Rainbow Division Letters From Oberwinter Describe War's End and Homesickness
Miss Ethel B. Bell of Millfields receives letters from John R. Rupe of the Rainbow Division. He writes of Oberwinter on the Rhine, good treatment by Germans, and plans to come home after drafted men depart. He praises the Rainbow Division, recalls hardships, and looks forward to a homeward order and a possible world voyage in 1920.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel B. Bell
Millfields
John R. Rupe
Altho
Rainbow Division
Oberwinter
Rhine
Navy
Sherman
Parkersburg Hosts Athens Hi In Saturday Armory Clash
Parkersburg teams to face Athens Hi at the armory Saturday night with Parkersburg aiming to avenge a previous loss while Hi seeks to steal the win. Ad Sgt 8m 60c.
Local residents update and moves around The Plains area
Mr and Mrs John Batchelder visited the Batchelder family in The Plains. Charlies Pierce and family moved back to Lottridge after two months away. Miss Grace Bail visits Mrs Grant Sewell in Guysville. Ed Wires moved his saw mill to Wyatt and Bertha Allpeat Mrs Massen and Runion were Athens visitors Thursday. Pierce and Hawk relocated their mill to Leroy Boggs farm near Meigs. R C McCall detained in Coolville for ten days helping his son. D C Davis chases Mr and Mrs J W Kincade Run Rev Cush hosts revival Monday night. Mr Wiseman and Mrs Runion attend Sunday service. C D Swartz and son Clarence drive to Athens Sunday. Frank Nelson moved his mill on the Mike Kinney farm. Unusual winter plow activity noted in the area. Bode Starkey buys the J H Riffee farm. Mrs L T son ill with flu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Batchelder
Nate Batchelder
the Plains
Charlies Pierce
Lottridge
Grace Bail
Grant Sewell
Guysville
Ed Wires
Oliver Davis
Wyatt
Bertha
Masen
Stout
Meigs
Leroy Boggs
R. McCall
Coolville
Ee D. C. Davis
Chas Es
J. W. Kincade
Cush
Ee Ee
Mr. Wiseman
Hurshman
Messen- Deare
C. D. Swartz
Clarence
Athens
Frank Nelson
Mike Kinney
Bode Starkey
J. H. Riffee
L. T. Son
Milton Russell in Serious Condition After Auto Crash
Milton Russell, former Athens grocer and meat market employee, suffers a fractured skull and is in serious condition after an auto accident in which his machine was struck by a taxicab driven by Vaughn Wadley. Russell and his sister and brother remain at Akron Hospital as the town reports sparse news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Milton Russell
Athens Groceries and Meat Markets
Vaughn Wadley
Athens
Russell
Akron Hos
Dave*Russell
Roy Shirley
Tags Hit High in Athens County Cars
Most license tags in Athens County exceed 200000 with numbers starting around 207000 as hundreds were sold by the chamber of commerce. Police note fewer old tags on the road benefits car owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens County
Chamber of Commerce
Real Estate Interest Grows in Athens this Spring
Athens realtors report rising interest in buying and selling realty this spring due to the mild open winter. Many deals are in progress and several buildings will begin in the coming months. At least two large garages are planned to be erected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Richardson son reports discharge and transfer from army
First Sergeant Herbert S. Richardson, longtime Camp Sheridan trainee and Ninth Division trainer, informs his McKinley Avenue parents of discharge and transfer to the Quartermaster Department after twenty months in service. A gym class run for local business men, observations on Athens street life, and spitting cleanup talk wrap the page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Richardson
McKinley Avenue
Herbert S. Richardson
Quartermaster’s Department
Richardson
Camp Sheridan
Ninth
Seint Richardson
Thor Olson
Olson
Horse sale rumor stirs South Court barber shop chatter
Gossip says Billy Williams sold a horse from Bill Foutch for thirty five cents and may have traded it to Pete Carsey of Ashing fame. Ted Parker might know more. The barber shop buzzes with unconfirmed reports about the deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Court Street
Billy Williams
Bill Foutch
Billy
Pete Carsey
Ashing
Ted Parker
A Cough Medicine of Merit
The value of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy in treating colds and coughs is well known. A resident of Andrews Indiana says her husband, who suffers winter colds, uses it and would not take any other remedy.
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Chamberlain
Thomas Beeching
Andrews
Ind
Notice to non residents in Rochester mortgage foreclosures
Legal notice in Athens county Ohio case No 11693 for foreclosure of a mortgage on a property in Sedalia now Glouster. Minnie Lacey Eugene N Lacey William H Lacey Jr and Charles Wiltste must answer by March 16 1919. Dublin dispatch reports Sinn Fein prisoners in England to be released.
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Minnie Lacey
Eugene N. Lacey
Ts. Lacey
Rochester
Pane & SE
York
Buin Savin
Manent Pleas Court
Athens County
Ohio
William H. Lacey
Ae Ae
Deverty
Eatate
Arene
V'Llage
Graver Sr
Athens
Beye
Ohlo
Towit
Russell
Sedalia
Glouster
Barber & Braun
Russells
Thanog
Mapte Street
Charles H. Act
Illiam H. Lacey, Jr
Charles Wiltste
Lawrence Porter and Jones
Worstelil & Jones. Attys
Six more weeks of winter teased by groundhog sighting
District 6 reports pie benefit raises 86 dollars for school equipment as township remains too poor to buy. Local notes mention Bethel Ridge sale success, good roads, and various residents visiting or moving. Everette Dickson heads to Halstead for work. Raymond Pickering en route from Belgium, hopeful to return home soon.
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Lilliam
Uaeer
John Sale
Bethel Ridge
Alva Parsons
Alva
Grange
Barnett
Everette Dickson
Halstead
Kanese
Everette Randolph
T. B. Dickson
Raymond Pickering
Belgium
Caveral
Government sale of military horses and mules at Camp Sherman
At Auxiliary Remount Depot No 318 Camp Sherman Chillicothe Ohio on Wednesday February 12 1919 at 7 30 A M buyers will bid on 307 cavalry horses 610 artillery horses 410 draft mules and 70 mules all guaranteed free from contagious disease blindness and heaven stock offered in singles well matched pairs and lots with stock cars disinfected and railroad representatives on grounds health certificates provided animals fed after sale reserved seats cash or certified check sale held in pavilion with sawdust ring lunch stand and electric lights
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Artil
Camp Sherman
Chillicothe
Ohio
Deceased Leaves Wide Family Of Kin In Jacksonville Area
A deceased individual is survived by a wife five daughters and four sons several grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Daughters named Jessie at home Birs Stephenson Mrs Athens rs Howard Mu Sharps Mrs Harry Ande of Jacksonville. Sons named Bert Johan Jacksonville abyon Knight with the ABEF in Europe and Thomas of Hoching. Also mentions pickled peanut meal as a base needed by French sardine fishermen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie
Birs. Stephenson
Athens
Howard Mu Sharps
Harry Ande Jacksonville
Bert Johan
Jacksonville
Abyon Knight
A. BE. F
Europe
Thomas of
Hoching
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J. C. Harner
Athens RD
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U. S
P. G. Moler
Cook
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Inished
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Taur
Baker Settlement
Marion C. Johnson
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Chauncey
Gerey
Shumacher Feed
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Ogory
Albany Mre O
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H. O. Atkins
Gallipolis
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Devore
Clarks Chapel
R. D
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Johnson Transfer Barn
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Wilkes
Earl Tippie
Ford
Jas. A. Rosetter
Athens-Albany Pike
Columbus
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J. W. Bailey
ED Gould
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the the Plains
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W. State Street
Ria
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B. A. Strout Agency Inc
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Inpag
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Lauter
Beck Electrical Repair .Co. Armatures
Haih
Nasarene Church
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M. C. Adams
Tai A Hartley
Milfield
D. D
J. J. Swhenbey
Liberty
Onds
P. QO
Bor
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Sprague Ee Y
V. Ahlbrand
Pike
Lawrence & Bean
Goodyear
Athens County Buick CO
Washington
Francis J. Heney
Federal Trade Commission
Colonial
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F. B. Kiltau
Security Savings Bank
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Boys Scouts OF America
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London
Dispatch Today
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England
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George McMai
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