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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Sep 28, 1918

Page

5

Social News Notes At Home And With Guests

Mr and Mrs O B Sloane hosted Mrs D Curtis Reed of Pomeroy as a Friday guest and Miss Ruth Harper visited Highland relatives with her brother Forest Harper. Edward Banks returned from a two day Columbus trip. Kile ride with Mr Dahl delighted young guests. Mrs W B Cable assisted hostesses with ice cream cake and pink and white favors. The honor guest received several remembrances from his young friends. Attending were Ethel Cable Mary Margaret Bardin Helen Nichols Edna Ruth Guess Mary Louise Nagle Dorothy Louise Rhodes Paul Cable John Bardin Billy Orr Paul Tribe Jack White and Roger Calvin Duhl.

Mr. Dahl W. B. Cable Ethel Cable Mary Margaret Bardin Helen Nichols Edna Ruth Guess Mary Louise Nagle Dorothy Louise Rhodes Paul Cable John Bardin Billy Orr Paul Tribe Jack White Roger Calvin Duhl

Local Notables Attend Private and Public Gatherings Across Ohio

Justice of the Peace William J. Warrener attends a County Grange meeting in Coolville. Helen Border and Grace Creamer visit Jerseyville with Grace’s grandparents. Mrs. Fred Linscott and Mrs. Loring Carpenter attend Frances Vorkes’s funeral in Nelsonville. Doris, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bartlett, reports safe overseas arrival. A. S. Inspector and Mrs. Joseph Francis visit Cleveland relatives. Birth announced: Mary Frances Moler born September 27, first granddaughter and first girl in the Moler family. Multiple residents join a motoring party at the Hocking County Fair. Mrs. Charles Driggs and family return from Wellston visit. Mrs. Leach active in Woman’s Music club. Mrs. Millard F. Gibson Jr. leaves Toronto for Columbus with her mother. plans to reunite with husband in the city before returning to Canada.

Fred Linscott Loring Carpenter Nelsonville Frances Vorkes Frank Moler Gallipolis Mary Frances W. E. Moler Charles Driggs Hamden A. B Millard F. Gibson Jr Oriole Gardens Toronto Canada O. B. Sloane Columbus Mary Crippen Gibson

Third birthday observed for Roger C. Duhl at Central Avenue

The third birthday anniversary of Roger Calvin Duhl was celebrated Tuesday September 24 at his parents home on Central Avenue. Guests enjoyed games and refreshments from two to four o'clock in the afternoon.

Roger Calvin Duhl 0. C. Duhl Central Avenue

Shoemaker Son Weds Delena Koblish at Camp Meigs

Mr and Mrs G O Shoemaker announce the marriage of their son, Sergeant H A Shoemaker of the quartermasters division at Camp Meigs Washington DC, to Miss Delena Koblish of Tulsa Oklahoma. The ceremony took place on Wednesday evening September 25. Shoemaker, born in Athens, grew up in McAlester Oklahoma where he was educated.

G. O. Shoemaker Montrose Avenue Sergeant H. A. Shoemaker Quartermasters Division Camp Meigs Washington, D. C Delena Koblish Tulsa Oklahoma Sergeant Shoemaker Athens McAlester Okla

Woman's Music Club Opens Year With Concert Plans

The Woman's Music Club convened with Mrs A B Thompson hosting and a strong program of orchestral papers piano and vocal solos. Members voted to bring a four concert series to Athens featuring Rosalie Miller Royal Cadman Edward Morris and a final member recital to support the city’s music scene.

Woman's Music Club A. 8. Thompson Helen McKay Elizabeth Garber America H. G. Stalder Carmen Church Etude Melodique James Rogers E. A. MacDowell Miss Arpee Fouk Gale Bees Church Rosalie Miller Royal Cadman Edward Morris Cocert Athens

Lightfoot Norris Wedding at Norris Home

A noon ceremony at the home of Mr and Mrs Charles Norris united Miss Lelia Norris of Stewart and Mr John Lightfoot of Athens with Rev M L Woodard officiating. Afterward a dinner for the couple and guests followed. attendees included Merle and Clare Norris, Fannie Lightfoot, Martha Petty and Ruth, Leslie Petty, Julia and George Wright. The bride received numerous useful presents.

Charles Norris M. L. Woodard Lelia Norris Stewart John Lightfoot Athens Merle Norris Clare Norris Fannie Lightfoot Martha Petty Grandaugh

Motoring party to Columbus leaves for day trip

Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Russi accompany Mrs. Alex Nelson and daughters Mrs. Harry Hakenbeck and Ena Nelson plus Miss Edith Carpenter as they depart this morning to Columbus for a day outing.

A. C. Russi Alex Nelson Harry Hakenbeck Ena Nelson Edith Carpenter Columbus

DAnnunzio Leaflets Over Vienna Revealed War Truths

A photo shows Gabriel d Annunzio's airplane dropping leaflets on Vienna to inform residents about true war conditions. The account notes Austrian teachers suppressing facts while Italians warned residents of bombing capabilities and air war realities.

Avialtur Vienna Gabriel d’Annunzio

Cities Buy War Savings Stamps Heavily in Ohio

In eight large Ohio cities War Savings Stamps total nearly 25 million dollars with Cleveland over 7 million and Cincinnati above 5 million. Columbus about 3.5 million, Canton 2.1 million, Dayton close to 2 million, Akron over 1.3 million, Youngstown 1.2 million, Toledo modest at 1.5 million. Pledges outside cash exceed 10 million in eight counties. Canton and Akron surpass goals with cash and pledges though pledges aren’t counted by the state treasury until redeemed.

Columbus Ohio Cleveland Cincinnati Canton Dayton Akron Youngstown Toledo Ohio Division Treasury Department Treasury

Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy Praised by User

Mrs. W. Cogswell of Andrews Indiana extols Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy as the best medicine for diarrhoea and bowel trouble. She notes her mother used it years before and still keeps it in the house.

Chamberlain W. Cogswell Andrews Ind

Invention of Crank Gear Lifts Car Tops Quickly

A gearing operated by a crank has been invented to raise one man automobile tops rapidly. The device promises easier top operation and could streamline vehicle accessibility for drivers.

New Black and White Checked Collar Debuts in Silk

A wartime style note advises avoiding somber outfits and aiding women in dark suits by adding colored neckwear. The piece highlights a new, bold black and white checked collar, a tailored silk finish with a white pique fold.

Sugar card system expanded with Oct to Dec supply

The sugar card plan will cover the rest of the year with cards issued for October November and December. Worthy Parker supervises card distribution in Gloucester placing cards at each voting precinct. To buy sugar after month end a new card is required else grocer cannot sell. Cards available from Precincts 1 2 3 4 with Miss Lalla Canford Miss Helen Crawford Miss Helen Dennison and Miss Esta Cunningham. Police court had a busy day with six plain drunks fined five dollars and costs each and another man fined nineteen dollars and costs for driving without lights after a warning went unheeded.

Worthy Parker Glouster Lalla Canford Helen Crawford Helen Dennison Esta Cunningham

Wintering in Detroit with Roberts family

Mrs Anna Timbrink and her son Rob ert travel to Detroit Michigan to spend the winter with Mr and Mrs Albert Roberts. The funeral of Mrs Herb Marquis aged 47 of Crooksville was held at the Church of Christ at Trimble. She died after a six week illness leaving a husband and three children. At The Original Theatre Louis Lovely stars in A Rich Man's Darling and The Brass Bullet serial returns Monday night.

Anna Timbrink Robert Detroit, Mich Albert Roberts Herb Marquis Crooksville Church of Christ At Trimble J. E. Campbell Louis Lovely

Mission Society and Church Social Announced

Jacksonville notices report the M E Church Missionary Society met at Mrs A R Roodgerd's home Wednesday evening and the Ladies Aid plans a monthly social Tuesday evening. The U B Church with the Jacksonville orchestra promises an entertaining program and lunch. Also, pastors Mills and Weed return for another year.

Missionary Society of the M. E. Church A. R. Roodgerd Ladies Aid U. B. Church Jacksonville Mills Weed Pearl Imo Woodgerd Katherine Kilner Albany Rolland Mulpas Charley Swartz The Red Cross M. E. Echuren

Marshfield Notes and Local Social Updates

Rev A H Franks held services Sunday morning. A son was born September 16 to Mr and Mrs Charles Sherman. Mrs Annie Hamilton visits family in Moundsville West Virginia. Alva Tom and family from Athens visited the McNeals. Eva Ransdall visited her brother Rev F C Ransdall in Athens. Lafe Sherman moved from Athens to town. Guy Burkett of Brooksville called. Sybil Cooper works at Charles Burk & Sons store. A group from here spent Thursday in Athens.

A. H. Franks Charles Sherman Annie Hamilton Moundsville W. Va J. E. Hamilton Alva Tom Athens Clarence McNeal Eva Ransdall F. C. Ransdall Lafe Sherman Guy Burkett Brookesville Sybil Cooper Charles Burk & Sons

Armistice offer signals Bulgarian morale shift in war

War review by J W T Mason notes Bulgarian premier Malinoff proposed an armistice Friday. The move suggests Bulgarian morale decline and possible German aid delays. It could also prompt a renewed allied drive to Uskub and risk a Bulgarian separate peace crushing German aims in Mitteleuropa and marginalizing Turkey.

J. W. T. Mason United Press Malinoff Central Powers Bulgaria Uskub Sofia Mainoff Ferdinand Mitteleuropa Turkey

Apparatus Invented to Measure Gasoxide in Illuminating Gases

An English inventor has created a device to automatically register the amount of oxide of carbon in illuminating gases, promising more accurate measurement for gas lighting systems.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Athens Opera House Living Models Social News Mrs. O. B. Sloane Ruth Harper Highland Mr. Forest Harper Mrs Edward Banks William J. Warrener Coolville Grange Helen Border Grace Creamer Jerseyville William Bartlett Stimpson Avenue Doris A. S. Inspector Joseph Francis C. W. Gross G. L. Fenzel R. L. Woodworth H. J. Brown L. L. Deissle J. R. Lostro Hocking County Fair Dalton’s Dancing Academy Lightfoot Norris WAR Review Emmett Keenan Lewis & Keenan Old Firet National Bank York State Bertas Athens Ice & Storage Co the Newsom -Walburn Co Kk. R. Walburn Mer Court St Newsom Lewis Scott Haney Co Gant Italy Galgrun Lostro Auto Sales CO
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