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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1936
Page
3
Willow Bend Country club holds regular monthly dinner meeting in the Community Room of Pepping Savings Bank at 6 30 Tuesday. Community updates include club events, hostesses for Duodecim and Fortnightly Bridge groups and various members' activities.
Fragmented local notices list events in Van Wert including Kiwants club at 6 15 p m at Hotel Marsh Kappa Delta Phi sorority Phi omicron Kappa fraternity and a Legion headquarters sale night Bridge Club and South Precive War Veterans 90 pay at A C Gilpin office.
A list of evening gatherings at Willow Bend Community Room and nearby venues includes authors, ladies clubs, Moose and I O F events, and various civic and fraternal groups. Notable names include Mrs. W Ralph Wood and Mrs T C Jones, with schedules noting 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. sessions across several organizations.
Church revival services are held at Brethren in Christ Church on Lohmeyer Avenue and Frothingham Street. Rev Jesse Shaw pastor announces 7 30 nightly services with evangelist Rev Kester Fix from Myrtle Idaho and Rev Clifford Davies of South Race Street assisting. Meetings have blessed many souls and may close tonight. Special singing at all services. Ladies Aid meets Wednesday at 2 PM at Mrs Grover Kampf’s home on North Vinest.
Public notices invite participation in weekly worship. Tuesday evening prayer meeting at 7 30. Thursday evening young people's prayer service at 7 30. Friday night worship. All are invited to attend.
Plenty of new goods for sale with hours tonight and all day Tuesday. Ladies dresses priced 5 10 25 cents, winter coats 50 cents and less, men's overcoats one dollar, coats and pants 35 cents and less.
At the hospital Brvih Clausing was operated on Sunday. Cecil Royer of Convoy was admitted as a patient Sunday.
Judge Sumner E. Walters granted three divorces Saturday. Margretta Smith was divorced from Earl Smith of near Van Wert and restored to her maiden name Margretta Breese Ada. Ada M. Barga of Van Wert was divorced from Norber Berga and custody of a minor child awarded. Gaylord Bell of Dixon was divorced from Bertha Bell for gross neglect of duty, with custody given to the plaintiff's mother. The Lewis Ditch in Harrison township was viewed by county commissioners. S. F. Bailey of near Dixon named county dog warden to succeed Flohra, term expired Feb 5.
A. C. Dickey of West Second street received word that his nephew Lloyd Dickey son of Howard R. Dickey of Brown ing Illinois formerly of this city died Saturday after a brief pneumonia illness. He was 17. Funeral services were to be held today at his home. Happy Days Are Here Again E Jay Label Drive particulars Tuesday's Times.
Antwerp to open its seventh cheese plant with Umland Brothers starting operations by March. Louis Shoenike of Lincoln Illinois completed negotiations. About 10 workers to be employed at the plant with a daily capacity of 15 000 pounds of raw milk.
Walter J. Jackson, referee in bankruptcy, sets February 21 for the first creditors meeting in the Fell bankruptcy case. Oran O. Fell, who filed, was declared bankrupt January 23. He operated Fell's Shoe Store and later the Friendly Shoe Store in this city. The meeting will be at the courthouse.
Harley E. Light was appointed second lieutenant in the 135th Collecting Company, Ohio National Guard, announced today. Tom Washington, 55, a claimant to the world's hole in one record, died after several months illness in Caldwell New Jersey. Washington tallied 24 aces in a 30 year career as player, instructor and pro with a 295 yard Forest Hills Field Club hole in Bloomfield New Jersey as his longest ace. He once sank two aces on the same day and made a pair on one round.
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