Athena press subscription rates and local news roundup
The page lists Athena Oregon, November 1927 subscription prices for one copy annual six months and three months, followed by a series of short items on foreign trade optimism from Dr Julius Klein, wildlife campaigns by the Walton League to save Bear River ducks, dangers of carbon monoxide in closed garages, Armistice Day reflections, Navy administration critique, and local hints about Aimee Semple McPherson in Klamath Falls with broader notes on wheat exports and the Rogers fortune transfer to Argentina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bear River
Utah
Inter-Mountain
Izaak Walton
National Sportsman Organization
Walton League
Mississippi River
Lake Pepin
Minnesota
Rock Island
Ilinois
Jacksons Hole
Wyoming
Dayton farmer nets high flax yield per acre
C. A. Rockhill of Dayton Oregon turned to intensified farming to stay afloat and cropped flax that grossed $161 per acre this year, illustrating a high cash crop for the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Rockhill
Dayton
Oregon
Nelson the Strangler Found Guilty by British Jury
A British jury convicts Nelson known as the strangler and the court immediately sentences him to death by hanging on Friday January 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson
Strangler
Nelson Faces Hanging Date Debate in Justice Court
The fragment speculates Nelson may be executed on an upcoming date with British justice implied. It mentions Popjoy as a South Bend shingle mill name, suggesting a possible family or job link without confirming any preference for the job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson
Popjoy
South Bend
Roseburg Man Plans North Umpqua Dude Ranch
Westward fashion trend prompts a Roseburg resident to establish a themed ranch on the North Umpqua River promising a rustic getaway. Local officials and residents await details of the venture and potential tourism impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roseberg
North
Umpqua
J C Penney Seeks Oregon Ties After Stock Show Visit
Chain store magnate J C Penney gains closer ties with Oregon after attending the Pacific International Stock Show. He is described as being better acquainted with the state following the visit and related events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Penney
Oregon
Oregon Receives Mountain To Create Bend Pilot Butte Park
Oregon gains a mountain feature as Pilot Butte near Bend is designated for conversion into a public park, promising a new recreational area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Oregon
Pilot Butte
Bend
Hawaii Brings Jersey Cows to Oregon
A delegation from Hawaii arrives in Oregon to introduce Jersey cows for dairy farming, aiming to expand livestock trade and bolster regional milk production. Local farmers express interest in the breed for its high butterfat content and proven grazing adaptability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaii
Oregon
Taft Urges Speedier Court Procedures as Crime Deterrent
Chief Justice Taft told the national crime commission that overhauling criminal court procedure should apply punishment more quickly to offenders. He supported measures to induce criminals toward law abiding citizenship and emphasized deterrence as the primary aim of prosecution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taft
Scesch
Washington, D. C
National Crime Commission
Meneures
Explosions Ruin Hammond Theater and City Landmarks
A sequence of blasts in Hammond Indiana damaged the State theater and All Saints church, toppled trolley and telephone poles, shattered plate glass, and caused about 500000 dollars in damage. Police linked the events to black powder bombs while theater owners reported no labor disputes or known adversaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammond
Ind
State Theater
All Saints Church
Coolidge OKs Cruiser Budget Increase Appropriation
President Coolidge approves an appropriation near 40 million dollars for cruiser construction in Washington. The action raises this year’s naval budget by about the same amount, according to the Army and Navy Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolidge
The Proposal Hin? Wish I Dye to Ask Your Lingprottant
A playful exchange unfolds with misheard phrases and clever wordplay. The dialogue features Her and Him debating negatives and a pun laden moment amid Montreal stir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Stangler Building Pendleton Oregon Address Entry
A fragment notes the Stangler Building in Pendleton Oregon with a contact string showing the phone number 706 967 J. The text provides a location reference but lacks clear action or broader context.
Easter Island Statue May Be Earth's Oldest
A fragmentary report describes the Easter Island statues as possibly the oldest on earth. It notes a colossal statue dragged from its site by hundreds, weighing about four tons, with related burials of similar carvings across the Pacific and hints at an ancient volcanic rock practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Easter Island
Earth
Mauseum
Topaz
Pacific
Kievit
Dream of heaven and a chalk poem ladder tale
Willie relates a surreal dream in which St. Peter guides him toward heaven via a sky ladder. Each rung bears a sin he must inscribe as he climbs, but the scene ends with Willie seeing his father returning as he comes down to fetch more chalk. An after dinner tale captures family humor.
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Daddy
Willie
Papa
St. Peter
Golden Street
Hereld
Heaven
Left Fatherland Behind Maerle Antoinette in France
The Kansas City Star recounts Maria Antoinette leaving Austria for France, passing a rite at Strasbourg a pavilion with tapestries, renouncing her homeland, and adopting French life while a guard from Louis XV stays. She vows to speak only French after switching sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maerle Antoinette
France
Strasbourg
Louis XVI
Austria
Louis XV
Kansas City Star
Teaching Lip Reading For Children With Hearing Difficulties
Teachers trained to visit schools run small classes of six to eight students for lip reading. The program lets children stay in regular classes, pleasing parents and saving money for school authorities.
Fossil Area Joggins Section Praised as World’s Finest
The Joggins area in Nova Scotia long noted by geologists Logan and Lyell for its fossil coal measure forests is now represented in Canada's national museum in Ottawa. Upright trunks with a carboniferous landscape and panoramic views showcase stumps and vast roots, regarded by experts as the finest exhibit of its kind in a museum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nova Scoti
Logan
Lyell
Canada
National Museum
Ottawa
Logggins
Heaters Trialed to Warm Ocean at Westerland
Popular Science Monthly reports plans at Westerland Germany a popular seaside resort to install huge electric heaters to raise water temperature for year round bathing. Heated cabins and covered walkways will be built to ease access to the sea for winter bathers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westerland
Germany
Popular Science Monthly
Rough Diet Eatery Announces Coarse Dinner Prices
A Newark New Jersey restaurant Rough Diet displays a candid window sign offering coarse dinners for a few cents. The sign also mentions Parm and Fireside as part of the offerings.
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Newark
N. J
Two Covenants Message At The Churches Church Of Christ
The November 13 1927 notice notes all regular services at the usual hour. Sunday morning the message is Two Covenants explaining differences between the Jewish and Christian eras. Sunday evening features Christian Endeavor and preaching.
Sunday Church Services and Evening Sermon Schedule
Sunday school starts at 9 45 A M followed by Morning Worship at 11 A M An Armistice Day sermon and a Young Peoples meeting at 6 30 P M with Song and Praise at 7 30 P M This week honors the Father and Son with the topic Dad Lad Company Unlimited Fathers are asked to bring their boys to sit with them in church A midweek prayer meeting is held Wednesday at 7 30 P M and Evangelistic Bible Study Thursday at 7 30 P M A Woodrow Wilson quote notes you must cultivate spirit along with the physical.
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Young Peoples Meeting
Dad
Lad Company Unlimited
Young Peoples
Woodrow Wilson
Thanks for kindness in our bereavement and floral offerings
The family of Jessie Heater L. H. Howell Chas. Norris Amiel Schubert and Carl Christian express gratitude for sympathy and floral tributes after their father and brother passed away. Carl Christian and party visited the city from Adams on Monday evening.
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Jessie Heater
L. H. Howell
Chas. Norris
Ameil Schubert
Carl Christian
City
Adams
Notice to Creditors in Canfield Estate Urges Claims
In Umatilla County Oregon George R Lewis named administrator with the will annexed of Melvin J Canfield deceased and qualified. All claimants must present claims with vouchers to the administrator or attorney Will M Peterson at the Stangier Building Pendleton Oregon within six months from November 4 1927 first publication date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Oregon
Umatilla
Melvin J. Canfield
George R. Lewis
M. J. Canfield
Will M. Peterson
Stangier
Pendleton
Notice of Final Hearing in Estate of John Thibodeaux
Oregon Umatilla County estate matter where Sedolia Wessel l administratrix filed final report. The court sets Monday November 21 1927 at 10 AM in Pendleton for approval hearing. Interested parties must appear to show cause why report should not be approved and administratrix discharged. October 8 1927. SEDOLIA WESSELL administratrix. A Lowell attorney. oliNt 11
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Oregon
Umatilla
John Thibodeaux
Pendleton
Umatilla County
Summons in Equity In Oregon Real Property Case
The circuit court of Oregon issues a summons in the matter of Anna Joerger v James Whitfield W J Reiley and others. Defendants must answer within four weeks of first publication or the plaintiff will seek relief as to claims to real property in Umatilla County described as block parcels Eleven and Twelve in the specified block.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court of State of Oregon
Umatilla County
Mary Anna Joerger
James E. Whitfield
W. J
James
Whitield
W. J. Reiley
Jane Doe Blank
N Blank
Nathan S. Blank
Senans
James ‘I’, Moss
Etna Kopitzke-Sutton-Seig
Edward Seig
Whitfield
N. 5. Blank
James T. Moss
State of
Oregon
Pendleton Property Records Suit Seeks Clear Title
The plaintiff seeks a court declaration confirming fee simple ownership of a Pendleton land parcel after proceedings to quiet title against the O W R N Company and others. The case references a 100 foot by 50 foot strip along the railroad and requests all adverse claims be adjudicated. The summons, issued by Judge James Alger Fee, was first published November 4, 1927 in the Athena Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pendleton
United States
O. W. R. & N. Company
James Alger Fee
Athena Press
Oregon Laws
Athena
Umatilla
Oreg Watts & Shoresteye
Post Wee
Oregon
Hearing on Estate of Clarence Ogilvy in Pendleton
Notice announces Minnie Kretzer's petition for adjudication of death and probate of Clarence Ogilvy's estate in Umatilla County Oregon. A hearing is set for November 26, 1926 at 10:00 AM in the County Court room, Pendleton, to assess absence and duration. Citizens may appear to show cause why the petition should not be granted.
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State of
Oregon
Umatilla
Clarence Ogilvy
Minnie Kretzer
County Court
County Court House
Pendleton
Umatilla County
J. M., Schannep, Jude
A. D
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The
Julius Klein
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
United States Department of Commercce
Washington D. C
Europe
Pacific Northwest
America
Legionaires
Magruder
Uuder
Secretary of the Navy
Guy Devries
Four Square Gospel
Klamath Falls
Aimee Semple McPherson
Moscow
Portland
Millicent
Rogers
Main Street
W. Boyd Whyte Chiropractor
Stangler Building
J. L. Geyer
Post Building
F. Sharp
W. G. Cowan
Duffield
Athena, Ore
Fatherland
Church of Christ
Sedolia Wessell
A. Lowell
oliNt
McCormick-Deering
Goodman
Mercantile Trust
R. T. Brown
Watts & Prestlye Shen Ae
Petitioner
Art of
Milton Bakery
H. W. Kreiger
Twin City Sanitary Cleaners
J. E
Herb Parker and I
Penn Harris
Troy Laundry
First National Bank OF Athena
National Surety Company of America
Jensens
Blacksmith
Preston-Shaffer Milling Co
Athena Labor
Northwest
Merchant Millers & Grain Buyers
Waitsburg, Wash
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