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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1919
Page
8
Vernor Lewis, who departed for Middletown Ohio to stay with his mother, was arrested there on a desertion charge from the Great Lakes Naval Training Station near Chicago. He had received multiple notices to return to his post before drastic measures were taken.
In Pomeroy and Middleport voters are urged to approve an additional 2 mill levy for school funding in the upcoming primary. The notice stresses rising costs and warns that without relief the schools will be seriously handicapped. Every voter should attend and vote yes.
Trustees announce strict driveways only policy at Beech Grove Cemetery to prevent damage and curb alleged immoral nighttime activity. The notice demands vehicles stay on designated drives and outlines steps to halt what residents describe as brazen conduct near the dead of night.
Reverend L G Weber from Chillicothe moved his household goods by motor truck on Saturday to shorten the trip to their new home in Chillicothe.
Word came Saturday to Pomeroy friends of the death of John T. Ostendorff at Covington Kentucky on July 31. He was an accountant with the Peacock Coal Co in Pomeroy and was highly regarded. Funeral services were at his wife's parents home in Covington with a requiem mass at St Marys Cathedral. Interment followed at St Josephs Mausoleum Price Hill Cincinnati.
D Geyer returns from a business trip to Cincinnati and reports the Reds dramatic doubleheader triumph. He notes the city is baseball mad after the Reds’ strong showing against the Bean-eaters.
Roy Cooper and family along with Homer McKnight left Pomeroy yesterday for a drive to Cincinnati. They plan sightseeing and to visit friends during the trip.
A page features a hospital advertisement followed by an undertaker announcement. Finsterwald Undertaking displays a large sign reading Eventually why not now signaling a provocative, attention grabbing prompt.
O. R. Faris and family along with Mr. and Mrs. K. P. Skinner left by auto at week’s end for a brief stay in Granville Ohio to attend the Baptist Assembly. Miss Eva Faris accompanied them to Columbus for a several day visit.
By common consent lawyers suspend practice through August each year and the current period shows a real slowdown in suits filed and law office conferences. Vacation days appear to be here in earnest.
Three Italian miners who had been working in the Bend left Saturday for Italy. They spent several years in the United States and plan to visit relatives friends and inspect property affected by the war.
Private Clyde Laird writes his mother from Newaake Germany dated May 28 about arriving in Germany after France, not knowing his exact destination. He mentions no recent letters, hearing from his father, and being located in a summer resort near Koblenz used by the A E F for leave.
A soldier writing from a German town describes guard duty near France and avoiding local interactions. He notes hot baths and mineral water, stays in a fine German hotel, and mentions transfers to the third army after the second left. He observes locals sweep streets when A. E. F. rules are violated and hopes to return home healthy.
Jacksonville resident Private William Evans of Company A 34th engineers thanks Athens county readers for letters from home. He describes a 20 square mile supply depot in France, non combat service shipping front lines from August 6 1918 to the armistice, and long work days. He notes troops from Ohio and Butte Montana, homesickness, hopes to visit the States, and receipt of service stripes. Evans recalls a calm cross channel crossing with 14 ships and a Liverpool to English Channel voyage amid subs.
Baseball and football style standings show New York and Chicago battling top spots while Philadelphia and St. Louis trail. American League results include Cleveland over Washington and Detroit over New York, with Boston and Chicago trading wins in doubleheader action.
Yesterday Wally Pipp appeared twice in one inning and hit a single and a home run as the Yankees beat the Tigers 10 to 2. The Giants trailed Reds late but fell 4 to 0. The Indians moved to second in the American League with a 4-0 win over the Senators. The Cubs beat Philadelphia 7-1. The Cardinals won 2-1 over Brooklyn in the first game but lost 8-3 in the second.
Parkersburg Red Sox defeated the Elks 8 to 5 at Parkersburg in a slugging game with strong long distance hitting. Elks are set to play at Parkersburg again next Sunday. Buchtel plays here free H. E 18.1 Red Sox .0110 Elks.
Earned runs favor the Red Sox who beat the Elks 5 to 3. Russell had two of Boise Wind land Mount’s two base hits while Town send Windland produced three base hits. Barstow walked three and struck out seven while Coulter fanned five. Elks left nine on base. Game lasted two hours and five minutes.
Ohio teachers plan a state wide campaign for higher salaries to start soon as the Athens county teachers institute meets. C E Oliver of the state school department will visit August 20 to discuss a plan including resolutions for a $100 per month minimum for elementary teachers and steps to boost association membership and funding.
Officials discuss tax options to support a tuition fund and equalize district burdens. They seek institute input, consider minimums for high school teachers, safeguards against rollbacks, and aim for broad approval. A citizens’ committee may assist later. A differential for completed normal or college training is suggested but not debated in depth.
In Columbus on August 4 1919 about 250 local postal employees voted for a resolution calling for a seventy five percent pay increase retroactive to July 1 1919. The measure urged by Philip Cunningham state president of the national federation of postal employees will be sent to Congress. The resolution cites that postal workers struggle to meet basic needs and notes the dollar’s value has fallen since the existing wage scale was set. A permanent organization was formed.
In Cleveland Ohio on August 4 burglars after seizing several hams from the Smith Brothers meat market dragged the safe to ease the job. Police found the blown door and the safe about two miles away with $200 missing.
Charles Buckley of Waterloo was brought before Squire Helwig Saturday on a charge of using indecent language in the presence of a woman.
By Charles S. Rider of Mineral, Buckley denied the charge stated in the accompanying affidavit filed concurrently.
He entered a plea of not guilty to the first charge and was bound over to the grand jury.
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