Ohio Grangers Launch Anti Hanger Campaign Today
United Press reports Ohio Grangers began a summer drive to boost Liberty Bond sales and support the Grange movement for war effort gains. I J Taylor led the launch with speeches at the Zanesville fairgrounds and plans for simultaneous meetings across the state through June, featuring Governor Cox and other leaders urging farmers to aid cultivation, avoid alcohol use of grain, and block grain hoarding.
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United Press
Columbus
Olio Prangers
Lodary
Windenborg
Ranger
I. J. Tylor
Olio Brange Ound
Jugar
Tahor
Ovary Grange
Iig Haising
Harly
Farmer’s and Merchant's
Zanesville Fairgrounds
A. P. Sandles
State Agricultural
Piqua Firms Rally For Government Underwear Contracts
The government asks seven million woolen garments by December for soldiers uniforms. Piqua mills adapt to produce shirts and drawers, buying machinery and switching yarns to meet fair pricing and patriotic duty. Local firms Alias Underwear, Piqua Hosiery have already supplied over 200000 garments. Superior and Imperial Underwear prepare samples for army approval. Women and men are invited to help with production, enabling employment during wartime effort.
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Piqua Mills
Piqua
Alias Underwear Company
Piqua Hosiery Company
Superior Underwear Company
Imperial Underwear Company
Army
Twenty-two Men Enlisted in Company C Third Regiment
Twenty two young men were enlisted in Company C Third regiment infantry Wednesday afternoon after final examinations by a surgeon in Piqua. Of twenty four examined, only two failed. One recruit born in Germany gave a patriotic talk after enlisting. Most left for Columbus to await equipment. company strength grows toward war readiness with about ninety men.
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Piqua
Christian Trar
Europe
Freshour & Freshour
Scott-Slauson
Columbus
Co. C
Captain Freshowl
Mae Speelman
Walter Davis
Harry Sullenberger
Weather forecast for Possum Hollow week
Observer notes a cold wave with Wednesday storms and showers followed by a warmer spell midweek. A cool night Thursday precedes another possible shower on Friday with overall variable conditions and chilly pockets late week.
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Possum Hollow
Buckeye News Tabs John J Miller Appointed Public Works Chief
Columbus reports John J Miller, formerly of Delphos and Van Wert, appointed by Governor Cox as Superintendent of Public Works, a post he held in Cox I. Charles S Hamlin of the federal reserve board and Liberty Band member addresses a mass meeting here tonight. Hamlin leaves Detroit then rejoins the tour after the talk. Cuyahoga County launches a greater crop movement led by city business men and progressive farmers. June 7 graduation for the state school for the deaf and dumb features speaker T B Davey, with a class including Hopper Seinsohn Dowdell Nathanson Weber Bent Rue Adam Vace Churchill Naw Straitsville Rodd Rudelton.
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John J. Miller
Columbus
Delphos and
van Wert
Cox
Cleveland
Charles S. Hamlin
Federal Reserve Board
McAdoo
Liberty Band
United States
Hanlin
Detroit
Wil
Cuyshogo County
State School For Deaf and Dumb
T. B. Davey
State Board of Administration
Jas. D. Hopper
Chillicothe
Louis Seinensohn
Cincinnati
Mabel M. Dowdell
Lorain
Robert Nathanson
Toledo
Howard T.von Weber
Eva L. Bent
Lan Rue
Adam. Vace
Pearl J. Churchill
Mentor
Alice Flex
Straitsville
Dora J. Rodd
Canal Dover
Barry Weida
Rudelton
Police Court News: Local Arrests and Fines
John McLane, 38, of Kansas City was arrested on intoxication and fined five dollars, suspended. John Carroll, 34, of Johnson City Tennessee, brought to rally by Chief Louis Paul, arrested on assault and battery, paid five dollar fine plus eight dollar eighty six cents costs.
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John McLane
Kansas City
Geble
Tie
Vin
Dayton
Army
Navy
John Carroll
Johnson City
Tennessee
Louis Paul
Troy
Piqua Public High School Graduates Largest Class Yet
Forty six students including thirty young ladies and sixteen young men will receive diplomas this evening marking completion of schooling. The Lost class is the largest in Piqua High School history and praised for strong class work and top teachers. The program will feature the regular graduation exercises.
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Piqua
Piqua High School
Dozen or More Dead in Tornadoes Across States
United Press reports a Tuesday night and Wednesday outbreak killed at least a dozen people and injured around 200 across Michigan Kentucky Missouri and Kansas. Property losses top 3 million with Michigan and Missouri losses over 1 million each.
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United Press
Chicago
Michigan
Jackson
Bevier
Missouri
Kansas
Haig resumes offensive with sweeping gains on nine mile front
British forces under Marshal Haig push ahead on a nine mile front at Messines Wytschaete, capturing first objectives and reporting satisfactory progress. Prisoners reach collecting stations as the offensive resumes after a period of limited activity. A prior strike near Lens preceded the main blow.
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United Tress
London
Vield Marshal Haig
Messines —Wvtseeharte
Haig
Messines-Wyttschaete
Messines-Wytschaete
Balsium
Ypres
Lens
Messine-Witgehiete
Greenland
Straggloy
Western Union Announces Special Employee Payments
Western Union Telegraph company directors authorize two special payments due about July 1, 1917 for those with the company on January 2 this year and about January 1, 1918 for all employees with the company from July 2 onward. Messengers to receive 12.50 per six months. under $1,200 annual pay get a percentage of the half year. $1,200 to $1,999 get 6 percent. $2,000+ get 5 percent.
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Western Union Telegraph Company
Tax rulings on taxation and school district debt
The Attorney General rules that if the 1916 and 1917 assessments are fair the County Board of Revision cannot hear complaints and the county auditor may not revalue. When a school district transfers, its bonded debt becomes that of the new district, which must levy property taxes. The AG sets education board rules: teachers may take three days’ family death leave without pay deduction. up to forty days yearly for fitness with physician certification. two day visits to other schools for education with no pay deduction. three days for teacher examinations. no authority to grant leave for conventions.
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Atformey-General
County Board of Revision
County Ann
Attorney- General
State Bureau of Insperation
Atories General
Boards of Education
On the Trail of Liberty performs by Piqua High seniors
The 1917 class play at Piqua High School titled On the Trail of Liberty wowed June 6 audience with a full cast performance. Miss Ethel Price opened prologue and Miss Ruth Wilkinson led as Goddess of Liberty. Scenes featured Swiss French English and Russian themes with music by H O Ferguson and stage direction by Miss Nellie Weldy.
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Piqua High School
Ethel Price
Liberty
Ruth Wilkinson
England
Cromwell
America
Marcelaise
Frendh
France
China
Russia
Columbia
H. Oferguson
Piqua Public Schools
Labyt Patterson
Clara Spohr Wiefe
Government begins crackdown in Indianapolis saloons and resorts
An active drive to clean up Indianapolis started at the war department's request. Fort Benjamin Harrison officers in training are to have proper surroundings, with raids on saloons and houses of ill fame and strict orders against selling liquor to soldiers in uniform.
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United Press
Indianapolis
War Department
Department
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Sufame
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Ohio Grangers
Recmmmissioner
Isomer Price
College of Agriculture
Ohio State University
W.C. Thompson
Alfred Vivian
State College Ofricultures
N. Eh. Shaw
Lhis State Board
Oliver Wilson
Peoria
le Meitional
Clark Wheeler
C. G. Williams
State Defense Council
Jude Td
Limit
Upper Sandusky
Ti Wert
Bucynes
Jane Mansfield
McCannelsville
Chippewa Lake
Silvey Lake
Warren
Carroltan
Forrest Tatmen
Edward Fleming
Harley Yort
Company c
Gardener
Bowling Green
Wood County Sunday School Association
Hopter
Buckeye News
Police Court News
Piqua High
Marshal Haig
M. R. Thiles
Ts. A. Haley
Wilmington
Western Union
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