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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1918
Page
3
Readable notes from Athena detail residents traveling to Pendleton Portland Lewiston and Walla Walla on visits and work while others engage in graduations. Local clubs outings church farewells and community service plans unfold as families move into new homes and prepare for summer harvest and military drafts.
In Union district this week a grand neighborhood event brought many patrons and families to Cayuse station for a sumptuous dinner. Mr and Mrs Dobson attended as part of a larger party. Chas Chamberlain and Phil Price, Colfax County farmers, were in the city en route home from Pendleton. Price, known in Athena, visited home briefly. Lina Dobson closed her school. William and Archie Rice received news of their sister Mrs Claud Buckman’s death in Emmett Idaho due to a surgical operation. The brothers journeyed to Harrisburg Oregon for interment and will return to Athens Sunday.
The Athena Library announces new reference and general information books, focusing on wartime knowledge, Oregon geography, and language study. Highlights include World Almanac 1918, Liberty War Map, a French Dictionary, Know Oregon game, Citizenship outlines, and home canning guides. Also featuring titles on Home Drying, Food Storage, and various wartime aids. New rental books Curwiod include The Courage of Marge and The Worthy Luck of the Irish.
May 23 years ago items report tight security in Athena with Wood and Van Winkle visiting Weston, Gillis wearing the marshal’s star, meat shortages eased by butcher activity, Judge DePeatt and Lively arriving from Boise, syndicate engineers negotiating for three and a half million pounds capital, Interior Secretary ruling on fishing ban near the renervation, pioneer union defers annual reunion due to hard times, Victoria’s reign near its end, Memorial Day to be observed in Athena with committee preparations and a basket picnic at the cemetery, birthday wishes for Manter Ernest Bostwick, and a gratitude card for bereavement support highlighting family and community names.
The Christian Church plans a heart to heart morning sermon and an “Abide” themed evening for the last day of the present pastorate. Pastor joins Athena with kind regard and extends blessings to all. Sunday Bible school at 10 am with preaching at 11 am and 8 pm.
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