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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Nov 29, 1918

Page

3

Nelsonville Rural Sale and Local Notices

A Nelsonville update lists onion car for sale at fright house with prices noted, a millinery sale by Hannah Parry, and a car of Ohio seed potatoes at Hocking Valley depot. Also reports local Masonic election, Maccabees meeting, and a long list of Thanksgiving visits and residents’ travels in the area.

Fright House BE. Lambert Hannah Parry Poplar St Nelsonville Car of Ohio Hocking Valley Depot J. D. Backus

War ends reported by 37th Division in France

Safe and Happy and Mrs William Morgan received a cable from their son in the 37th Division announcing the war’s end. He noted all twenty-three men in his medical unit were cheerful and in good spirits in France.

Lieut Laughling Machine Gun Co 108Th Infantry Ft. Benjamin Harrison Ohio State University Battle of Catelet St. Quentin Charles P. Laughlin M. E Nelsonville Ralph John Shannon Jack Columbus J. L. Jack Charles Wright Camp Sherman Grace Wright Zale Kemp John Rhodes Charles Rhodes Louise Hyde Columbus School For Girls J. M. Hyde Robert Anna Morgan D. J. Chapman Lila Chapman Sawyer A. B. Wells Athens Sergt. Bernard Lama B. E. Lama Ed Betts Gladys Donald Betta Dora Betts Misa Michael Betts John Edington Elizabeth Eleanor Edington Than Hazel Edington Misa Florence Emish Harry Edgell Logan Charles Edgell Raymond Fluke William Morgan France

Road Dragging Outpaces Other Maintenance Costs

Road dragging remains ahead of other maintenance in both results and economy even at maximum costs, signaling it as the leading method for upkeep.

Traffic Control Urges Full Width Road Usage

Officials advise drivers to use the entire lane width and maintain steady speeds to improve flow. Pedestrians and cyclists are reminded to stay within designated paths and follow local signals for safety.

War Savings Stamps urged as rainproof for workers

An editorial from the Cincinnati Enquirer argues for continuing War Savings Stamps in 1919. It says labor prospers, business profits, and investors should build a permanent class with weekly bonds of up to a million dollars, possibly more, to weather postwar readjustment and ease tax strains.

O Sager Secretary of the Treasury Ohio Cincinnati Enquirer

Ohio Leads Nation in War Savings Stamp Sales for October

Treasury figures show Ohio sold 3.763 million dollars in War Savings Stamps for October, 1.85 per capita, with New York and Pennsylvania following. Total Ohio sales reach 76.49 million by Nov 1, while New York and Pennsylvania totals exceed 60 million. Over 3.7 million Ohio residents own stamps, and the state projects strong year-end sales amid remaining unredeemed pledges.

Columbus United States Treasury Department Washington Ohio New York City State Pennsylvania Texas Ilinois Treasury Department New York Ohio War Savings Committee

McCall Mentioned as Peace Delegate

Gov Samuel W McCall of Massachusetts is being prominently named as the Republican member of the American peace delegation. He has stood out as a lawyer, congressman, governor and author of works on political subjects.

Samuel W. McCall Massachusetts Emenanty Congress

War Savings Stamps Guide for Christmas Giving in 1917

Columbus report urges using War Savings Stamps as Christmas gifts to support government debts and wartime financing. Officials note scarce usual gifts but plentiful stamps, with value growing monthly for both giver and receiver and a strong patriotic impact.

Columbus, O Ohio War Savings Committee State War Savings Committee

Americans Stand By War Savings Pledges Says Treasury

All 100 per cent Americans are making good their War Savings Stamp pledges. Your promises to buy are considered a serious obligation by the Treasury Department.

Treasury Department

Follow the Good Road to a Prosperous Town and Farms

The phrase outlines a rural development creed urging adherence to a practical route that links road guidance to growth. It emphasizes nourishment of a town and its surrounding farms through steady, disciplined progress along the proper path.

Dragging Public Roads Improves Highway Economy

The article argues that regularly dragging public roads at the proper time is probably the most economical method of highway improvement, emphasizing efficiency and environmental practicality.

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The C. L. King Co Washington Street Philadorean Lodge Masonic Hall Maccabees Ladies of the Maccabees Hocking Valley C. W. Cable Vesper Shafer Emmett Mitchell McHarg Abner Juniper Clarence T. BE. Wells Leona Sherman Fred Voigt Ens Margaret Hall Mary Ledley Miles Howe Orlie Rider Roy Hawk Wm. Lancaster Joseph Stedem John Zeller Than Edington Clifford Sanders Chester Edgar Great Lakes Fred Edington Elizabeth Lowden Ori Griffith and Sons Mary Howe Clyde Littler Alice Lama Kingston C. E. Jewett Fred Mulligan Alice Mulligan Thos. Mulligan EB. E. Bell Elma Bell Glouster D. Stedem J. E. Cantry Joseph Joan McMillan C. Jackson Hillsboro Jackson Hazel Hall Neva Edwards Charles Newton Wheeler Frances Newton Emmett Quest H. P. Quest John Hoodlet Rhea Val Davis Ruth Harry Mounts Pearl Davis Cora Collins Inez Grace Emma Emery Murray City Ed Kourt Martha Keyss Lessie Johnson A. A. Jones Blanche Clouster Hillaboro O. C. Jackson Neil Preston H. J. Meark Wellston A. F. Sterling John Aug Sterling Ralph W. McLaughlin Ralph W. McLaughliin Charles R. Lauglin Gillemont Farm Old Reliable Arbucklea Premier Unicon Lenox Mascot Star Swift Pride New York State the Fulton Grocery McCall America the Cline Pharmacy Co Swanson Furniture Co N. Court St Athens Electric Co W.S.S National Woolen Mills West Washington St W. R. Blanchard Nelsonville, Ohio Nelsonville Dry Goods CO
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