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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1919
Page
3
In Nelsonville a torrential downpour lasted about an hour, tied up traffic and filled streets to curb level. The street car on Chestnut street stalled, and twenty autos became stuck in mud along the detour below town.
A large congregation gathered for a service marking the demobilization of the service flag. Names of deceased service members were read, a rendition of In Flanders Fields followed, and taps sounded. The flag with 28 stars was turned over for safekeeping to L. R. Kelch.
The remains of Mrs Helen Belt also known as Helen Murphy will be brought to the city on Tuesday morning. The report notes the deceased was formerly of Nelsonville and the specifics of the transport are given in the notice.
Classified notices list a lost rear Pennsylvania Vac-Cup Tire between Nelsonville and Athens with reward ten dollars. Ed Taylor contact at 189 Canal Street Nelsonville. Also multiple ads for sewing machines repair feed grain hay restaurant staffing house sale and potato sale by various locals.
Mrs Belt will be buried in Greenlawn after a funeral arrival. She was raised in the city and is the daughter of Mrs Josephine Murphy.
Families including the Colemans Nelsons Galvins Greens Flecks shared a Sunday picnic at Crystal Springs. Guests and locals visited Buckeye Lake and Logan over the Fourth along with trips to Columbus and Zenia for work and home visits. Travel included Mrs. Gibbs heading to Winnipeg and various relatives spending weekends with kin.
Ralph Juniper, son of Mr and Mrs C W Juniper on Columbus street, is suffering with infantile paralysis but is reported doing nicely and friends hope for a speedy recovery. Mr and Mrs Sam Longley hosted Sunday guests Mae Welch and daughter, J B Carr of Newark, and C H Sisson reported their son Harry has arrived safely from overseas. Don Poston and P B Verity joined them for a Buckeye Lake visit Friday.
Miss Hazel Bagley hosted a bridal shower at her Poplar Street home for Mrs. Harry Mathews nee Muriel Graff. The bride received many beautiful gifts and refreshments were served to a long list of guests including Mildred Hewitt Clara Key Nell Mathews Anna Monks Marie Mc Carty Hazel Shafer Myra Higgins Margaret Lewis Lucile Smith Ruth Cole Verna Hand Fannie Wolf Ethel Bagley and E G Graff Eugene Wolf Richard Jones Charles Bagley and Harry Mathews Mae Bartlett returned home after six weeks in Beverly with relatives.
Miss Doris and Nettie Raden left Friday for Pittsburgh and New York City. Miss Harriet Pensyle of Columbus visited here for the weekend with her parents.
Nelsonville plans a Lincoln Chautauqua week of entertainment and instruction. After initial pledge concerns the organizers have started work to offer the best program yet. The event runs five days starting Sunday July 20.
Mr and Mrs Harry Allen and children Harold and Hannah of Dayton visit Mrs Hannah Allen and Mr and Mrs S B Carpenter. Harold just returned from overseas service. Miss Maxine Myers visits Chauncey grandparents M J Gardner. Will Thornton of Akron stays with parents. C H Davis property sold at sheriff sale to T D McAfooes. Centenary visitors in Columbus. Fred G Cornwell spends Sunday in Columbus with wife under hospital treatment. Fred Hawk of McLeish hosts weekend visitors William McClellan of Stockport.
Ohio River stages today show Point Bridge at 5.6 feet and falling. Herrs Island 5.9 feet stationary. Davis Island 9.2 feet falling. Beaver Dam 8.2 feet rising. Parkersburg 9.1 feet falling. Point Pleasant 3.2 feet rising.
The board of temperance prohibition and public morals of the Methodist Episcopal church released a proposal showing governors of twenty eight prohibition states and leaders of ten large dry cities favor prohibition. Only New Mexico governor urged saloon closures only.
Harry S New of Los Angeles claims Indiana Senator Harry S New is his father and expects his help in his defense after admitting to killing Frieda Lesser, bride to be, in the canyon. Police plan to permit viewing of the victim’s body after the inquest. New fears possible self harm and a guard stays with him.
Today’s markets list consumer prices paid to producers and retailers for forage and straw. Timothy ranges from No 3 at 31 to No 1 at 37 with No 2 at 36, clover from No 2 at 33 to No 1 mixed at 38, plus light mixed and standard at 36 and 38. Straw prices show oats 10, rye 11, wheat 9.50.
Reports of crop damage in Kansas Iowa and Illinois due to hot weather and shorts covering pushed grain futures higher on the Chicago board of trade today.
Hogs receipts 58 000 with higher bulk and butcher prices. Cattle receipts 15 000 with gains led by beeves and stockers. Sheep receipts 40 000 with weaker market and wool lambs and ewes priced accordingly.
Cattle receipts reach 70 loads with prices up 25 cents. Priced ranges include prime 13.75 to 14.50, choice 15.00 to 15.75, common 12.25 to 13.50, real calves 21.00 to 21.50. Sheep and lamb receipts 12 doubles with higher market. weth ers prime 10.00 to 10.50, good 9.00 to 9.55, mixed 8.00 to 8.75, fair 13.00 to 18.00. Hogs receipts 30 doubles, market active and higher. prime heavy 22.55 to 23.75, light workers 22.00 to 22.50, pigs 21.00 to 21.50, roughs 18.00 to 20.25, stags 14.50 to 19.00.
Butter prices at the Chicago market show Creamery at 481 cents, standards 484 cents, firsts 46 to 48 cents, seconds 44 to 45 cents.
Cattle receipts 2600 market steady with shippers at 11.50 to 14.00 dollars. Calves lower with extra bids around 19.00 to 19.50. Hog receipts 9800 market strong with prices about 25 dollars higher. good choice packers and butchers bid 22.25.
A compact market roundup notes sheep receipts around 2700 with dull trade and prices from 6.00 to 7.00 for good to choice. Lambs ease with good to choice 16.00 to 17.50. Liberty bonds list varied quotations for 34s 93s and 95s, plus Victory and other series. Toledo closes with corn at 1.88, oats 0.75 to 0.76, barley 1.28, rye 1.45, and seed and forage futures on clover and timothy.
Paris July 7 Clemenceau stated that all documents signed at Versailles must be treated as a single document and ratified collectively in response to the note from the German side.
Delegates from several townships pressed for highway improvements bridges and painting. The county cited tight finances but indicated some work possible while denying major projects. John Preston of Athens merchants asked for a new toilet in the courthouse ladies room and the panel favored adding it. Routine bills were paid as road and bridge requests were heard.
The Toledo boxing commission investigated insinuations by William H. Rocap of the Philadelphia Public Ledger that promoter Tex Rickard and Jess Willard colluded in last Friday's title bout. Commission members affirmed Dempsey as champion and dismissed the charge as unfounded.
Prohibition leaders in Congress plan a vigorous push as the House resumes to challenge the 2.75 percent light beer still sold in many places.
Annie Hursh four year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Hursh died this morning from burns suffered in a July Fourth firecracker blast. The family had recently moved to Newark from Wheeling.
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