Oregon Board Allocates Higher Ed Functions For State
State board of higher education at the University club outlined allocations among the university, Oregon State College and normal schools. Key changes include keeping pure science and business at the university, sustaining vocational and applied programs at the college, and concentrating normal schools on teacher training for grade schools. The plan aims for about 700000 in projected savings and sets uniform student fees and self sustaining printing at Eugene and Corvallis.
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Portland
State Board of Higher Education
University Club
Oregon State College
Southern
Oregon Normal
Ashland
Monmouth
Eastern
la Grande
Eugene
State College
Corvallis
University
Oregon State
Woman Convicted in Husband Murder Dies in Prison
Funeral services were held for Mrs. Bessie Bidwell at Wallula. Bidwell, convicted of murdering her husband Alpheus Bidwell with poison in December 1928, died Friday at the state insane asylum in Medical Lake after appeals. Her co defendant Preston Rae Clark was executed a year earlier.
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Walla Walla
Bessie Bidwell
Alpheus Bidwell
Bidwell
State Insane Asylum
Medical Lake
Preston Rae Clark
Clark
Supreme Court
High Court
Forshaws Sail for Year in Europe to Visit Nurseries
Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Forshaw of Pendleton florists left Forshaw city this week for a long European trip. They will be abroad for nearly a year and plan to spend much time in nursery and seed-growing establishments.
Three Teaghers Die in Gorge Crash Near Mosier
Three Walla Walla teachers were in a car that plunged 250 feet over a cliff on the Columbia River highway between The Dalles and Hood River. Laura Taggard was killed. Blanche Reed and Clara Raskoff were seriously injured.
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Walla Walla
Laura Taggard
Clara Raskoff
Blanche Reed
Columbia River
Dalles
Hood River
Miss Raskoff
Miss Reed
Mosier Tunnel
Carroll Raskoff
Portland
Hampton
Iowa
Wa-Hi
Reed
Marcus Street
California
Taggard
Raskoff
Wa- Hi
Hood River Hospital
Herompanions
Taggart
Carol Raskoff
Pray Named Superintendent of New State Police
Charles P. Pray state parole officer and former justice department agent was named superintendent of the new state police by Governor Meier. Pray has led parole reforms since Meier’s administration and opened the Portland justice office. He will organize staff as ground work by officials and Major General Butler guided the setup.
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Salem
Charles P. Pray
Oswego
Department of Justice
Meier
Pray
Portland
Smedley D. Butler
Marine Corps
Quantico
State Police
Liquor Worth $20,000 Goes to Feed the Fish
Portland reports United States Marshal John L. Day destroyed $20,000 of confiscated bonded whiskey aboard the Maine. The 874 cases were dumped into the Willamette River and later burned at the incinerator after a court order. Vessel owner John Olsen received a six month city jail sentence.
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Portland
Maine
Coos Bay
United States
John L. Day
McNary
Day
DeWar
Johnny Walker
McCallum
Perfection
MacDonald
John Olsen
Coast Guard Service
Oregon boys enter national track meet in Chicago
Warren DeMaris of Bend high school and Fred Nowland of La Grande high school will participate in the national high school track and field championship in Chicago on Saturday. J. L. Gary, secretary of the Oregon High School Athletic Association, certified their entry after word from Chicago that the National Athletic Federation sponsors the meet.
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Oregon
Warren DeMaris
Bend
Fred Nowland
la Grande
Chicago
J. L. Gary
Oregon High School Athletic Association
National Athletic Federation
Trial of Cicero Hogan Postponed on Poppy Peddling Charge
The case against Cicero Hogan the state commander of World War Veterans charged with peddling without a license was postponed indefinitely by stipulation of City Attorney McIntorff and Hogan's counsel. Hogan sold poppies at Marshfield during the American Legion sale and was arrested after a quarrel with a local objector.
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Cicero Hogan
The
World War Veterans
McIntorff
Hogan
Marshfield
American Legion
Board orders Pendleton hospital for Multnomah inmate
Multnomah County inmates will be committed to the Eastern Oregon State Hospital at Pendleton rather than Salem to relieve overcrowding at the Salem institution, which houses more than 2100 patients.
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Multnomah
Multnomah County
Oregon State Hospital
Pendleton
Salem Institution
Board of Control
Salem Hospital
Pioneer Laura Gray dies at 83 in Pendleton home
Mrs. Laura Gray, 83, a state pioneer, died Sunday at the Pendleton home of her daughter Mrs. George Hartman. Her parents Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Bell crossed the plains in 1852. She was buried Tuesday at Astoria.
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Laura Gray
Pendleton
George Hartman
J. C. Bell
Plains
Astoria
Southern Branch Quits Portland Methodists Move
Bishop Arthur J. Moore announces the Southern Branch will discontinue competitive activity in Portland and transfer the entire Portland South church membership to the Northern branch. He praises Dr. H. S. Shangle and calls the members a sacrificing and fine people.
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Southern
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Portland
Northern Branch of
Methodism
Portland South Church
Arthur J. Moore
14Th Episcopal
Moore
H. S. Shangle
Suit to set aside federal judgment in Hickman arrest case
Federal Judge W P James in Los Angeles took under advisement a motion to set aside a $10,000 federal court reward awarded to Pendleton officers Tom Gurdane and Buck Lieuallen for arresting William Edward Hickman, killer of Marion Parker. Hickman was captured near Pendleton.
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Honda
Los Angeles
Tom Gurdane
Buck Lieuallen
Pendleton
William Edward Hickman
W. P. James
Los Los Angeles
James
Hickman
Marion Parker
Bank cashier Kenyon resigns amid irregularities in Springfield
The state superintendent said Kenyon the cashier of the Commercial State Bank at Springfield resigned at the department's request on Saturday. Kenyon's body with a throat cut was found Sunday as the bank was taken over by the state after an examiner found irregularities in his accounts.
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State Superintendent of Banks
Cbe. Kenyon
Commercial State Bank
Springfield
Kenyon
A. A. Schramm
Tax official to explain income and intangible tax laws at Pendleton court house
State Tax Commissioner R O Hawks and county assessor will be at the Pendleton court house tomorrow for one day only to explain intangible and income tax laws and advise taxpayers on returns, accompanied by an auditor.
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R. O. Hawks
Chas. Y. Galloway
Court House
Pendleton
Whitman Seniors Hold Banquet at Bingham Springs
Thirty eight members of the Whitman college senior class attended a banquet picnic dinner at Bingham Springs on Tuesday. Visitors from Walla Walla numbered eight and Pendleton totals exceeded fifty as various locals spent the weekend at summer homes and cottages. John Winn and daughter Lucille of Adams and Helen Hansell of Athena joined a Sunday visit at the Winn residence.
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Bingham Springs
Whitman College
Walla Walla
Springs
Pendleton
F. L. Ingram
Jack
Everett King
Jake Posiger
F. E. King
John Winn
Lucille
Adams
Helen Hansell
Athena
Winn
Lightning Sparks Twenty-Four Forest Fires in Oregon
An electrical storm over interior Oregon early Monday started twenty four fires in the Deschutes forests. All fires were reported under control as lookouts warned of another thunderstorm approaching from the south toward Fort Rock where timber meets high desert.
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Deschutes
Interior
Oregon
Fort Rock
High Desert
Oregon Cuts Chase Loan In Half To One Million
Oregon halved its $2,000,000 loan from Chase National Bank of New York after a $200,000 payment by the state treasury on Monday. The loan had been intended to cover finance gaps until the first half of 1931 taxes could be collected.
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Oregon
Chase National Bank of New York
Scouts Register Registrations for Camp Rotary
Boy Scouts in Walla Walla led by scout executive Robert H. Hayes have 20 registrations for four summer camp periods at Camp Rotary on the Walla Walla river. More enrollments are expected as parents sign applications. Five Eagle scouts named to junior officer roles with one younger post awaiting pick.
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Boy Scouts
Robert H. Hayes
Walla Walla
Camp Rotary
Walla Walla River
Banks Cut Interest Rates in Jackson and Josephine Counties
Jackson and Josephine county banks announce a rate cut for depositors effective July 1. The rate drops from 4 percent to 60 percent.
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Jackson
Josephine County
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