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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jul 12, 1918

Page

3

Public Stenographer and Farm Notices

HELSONVILLE WEWS NOTES advertise stenographic services by B Gilbert of Nelsonville Ohio and farm for sale details a 56 acre Bishopville and 90 acre Dover Township holdings part of J A McKee estate with inquiry directed to John McKee Nelsonville Ohio Stray colts reported by Frank Tedrow and list of thanks from the children for support during illness and death of Mr J P Reynolds

B. Gilbert P. Bldg Nelsonville Bishopville Morgan County Dover Township Athens County Bailey Run J. A. McKee John McKee Elizabeth Street Ohio J. P. Reynolds

Picnic Group Attends Mechem Family Retreat at Pattons Dam

A large gathering including Mr and Mrs A G Mechem and Mr and Mrs Walter Mechem with several children and friends enjoyed a Thursday picnic at Pattons Dam. On returning to town the group shared a marshmallow toast at the home of Mr and Mrs Harrold Mechem.

A. G. Mechem Walter Mechem Elizabeth Blake Floyd Harrold Mechem Mary Margaret Joe Bernice Frances Bennett Minnie Merz Mary Howe Velma Hildred Dowler W. T. Bennett Chase Pattons Dam

Mrs Murphy Dies at Grant Hospital in Columbus

Mrs Elizabeth Murphy wife of Mr Robert Murphy died at Grant Hospital in Columbus Wednesday night after treatment. The Murphys were well known in the city and home at Monday. The body was taken to the home of her brother in law Mr and Mrs John Murphy this afternoon for funeral arrangements to be announced tomorrow. Mrs Murphy leaves a husband and two sons.

Robert Murphy Elizabeth Murphy Grant Hospital Columbus

Local Plaza of Visits Notice Charms Nelsonville and Columbus

Miss Lena Denney returned to Charleston after visiting Mrs. Clarence Shockley who accompanied her to Athens. Mrs. Shockley, Mrs. E. Edington and others hosted relatives in Columbus Akron Circleville and Newark. Dale Farrow and Mark Price traveled for business and family guests stayed with the Shockleys and Lam a families.

Lena Denney Charleston W. Va Clarence Shockley Shockley Athens Oscar Aumiller Leighton Sam Hanley John Columbus E. Edington Dale Farrow Mary Martin Circleville P. E. Lama B. S. Saunders Akron Aflce Rider Mark Price Chas. Farrow F. J. Sauters Logan Will Lama Nelsonville Mattie Forsythe Newark

Marriage Announced in Columbus Hazel Lowthers Mellinger

Cards announce the marriage in Columbus Monday of Hazel Lowthers daughter of Marion and Mrs Lowthers and Frank Mellinger a popular barber in the Square. They will honeymoon two weeks then return to this city to make their home. Esther Maze accepts a gas office cashier position while Keister moves to New York Coal Co. Mr and Mrs John Owens and daughter visited Columbus yesterday.

Columbus Hazel Lowthers Frank Mellinger Miss Lowthers Marion Lowthers Mellinger Esther Maze Keister New York Coal Co John Owens

Card of Thanks We Thank Our Neighbors

A brief note expresses gratitude to neighbors for their support and kindness during a recent time of need. The message names appreciation for acts of sympathy and community help provided.

Local Political Guests and Beaumont Visitors

Congressman Rickett and Frank Rickett along with Miss Precious Correll of Logan visited Mr and Mrs P E Lama Tuesday. Mrs Jesse Atkison and her children of Beaumont stayed with her parents Mr and Mrs Chas Linton.

Congressman Rickett Frank Rickett Precious Correll Logan P. E. Lama Tuseday Jesse Atkison Beaumont Chas. Linton

Smiths Announce Arrival of Little Son

Mr and Mrs Tom Smith announce the arrival of a baby boy at their home on Thursday indicating a new addition to the family and extending congratulations from relatives and friends.

Tom Smith

Entertain the Soldier Visit Arrangements in Town

Citizens are urged to help entertain soldiers arriving between 10 and 11 a.m. Sunday. Contact Mrs. Chas. Preston or inform her beforehand. Volunteers will meet the soldiers on the Square and escort them to homes for hospitality.

Chas. Preston

Dinner Guests Mentioned by Mrs P EB Lana

Mrs. P. EB. Lana entertained Rev. W. B. Hendershot James Russell and Bernard Lama at a twelve o'clock dinner reflecting a social gathering of local figures.

P. EB. Lana Rev. W. B. Hendershot James Russell Bernard Lama

Esther Ball Weds Francis Carroll at Madison Street Home

Esther Ball and Francis Mary Carroll were married Wednesday at 4 PM in a home ceremony on Madison Street. Rev. W. B. Hendershot officiated. The bride is in this year’s graduating class and the groom serves as physical director at the Y M C A. They will reside in the city.

Miss Marie Wolf Guest of Mrs Frank O Mara

Haydenville resident Miss Marie Wolf visits Mrs Frank O Mara as a guest, staying at her home for an informal social visit.

Marie Wolf Haydenville Mra Frank O'Mara

Embezzlement Arrests In Local Union Case

Ethel Mann and James Mann were arrested on a Thursday by local union No. 2736 for embezzling $293.26 from the union. Mann served as treasurer. A preliminary hearing is set for 6 o clock tonight.

Ethel Mann James Mann Mann

For Sale 1916 Overland Model 83

Used 1916 Overland Model 83 offered for immediate sale. Inquiries directed to The Peoples Store Glouster Ohio or The Bon Ton Store Nelsonville Ohio. Dated 6 12 13.

Overland Peoples Glouster Ohio Bon Ton Nelsonville

Pig and brood take over Broadway near French front

Frank J. Taylor reports from France that a French family's pig Antonette and her piglets have taken up residence on Broadway in front of their colonel's billet. Despite efforts to remove them the family insists pigs have as much right to Broadway as the colonel.

France Antonette Broadway

Russia pressed for seven milliard rubles indemnity

Nashe Slovo reports Germany demanded a war indemnity of seven milliard rubles from Russia. A Stockholm dispatch says a large peasant army led by M. Tscherneff and the Social Revolutionaries nears Moscow, reaching the outskirts of the city.

United Press Copenhagen Nashe Slovo Germany Russia Stockholm M. Tscherneff Social Revolutionaries Moscow

Storing Flours to Cut Summer Waste Warns Ohio Expert

Mabel Carbould of the Ohio Experiment Station urges tight tin or glass cans to prevent wheat product waste in heat. Buy small quantities of flours and meals and keep new stock separate from old to avoid spoilage.

Mabel Carbould Ohio

Major Henry and Two Sons in the Service

Major Z L Henry M D and his wife and youngest son have been visiting relatives and friends and will depart for Fort Bliss Texas. He has served nearly ten years in the army including campaigns in the Philippines and on the Mexican border and is now regimental surgeon at Fort Bliss. He has two sons in the U S armed services Donald 20 enlisted in the Marine Corps and Harold 18 in France with the field artillery.

Z. L. Henry Fort Bliss el Paso Texas Charles Henry Amesville Medical Reserve Corps Theodore Roosevelt Fort Thomas Kentucky Phillipines United States Fort Sill Oklahoma Manila Lebon Monterey California Germany Fort Russell Wyoming 82Nd Field Artillery Ouston Fl Paso Armed Service of Donald Marine Corps Dayton BEC Harold France Field Artillery

British cite another form of German cruelty

Naval Paymaster Collingwood Hughes told a London lecture about a patrol boat rescue near Zeebrugge. A derelict German submarine reportedly held four British seamen and forty eight other prisoners. the German captain planned to destroy the vessel before the tapping inside betrayed the captured crew.

London Zeebrugge Collingwood Hughes

Comparison of Sheep to Cattle Ratios Across Regions

Britain maintains 384 sheep per 100 cattle while the United States shows 72 to 100 and Ohio records 84 to 100 in the livestock counts. This regional overview highlights differing flock sizes relative to herds, signaling varied agricultural practices.

Great Britain United States Ohio

June Stockyard Receipts Show a Big Increase

Washington July 12 Receipts in June 1917 show increases across cattle hogs and sheep. The June totals for all large cities list cattle 1 580 920 hogs 2 596 619 and sheep 1 247 115 with 1918 figures given first. This marks the first month with increased receipts for all three livestock classes.

Washington D. C Bureau of Markets

German Sub Sunk After Fight With Lake Forest

A German submarine attacking the American steamer Lake Forest fifteen hundred miles off Cape Henry was believed sunk by the Lake Forest’s gun after a two hour running fight while returning from Europe. The report comes from information received here.

New York Lake Forest Cape Henry Europe

German Trousers Torn From Man and Burned

Birchwood Wisconsin July 12 Louis Radiker seventy two is summoned to appear in court on the charge of disloyalty he appears clad in torn German trousers that are burned during the incident.

Birchwood Wis Louis Radiker

Also Mentioned on This Page

Helsonville Wews Frank Tedrow Brood Yankee Street Frank J. Taylor Department of Agriculture THE Kerr Howe, CO Henry Victrola Victor Records Delaware General Pershing Rhine Campbell and Burr Orpheus Quartet Little Mother OF Mine John Me. Cormack Alma Gluck Victor Department W. D. Hall Reirton J. ©. Drummond King’s College Krows King's College Cline American Dry Cleaning and Laundry Co Emmet H. Cotton Radiker America War Department
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