Social notes from Athens area events and visits
Mrs Frank Hamilton and Mrs W Q Jones traveled to Middleport for Ian Sisters Convention. Rebekah lodge plans a masquerade party Thursday night. Athenis Needle Club to meet Wednesday at 2 PM with hostess Mrs Philip Weaver. Childs Conservation League to meet at 7 30 PM with Mrs Ralph Woods. Local residents and families listed visitations and trips to Florida, Zanesville, Green ville Pa, and various Ohio towns. Kindergarten Mothers Association of Ohio University to meet next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Hamilton
W. Q. Jones
Middleport
Philip Weaver
South Congress Street
Athenis Needle Club
Meeting Notice on November Session in Ellis Hall
Regular session Wednesday November 12 from 2 30 to 4 o clock in Ellis Hall. A discussion on Discipline by Mrs dr N Brown and one on Freedom and Control by Mrs A E Wagner are fears of the program. Important business will come before the association at this meeting pertaining to the sale. A cordial invitation is extended to those interested in the work.
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Ellis Hall
School Notes Highlights Ohio Village Education Efforts
A Deanville entertainment raised twenty dollars for the local school, funding a 100 dollar bank balance. Happy Hollow and Plains schools add a Victrola, with funds from socials, while walls are frescoed and painting planned. Teachers Miss Collins and Miss Anthony replace one another, and new reading circle books arrive as teaching talent shifts.
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Nelsonville, CO
Deanville
Happy Hollow
Anastasia Collins
Sugar Creek No
Athens Township
New Richmond
Indiana
Collins
Athens County
Ohio
Miss Collins
Ethel Anthony
Athens
Plains School
Gladys Rhodes
Factory School
Luhrig
Rhodes
Child's terror during two minutes silence in London WWII memory
A London spectator recalls a two minute silence at 11 AM marking World War I's end. A frightened little girl cries for her mother, fearing German airmen, before being reassured that the sound is for her father, not an imminent attack.
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London
Hun
Armistice Day Silent Ritual Grips London
London observed Armistice Day with two minutes of silent tribute across the city. Engines stopped, trains halted, and industry paused as buglers sounded and the Last Post marked the solemn interval before life resumed. Women in black wiped tears and moved on with daily tasks.
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ED L. Keen
United Press
London
Empire
Gloriou
Great Britain
George
Dominions
Prosecutor Will Meet Price to Discuss New Levy
Prosecutor Bartels will meet Attorney General Price in Columbus tomorrow to discuss the new two mill levy road tax. A special meeting of the county commissioners the treasurer and auditor decided this. If the levy is placed on the December tax duplicate it will require changing all tax slips. If the levy can be carried over until June excess work will be avoided.
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Bartels
Price
Columbus
Local American Legion post sees rush of World War veterans enroll
With hours left before charter close, many World War I veterans enrolled in the Athens post. A big meeting is planned for Wednesday at 7 30 PM in Chamber of Commerce rooms with an American Legion band, a concert, and officers to adopt constitution and by laws. A smoker and business session precede the gathering, and the adjutant will enroll late arrivals at the Messenger office this Tuesday evening. Partial enrollment list includes Dr. W. B. Bentley, Harry M. Bean, John G. Hibbard, Bernard Levi Jefferson, and many Ath en residents.
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Chamber of Carameres
American Legion
Mart
Ohio University
Tovyan
Ath
Red Crags
Legion
Migs Hawkins
O. U
John H. Berry
Athens State Hospe
Harry M. Bean
Guysville
W. B. Bentley
Dwight Barrows
Stewart
F. R. Brewer
New Marshfield
Carman Church
Jesse Carsey
Dean Copeland
Athens
Arthur Donaldson
Athens R. D
Lloyd Daily
Albany
Ray M. Duff
A. R. Hawk
C. D. Hawk
John G. Hibbard
Bernard Levi Jefferson
O. A
Mike
Krivusti
the Plains
Thurman Kaiser
Harry
Eleven Negroes Sentenced to Death in Elaine Riot
Eleven men convicted of first degree murder for the Elaine, Arkansas race riot on October 1 were sentenced to death today by Judge Jackson in Helena. The court room was heavily guarded against possible attacks during the pronouncement.
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Helena
Ark
Elaine
Jackson
Government union officials meet to discuss wage scale and arbitration
In Indianapolis two o clock today the scale committee and district presidents planned to consider a wage scale proposal. Palmer said miners submitted to the court an order withdrawing the strike and a conference to negotiate an adjustment will be held in Washington within two days. Wilson avoids direct involvement while mediation procedures are prepared using government departments. Senator Kenyon and Senator Jones weigh in on mediation and coal and steel strike actions. A railroad returns to iron frames after testing on cars.
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Central Competitive
Indianapolis
Palmer
Secretary of Labor
Wilson
Kenyon
Senate Labor Committee
Labor Industrial Board
Jones
Washington
Senate
War Refugees Face Starvation and Disease in Eastern Europe
The American Red Cross and Jewish relief groups report 6,000,000 destitute Jews in Eastern Europe endure starvation, epidemics, and exposure East of the River Mev. Children suffer malnutrition, blindness, and high mortality as refugees live in ruined shelters. Relief efforts multiply personnel to feed and care for victims in Poland and beyond.
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American Red Cross
Europe
Mev
Erica Noebher
Polend
Poland
Bug River
Ned Cross
Jonge
Department of Tle
United States
Peru
Buz River
Gonaives
French dog hides collar after digging at Highland Lake
Jerry a French bulldog owned by Andrew Saxe at Highland Lake in St Winsted Conn digs a hole under the cottage veranda and buries a collar after it is temporarily removed. The dog reappears with its nose smeared with fresh earth, as the family discovers the buried collar beneath the cottage.
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St. Winsted
Conn
Jerry
Andrew Sexe
Saxe Cottage
Highland Lake
Spud's Run Weekend Visits Noted in Local Social
Mr and Mrs Wade Smith of Federal spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs H P Dowler and Mr and Mrs Roy Mathews and others in a sequence of social calls reflected in local society notes.
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Wade Smith
Mr. and
Mra
H. P. Dowler
Roy Mathews
Community Notices And Events Nearby
Mrs Ray Mathews visited grandparents Mr and Mrs H A Mathews. Miss Mildred Dowler stayed with her brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs Clarence Mansfield Willow Creek. A Strouds Run school house pie supper Friday drew broad attendance. Revival services were held at this place with cordial welcome to all.
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Ray Mathews
H. A. Mathews
Mildred Dowler
Clarence Mansfield
Willow Creek
Stroud’s Run
Harold
Beyond
Athens
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Rebekah Lodge
Rebekahs
Childs Conservation League
Ralph Woods
Mill Street
Edward Beck
Logan
Simon Brouwer
Margaret
Florida
Charles F. Bieber
Charles Jr
Zanesville
Ida Dilts
North Cemetery Street
Elmer Spencer
Grosvenor Street
Sarah Louise
Will Coe
Summerland Beach
O. O. Fordyce
Toledo State Hospital
Lynn Cottage
Clayton Mansfield
Chillicothe
Messrs
Frank and
Dana Manefeld
Springid
Elmer Mansfield
W. S. Foutch
North
Congress Street
Akron
Cleveland
Springfield
Youngstown
W. H. Tegan
Kindergarten Mothers Association of
Porter & Jones
National Woolen Mills
Iti
East State St
Sunlight Creameries
York Township
Carbondale
Parkersburg
W. Va
New York State
Margaret L. Smith
New York
Miss Smith
Rome
Oal Ade
Amchigars Hklp
Ncan
Lina
Weeeeen
Dolly
Papeler Bldg
Calvert
Helen Clark
Colege Auditorium
Lucille Collette
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