Railroads face higher freight rates as buses take share
An Athena Press analysis argues motor buses threaten railroad profitability. Dr Peter Crockatt notes continued railroad expansion after years of decline, with buses reducing passenger revenue and prompting calls for higher long haul rates. Local freight moves by motor trucks grow while streetcar service yields to buses. The piece warns of tax shifts and highway costs impacting tolls on long hauls and local business. It also touches on professional football controversy and states grain bag price rises affecting farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter C. Crockatt
Oregon University
Crockatt
Atlantic
Walla Walla
Milton-Freewater
Street
Athena
Umatilla County
State truck lines sue Oregon to block highway license fees
Commercial truck and transportation firms filed suit in federal court to enjoin Oregon from collecting annual motor vehicle license fees, arguing the charges are tolls for road use and unconstitutional. They note federal highway aid while critics say the industry profits at the public expense and seeks to dodge modest license payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Inscription Honors Mary E. Homsley at Fort Laramie
Local note recalls an 1852 sandstone inscription near Fort Laramie reading Mary E. Homsley Died June 10 1852. Relatives of Mary B. Homsley live in Pendleton and Portland Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Laramie
Wyoming
Mary E. Homsley
Mary B. Homsley
Pendleton
Portland
Apple based desserts and drinks recipe notes from 1926
A 1926 recipe excerpt covers Apple-Nut Mince Pie Apple Pudding Apple Punch and Apple Rolley Poley. It details ingredients like walnut meats apples vinegar raisins cinnamon allspice cloves nutmeg butter and sugar with instructions for mixing baking steaming and serving in a home kitchen.
Doheny Leaseholds Hit by Court Rule
A federal appeals court ruling could strip the Edward J. Doheny Interests of protested leaseholds in Naval Oil Reserve No 1 California and deny relief for work performed in reserves and Pearl Harbor oil station in Honolulu if upheld by the U S Supreme Court.
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Doheny
San Francisco
Cal
United States Supreme Court
Edward J. Doheny
Naval Oil Reserve No. 1
California
Pearl Harbor
Chivalry Among Lower Animals Described by Park Naturalist
A Yellowstone park naturalist recounts a marmot driving off a mink to protect a ground squirrel. A woodchuck pauses to watch, then Marmot escapes to the creek bank while the squirrel dies nearby. The scene suggests humanlike mercy may be a misattribution in wild behavior.
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Park
Lava Creek
Yellowstone Park
Crossley Announces Senate Candidacy in Oregon Primaries
James J. Crossley of Portland Oregon declares his candidacy for the Republican nomination for U S Senator at the May 1926 primaries He pledges zeal to develop Oregon and aid farmers per their groups supports a World Court and reform of Senate rules.
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Portland
Oregon
U. S
Senate
Notice of Final Settlement in estate of David Taylor
Final account as administrator of David Taylor deceased filed in Umatilla County Oregon. hearing set for February 6 1926 at 10 00 AM in Pendleton County Court Room to approve or object. Interested parties must appear and file objections to the account or any part. Sheldon D Taylor administrator. 11129. see
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Taylor
State of
Oregon
Umatilla County
Pendleton
State of Oregon
Sheldon D.taylor
James Nelson
Jackson Nelson
Sheldon D. Taylor
Executor Guderian final account to be heard in Pendleton
Julius A. Guderian as executor of August Guderian deceased files the final account in Umatilla County Court. Hearing set for January 30 1926 at 10:00 AM at the County Court House Pendleton Oregon to hear objections and approve settlement per court order. Will M. Peterson attorney for executor. 11J29
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State of
Oregon
Umatilla Lonnie
August Guderian
Julius A. Guderian
Pendleton
Will M. Peterson
Ixexecutor
Notice of Final Account in Two Estates
Notice announces settlement dates for the estates of James Nelson and William B. Hale in Umatilla County Oregon. For James Nelson the administrator Sheldon D. Taylor schedules February 15 1926 at Pendleton courthouse as the final account settlement. For William B. Hale executrix Sarah F Hale has set February 11 1926 at Pendleton for objections and final settlement with four weekly Athena Press publications starting January 15 1926.
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The
Athena Press
Independent
F. B. Boyd
Oregon Country
Kitcriebee
Western Newspaper Union
Browning
James J. Crossley
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Sheldon Taylor
Union Pacific
Salt Lake City
O. M. Eager
Umatilla
William B. Hale
Sarah F. Hale
Executrix
B. B Richards
Jensens
Blacksmith
Tharp Bros
Old Stand
Athena Oreg
J.C. Baker
Drs. A. D
R. A. French
Optometrists
Walla Walla, Wash
G. W. Finch
Prop
Main Street
Foley
Athena Hotel
J. E. Froomf
Fancy Vo. Department Stores
First National Bank OF Athena
Preston-Shaffer Milling Co
Athena Labor
Northwest
Merchant Millers & Grain Buyers
Waitsburg, Wash
Charles Russell
Twin City Cleaners
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