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Newspaper
Van Wert Times
Location
Van Wert, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1936
Page
3
A busy social note lists events around Van Wert with Mrs C A Tomlinson hosting a Country Culture Club meeting Thursday afternoon. Program includes business, devotions, roll call, songs, a travel topic, and special music by local women, followed by a social hour.
Van Wert county Class B sectional pairings set after coaches meeting. Wren, Van Wert champion, faces Gomer, Allen county champion, at 8 p.m. Thursday. Ridge, runner up, meets Cridersville, Auglaize champion, at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Fifteen teams compete with hopes to reach Columbus for the state finals.
Local events listing for Van Wert features November Circle and First Methodist evening service, Delta Delphian Review at 7 30, Loyal Order Moose, Authors club, Van Wert Sorosis, Chautauqua club, Psi Iota Xi sorority, F O E club, Iota Sigma Gamma, Royal Arch Masons and Women's Association gatherings with specified hosts and locations.
I O O F Lodge Evening F and A M Lodge Evening Laf a lot Club Evening Mrs R W Baxter East Main street Alternate Wednesday Club Afternoon Mrs Otto Witten North Washington street Women of Moose 7 30 p m Moose hall First Baptist Ladies Aid 2 30 p m Mrs Will Balyeat Leeson avenue American Legion Auxiliary 7 30 p m Legion headquarters First Friends Ladies Aid 2 p m church First U B Ladies Aid All day church St Peters Evangelical Ladies Aid 2 30 p m Mrs Philip Miller East Main street January Circle First M E church Noon Mrs Earl Johnson 730 West Main street Women s Council Church of Christ 2 30 p m A W Higby South Washington street
A regular Central Women's Christian Temperance Union meeting will be held Thursday afternoon in Wesley Chapel at the First M. E. church. A 2 o'clock business session precedes a program at 2 30. Public invited. Also notes visits by Ruckles Shop Inc. owner and family to Chicago and Fort Wayne. Mrs Donald Carlo discharged from hospital to home. Fort Wayne visitors to Prospective and Sinn family in town.
At the hospital Mrs. Jessie Norris was operated on today. Oscar Jones of Defiance was admitted as a patient Monday. Russell Holmes was admitted as a patient Monday. Mrs. Lee of Mariett was operated on Monday. Cahriel Johnson son of Mrs. Frank Johnson of Ridge township who was burned in a gasoline explosion last week is improving.
Dickie Glosset of 325 North Race Street, son of Mr and Mrs Fred Glosset, has been very ill for several days but is slowly improving reports the family.
The YMCA hosts a Wednesday Bible class in the library at 8 pm studying Luke chapter 10. Toastmasters meet at 7 pm, Model Airplane Club at 4 pm led by Harley Light, C Class at 6 pm followed by a 7 pm swim, and D Class in the gym at 7 pm tomorrow. A rummage sale runs March 6 and 7 two doors west of Court House with Monopoly priced at 2.39 and Easy Money at 98c at Thomas Gift Shop.
The union revival series opened Sunday evening in Wren with a large audience. Services run nightly through March 22, with day sessions Tuesday to Friday at 2 PM. congregations from other churches are invited to participate with vocal or instrumental numbers and local or visiting workers provide special music.
An inventory of the estate of William Mager of York township was approved and filed. Executors named include Francis George of Spencerville for William George of Elgin. Real estate transfers include several parcels in Van Wert, Hoaglin, Pleasant, Union, and York townships with prices shown or noted as $1.00 or similar.
Schine’s Van i theatre at Schine’s Van Wert sets continuous showings today with features at 4 6 8 and 10 pm. A. Shepherd a 50 year old car repairman died after the tender broke away from its locomotive and he fell or was thrown from the train vehicle.
Anti-Saloon League leader F Scott McBride told the Southwestern Anti-Saloon League convention the league will not back a presidential candidate until after national party conventions. An Ohio crash near Wooster killed Gary Ernest and his wife of Coshocton when their car hit a truck driven by Holderman, who was uninjured. The Brumback Library trustees plan a postponed meeting at 4 pm in the library board room.
New York March 3 stocks opened steady to firm in active trading. High grade industrials rose with Du Pont leading gains while rails held steady and utilities stayed firm. Bonds were dull and mixed and cotton futures barely changed.
A historical note explains that many country roads measure 66 feet wide because that was the length of the original surveyor's chain used when laying out early roadways. The standard served as a practical measure tied to land division practices of the era.
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