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Newspaper

Athena Press

Location

Athena, Oregon, United States of America

Date

Mar 05, 1926

Page

3

Athena Broadcasts Monday Night Concert With Local Talent

Projected Community program from Athena Commercial club to air next Monday evening March eighth on KOWW Walla Walla. The two hour program opens with an Old-time concert featuring Alvin Johnson on fiddle then a varied second hour with the Jolly Joy-Maker orchestra Etude club members and local talent performing solos duets and ensembles. Prizes from local merchants include flour apples and five dollars.

Athena Commercial Club KOWW Walla Walla Alvin Johnson Jolly Joy-Maker Etude Club

U. of Oregon Football Preview Promises Strong Year

Under Captain John J. McEwan and coaches Harry Ellinger and Bob Mautz the Oregon Webfoots enter their third week of hard practice. The schedule highlights three homecoming games in Eugene October 23 vs Stanford, November 18 at Pullman vs Washington State, and November 20 at Corvallis vs Oregon State. The October 9 game against Washington will dedicate Multnomah Stadium in Portland.

John J. McEwan Harry O. Ellinger Bob Mautz University of Oregon West Point Oregon Webfooters Eugene Stanford Pullman Washington State College Corvallis Oregon Aggies Washington Multnomah Portland

England's Oaks Decline Through War and Time

The article notes that England's famed oaks are disappearing as war demand cut many down. A botanist says oaks need centuries to reach full size and even longer to mature and decay, explaining oaks now rarer in many areas.

England

Crop Surplus Discussed at Spokane Meeting

Farmers from eastern and central Washington and northern Idaho, including cooperative officers, met in Spokane to address surplus crops. They plan a March gathering of Washington and Idaho growers to form an agency to dispose of surpluses and urged wheat farmers nationwide to withhold sales until the industry becomes financially viable. They asked Washington State College to study ten years of price effects and share findings. The college policy promoting continued production amid overproduction and low prices was debated by speakers.

Washington Idaho Spokane Washington and United States Washington State College

Golf Balls Grow in Garden Surprise

A London Chronicle item describes Joan cultivating a garden where golf balls appeared as a whitish protuberance. Her father, muttering oaths about stock diminution, finds the strange growth, learns of the prank, and decides to buy more balls and hide them.

Joan London Chronicle

Two Oregon Towns May Consolidate

Milton and Freewater residents circulate petitions to submit consolidation to voters. Geneva border dispute rises as Lithuania protests Poland over recent frontier moves amid League of Nations concerns.

Oregon Milton Freewater League Geneva Greece League of Nations Turkey Baltic Lithuania Poland

Athena Fire Dept Ball Due At Opera House

The Athena Fire department announces its annual ball will be held Friday evening March 19 at the Athena opera house. Arrangements aim to make it the season's success. City election results show Mayor David Taylor with 44 votes and several council candidates leading. Notables include C A Barrett 45 votes and G W Gross 49.

Athena Fire Department Athena Opera House Athena David Taylor C. A. Barrett G. W. Gross T. J. Kirk F. O. Rogers A. B. Stone David Williams O. G. Chamberlain LeGrow Pendleton Stone Fioneer C. V. Dyment Spokesman Review Walla Walla Union C. V Frank Mansfield Aussie Great Falls Washington Fred Rosenzweig P. Purdy Archie MclIntyre Athena Mercantile Company Grandma Waterman Walla Walla Gus Arp Adams Bagley and Ely G. G. Osburn la Grande

Marcelling-Miss May Lanning Takes Over Parlor in Athena

Classified notices announce Marcelling-Miss May Lanning assumes control of the Marcelling Parlor once run by Miss Florence Gagnon and seeks patronage from Athena ladies. Also listed are poultry and farming items including hatching services by Donald McFadyen, Rhode Island Red eggs, fresh milk cow for sale, and alfalfa hay offerings with contact details.

Marcelling May Lanning Florence Gagnon Athena Donald McFadyen

Redemption Notice on District Bonds in Oregon

School District No 29 Umatilla County Oregon will redeem four outstanding bonds each worth 1000 issued October 1 1914 due October 1 1934 with optional October 1 1924 at 6 percent interest. Bonds will be paid upon presentation at National City Bank New York on or after April 1 1926 dated Pendleton February 27 1926 by treasurer Herman H DeHart.

Umatilla County Oregon National City Bank New York N. Y Pendleton

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Loraine Terry Bonnie Sweet Bessie Max Hopper Mother Macree Katherine MclIntyre Edna Pinkerton Arkansaw Traveler O. O. Stephens You Maggie Maggie,” C. M. Eager, Lawrence Pinkerton L. Pinkerton Jennamae Read Wild David Stone Seotech Medley Floyd Pinkerton Merle Best Arthur Douglas Old Virginny Otho Reeder al Johnson Ethel Montague Ralph McEwen Kathryn McIntyre M. L. Watts Meadow Lark College Echoes C. M. Eager Lawrence Pinkerton Otha Reeder Business Men of Preston-Shaffer Milling Company Steve’s Grocery Prestbye U. OF 0 California Emerson Hough Oliver Rogers & Goodman A Mercantile Trust J. 5. Henry Opera House Churches of Athena Beethoven Kunkel Tobani Ellison Kinkel Clay Wallenhauph Mary LaBrasche Maude Gholson Anna Foss Walter Ely Firm of Bagley Cr. G. Sargent Mr. Sargent Weston Mountain K. of P Messrs Frank Tharp Robert Tharp Chas, Garrett A. J. Bagley Chas, Gay Will Dobson Austin Foss J. N. B. Gerking W. R. Taylor John Smith Rhode Island J. E. Froom Clarence Tubbs Ralph Allen Jason Piano Company Washington, D. C Herman H. DeHart the Richards Wam Hoggard Allen Bell Drayman F. M. Smith the Lumber Turn-A-Lum Lumber Co Main Street Haworth & Harris Troy Laundry A. W. Logsdon Main
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