Remains Arrive En Route to New Maven Funeral
The bodies arrived here yesterday during transit toward New Maven where the funeral service was held.
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New Maven
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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1919
Page
8
Obituary Notice of Dr Guilliford’s Death
JDr R A Guilliford husband of Dr J Kers Witord of Pomeray died. The notice records his passing and identifies immediate family in a concise obituary entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Guilliford
J. Kers Witord
Pomeray
Settlement efforts by Albert Jones aid streetcar workers
Albert Jones of Cincinnati served as general organizer for street car operatives and met with workers in the second ward yesterday afternoon. A later conference with Mr Shumaker at his office followed as efforts continue to settle the former strike and ease ongoing tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert ‘. Jones
Cincinati
Essian
Tirad
Thave
Mr. Jones
Second Ward
Yor Shumaker
Draft Board Plans Quiet Exit Amid War Strain
Local draft board signals readiness to resign after fraught period of service during wartime weakness. Members deny any breath scandal or misconduct and emphasize duty despite challenges and limited benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Qmraft
Serge
Local Board Honored for Loyal Service in Melgs County
The Melgs county board andrk Jed Webster received high praise for their loyal, impartial and sacrificing service amid local opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melgs County Board
Rk Jed Webster
Boy Scout Notes and Upcoming Encampment Plans
The Pomeroy B Scouts push membership to 64 by August as the district encampment comes to Marietta. Middleport Scouts plan a minstrel at Coe's Opera House on April 1, aiming for a capacity crowd. They also served as escort at the funeral of Thos Price, an honored member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marietta
Thos. Price
Middleport Scouts
Coe’sa Opera House
Rural carrier position exam set for Langsville April 12
Civil service examination to fill the rural carrier post at Langsville will be held in Middleport on April 12. Women may enter only if unmarried or married to a serving soldier or sailor in the present war.
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Middleport
Langsville
Pomeroy Brevities and Nearby Moves
Raymond Olberfeld and family depart for Emmetsburg Iowa to settle there. Landlord Hutchinson of the Remington hotel reportedly buys a Logan business and plans to oversee it. Dr. Bern Vorhes of Columbus returns to tend his brother A W Vorhes, while Clish Jacobs travels to Gallipolis to fetch his son Willie after a near fatal gun accident. Dana Connett of Athens visits the Finsterwalds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Olberfeld
Emmetsburre
Iowa
C. F. Vore
Nelsonville
Hutchinson
Remington Hotel
Logan
W. G. Plautz
Bern Vorhes
Columbus
A. W. Vorhes
John Oblinger
Clish Jacobs
Gallipolis
Willie
Dana Connett
Florist
Athens
R. W. Finsterwald
Doctors Decide Against Hospital Transfer for Vorhes
A consultation by Drs Vorhes Miller and Hartinger concluded that Mr A W Vorhes could not be moved to a hospital. He remains in critical condition and receives all possible care at home.
Baptist Social Event Marks Class Eight Meeting
Middleport Baptist S S class eight held a gathering at the B E Talbot home last evening with talks by Rev Wilson and Captain Harry Bennett. Refreshments were served.
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Middleport Baptist S. S
Illness Forces Syracuse Mother to Travel for Daughter
Mrs. Thomas Snowball of Syracuse received a telegram reporting Bertha Snowball in Columbus seriously ill. Mrs. Snowball immediately departed to be at her daughter's bedside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Snowball
Syracuse
Bertha
Columbus
Loss of Lyons resident’s home and store by fire
Fire destroyed the home and store of Don Wilbarget, once of this locality, in Lyons Kansas on Thursday. The loss is about $10,000, partly insured. He moved west ten years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Wilbarget
Lyons
Kan
Letter from Corporal in First Division in Germany 1919
Ralph R Windsor writes from Hillscheid Germany in February 1919 to his parents in Guysville Ohio detailing WWI service with the First Division from March 1918 to armistice. He describes battles at St Mihiel Argonne Sedan and frontline life on the Rhine, a fourteen day furlough in France visiting Nancy Paris Lyon Avignon Carcassonne, and guard duty in Niedelbreisig. He notes gassing, a lung injury, and longing for the home farm McDaniel of Athens Hi D. 3. Unlike the quick mail, he shares reflections on peace and war memories.
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Ralph R. Windsor
Germany
F. Windsor
Guysville Rh
Aea
Hillscheid
France
Nancy
Coblens
Camp Gordon
Coblenz
Niedelbreisig
St. Mihiel
Argonne
Jerry's
Letter Received by Josiah Family Details
A letter addressed to Mr. and Mrs. Josiah appears among domestic correspondence. It contains personal greetings and mentions unspecified matters requiring consideration by the recipients. The note references routine household concerns and invites further discussion.
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Mrs
Josiah
War letters from Circle Hill families reveal sons in German front
In 1919 letters from Fred Garlinger in Germany with Company K 16th Infantry and Private Charles Heck in Camp Sherman describe front line life. Fred hopes for home soon and notes units moving near Mahren and in the First Division. Heck writes of brutal sights, hospital stay, and longing for civilian life after the war ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charies Heck
Deserters Urged to Surrender at Camp Sherman
Mar 14 Men who deserted the American army at Camp Sherman to join allied forces were urged by Major General Edwin F. Glenn to surrender immediately. General Green said they will be given every consideration if they can show honorable discharges from the allied army.
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Ohio
Sherman
Edwin F. Glenn
Green
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M. E. Church
Lancaster, Ohio
Thor Olson
Kansas
A. A. Bradbury
MR. Vorhes
Cervice Letters
Joe Garlinger
Circle Hill
Fred
16Th Infantry
Mahren
Willie Lee
18Th Inf
Erle Morgan
Lovett
States
Rhine
Athens Opera House
Barktown
Dudley Bainty
Columbia
Helen Gibson
Fox
Robert Warwick
Chariie Chaplin
Columbia Theatre
Judy
Drudge
George Walsh
Jack and Pluck
D. W. Griffith
Eddie Polo
Motion Pictures
Lillian Gish and
Robert Harron
Majestic
Qskra
Marc
McKee
Yrug Co
Dr. Goodman
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