Nelsonville notes and sale items in local notices
A day mare for sale by EH Sipple of Nelsonville weighs 1050 pounds and is advertised as gentle and cheap. Local notices report yarn arrivals, roundhouse expansion by the Hocking Valley Railroad at Nelsonville yards with a 160000 dollar budget, and various regional social notes and travel. A seven room cottage on Chestnut Street is offered for sale next to J P Reynolds property.
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Sipple
Chestnut St
Nelsonville
Ohio
Hocking Valley Railroad Company
Sunday Creek
J. P. Reynolds
Ladies Hear Mrs Spencer on National Defense Council
An enthusiastic Y M C A gathering heard Mrs H Spencer of Columbus discuss the Council of National Defense aims. She outlined mobilizing women for war work, linking rural and city workers, and serving as a clearing house for food conservation Liberty Loan and nursing. Officers were elected for the local defense committee and a county meeting will be held in Athens before returning to the city.
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H.&. Spencer
Columbus
Council of National Defense
Wilson
Red Cross
W. WH. Parts
F. Sacia
M. M. Kasser
Tenry Lancaster
Harry Edington
M. Li Rosser
Verna Lane
Florence Parks
Lulu Poston
Defense Commilitee
Athens
Nurses Corda Opens Information for Red Cross Enlistment
Young women asked to join Red Cross nursing enlistment. information and enrollment cards available from Mrs Henry Edington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corda
Red Cross
Henry Edington
Interment Made Here for Mr Chas Dowler
The funeral party bringing the body of Mr. Chas Dowler arrived by motor from Pickerington Ohio about noon yesterday. The body was taken to Greenlawn and interment was made in the family plot. Dowler was a former well known business man of this city.
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Chas. Dowler
Pickerington
Greenlawn
Mr. Dowler
More Workers Needed at Red Cross Headquarters
More workers are badly needed at Red Cross headquarters to meet the September 1 quota. Sewing materials have arrived and additional hands could speed progress.
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Red Cross
Buckeye Lake Outing Includes Families and Guests
Mr and Mrs Lou Rice and daughter Louisé and Mr and Mrs C G Sheppard and son Tom enjoy an outing at Buckeye Lake. Miss Anna Haynea of Columbus visits cousin Miss Gladys Zetts and Mr and Mrs F Diley with baby.
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Lou Rice
Louisé
C. G. Sheppard
Tom
Buckeye Lake
Anna Haynea
Columbus
Gladys Zetts
F. Diley
Women Good Police: War-Era Report Praises Female Officers
London reports that Sir Leonard Dunning commends the growing role of women in police work. Twenty four cities and counties employ women, mainly in clerical and supervisory duties, with trust placed in handling female servants, shop hours, food control, and children focused tasks. He cautions against relying on women for violent-crime suppression and notes war-related social issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Leonard Dunning
H. M. Inspector of Constabulary
Sir Leonard
Leonard
Ministry of Munitions
From Sheep Rustler to British Munitions Leader Lord Chetwynd
Godfrey J B Chetwynd, once a west Texas sheep rustler and San Angelo town band cornet player, became head of Britain's munitions board. His early life included bronco busting and sheep rustling on trains to Chicago before reforming as a civil engineer and moving to San Angelo. Now, 25 years later, he is known in England as Lord Chetwynd and leader of the British munitions effort.
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Topeka
Kan
Godfrey J. B. Chetwynd
Texas
San Angelo
Lord Chetwynd
British Munitions Board
Chicago
Plains
England
George Richardson
Eden
Santa Fe
West Texas
Olive Kidder Knits 24 Socks While Waiting to Testify
Miss Olive Kidder arrived in Los Angeles from Detroit to testify in federal court and, while waiting her turn, knitted 24 socks for American soldiers in France using knitting needles and yarn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
Detroit
Poilus Embrace American Gum Sentiment in WWI Tale
French soldiers during the Aisne drive found chewing gum from the Red Triangle supply stores odd yet appealing. They mistook gum for food and chewed eagerly, gaining a curious respect for American digestive products and edibles despite limited supplies.
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Paris
Aisne
Soissons
Reims
Army
Red Triangle
Deschamps Wins Quick Draft After Patient Wait
Louis Deschamps a French patriot in Pasadena finally passed his physical after three and a half years. Thirty minutes before 86 draftees leaving for American Lake he appeared before exemption board No 2 and learned his chances were good if he could be ready in thirty minutes. He chartered a high powered car, closed his business affairs, and became the second drafted man to board the train.
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Pasadena
Cal
Louis Deschamps
Louis
American Lake
Deschamps
Tallest Man in Marines
Carroll William Doggett of Baltimore Maryland weighed 126 pounds and stood 6 feet 5% inches, making him the tallest man in the U S Marine Corps after a waiver from Washington allowed his enlistment despite initial height and weight concerns.
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Baltimore
Sam
U. S. Marine
Carroll William Doggett
Doggett
Washington
Marine Corps
Wisconsin Firms Produce Greek Cheese Fun Fact
Three Wisconsin factories in Milwaukee Janesville and Shawano now manufacture Greek cheese with two varieties Feta and Mynzethra. Manufacturers report the product has passed the experimental stage and is ready for broader production.
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Madison
Wis
Milwaukee
Janesville
Shawano
German Agent Arrested in Chicago on Spy Claims
Fire Marshal Fleming announced the arrest of Edward J. Stewart in Chicago on a charge of impersonating a government inspector. The 29 year old claimed German agent status and was found with parts of motors airplanes and enemy documents while posing as an Ohio war plant inspector. He is held on a $500 bond by justice department officials.
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United Press
Columbus
Fleming
Chicago
Edward J. Stewart
Ohio
Stewart
Justice Department
Austrians Preparing 10 Strike in Albania Front
Dispatches from Valona report Austria moving to counter offensive in Albania. General Hohenkampne commands as Austrian forces reinforce a long front from Kucho to Semeni with troops drawn from the northern Balkans.
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United Press
Rome
Albania
Valona
Hohenkampne
Kucho
Semeni
Balkan
Court martial types and officials defined
The text explains court-martial by Congress to try service members. It lists general garrison and regimental courts-martial as types. It names the president a judge advocate and a clerk as officials in charge.
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Athority of
Congress
Pritchard Divorce Asked After Husband Leaves Home
Lottie J. Pritchard petitions for divorce from William Pritchard in Athens County alleging marriage on August 26, 1918 at Athens and three years of willful absence and gross neglect after he left about March 11, 1914. She seeks restoration of her maiden name Lottie J. Stanley.
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Lottie J. Pritchard
William Pritchard
Athens County
Athens
Lottie J. Stanley
War Labor Office seeks miners back to coal mines
Washington reports a plan by the War Labor Administration and the Federal Employment Service to persuade former coal miners who left in recent years to return to mining. The effort, part of priority worker distribution after August 1, will rely on persuasion, not compulsion, and aims to bolster coal production amid improving rail car supplies.
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Washington
War Labor Administration
Federal Employment Service
McAdoo
Railrroad Administration
International Fire Fighters grows to 72 locals and 7084 members
The union reports 72 local branches and a total membership of 7,084, reflecting steady expansion across regions. Leadership notes gains in organizing efforts and ongoing recruitment campaigns to bolster bargaining power.
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International Fire Fighters
Pratt's Fork Social Roundup Expands With Visits and Travel
Miss Hazel Larson of Coolville spent a few days with cousins Daisy Orr and Mrs. Frank Sargent. Several locals including Miss Genevieve Story assisting Mrs. R. O. Burson and Er A Dartt family enjoyed Buckeye Lake outing. Numerous relatives visited, and several individuals traveled to Athens and Nelsonville for work or visits.
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Hazel Larson
Coolville
Daisy Orr
Frank Sargent
Genevieve Story
R. O. Burson
Er. A. Dartt
Faye and
Vada
Wayne Wingett
Buckeye Lake
Mary Ator
Athens
Allied reserves strongest in years as German army leads overall
London reports that for the first time this year Allied fresher reserves outnumber the German reserves, though the German army remains numerically superior overall. The finding reflects shifting balance of forces observed this year.
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United Presa
London
Ohio suffragists seek referendum on federal amendments
Ohio suffragists ask the Supreme Court to block placing on the ballot a proposed amendment allowing voters to review legislative ratification of the federal amendment. The suit targets both the prohibition and suffrage amendments, arguing for statewide referendum if Congress approves. Maimed soldiers will be taught new trades at a Philadelphia school.
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United Prean
Columbus
Ohio
Supreme Court
Congress
Philadelphia
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