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Newspaper
Carey Times
Location
Carey, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1920
Page
1
The Loyal Workers Class of the Carey United Evangelical Sunday school surprised the pastor and his wife with high chairs for twins on Friday night at the pastor's home. The note thanks the class for their kindness and expresses loyalty to the pastor and ongoing service to the Master.
Ent |ained sisters C J Pox and Harry Fox motored to Millersville last Friday afternoon. They were joined by Sr Mary Hedwig Sr Rosa and Sr Dorothy teachers at Millersville. They visited in Carex until Sunday and had dinner at Mr and Mrs Cr Pox before Cart and Helen Fox drove them home Sunday evening.
The Vidaga city council met in regular session with Mayor McClure presiding. Bills paid included Standard Oil grease Howard Lee repairs care and trip to Tiffin H Krebs labor and hauling Moore Oil waste and others. A request to annul the time change to Eastern and a power line proposal from The Western Ohio Railway and Light Co were discussed without action. The meeting adjourned to April 2 1920.
The appeal lists ten advantages from a bond vote including a workshop for boys, domestic science and art rooms, chemistry and physics labs, agriculture lab, a commercial course space, a Junior High possibility, a study room, a multi use auditorium gym, and modern showers and toilets. Citizens urged to approve.
R. E Neu, optometrist, will relocate his office from the room purchased by D. E. Geiger to the Dama building. Don Siniff plans to open a restaurant in the Galt House block using the vacated room, Ernest Dunn’s former wash room, the hotel dining room, and the hotel kitchen.
Next Sunday at 7 30 p m a class of children of Our Lady of Consolation Church will receive their first communion.
J A Gibbs died Friday at 1 15 am after months of illness including paralytic strokes. Funeral Sunday at 2 00 pm at the Methodist church in Carey with Rev J M Shimer officiating. He served as Carey postmaster from 1889 to 1894 and was known as Lonnie and Uncle Lonnie for his kindness, integrity, and community work.
James Alonzo Gibbs born January 3 1845 in Crawford township Wyandot county Ohio died April 16 1920 in Tiffin at West Main street aged 75 years 3 months 13 days. He served in the Civil War enlisting in 1861 and later re enlisted in the 49th O W I wounded at Nashville twice and received a neck and shoulder bullet as well as a later bullet removal. He married Ellen Shoemaker May 2 1867 and adopted a son Herman about 15 years ago. He was a member of Odd Fellows and related orders and his funeral included a silk flag from the Grand Army of the Republic auxiliary.
The Gibbs family extends thanks to neighbors and friends for assistance during illness and death of husband, father and brother. Gratitude for flowers. appreciation for the support of Odd Fellows, Masons and Knights Templar.
Onion acreage around Carey is expected to shrink this year after several poor seasons. Experienced growers shifting to corn and beets while Will Ish's 10 acres foreshadow a rare large local onion patch. Herbert Newhard plans 20 acres of onions seeded to popcorn.
The Grant Karr agency sold the A. Chesebrough house on North Street, occupied by Mr and Mrs S H Krebs, to Carl Moser of Upper Sandusky. Purchase price was 4000 dollars. Carl Moser is a partner of Clarence Wenner in road building. The Smiths of Upper Sandusky bought the S B Beitler property on BE Main for 3500 dollars and will relocate soon.
Snyder Lumber Co adopts bright yellow trucks at its plant with black lettering promoting Build Now Own a Home First and Own Your Own Home as they travel to worksites and deliveries.
A Chamber of Commerce meeting for the Carey Chamber is set for Thursday evening at the library. Important business will be discussed and all members are urged to attend.
F. J. Quirk visited Cleveland and Garrettsville on the weekend. C. F. Walker returns to work after time with his family in Cleveland. O. L. Shumate plans a cement building north of the factory for a rubber cement house and a blacksmith shop. Mrs. Charles C. Rittick and her family bought the C. E. Cram property on West Findlay Street and plan to move soon. S. L. Beitman remains chemist for the company, arranging materials for rubber products. Contractors shift concrete forms as the first floor nears completion. With better weather, work progresses rapidly at the site.
County Doings summarizes local events from Upper Sandusky and nearby townships including May bid notices from county commissioners for depository and physicians for the County Home. Obituaries note Peter Baumunk and Catherine Wyss, with other items on marriages, local politics, and school district enumeration efforts.
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