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,.;--,- Press Paragraphs Colleen Moore in "Twinkletoes" Standard Theatre, tomorrow night. Dr. and Mrs. McKinney of Weston, were in Athena Tuesday. Fred Beckner was up from his home south of Nolin, Tuesday. Charles Murray of Milton spent Sunday in Athena visiting friends. Mrs. W. P. Littlejohn spent Wed nesday in Pendleton with relatives. Howard Drew of Pendleton was a business caller in Athena Tuesday. Ray Dudley of La Crosse, Wash ington is visiting at the E. A. Dud ley home. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Kilgore ara the proud possessors of a new Es sex coach. Dr. Sharp became ill this week, and spent a couple of days at the hospital in Walla Walla. Mrs. Delia Booher of Walla Walla spent the week end in Athena with relatives and friends. James Phillips of Pendleton was in Athena Tuesday visiting his father, I. B. Phillips. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gross and Mr. and Mrs. Claud Dickenson motored to Heppner Labor Day. Mrs. Fred Pinkerton spent a por tion of last week at the Hansell ranch home north of town. Mr. and Mrs, J. Heinen are here from California, visiting at the home of Dr. and Mrs. S. F. Sharp. Mr. and Mrs. George Gerking are spending the week at Tumalo, at the home of Mr. Gerking's parents. The deer and grouse Season opens tomorrow, and Athena hunters are preparing for trips to the hills. Mr. and Mrs. Sims Dickenson spent the week end at the home of T. P. DeFreece, in Walla Walla. Jack Whiteman has returned home to Walla Walla, after a fortnight spent at the B. B. Richards home. Mr. and Mrs. E. Eager of Dayton, spent a few days this week with their son C. M. Eager and family. Com to your atata Unlvaraltjr for cultural education and professional training. Opportunity it offered in 22 departments of the College of Literature, Science and the Art Ani in tht Schooll of Architecture and Allied Arts Business Administration Educa tion Journalism Graduate Study Law Medicine Music Physi cal Education Sociology Social Work Extension Division. College Year Opens September 26, 1927 For information or catalogue iDrttt The Ri jutrar, Univtrnto of Oregon, Eugene, Or. Johnnie Hines "Stepping Along" Standard Theatre, Sunday night. Mrs. Flo Harrington of Milton, spent a couple of days in Athena this week a guest of Mrs. Rose Miller. Clark Walter will attend Gonzaga college at Spokane, this year. His three sisters will go to school at Wal la Walla. "Tuck" Hodgen, brother of Beryl Hodgen, who is a graduate of Adams high school, will enter University of Oregon. Mrs. Keen and daughter Miss Zola Keen returned to Athena Monday from a motor trip to Longview and Portland. Mrs. George Winn, well known singer and instructor in voice, who resides near Weston, was an Athena visitor Tuesday. George Sheard has returned from Hot Lake, where Mrs. Sheard under went a major operation and reports her recovering nicely. Mrs. Horace Belknap and children Of Nampa, Idaho, returned home Fri day, after a visit at the W. S. Fer guson home. Armand Bell, Weldon Bell, Roy De Freece and Oral Michener returned Saturday after a week spent at Bing ham Springs. John Johnson, nephew of Alvin Johnson is here from Los Angeles, visiting his uncle. He will stay un til after the Raund-Up. Mr. and Mrs. Riley Burden were Sunday guests of Mr. andfl Mrs. James Huggins. Mr. Burden is a brother of Mrs. Huggins. I. R. Snook of Baker, Oregon, made a business call in Athena this week, in the interests of the Pacific Life Insurance company. Glenn Arbogast who has been work ing xn Butter Creek, came up from there Sunday and is visiting friends in Athena and Pendleton. Mrs. Hedrick of Los Angeles, is visiting at the Fred Gross home west of town, she will remain here until after the Round-Up. Mrs. Louis Keen is visiting on the Sound this week, accompanying her sister, Mrs. J. F. Haynes to her nome at Enumclaw, Washington. E. 0. Venable has purchased the truck business from Claude Dicken son and with his family has again taken up residence in Athena. Mrs. Dora Sanchez who has been visiting her son and daughter in Portland, and relatives in Eugene and Springfield, returned home Sunday. Ernest Koepke returned to his home in Seattle Tuesday morning, after spending a few weeks in Athe na looking after his farming inter ests. Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Eager and daughters returned home from Sea side Thursday, thence to Dayton, Washington, to visit the E. Eager home. The young married ladies' class of the Christian church will entertain this evening in honor of the teachers of Athena schools, at the Christian church. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Jones and Mr. and Mrs. Vernon O'Harra made a motor trip to Wallowa Lake for an over Sunday visit. They went over via the Weston-Elgin road and came lain School Books And School Supplies Fountain Pens, Pencils, etc. McFadden's Pharmacy if Care of Cemetery Lots We , are equipped to furnish either perpetual or annual care of lots in the Athena Cemetery, at reason able rates. ATHENA CEMETERY .ASSOCIATION Sec E. C Prestbve, Secretary, or Ike Phillips, Sexton. back through La Grande and Pendle ton. Their speedometers registered 103 miles over the Weston-Elgm road and 163 miles over the Old Oregon Trail route. A locust shade tree was blown down by the wind Wednesday even ing, near the Athena Hotel, on Third street, necessitating repairs to tele phone lines. A. R. Coppock, Omer Stephens and Dale Stephens will hunt deer for a few days in the Ukiah country. Jens Jensen and Lloyd Michener will also hunt there. Miss Belle Anderson will leave for McMinnville tomorrow, where she will register at Linnfield college. Her address will be care of Mrs. G. G. Shirley, McMinnville. Ray Dudley, former Athena high school student, who graduated from the Colfax high schol this year, will enter University of Oregon for a four-year course of study. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kirk, Tom Kirk, Areta Kirk and LaVone Pitt man returned the fore part of the week from a motor trip to Portland, Bellingham and Vancouver, B. C. Athena stores and many of the business houses remained closed Mon day in observation of Labor Day. La Grande and Walla Walla observed the day with appropriate exercises. Phillip Murtha, who farms 800 acres of Umatilla county's fertile soil north of Weston, was here Monday and renewed his subscription to the best newspaper published in Athena. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Koepke Sr., are expected to arrive home Satur day , after sojourning in Europe thru the summer months. Miss Dor othy will remain in Italy to continue school. Mr. and Mrs. Toole have arrived in Athena and are at home in the R. B. McEwen residence. Mr. Toole is the coach who this year will have charge of athletics at Athena high school. Mrs. Hazel Raymond and daughter Betty of Portland spent Sunday and Monday in Athena, returning home Monday evening. Mrs. Bessie Beck ham went with them to spend the winter. Herman Geissel spent Labor Day with Art Coppock in the country, and incidentally we learn that Herman had his knowledge of loading cord wood on a farm wagon brushed up quite a bit. The Pambrun family are still en joying strawberries at their farm home south of Athena. The ever bearing variety is still ripening in large quantities, requiring picking twice a week. Mrs. J. W. Pinkerton who spent a couple of weeks in company with Mr. and Mrs. Frazier of Milton on a mo tor trip to Seaside, Portland and other coast points, arrived home Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Penn Harris have re turned home from an outing on the Lostine river in Wallowa county. They were accompanied on the trip by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Yenny of Walla Walla. Mrs. William Glenn and daughter Rowena, who were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Sims Dickenson, left Friday for their home at Nyssa, after spending a week in Athena. Mrs. Glenn is a sister of Mrs. Dickenson. Joe Clemons of Athena, and Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Vasser of Pendleton, spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. McClure at Albion, Washington. Mrs. McClure is the mother of Mr. Clemons and Mrs. Vasser. Mrs. Marion Hansell and daughter Helen spent the week end at Port land. Mr. Hansell, accompanied by Brooks Anderson, drove to Portland Saturday, Mrs. Hansell and Helen re turning with them, Monday. Mrs. Olin McPheron has been in Athena from Portland, visiting at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Crabill. She was ac companied on her visit here by Mrs. Wallace McPheron of Portland. Dr. Geyer, Jim Hodgen and Alton Hodgen motored to Portland Friday. Dr. Geyer and Jim came home Tues day night and Alton joined his sis ter Miss Helen Hodgen and tney con tinued on to California by steamer. Miss Broddy, Miss Bateman and Miss Sellers, teachers in the Athena school, are domiciled at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Zerba on High street and Mrs. Rominger and Miss Porter are with Mrs. Grant Prest-bye. George Wall has taken the place vacated at Thompson's Garage by Arthur Taylor, who will attend school at Cheney Normal. George had late ly been employed as driver of Claud Dickenson's truck in the dray business. Miss Alcy Foss of Spokane, was a guest this week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Foss. Miss Foss has sold her store in Spokane, and with her father, L. J. Loss will visit relatives at Moro and Terrabonne, Sherman county. Mr. and Mrs. Will Kirk and son Harold, and Mrs. Lloyd Michener will motor to Portland tomorrow, where they will remain for several days. Harold, who has been attend ing Athena high school, will register at Hill's Academy. McFadden's Pharmacy was a very busy placi Tuesday afternoon, when school children congregated there in clusters to select text books and school supplies. School opened in Athena Tuesday, Labor Day having been observed Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dell, accom panied by their son-in-law and daugh ter, Mr. and Mrs. Armond DeMerritt of Walla Walla, motored to Lewiston and spent the week end there. This was their first visit to the little Idaho city and they were favorably impressed. Mrs. Lloyd Michener has taken the position of society editor and reporter for the Athena Press, recently made vacant by the removal of Mrs. Ralph McEwen to Portland. Courtesies and news information given Mrs. Michener will be appreciated by her and the paper. The September meeting of the Christian Missionary society was held Wednesday at the home of Mrs. D. L. Hackett, Miss Zola Keen led the program with the subject: Missions in South Africa. Mrs. Hackett was assisted in serving by Mrs. J. W. Pinkerton. Mr. and Mrs. George Forrest were in Athena from Los Angeles, Wed nesday. They made the trip to Ore gon by motor, . They report meeting Harry Alexander and his son, form er Athena residents, recently. Alex ander is operating a garage at Pine Valley, California. Edgar Forrest was in town Wed nesday, returning from Rosalia, Washington, where he' has been" op erating a threshing outfit. Harvest work has been greatly hampered by rain in that district. Forrest will go to Lethbridge, Alberta, to complete the harvest season. ' On account of the Pendleton Round Up next week there will be no pic tures shown at the Standard Theatre on Saturday or Sunday nights. On Wednesday night following, Septem ber 21, the Standard will present Douglas Fairbanks' master-picture, "The Three Musketeers." Lee Whitehead has sold his barber shop to R. A. Duffied, late of Port land. Mr. Whitehead has not decid ed what he will do in the future. Mr. Duffield is an experienced barber, having conducted a shop for three years before coming here. His fam ily will come to Athena later. At a meeting of the Athena Study club Friday, Mrs. R. A. Thompson was elected president for the ensu ing year, and Mrs. Fred Radtke vice president. Miss Zola Keen as secre tary and treasurer, and Miss Myrtle Thompson as custodian, were retain ed in their present positions. The next meeting will be at Mrs. Thomp son's home. The Baptist Missionary society will hold a meeting at the home of Mrs. Zeltha Mclntyre, Thursday, Septem ber 22. Miss Lena Porter, graduate of Moody Institute, and who has re ceived the appointment of foreign missionary worker in Nicaragua, will address the meeting. Members are expected to bring all money collected on Calender Fund. Monday Fred Hodgen of Adams, made his first visit to Athena m sev eral months. Mr. Hodgen is serious ly afflicted with asthma, contracted last fall when he inhaled copper car bide while treating wheat for seed ing purposes. For a number cf months he has been taking treatment at Portland, prior to his returning home several weeks ago. Mrs. M. .L Watts entertained the Bridge club Friday evening. Extra guests were Mrs. Roseberry, Mrs. Foster and Mrs. Kershaw of Athena, Mrs! Clason Adams of Palo Alto, California. First guest prize was won by Mrs. Roseberry, club, prize Mrs. Littlejohn, consolation Mrs. Kershaw. Delicious refreshments were served by the hostess. A number of young people attend ed the "Big Parade" at the Ameri can Theatre in Walla Walla Sunday and Monday. Among them, Lois Johnson, Jennamae Read, Blanche Johnson, Reta and Mabel Adair, Lois Mclntyre, Ray Dudley, Orel Michen er, Dorothy Geissel, Thena Russell, Elsa and Emma Ringel and Ethel Geissel. v Rev. and Mrs. Bollinger entertained the young people of the Baptist church at their home on Jefferson street Monday evening, in honor of those leaving to their various col leges. The honored guests were the Misses Dorothy and Margaret Lee and Belle Anderson"; Messrs Reeve Betts, William Mumford and Gran ville Cannon. About 35 young people enjoyed the evening, after which the hostess was assisted in serving ices by Mrs. Davidson and Mrs. Lee. Watch value that defiet com paritoat Thla kwreiV watch hM a white fold Uea engraved cat and a dependable 15 Jewel Bulova Movement. j FRED H. BROWN, Jeweler Pendleton. Oreion CLOT may not make the man, but what they seem to say about him, carry a lot of weight, Order your M. Born & Company made-to-measure suit Today Phone Your Order To 152 Athena Department Store THE STANDARD THEATRE Saturday, September 10 Colleen Moore In NKLE FOES has Golden Curls and the greatest role of her career A colorful, compelling drama of Limehouse, where the sloe-eyed Malay mingles with the oily Hindoo and Furitive Chinamen rub elbows with , the Backwash of London's human undertow. International News Admission Prices, 10c-25c-35c Sunday, September 11 ines Johnny H In Stepping -Along Johnny steps into a ton of trouble when he steps out as an East Side poli tican. He grafts enough laughs toswing a dozen popularity contests! You'll vote it the jazziest comedy of the year! Pathe Review Admission Prices, 10c-25c-35c D Wednesday September 21 ecisi ouglas Fairbanks In Hree Musketeers A wonderful play with a wonderful cast of players Admission Prices 10c 35c 50c