Athena News Roundup of Local Visits and Installations
Athena readers see a bustling week with visits from John Stanton John Ankeny Jens Jensen and many residents. Local activity includes new gas pump installation at Forest Zerba's garage and repairs at the Hopper home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Stanton
Montana
John Ankeny
Walla Walla
Athena
Jens Jensen
Baker Country
J. H. Sturgis
Pendleton
Helen Eubanks
R. B. McEwen
Vic Harris
Fifth Street
Shed Price
Weston Mountain
Rosemary
Forest Zerba
Main Street
Dean Pinkerton
McCumman
Anna Kirk
Dee
Oregon
Peives
Martha Hutt
Bert Ramsey
Sarah Jane Bowles
FS. LeGrow
Max Hopper
J. T. Lieuallen Jr
Anna McIntyre
Bingham Springs
Armond DeMerritt
Garden City
Giant 'scale tree' unearthed in Carbondale coal beds near West Frankfort
Paleobotanist Prof Lars Noo of the University of Chicago reports a record size fossil trunk from the Carbondale formation near West Frankfort Michigan. The trunk measures ten feet in circumference with a five foot section exposed. the whole tree may have stood about 100 feet tall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lars Noo
University of Chicago
Carbondale
West Frankfort
Doctor Noe
Motoring Perils Hit Attleboro Maidens at Dentist’s
A Boston Globe item describes a young Attleboro woman who after a kiss filled ride on a road dash broke a tooth. The collision occurred when the car hit a rough spot causing a facial bump and damage to teeth, prompting a dentist’s repair visit.
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Attleboro
Boston Globe
Complimented Stranger Cites Photo of Murderer
A London councillor traveling to London spoke to an old man in his carriage who gave no reply. Near King's Cross the man asked if they were close and the councillor called him dull. The old man admitted he feared answering, saying the councillor resembled a murderer pictured in a newspaper photograph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonners Ferry
Idaho
Boise
Hawks
Idaho State Board of Pharmacy
Anna L. Toner
Walla Walla
Michel Toner
Umatilla County
Helene Chadwick
Clive Brook
John Marron
Hater
Standard Theatre
Thomas Meighan
Weldon Bell
C. M. Eager
Seaside
Andinburgh
London
King’s Cross
Smith family name tied to ancient map and beer trade
Professor Mahaffy, studying the Petrie papyri, found a document bearing the name Smith. He notes it is unique and worth reporting to the many Smiths. The papyrus dates to the twentieth year of the third Ptolemy, about 227 BC, and mentions a Smith involved in brewing and selling beer.
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Smiths
Mahaffy
Petrie
Smith
Ptolemy
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Current Street
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East Oregonian
John McRachren
King Hill
Velix
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Winifred
J. J. Wilson
J. A. Barrett
Mr. Barrett
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Ruth Williams
Juanita Woodruff
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Landlord Froom
Athena Hotel
Lloyd H. MacPherrin
St. Anthony's Hospital
Dora Scott
Los Angeles
J. F. Kilgore
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Charles Norris
Jack
Lewis Stewart
Stewart
Jim McCool
Portland Oregon
A. L. McEwen
McEwen Ranch
Braddeley
Mose Hamster
Alton Hodgen
McFaddens
Byron Hawks
The
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Geraldine
W. T. Smith
Kissell
John Banister
Farmers Grain Rilovator Company
Ferndale School
Frank & Gross
Walla
Steve
Steve’s Grocery
Jantzen
Jens Arenees
McFadden's Pharmacy
Athena Department Store
the Standard Theatre
Bryce Baker
John Harron
International News
Meighan
Tom
Booth Tarkington
America
Virginia Valli
Pathe Review
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