Afternoon Shower and Birthday News from Athens
Social notices recount a Wednesday afternoon shower at 11 Elmwood Place for Miss Mildred Hastings bride elect from Columbus, with out of town guests from Morgantown and Chicago. Dinner at The Colonial Inn followed, then a joint birthday party for orphans from the Childrens Home hosted by Esther Harris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Beasley
Elmwood Place
Mildred Hastings
Columbus
Otha Beasley
Elizabeth Woodworth
Virginia Rumsey
Morgantown
W. Va
Neil Rumsey
Miss Hastings
Margaret Carpenter
Chicago
Ill
C. L. Strecker
Cincinnati
Miss Rumsey
Jane Dew
M. T. Ellis
Colonial Inn
Childrens Home
Athens
Esther Harris
Co. H. Harris
East State Street
Hal W. Murphey
Harris
Engagement Report Reaches Dailey Family Home
Asa Candler reports engagement news as a motor party from Columbus arrives at the Dailey family home. Before returning home, Miss Williams and Miss Dorothy Dailey will visit guests of Dr. and Mrs. J. S. Biddle, their aunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. W. Coe
Albany
C. L. Jones
Atlantic City
Dr. Jones
New York City
Mrs. Coe
East
Dailey
Columbus
Miss Williams
Dorothy Dailey
Eee
J. S. Biddle
Local social notes from Plains and surrounding towns
The column lists residents visiting relatives and friends across Columbus Athens Nelsonville and Broadwell. Fred Gabriel returned to Columbus after a five day visit. fishing trips to northern Michigan yielded fine sport. Several families from Athens Columbus Nelsonville and Broadwell hosted guests and shared meals and outings over the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Gabriel
Columbus
George Gabriel
Fred Webb
Athens
L. D. Nelson
Michigan
Sam Edgar
W. J. Hawk
Henry Verity and
Puehter
Nelsonville
Ff Hooper
Alfred Wetlow
Fred Schmidt
Lancaster
Orville Shellman
Fin Cook
Broadwell
Deaths Funeral of Mrs Eliza Kimney Aleski
Mrs Eliza Kimney wife of Abrahan Kimmey died suddenly at her Zaleski home at age 80. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. She is survived by her husband and seven children Charles Kimmey Columbus Luther Kimmey Athens Mrs W A Tripp Elmer Kimmey Zaleski and Edward Kimmey at home. One son and a daughter preceded her in death years ago.
Paris designs new apartment blocks to cut rents
Paris builds large tiered houses resembling a giant staircase with each floor set back from the street to provide a front porch and sun parlor. One set has been rented on rue Vavin and another stored on rue des Amiraux, forming a new approach to alleviate high rent.
Special Order Has Call Over All Coal Users
The department of justice in an opinion to Fuel Distributor Spencer says priority coal orders under Classification No. 1 of the Interstate Commerce Commission have preference over other operator orders on file.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Justice
Spencer Today
Interstate Commerce Commission
Etiquette in Delayed Meetings Demands Grace
The piece advises keeping appointments on time and expecting courtesy from others. It notes that courtesy extends if a friend is late, requiring gracious behavior and avoiding bad humor to prevent spoiling the engagement.
Wheat quality varies by region in Ohio and scab hits south
Northern Ohio seed varieties average about 61 pounds per bushel while southern counties run around 56 pounds. Wheat scab is worse in the south with stinking smut common statewide. Seed treatment with formaldehyde this fall can curb smut, and resistant varieties like Trumbull and Fulton show promise for southern regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Northern
Ohio State University
Wallace E. Hanger
Columbus
Trumbull
Fulton
Freckles vanish with Othine double strength guarantee
Advertisement promises freckle removal using Othine double strength cream sold by druggists with a money back guarantee. One ounce typically clears skin and yields a clear complexion, with lighter freckles disappearing entirely.
Knight Candidate Cre dentials Rejected in Ohio Prefincts
Cincinnati officials will take no legal action after rejecting credentials of challengers and witnesses chosen to represent Charles L Knight in certain precincts. Knight campaign manager Major Robert Long announced the decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Charles L Knight
Robert Long
Knight
Farmers Favor Raising Federal Farm Loan Limit
Ohio farmers push for amending the Federal farm loan act to raise the loan limit from ten thousand to two hundred fifty six thousand. A letter from J W Coverdale of the American federation urges wider support, noting the act aids efficiency but caps financing for major projects and tenant ownership opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
United States
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
J. W. Coverdale
American Federation
Ohio
Five Cent Sandwiches Return in Ford City Pa
In Ford City Pennsylvania the five cent ham sandwich has reappeared in restaurants after years with a pinch of nostalgia. Locals cheer the return as “normalcy” while pie fans scoff hoping for a nickel wedge again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford City
Seyaral
Copper Firms Plan $6 Million Salt River Hydroelectric Project
Arizona copper mining companies agreed to cooperate on financing a $6,000,000 hydroelectric power project in the Salt River region near Phoenix. The venture aims to supply power for mining operations and stimulate local development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona
Salt River
Phoenix
Half Dozen Spoons Pitchers From
A fragment notes six spoons and pitchers drawn from trays. No visible names, places, or dates accompany the item.
Local race counts favor Murphy Faires in Athens county primary
Unofficial returns show An drew Murphy leading Charles Faires by about 175 votes for the Republican nomination for county commissioner in Athens county while Tilly Williams leads Thomas Parfitt in the Democratic sheriff race. Official canvass by the county board of elections began Thursday morning with results pending reviews for four precincts and potential corrections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Andrew Murphy
Athens
iFaires
Nelsonville
Tilly
Williama
Thomas Parfitt
Sherit
Board of Elections
Murphy
Williams
Parfitt
Ihe
Foster
Tenth
Robert M Switzer
Malipolis
Hon
I. M
Mr. Foster
Congress
R. M. Switzer
Sawtelle Veteran Grafts Prunes on Apricot Trees
Civil War veteran D. W. Barrick of Sawtelle marks a rare horticultural feat by grafting prunes onto two apricot trees. He notes the trees are loaded with fruit though not yet ripe, calling it the second greatest event of his life after marching with Sherman to the sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Luther Burbank
D. W. Barrick
Sawtelle
Sherman
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Roseville
Edna Morgan
Cleve
Philadelphia
Harpers Ferry
Milton Russell
Akron
Roy C. Shirley
Lancaster Street
D. C. Cornwell
Lankershim
Cal
California
Clifford Cornwell
Charleston
Cornwell
Phil Robinson
J. D. Brown
Harbor Springs, Mich
Edith Ford
Willa van Dyke
New York
Washington D. C
W. B. Tracy
Fremont
Lawrence Wallace
Hollister
Edward Vernon
Raymond Drive
Tracy
Mr. Wallace
Vernon
Tom Cotton
North
Congress Street
Gladys Williams
Worthington
Earl T. Dailey
North Congress Street
Reinhold
McHenry & Sisler
Wooliex Store
Asa Candler
Onezima de Bouchelile
Louisiana
Asa G. Candler
Aulanta, Ga
Athene Messenger Pattern Dept
Prestons
SRD
Athens, Oheo
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