Oregon irrigation well turns on near Willamette Valley
Oregon State College reports the first irrigation well sunk on Senator Sam Brown’s Gervais property. A 18 inch hole reached 155 feet with a 29 foot gravel water zone at 115 feet. The well uses a perforated casing in the gravel and will supply water to 35 acres of berries and other fruit. A second experimental well is planned near Monitor for permanent pastures.
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Oregon State College
Willamette Valley
Sam Brown
Gervais
Oregon Experiment Station
Portland
Senator Brown
Monitor
Hundreds of steelheads jam Lewiston dam fish ladders
Hundreds of steelheads congest the Lewiston dam fish ladders on the Clearwater river. The Friday run became so tight the ladder was jammed and an extra step was added near the top to help large fish pass, ending a period of a slow start followed by a sudden surge.
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Lewiston
Clearwater
Kodiak Island
Oregon Trail Centennial Promises National Publicity
Portland Chamber of Commerce launches the Covered Wagon centennial to publicize Oregon’s role in the Oregon Trail. The 100 day to day celebration runs April 10 to December 28, marking Ezra Meeker’s birth anniversary and visiting historic sites from St Louis to Seaside. George D. Pratt chairs the Oregon Trail Memorial Association. Hoover calls for wide participation.
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Portland
Oregon Trail
Ezra Meeker
Meeker
St. Louis
Fort Bridger
Fort Laramie
Walla Walla
Fort Kearney
South Pass
Pacific
Seaside
George D. Pratt
New York
Clubs form in Pilot Rock area for youth projects
Interest grows in Pilot Rock as three clubs begin work this year. A calf club has six members, a sheep club also has six, and a poultry club with twelve members is organized. A pig club is expected to be formed soon.
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Pilot Rock
Indians Prepare Coast Hunt for Fur Seals
In northwestern Washington, Quillayute and Neah Bay tribes ready to spear fur seals off the coast within days. Under ancient treaties, they may take toll with spears and lines, while government rules ban firearms and power boats. Coast guard ships escort the herds to breeding grounds. The annual hunt tests the tribes amid storms and wary predators.
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Olympia
Washington
Pribilof Islands
Neah Bay
United States
Canada
Russia
Japan
Clallam County
Coast Guard
Washington Coast
Brave Weston Boy Rescues Girl From Creek
Melvin Barnett eight years old son of Andy T. Barnett saved five year old Marilyn Adkins from Pine Creek after she fell in while crossing a foot log. Previously he rescued his younger brother Donald a year earlier. Community praises his courage and a motion to pursue the Carnegie medal recognition begins.
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Melvin
Andy T. Barnett
Weston
Pine Creek
Frank Jackson
Barnett
Marilyn
Marvin Adkins
Donald
Educational Survey Under Way For Oregon Colleges
Oregon state institutions are completing surveys as part of a law creating the combined board of education. Questionnaires cover student courses home town population occupation plans family finances and education costs, answered by each student and sent to Washington for compilation before federal specialists arrive later this year.
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Oregon
Combined Board of Education
Federal Bureau of Education
Oregon State College
Washington, D. C
Regatta Plans Shaping Up For Lake Event
Plans for the second annual regatta on McKay Lake sponsored by Pendleton Post 23 American Legion on June 14 and 15 are nearing completion. The executive committee and regatta committee met to discuss prizes and a possible bathing beauty contest for the regatta dance, aiming to outdo last year’s event.
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McKay Lake
Pendleton Post 23
American Legion
the Legion
Classified eggs and hatching stock for sale
Classified ad offers hatching eggs at 3 dollars per hundred and Rhode Island Reds from 5 to 10 dollars per hundred with incubators listed 16 from 5 to 10. Cockerels priced 3 to 5 dollars. Contact John Ross Al Milton Oregon via phone 24F6.
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Johansen
Rhode Island
Cockerls
John Ross
al Milton
Oregon
Cash bonus fight for World War veterans gains momentum
Washington reports renewed push in Congress for a cash bonus for veterans led by Senator Barkley as the Senate Finance Committee weighs the measure after the tariff bill. Supporters tie the plan to unemployment relief amid rising adjusted compensation loan applications.
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Washington
Congress
Barkley
Kentucky
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Smoot
Utah
Mellon
Walsh
Bratton
New Mexico
United States
Treasury
Copeland
New York
Senator Smoot
Hoover
Vancouver Barracks to host Citizens' Training Camp
Vancouver Barracks, a historic U S military reservation, will stage the 10th annual Citizens' Military Training Camp from June 20 to July 19. Hundreds of Oregon and southwestern Washington youths aged 17 to 24 will gain a month of military, citizenship and athletic training at government expense under Brigadier General Paul A. Wolf.
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Vancouver
Wash
Vancouver Barracks
United States
Oregon
Washington
Paul A. Wolf
Wolf
American Legion
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Athena
Trust Department
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A. W. Logsdon
Main
Weston Boy
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Robertshaw
Good Housekeeping
Priscilla
Rogers @ Goodman
Mercantile Trust
F. Sharp
Peterson & Lewis
Attorneys At Law
Stangier Building
Pendleton
Attorneys-At-Law
Main Street
DR. Blatchford
W. H. McKinney
Sharp
W. Boyd Whyte
Jensens
Blacksmith
E. M. Moremen
W. Main St. Walla Walla
Goodyear
Valvoline
Athena Garage
North Side
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