Counties Revolt Over State Care Charges Across Oregon
Klamath County defers a 750 bill for state hospital patients as officials seek court clarification. Coos County refuses to pay 892.08 for 26 patients until legal basis is shown, citing double taxation. Nyssa Malheur County also balks at 20 monthly per ward charges until constitutionality is tested in court.
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Klamath Falls
Klamath County
Klamath
Marion County
Coos County
Nyssa
Malheur County
Malheur
Buck Names Milton-Freewater Football Plan and Quarterback Bet
Eddie Buck, Mac-Hi coach, led the first turnout of Milton-Freewater students on Wednesday. He identified key positions to develop this fall and named Meryl Demaris as the likely quarterback under consideration to replace Don Monahan from last year.
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Eddie Buck
Mac-Hi
Milton-Freewater
Meryl] Demaris
Don Monahan
Buck
Artificial Fertilizer From Oregon Straw Report
Oregon researchers report a circular on conserving manure value and a method to turn straw into artificial manure. The process uses sulfate of ammonia lime and phosphate with water to rot crop residues, yielding manure-like compost in six to eight months at about 80 cents per ton plus straw and irrigation costs.
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Oregon
W. L. Powers
CG. V. Ruzek
Soils Department
Oregon Experiment Station
England
New Bulletin
Governor appoints horse show advisory committee for 1931 fair
Governor Meier announced a 1931 Oregon state fair horse show advisory committee to assist in arranging events and offer suggestions. Members include Aaron M. Frank L. R. Banks H. W. Ray of Portland and T. A. Livesley E. F. Slade Henry R. Crawford of Salem. Reports indicate this year’s show will be the largest and most interesting ever held with the fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meier
Aaron M. Frank
L. R. Banks
H. W. Ray
Portland
T. A. Livesley
E. F. Slade
Henry R. Crawford
Salem
Oregon
Judge James A Fee Joins Northwestern College of Law Faculty
United States district judge James Alger Fee is appointed to Northwestern College of Law in Portland. He will teach federal procedure succeeding the late Lester W. Humphreys.
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James Alger Fee
United States
Northwestern College of Law
Portland
Lester W. Humphreys
Wheat acreage to fall twelve percent for next year
Washington American winter wheat farmers plan to reduce their fall sowing by 12 percent to 37 344 000 acres, the smallest since 1914, as prices remain low and surpluses grow. A bumper current crop is seen at 894 million bushels, with a domestic carryover near 19 million, totaling about 1 213 billion bushels.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
United States
Farm Board
Stone
Baptist Pastor Passes Dr. William H. Robbins Leader in Pendleton Church
Dr William H Robbins former Pendleton church pastor died at Salem Tuesday after an operation for acute appendicitis He was born in England and came to the United States with his parents in 1909 His death follows a period of illness and he was aged in years.
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William H. Robbins
Pendleton Church
Salem
Robbing
England
United States
Gas Well Near Burbank Yields Water and Gas
A well on the H. J. Staufeinger farm three miles east of Burbank provides ample irrigation water and releases large quantities of natural gas. The well reaches 278 feet and pumps about 300 gallons of water per minute.
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Burbank
H. J. Staufeinger
Walla Walla Commission Wins Bulkheading Campaign
Walla Walla city commission wins its bid to bulkhead blocks along Mill Creek to guard against floods despite earlier charges of bribery and underhanded work. Robert Channard, music instructor at MacLoughlin Union High School, resigns to take a similar post in Modesta California.
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Walla Walla
Walla Walla City
Mill Creek
Robert Channard
MacLoughlin Union High School
Alt Modesta
Cal
Ike Rude Wins Round-Up All-Round Cowboy Title At Pendleton
Ike Rude of Mangum Oklahoma captured the all-round cowboy championship and the Sam Jackson trophy after scoring in steer roping and calf roping. Judges Fay LeGrow Herb Thompson and Bill Switzler oversaw events at Happy Canyon while Midnight the notorious bucking horse challenged riders. Second and third places in calf roping went to Jake McClure Lovington New Mexico and Billy Wilkinson Cheyenne respectively.
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Athena
Happy Canyon
Fay LeGrow
Herb Thompson
Pendleton
Bill Switzler
Umatilla
Ike Rude
Mangum
Okla
Sam Jackson
Jake McClure
Midnight
F. E. Studnick
Stayton
Rode
Studnick
Burel Mulkey
Salmon
Idaho
E. Pardee
la Junta
Colo
Pardee
Lovington
N. M
Billy Wilkinson
Cheyenne
Roosevelt Trophy
Phillip Rollins
Earl Thode
Belvidere
Leo Murry
Fort Worth
Tex
Carl Arnold
Buckeye
Ariz
Rude
Dick Merchant
Arizona
Mabel Strickland
Burbank
No Boat Fishing Ban Asserted by Judge in Oregon
United States District Judge Fee in Portland denied a suit seeking a temporary restraining order and permanent injunction against the Oregon state game commission. The ruling lets the McKenzie river closures above Blue river stand and leaves river access to boat fishermen as is unless the U.S. Supreme Court intervenes.
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McKenzie River
Deschutes
Umpqua Rivers
Supreme Court of the United States
Oregon
Portland
United States
Fee
Oregon State Game Commission
Blue River
Umatilla Potato Show Receives County Funds
A $250 check is now with the Weston based Umatilla County Potato Show committee for financing this year’s event. County court allotted state funds to agricultural events, and the show’s tenth annual edition will be held as usual with preliminary arrangements to follow.
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Umatilla County
Weston
Forest Fire Threatens Wardner Kellogg Area
A forest fire moved four miles in two hours threatening Wardner and Kellogg on Monday. Firemen sprayed water on Wardner homes as the blaze began near the Bunker Hill fine plant at the head of Government Gulch.
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Wardner
Kellogg
Bunker Hill
Government Gulch
Farmers Grain Elevator Co. Cash Basis Startup Noted
Notice by order of the Board of Directors states the Farmers Grain Elevator Co. began on a strictly cash basis on August 29, 1931. R. L. Wilson serves as Manager.
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Farmers Grain Elevator Co
R. L. Wilson
Stone Walla Walla wheat plan blocked by farm board chief
J C Stone, chairman of the federal farm board, rejects the Walla Walla surplus wheat proposal without formal board action. He cites funds limits and the need to address varied regional wheat conditions across Pacific Northwest Kansas Oklahoma Texas Minnesota and the Dakotas.
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Walla Walla
J. C. Stone
Federal Farm Board
Pendleton East Oregonian
Stone
J. DeWilde
Farm Board
Pacific Northwest
Kansas
Colorado
Oklahoma
Texas
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Montana
Mississippi
Plan Not Rejected By Farm Board Says Summers
Representative Summers states the Walla Walla plan to control the surplus wheat has not been rejected by the federal farm board. He refutes circulated reports that a message from Chairman Stone to J DeWilde Pendleton rejected the idea.
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Walla Walla
Federal Farm Board
Summers
Stone
J. DeWilde
Pendleton
Summer Lake Once Among Central Oregon’s Largest Dips Dry
Redmond reports Summer Lake, once a vast expanse in central Oregon, has vanished. W A Miniter recalls it being 26 miles long 28 years ago as birds darkened the sky, while Kis Smith notes the lake with no outlet has gradually sunk due to shifting water and a drying center.
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Redmond
Summer Lake
Oregon
W. A. Miniter
Mid-State
Kis Smith
China’s Wheat Bid Rejected by Farm Board
Washington reports the federal farm board rejected a Chinese proposal to buy 15 million bushels of American wheat and did not present a counter proposal. Acting chairman Carl Williams cited shipping costs of about 1.5 million dollars and said American ships would handle the transport if the deal progresses. President Hoover and farm board members reportedly favor supplying wheat to China.
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Washington
Federal Farm Board
China
Carl Williams
Williams
Hoover
Farm Board
China Extends Long Term Credit to Aid Yangtze Sufferers
China announces a long term credit program to support flood victims in the Yangtze valley. The plan aims to fund relief and reconstruction efforts across affected towns and farms, targeting assistance for displaced families and agricultural damage.
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China
Yangtze Valley
Oregon Turkey Production Rises in West
Increased turkey production in Oregon joins two western states in gains this year. Herbert Byers of the Northwest Turkey Growers' cooperative says Oregon turkeys sold last year ranked second in quality among 11 western states, with Nevada leading.
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Oregon
Rocky Mountains
Herbert Byers
Northwest Turkey Growers’ Cooperative
Nevada
Milton ship eight carloads of fine sheep to Chicago
Claude Harris and Alva Shumway of Milton sent eight carloads of high quality sheep to Chicago. Both owners traveled with the herd and plan to feed them a few days before marketing.
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Claude Harris
Alva Shumway
Milton
Chicago
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Conoco
E. F. Studnick
Oregon Cowboy
ACME
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Mercantile Trust
Quietus
K. Ps
Milton Knights of Pythias ‘Lodge
Turkey
Vice
Elbert Hubbard
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