No Trespassing Feud Hits Rogue River Anglers
California millionaires move to block angling on Rogue River frontage with trespass notices. Athena leaders applaud M. L. Watts for county tax committee role as farm lands face steep taxes. Ma Kennedy seeks divorce from Rev. Hudson amid claimed prior marriage. Hoovers moratorium impact on Germany noted, plus other regional items from Athena Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paan
California
Rogue River
Oregon
Fish and Game Commission
Athena
M. L. Watts
Meier
Umatilla
Watts
Athena-Weston
Miniature column of notes on prices and events across towns
The item surveys lumber and wheat price contrasts with seemingly trivial local headlines. It recalls political shifts around Daugherty and Harding, sweltering conditions in Portland, and a mix of divorce stories and entertainment notes from Reno and Hollywood.
The Indiana Plan debated for Oregon politics
The Oregon Journal argues against adopting the Indiana plan to centralize tax levies and bond issuance. It says constitutional barriers prevent state control over local taxes and bonds, and that only a constitutional amendment could authorize such powers. The piece warns a central tax body would strip local rights and amount to government from above, rather than government by the people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon Journal
Oregon
State Tax Commission
Central State Commission
Polk County
Indiana
Inland Empire Bank Named Executor in Oregon Estate
Notice to creditors in Umatilla County Oregon declares The Inland Empire Bank of Pendleton appointed executor of the estate of George W. Lorn deceased and qualified. Creditors must present claims with vouchers to the bank or to Peterson and Lewis within six months from June 26 1951 publication date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Oregon
Umatilla
George W. Lorn
Inland Empire Bank of Pendleton
Pendleton
W. Horn
Peterson and Lewis
Inland Empire Bank OF Pendlet Essages
Lewin, Atornege Ie
Hogs Lead Record Price Rise at Portland Yards
Twenty two years ago on Friday July 30 1909 hog prices rose to nine dollars and fifty cents per hundredweight at the Portland stockyards Prentay set a new peak beating previous records by thirty five cents. Local notes report visits trades and travels of residents including Norma Smith Pendleton Trey Winn and Melville Johns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Prentay
Norma Smith
Pendleton
T. J. Kirk
Dalles
Trey Winn
B. D. Clemons
George Banister
Chas. McFarland
Pacific Coast Elevator Company
Melville Johns
Attorney Wilson
Waterville
Wash
I. M. Kemp
B. D Jarman
Weston
Athena
Fred Kershaw
Missoula
Kalispel
Blackfoot
Statement Denies Borrowing or Care Payments by Ben Bateman
Suzanne F Hayes states in Athena that Ben Bateman and his wife did not borrow money from her nor use her funds for board room or treatments while under their care. She calls any contrary reports malicious lies and signs the declaration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athena
Suzanne F. Hayes
Ben Bateman
Suzanne F, Hayes
Local notes on land, business, and travel around Athena
A collection of brief items: A R Booker shipped household goods for his daughter near Buhl Idaho. John O Harra, a Wes ton rancher, sought threshing work in the area with his steam threshing outfit. C A Barrett named resident agent for Title & Guarantee and notary in Oregon. Ellis B Harris and Raymond return from Washington. Austin Foss and York Dell auto to Walla Walla. Foss to Tacoma and Seattle for a month with sister Miss Kittie Gholson. Will Dobson Frank Tharp and Wm Winship return from eras where they registered for land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Title & Guarantee Company
Bonding Company
Philadelphia
Oregon
Ellis B. Harris
Christian Church
Washington
Raymond
Harris
Athena
Austin Foss
York Dell
Walla Walla
Eyes Examined and Glasses Fitted at Schneller's
Customers had their eyes examined and glasses properly fitted at Schneller's located at 39 East Main in Walla Walla.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schneller’s
East Main
Walla Walla
Paul Bunyan travels by bark canoe past Statue of Liberty
The fragment recounts Paul Bunyan's fast voyage from Europe in a bark canoe with wireless transmission, a sky of dead fish, and a boast about outpacing the Statue of Liberty. It then shifts to local scenes about Vic Harris remodeling a town property and a boss scolding lazy porters over a desk mix-up. The closing remark hints at debt moratorium ideas and shared burdens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post
Gatty
Paul Bunyan
Paul
Europe
France
Statue of Liberty
Also Mentioned on This Page
Athena Press
PF. B. Boyd
Sean
Ma Kennedy
Guy Edward Hudson
Hudson
L. Margaret Hudson
Los Angeles
Guy Edward
Germany
Budapest
Albert B. Fall
Harding
Linen
Miles
Salem
Clear Lake Federal Game Preserve
Klamath Lake
Dallas
Wapato
Powers
Ami
Athena Gardens
Fall
Daugherty
Reno
Hollywood
India
Pudukkotta
Paris
Berlin
Aimee
M. Woodward
J. W. Mitchell
Preston
Joseph N. Scott
Cali
Myrick & Hawkins
Athena Beauty Shop
Sadie Pambrun
Bruno Weber
Jens Jensen
Family Services
MR. McIntyre
North Athena
W. Boyd Whyte Chiropractor
Stangier Building
W. H. McKinney
Sharp
Dale Rothwell
Woolworth’s
Peterson & Lewis
Inland Empire Bank
Watts & Prestlge
Attorneys-At-Law
Main Street
Foley
Pendleton, Oregon
Athena Hotel
Laura Froome
Bell @ Gray
Beauty
Penn Harris
Prop
Stock Land
L. L. Montague
Arlington
Tum-A-Lum Lumber CO
A. M. Johnson
Vic Harris
Jackson
de Lan
Zeke
B. B. Richards
First National Bank
Eastman Hawkeye
Gallaher's Garage
J. E. Gallaher
Kilgore’s Cafe
Continental Oil Company
Bryce Baker
Farmers Grain Elevator, Company
Grian
Sperry
Lee Wilson
M’gr
Twin City
T. E. Smith
Freewater
Preston-Shaffer Milling CO
Electrical Department
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