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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1918
Page
2
Social notes detail travel and holiday visits across Ohio and West Virginia. Individuals including Blackwood, Hendersons, Fulwider, McDougal, Mourne, Ogle, Biddison, Jennings, Mansfield, Runyon, Newman, Shapiro, Hunley, Woodworth, Riffee and Stanley are mentioned with family gatherings, visits to Columbus and Wellston, and Christmas greetings from France to Albany.
At dinner Mr and Mrs Everett Russ entertained Friday with a six o'clock dinner in compliment to Mr and Mrs Vertoa Carlton of Atlanta. Covers were laid for Mrs E B Young and children Barrett and Iris, Mr and Mrs Melvin Kenney and children Darren and Doris, the honor guests and the host and hostess.
Troop 1 entertained seventeen young children with a Christmas party in the armory scout room Tuesday afternoon. Scouts arrived by car and bus to enjoy games, stockings, candy, fruit baskets, toys, books, clothes, ice cream and cookies, with rides home by four. Present included Dorothy Car
Readable names include Raymond Carsey John Bodkins Dorothy Johnson Jeanette Long Walter Long Hazel Lane Clarence Carney Ethel Stevers Mabel Stevers Donna Dewey Freda Stevers Garnet Stephenson Kilmer Stephenson and Everett Stevers listed in partial notice fragment.
In London on December 28 Premier David Lloyd George was reelected by a large majority over opponent Harrison, 13 993 to 1 005. Coalition tally 240 labor supporters 16 unionists 14 liberals 14. Herbert Asquith lost his seat. a unionist won in Asquith’s district. Wenderson, predicted labor leader, finished poorly.
A Moscow wireless dispatch reports a battle between Bolachviki and Polish forces in the Dombrova district with no outcome yet known. It adds Bolachviki forces disarmed government militia in the Ashvo district.
Washington dispatch reports that over 500000 men have been dismissed from army camps and more than 1000000 others are booked for early discharge here and abroad, according to the army chief of staff.
Lifting wartime restrictions on January 1 is expected to boost opportunities for discharged soldiers and demobilized workers. U S Employment Service officials said business will have free rein with the new year and that the move should help in finding jobs for men released from service.
Washington announces early return of multiple units including 492nd 400th 165th 47th 27th 12th 149th 139th aero squadrons and 802nd 305th 807th 105th trench mortar batteries 84th battalion company and 418th telegraph battalion The 600th aero squadron assignment to convoy is cancelled due to error Sufficient radium traces found in Madagascar prompt formation of a company to exploit the deposits.
King George walked into President Wilsons apartment at 10 oclock this morning and congratulated him on his sixty second birthday, wishing him many happy returns.
The Johnson Transfer and livery business, operating in Athens for over ten years, was sold by Guthrie and Storey to Ralph Armitage. Previously A. L. Johnson sold to Fred Murphey who then transferred it to Guthrie and Storey. Armitage plans to run the business along similar lines as before.
The Gettmans erected vast submerged train sheds in Bruges Belgium to shelter submarines from air raids. By 1917 four thousand workers built massive concrete roofs and pillars as British air attacks targeted Bruges Zeebrugge Ostend docks, with 6123 bombs dropped on Bruges docks and La Brugeoise factory explosions shaping the port’s wartime fate.
An article recalls Leonardo da Vinci born in 1452 as not only an painter but also a prolific inventor. It claims he conceived submarines and tanks and even described tactical use to Duke of Milan. He warned about misuses of underwater travel with deadly potential.
New Yorkers debate restoring motor traffic to the Harlem river speedway known as the Lonesome Trail a scenic drive along the Harlem river. Law bans horseless carriages, while motorists seek access, arguing upkeep costs are high and roadwork lags. An appeal to the legislature is planned as statisticians note horses still appear on the drive.
London dispatch reports Brutus Molken shur, a Karl Liebknecht supporter, named commander of Berlin today amid the upheaval in the city. The terse report notes the assertion from Berlin authorities, reflecting the factional power shifts following the German crisis.
S. K. Mardis argues in a 1918 Ohio University rural education column that state aid should be increased beyond 150000 yearly to fund weak districts, with consolidation and tuition or transportation use. He supports amendments to maintain aid after district consolidation and warns against improper debt refunds tied to state funds. He cites Athens County figures and calls for stronger minimum salaries and broader school funding reforms.
An old advertisement promises relief from back pain by treating kidney issues. It recommends Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a remedy, claiming fast action against toxins and a long history of use. The copy urges readers to buy from druggists and insist on the Gold Medal label.
Today’s market in Pittsburg Kansas and Pittsburg Pa shows no changes. Sheep and lambs steady, hogs steady with previous prices, reflecting a quiet trading day across the market.
Cattle receipts totaled 425 with a steady market and unchanged shippers. Calves brought 18.00 to 18.50, hogs 17.40 for good classes, lambs 14.00 to 14.50, and sheep 125 with no change in prices.
Toledo market notes list cash and futures for corn oats barley rye and various forage seeds on December 28. Prices include corn 1.56 per bushel oats 0.72 to 0.734, rye 1.59, clover futures for December through March, alsike and timothy values, with new and old timothy quoted. Chicago market lines follow with corn price 8.1.
Secretary Baker urged the Ohio Defense Council to push public improvements now so construction begins at season start. He warned that accelerated public and private projects are needed to absorb surplus labor as hundreds of thousands of veterans return home. An official noted the job surge as winter ends.
Florence Sickles sues Homer Linton and others in the Court of Common Pleas Athens County Ohio for writ of partition of the west half of the northwest quarter of Section 5 Town 11 Waterloo Township Athens County Ohio Gladys Linton residence listed as 1906 North Park Avenue Chicago Illinois answer due February 5 1919. Woolley and Rowland Attorneys for Plaintiff.
We thank friends and neighbors for kindness during our son and brother’s illness and death. Thanks for floral offerings and to Rev Shaw, Undertaker Mr Bogg ler, the soldier pall bearers. from father, mother, brother and sisters Edwin Lasuw
One of the common causes of insomnia is indigestion. Take one Chamberlains Tablet immediately after supper and see if you do not rest better and sleep better. They cost a quarter.
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