Social News from Columbus Circles and Visits
Mr and Mrs Jesse Finsterwald visit Columbus today. Dr P E Hixson attends the Ohio State Dental Convention in Columbus. Mrs Bernard LeRoy of Jackson arrives to spend the weekend with Mrs Harry Beckley. Martzolff Classes suspend Sunday social sessions per the Board of Health. Ernest Newcome of Akron visits en route to Florida for the winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Finsterwald
Columbus
Dr. P. E. Hixson
Ohio State Dental Convention
Bernard LeRoy
Jackson
Harry Beckley
Board of Health
Martzolff
M. E
Ernest Newcome
Akron
Florida
Local Circulation Notes and Social Roundup
Albany creditor Mr W M Throckmorton visits county seat. Welch family returns from Cincinnati. First M E church Woman's Society cancels Sunday meeting due to influenza. Mrs Byron J Wolfe visits sister Mrs KH L Preston and plans Portsmouth trip. Mrs Samuel Burk home from Cincinnati after Mrs J R Covert died. Miss Kate Mulligan and Miss Elizabeth McCole arrive from Shelby Iowa for holidays. Prof A R Kresge from Camp Sherman joins Mrs Kresge then to Alliance Nebraska. Russell Finsterwald returns from Camp Gordon with Second Lieutenant commission. Mrs Dick Carr and baby Foster travel to Charleston WV to visit Foster family before returning to Princeton WV.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Carr
Foster
Charleston
W. Va
George G. Foster
Princeton
Harriet F. Carr
Visiting relatives and military observer travel notes
Lieutenant J. P. Riley from Mt. Clemens Michigan visits sister Mrs George Parks before heading to Taliaferro Field Hicks Texas. Mrs James P. Wood and her baby daughter leave for Columbus to visit sister Mrs Arthur C. Johnson and family before moving to Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Riley
Mt. Clemens
Mich
George Parks
Taliaferro Field
Hicks
Texas
James P. Wood
Columbus
Arthur C. Johnson
Cleveland
Social Literary Club hears Morgan on America in France
The Social Literary Club at 227 West State Street heard Superintendent Morgan discuss America in France. He argued American military achievements and the broader educational, religious, and international impacts of American presence in France, plus the potential for Franco American fellowship and cross cultural understanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supt. Morgan
L.L.C
W. E. Moler
West State Street
Fenesday
Henry A. Hatch
Superintendent Morgan
Clarence Roach
Mr. Morgan
Athens
Morgan
America
France
Higley Study Circle Woman Leaders Discuss Americas Assets
Mrs George H Junod hosted yesterday afternoon's Higley Study Circle. The group opened with the club song and current events, with two papers on Her Army by Mrs Oscar Bingman and Her Navy by Mrs W A Carpenter. Both papers traced the forces from inception to modern progress and sparked a lively group discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Junod
Higley
Gertrude E. Barth
America
Oscar Bingman
W. A.carpenter
Liberty Fuel Claims Cheaper, More Efficient Substitute
Maj. Oliver B. Zimmerman and Capt. E. C. Weisberger announce Liberty fuel developed with War Department approval. They say it fits existing carburetors, improves mileage and power, reduces oil and radiator needs, and costs less than half gasoline. Tests show higher economy and cooler exhaust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army
War Department
Oliver B. Zimmerman
E.C. Weisberger
Gas and Oil Division
Zimmerman
International Harvester Company
Weisberger
Bureau of Standards
Liberty
Welisberger
Paris skirts shorten amid wartime Paris fashion notes
Margaret Rohe writes from Paris on November 18 about ultra short skirts and minimal material as a wartime style. She notes 73 centimeter hems, one piece dresses, and taupe tones, with silk stockings and Parisian lasts in shoes, while praising chic Parisian attire and warning about boulevard hazards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Paris
Hawaii
Jeanne Lanvin
Comtesse
Cash
New Glycerine Process Outgrowth of War Needs
Washington December 4. Government officials report a new glycerine production method by fermenting sugar at low cost will revolutionize supplies. The secret process, guarded during the war, was revealed in a treasury report and seen as a wartime necessity becoming a lasting asset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dec
Treasury
Nation faces heavy flu toll as deaths climb nationwide
Public Health Service estimates 300,000 to 356,000 U.S. civilian deaths from influenza and pneumonia since Sept. 15. Epidemic persists with sporadic recrudescence, while government life insurance liabilities exceed 170 million dollars and about 29,000 camp deaths are recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Public Health Service
Altho
Europe
War Department
Ohioan in German prison camp report names Kinney
In a list of Americans held in German prison camps William Kinney of Cleveland is noted among prisoners and is reportedly in a reserve hospital at Beyreuth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William Kinney
Cleveland
Beyreuth
Camp Sherman Records Highest Death Rate During Epidemic
At Camp Sherman 5850 influenza cases, 2161 pneumonia cases, and 1101 deaths were recorded. Major B F Duckwell, camp surgeon, reported to Washington that the camp had the highest death rate of any camp in the country. The eight week death rate averaged 3.1 percent as medical officers study the原因.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Sherman
Washington
B. F. Duckwell
Cincinnati Markets Record Prices for Produce and Live Poultry
Cincinnati markets show firm quotes across produce and live poultry. Prime firsts and ordinary eggs hold at 65 to 68 cents per dozen while live poultry prices range with fowls 2 cents per pound and turkeys 27 to 28 cents per pound depending on weight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Cattle Market Receipts Steady
Cincinnati market reports cattle receipts 1600 and sheep 400 with no changes to prices. Hogs bring 17.30 to packers and butchers, calves and lambs unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Pittsburg Livestock Prices Report
Pittsburg Pa December 5 cattle common priced at 15.40 to 17.00 lambs 10.00 to 16.90 sheep and lambs market higher hogs unchanged area market report with cattle sheep and hogs prices recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Commodity futures notes from Chicago market report
Chicago market report lists corn prices with Dec 1.34 44 and Jan Feb 1.82 and March 1.32 per bushel. Oats show Dec 0.73 and Jan 1. - Heb 2? Dec 0.72 and March 0.72. Pork futures quoted for Jan 48.55 and May 46.50 per hundredweight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
Closing on Toledo grain markets
Toledo on December 5 reports corn cash at 5 to 7 1/4 cents, barley at 1.00, rye cash 1.64, Clover Tea at 19.75, March 20.09 Timothy new 5.10, and December 5.10 or 5.05 options for Timothy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo Grain
Toledo
Candicate
Trayouty
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Social
W. M. Throckmorton
Albany
Hewitt
H. Welch
Wilson J. Welch
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the
First M. E. Church
Byron J °. Wolfe
Hillsboro
KH. L. Preston
L. Preston
Mr. Wolfe
Portsmouth
Samuel Burk
J. R. Covert
Kate Mulligan
Shelby, Iowa
Elizabeth McCole
Marietta
Parkersburg
A. R. Kresge
Chillicothe
Mrs. Kresge
C. Millikan
Alliance, Neb
H. E. Wright
Russell Finsterwald
Central Officers Training Camp
Camp Gordon
W. B. Bartels
B. M. Covert
M. M. Kerr
F. M. McKay
Nelsonville
Rheims
Maistre
Rheims Cathedral
Vlough
City
Maistro
Margaret Rohe
Chicago Grain
Stern
Uncle Sam
Preston
the Cline Pharmacy Co
New York
Unicon
Hostess
Fels
Star Lenox
Mascot
Rey
Lash
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