Roseburg Wins Northwestern Soldiers' Home Site
A Salem dispatch reports Roseburg selected as the site for the northwestern national soldiers' home. A $2,000,000 institution to house 4500 disabled veterans, with initial unit for 1500 at $1,000,000, was approved by the federal board. Roseburg voters muốn bonds for a 400 acre site, near the South Umpqua river, with rail and highway access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Oregonian
Roseburg
Northwestern Soldiers
General Hines
Veterans’ Hospitalization Board
Federal Board of Hospitalization
Medford
Hawley
Northwest National Soldiers’ Home
B. L. Eddy
Oregon
South Umpqua
Oregon State Soldiers’ Home
Country Club
Southern Pacific
William Radcliff
Federal Hospitalization Board
Frank T. Hines
G. E. Riggs
Pacific Coast
Sawtelle
California
Kansas
Dan Tilley Finishes Summer UW Course and Returns Home
Dan Tilley, Athena high school faculty member and booster for Puget Sound country, attended the full University of Washington summer program. He recalls the highest temperature reaching 80 degrees, enjoyed weekends at pleasant recreation spots, and completed the course on August 27 before spending a week at his Walla Walla home.
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Puget Sound
Dan Tilley
Athena High School
Dan
University of Washington
Walla Walla
Athena
Family Escapes Fire in Walla Walla Residence
The second major blaze in a week razed the E. W. Gurr home just after midnight. Firemen arrived as flames shot 20 feet above the roof with windows belching smoke. Eight family members eight, six children and two adults, were asleep in their beds and escaped in their night clothes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walla Walla
E. W. Gurr
Legion Conference Calls Governors Over Job War in Washington
The American Legion leads a national effort to tackle unemployment by convening governors mayors and labor capital and industry representatives in Washington on September 14 to discuss the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion
American Legion
Washington
Whooping Cough Epidemic Hits Walla Walla Schools
An epidemic of whooping cough materially cut attendance at the opening day of Walla Walla public schools as students stayed home to avoid illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walla Walla
Drowning of Lee Wilson In River At Wenatchee
Lee Wilson a 25 year old resident of Asotin Wash nephew of R L Wilson of Athena drowned in the Wenatchee River near Wenatchee Washington while swimming with his brother and a friend at about one PM Thursday after which they slept in camp and he did not return His body was recovered Friday at 11 AM in five feet of water He had lived with his wife in the Allen Bell house last fall and worked for Farmers Grain Elevator He is survived by his wife his parents six brothers and four sisters Funeral services were held at 2 PM Monday in Asotin with interment in Clarkston cemetery Attending from Athena were Mr and Mrs R L Wilson and Mrs Wilburn Kayser formerly Marjorie Wilson
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Lee Wilson
Asotin
Wash
R. L. Wilson
Athena
Wenatchee
Washington
Lee
Allen Bell
Farmers Grain Elevator Company
Clarkston Cemetery
Wilburn Kayser
Marjorie Wilson
Co-Op Supports Walla Walla Wheat Plan in Spokane
North Pacific Grain Growers directors approved the Walla Walla plan by 11 to 4 to cut the national wheat surplus and urged President Hoover to have the farm board adopt it. Fred J. Wilmer of Rosalia opposed, saying a 200 million bushel cut is insufficient. 500 million bushels must be accounted for. A R Shumway of Milton supported the plan.
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Spokane
Walla Walla
Federal Farm Board
North Pacific Grain Growers, Inc
Hoover
Farm Board
Fred J. Wilmer
Rosalia
A. R. Shumway
Milton
Returning From Vacation Miss Bateman Resumes Duties
Miss Mildred Bateman former Athena high school teacher visited friends in Athena for Labor Day then returned from California where she vacationed. She has resumed social welfare duties in Portland with an office in Room 545 county courthouse and previously visited Mrs Buffman in Martinez. She spent time with Miss Dorothy Brodie who works in San Francisco and attends night law school.
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Mildred Bateman
Athena
Athena Labor Day
Miss Bateman
California
Portland
County Court House
Buffman
Mary Jane Corneilson
Martinez
Dorothy Brodie
San Francisco
Dudleys Return Home From Portland After Major Surgery
Mr. and Mrs. B A Dudley returned to their home here from Portland on Thursday evening of last week. Mr. Dudley had been under hospital care for four months including a major surgical operation during the first part of the period. He is gaining strength daily and plans to visit his summer home at Bingh am Springs to recuperate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A. Dudley
Landplaster Boosts Alfalfa Yield at Muller Farm
J R Beck reports on the C Muller farm near Independence applying 100 pounds of landplaster per acre to alfalfa. The first cutting rose significantly and by the second cutting the yield more than doubled. The crop was also heavier and leafier.
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C. Muller
Independence
J. R. Beck
Wallowa Livestock Movement Report Details Shipments
Wallowa county reports through its livestock marketing association show twenty five cars loaded with hogs cattle and sheep during the past month. N C Donaldson county agent notes 11 cars with 2034 hogs 3 cars with 90 cattle and 9 cars with 2514 sheep plus two cars carrying blackface lambs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallowa
Wallowa County Livestock Marketing Association
N. C. Donaldson
Man Pays Fine, Avoids County Jail in Pendleton
Norvell Ferguson paid a $10 fine in Pendleton for driving without a 1931 license and was not placed in the county jail after a judge had ordered jail time last week. Judge B B Richards presided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norvell Ferguson
B. B. Richards
Pendleton
Coyotes Target Flock Areas Reported In Gardena and Oregon
Coyotes in unusual numbers are reported to infest the Gardena district and threaten chicken and turkey flocks on the Oregon side of the line. The report notes widespread predation and potential risk to farm poultry in the region.
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Gardena
Oregon
Umatilla County Among Only Two Debt Free in State
The East Oregonian notes Umatilla and Linn counties lead 36 in debt status, with no road warrants bonds or bridge debts unpaid as of July 1 1991. Since then Umatilla remains debt free aside from about 100 in current warrants payable when presented to the county treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Oregonian
Umatilla County
Rufus Holman
Umatilla
Linn
First Fall Meeting Of B B Club At Eagers Home
The first fall meeting of the B B club was hosted by Mr and Mrs C M Eager with decorations and four bridge tables in play. Guests included Mr and Mrs Gordon Watkins and the honored host.
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B. B. Club
C. M. Eager
Gordon Watkins
Mr. Eager
Lloyd Michener
Flint Johns
Arthur Dou
Week-End Guests at Johns Home
Week end guests at the home of Mr and Mrs Flint Johns were Mr and Mrs R G Chapman parents of Mrs Johns Mr and Mrs William Chapman and son Roger and Mrs Josephine Chapman the latter a sister and William Chapman a brother. The party came from their home at Vancouver Saturday returning Tuesday.
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Flint Johns
R. G. Chapman
Johns
William Chapman
Roger
Josephine Chapman
Vancouver
Watchman in Ditch After Roadside Crash
Milton Chastain a Milton druggist driving home from Walla Walla Tuesday night glanced at his watch and found his car a new Chevrolet in a ditch on the roadside. A wrecker lifted the vehicle back onto the highway. Chastain was not injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Chastain
Walla Walla
M. Chastain
Local Committee Mobilizes to Relieve Unemployment ahead of Winter
County Judge Schannep urges rapid local organization to relieve unemployment and aid the needy. F C Rogers names Alex McIntyre and W P Littlejohn to assist as committees prepare for food storage and distribution, plus employment registration. Governor Meier’s plan emphasizes permanent public projects and feeding destitute families through local drives for surplus food, wheat, canning, and distribution.
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Schannep
F. C. Rogers
Alex McIntyre
W. P. Littlejohn
Pilot Rock Golf Club Invites Athena Members to Tourney
M. D. Orange of the Pilot Rock Golf club extends an invitation to Athena Golf club members for the first annual golf tournament and picnic at Pilot Rock on Sunday. Play starts at 1 p m with a 25 cent admission. proceeds go to cats. Each Athena player should bring his wife or a gal that looks like she ought to be. Participants to bring a covered dish and a knife and fork.
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M. D. Orange
Pilot Rock Golf Club
Athena Golf Club
Pilot Rock
Mr. Orange
Athena
Orange
Good Golf Weather At Local Course Draws Large Crowds
The recent cool spell makes ideal conditions for golf as throngs play on Sunday and Monday. Many players from nearby towns travel to the local course for rounds, boosting attendance and activity.
Athena High coaches rush for football work new two-team nucleus
Coach Miller reports 24 players issued suits and at least two more will be eligible as Athena High School begins intensive daily workouts. The season opens in a practice game at Milton against Mac Hi next Friday. Superintendent Bloom arranges schedule with Pendleton and Touchet. nine lettermen include two-year veterans Pickett Singer Jenkins.
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Miller
Athena
Milton
Mac Hi
Bloom
Pendleton
Touchet
Solista Pickett
Fred Singer
Lowell Jenkins
Lester Towne
Glenn McCullough
Ralph Moore
Bob Campbell
Jack Weber
Bud Miller
Pendleton mechanic joins Gallaher’s Garage staff
H. C. Arkell, an automobile mechanic from Pendleton, accepts a position at Gallaher’s Garage. He is a skilled expert in tractors, trucks, and passenger cars and will handle general garage work. Arkell and his family reside in the town’s west part. four children attend Athens schools, two in high school and two in the elementary grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Arkell
Pendleton
Gallaher
Fair Impresses Visitors at Walla Walla Exhibition
Athena attendees praised the Walla Walla fair held Saturday. Exhibits in booths featured abundant fruits and vegetables, livestock displays and races met standard quality, and overall the fair was considered creditable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walla Walla
Kenneth Rogers Returns From British Columbia Trip
Kenneth Rogers travels with Stafford Hansell returning Monday evening after helping harvest on the Dudley Rogers ranch and accompanying Rogers home for school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Rogers
BE. C. Rogers
British Columbia
Stafford Hansell
Dudley Rogers
Helix Child Scalded By Fall At Lehman Springs
The Helix Viewpoint reports a child of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. McIntyre injured while vacationing near Lehman Springs. She fell into a hot spring, scalding from the waist down but saving her feet by rubber soles on her oxford shoes. She is recovering at St. Anthony's hospital in Pendleton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helix
H. H. McIntyre
Zelda McIntyre
Lehman Springs
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Pendleton
Farmers Seek Rain to Save Potatoes on Weston Reed Hawley
Desperate farmers who planted potatoes on Weston and Reed and Hawley mountains foresee loss without rain. Early potatoes show promise but late crop suffers from drought with 60 days of dry weather slowing tuber development. Plants are hardy and green and moisture now could avert total failure.
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Weston
Reed
Hawley Mountains
Rebekah Lodge Holds Regular Meeting Installations
The Rebekah lodge met Tuesday at the Knights of Pythias hall with the installation of Miss Virgie Moore as Noble Grand and Miss Lois Smith as Vice Grand. Plans were made for a September 25 meeting to entertain the state Rebekah assembly president. Adams Rebekah will attend and refreshments served.
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Rebekah Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Virgie Moore
Noble
Lois Smith
Rebekah Assembly
Adams Rebekah
Rollers Sell Eugene Golf Course Interests for Alfalfa Ranch
Mr and Mrs George Roller Florence Gagnon have sold their stake in a Eugene Oregon golf course and bought an alfalfa ranch near the state line. They will reach their new home this week after a motor trip to Seattle and Puget Sound points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Line
George Roller
Florence Gagnon
Eugene
Seattle
Othus Sound
Car Left After Mysterious Wreck Near Herman Creek
State police probe an automobile wreck on the Columbia highway near Herman Creek that appears staged. Wayne M. Boynton, MacMarr grocery manager, was last seen in Portland more than a week ago and never reached San Francisco to assume a new post. Relatives aid in the search while investigators weigh foul play but find no violence traces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalles
Columbia Highway
Herman Creek
Wayne M. Boynton
MacMarr Grocery Stores
Boynton
San Francisco
Grimm
Baptist Church Founder Honored at Weston Grave
Umatilla County Baptist association met in Pendleton to honor David Lenox, founder of the first Baptist church in Oregon, with a graveside ceremony at Weston. Delegates from Athena Helix Milton Hermiston and Weston totaled about 100. new officers were elected: Guy Johnson Pendleton moderator A C Demaris Milton vice moderator Kohler Betts Athena clerk.
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Umatilla
Athena
H. A. Street
Joe Clemons
Gordon Hand
Frank Williams
Kohler Betts
Helen Barrett
Athena Study Club opens season with Boston trip papers
The Study Club met at Mrs. BE. C. Rogers home with ten members. Mrs. Frank Little gave New England geography and notes, followed by Mrs. J. W. Pinkerton on Boston history. Officers: Rogers president, Little vice president, Keen secretaries, Boyd treasurer. Next meeting will feature Cambridge and Harvard topics with Hawthorne quotes.
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Athena
BE. C. Rogers
United States
New England
Frank Little
J. W. Pinkerton
Boston
Returns From Coast by H H Hill Seaside Newport Drive
H H Hill returned Saturday night from a motor trip to Newport and Seaside. He praises the Roosevelt highway as a marvelous scenic drive and notes crossing the Longview bridge en route to Portland on the Washington side of the Columbia. He recommends the route for motorists citing smoother roads and fewer sharp curves.
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Coast
H. H. Hill
Newport
Seaside
Hill
Roosevelt Highway
Longview Bridge
Portland
Washington
Columbia
Mr. Hil
Orpheum Tour Features Clara Schannep and Eight Dancers
Clara Schannep, who led winter dancing classes here, now tours with eight girls on the Orpheum circuit. The route runs from St Louis to New Orleans, with several dancers from Steamboat Springs School of dancing and dramatics where she trained under Portia Mansfield of New York.
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Orpheum
Mias Clara Schannep
St. Louis
New Orleans
Steamboat Springs School
Athena dairymen win fair prizes at Walla Walla
Entries from Louie Ringel James Duncan and William Coppock dairies claim ribbons at the Walla Walla county fair. Ringels senior yearling bull first and heifer second. Duncan three entries with grand senior championship and second and third prizes. Coppock two yearling bulls with first and fourth prizes. Harvest Revue entertained as the fair closed after three days. Toto Jones Jr. named healthiest boy and won 4-H pig litter honors. Cheney won stock judging with 2154 points, Pomeroy 2090, Walla Walla 2024. Nine teams competed.
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Louie Ringel
James Duncan
William Coppock
Guernsey
Walla Walla
Ringer
Howard E. Pratt
Whitman Conservatory of Music
Toto Jones
Russell Creek
Young Jones
Cheney
Pomeroy
World Series Opens October 1 With Pennant Winners
The world series will begin Thursday October 1 in the park of the National league champion for the first two games and move to Shibe Park Philadelphia home of Connie Mack's Athletics for the next three. Ticket prices range from 1 to 6.60 with box seats at 6.60 and bleacher seats at 1. General admission at 3 and reserved 5.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shibe Park
Philadelphia
Connie Mack
Athletics
Heppner Man Held After Confessing Murder Near Granite
Ed McLaughlin, 83, of Heppner, awaits formal filing of a first degree murder charge in Canyon City jail. State officers say he confessed to shooting and burning the body of Joe Blessing, a sheep camp tender near Granite, 45 miles west of Baker, on August 30.
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Heppner
Ed McLaughlin
Canyon City
Joe Blessing
Granite
Baker
Umatilla Forest Fires Ended by Rainfall
Ranger Albert Baker reports no active fires in the Umatilla National Forest as rains cover the area. He notes rainfall through the reserve Tuesday night improved the fire situation and future threats should lessen if rain continues next week.
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Umatilla National Forest
Albert Baker
Umatilla
Fifty-Eight Students Enroll at Athena High School
The Athena high school opened Tuesday with an enrollment of fifty-eight students. Fifteen are freshmen who have passed eighth grade exams and will begin their four year stay. Upperclassmen welcome the newcomers and wish them success.
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Athena High School
Apple Picking Halted in Walla Walla Valley
Apple picking has been temporarily discontinued as apples remain unripe in the Walla Walla valley. Cool weather in a couple of weeks is expected to ripen fruit and restore harvesting and packing.
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Walla Walla Valley
Rev Johnson Returns to Lead Athena Services
Rev Johnson, formerly pastor of the First Baptist church of Athena, returned to the city Sunday and conducted morning and evening services. He has resided in Washington near Goldendale since leaving Athena several years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
First Baptist Church of
Athena
State of
Washington
Goldendale
Athena Labor Day Observance Closes Businesses
Athena marks Labor Day with all businesses closed and residents taking trips to nearby points of interest. School openings are postponed to Tuesday, extending the holiday mood for many residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athena
Old Timer Returns to Weston Leader from Garfield
R. W. Brown, once a Weston farmer, greeted old-time friends in Weston on his way home to Portland from Garfield Washington where he spent the summer. Mrs. Brown remains at Garfield and will follow a week later.
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Weston Leader
R. W. Brown
Weston
Portland
Garfield
Washington
Mrs. Brown
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Thomas F. Finnegan
W. W. Lufkin
Port of
Finnegan
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Chicago
Imperial Potentiate of the Shriners of North America
Rebekah
Baptist Church
Athena Dairymen
Ringel
Duncan and Coppock
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