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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 05, 1919

Page

3

Nelsonville church to celebrate Fourth of July with Uncle Sam program

Nelsonville Christian Church outlines a special Fourth of July service titled Uncle Sam's Day featuring a flag drill, musical solos by Lucile Kaelin and Marguerite Nelson, an address by Major Sam Johnson, and a sermon Now for the greatest fight of all. Community members are invited to attend. Other local clergy announce service times and events.

T. D. Brown Haydenville Marguerite Nelson Sam Johnson Athens

Nelsonville Athens Classifieds Lost and Found Ads

Lost between Nelsonville and Athens a new Vac-Cup Tire for rear of automobile. Reward ten dollars. Ed. Taylor 189 Canal Street Nelsonville. Two Singer sewing machines for ten dollars each plus repair service at The Singer Store 116 W Washington St Bell 555. All kinds of feed and grain at Cash Feed Supply Co Wiedemann Bldg. Both phones. Hay and grain delivery available from Cash Feed Supply Co. WANTED two girls for Olympia Restaurant dining room and housekeeper. Seven room house for sale 518 E R Chestnut with gas water sewer and outbuildings. Also cheap lot and cheap house. Mrs Lena B Port. 6-30-7 Have 40 bushels of potatoes for sale at 1.40 a bushel Frank Tedrow. 6-28tt

Nelsonville Athens Taylor Canal Street Singer Singer Store Washington St Bell 555 Cash Feed & Supply Co Wiedemann Bidg Chestnut Street Lena B. Port

Reception Highlights Dancing Class Acknowledgments

A reception hosted by Mrs. Black and Professor Ralph Dalton of Athens celebrated the dancing and etiquette class. The K of P hall was decorated, with older students greeting guests and younger children entertaining. Notable performances included a Spanish costume dance by Florence Wood and Lucile Hartley and a Virginia Dalton led piece with two Athens children.

Black Ralph Dalton Athens K. of P. Hall Florence Wood Lucile Hartley Virginia Dalton

Methodist Church Announces Service Times and Meeting

Pastor Arthur M. Mann invites worshippers to Sunday school at 9:30 A M and divine services at 10:30 A M and 7:30 P M The morning service will include the Sacrament of the Lord s Supper The evening theme is The Fruits of a Christian Life A Rebekah Lodge called meeting is set for Tuesday July 8 Good attendance is urged Washington Pa visitors Mr and Mrs J L McAdams stayed with Mr and Mrs G A Gabriel on Tuesday and Wednesday

Apostolic Holiness Church J. C. Brillhart Methodist Episcopal Church Arthur M. Mann Rebekah Lodge J. L. McAdams Washington, Pa G. A. Gabriel

Presbyterian Church Welcomes New Members

Sunday morning the quarterly communion will be observed and eight new members welcomed: Mrs W L Cooley John H Cox Clarence E Kelch Mr and Mrs C H Roudebush William T Sharp Mrs C F Vorce and J Harry Webb In the evening a patriotic service will be held. The church service flag will be demobilized. The Cooley brothers Leonard and James will speak Miss Mary Pensyl will sing In Flanders Fields Sunday school at 9 30 Junior Endeavor recessed for the summer.

Presbyterian Church W. L. Cooley John H. Cox Clarence

Episcopal Church Seeks Members With Sermons by Plummer

On July 6 the Episcopal Church invites all to Sunday school at 9 30 A M with Miss Mabel Poston as superintendent and an evening service at 7 P M conducted by Rev B Plummer. The note praises Plummer as a compelling speaker and urges members to attend and support church work.

Episcopal Church Trinity Mabel Poston B. Plummer Plummer

Loss of Appetite Advice and Remedies

The piece notes that loss of appetite is rarely serious and that skipping meals briefly can restore appetite. It advises five hours between meals for digestion, reasonable daily exercise, and addressing constipation with a dose of Chamberlain's Tablets when applicable.

Sand Rock Social Notes Include Visits and Health Update

Mr and Mrs Branch Townsend hosted Townsend family from Carthage and Carthage relatives Sunday. Sybil Robinson of Glouster visited with W H Robinson family Thursday to Saturday. Charley Stable arrived home safely in Newport News from overseas service per Margaret Ogg. Ethel Colvin of Athens spent Sunday with her parents. Gilbert Boudinott is ill with mumps. Wilbur Balderson and Riley Morris of Glouster called on friends Tuesday. Mr and Mrs M Jacobs were business visitors at Big Run Thursday.

Branch Townsend Townsend Carthage Sybil Robinson Glouster W. H. Robinson Margaret Ogg Charley Stable Newport News Ethel Colvin Athens Gilbert Boudinott Wilbur Balderson Riley Morris Mrs. M. Jacobs Big Run

Prohibition Aims at Chicago Steeplejack Work

Ambition in Chicago faces a delay as Moscowitz the steeplejack vows no whiskey or spire painting. Projected theater tower work did not begin today due to prohibition results and related restrictions.

Chicago Ills Moscowitz Theater Tower

Illinois Leads in Towns Participating in Weighing Campaign

Weighing and measuring tests of children were conducted in 16 811 communities as part of the children's year campaign by the children's bureau to cut infant mortality. Illinois has the most participating towns at 1 261 and Wisconsin leads in babies weighed with 1065 towns reporting records.

Washington Children’s Bureau United States Illinois Wisconsin Iowa Ohio Indiana Hawaii Honolulu Kakuku Tora Alabama Nebraska Arizona Nevada Arkansas New Hampshire California New Jersey Colorado New Mexico Connecticut New York Delaware North Carolina North Dakota Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina Kansas South Dakota Kentucky Tennessee Louisiana CID Toxas Co Csisceves Maine Siedee Maryland Vermont Massachusetts Virginia Michigan Nashington Minnesota West Virginia Mississippi Missouri Wyoming Montana

Prince Wilhelm claims title under God's grace in Prussia

Vorwaerts reports the Johanniter order has published a Berlin proclamation by Wilhelm Eitel Friedrich Christian Karl Prince of Prussia declaring he accepts the position of honorable knight and signs as master of Brandenburg. The piece mocks his aura of unimpaired royal authority and notes Eckdahl’s stage satire.

Berlin Vorwaerts Wilhelm Eitel Friedrich Christian Karl Prussia Brandenburg Eckdah Ibsen Wild Duck Eitel Friedrich

Dreaming aviator leaps from bed in Long Beach

Lieutenant Colonel Eammonds an aviator at Long Beach California, dreaming he was in an air battle, sprang from his bed and broke a leg. The incident shows how a wartime nightmare can cause accidental harm indoors.

Long Beach Cal Eammonds

Hotel tax and penalty mark Willard Dempsey boxing event

In Toledo Ohio on July 5 guests at the Willard Dempsey boxing contest faced a dry territory controversy as the hotel paid a $25 Federal liquor tax and a $1,000 government penalty for selling alcohol. A Mississippi farmer showcases a moving hay curing truck as an idea for field use.

Toledo, O Willard Dempsey

Glouster Fourth of July Crowds Celebrate Homecoming Parade

Glouster, July 5. A record crowd enjoyed the Fourth of July celebration and soldier homecoming. The day featured a parade led by B. F. Achauer and the Jacksonville band, Civil War veterans, scouts, and speeches by James Ball Naylor and Rev. Hildebrand. An evening grove program included a Wild West show, concessions, and two dances.

Glouster Soldier Boys B. F. Achauer Jacksonville Humane Society From Athens James Ball Naylor Malta Hildebrand Zanesville Naylor Colored Glee Club

Akron Man Visits Relatives in City and Nearby Areas

John Hamilton of Akron spends a week with relatives in this city. Former Glouster resident now lives in Akron. Naomi Williams leaves Thursday for Columbus to visit Miss Bess Buchanan and her sister Sara Williams in Akron. Dora Wagner and nephew Junior Balderson visit Cephas Wagner near Newark. Mr and Mrs L R Powell of Nelsonville call on old friends in this city yesterday.

John Hamilton Akron John Glouster Naomi Williams Bess Buchanan Columbus Sara Williams Dora Wagner Junior Balderson Cephas Wagner Newark L. R. Powell Nelsonville

Turmoil Over Germany Sparks Alarm in Berlin

Berlin reports continue as State Commissary Hoerzing of Silesia pleads for American troops for upper Silesia for technical reasons. Railroad workers threaten a general strike if conditions do not improve. Officials doubt further concessions amid plans to reduce food costs.

Carl D. Groat United Press Berlin Hoerzing Silesia America Upper Silesia France Poland

Rail and Security Tensions Mark German Cities

Long distance trains mostly resumed except near Frankfurt am Main. Suburban traffic partly back. Gustav Noske, defense minister, bolstered government guards today. Trucks with machine guns and barbed wire moved through many areas. Marines and soldiers aided food transport. Food riots reported in Dortmund and Prussia cities.

Frankfort Am Main Gustav Noske Dortmund Prussia

Quiet Fourth Sees No Incidents in Athens

Police Chief Porter reports the Fourth of July in Athens as the sanest and safest in memory. Firecrackers were used only at safe points, no accidents occurred, and no arrests or complaints were filed. County officials similarly had a quiet day with no calls received.

Porter Athens

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