Athena Social Notes Highlight Local Travel and Visits
Friday through Sunday residents from Athena and nearby towns mingle with visitors across Pendleton Boise and Portland, with many relatives and friends traveling for summers. Excerpts mention Mrs. Ora Smith, A L Swaggart, Miss Thena Russell, the McColloughs, and others visiting farms, hospitals, and seaside getaways, plus theater and community events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Foss
State Line
Athena
Lew McNair
Boise
Idaho
Ora Smith
Delbert Crimmins
Pendleton
A. L. Swaggart
Portland
Francia Cruson
Walla Walla
George Bannister, Jr
Max Hopper
Bobby
Seaside
D. H. Mansfield
Nat Kimball
J. E. Jones
Fred Pinkerton
Cold Springs
Ida Bannister
St. Mary's Hospital
Ann French
Orel McPherrin
Athens
Marie Foster
Preston Schaffer Mill
Preewater
Louis Stewart
C. T. Smith
Laurence Knox
California
Heppner
Oregon
R. B. McEwen
Wm. DeFreeve
NeFreece
W. J. Kirk
Thena Russell
Condon
Elmer Stockstill
Bend
Chester McCollough
Tekoa
Washington
John Harden
McCollough
Tom Shaw
Carl Forstrum
Oregon University
Arnold Wood
North Powder
Ilesse Myrick
Raymom) Geisse
Camp Fire Girls Win Medals At Camp Kiwanis
Hilda Dickenson reports Wauna Camp Fire girls held an informal meeting at Mrs H Wade LeRoy home to plan a swim at the new pool. Ten of thirteen attendees earned medals a national honor, Athena group won Neat Tent, and Miss Florence Craven lauded Esma Hiteman as one of the best campers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wauna Camp Fire Girls
H. Wade LeRoy
Camp Kiwanis
Athena
Walla Walla
Florence Craven
Esma Hiteman
World News Made Up of Wheat and Chaff
An editorial cites optimism amid global news, arguing virtue outnumbers vice. It urges focus on the positive and compares life paths to grain, noting the chaff will be separated and discarded while the wholesome grain endures. Published in Helena Record-Herald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
World News
Helena
Mont
TenYearOld Boy Responds On Streetcar Fare Ethics
Kelvern Krause, a ten year old student, is asked what he would do if a streetcar conductor did not collect his fare. He answers that he would pay, explaining that money funds the electricity that powers the cars. The remark follows a PTA meeting discussion about student attitudes toward fare evasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelvern Krause
Parent Teacher Association
Indianapolis News
Origin and spread of friction matches by Deroane and Walker
The first friction matches were by M Deroane in 1016 but not widely used outside France until 1827 when John Walker an English druggist produced practical matches called Congreves. Their adoption spread across Europe and America, replacing flint and steel with tinder, sulfur tipped splints, and wood spunks as the fire starter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Deroane
France
John Walker
Johnny Walker
Europe
America
Walker
Hunters Follow Lions For Food In The African Bush
The bushman relies on leftover kills of the lion as his staple. He identifies the kill by listening to the lion’s cry and directs others using a pointing arrow. At dawn he scouts for vultures to locate the remains and then takes the meal, with women and children joining the consumption. If the spoil remains, vultures may survive as well.
Baptist Church Sunday Schedule and Sermon Topic
The church offers Sunday School at 9 45 a m and a preaching service at 11 00. Youth groups meet at 7 p m and evening preaching follows. A Thursday 5 p m prayer meeting is announced. Pastor Dow’s Sunday sermon will be Why I Believe the Bible is the Word of God aimed at students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Church
Dow
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Alva Blalock
Spokane
Wemesday
Hirlock
Laurence Pinkerton
Lyle Cray
Anna McIntyre
James Liewallen
Adame
Floyd Manville
Eugene
Ore
Bennett
Weston Mountain
Wm. Campbell
la Vena Marcus
Lois McIntyre
Pendleton Drug Co
C. M. Enger
E. J. Burchill
Enger
Wm. McBride
Floyd Pinkerton
Velma Schubert
Ella Downing
Wallowa County
Miss Schubert
Baker
Chapman
Vancouver
Wash
Flint Johns
Fred Singer
East Oregonian
George Pittman
Harvest
Chicago
Standard Theatre
Sydney Chaplin
Roscoe Russel
Corvallis
J. C. Burke
Texas
Montana
Mr. Russel
Burke
Sims Dickengon Farm
Downing Farm
Dickenson
B. B. Richards
Maurice Hill
C. Whiteman
O. C. Stephens
A. A. Kimball
H. H. Hill
Roland
Tacoma
Otha Reeder
Leola Young
W. E. Young
Sound City
Miss Young
Paul Liewallen
Adams
A. WH. Meintyre
Lois MeIntyre
Wilda Dickenson
P'earl Ramsay
Marion Hansell
Armond DeMerritt
Walla ‘Walla
Francis Lieuallen
Mildred Batemain
Milton
Glen Dudley
Ramsay
Sheldon Taylor
Frank Beale
AnGrande
Henry Miller
H. 4
Perry
Henry Barrett
W. S. Vergiuson
Theresa Berlin
Adams Street
M. J. Fletcher
Enterprise
Wat. McPherson
Fletcher
Travnive
Sulu
Jensens
Blacksmith
Hilda Dickenson
Lions
Athena Department Store
Henry Koepke
Pink
McRea Weeder
Barrett
the Standard Theatre
Conrad Nagel and
Myrna Lay
Arthur Somers Roche
Southland
Warner Bros
Betty Balfour
Syd Chaplin
London
Grantland Rice Sports Reel
John Gilbert
Cossacks
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