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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1929
Page
3
A small public notice from Athena Oregon lists subscription rates for the newspaper. One year costs $1.00, six months $0.75, and three months $1.00, with the publishership credited to F. B. Boyd. The notice is dated March 29, 1929.
An Eastern canning firm secures about 10 000 acres of summer fallow from Walla Walla Athena Weston farmers to test bean culture on Blue Mountain foothill soils. Farmers receive 3 per acre rent plus plowing and cultivation pay, with company handling crop care and harvest. Bean straw forage is valued at about 1 per ton and the scheme aims to add income without harming wheat land.
National Republic excerpt quotes Congressman Marvin Jones of Texas arguing cotton will dominate world markets and be transformed into silk via chemical processes. He notes South’s economic shift from selling raw cotton to supplying finished goods and highlights a new industrial revolution where chemistry substitutes high priced luxuries, rivaling silk import dynamics.
The article links banana imports to farm competition and mentions Senator McNary backing a banana tariff after Medford growers advocate protection. It notes the Portland Chamber of Commerce releasing a colorful Oregon travel folder funded by Portland. It also cites Mississippi River flood height, garden chatter on warming weather, and that over 80 percent of fires stem from carelessness.
The new dog law H. R. 544 sets license fees of 2.00 for male or spayed dogs 3.00 for females and a 2.00 late fee per dog after March 1. An old law license remains available at 1.00 to 2.00 until April, then the new rates apply 4.00 and 5.00. State license remains required. R. T. Brown, County Clerk.
In the County Court of Oregon for Umatilla the estate of Joseph Rawnsley deceased is administered by Ralph Folsom. Creditors must present claims with vouchers to Peterson and Lewis Pendleton Oregon within six months from March 22 1929 first publication. Administrator Ralph Folsom Peterson Lewis Attorneys for Administrator Pendleton Oregon.
May E. Lockwood is named administratrix of Zeph W. Lockwood estate in Umatilla County Oregon and asks all creditors to file claims with vouchers at her Athena home within six months from March 11 1929.
Viva Pickett-Prestube executrix of the Solista N Pickett estate files final accounting. The hearing is set for Saturday March 30 1929 at 10 00 A M in the Umatilla County Court room Pendleton Oregon. Objections must be filed by that date. Athena Oregon March 1 1929.
The Inland Empire Bank of Pendleton at Pendleton Oregon has been appointed administrator of the estate of Charles C Foster Deceased. Heirs and creditors must present their claims with proper vouchers to the administrator at its Pendleton office or to Peterson Lewis attorneys for the administrator at the Stangier Building Pendleton Oregon within six months of the first publication date Friday the 22nd.
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