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Newspaper
Carey Times
Location
Carey, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1940
Page
2
The Carey Times notes editor Eloise Thrall who publishes weekly on Thursdays. Subscription rates are in advance: one year for $2.00, six months for $1.00, and three months for 60 cents. The paper is entered at the Carey Ohio Post Office as second class mail matter.
A collection of sharp, satirical vignettes on modern life and politics. Jabs at Hitler and war, media, fashion, ethics, and society with brisk, era-typical turns of phrase. Notes on science, economy, race, and national mood intermingle with playful quips about celebrities and current events.
Local store reports fresh shipment of food typewriter ribbons, noting updated inventory and limited initial quantities for early buyers. Officials remind customers to verify compatibility with their machines and quip about quirky kitchen innovations meeting office tech needs.
Weekly notes from McCutchenville list visits by Billy Allman and others, with Mrs. Minnie Gier in Toledo and Mrs. Roy Lynch from Chicago. Edna Weikert from Columbus, the Shafer and Heimrich families, and more are mentioned along with a 1940 high school class motor trip visiting major East Coast cities and returning next Sunday.
Adrian residents and relatives gathered in Findlay Fostoria Tiffin and Carey for visits and meals. multiple families hosted and traveled between Adrian and nearby towns with several dozens of named households and members attending services and district meetings.
Questions and trivia cover literary figures and history including authors of As You Like It and The Raven, English royal history, Romeo and Juliet feuds, locomotor ataxia definition, patria, Columbus birth, Pocahontas birth, and gravitation theory. Answers are on page 8.
Numerous local families spent Sunday visiting relatives and friends across Upper Sandusky Carey and surrounding areas. Highlights include Mrs Clem Wentz and John Axliner at the Earl Hunter home, Ambrose Orians receiving mission cross news, and Mercy hospital operation involving Emmet Orians.
Virgil Parkins visits Mrs Chars Bland Wednesday. Calls by Junior Bland and Mattie Gibson at Joseph Gibson home Monday. Gililand of Bucyrus visits JH Gilliland family Monday evening. Earl Rager family from Toledo and Juanfor visit Memorial Day with Ralph Eckert. Several calls to Mrs Charles Bland Tuesday and Sunday gatherings at EE Gibson and Gibbs homes. Birth announcement to Mr and Mrs George Gibbs of Port Arthur Texas. Beebe district visitors DeBow and Elchert families and Carey residents call on Mrs Charles Bland Sunday.
Notice states F K Cagsel of Carey Ohio appointed administrator of the estate of Thomas Reinhart deceased of Carey Wyandot County Ohio. Dated May 17 1940 by Russell H Kear Judge of Wyandot County Probate Division.
Alice Kinney of Carey Ohio has been appointed administratrix of the Stella Haines estate in Wyandot County Probate Court. Dated May 24 1940 by the Judge of the Court of Common Pleas.
Sealed proposals from 10 contractors are invited by the Ohio Department of Highways in Columbus for eight projects across Hancock Wyandot and other counties. Work involves bituminous treatment on various state routes with total estimated cost about 12736.90 dollars and bids due June 14, 1940. plan files available and right to reject bids reserved.
Thirty five older Wyandot county 4-H members met at the courthouse Friday May 31 to organize a junior leadership club. Named participants include Jeanne Orians Frances Peirce Alice Wonder Joseph Derr Leo Karcher and Ralph Derr. The group will lead local clubs plan county meetings and participate in a WOST broadcast on June 17.
Notice to heirs creditors and attorneys that on June 3 1940 Frederick K Cassel as Administrator filed a schedule of debts against Harvey Cole deceased. Hearing set for June 21 1940 at 9 am in the Court of Common Pleas Probate Division Wyandot County Ohio. Exceptions must be filed five days prior to hearing date. Judge Russell H Kerr.
The Ever Ready 4-H club in Upper Sandusky hosted a practice session for a local group. Philip Staley, WOSU announcer, will assist on Tuesday June 4 in preparing the script and arranging parts with Miss Frieda Ulrich as advisor.
Mrs. Lielamae Hampshire Martin of Fostoria was granted a divorce from D. Ruhl Martin in Seneca County Common Pleas Court on grounds of cruelty. The plaintiff was restored to her former name Lielamae Hampshire.
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