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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1918
Page
8
A physician endorsed tonic Phosphated Iron as a builder for broken down nerve tissues and anaemic blood. The drug is advertised as the best iron tonic, to be taken in capsule form only, with McKee Drug Company and major druggists selling it.
At a regular meeting the Alexander board of education employed several teachers for the coming year at 60 dollars a month. Names include Laura Kenney Eva Allen Mabel Kenney H C Brooks Ora Morrison Villa Tippie Taura Johnson Kazia Day Lulu Parker and others. Hebbardsville and Pleasanton staff were not hired. A resolution directs local Directors to supply coal to the schools for the ensuing year.
Washington reports the naval consulting board discussed the submarine situation at a special meeting. Secretary Daniels Admiral Benson and Rear Admirals Winslow and Shoemaker attended along with Chairman W. L. Saunders. The board announced it has examined over 650 000 inventions for naval warfare in its three year existence. captain Kidd's standing as the worst pirate in all history is irretrievably lost.
Sacred Heart church school children present drills recitations and the sacred drama Eulalia at the Auditorium on Wednesday evening starting at 7:30. An electric car will run to Middleport after the program.
City fathers ordered contractor George Bauer to lead a crew repairing dangerous railroad crossings in poor condition. Health officers urge boiling water from Pomeroy and Middleport Water Co pipes until further notice due to contamination concerns. Horton White, seven, injured by a motorcycle, is improving at home with non life threatening injuries. Julius Sewell, rider, claims loss of control on a hill caused the crash. Mrs. R F Wells of Middleport visits Cleveland with return planned next week.
Griff Lewis and Lloyd Hysell of Fides Lodge 210 Middleport and Will Fisher of Pomeroy Lodge travel to Springfield this week as delegates to the Ohio State convention in session. Mrs John Major with Mrs Edward Anderson to represent Middleport Pythian Sisters and Mrs Frank Lowery to represent Pomeroy Pythian Sisters. Grand Outer Guard Ford G Hunker to be installed as Grand Inner Guard. J M Weldon leaves for Springfield to attend as Nikee Lodge Racine representative.
Miss Ulah Nelson returns to Detroit after visiting Dr. S A McCullough. Miss Louise Forbes visits Mrs Wm Meier in Columbus Ohio. Mrs Frank Jacobs and Mrs Marion Morrison visit husbands in Camp Lee Virginia. Mrs C H Boyd travels to Crown City for mother in law’s illness. Gilbert Weaks plans trips to Columbus Cleveland Youngstown and Pittsburg to see relatives.
Officials in Pomeroy enact a citywide crackdown after a spike in disorderly conduct and alcohol fueled activity. A dozen craps players paid fines up to 25 dollars plus costs, three auto loads were rounded up, including a woman charged with keeping a disorderly house and a sailor on furlough. Bomber McGinnis Comes Thursday at 7 20 PM is advertised for that evening.
A Canadian regiment will hold an open air address in front of the courthouse. McGinnis tours the country to enlighten the public about postwar peace. Officials urge property owners to place house numbers immediately to ensure free mail delivery, with a government inspector visiting Pomeroy before July to verify compliance.
The One Hundred and Sixty-sixth Regiment Rainbow Division, with many Columbus men, reports 27 killed in action and over 300 German prisoners taken in the Luneville sector. Lieutenant Price W. Beebe, an intelligence officer from Columbus, confirms the losses and captures.
Washington D C June 10 Expert clerical work has a more important place in the Government's war organization than most people realize. Women have the best opportunity to be of real service as clerical staff grows in Washington and across the country. The Civil Service Commission seeks qualified applicants for stenographers, typists, bookkeepers, cost and statistical clerks, schedulers, and more open to men and women. Representatives can provide information and application blanks.
An editorial argues one quarter of men aged 21 to 31 are physically unsound for service and civic life. It calls for universal training through schooling and a year of military prep, claiming health, discipline, and broad views would benefit all youths and prepare the nation for war or peace.
The Ohio War Board declares the Kaiser and U-boats cannot frighten Uncle Sam and explains thousands of Ohio boys are heading to France. It urges saving food to feed soldiers, noting a bushel of wheat saved supports a frontline man until harvest and encouraging more potatoes vegetables fruit and milk.
Ohio education division figures show state total of War Savings Stamp sales by school children on June 3 at 2,569,629 dollars, 2.67 per pupil. Licking leads with 9.62 per capita, while Athens County totals 14,222.13 dollars and 1.22 per capita as of June 8.
Washington reports new secret methods against German coastal U boat raiders are in effect. Mapped by the naval consulting board, plans were sent to rear Admiral Winslow who met with Admiral Benson and then traveled to Atlantic ports to coordinate patrols. All naval districts must report offshore incidents for review.
Washington June 11 the War Department announced a joint army and treasury board to review complaints of delayed payments of allotments and allowances to soldiers dependents. The board includes Colonel H M Lord president Major S H Wolf and Herbert Brown.
A health notice urges busy business people to address dyspepsia by using Mi-o-na tablets after meals. The ad claims improved digestion, relief from sour gas and heaviness, and restoration of vigor, with a money back guarantee through McKee Drug Co. and other druggists.
A report by C. C. Robinson to the YMCA conference in Springfield finds saloons draw fewer young men aged 17 to 24 and more married men in bars, with single men being less numerous. The study covers social influence within the saloon environment.
Since 1909 the Filipino migration to Hawaii has reached 23 625 with about 10 000 employed on plantations of the Hawaiian Sugar Planters Association. Coal demand in Japan grows prompting expanded mining efforts and exploration of Saghalien coal deposits due to limited known fields.
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