Umatilla County Wheat Crop Seen As Fair to Good
Oregon Journal crop expert Hyman H. Cohen reports through Umatilla County that overall production is not a record crop but is fair to good. He notes normal yields on the Umatilla reservation with 28 to 30 bushels per acre and cleaner grain with lighter smut than recent seasons.
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Hyman H. Cohen
Oregon Journal
Umatilla County
Umatilla
Pilot Rock
Echo and
Stanfield
Cold Springs
Athena
Adams
Havana
Weston
Milton
Oregon
Pendleton
Myrick
Helix
Mrs. Fowler Convicted in Embezzlement Case in La Grande
Emma Fowler former La Grande city treasurer found guilty by a circuit court jury of embezzling the city funds and converting the exact sum charged in the information. Judge Hall S Lusk set sentencing at 1 30 pm with a mandatory fine equal to twice the embezzled amount.
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Baker
Emma Fowler
la Grande City
Fowler
Hall S. Lusk
Jardine Accepts Federal Post As U S Agriculture Chief
Dr James T Jardine longtime director of Oregon State College experiment station departs to head the U S Office of Experiment Stations in the agriculture department His work brought national attention to Oregon research overseeing about 400 projects valued at 5 to 10 million dollars yearly for farmers statewide The change is praised by Oregon leaders as a loss to the college but a boost for national agricultural progress
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Oregon State College
United States Department of Agriculture
Oregon
James T. Jardine
Oregon State College Experiment Station
Jardine
Oregon Experiment Station
Kerr
Melon Toss Incident Sparks Injury on Northbound Stage
A watermelon hurled from a northbound stage near Albany shattered a car window injuring four people. Mrs Henry Cassidy and Kenneth Cassidy of Corvallis were cut by flying glass. Fred Lang of Los Angeles admitted throwing the melon and was allowed to proceed to Portland after providing a contact address.
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Albany
Henry Cassidy
Kenneth Cassidy
Corvallis
Salem
Fred Lang
Los Angeles
Portland
Former Senator Stanfield Testifies in Stringer Trial
John Stringer of Weiser Idaho goes on trial for assault with a dangerous weapon after allegedly driving his car at former U S senator Robert N Stanfield during a fence dispute near Huntington on April 22 Stringer reportedly shouted threats and returned to target Stanfield again as McCabe aided the injured witness.
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Stringer
Stanfield
McCabe
Farmers Plea for Waiver on U S Grain Crop Lien
Wenatchee telegraphs Rep Summers urges Secretary Hyde to waive the federal first lien on Grant county wheat to allow farmers to cover harvesting costs. Summers, after inspecting conditions in eastern Washington, reports hundreds face loss without lien relief.
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Wenatchee
Grant County
Washington
Hyde
John W. Summers
Congressman Summers
Death of Athena area resident Mrs. Aurilla Fletcher Stone
Mrs. Aurilla Fletcher Stone died at her home near Thornton Washington after six weeks illness. She was born in Preemption Illinois and survived by husband Ezekiel H. Stone four children and two siblings. Funeral held Sunday in Athena with burial at Wallula Washington later.
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Aurilla Fletcher Stone
Ezekiel H. Stone
Umatilla County
Athena
Thornton
Wash
Stone
Eddie W. Sewall
Downey
Cal
Walla Walla
Hog Kills Six Month Old Baby in Idaho Home
In Grandview Idaho a hog entered the Horton home fifteen miles west of town on the night of July 4 and killed Betty Lou Horton six months old daughter of Mr and Mrs Horton. The child slept on the porch as parents butchered a sheep nearby and the hog forced open a door leaped onto the bed and mauled the infant who died before aid arrived.
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Grandview
Idaho
W. E. Horton
Castle Creek
Here
Betty Lou Horton
Home Made Calf Meal Cuts Costs for Hillsboro Farmer
Elmer Guerber of Hillsboro reports a more than 30 percent saving on calf meal by using home grown seeds plus purchased materials. The ration from the dairy department at O. S. C. cut costs and fed to heifers in 1930 produced the finest batch he had raised.
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Elmer Guerber
Hillsboro
W. F. Cyrus
Guerber
Dairy Department
Wheat Fire Destroys 1000 Acres Near Lewiston
A high wind fanned a wheat fire seven miles east of Lewiston, destroying about 1000 acres of harvest ready grain. Flames rose eight feet high as volunteers fought the blaze, leaving a colossal smoke column visible for up to 40 miles.
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Lewiston
Portland Youth Falls in Mount Rainier Slide Near Summit
Seattle reports 21 year old Robert K. Zinn of Portland perished in a long ice slide near the Mount Rainier summit while part of an 11 member party. His brother Kenneth R. Zinn was saved after sliding, with another guide aiding a climber.
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Seattle
Robert K. Zinn
Portland
Mount Rainier
Nisqually
Zinn
Kenneth R. Zinn
Kenneth Zinn
Neleen Widman
0. G. Brady
Calvin Quinlan
Fourth of July crowds fill Blue Mountain resorts
Mountains were crowded with visitors at all Blue Mountain resorts and popular camping spots. Ideal weather boosted outdoor enjoyment while Athens was quiet by day. The Walla Walla celebration attracted many locals, with Bingham Springs Langdon Lake and McDougal's camp drawing crowds and witnesses to a Ukiah cowboy convention.
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Blue Mountain
Athens
Walla Walla
Bingham Springs
Langdon Lake
McDougal
Cold Spring
Ukiah
Alfalfa yields differ after liming trial in Oregon field
Ernest Hoisington of Lewisville Oregon and county agent J R Beck applied ground limerock to half of an alfalfa field last year The first cutting this spring shows the limed plot yielding only 4 times as little alfalfa as the unlimed plot The second cutting is even more different and nearing harvest
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Ernest Hoisington
Lewisville
Oregon
J. R. Beck
Hoisington
Nine in Family Infected by Ptomaine Poisoning
Nine members of the Jesse Rag sdale family in the Trail district near Medford lie critically ill from ptomaine poisoning after eating home canned beets at a Fourth of July picnic. Dr Stearns reports no definite improvement. fevers reach 104 to 105, with severe stomach paroxysms. Beets were canned two years ago.
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Jesse Ragsdale
Trail District
Medford
R. W. Stearns
Trusty Dingman Free After Dust Storm Walkaway
Walla Walla prison authorities continued to search for L. L. Dingman a parole violator who escaped Sunday during a dust storm. Dingman vanished before checkup time and would gain an extra year if recaptured delaying his April discharge.
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Trusty
Walla Walla
L. L. Dingman
Prison Farm Trusty
Dingman
Grain Rates to Fall Effective August First
The interstate commerce commission ordered lower western grain rates for export to take effect August 1 after a court injunction delayed the June 1 start. The adjustment targets grain and grain products hauled in the west and is expected to cut carrier revenues by about 15 million dollars annually.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago
West
Pendleton Round-Up Queen Miss Betty Bond Named
Miss Betty Bond of Pendleton will be Queen of the Round-Up on August 27 28 and 20. Daughter of Willard Bond Pendleton merchant and round-Up director she is a popular junior at the University of Oregon and a leading Alpha Phi member.
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Miss Bond
Betty Bond
Pendleton
Willard Bond
University of Oregon
Alpha Phi
Schmeling Wins Prize Ring Title in 15th Round TKO
German boxer Max Schmeling defeats Stribling in a 15 round title bout on Friday evening. Stribling stood but was unable to continue, yielding the championship to the European for the first time in history.
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Schmeling
Max Schmeling
Germany
Stribling
First National Bank of Athena June 1931 Report of Condition
The report of condition for First National Bank of Athena Oregon shows assets including loans and discounts 612,126.90 United States securities 47,500.00 other bonds and securities 44,414.56 cash and due from banks 218,724.70 reserve with the Treasury 68,005.68 and a total capital accounts and profits 865,695.84. Liabilities list circulating notes 12,600.00 due to banks and cashiers checks 2,540.30 demand deposits 421,190.17 time deposits 289,018.17. The affidavit by cashier F S LeGrow sworn July 7 1931 before Notary M W Hansell.
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United States Paveraan Securities
Barnick
Csscarssoeereecretes
Wu 'B. Cabutot Coeircernsenssen
Eae
Ati Hecaema Celenis Shoes
Eisodeai “Cancateth Manegabtlan
Abbe
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U. S
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Mt. Rainier
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State of Oregon
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