Public Affairs Board Awards Pool Contract in Harrison Smith Park
The Up per Sandusky board awards a 120 by 50 foot swimming pool contract at Harrison Smith Park for 23820.01 dollars. J F Dible Carey wins plumbing and drainage bid 4507.70. W Baker Wharton takes general construction 12400. Other bids include Herman Stephan electrical 942 Cyclone Fence Co fence 568 American Playground Equipment 394.50 Roberts Filtering Darby Pa 4045 Van Atta Hardware 241.92.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Public Affairs
Upper Sandusky
Harrison Smith Park
J. F. Dible
Carey
Wharton
Herman Stephan
Cyclone Fence Co
Columbus
American Playground & Device Co
Roberts Filtering Manufacturing Co
Darby
van Atta Hardware Co
Tong and related families hold August reunions
The 35th Tong family reunion is set for August 11 at Nelson Stahl's home in Van Buren with Sherman Tong of Findlay as president and Mrs. Clarence Suber of Wharton as secretary. Additional reunions include Thompson Hendricks at Bascom Meadowbrook park on August 11. Herbert at Bascom Meadowbrook on August 18 with Carl Herbert as president. Savidge Burson at Findlay Riverside park on August 18 with Paul Burson as president. Beck at Biglick Center Grange hall on September 1 with Milton Beck as president and Katheryn Wise as secretary.
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Tong
Nelson Stahl
van Buren
Sherman Tong
Findlay
Clarence Suber
Wharton
Thompson
Fairle Hendricks
Beck
Biglick Center Grange Hall
New Haven Road
Milton Beck
Katheryn Wise
Missionary Miss Zehma Bauman to Speak at Evangelical Church
Miss Zehma Bauman, missionary among the Jews in New York City, vacationing in Risingsun, will speak at the Evangelical church Sunday at 8:00 p.m. The public is invited to hear her message. she is a former parishioner of Rev. B. L. Lee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zehma Bauman
New York City
Risingsun
Evangelical Church
Miss Bauman
Rev
B. L. Lee
Playground Activities Conclude Regular 8 Week Program
This week ends the eight week supervised playground program with successful results among younger boys. Equipment will be available for continued use, with balls bats and gear obtainable from C. Wentling at his home.
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C. Wentling
Returned from motor trip by Veith and family
Mrs Ralph Veith and daughter Nancy Ellen of Upper Sandusky and Mrs Myrtle Perkins and daughter Miss Arlene with Samm Newcomer have returned from a motor trip through West Virginia and Pennsylvania. They visited Rev James Ralt in Somerset Pa and Rev and Mrs G Ny Perkins in Morristown Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Veith
Nancy Ellen
Upper Sandusky
Myrtle Perkins
Arlene
Samm Newcomer
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
James Ralt
Somerset
G. Ny Perkins
Morristown
Ohio
Two Local Women Bring Nurse Back from Toledo
Mrs. Orville Nye and Mrs. A. E. Donelson traveled to Toledo Wednesday to fetch Rosella Nye, who underwent an appendectomy at Flower Hospital last Thursday. The student nurse at Flower is recovering nicely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville Nye
A. E. Donelson
Toledo
Nye
Rosella
Flower Hospital
Miss Nye
Flower
First personal contact with the big war noted in olive shortage
Last evening the writer attempted to buy a muscular and appetizing brand of ripe olives but found none available from importers. The comment frames this as a personal encounter with the war affecting food supply.
Haford and Althouse Named to Farm Security Committee
Ralph Haford of east of Carey and Lewis A. Althouse of Upper Sandusky have been named to the farm security tenant purchase committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Haford
East of Carey
Lewis A. Althouse
Upper Sandusky
Beckwith Opens New Subdivision in Carey
The Beckwith subdivision in west Carey comprises 50 acres from the David Heck property with 18 lots, 50 to 106 feet frontage, 12 or 16 foot alleys, and a curving drive to Brown Avenue. Ora Essex and Don Wisler oversaw the survey. buyers receive complete abstracts and certified surveys with restrictive covenants. Approved by Carey village council on July 8 1940 and registered July 26 1940, streets to be improved soon.
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Carey
Wyandot County
Ora Essex
Don Wisler
David’ Heck
Muncie Street
Brown Avenue
James Monroe
Peter
John Throkmorton
Carey Village
Beckwith
Thos. A
Ruth W. Beckwith
New Modern Front for Flox’s Store T
Workmen began Monday on a new Y shaped front for the Flox store room at the Galt hotel building. Show windows will be 12 feet deep with a double entrance becoming a single entry from the sidewalk. The Carey store and the Flex store are managed by M Grad with Edmund Pahl in charge of the local Flox business.
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Galt
Flox’s
George
Fostoria
Keller buys Willard business site on Findlay Street
H B Keller purchased the Mrs. Charles Dame property on E Findlay street Willard with 66 feet of frontage. The site houses the Cone Shop Roy Blue Allis Chalmers dealer Henderson Bros office and Russell Lortz barber shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.B Keller
H. L Tracy
Willard
Findlay Street
Mrs. Charles Dame
Cone Shop
Roy Blue
Allis-Chalmers
Hendricks Bros
Russell Lortz
Jennie Larmonth Missionary Society Meeting
The Jennie Larmonth Missionary Society of Christ Lutheran Church will meet at 8:00 PM next Monday in Mrs. Russell Gottfried's West Street home. Mrs. Ruby Criger assists, and Mrs. C. J. Hagley leads the lesson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Larmonth
M B Club Meeting Slated This Afternoon
Mrs. Kenneth O'Brien of south of town will host the M B club members this Thursday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. B. Club
Kenneth O’brien
South of Town
Ohio State Fair Ice Man Contest Casts Local Winners
Margaret Speaks, noted Columbus soprano on Voice of Firestone, will help select Ohio's Hand szomest Ice Man at the State Fair. Sunday, August 25, 1940. Local ice man beauty contest winners from among 10,000 entrants compete for the title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Speaks
Columbus
Voice of Firestone
Ohio
Mary Rudolph Weds Frederick D. Rife at Christ Lutheran
Miss Mary Rudolph daughter of Findlay residents married Frederick D. Rife of Upper Sandusky at Christ Lutheran Church Carey in a double ring ceremony. Rev Paul R Clouser officiated with organist June Criger and a program including Mendelssohn’s Wedding March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ Lutheran Church
Carey
Mary Rudolph
Bertis Rudolph
Findlay
Frederick D. Rife
Upper Sandusky
Paul R. Clouser
June Criger
Fordyce Lortz
Mendelssohn
Miss Rose Bushong
Charles Sweigard
Thomas Kelly
Robert Barr
C. I. C. Class Annual Picnic At Riverside Park Findlay
The Memorial Evangelical Sunday school C. I. C. class will hold its annual picnic at Riverside Park in Findlay on Friday evening August 9. Members should meet at Mrs Gertrude Tate’s home at 6:00 pm and bring sandwiches, a covered dish, and table service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Evangelical Sunday School
Riverside Park
Findlay
Gertrude Tate
Women of the Moose honor Mrs Grady in meeting
After the regular meeting Tuesday evening the Women of the Moose entertained Mrs Frank Grady nee Leah B Gier. The refreshment committee Mrs H G Sopher and Mrs Lola Leeder served a light lunch. Twenty-one members were present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women of the Moose
Frank Grady
Leah B_~ Gier
H G. Sopher
Lola Leeder
Mary Martha Class Picnic At Meadow Brook Park
Mary Martha school members and families will enjoy an annual picnic at Meadow Brook Park Bascom on Sunday August 11 starting at 7 00 o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary-Martha School
Meadowbrook Park
Bascom
North of Carey farmer harvests high oats yield
Ben Brayton harvested 6 acres of oats yielding 72 bushels per acre and 4 acres yielding 100 bushels per acre. The report notes the strong crop output from the fields north of Carey.
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Ben Brayton
North of
Carey
Pilgrim Accommodations Sought By Catholic Rectory
Persons able to furnish accommodations for pilgrims are asked to contact the Catholic rectory by calling phone 16.
Birth Certificate Inquiries Grow in Carey
Mr and Mrs W D Kuhn of Fosteria traveled to Carey on Wednesday to verify birth certificates for their nephews James Clifford Kuhn Bartlesville Oklahoma and Chester Raymond Kuhn Tulsa Oklahoma born in Carey on May 17 1905 and November 1 1908 respectively. The brothers aviators operate a Bartlesville airport and flying school with fifty private students and plans to expand under a government program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Kuhn
Fostoria
Carey
James Clifford, Kuhn
Bartlesville
Okla
Chester Raymond Kuhn
Tulsa
Charles Kuhn
Oklahoma City
Ohio Oil Co
Kuhn
Illinois
Oklahoma
James Clifford
Chester Raymond
Cc. A. A
Cit
Stillwater Flying School
Carey Times
St Pauls Ladies Aid Me eeting at Findlay
St Pauls Evangelical church near Vanlue held a Ladies Aid meeting last Thursday with potluck hosted by Mrs O R Reiff in Findlay. Attendees included Mrs E A Baughman Mrs Zella Wohlgamuth and family and Rev O R Reiff. Next meeting set for September 5 with location to be announced.
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Ladies’ Aid Society of
St. Paul’s Evangelical Church
Vanlue
O. R. Reiff
Findlay
E. A. Baughman
Zella Wohlgamuth
Margaret
Nina
Billy
Orville Lee
Hazel Lee
Janette
Martha
Goffs Move Funeral Home to Kurtz Residence
Mr and Mrs P C Goff have moved from their Findlay street home to the Kurtz residence two doors east. They recently bought and remodeled the property into a modern funeral home, claiming to be among the most up to date in the state’s region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. C. Goff
W. Findlay Street
Kurtz
New Neon Sign Adorns Carey Theatre Exterior
A bright new neon sign has been placed over the canopy at Carey Theatre. The sign glows in light green and enhances the building with a green and white canopy repaint delivering a striking facade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carey Theatre
Correction on Hadley resident duration for Mrs Jessie Long
Mrs Jessie Long of Hadley Pennsylvania corrects a misread figure from a previous letter stating she lived in Carey for 25 years, not 29. The correction expresses regret for the error.
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Jessie Long
Hadley, Pa
Carey
Carey Lodge Regular Meeting Notice
Masonic notice announces Carey Lodge No. 420 PF and A M holds a regular meeting Friday evening August 9. W M E T Lab presides as worshipful master with members invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carey Lodge
A. M
E.T, Lab
W. M
Gardner’s family welcomes a daughter at Mercy Hospital
A daughter was born Friday afternoon to Mr and Mrs Alfred Gardner at Mercy Hospital in Tiffin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Gardner
Mercy Hoosiital
Tiffin
Steady Advertising 7 Pays Everybody in Town
A call for local business men to advertise in the town newspaper. Emphasizes mentioning names and services in any space, even a single line, so strangers can identify available businesses. Argues advertising supports town life and prosperity.
Wisner Family Reunion Juxtaposes Across Regions
The Wisner family reunion gathered 53 relatives Sunday at A. G. Wisner’s home near Alvada. Blanche Weigel of Bellevue was the oldest attendee and Theodore Hendricks the youngest. Attendees came from Carey Sylvan ia Tiffin Findlay Arlington Bellevue Portland Ind Mt. Blanchard Upper Sandusky Worthville Ky and Cuyahoga Falls. Officers elected were President Cletus Wisner Vice President J W Wisner Secretary Mrs Dean Wisner and Treasurer Clarence Banning. The 1941 reunion will be at Paul Feigel’s near Findlay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisner
A. G. Wisner
Alvada
Blanche Weigel
Bellevue
Theodore Allen Hendricks
Carey
Sylvania
Tiffin
Findlay
Arlington
Portland
Ind
Mt. Blanchard
Upper Sandusky
Worthville
Cuyahoga Falls
Cletus
Franciscan novitiate two new friars enter order
John Jacoby Jr and Rene Dubois entered the Franciscan novitiate in Angola Indiana on August 3 1940 and received the habit. Jacoby took Friar Aloysius and Dubois took Friar Philip. Attending were Urban Wanegier Henrietta Jacoby Harold Foster and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Jacoby
Cincinnati
Paul Vollrath
Dubois
Jacoby
Gene Jacoby
M. Cecilia
M. Paul
Moose Club Invites Members for Dinner This Saturday
The Moose club announces another food event this Saturday evening following a successful meal last week. Cooler weather sets the scene for an enjoyable evening serving meals to boys and girls, with the same system of service to be used again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moose Club
Carey Scouts Awarded Merit Badges at Camp John A Owens
The fourth weekly summer Boy Scouts Camp session at Camp John A Owens near Marion concluded with awards for merit badge advancement. Tenderfoot troop No 13 of Carey presented badges to Donald Krebs Bill Talbert Frederick Snobarger Dallas Bland and Richard Hayman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp
John A
Risner Moves Barber Shop and Real Estate Office
John Risner relocates barber shop from Dow street to a room in the old town hall on N Vance street and opens Friday morning. He also moves his real estate office to the new station ready to handle all types of real estate deals.
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John Risner
Dow Street
Old Town Hall
N Vance Street
Risner
Roasting Ear Night and Pythian Picnic Notice
Knights of Pythias announce Roasting Ear Night next Tuesday with Zip serving. All Knights invited. Also schedule Pythian Picnic at Springfield on Sunday August 11. Chancellor and Commander urge participation.
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Zip
Springfield
Chancellor
Commander
Palm Leaf Rebekah Lodge Regular Meeting Notice
A regular meeting of Palm Leaf Rebekah lodge will be held next Tuesday evening. All members are urged to attend and participate in lodge activities and planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palm Leaf Rebekah Lodge
Pilgrimage Preparations for Feast of the Assumption
A solemn novena to Our Lady of Consolation runs until August 15 with daily Masses at 6:30 7:30 and 8:30. Confraternity prayers relic blessings and nightly sermons and processions. Key pilgrimages from Columbus and Toledo plan arrivals and departures in Carey and Cleveland with scheduled train times and activities led by church officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Shrine Park
Cleveland
Carey
Toledo
Monsignor Bordogh
St. Stephens
New York Central
Silicosis Claims Analyzed In Ohio Industrial Program
The Ohio law added silicosis to compensable occupational diseases and by June 30 1940 the industrial commission had 436 filed claims for death benefits or disability. Of these 145 were allowed 216 disallowed and 75 pending. Foundries led with 75 claims followed by steel iron and non ferrous sectors. The ceramic industry accounted for 58 claims about 40 percent of total with breakdowns across brick tile enamels glass house refractories and table ware. The cut stone industry had eight claims and coal mines one. Data prepared by Safety Engineer L M Merritt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Industrial Commission
War Relief Fund Contributions Tally Noted in Wyandot County
Carey individuals and organizations gave 556.50 to the American Red Cross war relief appeal. Wyandot County totals reach about 2,000 for the Wyandot Chapter Red Cross. Page thanks donors for humanitarian aid. PAUL A CLOUSER, Chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carey
American Red Cross
Wyandot County
Wyandot
Pauvl A Clouser
Fagles Benefit Dance At Boys Town August Night
Mixed dance staged by Careguerie F O for the Eagles Building at Boys Town. Music by the Huss Hot Shots of New Riegel. Wednesday night August 21 at 9:00 pm. Admission 10 cents single, 25 cents for a set of three. proceeds aid the Eagle Building project.
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Careguerie
F. O
Eagies
Boys' Town
Huss Hot Shots
New Riegel
Townsend Club Meeting at Public Library
Carey Townsend club plans a Monday evening meeting at the public library with Elza Garn as secretary noting a speaker is expected to present an address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carey Townsend
Ysust
Elza Garn
Sec'y
Notice of Absence for R. J. Lemons M. D.
R. J. Lemons M. D. will be out of the office from August 2 to August 14, inclusive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J. Lemons
M. D
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Miss Margaret
RIFE
Rudolph
C. F.C
Women OF
THE
Mary-Martha
ST. Paul's Ladies’ Aid Meeting
Moved Funeral Home
Knights OF
Pythias
Rebekah Notice
Alter
Karl J. Alter
Simicosis
L. M Merritt
Report OF War Relief Fund
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