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Newspaper
Carey Times
Location
Carey, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1929
Page
8
Margie Rothgeb writes for Christmas listing two big dolls a blue dog a pink teddy bear a pink dress two rubber dolls a box of crayons and asks Santa not to forget Mary Ellen.
Marilyn and Jeanne Capell tell Santa they are in first grade and four years old. They request a toy aeroplane and a doll house with furniture for Christmas and hope to win one of the dolls at Ewing's drug store.
Sunday and weekday visits fill the Beebe area as neighbors and families gather at homes near Adrian Forest and Bucyrus. Activities include guests at Beebe and Wenner homes, shared meals, and children present with parents across many households.
The poem depicts the nativity with Joseph Mary and animals around a sleeping infant. Stars shine above as shepherds kneel and the guardianship of the holy child is celebrated in a quiet nocturnal scene.
Salem residents share news of deaths illnesses and hospital stays. Miss Lina Davidson informs of Will Hopwood’s death in Columbus. Miss Alice Brenner remains in Hurley Hospital Flint with infection and possible surgery after Christmas. Local families visit, christenings, and caregiving extend to Bucyrus and Toledo as illness and sympathy flow through the community.
A conversation shows a sergeant offering a rookie a chance to ride a horse that has never been ridden. The sergeant introduces the plan to start the rookie and the horse together, suggesting a gentle training pairing.
A fragmentary exchange shows a pirate asking Mike about the last card dealt and receiving a single spade reply. The terse dialogue hints at bluff or gamesmanship aboard a ship or tavern setting.
Dialogue style cartoon caption where a young wife asks if she cooks well and the husband praises her, but names canned peaches as his favorite dish in a light playful exchange.
Report from the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station indicates washing cattle with a non poisonous disinfectant is the best method to remove lice. The Garey Times notes include a legal notices reminder urging readers to bring notices themselves or have their attorney file them.
A historical note questions Division of Conservation rules in Ohio charging $1.25 yearly while listing the maximum allowed harvests for rabbits pheasants ducks squirrels and partridges per hunter. It estimates millions of game if many hunters hunt all season.
Public health estimates place U S rat losses at about 400 000 600 a year with roughly half in foodstuffs. About 120 million rats, near the human population, threaten health by spreading bubonic plague via fleas while historic plague deaths in India illustrate potential devastation.
A light cartoon caption features a duck quipping about presenting a second set of triplets. The stork replies that the couple can take a joke but the kidding has gone too far.
A divorce filing quotes a husband alleging misrepresentation by his wife. He says she agreed to marry after stating she was agreeable, forming the basis of his grounds. The Daily Oklahomah notes the procedural plea in the case.
The Carey Times notes its capability in commercial printing including letter heads and envelopes.
Ohio ranked third in distributed trees under federal cooperation with farmers for timber on farm woodlands. Ohio nurseries released over 1.5 million trees to farmers, with additional plantings on private lands and state lands. Across 33 states plus Hawaii and Puerto Rico, about 68.5 million trees were distributed, with New York leading and Pennsylvania close behind.
The exchange shows a mother scolding Willie for fighting when he insists the scratch came by accident. He explains he was sitting on Johnny Jones and forgot to hold his feet, implying a mishap rather than intent to fight.
A brief dialogue between a man and a woman plans a romantic ice cream outing. He asks to propose, she accepts warmly, and they settle on a pleasant evening as temperatures rise.
Public notice indicating the document will be used during hunting season and may have signatures added at a rate of 25 cents per signature.
J I Falconer of the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station reports corn and wheat yields in 1929 were each about 10 percent below the ten year Ohio average. Overall Ohio crops reached 99.4 percent of the ten year average while U S crops stood at 97.4 percent. Hay and potatoes rose, tobacco was similar, clover seed yielded 1.6 bushels. Prices mostly declined from 1928.
A plain New York man reflects on his daughter asking if God made her. He answers yes and she asks if God made him. Looking in a mirror she sighs and suggests God is turning out better work lately.
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