Athena High School 1929 Commencement Tonight
The 1929 graduating class of Athena High School will hold commencement exercises at 3 o'clock this evening in the auditorium with a class of fifteen and nine boys and six girls. Dr. Davis of Whitman College will deliver the address and the class motto is stick to the ship.
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Athena High School
Athena Hi
Davis
Whitman College
Weldon Allen Bell
Alberta Charlton
Jack William Dow
Lee Foster
Pearl Irene Green
George Gross
Areta Maxine Kirk
Marjorie Marguerite Wilson
Edwin Lavoise McEwen
Ralph McEwen, Jr
David Stone
Wm. R. Davis Oveteute
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Esseestseeeersees Orchestra
Lee A. Meyer
B. B. Richards
H. E. Dow
First Baptist Church of Athena
R. B. McEwen
H. BE. Dow
Pheasants Thrive In Eastern Oregon
Reports from state game farms in Corvallis Eugene and Pendleton through April 30 show egg counts for Chinese pheasants 6356 Wild turkey 507 Guinea fowl 525 Mongolian pheasants 698 Hungarian partridge not yet laying Eastern Oregon proves suitable for Mongolian pheasants as plantings expand Oregon State College runs ten month trials under state game commission to study Chinese pheasant food habits Farmers may benefit as pheasants eat cereals pests and weed seeds Michigan and other states request reports on the research.
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Corvallis
Eugene
Pendleton
Oregon
Oregon State College
State Game Commission
Michigan
Improvements at High Street Cottage for De Merritts
Henry Delf is making extensive improvements to his cottage on High Street east of Fifth. The residence will be occupied by Mr and Mrs Armand De Merritt, moving to Athena from Walla Walla. A new south end addition is under construction and the interior is undergoing alterations.
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Henry Delf
High Street
Fifth
Armand de Merritt
Athena
Walla Walla
Local Rain Aids Athena Gardens and Crops
A good hard downpour lasted about an hour on Saturday with intermittent afternoon showers. The rain was localized a few miles from town but helped gardens and growing crops in the Athena area.
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Athena
Four Crews Plant Beans Daily Across 320 Acres in Athena Weston Area
Hickhoff Products plantations in the Athena Weston district lease over 6000 acres for its first bean production year. Four crews operate two caterpillar tractors each with three planters, seeding about 80 acres per day per crew. Marion Hancell leads Athena crews while Buzz Fisk oversees Weston work.
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Athena-Weston
Hickhoff Products Company
Athena
Marion Hancell
Weston
Buzz Fisk
Permanent Clinics Held For Children
Miss Edna Flannigan reports permanent county clinics for children at Pendleton Hospital each Monday at 9 20 AM. April saw eleven average patients. tuberculosis clinic examined twelve. In Child Health Week a chart examination of district track participants examined 469 pupils. ten eliminated from all activities and ten limited. Seven of the eliminated returned for re examination.
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Edna Flannigan
Pendleton
Child Health Week
County Health Association
Wheat prices dip to yearly low as export surplus grows
Chicago traders pushed wheat to the year's worst levels amid a large American carryover from 1928 and clogged shipping. May, July, and September futures slid to around 1.05 to 1.13 dollars as Winnipeg and Montreal show ample supplies. Lively exports and a 5 to 11 cent cut in grain rates failed to halt the downward trend.
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Chicago Bears
Chicago
Winnipeg
Western Trunk Lines
Hoover
Seaboard
Canada
Montreal
lLiverpool
Buenos Aires
Milton Grange backs House Bill 363 to raise county salaries
A Milton Oregon letter argues for supporting House Bill 363 to raise salaries for Umatilla County officials. It cites legislative support, governor backing, and county fiscal improvements since 1905, noting rapid highway growth and debt reduction, urging Grange members to consider proven needs before filing referendum petitions.
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Milton
Oregon
Athena Press
Portland Oregonian
Umatilla
A. R. Shumway
The
Grange and Farmers Union
Grange
House
Senate
Public sentiment on county tax bill and hatchery reopening
The letter argues House Bill No. 363 will not raise county taxes much and highlights 1929 bond payments lowering taxes. it notes Umatilla County’s low 14.9 mill rate and future tax decline. It urges support for raises to attract capable public officers and mentions Hatchery at Bingham Springs reopening with over a million eggs from Diamond Lake by June first.
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Umatilla County
Umatilla
The
Grange
State Game Commission
Bingham Springs
Diamond Lake
Bingham Hatchery
Rev and Mrs Loree Visit Athena with Family
Rev Loree formerly led the local Baptist church and visited Athena with his wife and children on Saturday, sharing memories of his past pastorate.
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D. Loree
Athena
Rev Loree
Baptist Church
John A Keller Dies After Heart Trouble in Pendleton Hospital
John A Keller a well known Athena resident died Monday night at St Anthony s hospital Pendleton after several days of heart trouble He lived in Athena since 1900 worked as a stone mason farmed near Athena and Helix He was born in Nursland Minnesota married Florence Smith June 20 1898 and is survived by two daughters one son two brothers and one sister Funeral services were held at the Pendleton Methodist church with Rev Melville T Wire and Odd Fellows masked lodge members then he was brought to Athena for burial He belonged to the I O C F lodge and the Masonic order.
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John A Keller
Athena
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Pendleton
Jack
Mr. Keller
Stone Mason
Portland
Helix
Nursland
Minnesota
Hamline University
St. Paul
Florence Smith
Methodist
Melville T. Wire
Odd Fellows Lodge
Keller
I. O. C. F. Lodge
Masonic Order
Mother's Day Program At Local church
On May 12th a Mother's Day program will be held in the Christian church auditorium with combined Baptist and Christian congregations. The event features scripture readings, piano solos, a trio, readings by Esther Berlin and Marjorie Douglas, and special songs by Reeder Mia Stone and the church orchestra. All are invited to attend.
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Christian Church
Baptist and
Christian Churches
Masur Poetrasite
Louis Stewart
Pra Yo Lettee
G. R. Gerking Sols
Dace Kohler Betts
Esther Berlin
Bee Rey
Don
Marjorie Douglas
M. Eager Pagant
Reeder
Mia
Stone
Athena
Etude Club
Lawrence Pinkerton
D. A. Pinkerton
Laurence Lieuallen
Adame
Union Oil to Build Distributing Station in Athena
The Union Oil Company won city council approval to build a distributing station inside Athena city limits opposite the Standard Oil plant on Northhern Pacific property. This brings Athena’s oil stations to three, joining Standard and Continental already serving the area.
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Union Oil Company
Athena
Union People
Standard Oil Plant
Northhern Pacific
Northern Pacific
Union
Standard
Continental Oil
Continental
Shell Company
Pendleton
Bryce Baker
Weston Tops Athena In Close Town Contest
Weston defeated Pike Miller's Athena town team 7 to 5 in a closely played game at Weston on Sunday. The result kept the match tight as both sides traded leads in a low scoring affair.
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Weston
Athena
Pike
Miller
Athena Town
Grain rate fight urged to aid Northwest farmers
Attorney for Northwest farmers explains the grain rate case status to Oregon, Washington, and Idaho officials. He argues the Hoch Smith review must address farm relief and warns that Canadian wheat competition and lower freight rates threaten local growers, urging commissioners to focus on protecting domestic markets and freight pricing.
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Oregon
Idaho
Washington
Arthur M. Geary
Interstate Commerce Commission
Geary
Hoch- Smith
Northwest
Canada
Montana
Wheat Growers Meeting in Pendleton Today
Umatilla County wheat farmers can gain firsthand market outlook information at a Pendleton meeting today. The program will also cover grain grading, its process, and its impact on producers, making this one of the county’s most attractive sessions for grain growers.
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Umatilla County
Pendleton
Yakima Valley Alfalfa Drying Under Dry Weather
LeGrow of the First National Bank reports to Yakima that drought has greatly retarded alfalfa and pasturage growth in the Yakima valley. Severe moisture shortage has dried soil and in some areas reduced vegetation nearly to nothing, affecting crops and pasture outlook.
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Yakima
LeGrow
First National Bank
Yakima Valley
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Dr. Davis
Harold Smith
New York
Mr. Smith
U. of O. Merman
Robert G. Still
T. C. Frazier
W. 5
Munselle
Johnny Anderson
University of Oregon
California
Stanford
Southern California
Johnny
John A. Keller
Pendleton Hospital
Taanneee
Union Company
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