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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1927
Page
1
Commander Richard Byrd's trans Atlantic monoplane was driven into Ver Sur Mer Normandy by storm and fog after 40 hours aloft. The craft struck shallow water and sank to its wings, but the crew used a tested rubber raft to reach shore safely.
Commander Richard Byrd and three companions arrived in Paris aboard the America to a tremendous crowd at St. Lazare station. The throng filled the station and streets as flowers were thrown, and crowds along the route from Caen cheered the aviators aboard waiting cars.
The 65th annual National Education association convention drew about 10 000 delegates to Seattle Washington where leaders urged independence from political control and defended professional management of education The address by Francis G Blair spoke of the American Melting Pot and the school playground as a democracy kindergarten Henry Suzzallo urged resisting centralization and keeping control within the profession
Great Northern starts building the Bend to Chennault railroad linking the Oregon Trunk with the Southern Pacific. President Ralph Budd announced the project upon arrival in Bend with a party of railroad officials.
Ray Marsden, arrested recently in Upper Sandusky, Ohio, confessed to detectives that his gang carried out 15 000 robberies in 7000 churches across the United States and Canada over 27 years, netting about 81000 dollars in loot.
Marion Hansell received silver mounted spurs at a tribute dinner hosted by Omer Stephens and friends in Athena after his Northwest trapshooting victory in Portland. The May event honored Hansell for winning the Dayton and Multnomah medal trophies with twenty two guests and remarks from Henry Collins of Pendleton.
With the De Autremonts sentenced to life in the penitentiary, Jackson County’s historic seat at Jacksonville ceased to exist and county government moved to Medford. Officials began relocating to the Medford armory pending the new city hall courthouse, under a July 1 relocation deadline. Private trucks stripped the courthouse as the move proceeded.
The Grain Growers tour will open at 1 30 PM Monday July 11 at Uma tilla County Grain Nursery a mile north of the Pendleton Walla Walla highway on Helix road A B Rothrock place. Prof G R Hyslop head QUAC farm crops dept and B E Stevens Moro Experiment station superintendent will attend. A fertilized nursery plot is on view and a short tour follows to a five acre fertilized spring grain field and last year land cropped. Another field shows planting date effects on Federation with 8 to 10 bushel difference. Stops will be made at other places of interest.
Funeral services for John Ridenour who died in Sheridan Montana last week were held at Memorial Hall in Weston on Sunday afternoon at 2 under the Knights of Pythias. He died of typhoid fever after a brief illness. His sister Mrs. F B Boyd traveled to his bedside but he died while en route.
A coroner's jury in Hermiston found James C. Downing died in Pendleton County Jail on the first day of July between 1 and 3 a m from taking poison. The widow disputed county deaths attributed to acute alcoholic poisoning and questioned the cause as a personal crisis incident.
The Portland Journal cites a Western Star editorial favoring Oregon Senator Charles McNary as a possible running mate for President Coolidge in 1928. It notes his agriculture leadership, strong Oregon base, and farm relief work, with Moses of New Hampshire hinting at McNary’s ticket role and balancing appeal.
Mr and Mrs H H Hill traveled by car to Heppner for a local outing during the week, returning the same day.
The Hauser Brothers Construction Co. will build the remaining 4 mile Bend to Klamath Falls railway section. Ivy Budd of Great Northern says work starts soon, despite pending Interstate Commerce Commission review on who funds the project. The 45 miles total cost about 1.75 million dollars and should be finished this season.
A few machines in the light soil district north of Athena have begun harvest operations. Ralph McEwen hauls 800 acres to harvest. Ranchers expect a 30 to 35 bushel per acre wheat yield due to ideal spring weather and conserved winter moisture. Farmers finish haying as machinery is repaired and ready for the 1927 grain crop.
Elmer Steele continues a 144 hour continuous driving endurance test at the E R Schiller garage in Pendleton. He is held in shackles for the attempt and will be released at noon today by Tom Gurdane the police chief.
A barn on the Caton place south of Athena burned Tuesday from an unknown cause. It held hay and the farm has been managed by James Duncan. Buildings had not been occupied for some time.
Portland hearing before Interstate Commerce Commission examined claims that northwest livestock raisers face higher transport rates and unequal treatment compared with other regions. Arthur Caery led NW associations’ case as examiners planned data to overhaul the freight rate structure with attendees including Oregon Public Service Commissioner John Raisch and multiple railroad lawyers.
The University of Oregon orchestra travels on a summer tour and will perform at the Standard Theatre Sunday night and at Legion Hall Monday for a dance in Athena. Led by Roland Krem er, the ensemble is regarded as one of the state’s top musical groups and promises a most enjoyable evening of dance music.
Hadley and Mrs. Hadley with their son Roland reside at 2306 Haste Street Berkeley as Hadley registers at the University of California Berkeley summer session. He notes California’s scenery lags behind Oregon and has met Sabin Rich former Wa-Hi coach and Everest Weston coach on the campus.
Charles A. Lindbergh the Lone Eagle may visit Portland after attending the Pulitzer international airplane races in Spokane this September. Lieutenant Oakley G. Kelly reports a long talk with Lindbergh who says he would like to come but cannot promise due to many invitations and public duties.
Indians from Umatilla Walla Walla and Cayuse tribes gather at Cayuse encampment on the Umatilla River with dancing horse racing and tribal discussions. Hundreds attend with tepees along the riverbank and a council tepee for elder chiefs.
H. H. Stallard and George Bylander of Portland filed with Secretary Kozer to place a ballot title on a measure proposing a flat $3 annual license fee for all motor vehicles including autos trucks and motorcycles.
Residents along Weston streets and yards clean mud and silt left by two week flood. They declined aid, choosing to bear losses with quiet resolve.
Frank Spinning found numerous earwigs on his rose bushes and has specimens on display at the local drug store. Portland has battled this damaging pest for years, but this is the first time it has been found there. The insects strip foliage and damage lawns and clothing if they invade homes.
John Leroux, 64, who arrived in Walla Walla in the 1970s, died after a short illness Friday. Born October 15, 1892 in Montreal, he worked in a bakery after schooling, ran a blacksmith shop for 16 years with his brother, then farmed 13 years and operated a shop in Umuapina for 10 years before retiring several years ago.
The treasury surplus for the year ending June 30 reached 636.8 million dollars, the largest on record, with ordinary receipts at 4.129 billion and operating costs at 3.499 billion. About 611 million was used to retire the public debt, while 24.0 million carried over as a general fund balance. Adjusting for nonrecurring items, the core surplus would be near 265 million, and income tax receipts totaled 2.225 billion.
Grain men project a total of about 16 million bushels across Walla Walla Umatilla Garfield Columbia and Franklin counties with estimates of 6 million in Walla Walla, 6 million in Umatilla, 2 million in Garfield and Columbia, and 1.1 million in Franklin. Farm machinery turnover shows robust postwar buying with 35 combining harvesters and 25 binding machines sold, plus harrows and plows. Combine prices average around 3000 dollars. Starbuck and Fields note yields up to 40 to 60 bushels per acre in many areas, signaling a crop larger than in a decade.
Washington plan to leave the aircraft used by Lieutenants Maitland and Hegenberger in Hawaii after they reach the islands for further use rather than flying back to the United States. The War Department made the decision to keep the plane on site.
In Woodland Washington robbers broke into the local post office and escaped with six hundred dollars in stamps and sixteen dollars in cash.
San Francisco and Oakland prepare an elaborate welcome for Lieutenants Maitland and Hegenberger, pilots of the army Fokker monoplane on the first voyage to Hawaii. The flyers plan to return to San Francisco Bay on July 12.
Federal judge schedules retrial for Aaron Sapire’s civil suit against Henry Ford and the Dearborn Independent with tentative date set for September 12 in Detroit Michigan.
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