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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (June 14, 1929)
THE PRESS, ATHENA, OREGON, JUNE 14, 1929 At Your Service The Pantorium Dye Works of Wal la Walla will send a wagon over to Athena and Weston twice every week, Tuesdays and Fridays. Send your work to a Master Cleaner and Dyer All work guaranteed Phone orders to Athena Hotel DR. J. L. GEYER Dentist Post Building, Athena, Phone 682 Dr. W. Boyd Whyte CHIROPRACTOR Stangier Building, Phone 708 Pendleton, Oregon. 957 J 1 Crescents BAKING ?j POWDERl Jail pound:. Tate and I wholesome:. 3 3 J)J Backache If Bladder Weakness, Getting Up Nights, Backache, Burning or Itch ing Sensation, leg or groin pains make you feel old, tired, pepless, and worn out, why not make the Cystex 48 Hour Test? Don't give up. Get Cystex today at any drug store. Put it to a 48 hour test. Money back if you don't soon feel like new, full of pep, sleep well, with pains alleviated. Try Cystex today. Only 60c. McFad den's Pharmacy. Press Paragraphs Miss Lois Johnson is home from University of Oregon. Miss Roma Charlton is attending summer school at Cheney normal. Mr. and Mrs. Marion O'Harra of Weston, were in Athena Tuesday. Clifford Wood is again in the em ploy of the Standard Oil company. Mrs. S. F. Sharp and daughter were visitors in Pendleton, Monday, The force at the Standard Oil plant, have given the trucks a new coat of paint. Miss Dorothy Lee has returned from a visit in Portland, Dallas and Salem. ' Mrs. Ingles of Adams, was in Ath ena Tuesday, trading with local mer chants. Mrs. R. A. Thompson was a recent guest of Mrs. Alice Kirkpatrick, in Weston. Miss Ethel Geissel is visiting at the home of her brother, Raymond Geis sel at Milton. Mr. and Mrs. William McPherson were dinner guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. W. 0. Read. Warmer days serve to increase the patronage ' at the Legion swimming pool in City Park. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Norris have changed their residence in Portland to 127 E. 15th street. Miss Helen Hansell is home from Washington State College for the summer vacation days. Miss Mary Bond of Pendleton, has been a guest of her cousin, Betty Eager, in Athena this week. Miss Frederica Kershaw will go to Pullman to attend summer school at Washington State College. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Haworth came up from Salem to attend the funeral of the late John Haworth. William Boyd .ia( coming to the Standard Theatre Saturday and Sun day evenings in "The Cop." Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Rogers and fam ily enjoyed a picnic dinner Sunday on Pine creek, southeast of Athena. Mrs. C. L. McFadden and little sons are visiting relatives and friends in Portland and Corvallis this week. Tracy Lee and family of Seattle, visited this week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. 0. Lee, west of Athena. Glenn Dudley and son Glenn, Jr., It Pays to Look Well! To look well you should keep your hair properly cut your face shaved and massaged In fact everything in the Barber line. Come in and see Herb Parker and me. Penn Harris Barber Shop Agency for Troy Laundry and Twin City Sanitary Cleaners. Phone 683. Fancy Staples and Groceries Fresh Fruits in Season The Quality Grocery Phone 561 Alice Eager, Prop. June rrr oilet Goods Sale! t During the Month of June we offer many favorite nationally advertised preparations at re markably low prices. Listed below are a few of these wonderful values: A $1.50 Bottle Shari Perfume given away with each purchase of Shari Face Powder at $2.50 A 25c Tin of Duska Talcum given away with each purchase of Duska Face Powder at $1 Cara Nome Creams Three for the price of two 50c Jonteel Cold Cream 39c 25c Jonteel Talcum 19c 75c One, Pound Theatrical Cold Cream 59c Gentlemens Talcum given away with iPint Bottle Bay Rum at 49c MgFadden's Pharmacy motored up to the Dudley summer home at Bingham Springs, Wednes day. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Frederick have gone to Pullman, Washington, where they will attend summer school at W. S. C. , - Jack Whiteman was over from Walla Walla and spent the week-end at the B. B. Richards home in Ath ena. Aaron Douglas came in from the ranch Monday and mowed the gras3 on the lawn at the Douglas town home. Mr. and Mrs. George Runyan and Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Curl of Pendleton, were guests of the Barney Fosters Sunday. The Misses Betty Eager and Esther Berlin will visit friends at Dayton, Washington, during Dayton Days celebration. Miss Genevieve Rogers came up from Pendleton, and spent Sunday at the home of her parents, Mr and Mrs. E. C. Rogers. A number of Athena people attend ed the races at Waitsburg last week. It is reported that several fast horses took part in race events. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Kirk and little son came from the ranch on Dry Creek, and spent the day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kirk. Crowley & Son did the concrete work on the basement for the new home of Mr. and Mrs. George Ban nister, on Fifth street last week. George Corder has "hilled" his po tatoes since the rainfall of last week and is now sitting pretty in the ex pectation of receiving a bumper crop. Mrs. Fred Pittman underwent a surgical operation at a hospital in Walla Walla, Sunday, and is reported to be getting along satisfactorily. Miss Pauline Scott, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph N. Scott, who gradu ated from Pendleton high school, will attend Oregon State College this fall. The home of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Ferguson has been reshingled this week. Henry Schroeder and James Ashworth, Weston carpenters, placed the shingles. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Koepke spent, a portion of the week on a fishing trip to the Metolius and Crooked rivers. They took a camping outfit for the occasion. Mrs. Sanders is offering her home and 35 acres of land south of Ath ena city limits, for sale. The proper ty is listed with B. B. Richards, local real estate dealer. On advice of Dr. Cowan, Omer Stephens, who has had a painful af fliction in his eyes, went to Walla Walla Monday to consult a specialist and receive treatment. Richard Twohy, Claude Schmitz and Adolph Kijowski of Portland, spent Sunday night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Boyd. The young men were en route home from Spokane. C. E. Miller has harvested his al falfa hay crop grown in the parking at his residence on Fourth street. In other portions of the parking, Mr. Miller is growing a crop of potatoes. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Blakeley arc leaving Pendleton soon to take up their residence at Kalispell, Montana. Mr. Blakeley, former deputy sheriff, has resided in Pendleton for 25 years. F. B Radtke returned from Eugene Friday afternoon, accompanied by Fred junior, Miss Kathleen Radtke and Miss Jessiedeane Dudley, who are home from the University for vacation. Charles McFarland is having a busy time at this season, taking care of a string of lawns for Athena home owners. With plenty of mois ture and ideal weather, lawn grass grows fast. A. L. Swaggart and son Wayne, came up from Portland Sunday. Wayne returned home Monday, but Mr. Swaggart will probably remain on the ranch north of Athena until after harvest. Norman Mclntyre is home from Oregon State College and as usual next day after arriving home he went out to the ranch north of Athena, where he will make a "hand" during the summer months. Mrs. Bert Ramsay, who recently underwent a serious surgical oper ation at Walla Walla, is reported to be improving satisfactorily, and will no doubt be able soon to be removed to her home in Athena. Dr. and Mrs. Belknap and children came over from Nampa, Idaho, and visited at the W. S. Ferguson home. Dr. Belknap returned to Nampa, Mrs. Belknap and children remaining in Athena for several days. Mrs. Wesley Tureman of Kelso, Washington, is being entertained this week at the home of her son, Fred Kershaw. Prior to" coming to Ath ena Mrs. Tureman visited relatives and friends at Walla Walla. Athena anglers found the waters of the Umatilla much too muddy for angling over the week-end. Bert Logsdon, Leonard Geissel and Herbert Parker drove on to Pearson Creek, be yond Pilot Rock, and reported poor success. Mrs. Rose Miller, who resides in Athena with her mother, Mrs, Dora Sanchez, has gone to Freewater to be gin the season of fruit packing. Her daughter Mary Jane will also be em ployed in the packing house for the summer. - J. E. Jones reports that he had a very pleasant time at , the annual picnic of the Rural Letter Carriers at Emigrant Springs last week. Post master Barrett accompanied Mr. Jones ani Carrier'Gordon of Weston, to the picnic. Joe Bannister was in Athena Sun day and visited at the home of his brother Bern Bannister. Joe, who lives at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Jerry Swart at McDonald, Wash ington, has suffered two paralytic strokes, and is in feeble health. " Mrs. C. M. Eager spent yesterday in Walla Walla. J. S. Huffman was a business vis itor in Walla Walla yesterday. Charles Payne will finish the shoulder grading on the market road north of Athena. Henry Lewis has returned from Pasco and will work summer fallow for Ralph McEwen. , . L. H. Dowd recently installed a dish and linen cupboard in the kitchen of the Baptist church basement. Clare Montgomery who recently re turned from Cheney Normal, is em ployed at present in thinning apples at Richland, Washington. . Mrs. Will Piper has been entertain ing her aunt, Mrs. Ernstbergcr, of Dayton, Washington, at her home west of Athena, this week. , Mrs. A. A, Kimball who spent last week in Pendleton has returned to Athena. Mrs. Kimball plans to leave next week for an extended visit in Portland, Seattle and Blaine. The recent rains have been bene ficial to wheat, a"nd ' other crops especially summer fallow weeds. Farmers are busily engaged with the operation of blades and other weed exterminators. " ' " ' Miss Frederica Kershaw left Mon day for Pullman' where she will take an eight weeks course at Washington State College. Miss . Kershaw who specializes in music will also take work in education, working toward her master's degree. Bill Richards and Kenneth Belknap, who is here from Nampa, Idaho, vis iting at the W. S. Ferguson home, drove out to Till Stone's west of Ath ena, Wednesday and spent the day. Bill drove Topsy to the road cart, and the two boys had a good time on their trip. A big locust tree root, protruding under the sidewalk near the Press office has been removed, and the con crete walk lowered to a uniform level. The root had forced the surface of the sidewalk out of line, making it dangerous for pedestrains walking over it in darkness. Roy DeFreece of the Quality Gro cery had his proboscis bruised last Sunday when diving into the Bing ham Springs pool, it came in contact with the concrete bottom. Others have suffered similar injury in the pool, so Roy stands not alone in this particular adventure. Archie Mclntyre has purchased a new Ford truck. Archie is well pleased with the new machine and feels that it will do most of the chores about the ranch except mite the cows, and Archie has no worries coming to him over this, for the hired man is the milk maid. Miss Esther Berlin entertained at an informal card party in honor of STANDARD THEATRE SATURDAY and SUNDAY William Boyd In mm Oft Cop" With Jacqueline Logan, Alan Hale Robert Armstrong News, Comedy and Sports Reel Admission 10-25-35 cents In Ladies Rayon Bloomers and in French Panties Regular sizes $1.19 ie sizes - -1.29 Larg .! " '"; Assorted Colors of Pink, Orchid, Green, Rose and - Peach. These are heavy Rayon, ex ceptionally well made Phone Your Order To 152 At h en a 0 e pa rt m e n t Sio rf her ' cousin, Gray don Hays of Port land, Thursday evening of last week. First prize was won by Miss Marjorie Douglas and Mr. Stafford Hansell. Second honors went to Miss Mildred Hansell and Mr. Curtis Duffield. Mr., and Mrs. Clason Adams will arrive Monday afternoon from Palo Alto, California. The visitors plan to spend the summer at the home of Mrs. Adams' parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Watts, motoring to Yellowstone Park in July. Athena friends have word from Mrs. Edith Lumsden that on her re turn trip home from Florida, she .is visiting friends m Chatham, Illinois. Mrs. Lumsden went from Oregon to California, thence tt Florida and then visited the larger cities of the east, including New York and Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Swart, son and daughter, came over from McDonald, near Yakima, and spent Sunday at the Bern Bannister home. Mr. Swart years ago was telegraph operator for 0. W. R. & N., at Athena, when his brother, Jack Swart, was company agent. Jack is now station agent at Kahlotus, Washington. The Weston Leader reports that D. D. (Dill) Earp, civil war veteran and pioneer resident of Weston, came to that city again this year for the Pioneers' Reunion. Earp will be re membered in Athena as an old time piano dealer, and some of the in struments he sold in those days are still to be found in Athena homes. Mrs. Minnie DePeatt, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs,. Phil de Phillips, motored Monday to Waitsburg, Wash., where thviy visited Mrs. Reiser, formerly Mrs. Ella Brother ton. Mr. and Mrs. de Phillips will leave next week for Seattle and Everett, where they will visit Mr. and Mrs. Ortis Harris, before returning to Sacramento. J. A. Cooke, who has represented Schilling & Company in this district for many years, was a Press office visitor Monday. . Mr. Cooke contract ed for advertising space in the Press. The ad, announcing that the Athena Department Store handles Schilling products, will be found on another page. Mr. Cooke used to make Ath ena by train and livery team in the days when the late Matt . 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