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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1918
Page
8
John D. Rockefeller Jr after touring six western cantonments and addressing 300 Y M C A representatives, announced plans for a $100,000,000 war fund campaign for the Y M C A this fall. He stressed troops duty to uphold American honor and morality both abroad and at home.
The Plains note that Mrs. Joe Slater and family shopped in Athens on Tuesday while Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hamilton visited. Harrison reports his son Marty has reached France. Several residents attend a hospital dance and others were hurt in a car accident. Karl Gooseman begins work as an electrician in Gloucester with plans to start housekeeping with Mildred Bell.
The National Geographic Society notes Ekaterinburg in the Ural Mountains as a major mining center with forty gold and platinum mines and iron works. It highlights its factories, trade in cereals and silk, and landmarks like St. Catherine and Epiphany Cathedrals. The city, founded by Peter the Great in 1721, grew after 40 years with the Siberian Highway and hosts two annual fairs.
Athens County notes a proposed twelve month Y M C A fund drive to raise 112 million dollars to support US France England and Russia war work. The plan funds canteens prisons and industrial workers and supports 600 centers in France aiding soldiers with goods and services under Y M C A control.
The field meet on the playgrounds next Thursday afternoon will divide entrants into four classes by weight. Class one is under 80 pounds, class two is 80 to 100, class three is 100 to 120, and class four is over 120. Weighing before naming entry to Mr Porter is advised. entries close next Wednesday evening. admission is free.
POMEROY BEND reports the June drive for War Savings Stamps shows $33,658.56 pledged by noon June 22, about half the state quota. Certificates for the Ohio $1,000 Club are urged and can be issued by the Pomeroy postmaster or county chairman. Middleport Fire Department secures a July attraction at Camp Hunker site. Katherine Butcher of Syracuse and W. A. Butcher of Pomeroy visit Rochester to see Gus. Reed Steinbauer, youngest from Company C, promoted to corporal. George Owens and family enjoy a motor trip to Camp Sherman Chillicothe.
Mrs Val Ebersgach says her son Peter Kieling arrived safely overseas and Mr and Mrs E O Rhoades of Minersville report their son Clifford is safe in France. Meanwhile workers on Union Avenue advance the water main project and residents without city water since January are to gain supply within a week.
Dr and Mrs J H Miller drove to Athens Sunday with their daughter Helen who took the B and O to Cincinnati for work. Soldier visitors from Camp Sherman included Bluford Malone Ray Mitch and Harry Houdashelt among Meigs county printers. Julius Keehne UW S A returned to Camp Custer Michigan. Mrs Grim Mrs Fannie Grimm and Mrs Floyd Mees left for Camp Sherman. O H Stewart of Middleport was named chairman of the Meigs County Wood Division to promote wood fuel use and coal conservation with township chairmen to be chosen.
Elmer Ashworth resigns after over twenty years as superintendent of the Pomeroy and Middleport Water Co. Changes take effect July 1 with successors undecided. speculation places D. W. Hennessy in charge of traffic duties and William Miller as acting general manager and superintendent for the immediate future. Ashworth’s long tenure included helping lay the first water mains and earning a strong record of faithful service.
A six o'clock dinner at the home of Mr and Mrs John Sauvage on Butternut Avenue honored Mrs John Pratt and daughter Marie of Nelsonville. Guests included Mrs Custer, Miss Elizabeth Sauvage, Miss Hila Custer and Mr Hurbe Hannaho.
A night watchman fired twice at three men described as suspicious near a local bank early Saturday. The trio fled into darkness after the shots missed, and no one was injured.
American Army canteen volunteer known as Mother Burdick bakes a cake called shrapnel cake at the front area. Her two sons volunteered for service and she and her husband ran a Salvation Army canteen to support troops with coffee doughnuts and pies. The cake, a mix of gingerbread and American cake with currents and raisins, becomes a morale staple.
Joseph F. Rutherford head of the International Bible Students' Association and six associates received 20 year prison sentences for conspiracy to violate the espionage law. Others named include William E. Van Amburg and Robert J. Martin. Giovanni De Cecca deferral noted for two months pending background check.
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