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THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1941
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Several Bluffton Junior High stu
dents demonstrated their hardiness
recently when they enjoyed their first
swim of the season at the Buckeye
lake the other evening. Although
complaining that the water was a bit
chilly, the boys reported a most invig
orating experience. Enjoying the
pre-season dip were Robert Beemer,
Richard Rockey and Elmer Stonehill.
Cal Steiner, Bluffton poultry and
egg buyer, had the old fashioned er
perience last week of getting stuck in
the mud on state road 696 about five
miles east of town w’hile making his
round in that area. William Pursell,
farmer living in that vicinity came to
the rescue with his team of horses
and in pulling the Steiner truck out
of the mire demonstrated that the ma
chines of modern civilizaion even now
must occasionally bow to the strength
of animal sinews and flesh.
Dorothy Wenger and Doris Barber
thought they had located some sea
gulls and after carefully tracking
them down in the area of the Old
National Quarry, east of town, dis
covered that they were wild ducks.
Maybe some of the junior high
school students don’t know the mean
ing of surrealism as applied to art,
but anyhow some of the paper and
paste animals made recently in the
art department might be placed in
that category. When asked what his
animal was, Allison Neuenschwander
indicated that it could be either an
ant eater or an alligator but that he
would not attempt to prove the point.
Regarding the animal made by Rob
ert Ramseyer, the lad pointed out
that anyone’s guess would be as good
as his.
Oldtimers felt a sense of loss last
week with announcement of the death
of Mrs. Emma Lugibill Ferrell, a
member of Bluffton high school’s first
graduating class in 1881. Mrs. Fer
rell w'ho died in Norman, Okla., was
graduated under the regime of S. C.
Patterson, superintendent here 1881
87. Outstanding among all early
classes was their intense loyalty to
the school and Superintendent Patter
son. Mrs. Ferrell was here ten years
ago to attend the fiftieth anniversary
of the high school alumni.
And speaking of the first high
school class, Dr. Helen Barnes of
Findlay, also a member of that class
is on an extended visit in Elpaso and
San Antonio, Texas. They went there
after taking six weeks of treatment
at Hot Springs, Ark., and reports she
feels “quite like my old self.” Dr.
Barnes, whose father was a pioneer
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Methodist minister here, is retired
national Y. W. C. A. secretary and
has traveled extensively throuout the
world.
Several boys were seen carrying
long white strands of something or
other around the school the other day
and questioned as to the meaning of
their activity pointed out that Doris
Jean Badertscher gave out the strands
when the bow of her violin broke dur
ing practice.
“Gyp”, pet dog of Zitella Getties is
recovering in an animal hospital in
Lima from a broken leg. The injury
was received when he was struck by
an automobile on South Main street,
Friday morning. Gyp’s leg will be in
a cast for a week or two, after which
the attending veterinarian says he
will be a good as ever.
Fawn, the mongrel dog belonging
to Richard Berky, is nursing a badly
bruised leg and it is a mystery what
caused it. The dog came home Sun
day yelping and scarcely able to w’alk.
A quick examination revealed no
broken bones.
His enthusiasm for nature lore
gave Charles Trippiehorn, local stu
dent of reptillia, a pair of w’et feet
Sunday afternoon. While firshing at
the creek back of his home he slip
ped in the water while attempting to
retrieve a lost plug.
Bluffton peole who spent the winter
in Florida are returning home and
the next few weeks will see the last
of them coming northward. They do
say that the homecoming will have
some suprises for at least one Bluff
tonite who wintered in the sunny
south.
One swallow doesn’t make a sum
mer—neither does one robin mean
spring is here. However, Phillip
Steiner, .Church street grocer, says
that it’s an unfailing sign that spring
has come when robins are seen pa
trolling lawns and fields on a sharp
lookout for worms.
Frieda Martin’s pet dog, a Beagle
hound, named Lady, gave birth to
about 10 healty pups Monday morn
ing. Frieda isn’t sure yet as to the
exact number but is certain that Lady
has quite a litter.
Whether it is a sign of spring or not
it is not certain but it is a fact that
the girls of the high school have sud
denly taken to hair ribbons of var
ious shades, hues and designs.
Alice Jean Bixel, daughter of Dr.
and Mrs. Munson Bixel of Cherry
street, is having difficulty matching
her dress to harmonize with the vary
ing colors of her recently acquired
back eye. It changed from black to
brown to purple. Now since it turn
ed green she doesn’t know which dress
to wear. The bruised orb came when
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metal cleats on her shoes rendering
her footing less secure.
A feud of long standing between
Richard Newlin and Donald Root was
settled this week in a boxing match
at the back yard of Clarence Stone
hill residence on South Main street.
Hubert Basinger and Elmer Stonehill
were referees and declared Newlin
the “winnah.”
Oldtimers are recalling this week
that Henry Ruhl, pioneer Bluffton
baker always observed Good Friday
by closing his bakeshop for the en
tire day. He devoutly observed the
occasion and Bluffton people who re
lied on the Ruhl establishment for
baked goods laid in a two days’ sup
ply on Thursday.
Walter Klay of Waynesboro, Pa.,
former Bluffton man who holds a re
sponsible position in a machine tool
shop, visited here over the week end.
He says their plant is busy supply
ing machine tools both to this country
and England. In the same establish
ment with Klay is Amos Steiner, eld
est of the family of Steiner Brothers,
who operate a machine shop at Lima.
Of the seven brothers of the family,
all expert tool and die makers, there
are now three living.
A suggestion for solving the troub
lesome question of a program for the
high school junior-senior reception
comes from Earl Heckathorn of In
dianapolis, former Bluffton resident
and graduate of the high school here.
He says that a number of schools in
that area have dropped the reception
and substituted in its place the plan
of a sightseeing trip for the seniors
and in some cases the junior class
also. Several schools are arranging
bus trips to Washington, others are
going to Chicago and still others vis
iting the bluegrass region in Ken
tucky.
It’s back-breaking work, but P. W.
Stauffer, Bluffton high instructor, is
busy wheeling dirt and grading the
yard around his new home on Kibler
street, every spare minute he has
these days.
What are believed to have been the
first spring flowers to bloom in the
town this year, have been seen since
last Thursday in the lawn of Mr. and
Mrs. Cal Steiner, of Poplar street.
The flowers are rich yellow in color
and stand out prominently as har
bnigers of spring.
Dale Davidson’s fine Irish Setter,
Mike, was struck by a speeding car
on Main street last Thursday, but aft
er a few days of uncertainty is back
in good condition with the exception
of a few sore muscles.
Burning grass at the rear of the E.
T. Reagan residence on Kibler street
was fanned by a stiff western breeze
until it attained near prairie fire pro-
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Dr. Robert L. Kemper, who is
making noteworthy contributions in
research in the field of vitamins for
poultry flocks.
portions Monday afternoon. It got out
of control and every available man,
woman and child in the neighborhood
was pressed into service with shovels,
rakes and hoes before it could be ex
tinguished.
After suspecting almost everyone
in town of creating inti rference with
his radio reception, Fred Getties fin
ally discovered the disturbance was
emanating from his own home. A
loose connection in a ilght socket was
the cause of the trouble.
That dogs and gardening do not
mix is attested to by Mayor Howe.
Most of his complaints these days are
from irate gardeners who want war
declared on neighborhood dogs who
either bury or search for bones in
their plots. “It’ll continue a few
more weeks until gardening enthus
iasm begins to die out,” the mayor
said.
Boys in military training camps
are well fed—co say Bluffton people
who have eaten in the army mess
halls while visiting there during the
past few weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Birchnaugh, Ben Augsburger and Ir
vin Harrman recently returned from
Camp Shelby and Mr. and Mrs. Clar
ence Stonehill were at Camp Knox.
The food is good, pletiful and well
prepared they report.
Richland Center
"The King of Kings” a sound
movie presenting the life of Christ
will be shown at the Emmanuel’s
Reformed church this Wednesday
evening at 8:00 o’clock. The public
is invited.
Mrs. S. C. Dailey of Findlay spent
the week-end with her son, Dwight
Dailey and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Zimmerman
and daughter spent Sunday evening
with Mr. and Mrs? Otis Fett and
daughters.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Hochstettler
and family were Sunday dinner
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Reno Oberly
and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Moser and
sons and Mr. and Mrs. Donald Dill
man spent Sunday evening at the
Amos and Weldon Luginbuhl home.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Zimmerman
and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer
Badertscher and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Sam Badertscher and son, and
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Badertscher
and son spent Friday evening with
Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Frantz and
daughter.
Miss Patsy Ann Schaublin is
spending several weeks with her
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C.
Schaublin.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Gratz spent
Sunday afternoon at the Noah Mos
er home.
Mrs. Paul Rhoads is spending the
week with her sister, Mrs. Harold
Stevens of Upper Sandusky.
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Niswander and
son Dean spent Sunday evening at
the W. C. Schaublin home.
Mr. and Mrs. John Badertscher
and Mr. and Mrs. Orrie Lugibihl and
family spent Sunday afternoon at
the J. I. Luginbuhl home.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Hochstettler
and family spent Monday evening
with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hilty of
Pandora.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Basinger
and daughter Doris spent the week
end visiting relatives in Berne, Ind.
Mr. and Mrs. Archie Hartman and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Charley
Gossman and family, Mr. Wm. Mar
quart, Mr. and Mrs. Charley Mar
quart, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Hoile
and daughter, Mrs. John Marquart
and sons and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Mar
quart spent Sunday afternoon with
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Marquart, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Schaublin
and Mr. and Mrs. Wilford Gratz
were Sunday dinner guests at the
W. C. Schaublin home.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Burkholder
spent Sunday afternoon at the Amos
Gerber home. Evening callers were,
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Lugibihl and
family.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilford Gratz and
Mr. and Mrs. Reno Gratz and
daughter Mary spent Sunday even
ing with Mr. and Mrs. Ernest
Gratz.
“Pastures for Pullets,” is the
season’s song of extension poultry
specialists at Ohio State University.
They remind that pastures are the
finest source of vitamins A and G,
both of which are growth promot
ing.
Pandora
George Stoody, who has been a
mechanic at the Pandora Garage for
some time, accepted a job at the
Westinghouse plant in Lima.
Allan Basinger is doing concrete
work in Donald McDowell’s base
ment.
Mr. and Mrs. L. I,. Hatfield and
daughters visited Mr. Hatfield’s
father near Dayton, Sunday.
Clair Basinger, a student at Ober
lin college, is spending his spring va
cation with his parents.
Noah Bixel is quite sick at his
home here. Miss Ruth Bixel of Ft.
Mayne came home Friday and is
now taking care of her father.
Miss Henrietta Schneck who has
been working at the Bluffton Meter
Works, will leave shortly to sing
in a Moody Bible Institute trio
which will be on tour until August.
The two weeks pre-Easter service,
conducted by Rev. Mosslander at the
Methodist church, closed Sunday
night.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Diller who
spent the past winter with their
daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Oliver Locher and family at
Clearwater, Florida, are expected
home this week. Mr. and Mrs. Lo
cher and family will remain in Flor
ida for another month before return
ing to their home in Bluffton. Mr.
Locher who was in the south for
his health the past winter is improv
ing nicely.
Passion week services started
Tuesday night at St. John church.
Wednesday night the service will be
held at the Missionary church
Thursday night at the Methodist
church, and Friday afternoon at 1:30
at the Grace church.
Miss Rosabel Miller, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Miller of Del
phos will become the bride of Harold
W. Basinger, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Homer Basinger of this place, in the
Pilgrim Holiness church at Delphos,
Sunday.
Students who won first place in the
county tests at Ottawa, Saturday,
were as follows: Biology, Marie Dil
ler French II, Henrietta Schumach
er and Margaret Niswander World
History, Verena Schumacher. They
will take the district tests soon
which are held in Bowling Green.
Pandora business places will be
open this Wednesday night, starting
the schedule which will last during
the summer.
Large crowds attended the Young
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People’s conference at the St. John
church, which closed Sunday night,
with Dr. Dan Gilbert, author and
journalist of Washington, D. C., as
the special speaker each evening.
Winners in the solo contest at
Ada, Friday, were Lysle Sommers,
bass, and Roland Reichenbach, tenor.
They will enter the contest in Co
lumbus shortly.
The last P. T. A. meeting will be
held next Wednesday night in the
school auditorium. “A Good Time
Program” will be the theme of the
program.
B. H. Mackey, of Wapakoneta, has
been contracting acres for tomatoes
in the community for the canning
factory which will operate here in
the late summer.
Miss Frances Campbell, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Campbell of
near here, became the bride of Stan
ley Ewing, son of Mr. and Mrs. R.
A. Ewing of McComb, at Van Buren
recently.
East Orange
Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Nonnamaker
and children Max and Marie, Patty
Firestone and Mrs. John Caris spent
last Friday in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. R. S. Wolfley of W’est Liberty.
The Missionary society of the Riley
Creek Baptist church was held in the
home of Mrs. Edgar Trippiehorn of
Findlay on Wednesday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. John Caris, Arlene
Caris, Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Criblez
and children Virginia and Donald
were dinner guests last Sunday of
Mr. and Mrs. John Criblez of Lima.
Mrs. B. J. Boutwell was a dinner
guest last Wednesday of Mr. and
Mrs. O. J. Gallant.
Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Heldman of
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and children of Arlington, Mr. and
Mrs. Kermit Boehm and son of
Jenera spent Sunday in the C. M.
Heldman home.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Agin and son
Evan attended the wedding of Betty
Samsal at Lima last Sunday.
Armorsville
Mrs. O. P. Hartman spent from
Wednesday until Sunday caring for
her father, Mr. A. F. Van Horn of
Findlay who is quite poorly.
Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Ivan Montgomery and family
were Mr. and Mrs. Wilmer Badert
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Wilmer Badertscher and family,
Mrs. Glen Hathaway and daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. Terry Bell and family
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Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Klingler and
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Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Hilty and daugh
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Young were Sunday guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Hilty and son of
Columbus.
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and Mrs. Gerald Chidester, daughter
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