Pomeroy Bend Selectives Sent Off With Patriotic Pride
The 117 Meigs County selectives departed for Camp Sherman May 27 1918, hailed by thousands in Pomeroy. The morning parade included bands, a long civic procession, and a luncheon wagon, while neighbors hosted stag parties, dinners, and patriotic talks to honor the volunteers headed to military training.
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Meigs County
Camp Sherman
West Virginia
Pomeroy
Court House
A. P. Miller
George Daniels
Chas. Keehne
George
Shumaker
W. A. Compton
Ohio
W. F. Reeden
P. C. Oy
Opera House
Messrs. W. A. Compton
Louis Horwitz
W. F. Achoaniein
A. W. Hartley
H. V
C.S. Shumaker
Geo. Schaaf
K. & M. Hobson
Red Cross
Sycamore Street
Godspeed
Scouts Raise 76 for Red Cross Drive Fund
The Boy and Girl Scouts of Middleport earned 76 dollars from selling Red Cross contribution emblems Saturday night. The funds will be donated to Meigs County as part of the large 100 million dollar Red Cross drive.
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Red Cross
Boy and
Girl Scouts of
Middleport
Meigs County
Bend holds farewell for Meigs county khaki troops
A surge of farewell gatherings filled Bend as Meigs county’s contingent departed Pomeroy for military training at Camp Sherman. The sendoffs honored the soldiers with warm tributes and best wishes for their service.
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Uncle Sam
Meigs County
Pomeroy
Camp Sherman
Funeral rites for Thomas S. Robbins held in Athena
Funeral services for Thomas S. Robbins a respected Athena resident were conducted Saturday at the home of Dr J A Miller in Pomeroy with Rev Thomas Turnbull officiating. Interment followed at Beech Grove. The young son of Mr and Mrs Walter Blosser of Middleport died at Holzer hospital in Gallipolis and was shipped to Logan for services and burial.
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William Andrews
Monkey Run
Pomeroy
Chester
David
M. BE. Church
Paul Genheimer
Okey Wehrung
Ben. Neutzling
G. Retz
Hobson
Messie Chester Andrews
Levi Lauer
Donald Geary
Chas. McElhinney
Albert P. Miller
Pomeroy No
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Raymond Zeiher
Walter Vaughn
Benj. Neutzling
Alonzo Custer
Camp Sherman
A. P. Miller
A. D. Weed
Robert Carson
Near
Rutland
Ford Hunker
Middleport
Thomas S. Robbins
Athena
J. A. Miller
Thomas Turnbull
Beech Grove
Walter Blosser
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolie
Logan
Red Cross Aid Unit Plans 2:30 Meeting and Elections
The Middleport Unit of the Red Cross Aid holds its regular monthly meeting tomorrow at 2:30 PM in the library. All patriotic women are urged to attend as committees have prepared for important matters and an annual election of officers will be held for the coming year.
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Middleport
the Red Cross Aid
Pomeroy High School Class Of 1918 Graduation Afterparty
Saturday night the auditorium hosted a festive gathering for Pomeroy High School’s 1918 graduates. Supt. C. L. Coates, instructors Helen Mott Blanche Hoff Vera Conley Gladys Fish Eva Watkins Ann Armstrong Velma Hetzel and the graduates enjoyed dancing and light refreshments in a memorable sendoff to life’s next chapter.
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Pomeroy High School
Supt. C. L. Coates
Helen Mott
Blanche Hoff
Vera Conley
Gladys Fish
Eva Watkins
Ann Armstrong
Velma Hetzel
Pomeroy
Even County Truck Finds Detour Through Narrow Amesville Route
A county truck is among three vehicles stuck in mud on a detour east of Athens. The narrow turns through a corn field prevent two cars from passing and hinder timider drivers venturing beyond the Children’s Home.
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Amesville
Athens
Federal survey to streamline war department red tape
A survey under Colonel Ira L. Reeves of the inspector general’s office, overseen by Assistant Secretary Crowell, aims to eliminate red tape in war department activities. The department says no sweeping changes are planned.
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Washington
War Department
Ira L. Reeves
Inspector General's Office
Ender
Crowell
Department
Ohio Defense Council opens free teacher employment service
Ohio establishes a free employment service for 33 000 public school teachers as a war measure amid teacher shortages and funding gaps. The bureau will operate from the State House in Columbus with a school expert directing efforts to connect boards of education with job seekers and distribute application blanks nationwide.
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Columbus
Ohio Defense Council
Ohio
Ohio Employment Service
Defense Council
State House
Boards of Education
Employment Bureau
Normal College
H. Mayhugh
Baby Doll Sent To Freedom By French War Vet
Lieu tenant Jack O'Brien on leave from the French Foreign Legion has brought a battered doll from shell torn France to Canada. The seven year old doll mother lies in a rough grave after German destruction. The veteran uses the doll in recruiting efforts claiming the girl asked him to carry the doll to freedom after the village was recaptured.
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St. Catherine
Ont
Jack O’brien
France
Mama
French Foreign Legion
Canada
Dollmother
Experts Sought for After-War Trade Work Assessments
The Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce seeks qualified experts for postwar trade investigations in South American dyestuffs and chemicals and Far Eastern industrial machinery and construction materials. Examinations occur in principal cities on June 27 to promote American trade after the war. Dr M D Hardin spoke in Owosso about U S construction in France and Captain Archie Roosevelt's war injuries.
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Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Department of Commerce
Owosso, Mich
M. D. Hardin
Chicago
France
United States
Archie Roosevelt
President Wilson to address Congress on tax revenue
United Press reports President Wilson will speak to Congress this afternoon concerning tax revenue.
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United Press
Washington
Wilson
Congress
Edith Wharton Aids War Sufferers Near Front Lines
The American novelist Edith Wharton, honored by France for wartime relief work, continues philanthropic aid near the front lines. She travels with a sizable fund to assist wounded and distressed people in the war zone, sustaining efforts despite danger.
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Edith Wharton
France
Democrats 10 Come Shortly for Mass Meet
At a Saturday meeting of Athens county Democrats the redistricting plan for delegates to the state convention was discussed. The proposed change would shift a Dover delegate from Athens township, and Hugh Gormley was endorsed for any state position. A 3 PM rally featured Robert J. Beatty urging unity and a straight Democratic ticket as the party pursues broad support under Woodrow Wilson. A mass meeting was postponed from Memorial Day and will be announced later.
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Democratic Executive Committee
Athens County
Athens Township
York
Trimble
Ames
Bern
Dover
Alexander
Waterloo
Lee
Canaan
Rome
Lodi
Carthage
Troy
Hugh Gormley
Robert J. Beatty
Columbus
Franklin County
National League of Democratic Clubs
Morrow
Woodrow Wilson
Lincoln
Grover Cleveland
Wilson
Airplanes of America All in France Now
Washington May 26. The total of the national army national guard and regulars now is 2 000 000 men chair man Dent of the house military com mittee announced today in his report on the army appropriation bill. While it has been generally rumored that we had no airplanes with our army in France the fact is that we have between 1300 and 1400 of them at least 200 of which are fighting machines.
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Washington
National Army
National Guard
Dent
House Military Committee
France
Ordnance Contracts Exceed Twelve Thousand With Large Outlays
Washington May 26. More than 12 000 ordnance contracts covering over 4 700 000 000 have been let since the nation entered the war. April disbursements by the ordnance office totaled 356 884 863 dollars, with a treasury call of 169 000 000 dollars. One contractor received 18 750 000 dollars in a single check.
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Washington
War Department
Ordnance Office
Treasury Department
Marshall College Wins Second Game by One Run
Marshall College defeated Ohio University 1 to 0 in the second game on Saturday. Chap man pitched for Ohio and held Marshall to seven hits in both games. Marshall, with strong pitching, edged Ohio in both outings by a single run and remains unbeaten in non conference play as Ohio eyes a Memorial Day bout with Marietta.
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Marshal
Marshall College
Ohio University
Chapman
Ohio
Marshall
Marietta
Ohio Indiana and Kentucky war fund drive tops quota
Sunday lull in the Red Cross war fund drive did not slow state managers in Ohio Indiana and Kentucky who report divisions to date of 11 003 755 Nearly 2 000 000 over the lake division quota and estimates say the minimum division total will reach 12 000 000.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
Educational work in training camps boosted by local committees
Educational classes in army camps form a key part of the Training Camp Activities program. Local committees support the effort by securing teachers of French and other subjects. Soldiers prepare for future service in France while War Recreation Boards in many cities supply teachers at camps and in communities.
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France
Rich Athens Bachelor Seeks Wife After Cure Claim
A Rich Athens bachelor announces he is eager to wed after claiming Mayr's Wonderful Remedy cured long standing stomach and liver troubles. The ad notes one dose proves efficacy with money back guarantee from McKee Drug Company. It also mentions England's coal gas industry rising despite electricity competition.
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Mayr
McKee Drug Company
England
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Lancaster
Oda. Parker
Edward A. Hood
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Geo. B. Parker
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Glouster
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