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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1919
Page
2
President Wilson in Paris declares 2,000,000 U S troops sent to Europe to defend liberty and justice. He argues Americans value freedom and humanity, contrasts wealth with principled purpose, and defends free speech as essential to national achievement.
The Athens district court schedule includes a rural carriers examination at 9 30 on June 14 in the Athens post office building to fill routes in Glouster Millfield and Nelsonville and vacancies in Athens county. The Millfield vacancy follows a carrier’s enlistment with reemployment on return. The exam is limited to unmarried women and wives of servicemen. Rural Carrier Al Sloane reports over 7000 dollars in War Savings Stamps sales. reaching 15000 dollars would win a Mackinac Island trip.
Dr Victor Biddle from the 83rd Division hospital unit lands in New York after service in Le Mans France while Dr James Biddle earns a major near Coblenz. The Hocking River fall eases flood risk for Steubenville area, though damage from earlier crest and farm losses is noted.
Mother's Day observances brought higher church attendance with 1032 total Sunday School participants at the First Methodist Episcopal church and 35 officers and teachers, 21 visitors, 926 scholars. The largest classes included Copeland 378 and Martzolf 170 amid a $45.74 total collection. Athens saw rainbow division troops arrive by train and Ohio trooper trains passed Camp Sherman. An I O O F dance drew a large crowd with music and dancing late into the night.
Supt Moybery Hipey accepted an invitation from George D Strayer of Columbia University to speak at the National Educational Association convention in Milwaukee during the first week of July. Morgan had planned July in California but will delay his western trip to attend the convention.
A richly clothed woman visiting a Sunday school class at a local church spoke of finding hospitality and answered prayers. She listed the losses of two husbands and six children as part of how her prayers were answered.
A group of Boy Scouts paddled through flooded fields near Canaan ville on Sunday to organize a troop in the small southern village. Scoutmaster Morgan spoke on scout work as Richard Daggett Gordon Bush Harold Liggett Dayton Wise and Lew Evans demonstrated core troop activities. Meanwhile Houghton Mifflin says Athens has adopted the Everyday arithmetic texts and is sending letters to Ohio superintendents confirming the change.
The second term of the night school will close Thursday after a winter session with more than 75 students. Instruction comes from regular teachers. Supt. Morgan expects a larger subject variety and bigger school next Fall. A brief sun peeked out this morning before cloudier weather returned.
Akron balloon City of Akron forced to land in Penn township Pennsylvania after fifteen shots punctured the gas near Baden. Lieutenant Richard Howarth, Ray White, and J J Harrigan aboard. one of seven balloons in a navy long distance race begun Sunday. City of Akron later landed at Clayton Delaware with aides W J Montgomery and C A Wise. Other balloons reported over eastern Pennsylvania.
Attorney General Price ruled that Columbus Ohio city ordinance closing saloons and grillrooms at 10 PM is unconstitutional because it fails to exclude drug stores from liquor sales after 10. This decision hinges on the ordinance’s unequal treatment of liquor outlets.
Mrs. Winfield Scott died suddenly at 5 p m Saturday at age 73 in Columbus after rheumatism and weak heart. Funeral cortege to Athens by 10 30 a m Tuesday then to West Union street cemetery. Rev Dr W H Scott of Columbus to offer grave prayer. Survived by children Anna Grace Paul Guy plus two sisters and four brothers. Preceded in death by husband Winfield Scott and son W K Scott. Resided in Athens until fourteen years ago then Columbus. Mrs Scott taught school and helped direct First M E choir for thirty years.
The two year old son of Mr and Mrs John Nagle died yesterday at their Poston home. Survivors include two other children. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at 9 am at the residence with burial in Middleport.
A St Louis inventor receives a patent for an electric alarm designed to sound when rain begins to fall on windows left open for ventilation, warning occupants to close them.
Col. Jackson of the U S regular army commands about 1 000 soldiers set to replace part of the occupying force in Germany. The contingent includes many from the middle and far west and the men have enlisted for three years.
Cloudy and clear conditions across cities as teams like New York, Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Boston, Cleveland, Detroit, St. Louis, Chicago prepare for 3:30 P.M. starts. American League games include at New York, at Philadelphia, at Boston with varying rain and 3:15 P.M. and 3:30 P.M. times.
Cloudy Columbus visits Toledo Louisville hosts Indianapolis in a 3 30 P M transfered race event. St Paul plays Milwaukee in clear weather while Minneapolis goes to Kansas City under rain at 3 30 P M.
Hod Eller pitched a no hit no run game against the Cardinals marking a standout yesterday with the Reds. Bert Shotten used Heath Cole as a pinch hitter in the tenth but failed to push across the needed runs in the defeat.
The Athens county Red Cross will complete its wartime campaign this Friday ending a project started in 1917 to supply hospitals and refugees. About 150 large boxes and thousands of items have been sent to hospitals and supply centers. Members are urged to bring unfinished sewing by Friday afternoon as final shipments are made.
Evansville Indiana clerk J N Tohill writes of constant thigh muscle pain and rheumatism. After a friend's recommendation, Foley Kidney Pills brought quick relief for backache stiff joints and sore muscles.
Henry Ford's million dollar libel case against The Chicago Tribune opened in Mount Clemens Michigan circuit court. The Tribune label of anarchist stemmed from Ford's military preparedness stance during the Mexican border tensions. The trial is expected to last about two months with prominent witnesses on both sides.
Walter Johnson delivered a masterful near no hit game for Washington, holding the Yankees scoreless for 12 innings before Jack Quinn kept them from crossing the plate. The veteran star and Grover Cleveland Alexander show signs of continued sharp form for the season.
Leo Patterson, the negro lightweight champion of the A. E. F., toured with the boxing and wrestling team through occupied territory and reportedly bathed in the former Kaiser’s tub at Newenahr.
Citywide services across Protestant churches reported unusually high attendance as Mother’s Day was celebrated with carnations, speeches, and music. Class Six of the First M. E. church led in attendance with 378 members honoring mothers living and dead, as Rev. Bowden and other pastors delivered sermons and messages. Major Johnson spoke on Machine Guns at the Christian church and Sgt Starr shared trench life experiences from Europe.
A novel form letter printer feeds paper from rolls and prints three ink colors as needed. It automatically updates names and addresses for each letter, enabling personalized mass mailing. In production settings this device promises faster turnaround and reduced manual labor.
IBY THE WWAY By the Way RFa cine is a typical river town with old family names and long standing customs. S R Grimm of Port land Meigs county cites manure value and tomatoes as profitable farming notes. Curbstone Club recalls the soldiers monument date 1893 with surviving official Charles A Cable. Athens county supplied 2610 men to army and navy 1861 1865.
A Tennessee mother recounts her son’s severe influenza cough, saying Foley's Honey and Tar halted the harsh coughing by the next day and relieved wheezy breathing within two days. The product is described as effective and pleasant to take.
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A new motor driven machine crushes old concrete sidewalks and roadways making material reusable in new construction projects.
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