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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1931
Page
7
The Providence Bulletin cites Will Carleton and Pathfinder Magazine to argue Thanksgiving is a transient, material feast and urges gratitude beyond possessions. It contrasts early Washington menus with modern feasts and asserts giving increases personal happiness through spreading benefits to others.
County Agent J J Inskeep and Clackamas farmers found seed from well stored lots produced up to 40 percent higher yields than poorly stored seed in a trial. The top three high yielding lots came from seed stored in cold conditions starting in April, with the best year round storage conditions yielding most. Athena duck hunters found pond frozen Sunday, resulting in poor shooting.
Read like a reflective Thanksgiving piece blending Browning parody with moral reflections. It contrasts gluttony and gratitude, cites editorials on noble work and growth, and ends with a passage from the Indianapolis News urging service over self.
A bird previously reported to be unwell rose at dawn and ate a hearty breakfast, indicating no visible deterioration. The incident focuses on the creature’s unexpected vigor after concerns were raised.
Oregon dairymen earned about five percent on investment plus family wages for the year ending April 1 1931, with butterfat costs at 40 cents per pound and prices at 41 cents. Irrigated eastern Oregon showed the lowest production costs, while Willamette valley dairymen benefited from higher fluid milk prices. The study by Oregon State College researchers covers 514 dairy farms across 22 counties and will continue next year.
Government indexes show the egg and poultry industry in the most favorable position among major farm enterprises, per the November Oregon Agricultural Extension Service farm situation report. Prices for poultry products on October 15 stood at 110 percent of the prewar five year average, higher than other farm groups.
Walter M. Pierce, Democrat and former Oregon governor, rejects John W. Davis’s proposal to base next party convention delegates on current congressional apportionment. Storm doors have been installed at Athena Hotel lobby to ward off the coming winter weather.
Sunday school at 10 a.m. led by Lewia Stewart Superintendent with classes for all ages and capable teachers. Morning worship at 11 includes a children sermon A Message from the Postage Stamp and an adult topic The House of God. Evening worship at 6 30 features A Rich Publican Saved. Thanksgiving prayer meeting Thursday at 7 30 with songs and thoughts. visitors welcome.
Jonathan Butler, chief assistant to Maj. John L. Griffith, Big Ten commissioner of athletics, has been selected by the Pacific Coast Conference to supervise athletics.
The article urges daily study to avoid last minute cramming during the second six weeks tests. It notes teachers’ appreciation of consistent effort, urges gratitude during Thanksgiving, and encourages steady daily work for good grades at term end.
The third standardized bookkeeping test was taken by the class to compare work with peers and identify weak points. Bon nie Alkire Fred Singer and Garth Pinkerton were excused from typing Friday November 20 for three mistakes per day. Goldie Miller Leland Jenkins Marjorie Douglas and Betty Eager were exempted from Typing II practice for accurate typing.
The high school play Second Childhood drew large crowds for two nights with strong audience laughter and applause. Between acts, the band and glee club performed, and 25 percent of admission fees totaling $20 was donated to Athena’s unemployed relief fund.
An assembly on Wednesday November 18 featured songs The Midship Mate Welcome Sweet Springtime Columbia the Gem of the Ocean and Battle Hymn of the Republic. Mr Bloom spoke on questions of interest to students. The junior class sold candy for 10.65 to fund the spring Junior Senior banquet. Robert Rose and Bud Miller won one dollar each for ticket sales. Both tied for first by selling 45 tickets. The high school band began practicing three new pieces Serenade a March and an Overture and added three new members Gail Zerba Glenn Me Cullough and Max Johnson.
A group of Athena football fans traveled to Walla Walla on Thanksgiving Day to attend the Whitman Williamette football game and support their team.
Oregon State Game Commission projects over 3,000 trappers licensed for the December 1 to February 28 season with a new $3 license fee up from last year. Fur value in Oregon runs about $250,000 yearly, led by skunk musk rat coyote mink raccoon and bobcat with beaver now fully protected. A surge of trappers is expected amid scarce work, with interstate shipments monitored by federal game protectors.
The forest service reports Oregon will get 122557 as its 26 percent share of national forest receipts for fiscal year 1931. Funds will be prorated among counties with national forest lands based on forest acreage in each county.
Oregon radio speaker Robert Gordon Duncan was released from Multnomah county jail Monday night after serving a six month sentence for violating the federal radio act by using improper language on the air.
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