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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Feb 17, 1919

Page

5

Social News from the Red Cross Rooms to Morn

The Martzolff classes sew this evening in Red Cross rooms. Mrs. Ora C. Henry was Sunday guest of Mrs. W. H. Henry at Hamden. Mrs. Mabel Bonifield came from Columbus to assist with her ill little son Frank. The W C T U meets Tuesday at 2 PM with Mrs. C H Swaim. Mr. and Mrs. J and Halliday of Gallpolis hosted by Mr. and Mrs. M M Kerr. Woman's Benefit Association of the Maccabees meets tonight at 7. Arthur Oxley, engineer at the central schools, is confined at home with pneumonia. E E Eddy and daughter Lora of Stoutville returned home after visiting the Higgins. Mildred Black of Columbus visited her sister Mrs. Charles Breinig who is convalescing. John W Caldwell of Rutland visited with daughter Mrs. H W Grover. Tuesday club meeting with Prof L J Addicott postponed due to Prof Eli Dunkle's death.

Mabel Bonifield Columbus Frank Arthur Oxley Central Schools Mildred Black Charles Breinig L. J. Addicott Eli Dunkle

Hess Couple Ends Visit With Beasleys Return Home

Mr and Mrs Robert Hess end a two weeks visit with Mrs Beasley and Mr Beasley returning to Portsmouth. The Social Literary Club meets Tuesday at 2 30 pm at Mrs Frank Lowry s Grosvenor street with Mrs Scott Haney as hostess.

Robert Hess F. J. Beasley Portsmouth Frank Lowry Grosvenor Street Scott Haney

Moore Family Returns From San Antonio Health Trip

Mr and Mrs Alex Moore and daughter Averil returned home from San Antonio Texas where Averil traveled well for health. Mr George Robey departed for Cleveland to resume his Federal Reserve Bank post after navy discharge and visited his parents Mr and Mrs J W Robey.

Alex Moore Averil San Antonio Texas George Robey Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank Navy J. W. Robey

Hugg Leaves Stedman for Higher Pay Role in Wheeling

Mr. R. E. Hugg of Maplewood Drive has resigned from the F. C. Stedman Company and taken a higher paying position with a Wheeling firm. He will relocate soon to Wheeling. Also noted are Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Johnson returning from Grant hospital in Columbus where Mr. Johnson had surgery for hernia and appendicitis. he was able to be out today. Mr. and Mrs. Dave McCarty of Co

R. E. Hugg Maplewood Drive F. C. Stedman Company Wheeling Huggs A. L. Johnson Columbus Mr. Johnson Grant Hospital Johnson

Notable local visits and demobilizations noted in Columbus and area

The column lists returning servicemen and travelers visiting family in Columbus, Marion, and Smithfield. John Courtney, formerly of Athens, now demobilized after service with the Jambons, is home in Marion. Dr. F C Langenburg returns to Boston after trips and visits, while Ensign T M Wolfe of Pelham Bay stops in Columbus on ten day furlough. Charles E Robey and family travel from Cleveland via Chillicothe to visit relatives.

John Courtney Athens Jambons Camp Sherman Marion Charles E. Robey Chillicothe O. W. Robey Columbus Cleveland Mr. Robey J. W. Robey T. M. Wolfe Ensign Paymasters Corps Pelham Bay R. G. Bowden Mr. Wolfe Navy Harvard Ensign New York Smithfield

Colored man tried for burglary at Glouster saloon

Elmer Johnson colored stands trial for burglary of the Charles Hinton saloon in Glouster on September 25. Ten witnesses testified, with both sides presenting, as Johnson seeks an alibi claiming he was not at the scene.

Elmer Johnson Charles Hinton Glouster Johnson Moundsville

Local justice gives colored man two months

Sam Linder, colored, received sixty days in the workhouse by Justice Helwig for non-support of his colored comrade. He was arrested February 8, released on recognizance after claiming he sent employer checks to his wife, later admitted he kept them and pleaded guilty on return to court Monday.

Sam Linder Helwig Linder Justice Helwig

European Mirror System Reproduces Players Contours

An invention from Europe uses invisible mirrors to show the full outlines of players in a film, creating a lifelike appearance for the athletes on screen.

Europe

Ohio to Publish All Stacker Lists at Once

Camp Sherman Ohio February 17 Major General Glenn announced that draft evaders in Ohio and nearby states will have their names published as the first step to rounding up slackers. The lists aim to inform justice officials and evaders’ friends that they are charged with desertion. He urged evaders to surrender at Camp Sherman to avoid arrest humiliation and offered a chance to clear themselves of desertion charges.

Ohio Camp Sherman Glenn Department of Justice Camp Sherman Mr. Farmer

Morale of U.S. troops in French rest camps questioned

Senator Robert L. Owen arrived aboard the Rotterdam to report on rest camp conditions in France. He cited unsanitary overcrowding at Brest, long waits for transportation, and damp winter mud as factors hurting demobilization. He urged bringing soldiers home promptly and starting new lives, noting improved food but ongoing despair.

New York Robert L. Owen Oklahoma Rotterdam Washington Owen Ion Brest

German Armistice Delegation Seeks Further Extensions

A commission led by General Foch will meet German delegates at Treves to extend terms and revise details. The accompanying photo shows Matthias Erzer, head of the Selenetion, at center, with Oberndorff and General Theman, plus an interpreter visible.

Foch Treves Germany Matthias Erzer The Selenetion Oberndorff General Theman

Meeting Of County School Boards At Ewing Hall

Athens county boards of education held their annual meeting at Ewing hall with many superintendents and teachers in attendance. President Ellis of Ohio University and Henry G Williams of Ohio Teacher spoke on citizenship, immigration, and school funding. A resolutions package urged the state to grant new levies and restore a one mill state levy for common schools, with letters to lawmakers to push for relief and adequate facilities.

Ewing Hall Boards of Education Athens County Ellis Ohio University Henry G. Williams Ohio Teachet U.i Dr. Ellis United States Wiliams Williams Arkansas Mardis Aitute Athena General Assembly of Ohio County Budget Commission General Assembly Jm. Thasm Ona School Board C. B. McCafferty EK. H. Stout Cyrus Brewster BE. L. Wilson William Orts J. T. Hope, Jr Harry A. Tipton Robert B. King W.J. Davis P. D

German armistice terms reportedly accepted in Copenhagen

Reports from Copenhagen state that the German government has accepted the new armistice terms. Conflicting dispatches from Treves claimed the armistice could be prolonged indefinitely while another said Marshal Foch gave Germany three days to accept the terms before the armistice expired.

Copenhagen Agd Weimar Politiken

Self Propelled Thresher Moves Grain to Wagon

A self propelled thresher powered by a forty horsepower kerosene motor travels across fields feeding grain into an accompanying wagon and depositing straw into windrows.

Haase Sparks Uproar in Weimar Assembly Over Councils

Hugo Haase radical leader declares workers and soldiers councils must persist until a socialist Democrat coalition shows it will socialize the republic. He accuses the government of murder and faces near-riot as debate veers into financial crisis and postwar policy.

United Press Weimar Hugo Haase National Assembly Haase Fehrenbach Ebert Scheidemann Karl Liebknecht Rosa Luxemburg Spartacans Russia Schiffer Germany

Property Deeds Transfer Across Multiple Acres and Sums

A series of property conveyances lists buyers and sellers including Arthur Meighen and Jessie, with-acreage totals from 6 to about 82.93 acres and prices ranging from 100 to 1500 dollars. Several parcels are described by lot numbers and counties, with several lines detailing names such as Gillett, Vercoe, Carpenter, and Porter.

Arthur Meighen W. N. Winters Ba J. Gilkey Jessie Ae Pnville Fredwoodher Ra Gillet, Sr Secon Deere Gillett John B. Carpenter Vercoe Gormley Ben and Sarm Belle Hogue John Hogue, Jr J. W. Brocklein D. M. Kempton Walpha A. LeFever Joseph Lehman Hiram Cooper Mary Porter Julie H. Cunningham

Court Opens Case Against Elmer Johnson in Glouster Burglary

The morning session lists Elmer Shotgun Johnson charged with burglary of the Charles Hinton saloon in Glouster. Johnson was arrested weeks ago and indicted by the grand jury last month.

Pany Elmer Johnson Glouster Johnson Charles Hinton Saipoon Glouster

Wedding Permits Harry Cline and Forrest Leighty

Harry Cline 25 an actor and Forrest Leighty 18 of Athens obtain marriage licenses in a local ceremony filing.

Harry Cline Forrest Leighty Athens

President Ellis Heads to Columbus for Ohio University Funds

President Ellis travels to Columbus for at least two days to address money matters for Ohio University before the house finance committee and to advocate for extended legislation for normal school men in an organization he leads.

Ellis Columbus Finance Committee House Ohio University

Lawsuit Against Trimble Paving Brick Company Dismissed

The money case of William D. Bric kett and others against Trimble Paving Brick Company was dismissed at the cost of the plaintiff.

William D. Brickett Trimble Paving Brick Company

Home Furnishing Co. vs Hawskins Judgment Follows Sale Order

The attachment suit of the Home Furnishing Co. against Mrs. G A Hawskins ended in a judgment for 459.71 with interest from October 10 1913. The court also issued an order to sell the attached property.

Home Furnishing Co G. A. Hawskins

Defense Granted to File Answer by February 27

In the Hannah Hillis Postin Consoli coal case the defense was given leave to file an answer by February 27. The court set the deadline and noted the case proceeds on the stated monetary claim.

Hannah-Hillis-Postin Consolidated Coal Co

Appointment of committees and funeral details noted

The article records the appointment of two committees by President Eijis for the faculty and trustees. It also mentions timing related to the funeral of Professor El Dunkle and identifies those responsible for viewing the deceased.

Eijis UN Day Proftesm el Dunkle Seehoteees Eg Ae 2 . M. Co Martzolff

Athens High to stage 1010 Musical March 4 and 6

The Athens High School plans the annual Read’ 1010 Musical revue on March 4 and 6 at University Auditorium under Dean Chubb’s support. Supt Morgan directs the overture with quartets and solos, while Principal P F Met leads seven stunts with staging and costumes. Each class will be represented and the high schools will perform three acts.

Athens High School Dean Chubb Morgan P. F. Met

Oregon Inventor Patents Window Shade Style Transoms

A Oregon inventor patents a device to raise and lower transoms like a window shade, offering a simple mechanism for adjustable upper room openings.

Oregon

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Hutchinson & Stickney Red Cross Ora C. Henry W. H. Henry Hamden C. H. Swaim Park Place Woman's Benefit Association of the Maccabees E. E. Eddy Lora Stoutville Homer Higgins John W. Caldwell Rutland H. W. Grover Dave McCarty Lumbus Ellen Carsey West Washington Street F. C. Langenburg New York City J. M. Higgins Boston Mass RTE Frank J. Taylor Aaa Merle Fred Bill Syracuse Silver Steel Malta South Bend Oliver Carpenter Hardware Co Nelsonville Cline Ice Cream Co Athens, Ohio Nancy Dumkle Funare Heen
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