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Newspaper
The Dalton Gazette
Location
Dalton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1940
Page
3
M. E. Church with H. F. Patterson, Pastor lists Sunday School at 9 30 a m Ira Berg leads Sept Evening worship at 7 30 p m This notice outlines the weekly timetable and worship times for the congregation.
R G Pinkerton pastor announces Bible School at 9 30 am with Lesson The Two Ways Hippiness vs The Woe Road Psalm 1 and Divine worship at 10 10 am with sermon Jephthah the Rash Hero Jud 11 29 40 Pastor and wife on vacation until Sept preaching resumes Sept 8 Bible school to meet at 9 30 am as usual
Salem Mennonite Church invites all to Sunday School at 9 30 a m Worship at 10 30 a m C E at 7 30 p m Pastor A S Rosenberger presides and delivers a message at 8 30 p m Abundant cordial invitation extended to all.
Sunday School begins at 9 30 a m with Alten W Rudy as superintendent at 920 College Ave Wooster. Rev Albert J Sanders serves as pastor guiding worship and church activities.
Martin Mennonite Church invites public worship at 10 45 a m and Sunday School at 9 30 a m Marvin Hostetter is Superintendent Rev S J Miller of Pigon Michigan leads revival meetings each evening at 745 p m with a final service Sunday at 730 p m Everyone is welcome to attend.
Christian Science Society of Orrville located at 114 North Main Street holds Sunday services at 11 A M. Members and visitors are invited to attend and participate in readings and quiet reflection.
Pleasant View Church led by pastor I. J. Buchwalter invites all to Sunday School at 9 30 a m with Lesson The Two Ways. Memorize Psalms and read Matthew 7 24 27. The talk uses knee action and shock absorbers as a metaphor for enduring life’s shocks and building Christian character.
Pleasant Valley U B Church lists Rev. Clyde Harley as pastor with Thomas Shanklin superintendent. Worship service at 10 30 a m and C E at 6 45 p m.
The Church of Christ, Scientist outlines the August 4 1940 Lesson Sermon titled Love. It centers on God as universal divine Love and praise for the Lord's loving kindness. Scripture cites Psalms Isaiah and a passage from Science and Health by Mary Baker Eddy.
Botanists led by Herbert L. Mason discover flowering Wolffella specimens in San Joaquin valley marshes. The tiny flower, about the size of a pinhead, marks a historic find after seven decades of search.
Scott's Store promotes sale of King Band instruments and accessory items including trombones oil valve oil clarinets reeds saxophone reeds violin strings guitar strings violin rosin music racks and harmonicas for musicians seeking supplies.
The Bell System added 775,000 telephones in 1939 reaching 16,536,000. Local and long distance conversations hit a new high with a daily average of 73,802,000. Total Bell System assets and wages rose, with net income to AT&T at $190,281,000 and stock at $10.18 per share. End-year employment stood at 297,100 with payroll of $570,151,000 and $268,627,668 in pension trust funds dedicated to service pensions.
A 3,000 year old tomb near Castleton England reveals a chieftain buried in a four ton tree-trunk coffin. The discovery highlights a ceremonial burial in an area rich with prehistoric heritage.
The seeds come from Euphorbiaceae plants in Chihuahua. A moth lays an egg in the flower, the larva bores into the bean, and the grown bean hardens. The larva moves by coiling and extending, then cuts a circular exit, becomes a pupa, and a moth escapes. Close inspection reveals the exit hole.
A bottle thrown overboard from Captain E. R. Johanson’s Amer i can liner Monterrey sailed 1700 miles and was found by a woman near Moreton Island Australia. The note asked the finder to report its recovery to the nearest U S consul and was written in eight languages to aid ocean current data.
Ida Hofstetter of Dalton Ohio named Executrix of the Adam J Hofstetter estate in Wayne County Ohio. Creditors must file claims within four months or be barred. Dated July 17 1940. U S Saunders Probate Judge.
Notice states a public hearing will be held August 6 1940 at 8:00 p m at Dalton High School on the budget prepared by Sugar Creek Two Board of Education for the fiscal year ending December 31 1940. C R Goudy clerk.
Big reductions advertised on porch gliders and chains at Goudy’s Furniture Store. Advertisement highlights large discounts and sale of outdoor furniture.
The article details practical steps for cleaning hog houses including smooth washable floors, removable floor sections, boarded holes, cement feeding platforms, and dust-free ceilings. It warns against old debris, manure piles, and dusty areas, advising cleansing of sows and pigs, moving to clean pastures, scrubbing troughs, filling mud around waterers, and refilling sheds with clean clay. Government surveys show pigs in sanitary settings gain more weight and eat less feed.
The article outlines a sequence of World War II events from 1939 to 1940 with Germany and Italy advancing in Europe, Paris and Warsaw falling, and Allied defenses tightening. It then argues the United States cannot gamble on Britain and must prepare defense now with regulars, National Guard, and reserves, detailing forces, aircraft, anti aircraft guns, and naval totals. It cites looming sea, land, and air assault on Britain and compares Allied and Axis manpower and equipment.
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