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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1931
Page
3
A compiled 1931 Oregon secretary of state guide answers licensing questions. It covers parking violations near intersections and signals, unattended running cars, passenger limits, riding on vehicle exteriors, fire apparatus rules, lighting and brake requirements, horn use, warning devices, mirrors, windshields, wipers, and related legal constraints.
A practical home dinner plan features Frozen Salmon and Celery as the main dish with Parsley Creamed Potatoes Spinach with Lemon Wedges Romaine with Cucumber Dressing and a Chocolate Sundae. The menu lists prices and a tested recipe for gelatin and canned fish, with step by step preparation and chilling guidance.
Jack Dempsey fought four challengers in a six round Portland exhibition Monday night. Bill Hartwell Hartwell was knocked out in just over a minute of the first round. Dave McRea Tulsa lasted under one minute in the second round before falling. Denny Lenhart Portland survived two rounds and pressed the pace in round one. Bob Maniels also lasted two rounds as the crowd got a full six rounds of action.
Sixty men battled a Wilson Creek forest blaze southeast of Heppner on Wednesday. Supervisor J F Irwin deployed ten men to guard against entry into the national reserve. A separate 150 acre grass fire atop Emigrant hill on the Umatilla Indian Reservation burned out late Monday without reaching timber or causing damage.
The Nebraska college tests show wheat-fed hogs grade high, challenging the idea that wheat lowers pork quality compared with corn. Results indicate wheat feeding yields favorable carcass grades and quality measurements, suggesting feed choice influences pork grade dynamics.
Marion county court may refuse to pay a $2352 bill for 64 non violent insane patients in June and July arguing double taxation and no funds. Other counties reportedly share the stance as the legislature’s ward bills shift costs to counties.
Freshman week at Oregon State College starts Monday September 21 to acclimate new students before the returning students register September 26. The annual catalog notes all divisions will operate as usual with savings through larger classes and teaching loads and by delaying non emergency equipment and improvement spending. New deans in commerce and agriculture are expected to be announced soon.
A spectacular blaze shortly after midnight Sunday destroyed three automotive businesses in Walla Walla and threatened a gasoline storage area near a service station. The fire, near an open air dance pavilion, drew hundreds of residents as firefighters battled the flames amid crowded streets and dancing crowds.
An elderly resident recalls a time of extremely low water in Rogue River and describes the difficulty of navigating the shallow depths. The text notes significant water being diverted on the Upper Rogue for irrigation.
The Pendleton Round-Up showcases Midnight the black bucker and rival Midnight’s partner 11:55 with 60 more buckers and two longhorn carloads. Tommy Grimes, No. 1 roper, seeks top honors alongside ropers McCarty Elliott and Bob Crosby as rivals vie for the Sam Jackson trophy and Roosevelt trophy.
Adonis Birch a 15 year old from Oakley Idaho was attacked by a mountain lion while milking cows on a nearby ranch. His dog fought the lion allowing Birch to escape and seek help. Birch and his brother Clifford returned with a farm wagon but the lion did not reappear. The dog sustained minor injuries.
The two districts shipped 60 cars of prunes on Saturday, lifting the season total to 264 cars. Growers in the shippers’ agreement have not exceeded allotments, but some orchards yield is lighter than estimated while others are projected to reach 50 to 100 percent above estimates.
Elgin official A F Weiss 71 school clerk city recorder and justice of the peace was found dead in his home Sunday after friends went to check why he missed Sunday school. Authorities said the Union county pioneer died likely Friday night from natural causes. Weiss was prominent in Masonic circles.
Mrs Glenn Steen from Miltonm spent Sunday with her mother Mrs Stella Keen at her home.
Tomatoes once seen as poisonous are praised for nutrition large vitamin C content. Cousin Jane of Oregon State College extension says they suit all meals and even a two month old babe can have strained tomato juice daily. Tomato juice with salt and pepper is rising as a breakfast substitute for orange juice.
Dr. C. W. Thomas of Milton drives across the concrete bridge north of Freewater Friday, strikes the railing then wraps around a telephone pole. Car badly damaged. Dr. Thomas uninjured.
Officials at the Norton rodeo Kansas say Snooks Jones of Bartlesville Oklahoma set a new state calf roping record and matched the national mark with a 13 second time.
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