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Press Paragraphs Henry Dell was a Walk Walla vis itor Tuesday. Floyd Pinkerton is driving a new Hudson coach. Helix is advertising a turkey shoot to be held today. P. T. Harbour of Weston was in Athena Tuesday. Miss Hilda Dickenson spent Mon day in Walla Walla. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Dudley were visitors in Milton Tuesday. Tom Gilkey has returned to Athe na after an extended stay with Al Sitrmon near Moscow, Idaho. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Purcell were in town Wednesday, from Weston. Mr. and Mrs. James Smock of Weston were in Athena Tuesday. E. C. Prestbye is spending the week visiting relatives in Seattle. Athena stores will remain closed all day next Thursday, Thanksgiving Day. Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Morrison oZ Adams, were in Athena, Monday evening. Marion Hansell and Wade Goodman made a business trip to Spokane, Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Frances Lieuallen of Adams, visited friends in Athena, Monday evening. Marion Jack prominent farmer liv- I ing in Pendleton, transacted business j here, Wednesday. H. I. Watts, loi-al attorney has j been attending to legal business this week in Pendleton. Mrs. M. M. Johns will leave Satur day for Portland, where she will vis it for a short time. Dudley Rogers, Frank Williams and Tom Kirk returned from Port land Monday evening. Mrs. Rose Miller and mother visited relatives in Milton and Walla Wal la Friday and Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Barnett ware in Athena Tuesday evening , from their home near Adams. Mrs. A. L. McTCwen spent a couple days last week in Walla Walla, where she visited with relatives. Mrs. D. B. Banister spent last v.--rfc in Milton, at the home of her daugh ter, Mrs. Raymond Geissel. Henry Thompson line manager of the Tacific Telephone and Telegraph company with headquarters at Pen dleton, was a business visitor here Tuesday. Much local interest is being shown in the Oregon-O. A. C. football game to be played in Corvallis tomorrow. Mr. Purcell is here from the Wil lamette valley, visiting at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Marion Hansell. Mrs. S. F. Sharp, who is at St. Mary's hospital Walla Walla, receiv ing treatment, is expected home soon. Mrs. Celia Burden visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Al Siginon near Moscow, Idaho, over the week end. Mrs. M. M. Johns and Mr. and Mrs. Flint Johns attended the opera, "The Bohemian Girl" in Pendleton Monday night. Mrs. Lillian Dobson and Mrs. Amie Upton, who are teachers in the Stage Gulch district, visited in Athena over the week end. William Hall well known Indian, who recently suffered a paralytic stroke was in town Monday much improved in health. Mrs. Armond DeMerritt of Walla Walla' was a guest at the home ot her parents Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dell, several days this week. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Russell and Mrs. Allie Bell have returned from a visit to Spokane, where they were guests at the Al Nordean home. Lee Whitehead is a weekly visitor to his brother, who is confined in a Walla Walla hospital, where he was operated on, sometime ago. Mrs. A. B. McEwen is at the home cf her daughter Mrs. Dr. Jenkins, in Los Angeles. Mrs. McEwen expects to remain in the south during the winter months. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Goff will ar rive Saturday evening for a visit at the home of their daughter Mrs. R. B. McEwen. The visitors will re main until after Thanksgiving. The transfer of the farm land ad joining the W. J. Pinkerton place on the north, has been transfered by the John Bell estate to Floyd Pinkerton, purchaser. Consideration not given. The condition of Miss Jennamae Read, who sustained a major opera tion at St. Mary's hospital, Walla Walla, Monday, is still serious, but it is expected that she will recover. A new class of men has been added to those formerly crganized by F. J. Hammer, the members of which are, Melvin and William Coppock, Gran- N k2 ft i Candy Specials Peanut Cluster 1-2 lb. 27c Walnut Cream Paddie 1-2 lb. 27c Assorted Chocolates Full pound 39c Mc Fai )den's Pharmacy ville Cannon and Floyd Pinkerton This will make possible a double male quartette which has already taken up work in that direction. Misses Arlene Myrick and Betty Eager of Athena, and Miss Mildred McCollum of Adams, spent the week end at the Watts ranch home, north of Athena, guests of Mrs. Roseberry, Mrs. Forrest Zerba has received word from her parents at Grants Pass, that Everett, their son, has small pox. He is getting along nice ly at present, was the last word re ceived by Mrs. Zerba. A letter to his son Sam, gives the information that "Dad" Haworth will soon return to Oregon from Ten nessee, and that James Haworth con templates returning to Oregon", "and will reside at Marshfield. ' Mrs. Jacob Creighton, who has been in Athena several weeks at the bedside of her mother, Mrs. A. Wagner, has returned to her home i Colfax, Washington. The condition of Mrs. Wagner is the same, being very grave. After twenty-cne years, Bert Ram sey and his son Delwin were united. when the son, accompanied by his wife, arrived in Athena this week; from Ketcham, Idaho. Mr. and Mrs, Delwin Ramsey will remain here indefinitely. The Standard Theatre will appreci ate the loan of a copy of "The Waltz Dream," Strauss, tor piano, to be used as the music theme for tomor row night's presentation of th Photoplay based on the Strauss op eretta. Free admission will be given the one bringing the music to the Press office prior to tomorrow noon Mrs. S. C. Stanton who has spent several months at Prinveville at the heme of her son, returned to her home in Athena, Tuesday evening Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rainville and daughter Miss Francis Rainville of Colfax, Washington, who passed through Athena, last week by motor on their way to Prineville, brought Mrs. Stanton back with them as far as Athena. Mrs. Rainville is a daughter of Mrs. Stanton. I ! T T-l - . T - I nign Dcnooi motes , . I Reardan, Wash., Bank Robbed. Roardan, Wash. Three masked rob bers held up three employes and a customer of the Farmers' State bank and escaped with $2500 In cash and about $19,000 In liberty bonds. A man who at first refused to Ire his name was captured by two members of a posse within three hours of the rob bery, and the money and $8260 of the bonds were recovered. Submarine Booze Ship Captured. St. Albans, Vt. A "submarine booze ship" loaded with 4000 bottles of Canadian ale has been captured by the Canadian royal mounted police for American authorities, off Fort Mont gomery, N. Y., in Lake Champlain. This is the third submersible to fall Into the hands of customs officers, ac cording to Collector Whitehall. The craft Is a makeshift undersea boat towed behind a launch to foil the Bpeed boats on guard. Herman Wise, Astoria Ex-Mayor Dies Astoria, Or. Herman Wise, for 48 years a prominent resident of Astoria, died Saturday night of heart disease. His death came unexpectedly. He haj been chosen county judge at last Tues day's election. He was 64 years old mil was born in Germany. 1 Grocery and Furnishings Store Toys-Toys-Toys I One of the finest line of Toys ever carried in Athe na. A big, new stock to select from. We also have a big line of Presents for Men and Boys. Comprising Shirts, Handkerchiefs, Silk Socks, Ties, Etc Neatly packed in Christmas Boxes Remember, we carry a full line of Vegetables and Fruits for the Holiday and Partv table sri:virs GROCERY Quality Quantity. Service. Phone 171. Athena, Oregon The rating of the various teams in the Round Robin Basketball Tourna ment stands as follows: Kretzer won three lost none; A. Taylor won two lost one; D. Taylor won two lost "one Stephens won one lost two; Radtke won none lost two; Pittman won' none lost two'.'-' i. At a recent meeting of the basket ball girls Dorothy Geissel was elected captain for the coming season. Mrs.' Fred ' Hanson of Holdman has been engaged to paint some in terior scenery for the school stage, The fifth . and sixth ' grades have charge of the assembly program for Friday ' morning November 19. I he hf th and sixth grades are building a dairy project. Prizes are offered to the ones making' the best log cabins-and barns. Wayne Ban ister has made a typical log- cabin for the use of the project. Mr. Miller, Alberta Charlton, Lois Johnson; Granville. Cannon and Clif ford Woods attended the V. of O.-W. S. C. football game at Pullman last Saturday ... Thena Russell and Lorena Schu bert were in Walla Walla Sunday." Jennamae Read who has been ser iously ill, w"as operated1 on' Monday night. Lavone and Ethel Pittman attended the "Bohemian Girl" in Pendleton Monday night. Ray Johnston helped - his parents move to Moscow ever the week end Mr. and Mrs. Moris Belcher, who teach near Hermiston, visited at M I. Millers Armistice Day. Mr. Hadley's brother," C. E. Had ley of Longview, Washington, visit ed here over the week end. He is a salesman for the Long Bell Lumber company. Miss Hanna will meet her music pupils on Tuesday instead of Wednes day of next week. There will be no school on Thurs day and Friday of next week. Church of Christ The subject for "the sermon next Sunday morning will be "The Light of the World," Mrs. Phillips will bring the message at this time. The Sunday school attendance is on the increase. We are in "Hold that Line" contest and hope to see the school grow much. The Junior Endeavor society will be postponed on account of the . revival campaign which Mr, Phillips has begun at Adams. The church people here will dismiss Sun day evening arid attend the meeting at Adams. We welcome you to all our services and 1 to the two weeks revival services at Adams. These ser vices begin each' evening ' at 7:30. Come! You will be well repaid for for your trouble. Baptist Church Sunday school at 9:45 A. M. Mr. Hadley, Superintendent. Classes for all. Divine worship at 11:00 A. M. A Thanksgiving Service. Junior and Senior Young People meet at 5:30 and 6:30 P. M. respectively. Song and Praise service at 7:30 P. M. Evening theme, The Gospel of the Open Door. Young Peoples Prayer service Tuesday evening at 7:30 P. M. Mid-week meeting - Thursday evening at 7:30 P. M.- You are in vited to any or all of these services. Come to B. Y. P. U. Sunday even ing 6:30. Miss Lois Smith is the lead er. There will be a Thanksgiving Pageant. Methodist Episcopal Church Church school at 10 A. M. Morn ing worship at 11:00 o'clock. Young peoples meeting at 7:30 P. M. Choir rehearsal Tuesday evening ' at 7:30. Sunday November 28, Dr. Hisey, our district superintendent will have charge of the morning service." Mercury Destroy Fungus Mercury, which In one form or an. other is a specifle for various human tils, Is the last word In fungicides for nursery stock. 'Treaitment with r or ganic compounds of . mercur ' durlnir the operation of grafting apple nurs ery trees ties been round by Depart ment of Arrlcuttiir pYiwt fn materially subsequent Infection of the sncK wiin crown gall. Formaldehyde has been used In the oast for this nun: nose, but the more recently developed mercury compounds have proved much more efficacious In checkinr the unread of the fungus growth. ' Uouuie Meaning A man had a sllzht difference of opinion with his wife. But he ac knowledged his ' error Quite rener- ously by saying: "You are rlcht and I am wronr. as you generally are. Good bt. dear " and he hurried off to catch his train. "So nice of him to nut It tike that." his wife said to herself. And then she began ' to think about It. Tit-' Bits. Three Fish Stories "After three hours and a half landed h' i, and he tipped the scale at Just 273 pounds." 'Anvoue flshlne off this nmnertv will be severely prosecuted." "I tell you It was the finest filet of sole I ever tasted, and for the three of as It came to only 90 cenU." -' IMes Just received a shipment of the famous Pendleton all wool Indian Robes in beautiful colors Price to$2I Phone Your Order To 152 Athena Dep artmeni Store THE STANDARD THEATRE Saturday, November 20 New Screen Hit 11 wmn Strauss' Famed Operetta on the Silver Screen at Last With Will v Fritsch add Xeina Desni Oscar Strauss' world famed operetta is here, brilliantly carried over into a picture to delight you. Take a trip to Vienna at its gayest and most glamor ous, on the wings of the famous Strauss Waltz! Look behind the throne and see Princes and Princesses as human beingsserious, funny, in love, falling for Dan Cupid's tricks just like ordinary mortals! International News Comedy Admission Prices, 10c-35c Sunday; November Renee Adoree and Ralph Graves In - .Bterncy A photoplay based on Donh Byrne's 'In Praise of James Carabine,, He was beaten to, hi knees l-and then, he thought of the girl. who believed in him. A powerful, fast-moving story of a man's regeneration through loe and a girl's faith ! Renee Adoree, as Peggy, the Irish beauty, ' will capture your heart, just as she won the heart and steeled the fists of James Cara bine. 1 Pathe Review Comedy Admission Prices. 10c-35e Wednesday, November 24 Warner Bros. Present MMy,:Wlftran(M From the story by Harriet Beecher Stowe who wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin." The wife and mother loved them both; but they both loved another who was beautiful with the lure and brilliance of a peacock strutting in the sun for all to admire and pet; what chance had the wife and mother against younger charms that dazzled, blinded and tore reason from its throne to put a baser emotion in its place? For the answer see "My Wife and I," the latest Warner Classic of the screen. Comedy Admission Prices 10c-35c