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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1919
Page
7
Two new steel mills will be added to the industry in the valley as the result of a plan made public today. The announcement comes amid optimism for regional employment and production growth in Youngstown Ohio.
Eighteen small district schools in Athens county may be closed as part of consolidation to raise educational standards. The county board of education urged district boards to meet on July 29 to discuss the future of schools with attendance under ten. Townships listed include Lee, Alexander, Lodi, Ames, Canaan, Waterloo, Rome, Troy, and Albany.
The county board calls a meeting to decide on suspending several underenrolled schools with three or four attendees and few prospects of higher enrollment. County Supt. Root says boards of education should attend to share views on closing these schools.
Edgar Powell and his wife visit his brother B N Powell in Wellston. W E Wright buys the Aiken farm near Spring Hill Fruit Farm, totaling nearly 1700 acres. Pythian Sisters add thirteen members and host a banquet. Mrs Hazel Robinette and son Jack seek health care in Oak Hill Maryland. Esther Skinner visits Cleveland grandmother. Bert Hogue and wife visit Harrisonville friends. Ruby Lawrence visits Frances Bingham in Columbus. Beatrice Pond and Thelma Barton visit Barretts in Cleveland. S S Minor reports wheat yield and quality poor. Mrs Sidensticker and Laura of Middleport visit the Canadys. Mrs Thompson of Columbus stays with daughter Sallie Chase, who later buries her mother in Bidwell. John Welch buys Brownsdale farm above New Lima. Rev W F Parmelee re-employed at Baptist church. strong church class and activities. Community looks forward to Middleport Chautauqua with high expectations.
Washington July 17 The War Department announced that national guard units from several states have received Federal recognition under the new guard plan made public yesterday. The Ohio units include four infantry companies.
Miss Blanche Hartman visits relatives in Albany while Mrs. Theodore Heffken of Taylor Ridge stays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Haning. W. H. Fierbaugh attends bankers meeting in Glouster. Clifford Andrews buys a Ford touring car. several locals visit Glouster and Columbus guests travel between Trimble Millfield and surrounding homes.
London July 17 debate stretched to midnight as Sir Edward Carson warned of Ulster volunteers opposing home rule in Ireland. Attorney General Hewart defended the government and secured a sufficient majority to defeat John Clynes’s prosecution motion. An extendable upholstered arm chair doubles as a single bed for apartments.
Miss Walsh visits Athens county on July 19 at the Chautauqua to promote Red Cross influenza preparedness. The organization plans nurse speakers across Lake Division states Ohio Indiana and Kentucky to teach home care of the sick dietetics and encourage young women to pursue Red Cross nursing service.
Mrs. William Dalton returned home after a two week visit with relatives at Arton. Numerous neighbors and relatives from Greens Run Jacksonville Roseville and Glouster visited or were guests of local families including the Chalfants Gaskallas and Wellings. A storm caused the loss of a spring calf struck by lightning at the Wahl farm.
Frank Carpenter of Columbus and his wife visited his aunt Mrs Addie Fenwick from Saturday to Monday. John Poston and wife visited his sister Mrs Jessie Watkins at Shade. Mrs Charles Inman visited Mr and Mrs Henry Geisendorfer. Ella Pierce visits her son Guy and family at Stewart. The Fourth Quarterly Conference of the year meets at the M E church this evening at 730. Dale Stewart of Columbus visited cousin Paul Stewart for the weekend. Ada Johnson of Blanchester visits sister Mrs C C Calvert. J C Stewart was a business visitor at the Capital City last week.
German banking interests are negotiating with New York financiers to establish credits for private German banks in New York. Deutsche Bank officials reportedly asked that bank credits be opened here, possibly as government spokesmen.
Charles J. Vopicka arrives in East Chicago and pledges League of Nations action to protect the Balkans from Bolshevik menace and end distrust that keeps the region armed. He said the league would shield Romania on two borders and halt Bolshevik threats.
The report notes that Greenland's biggest town hosts fewer than 800 residents, highlighting the sparsity of the Arctic island's settlements.
William C. Lane argues American traders misread Chinese business culture. He cites Sir Robert Hart on China’s self-sufficiency, outlines the need for education in Chinese, credit assessment, joint Shanghai offices, and a British-like mix of buying and selling. He notes tariffs, duties, and diverse demands as China’s vast market evolves and promotes Asia Banking Corporation as a vehicle for foreign trade expansion.
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