13 Jun 1919
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Newspaper
Fulton County Tribune
Location
Wauseon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1919
Page
1
Financial report listing receipts and disbursements by the Palton County War Office. Secretary L. Deyo audits show payments for Liberty Bond Common Church and Sunday School funds, gas and provisions, bank balances, and miscellaneous items. Figures include 3.00 and 40475.32, with total balances and close figures across multiple accounts.
A historical notice records a Fulton County War Chest audit affirming funds and lists secretaries. A benefit concert is planned for Tuesday evening at the high school auditorium in Delta/Wauseon to support the Tuesday Club Hospital Fund with proceeds designated for Wauseon Hospital. Admission is 10 or 25 cents.
Service marked by a standing room crowd as Wayneson area scouts staged an inspiring event. Rev A B Eby presided while John Onteau and others outlined aims of the Boy Scouts and the community support plan. A violin solo and sax quartet complemented songs as council members outlined canvass targets and fund allocations to support growing troops.
Audrey Lucie Reeg wed Abijah V K Irewer in a pink and white The ceremony at the home of the bride’s family near the Methodist church followed by a five course dinner. The couple will reside in Akron Ohio. Guests included family and town residents. The second wedding united Bernice Bohler and Lawrence Showaller at the Christian Church parsonage with Rev O F Evans officiating. They plan a summer at Lake Gage and then reside near Swanton Ohio. Best wishes from friends and neighbors accompanied both ceremonies.
Common Pleas Court selects a jury commission to serve for the year ending May 1st 1920. Judge Woitap ve Ried L Asien of Payette and Fred V Myers of Metamora named to supervise juror service. The commission met and assigned 200 men across Fayete Gorham Archbold Atboy Metamora Swanton Franklin Dover Fulton Wauseon Clinton Chesterfield Creek townships and seven villages. Names listed of eligible jurors include Frank Buck Ben Kahle Ruben Genfer Ira Dennis and many others.
The article marks Flag Day June 14 1919 as the 142nd birthday of the Stars and Stripes. It recalls Betsy Ross, the 1776 adoption by Congress, and historic uses including Fort Stanwix and Brandywine. It extols liberty justice and national unity, praising the flag as symbol of inalienable rights and the nation’s moral ascent.
Lieutenant B M Aldrich writes from Paris in May 1919 describing sight seeing in the city. He visits the Roman Amphitheater and Catacombs, notes leafy avenues and summer-like weather, and plans to leave Paris July 1st aiming to be home for his birthday in August. Also mentions house rental news and local township notices and agricultural prospects across several counties.
The seventh Ottokee School reunion gathered about 60 attendees at the old schoolhouse in Otto kee. Old pupils, teachers, and visitors enjoyed reminiscences, songs, poems, and a banquet prepared by the younger generation. Roxie Handy Rice of Marshall, Michigan contributed a poem and sent best wishes, with several former teachers in attendance and remarks recalling school days.
The Tribune highlights prize essays by eighth grade students Celia Fouty and Gertrude Miller on whether Prohibition in the Army proved a success or failure. It notes a 18th Amendment-era view praising abstinence, with arguments on its impact on soldiers, wives, and crime, and cites judge panel members Miss Jessie Knibl, Mrs Eliza Scott, and Mrs G B Heise.
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