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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1930
Page
3
Athena Oregon May 30 82.00 1.00 75 1980 lists subscription prices for one year six months and three months with F B Boyd as owner and publisher. The snippet presents pricing figures for single copies and durations.
Clark Wood quips that the difference between his newspaper and an Italian editor is the ability to tell Mussolini his vocal cords require relaxation. The remark frames press freedom and editorial bluntness amid rising fascist tensions in the era.
The National Crime Commission suggests forming local crime commissions in each community to enforce laws suited to local conditions. Critics say federal revolver laws impose unsuitable rigid rules, urging removal of unenforceable laws to speed justice. They cite high U.S. crime in cities versus Europe and fault enforcement and police inefficiency.
A 1918 disappearance is closed after a skeleton found at Lost creek in Josephine county is identified as Fred Eberhardt of Grants Pass. His watch nearby confirmed the identity. The case ends years of anxious searching and questions about the hunter’s fate.
A garbled report notes an English distiller being taken in New York. The text mixes unrelated claims about Crater Lake snow and July 4th, tariffs on lumber, a Washington convention and the world court, and Oregon crops, yielding no coherent local news.
The Graf Zeppelin has made her bow to South Americans and they welcomed her with eclat as the airship tour opened in the region.
War coverage notes a Chinese rebel army defeat dominating front pages while contrasting Indiana politics reliance on Pinchot as a unifying figure. The brief mentions ongoing conflict and domestic political dynamics without detailed specifics.
A Kitchen Cabinet column offers codfish recipes such as baked cod with potatoes and codfish souffle with mashed potatoes and vegetables. It describes parboiling, butter sauces, and serving ideas, plus a Codfish Pie layering potatoes and cod with browning top, and a Fruit and Flower Pudding steamed in a buttered mold using graham flour and sour milk.
In several Western states a debate rages over mine taxation. One side argues taxes are fair. the other seeks higher mining taxes to aid other sectors, especially agriculture. Utah, a key mining state, relies on mining for jobs and payroll, but low grade ore and copper price declines threaten profitability and future production. Poverty-stricken mines harm no one, so mining legislation should balance investment, employment, and progress.
The Oregon County Court in Umatilla County sets June 23 1980 at 10 a.m. at Pendleton Court House for hearing objections to the final account of A M Johnson executor of Minnie D Booher deceased. Peterson Lewis attorneys for executor.
The Baltimore Sun quotes Representative Williamson of South Dakota criticizing the federal government’s structure. He describes layers of bureaucracy as barnacles hampering reform, noting 690000 federal employees and overlapping functions. He doubts congressional will and warns that arrogance and taxation threaten history’s repeats.
Charles A. Sins serves as minister with Sunday services at 9 50 a m Bible School, 11 a m worship and sermon. Evening activities include 7 p m Young people's meeting and 8 p m song service and sermonette. Choir rehearsals Thursday nights and Women’s Missionary Society meets first Wednesday monthly. Monthly Church Night is the third Wednesday.
Dated May 31 1907 Pendleton and Weston scenes feature visits by Joseph N Scott Alta Sharp and Mrs Tharp with trips to Weston for B B Richards and M L Watts business and a large Pioneer reunion in Weston The annual gathering runs Friday through Saturday with extensive entertainment and transport by trains and hacks. A new W and C R agent Thomas of Waitsbury arrives and Rev George T Ellis reports improvement after medical treatment in Baker City Local blacksmiths receive a 200 blows per minute trip hammer shipped from Portland for Athena output.
An old advertisement extols Tum-A-Lum lumber for home projects. It jokes about crops and marriage, offers household tips such as measuring paraffin with a string, and touts window boxes trellis effects as inexpensive beauty upgrades. The tone blends humor with product pitches.
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