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DEFENSE
BONDS
STAMPS
VOLUME NO. LXVI
AIRMAN, FORMER
BLUFFTON YOUTH
SINKS JAP SUB
David Kliewer Scores Hit on
Enemy in Dive Bombing
Off Wake Island
Loosed Two Bombs on Jap
Craft, Says Official Marine
Corps Report
Bluffton this week laid claim to
one of the heroes of the Pacific war,
with the announcement that Second
Lieut. David Kliewer, Bluffton High
school graduate, played a Ione role
in sinking a large Japanese submar
ine during the heroic stand made
by American Marines at Wake
Island.
Lieut. Kliewer sighted the under
seas craft cruising on the surface
while he was on a late reconaissance
patrol about 10 miles south of the
tiny Pacific outpost.
Alone in his fighting plane, he
\vent into a dive, turning his 50
calibre-machine guns on the sub
marine. As he pulled out of the
dive, he loosed two 100-pound bombs
in a direct hit on the vessel.
Sub Sinks
“His bombs scored, and the sub
marine sank immediately,” said the
terse report released this week by
the Marine Corps. Date of Kliewer’s
heroic attack was given as Dec. 12.
A day earlier other fliers from
Wake Island had sunk a Japanese
cruiser in a bombing attack.
Lieut. Kliewer, who graduated
from Bluffton High school in 1935
as valedictorian of his class, is be
lieved to be a prisoner of war in the
hands of the Japanese.
Presumed to be Prisoner
His parents, Rev. and Mrs. P. A.
Kliewer, of Albany, Oregon, were
notified by Marine Corps officials
that Kliewer’s name does not appear
on any casualty list, and it is pre
sumed he is a prisoner.
Three days after receiving the
Marine Corps notice Rev. and Mrs.
Kliewer received a brief letter from
their son stating that he was “alive
and in good health, but much more
than that I am not allowed to say.”
There was no information as to
his whereabouts, and the letter, Rev.
Kliewer stated, had been censored
twice.
Named To Honorary
Scholastic Society
Neil Baumgartner, member of the
senior class at Miami university, and
son of Mr. and Mrs. Lysle Baum
gartner of Cherry street was one of
twenty-five elected to membership in
Phi Beta Kappa, honorary scholastic
society, it was announced the first
of the week. Admission to the so
ciety is based on high scholarship
standing during the four years col
lege course.
In connection with the announce
ment it was stated that Baumgart
ner who has been specializing in
chemisry has been awarded a posi
tion as teaching assistant in the
University of Illinois for the com
ing year.
He will begin work at that place
in June under Dr. Roger Adams di
rector of chemical defense research.
For the past three years he has
been chemistry laboratory assistant
at Miami where he is also a mem
ber of Delta Tau Delta fraternity,
the Men’s Glee club and the Vesper
choir.
Civilian Defense
Meeting On Friday
Bluffton civilian defense commit
tees will meet at 7:30 p. m. Friday
in the American Legion hall to hear
an address by Clarence Fisher, of
Lima, safety director of civilian de
fense in Allen county.
All air raid wardens, firemen, aux
iliary firemen, police, rescue and
road repair squads, doctors, nurses
and others interested are urged to
attend.
Police Get Stolen
Car Here Sunday
A stolen car abandoned after being
mired in the mud off the road near
the Maynard Geiger residence on
Cherry street was taken away by
state highway patrolmen Sunday
morning.
The car, belonging to a party in
Sidney, was abandoned by the
thieves Saturday night. Geiger re
ported the stolen auto to police au
thorities.
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Sportsmen’s Club
To Form Group Of
Modern Minute Men
T1EM1MSCENT of the famed
“Minute Men” of the Ameri
can Revolution, the Bluffton
Sportsmen’s club will form a
modern version of the organiza
tion for the emergency protect
ion of vital defense spots and
private property in the commun
ity, it was announced by Silas
Diller, president.
This army of volunteer rifle
men will sharpen their shooting
eyes on a gun range and will
give state authorities informa
tion as to the type of rifle own
ed and the amount of ammuni
tion on hand.
PIRATE CAGERS IN
SEMI-FINALS OF
CLASS TOURNEY
Dillermen Successful in Two
Starts to Advance as Title
Contenders
Strong New Knoxville Five
Foes of High School Team
This Friday Night
Tournament fever reached a new
intensity this week, as Bluffton High
eagers, successful in their first two
starts, readied themselves for a semi
final engagement against a powerful
New Knoxville five Friday night at
9:15 o’clock in the regional Class
tourney at Celina.
Bluffton’s Pirates gained the semi
final round by trouncing undefeated
Middlepoint, 42 to 34, and Lima St.
Rose, 54 to 33, in the first and sec
ond rounds of the tournament last
week.
This marks the third straight year
the Dihermen have emerged as a
tournament title contender, and local
backers are hoping this season’s ef
forts will bring a second champion
ship.
Two years ago, Bluffton won the
regional Class meet at Carey.
Last year, the Pirates gained the
final round in the Shawnee tourna
ment, only to lose a heart-breaker
to Cridersville in the title contest.
Only Allen County Survivor
Bluffton remains Allen county’s
only hope in the Celina tournament,
altho eight of the 15 original con
testants were from this county. All
others have been defeated.
New Knoxville, Bluffton’s foe this
Friday, has an impressive record and
ended the season as champions of
Auglaize county. To gain that hon
or they bested Cridersville, which
was eliminated in the quarter-finals
of the regional tournament by Cold
water.
Winner of the Bluffton-New Knox
ville tilt will play the victor of the
Hoaglin-Jackson-Coldwater contest, in
the championship round at 8:30
p. m. Saturday, March 14. Hoag
lin-Jackson and Coldwater also will
play next Friday night.
Only the tournament champion will
be eligible to represent this district
in the state tourney opening next
week at Springfield.
In New Locations
Vernon Burkholder has moved
from the Amos Garmatter farm west
of Bluffton to the Clark Kidd farm
southwest of Rockport in Monroe
township.
Cal Garmatter has moved from
North Jackson street to the farm of
his father, Amos Garmatter w'est
of Bluffton.
Amos Tschiegg has moved from
the former Chris Steiner farm to
the Cal Garmatter property on North
Jackson street which he recently pur
chased.
Claude Rusmeisel, tenant on the
Ed Marquart farm near Beaverdam
has moved to the former Chris Stein
er farm.
Reno Gratz has moved from the
Plate Bros, farm in Orange town
ship to the Ed Marquart farm near
Beaverdam.
Geo. Kimmel will move on the
Plate Bros, farm vacated by Reno
Gratz.
Philip Marquart, Jr., has moved
from the Will Hirscnfeld farm to
the Scott Henry farm near Ruggly
church which he has purchased.
Otis Basinger has moved from
near Vaughnsville to the Will Hirsch
feld farm.
Doubling Of Production Followed
By Lower Price Quoted For Raw Milk
Dairy Farmers Here Receiving
$2.25 Per Hundred: 25
Cents Under Top
Page Dairy Plant Here Pro
cesses 38 Tons Monday
Part for Overseas
Milk production which has doubled
in Bluffton district during the past
six months may be reaching the
point where the market is finding
difficulty in absorbing the supply.
This was indicated the first of the
week when the record high price of
$2.50 per hundred pounds paid for
raw milk since last fall was dropped
twenty-five cents to $2.25.
Farmers in the Bluffton district
indicate that dairy production has
been vastly expanded and cows are
bringing top prices.
38 Tons 31 ilk Here Monday
An indication of the volume of
milk produced here, 76,000 pounds—
38 tons—were received at the local
plant of the Page Dairy company
Monday. This is about double the
average of last summer’s daily in
take.
Much of the milk received here is
processed into powdered form and
as such is used to supply not only
the domestic market but also needh
of England and other allied Europ
ean nations under terms of the lease
lend setup.
Lack of adequate shipping facil
ities for overseas transportation,
partially cutting off this market is
believed to be one of the principal
factors contributing to an easing of
the demand for dairy products.
Advanced First Aid
Class Starts Tuesday
Advanced classes in first aid will
be started Tuesday night at 7:30
o’clock at the Bluffton High school
cafteria.
Ladies Auxiliary of the Bluffton
hospital is sponsoring the 10 lesson
program under the general supervis
ion of the Allen county Red Cross.
Joy Huber is the instructor.
Enrollment is open to anyone who
received a certificate in the begin
ners course recently completed in
which 42 qualified for the training.
Other people, even though not
qualified by the certificate, are in
vited to attend the meetings as
listeners, it was stated by officials.
Kib’s News Stand
In New Location
Kib’s New stand is moving this
week into a new location in the
Leland Sechler block on North Main
street, occupying the room vacated
by the Shalley & Son variety store.
Announcement of the change of lo
cation was made by Kermit Kibele,
proprietor.
Business in the present location,
the Chas. Dillman building on North
Main street, will be closed this Wed
nesday night and merchandise will
be moved on Thursday preparatory
to opening in the Sechler block Fri
day morning.
Modern Pianist At
College Wednesday
Presenting a program of modern
piano music, Clara Verson, who has
made concert presentations in the
music centers of Europe and Amer
ica, will appear on the Bluffton col
lege concert series at the Ramseyer
chapel this Wednesday night at 8
o’clock.
She also will present three caus
eries entitled Debussy the Impres
sionist and Scriabinthe Mystic Vig
nettes of Modem Pianism Vistas of
Spain. Here she will discuss each
number from the viewpoint of idiom,
construction and the incident which
inspired the composer.
Booster Banquet
Friday, March 20
Dr. J. Raymond Schutz, of Indian
apolis, Ind., and native of Pandora,
will be the speaker at the annual
Bluffton college Booster Banquet to
be held at the Bluffton High school
gymnasium Friday night, March 20.
Boosters from Pandora, Columbus
Grove, Mt. Cory, Lima, Findlay and
other surrounding towns are plan
ning to attend the banquet. Other
features on the program include se
lection s by the Bluffton college
A Capella choir and xylophone num
bers by Miss Barbara Jean Triplett.
The proceeds of the banquet will
go to the current fund of Bluffton
college. In charge of arrangements
are D. W. Bixler, C. F. Niswander
and Leland Diller.
LHE BLUFFTON NEWS
A NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF BLUFFTON AND VICINITY
BLUFFTON, OHIO, THURSDAY, MARCH 12. 1942
COUNCIL BUYS NEW
MACK TRUCK FOR
FIRE DEPARTMENT
Expenditure of 87,950 for Fire
Fighting Equipment is
Authorized
Council Divides on Merits of
Rotary and Centrifugal
Type of Pump
Purchase of a Mac’ truck for
Bluffton’s municipal fre department
was authorized by th town counici
Monday night. The ui:will cost
$7,95o, coming within a max
imum of the $8,000 in bonds author
ized for purchase of f'.n- figthting’
equipn mt at the getB-’al election last
November.
The equipment will include a three
n an cab, rotary pump v capacity
600 gallons per miMvte. a 155 horse
power moter and a 4G0 g:.:b “boost
er” tank. Delivery iis imated at
90 days abject to del. ause of
priorities and other wartime condi
tions.
Final decision of the council came
following a lengthy Snoot Monday
nig it in which that bo ti vid-ad
on the relative merits ary ana
centrifugal pumps.
Divided Vote
Although the Mack truck was se
lected by a unanimous v :, the pre
ceding motion on the cl of a pump
which virtually decided the issue was
adopted by a sharply’ divided council.
The majority vote favoring the ro
tary type of pump stood 'our to two
with C. A. Triplett and Jesse Yoakam,
the fire and light committee of the
council reporting in favor of the ro
tary pump and Mayor W. A. Howe
favoring the centrifugal type.
Voting for the rotary pump were
Councilmen Aukerman, Hofer, Trip
lett and Yoakam. Against the rotary
pump were Councilmen Amstutz and
Lape.
One Bidder Eliminated
Of the five original bidders, the
meeting Monday found two be
ing seriously considered, the Mack
company of Allentown, Pa., and the
Seagrave company of Columbus.
As the Seagrave bid was for furn
ishing only a centrifugal pump, while
the Mack bid gave a choice of either
centrifugal or rotary type, the coun
cil’s decision in favor of the rotary
pump left the Mack bid the only one
to be considered.
The Seagrave bid was $7,989.
Mack’s bid for the centrifugal type
pump was $7,760.
Discard Old Hose Cart
On arrival of the new fire fighting
equipment the department’s hose cart
mounted on a Reo chassis will be dis
carded, it was stated by Fire Chief
Guy Corson. The equipment has been
in use about 24 years and there will
be insufficient room in the fire de
i partment quarters to accommodate it.
The Studebaker pumper in use since
1928 will be continued as part of the
department’s equipment, Corson indi
cated.
Class In Nutrition
Is Open To Women
Food values and nutrition problems
of a restricted war food diet are
topics of discussion in the nutrition
course open to the women of the
community being given at the Bluff
ton High school cafeteria Friday
afternoon at 2:30 o’clock.
Miss Eddyth Cupp, Bluffton High
school home economics instructor, is
teaching the course. There is no
tuition charge and all women are in
vited to attend. There will be five
more meetings all on Friday.
Appraise Estate
Of Hiram Locher
Estate of the late Hiram Locher
was appraised at $7,833.94 in an
inventory of assets filed in the Allen
county probate court by Ruth Ann
Locher, administratrix.
Personal property was valued at
$1,954.75, money $7£ stocks .bonds
and securities $4,800 accounts and
debts receivable $7.19 and real es
tate consisting of thirty acres in
Richland township, $1,000.
Sheriff Daley Will
Address Lions Club
Problems of law enforcement and
protection of property will be dis
cussed by Allen county sheriff Wil
liam V. Daley of Lima in an ad
dress at the Lions club to be held
at the Walnut Grill Tuesday night
at 6:15 o’clock.
National lottery’ to determine the
order of calling into armed services
men who registered in February un
der draft law revisions affecting
those from 20 to 45 years of age
will be held next Tuesday in Wash
ington, D. C.
In preparation for the lottery, Al
len county’s three draft boards are
shuffling the cards of those who
registered last month in their dis
tricts, and assigning a number to
each.
Order of numbers drawn in Wash
ington will determine the sequence
in which the new registrants will be
called.
It is assumed that none of those
who registered in February will be
taken until lists of those who regis
tered previously have Keen exhausted
of eligible men.
“War stories strike deeply in the
emotional makeup of children”, it
was stated by Dr. Ralph Whisler,
professor of psychology at Bluffton
college, who addressed the meeting
of the Bluffton Parent-Teachers as
sociation in the Bluffton High school
auditorium Tuesday night.
Children are very sensitive to dis
cussion of war news by adults and
easily get worked up over accounts
of war events with an emotional
tone, the speaker said.
A hysterical mother is one of the
worst war hazards that a child can
have. Parents should have a calm
and collected attitude around their
children, not only when discussing
war news but in talking about all
matters.
To counteract the war talk with
which children are constantly bom
barded thru the radio, newspaper
and school companions,parents should
endeavor to make the home as nor
mal as possible. Occasional discus
sion of the development of the war
is legitimate but should be balanced
with other topics to give the child
perspective, the speaker said.
It is very important to ground
the child in sane attitudes for his
first five years of life because the
basic modes of thinking and patterns
of behavior are determined in this
early period. Psychologists say that
the first five years are twice as im
portant as any other period in the
life of the individual, Dr. Whisler
stated.
Therefore, the parents have a tre
mendous responsibility in helping
create the attitudes in the youngster
which will lay the foundation for
an adulthood which is marked by
confidence and a happy mental condi
tion. Most adult fears have their
foundation in childhood concerns, the
speaker pointed out.
With The Sick
Mrs. N. W. Cunningham has been
removed from the Bluffton hospital
to her home on South Jackson street
where her condition is reported as
improved.
Glen Steiner, eldest son of E. P.
Steiner, continues in a critical con
dition with a heart ailment in the
Bluffton hospital.
Mrs. Glen Steiner is ill at her
home, south of town, suffering from
a heart condition and sinus trouble.
Her daughter Marilyn Ruth is ill
with pneumonia.
Mrs. Ben Leichty, who broke her
arm several weeks ago, is very ill
at the home of her daughter Mrs.
M. A. Parker in Lima.
Noah Danner, who recently under
went an operation at the Lima Me
morial hospital, was removed to the
hospital again from the home of his
sister, Mrs. Clayton Rupright in
Beaverdam.
Lyman Barnes, who underwent a
major operation at the Bluffton hos
pital, has been removed to his home
southeast of Bluffton.
Mrs. Aldine Amstutz, living north
west of Pandora, is a patient at the
Bluffton hospital.
Births
Draft Board Shuffles Cards Of New
Registrants For Lottery Tuesday
Children React Strongly To Parents
War Feelings, Psychologist Declares
The following births at the Bluff
ton hospital:
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Nessler,
Jenera, a girl, Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Amstutz, a
boy, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Rader, Mt.
Cory, a boy, Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ford Bidlack, Mt.
Cory, a boy, Tuesday.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Rode
heffer, of St. Marys, a boy recently.
Mrs.Rodeheffer was the former Miss
Eleanor Locher.
Traffic Violators
To Get Police Tags
Opening of a police campaign to
eliminate traffic violations in Bluff
ton was announced this week by'
Mayor W. A. Howe.
To assist in the drive, pink warn
ing cards will be issued by the po
lice department. Repeated violation
will result in summons indicated by
a red tag.
Traffic violations for which motor-1
ists will be cited include: Pinking ini
limited areas parking within 101
feet of fire hydrant: car not properly!
parked parking in alleys double!
parking improper parking unneces-l
sary noise driving thru processions
making prohibited turns failing tol
stop at stop signals and driving!
through red lights.
SUGAR RATIONING
BOOKS EXPECTED
HERE THIS WEEK
Program Likely to Start in
Latter Part of March, Re
ports Indicate
War Ration Books to be Issued
For a 28 Week Period,
Instructions Say
War rationing books for limiting
the use of sugar in this community
are expected this week at the office
of A. J. B. Longsdorf, superintend
ent of the Bluffton public schools.
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Supt. Longsdorf stated that he had
no official information when ration
ing will be inaugurated, altho it is
generally believed that it will start
the latter part of March.
Instruction Lists
Also being awaited this week are
consumer application forms, instruc
tions to consumers, and instruction
lists for rationing personnel. Until
the latter are received, Longsdorf
said details of the program will be
somewhat in the dark.
Preliminary phases of the forth
coming civilian sugar rationing pro
gram are now going forward thru
the cooperation of the Bluffton
schools. Called on to render a serv­
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ice in the present emergency the
Bluffton schools are completing a
survey of the number of persons
who will be eligible for sugar ra
tioning books.
Everyone
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Thousands of printed supplies, in­I
cluding 81,000 war rationing books
have been received at the office of
Homer Tremaine, county rationing
coordinator at the courthouse in
Lima.
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Register
When the survey is completed, the
next step in preparations, in so far
as can be learned, will be the regis
tration of persons to receive the ra
tioning books. The registration will
be conducted over a four day period,
exact date of which will be an
nounced soon. Registration will be
conducted for families at the ele
mentary school building and for com
mercial and retail establishments
registration will be at the high
school.
Auto Licenses Can
Be Secured Here Now
The 1942 automobile license tags!
have arrived at the Bixel Motor!
Sales on Cherry street and may now!
be purchased, it was stated Tuesday!
by Clayton Bixel, Bluffton area dep-1
uty registrar.
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Delayed 10 days because of an ex-1
plosion in one of the enamel fur-1
naces at the Ohio penitentiary where!
the tags are made, 1,250 sets of li-l
censes arrived here Tuesday morn-|
ing.
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By this time of the month there!
are usually about 350 licenses sold,!
Bixel said. This will mean more oil
a concentrated period of buying and!
Bixel urged that car owners buy!
their tags as soon as possible ini
order to avoid a last minute rush.
Give the gift that signi
fies America is not to b«
caught napping.
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BONDS
STAMPS
NUMBER 46
BLUFFTON IS HOST
TO DISTRICT MUSIC
CONTEST MARCH 21
More Than 1,000 High School
Musicians Expected for
Choral Competition
Bluffton College Music Depart*
ment Sponsors Contest for
Twenty-five Schools
Although not all of the registra
tions are in yet, it is expected that
about 25 schools in six classifications
will enter the meet. Schools already
registered for the competition are:
Ada, Kenton, Ridgeville, Bloomdale,
Continental, Stryker, Pandora and
Bluffton.
luffton
(announcedcollege
More than 1,000 high school mu
sicians will participate in the dist
rict choral contest, sponsored by the
Bluffton music department,
to be held in the Bluffton High
school gymnasium Saturday after
noon and evening, March 21, it was
by Prof. Russell A. Lantz,
college music department head.Eliza­
Entered
Bluffton High school choral groups,
under the direction of Miss
beth Higley, instructor in vocal mu
sic, will enter in the class divis
lion instead of BB as last year. The
I class division is for schools with
1500 to 750 students.
The divisions and sizes are as fol
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lows:
Class A—Above 1,000.
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Class A A—750 to 1,000.
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Class B—500 to 750.
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Class BB—250 to 500.
Class C—100 to 250.
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Class CC—Below 100.
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The mixed chorus will sing “O
Lovely Heart” as the required num
ber and “Open Our Eyes as the se-
lected number and’ “Madame Jean-
ette” as the warm-up number.
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Contest Numbers
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The girls glee club will sing “Far
and Wide” as the required number
and “It Cannot Be a Strange Coun
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tree” and “An Old French Carol”.
The boys giee club will jujjg “Glory
God” as the required number and
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“All Through the Night” and “Josh-
ua Fit the Battle of Jericho”.
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Contest chairman will be Prof.
Lantz who will preside at all ses
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sions of the music festival. Mem
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bers of the faculty and student
group of the Bluffton college depart
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ment of music will be in charge of
details of the coming contest
Judges are: Louis E. Pete, super
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visor of public school music of Ash
lland Cecil Munk, director of choral
music at Baldwin-Wallace university
at Cleveland Rexford G. Keller, di
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rector of the conservatory of music
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at Ohio Wesleyan university in Dela
ware.
Appraise Albert
Niswander Estate
Inventory of assets of the late
Albert Niswander has been filed in
the Allen county probate court and
the estate appraised at $4,352.38.
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The tags are green on a white
Stocks, bonds and securities were
valued at $1,200, accounts and debts
receivable $52.38 and real estate at
$3,100. The widow, Ethel Niswander
was named executrix in her hus
band's will.
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background with the series running!
from ZB-51 to ZB-900 and froml
ZF-51 to ZF-900. Until April 1 the
Bixel Motor Sales will be open even
ings for sale of tags.
Samue/ Burkholder
Estate Is Valued
John A. Burkholder was named ad
ministrator of the estate of Samuel
1 W. Burkholder whose assets were
estimated in value at $11,974.
Personal property was listed at
$3,000, real estate $8,500 and an
ticipated real estate rentals $474.
Real Estate Deals
Irvin Long purchased the Ben
Leichty property on Thurman street.
The former I. N. Harris farm, lo
cated on the county line purchased
some time ago by O. P. Hartman,
was sold this week to Marion Hixon.
Both deals were made by H. W. Alt
haus.
Ebenezer Broadcast
A male quartette, consisting of
Clayton Bucher, Waldo Hofstetter*
Francis Niswander and Chris Gratz
will appear on the weekly broadcast
of the Ebenezer Mennonite church to
be presented over Findlay radio sta
tion WFIN Friday night at 7:15
o’clock. The station broadcasts on
wavelength of 1330 meters.
The Orange Township Farm Wo*
man’s club has purchased a $50
Defense bond, it was announced th^
first of the week.