Methodist Week Comes to Athena With District Meeting
Next week is Methodist week in Athena with a district ministerial association convention from Sunday evening until Thursday evening. Rev. Roberts opens with a sermon and Rev. Nathan Evana of Pendleton closes, the Athens Commercial Association arranging a banquet for visiting ministers. Delegates will stay in local homes and sessions are in the Methodist Episcopal church auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athena
Roberts
Walla Walla
Nathan Evana
Pendleton
Athens Commercial Association
Methodist Episcopal Church
Pastry Sale by Baptist Church Nets 24.50 at Barrett Building
The ladies of the Baptist church conducted a pastry sale Saturday and netted 24 dollars and 50 cents. More sales could have occurred if cakes had remained on hand for disposal at the Barrett building on Main Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies of the Baptist Church
Barrett
Main Street
Public religious events invite wide attendance in Walla Walla
An appeal invites the general public to a series of religious events with special music and noted speakers. The program features Sunday evening sermon by Rev. Roberts, Monday by Rev. Payne of Weston, Tuesday quarterly conference of Athena charge, a banquet and reception by the Athena Commercial Association, Bible conferences Wednesday and Thursday, and talks by Miss Bargo of Delaware, Ohio and Rev. Nathan Evana of Pendleton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walla Walla
Rev. Roberts
Rov. Payne
Weston
Athena Charge
Athena Commercal Association
Marvin
Walla Walls
Miss Bargo
Delaware
Ohio
Nathan Evana
Pendleton
School Report From LaMar District No 30
Mrs. Dobson filed a month end report for March 28 to April 22 in LaMar District No 30.14 days taught and 15 pupils on roll. Those neither absent nor tardy include Carl Johnson Floyd Corporan Elmer Corporin Mamie Shourd Luin Barnes Velma Sehabert.
Indians Start Petition Drive to Revoke Yakima Licenses
Yakima reservation leaders and councilors circulate petitions in Toppenish and Wapato to revoke liquor licenses forever. Chief George Waters and others signatories urge white allies to help end the saloon trade, citing rising death rates among Native people. The Sunshine Club meets with new officers and members, celebrates at Mrs. Piper’s home, and notes growing attendance and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tndiang
Yakima
Tn Toppenish
Wapato
Charley
Yakima Indian Reservation
Toppenish
Waputo
Wind Town
Charles Wonley
George Waters
William Charley
Lancaster Spencer
Sunshine Club
William Piper
Geo. Bunnett
W. H. Kisulor
Charles Gerking
Misa Lula Lieoallen
Migs Maxine Elliott
Clark Waller Walls Walla
Juvenile Ball Game Between Athena and Adame Ends 16 to 1
The junior teams from Athena and Adame met in the city Saturday afternoon. Athena overwhelmed Adame with a final score of 16 to 1. The game was played in quick time and was officiated by two umpires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athena
Adame
Pendleton Groups Prepare Walla Walla Booster Trip
Pendleton Athena and Weston commercial associations plan a joint booster journey to Walla Walla next Wednesday. A special Pendleton train with an observation car will depart at 9 am, stop in Athena at 9, and return via Weston with a 7 pm Athena arrival. Brotherton notes his mother's death in Summit Point, Va., aged 80, funeral held Monday. Cold spell and crop damage prompt calls for cottonseed mills to aid replanting as officials warn of incomplete recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pendleton
Athena and
Weston
Walla Walla
Athena Commercial Association
M. Poeteraan
Ed Aldrich
East Oregonian
Ben Hill
Popaleton Commercial Association
Milton
Freewater
Weston Association
Pendleton Commercial Association
Athena
Pendleton Defeats Athena In Tight Sunday Baseball
Pendleton beat Athena 11 to 4 as Pendleton pitchers held the visitors to four runs. Score details show Pendleton leading from the first inning with two runs, adding two in the fourth, and four in the eighth. Weston edged Pilot Rock 8 to 4. both Pendleton and Weston lead the percentage standings. Crop prospects from wheat country report moisture and spring rains boosting growth. plowing nears completion, foothill farming slowed by rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pendleton
Athena
Weston
Pilot Rock
Athens
Wanton
Atheoa
Weather and Cold Hit Cotton Belt Deepest Since Civil War
In the cotton belt the cold Monday overspread the region with snow and sleet. The South faced its most significant financial setback since the Civil War as muons of actea of young cotton were destroyed. Atlanta and northern Georgia reported widespread effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Actea
Atlanta
Georgia
Pay Small Carriers Quit Threatens Rural Mail Routes
Rural mail delivery from Walla Walla faces discontinuation as four workers resign since November amid only $89.80 monthly pay for half time. Regulations allow route cuts if vacancy lasts a month, prompting concern of several routes ending once replacements are scarce. The piece notes Pendleton residents protest high Pacific Telephone charges and city council pressure for new firms, plus Caledonian picnic plans in Athena on May 20 and 31 and Hermiston strawberry harvest speeding up with limited shipments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walla Walla
Uncle Sam
Allews
Pendleton
Pacific Telephone Company
Enat Oregonian
Athena Priday
Progam
Jock Coleman
Portland
Postera
Picnio
Ummulla
Pendleton Records Hottest April Day On Record
Pendleton saw a blistering April day as the official thermometer hit a strong 104 in the shade Monday. The 94 or higher readings on Sunday and 89 on Saturday marked near record heat, with 1904 and 1900 cited as previous extreme Aprils.
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Pendleton
Athletes Gaining Form Ahead of County Track Meet
Maurice Hill is shaping Athena High School athletes for the county track meet set for Saturday in the city. Under his guidance the sprinters show promise and the hurdlers perform solidly, with steady evening training improving overall form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Hill Ry
Athena High
Thin City
Mr. Hill
Oratorical Winners And Local Drowning Tragedy In City
In a Baptist church preliminary oratorical contest Vernita Watts and Min Roth Kidder were chosen for divisions A and B with Clarence Brotherton as Division A orator for a May 14 city contest. A boy, John Sohitfoor Jr., drowned after a steep bank collapsed near Touchet on Sunday. a search failed to recover him. Also noted is a marriage between deaf bride Biddy Bayze and Flora Bates conducted by Justice Parkes, and a for sale pew-room stools listing in Milton with an exchange offer for Athena property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Priday Nvening
Ity
Vernita Watts
Min Roth Kidder
Glarence Brotherton
John Sohiffoor Jr
Min
John Sohitfoor
Bis Home
Touchet
George Gradwell
Onge
Bayze
Pasco
Flora B. Bates
Athena
Justice of the Peace
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T. M. Taggart General Merchandise
Oregon
Cash Grocery
Hill Bros
Worthington
Reliable Blue Front
A. M. Johnson
Minnie Johnson
Zola Key
Vergie Key
Garl Johnson
Floyd Corporan
Elmer Corporan
Joe Key
James Beyan Gaya
Franklin
Chaffeur
Dell Brothers
Secorsiscs
Pendleton, Athena and
Weston Commercial Associations
Atlantic
Zera
Lefty” Smith
Christian
Maroons
Nelson
After Telephone Company
Hermiston Berries
Hermiston
Bawry Acbilles
Athous
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