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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1936
Page
5
Rates listed under 25 words for 25c three times at 60c and one week for $1. Ads must be in by 11 a.m. the day of publication. No in-office visit. call 2644 to place. Outside Van Wert county 1c per word per insertion.
Property to be sold includes horses cows hogs and farm equipment at 12 30 p m on January 14 1936 7 miles south of Van Wert Ohio on state route 127 1 1 2 miles east of Ohio City Machinery includes McCormick binder John Deere stalk rake American grain drill Deering mower and more with cash terms. Licenses Perry R Hughes owner Pat Bevington auctioneer Arthur Hoge clerk.
Christmas with William Lloyds and visits from Janes Finley and Hubert Kline of Columbus. Kraugh family from Akron visits Kine family. Zimae aided moving. Silas Miller on sick list. Bert Gamble and Glenn Gamble families gather at Ohio City. Davies family from Val Wert with Wilkin family. Flohra family with Charles Prichard. county snow plows have cleared roads improving travel conditions.
Numerous local residents share holiday visits and meals including Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Brown and family at Glen Egley home. Families travel to Colum- bus and Van Wert for gatherings while church services are listed and pneumonia and appendicitis updates given for local patients.
Various families from South Liberty and nearby towns visited relatives on Christmas Day. Guests included the Davises, Putmah family, Judd Williamson, Verlick family, Custer family, Layland and Smith families from Lima, Rockford, Spencerville, Toledo, and Antwerp, among others. Additional gatherings were shared with the Strawns, Walls, Williams, Rickard families, and neighbors in the vicinity.
Listed westbound and eastbound departure times appear with multiple morning and afternoon runs. An entry reads piedge and others cover common service hours, suggesting a disrupted or incomplete schedule segment from a transit page.
Miss Doris McCroy of Columbus is spending two weeks with her relatives, visiting family and taking a short vacation. Local friends report her cheerful stay and plans to attend community events during the visit.
Wesley Chapel Lela May, ill but improving, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Archer. Guy Bevington of Pontiac and Mr. and Mrs. Lon Smith visited the Bevingtons. Russel Jones and daughter Thelma dined with Mr. and Mrs. Carl Bevington. Mrs. Kenneth Van Guindy sprained her ankle. Betty Young visited Auburn relatives. Charles Pritchard lost a valuable horse. T. A. Rauch and Lew Bolton hosted New Year’s Day guests. Wilber Archer visited Celina relatives.
Mr and Mrs Lester Breese and family and Mr and Mrs Loren Payne of Jackson Michigan visited Mrs Estella Tuttle. The Breeses returned home while the Paynes stay another week. Miss Marguerite Miller called on Lucille Shafer. Roads were drifted and school buses struggled. Gale Baer Edwin Hammons visited Glenn and Dan Baer, Union township. Lucille Kenneth Shafer and Edwin Hammon called on Oren Klinger. Marion Geething and family dropped by Gale Baer’s place Wednesday evening.
Families from Rockford Spencerville Wil roland and Anderson share Christmas dinners and greetings. Notable groups include Shaffers Wollets Willraths Temples Spitlers and Snyders with multiple relatives and travelers visiting or returning home. An accident involving Arthur Dilbone Acacia Shaffer party occurred but with no injuries.
County residents hosted relatives and friends for New Year events. Mr and Mrs D W Bowers and daughters Irene and Mary joined Mrs Bowers sister Mrs Mary Smith in Pleasant Jp. Wayne Tarlton and daughter visited her parents Mr and Mrs John Speelman. Epworth League of Asbury church hosted Convoy and Pleasant Chapel leagues at a New Year eve watch party. Mrs C C Holderly and daughter visited Mrs Lank Danklefs on Wednesday afternoon. Aaron Smith and grandsons Rob
Local residents and guests shared holidays and dinners at multiple households near Convoy. Attendees included the Holders and Smiths, Speelmans and Diller relations, and Ft Wayne visitors, with several New Year celebrations and a church group gathering at Asbury church plus a pot luck supper for Class No. 2 teachers and their spouses.
Prof. Doyt Shaffer and son James of Fremont visited his parents during Christmas. Mr. and Mrs. Heran Hoffman joined family at Mrs. H. W. Zeller’s for New Year’s, with A. C. Sproul and Jess Mosier also visiting. Mich. guests stayed with the Runnions and Shocks. Gale Poe and children spent holidays with George Poe. Zotz and Jordan households had dinner with Fred Zotz. Ackermann called on Zeller. Donald Wilson called on Harold Runnion. Virginia Kanney visits relatives at Fort Wayne.
Miss Margaret Shively entertained the members of her Sunday school class Monday evening. A number of people of Antioch church attended New Years eve services at North Liberty church.
Mr and Mrs Levi Steward helped Mr and Mrs Homer Keltner with their butchering Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Purl Siemen and daughter Helen spent Christmas Eve with Mr and Mrs C C Reed and family. Charles Longwell butchered beef last week. Mr and Mrs Clarence Kerns did their butchering Thursday. Mr and Mrs Archie Hoverman received a miscellaneous shower at the home of the latters parents Mr and Mrs Purl Stem on Wednesday night with many beautiful and useful gifts.
HIAWATHA Kan Helen Burns a rural school teacher reports difficulty keeping track of pupils with three sets of twins in her class.
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