Tax Refund Debate Aligns Coolidge and Mellon
Washington reports show President Coolidge and Secretary Mellon unified in opposing a permanent tax revision and favoring an income tax refund. They discussed the issue before Coolidge announced his stance. Congress faces filibusters on Muscle Shoals rivers and harbors and prohibition.
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Washington, D. C
White House
Coolidge
Mellon
al c
Esman
Treasury
Congress
House
Hudson
Michigan
Muscle Shoals
Athena High School Presents Annual Play A Family Mix
Athena High School stages the three act comedy A Family Mix on Friday December 3 under Miss Bateman. The plot follows Robert Brown a man with a growing family and a Deacon who believes his stories, leading to him juggling multiple wives and children amid comic incidents from Miss Campion Jobson the hired man and Lee Belle Anderson.
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Athena High School
Miss Bateman
Robert Brown
Deacon Smith
Bob
Robert
Miss Campion
Jobson
Ethel
Edna DeFreec
Sally
Lee
Belle
Anderson Miss ‘Campion
Istics Tisewe LaVone Pittman
Louisiana Johnson
Lucille Smith
Robert “Brown
Dorsey Kretzer Deacon Smith
Granville Cannon Jobson
Clifford Wood James
John Kirk
Fall and Doheny Oil Conspiracy Trial Opens
The Fall and Doheny conspiracy case, two figures in the 1923 naval oil scandals, opened in Washington after three years of delays. Albert B. Fall, former interior secretary, and Edward L. Doheny, oil magnate, face judge and jury over alleged government fraud in leasing Elk Hills oil lands.
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Washington, D. C
America
Albert B. Fall
Edward L. Doheny
District of Columbia
Fall
Doheny
Harding
Elk Hills
California
Naval Oil Reserve
Higher Institutions Exempt in Washington Fund
Assistant Attorney General Anderson issued a legal opinion reversing an earlier view and said the teachers retirement act covers only common school employees. Payments into the fund by instructors at the state university, state college, and normal schools must be returned. He interprets public schools as meaning common schools and notes the term school district throughout points to lower grades.
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Olympia
Wash
Anderson
Josephine Corliss Preston
American Legionnaires May Go to Germany
Athena member C. L. McFadden plans to attend the Paris international Legion Posts convention next September with Mrs. McFadden. Dr. and Mrs. Smith of Portland, former Athena residents, may join. US visitors to Berlin will travel at 25 percent reduced fare with waived frontier formalities for the trip.
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Athena
American Legion
International Convention of Legion
Paris
C. L. McFadden
Mcfadden
Smith
Portland
Berlin
Germany
DECORATED BY THE QUEEN RECOUNTS MARIE OF ROMANIA VISIT
The Colfax Gazette recounts Queen Marie of Romania's Spokane visit and her interest in Colfax resident Mrs. Earl Dudley now of Colfax. Dudley served as a Red Cross nurse during the war and once shared tea with the queen. The queen recalled decorating Dudley and other nurses for service to her people.
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Qeen Marie
Romania
Spokane
Colfax Gazette
Earl Dudley
Colfax
Astoria Cranberries Highlight Dellmoor Marshes Show Place
The Press notes receipt of Astoria cranberries from the Dellmoor cranberry marshes owned by J B Dellinger publisher of the Morning Astorian. Located in Oregon's northwest, the marsh is a notable show place. Four acres planted with cranberries, thirty acres bearing fruit.
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Astoria
County Agent Walter Holt Visits Athena and Walla Walla
Walter Holt the new county agent spent Wednesday in Athena making farmers acquainted with his work. He delivered an address before the Kiwanis club in Walla Walla at noon then returned to Athena.
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Walter Holt
Athena
Fermera
Mr. Holt
Kiwanis Club
Walla Walla
Goff Sells Newberg Telephone Interests
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Goff of Newberg visit Athens at daughter Mrs. R. B. McEwen’s home. Mr. Goff recently sold his interests in the local telephone system at Newberg and his services as manager are retained by the new company.
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E. E. Goff
Newberg
Athens
R. B. McEwen
Limited Jumps Rails Wreck Kills Fireman At Cayuse Station
A Union Pacific Continental Limited westbound derailed after a boulder rolled onto the track near Cayuse station on the Uma tilla river shortly after midnight Monday. Fireman R. A. Rettig of La Grande died instantly, while Engineer J. H. Snodgrass escaped with minor injuries. Rescue crews moved the engine and tender apart, and a body was recovered from the wreckage.
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Cayuse Station
Umatilla
Union Pacific Continental Limited
R. A. Rettig
la Grande
J. H. Snodgrass
Cayuse
Overland Limited
Fred Schilke
Schilke
Snodgrass
Tondder
Rettig
High corn yield record set in Walla Walla county by M M Williams
M M Williams of Lowden Washington produced an extraordinary corn yield on a quarter acre under County Agent A W Kasten supervision. The measured harvest weighed 1775 pounds yielding 101 3 7 bushels per acre and included car corn and alfalfa crops.
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Walla Walla County
M. M. Williams
Lowden
Washington
A. W. Kasten
Supreme Court rules abandonable autos tied to liquor smuggling
Automobiles bought on installment plans with titles held by the seller were declared subject to forfeiture by the government when used in illegal liquor transport. The ruling came from an Alabama case, with a similar matter noted from Washington state.
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Supreme Court
Alabama
Washington State
O A C Defeats Oregon in Mud Wallow 16 to 0
The O A C Orangemen defeated Oregon 16 to 0 on a muddy Corvallis field. Key plays included three blocked punts, an interception turned into a TD, and a 25 yard place kick by Schulmerick. After the win, coach Schissler led the team toward Milwaukee to face Marquette. plans to attend the Army Navy game followed.
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O. A. C. Orangemen
Oregon
Corvallis
Pete” McFadden
Oregon Aggies
Webfooters
Orangemen
Schulmerick
Aggie
Schissler
Milwaukee
Marquette
Chicago
Pendleton Trapper Ray Bartley Dies En Route Home
Ray Bartley aged 28 of Pendleton died from hardship and exhaustion while trapping in the Blue Mountains near Bone Springs. He collapsed on the trail returning from Salmon river with Archie McCampbell during two feet of snow and intense cold. Bartley’s body was carried to Weston and then Pendleton for burial. he is survived by his parents and four siblings.
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Ray Bartley
Pendleton
Bone Springs
Blue Mountains
Bartley
Archie McCampbell
Salmon River
Weston
J. L. Bartley
Hill Leads Wal l a Walla Mayor Primary
Mayor Ben F. Hill leads a three man field in the Wal la Walla city primary with W E McCroskey second and E J Cantendine third. Hill and McCroskey advance to the final ballot on December 6 to decide the next mayor.
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Ben F. Hill
Walla Walla
W. E. McCroskey
E. J. Cantendine
Hill
McCroskey
Athena Turkey Shoot At Pendleton Gun Club
Athena gun club members hosted a turkey shoot at the Athena traps on Wednesday afternoon. Pendleton club shooters Henry Collins Guy Matlock and John Hamley joined local participants for an afternoon of skeet style target shooting.
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Athena
Henry Collins
Guy Matlock
John Hamley
Pendleton
McNary Proposes New Farm Relief Bill in Congress
Senator McNary of Oregon announces a simplified McNary-Haugen style farm relief bill to be introduced on opening day. He seeks a $250 million appropriation to fund export machinery for surplus crops under a president appointed board, repaid by an equalization fee on producers. He will chair the Senate Agricultural Committee and aims for broad support.
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Congress
McNary
Oregon
Senate Agricultural Committee
Agricultural Committee
Senate
Federal Land Bank
House
Forest Service film aids school in conservation drive
Representatives of the United States Forestry Service and the Oregon State Forestry Service showed moving pictures and colored slides to school members at 2:40 last Friday. The film featured Pacific Northwest scenery wildlife mountains streams and lakes to raise awareness of Oregon natural resources and promote conservation through fire prevention.
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United States Forestry Service
Oregon State Forestry Service
Pacific Northwest
Oregon
Oregon Letter Men Award Second Football Letter
Beryl Hedgen of Athena will receive his second football letter at season's end, per athletics director Virus Earl. A total of twenty three letters will be awarded, the most in this sport at the university. To earn a letter a player must play one straight conference half or three different halves totaling thirty minutes.
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Beryl Hedgen
Athena
Virus Earl
Mrs Louisa Wagner Dies After Illness in Athena
Mrs. Louisa Wagner widow of Andrew J. Wagner died at her Athena home Monday after a several weeks illness. Funeral held at the house with Athena Cemetery burial. A pioneer resident since 1875 born Louisa A. Morgan June 5 1850 married Hedrick December 22 1870. Survived by six children Portland Oregon Fresno California Colfax Washington Athena Ace Wagner and three generations of grandchildren.
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Louisa Wagner
Andrew J. Wagner
Athena
Plains
Thomas Ervin
Portland
Adam Raymond
Fresno
California
Jake Creighton
Colfax
Washington
William Bush
Frank Sanders
Ace Wagner
New Oregon Land Finds Homes for Settlement
Oregon land settlement reports show 909 families located on farms in the state during the fiscal year ending September 30. Investors totaled 2,999,718 dollars, with 28 counties active in placing settlers. The program, three and a half years old, has placed 2,228 families on farms, backed by initial capital of 8,697,440 dollars, aided by realtors and commercial clubs across Oregon.
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Oregon
Land Settlement Department of the State
Portland
Ide
Rebakah Convention Attends I O O F Hall Athena
The Rebekah district convention met at Athena I O O F K of P Hall with over 100 visiting members and delegates. The business sessions occurred in forenoon and afternoon, while two initiatory degrees were conferred in the evening by the Pendleton degree team. Grand lodge officers Dora Sexton and Etta Sanderson attended. a banquet followed at the Christian church.
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Rebekahs
I. O. O. F K of P. Hall
Athena
Pendleton
Dora Sexton
The
Dalles
Etta Sanderson
Freewater
Christian Church
Snowfall Signals Heavy Winter Ahead in Blues
The first snow of the season trimmed the ground on Friday with an inch in the valley and several inches in foothill districts. Toll Gate near Blues summit reports over two feet of snow, suggesting a normal winter depth in the mountains and ample spring and summer moisture for watersheds.
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Toll Gate
Pendleton Pioneer Woman Mrs Arkell Dies at 68
Mrs. J E Arkell pioneer Pendleton woman died at the family home Sunday evening at age 68. She had lived in Pendleton for more than 36 years and is survived by her husband and four children.
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J. E. Arkell
Pendleton
That City
Fog Forces Air Mail Pilot to Forced Landing
Leon Cuddeback, pilot of a Pasco hail mail plane, became bewildered in heavy fog Monday forenoon and made a forced landing at Walla Walla. The mail was dispatched to Pasco by rail.
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Leon Cuddeback
Walla Walla
Pasco
Kennedy Dies in Pendleton. Pendleton Resident Passed Away
Charles Franklin Kennedy of Umatilla County died in Pendleton last Friday. A well known Pendleton resident, he is survived by his wife and others not named in the readable fragment.
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F. Kennedy
Charles Franklin Kennedy
Umatilla County
Pendleton
Andrews proposes whisky monopoly to aid prohibition
General Lincoln C. Andrews urges Congress to create a private corporation to manufacture medicinal whisky and to absorb all current supplies. He claims about 15 million gallons would be exhausted in five years to allow aging, with Mellon supporting the plan after vetoing government takeover.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Lincoln C. Andrews
Mellon
Coolidge
Ign
Internal Revenue Bureau
Andrews
Milwaukee Road Sale At Auction After Bankruptcy
The Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul Railway, once a major transcontinental line, was placed on the sale block after receivership. A single bid of 140 million dollars was placed by the reorganizations committee and will go before a Chicago federal court on December 18 for approval. The line, famed for electrified routes through the Rockies, declared bankruptcy on March 18, 1925, amid heavy spending on electrification and declining revenues from competition. The reorganization plan seeks a financial rehabilitation and readjustment of the company’s capital structure.
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Butte
Mont
Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul Railway
Nimbest
Reorganization Committee
Chicago
Chicago, Milwaukee
Rocky Mountains
Panama
Kuln-Loeb National City
Elalim
Forest Fire Costs and Timber Loss in Oregon
The state forester reports about 225 million board feet of merchantable timber under state forestry jurisdiction were destroyed by fire in the past season. Losses were heaviest in eastern Oregon’s yellow pine region due to dry weather and low humidity, with 60 percent of destruction occurring there.
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Salem
State Forestry Department
State Forester
Yellow Pine
Oregon
Cuba Begins Work on Maine Memorial
Havana starts rebuilding the Maine memorial honoring Americans killed in the battleship explosion. The project follows ruin from a hurricane that struck Havanna on October 20.
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Cuba
Maine
Havana
Americas
Havang
NP Official Dies In Wreck At Lake Park
A Northern Pacific railway general baggage agent from St. Paul was killed when a passenger train crashed into the rear of another train at Lake Park. Local investigators began work to determine cause and responsibility.
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Secretary Mellon
Codeinas Aoe
Endigge
Fall and Doheny Oil
Washington Fund
American Legionaires
Astoria Cranberries
Pendleton ‘Trapper
Ben Hill
Victor
Turkey
Forest Service Films
FOG Downs Air Mail
Big
Milwaukee Road
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