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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 12, 1919

Page

5

Social News highlights and gatherings in Athens

The Woman's Relief Corps meets at 7 30. Numerous locals visit relatives in Chillicothe and Lisbon while others travel to Detroit and Pennsboro for sorority convention and music supervision posts. A farewell for Miss Louise Dana features gifts and a social gathering at Mrs C H Welch's home.

Woman’s Relief Corps Virginia Reed Terra Alta W. Va Grace McKee McKee Oak Lodge Reed Pennsboro Miss Dana Louise Dana New York City C. H. Welch Foutch

Labor Leaner and Trike In Wrong New York

In New York on Sept 12 Matthew Well vice president of the American Federation of Labor urged labor to seek redress other than strikes by state city or national workers He cited charters given to policemen and firemen with a nonstrike pledge and referenced the Boston police strike urging public employees avoid strikes while seeking collective action Akron county representatives plan to meet about selling all interests in a tuberculosis sanitarium in Summit County to a five county group

New York Matthew Well American Federation of Labor National Civic Federation Labor Federation Boston Sadi Akron Summit County Power House Civil Service Commission Curtis Scully Square South Boston Navy

Reds Lead National League Pennant Race With Strong Hurling

Four slab artists plus Luque, the staff's fifth member, headline Cincinnati Reds' drive to first in the National League. Pat Moran's team now appears stronger than the New York Giants, with six winning hurlers though Ray Fisher slumps recently.

Luque Nati Reds Pat Moran New York Giants Cincinnati Ray Fisher

Boston Braces For General Strike As Police Walkout Spreads

Boston faces a potential general strike as police desert their posts and unions vote on sympathy walkouts. Governor Coolidge rejects arbitration while fire, telephone, and transit workers consider joining, with city defenses bolstered by machine guns, army tents, and naval guards.

Wilson warns in Idaho on league of nations isolation

President Wilson told a Cœur d'Alene audience Germans fraternizing with Bolsheviks aim to conquer Russia and gain strength. He urged America to guarantee peace and stay engaged in the postwar treaty, warning against German plots to keep the United States out of the league of nations.

Hugh Baillie United Press Coeur D'Alene Idaho Wilson America Germany United States League of Nations Weer Ttes Dson

Education wins the war by fueling every future

Athens Superintendent Geoffrey F Morgan urges students to pursue high school and college, citing military posters and government notices that stress learning a trade and education. He notes returning soldiers, including Bill Walsh and Judd Stinchcomb, exemplify the path from school to opportunity and warns that illiteracy blocks advancement.

Morgan Athens Navy Bill Walsh Athens High Homer Johnson Dick McKinstry Dutch Judd Stinchcomb France S. O Flanders St. Mihiel Somme Chateau Thierry Argonne Geoffrey F. Morgan

Lostro Dealers Hold Big Meet

Yesterday's Lostro Auto Sales Co gathering drew thirty dealers from Southeastern Ohio and West Virginia. The program featured Overland service talks, advertising talks with slides, sales efficiency addresses, a lunch for forty, a city tour, a Masonic Temple banquet, wrestling, and moving pictures.

Lostro Auto Sales Co Ohio West Virginia Butcher Deissle Fouth Lostro Gauley Lostro Co Reed Overland Masonic Temple Thor Olson Dewey Laughlin Laughlin Lostro Building BE. A. Haskins The Federal Motor Truck Co Detroit

Corn Crop Size Sparks Further Decline in Chicago Market

Talk of a large corn crop estimated at 2.75 to 3.0 billion bushels plus an eastern embargo on US shipments pushed September corn down seven cents on the Chicago board of trade. Provisions rose with a hog market rally.

Chicago Ills United States Chicago Board of Trade

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