Parra Athena Oregon October 7 1927 Price Two Dollars
A historical entry notes Parra Athena in Oregon on October 7 with a price of two dollars and a numeric value of 1927. The fragment mentions date location and amount without broader context.
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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1927
Page
2
Odd Will of Revolutionary Leader Charles Lee Found
The original will of Charles Lee, second in command under George Washington, rests in Berkeley County West Virginia. It notes he preferred burial far from churches and denominations, and reflects his wary view of creeds, mentioning Christians Muslims and Jews and questioning religious intolerance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Lee
George Washington
Berkeley County
W. Va
Lee
Monmouth
Congress
Virginia
Phiadelphia
Cluret
Charles Dickens and His Stage Prowess in 33rd Year
The passage details Charles Dickens at age thirty three taking a notable acting role in Ben Jonson's Every Man in Pa Humor at Vanny Kelly Theatre. It lists London actors including Clarkes Dickens as Bobadil and notes the production’s success and subsequent tours to Manchester and Liverpool under Guild of Art and Literature auspices. Dickens is praised for his energy as actor and as general and stage manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dickens
Ben Jonson
Vanny Kelly
London
Douglas Jerold
Marek Lenon
John Leach Leigh
John Vorster
Clarkes Dickens
Guild of Art and Literature
Manchester
Liverpool
Beamont
Mercher
Captain Holwail
Railway safety phrase in old locomotive lore debunked
The Washington Star notes the outdated saying down brakes is obsolete. In an impending collision, engineers shut off steam apply the air brake and open the sand valve, actions that take about five seconds to protect the train and passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dami Eniort
Washington Star
Asphalt Lumber Uses and Construction Features
Asphalt timber is described as a designating product not widely used yet. It consists of layered asphalt saturated sheets that can be cut, worked, joined, and nailed like wood. Water and weather proof, the boards use a molded rabbet joint and a special content to make joints seamless.
Sidney the Seventeen Year Old and the Matches Thief
A London story recounts a youth named Sidney who, after haggling for matches with a tobacconist, buys a penny box and demands the shop give him a match for every future request, asserting a peculiar entitlement with dangerous calm. The incident unfolds with sharp exchanges and a defiant vow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Aeiad Sidney
London
Weston Teachers and Local Happenings Highlight 1896
Among Weston school teachers presiding in country schools are Willis Marsh Stamper near Weston Norval Bradley Banks near Athena Miss Lulu Ray Gallaher Greasewood Miss Christiana Proebster Pleasant View. Bills and speeches, barn dances, and a Bryan ratification meeting with Pennoyer talk. Public school expansion and new teachers ease crowding. O R N excursion to Pendleton for the event. Community events include a farewell party for the Stantons and Woodmen Circle gathering at the Masonic hall. Professor M G Royal to preach in Weston church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weston
Willis Marsh
Stamper
Norval Bradley
Banks
Athena
Lulu Ray
Gallaher
Greasewood
Christiana Proebster
Pleasant View
William Read
Fulton
G. W. Maybee
Hudson Bay
Billy” Powers
Bill
United States
John R. Mitchell
Owen Rusie
Morris
Rusie
Freeman
Miss Wade
Miss Hastings
H. HW. Curtis
Professor Dunn
Dick Brisbow
Pendleton
Bryan
Pennoyer
John
William Stanton
A. R. Booker
Etna Booker
Ruby Calender
Effie Nelson
Anna Kirk
Myrtle Porter
Irah Calender
Alma Kirk
Bell Johnson
Bessie Church
Mary Stanton
Messrs
John Stanton
Mr. Kelley
Thomas Johnson
Joel Stanton
Joe Groome
W. H. Booker
Woodmen Circle
Masonic Hall
M. G. Royal
Sheriff Sale and Final Accounts in Umatilla County
Courthouse notices detail a sheriff sale of Lots 7–12 Knowlton Addition Athena to satisfy multiple judgments against John H. Samuel and Alta R. Samuel. Sale set for October 8, 1927 at 2 PM in Pendleton. Also notices of final account for the estate of John W. Keen and probate hearings for Dora Lockwood with October deadlines in Pendleton and Athena Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Court of the State of
Oregon
Umatilla County
Tum-A-Lum Lumber Company
John H. Samuel
Alta R. Samuel
Towit
Knowlton
Athena
Pendleton
A. D
R. T. Cookingham
Watts & Prestleg
State of
Umatilla
John W. Keen
Laura May Gross
Louis M. Keen
Watts & Prestley
Dora Lockwood
Z. W. Lockwood
George Shevary horses for sale in Barrett pasture
Persons in Union Oregon may call for George Shevary horses kept in Barrett pasture 44 miles north of Athena. The sale aims to clear the lot at low prices. Also piano from Tallman Piano Store Salem Oregon offered at $10 monthly. Lost Clover pin with pearl center reported near the Christian church. Coolidge opens service with Belgium via wireless messages between White House and Brussels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Shevyar
Barrett
Athena
Union
Oregon
George Shevar
Tallman Piano Store
Salem
Christian Church
C. M. Eager
Coolidge
Belgium
Washington, D. C
Albert
United States
Valuation Place on Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul RR
Interstate Commerce Commission assigns a tentative valuation of 558 million 914 thousand 672 dollars to the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railroad as of June 30, 1918, in Washington D C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Interstate Commerce Commission
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F. B. Boyd
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Charles Dickens
Asphalt Lumber
Himmody
D.r.shampoo
Ore
God
D. L. Hackett
Church of Christ
Linu
K. C
Adair’s
Mercantile Trust
Milwaukee R. R
J. L. Geyer
Post Building
F. Sharp
W. G. Cowan
Attorneys-At-Law
Main Street
J. H. Booher
Prop
Whitehead
Pendleton Marble & Granite Works
T. L. Reedy
Jensens
Blacksmith
Chiropractic
Twin City Sanitary Cleaners
J. E. Snively
Milton-Freewater _E. L. Snively
Penn Harris Barber Shop
Herb Parker and I
Penn Harris
Troy Laundry
First National Bank OF Athena
National Surety Company of America
Preston-Shaffer Milling Co
Athena Labor
Sella
Merchant Millers & Grain Buyers
Waitsburg, Wash
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