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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1919
Page
8
Announcement states Dr L G Bean will reopen his offices on the second floor of the Cline Building in the rooms he formerly occupied, tomorrow Tuesday August 19.
In Chicago Illinois a one year old named Jay Reynolds won the best baby prize at an Irish picnic held yesterday. The event drew local families and celebrants noting the child as a standout participant.
Help wanted advertisement seeks a first class barber with wages of 22 dollars per week plus 65 percent. Contact F. H. Clark at 87-3. Also for sale pool table and iron safe in good condition at a reasonable price. Phone 289x Branson Hanna Pomeroy 8-12-7pd.
The village council refused the single bid of 30000 dollars from Jacob Reibel to relay Main Street from Butternut to Ebenezer Ave due to Street Railway receivership and lack of funds for rails and ties. The project was pushed to next year, with the village engineer ordered to keep the street passable by tarvia patches.
R H Rawlings of Rutland presides over the 53rd C V L Civil War organization with Meigs County veterans among members. The annual reunion is set for Wednesday Sept 10 at 2 PM in Memorial Building parlor Columbus with families invited.
In a single Saturday, Judge Ewing united Karl Nelson 22 of Dexter with Thelma Smith 17 of Salem, and Denver Brown 23 of Rutland with Sylvia Jones 21 of Salisbury township. A third note says 1. D. Humphrey, long in charge at Forest Run mine, left with his wife and baby to return to Eliville.
Dr. and Mrs. J. S. Stone formerly of Racine celebrated their golden wedding anniversary in Healdsburg California. They were married in Pomeroy on June 16 1869 and plan an extended visit this fall.
Mayor Shumaker of Pomeroy pledges that government supplies will reach the town. He says at least a car load will be available for sale to residents on a first come, first served basis. Prices will be government wholesale plus freight and handling.
Mrs. Mary Dawson of Middleport widow of John Dawson was taken into custody Saturday on a lunacy charge. Her hearing occurred in Probate Court this morning.
The architect has completed changes to the temple plans and expects the contract to be let this week. The project aims to create a handsome building that will enhance Middleport’s appearance and Masonry prestige and welfare.
Principal A W McKay of the Middleport schools now earns 1600 dollars yearly after the Board of Education raised salaries. A general raise for teachers in both towns comes with a special tax levy approved by voters last Tuesday.
The janitor at Pomeroy High School receives a higher salary than any previous high school instructor, excluding the superintendent and principal.
Three young pastors from the Marietta District of the M FB church were chosen for a three week course at Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware. Two are Meigs county men Rev. C H Eichinger Letart and Rev. H A Sayre Syracuse, the third Rev. Lester L Roush Rodney Circuit Gallia County. The program aims to strengthen rural churches and communities.
Columbus meat packer Herman E. Munger credits Dreco with restoring his appetite and ending back pains after a course of the herbal remedy. He says his digestion and sleep improved, and he now recommends Dreco as a tonic. The ad notes Dreco as a blend of plant extracts that aids digestion and kidney function, sold by local druggists and The Cline Pharmacy Co. in Athens.
Mrs. A. H. Hall of Caseville, Michigan thanks the remedy for saving her baby's life this summer. Mrs. Mary Carrington of Caseville says it has always given prompt relief for years and they keep it in the house.
Sherrod Smith held the Reds to three hits as the Dodgers shut them out 3 to 0. Babe Ruth hit his nineteenth homer aiding two Sox wins over the Browns. Ruth also pitched the first two to win 2 to 1 and helped in a 6 to 1 victory. Joe Judge’s two base hit in the eleventh gave the Senators a 4 to 2 win over the Tigers. White Sox beat the Athletics 8 to 1 in Chicago after six innings. Indians defeated Coveleski and beat the Yankees 6 to 2.
Four hundred forty acres north of Jerseyville Indiana sold for 91000 dollars in a land sale report. The transaction reflects farm property activity in the region with buyers and prices unspecified in the fragment.
France reports over 1 250 miles of railways restored in devastated districts since the armistice, with 80 to 98 percent of lines back in use on major routes. Canal networks recover alongside rail, while factories in martyred cities resume limited production and German stolen machinery returns. Lille struggles with a crippled linen industry as spindles recover slowly.
The article notes Lille believes its linen industry dominance is lost for all time as other nations accelerated postwar revival while German forces damaged or carried away assets.
Ohio Attorney General John G Price vowed no delays in trials of Smith cold storage act violators. Thirty two affidavits against twenty three alleged gougers are to be filed with local prosecutors as arrests proceed. Price urged legislative amendments in December to strengthen the act and warned that defendants may challenge its constitutionality.
The northernmost cannery and fish packing plant operates in Kotzebue Alaska, located well within the Arctic circle.
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