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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1918
Page
3
Nelsonville residents host and visit relatives across Ohio and beyond. Local families entertain guests from Columbus Millfield Athens and Pittsburgh while many travelers plan moves to California Virginia and Detroit. Community life centers on Labor Day weekend with trips to Camp Sherman and a looming November election.
Nelsonville Ohio listings dated August 31 1918 show names of recipients awaiting mail including Barrows Harvey Brine R 8S Carrell Elizabeth Cordell Master Jethro Crippen Orval Duda Mrs Rosa Green Ted Hodoway Geo Holt M Littrell Wm McMaway Mrs Fred McQuaid Clifford Pettie Miss Lucille Peters Mr and Mrs John Thompson George Varhes Mrs Frank James Sharp P M.
Regular meeting with all members present. Mayor reports August fines and forfeitures total 212.39. Ordnance 620 grants Bell Telephone Co. permission to lay underground wiring, placed on third reading and adopted. Adjournment to Sept 16. plan to introduce an ordinance for a new election to raise the tax levy.
Full suit jacket suit overcoat plush coat and furs to be cleaned and pressed. Dresel waists and furs repaired. Work called for and delivered. Located at 21 Hocking St Nelsonville Ohio. Both phones available for service.
Dr and Mrs H L Heck return from Wellston after visiting the latter's parents. William Humphrey of Athens stays with daughter Mrs C Malone. Miss Hazel Walker from Wellston visits Labor Day with Mabel and Beth Verity. C A Hooper spends Labor Day with friends. Mrs Charles Conaway of Logan visits daughter Mrs Pierce Stratton. Mr and Mrs Ti Roser and two daughters return from Detroit visit with Mrs Roser's sister Mrs Dave Peters.
Labor Day gathering near Logan saw ten girls and Guardian Miss Freda Smith enjoy a day trip from the city. They traveled by morning train and returned by 7:30 p m.
A long roster of individuals appears in the Nelsonville Victory List, including George Rosser, Emma Kelly, Walter McNaughton, Wilma Patton, George Shively, Edward Fluke, Mary Chute, Nora Hammond, Emma Wilson, John Crum, Robert Day, Florence Johnson, Frank Chute, and many more. The compilation lists numerous families and local residents such as Harry Kelly Jr and the Kasler family, indicating a community-wide roll or honor list from the period.
A collection of names appears in a sequence of personal notices including Ada Wicks, Mrs. Wm. Powell, J. L. Jack, Helen Collins, Chris Evans, J. L. Murphy, Mayme Myers, E. Patton, Ida Staley Fay Hammond, Ellen Hammond, J. M. Lanner, P. C. Morris, Eph Stratton, Nate French, Bertha French, Dexter French, Margaret French, Clarncy French, Joe Slater and Mrs. Joe Slater.
The Shipping Board monitors about 7000 vessels daily, with 1500 under its control and a further 8,000 in American commerce. Progress charts track movements, duties, and tasks, coordinating with War Industries Board, Food Administration, and War Departments to ensure timely, efficient use of ships for wartime needs.
Friends may call at the Druggan home 49 Moore Avenue between two and four Thursday afternoon. Funeral announcements will follow later.
A new hair comb design features removable teeth that can be swapped when broken. The update promises longer life and easier repair compared with traditional one-piece combs.
A community roll of War Savings Stamp owners in Athens County lists numerous individuals including Lodelle Cubbison Walter M. Cubbison Howard Walden Mrs. Howard Walden C H Welch QO Moore Mrs C O Moore Darrell Moore Alma Moore Tompkina and many others with a note that more names exist. Residents are urged to notify W S S Headquarter at the Chamber of Commerce if $1000 in stamps has been purchased.
Ottawa Kansas traveling salesman C. Rose fills spare moments at stations and evenings with knitting for sailors. His effort has produced two pairs of socks wristlets a helmet and a sweater sent overseas to lift the spirits of a Yank sailor ward of the nation.
William Kidd, aged 106, assists in daily farm work on the Charles Rosser farm. Born during the War of 1812, he also served in the Confederate army during the Civil War.
Washington reports a massive German propaganda push directed from Spain aims to smear the U S government. A pamphlet in South America titled El Vampire del Continente argues against U S involvement, while counterfeit editions of Why America Went to War circulate to poison opinion. The Rainbow Division and high officials are specific targets of the whispering campaign.
War Department outlines $218 million program to build concrete brick and steel warehouses. When finished it will add about 33.8 million square feet of space, new wharves and harbors at multiple ports, with construction under the War Department's Warehouse division.
A new device allows inserting a cereal cooker into the top of a tea kettle to reduce fuel use. The compact setup promises efficient heating by leveraging the kettle’s heat for cereal preparation.
In Pittsburg Pennsylvania cattle receipts were light with Choice at 17.25 and 18.00. Hogs receipts were light with Prime heavy at 20.00 and 20.25, Light workers at 20.75 and 20.90, and pigs at 19.76 and 20.00.
Cincinnati Ohio cattle receipts at $9.00 with shippers unchanged. Hog receipts $40.00 with good choice packers and butchers at $20.00. Sheep receipts $20.00. Market weak. Extras noted at $11.00 to $11.25. Market steady with extras at $17.97 and $10.00.
Chicago grain market notes Sept 4 show corn at 1.55 1 8 per bushel and oats at 0.70 7 8. Pork futures listed at 43.00 for Sept delivery.
A French inventor creates gas pipes from paper by compressing drying and varnishing the material. The technique aims to replace traditional metal fittings with lighter, potentially cheaper components suitable for gas distribution.
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