County League Formation Urges Tax Reform in Umatilla
Taxpayers of Umatilla County meet in Pendleton to form a county wide Tax Conservation League. E B Aldrich James Johns M L Watts lead the effort with Governor Meier’s state league backing. Representatives from county court towns schools and granges urged to attend.
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Umatilla County
Pendleton
Tax Conservation League
Meier
E. B. Aldrich
James Johns
M. L. Watts
Athena
State Tax Conservation League
Julius Meier
Taxpayers League
Court House
Umatilla County Court
Grange
Tax Conservation Committee
Leslie M. Scott
Oregon Tax Conservation and Equalization League
Portland
State Tax Commission
Legislative Assembly
Lotsa Pickers Flock to Scenic Blue Mountains Outing
Reports say hundreds of people drove to the Blues east of Athena for a Sunday outing while temperatures in the valley rose to about 100. More pickers than berries noted in this lighthearted rural gathering.
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Blue Mountains
Athena
Tomato shipments roll from Walla Walla valley in good crop
Growers report several carloads of tomatoes moving daily from the Walla Walla valley with good quality. No prices have been quoted on shipments yet.
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Walla Walla Valley
Sunk Cowlitz loads Wheat In The Dalles Storm
The Columbia River steamer Cowlitz with a cargo of wheat lies in 50 feet of water five miles west of The Dalles after a severe wind storm swamped her engine room and sent the cargo shifting. Captain J W Exon and 11 crew were rescued. salvage prospects uncertain.
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Dalles
Columbia River
Cowlitz
J. W. Exon
Exon
Washington
Good Fortune Falls to Reeve Betts in East Ward
Reeve Betts, a Harvard medical student, is set to receive the Isaac Sweetzer scholarship worth 450 for next year. He has been notified by the scholarship board chair and will confirm formalities to secure the award. Betts is doing lab work at New England Deaconess Hospital and manages a desk at Massachusetts General Hospital, positions aiding his expenses.
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Massachusetts’ General Hospital
Betts
Pea Seed Cleaning Plant Opens Work on New Crop
About forty girls and women are employed at the local pea cleaning plant with about as many job seekers turned away as operations begin on the new crop. The supply of peas to be sorted should last three weeks or longer, and demand spurs competition and higher efficiency. Sorted peas will be used for seed while discarded peas are ground for feed.
Veterans convention backs Roseburg site for soldiers home
The Spanish American War Veterans convention in La Grande heard Vels endorse Roseburg as the new soldiers home site and condemned Saber club activities. They also discussed easing pension requirements and reviewed reports showing 22 camps in Oregon and 29 veterans dead in the past year.
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Vels
Roseburg
Saber Club
C. A. Townsend
Portland
Oregon
la Grande
Wheat Rises in Chicago on Bank Credit Plan News
Wheat advanced nearly two cents at Chicago trading as reports circulated that the United States proposed a plan to maintain American bank credits in Germany at the London conference. Analysts cited expectations that major foreign banks would support the scheme, lifting price support across markets.
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Chicago
United States
Germany
Severe Heatwave Hits Athena Pendleton and Grande
On Monday temperatures reached 109 in Athena with The Press office bulb at 102 in the afternoon. Pendleton registered 110 and Grande reached 107, marking the hottest day on record in the area.
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Athena
Pendleton
Youngest Law School Dean Appointed at U O Eugene
Wayne L. Morse, a 30 year old professor, becomes dean after Charles Carpenter resigns to join USC. Morse is noted for national recognition from crime research and the Oregon Crime Survey. Carpenter, who arrived in 1922, led steady progress at the University of Oregon law school. House headlines say Morse will be the youngest law school dean in the country.
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University of Oregon
Eugene Wayne L. Morse
Charles L. Carpenter
University of Southern California
Arnold Bennett Hall
Dean Morse
Dean Carpenter
University
Topeka
Kansas
Washburne College
Law School
Legal Profession of
Oregon
University of Minnesota
Dean Moree
University of Wisconsin
Columbia
Wayne L. Morse
Board of Higher Education
Board fires Howard at Oregon state school for the blind
The State Board of Control dismisses J.W. Howard as superintendent of the state school for the blind and ousts his staff effective August 15. Walter C. Dry, from the Washington State School for the Blind at Vancouver, is elected to lead. The decision follows a unanimous vote led by Rufus C. Holman with Hal E. Hoss voting to approve, after debate over regional staffing and educational focus. Dry will earn $1500 annually, same as Howard.
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Salem
State Board of Control
J.W. Howard
State School For the Blind
Walter C. Dry
Dry
Washington State School For the Blind
Vancouver
Howard
Rufus C. Holman
Holman
Hal E. Hoss
Oregon
Hoss
Board of Control
Meier
Petition filed to restrict vehicle license fees to three dollars
A preliminary petition for an initiative measure to cap state license fees on all automobiles and trucks at three dollars was filed with Secretary of State Hal Hoss by H. H. Stallard of Portland. The petition went to the attorney general for a ballot title. Completed petitions with 17,088 registered voters must be filed by July 8 next year for 1922 ballot placement.
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Secretary of
Hal Hoss
H. H. Stallard
Portland
Secretary of State
Couple Found Dead Near Pondosa After Car Gas Incident
Mr and Mrs William Ross of Union were found dead in their closed automobile near Pondosa by sheepmen. Investigators believe they stopped in the timber and were suffocated by car fumes. The bodies were transported to La Grande. The family had lived in Union for several years.
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William Ross
Union
Pondosa
la Grande
Fire at Campbell Ranch Destroyed 57 Sacks of Grain
The East Oregonian reports a grain fire on the Rufus Campbell ranch north of Pendleton. Fifty seven sacks of grain were destroyed while standing grain was saved by prompt action of nearby ranchers. The loss was substantial but specifics are not provided.
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Campbell Ranch
East Oregonian
Rufus Campbell
Pendleton
Oxman Main Witness in Mooney Bombing Case Dies
Dr Frank C Oxman known as the honest cattleman and key witness in the Mooney bombing trials died at his Durkee ranch. He testified that Mooney and Warren Billings placed a suitcase near Market and Steuart streets in San Francisco, aiding a murder conviction later reduced to life imprisonment for Mooney.
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Mooney
Oxman
Frank E. Rigall
Grayville
Ill
Rigall
Woodland
San Francisco
Billings
Additional Stages Union Pacific Adds Four Coach Service
Union Pacific stages add two motor coaches to the Athena route expanding to four coaches daily. Pendleton departures are 7 50 am 12 35 pm 3 65 pm 9 20 pm. Walla Walla departures are 8 55 am 11 10 am 3 10 pm 6 60 pm. Portland departures 7 50 am 12 35 pm 9 20 pm. Baker Boise and East departures 3 55 pm 9 20 pm.
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Union Pacific Stages
Athena
Pendleton
Walla Walla
Portland
Baker, Boise
East
Umatilla To Ship Wheat Down Columbia River
The steamer Umatilla owned by Willamette & Columbia River Towing will leave The Dalles this week carrying about 200 tons of wheat for Portland marking a new steam transportation route on the Columbia River.
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Columbia River
Portland
Umatilla
Willamette & Columbia River Towing Company
Dalles
Bees Attack Sends Woman to Bed in Walla Walla
Mrs. Harry Chadsey of Walla Walla is confined to bed after a swarm of bees stung her. June Stewart, who aided Mrs. Chadsey, also suffered severe stings.
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Harry Chadsey
Walla Walla
June Stewart
Chadsey
Gilliam Relative Visits Former Umatilla Treasurer at Pilot Rock Ranch
Miss Gilliam, former Umatilla county treasurer now living in Salem, visited relatives last week at the Gilliam McBroom ranch near Pilot Rock, her former home.
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Miss Gilliam
Grace Gilliam
Umatilla County
Salem
Gilliam- McBroom
Athena Golf Club Organized Elects Officers
A group of fifteen golf enthusiasts met at B. B. Richards office and formed the Athena Golf Club. Officers named are Gordon M. Watkins president J. C. Prestleye vice president and Fred Kershaw secretary treasurer. A grounds committee includes Laurence Pinkerton W P Littlejohn and Henry Dell. A tournament plan and score card box for upcoming handicaps were discussed.
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B. B. Richards
Athena Golf Club
Gordon M. Watkins
J. C. Prestleye
Fred Kershaw
Laurence Pinkerton
W. P. Littlejohn
Henry Dell
Justin Harwood
Penn Harris
D. A. Lowe
Equestriennes to Feature at Pendleton Round-Up Greeters
Pendleton Round-Up officials plan a new feature bringing in 60 equestriennes from Umatilla Morrow Grant and Gilliam counties to greet visitors and ride in parades. under the direction of George Strand and John Hales the committee will contact riders, chaperones named include Mrs. W. D. McNary and Miss Kathleen McClintock, barn space and feed provided, stock saddles likely used.
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Pendleton
George Strand
John Hales
Umatilla
Morrow
Grant
Gilliam
Equestriennes
W. D. McNary
Herb Thompson
Berkeley Davis
Kathleen McClintock
James Sturgis
Elmer McCormmach
Lowell Stockman
Helix
Charles Hoskins
Buck Lieuallen
John Kilkenny
Ronald Rew
Marion Hansell
Athena
Laurence Lieuallen
Adams
Kyle Guerrant
Thimble Club Completes Sunbonnet Baby Quilt Display
The Thimble club of the Neighbors of Woodcraft met at Mrs. Mary McKay s home and finished a sunbonnet baby quilt after months of work. The quilt will be displayed soon in the Red and White window. Hostess aided by Mrs. Will Harden and Mrs. C M McCullough. Members present include Mrs. J C Burke Mrs Willard Crabill Mrs Clarence Hand Mrs J A Garner Mrs Scott Mrs George Myrick Mrs Ad Pinkerton Mrs Fred Pinkerton Mrs Louis Keen Mrs Bruno Weber Mrs L A Cornell Mrs James Huggins Mrs Frank Coppock Mrs John Stanton Mrs Henry Booker Mrs Henry Miller Mrs Callie Sanders Mrs Starr Charlton Mrs Frank Little Mrs W R Harden.
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Thimble Club
Thimble
Woodcraft
Mary McKay
Red & White
Will Harden
C. M. McCullough
J. C. Burke
Willard Crabill
Clarence Hand
J. A. Garner
Scott
George Myrick
Ad Pinkerton
Fred Pinkerton
Louis Keen
Bruno Weber
L. A. Cornell
James Huggins
Frank Coppock
John Stanton
Henry Booker
Henry Miller
Callie Sanders
Starr Charlton
Frank Little
W. R. Harden
Calves Missing Prompt a Farmhouse Hunt in Bellingham
I B Miller of Bellingham found four of his nine Jersey calves missing from the barn. He did not call the sheriff but took a shotgun and visited all neighbors to warn them and describe what he would do when he found the culprit. Upon return, the four calves were found.
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I. B. Miller
Bellingham
Miller
Hoosier Picnic Planned in Mil City Park
Indiana natives and former Hoosiers from Milton Freewater communities plan a regular picnic in Mil City Park in the near future.
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Milton-Freewater
Milvity Park
Vetoed Bills to Return in Possible Extra Session
Governor Meier may trigger an extraordinary session to consider 30 vetoed measures from the previous regular session. Secretary of State Hoss plans to send 25 vetoed bills to the two houses, including 20 with full veto and five with minor item extractions, plus five more vetoed bills still awaiting action with their veto messages.
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Salem
Meier
Hoss
House
Water Supply Cuts Off Legion Pool From City System
Depletion at the springs feeding Athena’s gravity water source forces discontinuation of city water to the Legion swimming pool in the city park. The supply now comes almost entirely from the pumping station well.
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Athena
Legion
Weston Boy Killed as Tunnel Cave-In Traps Two Boys
Donald Ward twelve and Virgil Grover fourteen were digging a creek bank tunnel at Weston when the excavation collapsed near noon yesterday. Ward died of suffocation. Grover was rescued and survived. A helper alerted others after finding the scene.
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White
Weston
Donald Ward
Virgil Grover
Ward
Grover
Boisterous Party Ends in Three Arrests
A late Sunday party at Ora Shigley home led to three arrests by Officer Miller. Judge Richards fined Andy Rothrock and wife $10 and $25 with costs. Shigley was fined $50 as he did not appear. Shigley reportedly lost his job and left town.
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Ora Shigley
Miller
Shigley
Andy Rothrock
Richards
Rothrock
Preston-Shaffer Mill
Quail Story Marks McEwen's First Feature Piece
In the Nature section of the Sunday Oregonian a tale by Mrs. Ralph McEwen from the Athena Press chronicles Mr. Bob White a member of the quail family. The piece signals her move toward metropolitan feature writing.
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Sunday Oregonian
Bob White
Quail
Ralph McEwen
Athena Press
Empire Builder tracks reach California border scene
In California, work began as Jim Mill’s Empire Builder project crossed the Oregon California line. A massive track-laying machine dropped ties and rails 25 miles south of Klamath, marking a milestone in the Great Northern railway expansion.
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California
Jim Mill
Empire Builder
Great Northern Railroad
Oregon-California
Klamath
Dry Weather Plagues Butter Creek District
Old residents in the Butter Creek district report an unprecedented drought in the west part of the county. The dry spell has reduced hay and pasture, leaving little forage for livestock and stressing agricultural livelihoods.
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Butter Creek
Harvest 1 Wheat Field Yields Reported Across Athena Area
Harvesting the 1931 wheat crop progresses in the Athena Weston region with favorable weather. Ditches from heavy rains hinder big combines. Roy Cannon’s team overturns a machine but no injuries. Yields range from 25 to 62 percent bushels per acre across farms, with top plots at Frank Coppock and Read farm.
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Athena-Weston
Homer Watts
Roy Cannon
Bill Hoggard
Helix
Henry Koepke
Athena
Lila Kirk
W. O. Ferguson
Mr. Ferguson
W. O. Read
Bruce Crawford
Frank Coppock
Farmers Grain Elevator Company
Adams
Read & Barrett Threshing Outfit
Barrett
A. L. Swaggart
Substation Completed At a Cost of $12,000
Pacific Power & Light completes a 66,000 volt substation at roughly $12,000. The outdoor design features modern protective devices and will feed Athena and Weston by tapping 700 horsepower from the 66,000 volt line, replacing miles of 22,000 volt feeders from Pendleton for improved voltage and outage protection.
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Pacific Power & Light Company
Athena
Weston
Pendleton
Irrigation Help Pledged for Burbank District Rehab
Dr. Elwood Mead, commissioner of reclamation, promised partial rehabilitation for the Burbank irrigation district in Walla Walla county after a project visit. Dr. John W. Summers, representative in Congress, announced surplus power at Prosser dam on the Kennewick high line would be available to the district, which has suffered water shortages and seen good crops decline.
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Burbank
Walla Walla County
John W. Summers
Congress
Elwood Mead
Reclamation
Summers
Prosser
Kennewick High Line
Pendleton Men Build Heath Parasol Airplane
Two Pendleton men construct an airplane described as a Heath parasol type. The craft will use a three cylinder radio engine delivering 60 horsepower.
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Pendleton
Bem Pilot Rock Wheat Event Summary
Fragmentary OCR mentions Levi Lldridge and a Saturday event in Pilot Rock related to wheat. No clear outcome or full details available.
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Levi Lldridge
Bem
Pilot Rock
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U. of O
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