Borah Urges Rich to Feed Needy as Winter Nears
In Cottonwood Idaho Senator Borah told a Labor Day audience that the country must feed the unemployed this winter. He warned if voluntary aid fails the nation will be forced to act, citing vast unemployment and idle wealth. He pointed to surplus food and money, including treasury certificates and gold supplies, urging the wealthy to support those in need.
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Cottonwood
Idaho
Borah
Nez Perce
Secretary of the Treasury
England
United States
Portland Hearing Weighs Salmon, Water Rights in Stevenson Project
Protection of the Columbia river salmon industry worth millions and Portland water rights under the Bonneville project were stressed at a Portland hearing Tuesday on the Columbia River Power company’s application for a preliminary permit for a project near Stevenson Washington.
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Columbia River
Short Cut Road to Yakima From Portland Opened by Officials
Officials dedicate a new 650 mile direct route between Goldendale and Toppenish linking Portland and Yakima. Motor clubs adjust signs lowering mileage by 41 miles and traffic shifts to the new highway saving trucks over two hours. Cost of the unit was 1 312 000 with no steep grades or sharp curves. A noon picnic at Brooks Memorial Park preceded speeches by Governor Roland Hartley Highway Director Sam Humes and regional representatives.
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Portland
Yakima
Federal
Washington
Goldendale
Toppenish
Motor Club
Hood River
Yakima Valley
Roland Hartley
Sam Humes
Oregon
Three Youths Caught After Jail Break Attempt
Three youths Glen Williams Robert Brumback and Fletcher McCarthy were arrested in Oregon after stealing a car from Kittitas County sheriff and riding stolen horses to Ellensburg. They were caught Monday night in Wenatchee while attempting to escape by sliding down a rope made of sheets.
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Kittitas County
Ellensburg
Wenatchee
Glen Williams
Robert Brumback
Fletcher McCarthy
Oregon
Lewiston
Fire crews from Walla Walla aid Washington prison blaze
Fire equipment from Walla Walla arrived early Monday to help fight a small basement fire in wing 2. Authorities concluded after a thorough investigation that the blaze was accidental.
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Walla Walla
Washington State Prison
Wing 2
Mrs Fredericks Delays Piano Class Return to October
Mrs Fredericks of Weston travels with her brother Charles Proebster to Santa Fe New Mexico. She postpones instructing her Athena piano class until her return about October 1.
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Fredericks
Lilian Fredericks
Weston
Charles Proebster
Santa Fe
New Mexico
Athena
Pendleton Wedding Ties Iris Little to Glenn Howard
Mrs Frank Little and her daughter Iris Little attended the Pendleton wedding Tuesday of Thelma Aiey of Pendleton to Glenn Howard of New York City.
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Frank Little
Iris Little
Pendleton
Thelma Aiey
Glenn Howard
New York City
State Eyes Jobless Relief Plan for Winter
Oregon Governor Meier announces a comprehensive unemployment relief program funded by state projects and federal aid. The plan includes a $2.5 million employment push through highway and road work, with labor preference for Oregon citizens and emphasis on utilizing labor saving machinery only where needed. County committees, led by the county judge and two citizens, are operating at full capacity to aid local relief efforts.
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Salem
Meier
Hoover
Oregon
State Highway Department
Commission
Swine Industry Expansion Risks Warned at Springfield Meeting
C B Denman of the Federal Farm Board warned at the National Swine Growers association gathering in Springfield Illinois that expansion could be overdone in western areas with unreliable feed supplies and high transport costs. He cited abundant feed grains and current prices as key drivers of the hog production surge. A second brief notes a nine foot sturgeon occupying the tail race at the power dam in Leighton, hindering efforts to place a screen at the race mouth.
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C. B. Denman
Federal Farm Board
National Swine Growers Association
Springfield
Illinois
Lewiston
Walla Walla Plan Aims to Curb 1932 Wheat Output
Explanatory piece by W A Toner outlines the Walla Walla plan to reduce 1932 wheat production by restricting surplus held by the federal farm board. It discusses how the board would sell surplus to farmers and withdraw wheat from the market, with repayment terms and potential profits if later disposed of, and notes the plan's aim to raise prices for growers while considering taxpayer costs.
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Walla Walla
Federal Farm Board
Russia
Northwest
Brazil
Germany
China
United States
Farm Board
Warden in Big Sur Shooting Faces Charges
Salinas deputy game warden William Kaliher was arrested after a shooting at W B Cope’s cabin in the Big Sur forest preserve. Cope, a Monterey businessman, was gravely wounded and later died. Kaliher is charged with assault with a deadly weapon and could face murder if Cope dies. Cope claimed Kaliher insulted him and pursued him inside the cabin before the shooting. Kaliher says Cope resisted eviction from forest land and reached for a pistol.
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William Kaliher
Salinas
California
W. B. Cope
Monterey
Kaliher
Cope
Big Sur
Forest Preserve
Carmel
Monterey Hospital
Rex Rabbit Fur Coats Exhibit at State Fair
Salem residents will see the Rex rabbit exhibit at the 70th Oregon State Fair rabbit show. Imported by Pacific Northwest breeders from France and Germany, the Rex offers soft moleskin like pelage in colors from beaver brown to white. Breeders promise unprecedented entry numbers and varied sizes from bantam to giants, with a wide color range including blues, reds, grays and dyed white.
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Salem
Pacific Northwest
France
Germany
Oregon
Pinochle Player Dies After Near Perfect Hand
Alfred Warner of San Francisco nearly formed a perfect pinochle hand with spades as trumps and would have earned 1500 points. He drew the jack of spades and died of a heart attack at the emergency hospital. The winning card turned out to be the jack of spades.
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Alfred Warner
San Francisco
Police Emergery
Dayton Man Injured by Buck Deer in Columbia County Woods
Adam Harting, 76, a Columbia County resident, was attacked by a buck deer while cleaning a watering trough on Hogeye, ten miles from Dayton. The deer leaped up, tossed him, and fled leaving Harting stunned with torn clothing and a deep hand wound. he sought treatment in town. Deer sightings are common, but this is an uncommon encounter for Harting.
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Dayton
Adam Harting
Columbia County
Mr. Harting
Harting
Portland Girl Flier Dorothy Hester Attracts Flight Offers
Dorothy Hester, Portland’s stunting flyer, has drawn offers of planes for trans Atlantic flights altitude records endurance races and other feats since she began dazzling crowds at the Cleveland national air races. Tex Rann her partner notes the range of possibilities being discussed.
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Portland
Dorothy Hester
Tex Rann
Open House at Malon Burnett School of Music in Walla Walla
Open house was held Monday night from 8 to 10 o'clock at the Malon Burnett School of Music in its new studio quarters located at 326 East Alder Street in Walla Walla.
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Malon Burnett School of Music
East Alder Street
Walla Walla
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Walla Walla County
Washington State Game Commission
State
Conoco
ACME
ROGERS @ GOODMAN
Mercantile Trust
Umatilla
Weston- Elgin
McDougal Camp
Rex Rabbit
Oregons
Union Pacific
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