Social News Roundup From Portsmouth to Columbus
Social news highlights residents visiting, leaving for trips, and weekend guests. Isaac Johnson returns from Portsmouth while Emma Trainer visits near Albany. Arch Stanley hosts, Philip Swing heads to Cincinnati. Dr Alston Ellis travels to Lancaster for airfield County Teachers meeting. Sergeant Edwin Finsterwald visits from Camp Sherman. Mrs Josiah Jones of Cambridge and Mrs Clara Love travel, and Mrs Fred M McKay attends a Home Missionary Society meeting. Mr W W Robinson relocates family to Portsmouth. Rev Dr and Mrs Evans host guests from Frazersburg and Delaware. Mrs Leslie Martin returns from two week country visit due to her mother’s illness. Presbyterian Christian Endeavor hosts a reception for new students with 90 townspeople, readings, music by Ohio University Ladies Quartet, and a luncheon.
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Leslie Martin
Little Son Elder
Pomeroy
John Elder
Canaanville Pike
Christian Endeavor Society of the Presbyterian Church
Merle Grunder
Marjorie Young
Ohio University Ladies Quartet
Anleine Yant
Marie Richter
Sara Long
Margaret Harshman
Eat Slowly and Use Chamberlains Tablets After Meals
Advice to form a habit of chewing slowly and thoroughly to avoid future discomfort. If trouble recurs, take one Chamberlain's Tablet immediately after supper as a preventive remedy.
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Chamberlain
Match 10 Be Deo! Ever Held in This City
The O U Gymnasium hosts a May 6 wrestling card led by Olson versus Henry Irslinger in the main bout. Irslinger, a top middleweight and holder of the 1908 International Middleweight belt, travels from Atlantic City to meet the local favorite. Irslinger departs for Michigan after the match and is the Atlantic City Athletic Club director.
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O. U. Gymnasium
Olson
Henry Irslinger
Police Gazette
Paul Bowser
Newark
Atlantic City
Middle West Strong For All Needs Of War Report
A Nebraska Public Instruction official reports from Tekamah and Burt county on wartime fundraising. He notes heavy Red Cross drives raising tens of thousands, rapid phone solicitations, and high prices for donated items such as a goose, an egg, a French handkerchief, and other articles to support the war effort.
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Middle West
M. A. Dixon
A. H. Dixon
Nebraska Department of Public Instruction
Tekamah
Red Cross
Burt County
Liberty
War Fund
Oakland
German replies on American POW mistreatment
State officials clash with German assurances saying American prisoners in German camps are treated the same as other nationalities. Officials demand concrete evidence of mistreatment before any retaliation and note prior inquiries have been unsatisfactory.
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Washington
State Department
Germany
Th’ormer
Gerard
United States
Prohibitionist Refuses Toast at German American Picnic
A prohibition advocate attends a German American alliance gathering and declines to raise a toast, citing temperance principles while urging attendees to support dry laws.
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German American Alliance
Glouster City Council Holds Routine May Session
Glouster Ohio on May 4 reports show a routine council meeting with bills, police justice fines totaling 116.25 for April, and frequent sewer and ditch complaints. Mayor Williams recovers tools shortage, a tenant offers to dig, and a stalled K and M ditch issue remains unresolved. A baby arrives on Main Street and Eagles plan a patriotic demonstration led by I M Foster.
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Glouster
J. W. Jones
W. J. Rice
McDonald
Rice
Williams
Athens Way
Corporation
Hubbard
John
Wrestling route promotes world championship in coal towns
E. F. Skinner and Quill toured Drakes Hemlock Shawnee New Straitaville Murray City Buchtel Nelsonville and Athens yesterday to advertise a wrestling bout at the Opera House Friday night. Fans in each town expect a world championship to visit the coal fields. In Athens, Olson says he will soon go to Glouster to see that farm.
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E. F. Skinner
Quill
Drakes
Hemlock
Shawnee
New Straitaville
Murray City
Buchtel
Nelsonville
Athens
Opera House
Olson
Glouster
Matsuda Skinner title bout leads Athens Glouster preliminaries
Preliminaries arranged for the Matsuda-Skinner championship wrestling bout at the Opera House on Friday May 10 feature Ferguson of Athens Gale of Glouster Freshley Athens Andrews Glouster Higgins Athens Adams Glouster in bouts. Bill Gibbs battles Young McAllister in a four round boxing match. Ringside seats at Handley’s restaurant.
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Opera House
Ferguson
Athens
Gale
Glouster
Freshley
Andrews
Higgins
Adams
Bill Gibbs
McAllister
Handley’s Restaurant
Ady
Valley Mines Hit by Idle Cars Majority Standings
Empty cars abound as every mine in the valley operates. David Reese, chief engineer at the railroad pump station, left yesterday for a brief visit in Syracuse with his old friend Pat Hogan.
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Valley
David Reese
Syracuse
Pat Hogan
Americans Break Through German Third Line Near Dogswood
American infantry penetrated the German third line trenches near Dogswood in Lorraine. About three hundred U S troops completed their first operation with American artillery support after intense preparation by their batteries. The French note praised the American gunners for mastering French methods.
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Dogswood
Lorraine
Four U S Destroyers Sink Submarines in One Day
Navy electrician Fred 8. Reece reports four American destroyers escorting a troop ship in February destroyed two German U boats. The crews surfaced with hands up. 72 prisoners were taken and landed in France. Reece notes transports can travel 25 mph in rough seas and new destroyers reach 40 mph.
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Fred
Reece
Navy Electrician
Columbus
France
Electrician
Membership Drive to Start in Scout Ranks
Prof Geoffrey Morgan will entertain Team 2 of the Mohican Class membership campaign tonight with a dinner at the Colonial. They took first place in the contest. A drawing will be held tomorrow to select five new teams to start on a campaign at once. The five captains are James Hawkins, Harold Wise, Paul Hall, Carl Wilson and Paul Conner. Any members of the class who desire to participate in the campaign must be present Sunday morning.
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Geoffrey Morgan
Mohican
Colonial
James Hawkins
Harold Wise
Paul Hall
Carl Wilson
Paul Conner
Teachers Strong For New Salary Schedules In Athens County
Ballots from Athens County teachers show overwhelming support for adopting salary schedules set at 75 82 50 and 90 dollars for elementary staff with proportional increases for high school teachers. The questionnaire reveals near universal unwillingness to teach for less than the new schedule. An executive committee meeting with district superintendents is planned for May 7 to align policy and respond to state rulings.
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Athens County
Athens County Teachers’ Association
Supt. Root
Markets Brief Baltimore Butter Prices
Today's Markets Baltimore produce shows steady butter with creamery fancy at 47c per lb. and other grades 46c to 49c, prints 31 to 32c, blocks 48c, various regional rolls priced around 30c to 82c, process butter 39c to 41c. Beggs notes easier prices for nearby firsts around 34c to 35c per dozen.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Ohio
West Virginia
Virginia
Southern
Egg and live poultry price list from market report
Eggs steady with prime at 32¢ and firsts 31c ordinary firers 29c seconds 26c duck eggs 36c goose eggs 60c. Live poultry steady fowls four pounds plus 26c lb under four pounds 23c roosters 18c lb broilers 35c to 40c fryers over two pounds 30c roasting four pounds plus 30c ducks white three pounds plus 26c colored 22c turkey hens eight pounds and over 26c toms ten pounds and over 20c crooked breasted 15c culls 10c.
Chicago Livestock Market Report May 4 Hogs Cattle Sheep
Chicago Illinois May 4 Hogs receipts 13000 Mixed and Butchers 1690 1770 Good Heavy 1695 1750 Rough Heavy 1605 1645 Light 1710 1775 Pigs 1350 1720 Cattle receipts 1500 Beeves 1000 1760 Sheep receipts 3000 Native 1275 1650 Western 1350 1670 Lambs 1550 2050 Western 1600 2100 Ewes 1275 1660
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Chicago
Cattle and Hogs Strong at Cincinnati Market
Cincinnati on May 4 reports receipts of cattle 400 with calves bringing 13.25 to 13.50, hogs 1700 with good choice packers and butchers at 17.60, and light sheep with market unchanged.
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Cincinnati
Pittsburg Stock Market Cattle and Hogs Steady
Pittsburg May 4 cattle market unchanged and sheep and lambs steady. Hog receipts 10 cars with market active. prime heavy 17.55 to 17.75, mediums heavies and pigs 18.25 to 18.50, roughs 15.50 to 16.26, stags 12.00 to 13.26.
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Pittsburg
Market Prices for Wheat Corn Oats and Clovers
Toledo May 4 closing prices list cash wheat 2.20 corn 1.60 oats 0.80 1 2 rye 2.44 clover 18.00 timothy 3.80 and aliske 15.25 with October 14 650.
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Toledo
Chicago Grain Market Prices Report May Updates
Chicago grain notes show May corn at 1.271/4 and May data at 0.770 1/2, with July trades near 1.4847/8 and 0.684 3/4 for data. May work at 46.02 and July at 46.50, reflecting daily market activity and futures values.
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Chicago
Ill
Teachers from Many Counties Take Exam Today
A large number are taking the teacher's examination at Ellis Hall today. Eighty persons from twenty two counties are taking it here and mailing their papers home. Twenty five are from Washington county. Of the Athens county applicants forty three seek elementary certificates. Three are men and forty are women. Three women seek high school certificates.
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Ellis Hall
Washington County
Athens County
Waterworks Office Extends Hours for May Rent Payments
The waterworks office stays open until 8 pm to collect May water rents. Clerk Romine urges property owners to come in tonight to dodge the expected rush lasting until May 10. A Greenpoint Home News item reports a Texas letter from a local youth claiming 10 000 men under his command, seen from an airplane.
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Romine
Service Department
Mr. Rambler
Greenpoint
Texas
Sunday Visits and Local Social Happenings
Miss Edna and Everett Haning spent Sunday with their brother Ira Haning of Burlingham. Anna and Winnie Martin of Albany visited here. Abbie Woodyard and daughter Elia were Athens visitors Wednesday. Mrs. Arthur Adair of Hebron visited her parents A. J. Carbaugh and relatives. Clyde Helwig of Athens, formerly local, underwent a Columbus Hospital operation and is recovering nicely. Anna Largent went to Albany on business Tuesday. Margaret Harner of Center Stake spent the weekend with C. L. Stewart and Mabel Dixon.
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Edna
Everett Haning
Ira Haning
Burlingham
Anna
Winnie Martin
Albany
Arthur Adair
Hebron
A. J. Carbaugh
Clyde Helwig
Athens
Columbus
Anna Largent
Margaret Harner
Center Stake
C. L. Stewart
Mra
Mabel Dixon
Church of Christ Invites Christians to Study and Worship
The Church of Christ meets Sundays at the Carnegie Library basement with bible study at 9:30 and worship at 10:30 and invites all Christians to join. Miss Grace McGrath and Miss Marie Voigt visit on Saturday in Columbus. War Savings Stamps promoted. Col. Be. M. House noted amid wartime wreckage.
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Church OF Christ
Carnegie Library
Grace McGrath
Marie Voigt
Columbus
Col. BE. M. House
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Cline
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Isaac Johnson
Portsmouth
Emma Trainer
Arch Stanley
Philip Swing
Alston Ellis
Lancaster
Airfield County Teachers Association
Edwin Finsterwald
Camp Sherman Chillicothe
Mrs. Finsterwald
Josiah Jones
Cambridge
Etta Davis
C. B. Beverage
North
Congress Street
Clara Love
Mrs
Ed Beverage
Grand Island, Neb
Fred M. McKay
Corning
Home Missionary Society
The
M. E. Church
McKay
W. W. Robinson
Mrs. Robinson
Poplar Avenue
B. Dr. Evans
R. C. Cochran
R. M. Frazier
Frazersburg
Ruth Lemley
Delaware
Cochran
Evans
Frazier
Dr. Evans
C. EB
Dalton’s Academy
John Burns
Main Street
Aerie Fraternal Order of Eagles
High Street
I. M. Foster
Foster
Vivian Martin
Gail Kane
Hisylvania
George 8. Thompson
Paris
John Moore
Jock
HM Posts
Henry Wood
U. S
Lostro Auto Sales Coo
Baltimore Produce
Cincinnati Produce
Union Stock Market
Cincinnati Cattle Market
Toledo Grain Market
N. Court
G. W. Guthrie
Nick Steven
Chase
Abbie Woodyard
Elia
Parker
Dr. Parker
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