Reducing Grade Crossing Accidents Eyed At Chicago Meeting
The seventh annual Safety Section gathering of the American Railway Association opens in Chicago April 19 to discuss methods to cut highway grade crossing crashes and injuries. It notes 1926 losses of 2 492 lives and 6 991 injuries and cites a public awareness campaign plus a university essay contest offering 250 prizes for ideas to prevent crossing accidents.
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American Railway Association
Palmer House
Chicago
United States
Canada
The
Coffeyville Hero John J. Kloehr Dies at 84
John Joseph Kloehr of Coffeyville Kansas died after a noted 35 year old fame as a hero who single handedly killed three members of the Dalton gang during a bank robbery in 1892. From a local livery stable he fired from behind a fence as the bandits pursued their horses ending the gang’s terror in Kansas and Oklahoma.
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Coffeyville
Kansas
John Joseph Kloehr
Dalton Gang
Kloehr
Bob
Grat Dalton
Bill Broadwell
Oklahoma
James
Younger
Classified Lost and For Sale Notices From Athena
Multiple small ads list lost items like a spotted saddle horse and glasses. For sale items include milch cow wheat hay a bridge beach cookstove a high grade piano and pasture for horses, with local contact names Wood Goodman Woodward Stone Pendleton and phone numbers or locations in Athena Oregon.
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Rogers & Goodman
Athena
Pendleton Music House
Pendleton
Gregan
Harold Lloyd in For Heavens Sake Next Wednesday Evening
The Standard will show Harold Lloyd in For Heaven s Sake from Paramount at regular prices 10 25 and 35 cents with Jobyna Ralston opposite. Corinne Griffith appears tomorrow night in Into Her Kingdom with Einar Hanson and an all star cast. Sally O Neil and Roy D Arcy lead Frisco Sally Levy Sunday night depicting Barbary Coast life.
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Harold Lloyd
Lloyd
Paramount
Jobyna Ralston
Corinne Griffith
First National
Einar Hanson
Ruth Comfort Mitchell
Sally O'Neil
Roy D’arcy
Sally Levy
Barbary Coast
San Francisco
Oregon planners set three day convention in Portland
The Oregon Council of Religious Education announced a statewide gathering in Portland for May 9 10 and 11. It will be the forty second annual convention of the body formerly known as the State Sunday School Association. Miss Nola Hill visited Ferndale last Friday with her sister Mrs Charles Downing and will stay for a visit.
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Oregon Council of Religious Education
Portland
State Sunday School Association
Nola Hill
Charles Downing
Ferndale
Ownership statement for Athena Press of April 1927
The Athena Press listed F. B. Boyd of Athena Oregon as publisher editor and owner. Bondholders of mortgagee are listed as none FP B Boyd. Notarized April 20 1927 by B B Richards notary public for Oregon with commission expiring March 11 1929.
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Athena Press
Athena
Oregon
F. B. Boyd
B. Boyd
B. B. Richards
Whitehead's Barber Shop in Athena Oregon
A local barber shop in Athena Oregon promotes its services with a bold offer to demonstrate the last word in tonsorial service. The notice stresses quality equipment, supplies, and customer comfort as its selling point.
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Whitehead
Athena
Ore
Bear hunting and local notes from Athena area on April day
31 years ago April 24, 1896 Henry and Clarence Thompson from the Willamette valley hunted bear near the Umatilla river headwaters using four bear dogs. Snow lies five feet deep on surrounding mountains. Also updates from Athena include sale of Lively stock, death of E R Burk in Dayton, merchandize dispositions, hiring of Forshaw as Pendleton Daily Tribune city editor, racing team training on Fifth street, Bob Davis opening a drug store May 1, and Devotion Day plans by Gettysburg Post.
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Henry Thompson
Clarence Thompson
Willamette Valley
Umatilla River
H. Whittenberg
Portland
Athena
Sheriff's Sale
E. R. Burk
Dayton
Washington
Burk
J. Bloch
Turner Callender
Bloch
H. Forshaw
Daily Sun
Pendleton Daily Tribune
John Foss
Weston
Milton
William Blakeley
George Martin
Dick” Maloney
Fifth Street
Parker
Drive for New Hotel Reaches $120,500 Campaign Total
The Walla Walla campaign fund passed the $120,000 mark on Saturday with $4,700 in subscriptions, bringing the total to $120,500. The Stockmen's National Bank of Nampa Idaho, with over a million dollars in resources, failed to open for business on Monday.
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Walla Walla
National Bank
Baptist Church Sunday Schedule and Meetings
Baptist church announces Sunday school at 9 45 A M Communion Day Service at 11 A M Junior Young People at 6 P M Senior at 7 P M Here is where the young people get acquainted They are the important problem before the world Regular Song and Praise service at 8 P M Theme Mans Entrance into Gods Realm Monthly Business Meeting Thursday evening May 5 at 8 00 o clock Mena League meeting this evening at 7 30 P M You are cordially invited to service.
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McCormick - Deering
Safety Section
American Railways
Finder
H. M. Saulsberry
George B. Woodward
Bridge Beach
Dave Stone
Siles
Cenry Koepke, Jr
Bob Davis
C. C.sharp
T. J. Kirk
Chance Rogers
Gettysburg Post
Steve’s Grocery
Kalsemining
E. A. Bennett
B. B Richards
Blaesing Granite Company
H. J. Blaesing
F. Bowman
Eastern
Odd Fellows Bld
J.C. Harman
Main Street
Bell & Dickenson
Drs. A. D
R. A. French
Optometrists
Walla Walla, Wash
Continental
Bryce Baker
Kilgore Cafe
Gerald Kilgore
A. W. Logsdon
Main
the Lumber
Turn-A-Lum Lumber Co
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