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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1929
Page
1
In Walla Walla Mrs Eva Beavers Schneider 23 died after a quarrel with husband George Schneider 50 who says he felled her with a meat cleaver. He attempted suicide by gas after the incident. charges await his attorney. The couple married at year’s start and had prior marital strife.
Churches across the city held Easter union services at the Baptist church with morning and evening programs. Inclement weather canceled the sunrise meeting and Sunday school proceeded as usual. The morning play The Broken Ears portrayed missions and Africa, while the evening featured youth music and recitations.
Athena High School edged Adams High School 7 to 6 in seven innings. Crawford hit a homer for Adams while Myrick of Athena collected two three baggers as Athena advances to face Griewold High at Helix tomorrow afternoon.
The Pendleton American Legion Post to sponsor a June regatta at Mc Kay Lake with H W Collins named starter. A three mile oval course for outboard races will be laid out soon and grounds work will start to prepare the reservoir site for racing. The hills surrounding the lake create a natural amphitheater aiding spectator view.
The Athena and Weston electric systems will be rebuilt to enable higher voltage. The project aims to restore full power and improve service after the reconstruction is finished.
Bryce Baker local Continental Oil manager in Athena has leased the Athena Service Station from Conoco and bought stock and equipment from former lessee C. B. Moore. Baker took possession Tuesday with E. B. Layng assisting. Baker will run the station with his wife and Orel McPherrin part time. Moore buys an independent station at Opportunity, Washington and will move there to manage it.
Wauna Camp Fire girls attend Grand Council Fire in Walla Walla on Saturday night with several hundred participants. Esther Berlin won Fire Maker’s rank and Wahelo bracelet. A National Birthday Honor was awarded to Mary Tompkins Myrtle Campbell Nylene Taylor Marjorie Montague Laura Ross Velma Ross Bernice Wilson Dorothy Burke Esther Berlin Mildred Hansell Valerie Cannon Bertha Price Helen Barrett Gene Zerba Lois LeRoy Hilda Dickenson. Plants were given to veteran hospital soldiers, plants delivered by Mrs. H Wade LeRoy.
The Standard Theatre presents The High School Hero next Wednesday as part of the Junior class benefit. Athena school backs the juniors with student talent featured before the Pax picture stars Sally Phipps Nick Stewart Charles Paddock and John Darrow.
Miss Mildred Bateman hosted the cast at her Mil ton home Saturday evening after the high school play Too Many Poeshe. Easter decorations included a yellow rabbit center table and colorful egg baskets. Dorothy Brodie listed the play title.
Adams blanked the Eagles 7 to 3 at Round-Up Park Pendleton with Rawl Morrison pitching the distance. Hermiston defeated the Indians 14 to 6 as Berry and Mathews pitched well.
A Sunday scoreline shows a 67 loss to Prineville-Redmond at 71 and Echo 72. Marion Hansell and Finis Firkpatrick posted 23 points while W Collins added 21 in the game.
The University of Oregon in cooperation with Hobi Airways, Inc. Eugene, starts an aeronautics curriculum. It offers three training tiers from non flying courses to a four year degree with flying instruction, preparing students for executive aviation roles.
Excavation for the new addition is nearly complete at the Farmers Grain Elevator plant and concrete pouring will begin soon. Water was found during excavation but not hindering work. twelve carloads of building material have arrived on site via the Northern Pacific.
Glenn Dudley found his tractor tank drained overnight leaving his plow outfit near the road. A thief stole the gasoline, causing engine sputter and stop. After investigation, Dudley tracked down the culprit and drove across the field to fetch a fresh supply of fuel.
Allen O'Mara employed on the Jos. N. Scott ranch west of Athena is a student flyer in the Rankin school at Walla Walla. A plane from the Walla Walla port flies to the Scott place at stated periods and O'Mara receives his flying instructions there.
Emery Gentry of Gentry Auto reports sales to A. H. Sewhandt Weston a Ford truck. B. D. Taylor Athena receives a Ford touring car. Guy Maybery Adams buys a Ford coupe.
The E. W. McComas warehouse at Stanfield collapsed Sunday as its foundation gave way, wrecking 18,000 sacks of wheat and triggering an emergency response from local authorities.
Miss Jean Bratton of Walla Walla violin soloist at the 55th Wal la Walla Symphony concert earned an ovation Tuesday evening. The Union praised her poised appearance and mastery of Sarasate, DeFalla pieces, noting balanced tone and refined interpretation.
M W Hansell purchased the southwest Athena residence of Mrs Retta Potts. The property includes a large acre plot and was long the Tay lor family home. Mrs Potts and daughter Myrtle plan immediate departure for California to attend Mrs Otis Ingle who is seriously ill.
J. F. Thompson, a noted cattle raiser, was chosen president at the association's annual meeting on Saturday. M. T. Mc Laughlin was elected vice president, Mrs. Ethel McLaughlin secretary treasurer, and H. T. Thompson M. A. McLaughlin Ida M. Wilbur named as advisors.
Two carloads of seed potatoes raised on mountain ranches east of Athena were shipped to Wapato Washington from Athena last week over the regional railroad line, signaling a robust seed potato movement between Oregon and Washington areas.
Haddox herd leads Umatilla Dairy Improvement Association tests with the highest producing cow 1722 pounds of milk and 82.6 pounds of fat while its 15 head herd averaged 1004 pounds per cow. The association tested 732 cows across 53 herds with an overall average of 481 pounds of milk and 23.2 pounds of fat per cow.
A Plymouth Rock hen sits on a tree nest with 15 eggs in F B Wood's yard. Autumn loose leaves filled a limb crotch where the nest formed four feet above ground. Mrs Biddy discovered the secluded nook and began incubation. Mr Wood plans to move the brood to ground once the hatch begins.
A splendid oil counterpart of the famous painting Pals is completed by Mrs. Dean Dudley. The scene features a young boy and two police dog puppies in a warm outdoor setting with a landscape background and harmonious tones. Her country home will display the canvas for friends to view.
Dr Mead commissioner of reclamation will approve a 650000 plan to serve 40 settlers on 2000 acres. Work includes replacing a wooden flume with concrete near Echo enlarging Furnish ditch and finishing the district drainage system.
John Thompson, 60, employed at the Jim Sturgis ranch in Barnhart, collapsed Sunday afternoon while fighting a fire that threatened the ranch house and died from the injuries. He is survived by a daughter Mrs. Margaret Rhodes of Freewater and a son Arthur Thompson of Pendleton.
Bryant, 20, was sentenced to life in Oregon state prison for stabbing Lewis Dickerson, an Oregon State College athlete, on December 17. Dickerson died four days later with jealousy over attention to a town waitress cited as the motive.
A noon blaze at the Athena Hotel began in the roof near the kitchen flue and spread rapidly before the volunteer fire department confined the fire to the south portion above the kitchen. Damaged roof over the kitchen and extensive water damage were reported as the main losses.
Fifteen ladies gathered Wednesday at Mrs Geo Gerking's home for a Christian Missionary Society meeting. Mrs Gerking was re-elected president with Mrs Lew McNair as vice president and Mrs Louis Keen as secretary treasurer. Mission work in Japan was studied. New member Mrs O E Venable joined. Lunch was provided by Mrs Gerking with assistance from her daughters Mrs Kenworthy and Mrs Lee Crawford. May meeting planned at Mrs M M Johns home with Mrs DePeatt assisting.
Athena stores announce fixture changes this week. Quality Grocery moves one counter to a new position. Steve's removes the entire east side row of counters to enlarge display space and adds a wrapping counter at the rear center with the cash register on a new stand. Further modifications expected at Steve's.
Dr. Henry G. Knight, head of the reorganized bureau of chemistry and soils, tours Oregon State College to discuss closer federal state co operation. He tours the west coast focusing on farm waste utilization and soil mapping and notes past federal work was too detached from beneficiaries.
The three year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Bob Hayes living near Boles Junction drowned in the Touchet river after slipping into the water while playing along the bank. The body was recovered later.
Officials announced the Walla Walla Air Derby will run Friday May 24 through Sunday May 26, expanding from a two day format last year. The three day schedule features competitions, exhibitions and aviation events across the weekend.
The county clerk announces that from the start of the year 18 marriage licenses have been issued and 18 divorce decrees have been granted, reflecting a 50-50 balance in records.
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