Primary Election Nears in Umatilla County Balloting Varsity
A lively campaign closes for the primary in Umatilla County as voters prepare to pick nominees. The ballot lists Republican and Democratic candidates for national committeeman, Congress, governor, treasurer, and various county offices. Polls open 8 am to 6 pm with counting after closing. multiple incumbents and challengers across counties are named.
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Umatilla
Seaulta i Interna
Congress
Ummtille
Umattile
H." Fithian
Ralph E. Williams
James H. Gwinn
N. J. Sinnott
Wasso County
Louis. E. Bean
Lane County
Chnelox Hall
Coon County
J. D. Lee
Multnomah County
Ben W. Olcott
Marion County
J. L. Patterton
Polk County
George A. White
Multnomah
O. P. Hoff
Thomas F. Ryan
Clackames
Colon R. Eberhant
Rodney Kitchen
Union
J. T. Hinkle
Roy W. Ritnar
J. Perry Cansdor
B. M. Halden
Morrow
E. P. Dodd
Alfred J. Smith
L. L. Mann
A. Miller
Frank Sloan
LU. Temple
J. C. Hales
C. K Cranston
H. E. DeHart
Will R. King
J. W. Morrow
Walter M. Pierce
Unton
Will
Annual Election of the Athena Commercial Club Officers
At a special meeting Tuesday evening Athena Commercial Club held its annual officers election. Re-elected president W S Ferguson. vice president Homer L Watts. treasurer F LeGrow. other officers listed include M Watts FB Boyd M Wan well A Me Melati. Next meeting will announce committee appointments.
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Commercial Club
Athena Commercial Club
W. 5. Ferguson
Btomer TL. Watts
Tevasarer
F. O LeGrow
ML. Watts
FB. Boyd
M. Wanwell
A. Me Melati
Ee Perea
Olcott Denounces Ku Klux Klan in Proclamation
Oregon Governor Olcott denounces the Ku Klux Klan as an invisible, dangerous force and orders law enforcement to guard against its influence. He warns against masked oaths and secret actions that threaten state governance and civil order, urging judges, sheriffs, and officers to keep unlawful actors from the streets.
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Olcott
United States
Ku Klux Klan
Oregon
Ncte
Gulifegria
Tractor sinks in mud at Walter Adams place
Last Friday Walter Adams’ pillar tractor sank into a concealed mudhole on his land south of town. The engine proved stubborn as it fought to escape the hole, and several days of hard work were needed to resurrect the machine.
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Walter Adams
Hent Avenue Improvement Project Update
City crews advance on Hent Avenue improvements with lane closures and traffic detours. Officials urge drivers to follow posted signs as contractors install new sidewalks and repave sections along the corridor.
Head of the Klan Responds to Olcott Proclamation
The Ku Klux Klan leader denounces Governor Olcott s charges as political and unfounded claiming the order upholds white supremacy and Christian religion. He asserts Klan law enforcement aid proves public safety and rejects allegations of sectarian or racial hostility. The statement outlines Protestant American foundations and Klan eligibility based on pledged allegiance to American liberty and Protestant faith.
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Olcott
F. L. Gifford
Cyclops
Luther
Powall Klan
Portland
Ben W. Olcott
Qrogon
Ku Klux Klan
United States
The
Klan
Thore
Pioneer Stage Operator John Hailey Jr Dies in Pendleton
John Hailey Jr a renowned stage operator once running routes across Oregon Washington California Utah Nevada and Idaho died in his Pendleton bed on Friday His career connected the old stage days with modern era and he was noted as a frontier hero son of the Hailey family who led long wagon coach lines before railroads took over Funeral services were held in Pendleton with Odd Fellows in attendance The article also notes entertainment items at Standard Pictures and a Ku Klux Klan assertion about its membership in Oregon with political undertones.
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John Hailey Jr
Panington
Oregon
Hailey
Washington
California
Utah
Nevada
Idaho
Jacksonville
Umatilla County
Haileys
Boles
Hove
Idaho State Penitentiary
Aputy
United States
Pendieton
Pendleton Bunday
Odd Fallows
Athena Odd Fellows
Women Joysters Arrested After Joyride Near Athena
Three Walla Walla women named Clark Martin and Ports Wood were arrested by Officer Stano for joyriding near Athena on Wednesday forenoon. The Martin woman was fined 200 for intoxicated driving and no license. the other two were fined 75 each for disorderly conduct. They paid using a $200 check later honored by a local bank. The trio had been pulled from a marsh west of the city, and two quarts of homebrew and moonshine were found.
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Walla Walla
Clark
Martin
Portswood
Stano
Athena
Jude Richards
Judge Richards
Graduation Exercises Held Friday Evening
Graduates gathered Friday evening for exercises in the high school hall. Rev. Bollen of Walla Walla delivered the address, describing an inspiring message. Speeches by Saysanah Smith and classmates highlighted the program, with a statue titled Liberty presented by the class. Lucinda Dell performed piano pieces, and other musicians were featured as the college-bound students anticipate Williamotte’s future.
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Bollen
Walla Walla
Saysanah Smith
Liberty
Kohler Betts
Lucinda Dell
Munle
E. J. Rapler
Atade Elui
Willamotte
Legion Dance May 24 at Legion Hall Athena
The Legion Pont has secured Sall ing's or dinatra of four pieces for a dance at Legion Hall in Athena. Music by ing's orchestra of four pieces for the event. Tickets available at Meladdons Pharmacy for duplicates if past tickets are found. Joe Hinkle, lawyer, claims Republican nomination for Joint Senator of Union, Wallowa and Amatillo counties in today’s primaries.
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Legion
Legion Pont
Salling
Furnlah Munic
Legion Hall
Athena
Wailnas
Ing
Meladdons Pharmacy
Joseph T. Hinkle
Meraniston
Cantor of
Army Officer of Old Second Cavalry Visits Northwest Region
Colonel and Mrs. John H. Winn of the Second Cavalry toured Athena and visited Mrs. Winn's brother F. B. LeGrow’s home before continuing to Portland by auto. Winn, once a lieutenant at Fort Walla Walla, commanded the regiment in later years and served in the Spanish American War and World War I, with instructing duties at West Point. He is applying for retirement.
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John
Winn
Athena
Fort Walla Walla
West Point
War Department
Summer camp offer invites young men to Citizens Military Training
An announcement invites healthy young men to join free summer Citizens Military Training Camps at Camp Lewis or Fort Worden from July 27 to August 25, 1922. Government covers transport, board, lodging, medical care, uniforms, equipment, arms, ammunition, laundry, athletics, recreation, and religious services. No prior military experience required. Applicants aged 17 to 27, ex servicemen to 35, must apply by May 31. Write Chief of Staff 06th Division Portland Oregon, room 823 New Post Office Building for information folders.
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Uncle Sam
Camp Lewis
Fort Worden
Boxides
Portland
Oreiron
GENQA Gathering Failure Sannin Conference Vision
A distorted report details a neologistic conference of Ganon aiming for a new European order and peace. It warns that negotiations crumble over the Rapallo treaty, German Russia ties, Hague Rehabilitation, and unresolved Britain France clashes on Rosalan restoration.
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Sannin
Ganon
Milade
Rapallo
Germany
Rusia
The
Hague
Britain
France
Washington fruit crop value and output in 1921
In Olympia Washington the 1921 fruit crop valued at 192086 and totaling 40772 tons. The agnusi orchard cepa compilation, by state horticulture official G. Le Robinson, shows apples at 8 420 cars valued around 29960.919, constituting most of the era's fruit value.
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Olympia
Wash
Washington
Cepa
Bry G. le Hobinson
Long Term Credit for Farmers Bill Introduced in Washington
A bill in Washington proposes empowering Federal Reserve banks to buy and sell farm land bonds to provide long term credit for farmers. It also plans to establish a farm credit department in each Federal Reserve district to extend financing and support.
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Washington, DP
Federal Reserve ‘Banks
Bessier Pletcher
Flora
Fed
Death of Mrs Mays, Lovable Pioneer
The death of Mrs Martha Mays, beloved pioneer, occurred Tuesday at the home of her daughter Mrs C A Barrett after a two month illness from influenza. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 2 o clock, Rev Johnson officiating, and the remains were taken to Dayton Washington for interment. She was born Martha Janeson near Raleigh North Carolina March 1834 and married Jake C Mays in 1851. Ten children were born, five survive: Jennie Barrett Athena Oregon Ella Walker Tacoma Grant Mays Walla Walla and Charles B Mays Athena, with many grandchildren. A tribute titled To Grandma Maya was read at the Pioneer picnic at Wenton two years ago praising her kindness and steadfast faith.
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Martha Mays
C. A. Barrett
Johnson
Dayton
Wash
Thoreday
John €. Mays
Martha Janeson
Raleigh
North Carolina
March Tech
Jake C. Mays
Minour
Plains
McMinnville
Oregon
Thuy Ager
Jennie Barrett
Athena
Mis
Ella Walker
Tacoma
Grant I
Maya
Wallaburg
Kenney Mays
Charles B. Maya
Walla Walla
Gerand
Dien Alte Butler
Btarbuck
Wanh
Young writer honored by amateur press association
Miso Lavinia Alexamiux, daughter of Ac FP Mexantor of UpietoThe, has been invited to join the United Amateur Press Association founded in Philadelphia in 1910. The honor recognizes her poetry and drawings in Seattle publications. She is fourteen, ex Bt. Pall School student of Walla Walla, noted for early promise. Also reported, Whitville High School plans plain mid blue skirts for uniform, crepe and ilk banned.
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Miso Lavenin Alexamiux
Ac FP
Mexantor
UpietoThe
Timon Oageaing
United Amateur Press Association
Aiver
Fea
Philadelphia
North America
Mian Lavonia
Seattle
Bt. Pall School
Walla Walla
Weather Warm Spell Aids Crops Across Region
With temperatures near 20 degrees a warm spell boosted crop and garden growth this week. Farmers report better yields as soil moisture holds and planting progresses amid mild conditions.
Mausoleum Planned for Walle Wella Area Cemetery
Residents plan a community campaign to erect a principal cemetery with ten crypts. Edith G. Von Denenn is named in the proposal amid local opposition. The effort aligns with a broader project near Heat and Hawley mountains, with eight votes recorded in favor.
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Walle Wella
Plian
Edith G. von Denenn
Hawley Mountain
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Republican Party
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Ian and
William ,A. Dasiel
G. Hy Cram
Public Service Commission
Thomon K. Campbell
F. B. Layman
J. Re ‘Thiehof
Westor Mourtein Community Club
Fred Bennion
Bennion
Northwest
Demas
Hent Avenue
Standard Pictures
Monte Blue
Harold Logit
Dizay
Mortiland
Jack Holt
Cis
Roy ! Scouta
Xak
Radio Li
Old 2Nd Cavalry
GENQA
Meating
Hulk
Charles A. Barrett
GH Grits High School
Witeville
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