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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1930
Page
3
A National survey by the American Research Foundation shows Pacific coast farm work using power equipment rose 64 percent from 1924 to 1929, with gas tractors and trucks driving the gain. Power use jumped to 72 percent in 1929 from 56 percent in 1924, while animal labor fell to 28 percent.
The Washington Idaho Seed company will restart the Weston seed pea cleaning plant in a few weeks to clean its own seed peas grown on leased land. Last season the plant operated day and night with 82 workers and shipped six rail cars of cleaned seed. Farmers eye expanded acreage and the upland area
The Helix Red Devils announce February games with DeNeffs of Eugene Ellensburg Normal and LaCrosse Giants. Manager Bill King also filed for the Northwest Independent Basketball Tournament in Portland in early March and booked Wally Holmgren as center. They aim for a strong run toward the Northwest Championship.
Mrs. M. C. Ferguson, Weston prominent elderly resident, sustained serious hip injuries in a Monday fall at the Will Purcell ranch. Her son George Ferguson arrived from Pendleton with an ambulance. she is being treated at St. Anthony's hospital.
Roy Burke, a 70 year old miner, was brought by frostbitten rescue party to Grangeville Hospital Idaho from snowbound central Idaho. Dr. J. P. Weber endured a 64 hour dog sled run in extreme temperatures to reach Burke. Burke faces blood poisoning from a scratched hand but is described as not yet well, with arm and hand grafts treated during the trip.
Entry blanks for the Pacific Coast amateur boxing championships to be held in Portland at the Civic Auditorium February 28 and March 1 under the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club are now being sent to boxers wishing to enter the two night fifth classic.
Chicago wheat fell to the season's lowest level last week as prices slumped more than 10 cents a bushel and finished at the bottom of the season. Reports of Russian exports via Black Sea ports and the Baltic, plus a price-cutting war between Canada and the United States, drove volatility. After hours, the Farmers' National Grain Corporation bid $1.20 a bushel for No 1 Hard Winter wheat arriving, equivalent to $1.18 for No 2 hard on delivery contracts.
The passage notes liquidation and dumping in markets, with eastern and central states resisting new dairying districts. Officials cite retrenchment policies and uncertain stock market conditions as factors lowering consumption, a second cause identified by Mr. aw.
Southern Oregon report notes a rise in cattle rustling and petty theft near Illinois Valley. Grants Pass based Illinois Valley Stock Association members call for a vigorous campaign by peace officers to halt the offenses.
Pendleton boxer Buskirk won a ten-round decision over Curley Johnson of Boise at Baker. Well known to Athena fight fans, Buskirk claimed victory in the bout.
Dairymen are warned against false propaganda about dairy overproduction. John W. Haw of St. Paul, head of Northern Pacific railway development, cites two factors behind the dairy downturn discussed at a Walla Walla land settlement conference. He says stock speculation forced pessimism, noting butter as an example.
Attorneys at Law practice in all state and federal courts from the Stangier Building in Pendleton Oregon. The notice highlights their capability to handle legal matters across jurisdictions and court levels.
Dr. W Boyd Whyte Stangier Building contact details shown with a phone number 706 for the facility or office listing.
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