Athena Opens Big Six Play With 10 5 Win Over Pendleton Eagles
Pike Miller’s Athenas start the league with a 10 5 victory over Pendleton at Round-Up Park. Clarence Toole pitched for Athena, with Baker catching six innings and Reynolds finishing. Athena to host Adams Sunday as the Big Six schedule lists Adams at Athena April 15 and other matches through June 10.
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Pike
Miller
Athenas
Pendleton Eagles
Athena
Eagles
Clarence Toole
Baker
Reynolds
Harden
Milton - Freewater
Weston
Helix
Adams
Milton- Freewater
Milton-Freewater
Thieves Take Work Horse and Pony in Neighboring Thefts
One night last week a work horse saddle and bridle were stolen at Adams. The thief rode the horse to Athena then left the work horse and took the Singer family pony near City Park. Saddle and bridle were found at a second hand store in Walla Walla guiding officers to a likely recovery of the pony in that area.
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Adams
Athena
Ralph Singer
Walla Walla
Singer
Roland Richards
Seads
Freewater Hatchery to Hatch 50,000 Chicks Every 21 Days
C F Collins of the Freewater Hatchery advertises expansion plans this fall to boost capacity to 50,000 chicks per twenty one days. The Inland Empire plant fills orders from widespread regions and its success surpasses owner expectations.
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C. F. Collins
Freewater Hatchery
Inland Empire
Last Day to Register for Primary Election in Athena
Voters must register by April 17 to qualify for the primary. Oregon law allowing election day registration has been repealed, so no elector may swear in or change affiliation on election day. B. B. Richards serves as official registrar for Athena precincts.
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Oregon
B. B. Richards
Athena
County sectional track meets schedule outlined
The county sectional track meets will run on April 21 to determine district representatives for the county meet on April 28. The eastern Oregon track meet is set for May 5 with the state meet on May 12.
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Oregon
Court Convenes April Term of Circuit Court
The April term of the circuit court opened Monday with Vic Harria and Ralph McEwen of Athena named to the jury panel.
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Vic Harria
Ralph McEwen
Athena
Fire Destroys Will Campbell Chicken House and Livestock
A large modern chicken house and brooder on Will Campbell’s farm near Athena burned early Wednesday morning. About 150 hens and 400 Rhode Island Red chicks perished in the blaze, with surrounding buildings saved from an oil can explosion that hurled embers skyward. The fire is believed to have started in the brooder’s oil heating unit, which had functioned well prior to the incident.
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Will Campbell
Athena
Campbell
Rhode Island
W F Anderson Dies Well Known Here
W F Anderson of Portland dies at Good Samaritan hospital after pneumonia. One of the oldest Southern Pacific engineers, he piloted the train that carried President Harding to Portland. Survived by widow two sons two brothers and a sister. Funeral at Finley’s at 2 30 Thursday.
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W. F. Anderson
Portland
M. L. Watts
Athena
Southern Pacific
Good Samaritan Hospital
Mr. Anderson
President Harding
F. M. Anderson
Walla Walla
T. F. Anderson
Seattle
J. P. Anderson
Easter Program at First Baptist Church Hailed
The Easter program at the newly finished First Baptist Church drew a full auditorium. Children from the Baptist Sunday school gave well rendered numbers and praise sounded for the building repainted interior and exterior. The program showed careful directing of the children's parts.
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First Baptist Church
The
Baptist Sunday School
Hermiston Sweet Potatoes Shipments Highlight 1926 27
Official reports show 186 carloads of sweet potatoes unloaded at Portland in 1926 and 210 in 1927. Most tonnage came from California with small shipments from Texas Oklahoma Arkansas and Louisiana. Some Hermiston farmers grow the crop well aided by warm mellow irrigated soils yielding strong production.
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Hermiston
Portland
California
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Louisiana
Boy Scouts Sell Tickets For World War Show
Athena Boy Scouts enlisted by Athena-Weston American Post to sell adult tickets for The World War the American Legion picture at the Standard Theatre next Wednesday evening April 15. Proceeds go to the swimming pool fund.
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Athena Boy Scouts
Athena-Weston American Post
American Legion
Standard Theatre
Cold wave hits Eastern Oregon fruit growers
After a Midwest cold spell, Eastern Oregon reported lower temperatures and ongoing cold winds. Early frost damaged crops with some injuries noted, notably strawberry plants, as growers brace for continuation into the week.
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Oregon
Dean Dudley Harvests Wide Swath With New Caterpillar Rig
Dean Dudley, who recently purchased a 20 Caterpillar tractor, cultivates fields with ease using his new machine. He covers a 42 foot swath around the field in a single pass, describing the work as straightforward and efficient.
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Dean Dudley
What Farm Accounting Meant in the Management of a Farm
A farmer explains switching from simple cash books to accrual accounting since 1910. Benefits include easier income tax reports, a basis for budgeting, better credit with bankers, and insight into farm trends and capital needs. The Agricultural Commission recommends a form for farm credit statements.
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Bankers Agricultural Commission
Pioneer Mrs Jane Courtney dies after illness in Yakima
Walla Walla Pioneer Mrs Jane Courtney 87 longtime resident of the Walla Walla valley died Sunday in Yakima after a two month illness. Her husband William Courtney died about 12 years ago. Survived by two daughters Mrs Abbey Cain of Spokane and Mrs Eva Harer of Yakima.
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Jane Courtney
Walla Walla Valley
Yakima
William Courtney
Abbey Cain
Spokane
Eva Harer
Oregon Trail Renewal Improves Blue Mountains Route
The state highway commission has mobilized many men and trucks for weeks to renew the surface of the Old Oregon Trail in the Blue Mountains. The result is a highway in good condition for traffic.
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State Highway Commission
Blue Mountains
Gurdane, Cookingham Face Off In May Sheriff Primary
The contest for the Republican sheriff nomination in Pendleton heats up as Tom Gurdane chief of police resigns to focus on his campaign against Sheriff R T Cookingham.
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Tom Gurdane
Pendleton
R. T. Cookingham
Gurdane
Raymond Banister Operates Day Shift Tractor Solo
Raymond Banister uses a new Caterpillar to plow during the day while George Banister handles the same machine at night, alternating shifts for continuous field work.
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Raymond Banister
George Banister
Brother Josiah high school play set for April 20 night
Athena High School presents the play Brother Josiah Friday April 20 in the school auditorium with proceeds supporting the school annual. The cast guided by Miss Mildred Bateman has six weeks of rehearsal and a final week to polish. The plot centers on Wellington Armstrong and the wealthy Le Blanc families amid social intrigue and a rural family visit.
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Athena High School
Brother Josiah
Mildred Bateman
Josiah
Wellington Armstrong
Weldon Bell
Hiram Penstroke
Eldon Myrick
William le- Blanc
Roy DeFreece
Edith
Alberta Charlton
Armstrong
Jessiedenne Dudley
le- Blanc
Gladys Armstrong
Ethel Pittman
Henry Newcombe
George Gross
Clifford Wood
Marguerite Moore
Benjamin Butler Armstrong
Wilford Miller
LeBlanc
Benamin Butler
Gladys
Marrage
Curtis Duffield
James
Benjamin Butler
Reception Given to Rev and Mrs Bollinger in Athena
The Baptist Church hosted a Wednesday evening reception for Rev and Mrs Bollinger who depart Athena soon for a new field. A piano duet, vocal solos and readings highlighted the program followed by a two course luncheon.
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Louis Stewart
Frank Williams
Barbara Lee
H. A. Barrett
Bollinger
Farmers sell 250000 bushels of soft wheat since March 15
Grain men estimate about 250000 bushels of wheat sold by farmers since March 15. Much is sent to the middlewest and St Louis, with some reaching Louisville. The crop is all soft wheat as hard winter wheat has not been selling.
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Middlewest
St. Louis
Louisville
Concrete driveway laid by New Mixer Joe Clemons
Joe Clemons uses a homemade concrete mixer to lay a driveway into the garage at the F. 8 LeGrow home this week. The device, built by Clemons, works very satisfactorily.
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Joe Clemons
F. 8
LeGrow
Clemons
Chicken thieves hit Athena area with staged poultry raids
Local authorities suspect an organized gang is stealing poultry in the Athena area. Reports detail multiple raids including Cass Cannon 85 chickens, BE A Dudley 45 White Rocks, Charles Kirk 54, and Mrs Price two dozen hens. Police note two men used an auto truck to move the stock toward cities and urge reports to Chief Taylor.
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Athena
Cass Cannon
BE. A. Dudley
White Rocks
Charles Kirk
Cookingham
Walla Walla
Dalles
Taylor
Dudley
Dudley's
Noted Priest Dies At 92 Years Founder Of Gonzaga University
Father Joseph Cataldo a famed missionary and founder of Gonzaga University Spokane died at St Anthony's hospital at 6 30 p m aged 92 He observed his 92nd birthday on St Patrick's Day and was celebrated by church and laypeople He built many Catholic Indian missions in the west aided Nez Perce negotiations and translated the Bible into Chinook Funeral services are set for St Andrews Mission with Bishop McGrath officiating in Spokane.
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Pendleton
Joseph Cataldo
Gonzaga University
Spokane
St Anthony's Hospital
St. Patrick's Day
St. Andrew's Mission
Umatilla
Mather Cataldo
Sicily
Italy
United States
Boston
Pacific Northwest
West
Father Cataldo
Nez Perce
Castaldo
St.Andrew's Mission
McGrath of
Baker
Raisin Week Spotlight April 23 to 28
Raisin Week runs April 23 through 28 with Raisin Day on April 28. Many institutions cooperate with raisin growers to promote the product during the week, including the Union Pacific which will feature various raisin based foods.
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Union Pacific
Sloan Brothers Visit Athena from Stanfield
Frank and Claud Sloan traveled to Athena on Tuesday from Stanfield, appearing in the small town visit notes.
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Frank and
Claud Sloan
Athena
Stanfield
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