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PAGE SIX
ALLEN COUNTY
Vandals Smash Home
Windows
One of the most vicious outbreaks
of vandalism in Lima in many years
occurred Thursday night as eight
Lima residents had home and auto
mobile windows smashed by brick
throwers.
Police Chief Goodwin said he
would withhold official comment un
til the rock throwers were caught,
which he intimated would be soon.
It was believed that the vandal acts
were performed by somebody with a
mental “quirk” rather than by juve
niles committing Halloween pranks.
Drives 10 Miles With
Fatal Burns
Lewis Schaub, 32, of near Uni
opolis, died late Tuesday afternoon
in Lima Memorial hospital from
burns received at midnight Sunday
when an oil stove in his farm home
exploded.
Schaub drove more than 10 miles
to the home of a brother-in-law,
Melvin Morris, near St. Johns after
WARNING
TO ALL
OWNERS
COLD
WEATHER
AHEAD
Be sure to drain the
water from your radiator
and pneumatic tires or use
the proper amount of anti
freeze.
Check the electrolyte for
proper level in the battery.
Drain and clean fuel
strainer glass bowl
freeze-ups delay your work
and cause expensive re
pairs.
The place to drain your
McCormick-Deering Motor
is at:
Radiator, Water
Pump and Block
See Your Instruction Book
Come in and see us
about that winter overhaul
job. We can give you bet
ter service NOW.
C. F. NISWANDER
International Harvester
Dealer
Poland China Hog Sale
CONSISTING OF
25 Spring Boars 25 Spring Gilts
One Senior Boar
Friday, October 16,1942
Our offering carries the blood lines of the best breeding, both
for breeding and feeding. They are sired by the Ideal, the Anchor,
Silver Star, and one litter of Glamor Boy also one litter by Silver
Evidence. These are outcross to anything we sold in our former
sales.
The Ideal was the easiest feeding boar we ever owned. He
weighed 700 pounds at sixteen months old and was just in good
growing condition. We will have some of the largest March hoars
in our sale that we ever offered to the public, sired by The Ideal.
The Anchor is one of the large boars in the state, with wide
back, heavy set. extra good head and ears, and one of the best
footed boars anywhere. We will sell a few choice boars and gilts
sired by him.
Silver Star is one of the hest breeding hoars we ever owned. He
sired the 1941 champion barrow and has sired some of our best
boars and gilts the last two years.
Entire offering is double immuned against cholera.
Sale to be held at farm, 4 miles east of Pandora, and 4’/: miles
north of Bluffton, Ohio.
TERMS CASH. LUNCH ON GROUNDS. TIME 1 P. M.
Ben Amstutz & Sons
NEWS NOTES FROM FOUR COUNTIES
PANDORA, OHIO
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his wife, Ella, had pumped water on
his burning clothing in an attempt
to put out the fire. The farm home
was burned to the ground.
Parking Dispute Ends
In Court
Four cases, of varied content were
on the docket Wednesday morning
in Lima municipal court, where
Judge M. B. Jenkins presides.
William Bady, 47, colored, of Lima,
was charged with disorderly con
duct by profane language, and was
assessed the court costs when he
pleaded guilty. Bady, the court was
informed was involved in an argu
ment with an,other motorist over a
park space, his protestations reach
ing an extreme pitch even after po
lice arrived.
Ex-Fugitive Keeps
$6,190
David Mitchell, 29, a former in
mate of the Lima State hospital,
was $6,190 richer Wednesday despite
a Cincinnati judge’s declaration that
Mitchell’s story was “unworthy of
belief”.
Ownership of large old-style paper
currency worth that amount has
been debated in the Hamilton county
courts since 1940, with three persons
other than Mitchell claiming a right
to the money. Judge Louis J. Sch
neider threw up his hands Tuesday
and said “the source of the money
remains a mystery to this court,”
and awarded it to Mitchell.
Mitchell escaped from the Lima
institution May 14, 1940, and was
captured by Cincinnati police 10 days
later, his pockets bulging with cur-
rency. He told officers there was a
fellow inmate at the Lima hospital
named Phil, told him of concealing
the money in a metal box in Cincin
nati, and drew a map showing the
location. Mitchell said he memorized
the map, fled from the hospital and
found the money in a well at a
home there.
When officers pointed out that the
home he indicated had been inun
dated in the 1937 flood, and that the
money was not water-damaged, he
claimed he was mistaken, and point
ed out another home, and then a
third. In all, three persons claimed
ownership of the money.
Meanwhile Mitchell was returned
to the Lima institution, and was re
leased in December, 1940, listed as
cured.
Legal News Is
Suspended
The Legal News, a mimeographed
daily one-sheet report of transactions
in all Lima and Allen county courts,
suspended publication with Wednes
day’s edition.
Walter Scott, official Allen county
court reporter who had issued the
daily publication for nearly 30 years,
said reduced circulation no longed
made it profitable to publish the
paper. He explained that auotmobile
sales agencies and finance firms long
had been subscribers but with virtual
end of motor vehicle sales, publica
tion of The Legal News no longer
is profitable.
Scott retired Wednesday as official
reporter for the Allen county com
mon pleas court and was succeeded
by Harold Bowman, who served as
his assistant for a number of years.
Sheriff Spoils Fugi
tive’s Enlistment
And now the young man, notwith
standing good intentions to join Un
cle Sam’s fighting forces, is reposing
safely and soundly in a cell in Al
len county jail.
On Monday afternoon of last week
Sheriff W. V. Daley took Benton
Carper, 22, of the C. M. C. A. into
custody in the 100 block of W. High
street on a non-support warrant is
sued in Lima municipal court. Mon
day evening, while seated in the Al
len county jail office, Carper escaped
through the kitchen door and down
the alley
But Carper wasn’t too smart. The
youth probably forgot he had men
tioned to Sheriff Daley his intentions
of joining a branch of the armed
forces.
Tuesday morning when Carper ar
rived at the recruiting office in the
basement of the Lima post office, the
sheriff was there to greet him—but
not too cordially.
Claims Record Sweet
Potatoes
J. H. Myers, of Lima, thinks he
established something of a record for
raising sweet potatoes in some gard
en lots on St. John avenue just south
of East Fourth street. He dug two
potatoes, one weighing four pounds
and a half and the other three and
a half pounds.
The earth had not been turned
for two years and proved exception
ally rich. The potatoes were solid
and perfectly formed.
Bentley Leaves No
Will
Carl H. Neville, business partner
of the late Harry O. Bentley, pioneer
Lima corporation attorney was
named administrator of his estate
by Probate Judge Raymond P. Smith
Saturday.
Bentley died without leaving a will
and his estate was tentatively esti
mated for administrative purposes
at $100,000. The court ordered a
number of securities posted with the
National Bank of Lima in lieu of
the customary bond equal to double
the amount of the estate, and ac
cepted $25,000 additional surety
bond.
Held For Sixth Traffic
Offense
A woman motorist and a cab driv
er who had been arrested for five
previous major traffic offenses and
been in two accidents, headed the
list of traffic law violators Saturday
at Lima police headquarters.
Mabie Kearns, 29, 578 S. Metcalf
street ,was arrested early Saturday
morning in 1100 S. Metcalf street
and charged with driving while un
der the influence of alcohol.
Holstein Sets Record
A registered Holstein cow, Colan
tha Ollie Burke Inka, in the herd
owned by Melvin R. Zimmerly of
Bluffton, has just completed a record
of 525 pounds of butterfat and 14,
250 pounds of milk, according to an
nouncement made by The Holstein
Friesian association of America.
“Colantha” was milked two times
a day during her record-making
milking period which began when
she was two years two months of
age.
HANCOCK COUNTY
Worker’s Hand Is
Torn Off
When he attempted to remove some
dirt from a pulley on a stone dis
tributor on the Nickel Plate Railroad
near McComb last week the left
hand of Paul LaComb, 37, Old
Forge, Pa., was caught in the belt
and torn off at the wrist.
LaComb was taken to the McComb
hospital where a part of his arm
also was amputated.
125 Claimants Found
For $244,206
One hundred twenty-five persons
have established kinship to the late
Miss Florence Barr, former Findlay
school teacher, who died last year
leaving an estate of $244,206 but
with no direct heirs or will, probate
court records reveal.
First Soybeans On
Market
The first 16ad of the 1942 crop of
soybeans was delivered to the J. C.
Hochstettler and Sons elevator in
Findlay Friday afternoon.
Two hundred bushels came from
the farm of Ed Dulgar on the New
Haven road. They are of the Early
Richland variety and tested 10 per
cent moisture. The beans graded
No. 2 for which the government
price is $1.60 per bushel.
Unique Address Puz
zles Post Office
At a loss to know what to do with
a letter addressed to the German
Eradicator Co., Findlay, Ohio, the
postman delivered it to a local draft
board.
Clerks Goldie Wilch and Maxine
Kollmeier opened it only to find this:
“I understand you have a guaran­
THE BLUFFTON NEWS, BLUFFTON, OHIO
teed preparation for removing knots
on hock joints on mules and horses.
Please send me your prices.”
The letter bore an Orrick, Mo.,
postmark.
Army Deserters Re
turned To Canada
John Bethell and James R. Wildes,
two Canadian soldiers absent with
out leave, were arrested by the state
patrol in Findlay 10 minutes after
they had taken a car from North
Main street, Sept. 11. They will be
turned over to the immigration au
thorities for return to their military
outfits across the border. This was
the recommendation of the Hancock
county grand jury meeting in a one
day session Monday.
“Worm Day” At Find
lay College
Strangest spectacle of the “worm
day” celebration at Fnidlay college
Wednesday was provided by Miss
Ruth Ann Dutton, freshman from
Mendon, who carried her “pet” in
side an apple, simultaneously im
prisoning and displaying the crea
ture by means of transparent Scotch
tape. Humorous comments were in
scribed on the surface of the apple
as well.
28 Cited As War
Speeders
The names of 28 Findlay and Han
cock county, automobile owners have
been turned over to the local ration
ing board by the state highway pa
trol as having violated the war-re
duced 40-mile-per-hour speed limit.
The board said that the 28 per
sons will not be eligible for new
tires, tubes or even recaps if they
make applications for such.
Corn Averages 15
Feet High
Iowa isn’t the only locality where
the tall corn soars to unreasonable
heights. Elmer Dangler, south of
Vanlue, has 31 acres of corn which
will average at least 15 feet tall.
The variety is Iowa 939.
Findlay College Gets
Large Bequest
For the second time in recent
weeks, Findlay college was the re
cipient of a bequest in excess of
$5,000, it was announced Wednesday
following the settlement of the estate
of Mrs. Fannie Laverty, of Harris
burg, Pa., who after providing for
local benevolences, left the remainder
of her property to the college.
Two Get Masonic
Honor
American democracy and free
masonry are interwoven closely, said
Burleigh Cartmell of Springfield, at
a dinner meeting in Findlay last
week honoring O. D. Donnell and
Dr. E. V. Burns who were made
33rd degree Masons last week in
Boston.
Findlay Man In FBI
Movie
Marvin Keims, a Findlay young
man now a senior in pre-medics at
Harvard university, has a role in the
new March of Time film “The FBI
Front”.
HARDIN COUNTY
Friends Die In Dola
Shack
A beet worker of Dola was found
dead Wednesday night in the same
shack where his partner died five
days earlier.
Gustave Dheere, around 60, who
was believed to have died sometime
Tuesday night was not found until
Wednesday evening when a friend
stopped in the shack.
Last Saturday, his friend and part
ner in beet work, Agreil Dent, died
of pneumonia.
Wrecked Car’s Driver
Sought
County officials this week were in
vestigating the ownership of a car
which was struck by a fast east
bound freight at the Erie crossing
on the brick-mill road crossing just
over the river bridge.
No one was in the car and the
owner could not be found. Indica
tions were that possibly the machine
might have been stolen and aban
doned on the track. The plates were
Ohio licenses but not from around
this part of the state.
Zealous Exhibitor
Causes Trouble
Things always happen at a county
fair. Take, for instance, the diffi
culties that arose when a youth ar
rived at the Hardin county fair
grounds Wednesday with his prize
rooster and hens, only to find every
poultry pen filled with stock of ar
rivals.
Fair officials said the boy calmly
chased the poultry from another
youth’s pen and replaced them with
his own. Tempers flared and the
fair directors found themselves hav
ing to exercise all the tact at their
command to prevent a breach be
tween the boys, their parents, and
the agriculture society. At last the
problem was solved to the satisfac
tion of everyone.
Red Cross Ships 180
Sweaters
Mrs. Clara Stewart, executive sec
retary of the Hardin county chapter
of the American Red Cross, an
nounced Wednesday that the local
chapter has made a shipment of 120
Army sweaters, 60 Navy sweaters,
50 army helmets and 33 pair of sea
boot stockings, to be used by the
American armed forces. The gar
ments are to be sent to ’the Red
Cross depot for transfer to field di
rectors at embarkation points for
distribution.
Knife Wielder Held
At Kenton
George Blue, of Kenton, is report
ed recovering in Antonio hospital
from knife wounds received in an al
tercation Saturday night with Oscar
McLain, who is being held in the
city jail.
Charges of cutting with intent to
wound and kill were filed by Blue
against McClain, whose hearing has
not yet been held.
Tiffin Man Dies In
Crash
Alcide Albert Dandurand, 46, of
Tiffin, was killed almost instantly at
about 8:30 a. m. last Thursday at
the intersection of state route 69
and the Harrod road, in Alger. His
machine collided with another which
was operated by Miles Bramstetter
of Alger route 1.
Ada Has Practice
Blackout
Ada’s first practice blackout of the
war was held Monday at 9 p. m.,
when all lights were out for 10 min
utes. The warning signal for this
practice air raid blackout was the
blowing of the fire siren. The “all
clear” siren was heard 10 minutes
later.
PUTNAM COUNTY
Putnam Fair Opens
Tuesday of this week marked the
opening of the annual Putnam Coun
ty fair and despite war conditions the
officials of the fair are looking for
ward to large displays, many entries
for the race events and a large at
tendance on each of the five days
and three nights.
Rides for the fair made their ap
pearance on the grounds over the
week end. Stock exhibits are ex
pected to reach their usual record
and the only vacancies on the dis
play grounds and in the buildings
will be caused by machinery and
equipment upon which restrictions
have been placed on account of the
war.
Girls Rally To Help
Farmers
Six Ottawa girls are doing their
part toward helping Putnam county
farmers harvest their 1942 crops in
the face of a labor shortage.
The sextet first went to the Hom
er Rogers farm east of Ottawa a
few evenings ago and assistq/i him
in picking up potatoes which had
been dug. Then they shifted their
energies to the Ray Pierman farm
southeast of Ottawa where they have
begun picking up corn.
Two Army Deserters
Caught
Admitting that they deserted the
Army at Camp Chaffee, Ark., two
youths are being held for Army au
thorities in the Putnam county jail
by Sheriff Arnold Potts.
Jack Filcox and Frederick Kraus,
both 19, are the youths. They were
arrested on the William Leopold
farm southwest of Kalida by Sheriff
Potts and Marshal Joseph Slusser
of Columbus Grove who learned of
the circumstances surrounding the
pair.
Old Age Workers Is
Sought
An examination for sub-division
manager of the Putnam county office
of the division of aid for the aged
will be held in the courthouse on
October 21.
The Ohio Civil Service Commission
which will be in charge of the ex
amination has announced the date.
A vacancy now exists in the man
agership of the office because of the
recent resignation of T. C. Hipkins
of Leipsic. He has entered the Red
Cross field service.
Five Sets Of Twins
In School
Claim to some kind of record for
the twin enrollment of this section
was put forth this week by officials
of Pandora schools.
There are five sets of twins en
rolled in the local system with two
of the sets being from the same
family. Likewise, two sets of the
twins are identical pairs.
Beaverdam
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Andrews and
daughters, Mr. Earl Andrews of
Leipsic were Sunday dinner guests
of Mrs. Eila Andrews.
Miss Doris Nelson has returned
to Ohio State university at Colum
bus.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Gongeur of
Mansfield were last Saturday even
ing guests of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin
Keiffer.
Miss Helen Conrad has been em
ployed in the office at the Farmers
Elevator.
Mrs. Carie Durkee and daughter
Ruth were Sunday dinner guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Frick at Lima.
Mr. and Mrs. Delmar Beery of
Dayton have spent the past two
weeks at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Lewis Van Meter where Mr. Beery
is recovering from a recent illness.
Mr. Harmon Downey and Mr. Em
mett Downey have been called to
Detroit due to the serious illness of
their mother, Mrs. Ella Downey.
Mrs. Ward Wert and daughter
Mary Lou of Lima were Thursday
evening guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Elmer Walthers and sons.
The Women’s Society of Christian
Service of the Methodist church met
on Thursday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. Wm. Amstutz. A goodly
number of members answered to
Roll Call “Our Native Tree”. Mrs.
Bernard Buaghn had the program
topic on “Christian Leadership A
mong Women in Latin America”.
Rev. B. Baughn had charge of the
devotions.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Marshall of
Columbus were week end guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Pugh and family.
Wendell Amstutz of Ohio North
ern university spent the week end
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Isaac Amstutz.
Jacob Cotner of Lima, Mr. and
Mrs. Doit Jennings of Kenton, Mr.
and Mrs. Gerald Jennings and fam
ily of Westminster were Sunday
guests of Mr. and Mrs. I. M.
Jennings.
Mrs. Gail Arnold entertained a
group of friends on Wednesday
evening at her home in honor of her
birthday anniversary. Guests were
Mrs. Orville Huber, Mrs. Russell
Brackney, Mrs. Ed Cook, Mrs. Jack
Pugh, Mrs. T. V. Stirn, Mrs. Everett
Rowland, Mrs. Russell Wolfe and
Mrs. A. J. Lutterbein.
LaFayette
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Guthrie and
family of Delphos, Mr. and Mrs.
Everett Hilliard and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Ben Ashby and Miss Neva
Ashby of Rushmore were Sunday
guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. R,
Guthrie and family.
Mr. Cliff Knoble of Chicago, Ill.,
was a week-end guest of his mother,
Mrs. Nettie Knoble.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Pummel and
children of Roundhead were Sunday
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Hawk.
Mr. Guy Moore of Cincinnati spent
several days with his mother, Mrs.
Mollie Allerding.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Newcomb of
Lima were Sunday guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Howard Greenawalt.
Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Hildreth of
Lima were Sunday guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Chester Patterson.
Mr. Will Bullock of Lakeview was
a week-end guest of his sister Mrs.
Louise Cloore.
Rockport
Mr. and Mrs. Lentz of Michigan
spent several days the past week
with their son Wilber and family.
Mrs. W. E. Marshall in company
with a group of Bluffton Eastern
Stars attended the fiftieth anniver
sary meeting of Trinity Chapter in
Lima last Wednesday evening.
Rev. and Mrs. Ernest Bigelow of
Bluffton were Sunday dinner guests
in the Orlo Marshall home.
Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Campbell at
tended funeral services for Mrs.
Campbell’s uncle in Fremont Sunday
afternoon.
Miss Mary Marshall of Risingsun
spent the week end with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Marshall.
Mrs. Herbert Marshall, Mrs. Wil
ber Lentz, Mrs. W. E. Marshall and
Mrs. Jay Lutterbein of Beaverdam
attended a Consumers meeting for
club women of the Lima area in
Lima last Tuesday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Brooks Huber of
Mansfield were Friday night and
THURSDAY, OCT. 8, 1942
Saturday guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Glen Huber and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Price have
announced the wedding of their
daughter Ruth to Lloyd, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Chris Basinger of Colum
bus Grove as an event of Thursday
evening, October 15th. The cere
mony will be at 8 o’clock in the
Rockport Methodist church, in an
open church service.
The October meeting of the Pres
byterian missionary society will be
held in the home of Mrs. Herbert
Marshall Wednesday afternoon of
next week with the following pro
gram: Worship service, Mrs. D. C.
Campbell Quiz on Latin America,
Mrs. Orlo Marshall Playlette in
charge of Mrs. Glen Huber Year
Book of Prayer, Mrs. J. O. Cupp.
Mrs. Glen Price of Findlay spent
the week end with Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Price. Mrs. Price will leave
the latter part of the month to join
her husband who is now located at
Sioux Falls, S. D. having been trans
ferred there from Atlantic City. His
address is Pvt. Glen Price, 807
T. S. S. (S. P.) Sioux Falls, Air
Base.
Up to September 13, Ohio farmers
had taken 10,717 government loans
totaling $4,128,987.98 on about 26,
000,000 bushels of 1942 wheat.
DUROC HOG
SALE
20 Boars-40 Gilts
Friday, Oct. 16
1:00 P. M.
At C. W. Swaim North
Farm, 4 miles west, 2 miles
north of McComb, or 7 miles
east and 2 miles north of
Leipsic.
They are the low down dark
red color easy feeding kind.
C. W. SWAIM
McComb, Ohio
RUIN PROFITS
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Horses 84.00 Cows $2.00
Small Stock removed free of charge.
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