Room for two in house near front room upstairs
Two beds available upstairs in a front room for either two boys or two girls sharing. Call 6382 for details.
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1919
Page
7
Two beds available upstairs in a front room for either two boys or two girls sharing. Call 6382 for details.
Mr and Mrs John Hursey learn their son Esper has arrived in the States after months of overseas service. Elsworth Knowlton and wife visit Fairmont West Virginia to see son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs Bert Knowlton. Dana Williams returns to the U S. from abroad as do other locals visiting kin. Several other families send guests to Albany including the Cline and McKinstry group and a Dailey reunion.
Mrs Louis Snyder died this morning in Canton after six months with tuberculosis. The funeral cortege will pass to Athens Tuesday and on to the Snyder home. Funeral services are planned for Wednesday. She is survived by her husband and a four year old son Frederick, her parents Mr. and Mrs George Lama, and two sisters Mrs Russell Mingus and Mrs Wilbur Reeves.
Ashland county’s A L Mosdall remains the top War Savings Stamp salesman among Ohio mail carriers through mid May with $22 125 in stamps sold. Closest is Walter Breese of Mt Gilead at $20 175, followed by Joseph H Stiers of Brown county at 19 905 and James G Cooper of Licking county at 16 310. Top counties win free Mackinac and Georgian Islands trips from the Ohio War Savings Committee.
A man in Alsace Lorraine reflects the anxiety of waking with an uncertain nationality each day as borders shift during the ongoing conflict and occupation.
Wm J Warrener analyzes the fight over classifying property for taxation in Ohio. Farmers and real estate owners push for change while opponents cite the Smith one per cent law and bank deposits figures to argue funding gaps exist. The piece urges full disclosure of bank deposits to reveal tax dodgers.
Olson may wrestle Fay Carpentier if he drops to 149 or 145 pounds and also faces Per Ry Schad of Flint in a planned match. Schad previously pinned Olson in Flint and agreed to meet Olson in Athens. he reneged then but now may come to the city within weeks if the terms suit Olson.
Reverend Dr. John H. Clifford, Oxford-educated Baptist minister and D D, earns the Croix de Guerre while serving with the Fifth Marines. Recounted is his early reception by Marines, the insignia dispute, and a front line rescue where he and Corporal Starling dragged an officer under fire. Clifford praises his men, asserting every Marine is one hundred percent.
Women in the city may enroll in evening classes led by Instructor Olson in the coming weeks. Swimming lessons will continue for students during the extension courses as learned today.
A inventor patents a small frame to fit in a car window. The frame sits in an enclosed automobile and is covered by a rose sheet of transparent material through which a driver can signal with a hand.
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