Local notables and appointments across Lima and area
Miss Eva Wilson completes nursing course at Memorial Hospital Lima and takes a position with Dr. W A Noble. Mrs. Mary D. McConshay notes marriage of granddaughter Cecile Reininger to Richard Bjokman in Los Angeles on December 20. Community groups announce meetings and social events through January with initiations, holiday travel notes, and church activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Wilson
Fred Wilson
Convoy
Memorial Hospital
Lima
Wilson
W. A. Noble
Mary D. McConshay
North Market Street
Cecile Reininger
Charles P. Reininger
Los Angeles
Richard Howard Bjokman
What's Doing in Van Wert Tonight
Knights of Pythias and Marion Encampment meet in Van Wert along with I. O. O. F. Van Wert Aerie F O E Evening. A Literary Guild gathering at 2 30 p m with Mrs D B Clark South Washington Street. United Commercial Travelers at 7 30 p m Second M E Epworth League at 7 30 p m with Miss Gertrude Beck Middle Saturday Children's Story Hour at Brumback Library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League
Second
M. E. Church
Gertrude Beck
Middle Street
Knights of Pythias
Marion
van Wert Aerie
Literary Guild
D. B. Clark
South Washington St
United Commercial Travelers
M. E. Epworth League
Van Wert Grange to Install Officers at Oyster Supper
Van Wert grange will hold a meeting Tuesday evening January 7 at 7 o clock with an oyster supper. Each family should bring a pie and table service. After supper officers will be installed. Union Grange will meet January 1 at Grange hall for new officer installation and oyster service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Wert Grange
Union Grange
Grange Hall
Court House License Granted to Merkle and Weck
Court records note Paul J. Merkle of Liberty Township and Selma Weck of Pleasant Township securing licenses at the courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul J. Merkle
Liberty Township
Selma Weck
Pleasant Township
Real Estate Transfers In Van Wert Area
A series of property transactions across Van Wert and nearby townships includes John F. and Celia Eibling selling 40 acres to Royal Eibling in Tully township for 3000 dollars. Other deeds list transfers among Cassidy Evans Brunni LaRue Becker Crosby McOmber Manship and Estes with parcels in Union Liberty and Van Wert subdivisions and quit claim noted. Amounts range from one dollar to five thousand two hundred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F
Celia A. Eibling
Royal Eibling
Tully Township
John F. Cassidy
Thomas G
Lola M. Evans
Wayne Street
van Wert
Curtis B
Cynthia Brunni
Gaylord T. Witten
Liberty Township
Floyd D
Grace LaRue
Herman W
Amelia Becker
Roy
Catherine M. Crosby
Charles J. McOmber
Union Township
Charles J
Ada McOmber
Clyde L. McOmber
Clyde L
Gladys McOmber
Illness In Town Leaves Bailey Improving and Torrey Critical
Miss Leona Bailey on East Raymond street is improving after illness. G. W. Torrey on North Washington street remains critically ill at his home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leona Bailey
East Raymond Street
G. W. Torrey
North Washington Street
Churches Church of the Nazarene Meeting and Rally Note
The Church of the Nazarene reports strong attendance since last Sunday with The Foot Bros. praised for song and timely messages. William Hoot plays varied songs on the law. January 12 marks Sunday School Rally Day. attendees are urged to invite nonattenders to come next Sunday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of the Nazarene
Foot Bros
William Hoot
Pentecostal Revival Led by Bessie Jones Opens Saturday
Pentecostal Mission evangelist Bessie Jones of Cecil Ohio begins a revival at 227 N Market Street. The meetings run each night at 7 30 starting Saturday January 4 except Monday with Miss Jones singing and preaching. Ira R Stemen is the pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Jones
Cecil, O
Pentecostal Mission
N. Market St
Miss Jones
Ira R. Stemen
Go to Church Month In Van Wert County Churches
January is Go to Church month across Van Wert county with many churches promoting church loyalty. The Presbyterian church distributes attendance cards to members to sign and bring each Sunday. A box in the main corridor collects them, and the pastor will read the roll of those who attended every service on the first Sunday in February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Wert
Van Wert M. E. Circuit Sunday Services
Churches in the Van Wert M. E. Circuit announce next Sundays activities. North Union offers Sunday school at 9 30 with Carl Delong as superintendent and a class meeting at 10 30. Whitfield schedules worship at 9 30 and Sunday school at 10 30 with Clarence Owens in charge. Bethel holds Sunday school at 9 30 with Fred Johnson as superintendent and morning worship at 10 30 followed by an evangelistic service at 7 30. A revival continues nightly at 7 30 and the public is invited.
Revival services at First Evangelical church and Grand Victory
Revival services at First Evangelical church begin 7:30 with Evangelist C. W. Schlemmer sharing strong sermons. Grand Victory revival in progress with nightly 7:30 services and Sunday 7:20 p.m. services. Sunday school 9:30, Class meeting 10:30. Union Center and St Peters also hold Sunday schools and preaching with leaders named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Evangelical Church
God
C. W. Schlemmer
Grand Victory
John Foust
R. A. Yoh
Union Center
C. J. McCoy
St. Peters
J. A. Wise
Mortgages rise in Van Wert County in 1935 records
Van Wert County or county recorder O Taylor reports 1935 mortgage filings at 3 137 up 25 percent from 2 509 in 1934. Deeds 928 935 mortgages 635 518 leases 128 13 miscellaneous instruments 59 83 liens 6 3 powers of attorney 9 5 discharges 3 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Wert
O. Taylor
County Recorder
Recorder
Veteran fight announcer Joe Humphreys leaves for Florida
Joe Humphreys, veteran fight announcer, is discharged from a New York hospital and plans a Florida recovery break. He hopes this winter rest will restore his strength so he can return to announcing next summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Joe Humphreys
Florida
Joe
Hiccup remedy trials fuel Davenport man’s odd cures
Victor Hampton, 23, lay in bed as he tested various cures for persistent hiccups after Christmas. Suggestions ranged from tying a paper sack over his face to chewing sugar cubes soaked in vinegar to pressing the optic nerve behind the eye and chewing field corn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Victor Hampton
Hospital Patient In Critical Condition At City Street
B F Whittington of George street remains in critical condition after admission as a patient Wednesday. Henry Samsell of South Walnut street was admitted as a patient Thursday. A $10 wildcat bounty was paid to Vita Dominic for killing a wild cat not a wildcat. City officials ruled the animal had gone wild after making its home in the woods. The Great Northern Fur Co announces a clearance sale at The Lentz Millinery Co within the Hotel Marsh building on Monday Jan 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Whittington
George Street
Henry Samsell
South Walnut Street
Newton
Mass
Vita Dominic
FURS
The
Great Northern [Fur Co
Lentz Millinery Co
Great Northern Fur Co
Lewts Millinery Co
Weeknight Prayer Meeting Announced by G Grunewald Leader
At 7 30 p m on Tuesday a weeknight prayer meeting led by G Grunewald will be held. The notice emphasizes the weekly gathering and the role of the leader in guiding the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Grunewald
Pendleton Appointed Hancock County Judge by Governor
Chester Pendleton of Findlay was named by Governor Davey to fill the Hancock county common pleas court vacancy caused by the death of Judge Charles D. Jordan. Pendleton, an Oberlin School mate of the governor, will serve until the November election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus,o
Chester Pendleton
Findlay
Davey
Hancock County Common Pleas Court
Charles D. Jordan
Pendleton
Oberlin Academy
Piquettt Losses Appeal In Dillinger Case Chicago
The United States Circuit Court of Appeals upholds the conviction of attorney Louis P. Piquett, linked to John Dillinger and his gang. He had been acquitted of harboring Dillinger himself but was convicted of harboring Homer Van Meter, a conviction the higher court sustains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piquett
Chicago
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Louis P. Piquett
John Dillinger
Dillinger
Homer van Meter
Toledo survey eyes winter mooring basin for Great Lakes
Toledo begins a charter survey to gauge feasibility of a year round basin to handle coal and grain, with Toledo as the last to close and first to open on the lakes. In Wisconsin, Superia requests a WPA rat eradication project after about 100000 pests damage grain elevators on the bay front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Great Lakes
Superia
Wis
Works Progress Administration
Bay Front
Federal jury summons issued for Florence Rison
Miss Florence Rison of North Cherry Street is summoned to report Monday in Toledo as a petit juror in the United States Court for the Northern Ohio District. The summons comes from United States Marshal George J. Kennath on order of Judge George P. Hahn. Vaughn Torrey of Van Wert has been excused from service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Rison
North Cherry Street
Toledo
United States Court of the Northern Ohio District
George J. Kennath
United States
George P. Hahn
Vaughn Torrey
van Wert
Ohioan Breaks Egg Eating Record in Lorain Contest
Johnny Pummer, reigning city eating champ since 1932, devoured 76 soft boiled eggs along with a pumpkin pie three whiskies and a beer in 45 minutes. Challenger James Cassidy managed 36 eggs and a few side dishes in the same event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorain
Johnny” Pummer
James Cassidy
The Great Northern Fur Co at The Lewts Millinery Co
The Great Northern Fur Company operates at The Lewts Millinery Company location, with details indicating a commercial exchange or partnership of fur goods within the same site. The snippet notes a business presence and potential cross shop activity in a shared retail space.
Farmers Mutual Aid Agency Van Wert Annual Meeting
The Farmers Mutual Aid Agency of Van Wert County Ohio will hold its annual meeting at Van Wert City Hall on January 4 1936 at 1 PM. All members urged to attend. President J D Gilessler, Secretary F D Ackom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Mutual Aid Agecistion
van Wert County
Ohio
van Wert
J. D. Gilessler
F. D. Ackom
1936 Food Prices Seen Favorable to Consumers
Donald E. Montgomery AAA consumers counsel predicted 1936 should show retail food prices not unfavorably high for buyers. He noted prices likely stay near 1935 levels with a potential dip if consumer buying power rises, while larger supplies could offset higher demand so prices hold or fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AAA
Washington
Donald E. Montgomery
Montgomery
County Receives Sales Tax Share Totals Across Counties
State Auditor Joseph T. Tracy distributed 1,470,193.97 to Ohio counties from last month’s local government fund sales tax. Funds for schools and poor relief will follow later this week. Mercer 2021, Putnam 1489, Van Wert 2265.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Joseph T. Tracy
Tracy
Mercer
Putnam
van Wert
Mutual Live Stock Protective Association Meeting
The Mutual Live Stock Protective Association of Van Wert Ohio will hold its Annual Meeting at their office on the 2nd floor of the Fraternal Building Loan and Savings Co building 1181 West Main St Van Wert Ohio Saturday January 11 1936 at 1 PM All members requested to be present J W Rumble President.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mutual Live Stock Protective Association of
van Wert
Ohio
Fraternal Building Loan and Savings Co
West Main St
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Bjokman-Reipinger
Daleth
Delphian
Delphian Society
YWCA
H. Wade
W. E
East Sycamore Street
Juanita Young
Ansonia
Niagara Falls
N. Y
G. H. Fancher
First Methodist Church
G. R. Staesel
South
Walnut Street
Order of Eagles
Marian Kilburn
Hal V. Hunt
Toronto
Can
Hunt
Detroit
C. A. Wheeler
Eloise Speelman
Wesson, Miss
Copiah-Lincoln College
Edgar Speelman
Christine Rayer
J. M. Rayer
South Vine Street
Belle Center
Lily Dilts
Bellefontaine
Cleo C. Roth
Ruby Miller
East Third Street
Waterloo
Ind
M. E
Mr. Roth
Miss Miller
Charles Roth
Monroeville
Maurice Bernard
Horton, Kan
J. A. Butters
West Main Street
Harold Humphreys
J. J. Humphreys
East Main Street
Cincinnati
Emil Frey
St. Petersburg
Fla
Robert
Mildred
Atlanta
Atlanta Southern Dental College
Miss Frey
Interior Decorators
Berean
Dr. Wilson
Third Ward
Brumback Library
Eece Granges
Court House
Probate
Recorder’s Office
First Evangelical
Evangelical Circuit
Mary Belle Spencer
Victoria
Richard V. Spencer
Chicago Heights
Anna
Sterling Place
Brooklyn
Lise
Lama
Collins
Texas
TIMES
J. W. Rumble
Vicks
City Fruit Market
N. Washington St
Baldwin
Stayman
Arizona
California
Shirley Temple
Merida
Schine’s
van Wert Theatre
Bonnewitz CO
UBC
Chile
East Main St
Col
Forlow’s Food Market
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