24 Aug 1939
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Newspaper
The Dalton Gazette
Location
Dalton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1939
Page
1
Mayor Stockham invites all Dalton taxpayers to a September 7 meeting at 8 pm in the school auditorium to discuss a proposed private contract sewer system and determine taxpayer support. The plan promises lower costs than WPA or PWA projects.
Aug 27 gatherings include Goudy Shanklin, Kurzen Dapp, Boss Bixler Maurer reunions at specified grounds near Dalton Orrville and West Brookfield. Sept 2 Eckard reunion near Akron Wadsworth. Stark and Wayne County fairs in Sept. Dalton births and local anniversaries noted alongside travel plans and regional observations.
Miss Florida Leitner and Kenneth Yeaman wed on Sunday afternoon August 20 at 3 30 on the Leitner home terrace. Rev H Patterson officiated before about a hundred relatives. The couple will reside after September 1 in a Central Hotel apartment.
The Methodist church hosts a reopening service to honor decor of the church auditorium and beautification of the building. Special music and a fellowship reception will follow, inviting all members and friends to attend a homecoming as vacation days end. Bring friends to the Sunday service.
Mr and Mrs Lester Poorman announce the marriage of their eldest daughter Hazel Idella to Orlo Blacksten son of the late Mr and Mrs Howard Blacksten The ceremony was performed Saturday August 12 at the Church of Christ parsonage Wooster by Rev R S Tuck The couple departed for Niagara Falls and now reside on the Blacksten farm southeast of town
Notice from F. E. Misere in Burton City Ohio that starting August 29 the cider will be made on Tuesdays and Thursdays each week.
Senior band practice scheduled for Friday August 25 under Professor Don Garver at the high school.
Mrs Katherine Irene Moser 60 wife of Albert D Moser died at home in Brewster Saturday night after a six week illness. She had lived in Brewster 20 years and is survived by her husband two daughters Odessa and Alberta two sons Stanley and Carroll four sisters and three brothers. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 30 pm at the home and Brewster Reformed church Rev S J T Flohr officiating with burial in Dalton cemetery.
Funeral services were held for Robert C. Lormer 10 of Canton at the Orville Smith parlors with Rev C D Besch officiating. Burial followed in West Lawn cemetery. The fourth grade Baxter student died after being struck by a truck while crossing Lincoln highway near his grandparents east of Dalton. He had been taken to Massillon city hospital where he died Friday morning from injuries.
The Women’s Missionary Society of the Presbyterian church met on Thursday afternoon with Mrs Ira Wertz presiding. Mrs J F Steiner of Wooster spoke on the mission field at Hainan China and shared many pictures of native schools and churches. The program featured violin and baritone duet by Wanda and Marilyn Berg, a piano solo by Mabel Hershey, poems by Mrs Goudy and Mrs Ida Haney, and a vocal duet by Mrs Anna Jane Rees and Marilyn Berg.
The Highway Patrol will supervise traffic during the fair. Col. Black conducts a pre fair traffic school on the grounds for rookie patrolmen and staff assigned to fair grounds duty.
A football meeting for all 1939 candidates is scheduled for August 31 at 7 30 p m in the high school building. Participants include Geo Vlerehome, Coach, and many Camp and Haney family members noted with attendance at Fisher Camp reunion.
Gazette subscribers in arrears are asked to call and settle balances, saving the publisher from sending collection notices. E F Scott, publisher.
The Dalton Community Orchestra and family members enjoyed a Sunday evening picnic at Orr Park, sharing food and conversation in a relaxed outdoor setting.
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