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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1919
Page
5
Fresh gathered extra firsts 48c a dozen while firsts 46c and ordinary firsts 43c with seconds at 33c. Live poultry shows fowls 30c per lb above 4 lbs or 27c under 4 lbs roosters 18c. broilers 27c per lb and fryers over 2 lbs at 27c.
Miss Nora Creina Browne daughter of A D Browne now of Akron married Grover W Cullums at noon Monday September 8 at the bride home 1005 La Croix street. Browne sister to Mrs Reed Aleshire and Mr Guy Spaulding of Athens. she is an Athens High School 1915 graduate and for three years prior was a stenographer for B F Goodrich. Cullums son of A A Cullums of Guysville and formerly a student at Ohio University. he held a clerical job with B F Goodrich for four years. They will reside in Akron.
A long line of social notes lists visits and travels of locals and guests. Items include Mrs. Harry Crayne suing her mother, Troop 3 Girl Scouts meeting, Sunnyside Needle Club plans, house guests from Parkersburg and Erie, Frances Foster arriving to attend Ohio University, multiple regional visits, and church and university connections among residents.
Mrs. Lucy Hill Poston of South Canaan died at Grant hospital Columbus after two major operations. She was 61 and survived by her husband Dow Poston and six children, plus two sisters and a brother. Funeral arrangements unknown. The piece also notes the British Chamber of Commerce Chefoo China promoting powgee silk by showing films of silk production.
Athens Recruiting Office reports from the War Department that telegraph operators and radio experts are needed for service with the American Expeditionary Forces in Siberia or Europe. Eligible men may select their deployment. Colonel Connelly highlights this as a fine chance to see Europe under favorable conditions.
Notice from owners in Alexander and Lee townships Athens County Ohio states no hunting or trapping on their farms day or night. A reward is offered for evidence convicting any person digging or trapping on the premises without permission. Dated 9-10-38.
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