Rain and events mark 1889 Wyandot notes
Weather worries persist as Smythe hawks the season's first oysters while evangelist Clemens preaches on a street. Wyandot Prohibitionists plan a county convention at Upper Sandusky. Obituaries and local notices include Mrs. Cyrus Miller's death, a wedding at the Foster home, and school reports from Carey and local rail disruptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smythe
Clemens
Wyandot County
Upper Sandusky
Cyrus Miller
Near Crawford
Gertie Sipe
Win Newhard
Alice Bixby
Ed Kurtz
Stella Nye
Cedar Point trip tickets sold as city ponders timing device
In a 1910 note, nearly 100 tickets sold for Cedar Point on Sunday. The council authorizes the mayor to buy a stopwatch for the marshal to time automobile speeds. A newborn tragedy: the daughter of Mr and Mrs Paul E Lortz dies after only hours. The Hocking Valley plans extend the block system to Marion by September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Point
Paul E Lortz
Hocking Valley
Walbridge
Carey
Marion
August 1920 Local Events Highlight Far-Reaching News
The period covered includes a near-miss when Levi Hile escaped a train collision at Main street crossing, Redpath Chautauqua opening, a Shrine of Consolation visit drawing 10000, the Toledo flood of heavy rainfall, and community notes on deaths births moves and employment shifts including Detective changes and relocations among regional officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levi Hile
Hocking Valley
Main Street
Redpath Chautauqua
Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation
Ed Campbell, Jr
Michael Schmidutz
Toledo
Ralph Livingston
Dunkirk
Redpath Chautaqua
W. B Mitchell
Broadway
Ella Anderson
Brown Avenue
A T McGown
Clarence Wenner
North of Town
George Lowery
Jack
Dewey
Oklo
Ed Lambright
Big Four
Carey
L. E Christian
Springfield
Local notes on families and visits around Findlay area
Mrs Pearl Price left Findlay hospital for home on Saturday. Nelson Wickiser and Martha Passet attended a reunion near Lima. Juanita Kimmel’s pupils gave a church recital Tuesday. James Fehnel is ill at his son’s home north west of town. Bernice Huston of Findlay visits two weeks with her parents west of town. Carl Kimmel and family from Marion stayed with Dora Kimmel northwest of town. Howard Cole and Fred Cole attended Ohio Eldership at a synagogue last week. Rev R P Smith and Lois returned home after two weeks with relatives in Illinois. Nina England returned home from Findlay Hospital after an appendix operation. Ray Plotts and sons motored to Toledo for a World War supply company reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Price
Findlay Hospital
Nelson Wickiser
Martha Passet
Lima
Juanita Kimmel
Church of God
James Fehnel
Garmen Fehnel
Bernice Huston
Findlay
Loren Huston
Carl Kimmel
Marion
Dora Kimmel
Howard Cole
Fred Cole
Ohio
R P Smith
Lois
Illinois
Nina England
Ray Plotts
Mark and
Donald
North of Town
Toledo
Supply Company
Mr Plotts
Local Residents Visit and Attend Homecoming Events
Cardington and nearby areas report a weekend of visits and social gatherings. Families including the Vaughan, Hurd, Beaschler, Forrest, and Pipes households shared Sunday time with neighbors, while homecoming activities were held at the Marengo M E church. Many residents traveled for fairs and regional visits, with guests from Willard, Toledo, Bloomdale, and Galion noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W . Vaughan
Cardington
Forrest Hurd
Audley Beaschler
Laws
Claude Forrest Hurd
Madeline Pipes
Marengo M. E
B J Rogers
Hubert Rogers
Charlotte
Harry Nye
Floyd Mulltholand
Richard Trevor
Toledo
William Pontius
Carey
Earl Pelton
Bloomdale
Carl Brown
Jack
Haskell
Okla
Mary Tracy
Miss Bertha
Social visiting and family guests fill Vanlue notes
The Vanlue column lists numerous local residents with weekend visits and travel to Findlay Toledo and Steubenville. Carrie Oman and Fla Miller host and visit relatives while Ed Chmitlin Blanchard family and Deshler leader guests are noted. Additional trips include Riverside Park Findlay and Arlington near Findlay.
Logsdon Benedict Family Reunion Held at Wyandot Fairgrounds
The 18th annual TL GSPON Benedict and Catherine Logsdon family reunion gathered 128 members at Wyandot county fair grounds. A noon tureen dinner preceded a business meeting led by president Wilfrid Logsdon and officer elections naming Mau rice Gaster president Louis Logsdon vice president and Vera Logsdon secretary treasurer. A music and recitation program followed before ice cream was served with attendees from Ohio and distant states including California Colorado and Indianapolis plus Cleveland Toledo Springfield Fremont Fostoria Tiffin Upper Sandusky Forest and Carey. The 1936 reunion is slated for the fourth Sunday in August at the same location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benedict and
Catherine Logsdon
Wyandot County Fair Grounds
Wilfrid Logsdon
Maurice Gaster
Louis Logsdon
Cleveland
Vera Logsdon
Toledo
Ohio
California
Colorado
Indianapolis
Springfield
Fremont
Fostoria
Tiffin
Upper Sandusky Forest
Carey
Ruehle Family Reunion Held at Harrison Smith Park
The 34th Ruehle family reunion gathered 134 relatives at Harrison Smith park Upper Sandusky on Sunday. Attendees came from Eaton Rapids Jackson Arcadia New London Carey Shelby Toledo New Riegel Bloomville Sycamore McCutchenville Wayne Tiffin Walbridge Mansfield Adrian and nearby towns. A picnic lunch was served at noon and social time followed. Officers elected were A J Rueble president Eli A Wetzel vice president and Mrs I I Gorsuch secretary treasurer. The group planned to meet again the last Sunday in August at the same park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruehle
Harrison Smith Park
Upper Sandusky
Eaton Rapids
Jackson
Mich
Arcadia
New London
Carey
Shelby
Toledo
New Riegel
Bloomville
Sycamore
McCutchenville
Wayne
Tiffin
Walbridge
Mansfield
Adrian
Upper
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E. G. Laughlin
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Avery Needs
Nellie Beis
Jessie Multholand
Columbus
Harmon
Magazin
Silverstein
Carey, Ohio
Black Fury
Paul Muni
Ronald Coleman
Loretta Young
Tommy
Jove
George Burks
Joe Morrison
Dixie
Paramount
America
Mary Brian , Kathleen Howard
Wharton
Crawford
Frank Busser
Joe Schrock
Euclid
Cleo Buckingham
Hugh Hayman
Frances Riester
Catherine Riester
Hilda Schira
Martha Riester
Ambrose Shumaker
Galion
P. G. Horton
Philip
Arkadelphia
Ark
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Bish
T U
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Fla Miller
Lucille Wagener
Erarold Bame
Ed Chmitlin
William Lockrider
Blanchard
Ella Earley
Natalie Coldren
T W Walters
Lewis Taylor
Vincent
Delta
Jesse Morehart
Deshler
Anna Miller
Hugh Kurtz
Near Carey
Peter Hendricks
Marguerite Bishop
Riverside Park
Harold Rawlin
Dorothy Tippin
Audrey
Martha LeMott
GSPON
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Detroit
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