Treasury denies using public schools for prohibition propaganda
The Washington Bureau of the Portland Oregonian reports that the Treasury Department will not use public schools for prohibition propaganda. Prohibition Commissioner Doran said only pamphlets with facts will be available to schools if requested, and no teachers or lectures will be supplied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Portland Oregonian
Treasury Department
Prohibition
Doran
Enna B. Sutter
Statistical and Educational Division
Prohibition Bureau
Mills
Lowman
Depuy Prohibition
Jackson
Miss Sutter
Congress
Treasury
Bureau of Prohibition
Pinkerton Re-Elected Director At Union High School District No 7
At the annual meeting held Monday afternoon in Union High School District No 7 the election yielded fifteen votes all for incumbent director Laurence Pinkerton. The boards of directors in Districts 29 and 7 remain unchanged, with B. B. Richards previously re-elected in District 29.
Two New Eagles at Camp Rotary Ceremony
Two boys became Eagle scouts at Camp Rotary on the Walla Walla river Sunday. H. Olsen of Pasco J. J. Kauffman and Douglas Hawley of Walla Walla earned the rank after passing examinations conducted by Herman B. Reichard W. L. Stirling and Stanley Rogess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp
Rotary
Walla Walla River
H. Olsen
Pasco
J. J. Kauffman
Douglas Hawley
We Walla
Herman
Reichard
W. L. Stirling
Stanley Rogess
Mrs Will Stanton Travels From Prineville to Colfax
Mrs Will Stanton from near Prineville traveled to Colfax Washington in the fore part of the week. She was seen with Cleve Stanton who planned to visit his sister Mrs Frank Rainville in Colfax. His mother Mrs A C Stanton was also at Colfax.
Water Tank Shortage Report Declares Low Supply
An OCR fragment notes a water tank shortage with remarks by Waele and Wellaust about insufficient supply and concerns over drinkable quality. The brief hints at a municipal or utility context and potential public health worry.
Lois Johnson Named to University Committee Roles in Oregon
Lois Johnson of Athena serves on the University of Oregon Great Oregon committee for district three. Final district appointments were made by Paul Hunt of Portland. The group plans student information campaigns across the state to counter ideas that eastern colleges offer better opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Oregon
Athena High School
Greater Oregon
Paul Hunt
Portland
Tent Caterpillar Threatens Fruit in Washington High Altitude Districts
The Washington State College zoology department reports a more virulent tent caterpillar outbreak in high altitude fruit districts. In Yakima Wenatchee and Clarkston, reports are scarce as regular codling moth control with lead arsenate also suppresses the tent caterpillar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Zoology
The
State College
F. E. Whitehead
Yakima
Wenatchee
Clarkston
Mr. Whitehead
Farm Tour Draws 35 Cars Saturday Afternoon
Thirty five cars joined a farm tour that organizers called a success in every detail. Inspectors toured Mrs. David Stone’s commercial chicken plant housing 3000 hens. A new weed pest was shown at the Stone place and a new grass growing on alkali soil attracted interest. Contrast appeared between fertilized and unfertilized spring sown Federation wheat. Pasture grasses on the Louie Ringel farm indicated advancing pasturage in Umatilla county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Stone
Stone Place
Louie Ringel
Umatilla
Fourth of July Festivities at Bingham Springs
Bingham Springs will hold a four day Fourth celebration from July 3 to 6 with fireworks swimming and dancing. O'Sullivan's orchestra will provide music and the Bingham Springs hotel will serve dinners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bingham Bingham Springs
O'Sullivan
Bingham Springs
Miss Lois Johnson Returns to University of Oregon
Miss Lois Johnson returns to the University of Oregon to take a summer music course. Next year she will teach piano at the Malen Burnett School for Music in Walla Walla following studies at the Malen Burnett School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malen Burnett School
Lois Johnson
University of Oregon
Miss Johnson Mall
Malen Burnett School For Music
Walla Walla
Miss Johnson Wall
Maten Burnett School
Hostess To Bridge Club Hosts Thre e O4 Club
Mrs Dean Dudley hosted the 3 o4 Bridge club at her home west of Athena last Thursday. Guest guest was Mrs Victor McDonald from Long Beach California. Mrs Paul Liewallen won club honors and Mrs McDonald had high guest score.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Dudley
Athena
Victor McDonald
Long Beach
California
Paul Liewallen
McDonald
Picnic Enjoyed By Baptist Sund At Walle Saturday
A Sunday church picnic at Walle Saturday drew attendees from local groups. The event featured songs, fellowship and a potluck meal with families from nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walle
Summer Camp Plans Highlighted at Attena Girls Meet
The evening centered on plans for participation in the summer Rivers Camp. Leaders and members discussed goals, logistics, and anticipated activities as part of the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kovos
Three Hundred Sworn In As Game Wardens
Portland reports that 300 deputy game wardens will begin duties on July 1 to patrol forests and streams for game and fire protection. Harold Clifford, state game warden, says they will be empowered as fire wardens under a two year agreement with the game commission, Oregon timber association, and state forestry board. Funding totals $10 000 from the commission and timber group toward salaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Harold Clifford
Clifford
Game Commission
Oregon Timber Association
State Forestry Board
Commission
Timber Association
Meteor Described Over Pilot Rock by Local Observer
East Oregonian quotes Orange of Pilot Rock as noting a late night meteor entering from the West. He describes it bright with a changing course, seeming to shed a tail, leaving a lingering glow and a sky shaped like a question mark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pilot Rock
M. D. Orange
East Oregonian
Mr. Orange
Beaty Deputy To It La Grande
Riverside deputy tracks parole violator James Gillespie to local jail but finds only a hole in the barred window of Gillespie cell. Gillespie, a California parole violator arrested here last week, appears to have used a hacksaw to sever ten bars. He was convicted in California of first degree burglary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaty
la Grande
Riverside
Cal
James Gillespie
California
Gillespie
Thompson reports strong wheat prospects in Pilot Rock area
Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Thompson visited their Morrow county ranch on Tuesday and returned with hybrid wheat samples. He notes the Pilot Rock grain crop shows better growing conditions than ever before, indicating satisfactory prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Thompson
Morrow County
Thompson
Pilot Rock
Yakima Man Fined for Slow Driving in Traffic
Yakima police court fined Gaze Blue five dollars for driving five miles an hour on Yakima Avenue. He admitted slowing to look at the scenery while in congested traffic with companions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yakima
Gaze Blue
Yakima Avenue
Caterpillars Delay Shasta Limited Trains
The Southern Pacific Shasta Limited was delayed two hours between Weed and Shasta City by a caterpillar infestation covering the track. The train resumed after deploying sand in large amounts and adding a second locomotive to the crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shasta
Drove While Intoxicated Pendleton Arrest and Fine
Frank Carstens was arrested at Pendleton on Sunday for driving an automobile while intoxicated and fined 150 dollars in police court on Monday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Carstens
Pendleton
Prison Term Upheld In Accidental Shooting Case
The Oregon Supreme Court affirmed a five year penitentiary term for Harry Newberg and Fred M. Black for man slaughter in Wallowa county. Olsen, riding a white horse, was killed when the hunters mistook his horse for a deer and fired from their camp at night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Newberg
Wallowa
Leonard Olsen
Newberg
Fred M. Black
State Supreme Court
Justice Rossman
Olsen
la Grande
Methodist Ladies Society Hosts Wednesday Meeting
Mrs John Burke hosted the Methodist Ladies Society on Wednesday afternoon with flowers from her garden. After a brief business session Mrs John Tompkins invited the club to hold a supper at their place next Sunday, which was accepted. Myre W McLeod and Mrs W McPherson served a sumptuous repast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Ladies Society
John Burke
Methodist Ladies’ Society
John Tompkins
Myre
W. McLeod
W. McPherson
R. A. Duffield
John Tompking
Onions Stock Causes Damage at Will Campbell Farm
Free Onions Stock entered the field near town on Sunday and damaged vegetables. Campbell left a box of green onions with a label reading help yourself at Steve's decorated. the box was soon emptied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Campbell
Visitors from Walla Walla Stay With Pendleton Family
Mrs. Ralph L. Richmond and son Ralph of Walla Walla are guests of her father Johnnie Walker and sister Jennamae this week. Mrs Richmond plans a later trip to Northern Idaho and Canada. They visited Tuesday evening at the Jacob Booher home in Pendleton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walla Walla
Ralph L. Richmond
Ralph, Jru
Johnnie Walker
Jennamae
Richmond
Idaho
Canada
Jacob Booher
Pendleton
La Grande routs Buckaroos as Duff shines on mound
La Grande dominated Pendleton Sunday afternoon beating the Buckaroos 12 to 1. Cecil Duff held the Bucks to six hits and struck out six in midseason form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Grande
Cecil Duff
Buckaroos
Pendleton
Duff
Bucks
No Succesor Named As Road Master Resigns
Lee Shannon resigned as county road master and left for Portland to work with the Newport Construction Company. His successor is not named and a new appointment will be announced later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Shannon
Portland
Newport Comcretion Company
Eal Rieracen Cmhes Sia
Tee
Gome
Death of Mrs Maria Ville at Ninety in Walla Vale
Mrs Maria Ville dies at age ninety after a lingering illness at her home in Walla Vale. A resident of the valley for 50 years she celebrated her ninetieth birthday last November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maria Ville
Walla Vale
Walla Ally Valley
South Dakota Woman Cuts Kitchen Mileage In Odd Diet
A South Dakota resident known as Kitchen Milena spent $2.25 and reduced daily kitchen travel from seven miles to two and a half percent of a mile. She bought shelves and moved small utensils closer to the work center to save steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
Zerba Family Visited Here From Waifsburg
Here From Waltaburg Mr and Mrs Ernest Zerba and daughter Beth were here from their home at Waifsburg this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waltaburg
Ernest Zerba
Beth
Waifsburg
Protect Grain Fields From Unnecessary Risk in Washington
Washington officials led by Insurance Commissioner Fishback and Fire Marshal Groce push final steps to organize eastern grain farmers to reduce fire hazards. Groce plans to visit grain counties to ensure fire lanes are cut and to review fire-fighting plans while farmers and townspeople mobilize buckets hoes sacks and shovels for rapid response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Fishback
Groce
Oregon alumni visit Athena to boost Fine Arts Building Fund
Miss Emily Marshall and Misa Hammer of Portland toured Athena and nearby areas to rally support for the Fine Arts Building Fund in honor of Mrs. Gerlinger. The project aims to match an anonymous generous offer and will house the University museum and Oriental collections. A memorial court will honor the late Prince Lucien Campbell, long-serving president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emily Marshall
Misa Hammer
Portland
Athena
Oregon
Fine Arts
Gerlinger
University Board of Regents
University of Oregon Museum and Oriental
Prince Lucien Campbell
Trail-walker Jas A McSherry Takes Endurance Walk
The East Oregonian reports former Umatilla County deputy Jas A McSherry now hikes across the region. He aims to walk 126 hours without rest or sleep, billed as the world’s champion endurance walker. Deputy Wayne Gurdane photographed McSherry in Fort Worth Texas with the prisoner van.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Oregonian
Jas
A. McSherry
Umatilla
McSherry
Wayne Gurdane
Fort Worth
Texas
Summer camps near Athena attract recreationists
As warm weather nears, mountain camps and resorts within easy reach of Athena report growing crowds. Bingham Springs is already blossomed with visitors, and Cold Springs, McDougal's Camp, and Tollgate are expected to follow as popular rest locales.
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Athena
Bingham Springs
Cold Springs
McDougal
Tollgate
Ukiah Cowboy Convention Bets On Big Show With Cash Prizes
Albert Peterson of Ukiah, president of the Ukiah Cowboy Convention, predicts an especially fine show this year with cash prizes totaling $1,000, the largest amount ever offered. The convention runs July 4 to 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Peterson
Ukiah
Attorney Files New Trial Motion for George Schneider
In Walla Walla superior court attorney H B Noland filed a supplementary motion for a new trial and to re open affidavits. George Schneider was convicted of first degree murder with the death penalty recommended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Schneider
Vtctorney H. B. Noland
Schneider
Walla Walla
Death of Mrs Ellenor Warren in Portland
Portland papers announce the death of Mrs Ellenor M Warren in Portland aged 78. Interment will be in Portland Tuesday. A former Wetton resident she leaves eight children.
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Warren
Portland
Ellenor M. Warren
Wetton
Filling Up Gas Tanks From Portable Gas Trucks
Farmers rely on fuel deliveries as drivers refill tanks during harvest. Men operate gas trucks for the distributing stations, keeping farms supplied with gasoline amid busy harvest periods.
Pioneer Woman Adeline Wood Dies in Walla Walla at 87
Mrs. Adeline Wood died at her daughter’s home in Walla Walla after a paralytic stroke. Born June 30 1841 in Missouri she crossed the plains in 1863 and lived in the Willamette Valley Weston and Athena areas. She leaves four daughters two sons six grandchildren and five great grandchildren. funeral at Athena Methodist Church with Eastern Star burial honors.
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Adeline Wood
A. H. Johnson
Walla Walla
Athena
Melville T. Wire
Pendleton
Athena Methodist Episcopal Church
Henry M. Wood
Monroe County
Missouri
Willamette Valley
Weston
Mr. Wood
City
Lydia James
Mattie Johnson
Fannie McFarland
Daisy Stanton
Arnold Wood
Loup Road Project Finished by Joslyn and McCallister
The firm completed grading and surfacing the second sector of the Loup Market Road from Athena toward the west and north. The rock crushing plant north of town is being dismantled and moved. The work finished ahead of the July 4 deadline with a contract price of 21 687 51 dollars for Gerking Flat and the Athena Weyland sector.
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Loup Road
Joslyn & McCallister
Loup Market Road
Athena
Gerking
Ney
Athena-Weyland
Motett Meadows Trout Trip Nets Fine Mountain Catch
Melvin Coppock and Frank McCorker traveled to Motett Meadows over the weekend and returned with a fine catch of mountain trout. They faced hard work due to fallen trees along the road, removing several before a large obstruction halted progress and forced a seven mile hike to the creek for fishing.
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Motett Meadows
Welton Road
Melvin Coppock
Frank McCorker
Captain Lash stars Victor McLaglen at Standard Theatre
Victor McLaglen famed for What Price Glory appears tomorrow night in Captain Lash at the Standard Theatre. Claire Windsor Clyde Brooks Arthur Stone and Jane Winton support McLaglen in this Fox picture where he knocks out a hundred sailors but is laid low by a pretty blonde.
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Captain Lash
Victor McLaglen
Standard
Claire Windsor
Clyde Brooks
Arthur Stone
Jane Winton
McLaglen
Fox
Stone Family Visit Brings Old Athena Residents to Town
Mr and Mrs Zeke Stone formerly of Athena arrived in town from Thornton Washington on a trip to The Dalles to visit their son Dr Alvin Stone. They were accompanied by their daughter Lois during the journey.
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Thornton
Zeke Stone
Athena
Wahlington
The
Dalles
Alvin Stone
Lois
Mrs Maloney Undergoes Surgery at Good Samaritan
Mrs Maloney of Pendleton underwent a surgical operation at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland. Mr Maloney was at her bedside until he returned to Pendleton last Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maloney
Athena
Harold Maloney
Pendleton
Good Samaritan Hospital
Portland
Arlington to Host Big Fourth of July Celebration
Lou Montague, formerly of Athena and current mayor of Arlington, plans a fitting Fourth of July celebration. Glowing posters advertise a big day for residents along the Columbia riverfront.
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Montague
Lou Montague
Athena
Arlington
Columbia
Woodcraft convention travelers return from Baker
Mrs Lola Payne and Mrs Stella Keen have returned from Baker where they attended the district convention of the Neighbors of Woodcraft.
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Woodcraft
Lola Payne
Stella Keen
Baker
Neighbors of
Wool Prices Slump Across Market for Breeding Ewes
Wool sales stay at 18 to 27 cents per pound and breeding ewes market remains dull as sheepmen face weak conditions.
Pioneer Day Proposed for Pendleton Round-Up
The Pendleton Round-Up may host a Pioneer Day with a luncheon at noon and a Til Taylor Park dedication on September 18. Portland sponsors push for a special train for pioneers and Lang Syne members with transportation aboard the round-up special and other trains from Oregon Journal and Spokane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pendleton
Portland Oregonian
Oregon
Portland
Til Taylor Park
Pioneers
Lang Syne Society of
Oregon Journal
Spokane
Farm Home Dropped From Training List by Regents
Oregon State Regents voted to drop the farm home near Corvallis as a teachers training center as the state transitions to a state board of higher education on July 1. The Greenwood school in Polk county was named a training center in its place. a diploma was awarded at Monmouth for a former student 80 years after study. Inventories of the three normal schools’ property were ordered for review by the upcoming higher education board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Board of Regents of State Normal Schools
State Board of Higher Education
Board of Higher Education
State Normal Schools
Corvallis
Teachers’ Training Cenip
Tee Normal School
J. 8. Landers
Normal School
Frank Miller
Albany
Greenwood
Polk County
Monmouth Normal School
William Lee McCaleb
Heppner
First hot day signals summer rise
Athena recorded the season’s first hot spell as temperatures hovered near 90 degrees Monday, causing vegetation to wilt under strong sun. By Tuesday a west wind cooled the area and fears of shriveled grain were dispelled for now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athena
Boy Dragged to Death by Farm Horse Near Ferry Idaho
Virgil Spalding six years old was dragged and fatally injured by an old horse on a farm near Ferry Idaho. He tied a chain to his waist while leading the animal from the Henry Spalding barn two miles north of town. The horse bolted and dragged him causing a fractured skull.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Banners Ferry
Idaho
Virgil Spalding
Henry Spalding
Here
Visit to Bud Dividson in Kahlotus Washington
Mr and Mrs Alex McIntyre Mr and Mrs Fred Pinkerton John and Dean Pinkerton traveled to Kahlotus Washington Sunday to visit Bud Dividson at his home. Bud is the brother of Mrs McIntyre and Mrs Pinkerton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bud Dividson
Alex McIntyre
Fred Pinkerton
John
Dean Pinkerton
Kahlotus
Wash
McIntyre
Pinkerton
Hatchery Stock Holds Half Million Eggs at Bingham Springs
About a half million eggs fill troughs at Bingham Springs fish hatchery. The fish now in incubation are expected to be released into streams only after reaching five to six inches in length.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bingham Springs
Tourist Travel Rises Along Northwest Coast
Reports show growing tourist movement with many eastern travelers visiting coast states for the first time this season. The trend reflects increased leisure travel and regional appeal across destinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwest
Pendleton guests at Seavid cottage visit seaside area
Betty and Virginia Eager and Mary Bond of Pendelton stay at Seavid cottage near the shore as they enjoy a seaside visit with Mys. Burchill hosting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty
Virginia Eager
Mary Bond
Pendelton
Seavid
Mys. Burchill
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Waele
Wellaust
W. C. Alexander
James Walker
Citizen's Jury Commission
New York City
William ©. Alexander
New York
Kiwanis International
Milwaukee
United States
London
Gourand
Prince
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