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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1918
Page
7
Local notes report visits and travels of residents: Miss Greta Lash hosts Miss Hazael Cline. Mrs. J. W. Drake returns from Camp Upton with son William. Mrs. Edwin S. Finsterwald visits Chillicothe with husband. Many trips to Columbus, Baltimore, and Parkersburg. Camp Sherman scenes referenced. Daughters of America prepare initiation. WCTU patriotic meeting announced. births, relocations, and new assignments noted.
Matsuda the Japanese challenger defeated Paul Bowser in a cyclonic handicap bout at San Toy theater after a chaotic hour long clash. Referee FH F Skinner struggled to control the match while crowds shouted and police intervened.
Missouri to use 500 prisoners confined in state institutions for road work. The first project links Columbia and Jefferson City, connecting the seat of government with the state capital. The highway department will pay $1.25 per convict, covering feeding, clothing, transport and guard.
The article argues that good roads are essential for progress and must serve the masses, not just the elite, highlighting benefits to farmers. It warns against warming mixed creams as mixing warm and cold cream leads to quicker souring and improper consistency.
An earnest plea argues Americans are asleep and must act now to avert hunger. It calls drafting exempted men into an agricultural army, mobilizing a million laborers March through September to assist farmers and boost wartime food output. It warns inaction risks famine like a cupboard left bare.
Bartlesville jail staff arrange a jail garden. The jailer under sheriff and deputy sheriff will tend the plot to grow peas beans radishes onions and other vegetables for the prison table.
Philadelphia and the United States battleship precincts report William Boyer attempted to buy Liberty bonds as a pretext for stealing 60 pounds of brass fittings from the vessel. Law enforcement filed charges seeking restitution and legal action.
Poem urges resilience and faith as a community fights for righteous peace and endurance. It notes Pittsburgh service by three sons, a fourth potential draft, and John Kohn seeking citizenship. It also mentions granite as a fertilizer component in a brief note.
In Camp Lee Virginia officers work to honor an appeal by Paul Bergsson who asks to join the division in his brother Milton’s place. The Pittsburgh draftee who died here recently is noted as Bergsson’s brother.
Cincinnati July 1 cattle receipts 2185 with market steady for cattle and strong to higher for calves. Shippers paid 18.00 and 16.26 for cattle while calves brought up to 16.50 to 16.
Receipts show hogs at 7130 with steady prices and a good choice packers at 16 dollars 75 cents per hundred. Sheep receipts 1 se dy with extra 11 dollars bringing total 21.60 while market remains strong and extra 18 dollars noted.
Toledo grain market reports cash values for corn at 1.70, oats at 0.80, rye at 1.75, clover at 10.00, complete wet Timothy at 11.25, with Sept. 4.66 noted for Timothy passages. The short list reflects daily commodity quotes from Toledo, Ohio exchanges.
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