Farm Industry Takes the Lea
New York report notes agriculture as the leading industry in 36 of 49 countries surveyed by Redmond & Co. Many countries rely on farming as a secondary sector. the United States shows 18.8 percent cultivated land, and the U.S. holds the world’s largest internal debt, while the United Kingdom tops external debt and defense spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Redmond & Co
Salvador
Cuba
Spain
Italy
United States
Russia
Ecuador
Paraguay
Venezuela
India
New Zealand
Canada
Spanish America
United Kingdom
France
Weston Seed Plant Adds Second Crew
The Washington-Idaho Seed company plant at Weston hired a second crew Monday. New screens were installed and 30 women and girls work two shifts under Mrs. Frank Blair day supervision by Mr. Blair at night. By week’s end 80,000 pounds of seed peas will be cleaned and ready to ship. Seed peas from Weston are described as extra good with few culls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weston
Washington-Idaho Seed Company
Frank Blair
Blair
Schissler Enters Sixth Year as Beavers Coach
Oregon State College football coach Paul Schissler begins his sixth season at age 35. He has 15 years coaching experience and a career record of 91 wins 25 losses and two ties for a .784 percentage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Schissler
Oregon State College
Schissler
Portland Chamber Pushes Farm Board Office in Northwest
Senator Mc Nary backs Portland Chamber efforts to secure a federal farm board branch in the Pacific Northwest. He would discuss with Farm Board chairman Legge to study local needs and help Northwest farmers access the agricultural marketing act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Charles L. McNary
Portland Chamber of Commerce
Federal Farm Board
Pacific Northest
Washington, D. C
Oregon
Alexander Lege
Raymond B. Wilcox
Portland Chamber
Legge
Wilcox
McNary
Farm Board
Northwest
Pacific Northwest
Wauna Camp Fire Girls Open Fall Meetings and Hike
The Wauna Camp Fire Girls held their first fall meeting on September 3 with Mrs. Blatchford presiding. Officers elected: Betty Eager president, Mildred Hansell secretary, Velma Ross treasurer, Arleen Myrick song leader, Valerie Cannon assistant song leader, Marjorie Douglas scribe, Dorothy Burke. A September 7 hike four miles southeast of town ended with a campfire breakfast prepared by Arleen Myrick, attended by seven members and Mrs. Blatchford. A September 16 meeting at Camp Fire Hall featured a handwork session with few members in attendance.
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Wauna Camp Fire
Blatchford
Guardian
Betty Eager
Mildred Hansell
Velma Ross
Arleen Myrick
Valerie Cannon
Marjorie Douglas
Dorothy Burke
Camp Fire Hall
Church of Christ announces Bible school growth and services
The Bible school reports a 25 percent weekly increase and the men’s class resumes with Charles A. Sias teaching. Sunday timetable includes an 11 o’clock service with the theme In His Name and 7:30 p.m. topic The Authority of the Bible. Bedrock invitation extended to all attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Sias
Bible School
High School Notes Junior News Staff Roles
The junior notes list editor Stafford Hansell assistant editor Myrtle Campbell and staff. It covers student body activities boys athletics with Roland Wilson and Emery Rogers, entertainment with Elizabeth Walter, personals with Georgie Green, and subject classes advised by Miss Beulah Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stafford Hansell
Myrtle Campbell
Elizabeth Walter Personals
Georgie Green
Mary Tompkins
Herbert Reeder
Beulah Smith
New Regime Introduces Supervised Study At School
A new school year 1929 1930 adopts one hour periods split between class work and supervised study. The system aims to reduce confusion over assignments and boost concentrated study under teacher guidance. Elections for class officers are held with students and advisors naming officers for freshmen through seniors. Alumni and local student visits and travel are noted in the personals.
Seattle eye specialist to visit Athena Hotel Saturday
Dr. H. C. Curry the Seattle eye sight specialist will be at the Athena Hotel on Saturday September 21 for one day. Eyes examined glasses ground and fitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athena
H. C. Curry
Seattle
Cystex 48 Hour Test Ad Urges Women to Try Product
A promotional blurb targets women with bladder irritation symptoms urging them to try Cystex for quick relief. It claims to relieve burning itching back pain leg pains and fatigue and invites readers to purchase and test the product immediately.
Wilsons and Moore visit Northwest towns on weekend
James and Roland Wilson spent Saturday in Walla Walla. Ralph Moore spent Sunday in Pendleton, and Raymond Murphy was in Pendleton Friday evening.
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Robert Lee
Dayton
Washington
Walter Huffman
Walla Walla
James and
Roland Wilson
Ralph Moore
Pendleton
Raymond Murphy
Athena High School Staff Travel Weekend Outing
Pike Miller coach of Athena high school traveled to Pendleton on Saturday for business. Beulah Smith and Dorothy Brodie faculty members drove to Walla Walla Friday evening. They attended a bridge party at Mildred Bateman’s home in Milton on Saturday evening. E. E. Coad principal of Athena high school drove to La Grande over the weekend.
Athena High School expands programs with mimeoscope and Latin texts
The largest bookkeeping class in Athena High School has registered to work under Mrs Gurney. A mimeoscope will be placed in the commercial department to print and illustrate programs posters and ads. New Latin textbooks are adopted by the State Board of Education PPE.
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Athena High School
Gurney
State Board of Education
Freshman Weiner Roast And Fresh Football Outlook
Thornhollow hosts the annual Freshman weiner roast on Tuesday the twenty fourth as nineteen or twenty boys turn out nightly for football season. Coach Pike Miller expects to play everyone and predicts a close score against Hermiston which faces Athena Friday. First student body meeting September 8 elected Rhoda Nelson secretary treasurer to replace Thelma Schrimpf. Robert Lee named freshman cheer leader replacement for Curtis Duffield.
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Pike
Hermiston
Athena
Pike” Miller
John Kirk
Rhoda Nelson
Mac Hi
Rhoda
Thelma Schrimpf
Robert Lee
Curtis Duffield
Watermelon feed honors Williams birthday at Dist 2 site
Pendleton and nearby towns show social activity with visits from the Zerbas and Potts family. Students enjoyed a watermelon feed at District No. 2, a celebration tied to Williams birthday, while Miss Hereford’s illness brought a school vacation.
Fortune's Volume One Hopeful Beggar Interaction
A beggar speaks to a mysterious woman praising generosity toward the poor. He remarks that repairs should happen before the fall rains begin to fix a leaky roof as coal heat remains intense.
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Onco
Parker
McFadden’s Pharmacy
Athena Garage
Goodyear
Farm Board Office
W Nary
Wauna Camp Fire Girls
Church OF Christ
DR. R. M. Rice
Ait Deldine
F. Sharp
W. Boyd Whyte Chiropractor
Stangier
Pendletos
Editorial
Miss Brodie
Miss Smith
Coad
Maxine Moore
Garth Pinkerton
Juniors
Ise
Ehctisgesne
Rete
Roland Wilson Laettsh Anual
Jack Moore
Eldon Myrick
Virgie Moore
Francis Cannon
Helen Hansell
Pullman
Miss Hansell
Ralph
Edwin McEwen
Whitman College
Wayne Pinkerton
Milton
George Pittman
Herbert
Howard Reeder
Aileen Myrick
Harold Kirk
Carolyn Kidder
Emery Rogers
Fred Singer
Acetylene
C. M. Jones
Prop
Thornhollow
Virgil Zerba
C. H. Potts
Joyce
Alberta Kirby
Adams
Marguerite Herford
William
Gail Zerba
Dist. No. 2
Williams
Rachel Smith
Miss Hereford
Jewell Pinkerton
L. R. Pinkerton
Ad Pinkerton
Roy Cannon
Marguerite Hereford
Amapine
Roy Johnston
Charles Smith
Moscow
Idaho
Jesse Smith
Lois
F. L. Zerba
DR. Blatchford
Post Building
Peterson & Lewis
Attorneys At Law
Stangier Building
Attorneys-At-Law
Main Street
Main S. H. A. Hill
Umatilla
Herb Parker
Penn Harris
Troy Laundry
Twin City Sanitary Cleaners
Farmers Grain Elevator Company
Grian
Sperry
Lee Wilson
Mgr
the Kilgore Cafe
Gerald Kilgore
For Comfort
Tum-g-Lum Lumber Co
King Lump Coal
Wane
A. M. Johnson
N. A. Miller
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