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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1926
Page
2
Athena Oregon July 20 1926 lists subscription rates for independent Athena Press with owner F B Boyd. One year two dollars six months one dollar and three months seventy five cents.
The Manufacturer notes a growing public interest in world affairs and the need for accurate impartial facts to guide opinion. It describes Johns Hopkins University hosting the Walter Hines Page School of International Relations, aimed at gathering reliable data to help form sound conclusions on international issues.
Senator William E Borah argues the supreme test of a free government is the right of the people to write and unwrite its Constitution and laws and the duty of citizens to obey them. He warns that ignoring or nullifying the Constitution erodes self government and emphasizes the public’s devotion to orderly constitutional rule.
Updates from the famine and farming desk note Revised forecasts of wheat production across 72 countries show a net gain for the northern hemisphere to 1.897 billion bushels, offset by a European dip and a US rise. A near east relief effort near Armenia involves Paul Phillips, Seattle man, amid raiders threatening cattle at an orphanage. In Athena, enough flour is anticipated to last through winter despite lower yields as 8000 men arrive at Tye, Washington to bore an eight mile route.
A mountain tunnel transformed a slum village into a bustling frontier town overnight with new shops and trimmings. Then mass arrests followed and old-timers say the area is now a good place to live.
One of the D Autremonts has been located again in a famous setting the summer camp of the President of the United States. The report notes the missing person is now found at a high profile location, raising questions about the search and next steps.
In Yale Review William Kent describes Wylackie fishing and hunting camp rituals. The tribe reportedly eats deer first, then uses a noiseless method to lure and net fish after a long fasting spell. The account praises this as genuine sportsmanship and notes restraint from dynamite.
In Southeastern Africa certain savage tribes view twins as heavenly children with elemental control. During drought they dig a hole, place the mother of twins inside, and pour water on her to summon rain. For storms they invoke the child as a mediator to persuade thunder and lightning to subside, then thank the youngster afterward.
A Cleveland Press writer notes the guitar’s long history from ancient cithara in Naples National Museum to its spread via Greece Asia Minor Moorish Spain and Europe. It traces transformations to violin and its rise in England Germany and the United States from 1700 B C origins through 19th century popularity.
A London Guardian note questions modern wedding cake trends and defends more ornate Gothic decoration. It cites a fiction example of Alcide Mirabolant sending a symbolic dinner and wonders how a cake would express virtue with a classical restraint.
A fragment reflecting on balance between intellect and emotion. The author cites Oliver Wendell Holmes on a calm mind as the base for love and friendship, noting genius brains can overshadow heart’s blood and misdirect sentiment.
Secretary Jar dine in Washington D C acts to implement Coolidge marketing laws by forming a division of cooperative marketing in the agriculture department. He appoints Chris L Christen gen to lead after two years in charge of the department's cooperative marketing work. In Oregon Palem Wimball district resigns from Wimball School board after annual meeting.
Soundings by Echo offer rapid, low cost and accurate depth readings. The system uses an electric transmitter to emit sound waves that rebound from the sea floor and are registered by a receiver. Depth is determined by the travel time and results appear visually for the navigator.
A Nineteenth Century Magazine piece notes birds view prey from great heights A vulture spots carrion unseen by others a kestrel hovers at 100 feet and a gannet diving from 200 feet captures fish below The gannet’s sight extends underwater and its dive combines a corkscrew descent with folded wings for speed.
At the opening session of the Philippine legislature both houses unanimously adopted a concurrent resolution urging immediate absolute and complete independence for the Philippines. The action signals strong unified demand from Manila for full sovereignty.
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