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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1919
Page
2
An Oregon column blends wartime cautions with labor struggles and civic uplift. It weighs profiteering, farmer wealth, and the fate of wheat farming amid nationwide need, praising Whitman College and warning of looming economic tensions. It references Umatilla County peas, Whitman County yields, and the 1873 Edison bulb milestone.
Archie McIntyre a young Athena farmer married Mai Adan Potts in St Anthony Idaho on Wednesday November 8. The couple returned to Athena after a brief wedding trip and visited relatives at the groom’s mother Anna McIntyre’s home. They will make their home on McIntyre’s farm northwest of town.
Official notice names Theresa H. Berlin as administratrix of Frank A Berlin estate in Multnomah County Oregon. Creditors must present claims with vouchers to Raley Raley Steiner in Pendleton Oregon within six months of November 7 101y publication.
The week carries local notes from Athena including W E Young's 60th birthday wishes, road board viewers appointed for road 86 with a November 20 meeting at the Athena post office, and a chain mishap of D K Brady ending with a jewelers restoring the charm. Also reported are weather shifts signaling winter, an ice forming outdoors, a wheelbarrow election wager ride in Penilleton, a blocked Intue bridge over the Walla Walla near Milton, burglaries in Athena during a storm, Sunday school times, and local youths attending Pendleton to see Watch Your Step.
Mrs I L Phillips of Athena Oregon reports a dramatic recovery from long illness after attending a treatment touted as a human bake oven therapy. She credits weight loss and relief from kidney stomach and liver issues to the procedure and diet guidance, urging others to try the course for various ailments.
Walla Walla advertisement for M Anna Darst Chiropractor and Drugless Physician at Jaycox building corner Second and Alder Streets with office contact at Payne and Jaycox Store phone 333.
Local War Reserve Cross membership is extended to tomorrow due to slow signup. Current roll 967, deficit 134 from last year’s 5011. Funds reported include 967 in fees and 4 in donations, with two servicemen among donors. Also notes estate matters in County Court and final accounting for John W. Myrick. Certified or noted attorneys listed.
In Umatilla County Oregon administrators are named for two estates. Lilla Kirk administratrix of James Alexander Kirk deceased expects final settlement and prompts creditors to file claims within six months. Olive Lee administratrix of Pajnie C Blyrick deceased reports final account and scheduling a December hearing for objections and settlement.
A fragment notes that a 1 cent rain delay interrupts the timing for beginning sprinkling the Tayen, describing life’s small inconveniences and ongoing preparations.
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