First Wheat Load Delivers In Athena Season
George Gerking delivered the first load of new wheat in Athena for the season on Saturday and the Farmers Elevator Co. received its first grain July 13. Harvesting in the area is ramping up with Fortyfold ripening early and yields expected strong, around 50 bushels per acre in favored locales. Umatilla county crop total eyed at six and a quarter million bushels with about one million contracted at 90 cents to $1 and up. No. 1 grade grain and rising prices reflect good weather and favorable prospects for Northwest farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Gerking
Athena
Farmers
Gerking
Farmers’ Grain Elevator Company
Pilot Rock
Henry Collins
Pendleton
Umatilla County
Potato Crop Prospects Show Lower U.S. Output and Stable Prices
The Portland Oregonian reports total U.S. potato production this year at about 879,290,000 bushels, down from 462,943,000 last year, with key regions varying. Montana to the Pacific coast forecast 64,267,000 bushels versus 63,720,000, midwestern producers 113,387,000 down from 148,562,000, and the northeast and upper southern states at 180,661,000 versus 189,963,000 last year. Maine expected 4,000,000 more than 1928, while three sections total 53,950,000 less.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland Oregonian
United States
Montana
Colorado
Pacific Ocean
Dakotas
Iowa
Michigan
Beers Testimony Tells Why Family Brew Near Nine Children
Mrs. Louis Isbell testified in a Port Townsend Washington justice court that one hundred fifty bottles of beer would last her nine children about two weeks. She said the beer was not for sale and that the frequent brewing was to feed the household.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Isbell
Port Es
Wash
Farm Board to Work Through Commodity Groups for Pricing
The Farm Board announces a policy to improve farmer prices by organizing with established commodity groups. It plans a permanent structure and will move carefully, coordinating with existing agencies and attending the American Institute of Cooperation meeting in Baton Rouge July 29. The board also weighs how to use its 150 million dollar loan fund amid wheat price changes and the split between pool farmers and cooperative operators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Institute of Cooperation
Baton Rouge
Congress
Legge
Hoover
Dr Blatchford Takes Over Athena Dental Practice
Dr J L Geyer disposed of his Athena practice and office equipment to Dr Ruskin Blatchford of Salem. Blatchford arrived in Athena Monday to take over the office as Geyer moves to Wal La Walla. The Salem Statesman notes Blatchford is son of local residents and recently graduated from North Pacific Dental College in Portland. He attended Willamette University 1923 to 1925 and was active in Phi Omega and Sigma Tau fraternities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Geyer
Athena
Ruskin Blatchford
Salem
Blatchford
The
Salem Statesman
Benjamin Blatchford
Geyer
Walla Walla
Dr. Blatchford
Salem High School
Willamette University
North Pacific Dental College
Portland
Phi Omega
National Dental Fraternity
Willamette
Sigma Tau Fraternity
Carnival worker killed on Oregon merry-go-round in Elgin
Harold Eugene Reed of Yakima Washington, 2 ½, was ground to death under the gears of a carnival ride in Elgin Oregon Monday. Reed, a concession operator, climbed atop the ride to aid in trouble, slipped, and was crushed as the gears caught him. His back was broken and his body terribly mangled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Eugene Reed
Yakima
Wash
Elgin
Ore
Reed
Picnic on Umatilla River with Athena group
A Sunday picnic was enjoyed on the Umatilla river by an Athena party including Mr and Mrs Donald Johnson Mr and Mrs Rawl Morrison Mr and Mrs Arnold Wood and several guests Misses Blanche Johnson Lois McIntyre Pearl Ramsay Hilde Dicken and James Hodgen with doctors Geyer and Cowan and Beryl Hodgen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Umatilla River
Athena
Donald Johnson
Rawl Morrison
Arnold Wood
Blanche Johnson
Lois McIintyre
Pearl Ramsay
Hilde Dicken
Dr. Geyer
Dr. Cowan
Beryl Hodgen
James Hodgen
Fire destroys large wheat field in Walla Walla County
A wheat field at the Asa ranch was scorched as an oil truck exhaust ignited a blaze in the evening. The fire swept through standing grain, destroying between 150 and 200 acres of crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walla Walla County
Asa Ranch
Hansell and Wood Harvest Partnership Expands North of Athena
Hansell Marion Hansell and Arnold Wood partner for harvest at the Hansell farm north of Athena. The Hansell caterpillar pulls the Wood International harvester as two International trucks haul bulk grain to storage. The machine started Tuesday and will move to the Wood place west of town after the Hansell crop is harvested, then to the Schick place northwest of Athena where Hansell also has crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Hansell
Arnold Wood
Hansell Farm
Athena
Hansell
Wood International Harvester
Wood Place
Schick Place
Mr. Hansell
Road Contract Near Weston Elgin Stretch
The Weston Elgin road grading contract will be let in Portland July 27, per Dorsey Hill from Hill's camp, with a slight route change delaying plans. The road will bypass MacDougall's camp by about 200 yards and head to the Olinger mill flat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weston-Elgin
MacDougall’ Camp
Toll Gate
Portland
Dorsey Hill
Hill
Walla Walla
Five International combines sold for harvest season
Rogers & Goodman local distributors report the sale of five International harvesters and are assembling delivery to buyers. The district has several of these machines and all are said to give excellent satisfaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rogers & Goodman
International
Ed Kidder in town for logs bound for Milton mill
Ed Kidder, living east of Gibbon, visited town Wednesday. He is cutting yellow pine on his property and shipping logs to Gibbon where they are loaded for the Harris Brothers Mill at Milton. Logs bring 13 dollars per thousand board feet f o b Gibbon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed. Kidder
Gibbon
Harris Brothers
Milton
Benjamin Franklin Winn Dies After Long Farming Career
Benjamin Franklin Winn, a prominent farmer of the Couse Creek neighborhood south of Milton, died at his farm home on Wednesday after sixty five years of work in the area. He was known for his dedication to farming and community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Franklin Winn
Couse
Milton
Mary Ann Berryman Called To Rest In Walla Walla
Mrs. Mary Ann Berryman a long time Walla Walla resident since 1869 died at her home Monday evening at age 83. Her passing ends a long local life noted in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ann Berryman
Walla Walla
That City
Pioneer Week at Camp Kiwanis Highlights Wohelo Honor
Wauna Camp Fire Girls attended Pioneer Week at Camp Kiwanis led by Florence Craver. All girls earned Wohelo honors for the first time in the camp's history while Waw girls achieved national recognition in hand craft nature craft and camp craft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilda Dickenson
Wauna
Kiwanis
Florence Craver
Walla Walla
Council
Esther Berlin
Mildred Hansell
Mary Berlin
Marjorie Montague
Esma Hiteman
Mary Tompkins
Myrtle Campbell
Alberta Sister Visits Athena Family Reunion
Mrs. J. W. Pinkerton hosts her sister Ada Thompson of Alberta who arrived in Athena during a Milton visit. Ada, formerly Ada Wormley, returns after twenty years with many changes noted. In a few days her daughter Edna will join them, visiting last summer at the Pinkerton home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta
J. W. Pinkerton
Ada Thompson
Athena
Pinkerton
Milton
Thompson
Ada Wormley
Antlers Export Trend Noted In Customs Figures
The report shows Hongkong taking 26,886 pounds and the Chinese mainland 10,000 pounds of deer horns and elk antlers. The materials are destined for medicines after grinding and mixing with liquids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Hongkong
Adams Endeavorers Social Hosts Columbia Union Guests
The Adams Christian Endeavor entertained Columbia Union members from across the county at the Ladies Community club rooms last Saturday evening. About 40 people attended and Miss Jamita Crawford, president of the Columbia Union, led the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams Endeavorers
Adams Christian Endeavor
Columbia Union
Ladies Community Club
Jamita Crawford
The
Pastor Sias to Return as Local Church Pastor
Pastor Sias who led the First Christian Church of Athena returns to assume the pastorate here after the church board proposed his name and the membership unanimously elected him last Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sias
First Chistian Church of Athena
Mr. Sias
Portland Mill Fire Injures Three Firemen
A fire swept the old unoccupied Dollar-Portland Lumber mill on the waterfront injuring three firefighters. Property loss estimated at 25 000 to 30 000 dollars and several automobiles destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Dollar-Portland Lumber
Father and Son Drown In Deschutes Rapids
A. B. Gronewald, 45, Wasco county school superintendent for 15 years, and his 10 year old son Joseph drowned in Deschutes River rapids above Shearer bridge after Gronewald failed to rescue him. Both bodies not recovered. coroner organized a netting party. Gronewald was a prominent The Dalles citizen and former high school coach.
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Dalles
A. B. Gronewald
Wasco
Joseph
Deschutes River
Shearer Bridge
Arthur Cook
Gronewald
Zell
Dalets
Enlarging Heating Plant at First National Bank
The steam heating system is being expanded with a larger boiler and extra radiators. The adjoining bank building housing the branch library and local telephone exchange will also be heated by the new system. The new boiler will include an automatic fuel feeder supplied by Smythe-Barthel Co of Pendleton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank
Bank
Smythe-Barthel Company
Pendleton
The Red Dance at Standard Theatre This Weekend
Charles Farrell and Dolores Del Rio co star in The Red Dance a photoplay based on a prince and peasant girl tale. The silent Fox production shows the meek conquering the mighty and a simple girl ruling councils of state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Farrell
Dolores del Rio
Standard Theatre
Fox
Jail Not Escape Proof at Lewiston Jail
Newly built Lewiston county jail claimed escape proof was jimmied by two prisoners Saturday freeing themselves. Nez Perce county officials will sue Pault Jail Company, makers of the cell house, for damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewiston
Nez Perce
Pault Jail Company
Milton-Freewater Juniors Dominate Pendleton for Eastern Oregon Title
The Milton Freewater junior baseball team defeated Pendleton 19 to 7 on Sunday. The undefeated victory advances them toward Baker to face the Ontario juniors for the Eastern Oregon championship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton-Freewater
Pendleton
Baker
Ontario
Astern Oregon
Mrs Read Improving After Auto Crash at General Hospital
Mrs Read improving after car accident Friday last week. She is reported to be improving nicely at General Hospital in Walla Walla and may be moved to her home early next week.
Jailed for sharp-object incident at Pilot Rock
George Moore, a Black man, took a knife from Mateo a Mexican at Pilot Rock and used a sharp object to injure him. Moore was fined 100 dollars and is serving a 60 day sentence in the Court ty jar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Moore
Mateo
Pilot Rock
Moore
Grasshoppers Attack Beans Near Athena Field
Marion Hansell field superintendent for Fickhoff company and county agent Holt respond to a grasshopper onslaught on the W. J. Kirk place southeast of Athena. Holt prescribes a poison mix of bran white arsenic Paris green salt and molasses to broadcast at 12 pounds per acre. Poison had to be shipped from Spokane delaying treatment. No other bean fields show attack and a past outbreak is recalled near Thorn Hollow.
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Fickhoff Company
W. J. Kirk
Athena
Marion Hansell
Holt
Spokane
New Infirmary Is For Use of All Veterans
A new $250,000 infirmary at the U S Veterans hospital in Walla Walla was dedicated with exercises and a guided tour. Eugene P. Carver of Boston Mays commander in chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars urged universal hospitalization for veterans and stressed the need for more and better hospitals, noting waiting lists and inadequate tuberculosis facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walla Walla
U. S. Veterans Hospital
Northwest
Eugene P. Carver
Boston
Mays
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United
Mrs Otis C Ingle Dead in California
Mrs Otis C Ingle sister of Mrs Retta Potts of Athena and Joseph N Scott of Pendleton died at her Orange California home Sunday after a lingering illness. Mrs Potts and Miss Myrtle Potts cared for her and were joined by Mr Scott who later returned home. J A Scott, a brother, lives at Enterprise.
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Otis C. Ingle
Retta Potts
Athena
Joseph N. Scott
Pendleton
Orange
California
Potts
Myrtle Potts
Ingle
Mr. Scott
J. A. Scott
Enterprise
Walla Walla Halts China Pheasant Season
The Walla Walla County Game Commission closes the fall China pheasant season. It says hunters may have six or seven days to hunt Hungarian partridges north of the Walla Walla River. Surveys show Chinese pheasants in the county are greatly depleted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walla Walla County
New Pool Manager Named at City Park
Dale Stephens becomes manager of the Legion swimming pool at City Park succeeding George Banister who leaves to join Preston-Shaffer Milling Company. Banister’s departure follows weeks of Stephens working behind the Steve's counter while preparing to take over the post.
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Dale Stephens
George Banister
The
Legion
City Park
George
Preston-Shaffer Milling Company
Dale
Steve's
Mrs M L DePeart Heads West for Seattle Visit
Will leave soon to spend the summer with her daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs O D Harris in Seattle. Mr Harris resigned as pastor of the Christian church in Everett and is now in the insurance business in Seattle where he has purchased a home.
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M.L. DePeart
O. D. Harris
Seattle
Harris
The
Christian Church
Everett
Police Kill Robber at Portland Theatre Office
An unidentified robber attempting to escape with $4,000 in hand was shot and killed by two policemen outside the Portland Theatre office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland Theatre
Franklin County Wheat Harvest Under Way With Strong Yields
Franklin County reports the wheat harvest has begun in the county wheat belt with good prospects. In portions along the Snake River, yields are noted as better than earlier expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County
Wheat Advances as Prices Hit Seasonal Highs Across Markets
Chicago and global markets surged as drought and extreme heat battered the prairie and Northwest. Wheat futures rose to about 1.54 a bushel for December and 1.44 to 1.49 for nearby months, with exports and public buying boosting values and signaling sharply reduced Canadian yields.
West Coast Hardware Chain Nears Completion
The San Francisco Chronicle reports the project to form the first western hardware chain and acquire 125 or more stores across Washington, Oregon, California and Arizona is nearing completion. A San Francisco bond house has spent over a year engineering coast wide distribution plans and negotiating with retailers for store sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco Chronicle
West
Washington
Oregon
California
Arizona
San Francisco
Car Wreck Near Blue Mountain Station
Claud Price drove his Chrysler into a ditch near Blue Mountain station on Monday to avoid a collision with an approaching car. The slower speed kept the vehicle from serious damage and all occupants uninjured.
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Weston Leader
Claud Price
Blue Mountain Station
Claud
Bryn Mawr Couple Motor to Athena for Harvest Work
Mr and Mrs H M Saulsberry and their son from Bryn Mawr Wash drove to Athena early this week. Mr Saulsberry will oversee wheat harvesting on the Jackson place west of Athena. The family is building a new home at Bryn Mawr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryn Mawr
H. M. Saulsberry and Son
Wash
Athena
Pix Sells Store in Walla Walla to Ira M Camp
Albert Fix formerly ran a mercantile in Athena with F B Radtke and has sold his Walla Walla store to Ira M Camp of Endicott Washington. The subject also operated a store at Dayton, Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pix
Albert Fix
Athena
F. B. Radtke
Walla Walla
Ira M. Camp
Endicott, Wash
Dayton
Ash
Million Dollar Fire Destroys Seattle Union Pacific Wharf
A blaze at the Union Pacific wharf in Seattle caused about a million dollars in damage. Fire officials report the waterfront blaze as the city’s largest since 1914 with several firefighters hospitalized for burn injuries.
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Union Pacific
Seattle
Sim
Fdm
Ocat
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