Coppock's Herd Dominates Hermiston Project Fair
William Coppock's Gurnsey dairy cattle swept the fair with five entries winning multiple top prizes. He earned first prize under and over two years, first prize heifer 1 to 2 years, and second prizes for younger heifer and best fitted animal. Hermiston fair officials called the seventeenth annual event highly successful with strong livestock entries and notable exhibits across departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Coppock
Gurnsey
Hermiston
Auto
Heppner and Hermiston High School
Stockmen To Remove Cattle From Reserve
Cattlemen plan an annual roundup on the Umatilla reserve starting Monday. Two drives over two weeks will gather stock, led by Eugene Thomas, president of the Wenaha Cattle and Horse association. The group raises the reward for cattle thief information to 250 dollars and opposes a senate bill to close watershed forests to grazing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norbeck
S. D
Blind pupil enters Atwater Kent contest in Idaho
Miss Frederica Kershaw a music instructor at the Idaho State School for the Blind has entered her blind pupil in the Atwater Kent radio contest. The pupil won the Gooding local and if successful at Boise will go to the Portland sectional. Mr and Mrs Fred Kershaw will drive to Gooding next week to visit their daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederica Kershaw
Idaho State School For the Blind
Atwater Kent
Kershaw
Gooding
Idaho
Boise
Portland
Fred Kershaw
Honeymoon Couple Killed in Dooley Mountain Crash
Burns man Baker-Coy Douglas died Sunday when the automobile driven by his wife overturned on a grade on the Dooley Mountain highway 14 miles south of Baker. Mrs. Douglas was uninjured. The couple had married Saturday and were en route on their honeymoon to Baker.
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Baker
Douglas
Burns
Dooley Mountain
Hunter shoots youth during hunting trip in Lehman Springs district
An experienced hunter mistook a deer for a youth named Raymond McKnab, 19, of Umatilla. He was shot in the hip with the bullet lodging in the abdomen and was rushed to St. Anthony's hospital in Pendleton. Jesse Connell of Umatilla was the hunter involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Connell
Umatilla
Raymond McKnab
Lehman Springs
Young McKnab
St. Anthony's Hospital
Pendleton
Seeley Family Spends Summer at Bingham Springs
Capt Seeley and wife from Seattle enjoy their annual visit at the Dudley summer home in Bingham Springs. Mrs Seeley and Mrs Dudley are sisters. Capt Seeley is a retired ship captain who spent many years commanding vessels on the Pacific coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seeley
Seattle
Dudley
Bingham Springs
Toll road right of way sale offer to Uma Till County
Owners of the Woodward toll gate road propose selling the right of way to Uma Till and Union counties for 800 dollars. The Uma Till county court is believed to favor accepting the offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodward
Umatill
Union
Umatilla
Half Billion Fund To Pay Crop Loss Explained By Legge
Washington says the farm relief revolving fund of 600 million dollars will cover losses from extraordinary stabilization operations. Legge told the Senate Agriculture Committee that emergencies involve buying and removing surplus crops to relieve pressure and await better disposal opportunities. The fund backs such operations under the Agricultural Marketing Act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legge
Washington, D. C
Federal Farm Board
Senate Agriculture Committee
McNary
Oregon
Mrs. Bertha Potts Dies After Long Illness at Home
Mrs. Bertha Ann Potts wife of William Potts died at her home Wednesday after more than three years of heart trouble and hospital treatments. She survived by her husband and daughter Mrs. Archie McIntyre of Athena with funeral details pending. An obituary will appear next week in the Athena Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Ann Potts
William Potts
The
Athena Press
World Series Interest At Athena For Athletics Cubs
Fans in Athena crowd around radios as the World Series between the Philadelphia Athletics and the Chicago Cubs unfolds. Cleve Myers hopes the Cubs win while Herman Geisser remains a staunch Athletics supporter, and Geisser is not in town.
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Philadelphia Athletics
Chicago Cubs
Athena
Cleve Myers
Herman Geisser
Herman
Athletics
Cleve
Washington Senators
Cubs
Masons Honor Mr Miller at Dolph Lodge Meeting
Dolph Lodge A F and A M honored N A Miller a longtime Athena resident of 45 years at a Saturday gathering. Members presented a ring emblematic of the order as a testimonial of appreciation for his faithful service and announced his vacancy as lodge treasurer. A lunch followed the social hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masons
Miller
Dolph Lodge
A. F
A. M
N. A. Miller
Athena
Hunters kill pet deer on Bond ranch near Ukiah
Hunters killed a pet buck on the Bond ranch near Ukiah last week. They did not know it was a pet until Mr. Bond informed them. The killers reportedly looked sheepish and Bond notes he keeps three other pet deer on the ranch.
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Ukiah
Mr. Bond
Pendleton Institute Hosts Athena Teachers
Teachers attend the Institute at Pendleton while pupils enjoy a vacation. Students will resume school work Monday after the break.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athena
Pendleton
Kilgore Kilgore and Margaret Taylor Wed in Pendleton
James Kilgore of Pendleton and Mrs. Margaret Taylor of Weston were married in Pendleton and will reside in Weston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilgore-Taylor
James Kilgore
Pendleton
Margaret Taylor
Weston
Reynolds Buys Maurer Interest in Local Grocery Firm
J. R. Reynolds hasPurchased E. C. Maurer’s share in the Maurer and Reynolds grocery business located at Wee. The acquisition consolidates ownership in the partnership and positions the store for continued operation under Reynolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Reynolds
E. C. Maurer
Maurer and
Reynolds
Oregon sculptor Unveils Paul Bunyan Figure in Northwest Lore
Oliver Laurence Barrett, University of Oregon sculptor, has completed a clay model of Paul Bunyan and his great blue ox. He envisions a 20 foot high stone statue with circular saws on the pedestal, symbolizing the Northwest lumber industry. Barrett aims to place the sculpture in a prominent public space as a memorial to lumber workers and regional heritage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene
Greece
Paul Bunyan
Paul
Iim
Oliver Laurence Barrett
University of Oregon
Barrett
Puget Sound
Great
Columbia Gorge
Mr. Barrett
Northwest
Lower Rates On Livestock Sought In Northwest
W P Ellis for Oregon Public Service Commission asked the Interstate Commerce Commission to set lower livestock rates in the northwest. He argued against the Hoch Smith plan for ten percent higher basing in Mountain Pacific versus the West, saying it would penalize northwest traffic essential to eastern rail lines.
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Washington
Northwest
Interstate Commerce Commission
W. P. Ellis
Oregon Public Service Commission
Commission
West
Hoch-Smith
Ellis
Mountain Pacific Territory
Mountain Pacific
Youthful Hunters Hold Steady Pheasant Bag
Aaron Douglas and Till Stone, both youths, succeed again this season using 44 shotguns to shoot pheasants. Till bagged a Hungarian pheasant last Sunday while Agron brought home two chinks, continuing their pattern from last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aaron Douglas
Till Stone
Agron
School Furnace Repaired After Weeklong Closure
Repairs to the school furnace were finished in time for Monday morning opening. The brick structure housing the furnace was removed and replaced following the repairs.
Funeral for Alvin F. Turner at Weston
Alvin F. Turner formerly of Weston died Wednesday at his Spokane home. The body was brought to Weston Friday and funeral services were held Saturday at File Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Turner
Alvin F. Turner
Weston
Spokane
A Big Rally Day At Christian Church
One of the largest rally and homecoming events at the First Christian church of Athena drew 104 in Bible school and many visitors. A noon dinner served by church ladies fed about 100, followed by a short program and expressions of appreciation for Mrs. R. A. Thompson as she plans to move to Welser Idaho.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Christian Church of Athena
Reading
Palestine
Glenn Steen
Church of the Past
G. R. Gerking
L. M. Keen
C. A. Sins
Abe Bennett
R. A. Thompson
Welser
Idaho
Sprinkling Regulations Return to Normal Following Water Supply
The water committee lifted sprinkling restrictions as reservoir levels rise. Patrons may now use water freely as supply is sufficient to support a return to normal regulations.
Lee Hiteman Enrolls in Normal Course at Monmouth
Lee Hiteman has registered at Monmouth Normal school and is pursuing the normal course of study. He was accompanied by Mrs Hiteman, who returned home from Monmouth this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Hiteman
Monmouth Normal School
Monmouth
Mre. Hiteman
Byron Warner Joins 1929 National Air Tour Pilot
Byron Warner a Pendleton High School and Oregon State College graduate flies one of the Ford planes in the 1929 national air tour which began in Detroit and will visit multiple cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron Warner
Pendleton High School
Oregon State College
Ford
Detroit
Athena High School Routs Touchet in Practice Showdown
In a high school scrimmage Athena High School defeated Touchet 13 to 9 after a fast start led by Eldon Myrick and Crowley. A later practice game pitted Athena against Adams with the second stringers slipping to a 19 to 0 score before regulars entered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldon Myrick
Athena High
Touchet
Athena
Myrick
Crowley
Adams
Pike
Miller
Sportsman Kills 400-Pound Bear While Deer Hunting
J. H. Pruitt, 78, a noted local sportsman, shot a 400 pound black bear at 20 yards after aiming at a deer. Despite losing an arm and two fingers in a gun accident 20 years ago, he managed the rifle with skill and claimed the bear while hunting near Medford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medford
J. H. Pruitt
Brain
Henry C Means Dies in Seattle
Henry C Means longtime pioneer of Umatilla county died in Seattle on October 2. His parents settled at Nolin in 1863 after moving from Missouri. He formerly ran a hotel at Umatilla and is survived by his widow two sons Arthur and Lester of Spokane and a daughter Mrs Archie McDill of Seattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry C. Means
Umatilla County
Seattle
Nolin
Missouri
Mr. Means
Umatilla
Arthur
Lester
Spokane
Archie McDill
Will Deal In Furniture Takes Over N A Miller Store
George Wall has assumed control of the N. A. Miller furniture business as Mr. Miller departs from Athens this week. Wall will expand the present stock and specialize in repairing and upholstering furniture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Wall
N. A. Miller Furniture
Mr. Miller
Athena
Wall
Wilks Leases Thorn Hollow Ranch Near Marion Jack
Mr. and Mrs. Don Wilks have moved to the Marion Jack stock ranch east of Thorn Hollow where the Wilks have leased the property. Mr. Wilks recently worked at the Athena Meat Market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Wilks
Marion Jack
Thorn Hollow
Wilks
Athena Meat Market
Buck Hunters Cresswell and Liu Reported Kill
Two men identified as James Cresswell and Francis Liu reportedly shot a buck last week near Sunset Inn south of the Régén Trail highway, according to local witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Cresswell
Francis Liuallen
Unique Romantic Drama Opens At Standard Theatre
Nancy Carroll stars as a shopworn angel opposite Gary Cooper in a new feature at the Standard. Paul Lukas also appears in a leading role with dancing girls and refined romance. The film pairs a Broadway lure with a shy Western hero on a journey from New York to France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Carroll
Angel
Standard Theatre
Gary Cooper
Paramount Studio
Nancy
Charine
Broadway
Gary
West
New York
France
Paul Lukas
John Barrymore
Hungary
Robbery at Forest Zerba Home During Evening Burglary
A home on Third street was entered and robbed while Mrs. Zerba was away. Two men questioned a local child about the Zerba family then looted the house, moving items to a rear car. Loot included a gold watch and chain, necklace, two dresses, a bathrobe, an alarm clock, money from a toy bank, and two sacks of potatoes. The thieves fled likely before the family returned about seven to eight PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Zerba
Third Street
Danny Reeder
Zerba
Farm Board Approves Three Large Loans
The Farm Board approved three loans totaling 3,550,000 to southern cotton and citrus interests. A 2,800,000 facility loan to the Florida Citrus Exchange funds packing and pre cooling plants for cooperative marketing, the largest such loan yet approved. Additional loans of 500,000 to the South Carolina Cotton Growers and 250,000 to the Tennessee Cotton Growers assist in handling the current crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Southern Cotton
Federal Farm Board
Florida Citrus Exchange
South Carolina Cotton Growers Cooperative Association
Tennessee Cotton Growers Association
Oregon State College to Send Dairy Judging Team to St Louis
Oregon State College will represent Oregon at the National Dairy show in St Louis. A four member team, led by P. M. Brandt, heads to the event with three stock judges and three product judges selected from Bryan Gordon W H Brandt Melville Richey and H R Maltby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon State College
Oregon
St. Louis
P. M. Brandt
Bryan Gordon
W. H. Brandt
Silverton
Melville Richey
Boring
H. R. Maltby
Alsen
Real estate deals by William Morrison in Pendleton
William Morrison of Pendleton completed real estate transactions including the sale of the Jacob Booker building and cleaning business in Pendleton for 25000 to 30000 dollars. The Holdman district farm lands were sold to John and Pete Weidert for 10000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Landa
William Morrison
Pendleton
Jacob Booker
Holdman
John
Pete Weidert
Irrigon School Band Highlighted at Hermiston Project Fair
The Irrigon school band performed at the Hermiston project fair. Composed of Irrigon students, both boys and girls, the group compared favorably with older, larger musical organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irrigon
Banister and Mia Banister Rust Wedding in Weston
John Banister and Mia Rust of Weston wed at week’s start in a ceremony noted as of interest to the Athena community. The couple exchanged vows in a formal event described with traditional rites and local attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Banister-Rust
Athena
John Banister
Mia. Rust
Weston
Oye
Edward Boewer Killed in Weston Auto Crash
Edward M. Boewer 40 a proprietor of Model Cash Grocery was killed in a Weston area crash Sunday night. His car sideswiped a truck, crashed into rocks near the viaduct, fracturing his skull and breaking his left arm. Passengers Miss Bernice Mears and Miss Helen Wright suffered minor cuts. Truck driver Charles Stover was slightly injured. B Parlett transported Boewer to hospital but he died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walla Walls
Edward M. Boewer
Model Cash Grocery Company
Weston
Walla Walla
Milton
Boewer
Pendleton
B. Parlett
American Express Company
Mr. Boewer
Long Canoe Trip In Arctic Streams
Amos Burg completed a 2500 mile Arctic voyage by canoe and rubber boat tracing rivers and portaging 100 miles over the Canadian Rockies. He returned to Portland 644 Dekum Avenue and plans articles reels and 1000 north country stills. He started June 18 from Fort McMurray with Dr. George Rebec.
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Portland
Arctic
Canadian Rockies
Amos Burg
Dekum Avenue
Burg
George Rebec
Graduate School
University of Oregon
Fort McMurray
Athabasca River
Dean Rebec
Fort Norman
Northwest Territory
Bell River
Rockies
Mac-Hi Dominates Milton With 19 0 Victory
Mac-Hi coached by Beryl Hodgen assisted by Athena High and University of Oregon alum and The Dalles coach directed a 19 to 0 win at Milton. The Wildcats struggled while Mac-Hi featured deceptive plays and two successful forward passes that produced touchdowns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mac-Hi
Beryl Hodgen
Athena Hi
University of Oregon
Dalles
Milton
Beryl
Mac Hi
Young Chamberlain in Tails for Impersonating Federal Officer
A federal complaint charges George E. Chamberlain Jr. with impersonating a federal officer to cash a worthless check in Watsonville. He is said to be the son of former Oregon senator Young Chamberlain Jr. is already serving six months in Santa Cruz on a similar check charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Chamberlain
San Francisco
Watsonville
George E. Chamberlain, Jr
U. S
Oregon
Young Chamberlain, Jr
Santa Cruz
Death of Blaine Ellis at 13 from diphtheria
Blaine Ellis, 13, died Tuesday of diphtheria at his parents home Mr and Mrs Gilbert Ellis in Amapine. Private funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon in Weaton and interment followed at the Masonic cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blaine Ellis
Gilbert Ellis
Amapine
Weaton
Masonic Cemetery
Jury Deadlocks In Pendleton Mrs Linsner Case Reset
After 43 hours the Pendleton jury failed to agree in the Mrs Myrtle Linsner case. The matter is reset for the January term of circuit court. Watts and Prestleye of Athena serve as counsel for Mrs Linsner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Linsner
Pendleton
Watts & Prestleye
Athena
Linsner
Athena Home Purchases Mrs Wright Cottage in Athena
C M Jones, Athena blacksmith, buys the Mrs Wright Cottage at the corner of Second and Current Streets. The previous occupants reside on Third Street in Li kikehte belowe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athena
C. M. Jones
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William Coppogk
Auston
U. O
Spirit of
Christian Church
Cleveland
Margaret Coyle
United States
Europe
Athena High School
Farm Board
Edward Boewer
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