davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-09-01

cenaries &C. rs and gobs to us)
before whom their commanders
also walked that day.
I By the time the last member of
the ruling and employing families
of Attica were checked into the
Temple of Megaron at Eleusis by
the priestly Callidae, each one de-
serving of censure or punishment
had had it. ~
These rights of redress were so
practiced during all that millennium
in which Acropolis, the Parthenon,
the "new" Temple of Megaron and
countless other marvels of Ancient
Greece were built and in which oc-
Cured unmatched achievements in
the arts, sciences and philosophy.
Of course an eventual gang of
conspirators finally thought up the
Taft Hartley Act of that time and
put an end to this Athenian Labor
Day, and that, coincidentally, also
marked the end of the Golden Age
of Greece.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-09-01
By RALPH ID. WINSTEAD

THE CELEBRATION OF labor
days is as old as labor exploitation.
Even in the ancient city states and
slave empires, the workers had
certain times established by law,
to unfurl their fraternal banners,
parade in regalia, air their griev-
ances, and in some instances take
direct action to even the score for
their sufferings
The best known and to some the
most appealing, was the workers
holiday celebrated once each fifth
year in the City State of Athens.
This Athenian Labor Day was held
the first day Of the month called
"Boedromion" (about the 18th Of
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-09-01

is estimated that the guildsmen OF
London about 100 years before
Americas discovery had an aver
age of 26 special holidays beyond
those enjoyed by the general pub
lie.
There were special days observ-
ed by individual shops, by separ-
ate guilds, by all guildsmen in an
area or city. Finally the guilds
participated in certain celebrations
of the church, the nobility and of
town or city official bodies.
Through such organization the
craftsmen and even the workers in
many unskilled callings Chimney
sweeps for example) elevated
themselves to relative freedom
compared to the bondage of the
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-09-01

commentaries April !, 1898, when
at Virden, Illinois, trainload OF
armed finks fired on striking
members of the United Mine Work
ers. The miners with arms routed.
the invaders and subsequently won
the strike. In the contract April
First was established as an annual
holiday in memory of the IL union
miners killed on that day. II so
appears and is observed in all
United Mine Worker contracts.
May First is another partially
observed labor holiday in the
United States and Canada though
universally celebrated with or
without legal sanction in all other
countries Of the world. May Day
demonstrations are in commemora-
ton of two great American strikes
for the hour day. The first was
initiated by the October Z, 1884
convention of the Federation of
Organized Trades and La bor
Unions which directed that the s
hour day be instituted beginning
May /, 1886.
Widespread strikes began on
that May Day by organized and
unorganized with great solidarity.
Tremendous gains were secured in
the first four days. Wholesale vic
tories seemed assured. Then the
strikes were smashed and the early
gains largely retracted during the
terror unleased following the Hay
market bomb provocation in Chic
ago the fourth evening of the
strike.
The second May Day strike for
the S hour day was set for May /,
1890 by the American Federation
of Labor in convention in Decem-
Der 1888 and carried out under it's
plan by the Brotherhood Of Car
penters who won the 8 hour day in
1877 cities and reduced their hours
to nine in most other communities.
In mid-1889, the international
Labor Congress meeting in Paris
lauded American workers for the
1886 strikes, condemned the mar
tyrdom of the eight men punished
with death or prison in the Hay
market bomb case, and called for
S m eous demonstrations
throughout Europe on May /, 1890
in support Of the scheduled Ameri-
can strikes. Those demonstrations
were held and thus was born In
ternational Labor Day, May First.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-09-01

IF THE NUMBER of Labor
Days and the degree of participa-
tion is gauge of labor progress,
the guildsmen Of the middle ages
marked an all time high for labor.
Born during the calamitous wars
and rapines of the dark ages dur
ing the smashing of Rome, it's pat
ricians and its slave system, the
guilds were type of organization
that included masters and journey
men and would be a company union
today. They were adjusted to their
times, to the authority of the
church and to the hierarchies of
feudalism, yet expressed many es-
sentials of the democracy of labor.
From their beginnings in Britain
for instance, following the Norman
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-09-01

September), the first of the nine
days of observance of the quad.
rennial Eleusian Mysteries.
The Eleusian rites themselves
were begun by long unarmed
march afoot by both sexes of the
adult aristocracy from the center
of Athens to the Temple of Mega
ron in the town of Eleusis.
At dusk on the night before, as
was their right, the freedmen and
Helots (slaves) gathered in their
societies, itemized their grievances,
rehearsed the chants to be sung
denouncing specific masters or
mistresses for abuses and decided
upon those who were to be beaten
with slaves and those to be stoned
for brutalities. Then under flaming
torches, the columns of workers,
grasping their banners, long slaves
and brickbats, marched out sing
ing to take their places in two long
columns thanking the narrow road
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-09-01

MOVES DURING Grover Cleve-
lands administration 1873-77, to
resolve the issue of whether the
Democratic Party would be liberal
or reactionary, involved the legal
establishment of Labor Day as a
major tactical maneuver. Among
other tactical or major issues were
resolution of the Haymarket bomb
case of 1886 and whether or not
labor should have protection in its
right to organize, strike and picket,
especially when confronted with
armed Pinkerton fnks and thugs
and bedeviled by his spies.
Four figures stand out in these
moves. Cleveland, titular leader of
the Democratic Party with sub
stantial control of Congress, and
Mark Hanna, Republican boss hav-
ing Wall Streets money bags.
were the champions of banks and
corporations. John P. Altgeld gov
ernor of Illinois and Peter J. Nc
Guire, national secretary and
strike leader of the Brotherhood of
Carpenters and top A. F. of L. Of
ficer, led the liberal forces in the
Democratic Party. All the moves
were made with an eye to control
of the convention of that party and
the elections of 1896.
Altgeld moved first on June &c,
1893, in a bold gamble to solidify
labor for the liberal cause and to
administer belated justice. He is
sued absolute pardons for Fielden,
Neebe and Schwab serving life
sentences for the Haymaket affair.
1t was no "they have suffered
enough" pardon. The careful analy-
sis in his message left no doubt
that Parsons, Fischer, Engel and
Spies had been lynched under the
cloak of courts of law and that
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1949-09-01

| AMERICAS YOUTHFUL labor
organizations made many attempts
to gain labor holidays both before
and after the labor movement of
New York City greeted a Knights
of Labor convention with an all
out demonstration on the First
Monday in September 1882, launch
ing that date toward adoption as
Labor Day.
Two such attempts involved
events on November 5, 1857 and
January 13, 1874. Both events were
vast mass meetings of unemployed
at Tompkins Square, New York
City in the depths of depressions.
On the earlier date many thous-
ands marched to Wall Street and
serenaded the Merchants and Stock
exchanges, the results being fed
eral troops to guard Wall Street, a
soup kitchen program and some
public works. The second event was
a Ni0iS &c Dy iuOuiibCu DOilCe i'll
which thousands Of men, women
and children were beaten and
trampled. The police had appeared
without warning, instead of Mayor
Havemeyer who had agreed to de-
liver scheduled address.
April 5, 1866 was another labor
memorial date. 1t marked the
start of widespread strike for the
8 hour day initiated by ship yard
workers in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.
The strike spread from port to
port and into many industries and
crafts from the seaboard. 1t start
ed when New York Legislators in
defeating an 8 hour bill, charged
it was the proposal of a few labor
agitators while real workers op-
posed it, otherwise it would be en-
acted. They changed their reasons.
One well observed labor holiday
Evening star., 1949-09-18


|, |, ~
Evening star., 1949-09-18

: +
Evening star., 1949-09-18

ally shot at. He has been placed in
Jail on false charges of grand larceny
several times. He has also been kid
naped.
Tall and lean, Barnes looks more
like rancher than sleuth. He speaks
with soothing Oklahoma drawl -
he was born there in 1902. His young
looking face is somewhat misleading.
What appears to be a provocative
dimple on his chin was acquired sud-
denly in Boston while picking up a
car. An angry driver did it with brass
knuckles.
SkShtrAxgumsnt
HE IS otherwise unmarked except
for small scar on his forehead. This
anatomical protest was registered
with Stillson wrench by a burly car
crook in Cleveland. Barnes was about
to drive off with his automobile at the
time. The fractured skull healed
nicely.
Barnes can get into a locked car
and drive it off as quickly as if he had
keys. He uses an ingenious set of
metal hooks and pushers to open
locked car windows. He inserts a sup
pie hand and elastic arm in the win
dow to open the door. Locked igni-
tions present no problem. Neither
does a trick switch. He carries a
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-06-30
TRUCK. AUTOMOBILE. TRACTOR OUTFIT
LIVESTOCK

gilt weight around $50 pounds around
IS head of New Hampshire Red frying chickens weight around
pounds Farma regular tractor rubber with cuvators
international 4nch breaking po good condition. Inter
1941 Chevrolet 1 truck flat and grain
bed hydraulic condition. 1887 Graham 4door
condition. aceyene weder
pee with tank small electric weder emery with motor one
1nch drill drill wrenches platform scales
Der of used used lumber other small tools too nume
mention
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-06-30
. Boxes Creek
BY MRS. HAZEL GRAY

Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Phipps
and son, Paul were visitors a
few days last week with her
brothers and sisters in Youngs-
town.
Mrs. Ben Wolford and son,
Wayne, were called to West Vir-
ginia last week by the death of
Mrs. Wolford's brother. They
spent the week with her father
and other relatives.
The Harris families and Mrs.
Lester Shirk have our sympathy
at this time of sorrow.
Mrs. Carrie Shirk, Mrs. Libby
Wolford and children, Mrs. Ben
Wolford and son and neice, Mr..
Burle Phipps, son and niece, Mr..
and Mrs. Wesley Lockwood, Nor
ma Ruth, and Bertha Davie, of
Peoria; Mrs. Leona Lewis, of
Columbus; Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard
Coins and family, Mr.. Howard
Michaels, and Mr.. and Mrs. Ger
aid Stierhoff called on Mrs. Gray
and Mrs. Michael the past week.
Mrs. Virginia Coins and Mrs.
Gwendolyen Michaels called on
Mrs. Asa Jackson and Shirley
10 one day last week. Mrs. jack
sons sister from Columbus also
spent a day with her. Mrs. jack
son is slowly improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Nichols
called on their little granddaugh-
ter at the hospital one afternoon
last week
Mrs. Bob Wolford and child
rem, Mrs. Ben Wolford and son,
Wayne, and Mrs. Wolford's sis
ter and children spent Monday
in Kenton with Mrs. Wolford's
daughter, Letha, and her husband.
Mrs. Lille Phipps had her
daughter and neice as her house
guests the past week.
Mrs. Thelma Rubl spent sew
eral days at her home after the
death of her father, Mr.. George
Oberdier. He will be greatly miss
ed by his neighbors and friends,
as everyone, young and old liked
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-06-30
BY MRS. E. C. JACKSON

Mrs. E. c. Jackson spent a cou-
pie of days in the home of her
granddaughter, Mrs. Mildred Bu-
shong, while little Patty had the
mumps.
Mrs. Lizzie Bowersmith receiv-
ed word that her sister-in-law
Mrs. Mary Wilson, passed away
at her home in N. Lewisburg. The
funeral was Monday, Mrs. Dora
Andrews, of near Raymond, was
her sister. The relatives all have
our sympathy.
Mrs. Dora Andrews, and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Nellie Redman, OF
Newark; called on the formers
nephew, Mr. Willard Bower
smith, and family, Sunday.
Miss Lois Moffett called on
Mrs. Forsythe, Sunday evening
Mr.. and Mrs. Dewey Moffett
Jr. and sons, of West Mansfield
were callers Sunday of the
formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Dewey Moffett ST. and family.
Mrs. Hoagland and daughter
Mrs. Smith, entertained the La
Rue Missionary Society, Tuesday
with a basket dinner, and helped
celebrate Mrs. Hoagland's 89tf
birthday. All did justice to ;
bountiful dinner. Weekend
guests in their home were Mrs
E. G.. Hirsch, of Ostrander; Mrs
Bernice Hanes and son, of Colum
bus; Mr.. and Mrs. Robert West, o.
Cleveland; Mr.. Walter West, o.
Urbana. Mrs. Hoagland received
many useful gifts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert West at
tended Sunday School Sunday
morning at the Christian Unior
Church.
Mrs. Mary Vertner and Mrs
Cora Dempsey, who were i'll are
better at this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. d. BiXler
missionaries from Japan: gave ;
very interesting lecture at The
Churstian Church in Lunda, Sun
day night.
Donnie Bushong, who was op
Grated on last Tuesday for a foo
and ankle trouble at Children!
Hospital, was brought home Sun
day. He is getting along fine.
Those who failed to attend ser
vices at the Christian Uniol
Church Sunday missed hearing
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-06-30

him. All the children have our
sympathy.
Mrs. Hazel Gray. son, Barton,
and daughter Mrs. Herbert Mich
ael, spent one afternoon last week
with their daughter and sister,
Mrs. Leonard Coins. and children.
Mrs. Carrie Shirk called on
Mrs. Asa Jackson and daughter,
Shirley 10, one afternoon last
week. Mr.. and Mrs. Merle Lewis
and son. Dick, Of Columbus; Mrs.
Fay Jackson and daughter, Lou
ise, spent Sunday afternoon at
the Jackson home in York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Phipps and
son, Paul, were visitors a few days
last week with Mrs. Phipps'
brothers and sisters in Youngs-
town.
Mrs. Albert Phipps' niece re-
turned from Youngstown with her
to spend a two weeks acation.
Mrs. Howard Michaels, of West
Mansfield, is staying at Column
buS while her granddaughter,
Carol Lynn Michaels, is at the
hospital. Her mother, Gwendo-
lyen Michaels, is also in Colum-
bus. Saturday the baby was rest
ing better. We do not know how
soon it can come home.
We are sorry to hear Mrs. Newt
Shirk was on the sick list a few
days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Coins
and children had his brother and
siSter-in-law and children, Mr..
and Mrs. Louis Holbrook and six
children, Of Plain City, for sup
per Sunday evening.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-06-30

some fine sermons by Rev.
Brandt, of Baltimore, Md, and a
nice dinner at the noon hour at
Mr.. and Mrs. Summer Bushong's
place.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Naylor, of
Columbus, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilber Moore and family, of
East Libetry, spent Thursday eve
ming with Mrs. Blanche Phipps.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith, of Marion,
were callers one day of friends in
Raymond.
Your Correspondent was shock
ed to hear of the tragic death of
Mrs. Ethel (Turner) Pratt, of
Bellefontaine. The relatives have
my sincere sympathy. Mrs.
Pratt's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Alonzo Turner, and family were
very close friends of Mr.. Jackson
and mine when living on the
farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Herd, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bowersmith
were Sunday guests of Mrs. Mary
Polling and daughter, Vadis.
Callers of Mrs. Lizzie Bower
smith Monday were Mrs. jack
son, Mrs. Crum, Mrs. Andrews
and Mrs. Nellie Redman.
Mrs. Robert Hall, of Columbus,
spent the week with Mrs. Ada
/ Rogers and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. B. Collins en-
tertained relatives in their home
recently, from Middlepoint.
Mrs. j. w. Forsythe returned
to her home Saturday evening
after spending several weeks with
friends in Marysville.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Engle and
two children, of Somersville, were
Saturday guests of their aunt,
Mrs. Rinehart, and their mother,
Mrs. Emma Engle, who makes
her home with her sister
! Rev. Copley, and family moved
Saturday to their new home in
Cincinnati, where in Copley will
serve as pastor in Methodist
church. We regret to lose these
good people from our town, but
wish them much success ond hap
piness in their new home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bibler, of Colum-
bus, spent Wednesday and Thurs
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Clutter al
their home near Raymond.
The business meeting at the
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-06-30
PUBLIC SALE

At the residence of the late E. J. Brooks located
and York Center road mile south of York Center.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-06-30
FARM

acres less, five house
painted papeed inside house, chicken house
double garage truck patch; hard surface rd close
This place anytime between
now To be sold privately immediate possession
Terms:
JAMES AND DOROTHY C0NkLE
simpson & Sons. Auctionssrs
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-06-30
-rm UNION COUNTY JOURNAL. MARYsvnIE. OHIO

Church of Christ in Christian
Union will be on Saturday eve
ming, July, at the church. All
members of the church are re-
quested to be present
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Miller and
children visited recently with the
formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Bert Miller.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-06-30
PUBLIC SALE

order of the Probate of Union County Ohio direct
the undersigned Guardian of Byron E. Baker. will
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-06-30

commencinq at l:OO o'cloek the following:

Commencing at loo o'clock. the following:
refrigerator, good
Alb tabletop Estate Hearoa one
General Electric bottom dial console RADIO General Electric
sweeper Haag electric washer radiant heater stand
electric 2burne plate;
2piece oversued living sue 8pece dining suite
1lx1l
oveTsuffed
dining match with upholstered
overSuffed chair with
drawer bookcase and writing chest
oak 5pece breakfast e six old style kitchen chairs good
small table;
pee large wall mirror magazine rack hall tree small
dishes;
kitchen table
ironing pictUre curtains Sears kitchen
ladder
l5 straight ladder lawn good Savage rubber lawn
shovels rakes bench grinder hedge trimmer
and other small tools and articles
This good clean lot of household goods.
CASH
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-06-30
PAUL BROOKS
Simpson Sons. Auctioneers
PUBLIC SALE
OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS

Because i'll health undersigned breaking housekeep
ing will residence located GIL
Seventh ST.. Prospect Ohio.
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-06-30
VACATION MONEY

We are glad to supply any amount
right away i. $50 Sl00 i. $500 or more.
You can take a vacation, clean up bills.
have your car put in shape and enjoy
yourself. Repay later. a little at time.
Just give us a call 1881 OF stop in at l24
w. Fifth St. THE CITY LOAN & saw
INGS CO.
M. L. Rausch. mgr.
and Friendly Staff
The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-06-30

One Frgdaire refrigerator, it, condition; Fire
combined good of records
Headee condition; White
house washing machine good Estate bottle all
complete electric electric FANS electric
lights Warm morning coal heater good 3burne oil range
oversuffed suite,
chair bedroom suite consisting bed mattress and springs
chest BENCH this suite good
model drop head sewing machine good conditions ward
boards; Congoleum
used other Congoleum IL Administer rug
eaher-bottom chairs; bookcase
and writing desk combined; kitchen cabinet Large and
small utility cabinet three library tables number of stands fruit
Cupboard metal bed mattress springs clothes rack
cooker number pictures number of throw two
shotguns rifle; clocks; smoking sand 35
piece set of Dishes other dishes pots cooking utensils and
antique bed antique hanging lamp antique
walnut of antique dishes; beddng nen dapes
and curans yard swing lawn mower and garden tools
Evening star., 1949-12-17
By Alice Eversmon

Celebration of Christmas in the
city's churches will begin tomor-
row with special services. Carols
will be sung by all denominations
and the story OF the Christ Child.
In cantatas, will be heard again
st. Thomas Episcopal Church
will be illumined by candles in the
aisles. symbolic of the birth of
Christ, and the vested choir will
carry candles during the carol
services at 8 o'clock. The third
in a series of Christmas programs
will be given in Mount Vernon
Place Methodist Church at the
same hour. when the Sanctuary
and Chancel Solo Choirs will sing
carol anthems specially arranged
by r. Deane Shure.
Old and cherished music adds
particular flavor now to religious
ceremonies. In the New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church, how
ever, new work will be given its
premiere at 8 pm. by the 160-
voice choir under the direction Of
Charles Dana Beaschler with Or
chestra and organ, accompani-
ment. 1t is Peace" by Lamar
Stringfield, the North Carolina
composer. who set to music the
text written by the noted author,
Marian Sims. He wrote it espe-
cially for Mr.. Beaschler's choir
Mr.. Stringfield is we'll known
here as composer and conductor.
Evening star., 1949-12-17
Foundry Methodist

DR.. Frederick Brown Harris
minister of Foundry Methodist
Church, will have for his topic at
III am. tomorrow, Twas the
Week Before Christmas"
At 8 pm. the Washington Mis-
sionary College Chorus will sing.
Evening star., 1949-12-17
Blessing Of Window
AtSt. Paul. I'sChurch

A large stained glass window
over the high altar Of st. Pauls
Episcopal Church will be blessed
at the 11:15 mass on Sunday. The
omciant and preacher will be the
Rev. Arlington A. McCallum, rec
tor emeritus. The celebrant VIII
be the Rev. James Richards, the
rector.
The window has been manufac-
tured by the D'Ascenzo Studios OF
Philadelphia. In dominant colors
Of red and blue it tells the story Of
st. Paul In 13 medallions.
Two other windows of tempo
rary glass have also been installed
in the sanctuary. A fourth win
dow, portraying st. Michael, is the
war memorial of the 260th Coast
Artillery and will be dedicated
January 9Th.