Service notes from wartime posted home and abroad
Cpl. Dale H. Wilford of Camp Campbell Kentucky is home on a short furlough. Willard Nussbaum has received his commission as Captain and serves with the 8th Army in Belgium. Lts. Sgt. Clayton Wagner is home on furlough from France after completing 55 missions and serving as top turret gunner on a B 17 Flying Fortress with the Ninth Air Force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale H. Wilford
Camp Campbell
Willard Nussbaum
8Th Army
Belgium
Clayton Wagner
France
Ninth Air Force
Details of Fatal Plane Crash Near Biggs Field
Rollin Moser located survivor John Yachavia near El Paso and learned first hand of the July 28 crash of a B 24 Liberator from Biggs Field. The crew of ten and two passengers perished after engine trouble forced a landing on a hog ranch. The wreck scattered fuel explosions, with Herman Moser among the dead. Yachavia survived after being burned but was saved by a ranch cook. Parts from the nose and other gear were recovered and a crew portrait was sent home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Moser
D. J. Moser
Rollin Moser
Herman
Texas
el Paso
John Yachavia
Biggs Field
Yachaiia
Yachavia
Rollin
Pulpwood Oil Yields Milk Bottle Production
One cord of pulpwood oil from a farm woodlot can produce about 18 000 one pint paper milk bottles.
Development of Tanks Tied to Gasoline and Tracks
The article traces tank development to gasoline engines and the invention of wide track treads first used on farm tractors in the United States. These advances enabled improved mobility and the use of larger field guns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Dalton Defeats Orrville 46 to 32 In Benefit Game
The Dalton team beat Orrville 46 to 32 at the Dalton gym on Saturday night raising about 9 million dollars in donations for a police benefit event. The Dalton reserves lost 18 to 20 and Dalton had just defeated Sterling 53 to 39 last Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton
Oraille
Orrville
Dalton Gym
Sterling
Bus Crash Victim Dies in Ohio After Wreck
Robert Gregory, 26, of Curbin Kentucky, driver of the bus in the December 29 crash east of Dalton near the Stark Wayne county line, died at Massillon City Hospital Friday night. He was the second fatality from the accident. Dr. C A Curl of Wooster had died January 4 from injuries. Nearly 30 people were injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Gregory
Curbin
Dalton
Stark
Wayne County
Massillon City Hospital
C. A. Curl
Wooster
Dalton People and Visitor News Roundup
Mr and Mrs Loyal Santmyer of Wooster visited Dalton relatives Sunday. A son was born Monday morning to Mr and Mrs Roy Wenger of RD 1 Dalton at Beeson hospital. Mr and Mrs Frank McWilliams and Patty Peach of Savannah were weekend guests in the Keirn home. Prof and Mrs William Craig and son Scott of Wooster were Sunday dinner guests of Mrs and Mrs Ray Camp. Mrs Carl Goudy is at Sheppard Field Texas visiting her husband Pvt Carl Goudy. She left Dalton Monday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Wenger
Dalton
Beeson Hospital
Frank McWillams
Patty Peach
Savannah
Keirn
William Craig
Scott
Wooster
Ray Camp
Carl Goudy
Sheppard Field
Texas
Pvt
Dalton Community Club Meeting Notice
The Dalton Community Club will meet in the U P church basement on Thursday February 8 at 6 30 pm Charles Hazel is program chairman The menu includes baked ham sweet potatoes mashed potatoes stewed tomatoes ginger ale salad pickles jelly brown and white bread cherry pie and coffee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton Community Club
U P
Charles Hazel
Crook Caught by a Flash From the Sky
A sensational tale in The American Weekly describes a crook captured by a sudden lightning strike. The improbable incident unfolds as a dramatic, almost cinematic, encounter that brings swift justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Herald-American
Rotary plans Feb nineteenth special meeting in church
Vern Houbler led Monday Rotary business and announced a special meeting on February nineteenth at the Methodist church to celebrate Rotary's 40th anniversary with speaker Colin Campbell of Washington, D. H. Rev. A. F. Uphoff gave a talk on the Christian life of Abraham Lincoln.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vern Houbler
Rotary
Methodist Church
Colin Campbell
Washington
D. H
A. F. Uphoff
Abraham Lincoln
Birthday party honors Mrs Denbrook at Russell Denbrook home
A surprise Sunday gathering at the Russell Denbrook residence honored Mrs. Henry Denbrook on her birthday anniversary. Guests included Henry Denbrook, Mrs. Robert Buchanan and son Jimmy, Mrs. Minnie Hawk, and Mr. and Mrs. Claude Smith of Orrville as gifts and cards were exchanged and a decorated cake with ice cream cookies and coffee was served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Denbrook
Henry Denbrook
Robert Buchanan
Jimmy
Minnie Hawk
Claude Smith
Orrville
Dalton Garden Club Meeting Notes and Activities
The Dalton Garden Club met at Mrs. E. L. Slusser’s home on February 1 with 34 members present. Members shared flowers for roll call and a letter from the Wooster Children’s Home thanked the club for 45 Christmas gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton Garden Club
E. L. Slusser
Paul Schultz
Wooster
Crile Hospital
Cleveland
Hospital Grounds
Carroll Scott
Dalton
Gould
Lincoln
James Mumaw
Lloyd- Poorman
Death Notice for Franklin P. Gable 77 Former Dalton Resident
Franklin P. Gable aged 77 died February 3 1945 at his Wooster Ohio home after several years illness He was a lifelong Wayne County resident retired farmer and real estate dealer Survived by wife Huldah three daughters Grace Wenger Massillon Trilby Amstutz Wooster Blanche Stockham Canton four grandchildren and one brother Alvin Gable Canton Funeral services were held Tuesday from McConnell Funeral Home with Rev J H Warner officiating burial in Wooster Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin P. Gable
Dalton
Wooster
Ohio
Gable
Wayne County
Huldah
Grace Wenger
Massillon
Trilby Amstutz
Blanche Stockham
Alvin Gable
Canton
McConnell Funeral Home
J. H. Warner
Wooster Cemetery
Fire gutted smokehouse on Cynthia Camp farm north of town
The Dalton Fire Department responded Friday around noon to the Paul Ressler home on the Cynthia Camp farm. The smokehouse was severely damaged but adjacent buildings sustained no damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton
Paul Ressler
Cynthia Camp Farm
Daniel H. Martin 86 Dies After Fire Related Injury
Daniel H. Martin 86 of Weilersville area died Sunday evening at Wayne County Hospital after weeks of pain from burns received when he fell in a cellar carrying a lit lantern. He farmed until retirement and is survived by two sons Ira and Mahlon, a daughter Nettie White, a brother E S Martin, 11 grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Paradise Union Church with burial in the church cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel H. Martin
Wayne County Hospital
Martin
Weilersville
Ira
Sterling
Mahlon
Massillon
Nettie White
Seville
E. S. Martin
Burton City
Paradise Union Church
Church Cemetery
Detroit News Briefs Include New Dial Phone Contact
Word arrives of Mrs. Warren Rudy's illness in Cleveland. Mr. and Mrs. David Wertz and son of Detroit were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Wertz. Mrs. E W Spence attended a Presbyterial executive meeting in Ashland. Mrs. W D McCullough visited friends in Doylestown and Wadsworth. Dalton 5071 listed for contact with Victor Houghton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton
Victor Houghton
Warren Rudy
Cleveland
David Wertz
Detroit
Ira Wertz
E. W. Spence
Ashland
W. D. McCullough
Doylestown
Wadsworth
Lady Relieved by ERB-HELP After Severe Gas Episode
A woman described severe nighttime stomach gas that rose to her throat causing near choking while lying down. After using ERB-HELP she reports gas gone, normal bowels, and better sleep, with claims of twelve herbs that cleanse bowels and aid liver and kidneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott’s Drug Store
fAdt
Dalton School Thermometer Readings Reported
The official Department of Agriculture thermometer on the Dalton school grounds recorded daily highs and lows for a two day period starting January 31 and February 1. Readings include a high of 25 and low of 13 on January 31, and a high of 32 and low of 10 on February 1. Four other temperature entries appear, with values like 18 9 and 21 6, accompanying place names unclear in the OCR.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Dalton
Ty Bewanee
World Day of Prayer Observed by Dalton Churches
The World Day of Prayer will be observed this year by Dalton churches. The meeting, organized by the Women’s Missionary Societies, will be held at the Methodist church on Friday Feb 16 at 8 PM. Everyone is cordially invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churches of
Dalton
Women’s Missionary Societies
Methodist Church
Sugar Creek Grange Meeting Set at Arn Home
Sugar Creek Grange will meet at the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Arnold on Tuesday February 13 at 8 30 p m A good attendance is desired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sugar Creek Grange
D. E. Arnold
Wood for Cutting Available Near Dalton Ohio
Roy Miller offers plentiful cords of wood for cutting and piling on his farm three miles south of Smith's gas station off Rt. 30. He invites anyone in the community to take wood on favorable terms amid coal shortages. Miss Cora Wecht of Omaha visited the Charles Wechts while traveling from Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
Smith’s Gas Station
Roy Miller
Dalton
Ohio
Cora Wecht
Omaha, Nebr
Charles Wechts
Columbus
Card of Thanks for Adelle Sprunger
The family expresses heartfelt gratitude for kindness from friends relatives and neighbors and ministers during the illness and death of their mother Adelle Sprunger. Your generosity will be remembered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adelle Sprunger
Notice of Appointment in Estate of Ed Zimmerly Deceased
David F. Geiser of Sugar Creek Township Ohio named fiduciary for the estate of Ed Zimmerly late of Wayne County Ohio. Creditors must file claims within four months or be barred. Dated January 20 1945 U S Saunders Probate Judge of said County.
Kidron Auction Sets Sale of Theiss Hereford Herd
Theiss herd sale at Kidron Auction Farm features Domino Pride and 28 other cattle including cows with calves and yearling heifers. Cattle arrive after February 8 at Kidron Auction Farm, Washington D C H Ohio, with Sam Marting announcing pedigrees and Springer as owner manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry W. Theiss
Bang
Kidron
Sam—Marting
Washington D. H
Ohio
C. Springer
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. Loyal Santmyer
World Day of Prayer
Berc&’S
Iga Market
Calif
Jumbo Sunkist
Louisana
Margarine Numaid
IGA
McLain
Bulk Sauerkraut
Berg’s Cash Market
Scott Drug
Baby
Weitzel’s
Hompson’s
Dalton, Ohio
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