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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1929
Page
2
Stop it now: call for stricter auto accident liability
The Times-Union urges tougher liability legislation in line with New York to curb reckless drivers. It argues many operate cars without justification, causing fatal and nonfatal crashes, and that offenders should pay for damages or face drastic laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Florida
Times-Union
New York
Tipster-sheets expose stock tip fraud and law reform views
A Debunker summary describes how dishonest tipsters sell dingy advisory services then push stock through salesmen editor calls. Victims buy at rising promises, profits fade as stock devalues and tipsters vanish. Calls for high grade brokers and investment bankers. Editorial on law enforcement shortcomings urges reforms to courts and procedures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boeing Post
Minerals More Valuable
The Denver Mining Record notes world population growth and advancing civilization increase demand for metals. It argues every ton of ore mined reduces reserves and that remaining ore in the ground becomes more valuable as petroleum reserves near exhaustion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Copper Wealth and Labor Fears in a Shifting Economy
The piece notes vast copper deposits and rising ore output with anticipated prosperity for mining and oil firms while AFL leader Matthew Woll warns the U S risks drifting toward state socialism. He frames a crossroads between state control and preserving democratic individual freedom in an industrial age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthew Wool
American Federation of Labor
United States
Mr. Woll
Petroleum Industry Marks 75th Anniversary In August
The article notes petroleum’s discovery in Titusville by William B. Smith and its evolution from barrels to a pipeline network. It cites 1,500,000 people employed in the industry and recalls a future sugar beet proposal for soil improvement. It also comments on auto model changes and U S road spending and highways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William B. Smith
Titusville
Pennsylvania
Forest Fire Threat Outlasts Man’s Efforts and Lightning
A poetic note warns that while a cigarette may be driven from the woods, lightning is beyond human control and a perpetual menace to forests.
Fish Ladders and Dams Aim at Safeguarding Columbia Hatch
Federal two year permits for Washington Electric on the upper Columbia and Inland Power & Light on the Lewis river require fish migration measures. A Worcester Polytech model fish escalator guides salmon past dams as Washington and Oregon fish commissions press for assured river navigation and recreation protections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Power Commission
Washington Electric Company
Upper Columbia
Inland Power & Light Company of
Portland
Lewis River
Commission
Hydraulic
Worchester Polytechnic Institute
Worchester
Mass
The
Power Commission
Fish Commissions
Washington
Oregon
Lewis
Columbia
Army Engineers
Rock Island
Wenatchee
Inland Power & Light Company of Portland
Ariel
Woodland
Yale
Canyon Creek
Local News Gleanings From Athena August 1908
The Athens area reports arrivals and visits including Bron Miller birth at home of Henry Miller on August 10 and a baby boy. Readers Lafe McBride and Miller appear in local services and trades. Pendleton visits feature Velma Wilkinson Katharine Sharp Dolly Bloch and Carrie Sharp with teaching plans. Circus trips to Walla Walla and plans for a harvest hall in Adams occupy locals. Community movement includes threshing pauses weather and wheat hauling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bron
Henry Miller
L. J. Foss
Claude Hancombe
Pendleton
Geo. Miller
Lafe McBride
Weston
McBride
Velma Wilkinson
Katherine Sharp
Halcomb
Seattle
Athena
Wm. Winship
Ed Rush
Spokane
Russell Company
Edward Koontz
Whitehead
Carrie Sharp
Walter Preston
Umatilla
A. L. Swaggart
Merna DePeart
Walla Walla
Miss Sharp
Hawthorn School
Carrie Stone
Sound
Miss Stone
Whitman County
Wash
J. F. Kershaw
Circus
Best Cakes and Baking Tips From 1829 Kitchen Cabine
A historic 1829 kitchen column shares cake baking methods. It details pineapple cake and butterscoted cake recipes with folding egg whites, fillings, and icing steps. Also includes a cream of butter and sugar base, vanilla flavoring, and decorative topping guidance.
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Pink
Third Street
Jensens
Blacksmith
E. M. Moremen
W. Main St. Walla Walla
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Bellevue
Walla Walla, Wash
N. Bolvig
Box
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First National Bank OF Athena
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