Neighborhood Notes From Freewater and Nearby
Local residents travel to Freewater Walla Walla Weston Pendleton and Working Flat for visits and church events. Absent school marks noted at Union District with Frances Cannon missing days. Several families including the CANNON and Keen clans are mentioned with travel illness and social gatherings in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Gerking
Freewater
L. M. Keen
Walla Walla
Lester Lown
State Line
Kathrine Keen
Lillian Dobson
Frances Cannon
J. E. Cannon
Bob Raymond
Latters
Ralph Richmond
Joe Cannon
Pendleton
I. J. Jackson
Local notes from Milton Freewater district events
Mil to Freewater area last week saw fall plowing in District No 2 and many families visiting schools. Mrs Virgil Zerba recuperated from a severe cold while Bill Warner aided Henry Booher with log wood. Lounging visits included Roberta Cannon at French Crigler and Ad Pinkerton visiting Lawrance in Walla Walla.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton-Freewater
Virgil Zerba
District No. 2
Sam Hutt
District No 2
District
Lawrance
George Johnston
Metolis
Jesse Smith
Lucille
Misa Clara
Wendell
Roy Cannon
No Slumber for Traveler in Congoland Hospitality
A traveling guest in Congoland is welcomed with a night of dance and social hosting. Women smoke while men perform domestic tasks and heavy field labor. Hosts ensure the guest’s night is lively, even sleepless, before dawn reveals the hostesses in fields with cigars and the men sewing and mending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congolande
Lberty
Congoland
The Helpful Caddy and the Courtesy Golf Match
A popular young woman at a New England club arranged a social golf match with an older woman of limited skill. As the game faltered the young player sought to lose on purpose, while her caddy confessed he had been stamping the opponent’s ball whenever it landed in the rough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Butterflies Eyespots Mysteries and Theories
Naturalists admit the eye spots on butterfly wings remain mysterious. Some believe the markings are protective, deterring predators, while others note pierced spots from bird attacks, yet the true use of these complex designs remains uncertain.
Cargoes That Sailors Fear and a Political Shock in Britain
A historical column notes sailors dread cargoes like sugar coffee and cotton due to odors and risks of spontaneous combustion and chemical hazards. The Britain election delivers a shock with Churchill defeated at Dundee and Bonar Law favored to lead a strong majority. Also notices for a kitchen range for sale and medical services in Athena Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beed
London
Great Britain
Winston Spencer Churchill
Dundee
Scrymgour
Bonar Law
Local Butcher Proclaims Cash Prices for Prime Meats
A. W. Logsdon of Watts and Prestbye at Main Street Athens Oregon announces a sales notice urging patrons to buy locally from the area producer. He promotes a clean sanitary market and sets cash prices for brisket boil rib boil rib roast pot roast shoulder roast and steak per pound along with lard in pails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lara A. W. Logsdon
Classifieds Offer Items And Rentals In Athena Oregon
A mix of small ads lists wanted to buy or rent items including a coal heater stove and a furnished house, plus sales of Buff Orpington cockrels milk fed chickens turkeys and a 1920 Ford with options. Local names include Mrs. Flint Johns Reeve Betts Ike Phillips Dr Watts and G G Schneller in Athena and nearby Walla Walla Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orpkington
Cockrels
Andy Rothrock
Athena
Oregon
J. E. Froome
Flint Johns
Duncan McIntyre
W. E. Potta
Chandler
Dr. Watts
Reeve Betts
Also Mentioned on This Page
Brazil
Olympia
Neighborhood News
John Kerr
Wm. F. Webber
Clay Jackson
Weston
Riley Burden
la Cross
Wash
Standard Theatre
Eee
Abe
Spring Hollow
District No. 113
Clarence Tubbs
Sam Pambrun
Joe Bergevin
Ed Morrisette
Walter Morrisette
Charles Betts
Reeve
James Duncan
W. J. Crabill
8. F. Sharp
Third Street
Attorneys-At-Law
Main Street
Athens
G. G. Schneller
Walla Walla, Wash
Ike Phillips
W. R. Taylor
Oaive
Optometrists
ACME
Watts & Rogers
Army
Army and Navy Store
Alta St
Alta Theatre
the Athena Barber Shop
Amos O'Dell
Preston-Shaffer Milling Co
Athans
Athena Labor
Northwest
Merchant Millers & Grain Buyers
Waitsburg, Wash
The
First National Bank& Athena
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