Athena schools show slight enrollment rise this year
Enrollment totals 151 pupils this year up from 136 last year. Grades hold 93 students with class by grade listed and high school enrolls 58 with 16 freshmen and 15 sophomores, 12 juniors, 15 seniors. Shorthand adds full commercial course placing Athena high on par with state schools. Athletics program under Coach Miller shows early progress with light football practice and several new players showing promise.
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Athena
Ae Aalan
Athena High School
Meyer
Department of Athletics
Miller
Two Are Burned to Death in Auto Crash
Eddie Woynild 22 and Clifford Underwood 20 of Arlington near Everett died after their car rear ended by a vehicle driven by W G Countryman. The car burst into flames trapping Woynild whose leg and lower body were severely burned. he died at a hospital hours later. Underwood’s charred body was found near the wreck.
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Eddie Woynild
Clifford Underwood
Arlington
Washington
Everett
W. G. Countryman
Wognild
Underwood
Big Fish Wins Annual Prize in Umatilla County
Amos O'Dell retains the prize rod from Rogers and Goodman of Athena for the largest trout in Umatilla streams with a 24 inch Dolly Varden weighing five pounds four ounces from Salmon river. He was joined by Herbert Parker on the trip. The record beats Fred Hendricksen’s 23 inch three pound six ounce catch from the same river.
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Rogers & Goodman
Athena
Umatilla
Amos O'Dell
O'Dell
Herbert Parker
Fred Hendricksen
Death of Grover Hayes
Grover Hayes died at Portland on Saturday after a brief illness. His sister Mrs. Berlin and her daughters learned of the death in Athena and left at once for Portland. He had long worked in Portland’s street improvement department and was a son of the late J. M. Hayes, a former Athena resident who grew up there.
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Grover Hayes
Portland
Athena
Berlin
Hayes
City of
J. M. Hayes
Marriage of Alta Kennedy and Fred Morton in Alaska
The Weston Leader reports the marriage of Miss Alta Kennedy daughter of Mrs. Henry Schroeder of Weston to Fred Morton of Wrangell Alaska. The ceremony occurred in Ketchikan Alaska and Morton works in northern fishing industries. The couple will reside in Wrangel.
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Morton-Kennedy
Alta Kennedy
Henry Schroeder
Weston
Fred Morton
Wrangell
Alaska
Ketchikan
Weston Leader
Wrangel
Governor Defers Deer Season Opening Pending Rain
Governor Patterson plans to issue a proclamation deferring the deer season opening if rain does not arrive to ease the forest fire hazard in the state. Athena hunters have prepared to head to the mountains for the opening.
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Patterson
Athena
Oregon Officers Receive Major Share of Parker Reward
The two Pendleton Oregon officers T B Gurdane and C G L Lieuallen split sixty percent of the 27728.38 Parker reward from a radio station. The award panel led by Mayor George Cryer allocated 16637 to the officers eight thousand eight hundred eighteen each.
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Oregon
Edward Hickman
Tinta
Bac Bant
Marion Parker
George Cryer
Pendleton
Ore
T. B. Gurdane
CG. L. Lieuallen
Roy W. McHugo
Kent
Washington
James T. Nelson, Jr
Irwin A. Mowrey
Hickman
Seattle
H. H. Andles
G. W. Marshall
W. H. Rappold
Los Angles First National Bank
Fairbanks in The Black Pirate at Standard Theatre
Douglas Fairbanks stars in The Black Pirate at Standard Theatre tomorrow night with music by Laurence Pinkerton and his wife. The film is billed as one of Fairbanks best. large attendance is anticipated. Sunday features John Gilbert and Joan Crawford in Four Walls from Metro-Goldwyn.
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Douglas Fairbanks
Standard
Fairbanks
Laurence Pinkerton
John Gilbert
Joan Crawford
Metro-Goldwyn
New York
East Side
Wauna Campfire Girls Elect Officers For New Year
The first post summer meeting on the Fred Pinkerton lawn elected officers for the coming year including President Nylene Taylor Vice President Arlene Myrick Secretary Betty Eager Treasurer Mildred Hansell song leaders Esther Berlin and Marjorie Montague scribe Marjorie Douglas. They plan to travel to Bingham Springs this weekend with chaperones Guardian Hilda Dickenson and assistant Guardian Mrs H Wade LeRoy.
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Wauna
Fred Pinkerton
Nylene Taylor
Arlene Myrick
Betty Eager
Mildred Hansell
Esther Berlin
Marjorie Montague
Marjorie Douglas
Bingham Springs
Hilda Dickenson
H. Wade LeRoy
Douglas County Turkey Crop Heads Toward 75 000
Douglas Countyexpects about 75 thousand turkeys for the Thanksgiving and Christmas market this year. Prices were fairly good last year and the current season has produced a larger than normal mature turkey crop, signaling ample supplies.
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Douglas County
Funeral for Mrs Kidder in Athena Burial at local Baptist church
Mrs Ruth C Kidder widow of B C Kidder and former Athena resident died August 25 in San Anselmo California at age 84 Her body was shipped here for burial and funeral services were held at the Baptist church Saturday afternoon.
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Kidder
Ruth C. Kidder
B. C. Kidder
Athena
San Anselmo
California
The
Baptist
Orchestra Returns Bob Fletcher's Round-Up to Pendleton
The Round-Up orchestra returns to Pendleton after a 500 mile tour through seven Northwest states. The group consists of Mr. Fletcher's family members and remains a popular local organization.
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Bob Fletcher
Pendleton
Northwest
Mr. Fletcher
Pendleton Round-Up draws near with record advance sales
Pendleton gears up for the Round-Up September 19 to 22 as decorations go up September 8 and visitors arrive. A record crowd is anticipated with notable guests including Philip Ashton Rollins of New York. Rollins proposed a sack of oats trophy for the most notorious bucker, won last year by No Name who died after nine bucking seasons. Miss Elizabeth C. Bridge travels to see the event, hoping to witness bulldogging and the Western epic drama.
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Pendleton
Philip Ashton Rollins
New York
Rollins
No Name
Spain
Elizabeth C. Bridge
Maine
Oberammergau
Miss Bridge
Petition to Move Athena Postmaster Office
Petition circulated by Postmaster Barrett seeks relocation from Main street to the empty Athena State Bank building at Third and Main. He cites bank vault facilities for stamps and post office records as the missing benefit of the current site.
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Barrett
Athena
Main Street
Athena State Bank
Third and Main
Labor Day Observed in Athena with Business Closings
Labor Day was observed in Athena with a general closing of business houses and an almost complete exodus of workers and families to out of town points. Walla Walla and La Grande offered extensive programs for visitors.
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Athena
Walla Walla
la Grande
Athena graduate enters Oregon State College for agriculture courses
A. C. Clifford Wood, a member of the Athena high school graduating class of last year, will enter Oregon State College at Corvallis. He plans to take 14 special agriculture courses.
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Clifford Wood
Athena High School
Oregon State College
Corvallis
Robberies Crops Up Across Umatilla County
A string of late week robberies strikes Athena Kil cafe Steve’s Grocery and Echo Postoffice in Umatilla county culminating with the Eastern Oregon State Hospital vault and Cox and Howland store in Pendleton. Detectives note a professional veggman likely at work. no arrests yet.
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Umatilla County
Athena
Steve's
Echo Postoffice
State Hospital
Pendleton
East Oregonian
Cox and Howland
Main Street
Sherif
Veggman
Eastern
Oregon State Hospital
Cookingham
C. W. Curtis
Washington State Penitentiary
Walla Walla
Echo
Charles Hoskins
Umatilla
Fix and McMinimee Marry at Fix Home in Walla Walla
Elizabeth Fix daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert Fix wed Clayton McMinimee at the Fix residence 118 Newell Street Sunday afternoon. Rev H T F Wittrock performed the ceremony in the presence of immediate relatives.
Walla Walla County Fair Underway With Strong Exhibits
The Walla Walla county fair opened yesterday morning and runs until tomorrow night. The livestock exhibit is exceptionally good and the races have drawn many visitors to the event.
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Walla Walla Fair
Walla Walla County Fair
Finley Films Mountaintop Wildlife in Rocky Mountain Expedition
Naturalist William L. Finley and Arthur N. Pack returned from the northern Rockies with 10,000 feet of motion pictures showing moose, mountain goats, bighorns, bears, elk and other wildlife. Finley wore a white goat costume to approach goats on cliff ledges, narrowly avoided danger on Chapman Peak, and captured close images of a bull moose and interactions with a cow and calf at a water hole.
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William L. Finley
Rocky Mountains
Arthur N. Pack
Princeton
N. J
American Nature Association
Oregonian
Rockies
Finley
Billy
Chapman Peak
Mr. Finley
Pack
Morning Glory Treatment Proves Effective on Local Weeds
Weston Leader reports a comprehensive campaign against wild morning glory on the York and Killgore holdings north of town. After a liberal dose of the K. M. G. treatment the weeds browned, showing the chemical's impact. Jesu L. York notes the product is tough on shoes and clothing as well as morning glory.
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Morning Glory
Weston
York
Killgore
Jesu L. York
Last Rites For Gaines In Seattle Cemetery
Wallace Gaines was laid to rest in the veterans section as Rev. William J. Getty conducted funeral services. The crowd gathered for the man who was hanged Friday for the murder of his daughter.
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Gaines
Seattle
Wallace Gaines
William J. Getty
Walla Walla Farmers Weigh 80 Cent Wheat Survival
Walla Walla farmers discuss the 80 cent per bushel price scenario and whether wheat can be profitable at that level. Experts cite tractor powered farming, improved moisture conservation, and larger crops as paths to survival while noting some land may be abandoned if costs stay high.
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Walla Walla
Walla Walla Valley
Thomas D. Campbell
Campbell Farming Corporation
Montana
Magazine of Business
Dement
Mr. Dement
Mid-West
Prairies
Bears Shot at Mountain Camp Near Weston
Two bear cubs were shot at a mountain wood camp east of Weston in the fore part of the week. The mother bear weighing over 300 pounds was killed by Bob Cutler and Charley Payne. the second cub escaped.
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Bob Cutler
Charley Payne
Mountain Wood
Weston
Adams Ranch Leased to Thompson and Foster near Athena
Rich Thompson and Barney Foster have leased the Walter Adams ranch southeast of Athena after closing the deal a couple of weeks ago. Mr. and Mrs. John Stanton, longtime employees of Mrs. Adams, have moved from Athena to the ranch and will reside there.
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Adams
Rich Thompson
Barney Foster
Walter Adams
Athena
John Stanton
Fire Burns Six Acres Near Tollgate Area
A Sunday fire roared through six acres of brush about six miles south of Toll Gate near Elgin. The blaze, described as the season's most extensive in the Walla Walla district, threatened nearby fields before being brought under control.
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Tollgate
Toll Gate
Elgin
Walla Walla
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Los Angeles
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Florence Grimes
Kay Rochester
Berkeley
Cal
Mary Wilson
Margaret Hall
Dorothea Pullin
Harriet Hughson
Josephine Ralston
Albany
Editha Barthel
Doris Gramm
Sally Luten
Ruby Hayes
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Lucile Powell
Shirley Maguire
Sally Hughson
Maisie Richards
Lucile Brown
Edna Billen Bell
University of Oregon, Eugene
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