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PAGE SIX
ALLEN COUNTY
Giant Antlers Found
In Quicksand
A near seven-foot rack of antlers
believed to have come from a wild
animal that ceased to roam Allen
county a century ago, has been un
earthed in quicksand by a Lima man.
C. B. Decker, an assistant WPA
utilities superintendent, made the
find of historical interest. The horns
thought to have originally surmount
ed the head of a giant elk, were dis-
Ottawa river. They were found
eight feet below the surface in
what had been once a treacherous
quicksand area, Decker declared.
Policeman Rescues
Trapped Dog
policeman,
in addition
duties on
W. D. Stevick, Lima
chalked up a good deed
to his regular patrol
Thursday. The new policeman liber
ated a dog that had been trapped
while seeking breakfast in
The canine’s tongue was
the near-empty metal
Stevick pushed in the lid
the animal.
a tin can.
lodged in
container,
and freed
Dry Night Club For
Lima Youths
The culmination of several years
of planning an ideal recreation room
for Lima young persons will be
reached Friday with
opening” of the new
the Y. M. C. A.
the “grand
enterprise at
came from
The announcement
EVERY SAVING BRINGS
(CTORYnearer
NEWS NOTES FROM FOUR COUNTIES
Homer Hughes, chairman in charge
of the project designed to give local
boys and girls a “play spot” devoid
of unwholesome influences. To ac
complish this one of the association’s
large sub-street level rooms has been
converted into a replica of the re
creation deck of an ocean liner.
For more than 30 days painters,
carpenters and a corps of “Y" work
ers have been redecorating the “an
nex”. Robert Vittur, local artist,
conceived the idea of the “sea-going”
motif, Hughes said. High school
boys and girls will find the room
exclusively theirs. Dance music will
be provided and soft drinks and
sandwiches will be available at a
soda bar.
Land Bids From 85
To $1,250
Bids on lots in the series of sales
of property under the delinquent tax
laws by Allen county Auditor Floyd
B. Griffin reached a peak Friday
morning when one lot was knocked
down on an offer of $1,250. It is
located on the north side of West
Market street boulevard just
Eldora avenue.
Friday’s sale disposed of
for a total of $5,541. The
was $5.
The _____
America’s home front is Save! Here is
your opportunity to aid in the fight—
to make merchandise and dollars go
battle cry everywhere on
Your big chance to get MORE and
VALUES for your money. This is
Store value-giving event—the famous
farther and do more!
BETTER Drug Store
America’s great Drug
Rexall original One Cent Sale!
Our store shelves are heaped with tremendous One Cent Sale
bargains. It is all first quality, full-size packages—tested and
approved by the United Drug Company's department of Re
search and control. Be sure to be here early for the best values.
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Sidney’s Drug Shop
the DRUG STORE FOR BEST VALUES IN TOWN
Ptibl i© Sale
We, the undersigned will offer for sale at public
auction on what is known as the Noah Habegger farm
located 5 miles west of Rawson or 4 miles north of Bluff
ton on the County line road
Friday, April 17, 1942
Beginning at 12:30 P. M.
The following property:
3 HORSES—Gray gelding 6 yrs. old and gray gelding
9 yrs. old, both sound and good workers also aged white
horse, good worker.
10 CATTLE—Red cow 9 yrs. old to be fresh July 4
white cow 7 yrs. old to be fresh June 8 black and white
cow 8 yrs. old, giving good flow of milk roan cow 7 yrs.
old to be fresh by sale day red cow 4 yrs. old, giving
milk red heifer 18 months old steer 18 months old
yearling heifer calf 2 bull calves 10 months old.
23 HOGS—4 brood sows due to farrow about May 1
19 shoats avg. 60 to 160 lbs.
FARM MACHINERY
Thrapp & Warren, Auets.
Van Brunt 10 hose fertilizer grain drill in good condi
tion Black Hawk corn planter good as new Moline corn
binder New Idea manure spreader riding plow walking
plow, both 14 inch plows Rock Island hay loader 2 row
corn cultivator Deering mowing machine 6 ft. cut hay
tedder Deering grain binder 6 ft. cut single row riding
cultivator single row walking cultivator 6 ft. disc spring
tooth harrow drag harrow 2 wagons 800 Hi. platform
scales DeLaval cream separator No. 12 fanning mill
set double work harness set single harness 4 good horse
collars and other articles.
HAY, GRAIN AND FEED—About 100 bushels corn
in crib 100 bushels oats 2 tons mixed hay 22 shocks
fodder in field.
HOUSEHOLD GOODS—Bedstead and other small
household articles.
Noah and Howard Habegger, Owners
west of
53 lots
low bid
brought
To date 642 lots sold have
total of $38,433.
a
Maloney Sentenced
For Life
James V. Maloney, 28-year-old fac
tory employe convicted of second de
gree murder in the silk stocking
slaying of Mrs. Goldie Siler, was
sentenced to life imprisonment in
Ohio Penitentiary last week.
DRUG STORE
Terms—Cash. Always ready to serve you.
Common Pleas Judge Neal L. Lora
passed sentence after overruling new
trial motions. Defense counsel said
an appeal would be taken.
Maloney told Judge Lora that he
was with Mrs. Siler last Nov. 5, but
that he did not kill her. The wom
an’s body was found early Nov. 6
on the grounds of the Lima State
Hospital, where she was employed
as a matron. She had been choked
to death with one of her own stock
ings.
Lafayette School Is
Looted
Burglars whose specialty appears
to be schools, perpetrated three more
robberies in this district Thursday
night. Schools at Lafayette, New
Hampshire and Moulton were broken
into, safes damaged and some money
and equipment taken.
At Lafayette and New Hampshire
back windows were broken' to gain
entrance while the
the Moulton school
a rear door.
robbers went into
after prying open
typewriter valued
At Lafayette a
at some $100 was taken from the
office to enter which a window was
broken.
aged, C. D. Early, executive head of
the school said, but the thieves did
not get into it.
The safe was badly dam­
Youth Facing Trial
Has Second Crash
Richard Kruse, 19, under indict
ment on the charge of manslaughter
as a result of a fatal
cident last November,
when an automobile
driving was involved
in Elida, Deputy Sheriff Don Ford
reported.
automobile ac
escaped injury
which he was
in an accident
Lloyd Price, 17, a passenger in
Kruse’s car, and Levi Laman, 49,
driver of the other car, were treated
for minor injuries. The collision
occurred during a heavy rain.
Kruse, who lives in Elida, faces trial
in Lima April 28 as a result of the
death of
Bremen,
bond.
Henry Schroeder of New
Kruse is at liberty under
Arraigned For Reck-
William Casper White, 30, of
Route 5, Lima, was arraigned Friday
night before Justice of the Peace
Stanley Vertner at Beaverdam on a
charge of reckless operation of an
automobile.
The arrest, made by State High
way patrolmen, was the outgrowth
of a traffic mishap which occurred
Thursday about 8:45 a. m. at the
intersection of Route 30N and the
Rockport road, about two miles west
of Beaverdam.
Now Charles Thompson comes
through with a Victory’ dog.
Mr. Thompson has a three-months
old cocker spaniel pup with a V on
his forehead. The dog is entirely
red with the exception of the white
shaped V and a
his chest.
However, the
turning red, the
small white spot on
white V is slowly
owner declares.
Hits Union Control
Over Jobs
The buying of jobs in defense
plants was assailed in Findlay last
week by Congressman Frederick C.
Smith, of Marion, at a meeting of
the Hancock county Republican cen
tral and executive committtes, Wom
en’s Club and Young Republicans.
He said men in a Marion plant are
being compelled to pay certain union
For Vigor and Health—
include meat in your menu.
Bigler Bros.
Fresh and Salt Meats
THE BLUFFTON NEWS, BLUFFTON, OHIO
THE DISTINGUISHED,
FLYING CROSS
The Distinguished Flying Cross
is awarded to any person, who,
while serving in any capacity,
with the Army Air Corps of the'
United States, including the Na
tional Guard and the Organized
Reserves, subsequent to April 6,
1917, has distinguished himself
or shall distinguish himself by
heroism or extraordinary achieve
ment, while participating in an
aerial flight.
On a bronze patee a four-bladed
propeller in the re-entrant an
gles, rays forming a 1-inch!
square. On the reverse are en
graved the grade, name, and or
ganization of the recipient. The
cross is suspended by a plain
straight link from a silk moire
ribbon composed of alternate red,
white, and blue stripes, blue pre-'
dominating.
officials an initiation fee from $15
to $150 in order to be “permitted to
make materials of war with which
our soldiers must defend themselves
and our country”.
Patrol WiD Operate
During Air Raids
Blackouts because
not going to keep the
patrol from functi
Lieut. S. D. Augt
ing officer of Di st
patrol is preparing
district barracks fo
cars are being equ
yellow lights that
from above.
the
in
col-
White was traveling south in
Rockport road, patrolmen who
vestigated said, and his machine
lided with a truck operated by Wil
liam Kissel, 29, of Delphos, going
east in Route 30N. The right side
of the White car was badly damaged
as was the front of the truck.
HANCOCK COUNTY
Findlay Man Has
Victory Dog
First it was a pullet predicting
war, then a hen of Mrs. Charles
Hiatt’s flock not to be outdone laid
a “peace” egg on April Fool’s Day.
e war are
e highway
istein, command
ict A, said the
all its cars and
blackouts. The
ped with small
are not visible
Tuberculin Tests To
Continue
The tuberculin patch test will be
given first and eleventh grade stu
dents in Findlay and Hancock county
schools Monday as the health boards
and medical society continue their
fight to eradicate tuberculosis. Every
pupil in the city and county was
tested two years ago.
Sugar Beet Acreage
Increased
An army of over 3,500 sugar beet
growers have volunteered to help
Uncle Sam fight the Axis on the
home front and have contracted to
grow’ more tl
gar beets this
Fremont and
of the Great
han 35,000 acres of su
is season in the Findlay,
i Blissfield, Mich., areas
Lakes Sugar company.
11,800 acres have been
To date, 1
contracted in the Findlay area and
approximately 1,000 growers have
been enrolled, according to M. R.
Allen, Findlay manager. The Find
lay plant capacity is 12,000 acres.
Last year’s acreage was 8,300 har
vested.
HARDIN COUNTY
Two Bridges Washed
Out By Floods
Flash floods accompanying April
showers last week washed out two
bridges in different sections of Hard
in county.
One, over a county ditch just north
of Smith cemetery in the vicinity of
Dola, previously had been damaged
by spring rains. The other is over
a county ditch east of Herzog Lime
and Stone company plant.
Farmer Loses Arm
In Saw
Wolf, 49, farmer of near
severed an arm near the
late Wednesday when he
Louis
Kenton,
'shoulder
tripped and fell against a rapidly
revolving buzz saw at his farm. He
is in Antonio Hospital.
Kenton’s Sewage Plans
Dropped
Kenton’s proposed sewage disposal
plant will not materialize during the
war emergency, due to priorities.
This report was made at the regular
meeting of the city council by Paul
Uhlmann, consulting engineer.
Uhlmann told solons in a lengthy
session that the proposed sewage
treatment plant would cost the city
1
MS
SILVER STAR.
y The Silver Star is awarded to
each person who, while an officer
or enlisted man in the Army of
the United States is cited for gal
lantry in action and the citation
was published in orders issued
from the headquarters of a force
commanded by, or which is the
appropriate command of a gen
eral officer or issued by the War
Department, which citation does
not warrant the award of the
Medal of Honor or Distinguished
Service Cross. A bronze star in
the center thereof a raised silver
star, the center lines of all rays
of both stars coinciding. The re
verse to have the inscription “For
gallantry in action” and a space
for the name of the recipient. It
is suspended by a silk moire rib*
bon in stripes of blue, white and,
red.
approximately $87,000. However, he
expressed belief the city should in
stall the sewage pumping station
in north Kenton which he estimated
would cost $5,000 with WPA labor
and $0,295 without that assistance.
Stolen Auto Found
In Quarry
Russell Hamlin, 26, of Dola, and
Sherman Brown, of Alger, are being
held in the Hardin county jail pend
ing grand jury action on charges ac
cusing the two of automobile lar
ceny. A Dola juvenile is being held
in connection with the case.
State highway patrolmen from
Findlay reported the three were ar
rested after an auto, stripped of all
its tires and accessories was found
in the Dunkirk stone quarry. The
car belonged to Eugene Blake of
Lima.
Deaths Exceed Births
In County
Twenty deaths were recorded dur
ing March as compared to 15 births
in Hardin county, according to Mrs.
Beth McKinley, stistician for the
county health district.
PUTNAM COUNTY
WPA Layoff Will
Affect 110
When the announced plan to drop
all WPA projects in all but three
northwestern Ohio counties is carried
out, about 110 men in Putnam coun
ty will be affected, it was learned
from Mrs. Bennie B. Corns, county
welfare director.
She said that only one project is
in progress, that being a road im
provement job. While officials from
the Toledo district office have an
nounced that all projects will be
closed, it is understood here that
the county will be permitted to com
plete this road improvement before
all men are laid off WPA.
Farm Labor Promised
Labor to harvest victory crops will
be provided at the proper time,
Chairman Arnold J. Schroeder of the.
Putnam County AAA committee de
clared last week.
Disclosing that many farmers in
this section
planting such
gar beets and
they will not
harvesting them, Mr. Schroeder said
the government sorely needs such
crops to supply the armed forces and
civilans with the proper diets and
see that labor is provided to har
vest the crops.
are hesitating about
crops as tomatoes, su
peas because they fear
have sufficient help in
Pre-School Pupils
Immunized
Immunization against smallpox
and diphtheria is being included in
the pre-school age clinic program of
the Putnam County Health Depart
ment this spring for the first time
at the request of Dr. R. H. Mark
with, Ohio health director.
The clinic program opened last
week with the examination of 26
children at New England. Dr. Harry
A. Neiswander, county health com
missioner, said additional clinics will
be held on successive Tuesdays at
Gilboa and Pandora, Ft. Jennings,
Vaughnsville and Kalida, Leipsic,
Ottoville, Ottawa, Continental and
Columbus Grove.
Jury Present But Trial
Settled
Mrs.
jurors were present
waited to be called but
case of Lillian Mary
Prospective
and witnesses
trial of the
Wueller against George Ebbeskotte
and Joseph Ebbeskote was not held
last week in Putnam county common
pleas court.
Before Judge A. A. Slaybaugh
opened the trial, attorneys for the
parties informed him they were
ready to settle the case out of court.
The action was based on a note for
$2,000 the plaintiff contended
due her
was
from the defendants.
Rockport
a
Walter Cupp attended
of the Au Revoir club
meeting
the home of Mrs. Louis Basinger
near Pandora last Thursday.
Miss Mary Marshall a student at
Bowling Green university, will
broadcast over station WFIN, Find
lay with a string quartette from
the university Friday afternoon at
4:15.
Mr. and Mrs. William Reichenbach
and family spent Sunday
Reichenbach’s brother at
Field in Dayton.
with Mrs.
Patterson
daughter
Mrs. J. O. Cupp and
Edythe attended the Mother-Daugh
ter banquet at the H. S. cafeteria
in Bluffton last Wednesday evening
sponsored by the Girl Reserves.
meeting of the
of Lima Pres
Sunday after
April 19th in
The Spring Youth
Presbyterian Church
bytery will be held
noon and evening,
Venedocia with Miss Edythe Cupp
acting as advisor.
McKenzie of the
be the speaker.
Miss Virginia
Board will
Chicago
Marshall
the solo
and son
and small
Saturday,
Mrs. F. C.
Robert attended
ensemble contest in Ada,
where Robert was awarded a first
place in flute solo, in class A and
will later enter the State contest in
Oberlin.
The guest minister at the local
Presbyterian church Sunday, will be
Mr. Ernest N. Bigelow of the Yale
Divinity School of New Haven,
Conn. All members of the church
are urged to attend this service.
Mesdames Walter Cupp, Harold.
Francis and Orlo Marshall attended
a meeting of the Advance Club in
the home of Mrs. LeRoy Lemley in
Pandora last Saturday evening.
Farm Bureau Council No. 4 held
a meeting in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. William
evening. A
sented and
exchanged.
Stephens Tuesday
good program was pre
bulbs and
shrubs were
Presbyterian
in the home
At a meeting of the
Missionary society held
of Miss Elnora Marshall last Wednes
day afternoon, plans were made to
attend the Presbyterial meeting in
Sidney, Tuesday of next week. Mrs.
Herbert Marshall will represent the
society at a meeting of the Federat-
Poultry
Raisers
Look at This Proposition
THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1942
ed Council of Church Women to be
held in Findlay Wednesday of this
week. At the close of the business
session Mrs. W. E. Marshall gave a
talk on “The Negro in Defense”,
which was followed by a discussion
of the subject and how the Negro
has been discriminated against in
the governmental set up. The meet
ing closed with the Year Book of
Prayer by Mrs. Nelson Wells.
Mrs. Fred Badertscher was hostess
to the Profit and Pleasure Club
Wednesday afternoon and the follow
ing program
And
joke
Mrs.
the
“Redecorating on a Budget”, Mrs.
D. C. Campbell. During the social
hour shrubs and bulbs were exchang
ed and appetizing refreshments were
served.
If you need Chick Starting Mash this is how to
get a Good Mash at a Reasonable Cost. Bring us 250
lbs. of good yellow corn, 50 lbs. oats. We will grind
and mix it with 50 lbs. Midds, 25 lbs. Bran, 25
Dehydrated Alfalfa Meal and 100 lbs. of Chick
Ration Ayd Concentrate. You pay us $7.95 cash
take home 500 lbs. of the best Chick Starter
ever bought!
Or we can furnish you with Banner Starter Mash
at $3.10 per cwt.
BLUFFTON MILLING CO
was given: Roll Call,
Irish Too—an Irish
Out Into the Kitchen”,
Begg “Come Out of
I Am
“Come
Edgar
Kitchen”,
Mrs. Glen Huber
Mr. and Mrs. Orlo Marshall were
Sunday evening supper guests in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Geiger
in
Bluffton.
in
NOTICE OF SALE OF BONDS
Gen'l Code. Sec. 2293-28
SEALBD PROPOSALS will bo received at
the office of the Clerk of the Vilage of Bluff
ton, Allen County. Ohio, until 12 o’clock
noon of May 1. 1942. for the purchase of
bonds of said Village, in the aggregate amount
Ohio and of Section 2293-2, 19 to 23 of the
General Code of Ohio, and under and in ac
cordance with a certain Resolution of the
Council of said Village. entitled: Resolution
To Issue Bonds After Submission to the Elec
tors passed on the 6lh day of April, 1942.
Any one desiring to do so may present a
bid or bids for said bonds, provided however,
that where a fractional interest rate is bid
such fraction shall be one-quarter of 1 per
cent, or multiples thereof.
Said bonds will be sold to the highest bid
der. at the time and place above mentioned,
at not less than par and accrued interest.
Bids may be made upon all or any number
of bonds of this issue.
All bids must state the number of bonds
bid for and the gross amount of bid and ac
crued interest to date of delivery.
All bids must be accompanied by a certi
fied check drawn in favor of the Treasurer of
the Village of Bluffton in the sum of one
tenth of the amount of bid.
The Council of said Village reserves the
privilege to reject any and all bids.
Bids should be sealed and endorsed “Bids
for Fire Equipment and Apparatus Bonds.”
THE VILLAGE OF BLUFFTON OHIO,
April 8, 1942
WILFORD O. GEIGER.
52 Deputy Village Clerk.
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Horses $6.00 Cows $4.00
Small Stock removed free of charge.
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