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Newspaper
The Democratic Banner
Location
Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1920
Page
8
April events list meetings of Women of Mooseheart Legion and Baptist church Ladies Auxiliary. Anniversary celebration of Tinen lodge Knights of Pythias includes music by Knights, Pythian orchestra, program readings, vocal and cornet solo acts, dancing and refreshments at Castle.
Society notes recount Mrs Reynolds entertaining BH group at her Haat Onto Avenue home with a brief program. The Silver Circle of Gay Street M. I. A. church met at Mrs W. B. Severny’s home on North Mulberry Street with about twenty attendees. Wedding bells rang as Taylor and Lahmon of Chesterville wed at St. Minty Rectory, planning to reside with the bride’s father. College Woman’s Club gathered on East Chownut Street. Miss Leonard reviewed The Roots of the War. Mrs Denman honored with a surprise shower at her Walnut Street home. A large civic picnic and dance hosted by the Ladies of the Elks at Elk’s Home drew many guests, including Ralph de Cole and others from several cities. Anniversary of Timon Lodge noted with activities.
A shower for bride elect Mae Clixton was hosted at her North Mulberry street home with fifteen attendees. Gifts were given as Mae Clixton plans to wed Mr Youngen of Bayton on May 12. Frances Long and Lloyd Harris to wed Friday at the bride’s Linsing Michigan home. Mrs M S Howne of Elliott street attends.
Local square of ads and notices including taxi service contacts, Samar dance at Red Men's hall in Gambier on May 1, and various residents visiting Columbus and Newark. Promotions for grocers, photo services, real estate, and fish market offerings appear amid miscellaneous short notices and personal updates.
A schedule of local gatherings includes a social at Websterhin church Friday evening with old fashioned box supper and names to be written on the boxes. Also announced are a drama by Valley Grove and a Thanksgiving service at H. Curtie lodge. Additionally K P meetings and a ladies event on Main Street are noted with time and venue details.
Fatty Arbuskle and Dorothy Tracey visit Cleveland relatives. Selfserve chicken and hot biscuits supper May 1 at the Church of Christ. Jacob Lybarger in Fredericktown on business. Funeral in Shreve for grandfather. Davin Fifth ward mothers club penny social Friday April 40. Mrs Cline returns from Columbus. Violet ray demonstration at Knecht-Feeney Electric Co. Miss Margaret Offerles returns from Whitemore. Chesapeake bay fish and birds offered by Vernon Fish Co. Dry cleaning ad for The Sanitary Dry Cleaning Co.
A call to women to donate a collection basket for the Salvation Army Second Home Service Mind Drive and to volunteer during the intensive drive days. Respond to Mrs. I. Cooper Wills at Hotel Curtis.
The Fourth ward school pupils staged a Wednesday evening program in the high school auditorium. Proceeds totaling 148 will aid the school. The show opened with a miscellany by the four grades and concluded with the cantata Twilight Alley performed by fifth through eighth graders. Principal parts in the play were Dame Needy Augusy Banning Jack Allen Watters Mog Cloola Wright Thilyy Margaret Mahaffey Angelina Louke Baldwin. Additional participants included the school baseball team seven sisters and forty chorus children. Standout features included violin solos by Maryanne Pyle readings by Naomi Vaslusky and a fancy dancing number by Helen Henderson.
Community event announces a comedy show at the Grove church on Saturday May 8 with special music and supper to follow. A comfort drawing contest and booth attractions invite attendees to a family friendly evening. Everyone is cordial invited to attend.
Hogs receipts near 2000 in Pittsburgh markets with hogs trading from 14.50 to 16.75 and heavy yorkers around 16.50. Sheep and lambs receipts about 1900 with sheep steady and top lambs at 17. Calves steady to 15.50. Cleveland cattle receipts 400 with slow dull trade. calves 350, good to choice quality 14 to 15.50. Hogs receipts 1500 with varied weights. Chicago hogs 25,000 receipts and prices rising to 15.05. cattle about 11,000 with dull to steady tone. Sheep about 1000 receipts, lambs 18.25 to 19.50. Grain futures list for Cloverseed and timothy with April and May bids. Local produce prices include butter, country butter, spring chickens, heavy hens, light hens, old stock, and turkeys with assorted prices.
Mr Potter Lockmann of West High Street went to Columbus thin after Avon to enter Grant hospital.
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