Weston News Briefs Highlight Local Events and Travel
May 17 report notes Dr. Sponogle in Athena and M Schneider returning to uplands for spring seeding. Mrs Alderman in Milton seeks asthma treatment. Gore family back in Walla Walla after Manette stay. Otto OHarra caught a 23 inch rainbow in the Umatilla. Watts & Rogers prize entry. Walden sells 300 acre Prescott holdings for 30000. Zimmerman family mourns Albuquerque death. Memorial Day services planned in Weston with address by Rev Lockwood. Rural mail carrier Ray Gordon appointed. potatos sold to Weston Mercantile Co. 600 sacks bought at 33 per ton. Weston tonnage details on last year's crops.
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Sponogle
Athena
M. Schneider
Uplands
Washiwens
J. F. Alderman
Dry Creek
Milton
Weston Country
Weston Mercantile Co
C. M. Schneider
Tom Booher
Weston
Pleasantly Entertained May Meeting of the Ladies Guild
The May gathering at Mrs. R. Proudfit's home hosted fourteen members and eleven guests. Miss Ruby Price performed music and Florence Ross sang patriotic songs. A Queming contest thrilled attendees with Miss Brown as top contestant. New members include Mrs. Reynaud, Miss Colvin, Miss Brown, and Miss Hollenbeck. The next meeting is set for June at Mrs. C. H. Smith's home.
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Ladies’ Guild
R. Proudfit
Guild
C. H. Smith
Methodist Sunday School Outing Honors Marcus Whitman Site
Last Saturday 120 parents children members and friends of the Methodist Sunday school spent a day visiting the Marcus Whitman massacre site. They reflected on Whitman and thirteen others, noting his role in American possession of Oregon. A dinner followed at Walla Walla City Park. The group thanks Mrs. R. G. Saling Marvin Price and Worth Watts for car use.
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Methodist Sun School
Marcus Whitman
Oregon
St. George
Walla
R. G. Saling
Marvin Price
Worth Watts
Dairy Butter Must Be Full Weight on Wraps
Inspector F M Phillipson cites Oregon dairy law requiring full weight dairy butter with the words Dairy Butter printed on the wrapper. Weston Mercantile Co. will not handle butter unless wraps meet the rule. makers may leave wraps at the Weston store for processing to meet legal standards.
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Oregon
F. M. Phillipson
Ee Fexton Mercantile
Weston Mercantile Co
Special Council Meeting Votes Street Work and Hall Move
City council votes to vacate Main street from Franklin to Broad for several days to move Memorial hall across the street. Work includes replacing Broad street water mains with steel and laying new lines on Wash and Erie streets. The association is authorized to lower Broad street grade under the street committee, with traffic limited only during the move.
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Main Street
Franklin and
Broad Streets
Memorial Hall
Naual
Broad Street
Ie Street
Attica
Edgar Forrest Plans Large Potato Farm Expansion
Edgar Forrest a major farmer at the reservation aims to cultivate a large potato operation. He intends planting one hundred acres with pine netted gems and mulling two additional fifty acre blocks.
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Edgar Forrest
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tankii
A. Phillips, Weston
Weyerhauser
A. W. Lundell
Agt
ARROW
8. T. Gore
Walla Walla
Manette
Joe Warter
Adams
Liberty Auto Co
Ladies of the
United Brethren Church
Newt O'Harra
Umatilla
Watts & Rogers
Ernest Walden
Prescott
Washington
Waldenexto
Bay E. C
Hermiston
A. J. Barnett
Ir. Barnett
Wasco County
Dan McKinney
Buck Mountain
Ace
Hake
City Park
Alfred Lockwood
Pendleton
H. L. Hedrick
Ford
Portland
Salem
Seattle
Snoqualmie Pass
Yakima Valley
Mr. Hedrick
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
Charles Fleck
Wallace Nelson
Libby, McNeil & Libby
North Yakima
Wash
Ray Gordon
Propho
Main St
Pendleton Drug Co
B. G. Vinson
Methodist
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