Athena News Notes of People and Events
Athena residents and visitors are recorded in a long list of social calls, travels, illness, purchases, and community happenings. Notable items include Mrs. Penn Harris arriving from Portland, Mrs. Jesse Myrick visiting from a nearby farm, new car purchases by Marion Hansell and Mr. and Mrs. Walla Walla visitors, plus local church and club activities and upcoming events in Athena Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justin Harwood
Also
Athena
Penn Harris
Portland
Jesse Myrick
Myrick Station
Richard Powers
Weston
E. C. Rogers
Charles Wilson
Pendleton
Ed Montague
Red & White
Marion Hansell
Sterling Wright
Walla Walla
A. W. Logsdon
Bert Logsdon
Don Wilks
Thorn Hollow
Clyde Willaby
State Line
Willaby
Jefferson Street
Stepping In the Light Topic at Sunday Service
A church announces a new song book and special numbers at services. Mr Sias will present Stepping In the Light on Sunday morning. Bible school opens early at ten to ten due to an altered program. A class contest is planned for the first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sias
Athena High School Notes Highlights Busy Week
Alumni from the University of Oregon and Oregon State College return for spring vacation. The auditorium program directed by Miss Dorothy Brodie features Latin readings with English synopsis. Spring herbarium work starts in biology class and students win in dramatic and humorous divisions at lower and upper levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornell
Mack Cockburn
Milton
Harry L. Corbett
Athena
Norman McIntyre
Oregon State College
George Gross
Eugene
John Pinkerton
Emery Walker
Marion Walker
Umatilla County
Milwaukee
Wis
Walker
H. A. Barrett
Wisconsin
The
Baptist Sunday School
Adams
Marvel
LaGrande
Kathleen Radtke
Lenore McNair
Alberta Charlton
Lugene
University of Oregon
Jessiedeane Dudley
Walla Walla
J. T. Club
Arthur Douglas
Herbert Hale
Max Hopper
Jesse Gordon
Douglas
C. E. Fisk
William Beathe
Weston
Umatilla
B. B
C. M. Eager
F. N. Johns
M. I. Miller
A. A. MclIntyre
Methodist Ladies Club
Willard Crabill
John Tompkins
Ralph Singer
Samuel Pambrun
H. H.“Hill
Arthur Coppock
W. McPherson
Grandma Sleeman
Crabill
Theresa Berlin
Adams Street
Louis Keen
Lorna Doone
Mary Berlin
E. L. Hiteman
Lew McNair
Cornwall and Bath
Dorothy Brodie
Mildred Hansell
America
Marjorie Douglas
Destruction of School Property at Athena High
Emery Rogers condemns students for scribbling and damaging desks at Athena High School. He argues property tax funding supports the school and urges accountability, stating offenders should repay the cost of damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emery Rogers
Athena High School
Town sponsors dance for basketball teams
A group of town residents hosted a dance last Thursday honoring the girls and boys basketball teams. Invitations went to high school students, parents, faculty, and alumni, drawing a large crowd that reports all had a fine time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Frigidaire
Athena
Fletcher
Bryce Baker
Will Kirk
Girls League Party Planned by Social Committee
The Girls League hosted a Friday party for members with a St. Patrick's Day motif. Games, refreshments of jello cake and cocoa, and a splendid time were reported by all attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girls League
Latin Arts Assembly Features Plays And Songs
An assembly showcasing Latin plays and songs was held, highlighting performance pieces and musical numbers. Students participated, presenting a program of drama and music in a cultural showcase.
Absence Ties to Illness Sends Substitute Teachers
Faculty member Mrs. Areta Guerney is absent due to her father Mr. Littlejohn’s illness. Mr. E. EB. Coed and Mrs. Blatchford substitute during her absence. Miss Dorothy Brodie and Miss Beulah Smith spent Saturday in Wal la Walla.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Areta Guerney
Littlejohn
E. EB. Coed
Blatchford
Dorothy Brodie
Beulah Smith
Walla Walla
High School Baseball League Formed in Five Schools
Athletics Coach Pike Miller reports seven letter men for a Hermiston Stanfield Helix Adams Athena league with a silver loving cup for the winner. Players turning out include Emery Rogers Arthur Crowley Eldon Myrick Jim Wilson Mike Wilson Walter Huffman Jack Moore Lowell Jenkins Howard Reeder Raymond Freeze George Pittman Robert Lee and Stafford Hansell. The Athena schedule lists Adams at Athena March 28 Hermiston at Hermiston April 4 Helix at Athena April 8 Stanfield at Athena April 11 Hermiston at Athena April 15 Stanfield at Stanfield April 25 Helix at Helix May 6 Adams at Adams May 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atena
Adams
Athena
Hermiston
Helix
Stanfield
Students Return After Illness and Enrollment Reported
Grades Marjorie Martin Bobby Zerba and Wilma McIntyre have returned to school after illness. Harrison Jackson has enrolled in the third grade. The oratorical contest was held Monday the 24th with very close results and a slight difference among contestants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie Martin
Bobby Zerba
Wilma McIntyre
Harrison Jackson
Collett’s Golf Grip Shown in National Champion Photo
Closeup of Clenna Collett’s hands, national women’s golf champion, gripping a club in a posed image. The photograph highlights her distinctive grip as she leads in the sport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clenna Collett
United States
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Dr. Sharp
Victor Hirsch
Waitsburg
E. C. Prestleye
E. Mann
Salinas
Clarence Tubbs
M. M. Johns
Melville Johns
J. C. Brooks
Stage Gulch
Brooks
Nate McBride
Adams High School
Rice
Miller
Virginia Eager
Joyce Pinkert
Pendleton Women’s Club
Harold Warner
Alva Blalock
Blalock
Lilla Kirk
W. J. Kirk
Lloyd Michener
T. C. Elliott
R. E. Bean
Milton-Freewater
Athena Study Club
McQuary
N. A. Miller
Charles Betts
Kohler Betts
W. K. Wall
Goldendale
Wash
Alex McCorkell
Glenn Steen
Bower
Johnny Hoey
Main Street
Joseph N. Scott
Scott Wheat Ranch
Jamnita Crawford
Eastern Oregon Normal School
la Grande
Bruce Crawford
Lomax Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Bennett
Dorothy Morris
Walna
W. C. Read
Christian Church
Mis. Louis Keen
Rene Smith
Wauna
Musgrove Building
H. J. Miller
Endicott
Henry Conover
Colfax
M.L. Miller
Our Daily Bread
Jack Cunningham
Athenas
Jack
the Quality Grocery
Alice Eager
Continental Oil Company
Prop
Serval
Batapsnane
Grahams
Church OF Christ
Athena Department Store
Emery Rogers Aast
Crowley Alumni
Walter Huffman
Georgia Green Boys
Roland Wilson
Elizabeth Walters
Myrtle Campbell
Jack Moore
Herbert Reeder
Arene
Stafford Hansell
Betty Bager
Arthur Crowley
Natella Miller
Frances Alkire
Teddy Miller
Tillman Taylor
Barbara Lee
Tillman Stone
Ralph Bruce
Jack Miller
Aaron Douglas
Collett
Tanlack
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