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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 4, 1927)
p - -J Press Paragraphs I Mrs. 0. M. Shigley is ill at her home. Miss Minnie Winiford of Eugene, is a guest at the home of Mrs. Lila Kirk. Mrs. Truelove is here from Albany, visiting her daughter, Mrs. J. B. An derson. Mrs. F. B. Wood has returned from a visit with relatives in the Yakima district. Sunday night, thermometers in Athena registered at the freezing point, 30. Mrs. M. L. Watts returned Sun day evening after a week spent in Portland. Miss La Vone Pittman has resign ed her position at the Athena Depart ment store. Omer Stephens and Chance Rog ers spent yesterday in the Helix neighborhood. Billy Pinkerton is spading his garden, and finds that the soil is working fine. " Miss Marie Foster gpenc Sunday in Weston visiting Mr ami Mrs. Joseph Payant. Mr. and Mrs. F. S. LeGrow went down to Portland Wednesday night to spend a few days. Phillip Murtha is a visitor at the International Live Stock Show at Portland, this week. Miss Gladys Dickenson and Mrs. Claud Dickenson were Monday visit ors in Walla Walla. Mr. and Mrs. Otis Whiteman and son Jack called ot the B. B. RicharJs home Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. George Ayers of Wallula, visited at the home of Mrs. M. M. Johns Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Willaby left Saturday for Condon to visit their son Leonald who resides there. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Ferguson left Tuesday morning for Portland where they will attend the Stock Show.' F. E. Erickson of Lewiston, Idaho, was in Athena Monday in the in terests of the Continental Oil com pany. Mii'S Ruth Williani3 is over from her home in M'olla Wall-.i and is staying with her brother Frank Wil liams. A Hallowe'en party was held at the Baptist church Monday evening when members and friends enjoyed a Masquerade party. Hallowe'en re freshments were served. "Kosher Kitty Kelly" Standard Theatre, Sunday night. Mrs. William Piper and children and Mrs. Kendig mother of Mrs, Piper, spent Sunday in Dayton, Washington. J. B. Anderson has gonj to l.o Angeles and Pasadcr.a, California, where he will spend several weeks visiting relatives Mrs. J. F. Herr who underwent a major operation recently in Portland is reported as getting along as well as can be expected. The pie social mentioned in last week's Press, has been postponed until Friday November 11th owing to conflicting dates. Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Mclntyre left Sunday, for Portland for a weeks' stay. While in the city they will at tend the Stock Show. Little Dorothy and Marjorie, child ren of Mr. and Mrs. Martin on the west side of town, are now improving after a serious illness. Mrs. D. H. Mansfield of Pendleton spent Tuesday with her daughter, Mrs. Bert Logsdon, returning to her home Wednesday morning. Mr. and Mrs. George Banister were over from their home in Walla Wal la Sunday, and spent the day with Mr. and Mrs. Bern Banister. Mrs. Thomas Mosgrove came over from her home in Milton and attend ed the J. T. dance, she was a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Myrick. Miss Lela Schubert of Freewater spent the week end with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Amiel Schubert in the north east part of town. Miss Elizabeth Holwager and Bet ty Whiteman of Walla Walla, were week end visitors at the B. B. Rich ards home on Jefferson street. Ralph Cannon who with his fam ily recently moved to Walla Walla underwent an operation for the re moval of his tonsils Friday at the General hospital, Walla Walla. Dorsey Kretzer motored up from The Dalles, Sunday evening and Tuesday accompanied by his moth er returned to that city where the Kretzers are now making their home. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Geissel, daughter Beverley and Mrs. Rose Miller of Milton came over from their home Saturday and visited with relatives, returning home Sun day. Mrs. Joseph Sheard, Miss Velma Schubert and Clarence Barney drove to Kamela Sunday and visited with Mr. and Mrs. McDowall. Mrs. Sheard remained with her daughter, Monuments and Grave Memorials Beauty and Durability Let us help you in making your selection. Our ser- 1 vice and workmanship is the best to be had, and our prices are very reasonable. We have a very com plete stock to select from, of American and Foreign Granite. See what is to be had in your home coun ty before you buy. Pendleton Marble & Granite Works Under New Management T. L. REEDY, Proprietor MODEL CLEANERS J. II. BOOIIER, Prop. PENDLETON, OREGON, PHONE 321 Quick Service and Good Work We Call for Clothing on Monday and Deliver on Thursday. Agency at Whitehead's Shop. 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. CPrestbve, Secretary, or Ike Phillips, Sextoa Mrs. McDowall, Miss Schubert and Mr. Barney returning Sunday even ing. The party encountered snow near Kamela. R. B. McEwen met with an acci dent in his Ford Sunday on the Pine creek grade, when the loss of a bolt made the Ford uncontrollable and Ralph ran off the grade, receiving a badly lacerated arm. Mr. and Mrs. Clark Mace of Grandview, Washington, spenr Sat urday and Sunday with friemh) here, Mr. ad Mrs. Mace formerly lived in Athena, Mr. Mace being manager of the local Standard Oil plant. "Across the Pacific," a mighty epic of the Spanish-Amereican war, with the old-time Standard Theatre fav orite, Monte , Blue, in the leading role, will be the feature picture of fering for mid-week, next Wednes day evening. Miss La Vone Pittman was hon or guest at the home of Mrs. Jesse Smith north of town, Tuesday after noon when Miss Pittman was show ered again by friends. Miss Pitt man was a graduate of 1926-27 class in Athena high school and her wedding is to take place in the near future. She was the recipient of many beautiful gifts. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Smith and daughters Lucille and Lois. A Tin Shower Mrs. Eugene Schrimpf entertain ed the J. T. club at her country home near Weston last Friday. The rooms were beautifully decorated, a Hallowe'en scheme being in evidence, candles of orange and black and tap ers were arranged attractively around the spacious rooms. Mrs. Fiske was pleasantly surprised with a tin shower, as this day marked her-10th wedding anniversary and much fun and merriment was deriv ed from it. Mrs. William Piper and Mrs. Herbert Hales served a delicious two course lunch. Instrument Case Found An instrument and medicine case stolen from Dr, Sharp's office last week, was found near Adams and returned to the owner. The con tents remained intact, and it is pre sumed that the case was stolen by some itinerant drug addict, who pil fered it when he called at the of fice in the doctor's absence. Buckaroos Defeated The Pendleton Buckaroos suffer ed their second defeat in a week, Saturday, when The Dalles high school team beat them 13-0. IS in Seattle Sentenced to McNeil. Seattle, Wash. Thirteen of the 14 convicted defendants in the "second Olmstead" liquor conspiracy trial were given sentences varying from one year and a day to 15 mouths at hard labor In the McNeil Island federal peniten tiary and fines ot J1000 to $1500 each. All the defendants announced they would appeal. Satttta Aute Death Tell 59. Beat tie, Wash. With the death Ur ot Mrs. Lena French, the 1927 toll of traffic fatalities reached a total of 59, or a figure equal to that tor the entire year of 1926. Mrs. French was struck by a machine last Friday. Seven deaths by automobiles have been re corded In Seattle since October 1. Harding Bodies to Be Moved Nov. 11. Marlon, Ohio. The bodies of the late President Warren Harding and his wife probably wll! be removed from the Marion cemetery vault Armistice day to the new 1800,000 marble me morial, It was announced hero. famous Chicago Banker Killed. Chicago. John J. Mitchell Sr., 74-year-old chairman of the board of Chi cago's second greateit financial Insti tution, the Illinois Merchants' Trust company, died in a doctor's office in Llbertyvllle, III., 35 miles from here, shortly after he had been Injured in an automobile accident, which also claimed the life ot Mrs. Mitchell. uaugnter to nun for Congress TallahiiHHee. Fla.-Kuth Bryan Owen, of Miami, will enter the race for con gress from the fourth district, accord ing to advices received here. Mrs. Owens, who Is a daughter ot the late W. J. Bryan, ran in 1926 for the demo cratic nomination campaign against Congressman W. J. Sears. He has rep resented the district since he was elected to the sixty-fourth congress. Wleconein Pays High for Dead Bandits Fond Du Lac, Wis. Dead bandits are bringing twice the figure of ban dits "on the hoof" in Fond Du Lac county. Rankers ot this county have offered $1000 cash for each dead ban dit, and a mere $500 each for mem bers of the bank robbing fraternity captured alive and convicted. The schedule conforms to the vigilante pro tective plan recommended by the State Bankers' association. 25 Bombing Plane Ordered for Army. Washiugton, 1). C Contracts for 25 bombing planes, designed to carry SOiio huii1s oi" bombs and five machine guns, have been awarded to the Key stone Aircraft company of ItrUtol, Pa., tliii war department announced. I High School Notes Junior News Staff. Editor.. Alberta Charlton Classes... Pearl Green Faculty..... Wilf ord Miller Alumni. Oral Michener Athletics Weldon Bell Student Body Emma Ringel Society...- Mildred Street Grades.....'.! Areta Kirk Personal.... Marjorie Witeon Advisor Miss Bateman Sports Friday, October 28, Athena went down to defeat before Mac-Hi's sec ond team to the score of 21 to 0. The game started with Ray John ston, full; Arthur Crowley, quarter; Eldon Myrick, left half; Emery Rog ers, right half; Roy DeFreece and Wilford Miller, ends; Walter Huff man and Clifford Woods, tackles; Cecil Pambrun and John Kirk, guards and Oral Michener, center. Substi tutions were made with George Pam brun and Armand Bell. v Student Body Mr. Paranaugianuh, a notable speaker from Armenia, spoke in the high school auditorium about the Armenian children who are under American care in order to interest the school in raising money to care for a child in Armenia. A student body, meeting was called by President Ray Johnston at 9 o'clock Tuesday morning to decide if it would be advisable to try to raise money for the Near East Relief. A motion was made by Helen Hansell that one-half the money made Fri day night at the Passion play motion picture in the auditorium should go to the Near East Relief, after expen ses are paid, and . the other half should go into the student body fund. Faculty Mr. and Mrs. M. I. Miller, accom panied by Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Toole spent Saturday in Pendleton. Mrs. Milton Miller filled the posi tion of teacher in the third and fourth grade room Friday and Mon day on account of the illness of Miss Porter. Assembly The four high school classes as sembled in the school auditorium Friday, October 28 for the usual high school assembly. After the singing, yells, led by Thena Russell, were given in honor of the loot ball men. Ray Johnston, football captain, Clifford Wood, Coach Toole,, and Mr. Meyer all gave foot ball "pep" talks. Assembly The best typing papers for the week ending October 28 were those of: Alberta Charlton, Helen Hansell, Areta Kirk, and Emma Ringel. Em ma also had a perfect paper in drill work, Friday October 28. ' News Notes Kathleen Radtke and Jessiedeane Dudley were in Pendleton Saturday. Alberta Charlton was in Walla Walla Saturday. Lorena Schubert spent the week end in Milton. Kathleen Radtke and Dorothy Geissel motored to Weston Sunday afternoon. Weldon Bell is back in school again after a week's illness. Ilene McBride and Helen Foster spent Saturday in Milton and Free-water. Grades Those in the fifth and sixth grades who received an average of 90 per cent or above for the past school month are: Arleen Foster, Walter Singer and Maryjane Miller. Those who received an uveraga of 90 per cent or above in the seventh and eighth grades are: Maxine Moore, Marjorie Montague, Dorothy Burke, Marjorie Douglas and Betty Eager. , , , - Those who received 100 in spelling during the past month are: Fred Singer, Marjorie Montague, Howard Reeder, Lowell Jenkins, Maxine Moore, Marjorie Douglas and Goldie Miller. The seventh and eighth grades enjoyed a Hallowe'en party in the party room of the school house Fri day night All the students dress ed in appropriate costumes, enjoyed themselves by playing games. Af ter the games they mads away with ten gallons of cider and many pump kin pies. paries! TOeluielf wttilw; a wfete gold iflei sawenii csawaAdadspeadVeblalTjewal FRED H. BROWN, Jeweler Pendleton, Oregon Just Received Our Fall Shipment of Pendleton Robes Blankets, Couch Covers, Etc. All Beautiful Patterns We invite your inspection . Phone Your Order To 152 Athena Department Store THE STANDARD THEATRE Saturday, November 5 Tim McCoy In Peter B. Kyne's Foreign Devils A new kind of adventure film! If good, honest thrills are what you're hun gry for here's your meat!. Red-blooded melolima, charming romance, Tim McCoy as a riding, fighting, loving Yankee hreYo in the exciting days of the Boxer uprising. International News Admission Prices, 10c-25c-35c Sunday, November 6 The greatest of all comedies Kosher Kitty Kelly With Viola Dana, Vera Gordon and Nat Carr Humor of the Jewish type! Wit of the Irish kind! Laughs when the Jews and Irish meet! Love when youth and hope blend to make a rom ance ! ! Fights when an Irish cop encounters an underworld gr"bcnt on trouble! Thrills when the dingy flat burns and "the girl" is trapped on the third floor! Everything you could hope for in a picture! i e Pathe Review Admission Prices, 10c-25c-35c Wednesday, November 9 "Across the rv m a Starring Nonte Blue and a splendid cast A spectacular drama of the Philippine campaign San Francisco's Chinatown as it was before the earthquake. The Philippine Islands during the Spanish-American War. Guerilla warfare with the fam ous native chieftain Aguinaldo. Hand-to-hand fighting in the tropic jungles. Comedy Admission Prices 10c-25c-35c