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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1918
Page
7
Brigadier General Benjamin Alvord, once adjutant general of the American expeditionary force in France, arrived on a Trans Atlantic steamer. He left his post due to ill health and expressed optimism about the situation in France, saying everything is in great shape and the result is clear.
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Joseph Phillips, longtime B and O freight conductor and former Athene s City Councilman, has converted five to six vacant lots on East Main Street into a single extensive war garden. He built a water system with a tower and pump, plus pipelines to irrigate hotbeds and raised vegetables for early sale and consumption.
The Post Office Department announces a forthcoming registration of German alien females aged 14 and older now in the United States. Postmasters will be notified of the time by the Attorney General and Marshals, with notices in the Postal Bulletin and newspapers. Registration outside larger cities will be conducted at post offices within postal districts.
Philadelphia May 17 speakers at the League to Enforce Peace conclude the second session urging permanent world peace even at higher sacrifices. They say America must lead in forming a global league to keep peace after the war. A Berlin exhibition promotes paper clothing under Imperial Clothing Office patronage.
Graduate Manager George Parks released the fall schedule totaling eight games with six at home in Athens. Coach Banks expects most of last year’s squad back and adds promising freshmen as Ebert returns to college. The slate includes Marshall Otterbein Ohio Wesleyan at Delaware Marietta Ohio Northern Cincinnati Soldier Denison at Granville.
Ohio University announces nine faculty members now in U S service. Five are in the army including Clinton N. MacKinnon and Bernard L. Jefferson both English professors, Homer W. Cherrington, C E Skinner, and C M Douthitt in leadership roles. Others serve in government posts with Wm B. Bentley, Robert G. Webber, Clarence H. Growdon, and Isaac E. Ash attached to various departments.
The campus fence at Court and Union streets is removed with the Alumni Gateway from 1916 side. A cement sidewalk will be built along Union street at once. The third fountain is cleaned today before spray starts. Trees killed by winter tunnel work will be removed and others trimmed or treated. McGuffey Hims lettered items require repairs with cement filling. Canadian letter carriers seek higher wages.
A brief note confirms that the cold pack method fully meets the requirements for canning. It emphasizes safety and standard procedures without additional details.
Orrine promises uniform success in restoring victims of the Drink Habit to sobriety without sanitarium time. If no benefit after a trial, money refunded. Simple home treatment costing $1 per box with options No. 1 and No. 2. booklet available at Cline's Pharmacy South Court Street Athens Ohio.
At the opening session in Atlanta a committee report on unifying southern and northern churches was adopted, urging unified governance and shared mission across the denomination.
The City of Athens Georgia offers ten bonds of 1000 each totaling 10000 to be issued to fund fire engine purchase. Bonds bear interest at a fixed rate payable semi annually with first payment on March 1. Bid for bonds must be no less than face value plus accrued interest and bids sealed with a certified check to the Athens treasurer.
Charles Bishop has been appointed and qualified as Executor of the estate of N. S. Gardner, late of Athens County, Ohio, deceased. Dated this 8th day of May, A. D. 1918, H. T. Phillips, Probate Judge of said County.
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