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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 05, 1918

Page

5

Social News Highlights From Athens area

Mrs. Alonzo Palmer visits Parkersburg for a few days with her parents Mr and Mrs W D Smith. Mr Tedrow of Nelsonville and Mrs Cross host relatives for Sunday. Mrs Raymond Banfield and Zoe Ellen of Columbus visit Mrs S G Stonecipher. Mrs Clyde W Rowell leaves Frost for Norfolk to join her Navy husband. Dr and Mrs Frederick Blankner head to Portsmouth after months here. Marion Bean of Forrest City ends visit with Davis in Athens and heads to South Carolina. Carman Church arrives safe overseas. his parents are Mr and Mrs EB Church. Mrs Z L Henry of 96 E State St learns her husband Lt Col Z L Henry leads Ft Bliss Base Hospital. Charles H Townsend returns to Norfolk to vote and plans winter at the old homestead. Mrs C C Cray of Guysville and her daughter Helen of Columbus visit Athens. Dr E D Stanley of Albany receives captaincy and heads to Fort Oglethorpe. Eleanor and Alice Phillips with Mary and Helen Peoples and others visit W R Phillips' Amearville country home. chaperon Mrs B Roush. Russell Fuller in naval aviation visits Athens relatives en route to Cincinnati and Akron for work.

Eleanor and Alice Phillips Mary and Helen Peoples Doris Henry Ruth Foster W. R. Phillips Amearville Mrs. B. Roush Russell Fuller Naval Aviation Bureau of Steam and Gas Engineering Washington, D. C Lillian Fuller Athens Cincinnati Akron

Caldwell Family Ties Highlight Local Notes

Lieut. J. H. Caldwell of Washington, D. C. traveled through town en route to Galveston with the ninth regiment of Neg. Mrs. Caldwell will remain and take work in the library. Dr. Caldwell is son of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Caldwell of Guysville. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Cline left for Alliance to spend the winter. They will visit Mrs. ...

J. H. Caldwell Washington, D. C Galveston Texas W. B. Cline Alliance

Cline Family On Hold Amid Illness And Career Change

Mrs. Kate C. Brown and Mrs. B. W. Jones visit Salem as Mr. Cline recovers from influenza. He plans to take a job as an auto mechanic after recovery. In other notes, British scientists preserve soap bubbles intact for over a month.

Cline Kate C. Brown Mr. Cline B. W. Jones Salem

Reading Surprises Librarians as Army Books Expand

Over a million books shipped by the American Library Association reach American Expeditionary Force in France. The effort funds 3.5 million dollars for allied welfare, with Paris to host a central 10 000 volume reference library for soldiers in France.

Washington American Library Association United War Work Campaign France Paris America Europe Milton Netory O. Henry Rocky Mountains Robert W. Service Rudyard Kipling

Solis Ivory in the Army at Vancouver Barracks

A misinterpreted order by a sentry at Vancouver Barracks Washington nearly led to the wounding of an officer. The sentry claimed three halts then fire if unanswered and learned the rule did not require killing after meeting the intruder.

Vancouver Enid Ald

Reichstag Support for Kaiser Reported as Abdication Refusal

An emmi official Wolff Agency brief to Switzerland relayed to diplomats says the Kaiser has Reichstag backing to refuse abdication. Berlin Vorwaerts proclaims a large German strike to enforce peace, urging workers to refrain from halting industry. Diplomatic ties between Germany and Bolshevik broken off as of Basle advices. British forces in Flanders seize a German order demanding decisive battles and defense of Lys and Herman Lines.

United Press Washington Reichstag Wolff Agency Switzerland Amsterdam Germany Berlin London Flanders

Germans Fear Bolshevik Danger in Germany

Amsterdam dispatch reports that the German press shows growing alarm at Bolshevik influence and the Bolshevik danger affecting Germany.

Fea Bolsheviki Amsterdam Germany

German Ships Seized in Chilean Harbors

Buenos Aires reports on November 5 that the Chilean government has seized all German mercantile vessels that were exporting to or entering Chilean harbors. The action affects ships linked to Germany during wartime.

Buenos Ayres Argentine

Report 27 Killed in Allied Air Raid

An official telegram from Cologne says 27 persons were killed and 35 injured in an Allied aerial attack on Iown, 14 miles southeast of Cologne.

Amsterdam Cologne Iown

War record holder in Pittsburgh woman with large army family

Mrs. B. Goldstein of Pittsburgh, a member of the Zionist Organization of America, is reported to have a war record. She counts ten grandsons and one great grandson serving in the English army and eight grandsons and one great grandson in the U S army.

Pittsburgh B. Goldstein Zionist Organizations of America

Want Hubby in the Army from Watsonville Wife

Mrs Mary Hainey of Watsonville California asks army recruiting in San Francisco to enlist her 47 year old husband as a cook near the front. She requests examination options and promises immediate travel if possible.

San Francisco Mary Hainey Watsonville Cal Army

Color restoration beauty art grows during wartime

London reports a rise in gray haired young women as war ages appearance. Hairdressers have developed color restoration, promising to return natural color permanently at high cost but with noticeable impact. The practice claims to reverse about ten years of age from the wearer’s looks.

Camouflage Corps London

G O P Leads In First Count Of Today's Vote At Kansas City

Initial returns from Kansas City show Governor Capper leading for Senate with 217 votes to 87 for Democrat William Thompson. Incumbent Dan R Anthony leads in the First District with 78 to 22 for Frank E Whitney. Henry J Allen leads for governor 280 to 48 over Jed W Landon. In Brockton Massachusetts Weeks tops Walsh 110 to 60. Coolidge 176 to 49 for governor.

Peka Kans Capper Senate William Thompson Dan R. Anthony Frank BE. Whitney Henry J. Allen Jed W Landon Kansas Brockton Mass Uorwell Towa Walsh Thomas Lawson Big Business Coolidge Long

Limited Men Called by Order of Today

Crowder calls 18,800 men for limited service. Voluntary induction continues until November 20 with entrainment between November 26 and 27. Ohio's quota set at 676 as fighting prospects remain active.

Crowder Ohio

Local Social News From White Hall Area

Mr and Mrs A A Niggemeyer and son John visited Chauncey Sunday with Mr and Mrs Ployd Nye and family. Emmett Radford of Camp Sherman spent a few days with his parents. Graves of Athena visited Homer Graves and family. Elsia Fraley visited friends at Nelsonville. Moore family at Camp Sherman visited Ray. Two Athena county youths promoted to corporal. Kenney family of Pleasant Valley visited G B Tribe. Litha Chalfant visited G L Fill family. Van Den Broek visiting her parents Hig hne. Mary Elizabeth Hughes of Athens spent time with Herbert Moore. Abe Tewksbury visited Charles Tewksbury. A metal hinged hot water bottle is noted as European invention.

A. A. Niggemeyer John Cyrus Higgins Chauncey Mra. Ployd Nye Emmett Radford Camp Sherman G. L. Fill BE. A van den Broek Athena C M. Highne Mary Elizeabeth Hughes Athens Herbert Moore Abe Tewksbury Near Albany Charles Tewksbury

Rose Pastor Stokes Released On Eight Thousand Bond

Mrs. Rose Pastor Stokes a Socialist arrested last night for illegal registration was freed today on an eight thousand dollar bond in New York City. The case centers on her registration status and political views amid ongoing party activity.

New York Mra. Rose Pastor Stokes

Regain Gold Stolen by the Bolshevik

New York reports the Russian government says 800,000,900 rubles of treasury gold, taken from Petrograd, were recovered at Kazan by the Omsk government. A Russian information official cited the recovery as a basis for reorganization plans, noting the gold had been moved by Bolsheviks after 1917.

New York Petrograd Kazan Omak Russia A. J. Sack Russian Information Bureau Washington Kagan Bamara Omsk

Jones raid for Red Cross raises $400 in Morgantown sale

Coolville resident B Jones learned of a Morgantown Red Cross sale where his father Josephus Jones donated ten crates of apples and fifty pumpkins. The auction raised nearly $400 for the Red Cross with a pumpkin bringing $8.88 and total farm goods selling for substantial sums as part of the patriotic effort.

Coolville Jones Red Cross Morgantown W. Va Josephus Jones

Ohio towns report flu improvement guiding easing of ban

Reports from Ohio communities show improvement in influenza conditions and suggest public gathering restrictions may soon be eased. Authorities note declining case counts and rising recoveries across several counties.

Columbus Ohio

State health officials urge cautious reopening across state

The state health department expresses optimism but cautions residents to go slow before removing restrictions. Theresa echoes the warning, advising patience to avoid precipitate bar-down actions and potential setbacks.

State Health Department Theresa

Hay Market Prices in Columbus Market Summary

In Hay Market at Columbus on November 4 prices shown for timothy and clover mixes. No 1 timothy baled 30.50, No 2 timothy 80.60, No 2 timothy 28.50, No 1 clover mixed 26, data straw 10.50, rye straw 13.00.

Columbus Timothy

Carbur Area Features Electric Heater for Cold Starts

A new carbur area for low grade fuels includes an electric heater to assist starting cold engines. The device aims to improve reliability in low-temperature conditions and reduce wear during ignition.

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