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Newspaper
The Dalton Gazette
Location
Dalton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1944
Page
1
The Dalton Garden Club sponsors a flower show on Saturday August 26 1844 in the Amstutz store room. Entries of flowers fruit and vegetables accepted from 9 to 11 a m with removal after 10 p m. See Gazette for exhibit classifications and start planning to participate.
The program for the band concert on Saturday night Aug 26 at 8 15 lists marches overtures polkas waltzes and a national anthem. Pieces include Iowa Band Law King Overture The Golden Dragon King Marines Hymn Phil sle Clarinet Trio Merriment Polka Barnard Fenth Regiment March Hall March Scotch Highlanders Till We Meet Again Men of Ohio with Prof Don Garver directing and Garver listed as director.
Beginning Sunday evening August 27 Dr J E Hartzler will lecture at the Crystal Springs Tabernacle on Massillon Millsburg road five miles west of Massillon, with talks at 8 o clock nightly through September 3. His topics include The Four Houses and Life's Remainders. No admission is charged and the public is invited.
Community event at Baughman Grange Hall on Saturday evening features ice cream hot dogs and watermelon. Music and entertainment planned for all ages with old fashioned festival vibes.
Bluffton College holds its annual reunion for graduates former students prospective students and friends at the Wooster Experiment Station Arboretum on Sunday August 28 from 3 to 9 p.m. Attendees are asked to bring a basket dinner and table service.
Born Friday at Massillon city hospital a daughter to Mr and Mrs William Snyder of W Main Street. Born Monday morning at Massillon city hospital twin daughters to Mr and Mrs Wayne Schaffter of Mt Eaton.
Mrs Lena Sauers of Akron visits Mr and Mrs John Nussbaum. Mrs Leon Scarbrough Mrs Doris Malcomb and H L Evans of Akron were Sunday guests at the WF Kreising home. Guests of Mrs Anna Hofstetter over the past week include Miss Hazel Mae Boss of Orrville Mrs Floyd Bauers of Barbertown and Mr and Mrs Dennis Hofstetter of Akron Vernon Hofstetter returned to Detroit Sunday.
Sgt Dale Steiner stationed in England. Don McFarren on furlough from Selfridge Field. Elton Ward home from Little Creek with wife and infant. Mrs Harry Parker notified husband Staff Sgt Parker wounded in New Guinea. Kenneth C Jennings in San Diego rest camp after serving on Russell and New Hebrides. Cpl Victor E Zuercher discharged after service since May 12. Clayton C Wagner, 22, awarded Purple Heart as A 20 Havoc gunner on western front. Beaty’s Raiders. Grandson Bill Ressler in Italy writes from APO 781 R New York. 396th Co 9th Bn Repel. Ressler served 3 years, first convoy from Ireland.
Ninety two men from Eastern Wayne County must report to Cleveland on August 30 for pre induction examination and twenty two men under 46 must report on August 31 for duty. From Dalton induction targets include Norman W. Arnold and Earl Moser. Pre induction from Dalton list Lee D. Groff Paul M. Gardner Albert Horst Jr William R. Wertz Melvin Steiner Bill W Sommers Harold L Mumaw Orris D Gerber Ivan E Gable Robert J. Gregory Walter P. Steiner Harold B Horst.
Frank E. Gibsons 80th birthday was celebrated with a family dinner at his home on Sunday. Present were the Charles Richards family of Canton Merle Graber and family of Massillon the Ernest H Browns of North Lawrence and Mrs Roxie Farmer.
Monday August 28 the Rotary Club of Dalton will host Harry E Votaw Governor of Rotary International District 158 which includes 47 clubs in eastern Ohio. Votaw a former Akron Rotary president will advise Dalton officers on club administration and Rotary service activities.
Mrs Wava Hyprise Harris married Ray Amstutz of Smithville with Rev George Harris officiating. Violet Uphoff served as maid of honor and Glenn Amstutz was best man. After a short wedding trip the couple will reside north of Wooster.
A quiet wedding was held Saturday August 12 at 7 30 pm in the United Brethren parsonage New Man. Miss Ann Berg of Dalton daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Lewis Berg and Cpl Denton A Miller of Newman united in marriage. Rev Herman Grove officiated. Attendants were Mr and Mrs Walter Letterline. The bride wore a powder blue wool suit with brown accessories and yellow roses. She works at Eaton Mfg Co Massillon living in Dalton. Cpl Miller is stationed at Camp Swift Texas and left for the post Tuesday.
Sunday guests at the A E Schultz home included Mr and Mrs A J Williamson and son Richard of Munroe Falls Durbin and Harry Schultz of Akron and William Blethyn of East Greenville The Blue Star Service Club opened with Mrs McAfee Monday evening A C Williams Jr guest speaker shared training experiences at Harvard and Rensselaer Tech The program was arranged by Mrs Dale Goudy Mrs Carl Dague and Mrs Marvin Wertz and included letters from boys in service and a piano solo by Mrs C R Goudy.
Ohio Bell and the War Production Board started a major project to lay a ground long distance telephone cable from Canton through Louisville and Alliance to Salem. The $500000 plus venture links existing lines, supports war industries, and aims to boost regional communications by May. A Bell plow train will trench the route through Massillon and surrounding towns.
Philip Rosemond will present his pupils in a piano recital at the Salelm Mennonite Church Friday evening August 25 at 8 00 o clock. The public is cordially invited to attend.
The artist Henry Clive contributes a full page to the American Weekly in a Sunday issue. His painting joins a series praising Global Glamour with a wartime, broad audience appeal.
Ny return to private practice by Dr E Elder formerly with Dr W J Wenzinger now at 614 Ohio Merchants Bldg Massillon Eyes examined glasses fitted 9am to 5pm Evenings and Sundays by appointment. Doctor contact 2162.
Official Department of Agriculture thermometer on Dalton school grounds records a week of daily highs and lows from eight a m. Aug 19 to the following Tuesday. Temperatures range from 67 to 96 in the high range with lows around 50 to 64. Rainfall totals for the week measure 1.66 inches and 12.71 inches for August through Wednesday morning.
Hunting licenses can be procured at Scotts Store in Dalton Ohio. The Ladies Circle of the U P church will meet with Mrs F O Marty Thursday evening at 8. Mrs Charles Bach is en route to San Luis Obispo California to visit her husband. Corporal Bach. Mrs Glenn Correll has returned from a visit with her husband Private First Class Correll at Camp Carson Colorado and who has since gone overseas.
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