Hoover Backing Umatilla Rapids Project Seeks Data Support
A Washington report says President Hoover favors the Umatilla rapids hydro project on the Columbia with conditions. Senator McNary notes Hoover wants data from local agencies and the Army engineers' survey to justify canalization, power output, and freight impact for Oregon Washington Idaho and Montana.
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Washington, D. C
Umatilla Rapids
Columbia River
Hoover Administration
McNary
Columbia
Boulder Dam
Colorado
Muscle Shoals
Tennessee River
Hoover
Army
Congress
Umatilla
Interior Department
California
Colorado River Basin
Board of Army Engineers
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Montana
Seaboard
Cowboy Convention At Ukiah Weekend Rodeo Impresses Crowd
The annual cowboy convention at Ukiah July 3 and 4 drew many Athena attendees who praised the rodeo program and races. Among the Athena group, Pressman’s young friend Bill Richards stood out as a horse lover and pony owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ukiah
Athena
Bill Richards
Bill
Painting Reservoir Roof by City Water Committee Leader
J. W. Pinkerton, chair of the city council water committee, has spent the week repainting the roof covering the municipal water works reservoir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Pinkerton
City Council Water Committee
Municipal Water Works
Governor Grants Week Long Stay of Execution for Clark
The governor reprieves Clark for one week at Walla Walla as a medical commission studies his sanity. Judge Sharpstein, telephoning the governor, arranged the delay while a panel of physicians led by H R Keylor to Roscoe W Smith and others examines Clark. A formal hearing is planned for Tuesday July 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark
Walla Walla
H. R. Keylor
Roscoe W. Smith
Frank C. Robinson
J. T. Rooks
Harry C. Cowan
E. L. Whitney
Sharpstein
Pacific Tel and Tel Extends Service to Japan and China
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph announces new voice connections to Japan and China expanding Hawaii, Japan, and China service. The plan follows American Telephone and Telegraph’s permit to build a short wave station in California. By 1932 Mutual Telephone Co of Honolulu customers gain U S voice range, with Bell systems linking to far eastern nations via land wires and short wave radio as demand grows.
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Hawaii
Japan
China
Pacific Ocean
J. A. Murray
E. D. Wise
Oregon
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
California
Mutual Telephone Company of
Honolulu
United States
Bell System
Forest Improvement Funds for Oregon and Washington National Forests
An additional 100000 dollars is allotted for 1930 for improvements on 22 national forests in Oregon and Washington per regional forester J Buck of Portland. The 1930 31 total for permanent improvements outside roads and trails is 200500 dollars. Funds will cover maintenance and construction of telephone lines fire lookout houses towers ranger stations firemen shelters cabins barns tool houses water systems and fences.
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Oregon
Washington
J. Buck
Portland
Miss Maxine Culley Weds Robert V Wood at Home
The marriage of Miss Maxine Culley daughter of Mr and Mrs Sim J Culley to Robert V Wood was performed Sunday at 4 pm at the Culley home 236 Stanton Street Walla Walla The ring ceremony was read by Rev Robert Elmer Smith pastor of Pioneer Methodist Church
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxine Culley
Sim J. Culley
Robert V. Wood
Stanton Street
Walla Walla
Robert Elmer Smith
Pioneer Methodist Church
Rebuilt International Harvester prep for seed pea harvest
Rogers and Goodman mechanics rebuilt an International Harvester for the Washington Idaho Seed company to harvest the seed pea crop in the Weston district and on the Barney Foster ranch south of Athena. The header was reduced in size other alterations were made and pen separating equipment added to the machine.
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Rogers & Goodman Mechanics
International Harvester
Washington-Idaho Seed Company
Weston District
Barney Foster
Athena
License Plates Delivered in Mass Auto Shipment
A large consignment of automobile license plates arrived at Athena, marking the largest shipment ever delivered. The owner of a local automobile shop received his 1930 plate among the consignments.
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Eee Athena
Hill Couple Takes Brief Trip to Lewiston
Mr and Mrs H H Hill left Thursday for Lewiston returning Sunday.
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H. H. Hill
Lewiston
Walla Walla Elks Stage Outdoor Opera The Red Mill
Walla Walla Elks present an outdoor production of Victor Herbert The Red Mill on July 23 24 and 25. Howard Pratt directs musical aspects with Jimmy Wright Joe Chamberlain handling drama and Mrs. Hal Tilley directing dancing. Net profits fund lodge charity drives through the year.
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Walla Walla
Hal Tilley
Red Mill
Whitman College
Choir Leads Inspiring Evening at Baptist Church
A young people's meeting at the Baptist church featured a 15 voice choir with Miss Jean Zerba at the piano and Kohler Betts on violin. Miss Goldie Miller and Miss Barbara Lee gave readings while Kohler Betts, Jack Dow and Curtis Duffield sang The Old Rugged Cross and Barbara Lee and Robert Lee performed a vocal duet with Mrs. E O Lee at the piano.
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The
Baptist Church
Jean Zerba
Kohler Betts
Goldie Miller
Barbara Lee
Jack Dow
Curtis Duffield
Old Rugged Cross
Barbara
Robert Lee
E. O. Lee
Milton-Freewater Tomatoes See Early Shipments Increase Outlook
The Milton-Freewater district sent the first tomatoes of the season last week and another day should bring carload shipments. About 200 carloads are expected this year, a rise over last year, with all growers reporting a good outlook and optimistic yields.
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Milton-Freewater
New Forest Trail Under Construction in Ukiah District
A new forest trail about 15 miles long is under construction in the Ukiah district. Five men are employed on the project which opens up hunting country and benefits forest rangers and pack horse outfits traveling to the area.
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Ukiah
Gas Sold for Sixteen Cents a Gallon in Athena
Gasoline sold for sixteen cents a gallon in Athena yesterday, up from ten cents during the war price on Tuesday night. Only a few customers were noted as lines formed and prices adjusted.
Clifford Wood Joins Union Oil Athena Station
Clifford Wood accepted a position with Union Oil at the Athena station after a period with the Eickhoff bean crew. He began working for Union last week, transitioning from his prior employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Wood
Union Oil Company
Athena Station
Eickhoff Bean
Union
Power shovel breaks down during Nat Well excavation
The power shovel stalled just before noon Monday at the Legion natatorium well in City Park. The bucket broke while 15 feet deep, delaying work until a replacement arrives. Manpower will finish the job, aided by a centrifugal pump to manage water.
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Legion Natatorium
City Park
Helix
M. I. Miller
Paroled Hunter Harry Newberg Granted Pardon
Harry Newberg of La Grande, one of two hunters who mistook Leonard Olsen of Wallowa riding a white horse for a deer and shot him, has been paroled by Governor Norblad on recommendation of the judge, prosecutor, jury, and a 1500-name petition. A committee led by Mrs. Walter M. Pierce of La Grande lobbied for Newberg.
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Harry Newberg
la Grande
Leonard Olsen
Wallowa
Norblad
Walter M. Pierce
Newberg
Worms Attack Shrubbery In Early Insect Outbreak
An army of worms similar to measuring worms feeds on shrubbery and flowers. They spin webs and hang from tree limbs. The worms damage tender leaves and have seriously injured some plants and shrubs.
Grant County stockmen bring new International binder home
Grant County stockmen Herman Geissel and Glenn Arbo visited Athena on Sunday and returned to their Bitter Creek ranch Monday with a new International binder purchased from Rogers & Goodman. Bryce Baker hauled the machine to Ritter on his truck.
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Grant County
Herman Geissel
Glenn Arbogast
Athena
Bitter
Rogers & Goodman
Bryce Baker
Ritter
Wes Zerba Returns to City After Montana Farming
Wes Zerba, once of Athens, now in the city, previously lived in California for years. He spent time farming in Montana and has worked in highway construction.
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California
Wes Zerba
Athens
Montana
City
Lnto
Zerba
Mid-Week Pictorial features Miss Lois McIntyre Queen
The Mid-Week Pictorial displays an attractive picture of Miss Lois McIntyre crowned queen of the 1930 Round-Up. The magazine is published in New York with broad circulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Oregonian
Lois McIntyre
New York
Pendleton Quadrangle Map to Cover Large Territory
A contract between state engineer Rhea Luper and the United States Geological Survey funds a Pendleton quadrangle topographic map. The 820 square mile area includes Pendleton Athena Adams Amapine and much of the Umatilla reservation and county wheat region. The survey costs 11500 dollars shared equally by the state and federal government.
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Salem
Pendleton Quadrangle
Rhea Luper
United States Geological Survey
Pendleton
Athena
Adams
Amapine
Umatilla Reservation
Umatilla County
Ostrich Egg on Display at Gallagher's Garage
A 20 year old ostrich egg sits in a window at Gallagher's Garage. Mr Gallagher bought the egg two decades ago from an ostrich farm in California. He explains ostrich habits noting that pairs stay together, the female incubates by day while the male handles night duties, and the chicks eat soon after hatching while the mother visits away from the nest.
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Gallagher
Mr. Gallagher
California
Three Horsemen of the Air reach record flight hours
Tex Rankin, Art Walters, and Dick Rankin of Portland and Spokane are credited with combined airborne totals of about 1.4 million miles and over 12 years of flight time. Rankin mentors two assistants and since starting his flying school in Spokane then Portland, the trio claims among the most hours for three Northwest pilots. The group is nicknamed the Three Horsemen of the Air.
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Portland
Pacific Northwest
Tex Rankin
Art Walters
Dick Ere
Tex
France
England
Spokane
Washington
Art
Three Horsemen of the Air
Fire at Gallagher's Garage Sparks But Firefighters Quell
A lighted match or cigarette allegedly dropped on a wet pavement near Gallagher's Garage ignited gasoline drums along the curb and sidewalk. Prompt use of extinguishers prevented a major blaze as flames were contained before causing damage.
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Gallagher
First National Bank of Athena Reports Strong Funds
The June 30 financial statement shows loans at 686 312.86 dollars, deposits 651 01.74, and cash and exchange 106 632.44. The bank is capitalized at 60 000.00 with a 60 000.00 surplus and undivided profits of 27 206.76.
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First National Bank of Athena
First National
Idaho Boy Bitten by Rattler Seeks Recovery
Del bert Anderson a 14 year old Clarkaton Washington boy was bitten by a rattlesnake while reaching into a milk house earthen bank. He received anti venom only hours later after a tourniquet was applied and his arm swelled significantly. His father killed the 38 inch snake.
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Idaho
Lewiston
Delbert Anderson
Clarkaton
Steele Family Visits Athena From Selah Washington
Here From Selah Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Steele and son Hughie are visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Wood, parents of Mrs. Steele. Hughie spent a year with his grandfather and attended Athena schools.
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Selah
Hugh Steele
Hughie
Washington
F. B. Wood
Steele
Mr. Wood
Athena
Extension Service Expands Public Education Efforts
Oregon State College extends its education program by splitting radio and film projects into separate divisions. KOAC becomes a leading public radio station and the college expands its educational motion picture library. New roles assign KOAC leadership to W L Kadderly and Burt to visual education oversight. Over 100000 people viewed loaned films and slides last year.
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Oregon State College
Oregon State College Extension Service
Paul V. Maris
KOAC
Northwest
W. L. Kadderly
Department of Information and Exhibits
U.S
Unemployed Men in Wheat District Say Four for Every Job
M. Donald of the Pendleton employment agency reports a large pool of unemployed men in the wheat district with about four men for every available job. Wheat prices hover around 1.26 per bushel while farms cut costs by reducing machinery use and relying more on self-work. Cooks abound due to harvest crews, wages are only modestly lower, and farmers pay fair wages despite the downturn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Donald
Pendleton Employment Agency
East Oregonian
Mr. Donald
Donald
Bogus Cloth Peddlers May Come Out This Way
National warning targets Oregon workers about whispering peddlers of woolen goods. Suspect sellers parade suit lengths and claim smuggled English materials offered at half price, though items are domestic and priced low.
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Oregon
National Better Business Bureau of
New York
America
Burned Bridge Wrecks UP Express Near North Powder
A Union Pacific passenger train wrecked on a burning bridge near North Powder on Saturday night. The engineer applied brakes sharply, causing a section to pile crosswise. the big $100,000 engine clung to the bridge and could not be dislodged. All crew and passengers escaped injury.
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Union Pacific
North Powder
Root
DePew Wins All Around at Ukiah Cowboy Convention
Kenneth DePew of Long Creek won the all around championship at the Ukiah cowboy convention by taking first in bucking and in roping and second in relay and express. Merl Swaggart of A. L. Swaggart finished first in relay and third in pony express.
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DePew
Wianer
Kenneth DePew
Long Creek Cowboy
Relay and Express
Merl Swaggart
A. L. Swaggart
Pony Express
Bryce Baker Helps Run Ukiah Cowboy Convention Show
Bryce Baker and Miss Sadie Pambrun attended theUkiah cowboy convention over the Fourth. Baker assisted materially in putting on the show and said it was one of the best the Ukiah group has ever put on.
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Mr. and
Mia
Bryce Baker
Sadie Pambrun
Ukiah
Bryce
Gasoline War Ignites Athena With Low 10 Cent Prices
The gasoline war hits Athena as Standard and Shell drop price to 10 cents per gallon at 8 p m Tuesday, with tanks and barrels lining up for cheap fuel. By Wednesday morning supplies run short at several stations while Conoco Union also join the cut price and pumps run through the night. Farmers and motorists fill every container as lines of trucks haul away cheap gas for harvest, jitneys, and home engines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athena
Standard
Shell
Sheil
Hoffman
Garnage
Jimmy Lienallen
Adams
Miss Pearl Green Weds La Grande Man Leo Hawes
Miss Pearl Irene Green and Leo Lewis Hawes were married Thursday at 2:30 PM at the Presbyterian manse in La Grande officiated by Rev. J. George Walz. The couple plan to reside in La Grande after a brief stay in North Powder.
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Pearl Irene Green
Leo Lewis Hawes
la Grande
J. George Walz
Roy Lynch
Hawes
Joe Olliver
Mt. Emily Lumber Co
North Powder
Indians At Cayuse Camp Celebrate Annual Gathering
The Umatilla Indians hold their July Cayuse camp event with a multi day celebration begun before the Fourth. A big parade attracted white onlookers as 40 tepees and about 500 Indians gathered, plus visitors from other reservations.
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Cayuse
Umatilla
Lively Family Mourns Death of Mrs. Lively
Everett Lively informs of his mother Mrs. L. D. Lively’s death in South Omaha on June 29. She was widow of L. D. Lively, former cashier at the First National Bank of Athena in the early 60s. Family lived on Fifth Street in the Dell residence.
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L. D. Lively
Jonnie Barrett
Everett Lively
South Omaha
Harris Beauty Shop Closes for Mrs. Harris Return
The Harris Beauty Shop 48 is closed temporarily as Mrs. Harris completes a course at a Portland school. Miss Gladys Beem, in charge for weeks, has moved to La Grande to run a beauty parlor there.
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Harris Beauty Shop
Harris
Portland
Gladys Beem
la Grande
City Marshal Leon Miller Granted 20 Day Vacation
City council approves a twenty day vacation for Leon Miller city marshal and water superintendent. Miller plans to spend part of the time in the harvest field driving a tractor on the Horder farm work project.
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Leon Miller
Miller
Horder
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Umatila Rapids
Pacific Tel. & Tel
Paris
Orbeit
University City
Miss Pearl Green
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