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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1918
Page
2
Soldiers at the line stage a morale boosting show with US Army sisters Y M C A workers, a German named theater plank, a Hawaiian number, Lady Evelyn, and a surprising baking of strawberries. The crowd cheers as planes fly overhead and a final homesick song ends a perfect day.
In France June 17 soldiers favor short haircuts. Styles include the anti camouflage close cut that clears cooties, the strong point cut resembling a Japanese priest with hat off, and the rah rah cut with short sides and longer top. Some deem the last as less soldierly.
Miss Syble Irons of Columbus visits Miss Clarice McKibben in Carbondale. Mrs. Anna Milar returns from Chillicothe. Mrs. Murray Arnold of Sugar Grove fractures her ankle after a fall while visiting relatives Wash Arnold and the Enderlins in Chillicothe. Thelma and Myrtle Russell of bi are guests in the area.
Mrs. Maurice Goodrich and son visited relatives in Athena over the weekend. Mrs. Peter Hoak Jr. and Mrs. Harry Pollock shopped in Athens on Wednesday. Miss Myrna Doolittle traveled to Barberton to visit her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. James Gascoyne. Mrs. Jasper Cox will travel to Chicago, Illinois, to visit her sister for a few weeks. Mrs. John Gardner visits her sister Mrs. Jacob Sherman in Athens this week.
A Chauncey Messenger correction clarifies a Canaonville man was arrested for driving a machine while intoxicated rather than speeding in Chauncey. The incident involved a test of sobriety and law enforcement action following the stop.
The Chauncey Board of Education met Tuesday evening and hired several teachers for the public schools. Primary Miss Gladys Bradfield and Second Miss Gladys Watkins are named. Third and Fourth Miss Della Tucker. Fourth and Fifth Miss Naomi Fou ty. Fifth and Sixty Miss Sua Merry. Seventh and Eighth Miss Barnhill. High School Instructor Miss Edytha Trickett. Principal Mr D O Chappell. A vacancy remains for a High School assistant to be filled later.
Mrs. Will Shields and daughter Loren e of Athens visited friends in Chauncey on Wednesday. Miss Gertrude Shields of Columbus also visited Chauncey with her parents Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Shields. Mrs. D W Law went to Jacksonville to attend Mrs. Culp's funeral held Tuesday.
Mrs. Mary Parker of Cincinnati says Tanlac relieved chronic gas bloating and headaches, restoring appetite and energy. The ad mentions Cline's Pharmacy and a burial in Union Street Cemetery at Athens, noting Mrs. Kalt’s age and her surviving family.
For rheumatism Tanlac is touted as helping hundreds. The ad notes the product is available at Cline's Pharmacy for relief.
The Bailey Run area in Dover township Athens County is a developing coal corridor with multiple mines along a seven and a half mile valley. North Hill Coal, Big Bailey, White Ash and Chauncey Coal operate daily outputs around 150 tons, totaling over 700 tons across the sector. Electricity from Hocking Power powers the mines as rail and road access improve.
The Chauncey Christian ladies were hosted by Mrs. L C Straubaugh on High Street for an afternoon event. Mrs. Strausbaugh led devotionals and Mrs. Jackson led the lesson study with readings by several members and a musical number by Mrs. Floyd Nye. A luncheon was served by Mrs. Strausbaugh and her daughter Mrs. Mathew Kilpatrick. The next meeting will be with Mrs. Leona Six on Mill Street.
Missa Polytha L Trickett attends the Chautauqua in Athens this week. William Smith and Albert Birge visited Camp Sherman to see William Jr. Mrs Eliza Karns, over 80 and in frail health, is cared for after visits from Chauncey relatives. Hom er Harvey returns to Mifflin W Va after visiting Chauncey. Mrs Barrows and her son visit Chauncey friends the Sapps. Mrs Otto Russell of Athens visits Chauncey parents. Leona Bix returns from visiting T J Foster’s family, accompanied by her son Wayne.
An advertising piece extols Mi o na as a miracle stomach medicine from McKee Drug Company with a money back guarantee. It claims the product cures indigestion belching heaviness after meals and sour stomach within a week. A large box costs 60 cents and is available at leading druggists.
The Ohio Fish and Game Inspectors Association convenes at Cedar Point on July 17 and 18. All members should report at Hotel Cedars at 8 AM on day one. Delegates from related groups and friends are welcome, with reservations arranged by writing or wiring Harry C. Crossley, president, Sandusky.
Advertising copy touts Germicidal Soap for dandruff relief and prevention priced at 25 cents at the Cline Pharmacy Company.
The Womens Class of the M. E. Church plans a home baked goods sale on Mrs. P Mallard's lawn in Jacksonville Friday July 12 from 6 to 8 pm. Proceeds will go toward church debt. Guests include Mrs John Lantz and son George of Columbus and Mrs Effie Six of Dayton. Funeral services for Mrs William Kalt were held Tuesday at 9 am after her death Saturday.
Salt Lake City July 12 The Salt Sak representative Cavendish W Cannon has enlisted in the Marine Corps He studied German to learn profanity to tell Kaiser Bill what Zion thinks of him Cannon plans to curse fluently in German and express his contempt for the Kaiser and his regime
A Royal Naval Division veteran recalling Antwerp capture in 1914 reports forty British prisoners were tortured to death by German captors as a reprisal 22 miles behind the German line near Libau. The Germans had claimed they killed 36 prisoners after forcing them to work in English trenches.
Between April 1 and June 30 1918 the Grange added 102 new chapters led by Kentucky with 16 and Ohio 18. Reorganizations totaled 17 with Nebraska leading at 11 and Washington Michigan Oregon and Pennsylvania each with one.
A party of Cincinnati capitalists and New York Mining Company officials visited Luhrig to inspect the Lubbrig property now operated by the New York Coal Company. The mine loads an average of five cars daily and plans to expand as conditions permit, with many workers returning to the site. The visitors included Charles H. Deppe Edward A. Seiter Joseph L. Lackner E M Poston and Page Morris.
The report shows employment decreased more than 42 percent compared with the previous month and over 46 percent versus the same month in 1917, indicating a steep drop in available work.
A Martinsburg reader describes Nerv Worth as a wonderful medicine after digestive issues. G W Hobday of Berkley Springs writes that one bottle relieved all trouble and allows him to eat anything. The ad promises a dollar back at McKee Drug Store in Athens if Nerv Worth does not help.
The U S Fuel Administration says coal demand will exceed last year by 100 million tons. Plans target curbing private power, boosting central power plants, improving direct heating industries, and reducing domestic waste while enforcing minimum adequate fuel use. State inspectors oversee plant inspections, done gratis by insurance experts and qualified students.
Amsterdam reports a new skin and hair disease named tricoftia emerging in Germany. Authorities say the ailment stems from soap shortages and unsanitary conditions, with no remedy found yet.
The first registrants of the class of June 1918 in Class 1 will be called next week for physical examination. Twenty will go before the medical examining board on each of Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
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