Wheat Meeting Draws Strong Attendance Across Area
A well attended meeting at the schoolhouse last Tuesday discussed wheat production cost factors and marketing. P S Bessee of Oregon Agricultural College and D E Stevens of the Moro experiment station led talks on reducing costs and diversified farming to cut expenses. Stephens emphasized spring grain methods suited to the region based on a three year survey of 160 Sherman County farms. Similar sessions were held at Alpine and Eight Mile, with a Heppner courthouse meeting planned tonight.
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P.S. Bessee
Oregon Agricultural College
D. E. Stevens
Moro
Ik. W. Morse
Bessee
Stephens
Sherman County
Alpine
Eightmile
Court House
Heppner
Wonderful future senator voices on reading and power
Roger W. Babson argues high schools lag in teaching reading and drills, blaming curricula and time constraints. He compares utilities to railroads of the past, predicts rising electricity demand, and endorses first preferred Customer Ownership stocks as safe investments with government ownership rejected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chicago
Great Central
Roger W. Babson
Bumper shipment signals spring open touring season
A cargo of 80 tons of auto bumpers on the S S Harry Luckenbach was shipped from Philadelphia and arrived in Portland in February. Additional tire shipments have been received this month and distributed in Portland and the surrounding territory Pacific Northwest ports.
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S. S
Harry Luckenbach
Philadelphia i
Portland
Port of Portland
Look over my cash and carry counter Bert Magon
The note urges readers to inspect a cash and carry counter to reduce the cost of living. It comes from Bert Magon and hints at bargains or pricing strategies to lower expenses.
Local notes cite hospital operation and family news
A Tuesday letter from Mrs. M. K. Cotter reports Mr. Cotter underwent a serious operation at St. Marys Hospital Rochester Minnesota last Friday. Also noted are new baby Betty Joy to Mr. and Mrs. Mayne Moore of Los Angeles and various local movements and visits across Heppner lone and Hermiston including real estate dealer H C Wood returning from Dallas and McMinnville.
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M. K. Cotter
Mayne Moore
Los Angeles
Betty Joy
Engleman
H.C. Wood
Tone
Lone
Dallas
McMinnville
Oregon
J Wood
Walla Walla
Washington
Bullard's
Judging Radio Programs and Reception Variations
The article notes that listener experience varies with radio sets and conditions such as dust in a tube socket or poor wiring. It highlights rapid growth in radio sales from 1920 to 1924 and forecasts about 500 million dollars in sales for the current year, with 7,500 sets installed in one Midwestern state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middle Western
Lone and Heppner clash in tournament tune up
In Pendleton this week the lone high team faces Heppner as they chase a Salem state tournament berth. The locals overwhelmed Heppner last Friday night 15 to 6 on their home floor, with Heppner players fouling out and Lone displaying sharp passing and shooting.
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Pendleton
Morrow
Gilliam
Wheeler
Salem
Jane
Helix
Amapine
Heppner
Lone
Tteams
Portland
Vision check offer with Dr heals eyes free exam
A health notice offers a free eye examination with Dr to help alleviate headaches and improve vision. It emphasizes no cost for the eye check and mentions glasses as a potential outcome of the examination.
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Eddy
Bank of Ione
Ione, Oregon
Wrights
Bullards Pharmacy
The
Kodak Store
Bert Magon
M. E. Cotter
Tom Grabil
Paseo Brown
George Ritchie
Haylor
Harold Ahalt
Ernest Shiply
Folke
Hermiston
Fred Nichoson
Benduday
Huddleson
North Powder
J. ©. Tucker
Philomath
W. Bennet
Tucker
Pearl Oil
Standard Oil Company
California
PEARL
Bert Mason
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