Spring versus fall federation planting in Umatilla county
Walter A. Holt outlines advantages of spring planted federation over fall planting including higher yields at Pendleton station, reduced smut, fewer winter-kill losses, easier weed control, and better straw and test weight. He notes risks on lighter soils and compares with Sherman county data showing spring seedings yield about five bushels less per acre than best fall seedings.
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Walter A. Holt
Pendleton Field Station
Walla Walla
Sherman County Experiment Station
Umatilla County
Cattle Outlook Improves Amid Stable Prices
State College reports a brighter cattle outlook with prices near pre war levels. Beef prices remain relatively favorable due to reduced consumption, while 1930 31 per capita beef supply is the smallest on record. An upswing in general business could boost cattle demand and markets.
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Oregon State College
Agricultural Economics Department
The
Extension Service
Death of Prominent Auctioneer Fred Eiffert
Fred Eiffert, 71, a well known auctioneer, died last week at his Twilight station area home. A 27 year resident of Umatilla county, he is survived by his widow and six children Frank F W W F Mrs D B Herndon and Mrs Earl Thompson.
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Fred Eiffert
Twilight Station
Umatilla County
Frank
F. W
W. F
W. EL
D. B. Herndon
Earl Thompson
Walla Walla Wheat Plan Rejected by Farm Board
Farmers and local business leaders denounce the Farm Board after its rejection of the Walla Walla plan to lift and stabilize wheat by optioning surplus. Ban keries and supporters vow a Northwest protest meeting as committee returns from Washington with the disputed rationale.
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Washington
Farm Board
Northwest
Walla Walla
Mac Hi Downs Athena in season opener score 32 to 2
The Mac Hi Pioneers defeated Athena 32 to 2 in a ragged first game of the season. Crimmins starred for Mac Hi while Athena injuries and fumbles marked the contest. All trip players saw action and substitutes were listed for both sides.
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Mac Hi
Athena
Mac Hi “Pioneers
Crimmins
Leland Jenkins
Lester Towne
Jack Weber
Fred Singer
Robert Campbell
Glenn McCullough
Wendell Shigley
Solista Pickett
Bud Miller
Ralph Moore
Lowell Jenkins
Aaron Douglas
Kenneth Rogers
Leo Geissel
Roy Moore
Norman Moore
Max Johnson
Hugh Steele
Gail Zerba
Norbert Walters
Buddy Weber
Raymond Murphy
Mary Emily Isaac Dies in Pendleton at 60
Following the death of her husband Charles B. Isaac less than a week earlier Mary Emily Isaac aged 60 died in Pendleton on Saturday. Born in Umatilla in 1871 she was the daughter of Henry J. and Helen Albertine Kane Kunzie early county settlers. She leaves children Mrs Herman Snyder Mrs Herb Green Charles W Isaac Pendleton Mrs Ruth Randall Milton and Mrs Frances Turner Caldwell.
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Mary Emily Isaac
Charles B. Isaac
Pendleton
Umatilla
Henry J
Helen Albertine Kane Kunzie
Herman Snyder
Herb Green
Charles W. Isaac
Ruth Randall
Milton
Frances Turner
Caldwell
Bees Rescue Scene After Woodland Crash
Five people were injured in an auto wreck two miles north of Woodland Washington Sunday night. A hive of bees in a truck involved in the accident escaped confinement and swarmed over rescuers, stinging them on faces and arms as they aided the injured.
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Woodland
Wash
Valuable Racers Die in Closed Express Car
A train in Ellensburg found 33 racing horses from Yakima Valley Indians suffocated in a single closed express car en route to the Western Washington fair at Puyallup. Twenty seven died, three likely to die, three survived weakened. The incident occurred on a Northern Pacific train, horses previously shown at the Ellensburg rodeo and believed owned by Jim Saluskin.
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Ellensburg
Puyallup
Wapato
Northern Pacific
Jim Saluskin
Pendleton Special Election on Two Mill Tax for Unemployment Relief
The city of Pendleton schedules a special election for November 7 to approve a two mill tax dedicated to unemployment relief. Funds are to fund the levee system but may be used for other public needs if necessary as per the ordinance. The county grand jury urges an external jail exit and fire escape to avoid a deadly jail fire risk in the county courthouse.
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Speci
Poe Cg Co
Arden
Conoco
Ees
Hsy
Continentalit
Pendleton
County Grand Jury
Calvin Sweek
The
East Oregonian
A Dead Man's Tap Startles Big Jake Kauffman in Athena
In Walla Walla a tale recalls Jake Kauffman who learned Mort Monpetit’s fate by a tapping encounter. A former police chief identified Mort after a coroner's inquest questioned the dead man. Months later Mort taps Kauffman on the shoulder in a startling reunion.
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Jake Kauffman
Walla Walla
Athena
Mort Monpetit
Thomas
Mort
Kauffman
Jake
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