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Newspaper
Fulton County Tribune
Location
Wauseon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1913
Page
2
Gorsuch and Clark announce relocation to 140 North Fulton Street in the Grub Block to continue serving their old customers and welcome new ones with the same grub offerings.
An eight year old boy Johnny Ward, bedridden after a street accident, mixes a hopeful plea for a football with a request for a toy soldier and balloons as nurses discuss his Christmas wish. Nurse Blair and Nurse Gough seek Dr Keith's advice while the boy clings to a token of joy amid recovery in the hospital.
In a hospital ward Dr. Keith considers a football for Johnny, a boy facing terminal illness. Nurse Blair hides the gift until Christmas morning, but the boy's mother, a grieving widow, arrives to find the football present anyway, revealing shared compassion and truth.
A local tribute to C J Ives for founding the Ives Brotherhood of Boys in Wauseon. The piece highlights its history since 1910, its three divisions, boys’ gym facilities, community support, and key leaders including Judge F A Barber and county officials. It praises the program as a lasting gift fostering healthy boyhood and future citizenship.
A Christmas memorial appeal urges recalling veterans and erecting a county monument. It laments who will tell of battles from Appomattox to Bull Run and Lincoln to Grant, urging the living to preserve the story for future generations.
Community churches in Wauseon are praised for upholding moral standards and contributing to local welfare. The article notes eight church organizations with substantial property investments near $100,000, highlighting activity at Methodist, United, Congregational, Catholic, Christian Science, and Baptist congregations, and commends their ongoing efforts to guide residents away from sin and toward a richer spiritual life.
A letter to the Tribune highlights the 1945 Buck Special Tour as a proud achievement with grand receptions and wide community involvement. Governor Tener and Ohio officials praise the effort, urging communities to build Rural Welfare organizations with farmers, bankers, preachers, and teachers to sustain the movement and future growth.
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