Reed Hill Dies on Hunting Trip Near Dale
Reed Hill Athena resident died of heart failure while hunting in the mountains south of the county. Millard Kelly found him on a ridge after he moved toward a deer. The body was moved to Ukiah and Pendleton for funeral arrangements. Survived by four brothers and three sisters. services held in Athena with Masonic rites.
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Reed Hill
Athena
Dale
Mr. Hill
Millard Kelly
Hill
Kelly
Reed
M. Kelly
E. C. Rogers
Ukiah
Mr. Kelly
Pendleton
Robert McArthur
Iowa
Oregon
Knights of Pythias
Turpin Hill
Forest Grove
Oscar Hill
Merced
California
Perrys S. Hill
Albany
Jerome Hill
Freewater
Ida Downing
Nels Hill
Carrie Rogers
Helix
Christian Church
Payne
Sias
Louis Keen
A. M. Johnson
Lee Johnson
Herman Hoffman
Louis Berlin
C. T. Smith
Sixty Four Umatilla County Students At U S C
Sixty four students from 12 towns in Umatilla county are registered at Oregon State College for the fall term 1930. Pendleton leads with 30 students, Hermiston and Milton 8 each, Echo 6, Freewater 4, Adams 2, and Pilot Rock Ukiah Weston Umatilla Athena and Helix one each. Courses: Commerce 24, engineering 13, agriculture 9, home economics 7, vocational education 5, pharmacy 3, forestry 2, general 1.
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Oregon State College
Umatilla
Pendleton
Hermiston
Milton
Echo
Freewater
Adams
Pilot Rock
Ukiah
Weston
Athena
Helix
Cattle Tested in Hood River County First in U S
The tate veterinarian reports Hood River county likely the first in the United States to have its cattle tested. Oregon now has seven abortion control areas as Lytle notes half the states are increasing focus on disease control.
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Tate
Hood River
United States
Lytle
Wheat Stolen From Collins Warehouse in Havana
A lock was broken at the Collins warehouse in Havana Tuesday night and 30 sacks of Federation wheat were stolen. The East Oregonian reports the case led to the thief’s identity.
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Collins
Havana
East Oregonian
Federation
Lamar Gulch Market Road Proposition Details
Local district considers a special proposition for road improvements along Lamar Gulch Market Road from Athe n north. The measure focuses on Galch. and aims to address about four units of work or funds.
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Lamar Gulch Market
Cain Te
Athen North
Galch. Ee
Old Man Winter Blankets Northwest With Snow
Snow hit the Pacific Northwest as the Blue Mountains and Snoqualmie Pass received heavy falls. Crews aided stranded motorists in Ellensburg Cle Elum and Hyak while trains faced disruptions and lines went down between Ellensburg and Easton.
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Pacific Northwest
Blue Mountains
Athena
Tollgate
Associated Press
Kittitas County
Washington
Snoqualmie Pass
Kittitas Valley
Creek Hill
Ellensburg
Cle Elum
Milwaukee Lines
Hyak
Easton
Dry Creek Hill
Cle Elym
Stevens Pass
Cascade
Snoqualmie
Seattle
Milwaukee Road
Oregon
Baker
Bond
Waitsburg Heavy Wins 12-0 Over Athena in Football
Waitsburg High School team defeated Athena 12 to 0 after a fast start in the first three minutes. Athena showed persistent offense with a late rally and a long run by Jack Moore from the 30 yard line, but Waitsburg's two late plays secured the win. Athena's lineup included Shigley Miller McCullough Wilson Singer Pickett Huffman Moore Rogers Crowley Hansell.
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Athena
Waitsburg
Washington School
Jack Moore
Waitsbury
Shigley
Miller
McCullough
Wilson
Singer
Pickett
Huffman
Moore
Rogers
Crowley
Hansell
Victory For Willamette On a Monday
A ten man group signed a note at a Salem bank to raise 40000 dollars by Tuesday midnight for Willamette University’s drive toward a 1000000 endowment. They accepted personal responsibility for the debt and left confident that Willamette would start with 1743000 dollars of productive endowment, noting the school’s 17 year history relative to Oregon.
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Willamette
Willamette University
Salem
Oregon
Cougars Edge Trojans in Narrow Football Victory
Washington State Cougars beat Southern California 7 to 6 in a tense coast game at Pullman. WSU scored early in the first quarter, USC answered late, but missed the extra point in the final moments as the clock expired.
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Cougars
Trojans
Athena
Pullman
Washington State Cougars
Washington State
Dean Moore Hospitalized After Surgery in Wal
Dean Moore remains in a Walla Walla hospital after an operation. The report notes the patient is under care following the procedure and shows no additional details about the operation or condition.
Carnation Lavendula to Lead Portl and Pacific Exposition Entries
Carnation Lavendula will headline the 20th annual Pacific International Livestock Exposition at Portland Oregon from October 26 to November 1. A record $100,000 in premiums, a 35 000 dollar Horse Show purse, and nine shows promise a major event with Six-Horse Team contests and new importations by Aaron M Frank Stables. The fair features cattle dairy, beef, poultry, hogs, goats, and a wide slate of exhibits including an industrial show and Truth-in-Meats displays. Reduced round trip fares are offered by major transporters.
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Portland
Oregon
Aaron M. Frank
Pacific International
Llacra
Oregon Fish and Game Commission
Myrick Aims for Whitman Missionary Eleven Berth
Myrick, Whitman Athena high school graduate and freshman pledged to Sigma Chi, seeks a berth on Nig Borleske's Whitman Missionary eleven. He has substantial gridiron experience and is training hard for a starting position.
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Athena
Borleske
Whitman Missionary
Myrick
Sigma Chi
Borah Decries Tariffs At Lewiston Lecture
Senator Borah blasted eastern tariff policy and urged continued agrarian equality as promised in 1928 Republican platform. He said the farm board without the debenture will fail and defended voting for the federal marketing act because Hoover believed it would work.
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Borah
Lewiston
Farm Board
Hoover
Grand Officer McKenzie Chapter Hosts Honor Night
Grand Officer Here McKenzie Chapter O EB 8 entertained Wednesday honoring Mrs. Anna Ellis of Baker Grand Conductress. Fall flowers decorated the room. Ritual work was demonstrated and plans laid for the district meeting in Athena on October 29. A solo by Mrs. Floyd Pinkerton pleased guests. A social hour followed with refreshments.
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McKenzie Chapter
O. EB. 8
Anna Ellis
Baker
Athena
Floyd Pinkerton
Light Soil District Farmers Seed Amid Wet Spring
Farmers in the light soil district north of Athena are seeding as rains saturate fields. Moist soil supports immediate grain sprouting and favorable spring conditions suggest an exceptionally good harvest next season.
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Athena
Bailey Warns Against Abolition of Public Service
Senator Edward F. Bailey a Democratic gubernatorial candidate told a Pendleton crowd Wednesday that abolishing the public service commission would leave grain growers and other intra state shippers at the mercy of transportation companies, with only biennial legislative relief possible.
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Favors Service Commission
Public Service Commission
Edward F. Bailey
Pendleton
Grants Pass Girl Falls 200 Feet While Photographing Canyon
Leta Wishman, a Grants Pass high school senior, slipped from a canyon ledge while taking a picture at Hell Gate Canyon on Rogue River. Her body was recovered and coroner L H Hall said death was from the fall, with a inquest planned.
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Grants Pass
Leta Wishman
Hell Gate Canyon
Rogue River
Claud Hutchins
L. H. Hall
Senator Bailey Campaigns Through Multiple Oregon Counties
Senator Bailey democratic candidate for governor toured Uma tilla county with Will M Peterson and local Democrats. He visited Athena Weston Milton Freewater and Pendleton where he spoke to voters at night.
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Bailey
Umatilla
Will M. Peterson
Athena
Weston
Milton
Freewater
Pendleton
Fallow Seeding Delayed by Rain Clears Field for Grain
Since last week’s rains farmers have cultivated summer fallow and begun seeding grain. Warm weather invites weed growth but has allowed a clean seed bed after weed removal, improving germination prospects for the new crop.
Athena Visits Kennewick In Key Washington High School Clash
Athena high school travels to Kennewick next Friday afternoon for a Washington state showdown. Last year Athena defeated Kennewick 13 to 0 and aims to reclaim the series advantage in what is expected to be a closely contested game.
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Kennewick
Athena
Kennewick High School
Washington
Columbia River Boys
Surfacing Progress on Gerking Flat Weyland Road
The newly constructed grade on the Gerking Flat Weyland station road with crushed rock is progressing toward completion. The four mile sector leads to Loop Market Road northwest from Athena. The remainder of the highway has been completed for some time.
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Gerking Flat-Weyland Station
Gas well near Weiser Idaho yields huge natural gas flow
Weiser Idaho celebrates a giant gas well flowing at about 35,000,000 cubic feet daily. The stream east of Weiser eight miles prompts further drilling west of town at Indian Head. Landowners Mrs. Piper of Walla Walla and Grover Pickell own adjoining acreage with oil indications nearby. A Los Angeles company has bought substantial land near Piper holdings.
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Weiser
Idaho
William T*per
Walla Walla
Indian Head
Geological Survey
Metschan Defends State Committee At Oregon Speech
LaGrande Phil Metschan Republican nominee for governor, defending the state central committee at a luncheon before 200 Union county residents. He said opponents’ charges were flimsy, challenged critics to show a single case of industry moving from Portland to Tacoma or Seattle over power issues, and reviewed county delegate actions to counter claims the committee was biased. He warned municipal ownership can invite politics into big cities and cited wartime railroad control as an example of inefficiency.
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Central Committee
Metschan
Coos County
Oregon
Presthye Campaigns Across Union and Umatilla Counties
Athena lawyer Presthye the democratic state senate candidate campaigns against Republican incumbent Fred Kiddle. He spoke in Union county on Saturday and joined a Democratic rally in La Grande with Senator Bailey and others addressing many La Grande voters.
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Presthye
la Grande
E. C. Presthye
Athena
Umatilla
Union Counties
Fred Kiddle
Union County
Bailey
Prestleye
Boy Drowns After Fall Into Irrigation Ditch at Yakima
In Yakima a six-year-old boy named John Rob Preston drowned in about 18 inches of water. He was found hanging on the spout of a runway pipe in an old irrigation ditch after being accidentally pushed from a bridge by his playmate Junior Schryder who could not rescue him.
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Yakima
John Rob Preston
Junior Schryder
John
Pendleton Farmer Injured in Ranch Accident
Pendleton farmer Herbert Thompson was seriously injured Saturday on his reservation ranch when a seeder pulled by a caterpillar tractor ran over him. He is reported improving at his Pendleton home.
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Pendleton
Herbert Thompson
Thompson
Peterson and Bailey Campaign Stops Reach Athena and Weston
Will M. Peterson, Pendleton attorney, accompanied Senator Bailey to Athena on Wednesday. They met Athena voters before driving on to Weston Milton and Freewater.
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Will M. Peterson
Pendleton
Senator Bailey
Athena
Mr. Peterson
Weston
Milton
Freewater
Oregon Ex-Service Men Organize Bailey for Governor Clubs
Oregon Ex-Service Men launch Bailey for Governor state clubs with an executive board spanning the state. About fifteen thousand letters supporting State Senator Edward F. Bailey of Junction City have been mailed. Douglas McKay of Salem announces officers including Franck C. McCulloch and Brazier C. Small with a wide list of executive board members from Hood River to The Dalles.
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Salem
Oregon
Bailey
Governor” Club
Edward F. Bailey
Junction City
Douglas McKay
Franck C. McCulloch
Baker
Brazier C. Small
George Wilbur
Hood River
Vic MacKenzie
Otis Palmer
la Grande
Kearns R. Heasty
Enterprize
Duncan Cameron
Cottage Grove
Ed Bayliss
Sheridan
George Love
Portland
Don Graham
Prineville
George Codding
Medford
Carl Wimberley
Roseburg
John Enders
Ashland
Fred Dinner
Newberg
Ernest Starr
Silverton
W. W. Stewart
Albany
Bill Zosel
Coquille
W. Vern McKinney
Hillsboro
Tracy Savery
Dallas
Neil Moffitt
Astoria
M. FE. Carkin
Vernonia
K. K. Ambrose
Klamath Falls
Dean Crowell
North Dend
Eugene
M. B. Huntley
Springfield
F. H
Hal) Young
William H. Morrison
Walter Gleason
James McMemee
Lebanon
Ge C. Huggins
Marshfield
R. E. Hargett
Forest Fire Loss Is Significantly Lower In 1930 Oregon
Oregon logged only 82 000 acres burned by mid September, far below 1929's 298 200 acres. A total of 877 fires occurred, the fewest in a decade except 1927, with 185 fires over 19 acres. Deschutes county saw a major fire in green timber destroying 40 000 000 feet of timber. logging soon could salvage much. Most fires followed lightning. arson caused 710 fires in Josephine county in one day. The drop in losses is blamed on better organization.
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Salem
Oregon
Lynn F. Cronemiller
Deschutes County
Jackson
Josephine
Josephine County
Pendleton Moves To Buy Land For City Airport
Pendleton officials approved an emergency ordinance at a special city council meeting authorizing immediate land purchase. The six present unanimously passed the measure and an option contract with the Pendleton Chamber of Commerce to buy a 120 acre tract for 12000 dollars.
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Pendleton
Oregonian
Pendleton Chamber of Commerce
Huge Apple Crop The 1920 Pacific Northwest yields large
A general survey shows the 1920 apple crop in Oregon and Washington the largest in state history. Hood River area production matches last year despite reduced acreage while Wenatchee and Yakima produce substantially more. The fruit is unusually large for the region, contrasting with smaller, poorer quality fruit in the east and middle west.
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Oregon
Washington
Hood River
Wenatchee
Yakima
Pacific Northwest
East
Middle West
Weston High Football Opener At Athena Gridiorn
Weston High School will display its new football staff and team on the Athena gridiron this afternoon. The game is scheduled for 3 o'clock. The brand new Weston squad hopes to show its potential against the home guard in a local matchup.
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Weston
Weston High School
Athena
Prize Livestock to Travel for Exposition Exposition Train to Portland Carries Prize Herds
More than 200 head of prize beef and dairy cattle sheep horses and goats will ride a Northern Pacific special train from St Paul to the Pacific International Livestock Exposition in Portland. Herds from Harvey Firestone Akron Ohio E W Scrippa Lakewood Farms Lake Orion Mich and Matthew Suydam New Brunswick N J are included with Montana and Idaho exhibitors expected to join. The trip runs Oct 20 to 27 with five stops en route and reduced fares. Montana Idaho livestock men receive special arrangements and hotel escort in Portland.
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Northern Pacific
Portland
Montana
Idaho
Missoula
Helena
Portland Chamber of Commerce
Northwest
Fergus Falla
Minn
Beach
N. D
Terry Mont
Mont
Lewiston
H. W. Vaughan
Bozeman, Mont
Montana State College
Athena Study Club Examines Algiers and Rugs
The Athena Study Club met at Mrs. F. B. Boyd’s home with fourteen members. Theresa Berlin spoke on Algiers including population and government, and Mrs. Boyd described Oriental rug making. Guest Mrs. A. L. Swaggart of Portland attended. Next meeting will study Naples and Pompeii.
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Athena
F. B. Boyd
Algiers
Theresa Berlin
Boyd
A. L. Swaggart
Portland
J. W. Pinkerton
Naples
Pompeii
Jens Jensen Heads to Denmark from Athena in Chevrolet Roadster
Jens Jensen leaves Athena on Saturday driving his Chevrolet roadster to Boston to visit a brother and two sisters before traveling to Hjortahoj in Denmark. He last visited his homeland 17 years ago and will return to Athena early next spring. He has one brother and six sisters in Denmark.
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Denmark
Jens Jensen
Athena
Mr. Jensen
Boston
Hjortahoj
Jens
America
Steel Bridge Replacing Wooden Span Over Owens Creek
A new steel bridge is being erected on Owens Creek, south of Pendleton, to replace the old wooden structure that has served sheepmen and farmers for years. The bridge is being constructed by Wmatilla County.
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Owens Creek
Pendleton
Wmatilla County
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Trip
Umatilla County
Waitsburg High School
Dean Moore
Ephiedd Bo Vevele Bic
Carnation
Carnation Farm Stables
Pomona
E. A. Stuart
Myrick At Whitman
Weiser Dano
State Committee
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