Walla Walla Forms Law Observance League
A mass meeting at Central Christian church launched the Walla Walla Law Observance and Enforcement League. About 150 attendees under the Anti-Saloon League of Washington approved a five man central executive committee and three sub committees to bolster enforcement and maintain dry laws against repeal efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walla Walla
Central Christian Church
Anti-Saloon League of Washington
B. N. Hicks
Hicks
D. P. French
League
French
J. B. Hunley
Anti-Saloon League
J. W. Cockerly
A. L. Robinson
John F. Stack
R. C. Mayo
Harry Reynolds
Washington
W. G. Coleman
Coleman
Liquefied natural gas range displayed at Rogers Goodman store
A new Wedgewood gas range is shown using liquefied natural gas for cooking. Gas stored in on site tanks is recharged as needed and fed through suburban distribution networks. Standard Oil promotes LNG from Kettleman Hills coast wide with distribution via its subsidiaries and regional gas corporations.
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Rogers & Goodman Hardware
Wedgewood
Standard Oil Co
California
Kettleman Hills
Pacific Coast
Natural Gas Corporation of Washington
Natural Gas Corporation of
Oregon
Hawley Files Candidacy for Another Term
Willis C. Hawley, longtime congressman from Oregon's first district, declares candidacy for re election with the slogan No interests to serve but the public interests to appear after his name on the ballot.
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Hawley
Willis C. Hawley
Congress
Oregon
Secretary of State
Deputy Sheriff Involved In Milton Official Business
Deputy Sheriff Wayne Gurdane and on oae Anderson of Milton were said to be on official business on a Wednesday.
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Wayne Gurdane
Oae Anderson
Milton
Umatilla County Baseball League Forming Four Teams
The Umatilla County Baseball League was organized in Pendleton with four teams from Athena Helix Pendleton and the Mission Indians. Eight games per team begin April 14 with amateur status and a six game county league schedule to trophy silver cup. M L Miller elected president and Jack Allen secretary treasurer.
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Umatilla County Baseball League
Pendleton
Athena
Helix Pendleton
Mission Indians
Bryce Baker
M. L Miller
M. L. Miller
Jack Allen
Miller
Baker
George Gross
Hermiston
Stanfield
Helix
Northwest Potato Plan Gains Regional Committee Approval
The Northwest Potato Growers and Dealers approved a plan to form a regional committee coordinating marketing and industry activities across Idaho Montana Oregon Utah Washington and nearby states at a Walla Walla meeting.
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Idaho
Montana
Oregon
Utah
Washington
Northwest
Walla Walla
E L Hiteman Graduates to Lead Cloverdale School
E L Hiteman of Athena graduated from Oregon Normal school and will teach and serve as principal at Cloverdale Public School in Oregon. The Lamron notes his election reflects a timely opportunity and he pursued the job after visiting Cloverdale and Tillamook County boards.
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E. L. Hiteman
Cloverdale
Oregon Normal School
Athena
Hiteman
Monmouth
Oregon
Lamron
Tillamook
Expectant Mother Parole at Oregon Penitentiary
Mrs Anna Randall of Exogene was released on a conditional pardon by Governor Norblad to spare her child the stigma of birth in prison. Warden James Lewis recommended the pardon. Randall and her husband Willard E Randall and their son Willard M Randall were received January 31 to serve three years each for larceny from a dwelling.
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Anna Randall
State Penitentiary
Norblad
James Lewis
Randall
Willard E
Willard M
Farmers Meeting At Athena Local Car Operative
A farmers meeting is set for this afternoon at 1 30 in the K P Odd Fellow hall to finish organizing the Athena local car operative. At a prior meeting officers and directors were named and 121000 bushels of grain were signed up. more grain is expected to be signed up at this session.
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K. P
Odd Fellow
Athena
Athena Local
Five Trucks Unloaded in Union Pacific Yard Shipment
Five trucks were unloaded in the Union Pacific yards on Wednesday. They were packed securely in a single large automobile freight car. Wayne Pinkerton, Don Johnson and Herman Hoffman assisted in unloading the trucks.
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Union Pacific
Wayne Pinkerton
Don Johnson
Herman Hoffman
Colonel John Leader Praises Henry L Corbett in England Letter
From London 3 Whitehall Place Colonel John Leader lauds Henry L Corbett in a Portland letter reprinted by the Oregonian. Leader recalls Corbett’s wartime service at the Oregon officers training camp and credits him with nursing the sick during the influenza outbreak while performing ten hours of soldiering.
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England
Oregon
John Leader
Henry L. Corbett
Leader
Eugene
Whitehall Place
London
Portland
The
Oregonian
H. L. Corbett
Corbett
Portland, Or
Roads Get $104,459 for Umatilla County District Projects
Five Umatilla county road districts receive 104 459 78 for highway construction and improvements this year. Districts 53 Athena 8109 13 five miles. 55 Weston 6048 55 three miles. Cold Springs Myrick 12902 50 ten miles with work under way. 57 Despain Gulch 5833 60 ten miles voted five to be built now. 68 Juniper North Cold Springs 19345 05 ten miles. County court matches the districts’ total.
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Umatilla
Myrick-Cold Springs
Athena
Weston
Cold Springs
Myrick
Despain Gulch
Juniper
North Cold Springs
Seed Peas To Be Grown On Weston Land In Idaho
The Washburne Wilson Seed Company of Moscow Idaho plans 100 acres of seed peas on Weston area land this year under contract. Farmer Frank Gregg, a well known grower near Weston, will cultivate the crop, with the land deemed well suited for the purpose.
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Washburne-Wilson Seed Company
Moscow
Idaho
Weston
Frank Gregg
Seapes Ees
Longview Bridge Opens New Ocean Route Linking States
The 195 foot high Longview Rainier span over the Columbia River joins Washington and Oregon shores eight months after work began on June 13, 1929. The concrete deck will be laid soon, completing a key arterial route and shortening access from Astoria and Portland. The bridge is slated for formal opening when President Hoover presses the telegraph key in Washington, D. C. on March 29.
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Longview
Columbia River
Washington
Oregon
Rainier
Ore
Puget Sound
Columbia
Astoria
Portland
Apiary
Vernonia
Hoover
Washington, D. C
Athena Triumphs Over Pendleton In Lopsided Battle
Athena defeated Pendleton Athletic Association 88 to 10 on the Adams floor Saturday night. The first half was tight at 13 to 11 before Athena pulled away in the second half. A postgame dance at Adams city hall featured Fletcher's orchestra and proceeds of 7.70 each for the two teams and Adams school.
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Athena Town
Pendleton Athletic Association
Adams
Pendleton
Athena
Pendleton Inds
Fletcher
Adams School
Noodle Dinner by Student Body Aids School Annual
The high school student body served a noodle feed at the Masonic dining room Saturday evening raising 35 dollars for the School Annual. The committee thanks all patrons and helpers for their generous support and calls the event a success.
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Masonic Dining Room
Mary
Forest Fires Reported in Oregon's Cascade Range
Forest rangers report the first 1930 season fires in the McKenzie section of the Cascade mountains near Eugene. Five fires burn briskly across several acres of young timber.
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Oregon
Eugene
McKenzie
Cascade Mountains
Senator L. L. Mann Files for Reelection
Pendleton reports State Senator L. L. Mann has filed for reelection and will appear on the May Republican primary ballot with no current opposition. He pledges to push tax relief, lower government costs, and repeal of unnecessary statutes while seeking economy in government and conservation of resources. Mann has served in the state senate and previously in the house from 1909 onward.
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Pendleton
L. L. Mann
Mann
House of Representatives
Lovelace Denied Return to Roseburg Soldiers' Home
Charles A. Lovelace, discharged from the Roseburg Soldiers' Home last September for drunkenness and insubordination, lost his appeal for reinstatement before the state board of control. He admitted drinking and being abusive but claimed discrimination. Commandant Sam Starmer said Lovelace was discharged as a last resort after refusing a 60 day parole. Lovelace is a veteran of the Spanish American War Philippine insurrection Boxer Rebellion and World War I with 18 months in France.
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Salem
Charles A. Lovelace
Roseburg
State Board of Control
Lovelace
Sam Starmer
France
Size of Crop Fixes Prices in Potatoes
Prof. E. F. Dummeier of W.8.C. states potato demand is highly inelastic and prices fall with larger crops. He predicts a poor year for extensive potato farming as the market remains national rather than world in scope.
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Porf. E. F. Dummeier
Golden Anniversary of Order of the Eastern Star in Oregon
In Ashland Oregon Alpha chapter No 1 observed the 50th anniversary of its founding with appropriate ceremonies marking the first chapter established in the state. Members gathered Thursday night for the golden milestone of the Order of the Eastern Star in Oregon.
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Order of the Eastern Star
Oregon
Ashland
Scarcity of Pheasants Noted in Athena District
A spring report notes a pheasant scarcity in the Athena district raising expectations of no October shooting. Some observers fear a broader decline in game birds across the region this season.
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Athena
Ptate
Fire Wipes Elk City Idaho Business District
A major blaze Tuesday night destroyed nine business houses a residence two hotels a pool hall a cafe and a drug store in Elk City Idaho. News of the fire reached outside areas on Wednesday with one seriously hurt hotel owner 8 B Morgan struck by falling timbers. Estimated losses reach 200000 based on village value.
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B. Morgan
Elk City
Warrens
Florence
E. D. Pierce
Orofino Creek
Clearwater River
Orofino
Monument for Nez Perce Chief Lawyer to be unveiled at Whitman College
A bronze memorial tablet honoring Chief Lawyer Hol-lol-sote-tote will be presented by Whitman College graduates on June 3 on the campus site of the former Nez Perce camp. The 4:00 p.m. unveiling will be open to the public, honoring his 1855 heroism saving Governor Stevens and companions by warning of a plot to attack the group.
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Whitman College
Hol-lol-sotetote
Iinaca I. Stevens
Great Council
Stevens
Nez Perce
Portland Chamber forms agricultural department to boost farming
The Portland Chamber of Commerce votes to create an agricultural department to actively pursue state development and to mobilize forces in a program aimed at recovering 100 million dollars in farm revenue lost annually due to Oregon’s backwardness. The action follows a months long report from a special committee.
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Portland Chamber of Commerce
Oregon
Thieves Steal Torch from Blacksmith Shop
Thieves broke into Jens Jensen's blacksmith shop and stole the acetylene welding torch, equipment, and gauges from a tank during the weekend. The loss delays welding work and exceeds $100, with the missing items discovered Monday morning when the shop opened.
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Jens Jensen
Jensen
Goon Hodgens Transferred Between Oil Stations
Goon Hodgens, long time employee of the Standard Oil Athena distributing station, has been transferred to the LaGrande station after several months at Athena.
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LaGrande
Newt Hodgens
Standard Oil Company
Athena
LaGrande Station
Dirae
Pierce Looms Up In Demo Demotion For Governor
Ralph Watson reports in yesterday's Oregon Journal that Walter M. Pierce may run again for governor before Sunday. George R. Wilbur considers a Democratic bid with backing from Oswald West and local supporters. Harvey G. Starkweather is also urged to enter as a Portland candidate.
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Ralph Watson
Oregon Journal
Walter M. Pierce
Union County
Steward Hotel
Portland
George R. Wilbur
Hood River
Pierce
Wilbur
Seward
Democratic National
Oswald West
West
Bat
Anchorage
Oregon
Multnomah County
Harvey G. Starkweather
Athena High School Dance Honors Basketball Teams
Mrs. W. J. Kirk and Mrs. Bryce Baker served as patronesses for a dancing party last night in the Miller furniture store building honoring the Athena high school boys and girls basketball teams. Fletcher's orchestra provided music as students, teachers, and citizens danced and refreshments were served.
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W. J. Kirk
Bryce Baker
Athena High School
Miller Furniture Store
Athena
Fletcher
School Plan Defeated by Walla Walla Board
The Watertown school plan is defeated as the Walla Walla school board finds no more children now than in 1920 and no need for a new building at present. The board will consider repairs to Baker school, built 60 years ago, at its next meeting.
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Watertown
Walla Walla
Baker School
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Capitol
Olivia Stevens
Representative Bankhead
Momie Hale
Jed Johnson
Ann Evens
Representative Kemp
Evelyn Lang
Representative Buckbee
Nancy Dean
Representative Simmons
New Longview Bridge
Pierge
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