Baccalaureate Services and Commencement at Athena High
The Athena High School holds a baccalaureate in the Christian Church Sunday May 6 at 7 30 p m officiated by Dr E T Allen of Whitman College with hymns anthems scripture and announcements The commencement Friday May 11 at 5 p m features Judge Stephen A Lowell of Pendleton as speaker Music by the Athena orchestra The junior banquet for seniors and faculty followed in the domestic science room with peach and orchid decor an ocean voyage centerpiece and toasts from Alberta Chariton Clifford Wood Mildred Bateman Ray Johnston Weldon Bell and Dorothy Geissel A junior mothers run dinner and orthophonic Victrola music by Pendleton Music Co.
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Athéna
Christian Church
E. T. Allen
Whitman College
H. J. Perry
C. H. Reeder
Stephen A. Lowell
Pendleton
Athena Orchestra
Lee A. Meyer
Alberta Chariton
Clifford Wood
Pendleton Music Company
Thompson seeks national delegate seat in Republican bid
W L Thompson, Portland banker and salmon businessman with Eastern Oregon roots, announces candidacy for delegate to the Republican national convention. He forecasts strong support from Umatilla County and eastern central Oregon, citing his long party involvement and local farming loans via the Pacific Coast Joint Stock Land Bank. Mrs Forrest Zerba hosted the 3 or 4 bridge club meeting.
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W. L. Thompson
Umatilla
Oregon
Thompson
Pacific Coast Joint Stock Land Bank
Portland
American National Bank of
Pendleton
First National Bank
Big Portland Bank
Columbia River
Alaska
Land Bank
Umatilla County
Mr. Thompson
Hal Hoss for Secretary of State Persuasive Oregon Editorial
An Oregon editorial urges Hal Hoss for secretary of state highlighting his rise from newsroom to private secretary to the governor. It credits public service with businesslike efficiency and a nonpartisan focus on taxpayer value, urging voters to choose a capable, young, reform-minded leader.
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Salem
Oregon
Hal Hoss
Oregon City
Ashon
Hoss
Parole Board
National Association
District No 17 Victorious at Helix Sectional Meet
District No 17 athletes Robert and Barbara Lee led a strong showing at the Helix Sectional Track Meet on April 21 with Barbara winning the girls twenty five yard dash and baseball throw and tying in A class with a Helix girl in D class. Robert captured first in broad jump and placed in other events including second in the fifty yard dash and high jump. The Lees later represented their school at the Annual County Meet earning a large schoolroom flag award from Pendleton schools.
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Helix
Robert
Barbara Lee
Barbara
Lees
Aninual
Pendleton
Cinders Fire Destroys No Cars In Yard
A gondola flat car loaded with cinders in Union Pacific yards caught fire from hot binders but was extinguished without an alarm. The car, brought from Reith by a passing freight and switched in, was to be used for ballasting.
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Union Pacific
Reith
Campfire Girls Hike Wild Horse Creek in Rustic Camp Style
Fourteen Wauna Campfire girls with guardians Hilda Dickenson and Mrs. W. H. LeRoy hiked Wild Horse Creek Saturday morning. They prepared bread over campfires built with stones for drying pans.
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Wauna
Hilda Dickenson
W. H. LeRoy
Horse Creek
Construction Work On Pool Progressing
The Legion swimming pool project, led by McLeod of Walla Walla, has poured concrete retaining walls and will remove forms soon. After surfacing the bottom with concrete, concrete walks around the pool and the showers and dressing room will be installed. Excavation for water pipes from city mains is underway to complete plumbing. the city main is being tapped near the bridge at the city park.
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Legion Swimming
McLeod
Walla Walla
City Park
Circus Rookies at Standard Theatre Tomorrow Night
Metro-Goldwyn presents Circus Rookies at the Standard Theatre tomorrow night. No show Sunday due to a baccalaureate sermon at High School Auditorium. This Metro film has not yet played in Portland. Come and see it.
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Metro-Goldwyn
Standard
High School
Metro
Portland
John McRae and Wife Arrive in Athena
John McRae and his Tacoma-based wife, former residents of this area, arrived in Athena on Sunday.
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John McRae
Tacoma
Athena Sunday
J. W. Pinkerton Loses Sight in Right Eye
A steel fragment pierced J. W. Pinkerton’s right eye at his farm while removing a bolt with a punch. Doctors in Spokane removed the splinter by magnet but the eye’s sight is lost. The family car ride back to Walla Walla included a serious arm cut for Mrs. Pinkerton.
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J. W. Pinkerton
Dr. Gowan
Walla Walla
Mrs. Pinkerton
Spokane
Mr. Pinkerton
Pinkerton
Spinal Meningitis Epidemic Affects Dayton Area
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Dudley visited relatives near Dayton in the early week as a spinal meningitis outbreak claims four adult lives in two weeks with a fifth patient in critical condition in the area.
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E. A. Dudley
Dayton
Athena Edges Adams In Tight 3 2 Big Six Duel
Athena jumps Adams to tie for second in the Big Six with a 3 2 victory in a pitching duel. Banister fans nine for Adams, Morrison eight for Athena, as key hits by Toole Harris Harden and Geissel pace the scoring. Banister and McPherin handle batteries for Adams, Morrison and Parr for Athena.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athena
Adams
Milton-Freewater
Helix
Eagles
Weston
N. Wallan
Banister
K. Hodgen
Toole
Kretzer
Otis Liewallen
Wallan
N. Hodgen
Parr
Lienallen
Crawford
Harris
Harden
Morrison
Gross
Hodgen
Geissel
George Banister
McPherrin
L. Banister
Study Club Plans Oregon Focus Year After Break
The Athena Study Club closes a profitable year with a course on contemporary authors and votes to study Oregon next year per State Library board guidance. The 20-member group, active in discussions, will begin on the first Friday afternoon in September, with plans for a picnic and a festival arranged by officers and delegates.
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Athena Study Club
Oregon
State Library Board
Scotland
Ireland
H H. Hill
Mra
Retta Potts
B. Radtke
Lewis Keen
Thompson
Last Wheat Shipped From Farmers Grain Elevator
The final shipment of wheat from Farmers Grain Elevator completes the 1927 crop storage. In March and April the elevator shipped 26 warloads to Kansas City and St Louis, yielding prices from $1.20 to $1.45 per bushel for growers.
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Farmers Grain Elevator Company
Kansas City
St. Louis
No Reseeding Report For Andy Douglas in Athena Area
Andy Douglas reports favorable crop prospects from his ranch near Ione in Morrow county. He notes reseeding was unnecessary this spring as grain in his section did well without re seeding.
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Andy Douglas
Athena
Ione
Morrow County
Ritner quits Sinnott bid to run for Congress
Pendleton politician Roy W. Ritner withdraws as a joint Umatilla Morrow candidate and seeks the Republican nomination for Congress to succeed N J Sinnott. He calls for farm focused policies, federal irrigation and river development on the Columbia, tariff protections for agriculture, veterans care, and fair campaign conduct. He supports Umatilla Rapids construction and federal aid for highways and forest roads.
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Roy W. Ritner
Pendleton
Umatilla
Morrow
Congress
N. J. Sinnott
Ritner
Oregon
Logie
Interstate Commerce Commission
Federal Reserve
Umatilla Rapids
Columbia River
Columbia
Tidewater
Water Mains Replacement Delivery in City
The city receives 1700 feet of new pipe to replace old sections. Work includes replacing portions of the north and west pipeline and upgrading the gravity system intake. Improvements also raise the height of retaining walls around manholes as completed.
Athena Visits Milton-Freewater In Big Bix League Clash
Athene travels to Milton-Freewater for the season opener against the Prune Pickers. Milton-Freewater seeks to extend a four game win streak while Athens and Adams sit tied for second in the standings.
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MER
Milton-Freewater Lepentieesers
Adams
Athena Seeey Rey
Pendleton Os
Helix
Seeeersanes
Weston Atesh
Athena
Milton-Freewater
Athens
Scouts Visit New Walla Walla River Camp Plans
Local scouts toured a new campsite up the Walla Walla river and praised plans for a cabin to be built when weather allows. A joint hike for scouts and camp fire girls is planned soon with the boys hosting and organizing provisions.
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Walla Walla River
Jis
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dr. Allen of
Whitman ,College
Forrest Zerba
Secretary of State
the Athena High School
Harold Fredericks
Dorothy Brodie
Superintendent Meyer
Mildred Bateman
Jessie Dean Dudley
Ray Johnston
Helen Hansell
Lorena Schubert
George Pambrun
Kathleen Radtke
Roy Defreece
Doris Schubert
Itol Schubert
Armand Bell
Dorothy Geissel
Ethel Pittman
Ratting
Banister Wetabeese
Btb Toole
Geissel Seer
Harris Woven
Kretzer Revert Aeeee
Sinnott
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