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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1930
Page
3
The Athena Press in Athena Oregon publishes subscription rates: one year two dollars, six months one dollar, and three months fifteen cents. The notice is dated November 21, 1930 and credits Boyd as owner and publisher.
In 1915 Dr. Charles Steinmetz predicted cheaper electricity and home heating by electric power with automatic cooking and climate control, synchronized film, electrified farms, cleaner cities, and plants moving closer to resources. The Hume Illinois Record notes the 2016 view that his forecasts largely proved accurate and the electric industry's growth unparalleled.
State labor commissioner collected 47954 for unpaid wages totaling 156061 this year, leaving 88707 unpaid. Had House Bill 174 passed, the commissioner could take wage claims in trust and sue for collection, with a future payroll bond requirement for employers to guarantee regular paydays for a year.
State market agent notes New Jersey law requiring bond and a license from the agriculture department for cash on delivery sales by commission merchants and brokers. The measure acts as a check on fraud and helps settlements, though not a total safety guarantee. Oregon stockmen report cattle conditions remain below average with potential winter losses if conditions worsen. Exports from Portland slow with small wheat shipments to Japan and the United Kingdom, while export flour business stays dull but mills have enough work booked to stay running.
G. W. Weatherly, a prominent Portland capitalist, backs a Springdale venture on the Columbia highway with $250,000. The project envisions a poultry farm for 100,000 birds, 20,000 pheasants and large trout pools to supply the market, signaling a notable regional development.
The National City Bank of New York reports no clear indication of decisive change in the eastern financial situation and industrial conditions during the past month with mixed signs suggesting cautious stability ahead.
U S total apple shipments from October 26 to November 6 reached 60 313 carloads, down from 62 288 last year. Washington led with 20 871, Idaho 4 626, Oregon 8 222 carloads as the region faces tax shifts. A Oregon Journal writer suggests new tax law changes could ease a 2 1 million burden from real property.
The Athene school audience praised the high school play presentation Friday evening and anticipate more performances of the same quality.
The piece notes that football generates more revenue than some university endowments, making stadiums at large colleges and universities part of a high money class. It highlights football as a major income source in higher education athletics.
The Portland Sunday Mercury argues repeal would deprive Pullman car smokers of conversation topics, lamenting the loss of shared small talk as the supposed bitter outcome of ending Prohibition.
In Madrid streets the tamborine yields to the gat as rioters clash with police during a 48 hour general strike paralyzing the Spanish capital.
A new train robbery occurred in California with no injuries reported. Authorities described the incident as a calculated act but provided few details on suspects or motives. Local officials urged vigilance while promising a full investigation.
Classified notices include sale offers for dry wood turkeys Jersey calves and watches from Athena Walla Walla and Pendleton. Also a 1930 summons in Umatilla County Oregon court directing Inez Westerdale and others to answer a real estate complaint with Lot 11 and surrounding lands described and a four week publication deadline.
Notice is given that the undersigned as appointed executrix on the estate of Reed Hill deceased in Umatilla County Oregon requires all persons with claims against the estate to present them with vouchers to Raley Warner in Pendleton within six months from the date of this notice dated November 7 1930. Attorneys Mary I Hill in Pendleton for the administratrix N705.
The week in Athena features a Thanksgiving masquerade ball and a Friday Night Skating Club event with historic character representations. Rural telephone improvements, property and marriage notices, cattle sales, and Thanksgiving gatherings illustrate social life and local commerce among residents such as Glen Saling, Edward Kidder, Miss Kezia Clemons, and Byron Hawks.
A collection of quirky lines and home notes shows a Distinct rural life scene with references to a Methodist parsonage porch project led by Donald McFayden, domestic insulation work, and homely humor about driving, voices through doors, and old fashioned proverbs.
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