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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1914
Page
3
Local items mention David Taylor visiting Poudivton, Claude Resder and others traveling by train, and various residents moving, visiting Pendleton, or returning from Walla Walla. Windy weather disrupted activity, while an accident or two and community events are reported along with charitable drives and a theater program.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention terms like loans and names such as Maloney in Oregon, with incomplete addresses and context, leaving the main event unclear and not fully reconstructible.
Bids for Athens new school house construction were opened Sunday afternoon under plans by contractor Hommel. Zeph Brothers of La Grande won a general contract at 946,420 for extraction and construction, J C Bayar & Co. of Portland leased a heating plant at 4,300, G H Sutherland of Walla Walla bid 1,485 for plumbing. Project features include thermostatic ventilation and modern building standards. Excavation to begin soon, with Zeph Brothers shipping equipment from Lobanoo.
A Garbled 19th century science note describes a funnel breath test to extinguish a candle. It contrasts how one blows through a funnel neck versus holding level to direct air along the funnel walls, concluding the latter safely extinguishes the flame.
Heninor, dead, made a plan to lower a painting hung four meters high in the Louvre. He used a large ladder and politely urged keepers to fetch it. Conservators refused, then he mounted the ladder and, with calm wit, requested the decision be changed.
The Horary board of six members appointed by Mayor Watt to oversee Athena beanoh of the county Horary met with city members Friday evening. They would operate the library branch here and seek a $60 donation, a sum council approved. The board chair Mrs. L. Grow and others received encouragement. The library’s operation depends on the number of books donated, and a full list of titles will be published once funds arrive.
Reading That Sticks presents ap old Indy editor of the Ladies Homy Journal reflecting on differences between past and present. He recalls reading as a child and notes how the best parts now remain in memory even as others fade in the dark. He argues reading shapes temperament and character.
A hazy 1914 transcript shows juror bias and courtroom pressure as a burglary case trial unfolds. Witness weighings and sparse dialogue hint at fear and manipulation amid a London style setting, with notes on a suspect and then a shift to a Oregon publisher’s statement and local mortgage references.
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