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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1919
Page
5
Local residents and visitors are noted in a sequence of social items. Warren Ellinger visits Athens with friends while the Pythian Sisters plan a gravesite decoration. Beatrice Wyckoff tours Columbus. Ralph Dupler returns from a grandparent visit. several others travel or visit relatives in Logan Athens Columbus and Cincinnati.
Colonial Superintendent G F Morgan hosted a dinner at the Colonial after two successful college performances of The Valley of Hocus Po. Principal actor Harold Wise led the cast as birthday celebrations honored the leading man with guests Harold Wise Paul Hall Homer Baird Richard Daggett and Baker Young included in the guest list.
On Tuesday at 9 in St John s Catholic church Churchtown Washington county Emma O Linn and Frank Strahler wed in a nuptial high mass officiated by Rev Father Crock. Attendants Miss Esther Dyar and Mr Joseph Strahler joined the couple for a morning reception at the bride s home with a fifty guest breakfast.
Grace D Thomas of 410 King Avenue married Alex Strachan Jr of Montreal Canada on May 25 at Trinity Episcopal Church. Rev P W Hull officiated. Mrs Strachan is daughter of D C Thomas president of D C Thomas Coal and vice president of Panhandle Collieries. former Athens girl and sister of Mrs Harvey Wilson.
Mrs Leo Bingman and her son visited New Vienna relatives while Miss Gladys Bradfield returned from Columbus with Miss Kathleen Bradfield. Local gatherings included Christian Church classes, dinner hosts, and a theatre showing The Heart of Humanity. The Sayers plan a July Fourth reunion at Ella Tedrick's home, and Rev. J A Goddard will preach at 7 30.
Eggs show higher prices with prime firsts at 48 cents per dozen and ordinary firsts 39 to 41 cents. Live poultry lists fowls over five pounds at 29 cents per pound, broilers over 11 pounds at 12 cents, and roosters at 18 cents, with lighter fowls at 29 cents for under five pounds.
An eye care ad touts careful non drug examinations using modern instruments. It promises accurate glasses ground to fit after a thorough vision check and highlights surprisingly reasonable prices and years of practical experience.
Hog receipts total 5300 with prices 15 to 25 cents higher. bulk mارت et 20.75 to 21.50, butchers 20.65 to 21.55, packing 19.25 to 20.80, light 20.75 to 21.55, pigs 17.25 to 18.50, roughs 19.85 to 20.15. Cattle receipts 11000 with market 25 to 50 cents lower. beeves 10.00 to 15.50, butcher stock 7.40 to 13.50, canners 6.00 to 7.40, stockers 7.50 to 18.50, cows 7.40 to 12.40, calves 17.25 to 18.50. Sheep receipts 7000, market steady. wool lambs 8.50 to 17.50, ewes 2.50 to 8.25.
Crude oil prices listed show Illinois at 2.42 dollars, Princeton 2.42, North Lima 2.88, South Lima 2.38, Indiana 2.28, Wooster 2.58, and Plymouth 2.33 dollars.
Cattle receipts light with steady market. Choice cattle $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 receipts with steady market. Prime wethers $9.26 to $10.00, good $8.25 to $9.00, good mixed $7.00 to $8.00, fair mixed $13.00 to $17.25. Hogs receipts 10 doubles, market active and higher. Prime heavy $22.25 to $22.40, mediums $22.25 to $22.40, heavy yorkers $22.25 to $22.40, light workers $21.00 to $21.25, pigs $20.50 to $20.75, roughs $17.00 to $19.25, stags $13.50 to $14.00.
Butter Creamery listings show firsts at 48c and seconds at 46c while Standards stand at 5014c and 4Tc.
Cattle receipts 200, market steady. shippers 11.50 to 14.00. Calves steady with 60c to 1 lower, top around 19.00. Hogs light receipts, market strong with good choicest packers and butchers at 21.75. Sheep receipts 1700, market steady with extra 8.00. lambs strong, 25s higher, extras 18.25 to 18.50.
Liberty bond quotations list several issues with prices in New York on June 28. The 314's trade at 99.32, Second's at 93.96, Second 414's at 94.14, Third 414's at 95.08, Fourth 4144's at 94.14, 4%4 at 99.96, and 3%4 at 100.10.
Washington dispatch reports President Wilson plans to consult advisers before publicizing his postwar trip and will depart within a week. The peace treaty signing prompt caused tense state department moments as plenipotentiaries signed and Clemenceau closed the session. Senator Hitchcock predicted Senate ratification by 80 to 16 with 46 Democrats and 34 Republicans voting yes.
Columbus Protestant ministers join Inter-Church committee in a protest against the Toledo prize fight set for July 4. They urge attendance at the Methodist Centenary Exposition in Columbus featuring exhibits, a McAdoo address on the League of Nations, and programs to outshine the Toledo event.
In Columbus on June 28 seven men were arraigned before Judge Sater on charges of conspiring to ship liquor into dry Michigan. The scheme supposedly loaded whiskey under coal in Coshocton bound for Detroit coal dealers. George W. King of Detroit pleaded guilty with sentence deferred and expected to testify.
Pearly Gaskill former Plains Schools principal and Athens County Teachers Association president was chosen as Athens township district superintendent at a board meeting. Current superintendent A. H. Vernon withdrew and indicated willingness for other posting. Gaskill will earn 31500 dollars annually and has prior experience as a district superintendent in Washington county.
A discovery shows pilots can mount magnetic compasses on horsehair cushions to counteract airplane vibration. The method enables steadier readings and improved navigation in flight.
Fargo report says the non partisan league led in the referendum on seven bills as returns from remote precincts accumulated a large lead. Early tallies were incomplete but favored the league.
A three mile long army motor transport convoy leaves Washington on July 7 for a 60 day, 3 000 mile journey to San Francisco along the Lincoln Highway. The test showcases military transport efficiency and promotes nationwide highway improvements.
From a military standpoint the necessity for good ocean to ocean highways is incalculable. The statement emphasizes strategic importance of uninterrupted sea routes for global operations and logistics.
London crowds paused as word of peace arrived shortly after 3 30 this afternoon. Hundreds of thousands cheered and shook hands while audiences stood for the national anthem in theatres and cafes.
In Austin Texas on June 28 the senate completed ratification of the federal suffrage amendment by passing the house resolution, marking the final step in the process.
A Travelers' Club member offered $20,000 for a seat in the Hall of Mirrors where the peace treaty was signed, during the Paris visit on June 28.
Washington June 28 The senate without debate unanimously voted to appropriate 2 million dollars to the department of justice to trace bomb plots and other anarchist activities. The house allowance for this work in the sundry civil bill was increased by 600000 dollars.
Weather forecast for period June 30 to July 5. Temperatures rise to normal by Monday and stay near or above normal afterward. Fair conditions with possible local thunder showers Tuesday or Wednesday.
A quirky critique uses vivid metaphors to mock a man seen as ignorant and hypocritical. The speaker compares him to a cross-eyed dancer chasing a two faced lover with a bare lip, illustrating skepticism toward industry characters.
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