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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 20, 1918

Page

2

Miners Rally Funds for Red Cross Amid War Effort

Miners around Hollister and Glouster raise money and yarn for Red Cross relief. George Joyce sends 300 dollars to purchase helmets sweaters and other articles for soldiers. Hungarian Patriotic Club adds 46 dollars. Total local effort exceeds 1500 dollars with knitting done by women patients and staff at Columbus State Hospital under Dr Isabel Bradley and Mrs Pritchard.

Columbus Hollister Glouster Red Cross George Joyce Columbus State Hospital Hungarian Parriotic Club Pete Gyure Dan Gyure Pritchard . Cross Gern Columbia State Hospital United States Isabel Bradley Pritchard

Rain Shortage Hinders Ohio Crops In June Report

The weekly weather and crops report for the Columbus District through June 18 notes moderate temperatures and cool nights with sunshine abundant but rainfall well below normal. Farmers report good development overall though moisture shortages limit growth, wheat harvests begin in several counties, oats near July 4 in Marion, rye harvest progressing, corn hurt by cool nights and sparse rain, replanting due to poor stands, and slight apple crop deterioration.

Columbus Lawrence Pickaway Pike Vinton Auglaize Highland Ashland Crawford Marion Miami Montgomery

Mt Meet And Talk Over Matters At Chamber Lunch

Mid week Chamber of Commerce lunch draws about half attendance but proves lively and profitable. Members vote to continue the lunch through the heated season and discuss plans to secure private right of way for a town traction line with engineers citing feasibility challenges. County Agent De Lashmutt notes farmer support and hay harvest aid, while Prof Hoover reports ample hay and Lastro pushes for Athens war industries with several proposals in hand.

Chamber of Commerce Daggett T. W. Craig Central Avenue Stedman Wholesale West Washington State and Cemetery West Washington and Cemetery Stewman Traction Company Badger Court House Craig de Lashmutt Will Bower Prof Hoover John R. Lastro Athens

Brazil expands shipping fleet to bolster trade network

June report from Buenos Aires notes Lloyd Brazilian Steamship Co. opens a new Buenos Aires Belem line with calls at Montevideo Rio Grande Santos Bahia Recife Ceara. Rio Janeiro inaugurated. Brazil now holds multiple regular routes linking Argentine and Brazilian ports, while Argentina struggles with a diminished merchant marine.

Beunos Lloyd Barziliti Beunos Alfres Montevideo Chile Argentina Brazil Buenos Aires

Ohio University Alumni Meet Endorses New Alumni Policy

Ohio University alumni reunion at Lindley Hall featured talks from Supt McCorkle Prof Atkinson Dr Ellis and others on war ideals education and university progress. Delegates adopted a plan to appoint an alumni secretary, make Green and White the official organ, and publish an Alumni Catalog with graduates’ names and addresses.

Ohio University Lindley Hall O. U Alllene Yant Marie Richter Sara Long Don Tullis United States George Reed Sparta Germany England France America God Ellis College of Arts Normal College H. R. McVay F. S. Coultrap St. Wilson

Andorra Smuggling War Industry Revealed in War Geography

Washington reports Herbert Corey describes how the tiny Pyrenean republic fuels smuggling as a war economy. Andorrans evade frontiers, export mules to France, with Spain and French duties shaping the illicit trade.

Washington, D. C Httle Pyrenees National Geographic Society Herbert Corey Andorra Barcelona Republic of Spain Charlemagne Napoleon San Marino Italy France

Toledo church hosts revival with Headleys this week

The Vree Methodist Church hosts a Sunday School secretary and evangelist from Toledo Ohio speaking tonight. Rev and Mrs Headley will conduct revival meetings each night through the week at Corner Simpson Avenue and Campbell Street.

Toledo Vree Methodist Church

Officers Named for Association Year with Newman Bennett President

Officers of the Association for the ensuing year include Dr Newman H Bennett of Wittsburg Pennsylvania as president Sr Henry Kohlberger as vice president the secretary to be selected and B L Horn as treasurer Chicago era notice style indicates a formal roster update without final endorsements.

Association Newman H. Bennett Wittsburg, Pa Henry Kohlberger B. L. Horn

Dr LeRoy Takes Post as Vermillion Health Lab Assistant

Dr B R LeRoy moves to Vermillion South Dakota to become assistant state bacteriologist at the state health laboratory. He will devote all time to examining disease germ specimens from across the state and receives a handsome salary with advancement prospects.

B. R. LeRoy Vermillion South Dakota LeRoy

250000 May Be Added to One Class One Mailable

Preliminary reports indicate that more than 250 000 men may be added to class one Mailable for immediate military duty as a result of Provost Marshal Gen

Washington

How to Preserve Your Linen Lecture Spreads in Germany

German officials promote a lecture series titled How to Preserve your Linen taught across Germany by Imperial Clothing office speakers. The aim is to show substitutes for soap and washing powders to minimize wear and tear. German newspapers note many women and girls now labor in munitions plants, reducing domestic servants in Greater Berlin. In Orange County California two men plan to enlist and carry a run for each letter of their names, T Lambracopoulos and N B Pappageargogolos.

Germany Imperial Clothing Office Greater Berlin Orange County California T. Lambracopoulos N. B. Pappageargogolos

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