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Newspaper
Carey Times
Location
Carey, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1940
Page
7
A composite of Ada Carey and surrounding areas reports from 1894 to 1916, noting sewer work in Adrian, royal visit items, local deaths and marriages, coal shortages and railroad disruption, community events in Carey and Frenchtown, and Italy joining the Allies in World War I with public reaction and market shifts in wheat and flour prices.
In Carey area 15 years ago notes report Levi Hile selling 14 silos this spring. Carey Electric Telephone conduit excavation begun. Mrs Angeline Alder Spangler died at 77 near Carey. Frost damaged crops as ice formed a quarter inch. Entertainment ads list Buffalo Bill Jr and Harold Lloyd plays. Rev Robert P Warner, 87, died near Carey.
Automobile driven by Robert Gleba of 4 Eighth avenue struck a car driven by Nelson Gault of Carey on River street and S Washington street Sunday night. Right fenders and running board of the Gault car and bumper of the Gleba car were damaged. Police informed.
Mite and Mrs George Wolfrum of Upper Sandusky welcomed a son born Friday May 24. An 11 pound son arrived Sunday May 25 to Mr and Mrs John Conn south of Upper Sandusky. A boy born May 28 to Mr and Mrs A P Eler of Nevada weighed 8½ pounds and named Lowell Edward. Amanda Jane Gilliland 81, former Upper Sandusky resident, died Monday in Lima. Nellie Brown 67 of northeast Upper Sandusky died Saturday in Be- hy- rus City hospital after an appendectomy. Clarissa Priest Ayres 84 of Upper Sandusky died Sunday after two weeks illness. Margaret Louise Miner and Allan L Witzel married in Upper Sandusky Tuesday. Leslie Cribley appointed guidance counselor in Honolulu schools after Seattle teaching. E Myron Linke and wife welcomed a 9-pound son born May 26 in Ken- ton after Caesarean. Linke manages Upper Sandusky City Loan. Helen Rothlisberger and Noble Goodman married Sunday. Goodman a three-time Wyandot county corn husker champion. Glen Bower 14 seriously injured fishing when a steel pole snapped and gas fumes caused a neck gash. Three Heidelberg students from Upper Sandusky burned in a Sandusky boat explosion. Robert Keiser from Lakewood injured. Troup of Upper Sandusky escaped.
Fort Royal Charlene Pratt of Vanlue spent Saturday afternoon with Marlene Lee. Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Presler were visitors Sunday afternoon of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lee of Vanlue. Martha Presler and David Stout were guests Sunday evening of Mr. and Mrs. Morton Lee and family. Housecleaning help from Mrs. BE A. Baughman and her daughter Reva. Eugene Baughman and family of Findlay visited Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Baughman Sunday afternoon. Osburn family of Brush Ridge were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Parks. Osburn is Parks’ sister. Morton Lee's family hosted visits from Marlene and Ronald with Harvey Newcomer and Carol. Clyde Lee and sons visited Morton Lee on Saturday. Ice cream and cake served. Dale Beard of near Van Buren and Carol Moorhead of Mortimer visited Mrs. Schuyler Presler and Martha last Thursday afternoon. Ed Hussey family from Toledo and Luella Lahr visited Mrs. Morton Lee Tuesday afternoon. Frank Walter Sr. called on A. Baughman Friday afternoon. Flossie Chambers of Findlay and Roy Kirkwood of Carey called that afternoon. Edith Crawford and Avis Wilcox visited Mrs. HE. A. Laughman and family last Thursday afternoon. L. O. Pratt and Ralph Pratt and Earl Ward spent Sunday with family.
Evening gathering honors Claren Baker's first birthday with Mr and Mrs Thoburn Baker and sons Robert and Claren hosting. Guests include Mr and Mrs Clint Baker and family near Sycamore, Mr and Mrs Dean Baker and sons Earl and Bobby Bucyrus, Mr and Mrs Richard Kelly and son Michael and Miss Dorcas Baker Findlay, plus Allan Baker household near Carey.
May 30 1940 social notices list visits among Beebe residents and nearby towns. Neumeister Steiner guests at Thome home. Brown family from Carey with Vaughn family. Kohmanns in Canton. Swerlein and Gottfried families host and visit. Yost in Findlay. Vaughn home hosts afternoon gatherings. multiple trips between Carey Upper Sandusky Findlay and Bucyrus.
Myr. and Mrs. W. A. Vaughm with family hosted a Sunday gathering. Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Smith of Marion joined as dinner guests at W. J. Smith’s home. In the afternoon visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Willis Smith with Reva and Regina, and Mr. and Mrs. Harley Roynon with grandsons Melvin and Dean Roynon from north of Carey.
A fresh batch of typewriter ribbons has arrived, supplying local offices with renewed typing capacity. Officials note steady demand as businesses prepare for ongoing clerical work and archival tasks.
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