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Pannabeckers Sailing From Shanghai,
China, For United States On Thursday
Returning op the same boat on I
which their wives and families came
back to America last spring, Dr.
Lloyd and Flyod Pannabecker, Men
nonite missionary workers in Kai
Chow, China, will sail from Shang
hai on the S. S. President Cleveland,
Thursday, according to a cablegram
received in Gibson City, Ill., by Mrs.
Lloyd Pannabecker, Saturday.
Mrs. Floyd Pannabecker residing
on South Lawn avenue received the
word Monday from Mrs. Lloyd Pan
nabecker. On the basis of previous
sailings, the boat will probably ar
rive at San Francisco early in
October.
The liner is part freighter and
carries only about 150 passengers.
Since there has been a need for in
creased passenger transportation fa
cilities the passenger list in recent
crossings has been nearly double that
figure, Mrs. Pannabecker pointed
out.
N iswander-W arren
Nuptials Sunday
(Continued from page 1)
and “Intermezzo” by Provost Mar
vin Hilty of Cleveland, cousin of the
bride, sang I Love Thee” by Grieg
and “Because” by D’Hardelot.
The bridal party entered the
church to the strains of Lohengrin’s
wedding march. The bride was on
the arm of her father who gave her
in marriage. She was attired in a
gown of white satin and carried a
bridal bouquet of snow white roses
and gypsophelia.
The maid of honor, Miss Martha
Niswander, sister of the bride, wore
a forest green taffeta gown and car
ried a bouquet of pink asters and
white pompoms.
The bridesmaids, Miss Letha Nis
wander, cousin of the bride and
Miss Ruth Steiner, a close friend,
wore gowns of rose taffeta and car
ried bouquets of mixed colored asters.
The bridegroom and his best man,
Melvin Yoder, a college classmate,
wore boutonnieres of white asters.
Ushers were Gary Todd, Carl Mar
shall, Melvin Long and Byron And
erson.
For her daughter’s wedding Mrs.
Niswander wore a green crepe dress
with navy accessories. Her corsage
was of talisman roses. Mrs. War
ren, mother of the bridegroom, wore
a gown of black crepe with match
ing accessories. Her corsage was of
Columbia roses.
The bride is a graduate of Bluff
ton High school and attended Bluff
ton college. Mr. Warren is also a
graduate of Bluffton High school
and Bluffton college.
Foilowing the ceremony a recep
tion was held in the home of the
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may go to Newton, Kansas, to meet
their husbands. It is possible that
the Pannabecker men may stop at
Honolulu, Hawaii, enroute to the
states to visit with Mr. and Mrs.
William Geiger of that city.
The men were ordered home about
ten days ago by the board of for
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ference of Mennonites following re
ports of disturbed conditions of in
creasing degree in the Orient.
It has been reported that the
Japanese are holding eligible men
as hostages for various types of
duties in the Nipponese military
forces. Consequently most of the
men missionaries with families are
leaving the country. Mission work
in China has been so organized that
the activity will be continued by
native workers trained especially for
that activity.
bride’s parents on South Main street.
The bride’s going away costume was
a brown woolen suit with matching
accessories. Her corsage was of
pompoms and gypsophelia.
Mr. and Mrs. Warren left by mo
tor for a short wedding trip after
which they will be at home in the
Fett apartments.
Out of town guests were: Mr. and
Mrs. Menno Bixel, Bellefontaine
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Steiner and Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Thutt of Sterling
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Thutt and daugh
ters of West Liberty Mr. and Mrs.
H. T. Vernier, and Mr. and Mrs.
Gale .Vernier, Robert and Miss Betty
Vernier all of Toledo.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Hagan and
daughter Leia of Ft. Wayne Miss
Lucile Graham of Steubenville Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Hilty and son David,
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Reed and Miss
Frances Wood of Columbus Mr. and
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Lima.
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of Dayton Miss Jean Schutz of
Mountain Lake, Minn., and Myron
Brown of Warren.
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Town Moves On Two
Fronts In Sew er
Problem
(Continued from page 1)
court at Lima the first of the week
in answer to the original motion
asking for more specific information
from the plaintiffs.
Explore Sewer Possibilities
Meanwhile possibilities of a sewer
system were being explored by the
town administration which has asked
the Toledo engineering firm of
Champe, Finkbeiner and Associates
for a report. This organization
drafted plans for a sewer system
here two years ago at which time
the proposal was submitted to a
vote.
According to word received by
Mayor Howe, C. S. Finkbeiner of the
Toledo engineering firm stated that
he would contact W. P. Schmuhl,
district WPA head to ascertain the
possibility of a grant of federal aid
similar to that which was available
two years ago.
Although refusing to make any
official statement until after con
ferring with Schmuhl, Finkbeiner
privately expressed doubt as to pos
sibilities of WPA aid. A report on
the situation is expected at a meet
ing of the town council next Mon
day night.
Solicitor Files Reply
In a motion filed by City Solicitor
Durbin in the common pleas court
at Lima, more specific information
was asked on the following points:
1—That the plaintiffs advise what
property was destroyed and the
time when the damage occurred.
2—That the plaintiffs set a fair
and reasonable value of the prop
erty prior to the damage, and to
state a reasonable market value at
the time of filing the suits.
3—That the plaintiffs list livestock
injured the extent of the injury
and the time.
Too Late
for November
Should a sewage disposal vote be
taken here this fall, a special elec
tion must be set, because it is too
late to get the proposal on the bal
lot for the regular November elec
tion.
Suits filed by Locher and Huber
claim pollution of the stream by un
treated sewage has created an odor
nuisance and impurities of the water
make it unfit for dairy cattle and
other livestock to drink. The plaint
iffs are represented by R. S. Steiner,
Lima attorney.
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THE BLUFFTON NEWS, BLUFFTON. OHIO
Summer school at Bluffton college
opened Monday with an attendance of
77 students. The opening address of
the session was given by Hon. Charles
L. Swain, speaker of the House of
Representatives of Ohio.
The greenhouse recently purchased
by Thos. Mohler from William Zehr
bach is being enlarged at its new lo
cation in the rear of Mr. Mohler’s
home on Suoth Main street.
The Bluffto nCh utauqua committee
is laying plans fra gala week of en
tertainment and a home coming to be
held Aug. 6 and 7.
Clyde Yerger, the rural mail car
rier on No. 1 is taking two weeks’
vacation. Harry Patterson is the sub
stitute.
Mrs. Albert Benroth and five child
ren accompanied Mrs. Benroth’s fath
er, William Euller, to the latter’s
home in Michigan or an extended vis
it.
A. C. Luginbuhl, student in the den
tal school of Rush Medical college of
Chicago is spending the vacation with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Lug
inbuhl. south of town.
While engaged in cutting down an
apple tree in his yard on Cherry
street George Benroth was severly
injured Sunday morning.
The class of 1911 of Bluffton High
school held a reunion at the home of
Miss Ethel Steinman of Jefferson
street Thursday night.
Mrs. Augusta Steiner will deliver
an address on Suffrage at Beaverdam,
Wednesday night. She attended a
banquet in Van W -rt, Friday, given
by the women’s ubs of that city in
NEWS OUR FATHERS READ
FROM ISSUE OF JUNE 25,1914
Miss Bertha Reigle, daughter of
Martin Reigle, and Dunken William
son, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey
Williamson, both Orange township,
were united in n i.rriage Wednesday
night at the hone the bride’s fath
er.
La?t Thursday night at the home
of the officiating pastor, Rev. C.
Hege, on South Main street, occurred
the marriage of 1 nan Steiner, son
of Mr. and Mrs. .1. C. Steiner and
Clara Locher, daug ter Mr. and Mrs.
John Locher. They will make their
home in Colifornia.
Mr. and Mrs. Chri Klay welcomed
a baby girl at their home on Lawn
avenue, Monday afternoon.
Owen Grands’ if! and Mrs. Katie
Garrett were recently wedded and are
enjoying life in their residence on
Riley street.
Mrs. William Kimmel left Tuesday
for South Haven, Kans., to visit her
daughter, Mrs. H. H. Hamilton.
Mrs. M. M. Murray and Miss
Louisa Ruhl attended the Ben Hur
Mennonite Youth From
Paraguay At College
(Continued from page 1)
High School
in
South Dakota
He took his high school training
at Freeman Junior college in Free
man, South Dakota, and will remain
at Bluffton college for two years
after which I will transfer to Beth
el college 11. Newton, Kansas, to
complete his education.
Harder wa bom and raised in a
German in Russia but was
forced to th e with his parents to
Germany v. they lived until 1935
when his father was called to a
teaching pos 1., a in the South Amer
ican Mennonite colony.
Most of the colonists are Russian
Germans who fled the Soviet to es
cape persecuti ms of the of the Rus
sian commun.s. Most of the Men-
nonites in Russia were wealthy
farmers and were the type of land
holder the Communists desired to
eliminate when the collectives were
established.
CONCEXTRATION CAMP
Many of the Mennonites were
sent to Russian concentration camps
and others to the frozen wastes in
Siberia. Harrier stated that many
of his relatives are either dead or
in the custody of Russian authorities.
Some few of the Mennonites re
mained in Russia to take up farm
ing as members of the Russian col
lectives.
When the invitation to come to
South America was extended by the
Paraguaian authorities, hundreds of
Russian families took advantage of
the opportunity for settlement. The
government agreed to exempt the
Mennonites from military training to
allow them to establish cooperative
living arrangements in the various
settlements. There are also non
Mennonite settlements of European
refugees in the area, Harder stated.
Writes
to Grandfather
Harder cited the case of his grand
father, still l:\ing in Russia, who op
erated a larin orphan home in con
nection with 1 land holdings. All
of his land wn.s confiscated by the
communist us well as the orphan
home and today he is living in a
sod house formerly a chicken
barn. He still receives letters from
his grandfather, although they are
always censored by the authorities.
The climate in Paraguay is large
ly tropical and is well suited to the
raising of cotton which is the main
interest of equal suffrage.
Prof. James Begg and family of
Sandusky are expected to arrive here
tomorrow. Prof Begg will teach in
the education department of Bluffton
college for the summer school ses
sion.
Miss Leia Frick and Miss Marjorie
Day were chosen delegates by the
Christian Endeavor society of the
Presbyterian church to attend the
Winona Lake conference July 13-20.
I. W. Geiger, Clair and Gilbert
Fett and Ralph Bixel of Toledo are
on a two weeks’ camping trip in the
woods of northern Michigan.
GERMAN SETTLEMENT
U. S. Amstutz, instructor in music
at Freeman college, is visiting here
with relatives and friends.
Albeit W’inkler is attending the
Christian Endeavor conference at
Steubenville this week.
Miss Celia, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Martin Wentzinger of Bluffton
and Frank, son of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac
Zuercher were united in marriage at
the Bluffton Catholic church, Wed
neday morning.
News Our Grandfathers Read
From Issue Of December 19, 1907
Miss Hulda Schumucher, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Schumacher and
Lennus Steiner, son of Mr. and Mrs.
D. C. Steiner were married last Sun
day by Rev. Albert Schumacher.
Grover Grismore, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Hary Gismore got the second
highest grade in the Ohio state bar
examination out of 285 applicants.
Mr. Grismore’s grade was higher
than that of Robert Taft, son of ex
president Taft, who also ranked very
high in the examination.
show in Toledo last week.
C. D. Amstutz sold his home on
South Main street to Asa Battles, Jr.
Miss Lulu Sechler, who was the
employe of the Bluffton Telephone
Co. for the past three years resigned
her position.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Bailey returned
from Tulsa, Okla., Tuesday and will
reside again in Bluffton.
Arnold Bigler returned from his
western trip Monday.
GERMAN SETTLEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. David Wenger re
cently welcomed a baby boy into their
family.
Dr. N. C. Hirchy will give an ad
dress at the Hilty school house at a
literary to be held Friday night.
The following officers were elected
of the St. John Sunday schoo: Supt.,
Noah Bixel asst, supt., Jno. Schnegg
secy., Gid Lehman pianist, Lizzie
Kohli librarian, Enoch Basinger
committee, Abraham Bixel, Emanuel
Kohli, Harvey Basinger, Menno Schu
macher.
crop in the Mennonite colony. Beans
and peanuts are also raised by the
farmers of the area. Most of the
crops are exported to different coun
tries but recently Paraguay has es
tablished price control for crops
which is making it increasingly diffi
cult for the farmers to obtain a
normal profit.
Tropical Weather
The weather in Paraguay is fairly
uniform the year around. The nights
are usually cool and possibly two or
three nights in a year the tempera
ture will fall to the freezing point.
The temperature always rises during
the day and there is no occasion for
furnaces or the heavy clothing of
the colder climates.
Asked what he thought of the
cold winter weather of the United
States, Harder stated that he had
been accustomed to the colder cli­
mates in Germany and Russia.
Strongly Nationalistic
The newspapers of the country
are strongly nationalistic and gen
erally anti-German but not necessar
ily pro-United States. There are
many evidences of American capital
in the country’s industrial develop
ments and United States is thought
of as a very wealthy country.
The harbor of Ascunsion was
built by American capital the street
cars and utility companies are gen
erally owned by United States com
panies as well as numerous indus
trial establishments. The govern
ment of Paraguay also has borrowed
millions of dollars from the United
States for the construction of roads.
U. S.
Products
Many products sold in Paraguaian
stores are manufactured in the
United States. The largest stores,
however, are owned and operated by
Germans selling mainly German pro
ducts, Harder pointed out.
Everything in the Mennonite colo
nies is operated by the colonists and
the government has generally main
tained a “hands off” policy. The
colony runs its own business houses
and maintains its own schools and
churches. Each village is presided
over by an official corresponding to
the mayor. The country was glad
to have tljem come and they have
been well treated generally, Harder
stated.
Autos Scarce
Harder has found the standard of
living unbelievably high in this
country and has seen that the re
ported good living conditions of the
With the first corn cut last week
in sandy soil areas, a bumper har
vest of the crop will be under way
in earnest within the next few days.
Corn prospects are the best in
many years because of a hot, wet
summer that provided ideal grow
ing weather for the crop.
Several fields were harvested last
week, and on other farms unripened
corn was being cut to be used in
filling silos for winter feeding. Corn
fires quicker in sandy soil and the
ripened crops were harvested from
fields of that type.
Cutting of the crop will continue
Americans are true. An automobile
in a South American village the size
of Bluffton would be virtually un
known, it was pointed out by Hard
er. Roads are bad and gasoline
costs 50c a gallon.
At Bluffton college Harder will
study mainly Bible, history and Ger
man in addition to the usual re
quired subjects for the four-year
course.
County Board To
Add Another Precinct
(Continued from page 1)
New Boundaries
Precinct A—West of Main street
between Washington and Franklin
streets.
Precinct B—West of Main and
south of Franklin street.
Precinct C—East of Main and south
of Cherry street.
Precinct D—East of Main and north
of Cherry street and west of Main
and north of West Washington
streets.
Creation of the new precinct is con
templated to relieve congested condi
tions in the town’s present three pre
cincts, all of which had more voters
in the last election than the maxi
mum under state laws.
Ohio legislation requires re-ar
rangement of precincts when more
than 400 votes are cast in any one
precinct during the last preceding
state or national election.
Last November each Bluffton pre
cinct reported vote totals of more
than 400. Precinct had 418 voters
Precinct A, 416 voters, and Precinct
C, 410 voters.
Bluffton had four precincts in 1922,
but one fell below 200 votes several
years later and the number of polling
places was again decreased to three.
Palm of Victory
The palm is a symbol of victory
and was adopted by the early Chris
tians to represent the triumph of the
faithful over the enemies of the soul.
It is the special badge of martyrs,
and the Congregation of Rites, 1688,
regarded the representation of a
palm on a catacomb tomb as proof
that a martyr was interred there,
but this was later declared unten
able. The palm tree gives shade
and fruit and hence is emblematic
of God’s protection and grace.
Patrol on Job
The U. S. immigration border pa
trol, which guards more than 5,500
miles of our northern and southern
boundaries, has apprehended, in a
single year, as many as 33,000 per
sons who were attempting to enter
the countrv illegally.
OXYDOL (Large
DI MOO
THURSDAY, SEPT. 11, 1941
3umper Corn Harvest Is Under
-.-»-A¥ay On Bluffton’ District Farms
until early October, according to
farm observers. If there are no
killing frosts soon, the harvest will
be slightly later than in normal
years. This is attributed to rainy
weather of the summer, resulting in
a longer than usual growing season.
With the fall harvest season here
and fall planting of winter wheat,
barley and rye in the offing, many
farmers in the area are faced with
the problem of finding help.
The farm labor problem is becom
ing serious because of the defense
program and the induction of farm
hands into industry and military’
training.
Oil From Castor Oil
Lubricating oil from castor oil and
mineral oil is manufactured in Rio
de Janeiro, Brazil.
Predict Drop
Experts predicted a drop in hog
prices’ for the 1939-40 marketing
year—unless consumer demand
picks up.
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