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Newspaper
Fulton County Tribune
Location
Wauseon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1918
Page
5
Wauseon community notes include visits by Toledo and Adrian residents, illness and recoveries, church events, veterans and Red Cross work, school achievements, and upcoming meetings. Notable items mention the Wauseon Produce Company closing, thrift stamp progress, Soldiers Monuments, and local social gatherings with family and neighbors.
Emma Goldman, Russian anarchist, has conviction for conspiracy upheld by the U S Supreme Court and faces resuming a two year sentence in Jefferson City prison. Alexander Berkman received a similar sentence and was moved to Atlanta federal prison. Mrs Disbrow, Oklahoma City, aids Red Cross and sews for surgical dressings while Brigg ancestry linked to Columbus railway engineering. Also announced is History of Northwest Ohio by Dr Nevin Winter from Toledo publisher, with Fulton county covered in one chapter.
The Betsey Ross Girls, formed from Camp Fire Girls in Wacafigi, under Mrs Read and Mrs Fink, donated to Red Cross $50 and supplied 4 sweaters 22 socks and 22 wristlets. The 34 member group supports babies in wartime with material needs and fund shortages hinder further work. Alfred Worley of Toledo aided with fuel and wood during a cold period to assist the home folks.
Miss Gilbert an investigator for Juvenile Court says alcohol causes poverty and unhappiness in 99 of 100 cases, noting that in her three years of social work she found few instances where drink was not involved, often starting with the mother rather than the husband.
Ohio legislators ratifying the National Prohibition amendment cannot be undone by a state wide referendum. The U S Constitution binds all states once three quarters approve. Also notes England’s decline in drunkenness and insanity alongside beef roasts offered by a local meat market.
The annual Firemen's dance will be held at City Hall on Friday February 22 with music and plans to attend. Snakes in Ireland claim cited by Patrick Murphy a Marine Corps sergeant says snakes were unknown in Ireland until 1778 when Dr Guithers allegedly imported two reptiles.
A letter to Marine Corps HQ discusses sending carpet slippers Betsey Lees and apple pie to fighting Marines in France to boost John Parsons' efficiency. The note questions welfare support and time studies, while a separate item notes Attorney Clark Good of Van Wert declaring candidacy for Congress in the district including Williams Defiance Sarge Van Wert Putnam Henry and Fulton.
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