Peaseed Growers Ponder Prospects
Oregon State College discusses Austrian Winter field peas as an Oregon seed crop. Growers face few advance contracts and a weevil threat. Demand shifts with low cotton prices in southern states, but good yields and quality could sustain profits. advise conservative acreage and immediate fumigation to curb pests.
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Oregon State College
Oregon
H. A. Schoth
A. 0. Larson
G. R. Hyslop
Hyslop
Oregon Extension Radio Series Teaches Thrift in Textiles
The Oregon State College Extension Service debuts a Thursday radio series on KOAC titled Your Money's Worth in Household Textiles. It offers tips on buying towels sheets blankets curtains and other items, with mimeographed circulars mailed to interested homemakers.
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Oregon Homemakers
Oregon State College Extension Service
KOAC
Gladys Goode
Radio Division
Margaret Brew
Weston School Directors Ordered to Raise Tax for Teacher Pay
A circuit court writ of mandamus compels school district No. 49 directors on Weston mountain to levy within 10 days enough tax to cover teacher Jack Stuber’s salary or to show cause why not. Stuber’s contract pays $150 monthly while current levy funds only $100.
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Weston Leader
Circuit Court
Weston Mountain
Jack Stuber
Stuber
Indian fishing rights dispute looms after court verdict
The case centers on Celilo Falls where Indians claim fishing rights on Walt er T. Downes property at The Dalles. A guilty verdict was returned against Harry Issel, a Downes guard, for assault with a dangerous weapon after Levi Vanpelt was shot last month while Indian fishermen fished on the fenced property.
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Walter T. Downes
Celilo Falls
Dalles
Harry Issel
Downes
Issel
Levi Vanpelt
Canadians Form AG Corporation To Market Wheat
A Washington AP dispatch reports Canadians create a large inter provincial trading company to guide the 1931 wheat crop to market. John S. McFarland may lead the effort, with Bennett promising dominion support. Alberta Pool fixes 80 cents a bushel for pooled wheat. Manitoba and Saskatchewan to set bases.
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Washington Associated Press
Canada
John S. McFarland
Canadian Wheat Pool
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Bennett
Dominion
Eye Doctor Dr Clarke Visits Athena for Eye Check
Dr Clarke of Clarke Optical in Portland Oregon will be in Athena all day and evening on his monthly trip Saturday October 17 at the Athena Hotel. See him about your eyes.
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Clarke
Clarke Optical ‘Co
Portland
Oregon
Athena
Athena Hotel
Pendleton Visit for Marjorie Montague and Bernice Wilson
Marjorie Montague and Bernice Wilson spent Friday and Saturday visiting friends and relatives in Pendleton.
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Marjorie Montague
Bernice Wilson
Pendleton
Grape Juice Firm on Trial in California Federal Court
Eight executives of California Vineyards face charges in federal court for conspiring to violate the Volstead Act. Prosecution says unfermented grape juice becomes wine above room temperature, about 12 percent alcohol, with agents claiming they sought methods to extract the tips from sellers. The firm argues no such information is provided to buyers with its consent.
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California
California Vineyards Company
A. G. Fredericks
Middle West Ex-Mason Commits Suicide in Portland Rooming House
A man signing as E. L. Merrill, once a "big shot" in the Middle West, killed himself by turning on gas in a Portland rooming house after two weeks as a lodger. He left two notes blaming lack of work and the nation’s ills, claiming he preferred death to starvation and naming a Mason lodge he could not fully read.
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United States
E. L. Merrill
Portland
Middle West
Oregon
Corvallis Tree Nursery Offers 11 Species for Farmers
The state forest nursery at Corvallis provides eleven tree species for shelter belts wind breaks and woodlots to Oregon farmers. Fall planting is advised west of the Cascades for better establishment while spring planting suits eastern Oregon. Species include black locusts green ash box elder Russian olive Western yellow pine Scotch pine Russian mulberry Western red cedar Douglas fir Port Orford cedar European larch and Norway spruce. The first six are suited to eastern Oregon.
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Corvallis
Oregon
Cascade Mountains
Second Order for Flour To Aid China Flood Relief
The Grain Stabilization Corporation placed a second order for 200000 barrels of flour at Portland with about 40 Pacific northwest millers on Monday, following an initial 100000 barrel order. Authority came from the Farmers National Grain Corporation.
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China
Portland
Pacific Northwest
Grain Stabilization Corporation
Farmers National Grain Corporation
Prepare for Winter Rush at State Penitentiary
Deputy Warden Gene Halley said the prison holds 870 inmates now and expects the winter total to exceed 900 after courts reconvene post holiday. The remarks forecast a seasonal rise in inmate population for the facility.
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State Penitentiary
Gene Halley
Ohio State Develops Vest Pocket Diet Cracker
Miss Lacaughn Dennison of Wellsburg West Virginia a co ed at Ohio State University claims to have developed a vest pocket size cracker that supposedly supplies staple diet elements. The lightweight snack aims to offer portable nutrition for everyday use and study or travel.
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Ohio State University
Publisher's Statement for Athena Press October 1 1931
The Athena Press of Athena Oregon publishes a statement of ownership dated October 1 1931. F B Boyd is listed as publisher editor managing editor and owner with no known bondholders or mortgagees. The statement is sworn before Eeeee with commission to March 6 1933 and signed by F B Boyd and B Richards.
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Congress
Athena Press
Athena
Oregon
F. B. Boyd
B. B. Richards
Hard Times Do Not Worry These Folks
Mr and Mrs Russell Clark of Chicago celebrate 65 years of marriage recalling their Civil War era life. They married after Clark left the Union army and followed the Santa Fe trail to Kansas where they endured dirt dwellings prairie weather and devastating crops. They remain undaunted by hard times.
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Russell Clark
Chicago
Clark
McPherson
Kans
Kansas
The Dalles Approves Bridge Bond Plan By Wide Margin
In a special election The Dalles authorized a $600 000 bond to build a bridge across the Columbia River linking the Lotus Pass highway with the The Dalles California highway. The vote was 1282 to 414 and construction is expected to start within weeks.
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Dalles
High School Notes Lets Keep the Study Hall Clean
A short editorial urges students to keep the study hall tidy by returning magazines and avoiding scattered chalk and papers. It argues a clean space helps concentration and criticizes the habit of leaving magazines out. It calls on students, not just teachers and janitors, to maintain order.
Wa-Hi Girls' Federation to Host Conference in March
Mary Jane Tompkins Helen Barrett and Miss Cameron Plang are listed as organizers as the Wa-Hi Girls' Federation plans a March conference.
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Tompkins
Mary Jane Miller
Helen Barrett
Miss Cameron
Plang
Girls’ Federation of
Wa-Hi
Student body meeting names new yell leader and flowers for absent student
In a Wednesday session President Marjorie Douglas accepted Buddy Weber's resignation as yell leader and Maxine Moore was chosen to replace him. The group sent flowers to Aaron Douglas who was out with a broken leg. A brief assembly followed with a few patriotic songs and remarks by Mr. Bloom. Columbus Day program featured talks by Francis Lawrence Helen Alkire and Billy Hansell songs and a Doris Jenkins poem. The program closed with The Star Spangled Banner.
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Marjorie Douglas
Buddy Weber
Yell
Maxine Moore
Aaron Douglas
Bloom
Columbus Assembly
Columbus
Francis Lawrence
Helen Alkire
Billy Hansell
Doris Jenkins
Athena Girls at Mac Hi Girls Conference
Athena girls attended the Girls League conference at Mac Hi on Saturday October 10. Delegates from Athena included Goldie Miller Betty Eager Marjorie Douglas Mildred Hansell Mary and others among attendees from Baker Prescott Dayton Dixie Weston La Grande Enterprise Pendleton Wallowa Wa Hi Macelli. The day featured registrations assemblies songs duets instrumental pieces and addresses prepared by Miss Marie Clark guided by Miss Elsie Kepler.
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Athena
Athena Girls
Mac Hi
E. T. Allen
Ohio
Retha McCabe
Juanita Hendericks
Willa Nourse
Martha Murray
Dorothy Harstad
Robert Osgood
Marie Clark
Elsie Kepler
Baker
Prescott
Dayton
Dixie
Weston
la Grande
Enterprise
Pendleton
Wallowa
Wa-Hi
Macelli
Goldie Miller
Betty Eager
Marjorie Douglas
Mildred Hansell
Mary
Pendleton trip follows Athena students vacation quarter
Athena high school students enjoyed a vacation last Thursday and Friday while teachers attended a teachers institute at Pendleton. Aaron Douglas, injured in the Pendleton game, returned to school on crutches and hopes to be walking without them in about two weeks.
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Athena High School
Teachers Institute
Pendleton
Aaron Douglas
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