Weston News Wraps Many Local Goings On
Weston updates bind with Tucker returns and winter stay at Walla Walla while Tucker resumes Smalley Drug Co. work. Claude Snider to Seattle for University of Washington enrollment. Starmer family visits from La Grande. Mrs. Lethe King dies after stroke. large Methodist funeral attended. Jack son travels to Hot Springs and Nashville. F.C. Mixpatrick at Weston schools with new curriculum. barley trials and farm shifts noted. Several residents head to Seattle, Enterprise, Milton, and Willamette University. local deaths, weddings, births, and community movements fill the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eluer Tucker
Non Ghaxlea Robert
Wally Walla
Tucker
Smalley Drug Co
Claude Snider
Seattle
University of Washington
Wyatt Starmer
Bertha
Clara Starmer
la Grande
Frends
Bertha Sowers
A. J. Barnett
Bertha Bturmer
Milton
Columbia College
Lethe King
Methodist Church
John B. Coan
Weisston
Royon Newton
Roy
J. N. Hughon
Troy
Kaho
J. Jackton
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Jackson
Nashville
Ennesnee
Oregon
F.C. Mixpatrick
Echo Echools
Werton
Meho
Ellie Brown
Cold Springs
Nora
Loran Hall
Cams
Waah
W. T. Purcell
Vine Creek
Weston
John Haxelwood
Coney Devine
Walla Walla
Sawtelle
Calif
Rufue Snider
Morr County
Weeton
Leonard Snder
Menleo
Conse
Scott
Whitman County
B. Kennedy
Umatilla County
Pendleton
W. 5. Payne
F.C. Wood
Abbie Mays
Leland Robe
Arden Lucas
Stanford University
East Main
Atevet
Sophrinia Read
Charley L. Pinkerton
Memory’ Bank of
Porthind
Salem
Kendall Smith
Intexes
Letha Kineworn
J. W. Stamper
Rockland
Idaho
Dora Harder
Jal Mira
PE. Shaw
Fort Klamath
Andrew Rainey
Lexington
Frank Brown
Holdman
M. A. Baker
R. Proudfit
Mary of Athena
Price
Weston Warehouse Co
Anton Gilliland
Pilot Rock
J. W
Bowers Farm
Gilliland
Yeetentay
G. A. R. McGraw
Pe. Morven
Weary Peters
Wagon Accident Near Harrow Injures Women and Sprains Man
A wagon collision on the hillside near Harrow caused occupants to be thrown out when a reinforcing device jackknifed. Mrs Pedersen was run over and Dr. McKinney attended her injuries as she recovers. Mr Pedersen suffered a sprained ankle and a bruised arm. Mr and Mrs H Nelson visited Weston from near La Crosse. Mrs Fred Greer and Mrs Roy Surke from Athena attended the Walla Walla fair after motor trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrow
Pedersen
McKinney
H. Nelson
Weston
la Crosse
Fred Greer
Heruest
Roy Surke
Athena
Walla Walla
Railroad Men Escape Death at Umatilla
About 40 workers of the O W R N at Umatilla survived after a dynamite bomb planted under a Pullman car failed to explode when set Saturday night. A second bomb on the track exploded but its force was downward. The blast shattered windows and shook the town with minor property damage. the saboteurs remain unidentified. A woodshed fire at Hugh McIntyre’s home was thwarted by prompt action and hydrant access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Umatilla
East Oregonian
Sheriff's Office
Hugh McIntyre
Algo
Pendleton Round-Up Prep Invites Packed Festival News
Ready for the big show on September 21 and 22 Pendleton dresses for the Round-Up. Citizens wear gay vests and broad hats as banners fly. World class buckers Winnemucca and Hotfoot thrill locals while a Northwest championship and a cowboy milk contest add new dazzle to the gala event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pendleton
United States
Winnemucca
Hotfoot
Northwest
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
New Coach McLaughlin Athletics Hires Spike Leslie
Milton-Freewater Union High School athletics will be supervised by Spike Leslie the Blanket man from the University of Oregon. Leslie will lead a large corps of students and is expected to deliver results. He’s known as a baseball player and formerly played tackle on the varsity football team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McLauglin
McLaughlin Union High School
Milton-Freewater
Spike Leslie
University of Oregon
Lesie
Canning Week Designated for Farm Relief Effort
Oregon State Chamber of Commerce proposes Canning Week to aid fruit growers hit by rail strikes. The plan designates a week in September to encourage housewives to can two years worth of supply. Mrs C M Richmond longtime Helix resident died Sunday at Weston. She is survived by husband and children. services held in Walla Walla.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon State Chamber of Commerce
Richmond
C. M. Richmond
Helix
Inter Veara
Walla
Rich
Athena
Stulttor
Weston
Wal‘la
Backers Guessing Cockroach Race Tricks and African Coal Fields
An odd piece describes cockroach racing rooms in Constantinople used to test gamblers bets and amuse patrons, with a dramatic box trick guiding four racers while a fifth falters. It also mentions new African coal fields near Beira, Zamibert, and tent shows by Belgian laborers, noting promising calorific value and potential rail links.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thisalan
Constantinople
Grand Rue de
Peru
Kenneth J. Robe
Saturday Evening Post
Frou Howe
Ennal
Zamibert
Africa
Beira
Zaumbest
Brumfield Suicide in State Penitentiary Cell
Dr Richard M Brumfield sentenced to death for murder of Dennis Runeel a recluse of Douglas county died by his own action hanging himself in his cell at the state penitentiary on Wednesday afternoon. Brumfield tore sheets into stripes and choked himself to death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brumfield
Richard M. Brumfield
Dennis Runeel
Douglas County
State Penitentiary
Mrs. Letha King Dead in Wenton After Stroke
Mrs. Letha King formerly Letha Stumper of this city died at her home in Wenton on Friday from a paralytic stroke. She survived by several children. her husband had died years ago. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letha King
Letha Stumper
Wenton
Classified Lost and Found and Ads Fragments
Classified items describe a lost item near Pendleton and Archie's place west of Athena Oregon with a drop at Office Lunch Pendleton. A red two year old Jersey heifer strayed with no brand, reward by A C Geiss Weston Oregon. Rental ad for furnished or unfurnished rooms near Ard and Adams. Request to return a loaned farmer's telephone set to Ty A Barrett Por. Sale of uncalled for units at The Athena Home Laund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pendlston
Pendleton
Archie McIntyres Place
Athena
Howard
J. E. Bondsill
A. C. Geiss
Weston
Ard
Adams
Jane Nelson
Farmer
A. Barrett
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Will Payne
John Banister
Mikkalo
TH. Waddingham
Anterprise
J. I. Stages
Bronk Waddingham
Waddingham
Anna Whoovler
Sophia Farrar
Holton
Maine
J. W. Bowers
Weston Mountain
Bowers
Maseachusetts
R. Alexander
Roy Alexander
M. Price
Wortland
Weaton
Walter A. Denton
Distriet No. 4
Pall
Milton Lodge
Dolph Lodge
Athens
Ceygon
Wereton Lodge
Alice Fontaine
Groat Falls
Montana
Scott Banister
J. M. Bavieiors
Ater
Aleo
Thompson Garage
Watts & Prestiye
Attorneys-At-Law
Main Street
DR & F. Sharp
Smita
Ofice
Restarce
Watts & Rogers
G. W. Finch
Athena Home
A. W. Logsdon
the Athena Barber Shop
Amos O'Dell
Preston-Shaffer Milling Co
Merchant Millers & Grain Buyers
Oregon, Woaitsburg, Wash
The
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