Social 1 News items from Athens area visitors and soldiers
Athens residents report Wednesday visits by E K Carpenter of Albany and Mrs Alfred Carpenter sister Mayme Johnson stays with E V Wolfe in Factory Thelma Thelma Thelma Jones and Thelma Mrs Theodore W Hixson visit Cambridge Pittsburgh area soldiers from 1856 Machine Gun Battalion arrive in New York Camp Merritt and telegrams reach families The Woman's Music Club shifts meeting date due to a show and Mrs Powell recovers after surgery.
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Cambridge
Sen
Cain Connett
Fag Plains
Athens
J. A. Westfall
Alex
Ural
Camp Merritt
New York
Paul Cassey
Walter Baird
Mrs Paul R McLaughlin Receives Word of Husband’s Voyage
Mrs Paul R McLaughlin of Guysville received a cablegram from Major McLaughlin in charge of a camp hospital in France. He will sail from a French port on the President Grant Thursday and land in New York.
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Paul R. McLaughlin
Guysville
Major McLaughlin
France
President Grant
New York
Presbyterian ladies honor long-time organist Mrs Farmer
Last evening a group of Presbyterians led by Mrs Liston Jones met at Mr and Mrs Swaim on Park Place to honor Mrs Alfred G Farmer who for years served as the church organist.
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Liston Jones
Swaim
Park Place
Alfred G Farmer
Presbyterian Church
Goodspeed Family Letter From Harry Reports Navy Service
Mr and Mrs G E Goodspeed O Mahon of Athens receive a letter from son Harry C Goodspeed aboard the Santa Rosa in New York Harbor. He expects to sail for France March 25 and bring back 2226 soldiers. Harry enlisted in the navy at 15 in 1918 and says he likes it and has a good word for the Red Cross.
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G. E. Goodspeed O’ Mahon
Athens
Harry C. Goodspeed
N. Y
Santa Rosa
France
Harry
Red Cross
Local Obituaries and Community Notices
Miss Edith Jones daughter of F L Jones of Burlingham dies Wednesday burial Friday Nathenon Quivey of Gold Ridge dies Friday funeral at Burlingham Sunday Hubert Bryson of Midway injured in accident sister Clive Quivey mentioned Ella Levicy helping Mrs Ira Haning Jesse Cuckler recently at Athens hospital visited family and attended Edith Jones funeral Clyde Hines a Camp Sherman soldier discharged and returned home Mrs George Samborn hosted Maggie Chaney Flo Chaney and Audry Williard Sunday
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Edith Jones
F. L. Jones
Burlingham
Nathenon Quivey
Gold Ridge
Hubert Bryson
Midway
Clive Quivey
Ella Levicy
Ira Haning
Jesse Cuckler
Athens Hospital
Invention Prints Ads On Gummed Tape For Packages
A new machine can print any advertisement on gummed tape as it unwinds from a reel to seal packages. It promises on demand branding for shipments, enabling customized messages without separate printing steps.
Lostro Auto Show Opens at Local Plant
About two hundred people attended the opening of the Lostro auto show at the local plant yesterday noon. Four new car models on the first floor and refinished used cars on the second floor are on display with rose blooms and spring flowers. An orchestra on both floors provided music as visitors toured sales, wholesale, used car, and machine and paint shop areas. The show runs through Saturday evening.
Food push to curb bolshevism eyed by allied authorities
United Press reports Wastington officials expect an early food offensive into bolshevist threatened territories as part of postwar measures. President Wilson urged Congress to pass a $100 million food bill to check bolshevism while delays in shipments persist. Diplomats in Paris note faster overall movement but critique French policies and the blockade's role in European unrest.
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United Press
Wilson
Congress
Waeon
White House
American Peace Party
Paris
Europe
Noon Chamber Lunch Sparks White Apron Parade and Show
A midweek chamber of commerce lunch drew a large crowd. Attendees wore white aprons and red caps bearing Loatro marks. The high school jazz orchestra performed while Clint Draper and the Elks' Mistrela offered songs. Lieut Slyvanus spoke, Supt. Morgan closed the program, then the group toured the Lostre automobile show on Court Street.
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Chamber of Commerce
Jass
Lieut
Slyvanus
Clint Draper
Elks’ Minstrela
Supt
Morgan
Returned World War soldiers form group to push Victory Loan
Lieut. A. B. Sylvanus arrives in Athens to organize local effort for the Fourth Federal Reserve District bond drive. The county’s former soldiers are aligning with Liberty Loan aims to finish the World War program and promote national peace.
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Liberty Loan Organization
United States
A. B. Sylvanus
Athens
Athens County
Slyvanus
Treasury Department
Ceneral Liberty Loan Committee
Federal Reserve
Revolt in Weypt Aims at Egyptian Self Rule
The piece outlines rising Egyptian demand for reform and self government aligned with British rule, contrasting moderates seeking limited autonomy with radicals demanding full independence like Sinn Fein. It notes a proposed London conference on the transfer and the swift revolt along the Nile, with arms shortages limiting civil conflict potential.
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J. W. T. Mabon
United Press
New York
Ingiet
Sinn
Trans
Census Supervisor Speculation for Tenth District
Citizens debate who will be named census supervisor for the tenth district. Otto Vollenwider of Vinton previously held the post with a $1600 stipend for about seven months. The nomination rests with C man Foster amid qualifiers and examiner requirements for enumerators.
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Otto Vollenwider
Vinton
Foster
Poultry Prices In Today's Market Report
Today market notes mixed poultry prices with fowls five pounds and up at 88 cents per pound and fryers eight pounds and up at 66 cents. Turkeys toms thirteen pounds and over at 87 cents, old toms and other items listed with varying cents per pound.
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Ducker&s
Liberty Bonds and City Figures Reported
Fragmented OCR notes show numbers and places like YORK and Sacto with mentions of Liberty Bonds. The readable parts suggest financial figures, percentages, and dates but are too incomplete to determine a clear event or outcome.
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Liberty Bonds Bende
YORK
Cincinnati Cattle Market Steady As Receipts Ease
Market reports show cattle receipts easing with slow, steady shipments. Prices hover near 16.00 to 24.60 with totals around 918.00 and mixed offers noted amid a weak spot market for certain lots.
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Cincinnati
Megoe
Pittoburg Market Prices Reported for Livestock and Goods
A fragmented list shows live stock and commodity prices including hogs at 19.60 to 19.80, pigs 16.00 to 17.75, sows 18.00, 19.60, and stags 31.00, along with receipts and market notes from local buyers and sellers.
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Pittoburg Live Foe Es Wits Ite
Ee Ee UB
Fred
Toledo Grain Market Summary
Toledo corn prices show nearby and deferred futures with cash bids listed for March and May. Market details include feeding and storage terms with varying quotes and minor price adjustments across standard grain contracts.
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Toledo
Abe Alaik
Mately
Chicago Market Listings and Prices Across Items
A fragment shows various market entries with price hints and item types. It lists items such as preremance and live poultry with scattered prices and identifiers, reflecting a noisy early 20th century local market page.
Unclear OCR Fragment On Permits and Personalities
Fragmentary note mentions no wok permits issued today and a probate judge scene. Unclear names or actions due to garbled text.
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Pepe
Air ministry accepts navy challenge for trans Atlantic seaplane flight
The British air ministry announced that the American navy challenge to fly a seaplane across the Atlantic would be pursued with an early attempt. The plan aims to demonstrate long range capability in aerial transport.
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London
Air Ministry
Nations Unemployment Shows Big Decrease
Washington reports unemployment nationwide declined slightly in the past week as the Department of Labor notes a broader easing of joblessness. Officials credit seasonal factors and early spring hiring for the dip while warning against overstatement of the drop.
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Washington
Mar
Department of Labor
Allied troops withdraw from Sseneela rear Budapest link
In a terse Allied briefing, forces pulled back from Sseneela after hours of heavy fighting. A rumor claimed movements toward Budapest, but officials denied a strategic redeployment to any specific front.
Detroit Hotel Redevelopment Into Bank Building
The Pontchar train Hotel in Detroit will be remodeled at a cost of five million dollars to become a bank building for the Old Detroit National Bank. The project converts the hotel structure into a new banking facility.
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Detroit
Mich
Pontchartrain
Old Detroit National Bank
Two Russians Apply for Naturalisation in Court Clerk Session
Two Russian subjects sought naturalisation today before the clerk of courts. Charles 8, 60, a miner from Poston born in Wempell Finland, and Leo Konikowski, 27, a miner from Jacksonville born in Savalki, appeared as applicants.
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Charles 8
Miner
Poston
Wempell
Finland
Leo Konikowski
Jacksonville
Savalki
Food Ration Burnout Destroys Fairfield Store Complex
A Fairfield grocery store and its substation post office owned by Jacob Paley burned to the ground. Cans of tinned food exploded for hours, covering the landscape in a smeared layer of canned goods.
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Fairfield
Conn
Jacob Paley
Allies Alter Hungary Frontier Post Armistice Line
A Budapest dispatch reports the allies notified Hungary that their decision changed and the armistice boundary line will not be Hungary's political frontier.
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Copenhagen
Budapest
Hungary
Allies Concede to Hungary in Territorial Redraw Speeds
Hungary’s government change cited belief that Allies planned to shrink Hungary to hand over territories to Romania Serbia Poland and Czecho Slovakia. The Budapest report suggests a significant Allied concession if true.
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Hungary
Rumania
Serbia
Poland
Czecho-Slovakia
Budapest
Reinstatement Planned for Postal Civil Service Veterans
Washington March 26 The Postmaster General Burkins announces that men who left classified civil service postal jobs to enlist in the army or navy will be restored to their former positions. The plan aims to preserve seniority and pay levels for returning veterans.
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Washington, Mar
Postal Service
Army
Navy
Postwpostes Generel
Judge Mauck Clears Defendant in Cape Aw Wallace Case
Judge Mauck today rendered a decision for the defendant in the Cape Aw Wallace case at the B Hill Geal pany.
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Mauck
Cape
Aw Wallace
B. Hill Geal Pany
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