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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1928
Page
3
The Athena Press notes French criminologists discuss branding criminals as a severe response to crime. It cites the U S crime rate versus France and questions the idea. A Icelandic find links to a plane crash that killed royal figures and officials. The piece ends with a take on mass production and agriculture modernization.
The Morning Oregonian jokes about President Coolidge firing a pistol at a crane and breaking glass balls with a shotgun as proof of nothing, contrasting such show with real nerve needed to hatch fish and pepperize glass spheres with regularity.
Will Rogers quotes suggest President Calles lacks typical politician traits. The Beverly Hills mayor muses on voting method, saying it would be better if Mexico elected by ballot rather than bullion.
A vivid snapshot of men’s wear styles signals the Pendleton Round-Up as more than a western saga. The piece also recalls a high society wedding staged in a Swiss villa via telephone and radio, a China-Mexico security clash, a California mayoral row, and farm policy debates amid stalled farmer relief.
A Boardman resident told Port land police two Negro women robbed him of 21 50 and a stage ticket. The incident prompt could lead him to avoid dark allies. Also notes Medford’s 118 carload pear shipment and Russia’s Kellogg pact stance.
The Athena Boy Scouts report delayed Round-Up plans with next week expected. Seventeen scouts are ready to form a representative group from cubs to advanced scouts, and a Court of Honor is planned Tuesday evening to review camp tests and register advancements.
The article notes Chaucer became comptroller of customs in 1874 and details his diplomatic career. It cites embassies to Italy and Flanders, secret service pay, and a later mission to France, suggesting his travels funded his tales and that he wrote the Canterbury Tales in his spare time.
A weekly Athena column reports births and marriages in early September 1906. Highlights include a baby born to Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Der rick on Sept 10, local residents visiting Pendleton and Weston, school terms starting for Velma Wilkinson and Edyth McBride at agricultural colleges, and the marriage of Henry La Brache to Edna Linville at Weston with Rev. Payne officiating.
Notice to school patrons explains a new rule due to large enrollments. Children aged six by October 15 are normally admitted, but the district will also accept those who turn six by November 1 if space allows, subject to potential drop if capacity is exceeded. Superintendent Lee A. Meyer signs the notice.
A fragment mentions Soley's Kidney Cure cakes with unclear wording about l4pers and hladver right, suggesting a disputed claim or misprint in the periodical. No concrete dates or entities are clear from the readable text.
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