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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1931
Page
7
A continuation from the Oregon 1931 motor vehicle laws outlines questions and official answers on driving speed, passing, lane use, yielding, signaling, right of way, and turns. It cites sections and pages, naming rules for emergency vehicles, overtaking, left turns, and signals as well as practical notes on yielding at intersections.
The article classifies welcome foods for motor trips picnics hikes camping porch lunches and garden parties. It suggests compact sandwiches salads and cakes for travel and offers a tin can stove demo plus several recipeIdea examples for practical outdoor meals.
Governor Meier moves to tackle Oregon unemployment by forming county oversight groups led by a banker, judge, and merchant. Local highway work and state labor cooperation are planned, aiming to boost Oregon products and raise industry income by 25 million annually.
The school of home economics at Oregon State College warns that home canned beans corn pears beets asparagus spinach and other vegetables cannot be safely canned by boiling water canning. Only tomatoes meats or fish may be processed by pressure canning as botulinus can resist boiling for over six hours at 212 degrees Fahrenheit.
A new rate war lowered Seattle to Portland one way fares from 3.50 to 2.00 and round trips from 6.00 to 3.50. The Independent stage company also cut motor coach fares to California points by 20 percent, creating the lowest Pacific Coast rates yet.
The article previews the Pendleton Round-Up with top names in roping and bucking. Star cowboys Jake McClure and Herb Meyers lead a large entry including Crosby Pardee Truitt and Carr, plus four top cowgirls, as Pendleton readies for dress-up parade and Happy Canyon festivities starting August 27.
State economists at an Salt Lake City agricultural outlook conference discussed live stock feed range trends in 11 western states. Breithaupt of Oregon State College noted extremely poor winter range conditions and the plan for a survey to gauge actual needs and conditions. Short and long term market outlooks for beef cattle sheep dairying poultry wheat hay and seed crops were reviewed to inform local commodity outlooks.
The Rev. Charles Hill of the M. and South church at Weston is assigned to a Montana pastorate. Friends in Helena wish him success in his new field of labor.
Mayor Baker faced a cool reception at the Oregon state American Legion convention in Corvallis. He said the audience preferred cheer and drum corps to a serious speech, but stressed no ill feelings and unity with the Legion.
Prune orchards in the Milton Freewater district face heavy damage from prune root borers. County Agent Holt organized three meetings there last week with State Extension Horticulturist O. T. McWhorton aiding.
Low water from continued dry weather forces salvage operation as nets collect trout from several streams. This week many fish were moved from the Grande Ronde river above La Grande to alternate waterways.
Bert Kirby, Adams garage man, was in town Tuesday transacting business.
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