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Newspaper
Carey Times
Location
Carey, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1940
Page
2
A potpourri of offbeat remarks spanning politics, culture, and daily life. References to WLW like letters, Portugal’s 800 year note, jokes on football and humor in Nazi Germany, Shaw on war, and reflections on heat waves in the west. Includes diverse vignettes from Europe to Georgia.
The passage notes heat and fog along the South Atlantic coast with cloud bursts and thunder. It mentions a Western wind toppling a radio station antenna across trolley wires and lists scattered names and fragments, including references to Bing Crosby, sunglasses, a summer theme, and an absent makeup motif, ending with miscellaneous images such as a red flower and an ambulance chase.
Wyandot county AAA chairman Robert Sweigard announced a two year renewal for 1938 and 1939 corn at 67 cents a bushel and a one year 62 cents option, with storage allowances and on demand calls by CCC to back the program amid hot weather and drought risks.
Northern Ohio Railroad files suit against John E. Hass of Willard seeking 58812 damages from a collision last fall at Plymouth reef crossing. The railroad says Hass recklessly drove into the engine and damaged the electric signal system and engine.
Emil Nagy of Ft Wayne sues railroad company for 16400 dollars claiming heavy engine smoke from a New York City area engine near Edgerton caused his car to rear end a truck. The filing includes three separate suits seeking damages.
The Vanlue Methodist Church holds services at 10 45 with Pastor J L Burton leading and Sunday school at 9 30 led by Mark McRill. The report lists numerous local visits, family gatherings, and community events across Vanlue and nearby towns, including reunions, festival attendances, and hospital updates.
The clipped text presents a garbled quiz item with references to Garey, a London Times quote about a British frigate lowering colors to an American, and scattered place names like Philadelphia Washington and Baltimore. It lacks a coherent narrative or debatable facts.
Tiffin taxi cab reported stolen near McCutchenville during a July 20 robbery has been found in Kentucky. The driver John McCray and accomplice Robert Smith, both of Tiffin, were held at gunpoint by a suspect described as a former county tuberculosis hospital inmate, according to sheriff's deputies.
A. C. and Y. announced orders for two engines from the Akron Canton and Youngstown railroad. The booking brings total engines ordered in the last week to 22 at the Lima Sodo Motive Works.
The article notes lightning injures about 2000 people annually in the United States and offers safety tips such as avoiding water and isolated trees during storms. It discusses thunderstorm behavior, the rarity of being struck on airplanes, and the dramatic visual of a thunderhead as it fades.
The article notes maple sugar and syrup production in Ohio concentrated in the northeast with Geauga county leading one third of statewide output. Vermont and New York top national regions. Fulton county maple syrup commands around two dollars a gallon.
A nurse notes a new Ward B patient is attractive and the matron adds a caution not to wash his face. She says four nurses already washed him that morning. The exchange highlights hospital routines and patient care norms.
In Fostoria on August 12 a female accomplice stole a portable sewing machine valued at 108 dollars from the rear of a Singer sewing machine store while a man talked with the clerk at the front. Police were alerted but could not catch the culprits.
The Carey Times offers a range of typewriter ribbons and adding machine ribbons in multiple makes. Contact the Carey office for availability and pricing.
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