From The Smyrna Times,
Aug. 22, 1935
Fire destroys barn
The Smyrna Fire Company responded to a call Wednesday afternoon to the Daniel Corbitt farm near Leipsic, tenanted by Charlie Reynolds. The cow shed was struck by lightning and the barn also caught and both burned down. Mr. Reynolds was not at home and as there was no telephone in the house, the alarm was given from a neighbor’s home.
The storm was accompanied by high winds and this hindered the effort to save the buildings.
No animals were hurt. The loss is estimated at $3,000, partly covered by insurance.
Farmers get needed rain
Relief from the drought which threatened crops was hailed by farmers and citizens not only in and about Smyrna but all through Kent County. A general rain fell for hours, giving life to parched vegetation.
Firemen’s Carnival starts tomorrow night
The Smyrna Firemen’s Carnival for which considerable preparation has been made will open tomorrow night on Frazier Street, between Main Street and Delaware, and continue for nine or more days. Like last year it will be a street carnival.
Prettily decorated booths are being erected, and a merry-go-round will be there for the pleasure of old and young.
The carnival directors, Harry P. Jones, executive chairman; William M. Doughten, and John W. Jacobs have been busy lining up the various attractions and events.
There will be the bingo stand, always a center of attraction, and other amusements. There will be booths of one specialty or another, and boots where you can take your chance on winning something useful.
Schools open Sept. 9
Smyrna Special District schools will officially open for the new school year on Monday, Sept. 9.
Friday, Sept. 6 has been set aside for Registration Day, the day when any pupil who is entering the Smyrna schools for the first time must appear and become properly registered and assigned to their room.
Supt. C.W.W. Schantz has signed up his faculty for the year, and a number of changes are noted.
Prof. Glenn S. King, who last year had the Social Science and History course, has been advanced as head of the Senior English Department, succeeding Miss Alice Kinsman.
Prof. Francis B. Gebhart is the new teacher who succeeds to the Social Science department, which Prof. King vacates.
Miss Marian N. Graham is another new teacher who takes the Social Science and English courses.
Miss Viola B. Elters, a new teacher, becomes the Home Economics teacher, succeeding the former Henrietta Skrivan who married Howard B. Crothers of Mt. Pleasant.
Miss Doris Ann Shantz, the new vocal music teacher, succeeds Miss A. Jean Easton.
Strand Theatre, Smyrna, Del. (advertisement)
Thursday, Aug. 22, “Ruggles of Red Gap,” starring Charles Laughton, Mary Boland, Charlie Ruggles, and Z’asu Pitts. A Paramount Picture.
Friday-Saturday, Aug. 23-24, Big Double Feature: “Clearing the Range” with Hoot Gibson and also “Car 99.” A Paramount Picture.
Wednesday-Thursday, Aug. 28-29, Adolph Zukor presents Bing Crosby, W.C. Fields, and Joan Bennett in “Mississippi.”
