Forest protection week hailed as key to Northwest lumber future
District forester George H. Cecil in Portland cites strong forest protection week results from fire protection associations and government agencies. He notes 2,916 fires in Oregon and Washington last year and warns that U S forest fires destroy billions of feet of timber and millions in value, urging continued vigilance and public awareness.
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George H. Cecil
Portland
U. S. Forest Service
Natural Parks Association
Seattle
Cecil
Northwest
Oregon
Washington
United States
California
State of
Harding
Forest Service
Horst employee bound over to grand jury
Ed Osborn, 18, was bound over to the grand jury on a charge of stealing a suit of clothes and 15.40 from FB. C. Eoff at Horst Co hop yard. Osborn admitted guilt at a Sunday hearing before Justice R. W. Baker and was jailed in Dallas County Jail in bail set at 250.
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T. B. Hooker
Lebanon
Ed. Osborn
Osborne
FB. C. Eoff
EF. Clemens Horst Co. Hop Yard
Osborn
Justice of the Peace
R. W. Baker
Independence
Dallas
Oregon fruit crop outlook shows strong apples and lighter cherries
Through June 1 Oregon fruit prospects show a heavy apple crop led by Rogue River Valley and Umpqua. Willamette Valley also expects large apples. Cherries in Umpqua and Willamette are lighter. pears near last year. prunes mixed with some above average in Umpqua. National Dept of Agriculture notes statewide heavy fruit crops despite declines in other regions.
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Oregon
Oregon Growers’ Cooperative Association
Rogue River Valley
Umpqua Valley
Willamette Valley
Umpqua
Willamette Valleys
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Northwest
Far
Central
Atlantic
Conditions in State Better, Bramwell Reports on Banks
Bramwell cites reports from 287 Oregon depositories showing improved conditions as of April 28. Loans and discounts down about 28 million from last year, cash on hand down 100 thousand since May 1920, time and savings deposits up sharply with savings rising 32 million in five years from 1917.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Oregon
Frank C. Bramwil
High Trestle Elimination Project Near Portland
Southern Pacific lets a 1420 foot tunnel contract to Hauser Construction Co. to remove the high trestle on the Willamette river’s west bank 6.8 miles upstream near Elk Rock bluff. The work aims to improve safety as water erosion and freeze thaw cause rockfalls from the 200 foot basalt bluff above the tracks.
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Willamette River
Portland
Elk Rock
Hauser Construction Co
Southern Pacific Company
Southern Pacific
Enterprise
Seven Bunk Houses Burned at Black Rock Camp
Seven bunk houses at the Willamette Valley Lumber Company logging camp at Black Rock were destroyed when a fire started to burn slashings and spread beyond control over several miles of logged-off land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willamette Valley Lumber Company
Black Rock
Southern Pacific to spend big on river rocks fix
To prevent rocks from striking passenger trains or damaging a trestle a major Southern Pacific project will overhaul the river route. A line change of 2452 feet and a tunnel are planned after studying schemes such as cantilever bridges and rock shedding. The chosen plan, though costly, aims to keep the line safe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Pacific Company
School District 11 preps budget for annual meeting
The school board approved a district budget Tuesday evening for submission to taxpayers at the June 20 annual meeting. It calls for a four mill special levy, a reduction of one and a half mills from last year. The district is fully out of debt after cancelling final obligations this past year.
Durdall Indicted by Marion Grand Jury
C Burton Durdall a former Independence Salem and Silverton grocer was indicted by the Marion county grand jury for obtaining money by false pretenses. The charge cites his February 28 misrepresentation to the United States National Bank of Salem claiming wealth and Lincoln county property to secure a 1500 loan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Burton Durdall
Independence, Salem and
Silverton
Marion County Grand Jury
Durdall
United States National Bank of
Salem
Lincoln County
Businessman Durdall Sentenced After Asset Shortfall
The article reports that Durdall had assets totaling 25000 against liabilities of 22000 and property worth about 6000. After his business failed, he left town with his wife in a car but was caught in southern Oregon and brought back for trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durdall
Oregon
Oregon cows tested show high milk yields in April
About 4000 cows tested by Oregon cow testing associations in April produced 2,280,917 pounds of milk and 178.72 pounds of fat. Averaged 878.6 pounds of fat per cow and a daily yield of 20.20 pounds.
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Oregon Cow Testing Associations
B. B. Fitts
State College Extension
Dairy totals show Tillamook leads in cows tested and milk fat
The Tillamook association led with 921 cows tested for an average of 1093 pounds of milk and 44.72 pounds of fat while the highest herd produced 1505 pounds of milk and 64.57 pounds of fat. The highest cow yielded 2760 pounds of milk and 3.09 pounds of fat per day.
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Tillamook
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Horst Employe
GRAND
Bramwell
Espee
Marion
Great Wen
Samuel Finley Morse
Paris
Farmers’ State Bank
R. Rt. Turner
Walter J. Ford
Mr. Turner
United States Land Office
Roseburg
Virginia
Washington and Lee
Lexington
Sehen
Gina
Tennessee
Ohi
Tawan
Granta Vass
New York
Venta
U.S. Timm
U. S
U.S
Rubber Company
Independence Garage
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