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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1917
Page
1
War Census Day is June 6. All male residents ages 81 to 91 must register at voting places from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Aliens included. aliens not drafted but records needed. Exemptions apply to those 21 to 80. Absent or ill registrants must follow specified procedures. Penalties include imprisonment or fines for false or missing information.
The agricultural department says high fruit and vegetable prices are not justified by supply shortages. It cites ample shipments of potatoes, onions, tomatoes, cabbage, lettuce and celery versus last year, with gains in new potatoes, tomatoes and lettuce. Cold storage totals for creamery butter and eggs are given, while butter holdings rise sharply. A second administration food bill proposes an emergency agency to control distribution and prices, with broad powers over production, storage, transport, and pricing under the president and Hoover as food administrator.
Senator Barrett defends a road bond bill amid attacks by opponents claiming it was pushed by trusts. He cites his role on the Senate Committee on Roads and Highways, notes several road measures alongside the bond bill, and asserts the legislation aims to fund Eastern Oregon, especially Umatilla County, if approved.
A statement from Av Naftzger, vice chair of Ilion of pounds of food, claims a thirty percent rise in California crop production within the first sixty days of its use under state defense measures. The California State Council promotes utilizing by products, securing cheap water, irrigation, organic marketing, and labor cohesion to support food supply for the United States. More guards have been formed to bolster defense.
The text urges buying Liberty bonds as a fast funding method for the war effort, arguing government borrowing and taxation share the burden. It notes bonds mature in 18 to 20 years with taxation supporting current expenses, aiming to protect children from future debt and keep the US financially strong for postwar competition. Citizens are urged to subscribe at their bank.
Monrovia men must register next Tuesday with full details including name age birth date address occupation and dependents. Public authorities will judge exemptions on thorough explanations not brief reasons. married men may or may not qualify.
Mrs. A M Gillis died in Seattle yesterday afternoon at 2340 o'clock after accompanying her husband Mr Gillis there for health reasons. The couple had lived on a farm near Washtucna Washington before moving to Seattle several years ago. She left a husband four daughters two sons and one brother and many friends to mourn her loss.
Fred G Koontz 41 dies suddenly at home in Portland Tuesday afternoon the body laid to rest in Athena cemetery. Funeral held at Methodist church where his father once ministered he was once Sunday school director. He moved from Athena to Portland and was a night watchman for a wholesale firm. Wife called him in afternoon but he could not speak doctor arrived too late death attributed to heart failure. He leaves wife one son five brothers and two sisters. Mrs S P Haney Dies in Portland Oregon at Portland Surgical Hospital of mouth and throat infection May 15 1947 Margaret Haney wife of S P Haney of North Yakima Washington daughter of Rev and Mrs B F King prominent residents of Athena and Weston vicinity. Born near Linn County Oregon She leaves husband one son three sisters and two brothers one brother John T King formerly of Athena now at Squirrel Ed Forrest Han 480 acres barley to seed Weather notes report farmers behind on work.
A nationwide drive to raise funds for the Army and Navy relief aims to equip YMCA facilities at training camps and aid U.S. troops overseas. C. M. Bishop of Pendleton chairs the county committee with editors and bank cashiers named as committee members to solicit contributions. Umatilla County targets four thousand dollars of Oregon’s forty one thousand dollar state allocation.
The court reversed Judge Bingham and ordered Marion County clerk not to place the Bean bill on the ballot. State official telegraphed county clerks to withhold the Bean bill as the C. and C. grant lands would be placed on the tax roll, ruling the bill unconstitutional.
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