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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1927
Page
2
Auction notice details a sale in Arena Oregon dated June 24 1927 with pricing listed as 2.0¢ and 1.00 and a six month copy term and a three month term for another item. The fragment also mentions Athena Press and a one year copy option.
The Oregon Utility Information Bureau cites Mrs. John D. Sherman claiming many housewives cling to drudgery, resisting labor-saving devices. A Seattle Star note redefines speed limits as driver responsibility. Robert Hunter discusses golf as a rich man’s game in Scribner’s Magazine. The Sons and Daughters of Oregon Pioneers face dwindling membership ahead of future reunions.
A Swiss cheese maker arrives seeking to argue parity with American cheese while noting imports stay unchanged as U S cheese remains superior. Captain Thomas Drake lands in Plymouth after a solo Atlantic crossing from Charleston finishing a 27 day voyage aboard the Pilgrim. In Chicago Heights a 50 year old housekeeper is killed in a gang shooting. In Yakima thieves loot a cigar box of checks worth 280 dollars from a monument shop. One thousand admen attend a Portland convention altering the town’s image.
A Warsaw court sentenced a group described as philanthropic thieves who robbed the wealthy to fund aid for the poor. Prosecutors say the gang targeted affluent neighborhoods and confiscated valuables, then distributed the proceeds to charitable causes.
The piece notes Poland's few prisons linked to reliance on insane asylums, recalls Rapid City's gold rush era and status as a summer capital, mentions Chamberlain and a German airman in Munich, references the Geneva conference and naval cuts, and records a French marriage with an 86 year old groom and a 88 year old bride.
In greasy overalls Lindy walks away from a chaotic event at the St Louis aviation field and is described as himself again, restoring calm after the incident.
Researchers report a phenomenon in Hungarian salt lakes where a warm or hot saline layer forms between cooler fresh water. In Lake Mesoe, surface water is about 70 degrees, while at four feet depth saline water reaches 1988 degrees before cooling to 66 degrees at the bottom. The warm layer heats rapidly due to lower specific heat of salt water and may store solar heat. authors suggest using these natural reservoirs as solar heat accumulators.
In 400 B C Ciuciniatus rose from consul to dictator amid Gaulish threat. He was found plowing when summoned, donned the Roman citizen robe, read his commission, then led the army to victory. After defeating the enemy he returned home in 16 days to resume farm work.
Union county horse and mule man George Shevar will be in Athena this week. Interested buyers can meet him at the Burden boarding house to view good stock for sale or trade.
Woodmen of the World Pendleton Camp No 41 invites all Woodmen and families to a picnic at Meacham Lake two miles south of Meacham Oregon on Sunday June 26. Activities include races base ball and a good time. Also notices for home grown strawberries delivery washing service and milch cow for sale with contact details.
Frank Saling of Weston located a bleached skeleton near his camp on Weston Mountain. The bones, boots and spurs were brought to town, suggesting a young man under 20 who died four to five years earlier.
In the County Court of Oregon for Umatilla County the estate of Lewis C. Preston deceased is advised that Joseph N. Scott and Clyde Eldon Preston as administrators with the will annexed have filed their final account. The court sets Monday July 11, 1927 at ten o'clock in the forenoon at the Pendleton County Court House to hear objections and settle the estate.
The circuit court of Oregon Umatilla County issues a summons in equity 4318 against M L Watts and Homer I Watts. Plaintiffs allege a patent medicine claim to cure constipation with Cascavets Canty Carhartle priced at 10 cents or 4 6 S, with druggists refunding money if it fails to cure.
The complaint seeks a court declaration that the plaintiffs own the real property described sections in Tp. 5 N and 34 E and related parcels in Umatilla County Oregon. It asks that defendants show any claims and that the court grant relief as equity requires identifying plaintiffs as owners in fee simple and quieting title. The summons, published under a county court order dated May 18 1927, first appeared May 20 1927 in the Athena Press.
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