Local Happenings in Athena and Surrounding Area
Athena items report Rev Pratt arrival at the Episcopal church parish, Marguerie McLennan’s friends learn she is hospitalized in Walla Walla with illness, Mr Clinton visiting his mother, Laveon Booher ill with pituitary ailment. Birth notice records a daughter born September 25 to Mr and Mrs Elmer Lona, former Athena residents now in Joseph. Mrs Idaane Liedwoven expected home from St Anthony’s hospital soon.
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East Oregonian
Athena
Rev
Pratt
Mentuollist Episcopal Church
Marguerlie McLennan
St. Mary's Hospital
Walla Walla
Oc Clinton
Mire CG. A. Barrett
Laveon Booher
Piturlay
Grettoe
Pertoil
Mra
Eler Lona
Atheta
Josuph
Slater
Norvell
Idaae Liedwoe le
St Anthony's Hospital
Helix Boy Theodore Norvell Dies of Pneumonia
Theodore Roosevelt Norvell, 14, son of Mr. and Mrs. O. S Norvell, died October 29 in Pullman Washington from pneumonia after influenza. He attended school in Helix and planned to join the naval reserve at Camp Lewis. The Norvell family were with him the last night except two members. The boy hoped to serve his country and was known as Ted. His sister and mother were preparing to join him in Portland for the winter with other relatives nearby.
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Enet
Oregonian
HELIX
Thaddore Roosevelt Norell
Prlman Washington
Theodore
Mre
Norvell
Ry l L. Norvell
Two More Flu Victims Buried at Athena Monday
Athena October news notes two influenza victims buried in Athena on Monday Francia and Levi MMenry, stepsons of the late Mike Fierce. Local life details include births, visits, moves, and health updates amid a quiet community report.
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Athena
W.S. Fergiman
Walla Walla
Francia
Levi Mmenry
Mike Fierce
Sabina Morton
Fendleton
Alfred Kibbey
Bryan Wayman
Ralph McEwen
Wey
Jovidy
McEwen
Frank Thorpe
Portland
Nina
Dougin
R. B. Gribble
G. W. Taylor
Third Street
George Ranister
Hremerton
George Grohe
Italian warfare engineers swing over huge chasms
A dramatic wartime record depicts Italian engineers and aviators in a perilous mountain campaign. From cable traverses to airborne assaults, the piece highlights daring feats, aerial power, and the perilous chasm warfare that defined the mountain front.
American Wounded Visited Regularly by Paris Relief Women
Paris Oct 24. Splendid ormunination is maintained at Le Hiérve for supplying comforts to wounded men. One day 40 American wounded soldiers arrived unexpectedly. Mrs. John Ball Oeborn, wife of the American consul, and a party of American women undertook emergency work. Every wounded soldier is supplied with a very possible comfort and visited at least twice weekly by women of the American committees.
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Paris
le Hiérve
John Ball Oeborn
Josunt
Convicted murderer and escaped inmate shares tale
Arnold Jacobe 54 of Fort Worth Texas describes his decades long fear after a murder conviction and ten year term at Huntsville Texas prison, followed by an escape and ongoing police attention. He recounts his perception of constant surveillance and the strain of his past.
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Pendleton Auto Co
East Oregonian Special News
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Arnold Jacobe
R. B. Robbins
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Dale Rothwhia
Iven
American Nations Bank Puliding
David Bennett Hill
Tom O. Bailey
Judd Ballding
Lynn K. Blakeslee
Temple
Enone
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Jane C Sheeley
Redmond
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