Rockefeller gifts cited by year 1981 report in Athena Press
A Athena Press item notes Rockefeller Foundation gifts totaling 15 million in 1981 with total principal funding at 143 million. Yale Chicago Harvard and Columbia receive large sums plus gifts to France Poland England China Japan and Germany. Public health nursing faces a stringent winter with growing school and rural needs.
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Rockefeller Foundation
Yale
University of Chicago
Columbia
Harvard
France
Poland
England
China
Japan
Germany
Mary Sewall Hardner
A Long Ago Advice From Edison Amid Oregon Farm Trends
The article cites Thomas A. Edison urging courage and faith in a public statement. It compares 1900 and 1930 farm debt figures in Oregon showing a rise in mortgaged indebtedness, notes swan appearances in the Pacific Northwest, reports Josephine county food conservation aiding over 50 families, and discusses agricultural cooperatives benefits especially for dairy farmers. It also mentions gun legislation limits and a potato show in Weston with Athena participation, plus Manuel Azana’s stance in Spain and a University of Oregon versus Oregon State comparison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Commerce
Oregon
Homecoming Hopes After Oregon and Local Scores
Weekend sports note recalls Oregon’s 14 to 6 win over New York and O C C’s 7 to 6 loss to Washington State. It notes upcoming Eugene homecoming and reports on farm markets, grain storage, prunes, and local developments in Benton and Wallowa counties.
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U. of O
New York
Washington State College
Eugene
Nobody's Goat: Gandhi Has His Own Way
A compact quip compares a whale to a flexible view of leadership and hints at Gandhi's independence, noting he is not anyone's pawn and has his own stance despite external labels or expectations.
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Gandhi
Notice to Creditors Estate of Mary E Michael
In the Oregon County Court of Umatilla County Mary E Michael is deceased Charles A Michael appointed administrator He has qualified and all creditors must present claims with vouchers to Peterson and Lewis attorneys Pendleton Oregon within six months from first publication October 9 1031.
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State of
Oregon
Umatilla
Mary E. Michael
Charles A. Michael
Mary EB. Michael
Peterson and Lewis
Inland Empire Bank
Pendleton
Peterson & Lewis
Judge Wilkerson Links Capone Gang to Courtroom Intimidation
The judge described Capone’s outlaw gang as controlling witnesses in the trial, with D Andrea found in the courtroom wearing a revolver and a gunman behind Capone. He warned of public tolerance for organized crime and its violence in American cities.
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Wilkerson
Capone
D'Andrea
United States
Thanksgiving Show Planned by Athena Public School
Athena Public school with Commercial Association and friends hosts Thanksgiving entertainment at the Athena Opera House on Wednesday November 24. The event aims to include the community with a jolly evening of activities and school involvement.
Seeding Struggles and School Board Actions Quiet Week
A Nebraska California visit ends with Mrs. Alexander returning home next week. Farmers McBride McEwen and Kirk report seeding progress hampered by snow and freeze up. The school board plans a new stove and projectors for four rooms and to research electric wiring. A small fire near Mrs Watts’s cottage on Jefferson Street caused excitement but was extinguished. Athena band members rehearse regularly and show progress, promising a strong winter season.
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Nebraska
California
Athena
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The
Athena Press
F. B. Boyd
National Electric Light Association
Thomas A. Edison
America
Pacific Northwest
Seattle
Klamath Lake
Josephine County
Weston
Manuel Azana
Spain
Spanish Republic
University of Oregon
Oregon State
Cocos Isle Nenetarnaye
Benton County
Hungary
Wallowa County
Wallowa
Sullivans Gulch
Portland
Lloyd
Milton - Freewater
Union Pacific
Stage Travel
Gordon M
Oregon Journal
B. B. Richards
General Insurance
Athena Hotel
Laura Froome
Athena Opera House
Athena Public School
Commercial Association
Walla Walla
Nettie Elliott
Casper Woodward
S. G. Fisher
Central Christian Church
Fred Koontz
M. E
Dr. Sharp
Fred Shoemaker
Velma Wilkinson
F. Wilson
T. H. Beverley
H. I. Watts
T. J. Kirk
J. D. Isreal
Dayton
Washington
Edna Whiteman
James Henderson
Ed Taylor
Baptist Church
Byron Hawks
Spokane
Anson Wood
Dean Dudley
H. H. Alexander
Schneller’s
East Main
Ben Bateman
North Athena
Dr. O. T. Harstad
Freewater
W. H. McKinney
Sharp
Dale Rothwell
Woolworth's
Watts & Prestlge
Attorneys-At-Law
Main Street
Bruno Weber
Jens Jensen
Pendleton, Oregon
Beauty
Penn Harris
Prop
Stock Land
L. L. Montague
Arlington
Foley
Tum-a-Lum Lumber Company
First National Bank
Gallaher's Garage
J. E. Gallaher
Continental Oil Company
Germ
Bryce Baker
Twin City
T. E. Smith
Preston-Shaffer Milling CO
Electrical Department
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