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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1919
Page
1
Wealthy milling man Albers, a well known capitalist in the west, is indicted on two of seven counts. Each count carries a maximum penalty of a $10,000 fine and 20 years. Jury deliberated but the verdict is not yet sealed. the court proceedings moved forward yesterday morning.
City of Athena marks returning soldiers and sailors with lithographed certificates of appreciation. Mayor Watts and council honor the American Military Force for valor and contribution to the war effort, while expressing regret for those who fell. Certificates read gratitude for defense of the country and welcome home.
Chadoh McLean died at his home in this city Friday evening after a long illness. Born in Ontario, Canada in August 1851, he moved to Oregon and then to Athens, suffering asthma for years. He is survived by his wife Teaballa and three sons, plus a niece. Funeral Sunday at his Athens residence conducted by Rev. W. A. Pratt with interment in Weston cemetery.
John Montgomery recently from Pacific Coast Elevator in Pendleton has assumed general management of Partners Union Genin Agency in Umie ulla county. W. W. Harsa, president and key stakeholder, and other stockholders welcomed the change in the city Tuesday.
The Weston Ministerial Association decided to hold a union revival soon. They will stage meetings in a brick Main Street building with Evangelist George Taylor of Los Angeles set to conduct the events.
Oregon lawmakers enter week four with few major bills passed and the Senate mostly idle. Notable actions include a harsh anti Bolshevik measure and a red flag ban, plus a proposed non political judiciary and a lobbying crackdown. Also debated road funding and telephone regulation approaches amid slow committee activity.
A nationwide Theodore Roosevelt memorial service is planned for next Sunday February 9 with memorial sermons in churches and chapels across the country. In Athens a union meeting will feature Rev. H. F. Pemberton of The Jair. plans include a large attendance paying tribute to the late leader.
Amid wartime wheat shortages and rising demand from Europe, the United States honored pledges to export massive grain shipments. By midyear American farmers faced a short crop yet still delivered about 141 million bushels overseas, surpassing British and European needs and helping sustain Allied bread rations. The heightened production and distribution efforts reflected a shift toward normalcy in wheat supplies, with Australia, Argentina, and other regions contributing as transports freed.
The Food Administration outlines principles guiding the nation's food program during the emergency. It emphasizes individual initiative by citizens and loyalty to the republic, arguing democracy yields discipline and unity in meeting the war effort’s needs for the American people and allies.
A garbled obit fragment mentions Born Seven Times In One Step and philosophical musings. It references Helm, philosophy themes, and a vague obituary tone with scattered names and places including Cleveland and Solumiance.
A World War I letter from Obermendig Germany dated December 28 1918 to a colonel recounts fighting on the St Mihiel Verdun and Argonne fronts. The writer describes snow the Christmas dinner cold weather and gossip about divisions and troops including the Athens boys and a minstrel show in Germany near the Rhine.
Barry Ballor, Ret. D. Hor As, writes from wartime voyages and frontline experiences from leaving Camp Merritt to landing in England and fighting across France. He details ships torpedoed, convoy routes, camps, and battles from Chateau Thierry to the Argonne, noting shrapnel, artillery, and the daily dangers of combat.
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