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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1918
Page
3
Local residents share visits and furloughs including Nelsonville K. Morris returning aboard the U S S New Mexico after a seven day leave with parents. Several Athens and Columbus guests visit relatives as Missionary Society meets at the Presbyterian church. Wilfred Stiers’ funeral set for Haydenville after pneumonia death in Edinburgh hospital.
London on December 13 reports that Jackie the four year old baboon served three years in France as mascot for the South African Honorable Artillery Company. Wounded by a shell fragment at Kemmel Hill he lost a leg but still salutes in full uniform during the Lord Mayor’s show.
Hazel Marie Latimer daughter of Austin and Bertha Latimer was born July 3 1903 in Athens Ohio and died November 9 1918 at age 14 years 4 months 6 days after a ten day illness. She united with the Christian Church at Copemish Michigan was baptized at age ten and lived a faithful Christian life. She bore suffering without a murmur and on her deathbed sang a sacred hymn. She left her father mother four brothers two sisters and many relatives and friends. Burial was in Gloucester cemetery. The poem notes a precious one has gone and a voice we loved is still and the home is darkened.
The Latimer family thanks Rev Dickson for comfort and Mr Fosii for kindness during their time of trouble and for the beautiful floral tributes from the family and children.
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Clark and their two children arrived home after a three week visit with relatives in Bedford Pennsylvania.
War time shortages grip Paris with three meatless days and strict purchase limits. France restricts bread and meat while Swiss courts fine butchers for overcharging and Vienna trims hotel and hospital rations, signaling broad regional hardship.
Four hundred thirty seven clergymen of the London diocese have done or are doing national work, reflecting church support for war services across the capital.
Mr and Mrs A B Cohart are visiting friends and relatives in the city, staying at local residences and planning social engagements during their stay.
Toledo grain prices list cash corn at 1.53 dollars per bushel oats at 0.7740 to 0.78 rye 1.63 dollars clover futures for December at 26.00 and January 16.10 Alsike for December 19.75 and March 20.00 Timothy new 5.27 old 5.20 December 5.27.
Cattle receipts 135. market steady with shippers paying 12.00 and 16.32. Calves steady with prices up to 18.60 and 19.00. Hogs receipts 7395. market slow and weak, good choice packers and patchers 17.80. Sheep receipts 3.75.
Pittsburg livestock receipts show 175 carloads of cattle with real calves at 18.50 per head and 110 carloads of sheep and lambs. Hogs open and closed with no change in price.
Washington station says a passenger train between Mexico City and Vera Cruz was blown up yesterday per the State Department. Casualties were not disclosed.
The notice lists Floyd Hartley 21 bookbinder of Athens and Edna Dailey 18 domestic of Athens R D 7 as licensed to marry. Also James Webb 27 farmer of Guysville and Blanche McGrath 16 Athens R D 8 are licensed to wed.
A Virginia schoolteacher patents a cabinet heated by a kerosene lamp to warm a number of children's lunches in their school packages, enabling warm meals during the day.
We offer dry cleaning dyeing and repairing with access to top state plant facilities and partner with one of Columbus best steam laundries. Satisfactory work and prompt service are guaranteed. let us prove it.
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