Society Notes Highlight Local Club Meetings and Weddings
The morning session of the efficiency conference at First Presbyterian drew many delegates. Rev. Bridge led prayer and Mrs. Van Voorhies spoke on International work and school lessons. Various society events follow, including wedding notices for Joseph Earl Proctor and Sadie Schultz, and many planned gatherings by local groups and churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
W. EK. Bridge
W. D. van Voorhies
Findlay
International Association
L. B. Edgar
Y. M
Camp Sherman
Anxious 16 Year-Old Seeks Service Despite Heart Position
Howard C. Allison of Cumberland, 22, has tried to enlist in the U S military repeatedly but was rejected because his heart is located under his right arm. After brief acceptance attempts in the navy and army, he remains in Class 1-A for future drafts in Guernsey county. Local draft officials say he may volunteer if a future physical succeeds. Allison, healthy and athletic, continues to seek service since the wartime outbreak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard C. Allison
Cumberland
United States
Allison
Major Eckstrome
Guernsey County
Navy
Army
Columbus
R. T. Scott
D Raft Board
Three Local Boys Enlist in Navy and Aviation Corps
Three Guernsey county youths enlist in the U S military during World War I. Edward D Garry of Byesville and Clyde A Toller of Derwent join the navy at Parkersburg and begin training. Emnair E Lanning of Kimbolton enters the aviation corps in Columbus and is stationed there. Enlistments follow the wartime call and will move men from classification draft lists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guernsey County
United States
Navy
Aviation Corps
Edward D. Garry
Byesville
Clyde Atoller
Derwent
Parkersburg
Emnair KE. Lanning
Kimbolton
Aviation
Columbus
Germany
Scott
Webster and Thomas Webster Divorce Proceeding
Arthur McDaniel Webster files for divorce from Arthella Thomas Webster alleging gross neglect. They wed in Cambridge on Oct 26 1914 with no children. Attorney H W Luccock represents the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur McDaniel Webster
Arthella
Thomas Webster
Cambridge
H. W. Luccock
Vaccination Drive On Pennsylvania Railroad Employees
Surgeon Crawford of Mansfield and Dr. C A Frame of this city, members of the railroad medical staff, vaccinated over 400 Pennsylvania employes Tuesday. The company will disinfect all coaches and cabooses to prevent smallpox spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawford
Mansfield
C. A. Frame
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania
Mr l L M Ross called by wife illness in Columbus
Dr L L M Ross of East Eighth street went to Columbus Monday evening where he was summoned by his wife’s illness in Grant hospital. Her condition is not considered dangerous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ll. M. Ross
East Eighth Street
Columbus
Grant Hospital
Jeffersonian Prints Soldiers Letters to Friends and Family
From Boys in Army and Navy to Their Friends the Jeffersonian will publish letters written by soldiers and sailors to relatives. Personal content or portions prohibited by government regulations will not be printed. All letters will be returned after use if postage is supplied.
Personal notes from Cambridge social courier
Local residents visiting, traveling, or returning from trips include John Cale of Love City in Cambridge on Tuesday. Mrs C P St Clair of Newcomerstown shopped in the city. Eva Harper of Longstreet visited Mrs Harry Kinley in Byesville. Byron McCulley and daughter of Monessen Pa returned home after visiting relatives. L W Bonnell of St Louis spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Carl St Clair. A son named Charles St Clair Martin born to Mr and Mrs Lewis Martin at 210 North Third Street on Monday. Verrena Ray of North Fourth Street left for Caldwell to visit friends. Mrs Fred Shafer of North Ninth Street visits daughter Mrs C C Gardner in Zanesville. E R Callen of Granville transacted business. W E F Radcliff of Caldwell transacted business. Benjamin S Grossman and H H Grossman of Byesville were in the city. Charles Mast of Zanesville transacted business. Mr and Mrs C C Gardner of Zanesville welcomed a son. Mrs Gardner formerly Alma Shafer. Maurine Lewis is ill at East Gomber Avenue with measles. Nick Moore, Mrs Hal Kennedy, and Alice Moore of Winterset were visitors. Mrs M L Sherrard left for Washington DC and then New York for evangelical meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cale
Love City
Cambridge
Carl St. Clair
North Third Street
Lewis Martin
Charles St. Clair Martin
Verrena Ray
North Fourth Street
Caldwell
Fred Shafer
North Ninth Street
C. C. Gardner
Zanesville
E. R. Callen
Granville
W. E F. Radcliff
Benjamin S. Grossman
H. H Grossman
Byesville
Charles Mast
New York City
Tobacco Shortage Affects Cambridge Monday Sales
Citizens faced tobacco shortages as Monday was tobacco free and heatless. A local resident reported difficulty buying even a small piece despite shelves being stocked. Only one reported violation occurred, with a shop warned of federal reporting if sales continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Wheeling Avenue
Guernsey County Food Administration Committee
Allen County Uses Coal Cards In Fuel Distribution
Lima Ohio January 29 coal cards have been distributed by the Allen county federal fuel administrator for the past two months successfully. No person is permitted to secure more than actual need from the coal dealers. Thousands of persons have their cards filed with local dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima, O
Allen County
Highway officials inspect national pike project east of Old Washington
Rh F Darnell chief assistant of construction for the State Highway Department in Columbus and County Surveyor Dwight L Moorehead inspected the improvement work on the national pike east of Old Washington Tuesday. A progress report will be made to State Highway Department members after Darnell returns to Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rh. F. Darnell
State Highway Department
Columbus
Dwight L. Moorehead
Old Washington
Darnell
Navy Letter From Enlistee At Hampton Roads Camp
Reed Wilson, a Navy recruit from Pleasant City, writes from Naval Operating Base Hampton Roads Virginia. He details arrival December 16, detention and vaccination, disciplined drill from dawn to dusk, two weekly liberties, and living in two bunked sections with hammocks. He notes 800 men in the camp, a future capacity of thirty thousand sailors and aviators, an aviation school with about 100 machines, and grim weather as the unit prepares for a two month stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Reed Wilson
Pleasant City
Naval Operating Base
Hampton Roads
Virinia
Norfolk
Naval Training Station
Jamestown Exposition Grounds
Camp Sherman to Discharge 2200 Alien Enemies
Camp officials plan to discharge 2200 alien enemies conscripted into the national army and held under internment at Camp Sherman Ohio, with preparations underway on January 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Sherman
Ohio
National Army
Illness Forces Martins Ferry Trip for State Official
County Recorder Frank Bryant of South Twelfth street was called to Martins Ferry Tuesday morning because his daughter is seriously ill and will have an operation at a city hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Bryant
South Twelfth Street
Martins Ferry
Mayor Longsworth Returns After Illness
Mayor J. C. Longsworth fell ill with acute indigestion on Monday. Dr. Henry Wells attended him and by Tuesday morning he was able to resume work at the Municipal Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Longsworth
Henry Wells
Marriage License Issued to Fletcher and Stewart
A marriage license has been issued to John F. Fletcher of Cambridge and Mary R. Stewart of Byesville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Fletcher
Cambridge
Mary R. Stewart
Byesville
Mountain floods devastate Kentucky and nearby states
Floods driven by ice gorges sweep through mountain streams and rivers causing widespread damage. The Cumberland river reaches a historic 70 foot stage at Burnside, the Monticello bridge is swept away, and towns like Monticello and Jackson face isolation. Gas mains in Louisville may fail as Big Sandy water rises, while lumber losses exceed 75000 logs and other industries suffer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
West Virginia
Kentucky
Kanawha River
Big Sandy
Cumberland
Burnside
Monticello
Louisville
Kentucky Lumber Company
Ashland
Jackson
Logan
W. Va
Ice gorge break expected on Ohio river at Cincinnati harbor
Cincinnati authorities forecast a 35 to 40 foot river stage within 48 hours to start the ice moving downstream. Reports list rises of 14 and 0 feet in Ohio tributaries. River men take precautions to protect more than a dozen large boats moored at the harbor, valued at about 550000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Ohio
Boats Swept Away by Ice Gorge in Tennessee River
In Paducah Kentucky on January 2 an ice gorge swept away more than a million dollars of boats on the Tennessee river where it empties into the Ohio. Several boats were moored at Duck's Harbor widely regarded as the safest spot on the Ohio river and many on board are unaccounted for.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paducah
Tennessee River
Ohio
Duck's Harbor
Ohio River
Preparing for Floods in Ohio River Valley
Wheeling reports cities along the Ohio River and tributaries brace for flooding as the river stands five and a half feet above normal with more rises forecast. Ice jams threaten and crews prepare flood defenses ahead of spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeling
Ohio River
Ohio
No Imperialist Peace For Minister Trotsky
Petrograd on January 29 reports Foreign Minister Trotsky told the Pan soviet congress that there will be no annexationist peace. An Smolny Institute release said twenty regiments of Don Cossacks revolted against General Kaledin, hetman of the Cossacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Shaplen
United Press
Petrograd
Pan Soviet Congress
Trotsky
Smoliny Institute
Don Cossacks
Kaledin
Cossacks
Invoicing Stock Amid Heatless Mondays in Cambridge
Merchants in Cambridge on Wheeling avenue begin invoicing stock Monday morning taking advantage of heatless Mondays as most business houses participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Wheeling Avenue
Salvation Army War Work Gets Ohio Campaign Backing
George M. Verity of American Rolling Mill Co. named to Ohio state war work council and leading a drive for 140000 dollars as the state share of a million dollar Salvation Army fund. Gov Cox appoints about twenty prominent citizens to organize a Feb 1 statewide effort. Verity notes the Army aids troops at home and abroad, maintaining huts and cantonments and aiding soldier morale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Verity
American Rolling Mill Co
Middletown
State War Work Council
Salvation Army
Ohio
Cox
France
Interesting Games At MacMahon Gym
A Wednesday high school basketball event at MacMahon Gym features inter class exhibitions. Seniors meet Sophomores while Juniors face Freshmen, with both boys and girls games. Coach Pollock referees, and strong rivalry heightens anticipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacMahon Geyum
Pollock
Husband in France: Sgt Lawrence of 419th Engineers
Mrs. C C Lawrence of North Tenth Street received a card announcing her husband’s safe arrival in France. Sergeant Lawrence enlisted at Columbus and joined the 419th regiment of engineers after training at Camp Devens Mass. The card was mailed from the United States and held by the government until troops arrived overseas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Lawrence
North Tenth Street
France
Lawrence
419Th Regiment of Engineers
Columbus
Camp Devans
Mass
Caroline Triem
State Examiner Delayed by Illness Plans Conference in Cambridge
State Examiner Paul R. Murray, who found errors in Cambridge water works contracts, expected to meet city officials in Cambridge Monday but was prevented by illness in his family. A rescheduled meeting is likely for a later date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul R. Murray
Cambridge
Cambridge pharmacist Ruskin Lawer passes state exam
Columbus report shows Ruskin B. Lawyer of Cambridge passed the State Pharmacy Board examination for assistant pharmacists and was granted a certificate today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ruskin
Cambridge
State Pharmacy Board
Cambridge City Bakery Toasts Rye Bread and Victory Buns
A wartime bakery advertises Rye Bread at 8e per loaf and Victory Buns at 1d each with all bread priced 8e per loaf. Includes a cryptic code 33-6 likely for ordering or discount. The promo highlights bread as essential wartime sustenance and urges immediate purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge City
War fund push as Knights of Columbus receive big gifts
Contributions to the Knights of Columbus war fund pour in with $200 gifts from American Sheet and Tin Plate Co Guernsey Works and Cambridge Works. Major donors include Wm Jennings Bryan monthly support and Rockefeller foundations pledging $200000 each toward the 210000000 goal. Camp Sherman letters praise the K of C facilities for soldiers and EC Y M C A support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Columbus War Fund
Knights
American Sheet and Tin Plate Co
Guernsey Works
Cambridge Works
Charles P. Shelly
G. K
War Fund
Wm. Jennings Bryan
Rockefeller Foundation
J. D. Rockefeller
U. S
Cambridge
France
Camp
Sherman
Kelly
Knights of Columbus
83Rd Division
John L. Prosser
Carrollton Cambridge High School Basketball Postponed
The Carrollton and Cambridge high school basketball game was postponed from Friday to Saturday at the McMahon gym due to railroad conditions. Carrollton, led by Coach Pollock, fields a solid squad with last year’s lineup, and the Brown high lads, who beat Cambridge previously, prepare for a gruelling matchup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrollton
Cambridge
McMahon
Brown High Lads
Brown
Pollock
George D. Dugan Seeks Republican Prosecution Nomination
George D. Dugan announces his candidacy for the Republican nomination for Prosecuting Attorney of Guernsey County. He will seek the office at the forthcoming primary election to be held Tuesday August 13 1918. Jan 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guernsey County
George D. Dugan
Watson H. Gregg
August 13 1918 Watson H Gregg Jan 18
The record notes the dates August 13 1918 and January 18 for Watson H Gregg. It presents a brief archival entry with two calendar markers and no additional context.
Cambridge 166th regiment in France healthy and training well
Letters received Monday report 22 Cambridge boys of the 166th regiment on active service in France in good health. They have not been ill since leaving Cambridge last summer and plan to stay abroad until the war ends. Their favorite song is Home Sweet Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge Boys
166Th Regiment
France
Cambridge
Notice Red Cross knitters seek return of sweaters
The Red Cross asks knitters to return sweaters by the latter part of this week to enable shipment. S41 Chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RED Cross
Bowling league schedule updated after fuel order
A change announced due to Fuel Administrator Garfield’s closing order shifts Big Four league games to Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. The Blue Streaks face Walk Overs Tuesday and Tin Mill meets Old Timers Wednesday at Johnson alleys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garfield
Tin Mill
Johnson
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Ersel Doyle
Efficiency
King’s Heralds
King's Heralds
First Methodist Episcopal Church
J. L. Starr
Joseph Earl Proctor
Sadie Schultz
F. W. Lineberry
Methodist Protestant Church
Sanford Hyde
T. M. Marsh
James Patterson
Steubenville Road
P. J. Hannan
North Fifth Street
Hannan
J. J. Sonnefeld
Durben-Smith
Hattie Smith
North Salem
George Ralph Durben
A. M. Baxter
Lambda Kappa Chi Sorority
Dolores Layster
Foster Avenue
Martha
Sadie Kirkman
Dewey Avenue
Reicher
Jacob Reicher
Harley Davis
Brown Avenue
Pastor's Aid
Pastor's Aid Society
Presbyterian Church
Frank Leyshon
John Leyshon
W. H. Brown
William Camp
J. O. Eagleson
J. £. Thompson
Milton McMahon
Josiah Jones
Laura Morgan
Dwight Moorehead
Eastern Stars
Masonic Temple
J. H. Morgan
James R. Barr
Jessie Braniger
James Peters
Ruth Firestone
Hannah Prouse
Hattie Jones
Leona Moorehead
Adah
Coloma Cooper
Ruth
Florence Sproat
Ester
Fay Frazier
Lola Vance
Electa
Grace Braniger
Marian Glaser
Marshal
Lillie Schick
May Ritter
Anna J. Sheehan
Sentinel
James Nichols
John PF. Fletcher
John Fletcher
R. Stewart
Samuel Stewart
Hugh A. Kelsey
First United Presbyterian Church
Edwin Kirby
Frank Walker
Hannah Sanderson
Daughters of Veterans
Blaine Avenue
Daniel McCarthy
David Heiman
West Gomber Avenue
Boy Scouts
The
Frank Leyshon, Jr
Melville C. Sproat
Grace
City
Court News
Ili
Stroying
Cumberland River
WAR Labor Board
Miss Agnes Nestor
Agnes Nestor
Chicago
Women of the Nation
National War Labor Board
Ition
Chicago Women’s Trade Union League
Council of National Defense
Women In Industry
Miss Nestor
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