Oregon Heat Records Shatter Across State
Oregon baked under record heat with Salem at 107 degrees and Medford at 106 as Portland marked its hottest day in 52 years. Other towns hit 102 to 107 while rain spared some, and a Christmas card arrived from a Southern Pacific employee. In crime news, Jim Mayes faced charges for bank robbery in Echo, with other indictments and guilty pleas in The Dalles court.
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Oregon
Salem
Southern Pacific Railroad
Eugene
Medford
Portland
Weather Bureau
Athena
Walla Walla
Pendleton
Jim Mayes
Echo
Mayes
Dalles
Edward Cooper
William Thompson
Cooper
Thomson
Grand Jury Indicts in Special Session
A grand jury in a special session returns indictments marking a pivotal legal move. Prosecutors prepare formal charges as authorities outline next procedural steps and potential defendants involved.
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Grand
Lemons, Farm Life Highlight California Family Spotlight
Mrs. Lucien Gagnon receives six lemons from her daughter Mrs. George Roller of Baldwin Park California totaling four pounds. The Roller family lives on a three acre farm with a bungalow home and 7000 chickens. They cultivate 26 fruit and nut varieties and recently sold 2000 frys last week.
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Lucien Gagnon
George Roller
Baldwin Park
California
Roller
Milton Bonds Election Approves Diesel Engine Purchase
Milton voters approve a bond issue to buy a new diesel engine for the city light and power plant. The tally was 96 in favor and 63 opposed, with 159 total votes cast.
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Milton
City Light and Power Plant
Booze Cause of Wreck Under DUI Plea and Fine
Pendleton driver Stevens arrested for driving while intoxicated after a highway collision near Blue Mountain station with I. Taylor of Milton. Stevens pleaded guilty, fined 120 dollars and jailed 60 days by Justice Scott. Officers found four twenty dollar bills and a bottle of booze at the wrecked car.
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Hr Stevens
Pendleton
Blue Mountain Station
I. Taylor
Milton
Stevens
Justice Scott
Federation district harvests boost yields near forty five bushels
E eighty acres threshed by E A Dudley on St Dennis place south of Athena averages fifty bushels per acre with the rest of the field expected to match. Charles Kirk’s field east of town also around fifty. Watts Brothers and Marion Hansell report good yields though no estimates. Overall Federation district averages appear from forty to forty five bushels per acre.
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E. A. Dudley
St. Dennis Place
Athena
Charles Kirk
Watts Brothers
Marion Hansell
Federation
New Warehouse Under Construction at Bentley Tracts
The Freewater Times reports M. G. Bentley is rushing a new warehouse to completion. The 33 by 70 building will have porches on three sides and sit on the Bentley tracts near Crockett station, on land previously used for a siding to the traction company's main line.
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M. G. Bentley
Freewater Times
Bentley Tracts
Crockett Station
Traction Company
Classified listings from Oregon towns advertise produce and sales
Loganberries for pick your own at Reed and Hawley with $1 per crate. F Heath Weston. Piano sale Athena high grade with $10 monthly terms. Cline Piano Co 66 Front St Portland. Piano marred in shipment big discount monthly payments Penland Brothers Transfer Pendleton Oregon. For sale work horses and mules Ralph Dowd Weston. For sale or trade four horses harness wagon or trade for milk cows Sterling Parris Athena. Marcelling Miss Chapelle Weston (Call 292). Marcelling Miss May Lanning Athena Call 582.
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Athena
Cline Piano Company
Front Street
Portland
Oregon
Penland Brothers Transfer Company
Pendleton
Ralph Dowd
Weston
Sterling Parris
Marcelling
Miss Chappelle
Weston area notes and Athena community items
Mrs. J. A. Baddeley dies after brief illness at the Weston farm. Athena reports progress on Third and Fourth streets and a busy wheat shipment planned to New York City. Local events include births, birthdays, marriages, illnesses, a severe electric shock incident, fishing trips, and upcoming harvests with multiple residents and neighboring towns mentioned.
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J. A. Baddeley
Weston
Main
College Streets
Athena
Portland
Louis Hodgen
Anna Kirk
Chicago
Pharmacy
LaGrande
Jesse W. Smith
Snake River
Imnaha
Mr. Smith
John Foss
Moro
Dave Lavender
United States
Proebster
Louis Bergevin
Dr. Sharp
Charles King
Jefferson Street
Martin Wheat Field Fire Destroys Grain
Fire destroyed threshed and standing grain on the Mrs. Frank Martin place south of Athena on Wednesday afternoon. The blaze started near the combine in Parr field west of the Martin place and, aided by a strong wind, spread rapidly toward the farm buildings which were saved. The loss is not yet adjusted and is covered by insurance. A large force of men fought the flames.
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Mrs. Frank Martin
Athena
Combine
Parr Field
Martin Place
Martin
Forest fires sweep Washington Idaho and Montana frontier
Tinder dry forests in Washington Idaho and Montana glow with roaring fires. High winds fan the flames spreading across thousands of acres as battalions of men battle the blaze with shovels axes and hoses in a massive effort to quench the threats.
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Washington
Idaho
Montana
Milton Eagle Sold to Walla Walla Publisher
The Milton Eagle has been sold by Twifford and King ford to F J Wheeler of Walla Walla. Wheeler plans to take charge next week and has been with the Walla Walla Union during the past year.
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Milton Eagle
Oregon
Twifford and
Kingford
F. J. Wheeler
Walla Walla
Wheeler
Partial Solar Eclipse Observed From Athena
Several residents in Athena viewed the partial solar eclipse through smoked glass around four o'clock Friday afternoon. The event remained noticeable from 3 25 to 6 20 with observers noting varying visibility.
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Athena
First National Bank of Athena Financial Statement Snapshot
The bank reports loans and discounts totaling 576,627.16 with capital stock listed as overdrawn. U S bonds and other securities amount to 67,000.00. undivided profits 7,144.15. banking house 6,400.00. rediscounts and bills payable 227,304.97. deposits 734,266.23. The institution conducts general banking, pays interest on time deposits, and offers safety deposit boxes for rent.
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U. S
Banking House
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Goodman
Mercantile Trust
Milton Bonds
Hoffman
Shell
Shell Products
Everett Knight
G. W. Finch
Prop
Main Street
Reed & Hawley Mountain
F. Heath
Miss May Lanning
J. L. Harman
Athens
Umatilla County
New York City
David Taylor
Balfour, Guthrie & Company
Nye, Jenks & Company
Grandma Stone
S. GC. Stone
E. H. Stone
J. N. Stone
G. W. Tittsworth
M. Woodward
R. L. Maloney
A. B. Stone
Eva Woodward
Baughman
Francis Burnham
B. F. King
R. K. Brady
Seattle
John Callender
J. C. Stamper
Fred Page
Hidaway Springs
Eva McDonald
Miss McDonald
Grand Ronde
Umatilla
John Duffy
Martin Wheat
W. Boyd Whyte
Stangier Building
Attorneys-At-Law
Will, M. Peterson
G. SH. Bishop
Freewater
the Lumber
Turn-A-Lum Lumber Co
The
First National Bank of Athena
Penn Harris
Troy Laundry
Whitehead’s Barber Shop
Lee Whitehead
Russell
Twin City Cleaners
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