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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1928
Page
4
Local society column recaps visitors and residents across Athena Pendleton Weston Freewater Walla Walla Dayton and surrounding towns. Mentions jury duty travel illness marriages and community events plus clubs and school updates.
The Athena teams traveled to Adams last Friday with the girls defeating Adams 19 to 2 while the boys fell 17 to 20. The boys later beat Union 19 to 16 on the home floor in a tight finish. Myrick scored 16 and Crowley 3 for Athena, with Mills Miller DeFreece and Michener in key roles and several substitutions noted.
The high school held a Friday morning assembly in the auditorium. Mr. Meyer led singing and basketball squad members spoke. Thena Russell led yells for the Adams game. The sewing class provided football letters to be awarded at a special assembly. Mr. Meyer visited Pendleton grade schools on Wednesday.
Rev. Neil J. Barnes earns trust in Athena as a plain spoken Gospel preacher. Meetings run through this week and next with ongoing Spirit led guidance. All are invited to attend evenings each day except Saturday. The preacher urges souls to seek salvation and remember they are answerable to God.
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