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Newspaper
Carey Times
Location
Carey, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1936
Page
2
A column of eclectic quips and reflections covers political, cultural, and social topics. The writer lampoons war mood, tourism fuss, oratorical feats, and public figures while skirting serious issues with wry humor and parodic asides.
The month of July posted above normal heat and below average rainfall. Daily average rose 3 degrees. July average 76.7 F with a high of 106 on the 14th and a low of 60 on the 31st. Total rain 2.50 inches, heaviest day 1.06 inches on the 24th.
Toledo friends learn of the marriage of Betty Wagenknecht of Toledo to Albert George Markwell of Seattle. The ceremony occurred in Trinity Episcopal church rectory in Seattle with Miss Helen Gray and Harry Brownlee as attendants. The couple plan to live on Queen Anne Hill in Seattle.
Cabbage growers in the area anticipate strong prices this year due to a poor New York crop with only about 25 percent of normal. Market reports show cabbage at Marietta Ohio around 100 per ton and at Cleveland about 75 per ton last week, while local fields vary in quality depending on timing after rains.
The 25th annual Wentz family reunion gathered 116 members from Forest Syc amore Carey Wharton Wapakoneta Findlay Marion and Upper Sandusky at the county fair grounds. Officers chosen for the coming year were President Charles Robison vice president Willis Tong and secretary treasurer Ira Wentz. Next reunion set for the first Sunday in July at the same site.
A special election will be held in Carey on August 25 to decide issuing 80,000 dollars in bonds for a sanitary sewer system and sewage treatment plant. Bonds run 25 years. Additional tax rate outside the 10 mill limit estimated at 2.7 mills by the county auditor.
Elza Cross of Tymochtee is jailed in Wyandot County on a 5000 dollar bond as investigators pursue the alleged theft of a harness owned by A G Collet of Carey. Cross pleaded not guilty before a Carey justice and was bound over to the grand jury. Sheriff Weatherholtz said three or four others may be involved and more arrests are expected. Cross claimed he bought the harness from a Sycamore man and later said he bought it in Attica. The stolen harness, taken January 19 1935, was recovered last week near Melmore.
McComb Farmers' Cooperative Elevator stockholders approved replacing the Hancock Station elevator after a June 29 fire caused a complete loss. Vote was 48 to 12 last Wednesday night with a target to be ready by corn husking time.
James Sherman aged 20 and Clarence Keckler aged 28 were arrested in Upper Sandusky with 13 chickens. They confessed and were taken to George Swint's farm near Green Springs to recover the birds. Both pleaded guilty before Justice Ward Arbogast, fined $25 each, and jailed in default of payment plus $13.60 costs.
Dr. Walter H. Hartung, head of the state health department, warns against typhoid and internal infections from casual drinking water. He says shallow wells can turn polluted day to day and advises using municipal supplies or well water that is properly developed. He also cautions against drinking from unfamiliar streams or milks.
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