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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1936
Page
3
Local groups schedule Wednesday and Thursday meetings across multiple venues from homes on South Shannon to YWCA rooms. Activities include book reviews, song, devotions, demonstrations, and a Valentine dance with Neil Welch’s orchestra.
Willow Bend Country club hosts an evening at 6 30 in the Community Room Authors club Mrs W Ralph Wood of South Washington street Loyal Order Moose holds a meeting B and P W cabinet meets at 7 at the YWCA Ladies F O E club Marion Encampment I O O F Iota Sigma Gamma YWCA B P O Ells Pythian Sisters and the Degree of Pocahontas hold evening gatherings
Mrs Frank Leidy hosted the Monday Night Bridge club on South Cherry street. Rose Frericks and Lawrence Wise won prizes. Guests included Mrs Russell Walters and Miss Laura McConahay. Mrs Raymond Rahrer, visiting with her mother Mrs W N Linn for two weeks, returned to Fort Wayne. Hal V Hunt of West Third street returns home from a Chicago business trip.
Alice Pitzenbarger of north of Van Wert named executrix of the estate of James Taylor, late of Union township. Inventory of Richard O. Evans, late of York township, approved. Schedule of debts in the estate of Charles Lybarger, late of Middle Point, filed.
Circle number seven at St Marks Lutheran church 2:30 p.m. listing members Mrs G H Korn 430 South Avenue. I O O F Lodge K O T M Lodge Evening. Informal Study Club Evening with Mrs R O McMillen South Washington Street. Fortnightly Bridge Club Evening led by Miss Mollie Dettmer West Maple Avenue. March Circle First M E church Afternoon with Mrs W T Hoeken 733 George Street. Duodecim Club Afternoon led by Mrs L A Keltner West Maple Avenue. Second M E Ladies Aid 7:30 p.m. Mrs Charles Ejkhar Center Circle 8 St Marks Lutheran Afternoon Mrs H J DeWeese 815 W. O T M. Five Hundred Club Evening Moose Hall. D D Club Evening Mrs Walter Leatherman South Shannon. Classic Literature Evening Mrs Hal V Hunt West Third Street. Alpha Delphian Alumnae 7:30 p.m. YWCA club rooms.
John Rauch filed a lawsuit against C. B. Brunni seeking a judgment for 194.96 as the balance due for carpenter work and materials in construction.
Today Harrison township officials approved a petition to clean the Gehres ditch. The action enables cleaning work under local authority and proceeds with listed town oversight.
Recorder notices list Elizabeth Miller and others to Paul J. Miller for 104.61 acres in sections 2 and 3 Washington township. Van Wert Building and Savings Co. to Kate I Better part of lot 45 Wiltshire for 435.57 dollars. Myrtle and Walter Murphy to John W A and Leda Murphy in lot 1095 Van Wert for 1 dollar. Leander Watters to Lloyd E Van Fleet 1.31 acres in section 27 Wiltshire township for 1 dollar. Albert W Dustman and Maud Dustman to First National Bank of Van Wert 80 acres in York township section 5 for 1 dollar.
Dr. F. W. Conley of Gorcon avenue shows improvement after a period of illness. Little Charlotte Ann Shaffer remains very ill at her grandmother Mrs. Charlotte Stahl’s home on West Main street. Mrs. H. H. Ludwig is ill at her North Washington street home.
At the hospital Evelyn Hagerty of Tully township underwent surgery this morning. Mary Lou Romig, daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Romig, had surgery on Monday night. Mrs Howadd H Hines of East Crawford street was operated on Monday.
Churches LL. B. in Christ Revival services will be held tonight at United Brethren in Christchurch beginning at 7 30 o clock with Rev. Clifford Davies delivering the message. Special songs by Evangelist Fix are planned. Pastor Rev. Jesse Shaw invites all to attend.
Funeral services were being arranged in Los Angeles today for William E. Decker, 75, former mid west newspaper editor and publisher who died in San Diego. Decker was a native of Groveport, Ohio, and formerly published the Holgate Times, Henry County News Napoleon Paulding Democrat, Muskogee Times-Democrat, and Fort Smith Southwest American.
Columbus Ohio February 11 group winners for the period ending December 31 last in state wide safety contests were announced by Supt Thomas P Kearns of the Division of Safety and Hygiene Industrial Commission of Ohio The Ohio Power Company was among the winners
The Brumback library receives three new magazines for the adult reading room. American Magazine of Art is touted as America’s outstanding art monthly with impartial current developments and background from past art. Fact is a weekly condensation of factual items from over a hundred sources, featuring news of the week, trends, and civilization drift under clear headings. Chicago Theological Seminary Register, a gift from Miss Hazel Gleason, is a religious quarterly edited by Free Eastman with articles by notable figures.
Trustees award a contract to Perry Lybarger of this city to drill a new water well about 60 feet south of the superintendent residence for the woodland cemetery water system. Bids were opened this afternoon for supplying pipe with two bids on file from Balyeat Coal and Builders Supply and the Crane Company Lima office.
Paris Feb 11 two planes overdue on South Atlantic flights from Brazil to the African coast unreported and feared lost. One aircraft carried Lieut Antonio Menendez Paleaz Cuban naval aviator on a goodwill flight to Spain.
Merchants in Van Wert reported strong interest as hundreds of shoppers eyed above zero weather for Wednesdays winter dollar day sales. The Times promoted dozens of bargains yesterday and stores prepared with buy highlights while regular hours were set to be observed amid favorable road conditions.
The Second Methodist basketball team won 29 to 17 against Hoaglin A. B. at the YMCA to clinch the Sunday school league championship. They remain undefeated this season with nine wins and no losses. This marks their second championship. Players Wyandt, Neiford, Wilkinson, J. Partin, Murphy and Fox were listed for the Methodists.
Harley E. Light has been commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Army Reserve Corps. A Times notice yesterday incorrectly stated his commission was as an officer in the 135th Collecting Company of the Ohio National Guard.
D. A. Snyder and J. F. Mollenkopf departed for Columbus to attend a convention of the Ohio Society of Professional Engineers. The meeting is scheduled to run through Thursday.
LeRoy Wilson, a Waldron Michigan seed dealer, filed a protest today with the Ohio Public Utilities Commission against the New York Central railroad’s application to abandon service from Van Wert to the Michigan state line.
E. F. Ferguson addressed members of the Kiwanis club last night at the Hotel Marsh on the subject Abraham Lincoln. Two new gas masks for the fire department arrived, described as the latest type and effective against gas and smoke.
Rummage sale slated for Saturday and Monday offers suits dresses shoes hats bedding lamps and more. Located two doors west of the Court House at the Hospital for women.
The program airs every Tuesday at 10 p.m. Eastern and is sponsored by leading ice and refrigerator firms, with Gaddis Artificial Ice Co. listed among sponsors.
A. E. Diener, superintendent of schools, dismissed rumors of a Van Wert school shutdown due to coal scarcity. He said bins hold a week of fuel and coal yards hold almost a month’s supply, with the final contracted 600 tons en route.
Dumont Iowa report notes Louis Clemens, a serious boy who learns by watching others. He broke his arm twice, and a recent fall led him to set the arm himself. A physician praised the boy for a remarkably fine job.
Several candidacies for party committee seats were filed today with the Van Wert County Board of Elections. Notable filings include Mat J. Belknap for Republican state central committeeman and multiple county central committee candidates across Republican and Democratic parties. The filing deadline is March 13 at 6 30 p.m. per Clerk Margaret E. Dailey.
Officers in reserve classifications will meet at 8 o clock tonight in the county surveyor office. Arrangements were made to use the office though Major J F Mollenkop will be out of the city.
Mary Pickford hosts parties at Pickfair aired on MARY sponsored by GADDIS ARTIFICIAL ICE CO and the Ice Refrigerator, highlighting a social event backed by industry brands.
The YWCA cafeteria will be closed to the public on Wednesday for a Republican banquet but will reopen at 5 30 p m for regular service.
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