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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1919
Page
2
President Wilson shifts focus from high living costs to a U.S. tour. He may address the cost of living in speeches and hold White House talks with labor and capital leaders before the trip to discuss economic remedies and labor-capital relations.
Mrs Alpha Sutton visiting relatives in anton and Columbus with daughter Mrs W H Wright. Mrs W H Border of Columbus visiting mother in law Mrs B H Border. Helen Hull Athens and Bernice Hill Detroit visited Mrs C W Sutton. Mine resumes work with hopes to continue. Cannonville vs Chauncey ball game scheduled at Carpenter field Sunday. Mrs W B Jacoby improving after a week of illness.
Annie and Bernie marry on a bright October day in a three room flat filled with gifts from friends and Aunt Maggie. They plan a temporary end to workday pressures as Annie contemplates continuing her job while Bernie hopes to grow a nest egg through a speculative stock. They sail on a Hudson trip toward Albany, sharing hope for a fresh start.
A reader seeks guidance on flirting signals from a older young man, another asks if a two-year on and off relationship is appropriate for a sixteen year old, and a final note requests hair loss remedies after influenza. The responses advise restraint, discretion, and self-respect and suggest medical hair treatments.
A 19 year old asks if he should date a 17 year old. The response insists the girl is too young for steady company and warns against monopolizing her time without engagement. It also includes an old home remedy note about a mixture of borax and vaseline.
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company keeps elevated and subway lines running after a strike began Wednesday. Surface service remains limited with heavy police presence. Rioting and injuries rise, while a strike leader warns of broader citywide shutdowns if no settlement. Lindley Garrison to meet strikers. arrests noted.
Mrs Leona and six to three sons returned to Chauncey after visiting her parents Mr and Mrs T J Foster. Mr and Mrs 8 H Noland visited Perry Bingman at Coolville. Mrs McProud and two Kansas daughters visit Edith Watson relations. Twenty four relatives gathered at the Watson home including Will Watson Porterfield John Ladd Frost Bell Watertown Brill near Broadwell. Sid Baker of Torch is baling straw.
Southern Brazil plans a smoke barrage system to guard coffee groves against frost inspired by wartime alerts. Itajahy officials order compulsory fuel pits for bonfires arranged 30 to 40 meters apart with planes of smoke produced by bombs signaling start and end of the frost threat.
Mrs Victor Beckle and baby visit her mother in law Mrs Wm Beckle. Tom Brooks and nephew of The Plains attend due to sister in law Mrs H Brooks illness. Dr Porterfield and Dr Henry operate on Mrs Carrie Brooks at her home. Mrs Rachel McWilliams Ethel Runion Jessie Dailey call on Mrs H Brooks. Mrs Anna Shaukis shops in Athens. Serg Finley Pidcock visits Carbondale friends. Olive Brooks from The Plains cares for her mother. Mary Ella Sidders calls on Carrie Brooks. mines idle with new machinery being installed this week. Mrs H Brooks recovering. Ballard family to return from Jackson next week.
The steamship Northstar of the Boston Yarmouth line with 285 passengers ran ashore on Green Island four miles south of Yarmouth harbor at 6:40 this morning. Officials said the ship and passengers were not in immediate danger as calm seas allowed nearby vessels to standby.
Grover C Middleton aged 30 died yesterday at Athens State hospital of bronchial pneumonia after a two year stay there. The body was shipped today to Pickerington for burial by Undertaker Dowler.
Camilla Lama born May 17 1894 in Marietta Ohio died August 4 in Canton Ohio after six months illness. She married Louis B Snyder on August 14 1913 and they had a son Frederick Louis aged four. A member of the First Methodist Episcopal Church Athens Ohio she served in Epworth League and Queen Esther Circle leaving her husband son two sisters and her parents.
Mr and Mrs George M Lama and Louis B Snyder and family thank friends and relatives for beautiful flowers and sympathy shown during their bereavement.
London reports Lloyds shipping register shows U S steam tonnage up 382 percent in five years while U K tonnage falls 13 percent. Japan leads other gains with 36 percent. Naval expert Archibald Hurd warns Britain’s role as a world trader is being menaced.
London reports Labor leaders demand direct action against profiteers with immediate relief and price controls. J H Thomas urges stringing up those who exploit sacrifices in blood, while Jack Jones backs municipal markets and hanging as penalties. J B Clynes proposes limits on profits to prewar levels. Neil Macdean pushes 100 percent excess profit taxes. Benjamin Speer favors nationalization of essential industries.
Miss Gladys Wyckoff of Athens Ohio has joined the staff of The Jeffrey Service magazine from Jeffrey Manufacturing Company. She is a talented musician who completed one year of a four year course at Ohio University and is slated to entertain during lunch hours at the Columbus firm.
Iva Tarleton, 12, died instantly when the steering rod failed on a Ford truck on the Georgetown road. Driver Ralph Godar, of a local tea company, lost control as the car overturned. Five other occupants escaped with minor injuries. A Chilean claim about the potato’s origin in Chiloe Island is noted after the accident.
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