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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1931
Page
6
The Athena Press of Athena Oregon publishes a notice dated August 14 1931 listing subscription rates. One year two dollars six months one dollar fifty cents three months seventy five cents. The paper identifies F B Boyd as owner and publisher and states established January 1 1887 as an independent newspaper.
After a week of turmoil over a threatened milk supply in Portland, a truce and temporary settlement were reached. Disclosures reveal a city milk business controlled by an organized creamery and milk products group driving raw milk prices to loss levels for dairymen. Jed H. Sexauer of the New York Dairymen's League warns that farmers must unite to counter forces beyond individual control.
A column surveys vintage debates on silver coinage and the gold standard, notes shifts in gendered consumer goods from pipes to ladies, and reports on war, disarmament, and regional events from Idaho to Berlin. It references Poland, Oregon wool, and a Las Vegas gambling clash as part of a broad, era-spanning miscellany.
Morris Edwards of the United States Chamber of Commerce argues taxes will fall only if government services shrink. He notes rapid public spending growth over 15 years, with wealth doubling while expenditures quadrupled and debt sevenfold, urging private funding of core services to curb tax increases. He cites rising public demands at meetings and warns current policy mortgages future wealth.
A Morning Oregonian editorial argues that widespread unemployment and reduced incomes require redistribution of work through a shorter working day and week. It contends payrolls stay flat but output can rise with more evenly spread employment, warning against dole dependence and urging a feasible alternative to preserve national manhood and womanhood.
The Pendleton Chronicle reports Joe Rainville and Louie Hebeart faced charges of fighting and disturbing the peace. Rainville fined $7.50. Hebeart, after contempt for talking, paid $17.50. Hebeart claimed the fine was a present to the court, prompting an extra $10 levy.
In the Athena Land & Trust acreage area Mr. Froome showcases vegetables like lettuce radishes and carrots. Charlie Brown learns not to remove horse bridles while harnessed. his gray horse bolted wrecking a delivery wagon and injuring Mrs Estes who escaped serious harm. Charles will unhitch before removing the bridle in future.
A collection of rural quips about marriage rumors roof repairs and rising building costs. A farmer jokes about ten bushels of wheat for a marriage license while noting roof needs and a boy’s playful exchange about running like the dickens.
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