Local social notes and visits from Athens
Mr A E Whaley traveled to Columbus for a two day business trip. Mr and Mrs W B Lawrence are in Columbus visiting today and Friday. The Athens Needle Club will sew Friday 1 to 4 PM at Red Cross rooms. Mr and Mrs G W Hopkins left for Columbus on business and return Friday evening. Mrs M A Perry left for Pittsburg PA to visit her sons Will and John Perry and wives. The Friendly Society of the Presbyterian Church meets Friday at 2 30 PM in church parlors. Mr and Mrs James Lewis announce the birth of son Paul James born Thursday July 18. Mr and Mrs G B E McPherson and Mr and Mrs Leslie Bobo and two daughters motored to Buckeye Lake and Zanesville Sunday.
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Athens Needle Club
Red Cross
M. A. Perry
Pittsburg, Pa
Messrs
Will and
John Perry
James Lewis
Palmer Street
Paul James
G. BE. McPherson
Leslie Bobo
Buckeye Lake
Zanesville
First M E Church Woman's Society Meets Friday
The Woman's Home Missionary Society of the First M E Church will meet Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the church parlors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Home Missionary Society of the
First
M. E. Church
Columbus family ends visit with Lashs in Columbus
Mrs. F. B. O'Bleness and her two sons of Columbus conclude a visit as they return home after a call on Postmaster and Mrs. E. R. Lash.
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F. B. O’bleness
Columbus
E. R. Lash
Mrs C L Jordan and daughter return from Hebbardsville
Mrs C L Jordan and her daughter Phillis of West State street came back Wednesday after spending a week with Mrs Jordan in Hebbardsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Jordan
Phillis
West State Street
Miss Kathryn Hickey Returns to Akron After Visit
Miss Kathryn Hickey resumes her Akron position after spending several weeks with her parents Mr and Mrs William Hickey in Canaan ville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathryn Hickey
Akron
William Hickey
Canaanville
Housewives Attend Chicago Visit With Colleague Hosts
Mrs. Jasper Cox of Carbondale and Mrs. W F Kinzelman of Columbus were guests of Mrs. Theodore Homan of Chicago, accompanied by Mrs. B Sites of Indiana for a social visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jasper Cox
Carbondale
W. F. Kinzelman
Columbus
B. Sites
Indiana
Theodore Homan
Chicago
Presbyterian Women to Meet at Copeland Home
The Women’s Bible Class of the Presbyterian Church will hold their monthly business meeting at 7:30 this evening at Mrs. M. B. Copeland’s residence 73 Maplewood Drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Presbyterian Church
M. B. Copeland
Maplewood Drive
Hebbardsville Man Improves in Columbus Hospital
Mr Abe Jordan of Hebbardsville is in a Columbus hospital and improving. if no further developments occur he expects to be home in a few days. C B Love of Pratt Street, attending his wife’s funeral, was stricken with paralysis and moved home unconscious. his age suggests serious condition. Mrs Fred Bougher has returned to Gallipolis after two weeks with husband Fred Bougher at the Summer store in Richland, now employed at Ohio Hospital for Epileptics in Gallipolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe Jordan
Hebbardsville
Columbus
C. B H. Love
Pratt Street
Fred Bougher
I Fred Bougher
Richland
Gallipolis
Ohio Hospital
Military and family notes from Camp Hancock and beyond
Lieut Dale Jones stationed at Camp Hancock Ga arrived with Mrs Jones to the home of his parents on Richland avenue. He will depart Saturday for Camp Perry for an arms training course. Mrs D H Phelps left for Indianapolis to visit her son Captain A Fred Phelps at Ft. Benjamin Harrison. Miss M Louise Stahl head of Ohio University art department departed for Massachusetts for the summer and Provincetown with stays in Boston and Salem. Mrs Lou Whetstone and her two sons Jack and Dean reside in Upper Sandusky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Jones
Camp Hancock
D. H. Phelps
Indianapolis
A Fred Phelps
Ft. Benjamin Harrison
Phelps
Post-Grover Co
Cincinnati
Beckley
W. Va
M. Louise Stahl
Ohio University
Monages
Massachusetts
Boston
Salem
Provincetown
Visiting relatives and friends in Ohio area
The text notes Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Dean visiting Cheshire and Pt. Pleasant to see Mrs. Dean Swisher and Mrs. Madison Rameey. Mr. W. W. Ackley leaves for Buskeye Lake while Mrs. Ackley visits Caldwell, hoping to settle in Athens. Eugene Herrold of Detroit and John Herrold near Nelsonville visit Athens, visiting sisters Daisy and Gay Herrold at summer school. Eugene and Mrs. Hugene Herrold also appear with J. H. Herrold parents nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Dean
Cheshire
Pt. Pleasant
Dean
Dean Swisher
Madison Rameey
Eugene Herrold
Detroit
Mich
John Herrold
Nelsonville
Athens
Daisy
Gay Herrold
Hugene Herrold
J. H. Herrold
Wedding at Hostess House Unites Frieda Belle Jones
Miss Frieda Belle Jones of Ohio married Lieutenant John Joseph Considine of the 11th Battalion Camp Lee in a small Hostess House ceremony on Tuesday afternoon July 9. The improvised altar featured wild flowers and pink candies, Rev Father Carrigan officiated, Ruth Bailey served as maid of honor, and Lieut George Clark of the 11th Battalion was best man. Considine, born in Ireland, lists Yonkers New York as home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Fought
West
Union Street
Petersburg
Frieda Jones
Albany
Ohio
Hostess House
Frieda Belle Jones
John Joseph Considene
11Th Battalion
Camp Lee
Becker
Father Carrigan
Ruth Bailey
George Clark
Considine
Ireland
Yonkers
N. Y
Luncheon Honoring Nelsonian Cooking Club Held
Mrs. L. F. Carpenter entertained the Nelsonian Cooking Club of Nelsonville with a luncheon at 24 West Washington Street. Nasturtiums decorated the event and covers were set for sixteen ladies including Mrs. C. H. Terry, Mrs. Winfield Scott, Mrs. T. V. Verity, Mrs. Ward Woodyard, and Miss Myrta Moore among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. F. Carpenter
West
Washington
Nelsonian Cooking Club
Nelsonville
C. H. Terry
Winfield Scott
T. V. Verity
A. Juniper
Ward Woodyard
Emaline Moore
Myrta
Glouster Clerks Union Debate On Half Day Holiday
A Glouster Messenger piece defends a noon daily half holiday for the Glouster Retail Clerks Union while denouncing officials who abused confidence. It argues vacations hurt shop turnover and warns of losses in perishable goods during short store closures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glouster
Glouster Retail Clerks’ Union
Russell Sage
Devil
Sage
Satan
Retail Clerks Claim Half Holiday Unfair to Producers
In a letter to The Messenger the Retail Clerks Union defends open dairies and argues against a midweek shutdown. The writer warns a forced closing harms children’s nutrition and questions the fairness of restricting one business while others stay open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Retail Clerks’ Union
Food Administration
Ohio
Commonwealth
Webster
Ambition of Hugh Gormley and Jeanette Rankin Aired
In this country voters have the right to pursue political ambitions. Hugh Gormley seeks a State Senate seat while Jeanette Rankin aims to become a United States Senator. The chances for both remain about even at present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Gormley
Jeanette Rankin
Montana
United States
George Walsh Stars in The Honor System at The Original
The Original Theatre will be dark tonight and tomorrow night. Coming Saturday George Walsh appears in his big feature production The Honor System.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Walsh
Gardner Family Ends Oklahoma Visit
Mr and Mrs Thomas Gardner and their daughter returned to Oklahoma this morning after a ten day visit with Mr and Mrs Fred Jones of this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Gardner
Oklahoma
Fred Jones
Rasputin The Black Monk at Opera House Tonight
Montague Love stars in Rasputin the Black Monk a tale of Russian intrigue at the Opera House. The story recalls Rasputin's power behind the Czar and his assassination, presented in dramatic disguise as a monk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opera House
Montague Love
Rasputin
Miner George Chapman Dies in Columbus at Grant Hospital
George Chapman a famed Jacksonville miner died yesterday morning at Grant Hospital Columbus. His remains were taken to his son’s home in Redtown and funeral services will be held tomorrow with interment at McArthur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Chapman
Jacksonville
Grant Hospital
Columbus
Redtown
McArthur
Large Preble County Barn Burns, Wheat Hay Lost
One of the county’s largest barns owned by J. W. Campbell was destroyed by a Tuesday afternoon fire in Camden. Two thousand bushels of wheat and 100 tons of hay perished, with an estimated loss of 16 000 dollars.
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Camden
Preble County
J. W. Campbell
Government fixed price spurs wheat movement to eastern centers
Railroad officials report unusually heavy movement of new wheat to distributing centers with much headed to eastern seacoast elevators. Officials attribute the early movement to the uniform price set by the government.
Train Derailment Kills and Injures Dozens Near Hardy
A Frisco passenger train traveling from Kansas City to Memphis derailed near Hardy Arkansas around dawn today. The crash reportedly left between twenty five and thirty dead or injured among the passengers.
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United Press
Memphis
Tenn
Kansas City
This City
Hardy
Arkansas
Here
Becker Steel Company Taken Over by Alien Property Custodian
The Becker Steel Company of New York with its main plant in Charleston West Virginia was seized today by the alien property custodian. The German owned high steel process is to be Americanized. The Becker Company is now handling substantial government contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
Becker Steel Company
New York
Charleston
W. Va
Becker Company
Marmoga Sunk Off East Coast After Torpedo Attack
Halifax N S July 18 The crew of the Norwegian bark Marmoga torpedoed and sunk 700 miles southeast of Canso N S were landed today at Canso by a southbound ship. Their boat was in the water as the rescue vessel passed and the men rowed ashore.
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Halifax
N. S
Canso
Athens Men Helped Johnson Thresh 250 Bushels Wheat
Link Johnson thanks ten prominent Athens residents including Chief Carl Porter Pa patrolman Ed Bolin Deputy Sheriff Herb Parker Court Stenographer Thurman Morgan Judge Sayre and Attorney Emmett Keenan for helping thresh 250 bushels of wheat on his farm. The volunteers refused pay and shared a dinner before assisting at Will Bowers farm.
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Link Johnson
Athens
Carl Porter
Ed Bolin
Herb Parker
Thurman Morgan
George Whipple
J. P. Wood, Sr
Sayre
Tom Roush
Emmett Keenan
Bert Carscadden
Mr. Johnson
Will Bowers Farm
Advertised Letters at Athens Post Office
Athens, July 16 announces unclaimed letters including A ning Factory Clara Basbagill Cora Beavers Irene Borrer Mrs Clifford Bollinger Lucile Chanell J W Carroll Mrs Mary Collins H H Coach Marie Cosler Kate Dewey Charles Isenling Lucile Lanning W E Metcalf Darrel Morris Mrs B V Stewart J D Young Eldon Young. Callers should say advertised. Unclaimed letters go to Dead Letter Office July 30 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Athensa Canning Factory
Clara Basbagill
Cora Beavers
Irene Borrer
Clifford Bollinger
Lucile Chanell
J. W. Carroll
Mary A. Collins
H. H. Coach
Marie Cosler
Kate Dewey
Charles Isenling
Lucile Lanning
W. E. Metcalf
Darrel Morris
B. V. Stewart
J. D. Young
Eldon Young
Murray City man cited on non-support charge
Andy Farmer appeared before Mayor Woodworth on a non-support charge. He paid a $20 fine and agreed to continue $10 monthly for child support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy Farmer
Murray City
Woodworth
Card of Thanks for Support in Sickness and Funeral
We express sincere appreciation to all who offered aid or sympathy during our wife and mother's illness and funeral.
Were all the city loafers to get busy
A compact line presents a bold call to action urging urban workers to mobilize for farming and defense, portraying a collective effort against a threat with assertive rhetoric. The wording emphasizes unity and readiness without specific names or places.
Yankee Flyers Overwhelm HM 000 in Major Air Offensive
In a bold Maine to the front operation on July 17 American airmen destroyed six Bodie planes and an observation balloon within 24 hours. Lt J B Stevens led a precision attack on a German battery, Lt Francis Simmons claimed two kills, and Lt Miller destroyed the balloon. Others cited include Lt Charles Porter, Arthur Jones, Lt George Robertson, and Lt Thomas Abernathy.
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Maine
J. B. Stevens
Francis Simmons
New York
Charles Porter
New Rochelle
Arthur Jones
Alameda
Cal
George Robertson
Mt. Leonard
Thomas Abernathy
West Pembroke
Miller
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children Ad
Children who have used Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children move and regulate the bowels relieve feverishness toothache disorders constipation headaches destroy worms break up colds. For 30 years these powders have been a safe reliable remedy. Mothers should keep a box at home. 25c at druggists everywhere.
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Mother Gray
Market Snaps from Cincinnati Produce Desk
Higgs steady with prime firsts 36 1 2c per dozen and 85c for firsts, 33c ordinary firsts, 30 1 2c seconds. Live poultry steady with fowls 30 1 2c, broilers up to 1 1 2 Ths and over 33c, under 11-2 80c, roosters 19c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Higgs
Cincinnati Cattle and Hogs Market Report
Cincinnati cattle market receipts 2360 with shippers unchanged. Calves show a lower market with extras at 16.00 to 16.60. Hog receipts 4810 and market strong with good choice packers and butchers at 18.25 per hundredweight. Sheep receipts 62386 and market strong with extras 11.75 to 12.00. lambs steady with extra 18.60.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Columbus Hay Market Price List for Timothy and Clover
Hay and straw prices listed for Columbus market include No 1 Timothy at 19 per ton, No 2 Timothy 17.60 and 18.50, No 3 Timothy 18 and 15, No 1 Clover mixed 16 and 17, Oats straw 8.50, Rye straw 8 and 8.60 per ton.
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Columbus
Timothy
Toledo Grain Market Prices on July 18
Toledo market reports cash corn at 1.80, oats 0.80, rye 1.72, clover 16.50 with Oct 14.10 and Dec 13.96. Alsike 12.60 for Oct. Timothy 4.35 with Sept 4.90 and Oct/Dec 4.47 1-2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Pittsburg Stock Market Cattle and Hogs Report
Pittsburg Pa July 18 cattle receipts show top categories with Choice 16.50 to 17.00, Good 15.75, Veal calves 17.50 to 18.00. Sheep and lambs receipts fair with prime wethers 12.20 to 13.00, yearling lambs 14.00 to 18.60, hogs trading 18.26 to 19.15 across grades.
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Pittsburg
Rome Township draftee stamp drive names lieutenants
The article lists Rome township draftee W. S. 8. 8. sale officers with their names and ranks. R. W. Finsterwald capt., Guy Pierce Lieut., Stewart Harry Laughlin Lieut., Frost Leslie Barrows Lieut., Green Valley Leslie Petty Lieut., Desire Deeil Cook Lieut., Utica Ray Root Lieut., Kilvert Melvin Dunfee Lieut., Grosvenor Cariow Ogg Lieut., Newngland Frank Van Dyke Lieut., J. Louis Winner Lieut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome Township
Sale
R. W. Finsterwald
Guysville
Guy Pierce
Stewart
Harry Laughlin
Frost Leslie Barrows
Green Valley
Leslie Petty
Desire
Deeil Cook
Utica
Ray Root
Chicago Grain Market Prices and Soybeans Report
Chicago grain market notes corn prices for July and August at 1.56 1 4, September at 70 5 8, with July 75 5 8 and Aug 72 3 8, plus pork July at 45.30. The data reflects closing quotes for the market in Ir., dated July 18.
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Chicago
Soil Expert J F Barker to Visit Athens County
State soil specialist J F Barker will visit Athens County Friday and Saturday this week. He will speak Friday night at Rocky Point school house in Canaan township and Saturday afternoon at a Grange meeting in Coolville. Topics include soil building and wheat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Barker
Athens County
Rocky Point
Canaan Township
Grange
Coolville
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Social
NIGWS
A. E. Whaley
W. B. Lawrence
Friendly Society of the Presbyterian Church
Lou Whetstone
Jack and
Upper Sandusky
W. W. Ackley
the State Hospital
Buskeye Lake
Albany Girt
Glouster News
Messenger
Fulton Grocery
Carnation Brand
Michigan
California
Star Soap
Well Enouh
Rel
K. Mardis
ETN Jfweler
Optometrist
F. L. Preston Co
Yankee Flyers
Fred 8. Ferguson
Cincinnati Produce
Tire Business
Moler
Auto Sales Co
Seneca
Cline’s Pharmacy
Coop & Lent
Big
Rome
Arator
Brooks & Hibbard
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