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Newspaper
Carey Times
Location
Carey, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1941
Page
2
Eloise Thrall, editor and publisher of the Carey Times, notes the paper is published every Thursday and mailed from Carey Ohio as second class mail. Subscription rates in advance are $2.00 per year, $1.00 for six months, and 60 cents for three months.
A miscellany of jokes notes and thoughts from Herbert H Miller covering weather predictions social commentary and wartime wit. The column touches on politics humor rail politics and cultural references with playful asides about Lincoln Churchill Stalin and Napoleon amid varied anecdotes.
On June 30 Perry Thompson aged 45 was killed while watching a barn fire. He was among a crowd at the scene when a lightning bolt struck during the blaze in the Alexander property backdrop. Firemen had been battling the fire about a half hour earlier.
The Baltimore Sun notes a shift from administrations to offices as federal agencies expand during the defense program. It lists OPM Office of Production Management OGR Office of Government Reports OPACS Office of Price Administration and Civilian Supply OEM Office of Emergency Management OCGD Office of Civilian Defense and NDMB National Defense Mediation Board as key entities.
The Seneca County annual report shows $8262.02 in state foundation pay deductions due to absences. Grade school days lost totaled 22,452 causing $3,929.10 cut, while high school absences of 17,383.1 days cost $4,332.92. Attendance reached 635,324 pupil days. 17 buildings, 147 teachers, 2,862 transported pupils, 62 buses. Hopewell London is largest district. Franks smallest. Enrollment 3779 with 2096 normal, 291 ahead, 392 behind age norms.
Stanley Beck fell from a ladder while working on a house at the Oriel Shafer farm west of Findlay. He was unconscious for two hours with a lacerated jaw sprained ankle and injured left arm. He will be laid up for several weeks and plans a fishing trip once mobile on crutches.
The past week Mike Kuhl man and Gus Bushman repaired two town sewers. One near Mrs Clara Isbell at Front Street was broken due to a light pole. The Willis Heckman property sewer on West Front Street was clogged with roots and showed uncemented joints.
A meeting in Napoleon to organize a Henry County barber union drew fifteen attendees who turned a deaf ear to the plan. Organizer Mr McKinney proposed a $10 fee and $300 monthly dues with a share for the organizer, but Henry County barbers showed no interest.
An editorial warns that some drivers still ride with an arm hanging from the window despite the danger of side swipes and rollovers. It notes most drivers are learning better safety habits to avoid injury.
Charles E Hunter of Upper Sandusky salesman and Flora Mae Thomas of Kenton were issued a marriage license in Hardin County. Hunter is a former Carey resident.
Representatives from the army, navy and aircraft manufacturers note a process that compresses resin treated wood into a hard, glassy material. It resists weather, warping and shrinking, tools easily, and can be molded to final shapes such as propeller blades, reducing lathe work and enabling durable flooring and furniture uses.
The 19th annual Kimmel family reunion gathered 60 members at Riverside park Findlay last Sunday. C G Kimmel presided and Henry Kimmel was named president for the 1942 reunion in Riverside park next June with Mrs W S Huffman secretary treasurer and Mrs Henry Kimmel and Mrs Thelma Shaffer named to the program committee.
Burglary of one Seneca county country home and vandalism at another were investigated by Deputy Sheriff John F. Felter. The Ziegler residence west of Berwick was ransacked with drawers pulled out and contents scattered. nothing appeared missing. At Charles Miller's home east of Reed Center two front windows were broken and the side electric meter demolished while the family was away in Attica.
The local CCC camp honorably discharged 30 enrollees last Wednesday as their term expired. Camp Seneca now has about 120 men with plans to transfer roughly 20 from other camps, several of which are being disbanded statewide. Defiance Wilmington Mohican camps are among those closed. St Paris camp transfers to a veteran's camp while junior enrollees are sent to other camps.
An old style advertisement urges relief from indigestion fullness and heartburn after 50 with Adla Tablets. The message promotes the product and notes availability at Harry’s Drug Store.
Heavy weekend rain and violent storms swept Seneca County causing extensive damage to wheat and oats fields and electrical equipment. Lightning burnt three transformers near Maple Grove and ignited a blaze at the Maple Grove elevator, while Ohio Power workers toiled through the night to repair damage in Maple Grove Bettsville and Ballville areas. Rain totals reached 0.30 and 1.44 inches over two 24 hour periods.
Adrian residents and visitors are listed in a Saturday to Sunday round of social calls. Names include Zella Haines, Virgil Tong, Flora Klingel, Nettie Mullholand, Bernice Haines, Ella Haines, Nellie Klingel, Cloyce Rader, Jean and Billy Benson, Robert Moser, Byron Hile, and many more. Attendees visitations span Carey, Findlay, Toledo, Tiffin, and Mohawk school events with prayers, weddings, picnics, and funerals noted.
The Dible Phillips family reunion held at Carey Park on Sunday June 15 elected President Clarence Phillips of Warren Vice President F E Phillips of Carey northeast Secretary Harlan Dible of Tiffin and Treasurer Kenneth Dible of Carey southwest The 1942 reunion is planned for Carey Park on the third Sunday in June Read the Want Ads It pays
The limited partnership formerly known as Donelson Packing Co. Limited is dissolved by mutual consent this day. Signatories include E. Donelson, Donald Donelson, and Wilhelm Ulmer.
Community notes list Pvt James Ward home from Chanute Field Illinois for a Sunday visit. Several families host and visit across Carey Fostoria Sandusky City Wharton and Toledo area, with multiple spouses and children named detailing weekend social activities.
Miss Evelyn Rayle of Fostoria becomes the new operator at Ellen-Jane Beauty, a North Baltimore High School and Warner Beauty College graduate with strong experience. Owner Rose Ellen Musgrave will reduce time at the shop as she and husband Roy plan to begin housekeeping.
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