Farmer Kills Himself With Shotgun Near Overton
William Crater a 67 year old bachelor from Armstrong Station northwest of Wooster killed himself Friday evening at 7 30 at his brother Charles Crater s home near Overton. He had been in ill health for months and suffered a nervous breakdown unable to work on his farms. He and his brother had visited the barn then he returned to the house secured a shotgun and died shortly after with a fatal stomach wound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Crater
Armstrong Station
Wooster
Charles Crater
Overton
Mr. Crater
Lightning Fatality Claims 13-Year-Old Near Lattasburg
Omar R. Shaum, 13, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Shaum, was killed Friday evening near Lattasburg when lightning struck a chestnut tree and a connecting wire to a church cemetery shed. He and a younger brother sheltered there. the elder was struck on the head, hair singed, while the sibling was unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omar R. Shaum
Henry Shaum
Lattasburg
Children’s Day Exercises at M. E. Church
Children’s day exercises will be held at the M. E. church Sunday evening June 18 at 7 30. The public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E
Class Holds Picnic for M E Sunday School
Class No. 9 of the M. E. Sunday school enjoyed an afternoon outing at the country home of Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Kurzen near Green Oak school house. Twenty eight members attended with a picnic supper of straw berries and cream. Mrs. Dr. Geo. Wenger and Mrs. Chas. Ressler of Massillon were among out of town guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E
R. J. Kurzen
Green Oak
Haverstock
Geo. Wenger
Chas. Ressler
Massillon
Couple Weds in Wooster Parsonage ceremony
Miss Clara M. Saal of Wooster and Harvey B. Sweigart of Massillon married Saturday night at 10 oclock by Rev. F. S. Zaugg in the reformed parsonage at Wooster. Miss Saal is daughter of Mrs. Leonard Saal. Sweigart a stock dealer and well known here. They will live near Massillon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara M. Saal
Wooster
Harvey B. Sweigart
Massillon
F. S. Zaugg
Miss Saal
Leonard Saal
Sweigart
Dalton Milk Supply Arranged On Ice by Local Vendors
Citizens are informed that a supply of milk will be kept on ice for public convenience through an arrangement with Wagner & Limpach. The notice appears in a local Dalton edition with a general advisory tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalton
Wagner & Limpach
Indiana cats arriving at Sonnenberg warehouse this week
A car load of Indiana cats will arrive at the Sonnenberg warehouse in the latter part of this week. Hand in your orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonnenberg
Democratic Candidate Will Heller Seeks Wayne County Auditor
E Heller of Wooster announces candidacy for Wayne County Auditor subject to Democratic primaries on August 8 1922.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will
E. Heller
Wooster
Wayne County
Sonnenberg Items June 12 comprises weather and community notes
Good growing weather with heavy rain. Friday’s storm disrupted seven lines and later two more burned out. Mil ler of Geneva Indiana bedbound with lumbago and Bright’s disease. a daughter born to Simon Hofstetter. Barn work on Amos Springer’s barn begins. Rev. Menno Lehman of Wadsworth to preach on Divine Healing at Salem church next Sunday. Kidron Auction to move to the 4th Thursday monthly. next sale July 22. John Aeberhardt from Berne Switzerland arrives to farm, after brief Paris and New York stops. Local travels include Mr and Mrs Aaron Lehman to Fulton and Williams counties. visits by several families. Hiram Sommer returns from Hiram College to work as summer streetcar conductor, plans to reenter college in fall. Monroe, son of Fred Radertscher, leaves for Kansas harvests. David Bixler back from Berne Pandora Bluffton trip. Radcliffe Chautauqua opens with six sessions June 17. tickets urged.
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Amos Springer
Menno Lehman
Wadsworth
Salem Church
Jessie Schmucker
Lehman
Schmucker
John Aeberhardt
Berne
Switzerland
Menno Zuerchers
Althore
Paris
New York
John Fahrney
Aaron Lehman
Fulton
Williams Counties
Henry Eshleman
Amos
Walter
Mary Basinger
Delvin
Stella Kirchhofer
Portage Co
Joel Lehman
Hiram Sommer
Hiram College
Monroe
Fred Radertscher
Sunflower State
Kansas
David Bixler
Ind
Pandora
Bluffton
Radcliffe
Local Vendor Faces Drive-By Publicity Claims
A town resident allegedly used a car on second gear for a week before realizing a local advertising outlet harmed his business. The man claims aggressive publicity tactics affected his earnings and caused physical strain, while he shifts to a cautious, low profile approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mears
Dalton Band Concert Scheduled Next Saturday at 7:45
The 11th Regiment Band presents a weekly program on Dalton campus with pieces by Miller Kalmar and others. The concert starts at 7 45 PM instead of the usual time due to the Chautauqua event. Prof Oscar Puegner directs the ensemble.
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11Th Regiment
Dalton
Twenty-Fifth Anniversary at Second United Presbyterian
The Second United Presbyterian church of Cleveland marks 25 years of Rev W H Hubbell in the ministry and 10 years since the church building dedication on Sunday June 18 A full day program is planned Rev H A Kelsey D D of Muskingum College will speak and O W Hauenstein will represent Dalton U P church noting Hubbells first pastorate It will be a homecoming for former members and friends of the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second United Presbyterian Church
Cleveland
W. H. Hubbell
H. A. Kelsey
D. D
Muskingum College
O. W. Hauenstein
Dalton U. P
Hubbell
Second Church
Wayne County Teachers Institute Heads to Wooster
The Wayne county teachers institute will convene at Wooster High School from August 28 to September 1. Three noted instructors will lead sessions: Hon. Frank P. Graves state school commissioner of New York Vernon Reigel state school director of Ohio and Prof. R A Chubb Mansfield music instructor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne County Teachers’ Institute
Wooster High School
Frank P. Graves
New York
Vernon Reigel
Ohio
R. A. Chubb
Mansfield
Bible Class Members Urged to Attend Photo Session
Members of the Men's Bible Class of the Methodist Sunday School are requested to be present next Sunday morning. A photograph of the class will be taken and a full turnout of members is desired.
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Methodist Sunday School
Tourist Rest Camp Opens on Lincoln Highway by Mr Gable
Tourist Rest Camp owner F. P. Gable has bought the Zechar property east of Wertz Heights on the Lincoln Highway. He offers space for camping and will provide cooking utensils and provisions at reasonable prices for auto tourists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. P. Gable
Zechar
Wertz Heights
Lincoln Highway
Gable
Marriage Licenses and Notable National News Mix
The notice lists multiple marriage licenses with names and hometowns including Theron F. Wilson Leingsburg Michigan and Blanche L. Fluhart Fredericksburg along with several other couples. The accompanying items summarize shortages of wheat at month end, Hoover foodstuffs division statement, McCumber bonus bill passage, Navy and Interior oil reserves approval, German wartime secrets to U S officers, coal strike end forecasts, soldier bonus cost estimates, White House reception for disabled veterans, a brigadier general nomination, a Polish building collapse tragedy, tariff debates, anti-trust labor cases, a murder trial update, a grisly unidentified body discovery, asset bid by Durant Motor, strike opposition comments, wage-cut appeals, a drowning death in Hillsboro, deportation roundup, and Trammell nomination results.
Heat deaths and disasters headline a plagued week
Two deaths and five heat prostrations, including two women shopkeepers, are reported as the Chicago heat wave continues. Missoula Montana suffers thousands of dollars in damage from rain and a cyclonic storm.
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Chicago
Missoula, Mont
Notable Figures Die Across Cities In Recent Obituaries
Obituaries record the deaths of James C. Dunn, Chicago contractor and Cleveland club president, at his Chicago residence. Guy Barham, Los Angeles publisher, at a London nursing home. and Mrs. Lilian Russell Moore funeral in Pittsburgh. Other items note marriages, court actions, political events, and international dispatches from Berlin, Rome, London, and Tokyo.
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James C. Dunn
Cleveland American League Baseball Club
Chicago
Guy Barham
Los Angeles
Cal
Manchester
London
Lilian Russell Moore
Pittsburgh, Pa
Lenin Suffers Stroke, Report Says
Reports indicate the individual described as Lenin is experiencing a stroke akin to a prior incident. Medical updates and official statements are awaited to confirm the condition and prognosis.
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Farmer
Kidron
L. D. Miller
Geneva
Bright
Simon Hofstetter
Mickie
Gongert
Miller Overture
Tennessee
Teacher’s Institute
M. E. Bible
Theron F. Wilson
Leingsburg, Mich
Blanche L. Fluhart
Fredericksburg
Earl F. Reichenbach
Canal Fulton
Beulah Vernon
Baughman
Samuel M. Wenger
Sugarcreek Two
Clara Amstutz
Baughman Two
Clarence L. Yund
Oceaia Faber
Willis F. Arnold
Delpha Mark
David Ayrton Heron, Jr
Helen Vesta Aylsworth
Shreve
Homer E. Conrad
Louisville
Martha E. Graber
Sterling
C. Paul Johnson
Ethel Carnahan
Milton Two
John Wayne Markley
Mabel Pearl Austen
Harry E. Imhoff
Chester
Florence Miller
Milton
Washington
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
Senate
McCumber
Harding
Navy
Interior Departments
United States Army
Lenroot
Rep
Wis
White House
President Harding
Col
Samson Lane Falson
Infantry
William H. Sager
Lemberg
Poland
Watson
Geddes
Great Britain
Ricci
Italy
France
Supreme Court At
William S. Quesse
Fiat Janitors’ Union
Madaleine Obenchatin
J. Belton Kennedy
Chesterton
Wellys Corporation
Elizabeth
N. J
Durant Motor Car Corporation
Samuel M. Felton
Chiccugzo Great Western Railroad
Executives’ Club of
Cincinnati
F. Kruyzen
Hillsboro
United States Immigration Bureau
Jacksonville
Fla
Park Trammell
United States
Gilchrist
Ku Klux Klan
Daytong
Volusia County
Rochester
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Blodgett, al
Binghamton
N. Y
Delaware River Valley
Lackawanna River Valley
Pennsylvania
Edwin S. Davis
Albert Severinghaus
Board of Education
Thompson
Trojan Powder Company
San Lorenzo
Marshall Nellan
Blanche Sweet
Joseph Sabath
Anna Swift
Gustave F. Swift
Swift & Co. of
Alexander C. Moore
Lillian Russell
Pittsburgh
Tilson
Moscow
Rome
Chamber of Deputies
Peking
Fong Yuhsiang
Huan Province
Ulster
Belfast
Simla
Samson
Black Sea
Constantinople
Germany
New Orleans
Amurday
Liberia
Beilleek
Arthur Griffith
Dublin
Winston Churchill
British Steel Corporation
Ottawa
Ont
White
Southampton
Eay
Marie of
Roumania
Belgrade
Alezaezeder of
Jugo-Slavia
Berlin
Sayance Stinnes
Kafeer
Cermany
Ihole Lenin
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