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Crestline Advocate, 1925-12-31

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the pack of a ticket would long be without it, but such is the case of about half the people who drew cash prizes in the Merchants* Holiday Profit Sharing Contest closed Christ ChristMore - More ChristMore than fifty per cent mas eve. i of, those fortunate enough to have | deposited a ticket which was drawn ' from the mass of tickets have claimed | their checks, but quite a number have } not done so. The list of names ! printed below and anyone whose | name appears in this list and who '-as | not received his or her check is re re! - ! re! quested to call at Clink's Clothing I Store, where they will be handed their belated Christmas gift. Eighty ' prizes were given, $500 being dis distributed - tributed distributed over seventy-nine numbers and the eightieth a live pig. The ticket drawing was held at nine o'clock Christmas eve in Knapp's hall, with the following in charge: C. A. Stephan, O. F. Kime, J. L. Mor Morrow, - row, Morrow, George Eckstein, A. T. Bauer, S. H. Knapp and A. A. Remy, most of whom composed the committee conducting the contest through the Chamber of Commerce. More than 100,000 tickets were given out dur during - ing during the contest and the lucky ones were drawn by Miss Wilma Dewait, of Leesville, three tickets being drawn for each prize, the last being The Mansfield band fur furwinner. - winner. furwinner. nished music while the crowd was as assembling, - sembling, assembling, but there were not as many people present as at the drawing November 10 for a former contest. This was not due to a lack of in interest, - terest, interest, but to the cold weather, ser services - vices services in several churches and other counter attractions. The following people are richer to the extent of the amounts shown since the contest. $50.00 - Mrs. J. G. Rayel $35.00 - Eugene Oswald $25.00 - Mrs. George Strauch 120.00 - Mrs. Benjamin macher and Roe Harris. Simmer Simmer$15.00 - Rosa - $15.00 - Rosa Simmer$15.00 - Rosa Bauer, Arthur Dap Dapper - per Dapper and Mrs. E. S. Bagley, sr. $10.00 - F. R. Miller, C. J. Waltz, Harry L. Davis, Kate Curran and Aaron Cole

CLIFF POOL SETS NEW HIGH MARK In All Day Trial on the YMCA In Indoer - doer Indoer Rifle Range, Member of Jun* ior Club Breaks the World's Record for Consecutive Bull's Eyes. The Crestline W. J. R. C. now claims the distinction of breaking the world's record in shooting on a small bore range, prone at fifty feet, since' the performance of Clifford Pool on j the indoor range at the YMCA Wed Wednesday - nesday Wednesday of this week. Pool is now undisputably away ahead of the former high record which was made last March by Sam Moore, of Newtonville, Mass., Moore holding the honor with 1500 consecu consecutive - tive consecutive bull's yes. Shooting: from 9:10 a. m. until 8:33 p. m., Pool shot 1786 consecutive bull's eyes. and the 1787th shot went wild. Leland Tal Talbott, - bott, Talbott, who was also trying for the record, threw out his 297th target for his first miss and Frank Castner stayed with it for 919 consecutive eyes, throwing out the 920th shot. Pool, who is eighteen years of age, staged an endurance record to be proud of, taking time out a short time only at noon and evening for lunch, and at the close of the trial was very tired and extremely modest concerning the honor brought to himself and the team representing Crestline in the Junior rifle club world. He recently was high man in a senior team match against Ash Ashland, - land, Ashland, considered one of the best teams in this vicinity, which indicates again that he is up and coming in that line of sport. Judges sitting through the contest were George Burch, of Alliance, George Castner and E. M. Farris, and cartridges for the trial were given by the business and railroad men of Crestline.

A son is born to Mr. and Mrs. Law. Reindl, of North East street, dur dureclipse. - eclipse. dureclipse. Mrs. Amanda Pott, mother of J. W. Pott and resident of Crestline several years, dies in Dunkirk, Ind., aged 80 years. 25. Mrs. Mary Arter Oldfield, liv living - ing living in the vicinity of C: stline most of her life, dies at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Judson Mitchell, in Mansfield, aged 72 years. Mrs. Lydia Sites dies at' her home on South Thoman street in her eighti eightieth - eth eightieth year. 26. John Snyder, father of M. V. Snyder, dies at Whetstone township home. 27. B. G. Chamberlin, division safety agent for the Big Four rail railroad, - road, railroad, speaks to school children con concerning - cerning concerning accidents and their preven prevention. - tion. prevention. 28. Gasoline advances one cent on the gallon, to eighteen cents. 30. Two-day session of Farmers' Institute opens in the high school au auditorium. - ditorium. auditorium. State Speaker C. P. Henry is optimistic over outlook for agricul agriculture; - ture; agriculture; says farmers of coming genera generation - tion generation will have greater advantages than any in country's history. Splen Splendid - did Splendid speakers and musical numbers combine in interesting programs. Highway programs call for building of Lincoln Highway east of Crestline and three and a half mile strip of state route 61 north of Crestline. 31. A son is bom to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Malaby. i Miss Hester M. Coulter, of Bucy Bucyrus, - rus, Bucyrus, and John J. Harris, of Crestline, are married in Bucyrus.

22. Misses Pauline Kime and Lu Lucille - cille Lucille Morrow, of this city, Ohio Wes Wesleyan - leyan Wesleyan students, take part in concert at Galion high school auditorium. Crestline gets $2,098.48 in distri distribution - bution distribution of money from the sale of auto licenses, certified to county by Secretary of State Thad Brown. County gets over $10,000; to be used for road and street repairs in county and various cities. 23. Ten rifle teams are in Crest Crestline - line Crestline for "Little Camp Perry," an epic: for small bore shooters in north-cen north-central - tral north-central Ohio. 24. Brakeman Nearpass, of Lo Logansport, - gansport, Logansport, Ind., entertains assembled Penna company foreman of Mansfield and Crestline M. of E. departments with reproductions of characters en encountered - countered encountered on the run of "The Pump Pumpkin - kin Pumpkin Vine Limited." 27. Lew J. Lindsey, aged 62, dies at his home on Crestline street. Postal employees organize a local Service Council to be affiliated with National Council, the object of which is to increase postal efficiency. H. E. White ise elected chairman, A. C. : Smith vice chairman, and Miss Kath Kathl - l Kathl ryn Herman secretary. MARCH 1. vice, After fifty-two years of ser serGeorge - George serGeorge Hesser is placed on Pennsylvania company's pension list. gate watchman at new Was last a roundhouse. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Nick Tengler. Mrs. A. E. Shumaker, mother of Mrs. J. F. Bronkar, of this city, dies at her home five miles east of Bu Bucyrus. - cyrus. Bucyrus.

13. F. J. Ingrund, of Willard, is fined $300 and costs by Mayor Wald Waldbauer, - bauer, Waldbauer, on liquor charge. Failing to: observe commands from police sev-' eral shots are fired and sensational' circumstances surround capture. I Miss Helen Brown, of Crest Crest15. - 15. Crest15. line, and R. I. Ulmer, of Bucyrus, are married. 16. Boys come in for discussion before meetings. An address of Floyd Dent, Richland county scout execu executive, - tive, executive, before the Kiwanis club a week previous, is now followed by a talk by A. G. McQuate, Y. M. C. A. coun county - ty county secretary for Wyandot county, on "Boys' Work." E. M. Farris, general secretary of the local "Y" speaks on "What Will We Kids Do?" at a gath gathering - ering gathering of seventy at,a Father and Son meeting in the Methodist church. 17. Miss Marion Glenn, of Atlan Atlantic - tic Atlantic City, and Jack Holzbach, of Lewis Lewistown, - town, Lewistown, Pa., son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Holzbach, are married at Atlantic City. Through strict economy measures in force, the Jackson township school district, of which Crestline is a part, need not take advantage of emer emergency - gency emergency relief legislation passed by General Assembly. 18. Ararngements are under way for Community Chest drive through efforts of various local organizations. 21. Adam Huber, aged 84, dies at home in Vernon township. Mrs. Magdalena Voegele is in hos hospital - pital hospital with her right hip fractured as the result of a fall at the home of her son, H. A. Voegele, southeast of the city.

sleighbells and actually received brand new toys from his own hand. marked expressly .for them. They will also tell how a mysterious bas basket - ket basket arrived a day or two before Christmas which made mother happy because they would not now be de deprived - prived deprived of a real Christmas dinner. After all this, could anyone question the authenticity of Santa or de deplore - plore deplore the lack of Christmas spirit? In line with the custom estab established - lished established in previous years, the Ameri American - can American Legion undertook to provide a real Christmas for the needy of Crestline. It is stated that while there are no families in the city which are actually destitute, there are a few who would not be able to observe it straits, and because where of the financial children would hang up a stocking Christ Christmas - mas Christmas eve to find next morning it was as limp as when they left it with such high hopes. It was for these, that the Legion bent their efforts, and according to Otto Linn, a mem member - ber member of the committee, the pleasure evinced and gratitude expressed by the recipients, were more worth the time and effort spent. than ' Twenty-two baskets were sent out, most of them being delivered Wednesday afternoon in time for those receiving them to prepare for a Christmas dinner, although the baskets contained much more than! enough for one meal. Clarence Strauch and Otto Linn saw to it that the baskets reached the proper places, according to the names they were able to get for their list of

the conclave next October is being' eld in Mansfield as a compliment to he Eminent Commander Charles H. Voegele, of Mansfield, and it stated hat probably this will be the last con con"lave - "lave con"lave held outside of extremely large ities in the state, owing to the large number of delegates attending the events. It is estimated that at least 10,000 Knights Templar will be in Mansfield during the three days of the conclave. At the meeting held last week let letters - ters letters were read from the heads of other orders in that city, including the K. of C., the Elks and the Y. M. C. A.. offering accommodations for overflow meetings and for committee headquarters during the conclave. It is anticipated that other orders and civic societies will make similar of offers - fers offers before the time for the conclave assembling. It is planned for the members of the executive committee and other committee heads to visit Tiffin soon after the first of the year to glean information in relation to conducting the conclave such as was held last fall in that city. Frequent meetings will be held by the other group chair chairmen - men chairmen of the executive committee, to make further plans for the conclave. Announcement was made of the various committee chairmen to be in charge of special features of the con conclave - clave conclave which will be under their juris jurisdiction. - diction. jurisdiction. The following chairmen were appointed:

l. ' JANUARY A daughter is born to Mr. and I Mrs. Walter Rall. Congregation of Calvary Reformed church tenders farewell reception to Rev. Louis C. Hessert and family. George Reed, passenger engineer, and Samuel Seifert, yard engineer, the latter off duty for twenty months because of illness, are retired and placed on the honor roll of the Penn Pennsylvania - sylvania Pennsylvania railroad With pension. Frank Stump, machinist and airbrake ex expert - pert expert in Pennsylvania shops, is also pensioned. , 3. Earl B. White, of Jackson township, is elected a member of county election board to fill the va vacancy - cancy vacancy caused by the resignation of Henry Berg, of Leesville. J. N. Vollmer, son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Speelman, dies in Lo Lorain - rain Lorain hospital, aged 38 years. i 4. Mrs. Elizabeth Feick dies at her home north of the city, aged 69 years. 5. Mrs. Wm. Murphy, aged 62, dies at her home on West Main street. Crestline Board of Trustees of Public Affairs closes year of water works department with excellent showing and fine prospects for new year. $3,000 is placed in the sink sinking - ing sinking fund and the year is closed with a balance on hand of $2,939.31. Dr. E. C. Brandt, former house physician in Macon, (Ga.) hospital, opens office in Crestline. 10. Jacob Simmermacher, of this city, and Miss Eleanore Ladenberg, of Cleveland, are married in Bucy Bucyrus. - rus. Bucyrus.

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