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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1918
Page
7
Local social news notes influenza illness and health orders. Families visit, travel to Wellston and Tulsa, naval calls and drafts. Coronet military movements include Camp Sherman and Lake Great Lakes transfers.
Athens doctors report the influenza and pneumonia surge easing though daily counts rise briefly. From Monday 6 pm to Tuesday 6 pm 34 influenza and 3 pneumonia cases with no deaths. from 6 pm Wednesday 52 influenza and 3 deaths. State Hospital records show 14 and 17 influenza cases with two deaths. Experimental serum trials continue with injections every other day for six or eight days. several treated have fallen ill again, but no clear conclusions. Edna Matson and Dr Beam arrive. Dr Sprague recovered and will serve. probate judge H. T. Phillips assumes duties to cover medical needs during the crisis.
Mr A L Saddler of Lawton Oklahoma arrives for a several days visit with his sister in law Mrs Lon Barnes and brother in law. He is the surviving member of a family of eight children and will return to Lawton after the visit.
A wartime civic call urges thrift and industry by home owners to buy Liberty Bonds and War Savings Certificates. It promotes building or buying homes and starting savings with The Buckeye State Building and Loan Company at Rankin Building Columbus Ohio, listing assets of 16 million dollars and five percent on time deposits.
C V Strawn reports a letter from Carl Heck of the Athens machine gun company in France. Heck was wounded but not seriously hurt and expects a quick return to the front. Heck, a Portsmouth boy, had earlier worked for Strawn as a plumber. Letter dated October 14.
John Williams aged 19 son of Mr and Mrs Sam Williams of Pobe Ridge fell from the reservoir approach at Hunterdon fracturing his left arm at the shoulder. Dr Crawford reduced the fracture. Mr and Mrs C C Cherrington of this city received a letter from their son Don who is in service at Camp Lee Va first contact in about two years.
Mayor Williams issued strict orders promising no tolerance for Halloween pranks. So far the city reports little activity as Halloween typically lasts one to two weeks and often becomes a nuisance before it ends.
Thomas McMenamy Jr son of Mr and Mrs Thomas McMenamy Sr of Jacksonville is back in Uncle Sam’s service after nineteen months at Merced es Texas. He has invested 250 in 4th Liberty Loan bonds sent to his father to keep for him, demonstrating strong patriotism.
Leo Duncan spent ten days with his father and George Duncan returned to Camp Sherman yesterday from Trimble route one after furlough.
Mrs Lewis Souers aged 84 died at her Trimble home yesterday from pneumonia. Funeral services are scheduled for Friday morning with burial in the Catholic cemetery. Mike Blazentz of Pennsylvania also died of pneumonia at the Souers home on Saturday. Mrs Souers was in bed when his death occurred.
The body of Roy Williams who died at Brownsville General Hospital arrived in Jacksonville yesterday and was taken to his parents home, Mr and Mrs Geo Williams. Funeral services will be held there tomorrow at one oclock with interment in Athens.
Mr and Mrs Carl A Finsterwald of South Cemetery Street learn their son Sergeant Fred H Finsterwald has been wounded fighting in France and is now in a hospital. Born and raised in Athens he played first base for an Athens baseball team before joining the army at the outbreak of hostilities.
Erwin Rhoades aged 34 died October 27 at Athens State Hospital from bronchial pneumonia. The body was shipped to Lancaster for burial by Newsom-Walburn Company.
Walter Ernest Brown, Australian infantry corporal, crept from a trench and yelled for surrender. He knocked a German soldier unconscious with a fist, then dragged an officer and eleven enemy troops from a dugout, keeping his grenade. Brown earned the Victoria Cross for the daring action.
Lewie H. Lawrence three months old, infant son of Mr and Mrs J E Lawrence of near Athens, died last evening. Funeral services were held this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Federal boards denying role in labor disputes, Croxton says boards acted without instructions and were called off.
Hollis Jeffers aged 19 died this morning at 10 at his home near J ville after a week long illness from pneumonia following influenza. Burial in Jeffers cemetery. arrangements pending. Survived by mother Mrs Caleb Jeff and brothers Albert Elmer and Ray. Father preceded him seven years ago.
Howard Frames remains were shipped from New York at 3 o clock this morning and are due to reach Parkersburg early tomorrow, with expected arrival in Coolville tomorrow morning.
Leo R Goodwin writes to mother Mrs John Goodwin Shade D 1 says he is busy preparing to go across and serves as stable and orderly sergeant in charge of packing all saddle and horse equipment for the regiment He just finished setting up the colonels equipment for shipment He believes six more months will force the Hun to flee and notes coal needs and duties back home while contributing to the war effort
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