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Athena News Highlights and Community Notes
Athena residents face heat and water shortages as harvest nears end with beans and wheat yields seen favorable. Local mentions include Rev. Carl McConnel, Mrs. Kilgore heading to hospital, pool staff changes, and a barnful of visits from Weston, Pendleton, Walla Walla, and Seattle area guests. Notice of a red cow sale near Adams sets August 19 sale at the Jerry Stone ranch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Theatre
Fred Hodgen
Adams
Charles Pinkerton
Weston
Athena
Carl McConnel
Gerald Kilgore
Walla Walla
Sea Shore
H. J. Cunningham
Pendleton
George Banister
Billy Pinkerton
Johnny Hoey
Dale Stephens
City Park
Steve's
Pilot Rock
Alpha Wood
Wood
Roland Richards
Will Kelly
Umatilla
Thorn Hollow
C. E. Kiefer
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company
Chase Garfield
Seaside
Garfields
Beverley Barrett
Barrett Lawn
Jennie Barrett
Goldie Bacon
Vancouver
Washington
Fred Kershaw
Ontario
Mrs. Kershaw
Frederica Kershaw
Lake
Legion Pool
Hilda Dickenson
Margaret Hale
F. B. Boyd
BE. A. Dudley
Bingham Springs
Arthur Jenkins
Tate
Portland
Smith
D. H. Sanders
Mildred Bateman
Athena High School
Milton
William T.harder
Mary Jane
Frank DeFreece
Will DeFreece
Wilbur
Grandpa
Grandma DeFreece
West
Frye
Preston-Shaffer
Blue Mountains
L. C. Davis
Charlton
South Carolina
Mack Smith
Helix
Davis
Northwest
Bert Ramsay
Charles Betts
Blatchford
Kohler Betts
Willamette University
D. C. Baker
Scott Place
Edna Thompson
J. W. Pinkerton
Alberta
Harry L. Bowmer
Milton Eagle
Weston Leader
Recorder
Roy
Bowmer
Inland Empire
Roy DeFreece
Skaggs
Freewater
Quality
Dalberth Taylor
Sims Dickenson
T. P. DeFreece
General Hospital
DeFreece
Lincoln Swaggart
Montavisla
Sim Barnes
Laura Froome
Newberg
Forrest Grove
Astoria
Ralph Buzan
Froome
Humphrey
Oklahoma
Herb Parker
Fred Redtke
Burns
Mr. Forsman
Jerry Stone
Umatilla County
Oregon
Herman Stone