Social News Highlights From Athens Community
William Moler Jr. returns home this evening from Cleveland driving a new car through Athens. Mrs. Eva A. Parker returns from Albany and Snowville visiting relatives. Mrs. J Maurice Hyde hosts Sunnyside Needle Club. Dr Alston Ellis to Mt Vernon to deliver graduation address. Mrs. Verne LeRoy and Emma Jean to spend summer with Athens relatives. Adda H Van Den Broek returns to Charleston offices. Mrs. K T McKinstry and son Billy visiting Athens. Mrs. Julia Johnson hosts sister in law Mrs. Robert Barron with Byron Six. Dr Harold Copeland returns from Jefferson Medical College. Edna Copeland attends commencement. Mabel Roberts named kindergarten director in Tucson with $1200 salary.
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Julia Johnson
South Lancaster Street
Robert Barron
Johnson City, Ill
Byron Six
Johnson City
Johnson
Harold Copeland
Philadelphia
The
Jefferson Medical School
Edna Copeland
Ir. Copeland
T. A. Copeland
Bertha Daving and William Thomas to wed at Fulton Street home
The ceremony will take place at noon at 483 East Fulton Street with Rev Timotheus Lehmann officiating. Attendants are Miss Marie Daving and Miss Helen Ludwig, and Miss Lucille Daving plays a wedding march. After a short visit to Athens the couple will reside at 339 Battles Avenue after July 1.
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Fulton Street
Bertha M. Daving
William Milford Thomas
Jack Thesis
House of Representatives
Timotheus Lehmann
St. John’s Evangelical
Battles Avenue
Columbus Journal
Tuesday Club Elect Officers
The Tuesday Club elected officers at an outdoor meeting and picnic hosted by Dr. and Mrs. W. L. Gard. C. L. Martzolff became president, W. A. Matheany vice president, W. F. Copeland secretary, and W. R. Phillips treasurer. About fifty attended the hilltop gathering with guest Mrs. Frank Logan of Ocala, Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Gard
C. L. Martzolff
W. A. Matheny
W. F. Copeland
W. R. Phillips
Hill Top
Hill Top Home of Dr. and Mrs. Garcia. Mrs. Frank Logan of Ocala, Florida
Senior Class Day Honors John Hancock Principal
The John Hancock High School held Senior Class Day in Ellis Hall. Principal William E. McVey received the class annual as a testimonial of esteem. Miss Mary Connett was given an annual for her service as class teacher. The program drew an enthusiastic crowd.
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John Hancock High School
Ellis Hall
William E. McVey
Mary Connett
Professors McVey Host at Home for John Hancock Seniors
Prof. and Mrs. McVey welcomed seniors, faculty, and the John Hancock high school baseball team to their home at 100 University Terrace Tuesday from 3 to 5 pm. Attendees included Mrs. M. J. Walsh, Miss Mary Connett, and Brandon Grover, with Rambler roses adorning rooms and a buffet lunch served by Ethel Reese, Dolly Williams, and Edith Stockline. Readings by Naomi Caldwell and Ming Ethel Reese accompanied a piano solo by Mrs. M. J. Walsh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McVey
William E. McVey
University Terrace
John Hancock High School
M. J. Walsh
Mary Connett
Brandon Grover
Ethel Reese
Dolly Williams
Edith Stockline
Naomi Caldwell
Ming Ethel Reese
Alpha Sigma Alpha Hosts Patronesses Afternoon Tea
The Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority entertained yesterday afternoon at their University Terrace chapter house from 3 to 5 o'clock honoring their patronesses with several invited guests. Afternoon tea was served and members performed vocal and piano solos for attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpha Sigma Alpha Sorority
University Terrace
W. E. Peters
M. J. Walsh
Ralph P. Jennings
W. E. McVey
Will Lloyd Jones
Frederick Treadley
A. S. Bethel
M. M. Kerr
Dean Voigt
Jennie O'Dell
Miss Hartman
Too Blamed Dainty in Chicago Mystery
Police recovered a man named Jackie in Chicago after a dainty misstep. officers identified a suspect as Josephine Lawrence in Mia? The fragment notes dainty feet and a clever handling by an expert.
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Chicago
Ill
Jackie
Josephine Lawrence
Big Four completes reparations section in notes
Paris June 11 The Big Four finished printing the reparations portion of the counter proposal reply to Germany and refused to fix a definite indemnity. Sixteen commissions report progress as Hungary Romania and Bohemia issues are discussed. Allied German financial talks awaited in Versailles while Austria treaty effects are debated including Fiume independence setback.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred S. Ferguson
United Press
Paris
Hungary
Rumania
Bohemia
Versailles
Renner
Austria
Orlando
Adriatic
Fiume
Chamber of Commerce Lunch Earns Strong Attendance and By-Law Revisions
A midweek Chamber of Commerce luncheon drew good attendance served by Indies of the Christian church. Members debated constitutional revisions and adopted the by-laws with weekly lunches preferred over bi weekly. Officers elected include Henry Zenner president W W Daggett vice president Kr W Bush director business affair A A Wolf director agricultural John Preston director at large. Directors F S Roach civic affairs and C M Copeland organization held over. Copeland resigned due to conflicts with duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Christain Church
Committee On
Henry Zenner
W. W. Daggett
Kr. W. Bush
A. A. Wolf
John Preston
F. S. Roach
C. M. Copeland
Prof. Copeland
Board of Directors
Gas Shortage Warning Issued By Utilities Panel
Ohio state public utilities commission warns gas consumers of an expected winter shortage. Industrial customers would be curtailed first in emergencies while domestic users are urged to stockpile coal to endure the coming period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
State Public Utilities Commission
Harner Anniversary Celebration At Margarets Creek
Neighbors and friends of Mr and Mrs Bert Harner gathered at their home on Margarets Creek last Thursday evening to celebrate their twenty fifth wedding anniversary. A cake and ice cream treat followed social games and music, with seven large cakes disappearing during the festivities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Harner
Margarets Creek
Mrs. Harner
Treaty copies and secrecy discussed by U S officials
Root and Davison testified about copies of the peace treaty in circulation among American officials and Wall Street, noting secrecy and questions of publication. They emphasized financing Europe and coordinating U S money to reopen markets as Davison described plans tied to the Red Cross and League of Nations networks.
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Root
Paris
United States
Brandagee
France
England
Senate
Williams
Mississippi
Pittaman
Nevada
New York
Johnson
California
Wilson
Foreign Relations Committee
Davison
J. P. Morgan and Company
International League of Red Cross Societies
Thomas W. Lamont
Morgan
Lamount
International
Red Grass Organization
League of Nations
Treaty Department
Europe
Senator Root
Nevieon
Porah
Wall Street
J. P. Morgan
Borah
Berger Probe Opens On Victor Berger Seat Race
The house elections committee began investigation into whether Victor Berger from Milwaukee, a socialist, should be seated in congress. The text notes no pot of gold at the rainbow's end though hints at possible life rewards.
Wounded Student Plays Wounded Soldier in School Show
In Canton Ohio on June 11 Samuel Crabtree, a high school student, was injured when his bicycle collided with a truck breaking his arm. He returned to perform as a wounded French soldier in the amateur show after splints were applied.
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Canton
Samuel Crabtree
Crabtree
Rioting in Winnipeg Strikes Prompt Proclamation
Winnipeg officials seek to prevent further clashes after street fighting injures twenty or more. Mayor Charles F. Gray urges peaceful behavior as he plans to inaugurate streetcar service tomorrow with Mounties and constables patrolling. Sergeant Fred Coppins, VC, among the injured, and dozens arrested. Telegraphers return to work. Dominion authorities promise prosecutions based on evidence gathered by military intelligence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James T. Kolbert
United Press
Winnipeg
Man
Charles F. Gray
Gray
Fred Coppins
Dominion
Major R R Johnson Takes Over Union Store Management
Major Rafael R Johnson just returned from France and has assumed the management of the Union Store in Violet Block. C Staneart, long connected with the firm, now handles the Charles Beverage interests and focuses on buying. Johnson has years of grocery experience in Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rafel R. Johnson
France
Violet Block
8. C. Staneart
Charles Beverage
Major Johnson
Athens
Cresswell Admits Mail Sack Theft in Federal Court
Louis Cresswell of Zanesville pleaded guilty in federal court to stealing a mail sack in a June 11 incident in Columbus Ohio.
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Columbus
Louis Cresswell
Zanesville
Need for faster ships to build U S merchant marine
Edwin N. Hurley, chairman of the Shipping Board, told the Senate Commerce Committee that the immediate need is more fast ships under the American flag. He proposed disposing of smaller emergency vessels to fund larger, swifter ships for the U S merchant fleet.
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Washington
United States Merchant Marine
Edwin N. Hurley
The
Shipping Board
Senate Commerce Committee
Hurley
Carranza Troops Reinforce Chihuahua Front
The War Department informed Washington that three thousand Carranza troops arrived at Chihuahua to reinforce the forces already stationed there.
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Washington
Carranza
Chihuahua
War Department
Cincinnati reports no telegraph strike impact
Cincinnati officials and railway and telegraph company heads say no workers walked off today in response to a nationwide strike order. The city will remain normal as national action proceeds.
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CINCY
Cincinnati
Railway and Telegraph Company
Traffic run smooth claims by Postal Telegraph VP Reynolds
In New York on June 11, Vice President Reynolds of the Postal Telegraph Company said traffic was moving smoothly. He declined to reveal how many workers were on strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Reynolds
The
Postal Telegraph Company
Postal Telegraphers Strike Expands. Western Union Suffers
Washington dispatch reports union officials at 11 oclock say nearly all Postal Telegraphers in the area are on strike and 96 of 176 Western Union workers have left. Western Union denies the union claims. An unrelated note about bushy eyebrows ends the item.
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Washington
Western Union
Gompers Voices In Atlantic City On Temperance
At the AFL convention in Atlantic City on June 11, Samuel Gompers expressed concern over prohibition. He argued temperance differs from prohibition and warned that both extremes threaten liberty, noting the rich and the downtrodden are affected.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Workers of America
United States
Congress urged to fund U S Employment Service for veterans
Colonel Arthur Woods urged Congress to approve $4.6 million in the sundry civil bill to continue the U S Employment Service. He warned that service shutdown on July 1 would harm returning soldiers and sailors seeking civil work, noting the system’s nationwide reach and strong veteran placement figures.
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Columbus
Congress
Arthur Woods
Sec'y
Baker
War Department
U. S
United States Employment Service
Woods
Wilson
Surprise Party at McClanahan Home
Near Athens Mr Will McClanahan was surprised Monday evening June 9 on returning from work. Friends and neighbors gathered at his fifth birthday anniversary to remind him of his thirtieth. The evening featured music dancing ice cream cake and lemonade with many attendees listed by name.
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Will McClanahan
Athens
Joseph Sprague
Law Walls
Lenna Sams
Lewis
Market prices for Timothy and Clover Hay in Columbus
Prices paid by consumers to producers and retailers in Columbus Ohio on June 10 list No 1 Timothy baled at 43 to 44 dollars No 2 Timothy baled 42 to 43 dollars No 3 Timothy 40 dollars No 1 Clover mixed 410 dollars No 1 Clover 40 to 41 dollars No 2 Clover 39.50 dollars No 1 Light mixed 42 to 43 dollars No 2 Light mixed 39 to 40 dollars Standard 42 to 43 dollars Oats straw 12 to 13 dollars.
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Columbus
Timothy
Cincinnati Produce Prices Stand Firm On Eggs And Poultry
Eggs stay steady with prime firsts 39c a dozen and firsts 38c, ordinary 6c, seconds 33c. Live poultry lists fowls 27c per lb for 5 pounds and up, 27c for under 5 pounds, broilers 54c per pound, roosters omitted.
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Cincinnati
Pittsburg Live Stock Market Report Summary
Cattle receipts light and market steady with prime prices from 13.25 to 17.50, common 11.00 to 12.75, veal calves 16.00 to 17.50. Sheep and lambs light receipts steady with primes 9.50 to 10.25, goods 8.50 to 9.75, mixed 7.00 to 18.00. Hogs light receipts market higher with primes 20.00 to 20.85, mediums 20.60 to 20.85, heavy yorkers 20.60 to 20.85, light yorkers 19.00 to 19.25, pigs 19.00 to 19.25, roughs 16.00 to 17.75, stags 13.00 to 13.50.
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Pittsburg
Chicago and Cincinnati Market Roundup
Chicago produces butter creamery at 59c and 494c on standards, with firsts 47c and 494c and seconds 45c. Cincinnati cattle receipts 800 with market strong and shippers at 12 to 14.50. calves unevenly high to 17.25. hogs receipts 6 500 with market steady to 25 higher and packers at 20.25. Sheep receipts 2500 with market weak to lower and fair to good 6 to 8.50. lambs strong with 16 to 18.50.
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Chicago
Cincinnati
Toledo Grain Market Closing Prices Report
Toledo Ohio June 11 closing prices show Corn No 3 yellow at 1.80 per bushel Oats standard white at 72 to 73 cents Barley No 2 at 1.20 Rye No 2 at 1.47 Clover seed cash 27.00 Oct 21.50 Dec 21.49 Timothy new cash 5.40 Sept 6.02 14 Oct 5.85 Dec 5.85
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Toledo
Timothy
Liberty bond quotations report from New York
Liberty bond quotations today show various prices with changes. First 4s and Second 4s adjust modestly, Third and Fourth 4s near prior values, Victory 4s around 99.92 and 3% near 100.06 with small moves.
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Liberty Bonds
New York
Liberty
War Cheat Subscribers Rebate Notice
Executive Committee informs subscribers of ad adjustments or corrections due by June 30 1919. Written receipts required for all claims.
Local folks share visits and birthdays this week
Miss Ethel Bell returns from Athens. Miss Mabel Matson celebrates her birthday with friends at her home. Mrs Viola Howard visits Jacksonville. Mr and Mrs John Hunt visit Athens relatives. Mrs Lizzie Jones visits Glouster R.10 17. The Grover and Hill families host over Sunday guests. Revival services continue at the M E church. Rev Jacksonville speaks. Edwin Walters visits from Camp Upton. An infant is mentioned in a family note to the mother with a playful remark about the child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Bell
Athens
Mabel Matson
Viola Howard
Jacksonville
Roy Damley
John Hunt
M. E. Church
Elsie
Edwin Walters
Camp Uptom
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William Moler Jr
Cleveland
W. E. Moler
Eva A. Parker
East State Street
Albany
Snowville
J. Maurice Hyde
West
Carpenter Street
Sunnyside
Alston Ellis
Mt. Vernon
Verne E. LeRoy
Emma Jean
East Lansing
Michigan
J. A. Palmer
Adda H. van den Broek
Charleston
W. Va
Cline Ice Cream Factory
K. T. McKinstry
Billy
Atlanta, Ga
Harry McKinstry
McKinstry
Pt. Pleasant
P. M. Gabbert
Mabel Roberts
National Kindergarten and
Illinois
Tucson
Arizona
Southwest
Will
Dainty
Allien
Hebbardsville
Conrad Masure
Robert Weed
Union Cemetery
Abe Jordan
Do. W. Hardman
Lulu Parker
O. U
Grant Bolin
Ada Parker
NEW Yorkers
R. R. Johnson
AIO Job Bureau
McClanahan Home
Millfield
Watt Grover
P. D. Hill
Mrs
Marie Campbell
Brother Field of
Pomeroy
de Laval
Coe’s Hardware
Floyd
Albany, O
the Cline Pharmacy Co
Hutchinson & Stickney
Avalon Farms
Henry W. Cotner
Cash Shoe House
Prac
Ticedist
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