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Newspaper
Carey Times
Location
Carey, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1941
Page
1
School calendar lists events from May 3 to May 29 including F F A Chapel May 5, Band Concert May 9, Girl Reserve May 15, Parents Night May 23, Baccalaureate May 25, Final Exams May 27, and Commencement May 29. Reports note F H A girls ceremony and Junior Senior reception plus two student plays with praise for cast and director Eleanor McChesney.
The Dairy Store operated by Pure Milk & Dairy Co. of Tiffin opens on Findlay street in the former Midway Grill room. It showcases a remodeled interior with new booths and equipment and will cater to the dairy trade offering milk cream ice cream cottage cheese buttermilk and cheeses along with pastries baked goods and soda fountain service The manager is Lloyd Failor with assistants Mrs. W. L. Stombaugh and Mrs. Harold Shue.
This week a list of Carey young men in military training is published with known addresses. Missing entries will appear later and changes of address from camp transfers are welcomed for publication. Pvt. Robert P. Binkley at Radcruft Detachment France Field Panama C Z and Pvt. Carl Robert Nye of Company F 8 Q M Camp Lee Petersburg Virginia are noted. Nye is son of Mrs Waive Beecher, formerly of Carey now in Columbus. Please send any known local addresses so friends can mail them.
Ohio officials released 1941 license tag income totaling 9,941,378 distributed to counties and municipalities. Wyandot County allocations include Carey 1500, Harpster 112.50, Kirby 50, Marseilles 18.75, Nevada 400, Sycamore 512.50, Upper Sandusky 2925, Wharton 250, county total 20715.25 and county grand total 31734.
Dr Harlan Frost executive secretary of Toledo council of churches will speak at the 10 30 Sunday service in the Methodist church his topic United Christianity The Hope of a Divided World. Pastor Rev Donald W Cryer attends Ohio Council of Churches retreat at Camp Indianola Lancaster lecturing Saturday evening on The Bible Necessary Equipment for Modern Living and preaching Sunday at 11 00 to close the retreat.
Next Sunday marks the annual Missionary Field Day across the Ohio conference as a general exchange of pastors occurs. Rev E A Rothgeb of Benton Ridge and Carey native will preach at Memorial Evangelical church, while Rev B L Lee of the Benton Ridge charge addresses local congregations.
Mrs A G Collet expresses sincere thanks to those who sent flowers and cards and called on her during her stay at the Richards Sanitarium Findlay.
A brief message thanks friends and well wishers for their kindness during a stay at Findlay Hospital.
The Shrine Park adds kneeling benches in the main circle for the May Novena. An Outdoor Way of the Cross accompanies Shrine devotions each Sunday at 2 30. A Solemn High Mass is set for May 10 at 8 30 with 7 30 Benediction. May 11–18 daily Mass at 8 15 with novena prayers and relic blessing at 2 30 and 8 00 evening devotions.
Rev. and Mrs. Paul R. Clouser and daughter Sara move to Middletown Pennsylvania where he will lead St. Peter's Lutheran Church after leaving Christ Lutheran Carey. The farewells included a Hamilton watch gifts and a clock for his study, with parishioners hosting a sendoff dinner and social events.
The annual inspection of Crawford chapter No 168 of the Eastern Star will be held Monday evening May 12 at 8 o'clock. Mrs Thelma M Hartman of Mansfield, deputy grand matron of District No 10, will be the inspecting officer. Dinner will be served in the parlors of the Methodist church at 6 o'clock.
Mrs Ralph Roller will host the Philathea class of Memorial Evangelical Sunday school at her South Street home next Tuesday evening May 6. Mrs Bertha Crumrine of Adrian will lead the lesson study.
The Carey W C T U will observe Mother's Day Friday evening at 7 30 o clock in the Gilliland home on S Patterson street.
Carey Community Club met Monday night with W W Gottfried F W Savidge and William Pontius in charge of the program. Arden Moser performed with his mother Mrs Earl Moser on piano and received the evening’s strongest applause for the groom toast. W E Baugher of Sycamore recounted a California tour mentioning Carlsbad Caverns Boulder Dam Grand Canyon and the Pacific coast. Business plans began for sponsoring the county corn husking next fall with ice cream wafers and coffee served by H J Wolf Vincent Orians and Gilbert Ellis.
The Carey Kiwanis Club met at Pilgrim House Monday evening where H E Snyder spoke on Beautifying Carey. Members attended a fish supper at the Catholic hall sponsored by the Carey Farmers and Sportsmen Protective Association. The next meeting is set for Monday at 6 15 at the Pilgrim House with S W McChesney Jr to sponsor a safety program.
About 1000 Carey pupils will be skin tested for tuberculosis on Monday May 5 as doctors visit the town. Parents should return permit cards to teachers by tomorrow Friday to permit their children to receive the test.
The Victory class of the Methodist Sunday school will meet at the home of Mrs Allan Baker southwest of Carey on Wednesday evening May 7. Mrs Karl Hosafros assists the hostess and Mrs Fred Mitchell leads the devotions.
Burson and Ward sold two Aberdeen-Angus females at 16 months for 330 and 210 dollars at the Junior Fair building, Ohio state fairgrounds. O C Rickle sold two bull calves for 195 and 175. Attendees included Virgil Ward and others from Wharton, with Queen Miriam bred to Elite, OSU property. Elite was a 1939 Ohio fair grand champion and 1940 Chicago junior grand champion. Burson later attended a Chillicothe sale by Caldwell & Sons.
Last Friday foundation forms were poured for a new seven room bungalow on Ralph Heck’s farm two miles northwest of Carey. Neighbors assisted with work including Allen Fruth Harold Shuman Clifford Coffman Donald Myers Fred Powell Howard Heck Robert Brown and Paul Heck.
Capt Luther Creighton, stationed at Camp Shelby Mississippi, travels to Fort Benning Georgia for a three month officers' school. His wife and son Billy stay in Hattiesburg Mississippi and accompany him to Columbus Georgia where they will reside during the course.
Mrs. Marguerite Lord of Fostoria district deputy will inspect Carey Temple Pythian Sisters this evening May 1. A pot luck supper will follow the meeting.
Mrs Logan Wohlgamuth expresses gratitude to friends for kind birthday cards and gifts.
Eight candidates were conferred the Royal Arch degree Tuesday evening at a 7th district Royal Arch Masons meeting in Bellefontaine with Most Excellent Grand High Priest Chester J. Pierce present. Eight chapters attended including Tiffin Findlay Marion Upper Sandusky Ada Fostoria and Carey.
Joseph Vaughn son of Mr and Mrs J A Vaughn east of Carey has earned a four year scholarship in the college of agriculture at Ohio State University Columbus effective next fall. Dean John F oncenae announced the award after a March 29 test in Upper Sandusky where Vaughn scored 86.5 of 92.5. Among 400 agricultural students statewide and 141 in the northwest district, the scholarship valued at 240 is awarded to 20 winners.
The Young Ladies' Sodality of Our Lady of Consolation parish plans a Mother's Day Corporate Communion and breakfast for Sunday May 11. Mothers fathers and daughters will receive Communion at the 8 o'clock Mass followed by the Crowning of the Blessed Virgin before the Shrine. Breakfast will be in the parish hall and reservations with Miss Ida Ruffing are due by May 4.
The junior and senior bands under William Holloway will give a concert in the high school auditorium on Friday evening May 9 at 8 15 o clock. The public is invited. After the concert band members and their parents will be entertained in the dining room by the Band Mothers club.
I thank all who sent flowers gifts and cards during my stay in Mercy hospital. Your kindness is greatly appreciated.
Monica Mullholland expresses gratitude to her friends for the many remembrances received during her illness.
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