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Newspaper
Piqua Daily Press
Location
Piqua, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1917
Page
3
Wittenberg Leta Alumni will hold a reunion luncheon at the Bancroft Hotel Springfield on June 3 at 12:30. Several Witten tender Betas in Piqua are expected to attend, with local interest noted as the Springfield army recruitment drive gains momentum.
June 4 report says fires across the Minsk region have burned more than 7,000 acres and destroyed 1,000,000 bushels of wheat and large elevators at Saratov. Authorities believe the blazes are of incendiary origin.
The article urges east or south facing houses on gentle slopes away from roads. It cautions placing barns behind the house, recommends thorough pre construction planning with family input, and envisions a harmonious, dignified farm home with integrated plumbing, wiring, water, and lighting. It advises open lawns, limited front trees, and decorative borders of crape myrtle, ivy, and annuals, with pecan avenues along lanes.
The Senior Class presents a pageant titled On the Wrait of Liberty at the high school auditorium on Wednesday evening. Seven episodes trace liberty from Julius Caesar to modern times with characters from Swiss cantons Cromwell England America Dickens France Russia and Hull House. The production features varied music costumes and is directed by Lucy Patterson with contributions from several teachers and students. Box office anticipation signals strong demand for tickets tomorrow morning.
Recruiting in Company C Third Regiment opened with a boom Saturday night and grew fast. Henry Sirch’s hat flew into the tent, sparking enlistment, and others followed in Sidney. Centered service Wednesday will add Walter Devis Paul Schnell Louis Miller Carl Davenport Steve Urley and Frank Strickling, bringing total enlisted near eighty. Captain Freshour is in the city and Corporal Gardner, arrived Wednesday for recruiting, is doing splendidly.
Correction of a registration closing hour from 4 PM to 9 PM acknowledges factory shifts and legal closing time. The nationwide rule now gives draftee eligible men a later chance to register, with strong enlistment momentum in Piqua and at least fifty volunteers for service.
Sergeant Gardner reports recruiting progress for Company C from Columbus. about 28 men secured so far with ongoing reports from multiple sources. Even after registering, men can enlist in Company C, as the unit remains about 20 shy of full strength and Gardner aims for a whirlwind finish by Wednesday.
A spring test of the personal property tax method in Ohio reports large increases in tax returns across Miami county and Piqua. Assessor Milin of the Fourth ward notes higher receipts, while Assessor Otto Kiefer of the First ward records a rise of 157,000 over 1916, praising careful work by the assessors.
The article notes colonists adopting Indian dishes like somp and maize boiled with alkali. Roger Williams described Indian corn heated and eaten with milk or butter. It mentions toe cake, once popular with southern African Americans, as adopted from Indigenous peoples in the region.
C F Bowdle, a city architect, is handling two contracts in Champaign county. One covers a dwelling on a John Wiser farm near Fletcher, the other a large stable at the Champaign county fair grounds. The stable site measures 48 by 200 feet.
Merchants are instructed to close their places of business tomorrow at 5 p.m. to allow the Call a Colors patriotic parade to form and proceed without delays. The notice cites a coordinated civic event and asks retailers to comply for proper line formation and safety.
County records list Samuel Studebaker transferring 14 acres in Bethel township to Ray Studebaker for $1 and John Stein transferring lots in Rossville for $1. Several guardianships and property purchases are reported, plus a medical society meeting in Troy for June 7. An award of $1,200 to William Robbins for lost eye benefits is noted along with legal attachments and a penitentiary transport of three prisoners.
Alexander Mitchell Post No. 158 extends a vote of thanks to the Piqua Daily Press and other local papers for Memorial Day program coverage and to Mayor Dell Professors Dietrich and Ferguson Rev C S Grauser and other school and veteran groups for their help.
Win Toal Mitchell, longtime Piqua resident and elder in the First Presbyterian Church, died Saturday around 11 pm at his Broadway home. He lived 96 years, survived by son TL Ki. Mitchell and daughter Miss Ollie Mitchell, with five grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 2 pm at the Tate residence, with Rev. John Montgomery officiating. burial in Forest Hill cemetery.
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