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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1918
Page
3
Athena readers receive a rapid-fire column of local notices, including health, travel, and social events. Mentions of visitors from Boise and Portland, land purchases in Alberta, Royal Red Cross fund events, town safety warnings, and expected military movements, plus a mix of births, new homes, and sports plans.
The local delumiatory contest was held last Friday evening in the High School auditorium with a large audience. Winners were Melvin Coppock and Savannah Smith in Division C, Mildred W in Division B, and Cas inion A. The sectional contest will be at Milton as Weston withdrew. Gold and silver medals for Pendleton final have been ordered. Minister's Honeymoon will be staged in the High School auditorium next Tuesday evening. Weston hosted a thin musical performance last Saturday with a large audience. Three events ran overtime while Laurant featured in exhibitions for the students. Mr Hubbe supervised the Vox ball diamond project west of the school building with enthusiastic practice. Mr Sheffner reports the Agriculture club enjoyed a trip to the Pambrun farm Monday to learn about plants and agriculture.
Wednesday night program at the high school auditorium featured performances by Weversl Griie and the student choir. Seventh and eighth grade girls completed numerous dish towels and handbags, sent to the Junior Red Cross at Pendleton. Mrs A B Steele, Mrs Sherman, Mrs Luli Read, and Mrs W G Emmet aided, with Miss Sherman supervising.
W B Trites, with American troops, recounts a comic camouflage episode in Paris. A young American returns from a night out to Avenue de Messine and hides in a portable closet then in a bath to dodge discovery. His plan collapses when a maid discovers him and whispers for quiet.
Conatable Louis B. Laliner laments a plan to hunt rabbits for food using a borrowed dog. He tied the dog and chain in a basement at the end, the hound vanished, leaving only parts of the animal to feed on. The clerk recalls the loss as a costly mistake and notes the incident in Anopolis News.
An unnamed gun crew member aboard a sinking vessel displayed remarkable calm and signaling to rescuers as chaos unfolded. He remained at his post, urged caution while adrift on an ammunition box, and directed rescuers to avoid the live rounds as the ship went down.
The New York World contemplates the link between war and literature, arguing intelligence grows during war yet questioning if genius and conflict merely coincide. It muses on how Napoleonic wars shaped literary inspiration and whether later writers can grasp war’s influence without overreaching in interpretation.
A wartime meeting features a portor asserting Americans must support a fund. He declares all present are Americans or risk alienating the boys at the front. He asks who is willing to donate, inviting those unwilling to give to stand. It underscores wartime pressure and loyalty tests.
Baptist Church notes outline sermons at morning and patriotic evening service at the M E church with Rev Will Cannon. Christian Church lists Bible school and preaching times led by Roy K Rondruck of Spokane. Moathadiat Episcopal Church announces Rev W E Armfield to preach morning and evening with a patriotic lecture and a 4 o clock service. All three churches invite townspeople to join for a patriotic observance.
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