New Administration Assumes Authority Amid Cabinet Appointments
Harding conducts rapid ceremonial nominations for the new administration. Key posts named include B Dall as assistant secretary of agriculture and B J Henning as labor head, with staff and war department reorganizations discussed as the Senate begins confirmations and a special session looms.
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Charles Hughes
H. Maye
Peatmanter
Analataolis
BD Dall
Town
Emsintant
Agriculture
Ae B
J. Henning
San Diego
Wilson
Tate
Weston Mountain Forms Community Club
Weston Mountain opens a new community club after a March 6 schoolyard gathering where men built two swings and two teeter boards. The group, chaired by Will Hall with Mrs Roy Fryatt as president, plans monthly social events and expects 60 members by next meeting.
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Weston Mountain
Thor
la Idlesinnon
Weeton Club
Will Hall
Roy
Notable Dry Spells Mark February 1021 and 1020
Weather observer M. A. Baker reports January and February were the wettest months in the sense of normal variability, yet overall precipitation at Werton fell 0.18 inch short of the ten year average. The 1921 two month total reached 6.07 inches, 0.40 inches above the prior year’s drier period. February 1921 yielded 3.08 inches, 1.11 inches above normal, while February 1020 saw no moisture.
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M. A. Baker
Werton
Trip to Columbia Mensant One Reported on Echo Road
After the Echo road completion the journey to the Columbia River is described by travelers as clear and direct. The trip offers local residents a view of major irrigation projects in the western end of the county and a chance to observe new irrigation developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Mensant
Echo
Columbia River
West End
Allies Occupy German Cities After Western Occupation
Allied forces push into Germany breaking negotiations on reparations. Occupied zones include the Ruhr region centered on Duisburg Essen and the Rhine border. Proposals grant allied control over taxes customs and a Rhine boundary while Germany appeals to the League of Nations.
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London
Germany
Dulsbarg
Rhine
Ruhe Valley
Benen
Cltien
Sone
Accupa- Hon
Cologne
Americahronsa Et
Athena Area News Highlights From Week in March
Woertlin farmer J. Culley visits town while neighbors plan lawn seeding and yard work in Athena. Local social notes include visits by Mrs Vernon O Harra and Vernita of Weston, Montane ranch updates, and community events such as a surprise party for Idles Gordon.
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J. Culley
Woertlin
B.C. Raggers
Vernon O’harra
Vernita
Weston
J. E. Jones
le Grow
Howe
Shenae
Athens
Henry
Mise Zole
Los Angeles
Mins Keen
5. C. Stanton
Glave
Dell
Elmer Booker
D. D. Fay
Albertina Kerr
Gordon Home
Jess
Dinty
Alta Theatre
Pendleton
Standard
Wealey
Barry
Rex Hopper
Standard Oil Company
Mr. Hopper
San Francisco
Jacob Nerkeva
Union of Sidney A Barnes and Mina Alma Bilton at Pendleton
Mr Sidney A Barnes and Mina Alma May Bilton wed at the Presbyterian church in Pendleton on Saturday noon. The bride, a popular Echo girl, and the groom, a well known overseas veteran, are to reside in Athena where the groom is employed by the Preston Shaffer Co.
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Athena
Corpe
Qmsistante
Lottie Walker
Ad. Walker
Hom
Athens
Charles May
Weetori Mountain
Perillin Jane Woody
Cate Cannon
Theo Bush
Balwin
Independence
Wash
Cannon
Martha J. Maye
C. A. Barrett
Mays
Oregon
Inland Empire
Sidney A. Barnes
Mina Alma May Bilton
Presbyterian Church
Pendleton
5. A. Barnes
Weston
Oregon News Briefs from the Era Including Hearsay and Oddities
A cascade of brief items reports a hotel professor dying in La Grande, orchard losses at Dufur, and the Oregon Mint Growers joining Corvallis. It notes Wasco County’s squirrel poisoning success, a Portland arson attempt ending in a suicide, and a Lake County prospecting group forming. Oregon highway plans, university and Willamette pledges, and local election notes fill the page, with irrigation and grain trade figures, tremors near Sweet Home, and bond votes in Astoria.
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L. D. Edwards
la Grande
Dufur
Oregon Mint Growers’ Compulsive Association
Corvallisleet
Medford
Klamath
Wasco County
Chet
Portland
Rey D. Marietta
Trenk M. Werren
Olpott
Statesh Commiserion
Independence Post
Americse Legion
Lake County
Goose Lake Valley
McKensie
Redmond
Prineville
Jamary M. Gillette
Himsek
Beaside
1 Ie
Pendleton
Lake Ochece
Eugane
Corvallie
University of Oregon
Willamette
Salem
Albany
Hugene
Comwallie
Gene Simpson
Oregon
Holland
Oregon Growers’ Cooperative
Cate
Ndon
County Court of
Mal
Cascades
Astoria
Oregon Agricultural College
William B. Tucker
Crook County
F. W. McMinchester Clutgop
T. C. Holibaugh
Jack- Yor
Hermiston Experiment
Menidere
Oregon Public Service Commission
State Highway Commission
Oregon-Washington
Nerigetion
United States and Central American Dispute Over Panama Territory
The note discusses a dispute between the United States and Central American nations over territory north of Panama. It mentions Panamanian protests and a suggested settlement approach aligned with a Supreme Court framework, referencing Chief Justin White.
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Harding
Fameme
Panama
State Department
Justin White
United States Supreme Court
Oregon News Digest Reflects Weather, Industry And Legal Notes
Severe wind damage disrupted communications in the Gantiam region with needed repairs imminent. Five farm loan applications in Deachpier County await court decisions, while the Public Service Commission cut transportation rates for wood products after complaints. Northwestern Electric raised steam-heating charges effective March 1. A mid-Columbia sunshine shortfall set six month rainfall records ending March 2. The execution case of Rathie and Owens for Sheriff Taylor's murder will be heard in April. Rogue River valley fruit crops look to be large due to a mild open winter and early bud development. Reclamation Service seeks bids for the Lost River diversion works to connect with the Klamath project. Two Oregon workers suffered industrial accidents in the week ending March 1.
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Gantiam Mations
Tedersh Farm Trans
Deachpier
Coerie Ralen
Aldernind
Galen
Fred P. Kandel
Northywest
American Can Company
Portland
Wen
Cicett
State Fish Commission
North-western Electric Company
City of Land
Oregon Public Service Commission
Lagey Childs
Heel River Experiment Station
mid-Columbis
Sunshine
Jack Rathie
Die Owens
State Penitentiary
Sherrif TH Taylor
Umatilla County
Supreme Con
Oregon
Pendeten
Rogue River Valley
Bude
United States Reclamation Service
Lost River
Merrill
Connto
Klamath
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White House
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