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Newspaper
The Dalton Gazette
Location
Dalton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1944
Page
4
Pleasant View Church announces a 10:30 am address by Bishop Edwin Yoder of Tafek Ind. Sunday school meets at 9:30 am with Paul Ressler as superintendent. Pastor I. J. Buchwalter invites all to attend and hear a message on Christians as vessels for God’s grace.
Pastor Glenn Spackey leads morning worship and Children's Day service at 10 30 a m with Sunday school at 9 30 a m Mrs Hiram Shammo supervises the Sunday School as S S Superintendent U B C E meeting at 7 30 p m and a Wednesday prayer gathering at 7 30 p m at the church
Stanford Mumaw is pastor with Sunday School at 9 30 a m Public worship at 10 45 a m and Young Peoples meeting at 7 30 p m Dennis Steiner serves as Superintendent in a brief church calendar notice
The Orrville Christian Science Society at 114 N. Main St holds Sunday services at 11 A M. The June 4 1944 Lesson Sermon titled God the Only Cause and Creator cites Jeremiah 10 16 James 1 17 and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures.
Sunday evening May 27 at the Sonnenberg Kidron church a wedding joined Mildred Amstutz and William Nussbaum with Rev. Reuben Hofstetter officiating. The event included Gerber sisters singing and family guests from Dalton Kidron Orrville Smithville Alliance and Massillon.
Marian Zimmerly aged 82 died last Saturday at her home near Dalton after a long illness. She leaves two sons John and Edwin of Dalton, two daughters Lizzie Camp of Orrville and Melinda at home, one sister Mrs Sarah Lehman, 28 grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. Funeral at Kidron Mennonite church conducted by local ministers and Rev A J Stiner of North Lima with burial at Sonnenberg cemetery. Harris DesVoignes in charge.
A group near a campyard recalls a classic joke about a dog and a bone. The punch line hinges on the rope not being tied at the other end, explaining how the dog obtained the bone.
Officials of the income tax division logged a citizen’s reply saying they do not wish to join the income tax at this time. The message began with a polite greeting and stated membership in several orders made further action unnecessary.
A secretary reports a caller seeking the magnate’s secret to success. The magnate questions whether the visitor is a journalist or a detective, weighing the source of the inquiry as he weighs personal matters of marriage and divorce in the narrative.
It recounts a farmer praising a worker for his suit while joking about using a coat hanger to improve the hang. The man protests the hanger’s discomfort as the joke turns to a light exchange about sizes. A second tale questions George Washington pitching a dollar and a historical line about crossing rivers during the Delaware incident.
An apparent newspaper fragment notes a doctor advising salt air for a wife’s ailment and mentions a comical image of fanning with a salt-herring, reflecting a damaged OCR reading. The piece hints at social commentary or a humorous column from a bygone era.
A humorous exchange plays on spending habits with a barb about grace and savings. The brief repartee contrasts extravagance with prudence in a light published quip.
The dialogue contrasts seasoned troops under officers and enemy fire with a joke about driving versus golf. It frames military training as disciplined exposure to risk and parries it with a quip about precision in learning, implying practice and accuracy matter in both fields.
A jumble of dialogue captures a dining quarrel and social one liners. A tired chauffeur, a tactless husband, and a wife exchange barbed wit about meals manners and a masquerade ball. The stray phrases hint at romantic irony and social satire.
The State of Ohio Wayne County Probate Court schedules an inventory and appraisement for Clara Hofacre deceased of Paint Township. Hearing on June 12, 1944 at 10 a.m. Exemptions must be filed at least five days before the hearing, per General Code Sec. 10509-59. Judge U. S. Saunders administers.
Michael Showalter and family visited Virginia residents for several days. John Ressler and family spent Sunday in Medina county. J H Smucker and daughter Mary Jane called on the Stanley Ault home Sunday evening. Mr Ault returned home from the hospital at noon but remains unimproved. Alvin Eberly of Seville visited the Jonas Eberly home Sunday. Edward Wenger and wife visited the E M Wenger home. A song social was held at the David Horst home Sunday evening.
An aviation cadet visiting a western home for dinner discovers his hostess is the mother of the eastern army trainee he called. While sharing his birthday call, the hostess learns of another guest, her own son, who turns out to be the cadet’s father’s guest as well.
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