Adventists take hold of hospital in Walla Walla
Seventh-day Adventists assume operation of the Walla Walla Valley General hospital after a foreclosure sale to the State Finance Company of Spokane. Walla Walla sanitarium will run for about ten more days awaiting court confirmation, then staff will move to the hospital. The sanitarium will later use the old facility as a girls dormitory for Walla Walla College.
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Walla Walla
Walla Walla Valley General Hospital
Seventh-day Adventists
State Finance Company of
Spokane
John F. Watson
Walla Walla Sanitarium
General Hospital
Superior Court
Spokane Eastern Trust Company
State Finance Company
Battle Creek Midh
Earth
Walla Walla Valley
College Place
Owners of Land on the Rogue River Fight Trespassers
Wealthy California investors who own river frontage sue to test trespass on the Rogue River bed arguing over navigability. The case targets miners as defendants while affecting private angling preserves along upper river. The Anglo London Paris National Bank of San Francisco represents trustees Frank Noyes Robert Fleishhacker D G Volkman Alfred Swinerton and Fred Burnhem. A temporary restraining order blocks mining operations pending further hearing.
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Medford
California
Rogue River
Gold Bay Dam
Anglo & London
Paris National Bank of San Francisco
Frank G. Noyes
Robert Fleishhacker
D. G. Volkman
Alfred B. Swinerton
Fred Burnhem
H. D. Norton
Wheat King Targets Low-Cost Harvest in Texas
In Texas, investor Hickman Price plans a $0,000 holdings harvest of 23,000 acres producing an estimated 500,000 bushels. An army of 300 workers and used combines aim to slash costs with fuel at 4.9 cents per gallon and oil at 18 cents. Machinery will be bought at 10 cents on the dollar and kept running. harvest crews will work day and night with minimal pause.
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Texas
Hickman Price
Price
Panhandle
Buses Evade Gas Tax Across State Lines
Charles R. Maybury of Washington state says freight and passenger buses with 100 gallon tanks evade the five cent gas tax by filling in Oregon where gas costs four cents a gallon and entering Washington with over twenty gallons, violating state law.
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Charles R. Maybury
Washington
Dayton Plan Renewed Amid Wheat Slump in Dayton
In Dayton Washington amid falling wheat prices supporters push to revive the Dayton plan for crop control. The plan calls for voluntary 25 percent withdrawal of grain from the market with contracted follow through and possible stock feeding or destruction. Also tied to Summers’ proposal to grind surplus grain into flour and sell on long credit to China.
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Dayton
Wash
Washington
Federal Farm Board
F. J. Wilmer
North Pacific Grain Grower's Co-Operative
J. J. Edwards
Edwards
John W. Summers
Congress
Fourth
Summers
China
Baby Left At Dance Near Dalles Prompts Patrol Alarm
A street dance in Dalles Oregon ended at midnight when cries of a baby led authorities to a child found under an oak tree behind the bandstand. An excited mother with a baby buggy arrived later and claimed the deserted infant.
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Dalles
Oregon
Oregon to be early focus of federal highway survey
Oregon will be among the first states with a detailed federal survey of its highway system. The study by the bureau of public roads, done in co operation with the state, tabulates current and future needs for surfacing widening removal of danger spots and elimination of grade crossings.
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Oregon
Bureau of Public Roads
Weston Elgin road project discussed by officials
Weston hosts highway representatives from Elgin and the state highway department. Commissioner Lynch voiced optimism about completing the Weston Elgin road in talks with C. W. Avery, secretary of the Blue Mountain Highway association.
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Weston-Elgin
Elgin
State Highway Department
Weston
Lynch
C. W. Avery
Blue Mountain Highway Association
Extra Agent Here at Union Pacific Station
Extra operator T. V. Megg is substituting at the Athen a station for vacationing Agent Eager. Mr. and Mrs. Eager stay at Seaside with daughters Betty and Virginia who arrived earlier. First certified wheat samples from Portland via Walla Walla proved light and smutted, judged not representative of the valley crop.
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T. V. Megg
Union Pacific
Athena
Agent Eager
Mrs. Eager
Seaside
Betty
Virginia
Walla Walla
Portland
Pendleton Postman Clarence Roach Reaches Long Milestone
Clarence Roach, a Pendleton postman, has walked diligently since starting mail duty for the U S. He began work twenty five years ago and now averages nine to fourteen miles daily. He is the oldest employee by service and enjoys perfect health.
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Clarence Roach
Pendleton
Uncle Sam
Mr. Roach
Apple Crop Large in Yakima Valley Survey
The Yakima valley reports a sizeable apple crop though not as bumper as last year. The land’s produce appears strong with a favorable view of the season and no grounds for major complaints.
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Yakima Valley
Wheat Fire Burns 10000 Bushels Near Lexington
A fire Friday destroyed about 10 000 bushels of wheat at the Barnet Marquardt and Shriever properties near Lexington. A combine owned by Charles Marquardt also burned in the same incident.
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Morrow
Barnet
Marquardt
Shriever
Lexington
Charles Marquardt
W. C. T. U. Helix Holds Annual Park Picnic
The W. C. T. U. of Helix held its annual picnic in the park with members from neighboring towns attending.
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Helix
Union
Cool Harvest Weather Boots Up On Farm Machinery
Weather brought cool conditions as several harvest machines began operating Monday and Tuesday, marking an active start to the harvest season with workers in the fields.
Fish Seining Triggers Replanting Across Lakes
Prolonged drought drives removal of millions of trout bass crappies and bluegills from Klamath and nearby lakes. Hyatt reservoir dried as ranchers claim water forcing seining to relocate fish to lakes in Klamath Lake and Modoc counties and others over thirty miles away.
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Klamath
Hyatt
Jackson County
Lake County
Alturas
Modoc County
Planning Big Parade At Corvallis For State Legion Meet
Oregon readers learn a plan for the biggest parade outside Portland Rose Festival tied to the American Legion state convention at Corvallis on August 6 7 and 8. The note highlights a large mobilization and community interest for the event. Huckleberries ripe in the mountains near Camp McDougal with three gallons picked by W H Gould. Western slopes offer slim picking with patches richer on eastern Blues slopes.
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Oregon
Portland
The
American Legion
Corvallis
Weston
W. H. Gould
Camp McDougal
Tollgate
Mrs Sanders Improving After Operation at Walla Walla Hospital
The condition of Mrs Frank Sanders, operated on at a Walla Walla hospital last week, is reported to be improving. She is expected to be removed to her home north of Athena shortly.
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Frank Sanders
Walla Walla Hospital
Guard Discharged After Prison Annex Rendezvous Scandal
Nine trusties at the state prison farm annex were found meeting women friends at a rendezvous near the annex on Sunday afternoons. They have been returned to the main institution, privileges revoked, and discharged from their guard duties.
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State Prison Farm Annex
Farm Annex
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Sanitarium Board
Wheat King
Sir Isaac Newton
Indianapolis
Altoona
Conoco
Conoco Travel Bureau
Denver
Colombo
Bryce Baker
ROGERS @ GOODMAN
Mercantile Trust
Oregons
Baker
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