THE PRESS, ATHENA, OREGON, NOVEMBER 15, 1929 I OURiST UK and s $11 C. T. Booth Successor to "Pink" Third Street - - - Athena Press Paragraphs Shoe Repairing As it Should Be Done Workmanship Guaranteed Prices Right SEE MY LINE OF WORKING MEN'S SHOES A; J. Garner "The Greene Murder Case" . Standard Theatre, tomorrow night. Omer Stephens was in town Tues day from Pendleton. Stores and business houses remain ed closed all day Monday, in obser vance of Armistice Day. Mr. and Mrs. Orel McPherrin and little son Donald, spent the week-end in Portland with relatives and friends. A. C. Hickman, who spent several weeks at the home of his niece, Mrs. Marion Hansell. left Athena Sunday for Portland. Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Radtke spent Sunday in Iewiston. They drov$ over to Lewiston by motor and returned home Monday. - Miss Lorena Schubert, who is em ployed in one of the packing houses at Freewater, spent Sunday at the home of her parents here. ' E. J. Montague of Kansas City, spent the week-end with his brother, Ed Montague and family in Athena. He is engaged in holding business men's personnel institutes and travels extensively. - - 4 Rolls Toilet Paper 23c 2 Packages Shredded Wheat .... .23c 2 Cans Cut String Beans 39c 2 Cans Dill Pickles 49c 3 Cans Sardines 25c 3 a The Quality Grocery Phone 561 . Alice Eager, Prop. Cornell's Garage Kichfield Gasoline, the Gasoline of Power. Get Prices on Casings and Tubes Before you send your Money away. Storage We also handle Veedol oils, Sporting goods, Radio Tubes and Batteries, Auto Parts, Weed Chains. Cars Greased, Tube Repairing, Batteries recharged. L. A. Cornell Athena, Oregon - - - - Phone 471 The roof on the Methodist EdIsco- pal church building is being repaired. Mrs. Zeltha Mclntyre has return ed from an extended visit to her farm in Sherman county. Gerald Kilgore, proprietor of Kil gore's Cafe, has been 111 this week with an attack of flu. Mrs. Feron Smith is ill at the Gen eral Hospital in Walla Walla, where she underwent a minor surgical oper ation. Neil Mclntyre and Bill Wheatley have. trone to Aberdeen. Washington. where they intend to remain for the winter. The Methodist Ladies' Society will meet at the home of Mrs. Arthur Cop pock, Wednesday afternoon, Novem ber 20. A. J. Garner is offering a fine line of working men's shoes at prices that are right, gee them at Garner's shoe shop. Johnny Hoey and D. C. Baker spent a couple .of days this week cleaning out and walling up the well at the Baker home. - Bryce Baker took a carload of Ath ena football players over to Walla Walla Armistice Day to see the Wa-Hi-Mac-Hi game. Mrs. H. A. Barrett, Miss Delia Bryant, Helen Barrett and'Marjorie Montague visited friends in Pendleton Armistice Day. Mr. and Mrs. Penn Harris spent Armistice Dav in Walla Walla, where they visited friends and attended the Wa.Ui.Mno.Hi football eame. Mac Cockburn, well known Umatilla county man, has returned to his home in Milton from Portland, where he has been taking medical treatment. Christian Endeavor members and their friends at Adams, enjoyed a de- lichtful Hallowe'en party at the Ladies' Community Club rooms in that city. The biff cron of locust leaves is De- ing reduced to ashes or spread on Athena gardens. Locust trees shed their leaves shortly after the freeze Sunday night. William CoDDOck sold his prize Oumsev bull this week to Mr. Miner near Weston. Recently at the Project fair at Hermiston the animal received n ner-nnrt nrize. Ralph Allen who recently acquired farming interests in the Bonners Ferrv. Idaho, district, is at his home west of Athena, after a visit to his Idaho holdintrs. H. McPherson snent Sunday at the home of his brother. Wm. McPherson in Athena. He left the fore part of the week for Condon, having come to Athena from Idaho. Miss Jaunita Crawford-of Adams who has many friends in Athena, has been elected secretary of the Women's League of the Eastern Oregon Norm al School, at La Grande. Miss Martha Hutt and mother vis ited Athena relatives and friends over SunHav. driving here from Lone Rock Miss Martha is teaching in the high school at Condon, this year. William Powell, screen favorite will ho won acain in a detective role at the Standard Theatre tomorrow night, when he will have the leading part in the mystery play, "The Greene Mur der Case." Mr. and Mrs. Hill motored to La- Crosse, Washington, Wednesday. Mr. Hill was called to LaCrosse on busi ness nertainins to a building he owns there. His building is occupied by the LaCrosse bank. Camels are for knowing smokers! I It's just too bad It any smoker because oi mis information denies himself or herself the pleasure of Camels. New smokers are not always in a position to have a real preference in cigarettes. But when they acquaint themselves with Camels they develop that sense of discrimination that leads to real smoking pleasure. Camels are made so carefully and of so good a blend of choicest cigarette tobaccos that even those with inexperienced smoking taste quickly recognize their superiority. They are for those who appreciate the taste of choice tobaccos,-tke- fragrance of a perfect blend and the soothing mellowness of a really satisfying cigarette. when they learn the difference thev flock to fH 1929, R. J. Rra.1di Toteei f- , . k-WBpuy, Wiattaa-StUM, N. U ... Mrs. Louis Keen has recovered from recent illness. ' Lee Bannister has been over from Walla Walla this week. The temperature dropped down to 16 above zero Wednesday night. Mrs. A. H. Cornell and little son visited friends at Walla. Walla, Tues day. Leonard Geissel and Melvin Cop- pock spent Sunday on the Columbia river. Robert Lee. Jack Dow. Garth Pink- erton and Lowell Jenkins were in Mil ton Sunday. Miss Mariorie Wilson has taken the position of extra operator at the local telephone exchange. Miss Jane Olsen of the county library, visited the branch library in Athena Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. George Liebe of Her miston, spent Sunday in Athena with Pastor and Mrs. Sias. Mr. and Mrs. E. 0. Lee motored to Dayton yesterday, where they spent the day with relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Pmkerton and daughter Jewel spent Saturday in Milton, at the D. A. Pmkerton home. Mrs. H. S. Swift came over from La Grande and spent the week-end at the Sheldon Taylor and Dean Dudley homes. , J. V. Mitchell, former telegraph operator at the O.-W. R. & N. station in Athena, was visiting friends here last week. Mr. and Mrs. Max Hopper of Ath ena and Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Lieual len, Jr., of Adams, spent the week end at Portland. Mr. and Mrs. Carl, Simmons, of Genesee, Idaho, were entertained at the farm home of . Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Pinkerton, last week. Miss Ellen Henry has returned to her school at Boardman, after re maining for several days at her home in Athena, on account of illness. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Dudley, Miss Pearl Ramsay, Miss Blanch Johnson, and Miss Lois Johnson will be at Eu gene for homecoming day, tomorrow. Rev. A. M. Meldrum and family of Spokane were recent visitors at the George Gerking farm home west of Athena. They were en route to Cali fornia. Miss Glea Sias; accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Leibe and little son of Hermiston, spent the week-end at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Sias in this city. Mrs. Clarence Hand had the mis fortune to cut her thumb on the left hand while engaged in cutting cab bage for sauer kraut, last Friday. Dr. Rice dressed the wound. Among the recent purchasers of At- wnter Kent radio sets from Rocei'S & Goodman, local selling agents, are Chase Garfield, Barney Foster, epn Lockwood and Marion Hansen. L. L. Montague, mayor of Arling ton was in Athena Saturday on busi ness. Tu is encaced in the real entnte business at Arlington, having wheat, alfalfa and stock ranches for tale He also buys and sells sheep. Water Superintendent Miller has heen nccunied in reDairine recently discovered leaks in the water main leading from the reservoir. With the closine of the leaks, water has gained materially in depth at the reservoir. La Grande defeated Pendleton in the Armisticn Dav football trame. 7 to 6. Tomorrow at La Grande, Mac-Hi and La Grande will play the champion ship game of Eastern Oregon. Neither team has met with defeat this season. Members of the Etude Club were entertained Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. David Stone, west of Athena. Mrs. Lester directed chorus singing for the club, The club will be entertained at the home of Mrs. Arthur Douglas, Tuesday afternoon, November 26. Tho following members of the Christian Endeavor Society of Athena attended the Columbia Union C. E. convention at Milton: Mrs.' C. A. Sias, Mrs. Theresa Berlin, Mrs. L. M. Keene, Esther Berlin, Mary 'Tomp kins. Esma Hiteman. Mary Berlin, Lester Towne and Carl Calvert. Miss Barbara Lee entertained the virt nlnaa members of the 7th srrade at dinner. Saturday evening at the home of her parents west of Athena. The occasion was in honor of her 12th birthday. The evening was pleasant ly passed in playing games and a number of those present contriDuieo selections at the piano in the way of entertainment. , i r The November meeting of the Chns- tion missionary society . was held Wednesday at the home of -Mrs. J. W. Pinkerton. The program was led by Mrs. L. McNair, the subject be ing the mountain schools oi tne sown. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Louis Keen and Mrs. Stella Keen. The December meeting will be at the home of Mrs. Berlin. : Th seventh birthdav of Mary Louise Hansell was the occasion for front tar the nnnils of the 1st and 2nd grades, Wednesday, when Mrs. Hansell dispensed candy to the chil dren. At her home in the evening, the young lady was honored by enter- 4oininir aevernl nf her close friends at dinner, when a splendid birthday cake was a special feature. MamWi nf tha Ttririce club and in vited guests were entertained at the home of Mrs. Floyd Micnener, tn day afternoon of last week, when fivA tables were in blav. Club guests were Mrs. Harwood, Mrs. Rice, Mrs. Baker, Mrs. Douglas, Mrs. M. l. min er and Mrs. Laurence Pinkerton. Mrs. H. A. Barrett and Mrs. W. S. Fer guson won club honors and the guest prize went to Mrs. urorence jnnner ton. The club will meet at the home of Mrs. M. L. Watts next Friday. Joe Mcllhaney, who at one time lived in Athena and attended school here was recently married in Spokane, and surprised hia Freewater friends whe'a he bttft fcht bride to bis Commencing at once and continuing for an indefinite period, we are giving' . away absolutely . M : : - : Free One Pound Fancy Head Rice with each 2-lb.' M. J. B. Coffee. Come and get yours. No strings to this sale Remember we are Agents for Munsing Wear and Munsing Silk Hoisery, Slips, Gowns, Bloomers, Bloomerette, Chemise, Step-ins, Etc. 5 per cent Discount for Cash Athena Department Store Phone 152 home in that city. Joe is a barber at Freewater, and plays violin in the Miller-Mcllhaney orchestra of that city. . Announcement of the approaching marriage of Ray Edwards of Milton, and Myrtle Helen Mast of Portland, has been received. The marriage will be solemnized at St. Stephen's Chapel in Portland, at noon, Saturday, No vember 30th. The groom is j well known in this county, having been a prominent athlete ' at Mac-Hi and University of Oregon. He graduated from Oregon last year. The bride is a graduate of Oregon, also, class of '27, since being supervisor of ath letics at the Y. W. C. A. in Port land. The young couple will reside in Portland. Of interest to Athena friends is the announcement of the marriage of Miss Mary Jane Cornelison, former Athena high school teacher, and Al bert C. Buffum, at Long Beach, Cali fornia, October 29. The bride who has many friends in this county, is a daughter of Rev J. M. Cornelison and the groom, formerly of Walla Walla, is a graduate of Whitman col lege. Mr. and Mrs. Buffum will re side in New York. Mrs. Ross Catron entertained six teen members of the 0. D. 0. club at her home north of Athena last Fri day afternoon. Mrs. Claude Dicken son became a member of the club. A party was planned for Friday, No vember 15th at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sterling Parris. Delicious re freshments were served by the host ess, assisted by Mrs. Ethel Montague. The next meeting of the club will take place at the home of Mrs; Schandt on November 22. THE STANDARD THEATRE ; SATURDAY and SUNDAY - Don't Try to Solve This Mystery! You can't! It's too baffling. 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