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Newspaper
Carey Times
Location
Carey, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1933
Page
5
Carey and surrounding towns daily life items mix with visits and travel notes. Many families, including the Williams and Romig households, host relatives from Bucyrus Findlay Fostoria and Toledo while others attend church events and high school commencements.
The article describes the Century of Progress night displays with 16 000 incandescent lamps and 24 arc searchlights forming auroras over the fairgrounds. It notes three electric fountains in the lagoon with 507 water jets and 8 600 gallons per minute, plus neon tubes and colored lighting. It also highlights the joint GE and Westinghouse effort directed by Walter D Arcy Ryan to create unprecedented light effects.
A recent survey shows motor vehicles consume 85 percent of all gasoline produced. The remaining 16 percent is humorously attributed to filling station attendants spilling fuel during fills.
A brief note shows a boy injured by a passing car asking a grocer if groceries can be bought on credit. The grocer questions whether the boy has a good lawyer, reflecting a wary stance on extending credit.
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