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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1919

Page

5

Social notes from Logan and surrounding towns spotlight visits and weddings

Mrs Elmer Golden of Logan visits with son W B Golden as Pythian Sisters meet in regular session. Guests include Mrs W W Beck and Maude McGrath from Detroit. Numerous social calls mark a week of arrivals, weddings, and travel among Athens, Cambridge, Nelsonville, Columbus, and Columbus area families.

Mrs. Elmer Golden of Logan Mr. W. B. Golden Pythian Sisters

Garden Party Brings Athens Girls Home for Reunion

Mrs C S Williams and Mrs Frank Hanan hosted thirty guests at Postmaster Lash's South College street residence. The event united many childhood friends and visiting alumni, with a well appointed supper served by Miss Margaret Carpenter, Jane Dew, and Elizabeth Woodworth before a lawn promenade among the Lash garden.

C. S. Williams Florence Lash Frank Hanan Nelle Roach E. R. Lash South College Street Lash Margaret Carpenter Denver Colorado Jane Dew Elizabeth Woodworth

Impromptu musical program features noted vocal soloists

The event included vocal solos by Mrs. F. Earl De Weese Mrs. L. V. Brown and Mrs. Frank Hanan. Out of town guests included Mrs. Verne E K. LeRoy East Lansing Mich Mrs. Arthur H. Carpenter Denver Colorado Mrs. F. Earl De Weese St. Louis Mo Mrs. Mabel G. Bonifield Columbus Mrs. Leonard H. Smith Stewart and Miss Terese Caruthers Columbus.

F. Earl de Weese L. V. Brown Frank Hanan Verne E K. LeRoy East Lansing Mich Arthur H. Carpenter Denver Colorado St. Louis Mabel G. Bonifield Columbus Leonard H. Smith Stewart Terese Caruthers

Pi Beta Phi Alumnae Plan Monthly Meetings

Pi Beta Phi alumnae met yesterday at Miss Lucile Henrys home to set a schedule of monthly gatherings. The first session is planned for July 3 with Mrs. Verne E LeRoy and hostesses Miss Marguerite Taylor, Miss Mary Fulton, and Miss Susan Putnam in East Lansing Michigan.

A. T. Lawhead Mary Frances Cleveland Miss Lawhead Chicago Tela Wocker Vermont Lawhead Pi Phi Pi Beta Phi Lucile Henry Verne E. LeRoy East Lansing Mich Marguerite Taylor Mary Fulton Susan Putnam

Marriage Congratulated by 200 at Hebron Beside Wheat Harvest News

A community gathering of over two hundred celebrated the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Everette Carbaugh at Hebron on June 11. The event featured serenades, refreshments, and porch victrola music on the lawn, with locals sharing visits and news of harvests and family events across the area.

Everette Carbaugh Aristien Searls Hebron W. B. Woodyard Leonard Albany Delbert Reeves Dorothy Dowington Estaline Carbaugh Sarah Brooks Reeves Ira Haning Millersburg Bates Herbert Carbaugh Ida Robinette Hebbardsville Loyal Robinette Glouster Ella Woodyard Charles Dailey Froggie Wayne Kenney John Cuckler Scott Tippie J. F. Carbaugh Little Blanche Verna Coon Floodwood J. T. Helwig Frank Young McArthur C. L. Steward Edith Mary Dixon

Husband Shoots Wife Then Kills Self in Columbus

Homer Goodbar, 30, shot and killed his wife today in their Columbus home and then killed himself. Police say domestic trouble prompted the tragedy. Goodbar worked as a machinist at the Panhandle shops.

Columbus Homer Goodbar Goodbar Panhandle

Cincinnati Markets Today Eggs and Poultry Prices Listed

Eggs steady with loss off prime firsts 42 cents per dozen, firsts 40 to 41.4 cents, ordinary firsts 38 cents, seconds 35 cents.Live poultry prices show fowls five pounds plus 28 cents per pound, five pounds and under 28 cents, broilers over 114 pounds 50 cents, under 114 pounds 45 cents, roosters 11 cents.

Liberty bond quotations report from New York market

Liberty bond quotes show mixed moves with various maturities trading slightly higher or lower. Notable levels include 3144 at 99.30, 4s near 95, and Victory 3414 at 100.06 reflecting small gains.

New York Liberty Victory

Toledo Grain Prices Close Mixed On Markets

Toledo Ohio June 26 closing prices list corn No 3 yellow 1 84 14 oats standard white 74e 75ec barley No 7 1 25 rye 1 46 3 al synagogue no. al skip? corrected. Oct 21 70 Dec 21 50 clover seed cash 27 25 Oct 24 40 Dec 24 10 timothy new cash 5 55 Sept 6 12 5 Oct 5 85 Dec 5 90.

Toledo Timothy

Market Report Hogs Cattle and Sheep Prices Edge

Hogs receipts 3500 market steady with bulk 20.00 21.00 butchers 18.50 21.00 packing 18.75 20.15 light 18.50 20.65 pigs 17.25 18.50 roughs 18.75 19.50. Cattle receipts 12000 market steady to strong beef cattle 10.00 12.25 butcher stock 7.50 13.25 canners and cutters 7.50 10.00 stockers and feeders 7.50 12.75 cows 7.50 12.25 calves 17.00 18.50. Sheep receipts 10000 market strong to steady wool lambs 8.00 17.50 ewes 2.50 13.50.

Cattle and Livestock Market Report Shows Mixed Gains

Cattle receipts 576 with a strong market. shippers received 11.50 to 14.90 per cwt. Calves up 50 cents to 17.50 18.00. Hogs receipts 200 with market steady. choice packers and butchers 21.2. Sheep receipts 1,000 steady to good 7.00 to 8.00. Lambs steady to strong 16.00 to 17.00.

Cattle and Hogs Market Report With Prices

Cattle receipts light and market steady with choice 14.50 to 15.00, prime 13.25 to 14.25, common 11.00 to 12.75, veal calves 19.00 to 20.00. Sheep and lambs light, market steady, prime wethers 9.00, good 8.25 to 9.00, good mixed 7.00 to 8.00, fair mixed 13.00 to 17.00. Hogs light and market lower, prime heavy 21.75, 21.85, mediums 21.75 to 21.85, light yorkers 20.75 to 21.00, pigs 20.50 to 20.75, roughs 15.75 to 17.00, stags 13.50 to 14.50.

Butter Creamery Price List Details

A dated price list shows butter types with per pound values including 5 cents for 5lc, 5144¢ for standards, 5114¢ for firsts, 504gc for seconds, and 47c for 4fc. The document reflects historical unit abbreviations and pricing conventions.

Ford to return war profits to Uncle Sam

Henry Ford announced he would pay back war profits to the government. He asked Secretary Glass to appoint an accountant to audit Ford Company's books and determine the amount owed, with his 58 percent share to be refunded. The contracts with war and navy departments totaled many millions, including the Eagle Boat plant.

Washington Henry Ford Sam Ford Secretary of the Treasury Glass Ford Company Internal Revenue Bureau War and Navy Departments Eagle Boat Plant

Half Company Enlisted Now Ready for Guard Formation

Enlistments in a local national guard outfit have reached thirty with Captain Stinchcomb announcing progress. Most recruits are high school boys, plus a few overseas men like Bert Barnes who secured twelve new volunteers. Drill weekly, no strike duty, free equipment, and financial aid accompany training. the first fifteen enlistees are listed and Captain Stinchcomb plans visits to Nelsonville, The Plains, and Sugar Creek to recruit.

National Guard Stinchcomb Bert Barnes Stinchecomb Captain Stinchcomb Nelsonville Plains Sugar Creek Richard W. Faubion Guy E Saylor Carl B. Wilson Clyde D. Jordan James Emerson Cassey Ellis Dwight Woodworth Frank Wheeler Dew Don B. Millikan Bert M. Barnes Clark Biggins Eldon C. S Young Everett Harvey Shirley Bryan George Stevers Frank A. Redmond Wallace P. Hostottle

Hero Worship Hinders Vocational Training For Disabled Soldiers

Major W. H. Henderson, chief educational officer of the army, told the Ohio Teachers Convention that women’s sympathy for returned soldiers and hero worship blocks disabled veterans from pursuing useful vocational courses. He criticized knitting and basket weaving as improper training and urged veterans to seek broader trades to earn a livelihood after hero worship fades.

Cedar Point W. H. Henderson Army Washington Henderson

Red leaders directing radical propaganda in New York

Testimony before the Lusk committee links Niccolai Lenine premier of the Russian Soviet Republic as the master mind behind radical propaganda in the United States. The inquiry seeks to connect New York bolshevism financing with a rumored ten million dollar slush fund said to be controlled by Leon Trotsky in Norway.

America New York Niccolai Lenine Lusk Committee Leon Trotsky Norway

Purchase of Camp Sherman Acreage Near Completion

ADD TO CAMP ACREAGE CAMP SHERMAN CO June 26 Purchase of the remaining portion of Camp Sherman site by the government was expected to be completed today except three tracts to secure which the government will start condemnation proceedings. The site includes approximately five thousand acres.

Camp Sherman

Cox Campaign Attacks Toledo Boxing Controversy

Mayor Woodworth accuses Governor Cox of masking a heavyweight clash as a boxing match to dodge criticism. He says the Willard Dempsey bout, promoted by Tex Rickard, is a real prize fight to decide the world champion and warns Ohio voters to see through the rhetoric before July Fourth.

Woodworth Cox Toledo Ohio Willard Dempsey Tex Rickard Jim Faulkner Columbus The Cincinnati Enquirer

General H Oden Lake Hosts Visit at Hotel Berry

General H Oden Lake former national commander of the Army and Navy Union visits Hotel Berry as guest of George Channing Smith president of the Eastern Southern Fruit and Vegetable Growers Exchange. He directs the War Risk Insurance Bureau for soldiers and sailors.

H. Oden Lake Army and Navy Union George Channing Smith Eastern Southern Fruit and Vegetable Growers Exchange Hotel Berry Mr. Smith Harriet Pelley Margaret L. Cooper Nellie Ware General Lake Louden County War Risk Insurance Bureau

National Labour Congress Backs Germany Admission to LON

In Southport on June 26 the national labor congress passed a unanimous resolution calling for Germany's immediate admission to the league of nations and a revision of the treaty by the league.

Sundry Civil Bill Reported to Senate by Warren

The sundry civil bill carrying 782 million dollars was reported to the senate today by Chairman Warren of the appropriations committee.

Washington Senate Warren Appropriations Committee

Town House News Notes from Lookout Area

Heavy rains aided crops though wheat suffered some damage. Belville Scott funeral held at Lookout for spring flu death. Visits from Baughman West and entire families noted. Pearl Wilson welcome a baby girl. Ezra Knowlton and son Glenn visit. Town House church to hold regular services Sunday at 2 30 PM.

Floyd Foughts E. M. Baughman Eileen Pearly West Floyd Arthur Aurleen Wilbur Baughman Lookout Belville Scott Thomas Bales Albany Levi Nichols Edward Bailes Will Boden W. M. Throckmorton Jeffie Tewksbury S. G. Nicholas William Nicholas Arthur Coon the Plains Sam Scott Elmo Oscar Knowlton Margery Pearl Wilson Ezra Knowlton Glenn France Aldo Minear Town House

Meat bids rejected for army surplus by War Department

Washington, June 26. All bids on 142 million pounds of surplus army meat were rejected by the War Department due to unsatisfactory prices and inadequate distribution.

Washington War Department

Governor Cox Recieves Homeward Protest From 308th Sanitary Train

In Columbus Ohio on June 26 Governor Cox received a protest from the 308th sanitary train now with the army of occupation. The unit, formerly part of the 83rd division, requests return home.

Columbus Cox 308Th Sanitary 83Rd Division Army of Occupation

Warning to Germans Over Treaty Violations

Allies and associated powers declare they note the facts of bad faith and will seek reparation after investigations. Repetition of such acts could jeopardize the forthcoming treaty and Germanys complaints spark concern over occupation, league admission delays, and deliberate violations of commitments.

League of Nations Germany

Valley of Hocus to Stage Show for Children Friday

The Valley of Hocus management sent fifteen complimentary tickets to the Children's Home for a musical comedy Friday evening. Superintendent and Mrs. George Holdren will escort the older children to join the cast as guests for the performance.

Valley of Hocus George Holdren

Attention G A R Regular Meeting Notice

Columbus Post announces a G A R regular meeting to be held Saturday June 28 at 1 o'clock. Important business to be discussed. Fli Roush P C.

Columbus Golden Post

War department halts enlistments for service in France

The War Department announced on June 26 that it stopped further satisfaction of enlistments for service in France or Germany. The measure affects ongoing and prospective volunteers and signals a pause in overseas mobilization.

Washington War Department France Germany

Also Mentioned on This Page

Social News P. E. Hixson Edward W. W. Beck Maude McGrath Detroit, Mich E. P. Sprague Athens Art and Thimble Club E. C. Woodworth A. B. Frame Charles Morris Piqua Wilma Lane Cambridge Middleport Ray Sherman Alice Henry Sallie K. Elliott O. B. Sloane Abbie Benson Mae Poston Delbert Thomas Robinson Edward C. Schloss Franklin Margaret Betty Mr. Carpenter Prof D. J. Evans L. G. Worstell M. E. Twiss Mary Joe Lawrence Worstell Poston-Robinson Ira Robinson Washington , D Frank P. Robinson Grafton J. W. Robinson Herschell Barnes Fairmont Poffenbarger Charleston W. Va T. J. Davis Cincinnati Mabel Poston Welsonville Nettle Hanning Leonard Bostwick Jersey City N. J Youngstown Chillicothe Bostwick Birmingham Alabama Athens Cornwell Cincinnati Produce Toledo Grain Market Union Stockyards Ill Cincinnati Cattle Market Pittsburg Livestock Gage Uncle Sam Mayor Woodworth Jimmy Cox the Security Savings Bank D. H. Moore C. G. O'Bleness L. Alderman F. B. Kiltan wrerFre Town House Fli Roush, P. C Foreign Service Out F. L. Preston Co Stewart T Kes Columbia Ovc Wecuras Hibbard’s Music Shop Athens County N. Court ST Athens, Ohio
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