Social Highlights And Weddings In Piqua Society
Samuel Scott's seventy fifth birthday celebrated at home with family dinner including Grace Scott and Elizabeth Scott. Sergeant Arthur Hawley wed Sarah Gossett at Methodist parsonage. he will return to Fort Cook with his bride. Epworth League banquet at Grace M. E. church featured roast beef menu and a mock wedding finale. Adelaide Dailey and Albert Zink married at St Marys church with ring ceremony. groom stationed at Camp Sherman. Rachel Cahill hosted bridge. Leora Ellabarger to entertain. D of I and L C B A meetings announced. Christmas program planning noted. Music Study Club discussed Red Cross collaboration. parliamentary review by Research Club shared. Missionary talk scheduled by Floyd Keeler at St Marys Hall. Lieutenant Dadney G Miller will depart for Fort Dodge, Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samiuel Scott
Grace Scott
Samuel Scott
Lewis Schuh
Elizabeth Scott
Gus Scott
Thomas
Robert
W. EB. Simpkinson
Nancy Jean
Piqua
Troy Daily News
Arthur W. Hawley
Ft. Cook, Ariz
Sarah Gossett
J. C. Roberts
Rowley
Ft. Cook
Troy
Epworth League of the
Grace M. E. Church
Z B. T. Walker
League
Rachel Bancroft
Benn Johnson
Helen Miller
Alice Miller
Rev. Grauser
Carl Judy
G. EB. Folk
George Cathecart
Ani G. BK. Folk
Adelaide Dailey
Albert Zink
St. Mary’s Church
Cogan
Frances Dailey
Mr. Tompkins
Camp Sherman
Joe
Raymond Chronerberry
Richard
Mary Chronerberry
Thomas Murray
Pridal
Broadway
Local residents visit and travel notes from Piqua area
A collection of brief notices lists Joe Vorhese and Carl Geiger among visitors and travelers. Reports note coal shortages closing plants, funerals attended in Houston and Lima, and residents from Wapakoneta, Toledo, Greenville, Urbana, Troy, Tippecanoe City, and Conover visiting family or on business. Frequent trips include Umatilla Florida and New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Gauschildt
Tippecanoe City
Piqua
Charles Egenberger
Urbana
Zero Weather Still With Us This Cold Spell Continues
Jack Frost holds, temperatures fell to eleven below yesterday and seventeen below today, with record lows across the region. Fuel supplies are not exhausted but coal shortages threaten utilities and freight. conserve heat and curb consumption to aid those with no coal while rail and traction services lag behind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Frost
Hettier
Public Utilities
Hein
United States Weather Bureau
Cincinnati
Mayor-elect to address Socialist party in town
Frank Hamilton will deliver an address before the Socialist party in Columbus. no date set. J F Rayner’s Caldwell street property is bought by Rev John Montgomery’s family who plan to move before year’s end. George Hodges and son Ed arrived in Piqua from Camp Logan Texas for a brief furlough, Ed visiting Detroit before returning to his camp. Ed serves in the base hospital corps and notes his enjoyment of the work amid widespread talk of a large troop movement across the water between December 20 and January 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus State Journal
Frank B. Hamilton
Socialist Party
Iamiton
J. F. Rayner
Caldwell Street
John Montgomery
D. D
George Hodges
Piqua
Camp Logan
Houston
Texas
Detroit
Base
More Men Join Colors in Local Enlistment Drive
A patriotic wave sparks enrollments across the district with four Piqua boys, four from Troy, three from Sidney, and one unnamed man leaving yesterday for Columbus. Charlies Landrey Simon Weinberger Howard Houser Borace Dietzer Ira Helmick Forrest Sanders Leo Wolt Clifford Scholfield among those departing. The recruiting office works to prepare necessity papers and examine applicants. Another group leaves this afternoon. names to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piqua
Vas
Troy
Sidney
Columbus
Charlies Landrey
Simon Weinberger
Howard Houser
Borace Dietzer
Ira Helmick
Forrest Sanders
Leo Wolt
Clifford Scholfield
Farm Loan Rates Boosted by Board
Washington reports the federal farm loan board raised rates on farmers loans from 5 to 4 1 2 percent to prepare for a possible bond rate increase. The action aims to lift private mortgage rates and may prompt insurers to issue new loans to farm lands, expanding credit but raising costs. The system has issued about 36 million dollars in six months with 500 million in publications pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Federal Farm Loan Board
McAdoo
Liberty
Eports
Hauid
Weld Refuge
Heartr
Neutme
Senior class tops Sophomores in Inter-Class Basketball
The Senior team defeated Sophomores 23 to 14 in a tight game after trailing 18 to 13 at halftime. Batty, their star guard, suffered a broken nose in the first half, also a regular on the Varsity. Juniors beat Freshmen 22 to 0 in a one-sided match. Winning teams vie tonight for school championship, others fight for second place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sophs
Batty
Freshies
Piqua
Bowling Contest To End At Cosmopolitan Club
The Cosmopolitan club bowling tournament should wrap up tonight as several contestants are set to finish their strings at the Brunswick Ales venue. Not all team members attended recent sessions, delaying the schedule beyond the planned closing date. Spectators are expected for high average and high score prizes as locals anticipate the finale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cosmopolitan Club
Brunswick Aleys
Ali for Conservation's Sake in Western Ohio Transport
Travelers on the Western Ohio line face inconvenience as local cars have been discontinued and traction company coal supply delays hinder progress. The disruption is framed as temporary, with optimism for restoration once coal is secured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
American Engineers Leader Fought at Cambrai
GOL C H M Kinstry commander of American Engineers who fought at Cambrai is mentioned. The limited cars leave Piqua at their regular time with local stops. One car departs at 7 10 a m for Sidney only.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambrai
Ned
Piqua
Sidney
Reverend Hershey Conducts Funeral Services
Reverend Roy G. Hershey will conduct the funeral for Elon Potter of the northern state city. Potter, a member of the state grain commission, was well known in regional public life. Funeral services are set for Thursday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy G. Hershey
Elon Potter
Potter
State Grain Commission
Freight car derails on North Main and River streets
A Western Ohio freight car jumped the track near the corner of North Main and River streets early today, blocking traffic. The car remained off the rails at an angle with the front about six feet from Schwable and Steiner's paint shop, halting nearby traffic for an extended period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Ohio
North ‘Main and “River Streets
Schwable & Steiner
Rotary Luncheon Hears Neale and Reymiller Address City
Rev J R Neale spoke at the Rotary Club luncheon and received a vote of confidence for his war front service while Lieut John Reymiller shared training camp experiences. The club also backed a salary increase for the fire and police chiefs. Barrett is set to speak next Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Neale
John Reymiller
Rotary Club
Neale
Reymiller
Barrett
Delegate J T Nielson to attend Washington meeting
Secretary J T Nielson of the G D A was delegated to go to Washington D C Wednesday to attend a meeting arranged by the United States chamber of commerce to discuss plans for mobilizing American industry for war purposes. Nielson was designated national councilor for Dayton of the U S chamber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.T. Nielson
Washington, D. C
United States Chamber of Commerce
Nielson
Dayton
U.S. Chamber
Dayton Herald
Troy newspaper change in Troy Times editor role
Co. C. Waltermire has left the Troy Times with his father, Hon. Beecher W. Waltermire. O. S. Yount of the Tipp Herald succeeds him as editor and manager, bringing varied experience in Troy newspapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Waltermire
Troy Times
Beecher W. Waltermire
Waltermire
O. 8. Yount
Tipp Herald
Troy
Counter Revolt Spreads Against Bolsheviki Regime in Russia
London report details a growing counter revolution across southeastern Russia as White forces move from Don region toward Ukraine borders. General Dutov advances from Orenburg toward Cheliabinsk to sever Trans-Siberian supply lines, aiming to disrupt supplies to Petrograd and European Russia.
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Russia
London
Caucasus
Don
Kaledines
Don Cossacks
Ukraine
Moscow
Orenburg
Siberian
Dutof
Cheliabingk
European
Petrograd
Sibteria
Pacific
Historic Cabin John Bridge and its long masonry span
The Cabin John Bridge in the Glend suburbs near Washington spans the Cabin John Run deep valley to carry a conduit for city water. Built in the 1850s under War Department direction, it was the world’s longest single masonry span, designed by Montgomery C. Meigs. A tablet lists officials including the Secretary of War, but a blank billet was left because Jefferson Davis was serving elsewhere in 1861.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cabin John
Washington
Potomac
Montgomery C. Meigs
Army
War Department
Jefferson Davis
Minnows as Edible Food in Early English Cooking
A correspondent asks about minnows as food. The piece notes minnows are clean and meaty for small fish dishes, citing Izaak Walton’s Angler on making a tansy stew or fried minnows with yolks of eggs, and compares whitebait as another edible dish dependent on preparation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Izaak Welton
Izaak Walton
River May Freeze Over In Ohio Valley Cold Spell
Cincinnati reports severe weather with deep snow and strong winds as the Ohio River may freeze if the cold spell lasts several more days. Residents in suburbs fear shifting ice could trap households while concerns grow over the regional impact of the persistent chill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Ohio Valley
Ohio
Weather forecast for December 11 in Washington
Observations from the United States Weather Bureau taken at 7 p.m. Monday. Forecast for tomorrow indicates generally fair conditions with milder temperatures and less cold weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Weather Bureau
Washington
Halifax Blizzard Strikes City Halting Relief Work
Halifax endures a roaring blizzard as rescue teams quit amid harsh conditions. Trains with hospital supplies and food are held up by snow, lighting fails, and funeral gatherings go underground. Official tallies show 1,280 dead, 940 unaccounted, 6,000 wounded, 25,000 homeless after the munition explosion disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
Toa
Japanese Land Troops Arrive at Vladivostok
Tokyo reports say Japanese mine vessels landed at Vladivostok while Chinese forces moved into Harbin, aimed at guarding wartime aid corridors and loans tied to Bolshevik repudiation. The dispatch notes a Bolshevik push toward the port asives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vladivostok
Russia
Great Seapor
London
Pacific
Harbin
Manchuria
Mladivostok
United States
Japan
Petrograd
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Fireside Circle
Bucobia James
West Ash Street
United Brethren Church
Rachel Cahill
Leora Ellabarger
St. Mary’s School
Lawrence Beckett
Ford Beckett
California
S. R. Jausheski
The
D. of I
Mound Street
Kiefer
Red Cross
Research Club
Albert Priller
Ray Ulery
Clu
Arthur Clark
John Bennett
George Thompson
Arthur Binford
Oscar Fessler
George Davis
Ruth Miles
Margaret. Turk
Albert Wilson
Harry Speelman
St. Marys Hall
Floyd Keeler
Mission House
Catholic University
Keeler
Catholic Missionary Union
Dadney G. Miller
H. K. Wood
Fort Dodge
Des Moines
Towa
Joe Vorhese
Wapakoneta
Axs
Carl Geiger
Springfield
Orville C. Cannon
Giva Carolyn
Dervert Ault
Clark Kridler
Wells Fargo
J. C. Kridler
Thomas Rafferty
Edwin McClelland
Toledo
Mary Dwyer
Charles May
Charlyne
Mary Bicelier
Los Angeles
Cal
Thoma
Wsther Bashore
Magdalene Schnell
Cornelia
Kleinschrodt
Lawrence Dailey
Greenville
Lydia Miller
Lima
Alison Clark
Lon Stoltz
A. F. Little
Bradford Sentinel
P. H. Stoffer
Umatilla
Florida
Montgomery
Alabama
Jackson
Alfred Flesh
New York
Kate Crane
Margaret Laskey
A. Thoma & Sons
Eddie Hodges
Ali
Rh. G. Hershey
Wealth
St. Paul - Bee
St. Louis
Chicago
Buffalo
Ofeid
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