Ringel Guernsey Cow Gains Noted Fame in Northwest
Louie Ringel's Guernsey cow topped January with 90 pounds of butterfat, following 1,423 pounds of milk in December. Dairy men, breeders and the Freewater district spotlight Mr. Ringel, aided by R F Bean and Holt. The Umatilla Dairy Improvement Association reports the cow's high yield and hints at more from Ringel's herd, with Eldon L. King as secretary of the organizing CA C Extension Service and county agent group.
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Louie Ringel
Guernsey
Northwest
Freewater District
R. FE. Bean
Freewater Times
Ringel
Holt
L. Ringel
Wild Horse Creek
C. A. C. Extension Service
Umatilla County
Eldon L. King
Hostesses Entertain Large Bridge Party
One o clock bridge luncheon hosted by Mrs. Arthur Douglas with Mrs. C. M. Eager and Mrs. Lawrence Pinkerton. Nine tables played as Mrs. Charles Bond and Mrs. Ralph Hassell of Pendleton won first and second honors. Guest list includes forty plus ladies from Pendleton Walla Walla and Helix among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Douglas
Douglas
C. M. Eager
Lawrence Pinkerton
Bryce Baker
William Piper
Helix
Charles Bond
Ralph Hassell
Pendleton
E.J. Burchill
Willard Bond
Ellis Brower
James Lievallen
Ravella Lievallen
Francis Lievallen
Adams
R. T. Cannon
Walla Walla
Mesdames
William Littlejohn
F. B. Boyd
Sarah Gross
Archie McIntyre
D. T. Stone
H. Watts
Claud Dickenson
Clever Play Steals Show At Stanfield High
A witty comedy drama Step on it Stan was staged in the Stanfield High auditorium Wednesday by the Stanfield school faculty under Mrs J C Russell. Casts earned praise for confident portrayal and the director’s reputation as a dramatic instructor. The program featured Donna Shake dancing and Mildred Bush singing.
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Stan
Stanfield School
J. C. Russell
Russell
Athena High School
Donna Shake
Mildred Bush
Pendleton No-Show Halts Athena High Game
Fans paid to see Pendleton and Athena High School basketball at the Athena gym but Pendleton failed to appear. Lee Meyer, Athena superintendent, said a written contract existed for a February 15 game, and the 7:30 start slipped to nearly 8:00 before officials announced Pendleton’s absence and refunded tickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athena
Pendleton
Lee Meyer
Lowell Zerba Treated In Hospital For Pneumonia
Lowell Zerba was taken to the hospital yesterday to be treated for pneumonia, with medical staff monitoring his condition.
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Lowell Zerba
Hoss Resigns as Governor Patterson Private Secretary
Hoss, secretary to Governor I. L. Patterson since his inauguration, submitted his resignation and will stay until March first at the governor’s request. He notes no immediate successor and plans a statewide review before deciding on a future political candidacy. The state press supports him if he runs, and friends in major centers show interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoss
Pioneer Minister Returns After 35 Year Absence
Rev. E. A. Leonard, pioneer Baptist pastor of Athena, preached last Sunday evening after a 35 year absence. Now 82, he arrived from Florida and spoke with his former voice to a small crowd including old church members. He travels a long circuit from the South through the Midwest to the Pacific Coast and stayed with Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Barrett during his visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A. Leonard
Baptist Church of Athena
Dr. Leonard
Leonard
Florida
Southland
Middle West
Pacific Coast
Athena
H. A. Barrett
Campaign to Raise 50,000 for Walla Walla Hospital
A $50,000 fund drive is launched to liquidate the hospital indebtedness at Walla Walla General Hospital. Slow patronage and incomplete financing prompted the campaign. W G Hughes, a hospital board member, recently visited Athena to promote the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walla Walla General Hospital
W. G. Hughes
Athena
New Physician Sets Up Practice in Helix
Dr. Drybourough begins practice in Helix as the town gains a Thompson Drug Co. store from Pendleton to open soon under its management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helix
Drybourough
Thompson Drug Co
Pendleton
Legion delegates to district conference set for Athena
Delegates from thirteen American Legion Posts will attend the district conference in Athena next Monday February 20 with state officers and visiting ex service men. The morning session starts at 11 at the K of P I O F hall, a Baptist church dinner is planned, and a 7:30 mass meeting followed by a dance at Legion Hall features Park's seven piece band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Athena
the Legion
K. of P.I. O
Pendleton
K. of
Athena-Weston
Milton-Freewater
Legion Hall
Park
Remodeled Athena Hall Expands Boy Scouts Club Rooms
Athena Boy Scout Hall reopens with front area partitioned for a club and meeting room while the back remains for games. Patrol lockers will hold each patrol gear. The Troop lists flags, staffs, equipment, and handbooks. about thirty boys are scouts or tenderfoot candidates, organized into three patrols with leaders, with a fourth to be formed as tests are completed.
West Point and Desert Gold at Standard Theatre
The Standard Theatre offers West Point with William Haines tomorrow night, while Zane Grey’s Desert Gold stars Neil Hamilton and Shirley Mason Sunday. Ben Hur, Metro-Goldwyn’s road show, plays two nights February 29 and March 1, hailed as possibly the greatest screen production yet booked locally.
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Standard
West Point
William Haines
Broadway
Portland
Standard Pictures
Zane Grey
Neil Hamilton
Shirley Mason
William Powell
Ben Hur
Metro-Goldwyn
Miss Charlton Hosts Athena Girls Banquet and Ball
Miss Alberta Charlton hosted a banquet at her home for the Athena High School girls basketball team. Miss Ethel Pittman acted as toastmistress as the group sang the school song before seating. Red and white decor with a St Valentine motif complemented a later games-and-entertainment program. Attendees included Marguerite Moore Georgie Green Pearl Green Dorothy Geissel Jessiedeane Dudley Areta Kirk Marjorie Wilson Frances Cannon Ethel Pittman Thelma Schrimpf Myrtle Campbell and Helen Hanzell with Mr and Mrs Toole Kathleen Radtke Thena Russell Doris Schubert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Charlton
Alberta Charlton
Athena High School
Ethel Pittman
St. Valentine
Marguerite Moore
Georgie Green
Pearl Green
Dorothy Geissel
Jessiedeane Dudley
Areta Kirk
Marjorie Wilson
Frances Cannon
Thelma Schrimpf
Myrtle Campbell
Mrs. Toole
Kathleen Radtke
Thena Russell
Doris Schubert
Helen Hanzell
Piano Recital by Mrs Fredericks Students Planned
A cordial invitation invites all to a piano recital by students of Mrs. Lilian P. Fredericks on Tuesday evening February 21 at 8 oclock in the Weston Union High school auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lilian P. Fredericks
Weston Union High School
Helix Teams Host Athena In Home Basketball Night
The Helix boys and girls basketball teams play Athena at home tonight on the school floor. Both squads seek wins to boost standings and fan support this season.
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Helix
Athena
Boy Scout Parent Night entertains Feb 22 at Standard Theatre
The Athena Boy Scout troop presents a Parent Night program on Washington's Birthday week at the Standard Theatre starting 7 30 pm Tickets go to troop funds with a two reel Our Gang comedy a color presentation by Athena West on the flag a Washington Birthday talk by Lee Meyer and scout demonstrations then a three reel Be Prepared feature showing scouting stages Proceeds fund troop activities Tickets 50 cents general 85 cents for high school 25 cents for graders 10 cents for children under 12.
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Standard Theatre
Washington
Our Gang
Athena Boy Scout
Athena-Weston American Post
Lee Meyer
Athena Chools
O. H. Reeder
Court of ‘Honor
January Report of County Health Nurse Findings
The January report shows 40 active cases and 236 visits across child welfare social service general tuberculosis prenatal and professional calls. School work covered 25 visits to 16 schools weighing examining 673 children with 159 corrections since last year and 67 tonsil operations 61 dental work and two vision corrections. Emma Russell from Pacific Protection Society visited Umatilla Hermiston and Milton for two days.
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Goodwin
Milton
Freewater
Emma Russell
Pacific Protection Society
Umatilla
Hermiston
University enrollment tops three thousand at UIMHUM campus
Enrollment for the winter term at University of Iimhun exceeds 3000, with 191 new students joining the fall total of 2850 to reach 3041.80 for the year. The figure excludes Portland medical students, extension division, social work, and correspondence students. A $500 scholarship will be awarded in the School of Business Administration at the University of Oregon, announced by Dr Arnold Bennett Wall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University OF Uimhum
Gene
Earl M. Pallett
Portland
Extension
School of Social Work
U. OF QO
University OF Oregon
Eugene
School of Business Administration
Arnold Bennett Wall
American Arbitration
Community Banquet Honoring Athena High School Students
Mayor Stephens and Arnold Wood sponsor a community banquet for Athena High School students and staff next Sunday evening February 24. The Methodist Episcopal ladies will serve in the Masonic dining room, with short addresses and music, followed by a dance at Legion Hall to victrola music. The whole community is invited and a large turnout is expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayor Stephens
Arnold Wood
Union High School District No. 17
Athena High School
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Masonic
Legion Hall
Weston Stockmen Elect Officers for 1928 Association
Weston leaders elected J. P. Lievallen as president of the Weston Stockmen’s Association at the annual meeting in Weston. Jasper R. Sams became vice president, Ralph Tucker as secretary treasurer, with W. R. McLean and B. E. Sams named to the advisory board. A 1.29 per head assessment on all permitted stock was approved to cover salt distribution and rider costs. Clarence Ross was reengaged as rider. Forest service representatives J. I. Irwin and Albert Baker attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weston Stockmen
J.P. Lievallen
Weston Stockmen’s Association
Weston
Jasper R. Sams
Ralph Tucker
W. R. McLean
BE. C. Sams
Clarence Ross
The
Forest Service
J. I. Irwin
Albert Baker
May Have Base Ball Here This Season
Athena may form an amateur baseball team this season with players from town such as Geissel Kretzer and Harden who played in the Walla Walla Valley league. Grounds would need little work and games could be held on an independent schedule or within an amateur league, likely hosting Sunday games through July. A leader is needed to organize the effort and start the action.
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Athena
Geissel
Kretzer
Adams
Harden
Death of Mrs Eva Beale Saunders
Word reaches Athena of the death of Mrs Eva Beale Saunders at her Hazleton Idaho home Sunday. Funeral services will be held in Walla Walla tomorrow. Mrs Saunders was daughter of Frank Beale and spent her girlhood in Athena.
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Saunders
Athena
Eva Beale Saunders
Hazleton
Idaho
Walla Walla
Frank Beale
McCorkell, Wm. W., Dies in Weston at 81
William W. McCorkell died at his Weston home on Wednesday aged 81 years, three months and 15 days after long illness. Funeral services will be held at Memorial Hall, Weston today at 2 p.m.
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Wm. W. McCorkell
William W. McCorkell
Weston
Memorial Hall
Whitman Quintet Beats Washington on Tuesday Night
Athena fans watched Whitman defeat the University of Washington 44 to 33 on Tuesday night. Whitman now prepares to face Oregon tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitman
Athena
Borbeukie
University of Washington
Oregon
Legion Post Moves to Fund and Build Athena Pool
Athena Weston American Legion Post leaders approve taking charge of the long delayed swimming pool project in Athena with about 800 dollars ready to spend. They will raise the rest by subscriptions and labor, with local merchants and clubs pledging support and plans to involve the community and city council. The pool site is east end of City Park and will use gravity water and a diversion dam near Caton Place for supply.
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Athena-Weston American Legion
Athena
Post
Standard Theatre
Caton Place
Commander McFadden
McFadden
American Legion
Treasury
Kilgore
Athena Campfire Girls Choose Name Wauna for Group
The Athena Campfire Girls met at the Boy Scout hall. They discussed names and selected Wauna from The Bridge of the Gods for the group. Plans included monthly parties to celebrate members' birthdays and a candy sale on February 22 to raise funds for Wauna Campfire Girls activities.
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Athena
Boy Scout Hall
Columbia River
Wauna
District Basketball Tourney Set for Milton Gym
The district tournament will be held in the Mac Hi gymnasium in Milton on March 1, 2 and 4. Teams from Umatilla, Morrow, Wheeler and Gilliam counties are eligible. Entries must be filed by February 23 and the board will meet February 25 to arrange the schedule.
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Mac Hi
Milton
Umatilla
Morrow
Wheeler
Gilliam
Helix Red Devils Lose to Mohawks in Helix Showdown
The Helix Red Devils were defeated 45 to 89 by the Eugene Mohawks in a tight game at Helix. About 200 spectators, including some from Athens, watched unfold. Tomorrow the Red Devils meet the Goldendale Firemen at Helix.
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Helix “Red Devils
Helix
Eugene Mohawks
Athens
Red Devils
Goldendale Firemen
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A. P. Russell
American Railway Association
Motor Transport Division
Boston
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
New England Transportation Company
Legion
Diot
Boy Scouts
BOY Ocouts
Jessie M. Hoover
Uncle Sam
Department of Agriculture
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