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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1919
Page
3
The Gruen Watchmakers Guild built an American model by bringing American machinery to Swiss craftsmen in Madre Biel Switzerland. They train a lineage of master watchmakers to produce Gruen movements and then finish and adjust each movement by hand to achieve high precision.
Mrs. Thomas Longstaff was honored with a surprise gathering before moving to Middleport. Nineteen guests attended with Nelsorville and Logan friends, sharing an evening that ended with a late lunch. A reed fishery was presented as a farewell gift.
Eastern Star notes a regular Endora Chapter O E S meeting tonight at 7 30 with one candidate. A social hour and light lunch follow. Members of the Woman's Relief Corps are urged to attend at Mrs John Murphy's home at 7 PM for an important gathering.
Mr and Mrs C G Sheppard announce the arrival of a daughter at their home on Washington street on May 26. The newborn is named Martha Ellen.
The Chamber of Commerce holds a directors meeting tonight at 7 30 P M in C C Sharp's coal office. Charles Preston spent the weekend at Lancaster visiting his wife and young daughter.
Mr and Mrs C E Washburn plus Mrs Phil Kelch, Mrs R H Jackson and Mrs C H Bartlett attended an Eastern Star inspection in Lancaster Monday night. The inspecting officer was Mrs Susan H Anist, worthy grand matron from Dayton.
Funeral services for James Cavanaugh will be held tomorrow at 9 o'clock A M at St. Andrew's Church.
Mrs. Caroline Edgell died Sunday at her Columbus home after a brief illness. Formerly of this city she lived here most of her life before moving to Columbus. Her remains were brought back today to her daughter's home for a funeral tomorrow at 1 30 pm conducted by Rev. Mr. Roush. She leaves a son Charles and a daughter Mrs Mc Laughlin plus three Columbus daughters. Mrs Hattie Sullivan Hunt of Iowa visits old friends here. A cup with a hole in the bottom is described as a water fountain aid.
Sam Minkin announces a new blacksmith shop offering horseshoeing woodwork and wagon repairs with 25 years of experience. Services include painting varnishing paper hanging and general carpenter work with reasonable prices and estimates by calling 437 Bell.
One car garage for rent located at 193 West Columbus Boulevard. Compact space with usual access. no extra amenities listed. Availability and rental terms not specified in the notice.
Greek refugees driven from Asia Minor and Dobrudja recount eight years of terror under Turks and Bulgars. Many survive on scant bread, toil long hours, and endure exile in dugouts and fields before relief from the American Red Cross. the camp is named The Quarter of the Triumvirate honoring Venizelos Kountouriotis and Danglais.
The family endowment committee proposes a state weekly income for families with children under 15. Emile Burns argues the endowment would spur earlier marriages and ease birth-rate economic limits. Government cost estimated at 1.2 billion dollars annually.
The first sale of Victory Bonds on the New York Stock Exchange occurred today at 99.90. In England a method filtering air for cooling electric machinery with water curtains to exclude dust is gaining popularity.
The U S S O-3 carried 1858 letters with Victory note subscriptions totaling $260 350 from Cristobal on the Atlantic side through the Panama Canal to Balboa on the Pacific side. The craft departed Cristobal at 7 a m and reached Balboa at 2 30 p m marking the first ocean to ocean delivery of mail by a submarine.
A fresh grave at Nel sonville honors Cerls Ward, a young veteran discharged in 1918 after tuberculosis ended his service. The story recalls lack of government support for medical care and insurance at enlistment, prompting Red Cross officials to seek reimbursements for his family. The article also notes Troop Three Boy Scouts activities and a North Carolina inventor’s golf ball re finishing device.
Noy Sharp discharged from Camp Sherman and jailed in Chillicothe after a ring from Jacob's jewelry store vanished six weeks earlier. Frank Rose appears in the city jail for plain drunk. Bill Miller pleads guilty to drunkenness. A young couple dispute ends with charges dropped when the woman refuses to sign. Jodie Rickey pays six dollars for a drunk charge. Wilbur Lerce settles five dollars plus costs. Mrs. Delia Bean released after a payment tainted by the Ohio hotel register mystery. War Savings Stamps noted as growing in impact.
The Derthick mine restarts after a year long halt with five hours of operation on the first day. New tipple and modern coal handling gear installed. this third tipple replaces earlier units destroyed by fire. The Sunday Creek Coal Co mine employs about 225 men easing crowded conditions elsewhere.
In Columbus on May 27 the Supreme Court decreed that James Morton must die in the electric chair for the murder of a railroad conductor in Williams County.
Berlin reports confirm another note from German delegates at Versailles denying that Germany bears sole responsibility for starting the war. Advices received today indicate continued protest over the blame and duties assigned by the Allies.
Egg prices show steady movement with prime firsts at four dollars per dozen and typical firsts and seconds around thirty-nine to forty cents. Live poultry remains steady with fowls 32 to 34 cents per pound for heavier birds and 23 to 24 cents for lighter birds, broilers at about 50 cents per pound, roosters at nineteen cents.
The United States Shipping Board announced the creation of a department of coal exports to develop American coal exports. H. Y. Saint of Seattle will head the department and convene a meeting Thursday for producers shippers and exporters to discuss the export coal situation and how to use Shipping Board tonnage to aid the trade.
President Wilson will use his influence to safeguard religious freedom in new states, as conveyed to Rabbi Stephen Wise in a cablegram through Secretary Tumulty. The message signals the Administration’s stance amid reported Jewish troubles in Poland. An unrelated note mentions an African frog sounding underwater.
Three Ford workers testified they received their jobs back after returning from service with the national guard at the Mexican border. The witnesses spoke in favor of Ford in the libel suit filed by Henry Ford against the Chicago Tribune.
Fire with numerous explosions tears through a plumbing shop at the Norfolk navy yard. The blaze, 400 feet from the water, draws water from harbor tugs as they spray streams to combat the flames.
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