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Newspaper
Carey Times
Location
Carey, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1932
Page
7
The piece notes a severe blizzard with extreme cold, reporting Upper Sandusky’s December record low and fuel shortages. Rural carriers faced drift-blocked routes Monday, while Tuesday morning saw 12% degrees below zero according to the government thermometer.
The baby deer at the park died Sunday afternoon. Mrs. H F Graves hosted Priscillas on Tuesday. A son was born December 5 to Mr and Mrs Lawrence Eshelman of Kenmore. Dr and Mrs T A Spitler moved to their new home on W Main St. Thirty eight Christmas packets were sent to soldiers by the local Red Cross. Henry Wentz and family moved from Carey to Rachel Burson farm south of Beech Grove. An embargo on shipping livestock was placed Monday due to cold weather. W H Phelps Garage Co finished moving to a new building on E Main St. Mrs Sarah A Bish died aged 79 in Alvada. mother of G W Bish. Parochial school closed for lack of gas. Carey's tramp room described as deserted amid talk of many “Weary Willies.” William Humbert of Waco Texas assigned as mechanic to keep cannon wagons in repair. Remains of Mrs Walter Nye brought from Fremont for interment at Spring Grove. Mrs A M Rothgeb died at 40, survived by husband and six children. Charles Lutz residence burned during blizzard as snow drifts blocked aid.
ST PAUL 52 Christmas gifts for 2. Send the Carey Times. A flurry of visits fills a weekend as neighbors call on Orville Lee, Clarence Beck, and many others around Wharton, Mt. Blanchard, Findlay, Fostoria, and Carey. Ill and well wishes mix with kitchen duties and funeral attendance.
The column lists 12th grade averages for the first six weeks with names like Margaret Haford Betty Allen Arthur Brown and Mary Krantz and notes eligibility for A and B Honor Rolls. It also reports second six weeks leaders Betty Allen Arthur Brown and others, plus spelling dictation results and advanced arithmetic class standings across grades 4 and 5 in Colonel Crawford building.
The spelling contest last week crowned top contestants including Eugene Lab captain Claribele Boyce Gerald Dible Jo sean Donelson Mary Jo Harris Ruth Karg Charles Heck Mary Jo Kirk wood Robert Putnam Maurice Ritchey Roger Schmuck Carol June Shane Clyde Sherman Rolland Sherman Audrey Stroub Lester Wagner and Virginia Verrat. Also honored were West Building pupils who scored over fifty percent in the dictation exercise: Grade 3 Sean Bakies Alice Beebe Ruth Heck Richard Johnson Jean Lanker Eugene Myers Eugene Palmer Annabel Putnam Marian Williams and Grade 4 Florence Borer Frances Dible Kathryn England Dana Faires Ardine Gottfried Leonard Kennerley Cecil Lab Eleanor Mc Chesney Dorothy Poland Norman Sample Oba Tony Maxine Virden Alice Wonder Richard Wright. The regular chapel program and an art invitation extended to the public followed in the auditorium.
Front row seats in English VII were awarded to Virginia Mitchell, Margaret Bachman, Neal Buzard, LaVerne Ellis, Anna Elizabeth Johnson, Elaine Johnson, Ruth Brown and Betty Bowman of section C. Front seats in Section D go to Arlene Perkins, Maxine Ritter, Rosella Nye, Eunice Tyndall, Alva Ritter, Mary Ruth Spackey, Gladys Wickham and Margaret Ellen Zeis. The test covered a general review of letter writing rules.
A brief exchange about keeping bees shows the workers coping with limited honey as bees sting a mother in law multiple times, illustrating a rustic domestic joke in a diary-like note.
Local notes report births illnesses and social events. Mr and Mrs Fred Livingston welcome a baby daughter. Mrs Charlotte Elder plans winter with Frankland family. multiple residents endure heart trouble pneumonia and flu symptoms. Ladies Aid hosts all day sewing for a bazaar. Berean class meets with 60 attendees. Christmas gift exchange highlighted among families and neighbors.
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