Country Home Party Honors Margaret Haskins
Mrs J D Haskins hosted a Saturday afternoon gathering from 2 30 to 5 at her country home in honor of her daughter Margaret. Guests enjoyed lawn games light refreshments and elbow baskets of candy. Assisting hosts were Miss Beatrice Marshall and Miss Louise Kerr with many attendees listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Hiskins
Margaret
Haskins
Beatrice Marshall
Louise Kerr
Morene Cornell
Ruth Daggett
Carolyn Fuller
Jane Gill
Kathaleen Kerr
Lois McCoy
Ellen Biddle
Margaret Haskins
Thomas Clark
Tom Cotton
Tom Biddle
Bobbie Srigley
Charles’ Strecker
Francis’ Fuller
Cartlark
East Side PTA to Hear Miss Endly on Domestic Art Value
Miss Edna Endly of Ohio University will speak at the East Side Parent-Teacher Association May meeting on Wednesday at noon May 26. She will discuss the value of domestic art in public schools and grades, with officer elections and committee reports to follow. A pennant contest for grade attendance adds lively competition as the school year nears close. All members and the public are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Endly
Ohio University
East Side
Oon
Endly
Nabby Lee Ames D. A. R. holds annual chapter meeting
The Nabby Lee Ames chapter of the D. A. R. met for its annual gathering at Mrs. D. H. Moore’s home. Board of Management and all officers were re-elected for the coming year. Mrs. Warren V. Sprague presented a paper on the chapter’s history and Mrs. T. R. Biddle summarized the Washington Continental Congress proceedings. Afternoon tea followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nabby Lee Ames
D. H. Moore
Board of Management
Warren V. Sprague
Chauncey
Washington D. C
T. R. Biddle
Biddle
Celeste Jones
Dinner for Mohican Father and Son dinner Athens
Arrangements completed for the Mohican Father and Son dinner Tuesday at 5 30 in the Christian church. Over 300 have accepted the invitation making it likely the largest event of its kind in Athens. The program features a five piece orchestra, special souvenirs, and orange and black decorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Christian Church
Athens
Local Social Notices List Subscribers and Hosts
D March. Mrs J V Jones. Mrs Charles Day. Mrs C L Church. Mrs Augusta Duffee. Mrs W H Hyde. Mrs Elmer Bingman are listed among attendees and hosts for a community event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. March
J. V. Jones
Charles Day
C. L. Church
Augusta Duffee
W. H. Hyde
Elmer Bingman
Census to Count Athens School Children
Supt. G. F. Morgan has named Mrs. John Cross to lead the Athens school census this week. She may hire deputies and will tally all children ages 6 to 21. Accurate reporting affects funding for Athens schools under the new law. Notify Mrs. Cross of missing children promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. F. Morgan
John Cross
Athens
Cross
Question candidates on labor issues in Columbus meeting
The Columbus federation of labor's non-partisan group will mail a questionnaire to state candidates. It covers workmen’s compensation, occupational disease pay, old age pensions, collective bargaining, a state constabulary, union incorporation, and the Kansas industrial courts plan. The group plans no open endorsements, letting records speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Federation of Labor
Incorporation Labor Unions
Kansas Industrial Courts
Coal profits questioned in FTC report and Morrow letter
The FTC compared coal costs from last February with 1918 while J D Morrow of the National Coal Association rejected Walsh's claim of wartime profits. He cites 1917 profits at 2 26 a ton and 1918 at 2 61 a ton after taxes with 337 of 1551 operators reporting losses. Prices under government control fell after withdrawal and mining costs rose due to material costs and lost time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Trade Commission
J. D. Morrow
National Coal Association
Walsh
Massachusetts
Senate
Morrow
Hhe Jetter
Fuel Administration
Methodist bishops consecrated at conference service
In Des Moines Iowa on May 24 seventeen new bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church were conducted to the altar and consecrated to their tasks as part of the general conference. Delegates called the service the most sacred of the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des
Moines
Methodist Episcopal Church
M. E. Ecrieret
Armed raid on Anglo American Oil stores in Athlone Ireland
Fifty armed and masked men raided the Anglo American Oil Co and Shell Motor Spirit Co stores in Athlone Ireland early Saturday. They carried away gasoline valued at £500 and escaped without molestation, according to a Central News dispatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anglo-American Oil CO
Ireland
London
Shell Motor Spirit Co
Athlone
Railroads Earn One Percent on Investment in 1926
Washington May 24 The nation's railroads earned only one per cent on their property investment last year at the opening of hearings to fix railroad rates. Howard Elliott chairman of the rate committee said the boards ask a general freight increase totaling about 1.1 billion dollars annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commissioners
Howard Elliott
The
Association of Railway Executives
Boads
Good Peach Prospects Amid Sugar Shortage In Athens County
Athens farmers report excellent peach and fruit outlook for the year but fear fruit canning will shrink due to sugar shortages. Some hope sugar may appear later if raw material releases occur. Farmers also complain of alfalfa losses from severe winters and plan reseeding as germination progresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Union Leaders Assess Rapid Price Reductions
Union leaders discuss recent voluntary sales reductions as non permanent. They argue mills resist trimming prices while overstocked robbers and vandals drive costs. Labor claims the vets persistently blame high prices, expecting market rebound as consumer buying slows.
Wage Cuts Not Expected in Local Market Says Manufacturers
New York on May 24 reports manufacturers doubt wage reductions will occur, calling current price cuts temporary. union officials oppose pay cuts, citing labor progress and the psychology of never surrendering gains. Some observers warn of later deflation effects as layoffs rise across industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bellet
Hugh Frayne
American Federation of Labor
A. F. of L
Psychology of Labor
Antrican Federation of Labor
Residents Attend Funeral and Visit Relatives
Carpenter Merion McLain and his wife and three children visit Mineral and nearby towns for a funeral. Colleagues and relatives from Albany, Rutland, Langeville, and Akron spend weekends and Sundays with local families, including Miss Lyons from Kentucky visiting her sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merion McLain
Nied Triends
Mise Reba Collins
Columbus
Delilah Dudgeon
Lib Stewart
Albany
A. B. Cline
Aed
Lafe Dunbar
Ee Ed Gray
Rutland
Marion Phelps
Langeville
Agane
Miss Lyons
Kentucky
Mra. Jeageily
Neal Cots Nanieg
J. M. Monsees
Walter Hampton
Dexter
Claude Chase
Frank Kayser
Athens
Harold Romine
Marion Chasé
Lloyd Walker
Lawrence
Alicé Burt
Akron
Guarded Sugar Stock in Chicago Rail Yards
Fifty thousand tons of sugar in Chicago was guarded today by government and railroad detectives armed with rifles. Guards were stationed in the Illinois Central yards to prevent attempts to seize and cart the sugar away by motor trucks for sale at inflated prices set by the U S district attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States
Iilinoia Central
New Owners Take Over Columbia Movie House
The Columbia theatre on North Court Street has been sold by Burn G. Shuler to Major Rafael Johnson and Glen Staneart of the city. Possession was given today and the new owners plan to show tonight. Shuler may pursue other farm ventures while Johnson has wartime service and local business ties. Improvements including ventilation are planned for the venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
North Court Street
Burn G. Shuler
Rafel Johnson
Glen Staneart
Shuler
Trimble Brick Works Sold to Susquehanna Coal Co
The Trimble paving brick plant in this city and the Trimble facility were sold to the Susquehanna Coal Co by the receiver for fifty thousand dollars. The local plant will be operated by the coal company with work starting immediately to prepare facilities for brick production. Will Rustin and James Rustin of Athens will manage the plant for the coal company, while J. W. Blower, manager of the coal company, is in Columbus for talks. Both plants had been idle since falling under receivership years ago. The local plant formerly employed about a hundred workers. A fire gutted the office interior of the brick plant early Sunday morning. origin remains uncertain. Additional items note social visits and a Democratic Central committee meeting planned for Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trimble Paving Brick Co
Trimble
Hisylvania Coal Co
Coal Company
Will Rustin
James Rustin
Athens
Hisylvan's. Coal Co
Athens High School Honors Superintendent Geoffrey F Morgan
Athens High School students staged an appreciation day for Superintendent Geoffrey F Morgan who is leaving for a Columbia University post A loving cup was given during chapel exercises with senior Guy Saylor introducing the program The event highlighted Morgan’s untiring work and the students’ gratitude reflected in various tributes from classmates and staff
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens High School
Geoffrey F. Morgan
Columbia University
A&s
Morgan
Guy Saylor
Jean Giat
Harold Wise
Littler
Paul Hall
Homer
Baird
Rudolph
Bodine
Marian Busha
Geoffrey
F. Morgan
Minimum wage woes shadow Senate Today session
Ambiguous notes from Washington report stalled Senate action on wage bills. References to Pinton plan issues suggest delays and partisan hurdles affecting the minimum wage agenda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Gore
Woman's League of Ohio University Skit Boosts Loan Fund
The Woman's League at Ohio University staged a Friday and Saturday skit show to add 450 to the loan fund. The event, the seventh annual, drew large audiences and raised the year’s total to 1950 for the fund led by Dean Voigt. More than 100 university girls have borrowed from the fund over the years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's League
Ohio University
Othi
GC Iow
Dean Voigt
Wey
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Ociety
Mohican
Mr. A. L. Johnson
J. H. Hildebrand
Chillicothe
Homer Johnson
Morris Avenue
A. C. Roach
Marietta
J. Chapihan Ward
L. Johnson
Athens Needle Club
Madeline Danny
Vinton County
George Stafnley
Brewster Higley
Amelia H. Higley
Ethel Cabeen
Beatrice Martin
Shade
George McPherson
Leonfoy Bobo
New Marshfield
Johnston Calhoun
Pittsburg
Charles Hunter
Jack
Child's Conservation League
J. J. Woolley
North
Congress Street
Mra
W. A. Matheny
Ohio Christian Missionary Society
Athens Bra
Goodman Twins
C Meade
Maryland
Goodman
Acme
Guysville
Stewart
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Hazel Love
Flanagan
Corning
Athens State Hospital
Knox
Lovers Lane
R.A. Dalton
Daltonhurst
Dalton
A. L. Johnson
Ohio
Otterbein
Westerville
Parkersburg
W. Va
Athens High
Myers
Amanda
Amanda High
Pidcock
Sharp
Hocking
Columbi Movie
Glousten
Chester Tharp
Hemlock
Gar Biddison
Biddison
Democratic Central
Democrats
Ipt
Hianenen
Scott Haney Co
Fuiday
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