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Newspaper
The Dalton Gazette
Location
Dalton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1944
Page
1
Local G I Joes received a strong push for the Fifth War Loan Drive as a visiting outsider pledged $1,000 for “concentrated hell for Hitler and Tojo” at the First National. Zepha Zaugg handed the first $1,000, with several smaller bonds sold last week and an early, positive start overall.
Wilbert Cox of Dresden, manager of Buckeye Feed Mill in Dalton, suffered a crushed foot and fractures when masonry collapsed while tearing down a wall. He was admitted to Massillon City Hospital. swelling delayed setting bones. His condition was reported good this morning.
Sunday morning service features Donford Berg prayer Mary Ellen Mason piano solo Marilyn Scott sings Happy Day Mary Helen Steiner leads scripture group reading and flowers to bring four girls Delores Kurzen Norma Jean Schultz Geraldine Weisgarber Dora Lee Gardner perform Dad’s Rheumatism Myron Mumaw piano solo Eva Carolyn Lintern Sunday Fishing six boys Junior Ott James Weisgarber Frank Kurzen Gene Hazel perform playlet The Church of the Future Group rec A Polite Hint Nancy Warnock offers Sing Happy Birds Dorothy Scott Farewell Measure Efhe Gonser handles collection and program closing
Mr and Mrs Russell Denbrook hosted a Tuesday evening party honoring Claude Smith on his 55th birthday. Guests included the Smiths from Apple Creek and Orrville, with many gifts and three pink rose cakes served with ice cream and coffee. Florence Busert of New York City visits Ed Smith. Victor Domer of Okeechobee Florida visits family. the Domers spent Sunday at Hartville.
Paper shortage prompts customers to bring baskets or containers when shopping at Berg's IGA Store to conserve supplies.
The 11th Regt Band with part of the high school band opens the season Saturday June 17 at 8 30 PM. Program includes March National Emblem Bagley Overture Spick and Span Novelty Lassus Trombone Fillmore March 34th Division American Patrol March Alhambra Grotto King Overture Pretziosa Skaggs March University of Penn Seitz. Don Garver Director.
The annual picnic with a program will be held at the home of Mrs. Morris Hershey on Thursday afternoon June 22 at 40 o'clock, hosted by the Presbyterian Missionary Society. U P Missionary Society members will attend as guests. The W S C S met with Mrs Carroll Scott Tuesday night with Mrs David McCullough leading. Papers on Latin America were read by Janda and by Mrs Geiser and Jadii. Rev Uphoff led devotions and Mrs Jasper Gardner gave the closing prayer.
Miss Anna Good 87 longtime Wayne County resident died at the Ira Eberly home near Orrville on Wednesday June 14 after a two week illness. She had lived with Mrs Mary Kreider eleven years and five years with the Eberlys. No immediate relatives remain besides nieces and nephews. Funeral services are set for Friday at 9:30 a.m. at County Line Mennonite church and 2:30 p.m. at North Lima Mennonite church with burial in North Lima. Friends may call at the Ira Eberly home Thursday 7 to 9 p.m. H C Auble and Son Orrville in charge.
A store promotion from Berg's IGA offers one pound of Royal Guest Coffee free for every 75 clean paper bags returned. The deal emphasizes the reward as a loyalty program to encourage recycling of bags.
The Daily Vacation Bible School closes with a program at the Methodist church on Thursday evening June 15 at 8 o'clock. It will feature singing dramatizations and memory work, and a display of handwork from the school.
The Department of Agriculture thermometer on Dalton school grounds recorded 24 hour periods starting at 8 am. Wednesday June 7 high 65 low 45 Thursday June 8 high 77 low 53 Friday June 9 high 92 low 62 Tuesday June 13 high 86 low 45 Rain for weeks 62 inches.
Pvt and Mrs Thomas Woodruff are on a 13 day furlough from Camp Shelby Mississippi. Lt and Mrs Fred Blosser of Camp McCall Fayetteville North Carolina are visiting their parents on furlough. Lt Sgt and Mrs Donald Swartz of Orlando A B Florida are spending a furlough with relatives in Dalton and Wooster. They arrived by airplane. Robert Phillips left for Great Lakes Naval Training Station Illinois Monday. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Frank Phillips Sr. He just turned 18, and is a Dalton High School 1944 graduate with letters in football and basketball.
William C. Marable, 24, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Marable of Dalton Ohio, is enrolled as an aviation cadet in Maxwell Field Alabama. He joins nine weeks of intensive military physical and academic training at the Army Air Forces Training Command. Marable is a Dalton High School graduate class of 1938 and attended Ohio State University from 1938 to 1941.
Leonard Tracy describes a voyage from New Hebrides to Honolulu aboard a metal ship. He reports shaking hands with the Captain and signing for reporting a fire while on sentry duty. He notes smoke from a vent, a blaze near eggs, and a grateful acknowledgment from officers. In Hawaii he joins inventory control, works long hours, and commutes three miles daily with three civilians in the same office.
Born to Fireman and Mrs Elton Ward a son Thomas Lee arrived June 6 at Dalton. Ward is in the U S Navy and attends electric ian school at Little Creek Virginia.
The Boy Scouts express gratitude for public cooperation in their paper salvage drive and announce another collection will be held soon. Signed Loyal Santmyer Scoutmaster.
The weekly Christian Science lesson titled Is the Universe Including Man Evolved by Atomic Force opens with the Golden Text from Hebrews and includes correlative Bible passages from Ephesians and the science text Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy. It discusses divine creation and governance of the universe and the Mind behind it.
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