Pioneer Week Opens At Walla Walla Camp
Seven Walna Camp Fire Girls spend the week at Camp Kiwanis above Kooskooskie near Walla Walla. The group, led by Mrs Campbell and staff, will study pioneer women and songs, with dramatics, garment making, and a ceremonial awards night scheduled.
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Walna
Camp Kiwanis
Kooskooskie
Walla Walla
Campbell
Helen Hansell
Dorothy Berlin
Florence Craven
Camp Fire
Elizabeth Wells
Phyllis Kendall
Dorothy Williamson
Margery Hines
Rhoda Dickinson
Sunny Ebbert
Addie Horn
Esma Hiteman
Mildred Hansell
Myrtle Campbell
Mary Tompkins
Mary Berlin
Esther Berlin
Elinor Berney
Peggy Allen
Martha Yeomans
Margerie Montague
Walla Walla Valley
Government Men Re-Survey Weston to Elgin Highway
Government surveyors work on the Weston to Elgin road though Oregon state highway officials disapprove of the survey. The $60,000 project bids opened in Portland. low bidder Terling & Sons of Moscow Idaho. Contractors may start in a week or 10 days. A big Fourth gathering is expected at Cold Springs with 300 to 400 people. Fire restrictions limit fireworks in the national forest and only one cigarette fire reported this season. The forest service builds a nine mile mountain road from Bone Spring to Lookout Mountain linking Sky Line Drive and Eden Elgin highway.
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Walla Walla
Weston
Elgin
Albert Baker
Oregon State Highway Department
Bureau of Public Roads
Portland
Tertiling & Sons
Moscow
Idaho
Cold Springs
Tollgate
National Forest
Whitman Forestry
Family Reunion and Picnic at Pine Cone Resort
A Sunday family reunion and picnic at Pine Cone resort near La Grande featured a noon feast. Attendees included multiple households led by H Waddingham, Jas King and Jamita, Ross King and Marin and Lois, A M Ross and Neil, Fred Greer and Myron, Cecil Greer and Seth Hyatt, Larkin Braggs, Irene Stages, Frank Waddingham and Marguerete Waddingham, Ear Lionalan, Fred Henderson and others from Weston, Enterprise, Walla Walla, and Adams.
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Pine Cone Resort
la Grande
H. Waddingham
Jas. King
Jamita
Ross King
Marin
Lois King
A. M. Ross
Neil Ross
Fred Greer
Myron Greer
Cecil Greer
Seth Hyatt
Weston
Larkin Braggs
Irene Stages
Frank Waddingham
Frank Warren
Marguerete Waddingham
Enterprise
Ear Lieuallan
Walla Walla
Fred Henderson
Adams
Infirmary Opens at Walla Walla Veterans Hospital
Patients are moved into the new infirmary at the Veterans hospital in Walla Walla. The unit has 105 beds but not all will be filled immediately.
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Veterans Hospital
Walla Walla
Battle of North Bridge and Concord Reach of the Revolution
The scene at North Bridge in Concord is recalled as the opening of the War of the Revolution. Minute Men swarm from fields and villages, facing British troops led by Lord Percу. Casualties tally 273 British and 93 American as colonial defenders harry the retreat toward Charlestown.
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Davis
Acton
Buttrick
Zachariah Brown
Thomas Davis
Concord
Concord Hymn Memorial Inscription Fragment
Fragmentary OCR of Concord Hymn reflects a votive stone dedication at a bridge site. The verses evoke Farmers and the shot heard round the world, Time eroding the bridge, and a plea to spare the shaft honoring the dead and future generations.
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April
Redcoats on the Run at Concord Bridge Monuments
Historical notes recall the Old North Bridge and nearby monuments at Concord Massachusetts marking the colonial defense. Descriptions mention a small white marble column, a bronze Minute Man statue, and the river crossing that connected the two shores as part of the 1775 battlefield memory.
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United States
Concor
Grent Meadews
Concord
Buttrick Bam
Colonel Bare
Saveo
Piysind
Hou
Vereie
Adoption of Declaration by Congress 1776
From Jefferson's Autobiography, a June 1776 Congressional account describes Virginia delegates proposing independence, the committee drafting the declaration, and the debates over timing, foreign alliance, and the confederation plan. It notes shifts in New York, Delaware, South Carolina, and Georgia votes and the eventual signing by members present.
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Jefferson
Congress
Virginia
Great Britains
Wilson
Robert R. Livingston
B. Rutledge
Dickinson
Great Britain
Maryland
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Jerseys
New York
America
New Jersey
South Carolina
John Adams
Franklin
Noger Sherman
Robert BR. Livingston
New Hampshire
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Georgia
Cavan
New New York
House
Edward Rutledge
Dela
Ware
England
Africa
Fraunces Tavern Restored to Revolutionary Era Facade
Fraunces Tavern in New York City is rebuilt to resemble its Revolutionary period. The Sons of the Revolution acquired the building after it became a galoon and restored interior and exterior to reflect its tavern days. John Adams and the Continental Congress delegates stopped there en route to Philadelphia, while 1774 meetings of the Sons of Liberty and Vigilance committees planned actions against the royal party.
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New York City
Sons of the Revolution
New York
John Adams
Second Continental Congress
Philadelphia
Bons of Liberty
London
New York Provincial Congress
Worts Montgomery
Clinton
Chamber of Commerce
America
Irreverent Youth on Scots Golf Course
A golfer on a Scottish links course boasts of past form to his caddie as they play. After claiming he scored better on the prior day he defends a poor finish, saying his third shot left him “dead on the green” and the caddie reacts with a mix of disbelief and surprise.
Be Ciary of Judgment Aphorism on Citizens and Government
A reflective note urges restraint in judging government and notes a nation reflects its people. It emphasizes considering one’s own conduct and that of neighbors before condemning rulers, advocating measured scrutiny over harsh judgment.
Former Athenaites Hold Fourth Portland Picnic Reunion
Mrs Alma Koontz reports the annual reunion of former Athenaians now in Portland at Laurelhurst Park on June 22. Officers were elected, memories shared, and speakers included Edgar Dickey and Edith Lumsden. Attendee reflections honored Mrs N A Jacobs, a survivor of the Whitman massacre.
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Alma Koontz
Athenaians
Portland
Laurelhurst Park
Athena
G. C. Osburn
John King
Chester Osburn
Edgar Dickey
Edith Lumsden
Cuba
Florida
G. W. Kennedy
N. A. Jacobs
Whitman
Packing Official Here Visits Bean Crop Area
Mr. Brick vice president of Van Camp Corporation and H H Bickhoff of Bickhoff Farm Products visited the Athena Weston bean districts with M W Hansell and reviewed the crop. Growth is rapid after June rainfall and soil remains excellent due to thorough cultivation.
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Mr. Brick
van Camp Corporation
Indianapolis
Ind
H. H. Bickhoff
Bickhoff Farm Products Company
Athena
M. W. Hansell
Athena-Weston
Brick
Pioneer
America
van Camp
Benefit Dance At Athena Hall For Legion Pool Debt
The Legion Pool launches a benefit dance at the Athena dance hall tomorrow night to liquidate construction debt from last summer. Tickets are one dollar each and sales have begun with expected good attendance.
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Legion Pool
Athena
Sprayers in operation in Weston fields and nearby sections
The county operates a second sprayer in Weston fields with morning glory patches. The other sprayer runs in the Helix and Juniper sections using calcium chloride solution. A carload of the solution is sold to farmers by the county agent.
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Weston Fields
Helix
Juniper
Woman Drowns Herself in Grande Ronde River Mystery
Mrs. Emily Sophia Harris, 67, was found dead in the Grande Ronde River near Larande. Officials ruled death by own action citing long illness and the loss of her husband as factors in her despondency.
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Emily Sophia Harris
Grande Ronde
Larande
Pendleton restaurateur dies after protracted illness
A Pendleton resident and owner of the Royal Cafe and the Tourist Cafe died Monday in the city after a prolonged illness. He had lived in Pendleton for many years and was known in local dining circles. The death closes a long chapter in area hospitality.
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Sommerville
Pendleton
Royal Cafe
Tourist Cafe
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