Water rise at searching area near dam deepen probe
Two college students disappeared when their canoe capsized at Brinkhavers Dam on the Mohican River in Knox County. One victim, Donald Clapper, 20, of Canton, was found downstream. William Wood Jr., 20, of Upper Sandusky remains missing as search efforts face rising river levels and strong currents. volunteers, civil defense, Red Cross, and local residents assist, while efforts to lower water by opening an old mill run are debated due to potential damage. May 12 rains and upstream dam closures complicate the search as divers work from Wyandot County and nearby communities.
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Brinkhavers
Mohican River
Knox County
Donald Clapper
Canton
William Wood Jr
Upper Sandusky
William Wood Sr
Wyandot County
Death of Lula Opper at 68 in Findlay area
Lula L Opper 68 of Route 2 Findlay died 3 20 pm Monday May 27 1968 after six months of failing health from cancer Born Sept 12 1899 in Wyandot County she was daughter of Sherd and Nora Belle Eatherton Married to Stanley Opper in 1918 he survives Also surviving are daughter Virginia Lessig Route 1 McCutchenville brother Wilson Findlay sisters Edna Shearer Mount Blanchard Valma Almy Findlay half brother Donald Wharton half sister Betty Knowlton Carey and five grandchildren Funeral 2 pm Friday May 31 at Golf Funeral Home Carey with Rev Franklin Cody officiating Burial Memory Gardens Arcadia Friends may call from noon Wednesday until time of services.
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Lula L. Opper
Route 2
Findllay
Wyandot County
Sherd
Nora Belle (McClelland) Eatherton
Stanley Opper
Richard
Virginia) Lessig
Route 1
McCutchenville
Wilson
Findlay
Edna Shearer
Mount Blanchard
Valma Almy
Donald
Wharton
Betty Knowlton
Carey
Golf Funeral Home
Franklin Cody
Memory Gardens
Arcadia
Memorial Day Parade Schedule
The Memorial Day Parade forms at 9 30 a m on Thursday May 30 at the Dorcas Carey Public Library. It proceeds to Spring Grove Cemetery for memorial services then to St Marys Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorcas Carey Public Library
Spring Grove Cemetery
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Girl Scouts and Leaders Gather for Memorial Day Parade
All Brownies Girl Scouts and leaders meet at the Library at 9 a.m. Thursday May 30 to march in the Memorial Day parade.
Junior King and Queen Contest Seeks Carey Children
Carey's Beta Psi Chapter of Kappa Delta Phi sponsors a Junior King and Queen contest for children aged 3 to 8. Parents are urged to enter by May 31 with entries placed in local business containers. Proceeds benefit the Retarded Children's School and Wyandot County Home. winners’ pictures and trophies will be shown June 1 at Carey Furniture Store windows.
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Carey
Beta Psi
Kappa Delta Phi Sorority
Patricia Clemons
Harriett Callahan
Jo Ann Fox
Keen” Athew Chilme
Childen
Wyandot
Carey Furniture
Carey Times
Carey Board Hears County Officials on School Upgrades
Carey Board of Education met May 20 with Wyandot Auditor Edward L Beard and County Treasurer Karl Kraus in Carey School offices. Beard praised local efforts funding new chemistry and physics labs, expanded vocational areas, and bus garage remodeling, noting a five year revenue loss from personal property reassessment but about 80 percent offset by the State Foundation program. He discussed potential reorganization with the Van Wert district and listed attending board members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carey Board of Education
Wyandot
Edward L Beard
Karl Kraus
Carey
Mr. Beard
Carey Board
Beard
Harald Lee
Vantue Board of Education
J F Dible Company Ends Retail Sales on East Findlay Street
Notice to the public dated May 31 1968 states J F Dible Company will no longer sell retail at its East Findlay Street location. Service work continues and sales to commercial or industrial customers will persist.
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J F Dible Company
East Findlay Street
J. F. Dible Company
Vacation Schedule Week June 10 Through 15
Mapes Rexall Drug will close at 5 30 p m Monday through Thursday and Saturday. Friday night hours extend to 9. Registered Pharmacist will be on duty during day hours. Robert Mapes TM 5 30 6 6.
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Mapes Rexall Drug
Robert Mapes
Summer Schedule Announced by Carey Memorial Church
Carey Memorial United Methodist Church begins summer schedule on June 2 and runs through September 1. Morning Worship starts at 9 a.m. with Sunday School at 9 45 a.m. Pastor Robert Klingel’s sermon this Sunday is A New Church for a New World. Special music by Ladies Ensemble. Organist Mrs. Wilford Shuman. Boys and Girls Fellowship at 9 a.m. Fellowship Hall. Children’s Director Mrs. Myrtle Saunders to direct fellowship. Sunday School led by Mrs. Elbert Tewell. Lesson: Picture of a Righteous Man from Job 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carey Memorial United Methodist Church
Robert Klingel
Whitsunday
Wilford Shuman
Fellowship Hall
Myrtle Saunders
Elbert Tewell
Carey High School Diploma Rule Debated In Letter
A reader from Tiffin argues in The Nut Shell article on Grandest Senior Sherm Conley Jr that Carey High School should allow a married student to receive his diploma on stage. The letter urges equal celebration for four years’ work and questions the school policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selar Street
Tiffin
Ohio
Carey Times
Carey
Nut Shell
Sherm Conley Jr
Conley Jr
Carey High School
Robert Borer
Carey Golf League Tops Week Five at Fostoria Course
In the fifth week of the Carey Golf League Blands Millwright & Supply and Zierolf-Babies Insurance led the standings with solid scores. Carl Cupp won seven points last week and had a 42 rounds. Dick Ward and Bob Klingel posted 38s, while Bob Baumgardner and Stan Phillips at 39 each. Marv Nash claimed nine of ten possible points for Lynn Anns. Dave Myers finished with a 47 15 Hop for a net 32. Winners of golf balls for most points included Shull, Zender, Mullholand, Nash, Bell, Cupp, Cooper, and Underwood. Standings show Blands Milwright and Zierolf-Bakies Ins Co atop the table, with Dibbs Plumbing, Lynn Anns, Smith Douglass, Amerace Corp, Donelson Packers, Harrys Pharmacy, Carey Foodland, and others following. Individual leaders include Carl Cupp and Bud Yeoman tied at 26, with Bull Dible at 25 in a tight race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carey Golf League
Blands Millwright & Supply
Zierolf-Babies Insurance
Blands
Carl Cupp
Dick Ward
Bob Klingel
Bob Baumgardner
Stan Phillips
Fostoria
Marv Nash
Lynn Anns
Dave Myers
Dave
Harry Shull
Ralph Zender
John Mullholand
Marvin Nash
John Bell
Carrol Cooper
Barney Underwood
Blands Milwright Zierolf
Bud Yeoman
Bull Dible
Bible School Begins at Christ Lutheran Church
The two week program starts June 10 for children ages 3 to 7th grade from 9 to 11 30 each morning. The theme is Tell The Good News with Bible study recreation and crafts daily. No registration fee as an offering is taken during worship. Staff and helpers are ready. The Lutheran Church invites children from other churches to attend.
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School of
Christ Lutheran Church
The
Lutheran Church
For Sale 1964 Pontiac Tempest Low Mileage
Sharp 1964 Pontiac Tempest for sale with low mileage. Contact Ruth McKee at phone number 396-65501 for details.
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Sharp
Ruth McKee
Carey High School Commencement Scheduled for June 2
The Carey High School will hold a baccalaureate service at 8 p.m. Sunday June 2 in the High School Auditorium with the Very Rev Hubert Kobinski delivering the invocation and the Rev Robert Ey Kling er leading the liturgy The eighty second annual commencement follows Monday evening June 3 with addresses by Mike Canade and Cloyce Wentling and diplomas awarded by David E Myers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carey High School
Hubert Kobinski O
National Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation
Robert Ey Klinger
Memorial United Methodist Church
George E. Cressman Sr
Christ
John Elwood
H Grace United Methodist
Blackburn
Douglasers
Mike Canade
Gordon L. Wardt
Cloyce Wentling
David E. Myers
Board of Education
Hulbinski
O.F.M
National Shrine of Co. of Consolation
Former Careyite Dies in White Plains Heart Attack
Mrs. Russell H. Kurtz of White Plains New York died of a heart attack on Sunday May 26. She was formerly Persis Newhard and sister in law to Mrs. George Newhard of Bucyrus. Her funeral was held Tuesday May 28 in White Plains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell H. Kurtz
Whiteplains
New York
Persis Newhard
Senior Citizens Day at Christ Lutheran Carey
All senior citizens are invited to a day of fellowship at Christ Lutheran Church in Carey this Monday at 10 a.m. The event, hosted by the Lutheran Church, will feature games crafts and a workshop with a sack lunch provided by attendees. Coffee will be served and all are welcome for a day of fun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ Lutheran Church In
Carey
Luther Church
Field Service Organizes June 6 Meeting at High School
Mrs. Raymond Green of American Field Service will host an organizational meeting June 6 at 7 p.m. in the high school library to discuss hosting exchange students and supporting world peace through student exchanges. A recent visit by an American Field Service student to Carey highlighted community involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Green
Ieee
Carey
R A & M 59 Annual Officers Election and Church Meetings
Notice lists the 59th annual election of officers for R. A. & M. on June 3 at 7 30 pm with refreshments. Grace United Methodist Church Sunday School Victory class meets June 4 with Mrs Ralph Heck Gladys Mitchell as co host and Alma Bohlen leading devotions. Weslyan Guild gathers June 5 at 5 Orchard Court for an indoor outdoor picnic hosted by E G Ryman Merle Turner and Edna Brown bring dish and silverware meat and coffee provided. Reservation requested for 1943 Class Dinner June 15 at Bowl Era at 7 pm for Robert Mapes.
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Christ Lutheran Church
Ferdinand*Williams
Kathy
Wendell Myers
Mindy
Kay
Reid Heck
Cindy ‘Heck
Glen Barger
Charles Buckland
Cheryl
Cindy
Charles Wenner
Land
Lyle Orians
Grace United Methodist Church Sunday School
Ralph Heck
Gladys Mitchell
Alma Bohlen
Weslyan Guild
Orchard Court
E. G. Ryman
Merle Turner
Edna Brown
Robert Mapes
Wisner Family Hosts Dinners and Plans October Wedding
Dinner guests at Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wisner included J W Wisner Carey Gloria Wisner and Walter Zuchowski Jr of Saint Louis. A Sycamore gathering brought Varney Park Lowell Gumm and others visiting from Carey and Clifton Forge. Miss Gloria Wisner and fiance Walter Zuchowski Jr both of Saint Louis were guests. they will marry October 5 1968.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Wisner
J. W. Wisner
Carey
Gloria Wisner
Walter Zuchowski
Saint Louis
Gerald E. Husted
West Carrolltown
G. L. Wisner
Wharton
William Varney
Sycamore
Jean Varney
Jim Varney
Joyce
St. Louis
Wisner
W. Lindsay Street
Wisners
Dayton
Columbus
Mr. Zuchowski
Three Carey juveniles questioned in auto theft
Three youths, two boys and a girl from Carey, are being questioned in the theft and destruction of a New Riegel man’s automobile. Clarence Kin of New Riegel reported his 1960 Ford was stolen Thursday evening behind the Eagles Lodge and later wrecked on County Road 47. The Ford Falcon reported missing by Barbara Zierolf was recovered in Findlay on May 22.
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Carey
Minor Accident Report On W Findlay Street
Mrs Clara Galvin reported striking a parked 1960 Chevrolet on 209 W Findlay Street at 735 PM last Wednesday. The parked car owned by Monte Porter sustained $80 damage. Galvin's 1959 Chevrolet had $90 damage to the right front fender. No citation issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Findlay Street
Clara Galvin
Vance Street
Carey
Findlay Street
Monte Porter
Galvin
Four Hurt in Wharton Crash Involving Family Truck
A Wharton mother Joyce E. Walter and three children Christine 5 Bradley 4 and Brent 3 were treated and released at Blanchard Valley Hospital after a 1.15 pm collision. Their pickup veered off County Road 46 when struck by another truck, hitting two utility poles and destroying the truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wharton
Blanchard Valley Hospital
Joyce E. Walter
Christine Walter
Bradley Walter
Brent
Walter
Wyandot County
Myers Family Reunion at Memorial Park Shelter House
John T Myers family reunion scheduled for Sunday June 2 at Memorial Park Shelter House. A Mass will be offered at 12 noon at the Shrine for living and deceased Myers family members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T Myers
Memorial Park Shelter House
Myers
Collie Boots Missing. Reward Offered
Female collie named Boots last seen Sunday night on 103E. Call 396 9121 with any information. Reward offered.
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Boots
Thank you for thoughts during my hospital stay return home
Mrs Leroy Pahl thanks everyone for thoughts and prayers during illness. Special appreciation to Pastor Cressman for visits and prayers as she returns home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pastor Cressman
Leroy Pahl
Community Problem Discussed At Kiwani Club Meeting
Careful notes show May 27 gathering of Carey Kiwani members addressing Red Cross drive quotas for Wyandot County. George Snyder outlined Community Chest history and the need for resident support to sustain agency funding and blood bank service for servicemen overseas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carey
J. F
Wyandot County
George Snyder
George Sheatzle
R. B Vogel
Int Relations Committee
Wyandot County Adopts Five Dollar Vehicle Tax
Wyandot County commissioners voted yesterday to levy a five dollar vehicle tax on motor vehicle sales. The tax was approved at the second of two required hearings in the county courthouse. The measure follows state law allowing local vehicle tax collection by July 14 and enables a referendum and municipal options with sufficient signatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyandot County Cor’ers
Mrs John Greer Hosts J T Club Meeting
Mrs John A Greer hosted the J T Club at her home east of Ci Thursday afternoon. Mrs Kinney was absent due to his death. Members present included Mrs James Lind Vincent Arnold, Mrs L, and Mrs Robert Mott. Beis drew the door prize and Mrs Lindsay the luncheon pin. After an hour Mrs Greer served refreshments assisted by Mrs The club will meet July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A Greere
Kinney
Mullhol
Wiluan
Iliné
James Lind Vincent Arnold
Robert Mott
Tery
Beis
Lindsay
Greer
Mott
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Carey Shufléboard Club
Thes Park
Shelterhouse
Lee Ventzer Presid
Roy Schoenburger
Martha Reinhard
Edwin King
Harold Shiley
Robert Schneider
Springfield
Nassau
Akron
Glass City
Toledo
Jaly. i
Lakeside
Henry Hubbard
National Association
Howard Hawkins
Jay Snoddy
Denver Donelson
Robert Schneider Treasure
Haroldeese
Parol “Admorid
ColangaRum Teartdey
Pat ‘Matz
Courtney
Farrell Bruner
Wapakoneta
Clifford
Farland
Howard
Elsie) Hawkin
Carol Jo-Hill
Roger Hill
Jimmy's
Monte Seifert
Herman Seifert
Harry’s Pharmacy
Cindi Kay
England
Mrs. Lee
Petterson Street
Heck’s Cleaners
Gerald Heffelfinger
Martyn and
Russell Heffelfinger
W. Brown Avenue
Officials
School Board
People Speaks
PFC
John S. May
Co. A
Cav
A.P.O
San Francisco
Calif
Robert J. Stansbery
A.P.O. N.Y
Bible School
O.C Twining
Oras
Kiwani
Mrs
John Greer
J.T. Club
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