Social News: two Athens marriages announced from military circles
Notices report the July 27 Chattanooga wedding of Miss Edwine Wilkinson and Lt Edgar Bean Jr United States Army. It also notes the Athens couple Miss Ethel Beckley and Sergeant Don McVay married at the Beckley home and soon to join him at Camp Sherman Chillicothe.
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Edwine Wilkinson
Edgar Bean Jr
United States Army
Chattanooga
Tenn
Ethel Beckley
Don McVay
Camp Sherman
Chillicothe
Athens
J. L. Beckley
McArthur
Sergeant McVay
Ohio University
Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority
Oberlin College
F. P. McVay
Athens High School
College of Music
Phi Delta Theta Fraternity
College of Law
Ohio State University
Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity
Mr Fritz Besser Visits Athens From Middleport
Mr. Fritz Besser of Middleport spent Monday as a visitor in Athens, sharing a social visit and local interactions.
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Fritz Besser
Middleport
Athens
Richmond visitor arrives for stay with local couple
Mrs. P. C. Willes of Richmond Virginia arrives to visit Mr. and Mrs. Henry Link, joining their household for a period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. C. Willes
Richmond, Va
Henry Link
Toledo Visitors and Funeral Return
Mr and Mrs Douglas Earhart and daughter Ruth of Toledo visit the Harhart home this week. Mrs Belle Brown returns from Marietta after the death of her stepfather William Morgan aged 91.
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Douglas Earhart
Ruth
Toledo
George W. Harhart
Belle Brown
Marietta
William Morgan
Dorothy Baker Visits Grandparents in Decatur
Miss Dorothy Baker of Stimpson Avenue has returned from a visit to Decatur Washington County where she stayed with her grandparents Mr and Mrs George Ritenour for the holiday season.
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Dorothy Baker
Stimpson Avenue
Decatur
Washington County
George Ritenour
Local Motor Party Visits Camp Sherman Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. James Kittsmiller with Miss Thelma Lehew Miss Hattie Richey and Miss Cora Woodyard compose a motor party visiting Camp Sherman on Sunday.
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James Kittsmiller
Thelma Lehew
Hattie Richey
Cora Woodyard
Camp Sherman
Mrs Johnson Returns From Visit to Chillicothe and Camp Sherman
Mrs. George H. Johnson of 16 Oak street has returned from a visit to Chillicothe with friends. Mr. Johnson joined her Saturday and accompanied her home. They visited Camp Sherman.
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George H. Johnson
Oak Street
Chillicothe
Johnson
Camp Sherman
Local families visit Athens student in college
Mr and Mrs Ed Harper and their children Ada Edwin and Leah Robbins of Wellston drove to Athens Sunday to spend the day with Naomi Harper a college student there Miss Dorothy Slaughter returned to Chillicothe yesterday after a four week visit with her grandparents Mr and Mrs O in this city
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Ed, Harper
Ada
Edwin
Leah Robbins
Wellston
Athens
Naomi Harper
Dorothy Slaughter
Chillicothe
Mrs. O
Local Social Notes From Columbus And Nearby Towns
Mrs. Frances Armitage hosts visitors with C Sheldon and others returning home to Columbus after a month with Mr. and Mrs. William Bobo. Miss Ina Beverage and Miss Bernice Roach leave for Washington to begin government positions earning eleven hundred dollars each.
Daughter of Hoboken Engineer Arrives Home to Stay
Mrs. Alex Nelson receives a telegram from New York confirming the safe arrival of her son Lieut. Don Nelson of the 78 Field Artillery. A second message from her daughter Mrs. Harry White Hallenbeck, now with Lieut. Hallenbeck in Hoboken, N J, says she will arrive home this noon to remain indefinitely with her mother.
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Alex Nelson
New York
Lieut
Don Nelson
Field Artillery
Nelson
Harry White Hallenbeck
Lieut. Hallenbeck
Engineers Corps
Hoboken
N. J
Captain Norton to Join Rockefeller Institute Visit
Captain Will Norton of Portland Oregon in the Medical Corps visits Athens relatives until Wednesday evening then heads to Rockefeller Institute New York where he has been assigned by the government. Mrs Norton and daughter Jane stay in Ohio with Captain Norton's sister then join in New York during his stay. Superintendent J T Turner resigns as head of School District Number 8 to take Blanchester Clinton County Schools superintendency and plans to leave Athens near the end of August.
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Will Norton
Portland
Oregon
Athens
Rockefeller Institute
N. Y
Norton
Jane
Captain Norton
Chillicothe
Mt. Clemens
Mich
New York
J. T. Turner
Blanchester
Clinton Counyy
Turner
Visitors share time across several families in region
Doris Sykes of Cleveland arrived Thursday to spend a week with Mr and Mrs Mont Pendergrass of West Union street. Hildreth and Mabel Hawk of Grahams chapel visit their grandmother Mrs Margaret Tedrow. Mr and Mrs Harry Graham of West State street went to Gillespieville to stay with Mrs Clarence Parker at her parents Mr and Mrs James Francis for the over Sunday.
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Doris Sykes
Cleveland
Mont Pendergrass
West Union Street
Hildreth
Mabel Hawk
Grahams Chapel
Margaret Tedrow
Harry Graham
West State Street
Gillespieville
Clarence Parker
James Francis
Scouts Meet at Court House for Victory Sing Parade
All scouts of all troops are ordered to meet at the Court House in full uniform Wednesday evening to take part in the parade which will precede the Victory Sing at the O. U. athletic field. Scout Master G. F. Morgan.
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Court House
O. U
British unions demand postwar restoration of trade rules
After the war, British unions will press to restore prewar trade union rules and customs. They argue that wartime measures should be rolled back to return normal labor practices and collective bargaining.
Cakes and Tragedy in a Cookie Package
New York dispatch reports C C Lyon of the Cincinnati Post, with Pershing's army in France, carrying home made cookies for Lt Col Clark R Elliott of the line. Elliott and his wife and daughter Geraldine had sought Lyon in Columbus to relay the package. Lyon later learned Elliott was killed in the western front battle.
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New York
C. C. Lyon
Cincinnati Post
Pershing
France
Battle
Clark R. Elliott
Mamma
Geraldine
Elliott
Chicago
Columbus
Lyon
Loyn
Eliott
Recent rains save crops across Ohio state
Recent rains throughout Ohio have saved crops, especially corn and potatoes, which were short on moisture. Reports to the state agriculture board show corn and potato conditions 10 to 15 percent below average before the rains. If rains had come sooner, a normal crop could have been expected. Rains have delayed wheat harvesting in some areas.
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Columbus
Joe
Ohio
State Agriculture Board
W. H. Davis
State Bureau of Markets
Davis
Pleasanton Notes and Upcoming Meeting in 1918
Pleasanton residents report busy threshing of wheat and oats. Several families, including the Bolens, Arnetts, Crossens, Kenneys, Martins, and Traces, traveled to nearby towns for visits. A large meeting is planned in Pleasanton on Thursday night, August 1, 1918, with many people attending.
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Grant Bolen
Minnie Arnett
Camp Sherman
Hug Crossen
Wayne Kenney
Orphia
Stewart
Pleasanton
John Cuckler
Athens
Ada Ator
Bettina Martin
Jerseyville
Dale
Ray Kenney
James
Harold Arnett
Flora Bratton
Harry Tribe
George Martin
William Runyon
Ila
Chester
Frank Martin
Harry Dorsey
Draft age limits to be changed with registration in time
United States wartime observers expect Congress to extend draft age and implement registration soon. Efforts to lower the age wane while a House move to bar men under twenty-one from overseas is likely. Universal training for under 21s is favored by many, and Baker is expected to request registration of ages 19 to 40 or 45.
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United
Washington
Senate
House Military Committee
Congress
House
Baker
War Department
Germans react to retreat in Solosons-Rheims pocket
Paris dispatches report a new German retreat in the Solosons Rheims pocket spreading nervousness across Germany. The German press calls the west front loss unimportant while Zurich sources note the retreat only became known yesterday.
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Paris
Solosons-Rheims
Germany
Zurich
Cologne
Lokal Anzeiger
Wrecks Around Athens Increase in Recent Days
An epidemic of minor train wrecks hits the Athens area with several incidents on routes including the B O and K M railways. A double header T O C freight near Armitage derailed injuring fireman Howard Holt and brakeman Hed ward Hoffman. Rail officials blame light tracks and heavier traffic on the K M line for the accidents.
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Athens
Luhrig
Hebbardsville
Raymond Walker
Armitage
Howard C. Holt
Sullivan Avenue
Columbus
Hedward Hoffman
South Suh Street
John Robinson Circus arrival with Athens fair grounds show date
A green passenger coach arrived in Athens attracting crowds ahead of the John Robinson circus. An advance press agent and a team of 21 bill posters and banners prepare the town. The circus is set to appear Tuesday August 18 at the Fair Grounds with tents to be pitched there.
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Athens
K. and M
John Robinson
Fair Grounds
Market Report From Cincinnati Prices for Produce and Grains
Today's Markets show eggs firm with firsts at 36 to 37 cents per dozen and extra large eggs at 33 to 36 cents. Live poultry steady with fowls at 26 cents per pound and broilers around 38 cents. Corn cash at 1.70, oats 76 to 64 cents, rye 1.62. Forage and hay futures listed with clover and timothy contracts including Oct Nov Dec maturities and prices.
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Cincinnati
Timothy
Market quotes for Chicago corn oats and pork
Chicago grain and pork futures list shows Corn for July at 1.54 dollars, August 1.54, September 1.55. Oats July 74 cents, August 69 cents, September 68 and a half. Pork for July 45.35 dollars, September 45.35.
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Chicago
Cincinnati cattle market steady receipts and prices
Cattle receipts 740 head with shipments unchanged. Calves 14.50 to 15. Hogs receipts 2,490 head with a strong market and good choice packers and butchers at 19. Lambs market slow with 17.50 to 17.75 for extras. Sheep receipts 1,260 head with extra market.
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Cincinnati
Pittsburg Livestock Market News Light Receipts
CattleReceipts light market unchanged Sheep and Lambs Market unchanged Hogs Receipts 12 cars market unchanged David Cattle of Scranton PA was made a grandfather twice in one day not through twins Wives of two of his sons presented him with grandchildren simultaneously
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Pittsburg
David Cattle
Scranton
Corn crop in county badly damaged by dry weather
Continued dry weather with violent local showers has left the county’s corn unusually short and now tasseling and coming into silk requiring rain for fertilization. Much corn shows yellow stalks and poor sap flow. potatoes are near failure and pastures are short. Farmers prepare to plant wheat in the fall.
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Athens
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