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Newspaper
Carey Times
Location
Carey, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1925
Page
4
A reflective poem laments the absence of rain barrels at homes and recalls the old blue barrel under the cottage eaves. The speaker longs for the scent of rain and the childhood play of ships from a weathered barrel, evoking nostalgia for a bygone daily feature.
A civic appeal urges residents to spend at home to strengthen streets schools and businesses. It argues that locally spent dollars circulate back as profits wages and improvements while money spent elsewhere yields little benefit. The message encourages supporting local businesses and loyal readers to back hometown enterprises.
Public auction at the seller's residence four miles northeast of Vanlue and one mile west of Oak Grove church on Saturday September 5 at 1:00 PM. Items include a 2 door Ford sedan nine months old a Jersey cow a brooder house a brooder stove 65 White Leghorn hens a 50 gallon gasoline tank a child's swing onion topping shears barrels chairs a Round Oak heating stove and other articles by Rev John Wieand.
Wyandot and Coshocton counties receive the least highway aid in Ohio at 24950 each with Wyandot contributing 600. Seneca gets 70000, Sandusky 129000, Trumbull 284000, and others follow. The Sycamore Leader notes Wyandot’s recurring unfavorable position on road matters.
An editor, shaken by a kind word about one article, was later yelled at about another piece and returned to work. The incident ended with him being carried home on a stretcher, then rejoining duties.
Before a Congressional subcommittee Southern publishers led by Col Robert Ewing and Major BE Stahlman urged lowering second class rates. They argued costs have doubled since 1914 and that postal rates push papers from mail to freight services, with rural and star route services funded as national growth not operating expenses.
A delegate to the American Association of Engineers conference in Orlando offers humorous yet pointed remarks about Florida. He jokes the state is the chin whiskers of the U S A and jokes about its size and boundaries, while noting real estate as chief industry and winter tourists as a key audience. He mentions searching for an old member in Miami and surveying underwater lots for sale to Northerners.
County Auditor G. Ray Morehart and assistants released the annual school report on Saturday. Township receipts $228,910.98 with expenditures $202,625.85. Special districts received $272,424.99 and Findlay schools $712,440.27 earning $597,241.02 in expenditures. Countywide receipts total $1,276,?40 with expenditures $1,072,210.86 leaving unexpended balance $204,167.54, typical for previous years.
Robert Bruce Moore of Biglick township Hancock county died Saturday at 11 00 am from infirmities of age. He was 1 years 5 months and 21 days old. He leaves his widow maiden name Eliza Edwards. a daughter Mrs S H McKee. sons Burr at home Frank Continental and Claude Urbana. 10 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.
Omar Schull Eugene Buckingham and Erman Bright of Vanlue join Prof. Sturchio in a Kentucky tour. The band will perform at county fairs and is booked for a week across 14 Kentucky locations including Paris and Lexington. Professor Sturchio is a master musician trained in Italy.
Ohio State University reports a U S Department of Agriculture process to preserve sweet cider by freezing fresh cider then separating water to yield a syrupy concentrate. Five gallons become one, enabling economical storage and year round use with water addition restoring original flavor. Concentrate keeps indefinitely in cold storage and can be dispensed at soda fountains in summer.
Local notes report Mrs. F L Miller improving after illness. Visits and guests include Robert Farmer in South Whitley Indiana and Katherine Beard in Findlay. Reunions and picnics across Carey Findlay Vanlue Arlington Cayey Kenton Deshler Riverside Park with numerous family attendances and a ball game won by The Cooperative Co. at Ray Bishop's wood.
Geo Wells of Kaskala and Mrs Ellen Channel of Cockerville were guests at the home of Mrs L R Ashley on West Findlay Street during the week’s fire portion.
The Lady of Consolation Church lists high mass at 10:00 a.m. and low mass at 6:30 a.m. Vespers and benediction at 7:30 p.m. Weekday masses at 6:30 and 8:00 a.m. Methodist Episcopal Church pastor W. F. Martin notes no other services due to annual conference in Lima. Sunday school at 9:15 a.m. All are urged to attend.
Memorial Evangelical Church notes a Sunday school at 9 30 with Morning Worship at 10 45 on the topic Trumpeters of the Gospel Rev A G Tozer pastor. Evening Worship at 8 with sermon by Rev G Perkins. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 8 00 p m. 7200 B L C BE.
John Wieand is pastor at Oak Grove Church of the Brethren. Sunday school begins at 9:30, morning worship at 10:45, and a Thursday evening prayer meeting at 8 06.
Bert Jaynes is the pastor with a Sunday school at 9 30 am and a preaching service at 10 30 am. A prayer meeting is held Wednesday evening at 7 30 and a teacher's study class meets Saturday evening at 7 at the church.
A playful dialogue unfolds as a couple tests car gauges and pedal functions. The heroine asks about speedometer dash light cut-out and accelerator while a train approaches. The narrator answers with tender humor then takes flight with a gold harp as heaven.
Sealed bids will be received by the clerk of the Village of Carey until 7 00 p m September 14 1925 for concrete sidewalk work per ordinance and general specifications. The locations include East Side Muncie Street Straw 3rd addition parts of lots 69 and 70 South Side West Findlay Street Buell addition Lot 9 North Side West Findlay Street Part of Lot 3 lands in Carey South Side East Findlay Street East part Lot 28 lands in Carey South Side Brayton Street Lot 32 Ardmore Addition. The council may reject any or all bids. John Stoody clerk.
The undersigned will offer at public auction on the A H Kennerley lawn corner of Vance and Findlay streets Saturday September 5 1925 sale to commence at 1 00 p m eastern time the following household goods oak dresser library table and 4 chairs 2 rockers 7144x9 congoleum rug 20 yards in grain carpet iron bed springs and mattress one all felt mattress 2 comforts L quilt 6 pair pillow cases 6 bath towels 18 crash towels dishes skillets and other cooking utensils. Terms cash. 312 Albert Bloom
The Ohio penitentiary hastens production of brown and white 1926 automobile license tags. Secretary Thad A Brown says distribution will start before year end, with an initial order of 1.5 to 3 million tags and prisoners also making trailer tags and other plates.
Risingsun Bradner and Pemberville sidings will be lengthened to two trains this year with next year planned connection to Toledo. The upgrading aims to handle rising traffic and reduce freight congestion in the Hocking Valley.
Mrs Jarvis and Mrs Tegins witness sky writing. Mrs Iggins warns the wireless caught fire. The Tatler records a peculiar event in the wireless department with a humorous tone and local characterization.
Findlay Courier reports Deputy Sheriff Orville Wilford stopped more than 50 automobiles for failing to dim headlights over two nights. The measure aims to cut accidents as patrols continue at night. Father and mother exchange a puzzled scene about smoke and a stray remark about Pittsburgh versus Ohio State.
An anecdote from Light of Other Days recalls Sara Bernhardt's first London visit when the Duke of Edinburgh reacted brusquely to her Christian name. She quipped she had lent it to the poor Bengaleesh and it is so very much theirs.
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