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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1918
Page
7
Ohio reports through Nov 28 total War Savings Stamp purchases of 101,742,000, nearing the 105,227,680 quota. Ohio leads in sales above 100 million, with 54 of 88 counties meeting 1918 quotas and Morrow County doubling its quota with per capita sales of 41.21 and gross sales 692,405.
Treasury Secretary McAdoo warns not to relax efforts on War Savings Stamps. He asks Ohio War Savings director H P Wolfe to press the public to fulfill pledges and increase purchases before year’s end as government needs rise with wartime expenditures and troop costs.
Post office workers nationwide are urged by the postmaster general to actively participate in selling War Savings Stamps. Ohio reports inconsistent purchases due to fears of extra carrier burdens, prompting a state level review.
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo argues thrift benefits must be secured beyond the war. He praises War Savings Stamps and certificates as universal investment in government obligations and as a lasting feature of national finance after peace.
The inventor patents a golf bag carrier that attaches to a automobile running board using a thumb Acrewe grip system. The device aims to simplify access to clubs during travel and keep gear secure on road trips.
An engineer from New Jersey receives a patent for electrically heated insoles intended for motorists streetcar motormen and other outdoor workers with access to electrical current.
John C. Calhoun, 76, grandson of the famed statesman and former Confederate cavalry captain, dies in New York. He helped lead South’s postwar commercial reconstruction. Services announced for Canaan M. E. Church, Canaanville, with Sunday School at 1 and preaching at 2 after a two month influenza lull.
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