25 May 1919
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Newspaper
Springfield Sunday News
Location
Springfield, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1919
Page
1
Lieutenant Ebner who served in Vladivostok recalls brutal treatment of civilians by Cossacks and Bolsheviks in 1918 19. He describes torture shooting river ice holes and dire sanitation as American forces aided refugees and guarded government stores.
Wittenberg college announces its sixty ninth annual commencement from June 1 to June 4. Forty seven graduates will receive diplomas on Wednesday morning June 4 with Senator Warren G. Harding delivering the commencement address. The week opens June 1 at First Lutheran church with Rev Dr J Wesley Kapp delivering the baccalaureate sermon. The program features music by Mrs David Whittington and a church quartet.
Memorial services for Mitchell Post No. 45 Grand Army of the Republic will be held Sunday at 10 30 in St John Evangelical Church. Officers and attendees include Rev Paul Pfeiffer pastor and post leaders James C Whiker commander James T Lott vice commander John Cord junior vice commander J F Whiting adjutant J By McConnell quartermaster etc.
Three automobiles were stolen from Springfield Saturday night. L T Green reported a Buick touring car taken from in front of the Elks club at 11 130 p m. J J W Aleshire said his Ford was taken from Fountain avenue between Columbia and North streets valued at 450 dollars and Ohio license 243987. Co M Gaver reported his 1914 Ford truck stolen from in front of Nisleys coal office on South Fountain avenue valued at 375 dollars.
Miss Dorothy Gregory was elected president of the Calvary Lutheran Sunday school class of Mrs. Helen Cox Woodard at a meeting held Saturday afternoon at Miss Marcia Boesenberg’s home on South Western avenue. Other officers elected include Miss Marcia Boesenberg as vice president and Miss Isabel e Packer as secretary and treasurer.
J H Denney of Urbana will deliver the address at Decoration Day services in the Knights of Pythias Hall at South Vienna on May 30 at two o clock in the afternoon. Lieutenant William McGning will be officer in charge.
On Monday night June 4 at eight oclock in the chapel of Wittenberg college the class of 1919 will graduate Franklin McNutt is principal and will present diplomas Rev Dr Charles G Heckert expected to pronounce benediction though bedfast recovering from illness The program includes orchestra class history oration looking forward etc with diplomas to be conferred by Professor H McNutt and benediction by President Heckert
A weekly report from the Springfield Clearing House Association shows a gain of 256 088 40 dollars in bank clearings over the previous period. Total clearings reached 1 167 026 47 with balances of 430 823 83. The 1918 figures were 930 963 07 in clearings and 341 883 in balances.
Officers at the Cincinnati recruiting office will enlist a 22 member band drawn from Cincinnati Columbus Dayton Lima Springfield and Findlay for duty in the district The band will be attached to the Cincinnati recruiting office and used for parades concerts and patriotic gatherings as ordered by Commander J A Bell Read by Boatswain's Mate Leonard J Pet on Saturday at the focal naval recruiting station.
Winfred Cox private in Springfield High School military training won the five dollar prize for best drilled private. Harold Aten led the department and earned the second prize for best drilled leader. The drill occurred Friday afternoon under C P Shiveley’s direction. About 475 students enrolled in the training. a 60 boy squad continued after the course became optional by board order.
Friends of Captain J A Link of Springfield learn he is promoted to major effective May 1 in France where stationed at a base hospital. He has served longer in the medical department than any other Springfield man except Major H W Weihrauch who enlisted in Cleveland. Major Link joined in August 1918 as a captain and has aided both army and civilian patients. he is expected home early in July.
Springfield Rotary Club plans its next meeting at Hotel Bancroft on Monday noon. Rev Dr Arthur W Evans will deliver an address as officers are elected and final arrangements for summer events are discussed.
A large crowd flooded Springfield saloons Saturday night as police fought to keep order after eleven o clock. Bartenders closed early while patrons pressed the bars, and many drinkers left with the last bottle as the city faced a crisis in revelry.
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