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Newspaper
The Dalton Gazette
Location
Dalton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1928
Page
1
Lester Boyd a 17 year old West Brookfield youth was shot as he left a girlfriend's home after a church festival. A motorist found him near the roadside with a 32 caliber automatic gunshot wound. No motive or clues have been found.
The Salem Mennonite church will hold annual evangelistic services starting Sunday June 10 and running nightly through Sunday June 17. Prof A E Keider of Witmarsum Seminary will deliver messages on Sermon on the Mount themes including Life what is it for and The Golden Rule. Everyone is invited.
The second concert of the season features Prof Puegner conducting Saturday at 8 15 pm. Program includes March American Veterans Rosenkrans Overture The New Dawn Russell March King of the Air Everlof Fairyland Clement Selection Altar of Genius King The Maiden Queen Skaggs Lassus Trombone Fillmore Old Comrades March.
Evangelist W. T. McLean of Detroit Michigan conducts a Bible conference at Kidron in the Tabernacle with daily speaker events through next Sunday. Sessions cover Epistles to Ephesians Hebrews and John’s Gospel with topics on faith baptism and prophecy.
New telephones installed by the Ohio Bell Telephone Co. are listed for several residents and businesses. Names include Douglas Howard Errett Rudy Mylon Zook John Douglas Alton Ed Slusser Beauty Shop Mossop A. J Pake E. H Supt Wilson Chas with various location codes.
Sonnenberg June 4 brief notes report a morning rain and the approach of the longest day with no hot weather yet. Roy Kirchhofer ill with mumps. Simon Lehman travels widely for vacation, family visits, and work. Local obituaries, baptisms, and travel notices intermingle with church evangelistic plans and Mennonite convention previews.
News from Versailles Missouri reports a tornado struck a nearby Swiss settlement. Aubin Aesen bacher's barn was torn to pieces, many silos were destroyed and other damage occurred. The barn had been demolished some years ago and rebuilt smaller from salvaged timber.
A large Memorial Day crowd attended exercises and a long parade led by the Dalton band. Veterans included G. A. R. member John Bartman and World War I participants Carl Lawrence, Jay Lantzer, Jacob N. Moser, Harry Swartz, and Vance Weaver, with W. A. Mumaw from the Spanish American War. The Lith Reg’s band performed 26 piece music including Eventide and Legionaires March. Reverend W. H. Bryenton offered the memorial address and Reverend A. R. Keiser led prayer.
The Junior Class of the M E S S under Mrs DeArment will host a festival on Town Hall Lawn Saturday night June 9. Ice cream cake hot dogs hamburgers coffee and other refreshments will be served.
Mt. Eaton widow Rose Anne Haverstock, 82, died Friday night at her daughter’s home near Justus after a long residence in the Mt. Eaton area. She is survived by four daughters and one son. Funeral services were held Monday at 10:30 a.m. from St. Paul’s Reformed church in Mt. Eaton.
Forty five alumni attended a noon basket picnic on Decor ation Day in the United Presbyterian church dining room. President C R McDowell passed program duties to toastmaster Raymond Ross as alumni delivered remarks and news from Ada Cully and others across Wooster Alliance Canton Akron East Greenville and nearby towns.
Decoration Day visitors in Dalton include Mr and Mrs Elmer Landes and many others from Wooster Cleveland Akron Norwalk Columbus Pittsburg Sugar Creek New Philadelphia Chicago Orrville Long Beach Blackleyville Canton Massillon New Brighton and Massillon plus families and children. The list names numerous local and out of state households visiting Dalton during Decoration Day.
A long guest list from Mr. and Mrs. Tilden Welty includes families visiting from Washington Iowa Cleveland Akron Doylestown Wooster Columbus Ashland Massillon and Massillon area towns. Attendees named span Mr and Mrs T J Mcklhinney Chester Andrew Herb ert Cully Rob Stockmyer Jim Root Walter Reynolds Jne Walker Guy Garett Ralph Shriver and families plus Jane McAfee Ivy Welty Mary Spuhler Elizabeth Hempstead Lloyd Reynold Mack Byall James Bodell Morrie and others.
Magdalene Fankhauser will begin teaching piano on June 6. Interested individuals should call Kidron between 8 and 2 for details.
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