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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1931
Page
3
The Athena Press in Athena Oregon notes prices for subscriptions of one year six months and three months and lists F B Boyd as owner and publisher. Dated January 16 1931.
Farmers, feed mills, and poultrymen report feeding 236 million bushels of wheat for livestock this crop year vs 90 million last year. The survey includes non-grower use in feeds and farms, based on 190,000 farmer and 63,000 mill and elevator responses. If intentions hold, end-of-season carryover could dip below July 1, 1930 levels.
A fragment cites a secretary condemning women in agriculture while recounting Giovanni Volpi a New York restaurant owner killed near his home and his wife admitting paying two men 500 to kill him. The note also mentions Coolidge and government printing office activity on envelopes for Athena post office.
Chief Jenkins warns car owners to lock parked vehicles and now urges securing garage doors as thieves shift targets to garages. The updated guidance emphasizes protecting both entry points to deter auto theft.
John Barneberg, a Jackson County native, is sworn in as county commissioner becoming the first Democrat to hold the office in the county since 1894.
Athena reports total resources of 828 642 71 with loans 451 265 41 drafts 75 185 00 and U S bonds 47 500 00. Deposits total 609 794 02 and capital and profits 60 000 00 22 162 19 and 12 500 00 national currency. The institution conducts general banking and maintains a trust department with safety deposit boxes for rent and pays interest on time deposits.
The ad promotes Body Correction by Ben Bateman of Athena offering spinal and postural alignment services. It uses vivid health complaints to suggest relief through his treatment. Contact number provided as 595.
Pendleton sheriff to sell, at the county front door on January 28 1931, the real property described as West Half View of SW quarter of 27, SE quarter of 28, and NW quarter of 34 in Township 6 North Range 34 East, to satisfy a judgement debt against Thomas F. Starnes and multiple defendants including Mauzeys Hunt Zener Carstens Hastings Patrick.
William H. Skinner and Fred A. Yates face contention as two rival tickets claim election to the Umatilla River Water Users Association directorate at Hermiston. Fire at McManus' Pilot Rock Record office caused by a defective stove pipe. no major damage. Community scenes include Knights of Pythias activities, sleighs replacing wagons, and local business moves in Dayton and Athena.
Initiation into the 32nd degree in Masonry will include Ralph McEwen, youngest son of Mr. McEwen, making him the state’s youngest 32nd degree Mason. Claud Still, a Normal School student, suffered frostbite on both hands while sleighing Saturday night after a trip with Normalites to Athena. remedies were promptly applied and relief followed.
A lighthearted column recalls two sailors jailed for drunken driving who claimed both were in the back seat. It notes a city prophet predicting a mild winter while squirrels stock up, and ends with an ad pitch urging coal use and building repairs as weather chatter continues.
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