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Newspaper
Carey Times
Location
Carey, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1923
Page
4
After eight days of record heat with temperatures near 97 to 100 degrees, a Tuesday wind cooled conditions and by Wednesday noon a chilly breeze followed by a gentle rain. Farmers welcomed the relief as corn growth reaches knee-high by the Fourth of July, signaling a good crop.
Governor Donahey selects L. A. Boulay of Toledo as state highway director to replace Leon C. Herrick. Boulay, a consulting engineer and former member of Smith & Boulay, is familiar with Carey and Ohio road projects. If he delivers prior service, Carey hopes for a strictly business administration and improved road work.
Mrs Homer Thrall received two Civil War letters from Florida and Oregon recalling her husband Col Thrall of Co BE 22nd Ohio Volunteer. Doctors and old comrades praise his kindness bravery and Christian example noting his long life and memorial day memories in Arkansas and Ohio.
Strawberries available daily as the season lasts. Customer may drive out to the seller’s place to purchase first class, absolutely fresh berries in the forenoon. Signed by W. M. Presler.
Mrs Clara Straw and her daughters Miss Christine and Miss Edith Fetter attended the marriage of Miss Itta Rapps at St Patrick s church in Cleveland last week. The bride is a niece of Miss Itta Mizer and formerly visited here.
A poem by Edgar A. Guest argues that many hardworking men such as plumbers, motormen, carpenters, and car mechanics have dirty hands and faces, while mothers demand constant washing. The speaker notes that those who fix things in town remain smeared with grease, yet are valued for their labor, contrasting with constant parental scrubbing.
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation officials announce a mid summer gathering of farmers and farm bureau members in Columbus on July 23 and 24. All 88 county bureaus will send representatives to discuss cooperative marketing contracts credit programs and the organization of marketing associations under the new cooperative law.
The county W C T U held a Sunday afternoon meeting at the county home with attendees from across the county. A lawn program opened with a hymn and included organ music by Mrs Dora Ferrer and several solos and readings by local residents. Ice cream and cake followed the program for the home inmates.
Deshler Flag reports Justice P. W. Tussing ordered a stranger named Wortman from Hoytville out of town after a complaint by Wm Robinson, owner of the confectionery, alleging he attempted to lure a girl for a walk along the tracks. The man claimed to wait for a Hoytville auto and fled eastward. locals deem tramp nuisance growing and urge tighter watch on freight-train arrivals.
The Catherine Logsdon family plans its sixth annual reunion on Sunday July 29 in the woods near the H. L. Myers home on the west side of the road.
A Farm Bureau report urges potato and seed oat certification with blanks from the County Office due by July 1. Roy Bowers’s field near Upper Sandusky was the county’s only certified potato field last year, with projections of a few more this year. Certification aims to lift varieties, quality, and disease resistance while meeting rising demand. oats and potatoes won’t satisfy last year’s needs, and plans call for gradual standardization. Field inspections for pure wheat occur Tuesday June 26.
The University of Nebraska Agricultural College reports farm homes can rival city homes through proper planning and modern equipment. A well planned water system septic tank heating and electric lighting allow kitchen and bath efficiency with cost similar to city homes. Plans offer options for room layouts and installations to attract youth to rural living.
A stranger armed with a gun tried to rob the home southeast of town last Saturday afternoon. No adults were present. the intruder fled after the family’s timely arrival and left his weapon behind. A posse searched Adams wood but found no trace of him. Mt. Blanchard Journal
The Parsonage Trustees of the United Brethren in Christ of Carey Wyandot County Ohio have filed a petition in Wyandot County Common Pleas seeking authority to mortgage the parsonage real estate in Carey to secure a debt of 1000 dollars owed to the charge at Wharton. A hearing is set for on or after July 26 1923.
Ordinance No 167 repeals Ordinance No 122 which fixed water rates by the Carey Water Works. The repeal takes effect as allowed by law after passage and publication. Passed in regular council session June 25, 1923. John Steody Miles Mullholand 223 Clerk Mayor.
Court ordered sale of The Liberty Tire Corporation plant in Carey Wyandot County Ohio on July 14 1923 at 2:00 PM. Elevator to include real estate described in Carey addition and adjacents, buildings A and B, and all machinery equipment and fixtures except receivables books and notes, under receiver’s sale per June 11 1923 order and cause 9738.
A court ordered sale of designated property from Subdivisions A and B requires bids for each part and the whole. Cash or certified funds of at least 10 000 dollars must be deposited to qualify. Inspect property and inventory dated April 7 1928 at Wyandot County Court Clerk offices. Sale subject to court confirmation and terms by receiver Benjamin F Wulff.
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