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FIRST MENNONITE CHURCH
H. T. Unruh. Pastor
SUNDAY:
9:00 a. m. Church school.
10:00 a. m. Morning worship.
“You and God” Psalm 8:1.
7:30 p. m. Program by the child
ren of our Church school.
You are invited to worship with
us.
FIRST METHODIST CHURCH
J. A. Weed, Minister
Thursday, 8:00 p. m. Church
Board of Education meeting.
Friday, 5:30 to 7:00 p. m. Flag
Day Jitney Supper, served by the
ladies of the church.
SUNDAY:
9:00 a. m. Church school.
10:00 a. m. Children’s Day service.
Pageant—“God’s Flower Garden”—
characters in costume. Also baptis
mal service for children.
11:15 a. m. Young People’s Choir
Rehearsal.
6:00 p. m. Epworth League De
votional service.
Wednesday (of next week), 7:30
p. m. Church Conference, combined
with Fourth Quarterly Conference.
All members please plan to attend.
FAMOUS FULLER
SHOWER BRUSH
Shower and tank, (PO QA
complete only............J
A. W. Kohler
Your Fuller Brush Dealer
Bluffton Phone 558-Y
WARNING!
Watch for Coccidiosis
Warm, wet weather
dangerous! Give our
Flushing Mash—
Use Phenosal or Blactol.
Steiner’s Hatchery
SHIRTS—
TIES—
SOCKS—
htnrhesp
POTHERS
®DAY
Broadcloth and Madras, in white and
colors ..........................$1—$1.35—$1.65—$2.00—$2.25
The Lima District Epworth Lea
gue Convention will be held Friday
afternoon and evening (this week),
at Bellefontaine.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
Sunday school 9:15 a. m.
Communion 10:30 a. m.
C. E. Sunday evening 6:30.
The public is invited to attend
these services.
The meeting of the Ladies Mis
sionary Society of the Church will
be held Thursday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Harold Carr.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES
Charles M. Armentrout, Pastor
Rockport:
9:30 a. m. Morning worship.
10:30 a. m. Sunday school, Mrs.
Walter Marshall, Supt.
7:30 p. m. Christian Endeavor.
Bluffton:
9:30 a. m. Sunday school, Mr.
Norman Triplett, Supt.
10:50 a. m. Morning worship.
5:00 p. m. Tuxis.
Something special in Palm Beach and Silk 25c to $1
Some wonderful values in lysle and silk
priced at.........................................2 pairs 25c—50c pair
SLACK SUITS—
The subject of the sermon for the
morning worship will be “My Re
ligion”. The public is invited to at
tend the services of the church.
EVANGELICAL AND REFORMED
CHURCHES
Emil Burrichter, Pastor
Emmanuel's:
Sunday school at 9:30 a. m.
Public worship at 10:30 a. m.
The G. M. G. meets Thursday
evening at 7:45 with Misses Lois
and Dorothy Long.
Choir practice Friday at 8:15 a. m.
Practice for Children’s Day pro
gram at 2:00 p. m. on Sunday.
Children’s Day exercises Sunday
evening at 8 o’clock.
St. John’s:
Public worship at 9:15 a. m.
Sunday school at 10:15 a. m.
Young people’s potluck supper at
College Farm Sunday evening at
5:30. Bring your own table ser
vice, a covered dish, and sandwiches.
The Ladies Aid society meets with
Mrs. H. C. Stettler Thursday after
noon.
Choir practice Thursday at 7:30
p. m.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY
(Above Postoffice)
Sunday services at 10:30 a. m.,
subject: “God the Preserver of
I Man.”
Two-piece—shirt and pleated trousers $1.95 to $7.50
STRAW HATS—
PAJAMAS—
All colors and styles—waterproofed.........$1 to $2.50
SUSPENDERS—
Just what Dad needs........................................50c to $1
HANDKERCHIEFS—
A complete selection........................................10c to 50c
UNDERWEAR—
Jockey shorts and shirts.....................50c per garment
Some wonderful values......................................$1 to $2
GOLF CLUBS—
Recreation for Dad..........................................$3 and up
STEINER & HUSER
Specializing in
Gifts for Father’s Day
Testimonial meeting at 7:30 Wed
nesday evening.
don’t you forget
We are showing an especially complete line of
gifts for Father’s Day, next Sunday.
Remember Dad—he will appreciate your thought
fulness.
The reading room at the church
is open every Wednesday from 2:00
to 4:00 p. m. The public is invited
to all sendees and to visit the read
ing room.
This society is a branch of the
Mother Church, the First Church of
Christ Scientist, Boston, Mass.
EBENEZER MENNONITE
P. A. Kliewer, Pastor
THURSDAY:
Teachers’ meeting 7:45 p. m.
Bible study and prayer service at
7:45 p. m.
Mixed Choir rehearsal 8:30 p. m.
SUNDAY:
Sunday school 9:30 a. m.
Worship 10:30 a. m. Devotions:
“When the Foundations are De
stroyed” (German) and Sermon: “To
Whom Shall We Go?” (English).
Christian Endeavorers 7:30 p. m.
Message: “God is Looking for
Men.” 8:30 p. m.
Tuesday, 8 p. m. the ladies chorus
just organized meets for rehearsal.
Miss Mabel Amstutz, director.
“If my people, which are called by
my name, shall HUMBLE them
selves (repent) and pray, and seek
my face, and turn from their wicked
ways THEN will I hear from heav
en, and will forgive their sin, and
will heal their land.” II Chronicles
7:14.
MISSIONARY CHURCH
A. F. Albro, Pastor
SUNDAY:
9:30 Sunday school.
10:30 Preaching service.
7:00 p. m. Children’s meeting.
7:00 p. m. Young people’s society.
7:30 p. m. Evangelistic service.
Wednesday, 8:00 p. m. Prayer
meeting.
Thursday, 7:30 p. m. Meeting at
Ottawa.
Saturday p. m. street meeting on
Main street.
Ramsower And
Schmidt Discuss
Rural Affairs
On Farm Night Radio Program of
WOSU, Mon., June 17. Dial 570 Kc.
8:00 Music, weather forecast, pro
gram preview, student farm re
porter.
8:15 Wyandot County 4-H and Rural
Youth Program -.....C. R. Crum,
Co. Agri. Agt., Upper Sandusky
8:30 Songs by Voices Three
8:45 The Mourning Dove and Some
of Its Relatives...H. E. Eswine,
Naturalist.
9:00 Care of Clothing.... Mrs. Charles
McCarty, Champaign Co. Farm
Homemaker
9:15 Discussion of Ohio’s Institutes
Rural Affairs..... H. C. Ramsow-
er, Director, Ohio Agri. Ext.
Service, and J. P. Schmidt, Su
pervisor, Farmers’ Institutes in
Ohio
9:30 This Month with the AAA.._._...
Ohio Agricultural Conservation
Committee.
9:45 to 10 Music.
Congress In Session
Is Demand Of Legion
Demand of the American Legion
that congress remain in session dur
ing the present emergency was con
tained in a telegram received here
Wednesday morning by C. B. Fett,
local post commander.
The text of the message sent by
National Commander Raymond J.
Kelly, follows.
“The 1939 National Convention of
The American Legion in Chicago by
resolution demanded that Congress
stay in session “during the emer
gency”. The emergency is even more
grave now than it was at the time
of the Chicago convention. Wire or
write your Congressman and Sena
tors immediately that notwithstand
ing the political conventions you w ant
Congress to stay in session. See to
it that every member of your Post
and other prominent citizens of your
community do the same. The pres
ent situation requires the constant
attention of Congress now.”
Find Old Relics In
Bluffton Residence
Copies of the Bluffton News, more
than fifty years old, other news
papers and an atlas of Allen county
were among some of the curiosities
found in the home of Mrs. Jean
Murray on Cherry street the past
week.
Mrs. Murray, who recently sold
the property to Edgar Chamberlain
is preparing to vacate.
The collection included a rare
photograph of the first Presbyterian
church to be built in Bluffton w-hich
stood on the site occupied by the
present structure.
Addresses Mennonite
Historical Society
Dr. C. H. Smith of Bluffton col
lege w-as the principal speaker at a
meeting of the Mennonite Historical
society of Goshen college held at
Goshen, Ind., Saturday. His subject
was “Progress of Mennonite His
tory”.
The address was given in connec
tion with commencement events of
Goshen college and the dedication of
a new library at that institution.
THE BLUFFTON NEWS. BLUFFTON. OHIO
To Speak Here
Tp Douglas Rea of Akron who
will address the ladies night
meeting of the Lions club at the
high school cafeteria next Tues
day. His subject will be “Cut
Your Own Wood”. Mr. Rea is
deputy district governor of the
Lions International.
Old Time Resident
Visits Friends Here
William A. (Dean) Hall, 79-year
old resident of St. Louis who left
Bluffton sixty years ago stopped here
last Thursday to visit old friends.
He learned the printing trade in
the Bluffton News office under the
late N. W. Cunningham and fol
low-ed that work until recently when
he retired.
Although gone from Bluffton for
three score years he well remembers
many of the old time landmarks, and
was a close friend of the Murray
“boys”—Dode, Med, Hod and Lloyd.
His father, Joe Hall, was a pioneer
Bluffton blacksmith and also served
as town marshal for many years.
Mr. Hall was accompanied here by
Herman Suhre of St. Louis and Mrs.
Oliver Rhodes of Lakeview and Co
lumbus. Mrs. Rhodes, a niece, is a
native of Bluffton, being the daugh
ter of his eldest sister, Mrs. Kate
Hall Rhodes.
Heads Bowling Green
U. Sorority Council
Miss Vera Welty, junior at Bowl
ing Green State university has been
elected president for the coming year
of the Inter-society council and also
secretary of the campus chapter of
Kappa Mu Epsilon, national mathe
matics honorary society, it w-as an
nounced the first of the w’eek.
Miss Welty is a member of the
Seven Sister sorority, Y. W. C. A.
and the Women’s Athletic associa
tion. She is the daughter of Mrs.
Elva Zimmerly residing north of
Bluffton.
East Orange
Mr. and Mrs. Daryl Caris and fam
ily of Galion attended the graduation
exercises at Northern university at
Ada and were dinner guests of the
former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
Caris and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Jolly spent last
Thursday afternoon at the C. E. Agin
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cribley and Miss
Dorotha Crible called on Mr. and Mrs.
John Caris.
Miss Violet Williams of Findlay
spent Sunday evening with Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Williams and daughter,
Janet.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Baumgardner
and daughter Janice of Oakwood
Miss Betty Samsel of Bluffton were
Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Agin and son Evan.
Mr. and Mrs. Rayon Boutwell call
ed on Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Rote and
Mrs. Florence Rote of Van Wert last
Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Nonnamaker
and sons Harold and Dean were Sun
day dinner'‘guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Chancey Klingler and family of near
Ada.
Among the one hundred and sixty
nine students who received Degrees
from Ohio Northern university, held
last Sunday, Richard Caris member
of the Kappa Psi Fraternity, receiv
ed the Degree of Bachelor of Science
in Pharmacy.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Vich spent Sun
day evening with Mr. and Mrs. John
Caris.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Shaller and
sons called at the C. E .Agin home.
The ladies of the Women’s Mis
sionary society of the Riley Creek
Baptist church will meet in the home
of Mrs. Matt Steward on Wednesday
of this week for an all day meeting.
NOTR E OF THE TRANSFER OF PUBLIC
MONIES FROM THE BOND RETIREMENT
FUND TO THE GENERAL FUND OF THE
VILLAGE OF BEAVERDAM. ALLEN
COUNTY. OHIO.
Notice is hereby given that on the third day
of June, 1940, the Village of Beaverdam, Al
len County, Ohio, filed its petition in the
Cannon Pleas Court of Allen County, Ohio,
case number 33195, praying therein for au
thority to transfer $814.57 now in the Bond
Retirement Fund of "aid village, to the fun
eral Fund of -aid village- The reason for the
desired transfer of said monies being fully
set out in said i etition.
Said jietition will be for heft ring in Said
court on the 15th day of June, 1940. at ten
o'cloak A. M.. or as soon thereafter as the
same may be heard by Said court.
THE VILLAGE OF BEAVERDAM,
ALLEN COUNTY, OHIO.
By DANIEL YOUNKMAN.
Clerk of the Village Council of the
Village of Beaverdam, Allen County, Ohio.
A half point off may bring us di
rectly upon the rocks.
Many Attend Owens
School Gathering
A gathering of 110, consisting of
former teachers and pupils of the
Ow’ens school and friends, attended
the first annual reunion of the school
held at Richland Grange hall, Sun
day.
Reminiscences provided a large
part of the program with talks being
given by Miss Ida Owens, I. M. Jen
nings, Everett Huber, Geo. H.
Barnes, Mrs. Carl Wingate, Noah
Niswander, Isaac Stauffer and Clara
bel Owens.
Musical numbers w’ere given by Mr.
and Mrs. Earl Huber of Ada and the
Huber orchestra. Atty. H. O. Bent
ley, of Lima, w*ho had a place on the
program was unable to attend.
Officers re-elected for the coming
year are: Pres., Mrs. H. G. Murray
vice pres., Russell Huber sec.-treas.,
Mrs. A. D. McGinnis.
It was decided again to hold the
reunion next year at the Richland
Grange hall.
Inbody-Bow er sox
Wedding Sunday
Of interest to Bluffton people was
the wedding of Miss Maxine Inbody
of Mt. Cory, employed at the plant
of the Triplett Electrical Instrument
company here, to Kenneth Bowersox,
also of Mt. Cory, which took place at
Trinity United Brethren church, Sun
day evening.
Rev. W. P. Alspach officiated at
the ceremony, using the single ring
service.
The bridesmaid, Miss Ruth Bow
ersox, is a sister of the groom while
the best man, Edwin Inbody, is a
brother of the bride.
Miss Alice Wineman, aunt of the
bride, presided at the piano, using
as introductory selections, “Souvenir,
D’Amour”, “Indian Love Call” and
“Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life”. Neva
Ann Inbody, a sister of the bride,
sang “I Love You Truly” and the
bride came down the aisle on the
arm of her father as Miss Wineman
played the Wedding March from
Lohrengrin. The ushers were Earl
Bowersox, brother of the groom, and
Willis King, his room-mate at Find
lay college.
The bride was attired in a white
satin floor length gown and elbow
length tulle bridal veil. She carried
a bouquet of pink roses. The brides
maid wore a floor length gown of
blue moire silk and carried a bou
quet of pink carnations.
Following the ceremony, a recep
tion was given at the home of the
bride’s parents. The three tiered
w-edding cake baked by Mrs. Avery
Moyer was served with pink and
white ice cream and iced tea to all
the guests, Mrs. Moyer and the
Misses Neva Ann Inbody, Elois
Bow-ersox and Elizabeth Dukes as
sisting the bride in serving.
Out-of-town guests were Mr. and
Mrs. Edgar Conaway, Mr. and Mrs.
Francis Luginbill, Francis Niswan
der, Miss Esther Luginbuhl, and
Miss Edythe Badertscher, of Bluff
ton Philip Merrill, of Painesville
Hobart Schoonover, of Findlay, and
Miss Pauline Shoop, of McComb.
The bride and groom are plan
ning a wedding trip to be taken in
the very near future through south
ern Ohio, western Pennsylvania, to
Niagara Falls and other interesting
points, after which they will make
their home temporarily with the par
ents of the bride, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Inbody of Mt. Cory. The
groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
John Bowersox, also of Mt. Cory.
The bride and groom are gradu
ates of Mt. Cory high school, class
of 1936. The groom graduated from
Findlay college at the commencement
June 10 in liberal arts, majoring in
physical science and will engage in
teaching.
Mayor’s Notice
Night swimming after closing
hours at Buckeye Lake is absolutely
forbidden. Such swiminmg endang
ers the protection which our insur
ance policy gives the town. All
sw-immers apprehended by officers or
special police w-hile swimming after
closing hours will be prosecuted.
8 W. A. How-e, Mayor.
GOES TO BUCYRUS
Miss Jeanette Henderson, instruc
tor in religious education in the
Bluffton schools for the past two
years has accepted a position as in
structor in religious education in
the Bucyrus schools for the coming
year, it was announced the first of
the week.
Don’t fight the same enemy too
often. He may learn your art of
w-ar.
& 4
STOCK SALES
4c 4c 4c
Service bulls delivered any time.
C. N. Long & Son, phone Ada Red
1360. tf
For sale—Guernsey cow-, also can
aries. Paul Shulaw-, phone 578-Y.
For sale—25 shoats, avg. 100 lbs.
Cyrus Burkholder, mile east and 1
mile south of Beaverdam.
For sale—Fresh Jersey cow-, right
in every way. Shell Dearth on Route
30N, ’4 mile west of intersection of
Route 69,
College Alumni
Reunion Saturday
A gathering of alumni and former
students which filled the Ropp hall
dining room marked the annual re
union and dinner of the Bluffton Col
lege Alumni association, Saturday
night.
Harold Reusser, of Columbus, pre
sided as toastmaster.
Appearing on the program were
W. A. Howe in memorials for Dr.
S. K. Mosiman and Mrs. G. T. Sold
ner Oliver Diller of Wooster Miss
Delores McCarty of Bryan Rev.
John Thiessen and Mrs. A. C. Burcky
of Bluffton and Eugene Bigler of
Cleveland.
Officers elected for the coming
year are:
Pres., Merl Ramseyer vice pres.,
James Miller sec.-treas., Ray Hilty
executive sec., Ralph Blosser.
Former College
Student Married
Miss Alice Black of New York
City, former Bluffton college stu
dent, was married to Edward Hol
brook of Orange, N. J., at the home
of her parents, Dr. and Mrs. C. A.
Black of Lima, Tuesday morning.
Rev. Cornelius Bakker of Market
Street Presbyterian church officiated
at the ceremony.
Following the w-edding the couple
left on a motor trip thru Michigan
after which they will reside in
Orange.
The bride, a student in the college
here w-hile living in Lima later trans
ferred to Ohio university, Athens,
w-here she was graduated. She is
employed in the New- York branch
of the Schroeder Banking Corp., of
London, England.
Mr. Holbrook, a graduate of Ohio
State university is employed by the
Miles Conners Investment Council in
New York.
Mrs. W. E. Diller and daughter
Miss Jeanne Diller of this place were
in attendance at the w-edding.
APPRECIATED
Kindly accept my heartfelt thanks
of the joy and pleasure I received
from so many friends I didn’t know
I had and hope it will remain a
memory to my loyal friends.
Stephanie Kollmer
EIGHT O’CLOCK
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COOKIES
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ORANGES
2
45c
ooz.
THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1940
COMMENCEMENT LUNCHEON
Closing the events of Bluffton col
lege commencement week, the com
mencement luncheon was held at
Ropp hall, Tuesday noon. E. W.
Baumgartner of Berne, Ind., mem
ber of the college board of trustees
presided as toastmaster at a pro
gram of informal talks and music.
BLUFFTON MARKETS
Wednesday Morning
Hogs—160 to 220, $5.00 220 to
250, $4.90 250 to 275, $4.80 roughs,
$3.75 stags, $2.75.
Calves, $9 top spring lambs,
$9.75.
Grain (bu. prices)—Wheat, 80c
corn, 60c oats, 38c soys, $1.
Reunions
Reunion of the Christian Gratz
descendants will be held at Pandora
high school, Sunday, July 7.
The Criblez-Bessire reunion will be
held at Riverside park, Findlay, Sun
day, June 16.
First on your
Vacation List
Be
sure to take along
plenty of Kodak Verichrome.
You’ll encounter a host of vaca
tion snapshot opportunities
that call for a thoroughly de
pendable film. Verichrome is
just that. Its wide latitude
brings practically every picture
taking situation well within its
grasp—makes good snapshots
easy to get in almost any kind
of Light.
Let us supply you with Kodak
Verichrome Film from our
fresh stock and carefully de
velop and print the pictures
when you return.
Sidney’s Drug Shop
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ICED ANGEL FOOD CAKE ..................co. 15c
BEET SUGAR............................................ 100-lb. bag $4.99
BUTTER, Wildmere...................................................lb. 29c
SCRATCH FEED, Daily Egg..........................100 lbs. $1.79
LAYING MASH, Daily Egg............................100 lbs. $2.10
GROWER MASH, Daily Growth................ 100 lbs. $2.09
FINE CHICK FEED, Daily Growth..............100 lbs. $1.99
FINE SALT.......................................................... 100 lbs. 89c
GRAPEFRUIT JUICE.............................. 4 No. 2 cans 25c
CHEESE, Colby or Cheddar..........................................lb. 19c
RICE, Fancy Blue Rose ................................................... lb. 5c
CAKE FLOUR, Sunnyfield.................................Ige. pkg. 15c
OLEOMARGARINE.................................................2 lbs. 19c
P&G or KIRK'S FLAKEWHITE SOAP ................ 3 bars 11c
SOAP, Ajax Toilet or Laundry..........................3 cakes 10c
MAXWELL HOUSE COFFEE..............................2 lb. tin 49c
FLOUR, Iona.............................................. 24y2-lb. brg 59c
SPARKLE DESSERTS......................................3 pkgs. 10c
LARD, Sunnyfield ................................ 4-lb. pkg. 27c
PILLSBURY FLOUR.................................. 24’/2-lb. bag 89c
CORN or TOMATOES, Iona...................4 No. 2 cans 27c
FRESH PLUMS..........................................No. 2 Yz can 10c
APPLE SAUCE, A&P.............................. 2 No. 2 cons 15c
CHERRIES, Red Sour Pitted.....................2 No. 2 cans 21c
A&P SOFT TWIST
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3
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BEANS, Ann Page, All Varieties....................... lb. can 5c
WHITEHOUSE MILK.................................6 tall cons 35c
BROOMS, Clean Sweep.............................................. ea. 25c
SALAD DRESSING, Ann Page.................................qt. 27c
PEANUT BUTTER........................................................ lb. 10c
CORN FLAKES, Sunnyfield.....................2 Ige. pkgs. 19c
DOG FOOD, Daily or Strongheart.....................tall can 5c
SOAP CHIPS, White Eagle..............................5-lb. box 27c
SUPER SUDS, Concentrated.....................2 ige. pkgs. 39c
PASTRY FLOUR, Sunnyfield................ 24,/2-lb. bag 55c
MATCHES, A&P................................................... 2 boxes 7c
CRISCO or SPRY............................................3-lb. can 51c
CORNED BEEF, Aco Brand................ 2—12-ox. cans 35c
PALMOLIVE SOAP.........................................4 cakes 23c
RINSO or OXYDOL...................................2 Ige. pkgs. 39c
GOLD MEDAL FLOUR ............. 24 Vi-lb. bog 91c
TEA, Nectar Orange Pekoe......... .............y2-lb. pkg. 29c
BAKER'S CANDY BARS.............................. jumbo size 10c
SODA CRACKERS.............................................2-lb. box 14c
SHREDDED WHEAT............................................2 pkgs. 19c
NAVY BEANS...........................................................4 lbs. 17c
APPLE BUTTER, Country Belle.....................22-ox. jar 10c
MUSTARD, Battleship............................................ qt. 10c
WALDORF TISSUE.............................................. 4 rolls 17c
A&P BAKER’S 4
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