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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1927
Page
1
About 1200 Americans and local guards held Ocotal against 600 Sandino forces for 17 hours. One Marine died and another was seriously injured, with one constabulary member wounded. Two Managua scouting planes warned defenders, enabling a bomber squadron to strike from 110 miles away despite a tropical storm.
Vienna reports show the Seipel government maintaining control after two days of clashes with police and mobs. Casualty estimates range from 12 dead to over 120, with more than 1000 wounded, while officials deny foreign-targeted violence and seal central districts with troops and machine guns.
Dr. Stanton W. Stryker, a noted Portland dentist and Mazama, died after a climber slipped while descending Mount Hood. Ten climbers, roped together, were swept down about 600 feet and into a snow cliff near the Coe glacier. Stryker fell on an Alpenstock, which pierced his chest, as the group was carried to the American Legion camp at the 8,000 foot level. The other nine climbers were largely injured but expected to survive.
Washington compact places virtually complete control of naval oil reserves and leases back to the navy department on August 1 under an agreement between Secretary Wilbur and Secretary Work.
Mrs. J. T. Lievallen of Adams was buried in Athena Cemetery after a large funeral procession. She was born June 14, 1862 in Hillsboro Oregon and married October 26, 1879. Nine children and her husband attended, with pallbearers all relatives including sons and sons-in-law.
Langdon Jr. flew from Goldendale to Walla Walla in one and a half hours and plans commercial flying if a field becomes available. He has worked with Tex Rankin and has been active in Portland, offering instruction and flights.
W F Turner president of the Spokane Portland Seattle railway told the Portland Telegram that the joint owners of the Great Northern and Northern Pacific should move the Oregon Trunk division point from Metolius to Bend.
Warm weather accelerates grain ripening while harvesters struggle with tough brittle straw. Only a few machines operate in the area as conditions set the pace for next week’s progress in the Athena district.
A two point buck appeared at Bingham Springs roaming past cottages to the pool and up the hillside. It was one of several deer seen in the Springs area over recent days.
Governor Patterson issues proclamation naming the western meadowlark the state bird after a vote by Oregon school children. The next legislature will be asked to ratify the proclamation.
Early Sunday morning death claimed Mrs. Catherine Ritz a 64-year resident of Walla Walla She is survived by two daughters Mrs C E Recht of Portland and Mrs W A Ritz of Walla Walla Her husband Phillip Ritz died in Walla Walla in 1880.
Work starts on the Eagle Hollow extension of the Will Morse Thern Hallow bighamna project. 25 yn of the right of way has been the Ssotnace. feagfines 9708.
Harvest work is underway in the Athena area with favorable weather. Numerous machines are in use, yielding expectations from 35 to 45 bushels per acre, potentially reaching 50 in some fields. Quality tests are satisfactory and crews across districts report active threshing and early crops, with fires noted in local fields.
New rental titles at the Athena branch include Overtaken by Lawrence Rising The Holy Lover by Marie Oemler The Deadfall by Edison Marshall The Immortal Marriage by Gertrude Atherton Black April by Julia Peterkin The Delectable Mountains by Struthers Burt An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser Elmer Gantry by Sinclair Lewis.
Melville J. Webster of Elkhart Indiana became a renowned clarinet soloist despite a prior accident that left him crippled. He began at fourteen, spent eleven years with John Philip Sousa’s band, and gained fame with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. He urges youth to pursue clarinet, noting its rising role in bands.
La Grande welcomes about 2100 to 3000 Legionnaires for its annual state convention opening yesterday. Commander McFadden and Victor Hirach represent Athena Weston with other local Post members likely to attend. State adjutant Carl Moser predicts Oregon’s largest convention by attendance, with three special trains from Eugene, Salem and Portland. Bend Legionnaires in the drum and bugle corps reportedly started walking to La Grande after a bank collapse cut convention funds, seeking any ride available.
Harvesting in Umatilla county progresses with expectations of a normal, large crop. Government crop reports show U S wheat stocks near 940 million bushels, with potential gains from spring wheat if conditions hold. Chicago forecasts prices around 1.35 to 1.40 as movement delays persist and receipts remain limited into late July.
Pendleton girl Charlotte Walker aged 18 failed to reach Portland to visit her half sister Mrs. R Reynolds of 1742 Montana Avenue. She has been missing since July 18 and police have been notified with no traces found in Portland or Pendleton.
Ellen Thompson Johnson known as Mrs Alvin Johnson died Tuesday at her home west of Athena after a long illness. Born July 4 1848 in Pittsburg Pennsylvania she was 75. She married Alvin Johnson in 1867 and moved to Umatilla to farm near Athena, leaving nine children including Minnie Booker who died recently. Funeral services were held at the Methodist Episcopal church with many mourners.
The Standard presents two film double features on tomorrow and Sunday. Tomorrow Ken Maynard from Ringling Brothers appears in The Unknown Cavalier with thrilling horsemanship. Sunday showcases Slide, Kelly, Slide starring William Haines Sally ONeil Starry Carey Karl Dane and Junior Coghan with a World Series themed supporting cast.
Chris Thoeny works with two men on flood repair at his Pine Creek truck farm above Weston. A seven foot high wall of water washed away his barn and 15 tons of hay. the concrete foundation was wrecked. Chickens lost. garden spared. Pine Creek caused little trouble. damage came from the Leiewallen draws.
Saturday evening program at the Standard Theatre featured an old time music concert. The orchestra played traditional dance tunes to widespread enjoyment, marking it as the event of the evening. Notables included J. S. Huffman and Charles Miller on violins, Frank Chamberlain on banjo, and Cleve Myers on guitar.
Plans for the Walla Walla county agricultural and stock fair during the first week in September are rapidly shaping up. The premium list with top prizes will be issued later this week, and the Walla Walla Chamber of Commerce will oversee the fair's night program.
Edgar Adair of Princeton Idaho has bought the Eastern Mercantile store from Mann Brothers and will operate it as Adair's Cash Grocery. He has five children, two in high school, and seeks a suitable residence. Adair is a cousin of Mrs Lawrence Pinkerton.
President Coolidge attended a farmers picnic in Ardmore with Mrs Coolidge and heard South Dakota Governor Bulow demand tariff revision to aid agriculture while Senator Norbeck of the state defended a republican tariff. The president stayed silent as a two sided domestic policy discussion unfolded before dirt farmers from Nebraska Wyoming and the region.
Geneva reports say British and Japanese delegates gave American negotiators a provisional agreement. It centers on a 500000 ton cruiser cap for the United States and Britain, with limits on gun calibers for cruisers under 7500 tons. The US opposes some points, while seeking flexibility on others.
Prospects for Idaho wheat look good with hot weather aiding ripening. Expected yields range from 16 to 60 bushels per acre across northern regions and valleys, better than last year. moisture is abundant in northern counties and farmers hope for sunshine to improve milling quality.
A modern retelling of the serpent tale titled The first American translation of the Old Testament is completed after three year work by four American and Canadian students of ancient Hebrew. The University of Chicago will publish the work.
Dr Robert W Sawyer editor of Rend Harletin and Deschutes county judge was appointed by Governor Patterson to the state highway commission to replace William Puby of Boker who resigned.
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