Northern crop velo shows smaller yields in the north
Washington reports indicate principal northern crops corn wheat oats potatoes and fruits will yield about 5 percent less than 1928 while southern crops cotton tobacco and sweet potatoes are expected to rise. Favorable weather and faster grain markets push prices higher for fruits especially apples and potatoes. Beef cattle prospects remain favorable and dairy conditions show little change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Agriculture
North
Grading on Tollgate Road Aims for November Completion
Work on the 5.6 mile Tollgate road grading near Medford is planned to finish by November 1 with 60 workers from Rhodes and Dillion. The project now contracted to an Oregon firm, with three camps to allow simultaneous progress from ends and middle. Lookout mountain road also targeted for completion by November 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhodes and
Dillion
Medford
McDougal- Tollgate
Albert Baker
Tiertling and Sons
Moscow
Idaho
Oregon
Baker
Lookout Mountain
Walla Walla Union
Family Reunion at Lievallen Home Near Adams
A Lievallen family reunion gathered at the Adams area home of Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Lievallen with members from Bend and Walla Walla including Dr. F. A. Liewallen and family Mrs. Ethel Bayne and children J. R. Lewis Geo Woodward Jr. and their kin Francis and Revella Lievallen and others attending a joyful gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. L. Lievallen
Adams
Lievallen
F. A. Liewallen
Bend
Ethel Bayne
Walla Walla
J. R. Lewis
Geo. Woodward
J. T. Lievallen
Paul Lievallen
Revella Lievallen
Francis Lievallen
Committee studies grain standards program at Agriculture Dept
A special committee to study various suggestions and criticisms of the grain standards and administration has been appointed by the Bureau of Agricultural Economics. Members are Prof. George R. Hyslop of Oregon Agricultural College and Edward Parker of the grain standards bureau. The committee will conduct a comprehensive study expected to take about three months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
George R. Hyslop
Department of Farm Crops
Oregon Agricultural College
Edward ©. Parker
Bureau
Entertained Sisters Visit Grande Sunday Day Trip
Mr. Garfield and his sisters Mrs. J H Templeton from Seattle Mrs. Lillian Lyne from Los Angeles and Miss Lela Garfield of Walla Walla joined Flint Johns for a day visit with friends in Grande Sunday. Mrs will visit Mrs Retta Potts in route home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chase Garfield
J. H. Templeton
Seattle
Lillian Lyne
Los Angeles
Lela Garfield
Walla Walla
Garfield
Flint Johns
Grande
Will
Retta Potts
Mrs Stephens Leaves Baptist Church For Pendleton Home
Members of the Baptist church announce Mrs Stephens will move this week to Pendleton to make her home. For years she has been a prominent church worker and her departure will be greatly missed by many friends.
Gulls Cleared in Elk Lake Fish Die Off By Study
Oregon health experts report gulls not found with worms or eggs in Elk Lake fish tests. Researchers say man may have spread the parasite and examine life cycles while noting thousands of fish died from stomach and intestinal infection. The worm, Dibothriocephalus latus, may reach human hosts via undercooked fish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elk Lake
Bend
State Board of Health
Oregon Lake
William Levin
State Hygienic Laboratory
Frederick D. Stricker
A. L. Worthin
University of Michigan
Michigan
Oregon
Levin
Stricker
Worthin
Mrs Moore Returns After Spokane Visit at Miller Home
Miss Margaret Moore of Spokane returns home Monday evening after a two week visit at Miss Goldie Miller's. Friday night Miller entertained Moore with games and refreshments. Guests included Miss Betty Jane Eager Miss Myrtle Campbell Oral Michener Ralph and Edwin McEwen and the honoree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Moore
Spokane
Goldie Miller
Bean Shipments Move from Athena Station by Bickhoff
The tenth carload of beans was shipped from the Athena cleaning station by Bickhoff Products Company on a Wednesday. The beans were routed via the Northern Pacific to Indianapolis, Indiana, as harvest winds down and field operations focus southeast of Athena.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athena
Bickhoff Products Company
Northern Pacific
Indianpolis
Indiana
Man jumps from train near Duncan injuring neck
Alan Marshal of McCook Nebraska leaped from passenger train No. 17 near Duncan after over a day of observation for strange actions. He was seriously injured in the fall and taken to St. Anthony’s hospital at Pendleton with neck injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duncan
Alan Marshal
McCook
Nebraska
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Pendleton
Malen Burnett School Opens Registration for 1929 30 Season
Registration day for the eighteenth season of the Malen Burnett School of Music saw about 75 percent of enrollment scheduled. Teaching began Thursday with children’s classes set for Thursday Friday and Saturday. Edna Hanna directs the school with various branches in Dayton Waitsburg Milton and Athena and Miss Lois Johnson overseeing Dayton registration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opal McNichols
Lois Johnson
Athena
Edna Hanna
Dayton
Thelma McNichola
Jean Bratton
Waitsburg
Maron Burnett School of Music
Milton and
Hanna
Fishermen Return After Extended River Trip
Fishermen Herbert Parker and Fred Radtke and Fred Radtke Jr. return from a long trip after being turned back at Yank River and Clear water due to forest conditions. They later find luck at the Little Salmon and in the mountains. Billy Pinkerton and F B Boyd came back from Bend after several days fishing with Harry Keller and Charles Taylor of Bend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Parker
Fred Radtke
Fred Radtke, Jr
Yank River
Billy Pinkerton
F. B. Boyd
Bend Country
Harry Keller
Charles Taylor
Bend
University of Oregon Grants Degrees in Summer Session
The University of Oregon awarded masters degrees to 21 students and bachelor degrees to 75, marking the end of what officials called the most successful summer school in 25 years of operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Oregon
Charles A Sias Returns After Twenty Six Years Absent
Charles A. Sias, after closing a brief pastorate at Myrtle Creek Oregon, is installed as permanent minister in the local Church of Christ with Mrs Sias accompanying him in the drive to the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Sias
Myrtle Creek
Oregon
Church of Christ
Sias
Sins Returns as Pastor of Western Oregon Church
In Western Oregon the church welcomes Mr. Sins back after twenty six years away to serve again as pastor in the parsonage. He previously led the church in 1802 and 1908 during its early years and comes with broader pastoral and college experience in the Northwest. Mr. Sias accompanies him and is described as a capable college man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Sins
Northwest
Sias
Sheep Industry Promising Outlook For Next Year
The midsummer sheep and wool outlook report from the Bureau of Agricultural Economics notes a promising year ahead for sheep. High prices of competing meats and a smaller 1929 lamb crop due to fewer lambs saved support the positive forecast. wool demand is expected to stay strong with possible foreign demand improvement, though expansion in U.S. wool production is not encouraged at present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Athena Study Club Opens Fall Season Meeting
Mrs. M. I. Miller, president, announces the first fall meeting next Friday afternoon September 13 for the Athena Study Club. Secretary Mrs. R. A. Thompson reports literature received for Travels through England and Wales and a promising year ahead. Members are urged to attend at Mrs. E. C. Gret’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athena Study Club
M. I. Miller
England
Wales
R. A. Thompson
Oregon State College Updates Curricula For Year
Oregon State College outlines new curricula for the upcoming year including a new school of health and physical education with Dr Clair V Langton as dean and Dr D C Reynolds as director. A private nonsectarian chair of religion will offer courses for all students and two year programs in agriculture and home economics provide practical training with college credit. Aeronautics education expands to include a four year B S, a two year pre flight program, and a combined technical and commercial track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clair V. Langton
D. C. Reynolds
Edith Sappington
E. W. Warrington
Schools of Engineering and Commerce
Athena High opens new school year with steady enrollment
Athena High School begins the year with 88 pupils in grades and 51 in high school. After bean harvest, 8 to 10 more high school students are expected. Harold Frederick resigns from science and manual training to take a commercial job in Chehalis Washington. Pike Miller praises football outlook with 22 men, seven lettermen, and a ready schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athena Schools
H. E. Coad
Idaho
Harold Frederick
Chehalis
Washington
Athena
Helping Out the Larder Weston Leader Beans Salvaged After Crop Loss
The article notes a harvest loss benefiting many locals as they collect salvaged white beans. People report bags and baskets filled with beans, some up to 100 pounds, with beans selling at fifteen cents a pound. Housewives praise the beans as the best they have cooked this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weston
Opening of Deer Hunting Season Likely Not Postponed
Officials hope there is no need to delay the deer hunting season opening set for September 15, unlike 1928 when Governor Patterson postponed it due to forest fire risk. Weather conditions this season are expected to allow an on time start, with Oregon reporting no major forest fire losses to date.
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Patterson
Oregon
Walla Walla Man Killed In Wallowa Bridge Crash
Three men William Bryant Ward Gardner and Clifford Douglass escaped death by a bridge crash near Wallowa Oregon at 2 AM on a fishing trip Gardner drove the car struck bridge posts and plunged into the river Bryant died at the scene and Douglass's injuries were minor A coroner's inquest found the crash unavoidable with no blame assigned
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Wallowa Bridge
William Bryant
Walla Walla
William C. Bryant
Clinton
Court
Ward Gardner
North Division Street
Clifford Douglass
Sumach Street
Wallowa
Oregon
Imnaha River
Gardner
Mr. Douglass
Mr. Bryant
Mr. Gardner
Douglass
Bryant
Wallowa County
Old Opera House in Athena to Be Razed
One of Athena’s oldest structures, the former barn opera house, will be razed after C. T. Booth bought the site and adjoining property. Booth plans to move lumber to his auto camp to add cabins for tourist traffic. The building has served as auditorium and dance hall for Legion events and community fairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athena
C. T. Booth
South Third Street
A. D. Pinkerton
Sam Spencer
Barn Opera House
The
American Legion
Big Price for Prunes in Douglas County
The Douglas County prune pool reports offers from Rosenberg Brothers for new prunes. Italians bring 10 to 8 cents for various sizes while Petites range from 11.5 to 5 cents. High prices mark a strong signal for Oregon growers seeking to save most of a light crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County
Rosenberg Brothers
Roseburg
Oregon
Western states back 15 duck bag limit enactment
Harold Clifford, state game warden, says eleven western states support a uniform 15 duck bag limit after a San Francisco convention. In a recent legislative session, a 15 per day or 20 per week limit was enacted, and officials seek nationwide consistency west of the Rocky Mountains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Clifford
San Francisco
Northwest fires started by storm
Forest officials described the northwest fire situation as the worst since 1910 as a weekend storm sparked new blazes across Idaho Montana and Washington. Major fires swept merchantable timber in the Selway Pend Oreille Nez Perce Clearwater and Kooskia regions and in Blackfoot Missoula Butte forests with hundreds of acres burned. Fighters toiled in central Idaho near Bald Mountain and Old Man Creek as supply lines faltered and wildlife perished fleeing the flames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Northwest
Montana
Idaho
Washington
Selway
Pend O’reille
Nez Perce
Clearwater
Kooskia
Blackfoot
Missoula
Butte
Colville
Kaniksu Forest
Bald Mountain
Old Man Creek
Judges Chosen for Pendleton Round-Up 1929
Pendleton selects three former stars as judges for September 18 to 21 events. Allen Drumheller of Walla Walla, Tony Vey of Pendleton, and Walter Seale of Gilliam County will judge riding and show events. Kathleen MecClintock named queen. attendants Dena Lieuallen Adely McIntyre Aller McCormmach Kathryn Furnish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pendleton
Allen Drumheller
Walla Walls
Tony Vey
Walte Seale
Condon
Drumhelle
Joh Drumheller
Washington
Seale
Gilliam County
Kathleen MecClintock
Will Dena Lieuallen
Lieuallen
Adams
Adely McIntyre
A. C. McIntyre
Aller McCormmach
Elmer McCormmach
Kathryn Furnish
Funish
New Minister Arrives at Local Christian Church
Mr and Mrs C A Sias arrived Thursday last week driving from Myrtle Creek and have taken residence in the church parsonage. A community dinner will welcome them in the church dining room Sunday. Their daughter Miss Glee Sian accompanied them to Hermist where she has a position in a school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Sias
Myrtle Creek
Christian Chu
Chur
M. Sias
Glee Sian
Hermist
Achoola
Visitors at Koepke Ranch Share Weeklong Reunion
Guests at Henry Koepke ranch south of Ada include Mr and Mrs Eugene Lorton von Robert on a return from Europe. The gathering also features Mrs R Walker of Tulsa, Mr and Mrs Ralph Glofke and family, and Mr and Mrs Virgil Voler with their families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Koepke
Eugene Lorton
von Robert
T Henry Koepke Ranch
Adena
Lortor
Tuls Oklahoma
R. Walker
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Ralph Glofke
Virgil Voler
Koapke
Proctor to Attend Pendleton Round-Up Unveiling
Proctor Coming A Phimister Proctor sculptor of the Til Taylor statue will attend Pendleton Round-Up ceremonies on September 18. He arrives from his summer hour in Connecticut to witness the unveiling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Proctor
Phimister Proctor
Til Taylor
Pendleton
Mr Proctor
Connecticut
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Tollgate Road
Gen. Almazan
Gen
Moseley
J. Andreau Almazan
George van Horne Moseley
Oficer
First Cavalry Division
United States Army
Misa Kay Harrizon
Malen Burnett
Oregon State College
State College
the College
Athena High
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