Snow Melt Triggers City Flood Across Main Streets
Eight inches of snow and ice released by sunny chinook wind surged through Kirk field toward Adams Jefferson and Main streets. Water inundated Upper Third and Fourth streets with Athena Department Store basement flooding before diversions controlled the flow. A highway snowplow pushed snow to Main street center improving traffic and drainage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirk Field
Fifth Street
Residence
Adams, Jefferson and
Main Streets
Wild Horse Creek
High Street
Third
Fourth
Main Street
Athena Department Store
Highway Department
Prison Term Imposed on Dr Nelms for Narcotics Act Case
Dr Milton A Nelms faced two year sentences on three counts of the Harrison anti narcotics act conviction with fines of 1000 dollars each. The U S Supreme Court refused review after appeals from San Francisco and McNeil Island. Principal witness Francis Demarr aka Louise Fitzpatrick testified to visits for shots and prescriptions.
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McNeil Island Penitentiary
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
San Francisco
Dr. Nelmss
Dr. Nelms
Francis Demarr
Louise Fitzpatrick
Athena Hi Defeats Union In Local Gym Thriller
Athena Hi beat Union 19 to 16 in a hot game at the local gym. Athena led 12 to 4 at halftime with Myrick scoring 16 points and Crowley adding 3 for Athena. Union hoped to avenge a loss from Pendleton the previous night.
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Athena Hi
Union
Pendleton
Athena
Myrick
Crowley
Scoutmaster Resigns Here Over City Removal
Scoutmaster D. W. Hackett of Athena resigns his office and turns troop command over to M. I. Miller and Mr. LeRoy due to removal from the city. Hackett has led a successful boy scout movement and the organized troop actively participates in various scout activities.
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D. W. Hackett
Athena
M. I. Miller
LeRoy
Hackett
New NP Mail Pouch Leaves Athena at Six Each Evening
A new Northern Pacific mail pouch departs Athena at six o'clock nightly, routing mail north and west of Walla Walla toward Pasco Elco. The service will greatly aid contact with the Pasco Elco air mail connection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. P
Athena
Walla Walla
Pasco-Elco
Pasco
Snow Blankets Walla Walla Valley Deepens
Snow lingers in the Walla Walla valley and foothills east of town, leaving several inches of white covering the area as the disappearance of earlier snowfall continues.
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Walla Walla Valley
Alexander O. Kirk Dies At Dayton Of Heart Failure
Alexander O. Kirk former resident of the Athena area died in Dayton Washington on Saturday death due to heart failure. Funeral services were held in Dayton Tuesday. He is survived by a large family including a widow three sons and five daughters. Kirk known for poetry and wrote verses often shared with friends. A selected poem inspired by a sermon is published in connection with his passing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander O. Kirk
Athena Vicinity
Dayton
Washington
Herman
Dewey
Roy
Thorn’ Hollow
Dave Bonifer
Gibbon
Elmer Taylor
Cambridge
Idaho
Edward Walker
Waitshore
Free Cauthers
Adams
Kirk
Burns
B. B. Richards
Mr. Kirk
Six Indicted by Umatilla Grand Jury
Six indictments were returned by the Umatilla county grand jury last week in Pendleton. Henry Flynn faces a charge of receiving stolen goods while R Motley and Ilma Fields are indicted for possession and transportation of liquor. The jury also urged itemized vouchers for all prohibition fund expenditures citing Sheriff R T Cokingham’s annual report as lacking such detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pendleton
Umatilla County
Henry Flynn
R. Motley
Ilma Fields
R. T. Cookingham
Barrett Promises Snow Ride for Athena Kiddies
Henry Barrett tells the press he owes an apology to Athena Kiddies for missing their yearly sleigh ride. He cites a busy schedule but hopes more snow arrives so he can give the children the anticipated outing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Barrett
Athena Kiddies
Mr. Barrett
Union Pacific Wreck Engineer Dies in Oregon Collision
Charles F. Theobald, Union Pacific locomotive engineer in last week's Oneonta Gorge wreck, died at St. Vincent's hospital Portland. His death followed the death of fireman Fred C. Warnke from the same incident. Passenger Lillian Carnes injured in the wreck was reported recovering.
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Portland, Or
Charles F. Theobald
Union Pacific
Oneonta Gorge
Jed
St. Vincent's Hospital
Theoblad
Fred C. Warnke
Lillian Carnes
Death of Ada Stamper Leaves Three Orphans in Athena
Funeral services for Mrs. Ada Stamper were held at the Baptist church in Athena after she died from injuries in a Christmas Eve automobile accident. Her three children, aged nine, eleven, and three, face placement by the county court as the family awaits homes. Survivors include her mother, two brothers, a sister, and several relatives in Washington and Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ada Stamper
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Pendleton
The
Baptist Church
Bollinger
Athena
Andrew Stamper
Weston
Stamper
Ada Hopper
Bonners Ferry
Idaho
Hopper
Fifth Street
Francis
Agnea
J. W. Hopper
Amapine
Ray Hopper
Umapine
Ellis Hopper
Los Angeles
Edna Creavens
Causick
Washington
Standard Theatre Adds Jackie Coogan in Buttons at Local Show
Jackie Coogan will be seen at the Standard Theatre tomorrow night in his Metro-Goldwyn picture Buttons. Also on Sunday the Famous Players comedy team Wallace Beery and Raymond Hatton star in We're In the Navy Now a world famous hit praised by newspapers for its quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackie Coogan
Standard Theatre
Metro-Goldwyn
Buttons
Jackie
the Standard
Famous Players
Wallace Beery
Raymond Hatton
Navy
Paramount
Hank Meant Well Weston Leader
Hank Fanning, unaware of metropolitan customs, rang a bell at midnight on New Year’s Eve and ran through Weston in dishabille to save the city fountain. The frigid night, about zero, left him with unclear intent and awkward missteps amid a town watching the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hank
Weston
Hank Fanning
Robert Proudfit Missing After New Year Trip
Robert Proudfit an A. E. Page Co. employee from Walla Walla is reported missing after traveling to Spokane December 31 for New Year holidays. Relatives note a chronic abscess causes him severe pain possibly affecting his mind. he carried about $200 and no baggage, and has a daughter in Walla Walla. Spokane police asked to locate him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Ingram
Proudfit
First National Bank of Athena Re-elects Officers
The annual meeting of stockholders re-elected H. Leonard as president M. L. Watts as vice president F S LeGrow cashier and Max Hopper assistant cashier along with directors H Leonard M L Watts M W Hansell Henry Dell and F S LeGrow. LeGrow marks 26 years as cashier while bank assets include 110000 capital and surplus loans 643880.08 and deposits 666310.68.
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First National Bank of Athena
H. Leonard
M. L. Watts
F. S. LeGrow
Max Hopper
M. W. Hansell
Henry Dell
LeGrow
First National
Oregon
Northwest
Pasco Elko Air Service Plane Fails To Take Off
A Pasco mail plane failed to lift off from Pasco field after warming up. Ice and snow on the runway prevented takeoff, while poor visibility in recent days forced pilots to retry several times to cross the Blue Mountains.
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Pasco
Pasco- Elko
Pasco Field
Blue Mountains
Sidewalk Caves In At Tum-a-Lum Lumber Office
A sidewalk on lower Main street collapsed after Sunday night floods. A water channel under the broad board sidewalk could not handle the flood, undermining the walk and leaving porch columns dangling from the Tum-a-Lum Lumber Co office.
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Tum-a- Lum Lumber Company
Lower Main Street
Broad Board
Athena High School Costs Lower Than Others 1926 27
The Freewater Times reports 12 high schools in Umatilla county with per pupil costs ranging from 157.60 at Athena to 401.55 at Helix for 1926 27. Costs are calculated by total high school maintenance divided by average daily attendance. Figures come from district clerks reports filed in Pendleton.
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Athena High School
The
Freewater Times
Umatilla County
J. A. Yeager
Umatilla
Athena
Helix
Pendleton
Marreirenee Wesseesee
Pendleton _ eeeseees
Ats
Reese
Hermiston
Amapine
Pilot Rock
Stanfield
Weston
Siansssessetes Esisesersess
Train Routed After High Water Washout East of Athena
Heavy flood water washed out the C W R N tracks east of town near the Willaby farm on Sunday. The Spokane to Athena train was annulled Monday morning and routed via Umatilla and Wallula. A construction crew made temporary repairs enabling the westbound train to pass Monday evening.
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Town
Blakeley Station
Adams
Spokane
Athena
Umatilla
Wallula
Willaby Farm
Dry Creek
Lame Duck Bill Approved By Senate
The Senate approved Norris's constitutional amendment to curb lame duck sessions and set new meeting dates. The measure would fix January 2 as the start of each congressional year and January 15 after elections for presidential inaugurations, replacing March 4. It would bar defeated members from voting on legislation.
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Senate
Washington
D. C
House
Norris
Nebraska
Congress
Bingham
Connecticut
Dale and Greene
Vermont
Sackett
Kentucky
Blease
South Carolina
King
Utah
Dream locates body of Tex man drowned with wife
In Marshfield Oregon the body of Dennis Webb of Abliene Texas was recovered from the bay Saturday after he and his wife drowned when his car went off the North Bend dock weeks earlier. His wife's body was expected to be found soon. Local youth Rudy Whitlock said a dream guided him to the location.
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Marshfield
Dennis Webb
Abliene Tex
North Bend
Webbas
St In
Webb
Webbs
Roseburg
Bandon
Rudy Whitlock
North Head
Playfulness and attitude in Dewey's view on play
The excerpt argues that playfulness governs perception more than literal meaning. It describes play as a freedom embracing imagination, where objects serve as signs rather than fixed traits. Dewey suggests the play attitude can be gradually integrated into real-world behavior.
Goitre Surveys in Milton Freewater Schools
The Milton Freewater district conducted a goitre survey in October. 917 children were examined with 298 showing enlarged thyroids and 116 with definite goitre. Iodine tablets are used as prevention in five schools with physician approval, funded by school boards or other means.
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Milton-Freewater
Milton and Freewater
Portland
Walla Walla
Oregon
Washington
Highway thrills on return trip from Adams after double header
Athena high school boys and girls basketball teams faced ice and sleet on the drive home from Adams. The boys lost 20 to 17 in a fast game as their car spun twice and caught fire briefly before being extinguished. The girls won 19 to 2 and, with Mrs Campbell, skidded into a ditch but were soon pulled free by a wrecker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athena High School
Adams
C. Stephens
Studebaker
Athena
Campbell
Gerking Purchases 433 Acre Milton Wheat Ranch
Kyle McDanial of Walla Walla and George Gerking of Athena negotiated the deal for Will Harder's 433 acre wheat ranch south of Milton. The sale price is undisclosed and the Gerking couple plan to reside at the Harder place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton
Kyle McDanial
Walla Walla
George Gerking
Athena
Will Harder
Gerking
Reservoir stores ample water for Umatilla project
Cold Springs reservoir on the Umatilla project holds 30,000 acre feet, about three fifths of capacity. Farmers are assured of irrigation water for the coming season, a contrast to only 9,000 acre feet stored at the same time last winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cold Springs
Umatilla
Horses Sold to Patterson and Shaw for Denver Market
Jesse Gordon and Henry Barrett sold horses to Walla Walla buyers Patterson and Shaw. The purchase was for shipment to the Denver market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Gordon
Henry Barrett
Patterson
Shaw
Walla Walla
Denver
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Will Erwin
Texas
Captain Erwin
California
Hawaii
Jesus
Robert Proudfit
H. E. Lackey
U. S. S. Memphis
Col
Charles Lindbergh
France
Pasenger
Dream
Bay
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