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Newspaper
The Dalton Gazette
Location
Dalton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1940
Page
1
Tigers leadership dismissed manager Mickey Cochrane in 1998 amid team upheaval. The note references historic baseball events and other dated items from 1821 to 1997, including Hugo Black’s Supreme Court nomination and 1920 peace accords.
The Board of Education accepted the resignations of Fay Pickens home economics teacher who leaves for Ohio State Pauline Gerber will teach at East Greenville and M D Moser takes a two year contract in East Union Catherine Allison of Killbuck was elected to Fill Pickens vacancy The opening day for school is set for Sept 3 The board also approved routine business including coal purchases and repainting several rooms
Sam H. Cole the famed "King of the News Boys" visited the Gazette office Tuesday morning with his wife and daughter. He travels with a large scrapbook of world souvenirs and signatures, including letters from governors of all 48 states bearing state seals, promoting Americanism as he tours before Wilkie's acceptance speech.
The Navarre High School band and four majorettes are secured for tonight's Big Band Carnival and Festival. The Can ton Co-Ed orchestra provides Park Plan dancing music. A Sunday picnic at Mack McAdams home west of Rainbow Gardens on Route 30 included J C Mc and Mrs Alice Horn, McAdams, and Rose Flynn. Mrs Horn, turning 84 the next day, received a birthday cake.
Members of Pleasant View church gathered at the Ezra Brubaker home near Miner Virginia last Sunday for a cafeteria style dinner. Forty four people attended including Paul Reagler and family Marion Brubaker and son David Falk Wilmer Horst Emmerson Hostetler Drew Brubaker and J J Reesley.
Dr W H Hubbell of Cleveland former Dalton United Presbyterian pastor died Saturday Aug 3 1940 after long illness. Survived by wife Jeannette A Imgard five children Wilbert Kathryn Marie and two who died. three grandchildren. Funeral at Second United Presbyterian Cleveland with HJ Rose and ministers presiding. Interment Wooster cemetery. He served Dalton 1897 1914 and Cleveland 1914 1940. held many church offices and two leg fractures in 1932.
Ethel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. O. Marty, wed Thomas Woodruff, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Woodruff of Orrville, in a Sunday ceremony at the Martys residence Canton. Rev. Pinkerton officiated with close family in attendance. The couple plans to live at 906 3rd St. N. W. Canton after a honeymoon trip.
Announcement of the marriage of Irene daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Tee to Robert Sparrs of Wooster. Eighteen guests attended a miscellaneous shower in the Martin home. Rev. A J Sanders conducted the ceremony at his Wooster home March 9 1940.
After selling the Dalton historical book at 50c a copy on Thursday evening the price will rise to 75c a copy. Mrs. Ora Brenneman hosted a Dalton gathering at the Sam Beidle home near Canal Ful for a covered dish picnic dinner at noon. Gordon Longworth with the Army Air Corps at Lowry Field Denver arrived with his bride for a two week visit with the Clyde Longworths.
Richard Hofstetter age 14, son of Mr and Mrs Earl Hofstetter of Kidron, was struck from behind by a truck while riding his bicycle on Kidron main street. Deaf and unaware of the truck, he tried to cut across, struck the truck with his handlebars, and toppled to the pavement. He was taken to Massillon city hospital for treatment.
Members of the Joseph and Margaret Cully family and relatives from Akron Cleveland and other cities gathered for a reunion at the U P church on Saturday. About sixty attended a noon picnic lunch with guests including Horace A Glenn of St Paul Minn Merle McDowell of Washington Ia and Everett L Foote and his two sons of Akron. Glenn and Foote are bankruptcy referees in their home districts. The Cully family is among the oldest in Wayne County tracing back to Joseph Cully who came from York County Pennsylvania in the late 1820s and bought the farm now owned by Warren Cully on the County Line road.
Cake contributors are asked to bring servings to the Ice Cream stand Thursday evening for the Band Carnival committee.
A three day event at East Greenville runs August 16 17 and 18 with a Friday night carnival Saturday sports bicycle races dancing and concerts and Sunday church services old timers day with special music and speakers.
Dalton area notices list H S band rehearsal at Dalton High Wednesday night at 8. Also report visitors and gatherings including Mrs L L DeArment in Westerville, Levi Zaugg at Cleveland Clinic, Prof and Mrs Craig in Columbus, Dep Sheriff Tyrrell at Dalton, Carl Lawrence at M G Co 146th Inf reunion in Norton Center, and multiple visits among local families. Mentions reunions, outings, and a community picnic at Orr Park with Rev Sanders class as well as a note on improving Main Street appearance and a reproduced ad for inexpensive climate benefits and a weekly American Home story.
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