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THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1941
Mr. and Mrs. Karl Hostettler and
family of Toledo visited Sunday at
the home of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. E. M. Hostettler of East Kib
ler street.
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worthy of their calling, strive to
make every detail of arrange
ments and services fitting to
the occasion.
STANLEY BASINGER
FUNERAL HOME
Phone 144-W Bluffton, Ohio
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The Citizens National Bank
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Whittemore
and son Jimmie of Birmingham, Mich,
visited over the week end at the home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bert
Devier and family.
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THE BLUFFTON NEWS
B. F. BIERY, Business Mgr.
C. A. BIERY, Editor
Published weekly at Bluffton, Ohio,
by the Bluffton News Publishing and
Printing Co.
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in U. S. payable in advance.
Entered as second class matter at
the postoffice at Bluffton, Ohio,
under the Act of March 3, 1879.
Marion Boyd of Findlay spent the
week end here with his wife and
family.
Wallpaper removed with steam
heat. Frank Neuenschwander, Pan
dora phone 95-F. tf
Mrs. S. K. Mosiman of Grove
street is spending several weeks with
relatives at Beatrice, Neb.
Mr. and Mrs. Swan Stonehill re
turned Sunday after a week’s motor
trip to Texas and other southern
points.
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Augsburger and
sons Don and Buddy spent Sunday at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Blau
velt and family in Harrod.
Mrs. Levi Oberly and Millard
Oberly and family spent Sunday at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Conner
Stewart and family of Mt. Cory.
A St. Patrick’s day jitney supper
will be served Thursday evening
from 5:30 to 7 o’clock at the Meth
odist church by the Epworth league.
The Eastern Star lodge will hold
the annual inspection and initiation
services at the lodge hall Friday
night at 6:15 o’clock. Katheryne
Steinman, W. M.
Lemco cedarized storage bags—
the ideal protection against moths
for your winter clothes. Bags 60
inches long, side opening, 2 for 25c.
Basinger’s furniture store. tf
Edward Holbrook of Orange, N. J.,
was a recent guest in the Mrs. W. E.
Diller residence, South Main street.
Mrs. Holbrook was formerly Miss
Alice Black of Lima and attended
Bluffton college.
Robert Kohli of this place who
was recently called for military
training is stationed with the 26th
Medical batallion at Camp Grant,
Rockford, Ill., it was learned the
first of the week.
See the new wall paper patterns at
Frank Neuenschwander’?, Pandora
Phone 95-F. Telephone call will
bring samples. tf
Visitors at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Eli Amstutz, Sunday, included:
Mr. and Mrs. John Amstutz of Nor
walk Mr. and Mrs. Robert Amstutz,
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Amstutz of Pan
dora George Amstutz of Ada and
Harry Amstutz of this place.
Basinger ambulance removals: Miss
Mary Bucher from home of her fath
er, Gid Bucher west of Bluffton to
office of Dr. Glen Webb, Lima and
return Wayne Ligibihl from Bluffton
hospital to the home of his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Will Lugibihl, Bentley
road.
Spring comes Friday—and remem
ber it’s time to see about Venetian
blinds and awnings—and don’t for
get that re-upholstering you planned
before housecleaning. Phone today
for estimate. Murray Upholstering
shop, Washington and Thurman
streets, phone 285-W.
Mrs. Lysle Baumgartner of Cher
ry street left Monday for Bradenton,
Florida, where she will join her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Bogart who
have spent the winter at that place.
Mrs. Baumgartner and Mr. and Mrs.
Bogart are expected to return here
the last of the month.
Mrs. Laura Harvey of Lima was
a week end guest at the home of
Miss Alice Ludwig of Poplar street.
Mr. and Mrs. Eli Deppler of
South Main street entertained at
dinner, Sunday evening: Mr. and
Mrs. Wayne Deppler of Sidney, Mrs.
Laura Harvey of Lima and LaVerne
Morrison of Arlington.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Rauenbuhler
returned Saturday after spending
the past month in the southern
states. They stopped for several
days at the home of Clair Jennings
and family in Beaumont, Texas,
where Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Jennings
of Clyde have been visiting this
winter. The only disagreeable wea
ther was a cold wave encountered on
the return trip north.
Dr. and Mrs. DeLos Kervin and
Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Johnson stopped
Saturday at the home of Mrs. Ker
vin’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. A.
Triplett of South Main street en
route to their home in Port Huron,
Mich., after spending the past two
weeks in Florida. They left Sunday
for Port Huron, accompanied by
little Michael Kervin who visited at
the home of his grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. Triplett, during the ab
sence of his parents.
Diller ambulance removals: Mrs.
Russell Schaublin and infant son from
Bluffton hospital to the Oliver Loch
er home Mrs. Wendell Graesar from
Bluffton hospital to her home four
miles northwest of Jenera Mrs. Ray
Reichenbach from Bluffton hospital to
their home northwest of Bluffton
Harry Cherry from Findlay hospital
to his home east of Pandora Mrs.
Geo. Mandups and infant son south
east of Findlay Mrs. Dale Davidson
and son from Bluffton hospital to
their home on West College avenue
Mrs. Chris Schnegg from west of
Bluffton to Jacob Schnegg home on
1 East College avenue.
THE BLUFFTON NEWS, BLUFFTON, OHIO
For farms and city properties see
H. W. Althaus.
Miss Fern Bixel of Lake Bluff,
Hi., is spending a month's vacation
here with her parents, Dr. and Mrs.
D. C. Bixel of Lawn avenue. Miss
Bixel is connected in a supervisory
capacity with the Methodist Orphan
age at Lake Bluff.
Bluffton Graduate
On Music Faculty
Kenneth Newland, graduate of
Bluffton college in the class of 1934,
has been appointed head of the voice
department at Stephens college of
Columbia, Mo.
As head of the department, the
former Bluffton man has nine teach
ers working under his supervision.
Newland was previously voice in
structor at Olivet college in Michi
gan.
Stephens is a junior college for
girls with 1,700 students enrolled
and is well known for its progressive
procedures in educational practice.
Much traveling and actual life ex
periences are given to the students
of the institution.
Description of the college was giv
en by the Life magazine about a
year ago. Also located at Columbia,
Mo., are the University of Missouri
and Christian college.
After graduating from Bluffton
schools he then attended Ohio State
university where he received his
M. A. degree in 1937.
Bluffton Man Hurt
In Auto-Truck Crash
R. E. Griffith of South Lawn ave
nue sustained four fractured ribs as
the result of a collision of an auto
mobile which he was driving and a
truck driven by James Daugherty of
Warren.
The accident occured in Beaver
dam Monday afternoon. Following
the collision a charge of reckless
driving was brought against Griffith
by the truck driver.
When Griffith appeared before
Mayor W. A. Howe here later in the
afternoon, however, absence of wit
nesses to support the plaintiff’s claim
caused the mayor to order the case
continued.
Pre-Easter Services
At Pandora Church
Rev. William H. Stauffer, pastor
of the First Mennonite church at
Sugarcreek, will be in charge of the
annual pre-Easter services at the
Grace Mennonite church in Pandora,
opening on Sunday.
Rev. Stauffer graduated from
Bluffton college in 1932 and is well
known in this vicinity.
Services will be held each evening
at 7:45 p. m. beginning next Sunday
and continuing through March 30.
General theme of the series is “The
Master”. In addition to the evening
meetings Rev. Stauffer will preach
morning sermon at 10:30 o’clock next
Sunday and the following Sunday.
urkholder-Zimmerl
y
Vows Taken March 5
Miss Clara Burkholder, daughter of
Mrs. Louise Burkholder, became the
bride of Merlin Zimmerly, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Melvin Zimmerly, in a single
ring seremony at the home of the of
ficating minister, Rev. P. A. Kliewer,
Grove street, on Wednesday night,
March 5.
For the affair, the bride was attired
in a navy blue crepe gown trimmed
in white. Her coat was a blue, with
accessories, and she wore a corsage
of white gardenias.
An informal reception was held for
immediate families of the bride and
groom at the home of the bride fol
lowing the ceremony. Later the
couple left for a trip to New York
City and other points of interest.
Mr. and Mrs. Zimmerly are gradu
ates of Bluffton High school.
Adam Freet Rites
Are Held Tuesday
Adam D. Freet, prominent 83-year
old retired farmer, died at 1 p. m.
last Sunday at his farm residence one
mile north of Beaverdam in Richland
township.
Death followed illness of one year
resulting from a stroke of paralysis.
Funeral services were conducted
Tuesday afternoon in the Rockport
Methodist church with Rev. E. J.
Arthur, of Beaverdam officiating.
Burial was in the Rockport cemetery.
Freet was horn July 12, 1857, in
Richland township, the son of Henry
and Elizabeth (Downing) Freet. He
was married to Ida Williams, who
died in July, 1936.
He is survived by two daughters
and a son, Grace and Charles Freet
at home and Mrs. Fred Badertscher,
of near Bluffton. A brother, Benja
min Freet, of near Columbus Grove,
also is living.
Arlene Caris takes
Hancock School Post
Miss Arlene Caris, office employe
at The Triplett Electrical Instrument
Co., has resigned to accept a position
in Findlay as secretary to E. E. Ray,
Hancock county’ superintendent of
schools.
Miss Caris will assume her new
duties next Monday.
SOCIETIES
and CLUBS
Poinsettia Club
The Poinsettia Club will hold a
luncheon meeting at the Walnut
Grill this Wednesday night at 8:30
o’clock with Miss Edith Augsburger
and Miss Sylvia Biederman hostesses.
The following program has been
arranged: Good Neighbor Tour,
Mrs. L. L. Clymer and Mrs. Clayton
Murray Special feature, Mrs. Chas.
Patterson.
Alice Freeman Club
Due to the death of one of the
members of the Alice Freeman club,
Mrs. A. J. B. Longsdorf, the meet
ing of the organization was changed
from Wednesday to Thursday at the
home of Mrs. Otto Holtkamp of
South Main street.
The following program will be
presented: A Southerner Discovers
New England, Mrs. E. S. Lape The
Wayside: Home of Authors, Mrs.
Paul Diller New England Folk
Songs.
Century Circle
The Century Circle met at the
home of Mrs. Hiram Huser Wednes
day afternoon. The following pro
gram was presented: Roll call, Scenic
Spots of the United States Oil in
Mexico and South America, Mrs.
Gilbert Fett Romance of San
Francisco, Mrs. Clyde Warren. Mrs.
Gordon Bixel is assistant hostess.
Travel Class Banquet
Annual banquet of the Travel
Class will be held at the high school
cafeteria this Wednesday night. The
following members are on the ban
quet committee: Miss Zanna Stat
ter, Mrs. Edith Mann, Mrs. Ada
Lugibihl, Mrs. Leland Diller, Mrs.
Sidney Hauenstein, Mrs. Evan Bas
inger, Mrs. A. L. Bumgartner, Mrs.
E. J. Hirschler.
Garden Club
The Bluffton Garden Club will
meet at the home of Mrs. A. D.
Gratz of South Lawn avenue Fri
day afternoon. Mrs. Harry Barnes
is assistant hostess. A program on
conservation has been arranged a»
follows: Roll call, Conserving Na
ture About Us Trees, Mrs. Harvey
Gratz Wild Life, Mrs. Waldo Nis
wander Flowers, Mrs. Chas. Miller.
Presbyterian Social Club
1 he Presbyterian Social Club will
meet at the home of Mrs. Harry
Patterson, of South Main street,
Thursday night at 8 o’clock. As
sistant hostesses are Mrs. J. A.
Warren and Mrs. Chas. Patterson.
Miscellaneous Shower
A miscellaneous shower was held
in honor of Mrs. Raymond Hamil
ton, the former Ruth Jordan, at the
home of Mrs. Earl Hamilton, Friday
night.
The evening was spent playing
games and participating in con
tests the prizes being presented
to the honored guest. Refreshments
were served in keeping with St.
Patrick’s Day colors, after which
many attractive gifts were received
from the following:
Mrs. Earl Frantz, Mrs. Melvin
Williamson, Mrs. Dwight Frantz,
Mrs. Leland Frantz, Mrs. Cecil
Flick, Mrs. Walter Hamilton, Mrs.
Austin Holmes and daughter Betty
Jean, Mrs. Walter Benroth, Mrs.
Harold Young.
Mrs. Howard Benroth, Mrs. Mary
Hamilton, Miss Sadie Hamilton, Miss
Tillie Hamilton and the hostess Mrs.
Earl Hamilton. Gifts were sent by
Mrs. John Cuppies and Mrs. Bernard
Stratton.
Wedding Saturday
Marriage of Miss Cleora Hoffer,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hof
fer of near Bluffton, and Henry
Schaller of Bluffton will take place
at the home of the officiating minis
ter, the Rev. P. A. Kliewer, pastor
of the Ebenezer Mennonite church,
Saturday afternoon.
Entertain Newly Weds
Honoring Mr. and Mrs. Merlin
Zimmerly, who recently returned
from a wedding trip to New York
city, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Zimmerly
of near Bluffton, entertained a group
of friends at their home Sunday.
Those present were: Mr. and
Mrs. Amos Gratz, Mrs. Naomi
Burkholder, daughter Margaret and
son Weldon Mrs. Anna Spallinger,
Mr. and Mrs. Merlin Zimmerly, the
honored guests, and Mr. and Mrs.
Melvin Zimmerly, the hosts, and son
Roland.
Announce Engagement
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Zuercher, of
this place, are announcing the en
gagement of their daughter Mary
Catherine to Morris A. Morton, son
of Mrs. Bertha Morton of Ossian,
Ind.
Bridal Shower
Complimenting Mrs. Wade Shook,
the former Miss Bonita Clark, Mrs.
Eugene Firestone entertained with a
I shower at her home on South Lawn
avenue Tuesday night.
The honored guest received many
beautiful gifts and in the games
Miss Margaret Basinger won highest
prizes. Dainty refreshments were
served.
Present at the shower were: The
Misses Margaret Basinger, Zitella
Getties, Lora Schultz, Mary Lape,
Bettye Lewis, Betty and JoAnn Pat
terson, Wilma Nonnamaker, Mary
Schultz, Mary Lou Carr, Doris Jean
White, Magdalene Oyer, Mrs. Harve
Weldy, Mrs. Paul Clark, the honored
guest Mrs. Shook and the hostess
Mrs. Eugene Firestone.
Builders Class
The monthly meeting of the Build
ers Class of the Methodist church
will be held at the home of Prof,
and Mrs. R. G. Whisler of South
Spring street Thursday night at 8
o’clock. Assistants hosts will be
Mrs. Grace Cox and Mrs. Lysle
Baumgartner.
Lions To Hold White
Elephant Sale Soon
A white elephant sale will be spon
sored by the Lions club some time
during the forepart of May, it was
announced by Edgar Chamberlain,
chairman of the sale committee.
The sale will be conducted on lines
similar to that in which funds were
raised to finance the construction of
the swimming pools at Buckeye lake.
Prof. H. W. Berky Will
Address Ottawa PTA
Prof. H. W. Berky, instructor in
material science at Bluffton college,
will address the final meeting of the
Parent-Teachers association at Ot
tawa at the East School building
Thursday night.
Also attending the meeting will be
the Ottawa Boy Scouts, according to
Mrs. Ralph Dush, president of the
association.
WANT-ADS
Wanted—Dealer for Rawleigh
products in eastern half of Allen
county. Call Sylvanus Welty, Bluff
ton phone.
Wanted—Good dry com. Truck
will call. Master Feed Mill, phone
182-W.
Wanted—Healthy rat terrier or
fox terrier puppies also rabbit
hutches. Write Philip Long. Ada,
Route 2. tf
Baby chicks every Monday and
Thursday. Order now to be sure of
getting chicks when you want them.
Steiner’s hatchery.
See me for water well drilling
pumps for sale also dynamiting of
stumps, concrete, etc. Floyd Everett,
Rockport. 47
Seed potato headquarters—Contact
your local A. & store manager at
once for real savings on best quality
seed potatoes. Prices this year are
much lower than last year. We have
a limited amount already booked for
April 1 delivery. We will have all
varieties for your selection. Special
carload prices. A. & P. Food
Stores. 48
Rawleigh route, established 18
years, just becoming available—A
call to serve in the army leaves
available a splendid Rawleigh route
in East Allen county, 2214 families.
Route worked by father and son for
past 18 years. List of customers
furnished. Exceptional opportunity
for right man. Write at once.
Rawleigh’s Dept. OHD-51-220, Free
port, Ill. 52
For rent—7 room house, garage.
Write Box 36, Mt. Cory’, O.
For sale—15 ducks. Albert Al
thaus, 5 miles west of town.
For sale—Potatoes. Homer Spal
linger, 1 mile east of Beaverdam
on Lincoln.
For sale—Used Delco lighting out
fit including 2 motors and radio,
cheap. Phone 536-G.
For sale—Columbia oats, excellent
for seed. D. R. Stuber, 2(4 miles
southeast of Bluffton. Phone 536-G.
For sale—Property at Elm and
Jackson streets. Inquire Hiram
Welty, 4006 Arlington Ave., Ft.
Wayne, Ind. 48
For sale—Irish cobbler potatoes,
seconds, 50c per bushel. H. P. Zim
merman, phone 529-R.
For sale—1(4 ton Ford truck
used heating stove also laundry
stove. Inquire J. J. Luginbuhl hard
ware, Beaverdam.
For sale—Buliding lot on South
Main street. See Elmer Klay, West
Elm St. 47
For sale—Potatoes. Clarence Stein
er. Bluffton phone. tf
For sale—Modern house 364 Cherry
St. Richard Bixel, Adm. tf
For sale—Winter apples also pure
strained honey. Augsburger Fruit
Farm. tf.
For sale—Edison phonograph in
console cabinet together with 30 rec
ords, all in excellent condition and a
bargain at $4 if taken at once. In
quire at News office. tf
For sale—The following used
equipment all in good condition:
Model A John Deere tractor on
rubber 2 Model John Deere trac
tors McCormick-Deering No. 3
electric cream separator also coal
oil kitchen range. Bluffton Imple
ment & Harness Co.
Lost—Small dark colored purse on
March 9th with small amount of
change. Finder please return to Mrs.
W. E. Diller or phone 149-W.
PAGE FIVE
Lions Club Has
Musical Program
A musical program by students
from Bluffton college was presented
at the meeting of the Lions club held
at the Walnut Grill Tuesday' night.
Numbers were presented by’ the
trumpet trio composed of Richard
Howenstine of Fredericksburg, Rob
ert Ziegler of Wadsworth and Keith
Plank of Middlebury, Ind. A group
of violin selections were played by
Laurence Burkhalter, missionary stu
dent from India.
Joint Choirs Will
Give Lenten Cantata
“The Start’ of the Cross”, Lenten
cantata by’ Dudley Buck, will be
presented by the joint choirs of the
First Mennonite and the Ebenezer
Mennonite churches during Lent.
The cantata will be sung at the
First Mennonite church Sunday
evening, March 30. Date for the
presentation at the Ebenezer church
has not been decided. The soloists
will be announced next week.
For Quality Dry Clean
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It was unexpected—
... but it happened
Coldest weather of the w in
ter near-zero temperatures
came this year the latter part
of March. Unusual un
expected yes, but it hap
pened.
An auto accident involving
personal injury, possible loss
of life and heavy property
damage is unusual un
expected yes, but it can
happen.
Insurance is your best,
cheapest and surest safeguard
against the unusual and the
unexpected. We’ll he glad to
give you suggestions for auto
mobile insurance, without obli
gation, of course.
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Dependable People
See Us for Bonds
Fresh Drugs
and
Quality Drug Store
Merchandise
of All Kinds
Prescriptions Care
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theatre
CTAP
1 n n Bluffton
THURS.—FRI.—SAT.
“The
Philadelphia Story”
with
KATHARINE HEPBURN
CARY GRANT
JAMES STEWART
SUN.—MON.
“One Night in
the Tropics”
Allan Jones—Nancy Kelly
TUES.—WED.
“CHARTER PILOT”
Also: Comedy, Cartoon, &
OZZIE NELSON'S BAND
GONE WITH THE WIND
starts Sun., March 30th.