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PAGE EIGHT
Bluffton High Wallops Four Foes To
Win Sectional Cage Title At Carey
A team that will go down in lo
cal basketball history as one of the
gamest ever to represent Bluffton
High school swept thru the Class
sectional tournament at Carey last
week to give the Pirates their fifth
sectional title since 1923.
In attaining the coveted goal of
every district basketball team, Bluff
ton’s surprising eagers crushed four
powerful foes, with the climax com
ing in a melodramatic thriller with
Tiffin Calvert last Saturday night.
Bluffton’s sharp-shooting eagers
rang up more than 50 points against
two teams ,and at the close of the
rigorous four-game schedule had a
scoring average of 46 points per
contest, one of the best marks ever
made by any Northwestern Ohio
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1936 Ford Tudor
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outfit.
Resuming play last Thursday
night, after they had crushed Chat
field the preceding week, 54 to 46,
Bluffton eagers demonstrated they
had not lost their scoring punch
when they smothered Fostoria St.
Wendelin, 47 to 33.
On the following night, the Pi
rates were in high gear again, and
smeared a confident Bettsville outfit
by a score of 51 to 26.
It was a tired but game Bluffton
crew that took the floor for the final
assignment Saturday night, and altho
Tiffin Calvert had the advantage of
an additional night’s rest, the de
termined Dillermen pulled out a 31
to 28 victory to win the sectional
title.
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Bluffton, Ohio
The W. M. S. of the Evangelical
church held their regular monthly
meeting in the home of Mrs. A. E.
King on last Thursday. The meeting
was opened with a prelude, “I am
Listening," by Mrs. Nonnamaker.
Theme: "Follow Thou Me in Stew
ardship.” Devotions were in charge of
Mrs. King. Papers read were, "Find
land,” Mrs. Larena Guin “Martin
Luther,” Mrs. Effie Kinstle “John
Wesley,” Mrs. Hazel Steininger Dav
id Livingston,” Mrs. Anna Bower
sox. Two chapters of the study book,
"Women and the Way,” were reviewed
by Mrs. Cledus Cuppies. Refresh
ments were served in keeping with
Great Britian.
Mrs. Joyce Rosenfelder spent Tues
day afternoon with Mrs. Larena Guin.
The time was spent in quilting.
A. E. Altman returned to his home
in Bellingham, Washington on Friday
of last week after a pleasant visit
with Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Light and
other relatives and friends.
Revival meetings are in progress
at the Evangelical church. The pas
tor, Rev. McVey bringing the message.
The Missionary society of the Mt.
Cory Methodist church held their
thank offering service last Sunday
morning. Program consisted of vocal
solo, Mrs. Harkness instrumental
duet, Albrt Bauman and Eugene
Klammer solo, Raymond Crawford
vocal duet, Evelyn and Carolyn Moy
er. Miss Mary Haas, a returned mis
sionary, gave an interesting talk on
her work in Africa.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Woodward
and daughter of North Baltimore
Mrs. Myrtle White of Findlay and
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Shaeffer and
family of near Findlay were Sunday
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bren
ner. Miss Doris Jean White of Bluff
ton was an evening caller.
Mrs. Larena Guin called on Mrs.
J. E. Jones last Friday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Ludwig of Pon
tiac, Mich., and Mrs. Nettie Sheldon
of Findlay were Sunday dinner guests
of Mr. and Mrs. James Hutchinson
and daughter Jane Ann. Mr. and
Mrs. Jay Hutchinson of Toledo were
afternoon callers.
Mrs. H. I. Fritz and daughter June
were Tuesday dinner gusts of Mrs.
Anna Cole of Findlay.
Miss Beatrice Barnes spent the week
end with her parents in Oxford.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Haas and dau
ghter Mary of Pandora were Sunday
dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Har
ry Haas and son Robert. They also
called on Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Green
and Mrs. Joyce Rosefelder in the af
ternoon.
Mrs. W. B. Kramer spent Monday
with Mr. and Mrs. Ray Nonnamaker
in Orange township.
Mrs. Larena Guin was a Sunday
dinner guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. S.
Longbrake.
The E. L. C. E. of the Evangelical
church will sponsor a young people’s
rally next Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. H. I. Fritz and dau
ghter Martha visited with Mr. and
Mrs. Floyd Moyer last Thursday.
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1934 Dodge Truck
Chassis
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1929 Ford Tudor
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THE BLUFFTON NEWS, BLUFFTON, OHIO
Mrs. Ray Dukes and sons Gordon
and Dale of Findlay and Mr. and Mrs.
Theodore Arras of Ada were Wed
nesday evening visitors in the home
fo Mr. and Mrs. Harold Pearson and
daughter Shirley and Mrs. May Rad
er.
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Schifferly re
turned home from Monroeville, Ind.
Mrs. Shifferly was called to Cleveland
on Saturday on account of her moth
er, Mrs. John Todd, being badly
burned with hot coffee.
Miss Thelma Jordan spent the week
end with friends in Whitehouse, To
ledo and Bowling Green.
Miss Weltha Wentling of Carey, a
teacher in the Vanlue school spent the
week end in the Steining home. They
were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Cleo Steininger and daughter in
Toledo.
Rev. and Mrs. McVey entertained
the following guests for supper on
Friday evening: Mr. and Mrs. Earl
McVey of Van Buren Adrian Warren
of Findlay and Miss Mary Louise
Whisler.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. King called on
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Green last Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. V. M. Wooley of Li
ma were Sunday guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Virgil Wooley and family.
Ruth and Gene Jordan were Sunday
dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. J.
White.
The Mt. Cory .T. A. held their
meeting in the high school auditorium
on Tuesday evening. Devotions con
ducted by Rev. Wilmer Bucher. Af
ter the business se ion the following
program was presented: Accordion
solo, Wilmer Moyer: vocal solo, Mary
Ellen Radabaugh fading, Maxine
Inbody accordion solo, Virginia De
vore vocal duet, Anna Mary and
Betty Lou Crow musical reading,
Marilyn Steiner piano solo, Kenneth
Green. The Findlay college dramatic
society presented a one act comedy,
entitled, “Sparkin.”
Mr. and Mrs. Alro Doty attended
the funeral of Preston Orr in Marion
on Tuesday. Interment made in the
Clymer cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. White called on
Mrs. Hancock in Pandora, Monday af
ternoon.
Mrs. Wilford Green, daughter Joan
and son Richard called on Mr. and
Mrs. C. L. Green and Mrs. Joyce Ros
enfelder, Sunday afternoon.
Vocal Groups From 32
High Schools Here
(Continued from page 1)
schools Prof. Milton F. Rehg, direc
tor of the Muskingum college conserv
atory of music, and Prof. Dale Gillil
and, member of the music faculty at
Ohio State university.
Supervised Locally
Prof. Lantz, chairman of the con
test ,is being assisted by students and
instructors in the Bluffton college de
partment of music, of which he is
the director.
The contest, being held here for
the second consecutive year, is spon
sored by the Ohio Music Education
association.
This district is the largest in the
state ,outside of the Cleveland city
division, and many Ohio winners have
come from this section, Prof. Lantz
said.
Pandora
The approaching wedding of Miss
Hilda Amstutz, teacher in Vaughns
ville schools, was announced recently
by her sister, Mrs. Elmer Burry at a
meeting of the Advance club held at
the home of Mrs. Francis Marshall
near Beaverdam, Saturday afternoon.
She will be married to George Thomas
of Vaughnsville. The wedding will
take place June 2.
While taking several ladies to choir
practice last Friday evening, Mrs. D.
J. Unruh ran into the car of Sam
Bixel who was backing out at the
road beside the D. J. Basinger resi
dence. Both cars were damaged. As
a result of the accident Mrs. Clarence
Schneck received a dislocated ankle.
She was taken to the Bluffton hospit
al. Others in the car who were bruis
ed up were Mrs. Ervin Hilty, Mrs.
Myron Hilty and Miss Henrietta
Schneck.
The lawsuit between Shirl Miller,
plaintiff and Rex Bell, defendent, was
dismissed in the Putnam County Court
Monday morning. A large crowd was
disappointed when the case was dis
missed.
Mrs. John Carrington remains ill at
her home. Miss Elnore Basinger is
helping at the home.
The burial of Daniel Dubbs of near
Dayton took place Wednesday at the
Pandora cemetry. Mr. Dubbs was a
former resident of Pandora.
Mrs. Hancock is in bed as a result
of a fall at the home of her brother,
A. C. Coats.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Leightner, aged
Pandora couple are both ill at the
home of Alvin Lehman.
Jim Crow, who was on the sick list
is able to be up and around again.
A .E. Campbell, Riley township res
ident, is running for County Commis
sioner. This makes Riley township’s
first candidate to file for the May
primary.
The pre-Easter services started on
Sunday at the Grace church and will
continue throughout the week.
A large crowd attended the musical
program at the school house, Sunday
afternoon.
Ed Leightner’s sold their summer
house to Arthur Neuenschwander of
Columbus Grove.
Pirate Squad in Quest
Of State Title
(Continued from page 1)
nounced following a meeting of the
board of education on Monday night.
To give the team a rousing send
off before it leaves, a mass meeting
of the student body has been called
for Thursday morning.
11 in Squad
Eleven members of the squad who
will make the trip to Columbus were
announced by Coach Dwight Diller
as:
Sophomores Norman Beidler,
Russell Gratz, Robert Cooney, Roger
Howe, John Herr man and Peter
Schmidt.
Juniors—Clyde Fisher and Don
Clark.
Seniors George Burkholder,
Ralph Short and Romanus Zuercher.
Accompanying the squad will be
Coach Diller, Faculty Manager Sid
ney Stettler and Student Manager
James Clark.
Reservations for the team have
been made at the Neil house, Colum
bus hostelry, which will be their
headquarters during the tournament.
First Game Thursday Afternoon
The squad will make the trip to
Columbus in three cars, arriving
shortly before noon. At four o’clock
in the afternoon they will meet
their first opponent, Midvale high
school on the Ohio State university
gymnasium floor.
Winner of this contest will play
again on Friday at 2 p. m. at the
Coliseum. Semi finals will be Sat
urday afternoon and finals on Sat
urday night.
Coach Diller has announced that
the starting lineup against Midvale
will probably consist of Beidler and
Gratz, forwards Cooney, center and
Burkholder and Fisher guards. This
combination was used largely at the
Carey games last week.
Light Workouts
After the strenuous week end
grilling at Carey, the team has con
fined its activity this week to light
workouts. This together with a
short warm-up before the game
Thursday afternoon will constitute
their only practice sessions.
When not engaged in filling their
schedule the team will be resting at
the Neil house. There will be no
special regulations as to diet or
other training rules, Coach Diller
said, explaining that the boys dur
ing the entire season have worked
out their own training schedules and
have adhered closely to them.
Small Team
The team this year is smaller than
usual, with an average height of
five feet nine inches but has made
a name for itself as being unusually
fast and lately has developed an un
canny ability to hit the basket at
long range. It was two of these
shots from the center of the floor
that put the Pirates out in front
to win the sectional title last Sat
urday at Carey in the closing
seconds of the game.
An unfortunate situation which
developed the first of the week is
the conflict of the state tourney
with the Northwest Ohio Choral
festival to be held here Friday. Be
cause of the basketball engagement
four of the boys Beidler, Cooney,
Howe and Short members of the
high school glee club will be unable
to sing.
Pleasant View
A. P. Rickly is still confined to
his bed with the flu.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Phillips,
Jr., and little son Roger Lynn of
Pittsburgh, Pa., were week end
guests of her mother Mrs. L. M.
Wynkoop and daughters.
Mr. and Mrs. Milford Green and
family were Sunday afternoon
guests of his parents Mr. and Mrs.
C. L. Green and Mrs. Joyce Rosen
felder of Mt. Cory.
J. G. Krautter and son Kenneth
and daughters Ruth and Mrs. Rol
land Koontz and little daughter
Martha spent Sunday with his sister
Mrs. Van Meter of Delaware.
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Moore are
spending several days with her par
ents Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Zimmer
ly.
Mr. and Mrs. Oren Doty were
Sunday dinner guests of her par
ents Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Habegger
and family.
The Pleasant View C. E. society
will join the Rawson and Olive
Branch societies at Rawson U. B.
church Sunday evening at 6:30 for
their regular evening program.
The Ladies Harmony Circle will
meet at the church this Thursday
afternoon. Mrs. Levi Waltz will be
the program leader.
BLUFFTON MARKETS
Wednesday Morning
Hogs—180 to 220, $5.10 220 to
250, $5.00 250 to 275, $4.70 roughs,
$3.50 stags, $2.75.
Calves, $10.75 lambs, $9.50.
Grain (bushel prices)—Wheat 99c
corn 53c oats 35c soys $1.
That’s Cricket
Although ordered by his physician
not to leave his bed, Gerald Back
house hopped out, dashed to the Mel
bourne, Australia, cricket ground
and won his heat in the qualifying
mile championship event. He re
turned to bed, stayed there till noon
the next day, then started again
and won the final.
Elrose
John Battles spent Sunday at the
home of his son Dull Battles and
family of Mt. Cory.
Union prayer meeting at the Olive
Branch Church, this Thursday even
ing.
Callers thru the week at the Ami
Nonnamaker home were Mrs. Chan
cy Klingler and son Howard of near
Ada Bess Arnold, Luther Gossman,
Mrs. A. J. Nonnamaker, daughter
Kaye, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Non
namaker and family, and Mrs.
Everett Bish Mr. Nonnamaker had
the misfortune of spraining his
ankle a week ago.
Lillian Koontz spent Sunday after
noon with Opal Edinger.
Kaye Nonnamaker was a supper
guest of her grandmother, Mrs.
Emaline Nonnamaker, Tuesday even
ing.
Chas, and Harold Main and Mel
vin Nusbaum called Sunday evening
on J. O. and Jack Koontz.
An Easter bizarre will be held at
the C. F. Niswander Implement Co.
on Saturday, March 23rd. Each
church is asked to leave donations
there. The proceeds will benefit the
hospital.
Mrs. Anna Koontz is still confined
to her home by illness. Callers the
past week were: Lillian, Jack and
J. O. Koontz, Mrs. Everett Bish,
Rev. H. D. Camp of Rawson Mr.
and Mrs. N. B. Steinman of Bluff
ton Mr. and Mrs. Lendon Basinger
and daughter Jeanet, Mrs. Frank
Dray, son Jimmie, Rolland Koontz
and family, Thomas Bell, Mrs. Ivan
Montgomery, daughter Joan and son
Billie Joe, Mr. and Mrs. John Myers,
Mrs. John Battles, Merilyn and Jo
Ann Battles, Prof, and Mrs. Ralph
Whisler, of Bluffton Mrs. Claude
Christman and son Edgar of Find
lay J. D. Clymer, Mr. and Mrs.
Adrain Pifer, Bernard Stratton, son
Ortho and Peter Kurtz.
Lendon Basinger and wife, spent
"Feast your eyes
on a bargain,
Brenda. Look
what our cash
loan bought for
us."
The moral to this little story is
... Shop around before you buy.
Pick out the car, the stove, the
radio, the suit, the tires, or any
other spring bargain that looks
good to you. Then call on The
City Loan for cash. Get all you
need and make it pay it* way
in benefits.
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THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1940
Saturday evening with Earl Hilty
and family.
The following called on Mrs. M.
J. Stratton during the past week:
Mr. N. R. Elzay, Mr. and Mrs. John
Myers, Miss Fern Koch, Mr. and
Mrs. B. J. Stratton son Ortho and
daughter Elaine, Mr. Russell Elzay,
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Klingler and
family, Mary Koontz and Kaye Non
namaker, Mrs. J. C. Christman,
daughter Nancy and sons Bobby and
Edgar, of Findlay Thomas Bell,
Mrs. Ivan Montgomery, daughter
Joan and son Billie Joe, J. D. Cly
mer, Mr. and Mrs. John Battles
Mrs. Della Hixon is employed at a
home in Pandora.
Richard Bowersox, a student at
the Ashbury College at Willmore
Kentucky, will preach Sunday morn
ing at the Bethesda Church. All
are invited to attend this service.
The Olive Branch young people
will join the Pleasant View and
Rawson, young people, in a joint C.
E. meeting at Rawson U. B. church,
Sunday evening at 6:30.
Committee Starts On
Anti-Mosquito Drive
(Continued from page 1)
to begin preliminary planning for
the control program, with work ex
pected to get under way in the town
about the first of April. Cleanup
Day will mark the opening of the
drive.
Apparatus, research, control, drain
age and oil committees were selected,
the work of which will be coordinat
ed with that of the general com
mittee in organizing the entire town
for a continuous spring and sum
mer campaign on mosquito control.
It was indicated at the session
that Bluffton’s drive will be pat
terned largely after the Ottawa Hills
cleanup which effected a 90 per cent
elimination of mosquitoes. To gain
that end, however, every citizen must
cooperate.
A loan of $100 .. $500 or any
amount up to $1000 is quickly
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and security. You can repay five
or ten dollars a month or more
as your income best efforda.
Learn the real facts about these
loans... then learn how you can
get one right now for your own
good use.
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Paul Schoenlein, Manager
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