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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1931
Page
6
Portland boxer's third meeting with Dempsey is noted among wide ranging items. The piece covers boxing buzz, tax talk, farm markets, and international finance with local notes on Mt. Hood and Walla Walla.
A quirky remark frames a local exchange about mesquite trees with a playful note on gendered plant behavior. Residents laughed at the notion that the female mesquite bites while noting the male is less problematic.
The Union Pacific campaign to ship by rail sparks debate in Arlington over freight tracks and nightly truck noise. Residents fear early morning disruptions, with drivers and townsfolk exchanging views on the impact and duration of the disturbances.
United Press reports from Wu Han district and Hankow describe thousands of starving survivors perched on roofs as relief efforts falter. Villagers blame the Yangtze dragon god for the flood after the temple's demolition and refuse aid or relocation. Epidemics loom as cholera inoculation attempts race against disease.
In the County Court of Oregon for Umatilla County the final account and report in the estate of George M Banister, deceased, have been filed. A hearing is set for Saturday September 19, 1951 at 10:00 A M in the County Court room, Pendleton Oregon. Objections must be filed by that date. Dated August 21, 1931 at Athena Oregon. Watts & Oregon Attorneys for Executrix Seite AMLSIS.
Frige, well known in the city, married Wednesday to Miss Eva Pool of Freewater. Doug Flynn delivered 41 head of beef cattle from John Day to W. E. Taylor this week. Mr.
Notice is given that Ellen F. Potter is administratrix of the Potter estate. Attorneys Watts and Prestledge of Athena Oregon represent the estate. Coordinates or filing reference 5402 noted.
Taylor sent a cerlead to Tacoma and kept funds for the local market. The party left Wasco, Oregon, where the minister will be stationed for the year. A. B. McEwen and T. J. Exk anticipate work with year-old males on the farm equipment, expecting a busy winter harness training. Louis Beck and wife of Wichita are mentioned in the notes.
Goods and services advertised include hay for sale by Mrs C H Potter of Athena and eyewear services at Schneller's in Walla Walla. Pendleton Music House advertises used battery recties and piano tuning with high grade piano partly paid for.
In Mesdor park a crowd watched bucking horses and wild bulls. Dick Stanley was thrown and kicked in the head by a frenzied animal. Friends and a physician rushed to aid the prostrate rider as the animal lurched toward him. The event ended with Stanley given immediate medical attention.
A collage of quips about soot, coal, wolves, painting costs, and a small anecdote about a five year old boy needing a doctor after a lip injury. The piece blends editorials with cartoons and short dialogues from a 20th century newspaper page.
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