Springs California where Logan works in the construction department of the Western Union Telegraph company.
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Ray Logan
Athena
Ida M. Warren
Puyallup
Washington
Albany
Oregon
Logan
Valley Springs
California
Western Union Telegraph Company
Limiting Truck Loads Upheld by Court
Federal Circuit Judge Gilbert along with District Judges Wolverton and Bean denied an injunction sought by automobile stage and truck lines to restrain the state highway commission from enforcing its order limiting freight loads on the Columbia highway from Multnomah County to Hood River to 16 500 pounds. The suit was dismissed.
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Gilbert
Wolverton and Bean
State Highway Commission
Columbia Highway
Multnomah County
Hood River
En Bane
Highway Commission
William Duby
Baker
H. RB. van Duzer
Portland
Wade VW. Malone
Corvallis
R. B. Morris
Morris & Lowther i
E. Hewitt
Lew Nunamaker
John Day Freight Line
H. L. Livingston
Bend-Portland Transit Company
Portland-Hood River Truck Line, Inc
Farmers to oppose Pacific Power franchise near Walla Walla
Farmers in the county west and south of Walla Walla plan a strong protest against Pacific Power & Light Company seeking a 60 year franchise. At a county farm bureau meeting, members criticized a proposed bonus to property owners and named H. A. Reynolds to lead a committee to press the opposition before the county commissioners on February 1.
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Power Company
H. A. Reynolds
Reynolds
Attalia Oil Well Advances With New Casing Installation
Reports from the Columbia Oil Basin company at Attalia say the old casing is being brought out in good shape and the new casing will be installed soon to resume drilling. Drillers faced a snag when the old casing broke at a joint near the top and dropped back, but no damage occurred and removal of the three inch pipe continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Oil Basin Company
Attalia
Attalia News Tribune
Coach Andy Smith to Return for Cremation at Berkeley Stadium
Following his will, Andy Smith head coach of the University of California football team who died in Philadelphia will be sent to Berkeley for cremation. His ashes will be scattered over the California campus stadium that produced numerous championship teams.
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Andy Smith
University of California
Philadelphia
Berkeley
California
Pilot Rock Pioneer James Hawke Dies at 70
James Hawke, a longtime Pilot Rock resident aged 70, died after a stroke Monday. He had lived in the Pilot Rock country for forty years and was unconscious from the onset of the illness.
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James Hawke
Pilot Rock Country
Reclamation funding favored by House amid tariff push
The House approved an Interior Department reclamation appropriation of about 7 million dollars for the next fiscal year. Western lawmakers offered amendments, most defeated, with a later clash anticipated in the Senate. Democrats push tariff revisions while Republicans discuss loosening restrictions on reclamation projects. A Kahn bill proposes 2.75 percent for alcohol production and site permits.
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Washington, D. C
Interior Department
House
Wheat holdings large across Pacific Northwest fields
Forty percent of the Northwest wheat crop remains unsold with regional variations. Oregon districts show 30 percent unsold. Umatilla county about 85 percent. Walla Walla roughly one third. Palouse Camas Prairie and Big Bend farmers still hold about half the harvest. In total, about 28 million of 70 million bushels are in first hands, with 13 million to be exported or shipped east.
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Portland
Pacific Northwest
Wasco
Morrow
Oregon
Umatilla
Walla Walla
Palouse
Camas Prairie
Big Bend
Washington
Idaho
Northwest
Senate Finances Committee
Simmons
North Carolina
House
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
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U. S
Commerce Body
Frederick Steiner
Oregon Wheat Growers
State Superintendent OF Public Instruction
Socu
Columbia Oil Well
Pilot Rock
Hull
Tennessee
Weller
New York
Florence P. Kahn
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