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Newspaper
The Democratic Banner
Location
Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1917
Page
5
A draft board outlines securing one man in every four from the last 200 to form a reserve pool of 21 for a second call. The plan aims to ensure a steady supply of eligible personnel while maintaining readiness for future mobilization.
The draft board prepares to examine 60 men for exemption in Fox County amid claims of dependents religious objections and other grounds. Exemption decisions and examinations proceed as two men fail to appear, with 13 rejected and many passing exemption based on dependents or other factors.
A reflection on free will versus obligation. The speaker argues a man cannot choose his duties but may abandon them, yet forsaking vows leads to sorrow, hardship, and hunger, underscoring the weight of duties even when rejected.
A church service program at St Pauls Church honors veterans with a commemorative gathering next Sunday at 8:30 a.m. Families and friends are invited to attend the service and later private rites before burial in the parish home.
The high school hosted a teachers institute with about 80 educators enjoying games and refreshments. A Wiener Roast at Miss Vallay Merey’s Columbus road home drew twenty young guests, while the Golden Gossly club met at Mrs. Hood’s home for an anniversary event with an engraved keepsake and a quiz program. Battery members were honored with music and hospitality at Ohio Avenue, and social visits featured Rev Akera of Homer and Toledo guests.
Secretary HC Gates of the Knox County File Board announced Saturday that entries for the fair will open September 1. Livestock entries will close on the Saturday before the fair opens, September 11. A meeting of the board of directors was called for July 1.
Maude V Dowds filed an answer and cross petition to Thompson Dowds divorce alleging husband is an habitual drunkard and threatening her with a shotgun She seeks a divorce custody of children and property relief Also notes farm duties and live stock claims Transcripts from Mayor Mitchell s court cover Suttles charge of attempt rape and Biss obscene language Bond for Suttles set at 1000 He is jailed Rigs bond set at 100 and released On probate matters Mollie Sherman final account as trustee filed Rollin McIntire administrator states no funds received Real estate transfers include Wolfe to Biggs in Duckeye City for 2000 and Wise to Wise in city property for 1
Frank Van Attu nine, son of Mr and Mrs Charles Van Attu of Hunts Station, fractured and dislocated his right elbow Thursday evening after a pony threw him and he struck a road stone. X rays by Dr Deeley confirmed the injuries. Ralph W Lockman, visiting relatives, will return to New York Monday. Rev Bockman assigned to Madison Avenue M Kelweh in New York will lead services Sunday evening at the local M. E. church.
An American, Coker, seeks social entry in London by courting Sir Thomas Mulholland and using a paid bargain to gain influence. The scheme falters as Mulholland’s daughter Grace and the Mulholland family face social decline, while Coker’s attempt ends with a farewell dinner revealing shifting fortunes and a lasting, painful gesture from Grace.
Prepared by the Office of Information Department of Agriculture this notice urges buying flour in small quantities to avoid spoilage. It lists three cardinal storage principles and advises against cellar attic or pantry storage, recommends a cool north room, clean containers, vermin protection, and regular checks, while noting fabric gloves gaining wartime fashion.
An itemized notice lists multiple family reunions including the Bovis family at Camp Syeth in Alix on a Wednesday, the LloarFrye family at Riverside Park on August 30, Purdy Lepley at Glormant Holmes County on September 1, Mayes at Mrs Joseph Howell’s Curtis Street home on an unspecified date, Blah buen at Prink Pish barns Miller Township on Labor Day, and other gatherings with baskets encouraged.
A wartime dispatch details secrecy orders guiding troop movements as Loney and Pealer are permitted to reenlist while others face medical discharges. The battery reports no sick list, and officers caution that strength, composition, destination, route and departure time are restricted to commanders and railway officials. The piece notes enlistments, hospital treatments, and the local Knox county pride in turnout of men for Uncle Sam.
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