Local notes reflect Weston Athena area life and people
Twenty two years ago Uncle Dick Powers visited from Weston while births and marriages frame local news. Prof. Lynn Gubser seeks Athena school principal job. Leo Cook recovers from hip disease. Ralph Tucker marries Iva O Harra in Walla Walla. Attendance, illness, business shifts, and electric car plans color a transit rich community update.
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Dick Powers
Weston
David Bonifer
Lynn Gubser
Weston Public School
Athena School
W. G. Preston
Waitsburg
Wash
D. H. Preston
Walla Walla
Leo Cook
Ralph Tucker
Iva O'Harra
A. R. Olds
Miss Bessinger
Pendleton
Athena
Hugh Walker
Mr. Walker
William Mosgrove
Waitsberg
Eber Luna
Mr. Mosgrove
Bank Statement sworn in Umatilla County Oregon
State of Oregon County of Umatilla I F LeGrow cashier of the a that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief subscribed and sworn to before me this 5th day of July 1928 E C Prestbye Notary Public Commission expires July 10 1928 I above named Bank do solemnly swear to the best of my knowledge and belief F LeGrow cashier rrect-Attest M L Watts M W Hansell Henry Dell Directors
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Oregon
Umatilla
LeGrow
E. C. Prestbye
M. L. Watts
M. W. Hansell
Henry Dell
Father of Navy title sparks debate over origins
The piece weighs who truly deserves the title in American naval history. It cites John Barry as first congress appointed commander and John Paul Jones for shaping navy traditions. It notes the Revolution’s first sea fight on May 1 1775 near Vineyard Sound with the schooner Success recapturing two seized vessels.
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Walter B. Norris
United States Naval Academy
Washington
John Barry
Congress
John Paul Jones
Jones
Vineyard Sound
Massachusetts
Dartmouth
Starch Origin Traced To Flanders In Royal Court
The history recalls starching beginning about 850 years ago in Flanders and entering English use during Elizabeth I's reign. Red, yellow, green, and blue starch colored linen for court dress, with secrets of starching sparking a nationwide search to find a proper starcher. A Flemish newcomer Frau Vaudh Plasse later opened a London starching school, enriching the Flemish community.
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Flanders
England
Elizabeth
Gullham
Banana leads Hawaii crop output per acre study finds
A Department of Agriculture representative in Hawaii reports bananas top per acre in total production and fuel value, with wheat yielding 1 620 pounds per acre. Banana yields are 82 000 pounds per acre and fuel values reach 8 320 000 calories per acre versus wheat 2 678 000. Rice corn and potatoes trail. sweet potatoes hold 6 160 000 calories per acre and bananas are richest in protein compared with apples and pineapples.
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Department of Agriculture
Hawaii
Bullet and Air Motion Pictures Demonstrate Fast Flight
A sensational camera by Baron Shiba captures a speeding bullet smashing an electric bulb and denting glass, then piercing fragments as air enters airplane cylinders at 42 feet per second. The device yields 20,000 exposures per minute, creating slow motion footage that reveals every detail of the bullet’s flight.
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Baron Shiba
Spread of alfalfa from Persia across ancient lands
Historical accounts trace alfalfa cultivation from Persia through Greece around 400 B C to provide forage for horses and cattle. It spread to Italy in the first century, to Spain during the Moorish invasion in the eighth century, then to South America and Mexico in the sixteenth century, and likely to California and the American Southwest on early Spanish expeditions.
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Persia
Greece
Italy
Spain
South America
Mexico
California
Southwest
Not Applicable
A visiting clergyman warns of present and future, while Gap Johnson of Rumpus Ridge jokes about kinfolk and posible violence as the meal runs out. The exchange captures local flavor and humor in a Kansas City Star snippet.
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Brother Johnson
Gap Johnson
Rumpus Ridge
Kansas City Star
That's Different A Tart Lesson Ends With Doris Refusal
In a classroom scene Doris resists tart talk. The teacher argues two thirds exceed a half, but Doris confesses she does not like tart. The moment highlights a moral about preferences and math in a lighthearted tone.
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Doris
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P. E. Golbern
Colbern
B. F. Mansfield
Doc
Sharp
Weston Mountain
Milton
Freewater
R. E. Allen
Walla Walla Valley Traction Company
Kittie Gholson
Cecile Boyd
First National Bank Reisha
T Bakees
Gaearnas
United ‘States
Federal Reserve Bank
Susseru
United States
Abuitol
Ccccesvesescessens
Rennte Aersiessey Ateesersceseteasserssse
Etreassssrees Aseeeenesen SD A
Imi Cisssiineenisenee
U. S. Astrer
U. S Ing
Herb Parker
Penn Harris
Troy Laundry
Twin City Sanitary Cleaners
Navy
Bullet
Steve’s Grocery
W. G. Cowan
W. Boyd Whyte
Stangier Building
Attorneys-At-Law
Main Street
The
Athena Hotel
Laura Froome
F. Sharp
J. L. Geyer
Post Building
Athens
Perry Hall
Bell & Venable
Conoco Gasoline
Bryce Baker
the Kilgore Cafe
Gerald Kilgore
A. W. Logsdon
Main
the Lumber
Turn-A-Lum Lumber Co
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