Two Young Aviators Die In Walla Walla Crash
Allen O Mara and Elvin Cassell died when their Walla Walla Airways plane crashed while performing loops near the state penitentiary grounds. The wreckage scattered across a wheat field. witnesses described a high speed dive ending in a wing failure. Both were young pilots with recent commercial licenses. Cassell, 50 hours solo, had joined O Mara for the stunt flight. Funeral services were held in Walla Walla and graveside burials followed in Sumner Oregon and Caldwell Idaho.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walla Walla Airways, Inc
State Penitentiary Grounds
Allen O'Mara Elvin
Slim) Cassell
O'Mara
Daniel
Wheatfield
Walla Walla Airways
Pasco
Cassell
O’mara
Charles R. Simpson
Roy Kuykendall
C. B. Clayberg
Gardner
Mr. Simpson
C. E. Clayberg
McInroe
Winton Googins
Slim” Peterson
Advance Aircraft Company
Troy
Ohio
Guy
Floyd Vogel
Prescott
Caldwell
Idaho
Sumner
Oregon
Walla Walla
High Grades on State Exams Across Grades
Pupils in the sixth seventh and eighth grades posted strong results in last week’s state examinations. Sixth graders averaged 100 percent in physiology while Ralph Singer achieved 97 percent in geography. Velma Ross led eighth grade with 95 percent, Marjorie Montague 94 percent, and Helen Barrett 93 percent. overall class average was about 91 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athena
Ralph Singer
Velma Ross
Marjorie Montague
Helen Barrett
Umatilla County Health Association Drive Ends May 25
The Umatilla County Health Association membership drive runs until May 25 under county chairman J. W. Tallman with a board of directors including Mrs. Homer Watts Athena Carl Gilbert Echo Mrs. C. S. McNaught Hermiston Mrs. Marvin Roy Pilot Rock and others. County nurse Edna Flanagan reports loan funds aided glasses for 18 children and supported 18 tonsil and adenoid operations along with four dental care cases. Beneficiary towns include Hermiston Stanfield Holdman Athena Reith Pilot Rock Pendleton Helix Riverside Milton Ferdale Adams Umapine and District 69.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Umatilla County Health Association
J. W. Tallman
Homer Watts
Athena
Carl Gilbert
Echo
C. S. McNaught
Hermiston
Marvin Roy
Pilot Rock
Omar Babcock
Indian Agency
L. L. Liewallen
Adams
Lance Kellough
Weston
Robert Brinker
Freewater
Henry Casteel
Holdman
Reith
Pendleton
Helix
Riverside
Milton
Ferdale
District 69
Umapine
Athena Ball Team Plays Ball Sunday
The Athena baseball team will play Mission Indians here Sunday at 2:30 PM. They lost to Weston last Sunday and will meet Weston again next week at the Weston picnic. Pike Miller is stepping down Saturday. Bryce Baker will coach the team for the rest of the season.
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Athena
Mission Indians
Weston
Weston Aggregation
Athena Adds Largest Elevator in Eastern Oregon
The Farmers Grain Elevator expansion near completion gives Athena the state’s largest non coast elevator with 290000 bushels capacity. Two new market roads are under construction and nearby farmers will bulk wheat this year, boosting business for the enlarged enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athena
Dinner Party Hosts Mr and Mrs Henry Koepke Delight Guests
Mr and Mrs Henry Koepke hosted a dinner party Tuesday evening for twenty guests. Flowers including tulips and irises decorated the room and a following dinner bridge was played. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Crawford, Mr and Mrs Cowan, Mr and Mrs Krause, Mr and Mrs Stevens, Mr and Mrs Valere, Mrs Ralph Glaske, Mr and Mrs Glenn Slater, Mr and Mrs Glenn Dudley, Dr Geyer, and Mr and Mrs Ralph McEwen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Koepke
Crawford
Cowan
Krause
Stevens
Valere
Ralph Glaske
Walla Walla
Glenn
Sheepmen Combat Snakes On Washington Range War
Sheep herders at the Slide ranch in White Swan district report 1600 rattlesnakes killed after using 40 gallons of gasoline and two boxes of dynamite in an extermination drive. Forester Mark Pendell of Fort Simcoe tallied 176 snakes killed in under an hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yakima
Wash
Slide Ranch
White Swan
Mark Pendell
Fort Simcoe
Power Out Sunday for Power Line Replacement
The Preston Shafer Milling Co lines will be replaced with new poles requiring a full day power shutdown Sunday. Crews say electricity will be off to complete the necessary changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston- Shafer Milling Co
Mrs Fred Pittman Recovers After Illness
Mrs Fred Pittman has been ill for a week and is now convalescing at home. Her condition improved after treatment and rest, with family noting her gradual return to health.
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Fred Pittman
Young thinkers needed in American business says Pupin tribute
A tribute emphasizes Michael Pupin’s rise from Serbia to pioneering long distance and radio work. It argues that education should cultivate clear thinking and open minds to meet evolving business demands and managerial challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dyne
Michael Pupin
Serbia
Pupin
America
Thea Anma
New York
Columbia University
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
School Savings Bank Movement Reaches Impressive Proportion
Nearly 14 000 schools operate school savings banking plans with about four million students learning saving habits. Deposits exceed 26 million dollars with 947 010 dollars in interest paid to 3 950 237 depositors this year. Forty seven percent of attendance and thirty four cities report full grammar school participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
American Hawk Era Association
Savings Bank
Aguoetation
Citiea
United States
West Wind Leads Entries In Walla Walla Air Derby
Seventeen planes have entered the second Walla Walla air derby to be held today through Sunday. Ford tri motor West Wind piloted by Nick Mamer tops a field that includes Mamer Flying Service ships, 321st Observation Squadron crafts, American Eagles from Portland, and a Lindenbergh replica Travelair. Parachute jumpers will compete daily from 2000 feet, with a grand prize for best three day average.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nick Mamer
Mamer
Newton Wakefield
Jack Rose
Ralph Daniel
MacKenzie-Morrow Aviation Company
Portland
American Eagle
al Davis
Jess Digman
Elbert E. Parmenter
Parmenter Flying Service
Gorvyallis
Ore
W. C. Wilkstrom
Yakima
Hobi Airways
Eugene
Travelair
E McLeod
Charles Lindbergh
Mexico City
Sky High Thompson
C. C. Kimsey
Freewater
al Bown
Seattle
Hobbs & Bay
Walla Walla
Dayton
Waitsburg
Miton- Preewater
Pendleton
Athena
Weston
Athena Bridge Club Hosts Friday Afternoon Event
Mrs H A Barrett entertained the Athena Bridge club at her Fifth Street home with tulips and iris decorations. Guests enough for five tables included Mrs Max Hopper and other members. Mrs W P Littlejohn won the club score, Mrs Hopper took the best prize, and Mrs F S LeGrow received the consolation. A salad and light refreshments followed the game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athena Bridge Club
H. A. Barrett
Fifth Street
Max Hopper
Alex McIntyre
C. Prestleye
F. C. Gurney
Fred Pinkerton
J. H. Cresswell
Bryce Baker
Arthur Douglas
A. A. Kimball
Hilda Mickenson
E. E. Goff
Newberg
W. P. Littlejohn
Hich Club
Hopper
LeGrow
Horteas
Portland Guest Entertains Local Society
Mrs. C. H. Smith has been an interesting guest from Portland this week with several informal events. Mrs. H. I. Watts hosted bridge for two tables Monday afternoon. A small group honored her at the McEwen home Monday evening. Mrs. F. S. LeGrow hosted Tuesday afternoon and Mrs. M. L. Watts hosted Tuesday evening.
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C. H. Smith
Portland
H. I. Watts
Smith
McEwen
F. 8. LeGrow
M. L. Watts
Bridge Club Hosts Victory Day At Prestley Home
The 3 6 4 Bridge club met at Mrs. F C Prestley’s home on Thursday afternoon with guests Mrs. Welton Read Miss Hilda Dickenson and Mrs. Bryce Baker. Mrs. Baker won the guest prize Ravella Lieuallen led high club score and Max Hopper took the consolation prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F.C. Prestley
Welton Read
Hilda Dickenson
Bryce Baker
Supreme Court refuses to rule on Oregon vein case
The United States Supreme Court on Monday declined to decide whether the Oregon Exploration Company may follow an ore vein beneath a Douglas County Oregon tract patented under the timber and stone act to J. Reeves and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States Supreme Court
Oregon Exploration Company
Douglas County
Oregon
Timber and Stone Act
J. Je, Reevéa
Beans and peas planted on 000 acres near Athena and Weston
Three thousand acres of beans in Athena supervised by Marion Hansell and another equal area in Weston led by C. E. Fiske with E. C. Sloan arranging two carloads of seed peas. Wheat follow after harvest in August and September. Field tests show beans and peas inoculate soil with bacteria to boost next wheat crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athena
Marion Hansell
Weston
C. E. Fiske
E. C. Sloan
Washington and Idaho Seed Company
Foothill
Frye Brothers
Barney Foster
Will Kirk
Administration Pushes Rail Rate Cuts for Wheat Exports
The interstate commerce commission authorized eastern and western railroads to reduce freight rates on export wheat and flour. The cut aims to help farmers move the surplus crop before the new harvest. The Mississippi Warrior Service sought temporary rail-barge rates matching the railroad discounts.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Eastern and Western Railroads
Buffalo
North Atlantic
Mississippi Warrior Service
Railroads Fight Lower Rates From Middle West
Hearings reopen before Chester B E Stiles and A S Parker on eastern railroads claims that livestock rates from the middle west to the east fixed by the Interstate Commerce Commission in July 1928 were confiscatory and improper. Railroads say the basic rate drop from 56 percent to 50 cents per hundred pounds from Chicago to New York violated their rights and note similar cuts in the west went into effect November 1 1928 despite attempts to obtain a federal court injunction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Middle West
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chester BE. Stiles
A. S. Parker
Chicago
West
Forty Graduates at Mac Hi Commencement
McLoughlin Union High School marked the close of the year with forty graduates in the commencement exercises. State Superintendent C. A. Howard gave the address while Ray Hewitt served as salutatorian and Harvey Anderson delivered the valedictory. The program also featured Girls' Glee Club numbers and a Hyacintha Hansen solo along with awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mac Hi
McLoughlin Union High School
C. A. Howard
State Superintendent of Schools
Ray Hewitt
Harvey Anderson
Girls’ Glee Club
Hyacintha Hansen
Miss Hodgen Welcomed by Friends in Oregon Visit
Miss Hodgen Phyllis Hodgen arrives Tuesday morning from Redlands California where she lives with her mother. She will extend her stay visiting friends and relatives in Oregon.
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Miss Hodgen
Phyllis Hodgen
Redlands
California
Oregon
Narrow George Lambden in Nine Mile Car Crash at Athena
In a Tuesday collision near Athena, Narrow George Lambden of Nine Mile was riding in a car that left the road and rolled nine times down a steep bank before stopping. None of the three occupants were seriously injured, though all escaped harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Lambden
Nine Mile
Athena
Butler
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Allen O’mara
Joe Scott
Walla Walla Union
Craig B
Hazlewood
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