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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1918
Page
5
Miss Goldie Emmons visited friends in Glouster yesterday. Families and guests return from Buckeye Lake outings and cottage visits, including Mr. and Mrs. N. J. Wolfe and two children, and Mrs. H. T. Wise with son Edward. Local travel includes Columbus State Fair attendance and a teacher appointment for Miss Mary A. Lewis.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Ak Brock and children Mary and infant returned from Kentucky and Cincinnati after several weeks away. Mr. Brock joined them Saturday and drove home. A. J. Achauer of Columbus and family visited with in law Mr. and Mrs. Galen Achauer of Holyoke over Sunday. Frank Logan and wife with children left en route from Chicago for Ocala Florida. Mrs. Lena Slattery’s daughter and children spent the summer there. Dwight Williams, in the Marine Corps, reports arriving overseas while twin Clark trains at Fort Sheridan for instructor duties with the OSS. Lieut. Willard Wendt, commissioned at Camp Gordon, is to report to Camp Perry for bayonet work. he was guest of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fenzel.
Mr. and Mrs. EB. C. Berry hosted their niece Miss Gladys Berry of Oberlin who visited and spent a pleasant vacation at Hotel Berry before returning to her home Monday.
Mrs S W Green of New Orleans Louisiana spent a few weeks at Hotel Berry as the guests of Mr and Mrs Berry and other local residents during the recent social season.
An old Columbus Ohio ad touts American liberty and improved opportunities by saving with The Buckeye State Binding and Loan Company. It notes assets of 14 800 000 and five percent interest on time deposits and lists Rankin Building 22 West Gay Street Columbus.
Gaston Defoordt of Woonsocket recalls his two years in Altengrabow and other camps. He describes crowded trains, disease, meager soup, rats and dogs eating scraps, forced labor in mines and factories, beatings, and long-term injuries. He laments paralysis in part of his face after Red Cross care and release experiences.
Mrs. Ray Richey learns from Lieut Darrell H Sams of a promotion to First Lieutenant stationed at Camp Meade Maryland. Lieut John W Stewart on furlough reports for duty at Camp Green North Carolina. Other items note visits, relocations, funerals, and a mayoral vacation to attend veteran reunions in Baltimore and travels to Cleveland Columbus and Washington area.
A New Jersey company introduces a combine tar and gravel heating device for street paving. The unit features a tar kettle and a Y shaped gravel bin with a shared beneath furnace, heating both materials independently in one operation.
Mr and Mrs Charles Cameron traveled to Columbus to visit hosts Mr and Mrs R C M Hastings. Mr and Mrs E E Jacobs and son Elmer Ellis and Mr Charles Pickering attend the Spanish American War Veterans reunion in Baltimore. Miss Ida K Laws and Miss Lucile Welsh of Columbus visit J W Richardson and family and C R Clark over the weekend.
Mrs H A Hatch and her daughter Miss Frances returned home yesterday after a week with relatives in Reedville.
Mrs. A. G. Farmer and her young daughter Margaret Louise arrived at Wright Field in Dayton. They are accompanied by the farmer’s mother Mrs. John Cuckler and sister Mrs. Margaret Cable.
Mr and Mrs E C Burchfield and Mr and Mrs Robert L White with their young daughter Jane Stewart drove from Logan yesterday to spend the day with relatives.
Senate and House leaders reached an agreement permitting immediate recess after passing the revenue bill. The House would depart September 16 or 17 for at least 30 days, potentially until after the election, pending presidential approval.
Wisconsin law offers a state funded incentive for roadside planting. Any landowner along a highway may plant trees that grow to about 40 feet, two rods apart, within eight feet of the road line. When trees reach 12 feet, the highway superintendent issues a certificate. trees become public property while owners retain fruit and title with maintenance. Owners receive per-rod bounties of three cents on one side and six cents on both sides credited to highway taxes.
The article urges awakening to road improvement citing social gains. It links better roads to schools health farms crops transport churches homes and stronger national well being with a profitable return when viewed commercially.
Residue from indigo dye production is identified as an excellent fertilizer for tobacco in India, suggesting a practical reuse of industrial byproducts to boost crop growth. This finding highlights a sustainable approach to agriculture.
A rider pulls back the handles of a new motorcycle to halt movement by disengaging the clutch, reducing throttle, and applying the brakes.
The piece notes gravel surfaces are unsatisfactory on busy roads, but for lighter traffic the annual cost of a sturdier pavement may exceed gravel maintenance costs. It urges weighing maintenance versus capital costs in choosing road surfaces.
Time-saving, durable roads gain priority alongside quick-firing guns. The call urges faster road construction to hasten food delivery and overall supply movement.
Members of Athens En campment No. 1756 are urged to attend a special business meeting tonight chaired by J. A. Rown with C. V. listed as the secretary.
Notice urges all Elks to attend the regular meeting scheduled for tonight.
Athens Commandery K. T. holds a Wednesday meeting to confer the order of the Red Cross. Com. F. M. Hutchinson and Recorder Jas. A. Palmer announce the session dated September 3, 1912.
Athens school board met with all members present and filled several teaching vacancies. Brandon F. Grover was elected to succeed Russell Rupp as math coach as Rupp joins an army auto school at the University of Pittsburgh. Edna Swan resigns. Lucille Henry and Francis Carwas set to teach lower grades. German instruction is dropped for now due to demand. Supt Morgan indicated reactivation if needed. Carlos Cameron’s high school diploma was granted despite dissent.
An old advertisement states catarrh is a constitutional disease and cannot be cured by local treatment. It claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine is taken internally and reaches the blood to affect mucous surfaces. The notice asserts the product was prepared by leading physicians and urges sending for a pamphlet from the Toledo firm.
Skin eruptions and eczema are blamed on impure blood and cured by cleansing the blood. S S S is promoted as a long standing remedy, claiming fifty years on the market and urging readers to seek advice from Swift Specific Co. Atlanta.
Miss Ruth Miller daughter of Mrs Ja Kingman Miller of Long Beach New York to marry Carl Erling Board a U S Navy lieutenant in the near future Miller described as accomplished and pretty, details in this brief society notice.
Peru will conduct a national census next year led by a new bureau that will issue annual reports on health and education, marking a shift toward structured data collection and policy planning.
Local creameries this week pay 46 cents for sour cream and 6.214 cents for sweet cream testing 17 percent.
Cincinnati, Ohio. Sept 3. Cattle receipts 34.00. Market slow with shippers paying 14.00 to 16.50 and extras 18.25 to 18.50. Hogs receipts 64.00 with market steady and good choice packers and butchers at 20.00. Sheep receipts 28 with extras unchanged.
Pittsburg Pa September 3 Cattle receipts fair and market slow with choice cattle at 17.20 to 18.00 veal calves 19.00 to 20.00 prime wethers 12.00 to 12.75 hogs receipts 20 cars market unchanged spring lambs 10.00 to 17.00 goats 15.60 to 11.50
In Chicago on Sept 3 grain and pork prices are listed with Corn Sept at 1.65 1 8, Oct 1.57 3 8, Nov 1.54 68, Oats Sept 70 1/2 cents, and Pork Sept 43.10. The brief quotes reflect futures and commodity activity in a concise market update.
A new patent introduces a chair design for motion picture theatres that features a seat capable of being raised several inches. The device aims to improve comfort and accessibility for younger patrons and adaptable seating layouts.
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