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INTERESTING ITEMS TAKEN FROM THE FILES OF THE CAREY TIMES, THE NEWS OF THE WEEK AS IT APPEARED 60, 40 and 20 YEARS AGO. BY ARNELVA HUNTER 60 YEARS AGO Dec. 28, 1911 Amos Nye won the ton of coal offered by W. F. Johnson and Son, his guess being 228 miles and the exact number was 230 3/4. Mr. Nye transferred the coal to his son-in-law, William Bloom. Mrs. E. M. Keller on Sunday evening, while leaving her home on E. Main Street preparatory to going to the Christmas exer cise, fell and broke both bones on her right arm just above the wrist. Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Green on Sunday had as dinner guests: Joe Stiffle of Upper Sandusky, Mrs. W. B. Hill and daughter Esther and grandson, Rosslyn Green, and Miss Laura Gatchell of Sycamore; Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Thurston and daughter Naomi, Marion; Mr. and Mrs. Perry Pressler and sons, Wayne and Perry, and daughter Irene, Adrian; Mr. and Mrs. James Green and sons Ralph, Alonzo and Earl of near Carey and Mr. and Mrs. Gust Wheeler and daughter Ombra of this city. Bigede ie Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Powell and family entertained at six o'clock dinner Christmas evening: Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Powell and sons Wayne and Allen, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Powell, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Powell and son Paul, Mr. Erwin and Miss Erma Berlin of Hillsdale, Mich., and Mrs. Whitehouse. Mr. and Mrs. John Stoll and family entertained at a Christ mas dinner Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. William Karr and daughters: Lucille and Florence, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. McDonald and daughter Kathryn and Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Beis. 40 YEARS AGO Dec. 31, 1931 The officers for 1932 were installed Monday noon at the weekly Kiwanis luncheon at Mitchell’s restaurant. They are as follows: President, Truman Romig; first vice-president, H. E. Fetters; second vice-president, Richard Frederick; treasurer, P. B. Emerine; district trustee, the Rev. Paul R. Clouser; directors, E. B. Kurtz, W. L. Arnholt, Fr. Edwin, Henry Stief, Harry Heck, H. B. Keller and G. M. Kurtz. ale There was a big slump in marriage licenses in 1931 in Wyandot County. In 1930 there were 111 licenses issued. In 1931, only 70 were issued. An interesting picture of Harry Lytle Rook, little son of Mr and Mrs. H. C. Rook of E. North Street, appeared in the roto gravure section of Sunday’s Toledo Times. Lee Shirley Tracy, who is a patient at Children’s Convalescent home in Toledo, was winner of the first prize, a large doll house, in the Christmas contest at Ewing drug store. The second doll house was won by Henrietta Iden and the first doll by Betty Platt. The other lucky contestants and in the order in which they won follow: Erma Yost, Rita Agnes McLaughlin, Josean Donelson, Jane Haford, Hulda Shue, Mary Louise Myers, Mar garet Ellen Phillips, Jeanne Lanker, Ruth Baker, Virginia Kurtz, Mary Ellen Stillberger and Annabelle Putnam. see Robert Sultzbach and LaMoin Fagan, who are members of the All-State orchestra, went to Columbus Tuesday afternoon in order that they might be present for the rehearsals Wednesday, previous to playing before the public in Memorial Hall Wednes day evening. 29 YEARS AGO Dec. 27, 1951 A. G. Windau and Our Lady of Consolation Shrine were declared first prize winners of the annual Christmas lighting contest directed by the Carey Junior Chamber of Commerce. The con test was decided by secret balloting of the three judges who rated the decorations on the basis of artistic effect, originality and conformity to Christmas spirit. Second prize in the first division (costing less than $20) was won by Mrs. Melvin Risner, third Dennis DeVene and fourth, Carl B. Rader. Second In the second division (cost $20 or over), Our Lady of Consolation Seminary, third, Mrs. Perry McDaniel, and fourth, Paul F. Pahl, Jr. F. M. Edwards, Joseph Schira and Donovan Lanning were judges, Mr. and Mrs. Wilfrid Stombaugh and children Phyllis and John were hosts at a family Christmas dinner and supper Sun day evening. Their guests were: Frederick Snobarger, Cleve land; Miss Joyce Snyder, Elyria; John Snobarger and Dr. and, Mrs. H. R. Wenner and daughters Tacy and Cassandra. In the evening they talked by phone to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Miller in Sun Valley, Calif. Mrs. Miller is a daughter of John Snobarger and a sister of Mrs. Stombaugh, Fred Snobarger and Mrss. Wenner.
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Carey Progressor Times
Carey, Ohio, US
Wed, Dec 29, 1971
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