Easter date line glows in local display and society notices
Local items note Easter date display at Boyer’s and social visits by Mabel and Nellie Snider of Bowling Green. Edward Martin joined Western Union at New Castle Indiana. Mrs Archambeault visits Montreal with daughter Lucille. several others return from Chicago and Ravena. A fatal train collision near Holgate claims 55 year old Robert Caeteer. court cases include Sherwood Savings Bank Co. v Sherwood Grain and Milling Co. and bond/depository bids negotiations. Arts exhibit by Horace Turner planned for April in schools. Forty Hours Devotion at St John’s with Masses and processions. marriages of Karlstadt and Eva Smith. Rev. Griffith opens Baptist series.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyer’e
Mabel
Nellie Snider
Bowling Green
Jobo ‘Schneider
Local Residents Travel for Visits and Work
James Tittle departed Monday for Findlay to visit his daughter Mrs. Bert Crow. Mrs. C. P. Bevington left for Hicksville after a city visit. Mrs. J. J. Meilink and her son John from Toledo arrived Sunday to visit relatives. J. J. Burns and daughter Jennie Lyle Burns returned Monday from Geneva Florida where they spent the winter. M. C. Hutchins of Pittsburgh was in town visiting his parents on Clinton street. he left Wednesday for southern Kentucky where he is employed in railroad construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Tittle
Findlay
Bert Crow
C. P. Bevington
Hicksville
City
J. J. Meilink
John
Toledo
J. J. Burns
Jennie Lyle Burns
Geneva
Florida
M.C. Hutchins
Pittsburg
W. V. Hutchins
Clinton Street
Southern
Kentucky
Local business sale and community notes in Def iance
Art Baker sells his meat market to Nathan I. Hoeffel with years of experience behind him. J E Heintzleman, a Baltimore & Ohio brakeman, injured a toe and foot when a brake beam crushed it in the yards. Knights of Columbus hold Lenten retreat at St Francis de Sales Toledo. John Storck marks 50th anniversary at St John’s Lutheran as Rev Kiess and teachers visit. Social gathering and cigar stand given. court petitions allege $5000 for sidewalk injury against the City of Defiance. District clerks mention canal lock contract awarded to Schneider Bros. Grace Church hosts Bishop Leonard address. Various local visits and travel notes from Toledo, Rushville, Chicago Junction.
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Art Baker
Nathan I. Hoeffel
Floefil
J E Heintzleman
Garrett
Heintzleman
Knights of Columbus
Toledo
St. Francis de Sales
John L. Dobbins
American Flint Glass Worker’s Union
Father Collins
John Storck
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Kiess
Grace Episcopal Church
Leonard
Cleveland
Ethel Gleason
Grace Adams
Mildred Haymaker
Harriet Woodward
Fern Leever
Knights and Ladies of Columbia
Loyal Americans of the Republic
Knights
Common Pleas Court
Mary J. Krantz
Dowes Street
Clinton
Geo. W. Killey
Toledo Social Items Highlight Engagements and Gatherings
Chloe Behringer entertained friends at home on High Street while the Spanish War Veterans and Ladies Auxiliary held a well attended meeting with a social luncheon. Miss Winnie Cunningham hosted Whist with trophy won by Miss Johannah Harry. Letha Mae Engel celebrated a 15th birthday with a pink and white carnation bouquet and tea for friends. The Blade notes Miss Ollie Martin’s engagement to Dr. Edvin Alan Hannum and W. S. Hancock lodge Knights of Pythias plans for an anniversary celebration with music, dancing, and a reception committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnie Cunningham
Giltner
Chicago
Johannah Harry
Bonnie
Helen
Letha Mae Engel
Mrs. Engel
Amy Whitaker
Edna Geiger
Laura Ferguson
Lucy Cheney
Belle Whitney
Marguerite Kegel
Helen Graper
Hancock Lodge
Knights of Pythiae
Knighte
Fami
P. W. Weigerding
L. L Canfield
Mildred Hapmaker
Eijith Weigerding
Supreme
J. W. Winn
Leonora May
L. J. Canfield
Julius J. Blair
Thompson
G. D. Edgar
John Beal
C. J. Thompson
E. D. Potters
I. M. Adame
C Dir
Encampment Formed As Defiance Odd Fellows Open Camp Fort No. 4
I C C F Encampment in Defiance marks a big day as Grand Chief Patriarch Charles C. Miller and other officers arrive. Deshler lodge confers three encampment degrees on forty two candidates elevating the class to Patriarchal Golden Rule and Royal Purple. Camp Fort No. 4 opens with 52 members after supper and a reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odd Fellowship
Charles C. Miller
Springfield
F. C. Garrett
Dayton
Leonard Walther
Lima
St. Maryse
Haskins
Napoleon
Evansport
Sherwood
Hickeville
Antwerp
Oakwood
Mark Center
National Union
Camp Fort No. 4
R. I. Watson
L G. Neill
W. WY. Hutching
Scribe
C. H Boek
L. F. Palm
A. C. Detloff
C. B. Morris
R. R. Parcher
J. H. Karns
Miller
Scribe Garrett
Deshler
Mrs Trembly Dies at 79 From Cerebral Hemorrhage
Mrs Trembly the wife of Alexander Trembly Sr died at home in Antwerp Monday morning after a cerebral hemorrhage. She was 79 years old.
Defiance laurels cheer Vanda Enos violin recital in Florida
The Chautauqua season attracts attention in Florida with praise for Miss Vanda Enos and her violin. The performance includes her companion and Miss Hoover returns from visits to Youngstown and Washington.
Easter Monday Ball Moves Forward With Parish Fire Dept
Members of the fire department prep for the annual Easter Monday ball set for April 1. Admission is 50 cents and the public is invited. Committees named include Arrangements John Lenhart and Julius Spengler. Invitation Roger Daoust and Frank Fisher. Reception Frank Fisher and Joe English. Floor Lem Sapp and August Wiebach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fire Department
John Lenhart
Alt. J. Wolsiffer
Chas. Barnhart
Julius Spengler
Howard Hall
Roger Daoust
Alt. Spengler
Wm. Bucholz
Frank Fisher
Joe English
Fred Dreher
Irv. Young
Jno
Duseberry
Lem Sapp
Frank Feigenbaum
August Wiebach
J. K. Miller
Chae, Ryan
Paint the Town People at Kebnast Hardware Store
The W. A. Kebnast Co. hardware store reports a record Sherwin-Williams paint shipment and growing sales. They now offer any shade or color and have a large fuel stove stock to meet public demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Kebnast, Co
Sherwin-Williams
Good girl sought for general housework in Defiance home
A steady position for general housework is advertised by the Weekly Express in Defiance. The ad requests a reliable female applicant to assist in an emall family setting and invites interested persons to call or address the paper for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emall
Defiance Urged as Preferred Site for Dyes Firm Move
Henry Jennings reports Putnam's Fadeless Dyes seek a central Ohio Indiana or Illinois site. The firm, rating A 1 up to 50000, plans moving expenses and factory setup to a city with rail shipping. Defiance is seen as ideal for its facilities, population, and 25 stenographers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Jennings
Putnam
Missouri
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Board of Trade
Defiance
Old Soldier Daniel Coopenhauer Dies in City
Daniel Coopenhauer died at 2 30 p m Tuesday at his home on Hopkins and Summit streets from complications of diseases due to old age. Born in 1812, he leaves a son, Harry Coopenhaver, an engineer on the B and O railroad who moved to Garrett. He had resided here twenty five years and was among Bishop Post’s oldest members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Coopenhauer
Hom
Hopkins and
Summit Streets
Harry Coopenhaver
Garrett
Bishop Post
Women Convicted in Bad Lot Case Sentenced to Work House
Authorities announce Emma Cooper and Belle Terry will be sent to the Columbus work house for a long term after investigation found they ran a den that lured boys, with gambling and an attractive home purpose built for enticing youths. Parents complained of boys staying out late and running away from school amid this menace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenton
Emma Cooper
Belle Terry
Columbus
Jade
Northwestern Ohio High School Oratorical Contest Set
The northern section contest will be in Bowling Green on May 10 with 14 schools sending representatives. A local April 26 event features seven contestants and a new three-judge system will grade both composition and delivery, aiming for fairer results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Bowling Green
Bellevue
Real Estate Transfers Across Defiance and Hicksville Areas
A sequence of land and property transfers recorded across Defiance and nearby towns including Defiance, Hicksville, Evansport, and Bleksville. Individuals such as Lora Emma Dotterer, Mary E. Durling, Catherine Rings, John E. Casebeer, and J. Shafer appear in multiple deeds, with parcels described by blocks, lots, and sections in First Addition and local plats. Several transfers involve farms and riverfront tracts, with values and grantor/grantee pairs indicated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lora
Emma R. Dotterer
Mary E. Durling
Defianes
Catherine Dotterer
Defiance
Mary A. Butler
Benj. F. Butler
A. Rivers
Catherine Rings
John E. Casebeer
Hicksville
Maud E. Palmer
Andrewa. Rodgers
Evansport
Salathiel Garwell
Martin Garwell
Chas. G. Lehman
Tittnae
John Shafer
Ell Rex
Wm. T. Grisser
Casebeer
Etal
Sia
J. H. Miller
Sec Ville
Richland
Simon J. Strauss
Philip Kiein
Ella T
Geo. A. Kiar
Ebersole
GW. Watkins
G.W. Watkins
Wm. Ballmer
Breno
Connecticut Mutual Fire Ins. Co
Dey
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Edward Martin
Gotlieb Martin
Western Union Telegraph Co
New Castle
Lnd
Neaderhauser
Mt. Vernon
Township
Louis Archambeault
Montreal
Canada
Detroit
Lucille
B.J. Gorman
J. R. Cunningham
Dessie Cunningham
Danville
Ill
Robert Caeteer
Baltimore & Ohio Emile
Holgate
Common Pleas
The
Sherwood Savings Bank Co
Sherwood Grain and Milling Co
Sicking Fund Trusteee
Reynolds
Horace K. Turner
St. John’s Catholic Church
St. Bonifacius Society
George Schaefer
Lutheran Home For
Edward Karlstadt
Eva Smith
Washington Township
N. M. Stevens
Harvey B. Stevens
Justice Lamb
E. B. Griffith
Baptist Church
F.p.weisenburger & Bro
Rexall
Reperen
State Bank
Petes Bettenring
WM. Geiger
Elbert E. Carter
Onatite
Dr. Huffman
Beulah Spangler
Misa
Fannie Bennett
Mary Schwab
Chicago Junction
H. J. Telliga
H. B. Harrie
Rushville
John W. Shaw
Harris
State Board of Public Works
Schneider Bros
WM. H. Ruess
Chloe Behringer
High Street
Falton Street
Bachr
Martin
Franklin Avenue
Lakewood
Wesley
St. Paul’s Methodist Episcopal Church
Harry Morse
Wayne Street
J. F. Deatrick
Jefferson Street
Mesdames Deatrick
Adele Doenitz
Rollin Woodward
Ida Woodward
N. G. Woodward
E. F. Bigler
North Richland Township
Ollie Martin
Toledo Blade
Misa Martin
John Martin
Syl Garver
the Blade
Andrew A. Martin
Ollie L
Edvin Alan Hannum
F. Campbell
P.O. Building
Harley & Whitaker's
Exeter
Harley & Whitaker’s
Defiance, Ohio
Melbourne
Flat Times
Vanda Enos
Miss Enos
Vanda Ence
KH. Hasbaum
West
Southwest
Northwestour Bureau of Information
Feott
Rea Estate Exchange
Coal & Timber
Sena
Colorado
California
Eastman Hodaks
Mollencup’s
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