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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1918
Page
4
Columbus dated story notes William Riddel of Nelsonville and Frank C. Case of Athens enlisting in the army. It also reports laborers from Porto Rico being imported for government contract work.
Glouster on July 4 1918 drew an estimated 10000 plus residents to a grand Independence Day celebration. Bands and choirs filled the air as flags from many nations waved, mothers of soldiers wore service flags, and Red Cross volunteers led a long marching column amid a sea of red white and blue.
Citizens filled the depot square for a patriotic parade led by the Canaonville and Glouster bands with United Mine Workers of America locals marching. Weaving through the procession were mine drivers with coal loads bearing humorous Kaiser slogans and flags, while speeches by I M Foster, Judge Wood, Congressman Switzer, William Green, John Moore, and G W Savage urged victory. A wrestling match between Matsuda and Cyclone Bill paused for speakers, and the crowd enjoyed wholesale business at vendors. the Ohio Collieries Company funded the day to celebrate a 203 star service flag for miners in service.
Principal Marvey Shaw of Rockland Ohio recounts his recovery from nervousness and indigestion after using Nerv Worth. He bought it at Boremann's Drug Store in Parkersburg and endorses the tonic as a splendid remedy. The notice promises a dollar back at McKee's Drug Store Athens if Nerv Worth fails to deliver the same benefit.
Nelsonville notes cover visits to Olentangy Park and Columbus, trips to Camp Sherman, and letters from soldiers in France. A humorous tomato editor squib provokes a protest from locals, with names like W J Rosser Buck Kelly and Wally Mechem referenced in playful testimony.
The Red Cross Headquarters are open again and attract large crowds each afternoon and evening. The article urges every woman in the city to devote part of her weekly time to this work.
A funeral service was held for Clermont Howell, 20, and his infant son Richard, 4 months, in Nelsonville. Clermont died June 14 in a French hospital, and his son died earlier the same day. The service was led by Rev. Arthur M. Mann and memorialized a well known local family.
Nelsonville enjoyed a peaceful Fourth as a Track meet filled the Play Ground and no arrests occurred. Local and nearby residents visited family in Leesburg Pomeroy Columbia Middleport Columbus Athens Lancaster Logan and Zanesville while several locals hosted guests.
Alva Marks was arrested at his home near Salem Wednesday by Officers Pearson and Dew for failure to register. He is the brother of Smithy Marks, who was arrested on a similar charge days earlier. Peter Hamm of The Hocking Valley Brewing Co. fell from a beer truck and sustained a severe soap wound and a broken collarbone after a sharp turn near the Dew House.
The New York Coal Co. unfurled a large service flag at its Nelsonville offices showing 110 stars. One star marked in gold indicates a former employee has given his life for the country.
M. T. Brandenburg reports to the police that sometime after midnight Wednesday a thief broke the lock.
Rose B Grimes petitions for legal separation from Jesse F Grimes alleging three years of willful absence since their 1916 marriage. They have a three year old child Gladys Grimes. She claims he is an able bodied laborer capable of earning $150 per week.
A government program now operates twenty nine aviation fields across various parts of the United States. The expansion underscores federal involvement in air infrastructure and regional accessibility.
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