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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1928
Page
2
Public notice from Athena Oregon dated August 10 1928 records a $2.00 transaction at the Athena Press with location given in the header. The item appears as a brief classifieds style entry.
Oregon tax debate centers on capital stock taxes for national banks and proposed income tax changes aiding banks over others. Other notes cover highway trailer dangers, railroad rate hearings, fish propagation vs dam projects, Hoover mobilization in the South, and labor unions withholding presidential endorsements.
Oregon State reports 1927 roadway totals up five percent while rail crossing deaths fall four percent nationwide. Figures reflect the growing vehicle fleet and rail safety improvements during the year.
A London dispatch notes Tommy Atkins finding brides among German women as English maids remain surplus for marriage. The piece suggests ample matches for servicemen amid postwar social shifts.
The article notes widespread tipping culture in New York and cites earwigs arriving in Goldendale as evidence that the Columbia River serves as a natural gateway to Portland.
Chance Rogers a Weston farmer visits town while Miss Irene Dudley visits Pullman relatives. Wheat yields near 50 bushels per acre for A. L. Swagehart. Rev Geo Ellis at Baker City in poor health. Supreme Judge Hailey views wheat crop on the reservation. Ogle place Pinkerton work draws Athena spectators. Snake River water is low. Lewiston service suspended via alternate routes. Landslide blocks O R & N tracks after North Fork cloud burst. eight box cars wrecked. two presumed buried.
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