The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-05-09
EATON Man IN
TRANSATLANTIC
PLANE FLIGHT
Clarence Kesler Member of
Crew of NIC-l Which Has
Started Long Trip.

EATON, o., May 9.-Clarence l.
Kesler, who, according to newspaper
reports, is a member of the crew of
the NC-1 plane that has started on
the across-ocean fight, is a son of
Mrs. Mary Kesler, of Eaton In a
letter Kesler wrote his mother May 4,
from Rockaday Beach, he said that
by the time she received the letter he
might be started on his long fight
across the Atlantic. This was the
first information Kesler's mother had
had that he was a member of one of
the three crews OF as many planes
that would attempt the across-ocean
flight He goes as chief machinist
mate.
Kesler has served fourteen years in
the navy, the last five of which he has
been In the navy aviation service. He
spent furlough here with his mother
last Christmas holidays, at which time
he was taking postgraduate aero
nautic course In Harvard University.
Plan Mothers Council.
Plans are being perfected for organ
ization of a Mothers council In Eaton,
which will have for its object the bet
terment of local conditions for boys
and girls. Mrs. Florence Wilson,
to help organize the council, meet
Ing for the purpose to be held next
Tuesday evening at the courthouse.
This committee has been selected to
arrange for the councils organization
and the coming meeting: Mrs. J. e.
Parker, Mrs. G. G. Larkin, Mrs. Ed
ward Young, Mrs. c. w. Sylvester,
Mrs Ralph McFal1, Mrs. W. NJ Title.
Mrs. Charles Frech and Mrs. w. S.
Fogarty.
Ford Car Is Stolen.
Charles Brinkhoff, West Alexandria,
route 4, parked his Ford car here
Wednesday evening in front of the
courthouse and he returned about 10
o'clock to find that it had been stolen
The car bore Ohio license 1878 and
motor No. 1312870. B. NJ. Burger, OF
Lewisburg, had his Ford stolen here
the night before.
To Erect Foot Bridge.
At an estimated cost of $8,164.20, a
120-foot bridge will be built across
Banta's fork, between Eaton and West
Alexandria, on the Dayton pike, to re
place an iron structure that was
wrecked when an army officer crashed
into it with his automobile and
new bridge was necessary. Bidding
for the contract for the new bridge
will close May 26 at the state high
way department in Columbus. The
date set for completion of the i'm
provement is October 1, 1919.
Half of Quota Raised.
County Chairman ]. H. Musselmar
reported total Victory loan subscrip
tn
day night, as being 1896, 900, which is
just about one-half the county's quota
Chairman Musselman was advised
Thursday that four captured German
cannons would be awarded the foul
counties in the Fourth Federal Re
serve district having the greatest
bond subscriptions proportionate to
its population, as based on the govern
ment census of 1910.
Synod Elects.
The Rev. c. H. Pence, of New Leb
anon, was reelected president of thu
Dayton Conference District English
Lutheran Joint Synod of Ohio, which
closed a three-day meeting here
Wednesday night at Grace Lutheran
church. The Rev. George Sixt, OF thu
local church, was reelected secretary
Addresses were delivered at the sev
eral sessions by the Rev. R. E. Cola
day, of Columbus; the Rev. M. l
Baum, of Dayton, and the Rev.
Schillinger, of West Alexandria. TIL
Rev. o. T. F. Tressel, of Richmond
Ind, preached the conference sermon
Fifteen ministers representing a
many churches in the conference dis
trict were present at the meeting.
Celebrates Goth Birthday.
Mrs. Catherine Gale, Idother of job
If. and Oscar A Gale, of Eaton, celt
brated her nintieth birthday annivel
sary Thursday at her home at Yves
Alexandria, where she has lived pra'
tically all her life.
Mrs. Young w. S. S. Head.
Mrs. d. A Young, of Eaton, ha
been appointed chairman for Prebl
county for the woman's war saving
stamps that opens in Ohio in jun