American Legion convention returns to Paris with parade
Paris hosts the ninth annual American Legion convention as 20 000 veterans march past the Arc de Triomphe and Champs Elysees. Marshals Foch Joffre and General Pershing review the parade as Franco American friendship is celebrated.
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Paris
Pershing
France
Madelon
Europe
American Legion
Place d'Iena
Arce de Triomphe
Champs Elysees
Palace de la Concorde
Grand Army of the Republic votes to keep memorial duties in place
In Grand Rapids Michigan the Grand Army of the Republic defeats a move to cede Memorial day services to the American Legion and newer veterans. Enridge R Hawk of Sacramento was elected commander in chief after other candidates withdrew, with the group noting a 12 000 yearly mortality and pledging unity. The pension committee was told to pursue raising widows pensions over 65 to fifty dollars a month.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Grand Army of the Republic
American Legion
Enridge R. Hawk
Sacramento
Cal
Frank A. Walsh
Cabinet Members Favor Long Flights
Washington secretaries of the army navy and commerce departments decided against legislation to curb pioneer long distance flying. They recognize hazards but say public sentiment will discourage enterprises by incompetent personnel or unworthy equipment.
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Washington, D. C
Army, Navy and Commerce Department
Leaders Oppose Special Session Called by White House
Senator Curtis of Kansas and Representative Tilson of Connecticut, GOP leaders in the senate and house, told President Coolidge that there is no need for a special session of Congress after his return from vacation in the Black Hills.
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Washington
D. C
White House
Congress
Curtis
Kansas
Representative Tilson
Connecticut
Senate
House
Coolidge
Black Hills
Oregon Experiment Station Reports Hay Production Costs
A two year study by H B Selby of the Oregon Experiment Station analyzes production costs for hay and forage crops on 366 farms across Maheur Baker Union Deschutes Crook Klamath Josephine Jackson and eight Willamette valley counties. Statewide alfalfa costs average 7.99 per ton with regional ranges from 6.56 to 9.11. Clover seeded with grain costs 7.38 while seedless costs reach 10.82 per ton. other crops include vetch oats cheat corn silage and silage values. A progress report is available by request.
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Oregon
H. B. Selby
Department of Farm Management
Purnell Fund
Baker Union
Willamette Valley
Maheur
Baker
Union
Deschutes
Crook
Klamath
Josephine
Jackson
Youthful Convict Learns Printing in Penitentiary Shop
Warren Stark a 14 year old Everett arson convict serves seven years and after six weeks at the Walla Walla state prison print shop is praised for accuracy. Doctors say he is mentally ahead of his age by about ten percent and he works in the day while housed in a separate cell at night.
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Walla Walla
Stark
Grain Prices Slip on Canadian Harvest Outlook
Grain markets eased last week as outlooks for a big Canadian harvest and favorable US corn weather weighed on prices. Oats stayed firm while private reports suggest lower total production than government forecasts and quality grain remains limited by poor harvest conditions. Pacific Coast wheat demand remains strong for export with October-November shipments. September movement exceeds 11 million bushels, a record.
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Canada
United States
Control Board Inspects Plans for State Tuberculosis Hospital
The state board of control visited The Dalles to review plans and specifications for the new tuberculosis hospital with an architect from Portland. Governor Patterson indicated support for building the first unit if costs are limited to $100,000, the voter authorized amount when the institution was created.
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Control Board
State Board of Control
Dalles
Portland
Patterson
Koepke Couple To Leave Athena For Glendale Home
Mr and Mrs Henry Koepke Sr who recently toured Europe will depart Athena next week to settle in Glendale California as their new home status.
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Henry Koepke Sr
Europe
Athena
Glendale
California
Former University of Oregon Students Named Instructors at Athena High
Dorothy Brodie and Clarence Toole, both of Eugene, are appointed as instructors at Athena High School. The University of Oregon School of Education placement bureau placed 218 graduates in schools this year despite 443 requests. Brodie will teach Latin and typing and has registrar office experience and campus athletics history. Toole will teach science and serve as athletic coach with prior coaching and physical education experience at the University High School.
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University of Oregon
Athena High School
School of Education
Athena
Dorothy Brodie
Clarence Toole
Eugene
University
Miss Brodie
Toole
Cattleman Hosts Electric Airplane Dinner for Millionaire
An airplane arrived from San Francisco to Reno bearing a luxury banquet for W. H. Moffatt, the cattleman. Fifty guests were served at $200 each with special favors, and a single novel item cost $5000. Gifts to women guests were $25 each.
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San Francisco
Reno
W. H. Moffatt
Marius la Faille
St. Francis Hotel
High Sierras
Moffat
Moffatt
Miss Frederica Kershaw Weekend Visit with Ontario Family
Miss Frederica Kershaw spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Fred Kershaw of Ontario. The Kershaws accompanied their daughter to Emigrant Springs where the party enjoyed a picnic lunch.
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Frederica Kershaw
Fred Kershaw
Ontario
Mrs. Kershaw
Emigrant Springs
Wing section from missing plane found ashore near Kailu Hawaii
A ~10 foot wing section from what may be the missing Golden Eagle was washed ashore near Kailu on Oahu's windward coast. The olive faded wing may have been golden orange originally, while rival Miss Doran wings were scarlet. Army and Navy say no local wrecks. Location near where life jacket parts were found last week.
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Dole
Kailu
Oahu
United Press
Arthur Rie
Honolulu
Rice
Miss Doran
Army
Navy
Hawaiian Islands
Standard Theatre Midweek Show To Feature The Gorilla Hunt
The next mid week special at the Standard Theatre will be shown Wednesday evening October 5 with The Gorilla Hunt. Tomorrow night the sea film The Sea Tiger stars Milton Sills and Mary Astor. Sunday night Ken Maynard appears in Somewhere in Sonora with Tarzan the horse in a key role.
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Standard Theatre
Milton Sills
Mary Astor
Ken Maynard
Sonora
Maynard
Tarzan
Baptist youth sale at Steve's Grocery Saturday
The B Y P U society of the Baptist church will hold a cooked food sale on Saturday October 1 at Steve's Grocery starting at 1 o'clock.
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B. Y. P. U., Society of the Baptist Church
Steve’s
Lindbergh Tour Promotes Aeronautics and Air Travel
Henry Barrett observes Lindbergh in Portland as the famed aviator tours the United States under the Guggenheim Fund seeking to spur aviation growth. The address outlines a future of cross country airways, safer aircraft, and growing mail and passenger air service with 1926 mail flights logging over 4 million miles and strong safety records.
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Henry Barrett
Portland
Lindbergh
Colonel Lindbergh
Union
Daniel Guggenheim Fund For
Guggenheim Fund
United States
Guggenheim Safe
United States Mail
All Mail Service
Deer Hunters Return Home After Mountain Chase
Weston sportsmen faced rain and snow as they pursued deer in the mountains. Six hunters—Ernest Gelette, Will Cable, Cecil Greer, Otis Adams, Emery Staggs, and Vern Smith—each claimed a deer. Emery unknowingly shot a deer, mistaking a different target for a miss, and later learned another hunter had found the slain animal's carcass.
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Weston
Ernest Gelette
Will Cable
Cecil Greer
Otis Adams
Emery Staggs
Vern Smith
Emery
Europe Stabilized Says Dean Allen After Europe Trip
Dean W. Allen dean of the school of journalism returned from abroad says European money conditions are stable and the American dollar will not buy many goods. He credits the Dawes plan for finance stability and urges more international legislation of this type to benefit the world. Allen was part of a U S writers and newspaper men tour across Europe.
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Europe
Allen
W. Allen
School of Journalism
Dean Allen
Lockwood and Sanders Return from Western Motor Trip
Mr and Mrs Zeph Lockwood and Mr and Mrs Frank Sanders returned last week from a motor trip passing through Salt Lake City and Yellowstone Park, visiting friends and enjoying the western scenery.
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Zeph Lockwood
Frank Sanders
Salt Lake City
Yellowstone Park
Severe Winter Forecast by Queen of the Klickitats
Sallie Wa k ia cus, owner of Wah ki a cus springs, predicts a hard winter based on native weather lore and animal behavior. She notes lack of acorn crops, a short hot summer, and advises whites to stock muck a muck and fuel. The elderly Wah ki a cus figure, crippled after a train strike, is outspoken in Goldendale during a visit.
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Sallie Wa-kia-cus
Big Klickitat River
Goldendale
Spokane
Portland & Seattle
Sallie
mid-Columbia River District
Big Klickitat Canyon
Klickitats
Portland hunter mistaken for deer fatally shot in Oregon
Myron Carver of Portland was killed on a hunting trip in Evans creek near Medford after another hunter, Paul Madison of Oakland, mistook him for a deer. Madison reported firing when Carver stood with an arm extended, becoming the apparent deer head as the bullet hit lung and heart. Carver is survived by a widow and two sons.
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Myron Carver
East Pine Street
Portland
Evans Creek
Medford
Paul Madison
Oakland
Charles Mulvey
Robert Eilison
R. Cole
Sidley Roas
KE. W. Kelner
Portla 1
Ellison
Madison
Carver
BE. W. Williams
Packer
Cole
Ross
Kelner
Williams
Prisoners Shift to Work as Orders Rise at Penitentiary
Prisoners produce automobile license plates at about 5000 pairs daily with 100000 of 400000 ordered completed. The shoe plant turns out 100 pairs daily and last year’s near 12000 pairs will be surpassed. Warden Long reports 731 working. 50 laid off due to rain. normally 260 idle. Work is found for all desiring employment with some two‑to‑one job assignments.
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C. F. Long
Finger Lost by Buffalo Iron Worker Incident
Weston Leader reports Frank Snider lost the end of a finger Saturday while feeding a cutting angle iron into a large Buffalo iron worker at Snider Weeder Works. The machine proved powerful and the wound was dressed. he continued working briefly before choosing a few days off for recovery.
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Weston
Frank Snider
Big Buffalo
Snider Weeder Works
Frank
Finger
Efterward
Wisdom
McAdoo Declines 1928 Democratic Presidential Run
William Gibbs McAdoo announced he will not seek the Democratic nomination in 1928. He cited a desire to advance democratic principles as a private citizen and to leave room for a stronger leadership while speculation swirled about impacts on Governor Smith and others.
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Washington, D. C
William Gibbs McAdoo
Alfred E. Smith
Madison Square Garden
Smith
New York
McAdoo
George F. Milton
Chattanooga, Tenn. Nowa
Milton
August U S Exports Surpass Imports in August
U S merchan dise exports valued at 975 million while imports stood at 971 million, creating a favorable balance of 4 million. Exports and imports both rose from July with boosts of 34 million and 62 million respectively, gold exports 1.624 million in August, income shipments 7.877 million, silver exports 5.19 million versus 4.49 million imports.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Commerce Department
Limports
Crosby Wins Cowboy Title at Pendleton Round-Up
In Pendleton Oregon Bob Crosby was named the world's champion cowboy at the 18th Wild West Classic closing events. He beat Dick Shelton by a narrow margin, with Jense Lawrence winning the northwest bucking championship and Dusty Dick earning derby honors aboard Jouse Farrow.
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Pendleton, Or
Bob Crosby
Pendleton
Dick Shelton
Mf Pendleton
Jense Lawrence
Joe Bryant
Fred Hugging
Bob Aikings
Phil Yoder
Lindbergh Royalties Pass 135000 From We
The New York Evening Post reports Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh has earned 95 000 in royalties with expected sales of the book We to surpass the 190 000 mark as the weekend begins. The publishers confirmed the figures and anticipated further gains.
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Lindy
New York, N. Y
New York Evening Post
Charles A. Lindbergh
Civil service probes for prohibition officers begin
The civil service commission announces that after oral tests the next step for examiner applicants to the prohibition services will be a character investigation.
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Washington, D. C
Civil Aervice Commision
Prohibition Services
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Lady Dunsford
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Guinevere Sinclair Gould
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Wales
Baldwin
Prince of Wales
Laval Sur la Lac Gul
Montreal
Weston Deer Hunters
U.S
Crosby
Roosevelt
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