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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 23, 1927)
Press Paragraphs Hugh Glenn was here thi3 week from Nyssa, Oregon. Miss Gladys Dickenson is confined to her home with the mumps. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Flock and family are new arrivals in Athena. W. S. Brock of Portland visited the McEwen Brothers over Sunday. Mrs. Lew McNair is employed at Hopf's Garment Shop in Pendleton. Mrs. Lowell Hyatt of Weston was a business caller in Athena Tuesday. Ace Wagner of Umapine was a business visitor in Athena, Tuesday. Mrs. McDowell of Kamela visited her mother Mrs. Joseph Sheard last week. Miss Vennie Marquis of Pendleton spent the week end with friends in Athena. Mrs. Alva Blalock of Spokane ia visiting her sister, Mrs. Lawrence Pinkerton. Donald Haynie of Bend, Oregon a former Athena boy was here over the week end. William Morrison, a Pendleton Realty man, was a business caller in Athena Tuesday. After a serious illness Mrs. Edgar Adair is again able to be at their place of business. The Baptist church has completed improvements on the basement of the church recently. Mrs. Mollie Danner has been visit ing friends and relatives in Athena and Milton the past week. Wilber Harden , Sunday evening went to Eugene, where he will enter the University of Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Neagle of Pendleton were guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Johnson. Mrs. Theresa Berlin of Walla Wal la was a business caller in Athena the early part of the week. Miss Ellen Henry who is teaching at Boardman spent the week end with her parents in Athena. Mrs. Rose Portwood of Walla Wal la was over and spent Tuesday with her sister, Mrs. Marie Finch. Mary Jane Harder of Milton spent the week end with her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Frank DeFreece. Miss Velma Schubert and Miss Dor is Schubert spent the week end with relatives at Rosalia, Washington. Charles Wilson of Asotin, Washing ton, spent Sunday at the home of his brother, Lee Wilson, in Athena. Mrs. Grace Kintzly of Portland is visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Ramsey, parents of Mrs. Kintz ly. Dr. and Mrs. Wm. Krassig and son of Portland were week end visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ker shaw. Some farmers are still clinging to Hybrid wheat. H. A. Barrett and R. B. McEwen will start seeding next, week. Mrs. Henry Dell and Mrs. Armond DeMerritt of Walla Walla have gone to Portland where they will visit for a week. Mrs. II. A. Barrett and Mr3. Wil liam Ferguson were guests of the Past Matrons club at the home of Mrs. J. B. Perry in Pendleton. The affair being in honor of Mrs. Saling and Mrs. Parks who are leaving Pen dleton. An old moneer. Jim Gorman was in Athena Tuesday representing the Mitchell, Lewis & Staver company of Portland. Tidies of the Baptist Missionary society were entertained at the home of Mrs. Zeltha Mclntyre Wednesday afternoon. ,A. L. McEwen has returned from St. Mary's hospital, Walla Walla, where he recently underwent a minor operation. M. J. Eachrean of Ottawa, Canada, was a week end guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. McPherson during tne Round-Up. Rev. G. W. Lewis, returned Mission ary from China will preach at the Baptist church Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. Mrs. Rush and daughter Alberta of Prescott were in Athena Tues day en route to their ranch home near Helix. E. A. Dudley, Glenn Dudley, Dean Dudley and Tilman Beckner are hunt ing in the mountains back of Bing ham Springs. The interior of the Athena Depart ment store is being calsomined and painted. Justin Harwood is wielding the paint brush. Mrs. Floyd Manville of Eugene, fnec Dora Bennett) spent last week in Athena and vicinity visiting re latives and friends. The J. T. club will meet September 30th, at the home of Mrs. Max Hop per. This is the first meeting since the summer vacation. Mrs. W. T. McLeod left Wednes day morning for Portland, where she will visit her daughter, Miss Gladys McLeod, for several weeks. The ladies of the Baptist church will hold a cooked food sale Satur day at the Pure Food Grocery. Come and get your Sunday dinner. Mr. and Mrs. T. P. DeFreece were week end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Sims Dickenson. Mr. and Mrs. De Freece live in Walla Walla. The different W. C. T. U. societies contributed to the W. C. T. U. home for girls and children at Corvallis The local society giving $1.1.75. Miss Roma Charlton who will at tend Normal school at Monmouth, loft Athena Wednesday evening. Albert Richardson of Clodius, Washington, was a visitor at the J. S. Huffman home, last week and at tended the Round-Up while here. N. A. Miller has received announce ment of the death of his sister, Mrs. Julia Martin, at Centerville, Iowa, September 16, at the age of 85 years. Cards received by friends from Mr. and Mrs. II. I. Watts locate them at Cordova, Alaska, and they are enjoying their trip to the utmost. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Smith were down from Moscow and spent the past week with relatives and friends in Athena. Ray Johnston accompan ied them here, and will attend Athe na high school. Glen and Ace Arbogast who came up from Ritter and attended tha last day of the Round-Up, spent Satur day night and Sunday forenoon at the Geissel home in Athena. Sun- Leather Goods Special Bill Folds Coin Purses Pocket Books fer day afternoon they returned to their home accompanied by Herman Ueis- sel who will spend a couple ot weeKs with them and also will hunt in that neighborhood. Mr. ad Mrs. Roy Cox and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Martin and children spent the week end in the mountains above McDougal. They report seeing one deer. Miss Marie Foster who is employ ed by the Preston-Shaffer Milling company, was absent from her work a couple of days this week on account of illness. Miss Elsa Ringel left Monday for Portland. She will spend a couple of days in the metropolis before go ing to Corvallis, where she is a senior at 0. A. C. Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Zerba and sons left Tuesday morning for Grants Pass, where they will visit Mrs. Zerba's parents Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stockstill. Miss Helen Wright of Walla Walla who has been a guest of Mrs. Penn Harris for the past two weeks, was accompanied to her home by Mr. and Mrs. Harris, Sunday. Mrs. M. L. Watts has been a pa tient at College Place sanitarium the past week. She was called home Sunday evening, Mr. Watts being ill. However both are improving. Rev. Loree. at one time pastor of the local Baptist church was in Athe na Saturday. Miss Dorothy Loree returned home with her father af ter a few weeks spent in Athena. Marion Hansell, Sam Pambrun and Fay LeGrow of Athena, and John Ankeny of Walla Walla, left this morning for the Selway district in Idaho, on their annual hunting trip. J. E. Jones spent Sunday on Reed & Hawley mountain hunting. Hen ry Booher and Fred Pittman were al so in the hills Sunday. Each was successful in bagging a young bear. Scotty Kretzer accompanied by Bud Peterson of Pendleton left Saturday night by motor for Eugene, where they will attend U. of 0. This is Scotty's last year, he being a senior in the University. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Kirk and Mrs Lloyd Michener returned home Satur day after a week spent in Portland and report nice weather in the Rose City and a very enjoyable trip, re turning via Mt. Hood. Mrs. Dean Dudley spent Wednesday evening in Pendleton with friends and Thursday she continued on to Kamela, where she will visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Swift Mrs. Swift is teaching school there. Mrs. W. H. Evarts of Greenacres, Washington and E. L. Macklin, of Edgemere, Idaho, visited with their sister Mrs. Henry Keen, Wednesday They were en route to Huntington, Oregon, to visit a brother, W. A Macklin. Guests at the Henry Keen home over the week end were Mrs. Mul key, Miss Hubbard, Miss Bush and Wavn McGowan. Mrs. Mulkey and Miss Hubbard are teachers at Rufus, Oregon and Mr. McGowan and Miss Bush are teachers at Stanfield. The M. E. Home Missionary so ciety will meet at the home of Mrs Clarence Hand next Wednesday af ternoon September 28. All ladies de siring to go will congregate at the home of Mrs. W. McPherson at 1:30 p. m. for conveyance to the country home of Mrs. Hand. Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Boyd returned Tuesday evening from Orofino, Idaho, where they spent several days with Mr. and Mrs. James Twohy. Mr. Twohy, of Twohy Brothers Construe tion company, is completing th? building of the new railroad which taps the Weyerhauser timber belt, 45 miles from Orofino. A barbacue will be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Gerk ing Friday evening at 6:30 for all members of the Christian church Sunday school or any one who is in terested in the Sunday school and church. Ways will be provided for all. Meet at the church at 6 P. M It is requested that Chili beans. sandwiches, pickles or pie be brought, Meat will be served by the host and hostess. spent Friday evening and Saturday at the Pendleton Round-Up. All teachers are invited to the bar becue which is to be held at the George Gerking home, west of Athe na, Friday night. ' Mr. Frederick attended the Round- Up Saturday. Alumni Granville Cannon. Norman Mcln tyre, Belle Anderson, Dorsey Kret er and Dalberth Taylor were visitors of the school last week. Several of the Alumni left for their respective schools Saturday night. Ray Dudley, late A. H. S. student now graduate of Colfax High school, left for the U. of O. Saturday nigni, where he will study law. n.iHW Ropers is visiting at tne home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Rogers. Donald Havnie. who attended scnooi in Athena for a while was visiting friends here Sunday. nnlhprth and Arthur Taylor and Melvin Coppock returned from Chen ey Normal as they could not get the subjects they desired.. Arthur is now- attending Walla Walla Business coi We. Melvin Connock entered Whit man college for the year, and Dal berth is working in Athena. Dorsev Kretzer left Monday for lhe Dalles, where he will work until en tering college after Christmas. 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. I High School Notes Junior News Staff, Editor .-Alberta Charlton Classes Pearl Green Faculty Wilford Miller Alumni Oral Michener Athletics.". Weldon Bell Student Body Emma Ringel Society Mildred Street Grades Areta Kirk Personal Marjorie Wilson Advisor Miss Bateman Faculty Mr. Toole, Mr. Meyers, and Mr Miller accompanied by their wives and families spent Saturday at the Pendleton Round-Up Miss Sellars spent Saturday in Pendleton, Mrs. Rominger, the fifth and sixth grade teacher, spent the week end in La Grande, Miss Bateman spent Sunday at the home of her parents in Milton. ... Miss Brodie and Miss Bateman ;Ui!ian"aiMi!ii!i Classes The SoDhomores held a class meet intr last Wednesday to make arrange ments for the Freshman initiation which will take place Friday evening September 23. The Freshmen held a class meeting Mondav evening to decide on the ar rangements for the weiner roast, which the Freshmen give every year It was decided to hold it a week irom Fridav. The manual training supplies have arrived and classes have started. Be cause so many boys wished to take the course, Mr. Frederick it teach ing two classes of two periods each. Grades Leo Geissel and Arleen Foster were absent from the fifth and sixth grade room on the account of illness. Society t,c hisrh school classes met at ... ti,oi usual assembly in the auan orium, Friday, September 16 at 9:00 , Sonirs were sung accompanied by Kathleen Radtke on the piano, Mr. Meyers on the violin, and rar irvoWipV nn the saxophone. A A ..... w . 1 a .tmrnvari was eiven by tne nign school students on Mr. and Mrs. t1o members of the high school faculty, at their home, Tuesday eve- int, September 13. The . honored two were aroused from their slumber nnH pommelled to entertain their noisy guests. After music, dancing and mmM had been enjoyed, ice cream b m 11 L and cookies were served and ail stari ed home tired by very happy. General The eountv librarian, Grace Hall, and her assistant. Ruth Cockran, in spected the Athena High school li hrnrv. Monday afternoon. I hey col rected some faulty classifications and sorted out books that needed mend' iner and rebinding. Some were dis carded entirely. They spoke very highly of the number and kind ol re ference books in the library. Student Body The membership drive for student bodv dues has been completed. Ev ery student paid his dues, so that the student body now belongs 100 per cent to the student organization. Personal A large number of Athena high school students attended the Pendle ton Round-Up, Friday and Satur day. Doris Schubert went to Rosalia, Washington. Saturday. Helen and Stafford Hansell were visitors at Bingham Springs, Sunday. Sports The first football game of the sea son will be played Saturday with the Walla Walla high school Freshmen on the home grounds. This game will test out the boys and find out how good they are. It will also show up most of their faults and help the coach make a better team out of them We don't know what the game is going to be like, but we all hope for the best, so come and help cheer the team through its first game this year. 4rW r Is Watch rmlu that dc&ta coo pariaool Thl lovdr wmtth ha whlta gold filled engraved and a dcpcadaDM 13 jeww Bill OVa MoTCmCOt. A Ladies Pirate Boots -50 Ladies Galoshes 2.50 and 3.8o Girls Galoshes Ladies Ski Coats ..... : H-50 Mens and Boys Blazers, Mens Water Proof Stag Shirts, Mens and Boys Heavy Wool Socks, Mens and Boys Heavy Wool Shirts Steamer Trunks Bags and Suitcases Phone Your Order To 152 Athena Department Store FRED H. BROWN, Jeweler Fendkton, Oregon THE STANDARD THEATRE Saturday, September 24 Milton Sills With Mary Astor and a splendid cast In The Sea Tiger A throbbing tale of two brothers' love, as deep as the seas they sailed, and how a heartless siren turned that love to hate. He had faced the fiercest storms at sea but the tempest of this woman's wrath tortured his simple so ul. International News Admission Prices, 10c-25c-35c Sunday, September 25 Hen Maynard And Tarzan In Somewhere In Sonora See the thrills that only a Ken Maynard picture can give you! Incomparable Broncho Busting by the world's champion riders! Thrilling Stage-Coach race that rivals any chariot race ever screened! And undescribable stunt riding, daring rescues, furiosu fights by the King of all Western stars! Pathe Review Admission Prices, 10c-25c-35c Coming: The Gorilla Hunt Wednesday, October 5th Resurrection Saturday, October 8th -