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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 10, 1928)
Press Paragraphs Harold Lloyd in "Speedy" Standard Theatre, tomorrow night. Miss Betty Eager has been confined to her home this week with illness. Mrs. W. J. Kirk is at Walla Walla, where her mother is seriously ill in a hospital. The Athena street department has been engaged in cutting the grass and weeds this week. Harry Saulsberry and Matt John son were huckleberry pickers in the mountains Sunday. Jerald Kilgore has given the inter ior of his cafe a new coat of calso mine, this week. Miss Blanche Johnson is in Portland this week, where she is visiting University friends. Mr. and Mrs. H. II. Hill were guests over Sunday at the C. 0. Whiteman home in Walla Walla. Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Radtke and son Fred, spent Sunday in the mountains, near McDougal Camp. Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Finley, former last week. residents of this county, are at Pend leton from their home in Glendale, California, visiting at the home of their daughter, Mrs. A. 0. Carden. "Mademoiselle From Armentieres" Standard Theatre, Sunday night. -Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Richmond and son Junior were guests at the John Walker home, Sunday. Mrs. Frank Ames and Mrs. H. A. Barrett and daughter Helen, were Walla Walla visitors Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Rigby were in Athena Wednesday from their sum mer home at Bingham Springs. Mrs. Stella Keen has returned home from an extended visit with her daughter, who resides near Milton. Cleve Myers is now employed at the Thompson Garage, taking over the duties there Thursday morning. Chance Rogers and Billy Pinkerton drove up to the Ferguson sawmill on Weston Mountain, Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. F. B. Boyd and Mrs. M. M. Johns are guests this week of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Dudley, at Bingham Springs. A sister of the late Mr. Burton, pastor of the Christian church at Ath ena, was in the city Tuesday, from Portland. A number of girls have contracted earache as the result of swimming in the pool while the water was cold Talc Delicate Scents Summer time is talcum time! There's nothing so refreshing on a torrid relentless day as the cool ing whisk of one of these frag rant powders: Georgia Rose, Cara Nome, Shari, Narcisse des Alps and Gentlemen's Talc exquisitely scented powder in distinguished containers. Sold only at Rexall Drug Stores. SAVE with SAFETY atyour 0 OXJL EZ2S335229 DRUGSTORE McFadden's Pharmacy Phyllis Dickenson, Edna DeFreece, Dale Stephens and Wilber Harden at tended the carnival in Pendleton Fri day night. Marion Hansell, Herman Geissel and Dean Pinkerton fished on the Umatilla river Sunday. They report a good catch. Herman Hoffman and Louis Stewart motored to Baker Sunday and visited with Mrs. John Herr, Mr. Stewart's mother-in-law. George Wall has discontinued his services at the Thompson Garage and is now employed at N. A. Miller furniture store. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Drew have i-eturned to their home in Pendlton from a recent visit to relatives and friends at Tillamook. Sanford Stone, who has been harvesting in the Walla Walla valley this season, returned to Athena the fore part of the week. There is still a plentiful crop of huckleberries in the mountains east of Athena, report berry pickers who spent Sunday in the patches. Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Morrison are spending the summer at Binghanj Springs. Mr. Morrison will build a cabin at the Springs this fall. Mrs. Flint Johns gave a party yes terday afternoon for her son Maurice and daughter Helen. A number of little folks greatly enjoyed the event. Dr. S. F. Sharp and daughter, Mrs McSherry are home from the hospital and both are improving. Dr. Sharp is able to be at his office a portion of the time. Mr. and Mrs. W. 0. Read and Charlie Williams and daughter Ruth are camping in the mountains east of the toll gate, where they are pick ing huckleberries. Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Dowd of Wash- tucna, Washington, and daughter Mrs. Hazel Smith of Hawaii were re cents guests of friends in the Athena- Weston neighborhoods. Ralph Saling, who formerly resided at Weston is here from California With friends, he is taking an ex tensive motor tour, which will in clude the Eastern states. Lorain Shick has discontinued his services at the Continental Oil Com- M:vmm t ! KfiVfcil23S i 1 1 mzi$s$ii. Low Summer Fares are Good on the Wmmm Nocth Coast Limited YOU will enjoy your trip East through the historic and scenic Northern Pacific country on tin's luxuri ously appointed train, now on a new, fast schedule to Chicago. Low round trip summer excursion tickets permit liberal stopovers. Return limit October 31st. May xyq help you with your plans? F. B. Woo 1, Agent, Athcn, Oregon. Blortheffti Pacific liy.1 "First of the North cm Transcontinentals" m pany, which is managed by Bryce Baker. George Bannister has taken over his duties at truck driver. John Lumsden was in Athena from Weston, Wednesday. Mrs. M. L. Watts and Miss Dorothy Lee were Pendleton visitors Tuesday. Mrs. Omar Stephens and Miss Belle Anderson were Pendleton visitors Monday. The Bert Logsdon and Sheldon Taylor families are spending a few days at Wallowa Lake. It was warm enough again this week to require the road crews to spread sand on the highway. Billy Baker, employed at the Mont gomery-Ward store in Portland, is at her home in Weston, enjoying her summer vacation. Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Alder of Santa Rosa, California, were guests at the Ralph Singer home Wednesday eve ning. They were en route to Dayton Washington, to visit relatives. . The C. L. and Geo. B. Woodward families will soon leave Walla Walla on a motor trip through the Eastern states. They will go as far as New York, before returning home. Miss Marguerite Hereford of Step toe, Washington; Miss Alice Ledford and Miss Dora Hereford of Tekoa Washington, were week-end guests of the Misses Margaret and Dorothy Lee. The crop of sweet corn in Athena gardens has been seriously damaged by the excessively hot weather. The corn while in roasting ear stage was retarded in maturing when the stalks dried up. Leon Miller and family will go to Portland and Seattle next week. At Portland Goldie Miller will receive treatment for ear trouble. At Seat tle they will visit at the home of Mr. Miller's sister. Miss Lenore McNair is taking an advanced course at Walla Walla Busi ness College, beginning her studies there this week. Miss McNair took a business course at a college in Ken tucky last year. George Pittman and Raymond Mur phy are two Athena boys of the smaller group who have made good in the harvest field this season. Both lads have put in full time, and are still going strong. Ora Rhodes, well konwn in Athena, writes friends here that he will start from his home at Owensboro, Ken tucky, for a short visit in Oregon. Mr. Rhodes is manager of a J. C. Penney Company store in Owensboro. Miss Nita Forrest arrived this week from Los Angeles and is visit ing at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Forrest, near Thorn Hollow. Miss Forrest is a saleslady in one of the large stores in Los Angeles. Noah Remillard, who formerly farmed on the reservation, is here from Los Angeles, California, visit ing at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Edgar Forrest. Mr. Remillard has been working at the carpenter; trade in Los Angeles. Mr. D. H. Jones and family of Pen dleton were visitors at the C. M. Jones family in Athena Sunday. D. M. Jones conducts a blacksmith shop in Pendleton and C. M. Jones has his blacksmith business in Athena. The two men are brothers. Jens Jensen motored to Lostine Thursday morning to visit with a friend, C. Page, a former resident of Athena. Mr. Jensen also went to Wallowa Lake, where in a short time had a nice mess of "Yanks." He returned Sunday evening. Mrs. D. T. Stone is preparing to take care of 2500 white Leghorne hens at her farm home, west of Ath ena, this winter. Mrs. Stone has made a success of the egg business commercially, and is engaging in it more extensively than ever. Mr. and Mrs. Justin Harwood are leaving Athena soon for their old home at Huron, South Dakota. Dur ing their residence here they have made many friends who will be sorry to learn of the contemplated depart ure of Mr. and Mrs. Harwood. Harold Hatton of Pendleton, swim ming instructor of the natatorium in that city, has been instructing swim mers at the Legion pool here this week. A large class of beginners availed themselves of the opportunity to learn new strokes in swimming, under Mr. Hatton's direction. Glenn Arbogast, who is a cattle man from Ritter, and Leo Geissel, an Athena school boy who is spending his vacation on the Arbogast cattle ranch, arrived in Athena Saturday. They returned to the ranch Tuesday. Leo and Jack Miller will be guests at the Arbogast home until the 1st of September. Tomorrow night the Standard Ihe- atre presents Harold Lloyd in his latest super comedy, "Speedy. The production is contracted for under road show provisions and it is neces sary to raise tne admission prices to 10-35-50 cents. "Speedy" is report ed by those who have seen it, to be on a par with "Grandma's Boy" and Safety Last." Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Shick have moved to Walla Walla. Mr. Shick has purchased half interest in a fur niture business, which has been con ducted by his nephew, Arthur Shick Mr. Shick has been in the employ ment of N. A. Miller's furniture store for many years. Mr. and Mrs. Lorain Shick have also left Athena to make their home in Walla Walla. ' Jack Harman and wife left Satur day evening by motor to Seat tle. They will leave immediately upon their arrival in that city for Australia, where Mr. Harman will be engaged in farming in the Western part of that country. Mr. Harman has been conducting a blacksmith shop in Athena for the past three years and during his stay in Athena he has made many friends. We just received a shipment of Jack Tar over alls with red waist band and large bell bottom trim med in red. Sizes 8 to 16 years. Price, 115 and 1.35 5 per cent Discount for Cash We are agents for Hostess Cakes Phone Your Order To 152 Athena Department Store CLASSIFIED For Sale An International Com bine Harvester. Cut only 560 acres since purchased last year. Has been overhauled and is in perfect running condition. Inquire of Henry Koepke, Athena, Phone 32F12. For Sale Beautiful niano near Hanford must sell immediately. $10 ner month. A rare hareain. Write Tallman Piano Store, Salem, Oregon, tor particulars. Logan Berries Logan Berries $1 per crate and pick the berries; luscious, juicy berries. F. Heath, Read & Hawley Mountain. Notice Those desiring to puschase Hybrid No. 128 seed wheat from me, should order the first of next week, as I will sack only that which is spoken for at that time. H. A. BARRETT. McR.ea Weeder All Steel Self Dump-Light Draft Made in 12 ft. Size No Skips No Bunches No Stop to Dump In a demonstration on the Barrett place the light draft of this Weeder was shown when it did perfect work hitched to a 4-cylinder Dodge car. "ff" r. THE STANDARD THEATRE Saturday Harold Lloyd HERE HE COMES! the King of Comedy at his best! Harold Lloyd in his long awaited new comedy is here at last to spread a big broad smile all over Y0URT0WN. Lloyd and laughter are the team supreme. If you are a professional grouch, here's where you lose your reputation foreever. -THERE HE GOES! straight into the heart of every picture fan in THISBURGH. You'll grin with a gurgle when "Speedy" sets out to save old Pop Dillon from the villain and win the girl. He travels like the wind and there's no keeping up with the laughs. A joy-jerked, tickle-tugged trip through entertainment town. Comedy and News Reel Admission 10-35-50c Sunday New Faces Are Seen in Mademoiselle From Armentieres John Stewart and Estelle Brody Wheather you're an ex-soldier or not, wheather you "parlez-vous" or not, here's a picture you'll love. The humors, the thrills, the love of the fighting men in a film that will hold you from first foot to last! The romance of a French mamselle and a soldier set in a stirring war background crowded with humor truly "The Big Parade"of the British. Grantland Rice Sports Reel Admission 10-25-35c (Li If Mill