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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1927
Page
3
Public notice warns against selling savings through dubious investments and warns families to involve spouses and bankers, read contracts aloud, and avoid signing on the dotted line. Promoters use prominent names to lure members into fake auto club schemes with costly storage promises.
At the Conn Music Center convention delegates from across the United States argue radio spurs music creation not death. Music schools report 100 percent higher attendance and instrument sales soar, Chicago federation doubles roster to 6000, while Mayor Broening’s Baltimore home is bombed injuring his family.
The itemized notes report Gussie Lewin’s sickness, J B Huntington traveling to Dayton on business, Clark Walter’s wheat yield of 35 bushels per acre on 170 acres, and the deer hunting season opening. Numerous locals, including Froomes visiting Rossland BC, oil on fields, estate appraisals, and a new Hamilton Rourke warehouse in Waterman Born-In Adams.
The article notes that several famous writers including Lord Byron and Ruskin experienced sudden, severe mood reversals due to overwork. Byron destroyed manuscripts and halted publishing on some works while Ruskin, amid a morbid phase, questioned his past writings.
The article notes the death of B. C. Dewitt in New York who reportedly valued no more than five million dollars and criticized climbers as coarse and stupid. A New York reporter quotes him on the topic, though the text is partly garbled.
In a Minneapolis Tribune excerpt, Sofie visits a bookstore to equip his new Episcopalian faith with hymnals Bibles and literature. The salesman presents a pile of black bound books but balks at the Book of Common Prayer saying it is not quite suitable, asking for something more select.
An excited player at St Andrews faced a crucial short putt and, after a tense wait with no one moving, erupted with a spontaneous expletive when he missed the ball. The scene became a silent, statue-like gallery before the shout broke the calm.
A report to the state board of control shows one patient in the Oregon State Hospital has cost taxpayers about $5230. The patient has been hospitalized continuously for 49 years, with total costs estimated at $8230 in the account.
D L Hackett invites members of The Church of Christ and friends to start the second ministry with the Athena church on August 14. Bible school opens at 10 a m with preaching at 11 a m inviting all to attend and bring friends.
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