French and German Envoys Reach Preliminary Accord in Paris
Geneva and Paris report a preliminary accord between France and Germany on mutual issues. Briand and Stresemann met at a private luncheon to discuss reducing occupation forces and potential economic cooperation. The agreement is seen as significant for European economic development and League of Nations dynamics.
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Geneva
France
Germany
League of Nations
Europe
Briand
Stresemann
United States
Benes
Czecho-Slovakia
Council of the
Poland
Rumania
Belgium
Colombia
Chile
Salvador
Holland
China
New York Paris Plane Is Burned
A trans Atlantic flight attempt ends in crash near New York as Captain Rene Fonck and Lieutenant Lawrence Curtin escape while Charles Clavier and Jacobs Islamoff perish trapped in the burning three motor bomber. The crash was blamed on a buckled wheel on an extra landing gear to be dropped into the ocean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westbury
N. Y
Rene Fonck
Paris
Charles Clavier
Jacobs Islamoff
Fonck
Lawrence W. Curtin
U. 8S. N
Shipping Board plans sale of United States ships for Atlantic service
Washington D C specifications approved by the Shipping Board authorize advertising for sale of the United States Mnes and the American merchant lines. The sale may be outright or partial to form a consolidated passenger and freight service to Europe. Private acquisition plans are welcome if they guarantee maintained service and improved trans Atlantic service. Public details remain undisclosed. Ships would be sold only to an American owned line flying the American flag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Shipping Board
United States
Mnes
Europe
Fire destroys Mt Angel College buildings in Oregon
A Tuesday blaze wiped out the main Mt Angel College complex at St Benedict's near Mount Angel, leaving only the post office and a small printing press building. The stone seminary, gymnasium, bakery, sisters' house, chapel, and garage were all consumed by fire.
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Mt. Angel
Mount Angel College
St. Benedict's
Mount Angel
Pendleton Couple wed in Portland by Justice Norborne Berkeley
Lieut Kelly Wedson Pendleton and Miss Marie Veness of Portland were married here Monday by Justice of the Peace Norborne Berkeley. Lieutenant Oakley G. Kelly served as witness. ceremony took place in Pendleton area records.
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Kelly Wedson Pendleton
Pendleton
Oakley G. Kelly
Marie Veness Newman
Portland
Justice of the Peace
Norborne Berkeley
Mountain road work eyed for Toll Gate completion
Langdon reports to Walla Walla Chamber that the sky line road from Dayton to Toll Gate is near finishing, with about 8 miles gap to Table Rock. He notes funds and planning to extend to MacDougals camp and complete the mountain link to Grand Ronde valley, aided by state and county efforts and a possible franchise transfer.
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Dayton
John W. Langdon
Walla Walla
A. Miller
Milton
S. A. Barnes
Weston
Roy W. Ritner
Pendleton
Dater
Forestry Service
Mr. Langdon
Toll Gate
Dayton T
Table Rock
Grand Ronde
Bureau of Roads and Forestry Service
MacDougal's Camp
Portland
Bureau of Public Roads
County Court
Umatilla County
McDougal
Grand Ronde Valley
Union County
State of Oregon
Pony Express Epic Heads to Standard Theatre Screening
The Pony Express epic, from Missouri to the Pacific coast, directed by James Cruze with Betty Compson, Ricardo Cortez, Ernest Torrence and Wallace Beery, opens tomorrow night at Standard Theatre. Also on view are Rex Beach’s The Auction Block with Charles Ray and Eleanor Boardman, and Money Talks, a Rupert Hughes farce, next week featuring Claire Windsor and Bert Roach.
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Missouri
Pacific Coast
James Cruze
Standard Theatre
Paramount
Charles Ray
Eleanor Boardman
King Victor
Sally O'Neil
David Torrence
Standard
Rupert Hughes
Archie Mayo
Claire Windsor
Owe Moore
Bert Roach
Reuben Lakin Dies at 79 in Walla Walla
Reuben Lakin father of Mrs. Frank Jackson of Weston and Ed Zimmerman of Seattle died Sunday night at St Marys hospital in Walla Walla. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Weston with interment at Athena Cemetery. He was 79 years, 10 months and 12 days old.
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Reuben Lakin
Frank Jackson
Weston
Ed Zimmerman
Seattle
St. Mary’s Hospital
Walla Walla
Athena Cemetery
Death of Samuel Warfield in Milton
Samuel Warfield longtime Basket Mountain resident dies in Milton after a paralytic stroke last Wednesday afternoon. He is survived by his wife and nine grown sons and daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Warfield
Basket Mountain
Milton
Fire destroys the Piersol residence at Fourth and College
Fire likely started unknownly completely destroyed the Pier sol home at Fourth and College streets Tuesday morning. Charles Williams and his children were away at the farm. the house burned before water could reach it due to a broken hydrant valve. Firefighters saved limited water for nearby homes as cartridges exploded. Piersol carried about $1000 on the house. Williams lost all household effects including clothing.
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Piersol
Fourth
College Streets
Charles Williams
Williams
Athena
Downing Place
Mr. Williams
Athena Hunters Score With Deer and Fishing Feats
Athena hunters Dean Dudley and Bert Logsdon brought in deer since the season opened. Horace Payne netted four points, Logsdon and Ralph Cannon enjoyed trout fishing in Bend lakes and each took the limit.
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Athena
Dean Dudley
Bert Logsdon
Horace Payne
Ralph Cannon
Bend
Barrett attends sister Thelma Thronson wedding in Portland
Mrs. H. A. Barrett was in Portland for the wedding of her sister Thelma Thronson and Cal lan Smith on Monday night. The newlyweds plan a Southern California honeymoon and will establish their home in Portland after returning.
Birthday party for Junior Banister marks seventh year
Junior Banister celebrated his seventh birthday after school with several boy friends at his home. Games entertained the children while Mrs. Banister provided refreshments.
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Junior Banister
Mink Farm Planned by DeCar in Amapine
F W DeCar arrives from British Columbia to Amapine and buys a 10 acre tract to start a mink farm bringing five pairs of mink to stock the new operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. DeCar
British Columbia
Amapine
James Potts Dies at 61 in Athena Area Sanatorium
James Potts a respected Athena citizen died Sunday evening at College Place sanitarium at 8 50 after months of ill health He received blood transfusion from A Mackenzie Meldrum former pastor at his bedside Surviving are his widow Myrtle Potts foster daughter W E Potts brother H H McLean half brother and Bella McLean Funeral services were held at the Christian church in Athena Born April 6 1865 in Ontario he moved to the Pacific Northwest at 21 and lived in Pendleton Walla Walla and Helena before settling in Athena where he expanded his farming and business ventures He retired to Portland in 1919 returning to Athena three years ago due to ill health
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James Potts
Athena
College Place Sanitarium
Potts
College Place
A. Mackenzie Meldrum
Retta Scott Potts
Myrtle Potts
W. E. Potts
Helix
H. M.mclean
Bella McLean
Christian Church
Meldrum
Ontario
Canada
Northwest
Pendleton
Walla Walla
H. H. McLean
Farmers’ Union
Helena
Montana
Portland
Norman Cowan Crowned World Champion Cowboy
The Pendleton Round-Up drew over 30 000 fans as Norman Cowan of Glen Ellen California won the Roosevelt trophy with 112 points to become the world’s best all around cowboy. Everett Bowman was runner up with 50 points and Guy Cash had 12. Shark Irwin was named world's champion bucking broncho rider and Hugh Strickland won steer roping. Pat Woods claimed northwest bucking broncho riding title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Oregonian
Pendleton
Norman, Cowan
Glen Ellen
California
Everett Bowman
Guy Cash
Shark Irwin
Hugh Strickland
Steer Roper
Norman Cowan
Pat Woods
Northwest
Pendleton Round Up arrests top forty for prohibition violations
More than 40 men were arrested over the last two days of the Round-Up by the sheriff's office for violation of the prohibition laws. Bonds and fines so far total nearly a thousand dollars, the sheriff's office reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pendleton
Sheriff's Office
Sheriff’s Office
Ideal Weather for Fall Farm Work in Athena Area
Athena and vicinity enjoy bright fall weather after heavy showers and high winds. Summer fallow is ideal for seeding, with many ranches already under way. Wheat sowing progresses as seed germinates. pastures remain green boosting country butter to market. Continued good weather could finish most fall work soon.
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Athena
Pendleton Couple Unites in Marriage
Thomas Thompson prominent farmer politician and Pendleton postmaster weds Dorothy Wiseley who came from Long Island to Pendleton three years ago. She is active in campfire and church work and resides with Mr and Mrs Frank Frazier near Pendleton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Thompson
Pendleton
Dorothy Wiseley
Long Island
Frank Frazier
Colfax Family Visits Relatives in Athena then Round-Up
Mr and Mrs Frank Rainville and daughter Francis of Colfax visited relatives in Athena after traveling from their home Thursday They attended the Round-Up before returning home Sunday.
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Frank Rainville
Francis of
Colfax
Athena
Successful Hunting Parties Bag Ten Deer and One Bear
Milton hunting parties report success in the past week with ten deer and one bear bagged. The group emphasizes steady game pursuit and safety during the season.
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Milton
Oregon Agricultural College Radio Course Marks Fall Lectures
KOAC will broadcast the first lecture in a seed production radio home study course on September 27. Professor G R Hyslop heads the series touching seed production factors for Oregon markets. Additional opening talks include national government by Dr F A Magruder and a music elements series by Lillian Jeffreys Petri.
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KOAC
State College
At & O'Clock
Oregon
Willamette Valley
G. R. Hyslop
College Farm Crops Department
Oregon Agricultural College
F. A. Magruder
Lillian Jeffreys Petri
County doctors asked to join diphtheria campaign
Umatilla county physicians are urged by Dr. W. T. Phy to cooperate with the State Board of Health in a statewide effort against diphtheria. Local physicians will advise patients to receive toxin antitoxen immunization or have the Schick test to determine immunity, noting that child ren are immune only rarely and all should be vaccinated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Umatilla County
State Board of Health
W. T. Phy
Hot Lake Sanatorium
Schick
Sheriff Arrests Priest in Weiser Idaho Case
A man claiming to be Father Ryan of Weiser Idaho was arrested in Pendleton Saturday night for illegal possession of liquor and jailed. He posted $250 cash bond via Henry W. Collins and was released Sunday. A confiscated six cylinder car was released after Ryan paid a $150 fine. It marked his second arrest in two days.
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Father Ryan
Weiser
Idaho
Pendleton
Henry W. Collins
Athena High School visit to Press Office highlights linotype issues
Athena High School junior class chaperoned by Mise Bateman toured the mechanical department of the Press Office on Tuesday forenoon. They studied the linotype machine and printing presses, and at the end the mystery of type lice was explained to the class, with George Pambrun receiving the full explanation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athena High School
Elans
Mise Bateman
George Pambrun
Hurricane wrecks Florida east coast four hundred dead
Estimates place death toll at over 400 with more than 50 million dollars in property destroyed as a hurricane raked a 50 mile span from Pompano to Miami. Miami, Miami Beach, Homestead and other towns report vast losses. banks and stores closed. Red Cross mobilized. National guardsmen deployed. Miami suffering a high death count and ships wrecked along Biscayne Bay.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Florida
Pompano
Miami
Miami Beach
Homestead
Little River
Lemon City
Hialeah
Miami Shores
Coral Gables
Ojus
Hallandale
Hollywood
Davie
Martin
American Red Cross
Biscayne Bay
Biscayne Boulevard
Storm Kills Two in Iowa Flood Ravages Wheat Lands
A violent storm across central west Iowa caused two deaths and widespread damage. Torrential rain, hail and lightning flooded 40 000 acres of crops and disrupted traffic across four counties near the Iowa Nebraska line. Property damage surpasses 2 million dollars as the Sioux and Moyd rivers surged, with severe effects in Hawerien and surrounding towns.
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Chicago
Ohio
Nebraska
Sioux City
Iowa-Nebraska Line
Mawarden
Lemars
Hull
Akron
Shelon
Chernee
Sioux
Moyd River
Hawerien
Civil War Veterans Encampment Opens in Des Moines
Commander John B. Inman of Springfield denies any end to the annual Grand Army of the Republic encampment as the national gathering for Civil War veterans opens in Des Moines on Monday. He says thinning ranks will not stop the tradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Grand Army of the Republic
John B. Inman
Springfield
Nationa
Inman
Ing
Frenchman Wins U S Tennis Title at Forest Hills
Roene Lacoste, 22, the French star, defeated compatriot Jean Borotra to win the United States tennis championship at Forest Hills. In straight sets he claimed the title, marking the first all foreign final in American history with scores 8-4, 0-4, 0-4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Hills
Roene Lacoste
United States
Jean Borotra
Strait
Coolidge Returns to Washington from Adirondacks Vacation
President Coolidge returned to Washington Sunday after a ten week vacation in the Adirondacks. He resumed duties at the White House as weather and schedule permit.
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Coolidge
Washington
Mia
Cookine
Capital
Adirondacks
President Appeals to Aid Florida Sufferers
President and officials urged American aid for Florida disaster victims as relief efforts intensified. The call highlighted federal assistance and public support for the affected communities in Washington D.C. and Florida.
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New York
Langdon
Sam Warfield
MINK
Sunday College Place Sanitarium
Norman Cowan Cowboy
Philadelphia
High Street
Market Street
East Coast
Iowa
Central West
Acks Ald
Washington, D.C
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