Athena School Adds Faculty for Next Year
Three new names join Athena schools for the coming year with Mrs Helen A Stewart replacing Mrs Blatchford as part time high school teacher in science. Superintendent E F Bloomen returns in his second year overseeing high and grade schools and will teach social sciences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athena
Helen A. Stewart
Blatchford
Stewart
Gresham
Pendleton
Linville College
Columbia University
New York City
E. F. Bloom
Bloom
Adams School
Washington
Alaska
University of Washington
University of California
Elizabeth Bloom
Adams
Mary Cameron
University of Oregon
Athena High
Cameron
University
Dan Tilley
Dan
M. I. Miller
Hazel Williamson
Eastern Oregon Normal School
la Grande
Blanche Thorsen
Waitsburg Hosts Two Day Days of Real Sport Event
Waitsburg hosts a two day program with a large entry of thoroughbreds from the Pacific coast. Ruth Parton of Round-Up fame enters 13 racers aged two to four years from the Parton farm near Yakima. Horses from Helena Montana Boise Idaho and Eastern Oregon also attend at the Waitsburg track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waitsburg
Athena
Pacific Coast
Ruth Parton
Parton
Yakima
Helena
Mont
Boise
Idaho
Oregon
Old Timers Baseball Match At Weston Picnic
Billy Littlejohn, manager of the Athena old-time team, leads a squad to face Weston old-timers at the Pioneers’ picnic on June 13 in Weston. He plans a general loosening up Sunday and boasts a deep lineup with pinch hitters, varied pitchers, and reserve fielders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Littlejohn
Athena
Weston
Pioneers
Billy
East Trip Returns for Preston-Shaffer Officials
M. L. Watts and E. H. Leonard of Preston-Shaffer Milling returned Saturday from a business trip to the East. They visited Chicago and Kansas City for several days, traveling home via Denver and Salt Lake City. In Chicago Watts watched three games of baseball between the Athletics and the White Sox. He noted Earnshaw and other players in discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. L. Watts
E. H. Leonard
Preston-Shaffer Milling Company
Chicago
Kansas City
Denver
Salt Lake City
M. L
Athletics
White Sox
Earnshaw
Baker County Man Dies After Dance Hall Fight
George Rizer, 38, died in a Baker hospital Monday night from seven knife wounds suffered in a Saturday clash with John Falin at an Eagle Valley dance hall. A Baker County native, he lived in the county all his life. Survived by his wife, parents, and sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Rizer
Baker
John Falin
Eagle Valley
Baker County
Referendum Title Opposed in New Appeal to Supreme Court
Salem attorney Custer Ross files a second appeal against the ballot title of the state police bill, arguing it is unfair and misleading. He proposes a new title while hearings are set with a potential opinion by Saturday. If the court overrules, collected signatures by June 5 in Portland will be void.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
van Winkle
Supreme Court
Custer Ross
J. J. McDonald
Chris Kowitz
Ross
H. J. Bean
Portland
Ed Averill
Elgin Residents Beem Guests at Sias Home
Mr and Mrs Edward Beem of Elgin visited the home of Rey and Mrs Sias on Sunday. Mrs Beem, formerly Louisa Bixby of Milton, is a former Elgin schoolteacher who taught there for four years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Edward Beem
Rey
Sias
Malen Burnett Music Class Recital Noted At School
The Malen Burnett School of Music under Miss Hanna presents a recital at 8 p.m. next Tuesday June 2 in the school auditorium inviting the public. Ensemble pieces accompany solo slots featuring Mrs Dave Stone Wall Wall a Walla, Elizabeth Walker violin Warren Walker cello, and Athena piano students Betty Jane Eager Esther Faye Berlin Virginia Eager Aaron Douglas Jewell Pinkerton Joyce Pinkerton Wilma McIntyre Bobby Hopper and Donna Jean Logsdon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malen Burnett School of Music
Miss Hanna
Dave Stone
Walla Walla
Elizabeth Walker
Warren Walker
Athena
Betty Jane Eager
Esther Faye Berlin
Virginia Eager
Aaron Douglas
Jewell Pinkerton
Joyce Pinkerton
Wilma McIntyre
Bobby Hopper
Donna Jean Logsdon
Delightful party honors departing Adams residents
Jean Zerba and Marville Zerba hosted a party at the Zerba home west of Athena in honor of Genevieve DuBois Elizabeth and Henrietta Ashbaugh leaving Adams. Guests included Francs DuPuis Bernice Wallan Hilda LaFave Elidice Kirby Kenneth Wallan Robert Rothrock Harold Murray Fred and Jack Hodgen Wayne LaFave Alva and Randall Potter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Zerba
Marville Zerba
Clara Fleck
Zerba
Athena
Genevieve DuBois
Elizabeth
Henrietta Ashbaugh
Adams
Francs DuPuis
Bernice Wallan
Hilda LaFave
Elidice Kirby
Kenneth Wallan
Robert Rothrock
Harold Murray
Fred
Jack Hodgen
Wayne LaFave
Alva
Randall Potter
Camp Fire Girls Tea at Athena Church Next Wednesday
Camp Fire Girls Tea announced by Athena residents to support a civic project. The informal program includes a quilt and hooked rug show at the Christian Church next Wednesday afternoon June 3 with proceeds to improve Camp Fire headquarters on Adams Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athena
Christian Church
Adams Street
Birthday Dinner Honors Mrs. Fred Pittman at Weston Home
Mrs. Fred Pittman was honored Sunday at a birthday dinner hosted by her sister Mrs. Nellie St. Dennis in Weston. Guests included Fred and George Pittman, Wayne Pittman and son Donald, Joe Payant and Junior and Lester Payant, Asa Swan, Ronan and Arlee St. Dennis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Pittman
Nellie St. Dennis
Weston
Fred
George Pittman
Wayne Pittman
Donald
Joe Payant
Lester Payant
Asa Swan
Ronan
Arlee St. Dennis
Idaho Visitor Sees Alberta Dryden in Athena
Visitor Miss Alberta Dryden of Peck Idaho recently graduated from Columbia University New York and taught at Twin Falls Idaho. She traveled to Athena Sunday evening to visit her school mate Mrs George Myrick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho
Alberta Dryden
Peck
Athena
George Myrick
Amputation Needed for Charles Booher in Spokane
Charles Booher, once of Athena, lies critically ill at his son's Spokane home. Gangrene has infected one foot, necessitating amputation. His daughter Mrs. Carl Christian of Adams is bedside with the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Booher
Athena
Spokane
Carl Christian
Adams
Memorial Program at Christian Church Sunday Night
A patriotic memorial program will be held Sunday evening at the Christian church starting at 8 o’clock. The memorial address will be by C A Sias. The program includes orchestral numbers, solos, a quartet, readings, and hymns such as America and The Star Spangled Banner. An invitation to the public is extended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Church
C. A. Sias
America
Old Hundred
Flanders Field
Lloyd Michener
Old Campground
Zenna Pinkerton
C. M. Eager
George Gerking
Sword of Bunker Hill
Ralph McEwen
Week End Swimming at Legion Pool Planned
Water will be available for swimming in the Legion pool today tomorrow and Sunday before a dry spell until the well is completed. Discussion centers on digging the well deeper and drilling to a sufficient depth to secure ample water for pool use. Officials feared municipal supply would be strained if pool service continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion Pool
Hawkins Achieves Hole-in-One at Steilacoom Lake Course
Mrs. M J Hawkins of Tacoma reports that her husband Mr. Hawkins, noted as a clever golfer, recently made a hole-in-one. He becomes the second person to do so on the Steilacoom Lake course and receives multiple prizes from Tacoma business men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Hawkins
Ethel Pittman
Tacoma
Hawkins
Steilacoom Lake
Jens Jensen Returns From Denmark Visit
Jens Jensen returns from a months visit to his homeland in Denmark where he says Danes feel less financial strain than Americans. He notes prices there are similar to those in the United States and he traveled by car from the East to Athena.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jens. Jensen
Jens Jensen
Denmark
Jens
Old Country
Mr. Jensen
Athena
Skyline Road Opens June in Blue Mountains
Albert Baker district forest ranger says the Skyline road linking Weston and Dayton on the Blue Mountains summit will open June 20. Crews remove fallen timber from trails and roads ahead of the opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skyline
Albert Baker
Weston
Dayton
Blue Mountains
Mr. Baker
Dennis Sells His Papers to Southern Oregon Group
Bruce Dennis owner of the Evening Herald and the Morning News in Klamath Falls announced the sale of the papers to Eugene S. Kelly and associates Frank Jenkins and Ernest R. Gilstrap of the Southern Oregon Publishing company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis
Bruce Dennis
Evening Herald
The
Morning News
Klamath Falls
Eugene S. Kelly
Frank Jenkins
Ernest R. Gilstrap
Southern Oregon Publishing Company
Clara Bow Leases Fowler Lake Summer Home
Clara Bow the film star will spend the season at Fowler Lake summer home in Wallowa. Owner Mrs. Fowler, formerly treasurer of La Grande, is now jailed on embezzlement charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Bow
Dynamic Screen -Star
Fowler
Walloway Lake
la Grande
Board of Education opposes high school campus recruiting
Oregon state board of higher education disapproved university and college recruiting committees aimed at high school students. Presidents Kerr and Hall will ask associated student bodies to remove committees. conferences and recruitment events at campuses to attract high schoolers are to be halted with a possible exception by board permit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
State Board of Higher Education
State College and University
Greater Oregon
University
W. J. Kerr
Oregon State College
Arnold Bennett Hall
E. C. Sammons
B. F. Irvine
Irvine
Dudley Improves After Illness in Portland Hospital
E A Dudley, once critically ill in a Portland hospital, shows improvement after pneumonia complications that worsened his condition Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A. Dudley
Portland
Thieves Target Cars in Walla Walla Area
Thieves in Walla Walla are reported stealing cars to strip them of removable parts. They drive the vehicles to secluded locations and remove accessories before abandoning them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walla Walla
Reappointment Expected For Jefferson Meyers To Ship Board
The anticipated announcement will renew Jefferson Meyers for another term on the ship ping board set to expire in June. With no opposition, the appointment will need Senate confirmation at its next session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson Meyers
Fef
Oregon
Ship‘ping Board
Meyers
Senate
Memorial Day Observance Quiet in Athena
Memorial Day is observed with no services or programs in Athena. Stores remain closed and grave decorations will be placed at the cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athena
Campfire Tea Planned at Christian Church
Wauna Campfire Girls toured their new property last Thursday and cleaned the house with help from several boyfriends. A lunch greeted workers as Mrs. Logsdon and Mrs. Eager guided quilt edging. Final plans for a June 3 tea at the church include a quilt and rug exhibit and an informal program. Proceeds fund redecorating campfire headquarters. Chayata group met at campfire HQ to plant flowers and plan yard beautification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wauna
Logsdon
Eager
Christian Church
Chayata Group
Emma Thoeny and Glenn Staggs Wed in Weston
Miss Emma Thoeny and Glenn Staggs were married at 8 o'clock Wednesday night in Weston at the home of Mrs. James Beamer. The ceremony occurred before an altar of roses and snapdragons with Miss Lucille Staggs as bridesmaid and Donald McElrath as best man. The couple will reside in Milton where Staggs works for Milton Drug. guests included several Staggs relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Staggs-Thoeny
Emma Thoeny
Glenn
Weston
James Beamer
Lucille Staggs
Donald McElrath
Milton
Staggs
Milton Drug Company
Emery Staggs
Ernest McQueen
Ella O'Hara
George Staggs
Everett Rothrock
Herbert Stages
Pioneer Resident Mrs Mary Piersol Dies at 75
Mrs Mary Piersol widow of 8 8 Piersol longtime Uma tilla county resident and former Athenaite died at Pendleton home Monday after a long illness She was 75 and survived by husband and children Bert Piersol Weston Mrs Alfred Smith Pendleton Mrs M Kern Pendleton Mrs Asa Arbogast Ritter Mrs Audra Johnson Portland Russell Piersol Meacham and Halley F Piersol Los Angeles
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Piersol
Piersol
Umatilla County
Athena
Pendleton
Bert Piersol
Weston
Alfred Smith
M. §. Kern
Asa Arbogast
Ritter
Mirs
Audra Johnson
Portland
Russell Piersol
Meacham
Halley F. Piersol
Los Angeles
Pilot Rock Weather Man Seeks Rain Aid for District
M. D. Orange, Pilot Rock weather observer, says rainfall is needed though crops can still be raised. He notes sheepmen selling weak flocks to farmers en route to summer range due to feed shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pilot Rock
M. D. Orange
Baccalaureate Service set for Wa-Hi graduates
Baccalaureate services for 206 graduates of Walla Walla high school will be held Sunday at 8 p m in the Wa-Hi auditorium. Rev George H Scofield pastor of the First Presbyterian church will deliver the sermon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walla Walla High School
Wa-Hi
George H. Scofield
First Presbyterian Church
Pinochle Club At Remillard Farm Hosts Night
Mr and Mrs Phillip Remillard entertained the Pinochle club at their farm south of Athena Friday night. Five tables were in play. High scores were earned by Myrtle Campbell and C H Potter. Low scores went to Mrs George Brave and Harry Groves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillip Remillard
Athena
Myrtle Campbell
C. H. Potter
George Brave
Harry Groves
New State Tax rules stressed with filing thresholds
The state tax commission stressed that failure to receive the 65 000 mailed blanks does not excuse a return under the intangibles or personal income tax laws. Returns are due by June 15. Thresholds vary by filing status and income type, with exemptions for federal obligation interest and post 1980 dividends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
State Tax Commission
Commission
The
Growers Urged to Feed Potatoes to Stock in Northwest
R A Smith union pacific agriculture supervisor says 1981 potato crop around 500 million bushels with 1.5 million extra beyond national consumption. Use second grade potatoes for stock feed to bolster the Grade A market amid a regional potato control program discussion at Boise conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwest
R. A. Smith
Union Pacific System
Smith
Boise
Colorado
Wyoming
Montana
Utah
Idaho
Oregon
Washington
Nevada
California
Arizona
New Mexico
Methodist Ladies Society Meeting Notes and Hosts
The Methodist Ladies society met at Mrs. Ethel Montague's home with twenty attendees. Visitors included Mrs. G Lieuallen Miss Elsa Ringel Mrs. George Myrick and Jeanette Mc Pherrin. Refreshments were served by several members. the next meeting is planned at Mrs. John Tompkins' home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Ladies Society
Ethel Montague
G. Lieuallen
Elsa Ringel
George Myrick
Jeanette McPherrin
Clarence Hand
Welton Read
Frank Little
W. Q. Read
Frank Coppock
Will Harden
Ross Catron
John Tompkins
Pendleton Opens Site for New Municipal Airport
Work began this week on a 40 acre tract purchased for Pendleton's new municipal airport. Trees were removed and a construction expert will be secured to guide actual field development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pendleton
Cemetery Work Improves Memorial Day Preparations
City Marshal Miller and Ed and William Welch repaired the cemetery pump last week. Water is now available and the lots present a neat appearance as preparations for Memorial Day continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller
William Welch
Boyhood Home Trip Details for Elmer Merritt
At his boyhood home Elmer Merritt left Athena with Ralph Haworth to drive to Tennessee, home of Haworth. From Tennessee Merritt will go to Ohio to visit relatives and then return to Maine and his boyhood home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Merritt
Ralph Haworth
Athena
Tennessee
Mr. Haworth
Elmer
Ohio
Maine
Auto Kills Deer on Crater Lake Park Road
A Crater Lake National Park commissary truck in Medford hauled a two point buck after a deer was struck on a park road. A ranger said the confused deer dashed into the car Sunday night, causing the crash and the animal's death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crater Lake National Park
Medford
Champion Jersey Cow at Oregon State Hospital Pendleton
The Champion Cow from Oregon State Hospital farm Pendleton is a four year old Jersey dairy cow. The award certificate is based on a production record of 205 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon State Hospital Farm
Pendleton
Governor Meier Pushes Reorganization of State Purchasing
Salem reports a plan to overhaul the state purchasing department following the resignation of Carle Abrams and all department staff. Governor Meier said a full reorganization would be submitted to the board next week, with Holman supporting Wing’s full-time hire despite Hoss’s opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Carle Abrams
Board of Control
State Board of Control
State Purchasing Department
Rufus ©. Holman
Hal E. Hoss
Meier
Ben Wing
Portland
Oregon
Wing
Rufus C. Holman
Hosa
Hoss
Carl Abrams
State Purchasing Agent
Holman
Mr. Holman
Poorman
W. F. Poorman
Abrams
Centrol
Pierce
Umatilla County League Pairings Set for Sunday Final
Athena and Umatilla clash at Round-Up Park Pendleton at 1 p m while Helix faces Mission Indians at 3 p m Winners advance to Sunday afternoon league championship Admission is 50 cents for both double header and title game
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athena
Mission
Helix
Umatilla
Pendleton
Mission Indians
Pendleton Host Trout Expert Thompson Talks Stocking
Trout expert Sam Thompson of Pendleton visited Wednesday and discussed his past membership on the Oregon fish and game commission. He plans to use his influence with new commissioners to secure regular trout plantings in the Umatilla River and other streams in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Thompson
Pendleton
Thompson
Oregon Fish and Game Commission
Oregon
Umatilla
B. B. Club Hosts Evening At Eager Home
Members gathered Monday night at the C. M. Eager residence with hosts Mr and Mrs Eager and Mr and Mrs Lloyd Michener. Rooms were adorned with summer flowers and four tables were in play. Bert Logsdon won high score and Mrs Logsdon received consolation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. B. Club
C. M. Eager
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Athena Schools
U. S
Managua
Nicaragua
Bradman
Marines
Wallowa
Board of Education
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