Pendleton Round-Up plans begin as event nears
Pendleton signals full preps for the 22d annual Round-Up August 27 to 29 with a pioneer night pageant Happy Canyon. Anticipated strong southwest representation includes McCarty & Elliott from Chugwater Wyoming and Drumheller's from Walla Walla Washington. Noted riders, buckers, and women steer ropers are among contenders, with Midnight the famed unrideable bucker expected in finals.
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Pendleton
Happy Canyon
Southwest
McCarty & Elliott
Chugwater
Wyo
George Drumbheller
Walla Walla
Wash
Midnight
Long Tom
Mabel Strickland
Burbank
Cal
Drumheller
Vera McGinnis
Tia Juana
Agua Caliente
Bob Crosby
Monument
N. M
National Grain Cooperative gains Soo Line terminal in Minneapolis
Farmers National Grain Corporation announces purchase of the Soo Line terminal elevator at Minneapolis with 2,300,000 bushel capacity and room for future expansion. The deal includes leasing 25 warehouses and elevators across Idaho Utah and other intermountain sites. President C E Huff says the acquisition strengthens grain handling in the Pacific Northwest and intermountain region.
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Chicago
Minneapolis
Farmers National Grain Corporation
The
Grain Corporation
Intermountain
Idaho
Utah
Colorado Territory
Three States
Intermountain Territory
Pacific Northwest
National Grain Cooperative
C. E. Huff
Harvest of Peas Begins in Dayton Area Farm
Australian peas for seed are being harvested in the Dayton vicinity. A nine acre upland field on the E M Alderman farm in Union Vale is being mowed with a side delivery attachment. Threshing will be performed with a combine.
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Dayton
E. M. Alderman
Unionvale
Fire destroys sacks at Vanderahe ranches in Milton area
A smut explosion in a stack of sack ed wheat caused a fire on Vanderahe brothers ranches near Milton. Between 800 and 1000 sacks of grain were destroyed. The roster includes Dick Truitt Okmulgee and others as roping and bucking champions. The August roundup features the arrival of Texas longhorns and a dress-up parade. Dan Clark of the Union Pacific is buying cattle in the southwest.
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Vanderahe Brothers
Milton
Dick Truitt
Okmulgée
Okla
Pete Knight
Calgary
Pendleton
Cheyenne
Turk Greenough
Jackson Hole
Wyo
Roper
B. Pardee
la Junta
Colo
Ed Wright
Wright
Texas Longhorn
Dan Clark
Union Pacific
Southwest
Bulk method best for grain growers
Oregon State College report shows a 3 to 4 percent saving in production costs if grain is handled in bulk rather than in sacks. Field survey of 316 farms notes that rough terrain and limited bulk facilities at shipping points slow adoption, while farm storage is costly and financing limited. Co operative effort may be needed to build bulking facilities. George Winship, now based in Pendleton, visited last Friday.
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Oregon State College
Oregon State College Experiment Station
G. W. Kuhlman
Farm Management Department
Federal Department of Agriculture
Idaho
Washington
Northwest
Farm Debt Moratorium Gains Favor in Kansas and Southwest
A Kansas City dispatch reports a broad move toward informal farm debt moratoriums as farmers, bankers, and merchants arrange extensions to hold grain for higher prices. Progress includes store credit for grain in lieu of cash, postponed payments, and elevator methods to ease debt burdens amid record wheat yields. Congressmen push for mortgage relief and the Farm Board faces pressure to hold surplus stocks until the new crop moves. Farmers rally to preserve price potential despite rising port receipts.
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Kansas City
Southwest
Kansas Wheat Belt
Edgar C. Howard
Nebraska
Washington
Hoover
Federal Farm Board
Daily
Drovers Telegram
Kan
Walla Walla Wheat Samples Show Improvement
Portland reports on latest Walla Walla crop wheat show improved quality. Hard winter wheat from Stone and Pleasant View stations graded No 1 with 60 pounds per bushel and no smut. Clyde samples reached 60 pounds with no smut while eastern red weighed 58 pounds with 0.5 percent smut.
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Portland
Walla Walla
Clyde
Walla Walla Station
Pigs Expected to Rise in Year Across United States
Figures from Oregon State College indicate about eight percent more pigs may be raised this year with the largest rise in fall pigs and a smaller gain in spring pigs. Western coast states show the biggest percentage increase while corn states are forecast to lead in actual numbers.
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Oregon State College
McNaught Family Sells Hermiston Holdings Moves to Portland
The McNaught family, early Umatilla project settlers, sold their Hermiston holdings and departed for Portland where they plan to reside. Mr McNaught will open an office in Portland or manage alfalfa sales.
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McNaught
Hermiston
Portland
Umatilla
National figure J C Penney to speak at Pendleton dinner
J C Penney organizer of the Penney store system and national figure in finance and commerce will address the Pendleton chamber of commerce membership dinner on July 28. He will be hosted in Pendleton by J E Airey of the local Penney store.
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J. C. Penney
Pendleton
Fire damages Wes ton hotel upstairs rooms
Fire Friday morning struck the upstairs rooms of the brick Weston hotel. Volunteer firemen battled the blaze for about an hour and gained control. The damage is estimated at 2500 dollars.
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Weston Hotel
Hoss Supports Cuts in Auto License Fees and Gas Tax
Hal E. Hoss, secretary of state and head of the motor vehicle department, backs reducing motor vehicle license fees with the Oregon Tax Conservation League proposal from 26 to 33 1 3 percent and even favors a 50 percent cut. He also supports a 5 cent gasoline tax allocated to counties to offset revenue losses.
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Salem
Oregon Tax Conservation League
Hal E. Hoss
Hoss
State
Conservation League
Trapped Cat Bites Girl at McDevitt Ranch Near Heppner
Miss Annie McDevitt suffered bite injuries to both hands when a cat caught in a coyote snare on the McDevitt ranch near Heppner attacked her as she tried to free it. She received medical care and tetanus antitoxin at a local physician’s office. A separate note reports the Forest Service plans a 70 foot lookout tower at Bone Springs ranger station 40 miles northeast of Tollgate with a log cabin for observers.
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Annie McDevitt
McDevitt Ranch
Heppner
Heppener
Forest Service
Bone Springs
Tollgate
Forest Fire
Weston Mountain Seed Potato Association Trials Montana Seed
The Weston Mountain Seed Potato Improvement Association with ten leading growers is testing certified netted gems from Montana this year to improve its product. Each member has planted several sacks of the Montana seed in tuber unit.
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Weston
Weston Mountain Seed Potato Improvement Association
Montana
Airport engineers upgrade Meacham field for Varney line
Salt Lake City and Washington engineers work on Meacham emergency airport to aid the Varney airmail route. Radio and teletype buildings are planned and runway reconstruction is underway for improved operations.
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Salt Lake City
Washington, D. C
Meacham
Varney
Fire destroys home of Mr and Mrs Phil Worth in Walla Walla
Flames consumed a house in Walla Walla owned by Mr and Mrs Phil Worth for 28 years. The uninsured building burned to the ground as firemen arrived too late to save it.
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Phil Worth
Walla Walla
Milto n couple Mary Eleanor McEwen and Paul Gilmore Huseby wed
Miss Mary Eleanor McEwen and Paul Gilmore Huseby married at Milton on Friday with Rev T B Wheeler officiating at the bride’s home. About 49 guests attended a wedding breakfast before the couple departed for a coast honeymoon and planned to reside in Matheson California where Huseby is a mining engineer.
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Milton
Mary Eleanor McEwen
Paul Gilmore Huseby
T. 8. Wheeler
Matheson
California
Huseby
New settlers settle in Westland irrigation district
Several new settlers move into the Westland irrigation district on the west side of the Umatilla river in Hermiston district. They take up home sites on cheap land as water is plentiful this season. Newly seeded alfalfa fields are thriving and the second cutting of hay is expected to be a bumper crop.
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Westland Irrigation District
Umatilla River
Hermiston
Milton Wheat Harvest Reaches Peak In Milton District
Harvest in Milton district peaks this week as machines finish runs. Yield exceeds early expectations though grain quality falls below the usual standard due to hot weather pinching the crop.
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Milton
Milton Worker Improves After Fall at Bree
Earl Diviney an employee of Milton city who fell from a bree last week fracturing a vertebra is improving at St. Mary's hospital in Walla Walla. He is expected to remain in the hospital about eight to ten weeks to heal the injury.
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Earl Diviney
Milton
St. Mary's Hospital
Walla Walla
Injured Man Elvin Mays Recovers at St Anthony’s
Elvin Mays, the young man hurt at the Corwin ranch near Pilot Rock when a derrick fork fell on him, is reported to be recovering at St Anthony's Hospital. He sustained a fractured skull and a broken leg.
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Elvin Mays
Corwin Ranch
Pilot Rock
St. Anthony's Hospital
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George Winship
Conoco
Continental *Oil Company
Athena
Bryce Baker
Kansas
Southwest Section
Superior
ROGERS @ GOODMAN
Mercantile Trust
New Project
Baker
Boise
East
Gordon M. Watkins
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