Local News from Fairmont and Nearby Movements
Mrs. H. D. of Fairmont visits sister Mrs. Mary E. Balls in Lancaster. Mrs. D A Riley of Baltimore arrived after learning of her mother A P Reeder’s death. Mrs. J Drake leaves Goshen Ind after visiting sister L G Worstell. The Womans Benefit association of the Maccabees meets at 7 p.m. Bertha Higgins visits Ruth Davis. Standard Bearers meet at 5 p.m. with Frances Hatch. boxes required. Hull Foster Jr. visits Ashland Ky with Dr J B Dickinson family. Mrs. J D Selby returns to Canal Winchester after two months with J W Selby and relatives in Athens. Prof. T N Hoover goes to Youngstown for Ohio University alumni banquet with daughter Virginia. hosts Diana Arnold. Wilson J Welch and wife return to Cincinnati after visit with Welch parents following the burial of Frances Wilson Welch. Mrs. Frank X Rauch departs for Lancaster to perform two concerts at Rotary and Country Club. mezzo soprano praised for merit and anticipated success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. N. Hoover
Youngstown
Ohio University
Virginia
Diana Arnold
Hoover
Frank X. Rauch
Lancaster
Rotary Club
Country Club
Carman and Evans Wed at First M E B Parsonage
This morning at 9:30 o clock Mr Charles Carman of Athens and Miss Ottie Evans of New Marshfield united in marriage at the First M E B parsonage with Rev C L Strecker officiating. Carman is a structural iron worker and the couple will reside in Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Carman
Athens
Ottie Evans
New Marshfield
M. EB. Parsonage
C. L. Strecker
Carman
Reading club hosts poetry program at Windsor tea room
At Windsor Judge and Mrs S M Johnson entertained the Reading club Friday night. The program titled Two Prize Poems in the Nation introduced a new era in poetry with Miss Ness and Prof Evan J Jones as readers and Mrs E W Chubb and Dr R L Borger leading.
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Windsor
S. M. Johnson
Windsor Tea Room
Miss Ness
Evan J. Jones
E. W. Chubb
R. L. Borger
Two Couples Wedded In Week At 21 North College Street
Reverend James A. Miller officiated two marriages at his home. Cecille Traugh wed Roy Glenn of Nelsonville at 2:30 PM Wednesday. Norma Dale Conner became Mrs Arthur Glenn McVay of Albany on Friday at 2 PM. he is son of Edward McVay of Hebbardsville. The McVays left for their wedding trip. Womans Music Club elected officers for the coming year at their meeting held at Mrs H R Wilsons Elmwood Place home.
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James A. Miller
North College ‘Street
Cecille Traugh
Roy Glenn
Nelsonville
Norma Dale Conner
Arthur Glenn McVay
Albany
Edward McVay
Hebbardsville
Mrs. McVay
Womans Music Club
H. R. Wilson
Elmwood Place
T. Merwin
Arpee
H. M. Woods
Myrtle Mardis
J. N. Hizey
Florence Hawkins
City Market Plan to be Tried in Athens Early Next Week
Miss Edna Endley heads Ohio University domestic science department and Mrs. Robert L. Woodworth leads the City Federation in a new Athens market plan slated for a trial early next week. The plan aims to eliminate middlemen, let farmers set higher prices, and offer vegetables at lower costs to consumers as perishable greens are hard to ship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Endley
Ohio University
Robert L. Woodworth
City Federation
Athens City
Woodworth
Xeieil Markeis Os
Generals in Latest International Batt X Diplomacy
The United States France and Great Britain are in another clash over diplomacy and strategy amid rising tensions shaping global power balance and potential alliances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
France
Great Britain
Germany’s effort to split Harding from allies fails
Washington April 30 Germany tried to wedge between President Harding and the Allies but failed. The Harding administration remains firm on backing the Allies and ensuring Germany meets its wartime reparations. Harding will not act as a neutral mediator between Germany and the Allies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Harding
Raymond Clapper
Washington
Hughes
United States
Ise
Price talks shape a favorable retail agreement
Consumers and the retailer discuss a price range that would please both sides. The proposed figure aims to balance affordability for shoppers with fair margins for the store, signaling potential settlement in ongoing negotiations.
Local Couple Welcomes Son With Good Health
Logan report notes the birth of a seven and one half pound son to Mr and Mrs Fornie Ray on Friday morning April 29. The mother and baby are progressing well. Grandfather is Stanley Hysell of 43 North Street.
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Logan
Fornie Ray
Babe
Stanley Hysell
North Street
Birdman Edward Avis to headline benefit concert at Ewing Hall
America's famed bird imitator Edward Avis will perform at Ewing Hall auditorium Tuesday at 7:30 PM featuring whistling bird calls and violin selections. Proceeds go to relief for European students. A special bird entertainment is planned at the opera house Monday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Avis
America
Ewing Hall
Avis
Opera House
Passengers Rescued From Mor Mugao Steamer Wreck Block Island
New Bedford Mass April 30 Transfer of passengers from the Portuguese steamer Mor Mugao stranded on Block Island was completed today. Wrecking tugs stood by to attempt to pull the ship off the reef.
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New Nedford
Mass
Mormugao
Block Island
Washington official views mid summer straw purchasing
Senator John Sharp Williams of Yazoo Miss appears in Panama hat style as a prominent southern figure. The piece notes his stature among veteran Democrats and references mid summer purchasing in a broad political context.
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Washington
John Sharp Williams
Yazoo
Miss
Panama
Williams
South
Ohio Wheat Will Make Large Crop
Ohio farmers report rapid wheat growth across the state with spring plowing about 70 percent complete. Tractor farming remains similar to last year, and pasture and clover conditions are better than usual, though freezing caused some clover damage in parts of Ohio.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Department of Agriculture
Trac
Ohio Girls Look Good as Kids At University Party
Ohio University women attended a gym party hosted by the women's league on Friday night. Hundreds of attendees wore short pleated skirts middies gingham dresses rompers and other youthful outfits with curls braids and ribbons as the prevailing style.
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Ohio University
Woman's League
Ohio Gym
Kindergarten Club Child Games Then Dancing At League Party
The kindergarten club supervised the kid games and dancing continued until 10 o'clock. The event was one of the most successful fundraisers the woman's league has held.
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Woman's League
Athenians and visitors noted in weekly rural roundup
The report lists local residents and visitors visiting Athens and surrounding areas on Wednesday and Thursday. Names include William Moore Orley Porter August Olson George Burdette Jeff Harrison and Frances Harrison. Social visits funerals birthdays sick lists births and new house construction are noted.
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William Moore
Orley Porter
August Olson
Athens
George Burdette
Will Potts
Albert Aleshire
Ervin Vore
Rol Eee
Athens Thursiday
Jeff Harrison
Frances
Zine Courtney
Alvah ,Verity
Nelsonville
Rilla Verity Farnis
Trimmer
Murray City
May Campbell
John Smart
Canaanville
Lon Humphrey
Fort Thomas recruits send clothing to Near East Relief
Soldiers from Fort Thomas have shipped clothing to aid the Near East Relief drive for the needy in the Near East. The shipments come after experiences of hunger and cold in France during the war.
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Cleveland
Fort Thomas
France
Paris Bus Lines Overtake Underground Rides in 1920
Paris municipal bureau data show 1920 losses for subways offset by growth in omnibuses and tramways. Surface transport drew 660 million tramway riders and 180 million buses, while subways carried about 660 million. Fares rose, but buses attracted riders for speed and comfort. city-owned lines remain in competition with limited prewar routes and car shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Paris
Paria
Metro
Nord Sud
Europe
Young emergency tariff bill reported by Senate finance panel
Washington April 30 The Young emergency tariff bill was reported today by the Senate finance committee. Fireproof building bricks are being made in Germany from slag coal cinders and other waste materials from gas plants and railroad yards.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Germany
Citizenship Day Observances Planned Across Ohio
Mrs George Elliott McCormick notes every Ohio club federation will stage Citizenship Day on July 4 as an annual observance. Mrs William H Sharp urges all clubs to unite with Citizenship Day, highlighting new citizens and youths. she calls for parades bands and memorable events and directs clubs to request materials from federation headquarters in Washington.
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George Elliott McCormick
Ohio
William H. Sharp
Columbus
Sharp
Percy V. Pennybacker
Texas
General Federation
Northwest
Ohio Federation
van Wert
Maryland
Washington
Ohio Federation Notes and Fundraising Requests
Dr. Alice Johnston returns from Washington as health chairman guiding Ohio federation plans. Reach Miss Alice Boardman in Columbus for a free traveling library option, plus a poppy memorial for France’s lads with net proceeds aiding fatherless children. Community Service offers low cost song books and more.
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Ohio Federation
Alice Johnston
Columbus
State Federation
Washington
General Federation
Alice Boardman
State House
Madam Geurin
France
Flander
Isabel Mack
Indianapolis
Madison Avenue
New York City
Calvary Baptist Church Programs and Trimble M B Meeting
Calvary Baptist Church lists Sunday schedule with Sunday school at 9:15 devotional at 10:15 and preaching at 7:00. The True Blue class of the M B church in Trimble held a monthly meeting at Reb Brewer’s home with a program and refreshments for a long list of attendees.
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Calvary Baptist Church
True Blue
M. B
Trimble
Reb Brewer
Hursday
Josephine Rees
Rub
Ianee Theo Skimmer
Anna Sayre
Phillis Sayre
Edna Sharp
Emaline Raber
Hrma Zimmer
Evelyn Zimmer
Nettle Brown
Nina Spencer
Nathan
Reba Brewer
Land Nellie Barrett
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