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Newspaper
Fulton County Tribune
Location
Wauseon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1921
Page
5
A busy social scene recounted with visits from Toledo and Detroit friends. Local residents travel to Devils Lake Toledo Beach and Wolf Lake while others plan trips to Oberlin Conservatory and Sandusky county, with various illnesses and a few legal matters noted.
A long jumble of names and travel notes from Lorain Ohio and surrounding towns describes visits, relatives, and trips to Toledo Cleveland and Devils Lake. The DeWitt Clinton steam train segment highlights early rail progress and a Chicago expo journey with the Empire State 999 engine.
Mrs. H. T. Brigham recounts her grandfather John Lucas, Madison New York, among early rail riders who witnessed the DeWitt Clinton special pass. The crowd at the station reached about 500 as the famed locomotive 999, holder of the speed record, hauled the train.
Fulton County Pomona Grange met with Franklin township subordinate grange on July 23rd. A motion passed to record opposition to removing shade trees at center field of the Fulton County Fair Grounds. Trees were removed for new buildings after a wind storm felled about twenty. The group adjourned to Verda Barton farm grove for a dinner and heard J F Brigham of Bowling Green speak on rural community conditions and current events. They planned to meet Aetna Grange on August 27th, 1921.
Friday evening in the Christian Church the Daily Vacation Bible School children display five weeks of work. Attendance averages 150 with 275 enrolled. seven teachers plus principal and seven assistants led by Rev A M Dixon. The event highlights Bible learning and practical crafts, praising the program and urging support.
A fire Tuesday afternoon destroyed barns and sheds on Phil Garman's farm two miles northeast of Wauseon. Garman's threshing rig and straw yard burned. hay and grain were lost. one hog burned fatally. Inadequate insurance left Garman unable to cover rebuilding costs.
The listing shows Universal Special The Devil s Pass Key with an all star cast for Saturday July 29 30 then Sunday July Justine Johnston The Plaything of Broadway opening August with Children of Destiny supported by an all star cast Tuesday and Wednesday August 2 3 First National Presents Hope Hampton specified.
Ohio prepares for new auto lighting rules effective August 1. Spotlights must shade the roadway within 50 feet ahead and right of center. All cars after August 16 must use approved anti glare lenses. State officials, led by Werrick and Prof. Caldwell, cite safety gains and modest costs.
Chautauqua managers seek 1000 skilled performers for next season traveling nationwide including Cunela Alaska New Zealand Australia England. Free list of managers and booking agents available to anyone sending role and address of Vocal autauqua officers to The Billboard Chicago. Four orphaned children ages seven nine eleven and fourteen seek good homes in Fulton County to stay together contact Judge A M Barber Probate Court Wauseon Ohio.
Dance evenings at Dancing Bottles Grove Park with fine orchestra music. Enjoy cottages boating and bathing with picnic grounds. Open every afternoon and evening, and big Sunday dances attract crowds.
Will Weber an optometrist and jeweler urges attention to children's vision rights. He argues many kids currently study with abnormal eyes and emphasizes parental and teacher responsibility to provide near normal visual equipment.
Local ad offers long distance and focal trucking services with reasonable prices. Mentions contact person Harry Kaufman at 262 West Chestnut Street and phone number 640. Includes stray line hoping for news to the Tri.
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