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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1918
Page
3
Athena residents share thanksgivings visits in Pendleton Walla Walla and Heppner while soldiers overseas send letters and Red Cross plans resume as quarantine lifts. Farm work and mill sales mix with church events and a long list of acquaintances travel and recoveries.
A compilation of notices from Athena including teacher assignments Milton friends Chas Marsh Weston to teach Union school Angus Gillis to receive word from John Frazier about traveling to Colorado and South Africa. O R & N round trip Athena to San Francisco for 17 45 and plans to stage The Confederate Spy. McKay brothers prepare to move to Cape Breton with many friends lamenting their departure. A novel coyote trap by R E Stewart using a dead chicken and musket. Wheat price 40 cents per bushel offered by C Hollis in trade. A social gathering at Elder Rushing’s residence with many local residents listed.
The Churches announce Sunday School at 1510 with preaching and communion at 11, Union meeting at the Baptist Church at 7 30, pastor B B Burton. Quarantine raised, naval services Sunday morning at 10 Sunday school and 11 preaching, all night plan. Joint patriotic meeting planned at the Methodist church a week from Sunday night.
Weather observers caution readers to rely on forecasts rather than lore about the moon. The piece notes moonlight and tides are less relevant to farming and gardening than actual weather data and cautions against superstitions influencing decisions.
A fragment describes women performing varied roles from elevator operators and mail carriers to editors and farm workers. It notes women serving as agents, munitions workers, teachers, nurses, drivers, and professionals in fields like architecture and lighthouse keeping, reflecting broad participation in the workforce.
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