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Newspaper
Carey Times
Location
Carey, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1941
Page
2
The Carey Times under Editor Eloise Thrall notes weekly Thursday publication and post office mailing status in Carey Ohio. It lists state subscription prices in advance: one year two dollars, six months one dollar, three months sixty cents.
A collage of quips and satirical riffs on politics, science, and society. It surveys jokes about lawmakers, entertainers, and current events with playful offthe-cuff humor and world-weary insight.
Local residents hosted and visited family and friends across McCutchenville and nearby towns. Names include Annabelle Wilson, Betty Kramer, Clarence Savial, Loraigt Swerlejn, Paul Shireman, Warren Wininger, and families of Shafer, Burkhardt, Burgderfer, and Murtholand. The high school seniors toured the East with teachers L A Fisher Nina Basil Kathryn Rodgers Eugene Pierce.
Harold K. Treece of Arlington Ohio State University senior medical student and top scholar was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha. He led Phi Rho Sigma as president and serves on the Medical Council. Graduating Cum Laude June 16 with second honors, he will intern at Lucas County Hospital on July 1 before Army service. He previously coached Defiance High School athletics.
Ohio Wesleyan university will confer 260 degrees at its 97th annual commencement in Gray Chapel on Monday June 9 at 10 00 am. Dr Norman W Peale of Marble Collegiate Church New York City will deliver the address and Dr H J Burgstahler will present diplomas. Alumni Day is set for Saturday June 7.
Eight people die when a Papuac sedan enters the track ahead of the Trail Blazer passenger train near Upper Sandusky. Victims include Billy A Elisel and Stella Elisel of Saginaw and their three children. other victims range from Detroit to Hamtramck suburbs. Bodies scattered for blocks along the tracks.
Alfred P Eier and Rosa Johnson sue in Hancock County against Carl Eier William Zuercher Martha Dipert Ariel Eier Claude Johnson Anna Eier and Rachel Zuercher seeking a partition of 80 acres in Delaware township HA. HA. L Mason of Upper Sandusky represents the plaintiffs.
The Forest Review reports a caution against Gypsy swindlers traveling from Chicago, with two women and a man using fake cures to approach victims. Recent attempts failed in Liberty Center and Holgate, but Defiance saw a $50 theft.
The exchange frames a question about living according to Christian principles in New York City on a budget of $15 per week. The response bluntly asserts that nothing substantial can be done on that amount, highlighting economic hardship and moral inquiry.
The Village of Carey Ohio invites sealed bids for a 2000 or 2500 KV transformer and three 69 000 volt lightning arresters. Bids due June 6 1941 at noon Eastern and opened publicly. Deposit 1000 per set. refundable on return within ten days. Bid bond 10 percent required with each bid.
Supply update notes fresh shipments of typewriter ribbons arriving to office storage. Staff express satisfaction with improved typing quality and reduced downtime from ink shortages. Availability remains steady for upcoming correspondence and archival work.
Dr. William H. Benner of Tiffin was named Seneca county coroner on Tuesday, replacing Coroner Perry T. Perin who is seriously ill at his Green Springs home. Benner acted due to Perin’s inability to serve and furnished a $5,000 bond, as announced by the Seneca county commissioners. Under a new statute, coroners must be physicians.
Ohio will lose one congressional seat in 1942 due to reapportionment based on the 1940 census. Census figures show Ohio population at 6,889,623, up 242,926 since 1930, a 3.7 percent gain below the national 6.9 percent average.
Carey board of education invites sealed bids for transporting pupils for three years from September 1941 to May 1944. Six motor buses of similar size and quality to those in use will be contracted, with bids due by July 8, 1941, in the board office. The board may reject any or all bids.
Ordinance No. 311 sets the grade for West North Street extending west from Muncie Street in Carey Ohio. It fixes elevations and distances from the west property line of North Muncie to Beckwith Drive and Beckwith's addition, effective after passage and publication following the May 19 1941 council session.
Ordinance No. 312 sets Beckwith Drive grade in Beckwiths Addition to the Village of Carey. It begins at the north property line of West North Street at Beckwith Drive with elevation 830.60, then 0.5 percent grade north for 180 feet to 830.50, then 0.292 percent downgrade for 297 feet to Brown Avenue and North Muncie Streets at 830.63. Passed and published 1941, Mayor B Bachar. Attest: Clerk Jacob Nitrauer.
Mrs. Jennie Bland visited Mrs. F L Bland Monday afternoon in Berry. Gilliland family members from Bucyrus and nearby towns spent the weekend with relatives. Gibson relatives held gatherings including a Sunday dinner and a picnic at E E Gibsons home. Guests included the Haines family from McCutchenville and the Gilliland family from near Tiffin.
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