Letters From Men In Service Bring News Home
Mrs. Sarah Stanley of Canaanville received a letter from husband Private Montfort E. Stanley 335th Infantry Co. D Am Ex F in France. He is well and hopes the war ends soon. mentions walnuts and mail. Also Mrs. Jackson Williams of Willow Creek got a letter from Corporal Elmer Williams 336th Infantry AEF describing the voyage, seasickness, and vegetable abundance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah BG. Stanley
Canaanville
Montfort E. Stanley
France
Jackson ‘Williams
Willow Creek
Elmer Williams
Co. K
336Th Infantry
Clouse Family Receives War Dispatch From Son
Private Frank A. Clouge of the U. S. Army in Wyoming writes that he is well and doing fine to Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Clouse of Buchtel. He mentions sending a cablegram after landing and notes a submarine sinking occurred two days before their arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Clouse
Buchtel
Frank A. Clouge
Former Ohio Student Dies From Influenza
Belmont Ohio superintendent S. Murphy reports in a letter to Professor Mercer that his son Leonard Blaine Murphy died November 1 after contracting influenza while serving in a hospital in Cincinnati. He had volunteered for the S A T and returned home before passing away at 10 a.m. His wife also contracted the illness.
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Murphy
Belmont
Ohio
Mercer
Leonard Blaine Murphy
Cincinnati
War service preserves years of manpower for men aged 31 to 45
San Francisco November 6 The piece argues training and combat will add to national manpower. It compares Civil War losses to modern wartime care, estimating seven and a half extra active years per man and a net gain of millions of man-years for 1 000 000 men enlisted from ages 31 to 45.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Army
France
A Smart Dress for Mothers Girl Pattern
A dress pattern described for girls ages 4 to 10 with options in gabardine wool or cotton plaids and checks. The 8 year size uses 3 1/2 yards of 36 inch material. Pattern matted to any address for 10 cents in silver or stamps.
Taylor Ridge Community Notes and Family Visits
Mr and Mrs P B Chalfant visited Elza Chalfant in Trimble Sunday evening. Bessie Lemaime visits sister Mrs Harry Leek in Green s Run. Mrs Fred Olbers reports sister Mrs Frank Strubble ill with influenza at Haydenville. Flu cases remain few and not serious. Mrs A M Taylor recovering fromill illness. Frank Morrison spent Sunday with Red town relatives. Charles Kempton of Trimble made a business trip here Saturday. An electric machine joining house fixtures perforates or trims wallpaper borders wherever needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. B. Chalfant
Elza Chalfant
Trimble
Bessie Lemaime
Harry Leek
Green's Run
Fred Olbers
Frank Strubble
Haydenville
A. M. Taylor
Frank Morrison
Red ‘Town
Charles Kempton
Rates of Taxation for Athens County 1918
James B. Woodworth, County Treasurer, publishes the 1918 levy breakdown for state county and local purposes. The notice details mill rates for sinking fund, common school, university, highway, general fund, bridge, indigent soldiers, mothers pension, blind pension, judicial, road, and debt funds. It warns on unpaid real estate taxes, collection periods, penalties, and payment instructions.
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James B. Woodworth
Athens County
University
State Highway Improvement
Childrens Home Fund
Bridge Fund
Mothers Pension Fund
Judicial
Derrg Ag Ns ‘ Ruon
Ohio
James BE. Woodworth
The Struggle by Zoe Beckley on Sacrifices for a Family Book
Edith and Miss Selden push to publish a controversial life education book. John Ferrol faces selling his own book after quitting his job to protect their savings. Their sacrifice centers on a high stakes gamble to secure a future for their children in a moral controversy.
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Edith
Miss Selden
Ferrol
Sara Selden
Arcadia
New York High School
Ferrols
Mise Selden
Wallace
Mr. Wallace
Dear Mrs Thompson Advice Column Fragments
A collage of reader questions and Mrs Thompson replies range from parental control of a minor’s money to thrift stamps, inheritance sharing, engagement doubts, writing to a camp-bound sweetheart, social popularity tips, and military allotment questions. The page preserves a 1940s advice tone with concise guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Thompson
Stov es Sold After Classified Ad Prosperity
W B Bartels new Prosecuting Attorney learned Messenger ads yield results selling coal heater and gas stoves. He reports a dozen inquiries by morning and asks readers to auction unused items via the Messenger classified.
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W. B. Bartels
Water rent due in Athens next Monday
The Athens water department reminds patrons that next Monday is the final day to pay water rent. A rush is expected as many have yet to appear. failure to pay will incur a penalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Service Department
Woman narrowly escapes bullet at Morris Avenue home
Mrs J H Gibson of Morris Avenue faced a near fatal incident yesterday when a rifle bullet shattered a window from Maple Wood Elmwood or Sunnyside Drive. The bullet struck a small object on her table diverting the shot. The object’s position spared Mrs Gibson from harm. the bullet was fired by a boy shooting rats on Maple Wood.
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J. H. Gibson
Morris Avenue
Maplewood
Elmwood
Sunnyside Drive
American Women Drive Trucks for Yanks in Paris
American women who brought their own trucks to France join the front lines in Paris. Notables include Mrs. Nettie I Pangrampp of Brooklyn, N Y and Miss Ada Helm and Mrs Katherine Gerry of Brooklyn. Pangrampp chairs the Mayfair War Relief Motor Corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Nettie I. Pangrampp
Carrol St
Brooklyn
N. C
Ada Helm
Katherine Gerry
Pangrampp
Mayfair War Relief Motor Corps
Italy Recall Woolens Decree For War Stock Return
The Italian ministry of war orders all on hand combed wool tops and blends usable by combed wool mills be returned to the ministry. Since August 10, 1918 traffic in such material requires a permit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Rome
Ministry of War
Beckler Sues for Partition of Enterprise Village Property
Elma Beckler filed suit in partition against Lawrence Conkey and Frank Conkey over property in Enterprise village York township. She seeks sale of the real estate and division of one undivided one third share, with similar shares claimed by the defendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elma Beckler
Lawrence Conkey
Frank Conkey
Enterprise
York Township
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