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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1931
Page
2
The Athena Press discusses farm mass action for fair prices, notes gasoline at 12.51 cents a gallon with four cents tax, and comments on road surfaces, highway safety, and Made in Oregon products. It cites Arizona copper plates and observes Oregon hop production trends alongside domestic tax debates.
The passage links American tariff policy to effects on Australia and the US lumber sector, notes bidirectional economic strain from overproduction affecting farmers and oil, and hints at cultural and sporting motifs like a vintage bicycle race and a band performance amid a bomb event.
The Morning Oregonian notes officials most familiar with the case advise against a pardon for Albert B Fall. It argues clemency would ignore justice and that the miscarriage lay with acquittals of Fall’s associates rather than his conviction. Fall’s health and short sentence are cited but not decisive.
A Baker Herald-Democrat piece notes the Perry memorial at Put-in-Bay honors peace over war, highlighting 117 years without a warship on the Great Lakes and a frontier free of forts as evidence of enduring U S Canada harmony. It argues that mutual resolve to avoid war keeps tensions low and praises the frontier.
The Jarman Department Store in Athena is sold to Steward & Brown of Spokane. Inventory work finishes tonight and the store will reopen tomorrow morning. Multiple local names appear in social notices, appointments, and rural business activity, including marriages, guests, and livestock movements.
Mrs. Ludtke and Mrs. Jones return from a mountain outing. Mr. and Mrs. George Clare and son depart for Illinois after visiting relatives in Athena, Corvallis and Centralia Washington. They will be joined by Mrs. Leeper for the winter in Illinois. Henry Adams is critically ill with pneumonia at H. C. Bryson's home in Walla Walla, with hopeful signs of recovery. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Barrett and Henry Barrett traveled to Walla Walla yesterday.
Editorial snippets advise honesty at home and urge home ownership. It promotes Tum-A Lum kitchen planning for brighter rooms and remodeling help. Roofing needs and maintenance tips appear with a joke about golf and a doorbell helper. The ad ends offering Red Cedar Shingles and Pioneer Roof styles.
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