Social News Briefs Highlight Guests and Visits
Miss Aliice M Betts hosts cousin Wilma Featherstone of Carbondale for a week. Anna and Mary O Conn er of Clarksburg visit Miss Belle Schloss. Otis Norris of Beebe and G C Quick of Carpenter return from military service. Several families host or plan visits including Mrs J B Clayton and her grandson Earl Jr of St Cloud Minn. Lieutenant Gilbert McDougal returns from Camp Sherman on 24 hour leave.
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Aliice M. Betts
Wilma Featherstone
Carbondale
J. B. Clayton
Earl S. Clayton
Earl Jr
St. Cloud, Minn
Gilbert McDougal
C. S. McDougal
Camp Sherman
McDougal
New York
Army of Occupation
308Th
Three Shadrach Daughters and Father Die in Train Crash
Dr W E Shadrach and daughters Helen 10 Loraine 13 killed when their car was struck by a train at the I O C crossing near Canal Winchester Pike Lancaster. Second daughter died Thursday night. Mrs Shadrach injured and later reported to be recovering. Moore family and Shadrachs close friends in Athens.
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Athens
Moore
Albany Teacher Weds Athens Soldier in Columbus
Miss Eleanor Bowers of Albany and Mr. Harley Maxwell of Athens quietly married in Columbus on May 2 with Rev. Rexford presiding. Bowers, a teacher in Albany schools, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Bowers. Maxwell recently returned from France after serving with the Rainbow Division. They plan to reside at the Maxwell home on 81 Mill Street and host friends there after a wedding trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor Bowers
Albany
Harley Maxwell
Athens
Columbus
Rexford
Miss Bowers
E. A. Bowers
Maxwell
France
George Maxwell
Mill Street
Rain Delays Athens Jackson High School Game
Weather disrupted local sports as Athens Jackson High School postponed yesterday’s game planned for the playground. Jim Osmond expects field readiness for a Denison match today if rain ceases, while frost forecasts on Court Street hint at chilly late hours.
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Jim Osmond
Ohio Athletic Field
Ohio Denison
Panama
Court Street
Athens Gun Club scores and a wild prisoner tale
At the Athens Gun Club yesterday a fifty target event saw Art Wolfe lead with 45 points and a high run of 33 straight birds. Merrill Kerr and Don Poston followed, while Charles Williams traveled from Grafton to Clarksburg, was arrested and later woke in Athens before returning to Clarksburg.
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Athens
Art Wolfe
Don Poston
Merrill Kerr
Doc Clark
John Swanson
J. P B. Baine
W.B. Bartels
A. B H. Whaley
Charles Williams
Grafton
W. Va
Clarksburg
Columbus Celebrates Return of 166th Rainbow Division
At noon Columbus prepared for a major celebration as the 166th Infantry Rainbow Division veterans returned from major World War I campaigns. A parade was planned with multiple sections arriving from Cleveland, delegations and bands gathering at the assigned spots.
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166Th Infantry
Ourcq
Saint Mihiel
Champaigne
Argonne
Houghs Doughboys
Cleveland
Columbus
Navy reports second Trepassey start for NC-3 after propeller trouble
Commander Towers of the NC-3, after a forced return to Halifax with propeller trouble, made a second start for Trepassey at 11:39 A M New York time this morning, the Navy Department was advised by radio shortly after noon.
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Washington
Commander Towers
NC-3
Halifax
Trepassey
New York
Navy Department
Unfilled Steel Orders Decline On April Books
United States Steel Corporation reports unfilled tonnage fell to 4,800,685 tons on April 30 from 5,480,572 on March 31. The February total was 6,010,787 and the figure a year earlier stood at 8,741,582.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
Pianos Sold Promoting Proved Good Instruments
A dealer asserts a broad view of the piano market by assembling many PROVED GOOD pianos and excluding unworthy ones. The aim is to give the public a wide, reliable perspective on piano quality.
Nation wide dues coming up at big meet
St Louis May 10 The American Legion caucus united to demand a full congressional inquiry into war department handling of conscientious objectors and to banish aliens. Delegates debated a proposal to permit sale of light wines and beers as part of national issues at the convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST Louis MO
War Department
The
American Legion
Congress
America
Resolutions Committee
Theodore Roosevelt
Major Foster
Camp Funston
Washington
J. F. J. Herbert
Chicago
St. Louis
Kansas City
Memphis
Cincinnati
New Orleans
Louisville
New York
John J. Wicker, Jr
Richmond
Comittee
Time tried pianos from 12 makes on sale now
The shop offers 12 makes of time tested pianos including A B Chase since 1875 Jacob Bros 1878 Packard 1871 Jesse French 1902 Lagonda 1902 Cambridge 1880 and six other well known makes Second Hand Pianos at bargains one as low as 0.
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A. B. Chase
Jacob Bros
Packard Piano
Jesse French
Lagonda
Cambridge
Severe floods threaten Portage and Mahoning rivers in Ohio
High winds push water back into the Portage river overflowing its banks west of Port Clinton flooding homes along the riverfront. In Warren heavy rains raise the Mahoning river near danger point with railroads B and QO and Pennsylvania flooded and lowlands in the western city threatened.
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Port Clinton
Portage River
Warren, O
Mahoning River
Pennsylvania Railroad
Weather Outlook for Ohio Valley and Tennessee
Weekly weather forecasts show showers probable in the first half of the week and fair skies in the second half across the Ohio Valley and Tennessee with normal temperatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
Soldier James Pitzer Found Dead Near Chillicothe
James Pitzer of Rushville Ohio was found dead one mile north of Chillicothe early today. He had been dead for a week with a head wound suggesting foul play authorities suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Sherman
James Pitzer
Rushville
Ohio
Chilicothe
Trans-Atlantic NC-1 Seaplane Reaches Trepassey Bay
The NC-1 American naval trans Atlantic seaplane arrived at Trepassey Bay Newfoundland in the afternoon marking a milestone in long range air travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trepassey Bay
N. F
Friction Gear Uses Magnets To Press Disk Drive Surfaces
A new friction gear form uses magnet pairs placed symmetrically around contact points to supply the necessary pressure. The arrangement aims to control contact force without mechanical springs, potentially improving disk drive performance and reliability.
Market reports from Cincinnati and Toledo on grain and produce
Cincinnati markets show prices for produce and poultry with primed fractions and steady fowls. Toledo grain lists yellow corn No. 3 at 1.75 dollars, oats around 0.72 to 0.74, barley No. 2 at 1.22, and seed prices for clover and timothy with futures for October and May.
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Cincinnati
Toledo
Timothy
Four Messenger city car riers post perfect delivery week
Four Messenger city carriers earned perfect scores this week for faultless service. No. 1 Richard Angell with 28 subscribers, No. Darrell Jerron with 152, No. 7 Theodore Moorehead with 108, and No. 8 Dayton Wise with 185 subscribers achieved spotless records. No complaints were filed regarding their service in the past week.
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Messenger City
Richard Angell
Darrell ‘Jerron
Theodore Moorehead
Dayton Wise
Chicago Produce Market Prices Brief
Butter creameries quote 66 to 67 cents with standard items around 56 to 64 cents. Dairy tubs listed at 41 cents. Cheese brands include Twins 80 cents and Young American 31 cents. Live poultry priced at 32 cents.
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Chicago
Livestock Prices at Union Stock Yards Illinois
Hog receipts 7500 steady market bull and butcher bids range from 19.00 to 20.85 dollars. Cattle receipts 1000 lower with beeves 10.25 to 19.50 and cows 7.50 to 14.25. Sheep receipts 6000 steady with wool lambs 12.75 to 19.65 and owes 6.00 to 15.25.
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Union
Ill
Pittsburg Livestock Market Report
Cattle receipts light with market in. Choice cattle sell around 16.25 to 16.75 with primes at 59 and common cattle 13.00 to 14.50. Calves bring 15.00 to 16.00. Sheep and lambs light with lower market. prime wethers 12.00, 42.75. good 10.50 to 11.50. mixed and fair 8.00 to 16.26. Hogs receipts 10 double decks. market lower. Prime heavies 20.90 to 21.00, mediums 21.75 to 21.90, heavy yorkers 21.75 to 21.90, light yorkers 21.75 to 21.90, pigs 18.00 to 19.00, roughs 19.00 to 19.75.
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Pittsburg
Cincinnati Cattle Market Summary
Cattle receipts 600 with a slow market. Peers steady to 15.00. Hogs receipts 2000 steady to 25 higher with good packers and butchers at 20.75. Sheep receipts 200 offer extra 11.75 to 12. Lambs 17.50 to 18.00 with steady tone.
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Cincinnati
Sign of Victory Steams Into New York Harbor
The Victory ship arrived at New York harbor at 3 P M signaling the success of the Victory Loan.
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New York
New York Harbor
Grain futures dip on favorable weather reports
Chicago May 10 continued favorable Midwest weather and Iowa planting reports dampened grain futures on the Chicago board. May corn opened down one cent at 1.68 and later gained a half, July corn opened 163 down a half and closed 16214, September corn opened down three-eighths at 1.55 and fell further. May oats opened near 68 down seven-eights and closed at the same, July oats opened down one-eighth at 68 four at the close. September oats opened unchanged at 65 then dropped to 64 1/1.
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Chicago
Ill
Middle West
Iowa
Chicago Board of Trade
Huns Must Sign Peace Terms Of All IFP Powers
Paris reports allied delegates expect the German government to sign the peace treaty with little opposition. Berlin statements are viewed as domestic rhetoric, while a formal German refusal could trigger an economic blockade. Officials warn removal of the government by radicals is possible if the treaty is rejected.
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IFP
Paris
Ebert
Berlin
Feaboard Lifts Runs Upon Much Business
The industrial board of the department of commerce closes its business for the day after releasing all industries from price obligations. Prices had been stabilized on construction materials including steel sand gravel crushed stone cement brick plaster lumber and glass.
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Washington
Industrial Board of the Department of Commerce
Yankee planes reach Azores on Atlantic flight plan
Aboard U S Melville at Ponta Delgada Azores May 10 two American seaplanes completed the first lap of their Atlantic crossing proving the air voyage progress. Preparations to receive the planes in Portugal are ready while American destroyers guard the route at fifty mile intervals from Azores to Newfoundland.
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U. S
Melville
Middle West Troopers Eager For Overseas Duty At Camp Meade
About 400 troopers from Kansas Texas Iowa and Missouri left Union Depot for Camp Meade at 1 35 PM on Saturday. They include reenlisted men who seek travel and overseas service in the army of occupation and will benefit from steady meals and federal protection. Among them is Levi Barstow nephew of Mrs Effie St John bound for The Plains.
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Union Depot
Middle West
Camp Meade
Army of Occupation
Kansas
Texas
Iowa
Missouri
Jefferson Barracks
St. Louis
Uncle Sam
Levi Barstow
Effie St. John
the Plains
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Social -E
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Beebe
G. C. Quick
Carpenter
35Th Division
Curt Leben
Chicago, Ill
Son Junior
Frank Schloss
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
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Marguerite
Johnston City
Isaac Burnley
Arthur Watkins
Mary Louise McQuade
Mrs
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Phillips Rose
New York City
E. T. Rose
East State Street
H. G. Williams
New Vienna
Louise Cullums
Earl Cullums
Cullums
C. T. Moore
Jennie
Lan
Marie Tiffany
Edison
Bowers-Maxwell
Cuba
United States
Lucy Moorehead
Miss Tiffany
Hibbard’s
N. Court ST
Parker Bros
Bank of Athens
Storus
Nelsonville
Cornwell
CHOP
ED L. Keen
United Press
Azores
W. R. Hargraves
Dalton’s Dancing Academy
Goodrich
Akron
Ford
Sall
Thorch
Cedt
Goodrich Tires
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