Nation To Welcome Captain Lindbergh
National celebration planned in Washington for Captain Charles A. Lindbergh upon his return from Europe. A four cabinet member committee will organize events as ambassadors and officials anticipate diplomatic sensitivities. Lindbergh's reception in London included royal honors and a record crowd at Croydon, with 160000 plus cheering fans.
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Washington, D. C
Charles A. Lindbergh
Atlantic
Davis
the Navy
Wilbur
Hoover
New
Houghton
London
Lindbergh
New York
Chas. A. Lindbergn
Buckingham Palace
King George
Paris
Croydon
Infante
Oregon Trunk Crews Begin Northward Construction
Oregon Trunk construction crews have started work north of Sprague River in Klamath County to secure their D survey into Klamath Falls and block joint use of Southern Pacific trains from Pamina. Hauser Construction is active near the Strahorn Line, indicating urgency against potential O C B expansion and signaling a bid for common user rights both north and south in the basin.
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Bend, Or
Oregon Trunk
Klamath County
Sprague River Landing
Klamath Falls
Southern Pacific
Pamina
Hauser Construction
Klamath Basin
Strahorn
Wayerhaeuser
Sprague River
Lewiston Postmaster Ransom M. Co Burn Dies at 57
Lewiston Idaho postmaster Ransom M. Co Burn died suddenly at his home. A native of Lewiston he was 57 and finishing his second term as postmaster. He served in local public life and was a longtime city resident.
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Lewiston
Idaho
Ransom M. Coburn
Chicago Plans Civic Auditorium for 1928 Conventions
Chicago moves to back its bid for the 1928 Republican and Democratic conventions with a proposed civic auditorium seating 95 000 and costing 15 000 000 dollars. The plan aims to host both parties during the national political event.
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Chicago
Lindbergh Medal Bill to be Introduced in Senate
Senator Harry B Hawes announced in St Louis that a bill to confer the Congressional Medal of Honor on Captain Charles A Lindbergh will be introduced in the United States Senate when it reconvenes.
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St. Louis
Charles A. Lindbergh
United States Senate
Harry B. Hawes
Normal School Girls Injured in Auto Stage Smashup Near Lind
Dorothy Lee Jamita Woodruff and Thelma Wright all from Athena and Vancouver Washington were injured when a temporarily used auto stage overturned on a curve near Lind Washington Friday. Lee and Woodruff suffered severe bruises while Wright had serious injuries including a back fracture requiring casting and hospital care. A fourth passenger was hurt but details were unavailable.
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Dorothy Lee
Jamita Woodruff
Athena
Thelma Wright
Vancouver
Washington
Lind
Cheney Normal School
Miss Lee
Miss Woodruff
Miss Wright
Auto Stage
Coppock
Walla Walla
Ralph Allen Advises Intensive Cultivation
Ralph Allen, who treated wild morning glory patches on several farms last season with bi sulphide, says moisture conditions then destroyed lower plant parts but the tops survived. He advises the Press that intensive cultivation will finish destroying the plants now growing, which were partly killed by the treatment.
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Ralph Allen
W C T Society Meets at Mrs Tubbs Home
The W C T Society met at Mrs Clarence Tubbs home last Thursday with fifteen members present. Readings were provided by Mrs Bollinger Mrs Betts and Mrs Gordon. Solos were sung by Miss Zola Keen and Mrs Otho Reeder. The next meeting is set for June 28 at Mrs Stella Keen home.
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W. C. T. Society
Clarence Tubbs
Bollinger
Betts
Gordon
Zola Keen
Otho Reeder
Stella Keen
Graveling Underway on Umatilla Oregon-Washington Road
County Judge J M Sehannep says the Umatilla section from Pilot Rock to the Morrow county line will be graveled soon. About 10 miles in Morrow County remain to complete the highway. Graveling on the Adams Thorn Hollow road is also in progress and ends east of the Duffy schoolhouse to connect with the surfaced Adams road.
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Umatilla
Oregon-Washington
Pilot Rock
Morrow County
J. M. Sehannep
Adams-Thorn Hollow
Duffy School House
Adams Road
Coquille Shooters Capture The Oregonian Trophy
A five man Coquille team won the Oregonian telegraphic shoot in Eugene with 473 targets, beating seven rivals. Klamath Falls placed second with 471, while Washington County 469 and Fun Gene 468 followed among the top finishers.
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Coquille
Eugene
Oregonian
Klamath Falls
Washington County
Fungene
Salem
Heppner
Pendleton
the Dalles
Memorial Day Observances Quiet in Athena
Memorial Day had no formal exercises in Athena as businesses stayed closed and flags adorned Main Street. The Athena Cemetery Association reported improved grounds and visible individual work at the cemetery with visitors decorating graves throughout the day.
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Athena
Main Street
Athena Cemetery Association
Adams Defeats River Rats in Walla Walla League Sunday
Adams won 14 to 8 over River Rats in the Walla Walla Valley amateur league on Sunday. In the Blue Mountain league Pendleton beat Walla Walla 9 to 1 and Hermiston defeated the Indians 3 to 1.
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Adams
River Rats
Pendleton
Walla Walla
Hermiston
Indians
Memorial Day Observance At Athena Cemetery Noted For Care
Memorial Day observances drew hundreds to Athena Cemetery with veterans from Civil War to World War II honored by an American Legion post. The Athena Cemetery Association financed road macadamization and replaced an old fence with a new electric welded fence, while offering perpetual or annual care for lots. Perpetual care costs include a $100 irreducible fund or a $100 note with 5 percent annual interest.
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Athena Cemetery
Athena-Weston Post
American Legion
Athena Cemetery Association (Incorporated
Hunt Avenue
Athena Cemetery Association
Athena Ceme
Cemetery Association Seeks Backing To Improve Grounds
FRANK L. SMITH notes perpetual care options for cemetery plots and invites local residents to join. The group, still new, has made a credible showing and urges community support to address weed clearance and littering around graves to keep the cemetery tidy.
The Scarlet West at Standard Theatre Wednesday
The Scarlet West one of the finest outdoor pictures by First National will be shown at regular admission next Wednesday night. Also tomorrow D W Griffith presents Sally of the Sawdust with Carol Dempster and W C Nields in a circus tale by Dorothy Donnelly directed by the maker of The Birth of a Nation and Intolerance. Sunday Colleen Moore in It Must Be Love comes to the Standard. the film was delayed after a Portland fire burned part of it.
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First National
The
Standard
D. W. Griffith
Carol Dempster
W. C. Nields
Dorothy Donnelly
Colleen Moore
Portland
Rural Mail Boxes To Be Inspected Soon
Postmaster Barrett informs patrons on the Athena rural route that an inspector will review box conditions. He circulated guidelines requiring boxes four feet from the car track on level ground with accessible doors, urging patrons to meet standards to ensure uninterrupted service.
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Athena
Barrett
Fine Trout Catch on Umatilla River Draws Prize Rod
Lucien and Clarence Gagnon caught trout on the Umatilla River Sunday. Clarence displayed a Rainbow measuring 19 and a half inches at Athena and had it officially measured at Rogers & Goodman in the contest for the hardware firm prize fishing rod.
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Lucien
Clarence Gagnon
Umatilla
Clarence
Athena
Rogers & Goodman
Body of Oregon student found after canoe overturns
After 18 days in the Willamette the body of Harold Mangum a University of Oregon student was recovered about 50 yards from the municipal auto park in Eugene He died when a canoe overturned in the stream on Monday.
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Harold Mangum
University of Oregon
Willamette
Eugene
Mangum
Old Oregon Trail Described as Nation's Best Highway
Walter E. Meacham, president of the Old Oregon Trail association, extols the highway as a grand transcontinental spine. The route now runs by Seaside to The Dalles and onward toward the Idaho line, largely macadamized with ongoing paving through Wyoming and other states.
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Oregon Trail
Walter E. Meacham
Old
Oregon Trail Association
Oregonian
Ocean Beach
Seaside
Dalles
Idaho Line
Idaho
Wyoming
Rocky Mountains
Salt Lake City
California
W. C. T. U. Society to Aid Mississippi Flood Victims
The W. C. T. U. asks the community to prepare relief packages with clothing bedding and kitchenware for Mississippi flood victims. Place packages on front porches by Tuesday June 7. Members meet June 8 at the Christian church basement to sew for infants. Report sewing machines to Mrs. W. H. Cowan, president.
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W. C. T. U. Society
Mississippi
Christian Church
W. H. Cowan
Uma tilla County Pioneers’ Association Reunion
Weston gears up for the thirty fifth annual Uma tilla County Pioneers’ Association reunion to be held Friday and Saturday June 10 and 11. A two day picnic with a joint program will be made possible by active committee work and volunteers.
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Weston
Umatilla County
Athena Hotel Keeps County's Finest Cow
The Athena Hotel owns a Holstein cow named Bessie that yields nine gallons of milk daily. She provides all the butter for the hotel dining room and supplies ample milk and cream for guests.
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Athena Hotel
Bessie
Oregon state bird contest results announced meadowlark wins
Children of 400 Oregon achoely have voted the meadowlark winner of the state bird contest. The blue bird ran second with about 20,000 votes and the varied thrash was third. Other contenders included the white crowned sparrow the song sparrow and the junco.
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Oregon
Dresses Stolen From Cinderella Frock Shop in Walla Walla
Police report 50 to 60 new spring dresses were stolen Monday night from Cinderella Frock Shop stock in Walla Walla. Thieves gained entry by a skylight on the store roof, with Jewett W. Gardner, the manager, filing the report.
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Walla Walla
Jewett W. Gardner
Wheat crop ripens early in Athena district
Wheat in the Athena district is maturing ahead of schedule due to a spring freeze. Some fields show further advancement toward harvest than others, indicating uneven crop progression across the area.
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Athena
Kilgore Cafe Installs Frigidaire Freezing Units
The Kilgore Cafe installs Frigidaire equipment in its ice cream and confectionary department adding two freezing units. Jack Cunningham acts as the Umatilla County company agent overseeing the installation.
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Kilgore Cafe
Jack Cunningham
Umatilla County
Watts Purchases Myers Place Farm Near Athena
Watts buys the 440 acre Myers place at the head of Geer Spring road northwest of Athena from Richard Thompson. The purchase consolidates land holdings in the area and adds a sizable agricultural parcel to Watts’ holdings.
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Myers
Homer I
Watts
Richard Thompson
Thomas Myers
Geer Spring Road
Athena
Britain Breaks Diplomatic Ties With Soviet Russia
Foreign Minister Chamberlain delivered a note to the Soviet legation severing official relations and ordering Rosengels and staff to leave within ten days. The move, approved by the House of Commons 57 to 111, ends six years of Britain’s effort at peaceful relations and raises concerns over trade redirection.
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Chamberlain
Chesham House
Rosengels
Great Britain
Russia
House of Commons
Gervais Rentoul
Octopus and Diver Battle Over Body in Sound
Port Townsend, Wash. A huge octopus, carrying the body of one of five men who went down on the tug Warren, fought diver A. J. Hook 60 feet below. Hook, repairing a fish trap, chased the octopus with a pike pole, severing its tentacles and freeing the body after an hour-long struggle. The monster sank wounded to the muddy bottom.
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Port Townsend
Wash
Warren
Hook
Octopus
Salem Set to Vote on Property Valuation Law Referendum
Petitions filed in Salem declare a June 28 special election to challenge the property assessment law enacted last session. L B Smith of the Greater Oregon Association says 19 389 signatures exceed the required total to place the measure on the ballot. The measure expands county assessor powers and permits the state tax commission to review valuations.
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Salem
State Department
L. B. Smith
Greater
Ausensora
State Tax Commission
Southern Pacific Authorized to Buy Oregon & California Line
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved Southern Pacifics acquisition of the Oregon and California rail road and the Marion and Linn County railroad and authorized the company to issue 61,294,000 first mortgage bonds.
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Washington, D. C
Southern Pacific Company
Interstate Comerce Commission
Oregon & California Railroad
Marion & Linn County ‘Illroad
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Ww. Cc. T. U. Meeting
Coquille Shooters
Frank L. Smith
Illinois
Small
McKinley
Standard Theatre
Boston
Mayor Nichols
Georgia Press Association
New England
Pioneers’ Reunion
Meadowlark
Britain
Soviet
Diver
Body
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