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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1918
Page
10
Carbondale residents host relatives and visitors from Columbus Albany Fisher Athens and Nelsonville. Navy duty calls James Hoak after June 8. Local visits include Beckler Braley Portiow Grimm Lock Rutledge Robinson Thomas and Hartley with various relatives. A Life Insurance booklet cites 11,000,000 non fatal injuries in year details mention Chamberlains Liniment.
Mr and Mrs Clemence Wamsley of Athens visited Mr and Mrs George Fisher on Sunday. The gathering included Mary Thelma and Emma Scha and others.
Walter E. Barnhill in this city receives a letter from his brother in France. Private F B Blackwood describes weather, hospital stay, camp life in a French fort, and travel by ship and train. He mentions not yet firing at the Kaiser, seasickness, and asks about Clyde White and Pear C. while noting French roads and two wheel carts drawn by horses.
A short wartime note from Pvt F. Blackwood of Company A, 197th Engineer, Army Engineering School, stationed in France via New York. He sends best wishes and mentions three-horse plowing as a greeting to comrades and friends.
The notes detail visits and guests across The Plains region including Mrs S S Shrieves and baby Elaine, Mrs Howard Maybery of Athens, Mr and Mrs Clarence McDonald hosting John Frazier and Geneve, Sayde Lyons, and other families. It lists multiple Sunday and weekend gatherings at Nelsonville Circle Hill Millfield Jackson Pomeroy Wellston Columbus and Columbus Hospital mention of surgery improve.
Washington May 23 President Wilson appeals to the Boy Scouts of America to aid the War Department and Forest Service in locating black walnut timber critical for airplane propellers and gunstocks. Scouts will search woodlots across the region with thousands of instruction blanks issued. reports from scout masters will be compiled for War Department.
The Treasury Department declares chain letters once used to fund worthy and questionable causes are disapproved. It notes some enthusiasts began them to promote war savings stamps, while the National War Savings Committee clarifies they did not start these letters.
The Ohio War Board urges men to support the second Red Cross war fund as women in Red Cross rooms produce surgical dressings hospital garments and kit goods valued at 36000000 by 1918. Twenty five percent of fund receipts go to chapter needs for materials and Home Service support, urging donations today.
Angeline Pierce born August 20 1847 in Lodi township Athens County Ohio died May 17 1918 at No 2 Kern Street Athens aged 70 8 28. She married Samuel T Pierce October 26 1864. Survived by six sons and one daughter and a sister. Active in the Methodist church since 1890. life described as devout and devoted to home and family.
The family expresses gratitude to friends who assisted during the sickness and funeral of their companion and mother. They thank the Copeland and Martzolff Sunday School classes and neighbors for the flowers sent by 8S. T. Pierce and Children.
Mrs Nora Kincade welcomed her sister Miss Molley Buck of Athens for a Sunday visit. W C Burton's home hosted Mr and Mrs Johnson of Trimble, Mr and Mrs Cyrus James and family of South Canaan, and Mr and Mrs Bruce Robinson and family at Sunday dinner. Amos Townsend and daughter Ora visited B O Townsend near Amesville. J J Gaston called on Mr and Mrs Davis at Lottridge. Blanche Parker and Sherman Parker visited Coolville. Nohlen of Cutler and Jackson of Detroit recently stayed with Mrs Hannah Chalfant and family and Mr and Mrs John Hawk. Gilbert of Chicago was the guest of Ordie Chalfant.
In Chicago on May 22 Count James Minotto wide as a dangerous alien enemy challenged the presidential warrant in Federal Court. Attended by Louis F. Swift, his millionaire father-in-law, Minotto asserted his Italian subject status and said the case would go to the Supreme Court.
Athens County Democratic Central Committee calls a mass meeting in the Court Room on Saturday at 3 o clock. All Democrats urged to attend. H. W. Conner, Chairman. Harry Edington, Secretary. Britain needs 172000 more homes for its workers.
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