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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 07, 1918

Page

3

For Sale and Local Notices from Milsonville

Advertisements list a McCaskey account register capacity 160 at the Carnes Store with for rent two furnished rooms at 510 High St plus a notice predicting a carload of onions arriving in the city then moving to Murray City. Local notes mention Fred Edington hosting Charles Edington and Mrs P B Verity at Camp Sherman and various relatives visiting Columbus relatives and an planned voyage to New York from which he will sail to France next week. Lieutenant Tommy Allen sails to New York after delays in Columbus and Delaware.

Murray City C. E. Lambert McGuffey Ohio Charles Edington P. B. Verity Fred Edington Camp Sherman Martha Eliott Columbus Elizabeth Sisson Cleveland Tommy Allen Delaware New York France Allen South E. W. Allen

Fifty three Floo cases reported to health officer

Health Officer Butts reported fifty three new Floo cases yesterday along with five new pneumonia cases and no deaths.

Butts

Child, Mrs Cline Boles, Dies at Home Near Camp Custer

Mrs. Boles aged seven died Wednesday at her home. Her husband, stationed at Camp Custer in Michigan, survives with several children. No funeral arrangements have been made.

Funeral Service Held for Mrs Emma Smith at Huddy Home

Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon at the residence of Mr and Mrs John Huddy for Mrs Emma Smith wife of Mike Smith. Rev Arthur M Mann conducted the service. Mrs Smith died while nursing relatives in Jacksonville who were victims of the fire. Burial followed at Greenlawn Cemetery. Mrs Charles Dowler returned to Pickerington after visiting here with relatives.

John Huddy Emmamith Mike Smith Rthur M. Mann Rs. Smith Jacsonville Greenlawn Charles Dowler Pickerington

Xmas Boxes for Soldier Boy Pickups in Warner Building

Boxes for soldier boys available every afternoon from 1 to 4 in the Warner Building on Columbus Street. Bring your label or you cannot receive a box.

Warner Columbus St

Residents Return From Visits In Logan Columbus and Alientown

Miss Thelma Phillips came home to Logan after visiting Dorothy and Bertha Allen for several days. Mrs Ethel Aimes returned to Columbus after visiting her parents Mr and Mrs C F Sisson. Mrs J Wilson returned from Allentown Pa where she was the guest of her cousin Fred Edington and Mr and Mrs.

Thelma Phillips Logan Dorothy Bertha Allen Ethel Aimes Columbus C. Ft. Sisson J . Wilson Alientown Ehr Fiermin Ruoole Fred Edington

Eureka Optical Eye Specialist in Nelsonville Visit

The Eureka Optical Company brings an eye specialist to Nelsonville on November 9 11 12 and 13 at A C Anderson 820 Forst St. Free eye examinations and guaranteed glasses as low as 3.96 a pair during the visit. Call at Mr Anderson's home. Office hours 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Bell Phone 217W.

Eureka Optical Company Nelsonville A. C. Anderson Forst St

Funeral service for Miss Elsie Heckman Friday at 2

Services for Miss Elsie Heckman will be held Friday at 2 pm at the Hickman home on W Franklin Street. Rev. Arthur M. Mann will officiate.

Sharpsburg R D 2 Area Hit by Flu and News

Election day excitement runs through Sharpsburg area as flu cases spread in Bern township with seven cases in the school district and four weeks of closures. Household travel, church, and school activities delayed while residents await normalcy. Neighborhood deaths include Sylvanus Smith of Chester Hill after a brief illness.

Eve Bern Liliam Jiardin Hattie Harris Bartlett BE. A. Ross St. Paris Champaign County Leota Strode Lenore Burl

Beef to fed to fighting Yanks under quality standard

In Washington on November 7, officials stated that beef for American troops will meet high quality standards regardless of weight. The plan aims to benefit war workers and associates as well. Amsterdam reports the German emperor sent messages to western army groups praising California’s mountain feats and noting peaks rising above 13,000 feet.

Washington America Amsterdam California

Gratitude to the Troops on the Oise and Aisne

A wartime note praises soldiers for their bravery on the Oise and Aisne fronts and credits their courage with thwarting enemy plans.

Oise Aisne

Three Young Men to Enter Service Soon

Three competent orders have been received by the local draft board for the Motor Transport Corps to entrain Sunday for Camp Wheeler, Macon, Ga. The men selected are Donald Liston Swaim, Lafe Gaston, and Ollie Somers of Nelsonville. Others awaiting orders include Everett Baughman of New Marshfield, Jewell D. Paremier of Amesville, Carl W. Vandervell, Glen C. Throckmorton of Albany, Vince A. Cheadle of Athens, R. D. 8, Ralph Db Murphy, and Roy Newman of Athens.

Motor Transport Corps Camp Wheeler Macon Donald Liston Swaim Lafe Gaston Ollie Somers Nelsonville Everett Baughman New Marshfield Jewell D. Paremier Amesville Carl W. Vandervell Glen C. Throckmorton Albany Vince A. Cheadle Athens R. D Ralph Db Murphy Roy Newman Athens

Prisoners in German camps face mistreatment and theft

American prisoners in Germany suffer harsh conditions with clothes stolen at Limburg Darmstadt and Giessen. Boots are replaced with wooden sabots. The American Red Cross shipped clothing to replace losses. A protest to Major General Friederich yielded that captured gear is treated as booty.

Geneva Navy Germany American Red Cross Limburg Darmasatadt Giessen Friederich

Zionist Commission Moves Toward Jewish Resettlement in Palestine

The Zionist Commission, sent from England to advance national Jewish resettlement in Palestine, has established quarters in a Jaffa suburb. Since British liberation, the city has begun to revive as residents return after being driven out by Turks over a year ago.

Washington Zionist Commission England Palestine Jaffa

Cox cites disloyalty in Ohio as drivers of election

Governor James M. Cox at his Dayton home comments after Tuesday’s election. He says the gubernatorial result is gratifying due to those opposed to his cause for world wide justice, praising the soldiers and service, and thanking God for the support from supporters.

Dayton James M. Cox Ohio

Kangas Invents Finger Armor for Heavy Nail Driving

A inventor named Kangas proposes protective armor for a man's fingers when driving many nails or tacks with a hammer. The device aims to reduce finger injuries during carpentry tasks.

Kangas

Special Draft Calls Issued For Ohio Volunteers

The local draft board announces three induction bulletins for volunteer white men. Ohio calls include one hundred stationery stewards for Columbus barracks on November 25, five hundred stenographers or clerks for Columbus barracks over three days starting November 25, and seventy five forestry workers to entrain for Camp Forest Georgia within three days from November 25. Volunteers must appear by November 20.

Ohio Columbus Camp Forrest Lytle

Baruch Seeks Postwar Continuation of War Agencies

War Industries Board Chairman Baruch indicated Congress will be asked to extend several federally created war bureaus after peace to aid postwar readjustments. He spoke amid discussions on transitioning wartime agencies to peacetime roles.

WAR Washington Baruch The War Industries Board Congress Goon

War savings urged as people learn to save money

Citizens recognize the value of thrift as Liberty Bonds fund the war effort. The Huckeye State Building and Loan Company promotes savings accounts at Rankin Building 22 West Gay Street Columbia Ohio with assets of 15 million dollars and five percent on time deposits.

Huckeye State Building and Loan Company Rankin Building West Gay Street Columbia Ohio

Son Killed in Action From 148th Infantry

Marysville district reports Donald Cannon son of Mrs H J Cannon of Mechanicsburg was killed in action September 25. He served in Company D 148th Infantry and was 17 years old.

Marysville H. J. Cannon Mechanicsburg Donald Cannon Hunddred Forty-eighth Infantry

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