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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1931
Page
6
Athena Oregon notices publish subscription rates for one year six months and three months with prices. It lists 2.00 for one year 1.00 for six months and 75 cents for three months, under owner F B Boyd imprint. The document is dated October 30 1931 in Athena Oregon.
The city budget analysis notes a large overall drop from 1931’s totals to 1932. Amortization of street bonds, reductions in water department materials, and lower miscellaneous items drive the net decrease, with tax receipts and debt levels also falling significantly.
A collection of editorial observations notes that preventing crime is wiser than punitive measures and that simple reforms can stop lawbreaking without burdening law abiding citizens. It references safety campaigns, highway modernization costs, and attitudes toward driving responsibility.
A playful jumble references Al Capone facing Leavenworth and his long odds on a return after eleven years. Jiggs and jokes about Portland whale killings spur light whimsy as Will Rogers quips about M Laval and Washington visits. The Eugenie hat makes a brief, fanciful cameo.
National Committee on the Cause and Cure of War circulates a peace petition from Princeton calling for bold disarmament reductions. It targets 5 million American signatures to present at the Geneva conference in 1932, with support from 11 national women's organizations. Similar drives occur worldwide with millions already signed in Holland and England.
A nephew of Samuel Untermyer vanished years ago triggering a nationwide search with detectives and big expenses. Commander Booth offers help by listing him in the War Cry Missing Persons section with a photo. A Norfolk dishwasher buys the paper and reveals the man.
A hungry job seeker asked for 25 cents to buy food, received aid from the Tribune, found work and warm clothes, then returned to repay the loan and documented the lenders in a notebook.
In the County Court of Oregon Umatilla County the estate of Mary E Michael deceased is administered by Charles A Michael who has qualified. Creditors must present claims with vouchers to Peterson and Lewis Attorneys for Administrator at The Inland Empire Building Pendleton Oregon within six months from the first publication dated October 9 1951.
A brief note praises honesty in modern times and recalls the saying that a wit is a feather and a chief a rod, but an honest man is the noblest work of God while recounting how a 25 cent loan for meals was repaid.
The paper contrasted a wandering man who boasts of never working, with no family or home, as a destructive force, against G. B. Carroll retired with honors after 30 years at Pacific Telephone, noted for constructive deeds, a large circle of friends, and a stable home. The piece implied a moral about who improves the community.
Deer runs are plentiful this season but five Oregon men have died from mis armed rifles during hunting. The piece questions whether deer hunting merits the fatalities and suggests exams for licensing hunters and woodcraft credentials as a possible solution.
Twenty two years ago Ben Osborne, a Milton farmer, was injured when his runaway team threw him from a wagon. Coomans buys Luna’s interest in the Second and Main blacksmith shop in Athena. Louis LaBrasche brought lumber after admitting he needed a woodshed for 28 years. Student high marks feature Zelma DePeart, Archie McIntyre, Merna DePeart, Raymond Wilkes, Pearl Coomans, Henry Koepke, William Plucker. Local staff and visitors include Mrs. E Griswold, Mrs. Len Akers, Misa Minnie Keen, Mr. Welch of Chicago, and West from LaGrande overseeing artesian well work. Conductor W. D. Fiester was killed after a fall from a train at Waitsburg. O. B. Steward of Stew-
Eyes examined and glasses properly fitted at Schneller's. Located on East Main in Walla Walla, this service highlights thorough eye care and eyewear fitting at a local shop.
Ard and Brown with family plan to arrive in Athena late this month as permanent residents. Steward intends to reside in Athena and will actively manage Athena's Department Store. Also noted is a short circuit issue at the pumping plant and a local misadventure involving Shorty Phillips and Grover Bowles at Fay LeGrow's Miles City stock ranch.
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