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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1918
Page
3
Community brief detailing wanted housekeeper and a schoolgirl helper, mayor court actions with fines and arraignments, Masons parade and Memorial Day events, social visits, travels to Camp Sherman, letters from France, and a baseball game recap with players and stats.
Mrs. P. W. Hickman resigns as chairman of the Red Cross Surgical Department. resignation read at board meeting. Alumni gift of 15 dollars allocated to a cutting machine. Nelsonville to receive allotment from Cleveland headquarters. Local items note visitors, trips, and a baseball game at Pastime Park where Nelsonville defeats the Panhandlers by Kimble’s home run and Lama’s farewell defense.
Rehearsals proceed for the high school senior play The Private Secretary to be staged June 5 in the Opera House. Doris Nye and Marie Jewett play the two young ladies with Charles Woodworth posing as the private secretary until Joe Morrison arrives. The cast includes Merle Atkinson, Francis Hatch, Earl Baker, and Joe Basom. Class Day on June 4 features a Shakespeare pageant with six scenes including the Fairy Dance and the Ball Room Scene. Admission is ten cents. A joint reception by Supt. Morgan and Principal Bennett is planned at the Supt. South Congress home, followed by the Junior-Senior reception in the Armory on Senior Week Thursday.
German government urges citizens to go barefoot to save leather. The Rheinische Westfalen Zeitung explains the campaign and asks all ages to set an example, walking barefoot at home, in streets, at school, and in church.
Miner Victor Orndorf aged 21 secures license to wed Lulu Deeds aged 17 in Nelsonville. The pairing involves a minor marriage consent question under local statute.
Governor Cox of Ohio issued a statement urging Memorial Day be a sacred observance and a day of prayer. He called Memorial Day one of the great compositions of the war and said turning to the Almighty will bring light, guidance, and a clearer path to duty.
Camp Sherman Ohio May 27. Eight thousand Ohio soldiers in the 165th brigade have proved to general officers and visiting crowds they are ready for duty over there.
Columbus Ohio May 27 An alleged moonshine plant was uncovered in the capital after raids by federal and police officers. Veter Petrada an Italian saloon keeper is detained at the city prison for manufacturing and selling whiskey without a license.
Corporal Thomas S. Cosgrove of Toledo and the 18th Infantry returns from France to speak at Athens Christian Church Friday at 7 30 pm. He is one of fifty wounded Americans aiding the Third Liberty Loan and shares experiences from the front including a cheek wound and a barbed wire mishap.
Unclaimed letters include Merwin Bean Pearl Collms J C Davis Mrs Mae Evans Harold Ebert James Grimace Nellie Irvin Hannah Johnson Neva Keirns Naomi L Kisling Grace Knight Mrs Agnes Kilin Mrs F H May Marguer ite Norriss John Parker Mrs Effie Patton Mrs O A Reeves Mary Rub berman Ruth Shively Mrs Ed Verity Agnessa Wiggins. Please say you were advertised. Unclaimed items sent to Dead Letter Office June 11 1918.
Acting Interior Secretary Vogelsang approved opening about 150000 acres in the Portland land district to homestead entry. The lands are part of the Oregon and California railroad grant. Applications will be received at Portland from June 22 to July 17.
Emma Roberts declares music will rally a nation as she represents American talent at the Ann Arbor music festival and the Bethlehem Bach festival, with the belief that song sustains morale and unity during wartime.
Nick Stevens, a restau rant operator near Union station, submits a statement to the Messenger defending his loyalty to the United States. He notes his 30 cent pies and his support for soldiers, Red Cross, YMC A, War Chest, and Liberty Bonds, while affirming his American citizenship efforts and Greek origins.
All Boy Scouts will meet at the Armory at 12 30 Thursday to participate in the Memorial Day parade. Visiting Scouts are invited to join in line.
10000 testimonials claim Mother Gray's Sweet Powders regulate bowels relieve fever teething disorders and break up colds. Described as safe reliable for 230 years with immediate home use urged for mothers and available at druggists for 25c. Mrs. Warren Francis and Miss Hazel Pennybaker noted in brief society items.
Canaanville Ohio May 28 The Ca naan township sub council met at the Canaanville M E church and urged rural families to stock winter coal to avert a fuel famine. L W Roberts of Athens Lumber and Prof Bert M Thompson spoke for Methodist chaplains funds, prompting a collection of 46.90 dollars from the congregation.
The chief of ordnance announces American infantrymen can carry 100 more rounds than German troops due to Webb belts. These belts are lighter and hold more cartridges, enabling about forty rounds per minute for five minutes. The newer fielding aims to sustain greater fire intensity and strike fear into Kaiser Bill. A local ad for Sherwin Williams Paint is included.
Announcement from General Harry C. Hale states the Highly Fourth Division will move from Camp Zachary Taylor to Camp Sherman Chillicothe Ohio. About 25 000 soldiers are affected with no date set. artillery regiments remain at West Point Kentucky for training.
Arizona has voted to adopt the amendment prohibiting the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors for beverage purposes, bringing the number of dry states to twelve. The list includes Delaware Kentucky Massachusetts Maryland Montana Mississippi North Dakota South Dakota South Carolina Texas and Virginia.
Mr and Mrs W A Hartford and two children from Cleveland arrive for a week with Mrs Hartford s brother in law Mr and Mrs William Logan They came from Oxford where they visited Mrs Hartford s parents Mr and Mrs E B Logan
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