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Newspaper
Carey Times
Location
Carey, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1925
Page
4
Poem wishing protection for a home and its inhabitants. It invokes faith to shield the house from evil and storms, promising warmth, peace, and love inside. The verse imagines laughterReplacing hate with a shrine like calm, steadfast shelter.
The Green Springs Echo marks its 30th year under editor and publisher W. O. Kenan. He has expanded circulation, invested thousands in plant upgrades, and improved efficiency to match city printing houses. Local readers and advertisers commend his leadership and the paper’s quality.
The Monday council meeting approved numerous payments including W J Jefferson $80 and Frank Fry $60 salaries. Ohio Power Co electric bills. coal hauling by several providers. water meter work. printing and postal costs. gas and electric for offices. and library gas. The next regular session is scheduled in two weeks.
Harley M Beck a longtime Hancock county resident and former county commissioner died at his home after two years of illness and ten weeks confinement. Born February 1 1863 in Amanda township he was married to Lillie Cole and survived by two children Ermil J Beck who died in infancy and Mrs LaVerne Spitler. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 10 am from his residence with Rev S M Swinehart officiating and burial in Mt Blanchard mausoleum.
Donald Dwight Briggs, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Briggs of Clay Street, was born December 28 1924 and died December 29 1924 after only a few hours. Funeral was held at the Clay Street home Tuesday morning at 10 30 with Rev Bert Jaynes officiating. Burial took place in Spring Grove Cemetery. Out of town visitors included Mrs. Chas Knotts and Corabell Briggs and Mrs. W J Dunlap of Russell Point. Floral gifts from numerous local residents and businesses were sent. The Briggs family thanks neighbors and friends for sympathy and kindness.
A snapped 22 000 volt line from Cleveland and Southwestern Railway set off fires that engulfed three nearby houses one mile east of Norwalk. Harry Skinner's home burned completely while Joseph Stoll and L Miller suffered heavy damage but remained habitable. The Skinner residence valued at six thousand dollars had just been remodeled. Firefighters extinguished the flames after a cold morning disaster.
James Shumaker of Bascom takes over the Rawleigh retailing business of H G Orians. He will continue supplying the trade with Rawleigh Quality Products and will operate temporarily from W. J Baker at 120 High Street Carey.
A bulletin from Ohio State University cites a rise in farm tenancy from 19.3 percent in 1880 to 29.5 percent in 1920. J. S. Falconer notes share renting as preferred by owners for control and upkeep, while tenants gain farmer guidance. Copies are available by writing the Experiment Station in Wooster, Ohio.
Findlay post office reports about a 10 percent rise in 1924 receipts over 1923 with year end total near 93000 and December totals about 11000. Officials say the gains approach earlier high marks and expect further growth next year as a sign of city business expansion.
Pennsylvania railroad company will run trucks daily between Mansfield and Lima replacing two daily package locals. Trucks will meet at the Mansfield freight house to handle local deliveries, needing about eight fewer men than trains. Trucking has succeeded on the Lima Fort Wayne line.
Current Topics on Wednesday morning distributed a delivery wagon twice with 35 large baskets and many gifts. The baskets were new, decorated with holly and filled with apples, oranges, and candy. Cardington Independent notes the generous effort to spread holiday cheer.
Sixty Ohio counties and thirty county seat towns accept state money to pay school bills in full. State Auditor Tracy reports weak schools required over three million dollars from the state treasury in 1923. Roads and schools have raised taxes to the low limit. Teachers, parents and the public urge common sense road spending and accepting the lowest bid. Schools cut costs as teachers go unpaid. Macadam Service.
St. Louis manager Branch Rickey will address students at the high school auditorium on Thursday January 15. The event aims to discuss baseball, careers, and the club’s plans for the season.
Our Lady of Consolation Church lists Mass at 10:00 a m on Sunday with Vespers at 7:30 p m. Weekday Masses are scheduled for 6:30 and 8:00 a m. Rev Father Aloys M Fish is the pastor.
The Rev. Lewis P. Speaker presides as Christ Lutheran Church holds services on the first Sunday after Epiphany. Sunday School at 9 15, morning service at 10 39 with sermon Who F Was and evening worship at 7 20 titled The Way of Transformation.
Pastor W EP Martin invites all to Sunday school at 9:15 and divine worship at 10:30 with a sermon The Abundant Life. Epworth League meets at 6:30 followed by evening worship at 7:30 and sermon The Faith of a Nobleman.
Oak Grove Church of the Brethren posts Sunday school at 9 30 a m and preaching at 7 p m. Prayer services Thursday evening at Tidy. Pastor John Wieand leads the congregation.
Sunday school at 9 20 with Harry Steady as superintendent. Morning worship at 10 30 followed by a sermon The Presence of the God of Ice. Evening worship at 7 30 with The Whole Armor of God. St John church reports worship at 9 15 and sermon Christian Conduct.
The piece urges merchants to advertise, arguing the local paper offers the best value. It warns against assuming familiarity with newcomers and emphasizes steady, ongoing promotion across methods like circulars and calendars to sustain growth.
In 1924 Cleveland autists killed 154 people with only five men serving prison terms. The speaker condemns excuses like it was an accident and scornful verdicts, urging pedestrians to protect themselves amid a culture of drunken, careless driving and rising jaywalking.
A young boy in a barber chair asks for a haircut "with a hole in the top" like his dad's. The Lincoln Star Junior notes the humorous exchange as a light moment in the column.
Toast master T R Dahl argues highways connect farm and city, lower living costs, educate the public, secure food supply, and unite rich and poor. He calls roads real estate insurance and the people's textbook of nature, a universal benefit and duty of all citizens.
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