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Newspaper
Carey Times
Location
Carey, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1919
Page
2
A severe windstorm struck St Paul Saturday afternoon. Local residents hosted Thanksgiving visits from Carey and Findlay areas. Community groups in St Paul and Swamp hosted a Young Peoples gathering with Golda Vanlue before her move to Findlay, including games, music, and a lunch.
Correspondence recalls Thanksgiving visits from families in Carey and surrounding townships. Recounts feasts at the Orians and Kimene families, weather impacts, livestock prices, and storm damage to poles, coops, fences, and an uprooted cross at St. Joseph cemetery. Notices sorrow over Rev. J. G. Mizer’s death and a near tragedy in Salem involving Lawrence Nachbar.
In Woodsdale and nearby areas many families hosted visitors and relatives this week. Harry Mitley and family spent Thursday with S Aschbach. John Toy entertained Louis Knepper and family Thursday. Mrs Amanda Heck of Vanlue joined Sunday dinner with R W McRill and family.
Mr and Mrs Albert Garrett and their children along with Miss Grace Garrett and Miss Emma Garrett spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Carl Treece and their children.
Beech Grove notes a Sunday School meeting next Sunday and a Thursday prayer meeting. Numerous Thanksgiving dinners are recorded with families including the Stalters, Schades, Ward, Lairds, Beck, Kimmel, Rickle, Schade, and Nordquist, highlighting community gatherings and hospitality.
Miss Nellie Smith and Howard Lee married last evening at seven o clock with Rev E Luther Spaid officiating. They will establish a home in Keller apartments. Nellie is daughter of Joseph and Mrs Smith near town and Howard is son of Mrs Buffy Lee and part owner of Sutter and Lee garage on East Main street.
The Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary Society of the United Evangelical church held a bank of offering meeting at the church Friday. Mrs. C R Tate led the program, with President Mrs. George Perkins in charge. Rev C L Kern offered prayer, Mrs Onde-a-bafket and Mrs A C Fagen gave a reading Wet Tith Box. A society dialogue pleased the group and mite boxes were collected. The next meeting is scheduled for the third Tuesday in December.
At the regular meetings on Monday evening the Catholic Ladies of Columbia elected officers for the coming year. President Inez Stombaugh, vice president Helen Hudson, recording secretary Ilda Courtad, financial secretary Margaret Myers, treasurer Esther Oriuns, monitor Kate Summers, inner guard Rose Brown, trustee Eulalia Weaver.
The McGowns home was quarantined for scarlet fever on Thanksgiving Day as their four year old Olive lay ill. Weeks earlier their older daughter had contracted scarlet fever while visiting in Union County.
It is reported that 18 year old William Taylor son of Mr and Mrs W Taylor former residents now living in Pittsburgh was accidentally killed while hunting.
The report notes frigid conditions with a cold thermometer reading and mentions a light wind. It records a high or low near 10 above and references a winter weather pattern affecting the morning hours.
Mrs Samuel Wise of Findlay spent Thanksgiving at the home of her sister Mrs Charles Stout.
Mrs I M Kinney is sick. Mrs Jack Sopher was in Carey last Monday. Mr and Mrs Bush of Middletown visited Miss Carrie Yentzer for Thanksgiving. Aunt Nancy Johnson is very poorly at her daughter’s home. Mr Ilmer Lawhead and Miss Dorothy Lawhead visited Tiffin friends. Mrs Ferdinand Bloom visited Mr Ben Yentzer and daughter Carrie. Mr and Mrs Vern Phillips and Eva visited Miller household. The Slotterback family of east of Carey visited. Mrs Phillips and children Iva Mildred and Jack spent Thanksgiving with the Jackson Phillips near Adrian. Guests included Mr and Mrs Frank Haines and Mr and Mrs F M Kinney near Carey and Mr and Mrs Wallace Ruehle and children Dean Bernice Doris Florence.
A blizzard swept the area as Thanksgiving brings family gatherings. Mr and Mrs Panrunce Platt welcome a baby girl born Thanksgiving. Several local families visit, attend Sunday School, and share Thanksgiving dinners at Grace Chapel and nearby homes in Mt Blanchard Beach Grove Bucyrus and Vanlue.
A Sunday evening pageant at the Lutheran Church drew a large crowd. The event featured ivory tones and artistic effects. J W Newhard prepared much of the pageant and G V Sutphen composed most of the music. Thank Offering boxes were collected during the evening.
Adrian Mrs. Austin Knowlton and many families are mentioned in illness notices and visits. Numerous Thanksgiving dinners are reported at homes of Mullholand Presler Yardhner and others with extended family groups from Carey Napoleon Toledo Akron and Belle Vernon.
The notice references the C. M. Steen Harness and Shoe Shop offering felts and arctics at reasonable prices. It lists several area residents visiting and hosting during Thanksgiving, including Ma and Mrs Cladide Johnson of Nebraska City and Mrs Herschel Moffet whose husband serves in Coblenz Germany with the 50th and 5th Infantry on guard duty in Upper Silesia. Families group in Mt Blanchard for Thanksgiving.
The adage notes many husbands overlook small daily savings until they tally loose change. It suggests regular coin counting reveals forgotten funds, implying fiscal awareness comes from routine, minor expenditures rather than large purchases.
Approximately ninety percent of Red Cross Seal funds are spent in Ohio for tuberculosis work with the remainder aiding the National Tuberculosis Society. The text indicates the distribution system and the intent of the fund-raising effort.
Last Thursday evening the Methodist church held Thanksgiving services with a large attendance. Rev. Luther Spaid offered prayer, Rev. J. M. Shimer read the Scripture, and Rev. C. L. Kerti delivered a sermon on the 100th Psalm stressing daily thanksgiving. The church choir provided fitting music.
Local telephone companies suffered losses from a wind storm on Saturday. The Home group reported about 50 poles down. Mr and Mrs J T Myers hosted Sunday guests including Mrs A Sanner and Frances of Ft Recovery plus Mr and Mrs Ralph Sanner and children. Mrs Lawrence Cook and Mrs King plan a Wharton meeting to report on the convention and year’s work.
Mrs. J. Groce aged 66 credits Dr Parker's Treatment for Constipation and Indigestion with saving her life after months of sickness. She describes severe stomach distress, being unable to leave her room, and reliance on beef tea and water. One box brought relief and three cured her, allowing solid food and regular work. The advertisement urges readers to try Parker's Treatment with a money back guarantee through J D Ewing and all druggists.
Mrs. C. M. Doty and son Marvin of Fostoria visit J. L. Doty family, joined by Mr. Jason Sigsby of Crystal Michigan. Rey and Mrs. J. M. Shimer with Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Ranger spent days in Columbus at the World Inter-Church convention.
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