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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1928
Page
2
The Athens Press lists subscription prices from February 10 1928 with rates for one year two dollars and for six months one dollar and three months at a lower amount. The notice is an Athens Oregon publication.
The piece argues Americans face heavy taxation from home, property, purchases, and dividends. It calls for taxpayer action, criticizes state and municipal waste, bond issues, and costly experiments, and favors prudent government to reduce taxes. It notes Tom Mix’s divorce and alimony case, and mocks a listed family budget, suggesting milk expenses are underfunded.
The New Yorker argues the basis for the state's anti pistol laws is erroneous and cites Baumes laws as more effective against violence. The piece contrasts with views on crime remedies and mentions various unrelated notes from politics to society events.
Chief Justice Rand announced measures to speed up appeals in Oregon. Five cases will be set for argument on four days each week starting March 1, with 30 minutes per side. Attendance limited at the Pendleton term to one department. other arguments heard in Salem.
The article recalls historic boundary negotiations between the United States and Britain over Alaska and Puget Sound. It notes how the 1846 treaty left the Oregon question unsettled, the San Juan Island dispute led to a joint commission, and Canada’s push to reopen the Alaska issue centers on seaports and access, with the ten‑league rule and mountain ridges shaping the dispute.
The undersigned executor Arthur Be Shick of Athena Oregon asks all creditors to present claims against Martha J Shick deceased to the executor or Watts and Prestlge Attorneys in Athena within six months from the date of first publication verified as required by law. Dated January 13 1928.
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