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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1931
Page
6
The Athena Press from Athena Oregon lists subscription prices: one year two dollars, six months one dollar, three months seventy five cents. Publisher F B Boyd is named as owner. The piece is dated December 4 1981.
The Portland Chamber withholds approval of the The Dalles Warrendale dam project, opposing the Rapids plan's veterans and suggesting a broad, costly river improvement package. Critics warn the combined plans could total about 960 million dollars, threatening existing routes and highways along the Columbia River.
M C Betts of the U S Department of Agriculture notes a new bulletin by the National Committee on Wood Utilization, titled House Insulation Its Economies and Application, offering non technical guidance for farmers on using insulating materials to reduce heating needs and improve summer comfort. The document cites farmers as major builders and emphasizes proper application to save money and protect structures.
The piece reflects on the League of Nations, U.S. nonmembership, and the value of treaties. It mentions Clara Bow, a secretary jailed for swiping valuables, a Los Angeles publisher jailed for obscene material, and Alexander Pantages facing or facing not guilty on assault and a looming $1,000,000 damage suit by Miss Pringle after a 60 hour jury deliberation.
Congress authorizes 700 million dollars to fund a federal building program. Plans call for 245 new buildings, major extensions to 191 existing structures, and construction in 1 085 communities lacking federal facilities.
George Milner, youthful general manager of the stabilization corporation, says the total paper loss from a government grain stabilization program reached $110,000,000 as the Senate Agriculture Committee investigates the effort to prop up prices.
The fragment discusses Ambassador Dawes as a potential Hoover ally replacing Curtis in the presidential race and questions Dawes' strength to carry Herbert to victory. It notes a tax notice impacting Otto Hoganson in Seattle and mentions Whitman College as a small institution.
Notice in Umatilla County Oregon that executrices Mary McKay and Cally Sanders have filed final accounts for the estates of Sarah J. Harden and David H. Sanders. Hearings set for January 2, 1982, and December 26, 1931, at 10:00 A.M. in the County Court room in Pendleton and Athena. Objections must be filed by the specified dates.
Football teams under Vincent Borleske for seventeen years have built strong win totals. Rising living costs and fluctuating gasoline prices contrast with steadily increasing fuel taxes.
H A Lindgren livestock specialist reported wheat at 54 cents per pound unit can profitably feed hogs when pork prices are low. He advised grinding wheat with skim milk or 10 percent tankage or fish meal and feeding lambs whole with alfalfa. Thompson showed lambs fattened on uncut wheat, finishing heavier and selling well after 58 days.
Pendleton company L C N G defeated Athena high school 9 to 5 in a hot local basketball opener. The story also notes civic meetings, church programs, and community visits as Athena prepared for Christmas events and seasonal activities.
James W Maloney named executor of Henry W Vogts will has qualified. Creditors must present claims with vouchers to the executor at Peterson and Lewis in the Inland Empire Bank Building Pendleton Oregon within six months from the first publication on November 27 1931.
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