Oregon State College hosts conference on statewide cooperative marketing plan
The 1931 conference at Oregon State College focused on expanding the cooperative marketing program of Oregon’s state grange. Key figures including Fred A. Goff and C. Hulet outlined county and district initiatives with deputy organizers to study local conditions. Readouts highlighted lamb pools in Douglas County boosting farmer returns and progress in 131 of 275 subordinate agricultural groups.
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Oregon State College
State Grange
Fred A. Goff
Douglas County
C. ©. Hulet
Corvallis
Oregon
Arthur Brown
Roseburg
Charles Wicklander
Boardman
Bertha J. Beck
Albany
Ray W. Gill
Portland
C. H. Bailey
Edward Shearer
Estacada
Walter M. Pierce
la Grande
F. L. Ballard
Extension Service
Night Intercollegiate Football Teed In At Bell Field
Oregon State and Willamette University set to play the first intercollegiate night football game of the season at Bell Field on September 20 at 8 pm. The match draws strong crowd interest as Oregon State, under Coach Paul J. Schissler, aims for a stronger team, while Willamette, led by coach Spec Keene, weighs a few returning regulars from last year’s northwest championship squad.
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Oregon State College
Coast
Middle West
Willamette
Oregon State
Paul J. Schissler
Orangemen
Willamette Bearcats
Spec Keene
German eye crutch lenses shown to New York Optometric Society
A German invention displayed in New York where eye crutch lenses about the size of a penny sit directly on the eye. They are held by capillary suction and function like artificial lenses, similar in concept to false teeth fitting in the mouth.
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New York Optometric Society
Power Permit To Wait License Withheld By Federal Commission
Salem reporter cites state engineer Salem Luper saying the Federal Power Commission informed California Oregon Power Co that Klamath river rights of way license is drafted and awaiting disposition. License not effective until state water power appropriations are granted. Oregon-California Power Co also filed for North Umpqua and Clear Lake, action pending after January session.
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Salem
Rhea Luper
Federal Power Commission
Washington
California-Oregon Company
Klamath River
Luper
Power Company
Grant Site
California Line
Oregon
Oregon-California Power Company
North
Umpqua River
Clearwater Lake
Douglas County
Love Scales Tradition and Indiana Man Wins
Miss Marjorie Mairs 21, daughter of blue bloods, rejects a Dutch diplomat match and elopes with Martin Henry a Wall Street clerk from South Bend Ind. They marry in a midnight wedding and Mrs Henry says the couple are happy despite parental disapproval.
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New York
Marjorie Mairs
South Bend
Ind
Wall Street
Marjorie
Martin Henry
Wall-street
Duce
Knickerbocker
Martin
Tommy Gardner Faces End of Ring Career
Walla Walla reports Tommy Gardner a local bantamweight favorite and holder of the Will Maylon belt may never fight again. He is at home suffering from infantile paralysis with a shoulder and neck affliction likely ending his boxing days though recovery chances are good. Gardner recently returned from Hollywood where he fought in final and semi final bouts against top bantamweights.
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Tommy Gardener
Walla Walla
Tommy Gardner
Will Maylon
Tommy
Gardner
Hollywood
California
Weston Leader: Origin of Weston Name
Everett Earle Stanard describes Heceta beach proprietor F. E. Weston and explains the Oregon town Weston in eastern Oregon is named for his family. He notes Weston's travels including South America, the Zanzibar coast, and Arctic seas, highlighting his storytelling. Fricks Metal Weather Stripping is Best.
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Weston
Weston Leader
Brownsville, Oregon
Everett Earle Stanard
Heceta Beach
F. E. Weston
Oregon
Portland boy helps rescue in Tahiti disaster
Merwin Jones a Portland high schooler and radio operator aboard the Ventura relayed vital SOS data from Tahiti as the ship steamed 750 miles to aid the sinking liner. The rescue saved more than 270 lives with one fatality a ship pet canary.
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Oregonian
Ventura
Tahiti
South Pacific
S. 8
Sydney
San Francisco
Portland
Merwin Jones
Washington High School
Merwin
C. C. Jones
East Taylor Streets
Suva
Fiji Islands
Pacific
Yeeman
Wheat trial planned to compare altitude effects on yield
Harry Turner of Heppner purchased a truck load of Hybrid 128 wheat from Imbler grower H. H. Huron and will plant it beside local certified Hybrid wheat. County Agent C. W. Smith will compare yields at harvest next year for Morrow County.
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Harry Turner
Heppner
H. H. Huron
Imbler
C. W. Smith
Morrow County
Fire truck damaged in Selah by gas line theft and battery drain
Officials report a vandal drained the fire truck's gasoline, switched off the battery, and used a tool to disable the electrical system in Selah, hindering fire protection. The incident is under investigation by the fire department.
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Selah
Te Gabanes
Youth Draws Away As Two Reap Long Years and They Die Together
A New York couple, Anton and Anastasia Hahn, aged 78 and 74, die together after years with their children. They lived lovingly, faced aging and isolation, and chose to spend their final moment at home before Anton turned on the gas and joined Anastasia in eternity.
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New York
Anton
Anastasia Hahn
Anastasia
Rose Harmon
Bronx
Rose
Teduaie
Artton
Public Ownership Advocate Opposes Grange Bill
U'Ren states in the voters pamphlet that he is against the Grange Bill. He argues the bill allows unlimited taxing power for districts, permits noncontiguous districts, and imposes no cap on public debt that districts may incur.
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U'Ren
Voters
Walla Walla County Fair Closes After Three Day Showing
About 15 000 people attended the Walla Walla County Fair over three days with eight thousand visiting the afternoon and evening and four to five thousand at the night show. Baby King Bobby Keyes and Queen Dorothy Marcy were crowned before the grand stand as Elmer Smiley from near Freewater won multiple dairy prizes including the sweepstakes calf and top showmanship award.
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Walla Walla County Fair
Walla Walla Valley
Bobby Keyes
Dorthy Marcy
Arthur E. Cox
Elmer Smiley
Freewater
Walla Walla
Lumber Market Shows Slight Weekly Gain
Pacific Coast Lumber Digest reports a small improvement in the general lumber market over the past week. It notes insufficient time to determine if this is a temporary flash or the start of a genuine upward trend.
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Crow's
Pacific Coast Lumber Digest
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Harris
D. R
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Gallaher
J. E. Gallaher
Athena
W. Logsdon
Federal Commission
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Frick
Coach’s
Main St. Walla Walla
Rogers @ Goodman
Mercantile Trust
Elmer’s
Walla Walla Dairymen's Association
Jersey
Guernsey
Stock Land
L. L. Montague
Arlington
B. B. Richards
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