Local Society and School News Highlights
Married couple Mr and Mrs J Morrison of McArthur hosted over Sunday guests Mrs Sadie Salters. Miss Blanche Johnson of Columbus visits her sisters Mrs E E Woodworth and Miss Bertha Johnson. Woman's Benefit Association of the Maccabees to meet at 7 p.m. Initiation and refreshments. Athens Needle Club meeting postponed indefinitely due to illness. W R C to meet Tuesday at 7 30 p.m. at Red Mens hall with initiation and refreshments. Jess Davis of the Strand theater orchestra in Lexington Ky visiting home folks. Theater remodeling causes two week absence for Mr Davis. Miss Anne Scott of Mingo Junction returns from commencement week with Miss Salters for two weeks. Kenneth Pickering arrives from Youngstown where he coached Penhale high school athletics at American University Washington D C and belongs to Lambda Chi Alpha.
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Jess Davis
Strand
Lexington, Ky
Davis
Kenneth Pickering
Joseph L. Pickering
South High Street
Youngstown
Penhale High School
Funeral of Jesse L. Cameron Prompts Millikan Travel
Mr. C. Millikan leaves for Marysville to attend the funeral of Jesse L. Cameron a longtime lawyer and father of Judge Richard L. Cameron of Maysville Cameron died Saturday at age 77 after a heart trouble. The piece also notes numerous visitors and a wedding shower for Frances Carr and Russell Rupp at 123 Morris Avenue with Ann Beasley presenting towels.
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C. Millikan
Marysville
Jesse L. Cameron
L. Cameron
Richard L. Cameron
Maysville
Carl Beasley
Ann Beasley
Marriage of Ruth Myers Davis and Monroe Forest Brown
The wedding took place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. De Walson Davis on West Union Street. Ruth Myers Davis and Monroe Forest Brown of Uhrichsville were announced June 8, with ten gift baskets revealing the couple’s married name and date. They will reside in Wyoming, a Cincinnati suburb, where Brown will head the local schools.
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de Walson Davis
West Union Street
Ruth Myers Davis
Monroe Forest Brown
Uhrichaville
Mrs. Brown
Wyoming
Cincinnati
Brown
Athens High School
College of Music
Ohio University
Ohio Univerty
Llege
Beta Pi Omega Sorority
First Presbyterian Church
Ohio State University
Columbus
Bandits Hold Up Payroll in Granite City
Five armed bandits seized a payroll of 17,523 dollars from John Metro, a driver for the American Railway company, in Granite City Illinois and fled in a touring car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granite City
Ill
John Metro
American Railway Cmpany
National Lead Company
War veteran’s faith grows after service says canon
In Indianapolis on June 20 Canon Henry Russell Talbot of the National Cathedral defended American soldiers from the claim that war ruined them. He says the soldier is a better man for serving, noting the First Division’s chaplain oversaw private belongings of 1800 men killed in Argonne battles and found crucifixes and prayer books in nine of ten kits.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Henry Russell Talbot
National Cathedral
Washington, D. C
Canon Talbot
American Legion
France
Argonne
Talbot
Two Kinds To Greet Sims In New York Reception
Two receptions are planned for Admiral William S. Sims on his arrival in New York aboard the Olympic. One will be laudatory, the other opposite, with Irish sympathizers expected to protest his London remarks offset by citizens greeting the admiral with praise.
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New York
William
Sims
London
Neely resumes stand in MacGannon perjury trial
Miss Mary E. Neely resumed testimony today in the perjury trial of William H. MacGannon, former chief justice of the Cleveland city court, as proceedings continued on June 20 in Cleveland Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland, O
Mary E. Neely
William H. MacGannon
City Court
Allies fail to decide Germany's fate at Paris conference
In Paris on June 20, Lord Curzon and Briand failed to resolve Upper Silesia and the German reparations dispute. Britain urged lifting the customs barrier and allowing Germany freedom in debt settlement, while Briand questioned goodwill. An accord was reached on the Near East with a peace arrangement involving Greece and Turkish nationalists.
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Webb Miller
United Press
Paris
Great Britain
France
Germany
Lord Curzon
Briand
Dusseldorf
Ruhrfort
Duisburg
Upper Silesia
Allied Council
Near East
London
Asia Minor
Civil service sets June 24 for postmaster exams rulings
The Civil Service Commission announced June 24 as the filing date for applicants seeking postmaster positions. Regulations under Harding's May 10 order align with Wilson Burleson rules, with a few changes for third class offices paying $2,200 or less. For these posts written exams weigh training and experience at 50 points, letter writing at 10, arithmetic 30, and penmanship 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Civil Service Commission
Harding
New England
New York
New Jersey
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Sulgrave Manor To Be Dedicated As Washington Shrine
Sulgrave Manor in Northamptonshire, longtime home of George Washington's ancestors, will be dedicated as a memorial after restoration costing 160000 dollars raised by the Sulgrave Institution of America. The Tudor era manor and surrounding meadows have been restored, and a bust of Washington was unveiled during the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amptonshire
George Washington
Sulgrave Institution of America
Washington
U-111 Sank During Tow to Be Shot At Virginia Capes
Norfolk June 20 ex German submarine U-111 sank in deep water fifty miles off the Virginia capes as she was towed out for naval tests. The craft is not a menace to shipping and will rest where she lies while bombing tests begin with U 117 sixty miles off the capes. Eighteen naval bombing planes will attack with tons of bombs Tuesday.
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Norfolk
Sparles
Virginia Capes
Miss Charlotte Sets New Record in 150 Yard Swim
A swimmer identified as Miss Charlotte Le set a new record for the 150-yard event with a strong performance at Brighton Beach. The record attempt highlights her speed in the women's swimming competition and showcases Brighton Beach as the venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte le
Brighton Beach
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Morrison
McArthur
Sadie Salters
Blanche Johnson
E. E. Woodworth
Bertha Johnson
Woman's Benefit Association of the Maccabees
Athens Needle Club
Red Mens Hall
Anne Scott
Mingo Junction
Helen Salters
Miss Salters
American University At
Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity
Howard B. Johnson
Chicago
W. P. Baird
May Avenue
Johnson
Lenore Baird
Louise Lenore
A. Stannard
Maud Baird
Syracuse
Newmanl
T. L. Wyatt
Dorothy
Glouster
D.L. Moody
Race Street
Zanesville
Mr. Wyatt
Mrs. Moody
Leonard Allegree
Mary
Charlottesville
Lash
Famous Divine
NEW Shipping Board
Meyer Lissner
California
Admiral Son
T. W. O'Connor
Albert D. Lasker
Illinois
Ee Sae E. Chamberlain
Oregon
Frederick S. Thompson
Alabama
Edward Cummer
Maine
U. S
Sulgrave Manor
North
Virginia
Chichester
Moore
W. Union St
Thes
Emi
Miss Alice Bradley
Thellwell R. Coggshell
Christine Frederick
Roy Z. Thomas
Good Housekeeping Institute
New York Tribune Institute
James Scott
Syracuse, N. Y
Herrington Cutlery Co
Southbridge
Mass
Oliver Spreader
Athens Logan
Charlotte Boyle
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