Penal Reform Echoes From England on Overcrowding
Alexander Paterson, His Majesty's Commissioner of Prisons, praised England's probation approach but criticized American prisons for overcrowding. He noted twenty new prisoners, nineteen would have been spared under England's system, blaming excessive laws and severe sentences for manufacturing criminals and weakening crime prevention. The Athena Press urges quick system review.
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Alexander Paterson
England
Paterson
United States
Healthful meals for children and early women in senate
Dr Shirley W Wayne outlines child nutrition with lunches milk and fruit plus leafy vegetables Toms. Dr J B Davis notes 1929 crop trends and world market responses. Mrs Hattie Caraway to be first woman to serve in US Senate. Western Pacific Great Northern extension signals Western gains. retail gains in October. trade papers on business rain and luck in divorce court actions.
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Shirley W. Wayne
New York City
United States Senate
Hattie Caraway
Thaddeus H. Caraway
Arkansas
Senate
Rebecca Latimer Fenton
Georgia
George
Caraway
Weather, politics and odd tidbits at Reno and beyond
A Reno note that women outnumber men two to one in winning freedom from marriage prep mentions Democrats in control of the House and contrasts Republican history. Other items joke about weather, a San Francisco unemployed man found in a morgue hearse, Iceland editors trading for lipsticks, and a fashion shift to feather fabrics. Governor Ritchie counsels love and neighborliness over talk, while movieland dances and a French plane use spruce from the Pacific Northwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reno
Eugene Mack
San Francisco
Alfalfa Bill Plans Shelter in State House
Alfalfa Bill proposes turning the state house marble corridors into a shelter for the needy while Italian Premier Dino Grandi and President Hoover discuss policy. St Louis plans a $350000 negro hospital funded publicly as social relief and Capone linked to smuggling amid eulogies to service.
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State House
Bill
You Can Make It For Profit booklet aids home woodworking
Government Printing Office releases a new manual from the wood utilization committee led by Axel H. Oxholm. It promotes simple tools and home projects like racks, tables, chests, and garden furniture with plans and marketing tips for profits and possible temporary employment. Written by H. Conrad Hoover, the guide sells for 10 cents a copy and is available through the Superintendent of Documents or district offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Commerce
Axel H. Oxholm
Oxholm
H. Conrad Hoover
Washington, D. C
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Timely Ember Discovery Saved Mill From Fire
Twenty two years ago a smouldering ember in the dust room at the Preston Parton Mill sparked by smoke was traced by an employee, averting a potential plant fire. The upper floors smelled of smoke and the fire was hard to locate before it was extinguished.
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Preston-Parton
B. B. Richards
Richards
Athena
Mr. Richards
Fay Gerking
Eugene Stanton
Sand Point
Idaho
T. M. Taggart
Lucile Kemp
Weston
Wm. Willaby
Jones Cottage
Jefferson Street
C. A. Barrett
West Umatilla
Pendleton
Will M. Peterson
Dudley
M. W. Turley
Adams
Hermiston
Frank Mansfield
4Th Street
Jackson Nelson
Walla Walla
Seattle
Aluena
Mary LaBrache
Henry Koepke
W. J
John King
Bill
Katherine Sharp
Dean Gerking
City
State Line
B. D. Sharp
Odd Fellows Building
Eyes Examined and Glasses Fitted at Schneller's
The item notes that eyes were examined and glasses properly fitted at Schneller's located at 39 East Main in Walla Walla, indicating a completed eyewear service at a local store.
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Schneller’s
East Main
Walla Walla
Christmas Eve Public Tree At Helix
A public Christmas tree will be given at Helix tonight on Christmas Eve. Friends of A McKenzie visited his sick bed at home near Adams on Wednesday with little change in his condition.
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Helix
A. McKenzie
Adams
H. G. Case
Hugh Lieuallen
Harry Coomans
Whitman
Pullman
B. B. Richards
Riparia
C. O. Whiteman
Zelma DePeatt
Clarence Brotherton
Archie McIntyre
Jessica McEwen
Ada Banister
Pendleton
Weston
McKenzie Pass Remains Snow-Covered to Travelers
Travelers who pass through McKenzie Pass today encounter continued snow coverage on the route. Forecasters note lingering wintry conditions and potential delays for motorists traversing the area.
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McKenzie Pass
Portland Shivers as Mercury Falls
Portland residents brace for a sudden cold snap as a mercury drop rattles the city. Weather officials warn of icy sidewalks and hazardous travel conditions statewide.
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Portland
Mercury
Scandinavian Spark Hits American Snow Fields in Trials
A new winter contraption called the Scandinavian Spark arrives from Scandinavia and features a chair on long steel runners propelled by a standing driver pushing with a foot. The device moves about ten miles per hour on snow and ice, promoted by the National Committee on Wood Utilization of the Department of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Committee On Wood Utilization
Department of Commerce
America
Notice of Union High School district meeting 1941
Legal voters of Union High School District No 7 Umatilla County Oregon are summoned to a special school meeting at the school house on November 30 1941 at 2 PM to consider the district budget and advise with the levying board. The district tax is within the six per cent limit. Attest October 28 1931 Arnold Wood chairman J F Kershaw district clerk.
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Union High School
Umatilla County
State of
Oregon
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J. 8. Davis
Food Research Institute
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Federal Farm Board
Far West
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Pacific Slope
House of Representatives
Iceland
Albert C. Ritchie
Maryland
Movieland
Pacific Northwest
Dino Grandi
Sunny
Italy
Hoover
St. Louis
al Capone
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General Insurance
Ben Bateman
North Athena
C. T
W. H. McKinney
Sharp
Dale Rothwell
Woolworth’s
Peterson & Lewis
Inland Empire Bank
Watts & Prestlge
Attorneys-At-Law
Main Street
Bruno Weber
Jens Jensen
Pendleton, Oregon
Athena Hotel
Laura Froome
Gray
Beauty
Penn Harris
Prop
Arnold Wood
J. F. Kershaw
Tum-a-Lum Lumber Company
Stock Land
L. L. Montague
Arlington
First National Bank
Continental Oil Company
Germ
Bryce Baker
Twin City
T. E. Smith
Freewater
Serjil Bulls
Preston-Shaffer Milling CO
Electrical Department
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