Weddings in Athens Highlight Poston Robinson and Liggett Pairings
Social notes report the wedding of Miss Elizabeth Mae Poston to Mr. Delbert Thomas Robinson at the bride’s home on North College Street with 150 guests. The ceremony featured Rev. Dr. A Y Wilcox and an opulent decor of ferns and hydrangas. the couple plan a New York Atlantic City honeymoon and residence in Charleston West Virginia. Also covered is the Washington D C D H wedding of Miss Hazel L Thomas and Mr Clarence Carr Liggett with a double ring ceremony under pink rose arches.
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Athens
Elizabeth Mae Poston
Delbert Thomas Robinson
North College Street
A. Y. Wilcox
First Presbyterian Church
Henry T. Potson
Nelsonville
T. J. Davis
Cincinnati
Charles McWhorter
Charleston
W. Va
Little Grace Poston
Elaine Roe
William Phillips
Mary Poston
Margaret Merwin
Alfred G. Farmer
Mac Dowell
Mendelsohns
Columbia
Mr. Robinson
New York
Atlantic City
Hotel Holley
Hazel L. Thomas
Clarence Carr Liggett
Washington D. H
Sirouhee Arpee
Alabieff-Niszt
Grieg
Troldhaugen
Catharine Chubb
Thomas Liggett
McWilliams
Liggett
Delta Tau Delta
the Green and White
Norwood
O. F. Liggett
Harold Liggett
Mrs. Butler
Greensburg
Penn
Chillicothe Gazette
Buckeye State Building & Loan Co welcomes Methodists
Centenary celebration visitors are invited to tour a model savings institution in Columbus. The Buckeye State Building & Loan Co reports assets over 17 million dollars and offers five percent interest on time deposits with home and farm loans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckeye State Building & Loan Co
Ohio
Rankin Bldg
West Gay St
Columbus
Robinsons Honored At Out‑of‑Town Guest List Ceremony
Mrs. Robinson and Mr. Robinson received attendance from Judge Ira E. Robinson of Charleston and Washington D C along with a wide circle of relatives and associates from West Virginia Ohio Tennessee Michigan and Ohio.
Athens News Briefs of Local Visitors and Family News
Cleveland business visitor Will Brown and others travel to Columbus for a centenary event. Birth announced for a Lemmon baby in Baltimore with Parkersburg grandparents. Overseas returnee E S Bain visits Athens before heading home to Martinsville Indiana. Families, trips, and visits dominate this Athens county social roundup with multiple locals hosting relatives from Chillicothe Cleveland and Bradford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Brown
Cleveland
Athens
Lynn Lemmon
Baltimore, Md
J. R. Lemmon
Parkersburg
Athens County
E.S. Bain
J. E. Bain
Martinsville
Ind
Two Questions In Fart Forms Held Improper
Ohio soldiers in WWI were told by Major General Glenn that two political and religious inquiries in war questionnaires were improper. The Eighty third Division at Camp Sherman will omit the two questions as part of a history project overseen by Colonel James L Cochran with offices in Columbus. Washington staff had noted the political content and the draft was amended accordingly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Eighty-third Division
Camp Sherman
FE. G. Glenn
James L. Cochrain
Columbus
Washington
Glenn
Millions For Music From Juilliard Estate
Five million dollars of the late Augustus D Juilliard estate will be devoted to advancing music. Juilliard was a patron of the Metropolitan Opera and the bequest aims to support music programs and initiatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Augustus D. Juilliard
Metropolitan Opera
Trial Delayed In Tribune Libel Case At Mt Clements
No court will be held in the Ford Tribune libel trial until Monday due to an injury to Elliott G. Stevenson, head of The Tribune counsel, causing adjournment over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MT. Clements
Mich
Ford- Tribune
Elliott G. Stevenson
Tribune
Islanders Becoming an Educated People
Washington reports the 1918 census of the Philippines shows seventy percent of inhabitants over ten years old are literate. Of about 10.5 million people, 10 million are civilized Christians and 500 thousand are non Christians. literacy applies to both groups. The rate rivals southern U S states and exceeds Greece Italy Portugal Romania and new independence states.
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Washington
Philippines
War Department
Yeater
Manila
Union
Greece
Italy
Portugal
Roumania
The
Fairmount Children's Home Placed Under Quarantine
In Alliance Ohio on June 27 the Fairmount Children's Home is quarantined due to a diphtheria outbreak. Eleven cases and two deaths were reported in the past week. The home serves Stark and Columbia counties.
First official victory medals awarded to Wilson and Baker
The war department announced that the first victory medal will be issued to President Wilson as commander in chief of the army, with the second medal going to Secretary Baker.
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Washington
Wilson
Army
War Department
Baker
War Chest Subscribers Rebates Notice
All subscribers must file ad adjustment or correction claims by June 30 1919 with written receipts. Executive Committee directs claimants to submit documentation for processing.
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War Chest
Executive Committee
Athens forms guard company recruits near seventy
Athens new guard company nears completion with sixty-five as minimum needed and thirty-eight enlisted. A list of signups includes Clarence E. Waston, Charles B. Bartlett, Herbert W. Cox, Dayton W. Wise, Stanley R. Griffin, William McKee Bolton, Howard Knox, Carl H. Mann, Herman E. Bean, Edwin B. Foraker, Ralph L. Price, Theatle W. Shafer, Hunter S. Brown, James M. Matheny, Carl Samsey, Frank E. Dors, John F. Spaulding, Donald Betts, Tom Blake, Fred Brooks, Daniel Carr, Richard W. McKinstry, William Walsh, James A. Turner.
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Athens
Clarence Edward Waston
Charles B. Bartlett
Herbert W. Cox
Dayton W. Wise
Stanley R. Griffin
William McKee Bolton
Howard Knox
Carl H. Mann
Herman EF. Bean
Edwin B. Foraker
Ralph L. Price
Theatle W. Shafer
Hunter S. Brown
James M. Matheny
Carl Samsey
Frank E. Dors
John F. Spaulding
Donald Betts
Tom Blake
Fred Brooks
Daniel Carr
Richard W. McKinstry
William Walsh
James A. Turner
Veterans to form American Legion post in Athens armory
The Most Everything Veterans group plans a 7 30 pm meeting at the armory to apply for a charter and elect officers for a local American Legion post. Major Sam Johnson urged all war veterans to attend as the first steps toward a lasting institution are taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
American Legion
Sam Johnson
Weather and crops favorable in Ohio week to June 24
Weather across Ohio week ending June 24 was favorable for farm work and crop growth. Winter wheat is very good to excellent with rapid ripening and cutting underway in the south and extending northward. Corn planting completed in northern counties and crops growing rapidly. oats heading well. meadows and pastures in fine condition. haying started with good results. Potatoes variable. berries fair. fruit crops show no clear improvement.
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Ohio
Athens Masonic Lodge reports busy June with degrees and a funeral
Between the second and fourth Tuesdays in June Paramythia Lodge made twelve Master Masons, admitted two Entered Apprentices, and held one funeral in hot summer weather.
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Athens
Seaman Lost After Collision Off Sculpinght
A schooner bound for Buenos Aires with linseed named Friendship was struck head on by the Japanese steamer Tsuruga Maru off Sculpinght in fog. One Finn seaman was swept overboard and presumed lost. the Friendship was badly damaged and the navy department was called for tugs.
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New York
N. Y
Buenos Aires
Navy Department
Athens Boys On Latest Train Through Athens
Four troop trains scheduled for today following a pause Thursday. The 9:15 a m train carried casual company No 704 including Jimmy Thompson an Athens native and former B and O foreman who married in Coolville before France. Sergeant Ivan S Brooks oversaw the train kitchen. Edson Carsey a Wells Fargo driver and overseas veteran passed through en route to Camp Sherman with ties to Athens residents.
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Camp Sherman
Texas
Jimmy Thompson
Athens
No. 704
Thompson
France
Frank Shanks
Coolville
Ivan S. Brooks
Lilly Chapel
Arthur Brooks
Cline Ice Cream Company
Edson
Skip”) Carsey
Wells-Fargo Express Company
George Carsey
General Strike Declared in Brandon Over Reinstatements
Ottawa dispatch reports a general strike declared in Brandon Manitoba to reinstate workers ousted after a walkout. Winnipeg advices note police and postal workers who joined the strike have not returned to work. The war veterans leader was arrested and twenty eight agitators face deportation. Settlement of Toronto street railway strike by compromise expected today.
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Ottawa
Ontario
Brandon
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Toronto Street Railway
Dances Under Fire for Shifting Focus from Dance
A critic argues that some new dances emphasize themes other than dance itself, leaving audiences unsure if the moves center on rhythm and technique or broader cultural statements. The debate pits traditional dancers against contemporary performers pushing social commentary.
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Poston-Robinson
Ohio University
Wooster
Oberlin College of Music
O. A
Filtshinson & Stickne
Lash
G. F. Morgan
Milwaukee
N. EB. A
Boy Scouts
Srunday
Santa Monica
Calif
A. W. Morgan
Georgina Avenue
Morgan
Herman Eckhardt
Robinson
William W. Poston
Elizabeth Nelson
C. L. Poston
University of West Virginia
Morgantown
University of Chicago
Charles W. Robinson
National Bank
Virginia
West Virginia
Supreme Court of Appeals of
Ira E. Robinson
Washington D. C
Frank P. Robinson
Ally
Jed Robinson
Grafton
Miller
Barnes
Fairmont
White
Clarksburg
Henry T. Poston
Louise Eberle
Frank Benson
Abbie Benson
Frank Poston
Mabel Poston
Alexander Nelson
Beersheba Springs
Tenn
Elmer Golden
L. D. Johnson
Logan
Marie Downey
Dayton
Sallie K. Elliott
Verne
LeRoy
East Lansing
Michigan
Dix Preston
Woodsfield
L. N. Huff
Annette
Chillicothe
Charles Mitchell
Ralph Woods
Howard Dow
J. R. Woods
Columbus By Motor
F. Earl DeWeese
Jesse Davis
P. J. Blosser
St. Louis
D. B. Hartinger
Mary Elizabeth
Dan
Middleport
C. F. McAmbley
Bradford
J. W. Higgins
J. J. Henry
East State Street
Richard Lowery
Napoleon
W. C. Light
Guysville
Lowery
Mt. Vernon
Association
Scott & Bowne
Scott's
Carsey
Bolin
Athens Boys
Skip’ Carsey
Canada
BAYER
Union Grocery Cor
Messenger
Herou
Ades
the Cline Pharmacy Co
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