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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1930
Page
2
The Athens newspaper lists subscription options for 1930 with one year at two dollars, six months at one dollar, and three months at seventy five cents. The notice is dated April 4 in Athena Oregon.
Clark Wood reports a Chicago policeman has been promoted to sergeant for killing eight gangsters. The piece notes hope that maintaining the same ratio could lead to becoming boss of the police department.
The American Farm Bureau Federation with about 2 million members leads a push for year round improved farm roads in all states. It cites 6,000,000 of 6,260,000 farms face impassable roads parts of the year and argues smart road funding could improve rural routes without tax increases. A rural road program would aid markets, welfare, and modernization of farming life.
The Grange Bulletin notes lettuce was California farmers’ most valuable single crop in the previous year, worth about 23 million dollars, with cantaloupes second at 13.242 million. The piece contrasts public reaction to rare versus common dangers in society.
The article argues that railroad safety improvements reduce accidents in operations but grade crossing crashes still increase. It states motorists take risks, noting a train requires about seven seconds to pass a point, urging drivers not to gamble for a few seconds saved.
A historian notes population growth from 650000 in colonial times to over 120 million today and wealth booming from 100 billion world total to about 960 billion for the United States. Al Capone escapes Chicago scrutiny, Dororthy Inglemann challenges a burglar in Portland, and De Valera contemplates flight from Chicago to Ireland to lead the Irish Provisional government.
The piece rumbles about De Valera’s message stirring Irish factions, French ratification pride, and Soviet landowner pressure. It quips on expressions, teases a prohibition shakeup, notes Robert Dollar longing to golf at 86, and mentions tear gas on prison outbreaks amid a flurry of brisk, opinionated observations.
A collection of kitchen notes with recipes for a six bite sardine canape using bread, olives, and pickled beet. fritters from leftovers including parsnips and bananas. lamb with macaroni roast method. date drop cookies with dates and milk. a fruit salad with apples walnuts orange and watercress. greens baked in ramekins with egg and buttered crumbs. The piece also suggests greens like dandelion spinach or chard as suitable options.
Dairyman's Association urges city and rural residents to boost butter intake to absorb a national surplus. Article notes dairy’s key role, historic prices, and projected losses to Oregon farmers and local communities if surplus remains.
Donald McFadyen offers custom incubator hatching at 3 cents per egg hundred. Eggs for hatching from Johan sen Rhode Island Reds priced 1 to 10 dollars per set of 16 and 5 to 10 dollars per 100 for incubators. Cockerels 3 to 5 dollars each listed as Ross R1 Milton Oregon.
Advertisement urges motor vehicle owners to buy Public Liability and Property Damage coverage at $7.50. It claims low cost, broad protection, and warns of ambulance chasing suits, stressing liability protects individuals and families while promising yearlong service.
An elder critic argues that true discipline rests on inner impulse, not external compulsion. Dr. Eliot’s view is cited, advocating character development over obedience to force, noting excess training harms self-reliance and personal habits before schooling.
James Feeler returns from Milan Washington while James Drew buys horses for Hermiston. Ed Lafave reports a horse with a broken leg, may have been shot. New born daughter to Starr Charlton. Rev Geo Ellis and wife welcomed home from Southern California. Baptist church adds organ loft funded by Easter offering. Byron Hawks renovates Pioneer Drug Store with linoleum and soda fountain.
Nostalgic snippets recall fruit preserves gossip sermons and porch talk. A bridge note hints at a salesman crisis, a policeman intervention, and a joint leap. Ads urge home remodeling ideas for a smiling house and Mothers Day gifts with built in cupboards and garden furniture.
In a concise note, a father paid his income tax on March fifteenth signaling punctual compliance. The brief item records a routine civic duty carried out on a set date.
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