Crowley Ousted as President of Emergency Fleet Corp
Washington DC Captain Elmer Crowley is removed by a 4 to 2 vote at a special Shipping Board meeting. Brigadier General A C Dalton is elected to succeed him, following Leigh Palmer's earlier removal. Crowley notes support from Admiral Benson and Vice Chairman Plummer amid Board disapproval. Dalton, ex assistant quartermaster general, had war record and political backing.
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Washington, D. C
Elmer BR. Crowley
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Shipping Board
A. C. Dalton
Crowley
Leigh Palmer
Palmer
Admiral Benson
Plummer
Dalton
O'Connor
Army
Forest Fires Rally Across Oregon and Washington
Nearly 100 fires were reported in national forests of Oregon and Washington with about 3000 acres burning. Three private timber fires added 1500 acres of concern as weather improved and forest closures began. Lightning sparked 27 fires in northeastern Washington and 14 in Jackson County Oregon with 100 acres scorched in Wallowa forest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Oregon
Washington
Forest Service
Northwestern
Oregon Fire Patrol
Pend Oreille County
Jackson County
Wallowa Forest
Oregon bonus act loans and foreclosures report
Major W P Simpson reports by June 20 Oregon veterans filed 34 654 applications for cash bonuses and loans under the Oregon bonus act. Loans total 18 726 125 with 2951 loans in Multnomah County worth 7 651 500. Marion and Clackamas counties follow with 469 and 296 loans respectively and foreclosures on 199 properties total 498 726. At Ellensburg Washington a large crowd attended the Kittitas high line irrigation project ceremony with Dr Elwood Mead speaking. Wilkins of the Detroit Arctic Expedition arrived en route to Detroit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
W. P. Simpson
World War Veterans’ State Aid Commission
Multnomah County
Marion County
Clackamas County
Wells and Evans Globe Trotters Fly Through County
Globe trotters E L Wells and Linton Evans crossed Umatilla county Monday noon aboard a Varney air mail plane from Pasco to Boise with pilot Joe Taft. They aimed for Salt Lake City for a plane change, battled intense heat waves, and planned a New York return within 30 days from June 16.
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Evans
Linton Wells
Globe Trotters
Umatilla County
Pasco
Boise
Varney Mail
Joe Taft
Wells
Salt Lake City
Washington
Seattle
New York
T. K. Mathews
Air Service
Victoria
B. C
Japan
Immigration and Customs
Air Mail
New York City
C. C. Moseley
Salt Lake
North Platte
Drilling at Attalia to Resume After Harvest
Carl Kupers president of Columbia Basin Oil visits Attalia from his Helix wheat ranch. He plans to resume work at the Attalia well after harvest, secure funds to operate, and repair equipment including pulling the hole to 6 inches and replacing the band wheel. A board meeting at the oil well will decide next steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Attalia News—Tribune
Carl Kupers
Columbia Basin Oil Company
Atttalia
W. H. Ladd
Kupers
Helix
Oregon
Attalia
Mrs. J. H. Raley Dies in Pendleton After Long Illness
Mrs. J. H. Raley nee Minerva Pruett born January 14 1857 at Gervins Oregon died at home in Pendleton Sunday after a five year illness. She is survived by her husband lawyer three daughters and one son. Funeral services were held at the family residence Tuesday afternoon.
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J. H. Raley
Pendleton
City
Raley
Minerva Pruett
Gervins
Oregon
Mountain Resorts See Growing Spring Camp Popularity
Mountain camps and resorts report rising guest numbers during hot days. Bingham Springs hosts many visitors while Cold Springs McDougal and Langdon Lake see increased camping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bingham Springs
Cold Springs
McDougal
Langdon Lake
Walla Walla Editor John H. McDonald Dies
John H. McDonald editor and night editor of the Walla Walla Union died at a hospital Tuesday morning after months of ill health. He had continued his duties at work for much of the illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. McDonald
Walla Walla Union
Heatwave Hammers Washington This Sunday
Temperatures soared across Washington with Yakima hitting 108 and Walla Walla 107 while Athena recorded 102 degrees as residents endured a blistering weekend.
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Mercury
Walla Walla
Yakima
Athena
Former Atheneites hold Portland reunion at Laurelhurst Park
Writing from Portland Mrs. Will McCollum reports about fifty Athena alumni and families gathering at Laurelhurst Park on Saturday July 10 for an annual-style meeting. An organization formed naming Mrs. G C Osburn president and W A McCollum secretary with a basket lunch following social time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Will McCollum
Laurelhurst Park
G. C. Osburn
W. A. McCollum
W. H. McCollum
A. J. Bagley
Alva
D. W. Jarvis
E.C. Calender
Two Drivers Named in Grants Pass Car Crash
A Grants Pass dispatch reports Bernice Britton and Mrs. C R Stryker were injured when their car was struck on Wolf Creek hill by a machine driven by Hiram Hiromoto, a driver for Henry Koepke. Mr and Mrs Koepke were en route from Glendale California at the time of the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Koepke Sr
Glendale
California
Grants Pass
Bernice Britton
C. R. Stryker
Bradley
Nebraska
Wolf Creek Hill
Hiram Hiromoto
Henry Koepke
New Stage Run Connects Boise Pendleton Bus Lines
A new stage run begins between Boise Idaho and Pendleton Oregon connecting with other bus lines. Buses travel the route in 10 hours 11 minutes with departures from Pendleton at 7 and 11 AM and from Boise at 2 and 8 PM. Four buses carry 20 passengers each on the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Idaho
Pendleton
Good Harvest Weather Halts for Grain Cutting
The past week brought ideal harvesting weather with heat easing for workers and stock. All machines run, enabling wide acreage to be cut with grain in prime condition for separation.
Truck Hits Ford at Main and Third Streets
A truck and a Ford touring car bumped together Sunday evening at the Main and Third streets intersection, with no damage to either vehicle.
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Third Streets
Brown Bear Attacks Horse and Threatens Ranger at Larch Mountain
A huge brown bear and two cubs killed a horse near Hood River. Forest ranger Dewny Nelson fled to a tree as the bear charged. His Airedale dog harassed the animal for 80 minutes before the bear retreated into the forest with the cubs. Nelson credited the dog with sparing his life.
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Dewny Nelson
Larch Mountain
Hood River
Mr. Nelson
Nelson
Herman Creek
Pendleton Man Narrowly Escapes Rock Blast
Bob Fletcher of Pendleton narrowly escapes death outside Athena when a rock from a reservoir blast crashes into his car seat though the vehicle sits over a half mile from the blast site.
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Bob. Fletcher
Pendleton
Athena
President Signs Bill Reimbursing Oregon and Washington Counties
President Coolidge approved the Stanfield tax refund bill compensating eighteen counties in Oregon and Washington for railroad land grant tax losses. The measure authorizes about five million dollars to be paid to these counties.
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Coolidge
Oregon
Washington
Fire scorches forty five acres at Frazier field near Mil ton
A Thursday report states roughly 45 acres in Maurice Frazier wheat field near Milton burned Wednesday afternoon. The field had been cut and sacks of grain remained unhauled. The blaze originated from Mil ton city dumping grounds.
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Maurice Frazier
Milton
Milton City
Radio broadcasters on their wavelength under new policy
The commerce department adopts a policy after an attorney general ruling limits its power. No future efforts will assign wavelengths to broadcasting stations. Licenses will list the wavelength chosen by each station as normal for its needs.
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Commerce Department
Attorney-General
Drowning at Columbia River Mouth In Hot Afternoon
A transient man wading at the Columbia River mouth near Umatilla Friday afternoon stepped into a deep hole and drowned. Bathers could not reach him until a drag-net recovered the body.
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Columbia
Umatilla
Pressure tank blast kills Sam Miller in Walla Walla garage
Sam Miller, 25, was fatally struck when an overcharged pressure tank exploded in a Walla Walla garage Saturday morning. The tank’s bottom blew out, tearing away part of his skull and causing instant death.
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Sam Miller
Walla Walla
Miller
Wheat Yields Differ At Experimental Farm
Late wheat varieties such as hybrid 128, Jenkins, and smut proof club wheats show markedly lower bushel yields per acre due to extreme June heat. Federation and Triplet outperform the late varieties with as much as ten bushels per acre advantage, though Federation also suffers heat effects. Much of Federation grain will grade No 1 due to hardening from heat.
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Jenkins
Federation
Koenke Questions Wheat Yield Figures from Ferguson Watts
Henry Koenke doubts farm figures claim a fractional field averaged 75 bushels per acre. He notes the land yielded well but suspects Ferguson and Watts may be exaggerating or that his acreage is elastic. If Koepke’s ground proves the latter, the Press recommends he switch to rubber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Koenke
Hill Ferguson
Marvel Watts
Henry
Watts
Mr. Koepke
Pendleton Tops Walla Walla for Blue Mountain Pennant
Pendleton defeated Walla Walla Sun Day 4 to 0 to clinch the Blue Mountain league pennant. Toots Parris allowed four hits and fanned 10, while Webster added seven hits and one strikeout for Pendleton. Walla Walla were last year’s league champions.
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Pendleton
Walla Walla
Toots Parris
Webster
Lumber Polk Picnic Draws Over 150 in Washington and Oregon
The Tumalum Lumber company annual picnic for employees occurred at Kooskooskie summer camping grounds on Mill Creek Sunday with more than 150 attendees. Managers and staff from across Washington and Oregon attended.
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Tumalum Lumber Company
Kooskooskie
Mill Creek
Washington
Oregon
Windstorm Halts Harvesting Between Walla Walla and Prescott
A violent windstorm between Walla Walla and Prescott stopped harvesting for the day as several large trees were uprooted and doors blown off buildings causing notable damage.
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Walla Walla
Prescott
Explosion Destroys Big Naval Arsenal at Lake Denmark
A Friday night explosion at the United States naval arsenal near Dover New Jersey causes extensive damage and casualties. Nineteen dead, over 20 missing, more than 200 injured, and about 100 million dollars in government property lost as Lake Denmark and Picatinny facilities burn. Marines recovered seventeen bodies while fires and blasts continued in the devastated area.
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Dover
N. J
United States Naval Arsenal
Lake Denmark
Navy
Army
Picatinny
Franco British Debt Settled In Long Term Terms
London reports that Finance Minister Calthaux of France and British Chancellor Winston Churchill agreed on terms for settling the Franco British war debt. France to pay 4,000,000 pounds this year with rising installments to reach 12,000,000 pounds in year six, then 12,500,000 pounds annually for 62 years. Deficiency from the moratorium to be paid after a long period, possibly 25 years.
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London
Caltlaux
France
Winston Churchill
Great Britain
Debris and Explosions Hit Nearby Villages After Depot Blast
Damage spread across towns within 15 miles of the navy depot as detonations from TNT and other explosives caused a theater of explosions. Casualties include Pitala and private Homen among those injured. troops stood by as blasts rattled the area.
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Dover
N. J
Navy
Principe
Pitala
Denmark
Fire destroys Kalama mill on Columbia River with heavy damage
The Undertry Aane mill of the Columbia River Door company in Kalama was destroyed by a fire of undetermined origin. It swept the plant, causing about 500000 in damage, largely insured. The 100,000 foot capacity mill employed about 100 men on shift.
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Kalama
Columbia River Door Company
Orien
Duck
Tta
Inauranes
George Chamberlain Weds Mere Shelton in Norfolk
The article notes the marriage of George B L Chamberlain to Mrs. Cis Olymp Shelton in Norfolk Virginia. It mentions Chamberlain as a former United States senator from Reconstruction era and governor, with staged ceremony details and brief biographical hints.
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Norfolk
George BL
Chamberlin
United Stater
Recon
Thetate
Cis Olyn
Ft. Shelton
Wallington
Chamberlain
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Growley
Kittitas
Ellensburg
Wash
Eastender
Kittitas High Line
Easton
Elwood Mead
Reclamation
Wilkins
Detroit
Alaska
Mich
Wells and Evans Globe
Trotters
Athenaites
Koepkes
FORD
Brown Bear
Forest
mid-Columbia Cascades
Frazier
Palace of Agriculture and Food Products
Philadelphia
Gowan
Lumber Polk Picnic
Naval
Kalama Mill
Geo. Chamberlain
Mere Shelton
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