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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1918
Page
5
The Camp Sherman baseball club plans to bring a large crowd of soldier fans to Nelsonville to root for their team in a hard fought game. Benny Kauff will join the visiting squad, with Matt Williams on the mound, promising one of the valley’s best contests.
Rev Charles T. Isom receives notice of appointment as chaplain in the National Army with rank of first lieutenant and must report to Camp Gordon Georgia before July 20 to join the 157th Depot Brigade. He has served as military pastor at Camp Sherman since January 15 and led Athens Zion Baptist Church for two years. He graduated from Ohio University in June with an A B degree.
Athens county election board sought guidance from the secretary of state for breaking a long candidate name into two lines on the ballot. The name Clarence E. McCafferty of Chauncey exceeds the line limit, with an estimated length of over two and a half dozen letters. The War Department seeks women as reconstruction workers among injured American troops.
Max Oliver, a Hamley Run miner, faced a non-support charge based on Edith Oliver's July 1 1918 affidavit alleging failure to provide food clothing and shelter for their five month old son Thomas. Witnesses, including a teenage son, noted frequent quarrels and separations. Oliver agreed to $8 monthly support and the case was dismissed with costs waived.
Col G W C Perry of Chillicothe drew a capacity lunch crowd at the Chamber of Commerce meeting. Supt Whitney introduced Harry L Fogleman who spoke on The Winning Man. Perry discussed Camp Sherman, its retention with an $85,000 city bonus, and the city’s moral life. A Maryland Industrial Accident Commission ruled minors injured while violating child labor laws cannot collect compensation.
A British submarine was attacked off the east coast of England on July 6 by five enemy seaplanes. One officer and five men were killed. The submarine was slightly damaged and towed back to harbor.
The field meet program at the Playgrounds is complete with twelve events listed. A large crowd is anticipated as grounds are prepared today. Events include 60 yard dash elephant race girls 560 yard dash over the top obstacle race 100 yard dash hop skip and jump broad jump crab race bombing the Kaiser girls obstacle race and Get the Kaisers Goat open to all.
The Unione Co-Operativa of Milan began in 1886 to sell clothing to members. It now runs a central department store, branch shops, budget hotels and restaurants, wine cellars, a bakery, a printing plant, and a building and loan society that built model homes in Milanino, a Milan suburb.
A Teheran dispatch reports riots over food shortages prompting martial law in the city. No word has reached the American legation about the American consul who departed Tabriz weeks ago.
W W Daggett has purchased the J F Oldfield property at 169 North Congress Street and expects to take possession within sixty days. Mrs Oldfield has bought the John Lostro property on the opposite side of the street. The Daggett home has long stood on East State Street.
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