Chamber of Commerce Meeting Reports Growth and Plans
Attendance at the Chamber of Commerce session was strong with 117 new members signed. Committees discussed the brick plant road paving, Logan road extension, and a new board to be elected next Thursday with a 20-name slate under President Sharp. A street-cleaning initiative and a read on the Carbon Hill project were also outlined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Logan Road
Sharp
John Hill
C. H. Bartlett
Walter Wolf
Frank Patton
J. L. Murphy
C. H. Terry
Harry Edington
W.S. Rhodes
Green
Ralph
Carbon Hill
Eut
Missionary Society Meeting At Mrs Mills Home
The Woman's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian church met Thursday afternoon at Mrs. William Mills residence on West Washington Street. The program was engaging and plans were made for the forthcoming mission study class starting next month. Light refreshments were served after the program.
Hyperion Club Get Together At Mrs Frank Tedrow Home
Mrs Frank Tedrow will entertain the ladies of the Hyperion Club on Saturday at her West residence for a social gathering. Details on time and activities are not specified in the readable text.
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Hyperion Club
Frank Tedrow
Satroam
West
Entertained at Country Home Near Foodwood
Mrs. Walter Whitlatch hosted guests last evening at her country home near Foodwood. Attendees included Miss Mae Lines Gladys Betts Emma Burdette Mayme Keplar Grace Whit latch and Messrs Luster Fought Gii pale Maple and Parker of Athens.
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Walter Whitlatch
Fioodwood
Mae Lines
Gladys Betts
Emma Burdette
Mayme Keplar
Grace Whitlatch
Luster Fought
Giipale
Maple
Mr. Parker
Athens
Death Confirmation Letter to Mrs. Collins
A letter received by Mrs. Cora Collins confirms the death of her son after weeks of suspense. The message from Leutesdorf on the Rhine expresses deep regret and informs of the true death, ending her doubt about his fate.
Mrs. Carl Cable Rites Scheduled in Los Angeles
Mrs. Carl Cable died yesterday afternoon at 66 in Los Angeles. Funeral services set for Saturday afternoon with burial in Los Angeles. She is survived by husband Pearl Cable Dye of Los Angeles, daughter Mrs. J. T. Dye, sister Miss Alpha Baird of Athens, and traces to D. M. and Mrs. Baird of Athens. She had long been an invalid and lived in Athens previously.
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Carl Cable
Jennie Baird
Los Angeles
Cal
J. T. Dye
Pearl Cable
Alpha Baird
Athens
Cable
D. M. Baird
Service Letter From Private McCarty Describes Transatlantic Voyage
Private C H McCarty writes from France about the June departure from Camp Laurel and voyage aboard ships including the Mongolia and Von Steuben transfer after Henderson caught fire. He notes a long convoy crossing, arrival in Brest July 14, and marching to Pontanescn Barracks before entering rest camp.
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J. C. McCarty
C. H. McCarty
Co. A
France
Camp Laurel
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Jersey City
N. J
Hoboken
Red Cross
Gang Plank
Mongolia
Sone Harbor
Henderson
von Steuben
Matheny
Hall
Spencer
Brest
Pontanescn Barracks
Bureau of Education Learns Boys' Earnings Rise with Education
The United States Bureau of Education compares earnings by school duration. A 14 year old earns four dollars weekly, a 26 year old under average figures earns twelve fifty, and a 25 year old who stopped at 18 earns thirty one weekly. The report links higher schooling to greater lifetime earnings and frames the difference as a five percent investment.
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United States Bureau of Education
Bureau
Journey of a Soldier from Camp Jackson to the Front
A brother in the Second Division writes from Dendorf Germany detailing a July 15 departure from Camp Jackson to Camp Merritt, sail to New York then Liverpool, stay in Remesy and South Hampston, move to Le Harve and Camp Hunt near Bordeaux, join his battery August 16, and advance to the front at San Milich.
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San Milich
From France to Germany Frontline Letters and Prices
A World War II era correspondent recounts fighting on Argonne and Mt. Blanc Ridge. He describes movement from Fosse France to Arbon Belgium Luxembourg and into Germany with mountain valleys and Rhine towns. He notes billeted schoolhouse life and high prices for butter and milk. He mentions a letter from Mary and a Brazil government note on schools.
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Mt. Blanc Ridge
Argonne
Fosse
France
Sedan
Arbon
Belgium
Luxenburg
Germany
Rhine
States
Mary
Winfield
Raund Battery
Trench Artillery
Chicago Food Prices Hold Steady Despite Armistice Sign
Chicago reports almost three days after the armistice sign that wholesale and retail food prices show little change. Steaks and roasts remain at 28-35 and 23-83 cents respectively, pork cuts near 6-32 cents, potatoes around $1, and eggs at about 65 cents, with some declines noted in certain lines.
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Chicago
Prober Ready To Prove His Claim
Edward Earle Padinton head of the efficiency department of the Independent Magazine says he is prepared to support charges that moral conditions in West Virginia educational institutions are so bad that parents hesitate to send their children to them. He attacks West Virginia University and the school here while officials call for a showdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
W. VA
Edward Earle Padinton
The
Independent Magazine
West Virginia
Padinton
West Virginia University
Lightning Raiders at Globe Theatre Chauncey
The Globe Theatre in Chauncey opens February 4 with the Pearl White and Chaplin comedy Lightning Raiders billed for an early evening showing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe Theatre
Chauncey
Pearl White
Chaplin
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