Great Fair Displays Woman’s Farming Skills at Athens County Fair
A wide exhibit by Mrs. 8. HB. Dailey of Baker Settlement showcases corn grains vegetables fruits and nuts with kitchen products jellies preserved fruit and canned foods seeds and more in the brick building. YWCA hosts a nurseed room Thrift Stamps sales. high quality poultry cattle hogs and sows on show. Southeastern Ohio Experiment Farm educates visitors. auto farm equipment and a patriotic pageant plan highlight the grounds along with rides and fair cuisine.
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Athens County
HB. Dailey
Baker Settlement
Y's
Southeastern Ohio
Carpenter
Chester
Rev Bowden to Fill Regular Appointment at Clark's Chapel
Messenger Special Inrespondence reports Rev Bowden will fill the regular 1:30 Sunday afternoon appointment at Clark's Chapel. Mrs James Maxwell of Athens visits her son and daughter in law Ben Maxwell.
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Bowden
James Maxwell
Athens
Ben Maxwell
P. L. Fagan
Martha Phillips
Camp Sherman
Jennie Dillinger
John and
Henry Dillinger
T. J. Dillinger
Marguerite Jacobs
Louise Stewart
Margaret
Martha Robinson
Belle White
Rock Rifle schoolhouse supper raises War Savings Stamps funds
The Friday evening event at Rock Rifle schoolhouse netted 9 50 to buy War Savings Stamps. Local families and friends, including the Durfee, Maxwell, Phillips, Fagan, Walls, Lohse, Robinson, and Duncan households, shared visits and news while neighbors worked grain and discussed wartime efforts.
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Rock Rifle School
Roy Durfee
Doris
Lorene
Dias
Ben Maxwell
Henry Phillips
Edward
Richard
Camp Sherman
Frank L. Phillips
Edward Carpenter
P. D
J. L.r Duncan
Athens
Homer Walls
Columbus Barracks
Camp Sheridan
Ala
C. B. Robinson
Alice
William
Cy Bean
Letters From Men In Service From France 1918
Captain Don R. McGill writes to his grandmother in Nelsonville from Chateau, France, describing life in a French valley chateau, fine weather, military discipline, American soldiers' reception, and daily routines. He notes the long daylight, compares life to home, mentions wine and cider, and recalls asking for fried eggs in French.
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Don
France
Chateau de la
United States
Chicago
Don R. McGill
M. D. Robeson
Nelsonville
Girls Can Teen Located In An Old Saloon
Salvation Army doughgirls describe their midnight move to open a new canteen hut in Lorraine near the front. They convert a ruined bar into a doughnut kitchen and reading room, lease arranged by a local major, with the unitpacked by eight workers and two pets.
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Salvation Army
France
United Press
Gladys
Fox
Lorraine
Army Camps to Get Laundries with $5.75 Million Allocation
Washington report says laundries will be built in all principal army camps and cantonments with a total appropriation of 5,754,990 dollars. Average project cost is about 150,000 dollars per camp.
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Washington
War Department
Billion Dollar Drive Proposed in Revenue Bill
Washington August 21 a new revenue bill would authorize a billion dollar drive on income and excess profits tax slackers. Secretary McAdoo asks Congress for power to compel every person to file an income tax return regardless of tax liability to prevent future dodging.
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UNITED #RESS
Washington
Dog in German trenches steers raids in Lorraine
United Press reports Aug 8 from Lor raine that a dog belonging to a German officer appears during major German raids. The dog runs the trenches, delays attacks, and the German assaults are repulsed at a high cost. The dog’s owner is presumed to be a high ranking German officer inspecting trenches before raids.
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United Preas
Lorraine
Two-pound Tomato Breaks Garden Record on Wolfe Street
William Graham reports successive large tomatoes from his Wolfe Street garden. A two pounds six ounces specimen with a remarkable bust measurement wowed observers, part of a Princess variety harvest noted as exceptional this year. The British Boilermakers’ Society remains secure with membership near 75 000 to 100 percent of eligibles.
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William Graham
Wolfe Street
Graham
British Boilermakers’ Society
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Elsie Ferguson
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Scott Haney
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