Umatilla County Wheat Output Says Crops Fair to Good
Oregon Journal crop expert Hyman H. Cohen reports through Umatilla county that overall yields are not record making but are fairly good. He notes light land crops are short, heavy lands less than typical, Pilot Rock about 6 percent below a good crop, and reservation yields near 28 to 40 bushels per acre with cleaner wheat and lighter smut.
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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 of Embezzling La Grande City Funds
Emma Fowler former La Grande city treasurer was convicted on charges of embezzling the exact sum cited in the information after a circuit court jury deliberated about an hour and a half. Judge Hall S Lusk ordered a mandatory fine of twice the embezzled amount with sentencing set for 1:30 pm Tuesday.
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Baker
Emma Fowler
la Grande City
Fowler
Hall S. Lusk
Jardine Accepts Federal Position
Dr. James T. Jardine, longtime director of the Oregon State College experiment station, is named chief of the U S Office of Experiment Stations in the U S Department of Agriculture. His work helped build 400 projects and generate state wide farm benefits valued at 5 to 10 million dollars annually. President Kerr lauded his leadership and noted the loss to Oregon. Jardine said Oregon will continue strong agricultural research as demands grow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon State College
United States Department of Agriculture
Oregon
James T. Jardine
Oregon State College Experiment Station
Jardine
Oregon Experiment Station
Kerr
Melon Thrower Apprehended After Stage Crash
A northbound stage near Albany was hit by a watermelon tossed from a passenger, shattering a car window and injuring four. Mrs Henry Cassidy and Kenneth Cassidy of Corvallis suffered eye cuts from flying glass. Fred Lang of Los Angeles admitted throwing the melon and was allowed to continue to Portland after giving a contact address.
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Albany
Henry Cassidy
Kenneth Cassidy
Corvallis
Salem
Fred Lang
Los Angeles
Portland
Stanfield Assault Trial Opens for Baker Incident
Former U S senator Stanfield testifies in Baker circuit court as John Stringer of Weiser Idaho faces an assault with a dangerous weapon charge. Stanfield says Stringer deliberately drove at him near Huntington April 22 after a fence dispute and threats to kill.
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Stringer
Stanfield
McCabe
Farmers Plea for Waiver on U S Grain Crop Lien
Wenatchee report shows Representative Summers telegraphed Secretary Hyde urging a waiver of the government first lien on Grant county wheat to cover harvesting costs. Summers says drought stricken area in Eastern Washington cannot harvest without lien relief and seeks immediate action to protect farmers.
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Wenatchee
Grant County
Washington
Hyde
John W. Summers
Congressman Summers
Death of Former Athena Resident Mrs Aurilla Fletcher Stone
Mrs Aurilla Fletcher Stone died at her home near Thornton Washington after a six week illness. She was born in Preemption Illinois and is survived by her husband Ezekiel H Stone four children and two siblings. Funeral services were held Sunday and graveside rites Monday in Walla Walla with Rev Eddie W Sewall officiating. The family formerly farmed near Athena and moved to Washington about 25 years ago.
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Aurilla Fletcher Stone
Ezekiel H. Stone
Umatilla County
Athena
Thornton
Wash
Stone
Eddie W. Sewall
Downey
Cal
Walla Walla
Hog Attacks Infant in Idaho Home Fatality
A hog entered W. E. Horton’s home in Grandview Idaho, 15 miles west of here, on July 4 and killed Betty Lou Horton six months old as parents butchered in the barnyard. The child, asleep on the porch bed, was attacked when the pig forced a door and leaped onto the bed before dying en route to medical aid.
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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 calf meal cost savings of over 30 percent after using home grown seeds with purchased materials. The ration, developed by the dairy department at O. S. C., improved 1930 heifer quality, making it the finest bunch he has raised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Guerber
Hillsboro
W. F. Cyrus
Guerber
Dairy Department
Wheat Fire Consumes 1000 Acres Near Lewiston
A high wind fanned a fierce wheat fire seven miles east of Lewiston destroying about 1000 acres ready for harvest. Flames eight feet high roared through the fields as volunteers battled the blaze and a smoke column rose visibly for 40 miles.
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Lewiston
Portland Youth Falls to Death On Mt Rainier Ascent
Robert K. Zinn, 21, of Portland, perished in a long slide near the summit of Mt Rainier. He and Kenneth R. Zinn, also of Portland, were part of a climbing party when a slide separated them. Kenneth survived after a guide caught him, but later disappeared near a 1,200 foot drop. Two other climbers, O G Brady and Calvin Quinlan, were rescued from a separate crevasse after sliding down more than 1,000 feet and dropping 60 to 70 feet.
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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 At Blue Mountain Resorts
Mountains were crowded at Blue Mountain resorts with ideal weather for outdoor pleasures. Athens emptied by day, while visitors from here joined celebrations at Walla Walla and camps such as Bingham Springs Langdon Lake Mc Dougal's camp and Cold Spring. Cowboys convention drew attendees at Ukiah.
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Blue Mountain
Athens
Walla Walla
Bingham Springs
Langdon Lake
McDougal
Cold Spring
Ukiah
Alfalfa yields diverge after liming experiment
Ernest Hoisington of Lewisville Oregon with county agent J R Beck applied ground limerock to half his alfalfa field and left the other half unlimed. The first cutting this spring yielded 4 percent as much alfalfa from the limed plot as from the unlimed plot and the second cutting shows an even larger difference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Hoisington
Lewisville
Oregon
J. R. Beck
Hoisington
Nine Family Ill From Ptomaine Poisoning
Nine members of the Jesse Ragsdale family in the Trail district near Medford are critically ill from ptomaine poisoning after eating home canned beets at a Fourth of July picnic. Dr. R W Stearns reports no clear signs of improvement as temperatures run 104 to 105 and stomach pains occur. the beets were canned two years ago.
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Jesse Ragsdale
Trail District
Medford
R. W. Stearns
Trusty Eludes Pursuit After Sunday Walkaway
Walla Walla prison authorities failed to disclose the whereabouts of L. L. Dingman a prison farm trusty who escaped during a dust storm. He was a parole violator returned for failing to report. His maximum sentence would have expired next April and capture adds a year to his term and nullifies outside freedom.
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Trusty
Walla Walla
L. L. Dingman
Prison Farm Trusty
Dingman
Grain Rates to Fall Effective August 1
The Interstate Commerce Commission orders lower western grain rates in effect August 1 after a prior injunction delayed the June 1 implementation. The cut targets grain and grain products for export in the western rail system and is expected to reduce carrier revenues by about 15 million dollars annually.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago
West
Miss Bond Crowned Round-Up Queen at Pendleton Event
Miss Betty Bond of Pendleton will reign as Round-Up Queen on August 27 28 and 20. She is daughter of Willard Bond Pendleton merchant and Round-Up Indians director and a popular junior at the University of Oregon active in Alpha Phi.
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Miss Bond
Betty Bond
Pendleton
Willard Bond
University of Oregon
Alpha Phi
Schmeling Becomes European Champion in 15th Round TKO
Max Schmeling of Germany defeats Billy Stribling in a 15 round title bout Friday evening. Stribling was on his feet but helpless as the referee stopped the fight in the 15th round for a technical knockout making Schmeling the first European champion in prize ring history.
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Schmeling
Max Schmeling
Germany
Stribling
First National Bank of Athena Oregon June 1931 Report
Bank statement for First National Bank of Athena Oregon shows assets of 865,695.84 against liabilities 289,018.17 with loans and discounts 612,126.90 and cash plus reserves 264,516.54. Notarized by cashier F S LeGrow on July 7 1931 with signatures of directors M W Hansell and Henry Dell.
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First National Bank of Athena
Oregon
United States Paveraan Securities
Barnick
Csscarssoeereecretes
Wu 'B. Cabutot Coeircernsenssen
Eae
Ati Hecaema Celenis Shoes
Eisodeai “Cancateth Manegabtlan
Abbe
State of Oregon
Umatilla
LeGrow
Hansell
Henry Dell
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Superior
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Mt. Rainier
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