Brazil Withdraws from League of Nations
Geneva. The Brazilian government announced its formal withdrawal from the League of Nations in a cable to Sir Eric Drummond. The resignation cannot take effect for two years, following Senor Mello France’s earlier step. Brazil ends its connection, citing the council seat dispute and Locarno pledge supporting Germany’s permanent seat.
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Geneva
League of Nations
League
Pacheco
Brazil
Eric Drummond
Senor Mello France
Council
Spain
Locarno
Germany
Gerking Family Heads to Spokane and Alberta Visit
Mr and Mrs George Gerking and daughter Blanche travel Tuesday afternoon to Spokane to visit Mrs Errol Kenworthy and Mrs J W Pinkerton stays with niece Mrs Effie Allen. Pinkerton plans onward travel to McLeod Alberta to visit relatives and will be gone indefinitely.
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George Gerking
Blanche
J. W. Pinkerton
Spokane
Gerkings
Errol Kenworthy
Reservoir Reaches Peak Capacity at Athena Water Works
For the first time in months the Athena water works reservoir overflowed on Wednesday after replacing mains to the pumping station. Water supply rose as all sources including pumping station springs and the headwell were drawn to meet demand.
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Athena Water Works
Mountain farmers plant potatoes aided by rains
Mountain farmers completed planting in time to gain from heavy rains that fell earlier in the week. A large acreage was planted on mountain ranches this season with certified seed stock. The Irish Cobbler and Netted Gems varieties are becoming popular with growers.
Salem man 84 seeks marriage license with rare birthday
Harry Pearcy of Salem, age 84, plans to apply for a marriage license next week. He was born February 29, 1892, and has only seven birthdays since then, as February 29 did not occur in 1900 and other years he missed celebrations.
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Harry Pearcy
Salem
Pearcy
Field grown tomatoes push early market entry in Walla Walla
Alta Rogers of Sunnyside near the state line began marketing his field grown tomatoes at the same price as hot house fruit. He cultivates 28 000 plants on eight acres as tomatoes move in large lots within a week or ten days. About 125 acres are planted in the valley, a 30 percent rise over 1925.
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Walla Walla
Alta Rogers
Sunnyside
State Line
Rogers
Forest Fire Warning Urges Caution in Dry Weather
Forest Rangers warn campers to take strict precautions when building camp fires as dry weather returns and the fire menace grows.
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Forest Rangers
Rain Damages Lambert Cherries in Milton-Freewater District
Rain on Monday cracked Lambert cherries in the Milton-Freewater district just as the crop reached a sensitive stage, damaging many fruits and prompting growers to assess losses.
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Milton-Freewater
Traders Drive Wheat Prices Against Market Trend
Charles D. Micheals notes in the Chicago Tribune that large professional traders in Chicago and the East can invert price directions through massive buys and sells. The world wheat picture remains moderately bullish with dwindling crops abroad and a US yield shortfall projected.
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Charles D. Micheals
Chicago Tribune
United States
Department of Agriculture
Kansas
Europe
Chicago
Gisler couple from Anton visit Athena and recall Oregon trip
Reverend and Mrs. Gisler of Anton Washington stopped in Athena on Wednesday visiting Mrs Jane Harden. He had been in Aberdeen as a delegate to the Odd Fellows convention. They were returning from Salem where they visited relatives and friends. They formerly resided here and will be remembered by many.
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Gisler
Anton
Washington
Athena
Jane Harden
Aberdeen
Convention of the Odd Fellows
Salem
Mrs. Gisler
J C Penney to Close Athena Store Tomorrow
The J C Penney company store in Athena will cease operations tomorrow. Remaining stock will be sent to Goldendale Washington for a new Penney store to be opened and managed by Charles Dudley who led the Athena store.
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J. C. Penney Company
Athena
Goldendale
Washington
Penney
Charles Dudley
Oregon Pioneer Dies at 85 in Hillsboro Funeral
Mrs. P. M. Edwards oldest surviving white girl born in Oregon Territory died Saturday. Funeral services were held in Hillsboro under the auspices of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Born October 3, 1840 at Sauvies Island, her parents immigrated to America from England.
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P. M. Edwards
Oregon Territory
Hillsboro
Methodist Episcopal Church
Flag Day Observed in Athena on Main Street
Annual flag day was observed in Athena on Monday with flags displayed along Main Street in front of stores and business houses.
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Athena
Athena Pupils Successful in Second Examination
The second examination for the sixth seventh and eighth grades was held June 10 at the school house under the supervision of Mr Milton I Miller the seventh and eighth grade teacher. Those taking the Oregon History examination over and passing are Leland Jenkins and Ralph Moore. Marjorie Douglas raised her grade from 79 to 95. James Wilson who failed in May in Civil Government passed with a grade of 92 and earned a diploma.
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Milton I. Miller
Leland Jenkins
Ralph Moore
Marjorie Douglas
James Wilson
Mrs Beckner Injured in Pendleton Car Collision
Mrs. Fred Beckner and Francis Williams sustained painful injuries Tuesday evening near Pilot Rock when a car parked on the highway cut in front of the Beckner vehicle. Mrs. Beckner suffered a broken nose and bruises after being thrown. she was taken to St Anthonys Hospital in Pendleton.
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Fred Beckner
Francis Williams
Pilot Rock
Beckner
St. Anthonys Hospital
Pendleton
Discount and pricing plan for Umatilla wheat unchanged
Fred Bennion announced at the Northwest Millers and Wheat Growers convention in Spokane that this year's discounts and scouring charges on wheat from Umatilla county remain the same as last year. The group denied a wheat quotation basis on bulk wheat of 58 pounds per bushel but acknowledged that such a basis may become justifiable as time progresses.
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Umatilla County
Fred Bennion
Northwest Millers and Wheat Growers
Spokane
Huckleberries Frozen Across Mountain Slopes
Forest Ranger Albert Baker reports a hard frost on June 8 and 9 at Mottet Meadows nine miles east of the Toll Gate. He says nearly all huckleberries are frozen, with only a few possibly surviving on sheltered slopes. top ridge berries are gone.
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Albert Baker
Mottet Meadows
Toll Gate
Interior figures show large charge-offs on irrigation projects
Department of Interior data released under the omnibus reclamation adjustment act reveal total construction charges wiped off at 27,466,371 dollars. The Newlands project in Nevada tops the list with 5,462,376 dollars, while Umatilla project charges total 1,479,944 dollars.
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Department of Interior
Newlands
Nevada
Umatilla
Snow Falls in Idaho Towns Following Heavy Rains
Snow covered Wallace for several hours on Monday after one of the season’s heaviest rains. Two inches lay on the ground in Mullan and Burke.
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Wallace
Mullan and
Burke
Gypsy Ice Cream Social Tomorrow Evening
The B Y P A of the Baptist church invites the public to a Gypsy Ice Cream Social on the M L Watts lawn Saturday at 7 PM. Gypsy Princess D La Verga will perform revealing insights into personality and fortune via palm reading and physiognomy. Evening program includes orchestra numbers, solos, and readings by local performers.
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B. Y. P. A. of the Baptist Church
M. L. Watts
D’ la Verga
Solar System
Jolly Joy Maker
Lawrence Pinkerton
C. M. Eager
Edna Pinkerton
Jolly Joy Makers
C. H. Reeder
C. C. Stephens
R. B. McEwen
G. M. Eager
Frederica Kershaw
QRville Potts Disappears After Automobile Wreck
Orville Potts son of Mr and Mrs William Potts and brother of Mrs Archie McIntyre vanished after his wrecked car was found on a highway near Arlington. He left Pendleton Monday for Arlington and did not return. A search has continued with no trace of the driver.
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Orville Potts
William Potts
Archie McIntyre
Arlington
Potts
Pendleton
Three convicts thwarted escape at Oregon State Penitentiary
Guards caught Don Hall a two time loser in the prison tailor shop on Friday morning as Fred Blake and Lee Duncan reportedly returned to their cots after learning Hall had been captured.
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Oregon State Penitentiary
Don Hall
Fred Blake
Lee Duncan
Hall
Bids Called for Athena State Highway Building
State highway commission invites bids for a corrugated iron maintenance building at Athena to house equipment for upkeep east and west of town. Bids open July 24 in Salem. The structure will sit on Main and Second streets lots deeded to the State of Oregon after recent transfer, used by the maintenance department as storage.
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State Highway Commission
Athena
Salem
Robert Cutler
Main
Second
State of
Oregon
Highway Maintenance Department
Bill McKenzie May Become Oil King
Weston resident Bill McKenzie long active in farming in Montana’s Judith Basin reports locating oil prospects while digging a well on his land. A geologist backs the finding and McKenzie has begun leasing his property on a royalty basis in anticipation of success.
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William McKenzie
Weston
Judith Basin
Montana
McKenzie
Page Charged With Suborning Perjury In Robbery Case
Seattle charge of subornation of perjury filed against Thomas D. Page brother in law of Miles Poin dexter Spokane ambassador to Peru. Page served as attorney for Thomas McMahon convicted here Saturday of robbery and murder. Thomas Ferdinand Randadli a witness later recanted saying Page is his folks attorney and he hoped his testimony would help.
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Seattle
Thomas D. Page
Miles Poindexter
Spokane
Peru
Page
Thomas McMahon
Thomas Ferdinand Randadli
McMahon
Will Reside in Milton as New Milton Couple
Armonde de Merritt arrives from Marshfield to work at Standard Oil in Milton with his wife Mrs de Merritt living with Henry and Mrs Dell. Friends praise the near arrangement and anticipate the couple settling close by.
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Armonde de Merritt
Marshfield
Standard Oi Company
Milton
de Merritt
Henry Dell
Young couple obtains marriage license in Walla Walla
An 18 year old boy and a 17 year old girl received a marriage license in Walla Walla with parental consent. The parties are Floyd Hodson of Walla Walla and Thelin E Bruice of Freewater.
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Walla Walla
Floyd Hodson
Thelin E. Bruice
Freewater
Whitman College in fine shape and growing needs voiced
Whitman College reports strong finances with endowment of 1 187512 53 plus a 100000 bequest and real estate valued at 413720 10. 608 students attend the college and 241 at the conservatory for a total of 849. President Penrose notes need to expand Dorsey Hill duties and improve faculty ratios from 1 to 16 to 1 to 10 while remaining in good health after forty years of service.
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Whitman College
Thomas Burke
Lyman Hall
Whitman Building Corporation
S. B. L. Penrose
Conservatory of Music
Penrose
Dorsey M. Hill
Northwest
United States
Sea Beast at Standard Theatre Two Nights
Coming to the Standard Theatre for a two night engagement June 25 and 26 is The Sea Beast. The film stars John Barrymore Dolores Costello and George O’Hara, adapting Moby Dick into a celebrated screen epic praised by national reviewers. Athena residents get prime seating for the show.
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Standard
National Board of Reviewers
John Barrymore
Dolores Costello
George O'Harra
Herman Melville
Athena
Portland Girl Rescues Poet At Rockaway Beach
Miss Statira Smith, a 14 year old from Portland, saved Leland Davis, a Portland poet, from drowning at Rockaway Beach. Davis exhausted after swimming about 500 yards beyond the breakers near Twin Rocks. Miss Smith swam to him after submerging twice. Strong currents forced a half mile tow to reach the shore.
Plunges to Her Death at Sunset Falls Near Index
Alberta Legge, 15, of Seattle, leapt across rocks at the 276 foot Sunset Falls with her parents and brothers nearby. She slipped and was swept over the cataract. The falls have a history of fatalities with 20 men drowned attempting to leap it in boats.
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Alberta Legge
Seattle
Sunset
Index Washington
A. T. Leggee
Portland Wheat Exports Rise in Unusual Volume
Wheat exports from Portland last week reached 1,088,961 bushels with flour shipments at 10,865 barrels. Overbeck and Cooke forecast total June shipments of about 6,000,000 bushels of wheat, in addition to flour.
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Portland
Overbeck & Cooke
Coyotes Mass-Killed in Oregon May Hunt
The U S biological survey reports nearly 400 coyotes killed in Oregon during May by predatory animal control hunters led by Stanley Jewett. J H W Gubler of Klamath Falls topped the month with 21 coyotes and 5 hobcats, all adults, while Tom Rice of Condon captured 40 coyote pups and 2 adults in an unusually large kill.
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United States Biological Survey
Oregon
Stanley Jewett
J. H W. Gubler
Klamath Malla
Tom Rice
Condon
Two Die When Plane Crashes at Vancouver Field
Vancouver Washington Lieutenant Henry Walton Goode of Portland burned to death when Lt Oakley G Kellys DeHavilland plane crashed after takeoff from Pearson flying field at Vancouver barracks. Observer Lt Julius Charles Syfford of Hanford died later from injuries. A loosened connecting rod tore through the crank case causing the crash. Goode tried to land after realizing the trouble. the nose struck the field. Mrs Goode witnessed the tragedy. Goode was a second lieutenant in the 321st observation air squadron.
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Vancouver
Wash
Henry Walton Goode
Portland
Pearson Flying Field
Vancouver Barracks
Oakley G. Kelly
Julius Charles Syfford
Hanford
Quartermaster’s Reserve Corps
Goode
Kelly
Kelley
Change in Marine Acts Advocated in Senate
Washington D C Chairman Jones of the Senate commerce committee proposed two merchant marine amendments. One seeks to discourage monopoly by the American merchant marine and curb similar action in the future. The other defines domestic communities and regional ports tied to the shipping lines on the coastal divisions.
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Washington, D. C
Jones
Senate Commerce
Shipping Board
Seattle
Dollar
Congress
United States
Midwest Storms Kill 12 and Flood Large Area
Flooding from weekend storms hits the Middle West with six deaths in Illinois and six in Town Rockford. Hundreds forced from homes as bridges railways and roads wash away and utilities disrupted. Farmers call the event a million-dollar June rain benefiting crops.
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Chicago
Middle West
Illinois
Rockford
Public hearing denial on Dean Colvin Vo Dynent at Oregon
The board of regents of the University of Oregon denied a public hearing for Colvin Vo Dynent the dean of the college of literature science and arts. The Mise division members shifted focus to Dean Pymont and informed relevant parties of the decision.
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Eugene
Colvin Vo Dynent
College of Literature, Science and Arts
Board of Regents
University of Oregon
Mise
Pymont
Norge Pilot Promoted to Major General in Rome
The notice states that Colonel Umberto Nolita, linked to an Amundsen expedition, has been promoted to major general. The report notes a political context and a military appointment affecting commands and leadership.
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Norge
Rome
Umberto Nolita
Croudel
Ithe
Amundsen Potur
Sittelin
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J. C. Penney
Snow Falls
Idaho
Qrville Potts
Athena State
Bill McKenzie
Tom Page
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SEA Beast
321St
Midwest
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