Mail Carrier Survives Six Hour Flood Ordeal
J. E. Jones, rural mail carrier from Athena, describes his worst trip while en route No. 1. His Chevrolet sank in Alkali Flat flood, water rushing through the car for six hours until rescue by Jesse Gordon with a saddle horse. Jones has faced blizzards and mule-team spills, remaining calm, then sat out the rising water until help arrived.
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J. E. Jones
Athena
Zerra
Jesse Gordon
Mr. Jones
Uncle Sam
J. E
Jim
Gordon
Terra Firma
Seedlings Available to Oregon Farmers for Windbreak Planting
Oregon farmers can obtain 75,000 seedlings next spring from the Oregon forest nursery eight miles north of Corvallis. Seedlings mainly include black locust green ash and yellow pine at a nominal 2.50 per 100 with a 25 cent minimum digging and packing charge. Transport costs paid by orderers. Distribution supported by a Clarke McNary cooperation with the federal government. In spring 1927 about 44,000 seedlings were distributed, mostly to eastern Oregon.
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Oregon
Oregon Forest Nursery
Corvallis
West Side
State Board of Forestry
Board of Forestry
Reckless Driver Arrested in Spokane Hospital
Albert Haigh is in jail hospital in Spokane after a crash while fleeing a Walla Walla hospital. He faces charges of reckless driving and driving while intoxicated. He drove the car that struck Artie Beathe and Billy Buck on the Weston to Walla Walla trip. Haigh remains under bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Haigh
Spokane
Walla Walla
Weston
Haigh
Artie Beathe
Billy Buck
Hard Times Party at Mrs Lee Johnsons Home
The O D C club held a December 30 gathering at Mrs. Lee Johnsons home with a themed hard times party. Members wore period costumes and enjoyed an afternoon together. Mrs Forrest Zerba helped serve refreshments. Next meeting time and place to be announced.
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Lee Johnson
Forrest Zerba
Baker Threshes Wheat in Snow at North Baker Ranch
Wheat threshed at Fred W. Eppinger ranch north of Baker after heavy snow. Fall threshing was blocked by rains. Grain appears little damaged and runs about 40 bushels per acre. Likely first January wheat threshing in area.
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Baker
Fred W. Eppinger
Charles S. Marsh Dies in California After Long Illness
Charles S. Marsh a former Athena farmer died January 3 in Long Beach California at age 73 after a long illness. He was born in 1854 near Agency Iowa and lived as an early pioneer in Whitman and Umatilla regions before moving to California ten years ago. He is survived by his widow Ella Endsly two children Floyd and Ruby Berry Marsh and a brother in Long Beach. Funeral services were held under the Masonic lodge and he is interred at Sunnyside Mausoleum.
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Charles S. Marsh
Athena
Long Beach
California
East Oregonian
Mr. Marsh
Agency
Wapello County
Iowa
Plains
Colorado
Walla Walla
David L. Marsh
Whitman County
Umatilla
Oregon
Twin Falls Valley
Idaho
Buel
Arroyo Seco Chorus Sets Radio Competition Tonight
Mrs J C Baddeley president of the Arroyo Seco chorus in Los Angeles urges Athena friends to tune in at 7 30 this evening to hear their chorus in competition with Bay City choruses on KN iC near KNWB.
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J. C. Baddeley
Arroyo Seco Chorus
Los Angeles
Athena
Bay City
KN Ic
KNWB
Ford Demonstration Brings New 1928 Model to Athena
A Pendleton dealer drove the first new 1928 Ford to Athena on Saturday for a demonstration. The coach edition impressed local riders who found the new line superior to older models.
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Ford
Pendleton
Athena
Weston Teams Resume Play After Smallpox Quarantine
Play resumed in Weston with three Blue Mountain Basketball League games on the schedule after quarantine abatement. Weston’s lineup includes Lefty Kretzer Herman Geissel Jim Hodgen and Bill Wheatley.
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Weston
Blue Mountain Basketball League
Lefty Kretzer
Herman Geissel
Jim Hodgen
Bill Wheatley
Athena
Administratrix Appointed for J A Lumsden Estate
The county court appoints Mrs. Edith B. Lumsden administratrix of the estate of the late J A Lumsden. Appraisers named to value the estate are C. E. Fisk W. S. Ferguson and Arnold Wood.
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Edith B. Lumsden
J. A. Lumsden
C. E. Fisk
W. 8. Ferguson
Arnold Wood
Snow Keeps Grain Safe Amid Cold Wave Forecast
A four inch snow cover settled as the weather service warned of a cold wave for Saturday and Sunday. The snowfall protects growing grain after the season’s warm spell and chinook winds, aided by early snows.
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O. K
Scouts May Entertain For Athena Troop Fundraiser
The Athena Boy Scout Troop plans a public entertainment to raise funds for running expenses. The nature of the event has not yet been announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athena Boy Scout Troop
Swimming Pool Idea Returns for Athena City Park
Athena considers a modest project to dam Wild Horse creek at the city park creating a pool with future concrete walls and dressing rooms. The plan would also restore park shade and drainage, meeting two community goals while residents gather support for a communal swimming area.
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Athena
Wild Horse Creek
Civic Club
Mrs. Eugene Schrimpf Dies At 36 In Weston Area
Mrs. Eugene Schrimpf formerly Miss Bessie Key of Weston died at her country home north of Weston Thursday evening at 6 10 p m aged 36 years two months 11 days after illness including a period at Hot Lake sanitarium. Funeral services were Sunday at Memorial Hall Weston. Survived by husband parents Mr and Mrs J H Key Weston three sisters Mrs Harrison Kirk Weston Mrs Louis Van Winkle Portland and Miss Virginia Key University of Oregon and two brothers Roy Key Weston and Grant Key Weston.
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Eugene Schrimpf
Bessie Key
Weston
Memorial Hall
Schrimpf
Hot Lake Sanitarium
J. H. Key
Harrison Kirk
Louis van Winkle
Portland
Virginia Key
University of Oregon
Roy Key
Grant Key
Pendleton Nips Athena In Hard Fought County Rivalry
Pendleton high school defeated Athena 17 to 12 in a close county seat gym contest. Lash led Pendleton with four field baskets as guarding was tight and only ten field goals were made. The Athena boys and girls head to Stanfield tomorrow night for games, their first meeting of the season, with both teams showing solid form.
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Coach Toole
Athena High School
Pendleton High School
Pendleton
Athena
Lash
Stanfield
West End
Walla Walla Faces Repeated Flood Emergencies
Walla Walla endures more flooding as Mill Creek again overruns its banks while basements flood and lawns turn to mud. The city’s flood risk stems from Mill Creek’s limited capacity, prompting calls for excavating new channels and a permanent diversion dam to move high water away from the town.
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Walla Walla
Mill Creek
Yellowhawk
Garrison Creeks
Dinner honors Bruce Canada visitors in Athena
Mrs. W. J. Crabill entertained last Friday in Athena in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Farlinger and their son from Bruce Canada who are visiting. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. John Tompkins and daughter Mary Mr. Bobby Mr. and Mrs. Charles McFarland Mrs. Janett Sleeman and Mr. and Mrs. Willard Crabill.
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W. J. Crabill
Robert Farlinger
Bruce
Canada
Athena
John Tompkins
Mary
Bobby
Charles McFarland
Janett Sleeman
Willard Crabill
Walla Walla Hospital Bondholders Vote for $50,000
At a union meeting of bondholders in the hospital basement the Walla Walla Valley General Hospital voted to raise $50,000 to pay off floating indebtedness. The hospital opened last February and has operated on a small monthly loss.
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Walla Walla Valley General Hospital
Walla Walla
Secretary Jardine backs Muscle Shoals fertilizer aid for farmers
Secretary William Jardine told a Muscle Shoals inquiry committee that cheaper fertilizer can cut costs for farmers by 26 to 80 percent through freight-rate reductions. He urged immediate action to make Muscle Shoals work to lower fertilizer prices, noting long promises and the need for competition to drive costs down.
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Secretary of Agriculture
William Jardine
Congress
Jardine
John J McSwain
South Carolina
F. G. Cottrell
du Pont
Mancle Shoals
Thrift Week Proclamation by Governor Paterson
Governor Paterson proclaims Thrift Week urging thoughtful use of public and private resources as population pressure grows. He warns of waste and disaster that careful planning and intelligent foresight could avert, stressing thrift beyond mere money saving.
Klamath Rancher Carl Dalton Dies in Cold Near Home
Carl Dalton prominent Tule Lake rancher and son of W C Dalton president of the American National Bank of Klamath Falls froze to death within a half mile of his home on the 101 ranch. His wife Dehlia Dalton searched trails and sheep paths to find him, her feet frozen, and she reached a Malin area house at 3 30 AM to raise the alarm.
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Klamath Falls
Dehlia Dalton
Tule Lake
Carl Dalton
W. C. Dalton
American National Bank
Dalton
W. J. Carter
Malin
101 Ranch
Carter
Dalton Ranch
Big Pictures Coming To Standard Theatre
Three big pictures booked for early showings at the Standard Theatre include Chang the most unusual picture ever filmed The Big Parade Metro Goldwyns great drama of the World War and Ben Hur the super screen version of General Lew Wallaces literary masterpiece Tomorrow night the Standard presents Tim McCoy in Spoilers of the West Sunday night Jack Holt returns to the Standard in Forlorn River McCoy is supported by Marjorie Daw and William Fairbanks and Holt features Raymond Hatton Arlette Marechal and Edmund Burns
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Standard Theatre
Chang
Metro-Goldwyn
Ben Hur
Lew Wallace
the Standard
Tim McCoy
Jack Holt
Standard
Zane Grey
McCoy
Marjorie Daw
William Fairbanks
Holt
Raymond Hatton
Arlette Marechal
Edmund Burns
Car Topples Into Mud Near Waitsburg Bridge Washout
Lyle Frazier and three children nearly died when a new sedan swerved to avoid a washed out bridge over Dry Creek near the Bert Nelson ranch on the lower Waitsburg road. The car struck a soft bank and slid into the flood waters.
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Walla Walla
Lyle Frazier
Frazier
Dry Creek
Bert Nelson
Mrs Burroughs Dies Suddenly in Seattle
Mrs. Burroughs formerly of Pendleton died Monday morning at her Seattle home from a cerebral hemorrhage. She is survived by her husband a son and other relatives including her Pendleton sister Mrs Don Robinson.
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Burroughs
Umatilla County
Benjamin L. Burroughs
Pendleton
Seattle
Old Seth Thomas Clock Returned to Timely Ticking in County
The Amiel Schubert family owns a Seth Thomas clock that stood in Umatilla County for 56 years before it stopped. Cleve Stanton repaired the mechanism, restoring its motion and keeping time again.
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Amiel Schubert
Seth Thomas
Umatilla County
Schubert
Cleve Stanton
Szewlla Joo
Ex-pactor Didn’t Originate Rumor About Athena Church
Dwight L Hackett pastor of the Church of Christ in Athena denies rumors about salary neglect. He resigned to finish study at Eugene Bible School and may leave ministry. He and Mrs Hackett planned to move to Ceres California to join his dairy business with his father. He organized the Athena Boy Scout troop and served as scoutmaster.
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Church of Christ In
Athena
Dwight L. Hackett
Hackett
Christian Church
Eugene Bible School
Ceres
California
Athena Troup
Lieutenant Richal Cited for Gallantry at Quilali
Reports from Managua show American Marines honored for courage during the December 6 capture of Quilali, rebel stronghold of General Augustino Sandino. Lieutenant Merton A. Richal, wounded in the eye, led his men in intense combat and had previously joined the Army at World War I and stayed in the Marine Corps after the armistice.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Quilali
Augustino Sandino
Merton A. Richal
Allen Richal
Weston
Oficer
Richal
United States Marine Corps
Disappointed Pike Miller Teams See Adams Games Cancelled
Three grade basketball games between Pike Miller teams and Adams grade schools were canceled Thursday evening. A later date may be set to reschedule the contests, offering a glimmer of hope despite the initial disappointment.
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Pike” Miller
Adams
Helix Team Succeeds and Falls on Columbia Trip
Helix college basketball split results on a Columbia trip. The Grays Valley team beat Helix 21 to 19, while Helix fell to the Gold Endale Firemen 25 to 23 in a close finish.
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Helix
Red Devils
Crac
Columbia
Grays Valley
Goldendale Firemen
Pambrun Place Flooded by Spring Hollow Flood
The Pambrun place south of Athena suffered flooding when Spring Hollow runoff overwhelmed the lawn and garden. Mud and debris filled the area, with the lily pond and the renowned strawberry patch catching the flood surge.
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Pambrun Place
Sam Pambrun Place
Athena
Spring Hollow
Prisoners Shun Cell at Pendleton Jail
Pendleton Chief Mont gomery reports inmates avoid the cell formerly used by Hickman. Though the cell is among the jail’s best, prisoners request assignment to other rooms.
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Montgomery
Pendleton
Hickman
Pendleton Farmer Dave Nelson Confined At Home
Umatilla area farmer Dave Nelson, known in Pendleton, has been confined to his home for three weeks due to illness. He remains in the Pendleton residence under a caregiver’s observation.
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Dave Nelson
Umatilla
Pendleton
Withiness
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Flood
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Eugen Hauenschisid
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Washington
Wildhorse Creek
City Park
Lol
Patterbon
Church of Christ
L. Hackett
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