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Newspaper
The Democratic Banner
Location
Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1918
Page
8
Social calendar entries announce meetings, dances, weddings, and gatherings across multiple days with names, places, and times. People such as Mary, Charles Myers, Ralph Walkers, and others attend events in Yon City, including church, college, and club functions, plus notices of performances and Sunday activities.
Fragmented local notices describe residents returning home from Flint and Pryton visits, university students away for the weekend, and a list of towns and names including Margutet Sehrate and George Careton. Also advertised are a going out of business sale at Poppleton Grocery Co and a coal order appeal from the United States Fuel Administration via Mt. Vernon Delivery Co.
Evening gathering announced by Clinton chapter No. .. The program includes a special convention and leadership addresses. Local attendees invited to attend at the World: venue on a Thursday in May.
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Fragmentary wartime note reports U S troops to be kept in place until ready for American aid completion. Incoming lines show unclear details on canton movements and dates, with scattered references to May 18 and strategic delays. The report preserves tense, uncertain phrasing characteristic of late edition dispatches.
Eleven candidates were confirmed at St Pancras Episcopal Church as Bishop W A Leonard of Ohio presided. A large crowd attended despite bad weather, with several class members kept away by rain. The bishop is expected to return for Meg’s confirmation near the city’s edge when conditions permit. Police dispersed a tanor party north of North Nestor MI wind, arresting six drunks. two more were picked up after Monday.
A birth announcement appears for Mr and Mrs Bert O Evans of South Catherine Street. The item notes a newborn child, with the record phrased in regional newspaper style and lacking detailed names beyond the Evans family.
Today's Market Report shows mixed cattle and hog receipts at Penhurst Livestock, with totals around 8 500 and 7 000 in cattle and hog categories. Heavies and feeders remain steady. calf and sheep receipts vary, while market tone is largely steady with modest price movements for calves, cows, and hogs.
A garbled listing notes various farm products including batter heavy mome, spring chickens, and turkeys. It references county produce and prices though many words are unreadable. The readable items point to poultry and eggs offered by local sellers in Noo County.
Danville teachers and students will stage two class plays this week. The senior class performs He Stoops to Conquer by Goldsmith on Tuesday and Wednesday at Greer's Hall with Snow's Orchestra from Danville providing music. The program includes an address by Prof. Dek Rian of Wooster College and a community book pageant.
A garbled report notes grocers facing questions over two types of substances in wheat products and possible prosecution. The document mentions a committee and authorities taking action, with pledges to enforce rules and remove distress.
Six seniors from Mt Vernon High School are excused from classes to work in wartime munitions plants. Howard Bini, nearing graduation, will join a Shell factory in Hodford, joining others who have left school for war work. The group plans to return for commencement exercises, as other students also seek employment to support the war effort.
Eastbound B&O railroad train was about one hour and twenty minutes late after going over a derail at Shelby Junction. The disrupted service prompted an inspection session and a pushback of proceedings scheduled for 8 o clock sharp on Tuesday evening May 1, per The Banner Has Up to Press:Hour Newa Service.
A confusing fragment reports an event at South Cound with a time 5.05 am and 1:00 pm on 1185, noting a dead person. Readable names are limited. details imply a local incident and possible death. The item emphasizes timing and location within a short notice format.
Fragmentary text extols wit and money, praising War Savings Stamps and Thrift Stamps as secure savings opportunities. The source contains garbled phrases and unreadable names, offering a patriotic, promotional tone with unclear authorship.
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