Leprosy Plot Panic Debunked by Oregon Court
William Nash was found mentally unsound in Circuit Judge Tazwell's court after examination by Dr. William House and investigator W. B. Cameron. Nash admitted writing letters about a supposed germ plot, was committed to the state hospital in Salem for treatment, and had a history of prior lunacy proceedings.
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America
United States
The
Oregonian
William Nash
Tazwell
William House
W. B. Cameron
Nash
State Hospital
Salem
Michigan
Oregon
Portland
Edwards Baltuff
Tacoma
East Meets West in Friendship Band at UO
At the University of Oregon a bond of friendship formed as Dr. Timothy Tingfong Lew of Peking was initiated into Sigma Delta Chi, with Arthur Caylor of the Oregonian also joining. Lew urged more Chinese newspaper writers to interpret China to the world and its reactions to other nations.
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University of Oregon
Timothy Tingfong Lew
Peking
China
Sigma Delta Chi
Arthur Caylor
Oregonian
Lew
Poindexter Proposes Farmers Fix Own Price Lists
Washington’s Miles Poindexter, ambassador to Peru and Senate hopeful, unveils a plan for a national farm marketing association. Farmers and stock raisers would set product prices via district agents under federal supervision, with penalties for below price purchases. The plan estimates $2 million yearly for government oversight and names 43 marketing centers, including Seattle, Tacoma, Spokane, Portland, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
The
Portland Journal
Miles Poindexter
Peru
United States Senate
National Marketing Corporation
Department of Agriculture
General Motors to Broadcast Weekly Radio Program
General Motors announces a weekly radio program starting Monday November 7 from 9 30 to 10 30 Eastern Standard Time. The GM series will air on 27 NBC network stations and will extend to the Pacific Coast soon, reaching most radio homes in the United States and many in Canada with music and entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Motors
National Broadcasting Company
Pacific Coast
United States
Canada
Pilot Rock Man Wins Oregon Singing Contest Bid
Pilot Rock blacksmith Ted Roy, a junior in music at O C C Corvallis, is judged best amateur male singer in Oregon and advances to the coast contest in San Francisco on November 21. Roy, who liquor tenor voice, has won two prior contests and may enter the national finals in the east for a substantial prize. He is accompanied by his instructor Paul Petri, director of the conservatory of music.
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Pilot Rock
Corvallis
Ted Roy
Oregon
San Francisco
Roy
Paul Petri
Conservatory of Music
Old Timers Banquet Held by Morrow County Leaders
Through the efforts of Mrs. Sarah Booher of Lexington, old-timers and first homesteaders of Morrow county enjoyed a banquet and a fine program in that little city, Thursday October 20. Mr. and Mrs. Willam Booher, Mrs. Patterson, Mrs. Mary McKay and Mr. Benefield attended from here.
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Sarah Booher
Lexington
Morrow County
Willam Booher
Patterson
Mary McKay
Benefield
Defendant Snubs Eugene Court Jury Finds Him Guilty
In an unprecedented move a man was tried in absentia by the Eugene circuit court. L. Ginberg sent a telegram refusing to appear yet the jury returned a guilty verdict on liquor possession after the judge instructed them. Sentencing is set for Wednesday and bail of 2000 dollars may be forfeited if he does not appear.
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Eugene Court
Eugene
L. Ginberg
Ginberg
Skipworth
Students Drop Name of Aggies in Oregon State Shift
Associate students leader Dressel Narver of Portland says the term Oregon State College has grown among students and alumni in place of Oregon Agricultural College without any official action by the college regents or administration. He notes the shift is student driven, not policy driven.
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Oregon Agricultural College
Oregon State College
Dressel C. Narver
Portland
Associated Students
Narver
Standard Theatre Presents Tarzan and the Golden Lion
The Standard Theatre showcases Tarzan and the Golden Lion with stars James Pierce Edna Murphy Harold Goodwin Dorothy Dunbar and Boris Karloff in a jungle melodrama. Sunday night Metro-Goldwyn frames In Old Kentucky with James Murray and Helen Costello featuring the horse Whiskery.
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Standard Theatre
Sterling
James Pierce
Edna Murphy
Harold Goodwin
Dorothy Dunbar
Boris Karloff
Metro-Goldwyn
Old Kentucky
James Murray
Helen Costello
New Books for Boys and Girls in the County Library
Book Week list adds titles for children alongside classic favorites. New to the collection are Boy Emigrants, Dove in the Eagle's Nest, Island of the Mighty, Jungle Beasts and Men, Moby Dick abridged, Pearl Lagoon, Perilous Seat, Quest of the Sea Otter, Shen of the Sea, Slow Coach, Story of Babette, Trade Wind, Trail of the Spanish Horse, Three Musketeers, Treasure of the Isle of Mist, Smoky the cow pony, and This Singing World edited by Lewis Untermeyer.
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Black Arrow
Quentin Durward
Last of the
Mohicans
Westward Ho
Noah Brooks
C. M. Yonge
Padrinue Colum
King Arthur
D. G. Mukerji
H. Melville
Pearl Lagoon
Charles Nordoff
South Seas
C. D. Snedeker
Greece
Sabra Conner
A. B. Chrisman
E. V. Lucas
Shakespeare Country
R. M. Stuart
New Orleans
Mardi Gras
Cornelia Meigs
J. W. Schultz
Indiana
A. Dumas
Isle of Mist
W. W.tarn
Will James
Lewis Untermeyer
Thanksgiving sermon replaces Call of the Disciples
The Churches announce a Bible school at 10 AM led by Lawrence Pinkerton followed by Worship and Communion at 11. The pastor will give a Thanksgiving sermon titled Paying God in place of The Call of the Disciples and invites all to attend.
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Bible
Lawrence Pinkerton
Sunday Services and Youth Programs Announced
Sunday school begins at 9 45 A M with Divine Worship at 11 00 A M A sermon series Christ in the Modern World continues on Sunday Morning A Young Peoples meeting at 6 30 P M with Song and Praise at 7 30 P M Mid week gathering on Wednesday at 7 30 P M Evangelistic Bible study Thursday at 7 30 P M Attendance growth shown in Sunday school and Young Peoples meetings seen as promise for future in state school business social life and Christianity
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Young Peoples
Young Peoples Meeting
Classified for sale notes and services
For Sale five tube radio will install and guarantee H W LeRoy at Mrs Kirk's cottage South Third street For Sale Cadillac sedan run 33000 miles Chance Rogers I am prepared to do concrete curbing around cemetery lots at reasonable prices J E Crowley phone 363 Athena
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H. W. LeRoy
Chance Rogers
J. E. Crowley
Athena
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Forthor
Agaim
Russia
Brazil
Poindexter
Aggies
Church of Christ
Steve’s Grocery
Athena Hotel
Laura Froome
B. B Richards
McFadden’s Pharmacy
J. L. Harman
Pendleton Machine Works
Main
Bell & Venable
Soley
Hiadver
Continental O11
Bryce Baker
Kilgore Cafe
Gerald Kilgore
Frigidaire
A. W. Logsdon
the Lumber
Turn-A-Lum Lumber Co
Main Street
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