Local society notes span visits and travel across towns
Mrs J 37 Conkle and grandson Philly Eliott left for Toledo after visiting Mr and Mrs Beasley. Guests from Snowville Albany and Marietta visited Athens friends including Mr and Mrs Everett Saulters. Frank P Phillips returned from a seven month western trip with M J Johnson, touring Texas Missouri Indiana and Ohio. Mrs Alston Ellis to Washington DC for a week. Mrs Fletcher Metcalf and Clyde Metcalf undergo operations in Columbus. Family travels include Morgantown and Columbus visits and a fractured foot at 105 Lancaster Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank P. Phillips
M. J. Johnson
Minnesota
Mercedes
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
San Antonio
Austin
Dallas
P. D. Beckler
Harley Beckler
Council Grove
Kansas
Phillips
G. FE. Phillips
Missouri
Excelsior Springs
St. Louis
Terre Haute
Indianapolis
Columbus
Indiana
Ohio
Florence FE Manville Divorced From Thos F Manville Jr
A divorce decree was granted in common pleas court to Florence FE Manville, chorus girl bride of Thos F Manville Jr. Thos F Manville is a son of Thomas F Manville of New York, a millionaire member of the H W Jones Manville company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Common Pleas Court
Florence FE
Manville
Thos. F. Manville Jr
Young Manville
Thomas F. Manville
New York
H. W. Jones-Manville Company
Protests Rise Over Command Fit as Col Duncan K Trial Opens
In Washington on April 25 the trial of Lieut. Col. Duncan K former chief of staff of the 26th division now aide to General Pershing opened before the senate military affairs committee. New England citizen soldiers urged his discharge alleging unfitness and insults to national guard troops in France. The hearing follows his promotion to colonel reaching committee review. In Wheeling West Virginia the same day stockholders of Wheeling Steel Corp said Ohio valley steel normalcy has turned the corner and recovery is within reach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Duncan K
26Th Division
Pershing
Senate Military Affairs Committee
New England
Major
National Guard
France
Senate Committee
Wheeling
W. Va
Ohio Valley
Wheeling Steel Corporation
Tipperary Workers Seize Carriage Factory and Raise Red Flag
Reports from London say workers in Tipperary seized a carriage factory and hoisted the red flag during the afternoon. In Baltimore, jeweler Max Bernstein was robbed of a briefcase containing jewelry and diamonds valued at $150,000 shortly after leaving his home near Druid Hill Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
International News Service
Tipperary
Baltimore
Max Bernstein
Druid Hill Park
Deaths and Funerals in Athens Area
Funeral services for Mrs. Blanche Snyder will be held Wednesday at 2 PM at the First Christian church with burial in West Union street cemetery. Mrs. Maude Vercoe died at 34 Townsend street aged 34, survived by husband Belfred and children Melba Helen, 8, and Belfred, 13, with other relatives listed. Mrs. Lauretta Dunn daughter of the late Colonel W H Young died at home in Columbus after a two year illness. funeral Wednesday at her son Warren C Dunn’s home 37 Linwood avenue with burial in Greenlawn cemetery. survivors include husband Joseph H Dunn and daughter Dorothy Nave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Snyder
Virgil Snyder
First Christian Church
M. E. Chatley
West Union Street
Hocking Valley
Detroit
Charles Maple
Central Avenue
Maude Vercoe
John Vercoe
Townsend Street
Belfred
Melba Helen
Porter Conawey
Byron Conaway
Glouster
Arthur
George
Youngstown
Ella Powell
Lauretta Dunn
Lauretts Young Dunn
W. H. Young
Athens
Columbus
Joseph H. Dunn
Dunn-Tatt Co
Warren C. Dunn
Dorothy Nave
Linwood Avenue
Greenlawn
Federal Reserve Banks Win White House Backing for International Conference
The administration approves participation by the U S federal reserve banks in an international conference of issue central banks. The announcement came from the White House this afternoon. A stray sentence notes that one thousand yards of thread are needed for an average handkerchief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
International News Service
Federal Reserve Banks of the
United States
White House
Birth of a son ends free love by Charles Garland
Boston April 25 Birth of a baby boy reunites millionaire idealist Charles Garland and his wife Mary Wrenn Garland. The son’s arrival supposedly ends Garland’s free love and soul mates theories after he earlier rejected a million dollar bequest and publicized a Buzzard s Bay colony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
Charles Garland
Mary Wrenn Garland
Garland
Christ
Buzzard’s Bay
Autos Collide at Bad Corner on State Street
Eastbound Ford driven by R. L. Sanders of 50 South Cemetery Street was struck by an unknown northbound car at State and Congress Streets noon Tuesday. The other driver, who attempted a improper turn, fled after the collision leaving only license number 105548. Sanders’ car and machine suffered damage, but Sanders was not injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Street
R. L. Sanders
South Cemetery Street
State
Congress Streets
Sanders
Ms. Sanders
Circus replaces luncheon for Athens Chamber members
The Athens Chamber of Commerce will skip the Wednesday noon luncheon. Members will attend the circus on the show grounds or with their children to see the menagerie and acts under the big top. Red lemonade and popcorn will mark the afternoon. Saturday half holidays trace to Henry II era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens Chamber of Commerce
Yesterday's Scores Across Baseball Leagues
Scores from yesterday show the Columbus nine defeating Minneapolis 11 to 6 and St. Paul over Toledo 5 to 2 in the American Association. National League games included New York 3 Philadelphia 2 and Boston 8 Brooklyn 7. American League results feature New York 6 Philadelphia 4 in 11 innings and Cleveland 6 Chicago 5 in 10 innings. Washington 11 Boston 3, St. Louis 6 Detroit 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Association Club
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Columbus
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Louieville
St. Paul
Toledo
New Yorker
Chicago
Philadelphia
Boston Pee
Louisville
New York
Boston
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Cleveland
Washington
Detroit
American Association
Games Today Across Cities and Leagues
Today includes eight baseball games with matchups in the National League and American League. Notable duels feature St Louis at Cincinnati, Brooklyn at Boston, New York at Philadelphia, and Detroit at St Louis among others.
College baseball scores from several university venues
At Columbus Ohio State edged Northwestern 9 to 7 while Notre Dame beat Wisconsin 9 to 1 in South Bend. Harvard blanked Colby 2 to 0 in Cambridge. Georgetown defeated Georgia Tech 8 to 7 in Washington. Syracuse beat Lehigh 4 to 0 in Syracuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Northwestern University
Ohio State
South Bend
Wisconsin
Notre Damme
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
Colby
Washington
D. C
Georgetown University
Georgia Tech
Syracuse
N. Y
Lehigh
Watts Discharged For Disloyalty To Department
Washington April 25 W C Watts special agent of the department of justice has been discharged for disloyalty to the department after saying the government had neglected to prosecute war contract frauds. This information reached members of Congress today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
W. C. Watts
Department of Justice
Department
Congress
Big Army Seen As War Preventer In Senate Hearing
General John J. Pershing told the Senate appropriations committee that adequate military preparedness could have prevented the world war. He cited his command of the American Expeditionary Forces in France as supporting evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
John J. Pershing
France
Senate Appropriations Committee
Trials of Booker and Lott Postponed Again
Glouster reports the postponement of the Booker and Lott trials for illegal liquor possession. Booker remains in a Cincinnati hospital. Lott’s whereabouts are unclear as the cases mark a second delay due to court and other conflicts. Adjourned council session set for 7 PM to act on two pending ordinances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Booker
Arnold Lott
Redtown
Gormley
Cincinnati
Booker
Lott
Class address at Mountville church by Dean Irma FE
The Mountville church hosts a class address Thursday evening May 4 delivered by Dean Irma FE from Ohio University. Ms and Mrs C M Heaton and son Floyd traveled to Ravenswood West Virginia due to the death of Mrs Heaton's mother. Funeral services were in Ravenswood and the interment at Pomeroy. Mrs Ralph Foster returned to Springfield after a visit with Mr and Mrs Robert Marshall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Township High School
Mountville
M. E. Snyder
Hood
Pennsville
Mountville Church
Irma Fe, Voigt
Ohio University
C. M. Heaton
Floyd
Ravenswood
W. Va
Ralph Foster
Springfield
Robert Marshall
Dr Orth’s Stomach Remedy advertised with instant relief
The ad pledges rapid cure for indigestion and gastritis with a money back guarantee. MekKee Drug Company and other druggists are listed as suppliers and urged to remember the product name.
Kansan court orders average 17.6 percent wage rise for women
The Kansan industrial court in a tentative order directs an average 17.6 percent wage increase for girls and women across several occupations. Final hearing on the tentative award is set for May 9 in Topeka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kas
Kansan
White plans federal radio regulation bill
Representative White of Maine announced a bill to regulate all radio communications as approved by Secretary Hoover. The measure, in preparation for two years, aims to strengthen the 1912 law amid rapid wireless growth and more than a million amateur outfits sold in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
Representative White
Maine
House
White
Department of Commerce
United States
Old World Is Ready to Fight In Speech at London
Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson, chief of the imperial general staff, spoke in London today declaring the Old World prepared for renewed conflict. He outlined strategic aims and urged vigilance as global tensions rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Sir Henry Wilson
Imperial General Staff of
Great Britain
Grudging Prediction of Peace Amid Global Turmoil
A reflected speaker warns that widespread conditions make a long period of peace unlikely. The remark emphasizes uncertainty about future stability and the persistence of conflict in the current era.
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Jesse Douglas
Snowville
Willie Stanley
Albany
Everett Saulters
Franklin Avenue
Wearles Driggs
B. . Leach
Wellston
George Whipple
North
Congress Street
Airs
J. Chapman Ward
J. Chapman Jr
Helen Lloyd
Marietta
A. C. Roach
Richland Avenue
Fletcher Metcalf
Clyde Metcalf
J. L. Foraker
Burdette I
Clayton Morrison
Virginia Kathleen
Morgantown
West Virginia
Hester Blackstone
L. C. Burnham
Olumbus
Alice Betts
Esther Pugh
Lancaster
L. K. Louks
Weber
Corrine Koons
William Woolley
Trene
Lash
Mrs. Maude Vercoe
Coll Sooie
Henry E. Huntington
Gainsborough
Blue Boy
E. Huntington
Henry II
Lostro
B. W. Hawk
Dr. W. A. Pride
Earl Faires
Lakeside Park
Mr. Hawk
Preston
Dove Underwear
Michaels-Stern
Big Daylight
Libbey
Cornwalls
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