Social ties travel in a busy week around Athens
Mr T W Craig visits New York on business while J H Cline returns from Charleston W Va. Mrs Oren Beck hosts in Junction City and Mildred Mallon visits from Chillicothe. Numerous locals travel for work, visits, and family duties from Columbus to Marfa Texas, with a Valparaiso training trip and a Cincinnati hospital appendectomy noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. W. Craig
New York City
J. H. Cline
Charleston
W. Va
Williams Family Announces Brief Travel Plans
The report notes Mrs. Warren Williams will be away later this week for about ten days, taking a short trip with unspecified associates. The fragment indicates a travel window but lacks exact dates or destinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ter
Warren Williams
Edmund W Harvey to Wed Miss Cranmer in June
Announcement notes the approaching marriage of Edmund W Harvey to Miss Lucy A Cranmer director of the Union County Normal School at Richwood The ceremony in South Zanesville includes close relatives and a lake trip beforehand Cranmer is an Ohio University graduate and former Richwood Normal School director Harvey presides over the South Zanesville school board and leads the Republican central committee in the region
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund Ww. Harvey
Lucy A. Cranmer
Union County Normal School
Richwood
Wer
Harvey
Mia
Joseph L. Pickering
Athens
Harvey Homestead
Zanesville
Gilfilen-Person Nuptials Celebrated in Washington State
The marriage of Misa Goldie Gilfilen and Everett Person was performed Sunday June 2 at the First Christian Church in Bellingham Washington. Rev W F Reager officiated before a large gathering. Sylvia Gillen sang O Perfect Love and Vesta Gilfilen served as attendant. The couple will reside in Bellingham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellingham
Wash
Misa Goldie Gilfilen
James L. Gilfillen
Everett Person
Long Bottom
Meigs County
G. D. Chase
Congress Street
Gilfilen Slaters
Athens
Tawous Gilfilen-Hatley
Christian Church
Athens County
First Christian Church
W. F. Reager
Sylvia Gillen
Vesta Gilfilen
Person
Surprise Birthday for Grace Bobo at West Washington Home
A surprise birthday party honored Miss Grace Bobo June 10 at her West Washington Street home. Friends shared music and games, served refreshments, and Miss Bobo received a silk umbrella from Bell Telephone operators. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Joe A. Bobo and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Bobo
West
Washington
Miss Bobo
Bell Telephone
Joe A. Bobo
Dean Vore
Harry Slaughter
Will Hampton
Gladys Daugherty
Hilda Lewis
Evelyn Hill
Ora Parker
Angy Landis
Mabel Bobo
Addie French
Cora Hamton
Edith Bobo
Ena Brooks
Messrs
Bill Hughes
Austin Owens
Carol Rizer
Herb Leighty
Frank Richey
Elie Douglas
Ralph Patterson
Local families enjoy Sunday picnic at Dailey Grove
Mr and Mrs L H Stanley with children Bernice and Bernard joined Mr and Mrs F R Crossen and Kendell Foster along with Mrs M L Foster and Mr and Mrs James A Brown with John William Betty Jane and Miss Esther Jones and Miss Dorothy Hall and Miss Gertrude Seamen of Lebanon on a city outing to Albany. They picnicked in Dailey Grove then visited W C Foster’s home and ended the day with a lawn supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. H. Stanley
Bernice
Bernard
F. R. Crossen
Kendell
M. L. Foster
James A. Brown
John William
Betty Jane
Esther Jones
Poston
Dorothy Hall
Gertrude Seamen
Lebanon
Albany
Dailey Grove
W. C
Shower Honors Alma Moore Bride-Elect Ahead of June Wedding
Miss Alma Moore, bride-elect to Sergeant Robert P. Tompkins of McConnelsville now at Camp Sheridan Alabama, is toasted at a six o clock dinner and shower hosted by Miss Dick Duckler. Guests from the K M K Club include Miss Faye Lash Miss Alice Henry Miss Helen Cooksey Mrs William Logan Miss Kathryn Cuckler and other school chums. White decor sets a fitting bridal tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma Moore
Robert P. Tompkins
McConnelsville
Camp Sheridan
Montgomery
Ala
Dick Duckler
K. M K. Club
Faye Lash
Alice Henry
Helen Cooksey
William Logan
Kathryn Cuckler
Farewell for Mrs Williams Hosted by Athens Women
A reception at Mrs C B Beverage home honored Mrs Otho Williams wife of Rev Williams and her daughters Ruth and Marian before they depart for Dayton. Fifty church women attended a surprise farewell event and presented a substantial purse as a token of esteem. Light refreshments followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Christian Church
C. B. Beverage
Otho Williams
Rev. Williams
Ruth
Marian
Dayton
Williaam
Athens
German Convicts Enlisted to Bolster Front Lines
A witty remark suggests Germany may deploy convicts to strengthen the front, infusing the army with unexpected “tone.” No further details are provided in the fragment.
Olson Beats Bowser In San Toy Wrestling Bout
In San Toy Ohio last night Olson defeated Bowser in a three session match after a lengthy fight that drew a large crowd at the opera house. Matsuda acted as referee as Skinner offered to officiate earlier, with the bout ending amid cheers and a chaotic finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Ohio
Perry-Morgan County
San Toy
Matty Matsuda
EH. F. Skinner
Belford Cunningham
San Tay
Opera House
Olson
Bowser
Newark
Avourdupois
Graves
San Toy Theatre
EB. F. Skinner
Matsuda
Althe Olson
Skinner
Alex Moore
Getter
Ambrose Gibbs
Billie Burke
Armes
The
Matsuda Carpenter
New Plan for War Taxation Discussed by Harvard Expert
At a House Ways and Means hearing on war revenue legislation Professor O M W Sprague of Harvard outlined a comprehensive taxation plan. He proposed consumption taxes and heavy levies on war profits incomes and luxuries including 80 percent on profits and taxes on tea coffee tobacco beer flour hotel bills autos and luxury goods with a 10 percent supertax on incomes unless investments are made in economy bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
O. M. W. Sprague
Harvard
Sprague
College Band's Last Concert at Ohio University
The Ohio University Band performed its final concert on Monday night at Weat Wing balcony from four to five. About half of its twenty two members plan to return next fall as founder Jesse Davis helped shape a growing group. He praises college men as ideal to work with and says music is a side line amid education and broadening experiences. The band has been a welcomed addition to campus and town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio University
Weat Wing
Jesse Davis
Baltimore Market Report Butter Prices Steady
Today's Markets in Baltimore show butter steady with creamery fancy 44c per lb, choice 42 480, good 40 41c. Ohio and West Virginia rolls 80 81c. Wegs and nearby firsts and Western Ohio trend at 84c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
West Virginia
Poultry Prices Mixed in Latest Market Report
The report lists live poultry with higher prices for firsts at 82 cents per dozen and 30 to 26 cents for various categories. Ordinary firsts run 26 cents, seconds 26 cents, and broilers under two pounds at 50 cents. Roosters quoted at 18 and a half cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iive
Bbc
Cattle and Hog Receipts and Prices in Cincinnati Market
Cincinnati on June 11 reports cattle receipts 660 with shippers unchanged. Calves bring 15.70 to 15.75. Hog receipts 2160 with good choice packers and butchers 16.60 to 16.65. Sheep receipts 458 with no change for extra. Lambs steady with extra bids 19.60 to 19.76.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Grain prices listed for Timothy Clover and Straw
Market notes show bids for hay and grain with Timothy No 1 at 17 50 per unit, Timothy No 2 at 16, No 1 light mix at 17 50, No 1 clover at 12, No 2 clover at 9, and straw at 8. Prices reflect commodity rates and quality designations.
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Timothy
Livestock Market Receipts and Bid Averages
Hog receipts total 7000 with prices ranging from 16.00 to 16.80 for various weights and packers. Cattle receipts 17000 with beef cattle 12.59 to 17.90, cows 8.50 to 14.85, bulls 9.00 to 13.26, canners 7.26 to 8.60, stockers 8.50 to 13.50, calves 14.50 to 16.00. Sheep receipts 8000 with old lambs 12 to 17.85, spring lambs 19.00 to 20.00, ewes 11 to 15.60.
Grain Prices and Futures in Toledo on June 11
The market in Toledo lists cash corn at 1.52, oats 0.77, rye 1.090, and OCtocver 18.00 with Oct. 14, Aleike 14, Timothy 38.60, Sept. 4.80, Oct. Dec 4.00 and March 415. The note records assorted futures and cash prices for several grains and feeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Market Prices Chicago Grain and Livestock Report
Chicago prices list corn oats and pork with monthly contract figures. Corn for June July and August futures range from 1.38 to 1.4358 dollars per bushel. Oats show June July and August near 0.70 to 0.78 dollars, pork futures for July and September around 40.70 to 41.20 dollars per hundredweight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
Pittsburg Stock Market Cattle Hogs Report
Pittsburg stock market notes light cattle receipts and unchanged sheep and lamb markets. Hogs show 10 cars received with prices from 11.00 to 17.60 per hundredweight across prime heavy to rough categories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Chicago Livestock Prices Open Lower
Chicago market opened ten to fifteen cents lower on hogs with receipts around 4 000 head. Cattle run 17 000 and sheep 8 000 as early figures for the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Prepare Land for Our Soldiers Lane Advises
Secretary Lane urged immediate government readiness to occupy public lands with returning soldiers. He proposed about one million dollars for scientific purposes to ensure success and said soldiers would labor on the improvements under long term payment terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lane
Congressional
Cut Coal Supply Curtailment Aims To Meet Coal Shortage
Washington announces a curtailment of coal supplies to automobile manufacturers for the year starting August 1 reducing the quantity used in 1917-18 by 26 percent. The move is part of a drastic fuel program to limit non war industry consumption amid an expected coal shortage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
The
Fuel Administration
Rural School Matters Acted Upon by Soard
Athens Rural School District Board met in regular session on Saturday evening June 8. They approved current bills for payment and hired Miss Ivalue Beekman to teach Salem School and Miss Elsie Braiey for Froggy School. The Plain’s Junior High teaching position remains incomplete. The board voted to hold this year’s term at the old White Hall school rather than Blackburn. A remodeling committee was named to improve Mechanicsburg Manual Training facilities and to serve community meetings, with college funding the remodel. A repair tour of all schoolhouses will follow to assess needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education of
Athens Rural School
Ivalue Beekman
Salem
Elsie Braiey
White Hall
Blackburn School
Homer Graves
J. T. Turner
K. Mardis
Mechanicsburg
John T. Hope
8. K. Mardis
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Social News
Oren Beck
Junction City
L. BE. Coleman
Mildred Mallon
Chillicothe
Hazel McKinstry
Mrs. A. C. Rossi
Columbus
Melvin Grubb
Canton
Lieut
Lawrence Shafer
Marfa, Texas
Mrs
A. A. Shafer
F. M. Crossen
J. B. Allen
Petit Jury
United States Court
Albert Hibbard
Edison
G. F. Morgan
Hamden
Vinton County
Adda May Woodhouse
Jaccksonville
Ina Leverage
Elroy McDonald
O. C. Porter
Missa Fracnes Carr
Marietta
Ruth Strahl
Clarence Strahl
Edna Sprague
Franklin School For Boys
Charles Yontz
Herbert Finney
Jackson
Sanford Bundy
By Motor
Atlantic City
C. Q. McDaniel
Wellington
H. H. McDaniel
William Barstow
Gladys Partlow
Alabama
Harry McBee
Jane Elizabeth
Cleveland
Mr. McBee
Mr. C. F. McBee
D. C. Mansfield
Burdette Foraker
James Foraker
Valparaiso
Ind
University of Valparaiso
Aleta Jones
J. C. Jones
Christ Hospital
Jones
Edith McBee
Miss McBee
Cincinnati School For Missionaries
C. F. McBee
C. O. McDaniel
H. C. McDaniel
Charles
Wolfe
Ligonier
Samuel Henke
Gallipolis
Fred Burnfield
Marian Burnfield
Little Hocking
Bertha Bridgeman
East Side
W. H. Sawyer
Parent-Teachers Association
John Minck
Spanaway
Minck
New England
Gilfilen
Party
Mrs. Williams
U. S
Trac
Tor
Lery
Glouster News
Hollister
Ohio Collieries Company
Original Theatre Tonight
Jack Spurlock
Prodigal
Reese's Always
Baltimore Produce
Cincinnati Produce
Cincinnati Cattle Market
Chicago Livestock
Toledo Grain Market
Chicago Grain Market
F. L. Preston CO
P. S
Diamond Point
Hibbards Music Shop
Athena
SOARD
Wort TN Jeweler
United Press
Paris
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