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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 04, 1918

Page

2

Ford cars stolen in Columbus returned to owners in Athens County

Two more Brashear Fords were recovered and sent back to their owners in Columbus, O B Heaton and Pauline Kline, from Athens County. One car sold to Earl Park near Coolville was claimed by Heaton. another bought by George Jones of Coolville went to Paul Kline of Mechanicsburg. A related suit details Howard Brashear's sale of the 1915 Ford to Glen Goddard, with Goddard paying $425 while Brashear claimed ownership.

Brashear Athens County Columbus B. Heaton Paullline Kline Ear! Park Coolville Howard Brashear O. B. Heaton George Jones Paul Kline Mechanicsburg Howard T Brashear Glen Goddard Howard T. Brashear Goddard C. Hinkle

Veterans and staff changes and local notices in Glouster

Mary Hambel congratulates on the safe arrival of her sow Vivian L. Hamble, a member of Co. L 34th Engineers. Trimble township raises teacher pay to 60 65 70 dollars with new hires and vacancies. Local candidates for Athens county offices file petitions, and a court case against ex-Marshal Loren Jews is dismissed for want of prosecution. A Hollister driver is injured by a horse, and a soldier writes home aboard ship detailing voyage and weather.

Mary Hambel L. Hamble Co. L. 34Th Engineers Trimble Township Teachin Corps Olliater Derthick Lulu Frye Carpenter Hollister Board of Education Russell Noble County M. Thompson Athens Athens County Ece Board of Elect Atty. L. A Freedman Mr. Andrews Atlas Jacob Cobb Mine 266

Opera House Tonight Features Railway Raiders and Daughter of Maryland

The program lists the Thirteenth chapter Railway Raiders and the feature Daughter of Maryland at the Opera House tonight. The bill promises action and drama with two notable showings.

Opera House Tonight Daughter of Maryland

Fight Tuberculosis With War Like Urgency Doctor Farrand Urges

Dr Livingstone Farrand director of the American commission for the prevention of tuberculosis appeals to Americans to fight the disease as they did the Hun. He notes TB among both civilians and soldiers mirrors war losses and calls for a nationwide effort through 1500 local societies of the National Tuberculosis Association to aid soldiers and the public.

New York Livingstone Farrand American Commission For the Prevention France America Doctor Parrand Doctor Farrand National Tuberculosis Association

Denver Youth Applies to Fight for United States

Magene Casper, twenty two, seeking to join the American army in France, told Denver recruiting officers he would fire on a German unit commanded by his father, Captain Gustav Casper, and with two Casper brothers serving there. Casper, who has been in the U S less than three years, holds only first naturalization papers and will not be admitted to service immediately. His uncle, David Holzworth, a former Kaiser captain, has a son in the American army.

Denver Colo France Magene Casper Casper United States Gustav Casper David Holzworth Kaiser’s Army Young Casper

Knights Templar Special Meeting in Athens

Athens Commendery K T holds a Wednesday evening session to confer the order of the Red Cross. Com JAS A Palmer records the event under F M Hutchinson.

Athens Commendery K. T Order of the Red Cross

Dr Parker's Nerve Tonic Ad Boosts Indigestion Claims

Prominent engineer Li. F. Cook credits Dr Parker's Treatment for Indigestion and Constipation with restoring work capacity after months of illness. George B Plumley, M D Athens, Ohio, endorses the medicine and its companion Liver Tablets as a flushing aid. Local items note Camp Mills movement and several social visits amid a well attended farm sale.

Geo. B. Plumley Chillicothe Mr. Cook

Local rains revive nature and fall pastures promise good

Splendid rains revive farming as fall pastures look promising though some regions report dull prospects due to a poor corn crop. Labor Day passes quietly with local families visiting Glouster for the celebration.

Local Notes From Mineral Area Move and Visits

Lester Sickles left for Camp Sherman on Tuesday with his brother George awaiting word from there. The Lafe French family and Pearl were guests in Lancaster this past Sunday. Lizzie Emish has returned home after a year with relatives in the West. Fred Newlun is fixing his property and will move from Athens soon. Oscar Robbins of Rora county visited his mother last week. Mary Mullen visited friends in Zaleski recently. Alice Hale returned home after weeks with her brother in Columbus.

Lester Sickles Camp Sherman George Lafe French Pearl Lancaster West Lizzie Emish Fred Newlun Athens Oscar Robbins Rora_ county Mary Mullen Zaleski Alice Hale Columbus

Mathewson Accepts Commission in U S Chemical Warfare Service

Christy Mathewson the famed pitcher has received a captain’s commission in the U S Chemical Warfare Service for overseas duty. He applied while married with a son and will join after the baseball season ends.

Christy Mathewson Dlol America U. S. Chemical Warfare Service Matty

British Airman Shows Quick Wit in Aerial Collision

A British pilot in France rammed a German aircraft to thwart a point-blank attack after his gun jammed. Both planes dove earthward in a collision, but the British machine landed safely with no undercarriage, earning high praise from comrades.

France

Youngest Army Enlistee From Knoxville

Irwin White, son of Mr and Mrs John P White of Knoxville now Moulton Alabama, enlisted in the infantry about eight months ago. At thirteen he is described as perhaps the youngest enlisted man in the U S Army with a height of five feet ten inches and a weight of 175 pounds. His patriotic zeal and strong physique impressed his parents who consented to his enlistment.

Knoxville Tenn United States Army Irwin White John P. White Moulton Ala White

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FORD Charles F. A R.D. LF. A. American Exp. Forces Glouster News Ernest Murray Juel John Richards Czar Ariadne Roomanov Kerensky Tokyo Tatiana Knights Templar Attention F. Cook George B. Plumeley Geo. B. Parker Ohio DR. Parker Camp Mills Frieda Fawcett Defiance P. R. Edgerton H. V. Carpenter Edgerton Strode Myron Kinney Asa Dille Will Cox Glover Frank Bardin Beb. Dille Glouster Elsie Glover Gerald Cunningham Ernst Dille Zoe Luther Smith Thos Amesville Burns Albert Brooks Grosvenor Kennedy Roy Hanson Brooks Mt. Carmel Kennedy Bartlett Maria Grimes Floyd Tennessee Infantry Mr. Hoover Easley Uns F. J. Beasley Auto Sales Co Nelsonville Register U. S. Fuel Administration Cline Ice Cream Co
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