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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1931
Page
6
An Athena Oregon newspaper ad page from August 28 1931 lists the Athena Press mottoes and subscription rates. It notes F B Boyd as owner and publisher and presents pricing for one year and three months. Clark Wood quotes a saying about the line of least resistance merging into the breadline.
A collection of notes on driving errors, speed, and highway safety from Oregon to Washington. Experts warn that experienced drivers often take risks on smooth roads and that high speed in oil trucks raises fire hazards. The piece also touches on Hoover’s wartime roles, Oklahoma hunger, Idaho mining towns burned, and a national 1930 fire bill costing per person.
Traction experts defend electrically operated street cars as more durable and economical, arguing experts often own street railway systems. The joke-like line about Lindy and Ann and a motor kink adds a local flavor while a dig at the wheat surplus in Kansas hints at broader agricultural concerns.
The Bend Bulletin notes Governor Meier leads a familiar campaign to buy locally with support from Dan C Freeman and A G Clark. Oregon products dinners are an ongoing effort to promote state goods, aiming to boost home industries and state prosperity through local purchasing power.
The Webster Journal reprints a fanciful obituary for Mr Wheat, a satirical take linking his death to Hoover era farm relief. It mocks policies and figures like the Farm Board and Rev Alexander Legge, noting a public viewing window and a 1922 campaign burial plan.
In the County Court of Oregon for Umatilla County the final account and report in the estate of George M. Banister, deceased, has been filed. The court sets Saturday September 19, 1931 at 10:00 AM in Pendleton at the County Courtroom for objections to the fees and report filed.
A report from Athena Land & Trust notes Miller & West drilled 400 feet to find artesian water in Umatilla County the second such strike. Local notices list a harvest ball at the Opera House and several residents traveling or teaching away.
LaCrosse residents visit Lewiston for a commercial course start. Prof. Mulkey and Mrs. Mulkey were hosted by the Richards family. B. W. Meyers thanks the fire department for heroic work during a damaging Saturday fire. Mountain trip yields 20 gallons of huckleberries. Mrs. A. A. Foss and Miss Kittie Gholson return from Seattle. Fay LeGrow, bear encounter on Umatilla headwaters. Haworths head home from Adams county trip choosing Athena. Mrs. Barbara Willaby and Golda depart for Walla Walla for high school studies and music conservatory courses.
Classified notices promote piano for rent from Pendleton Music House Pendleton Oregon and reliable piano tuning orders. Eyewear services offer eye examinations and properly fitted glasses at Schneller's 39 East Main Walla Walla. Advertises used battery radios from Pendleton Music House Pendleton Oregon.
Editorial blurb hints at a corner turning with an editor name to be found later. An autumn painting pitch extols guaranteed paint and home upkeep for winter readiness. A short dialogue pair features eggs and a social clash over restraint. A light theater joke closes with a suitor seeking marriage and a stern father comparing stage lighting.
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