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ICTORY
BUY
UNITED
STATES
DEFENSE
’’bonds
AND
.STAMPS
VOLUME NO. LXVII
THREE BALLOTS TO
BE GIVEN OUT AT
BLUFFTON POLLS
State, District and County Can
didates Comprise the Larg
est Ticket
Bluffton Electors Will Go
Polls Tuesday One Non
Partisan Ballot
Bluffton
Bhiffton
Bluffton
to
Bulffton electors will receive three
ballots when they go to the polls in
the November 3rd election to mark
their choices for state
officials.
and county
been
and
printed
county
and
con-
Separate ballots have
for the state, district
elective posts a judicial ballot
a proposal to amend the state
stitution.
and
bal-
Names of all county, district
state candidates appear on one
lot and voters will mark in front of
PRECINCT VOTING PLACES
A—Zehrbach room, cor
ner N. Main & Vine.
B—H. S. Library.
C—Geo. Rauenbuhler’s
Plumbing Shop.
D—Mayor’s Office.
Bluffton
Richland N—Twp. Room, Bluff
ton.
Beaverdam—Townhouse, Beaver
dam.
Orange W—Orange Center
School
Orange E—Township House
Polls open 6:30 a. m. to 6:30 p. m.
the names of their choices or in the
circle under the party emblem. The
gubernatorial listing will be at the
head of each ticket.
Non-Partisan
Electors will vote for the judges
on a non-partisan judicial ballot on
which there will be no designation
of party affiliation.
The proposed amendment to the
state constitution on which the vot
ers are called on to pass judgment
deals with the appointive power of
the governor to fill vacancies in the
office of any judge.
There are no purely local proposi
tions at the
this fall in
township.
polls for consideration
Bluffton and Richland
make their decisions at
Voters will
four precincts in the town and 113
in the county W’ith polls open from
6:30 in the morning to 6:30 in the
evening.
Four hundred pounds of paper
were used to print the ballots for
use in the county.
Clyde Yer
ger, Former
Rural Carrier, Dies
Funeral services for Clyde Yerger,
66, for many years Bluffton rural
mail carrier, were held at the Diller
funeral home, Sunday afternoon.
Officiating at the services was Rev.
E. J. Penhorwood of Lima, former
pastor of the Church of Christ here.
Interment was made in Maple Grove
cemetery.
Mr. Yerger died Thursday evening
at the Foltz convalescent home here
where he had been a patient for the
last ten months. For the past two
years he had been in failing health
following injuries received
automobile accident while
rural mail route.
an
in
his
on
at
1876,
Bluffton
He was
He was born Feb. 6,
Findlay, and moved to
where he had since resided,
the only child of Charles and Martha
Jane Goble Yerger. Following the
death of his father he succeeded him
in conducting the transfer line here.
On Nov. 12, 1912, he was appoint
ed rural mail carrier on Route 1,
Bluffton. During his career as a
carrier he saw his 15-mile route,
carried by horse and wagon, change
to the present 62-mile auto route.
February’, 1941, he was forced to
tire because of ill health after
years of service.
In
re
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a
For many years before his
was
depart
of the
pointment as a carrier he
member of the Bluffton Fire
ment and was a member
Rural Carriers association.
On May 29, 1904, he was married
to Catherine Rote of Orange town
ship who died July 27, 1942. He is
survived by two daughters, Mrs.
Zora A. Basinger, Lima, and Miss
Georgia Anna Yerger, at home, and
one son, Staff Sergt. Wayne
Yerger of Ft. Benning, Georgia.
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Enlists In Navy
of
Clifford Thompson, southeast
Bluffton who recently enlisted in
navy was one of twenty-nine who
left Lima Monday afternoon for the
induction center in Toledo.
the
Announcement by the navy depart
ment Monday night of the loss of the
U. S. aircraft carrier Wasp, revealed
a closely guarded secret that Homer
Steiner, son of Mr. and Mrs. John S.
Steiner of Thurman street, no# home
on thirty days’ stay, was aboard the
ill-fated ship when she’ sunk
Solomon islands, a victim of
ese torpedoes, September 15.
Wears Two Stars
Two stars worn as decoration on
his navy uniform, Steiner explained
signified two major engagements in
Fuel Oil And Kerosei
To Be Held At Hi
Air Rid Wardens To
Aid Halloween Police
Air raid wardens will be on the
lookout during the Halloween seas
on—not for enemy bombers—but as
the eyes of an organized effort to
curb pranksters whose depredations
have become especially annoying this
year, it was announced by Mayor W.
A. Howe, Tuesday.
All air raid wardens have been ask
ed by the Mayor to serve as deputies
for the purpose of reporting destruc
tion to property or any other action
of a malicious nature on the part of
Hallowe’en pranksters, it was an
nounced the first of the week.
Impending destruction should also
be reported. Any group of pranks
ters who are seen about to commit
a depredation should also be report
ed.
Several reports have come to the
attention of the Mayor and Marshal
Lee Coon of property destruction by
pranksters which the town govern
ment will not tolerate, it ifas pointed
out.
District air raid wardens in the
community are asked to report activ
ities of this kind to the mayor, mar
shal or night policeman Albert Reich
enbach. Every attempt should be
made to identify those responsible for
the act, it was stated by the Mayor.
Reports have come to the Mayor’s
office concerning the slashing of bi
cycle tires on the bikes parked out
side of homes at night. This is a
federal offense and will be dealt with
severly by local government as well,
the Mayor said.
Soaping of windows is also in the
category of activities prohibited here.
Masquerading, minor pranks and
harmless fun of any kind will be per
mitted but destruction of property
will bring the full penalty of the law,
it was pointed out.
Hold Funeral For
Mrs. Scott Whisler
Funeral services for Mrs. Scott
Whisler, 77, of South Main street
were held at the Stanley Basinger
funeral home, Sunday afternoon.
Rev. Paul Zimmerman, pastor of the
United Brethren church of Rawson
officiated and interment was made
in the Clymer cemetery.
Mrs. Whisler died Thursday after
noon at Bluffton hospital following
a lingering illness of two years.
On May 19, 1937, she was married
to Mr. Whisler who also has been a
patient in the hospital here since
last July.
CARRIER WASP WHEN
off the
Japan­
Jersey
Steiner is visiting in New’
this week and the announcement was
made by members of the family who
had been charged to observe strict se
crecy in the matter pending official
w’ord of the loss.
Altho he has been home since Octo
ber 22, the Bluffton seaman divulged
no hint of his part in the epoch-mak
ing battle of the South seas—how’ he
w’as hurled fifty feet by the shock of
exploding torpedoes as they struck
the vessel—how he swam for hours
in shark-infested waters and was fin
ally recued by an American destroyer,
losing all his belongings except the
clothes on his back.
husband, she is sur
previous marriage by
Clymer, Bluffton, a
Besides her
vived from a
a son Pearl
granddaughter, Mrs. Woodrow Stein
er, Mt. Cory and a grandson
L. Clymer, Findlay.
John
Bluffton Man Is
Commissioned Officer
Robert Oyer, son of Mrs. Adella
Oyer of South Jackson street, has
received a commission as 2nd lieu
tenant in the Reserve Medical Corps
of the United States Army.
When he completes his academic
work at Hahnemann Medical college
in Philadelphia he will be advanced
in rank to First Lieutenant.
which he had participated. No furth
er details, however, were given.
The one star it is assumed repre
sents the engagement off the Solomon
islands while the other is believed to
represent a mission undertaken by the
Wasp last spring when it delivered
aircraft to the British held island of
Malta in the Mediterranean and was
for a week a target of Axis bombers.
Steiner is a third class petty offi
cer aviation machinist’s mate direct
ing activities of a
operations on the
deck.
crew in cleaning
Wasp’s hangar
Sept. 15
Ship Sunk
The ship was struck by an enemy
torpedo on September 15 at 2:44 p. m.
A few minutes later two more tor
pedoes hit the carrier The Wasp, a
wrecked hulk was sunk during the
night by torpedoes from a U. S. de
stroyer.
The Wasp was the flag ship of the
American task force engaged in cov
ering the movements of reinforce
ments being sent to the island of
Guadalcanal. Operations of the
American fleet caused the enemy to
withdraw temporarily but it was still
necessary’ to support the reinforce-
le Registration
gh School Next Week
Consumers in Bluffton School
District Will Register Tues
day to Thursday
Necessary to Bring Information
Regarding Consumption
Of Fuel
of fuel oil and kero
Bluffton school district
for rationing at the
Consumers
sene in the
will register
Bluffton High school cafeteria on
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
of next week from 3:30 to 9:00 p. m.
it was announced Wednesday morn
ing by A. J. B. Longsdorf, in charge
of the rationing program.
The dealers and retail merchants
will register on Tuesday only but
other consumers will register on all
three days, it was stated.
Information Needed
Harry Fox, Allen county coordin
ator, declared Wednesday morning
that each consumer registrant of
fuel oil or kerosene, whether it is for
a furnace, space heater, tractor,
farm machine or whatever it might
be, must be mindful of four factors
and have the information when ap
pearing at the school:
1—Square footage of the area to
be heated.
2—Number of persons residing in
the house or apartment to be heated.
3—Yearly consumption of the
12 months.
4—Amount of
now on hand.
past
fuel
kerosene or
Footage
question for
Room
each
Most difficult
person to answer probably will be
the square footage of each room,
Fox declared,
determined by
of a room by
stance, a room
have 80 square feet.
This figure will be
multiplying the width
the length. For in
eight by 10 feet would
Basement and attic space, together
with summer kitchens, storage areas
and similar space not used for actual
living, cannot be included. However,
closets which open off a heated room
can be included, Fox explained.
Teachers will perform the work
and at best, it is expected that each
fuel oil consumer will require from
20 to 30 minutes time to complete
registration.
Procedure
At the registration, there will be
designated persons filling out appli
users
farm
kero-
cations for non-residential
which include commercial and
consumers of both fuel oil and
sene.
•s
After the application is completed,
they will be taken to another teacher
working in a nearby room who will
fill out the work sheet figures and
from it determine the amount the
consumer may buy.
One teacher, to be designated as
chief examiner, will review' the w’ork
when it is completed.
Registration for gasoline will take
place one week later on Nov. 9-11.
Real Estate Deal
Forest Hagerman of North Spring
street has purchased the Ross Got
shall property on South Main street.
Mr and Mrs. Gotshall will move next
month to Warren where he has been
transferred to another position by
the Buckeye Pipe Line company.
rHE BLUFFTON NEWS
A NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INT ERESTS OF BLUFFTON AND VICINITY
BLUFFTON, OHIO, SDAY, OCT. 29, 1942
BLUFFTON SAILOR HOME ON LEAVE WAS ABOARD AIRCRAFT
TTOMER Steiner of Bluffton,
**"one of the survivors of the
torpedoing of the aircraft car
rier Wasp.
He is spending a
thirty day leave here with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John E.
Steiner of Thurman street.
ments.
When it w&s too late, torpedo
30 CANDIDATES ON
TWO BALLOTS AT
ELECTION TUESDAY
Twenty-two Running for State,
District and County
Offices
Eight Candidates for Supreme
Court aad Court of
Appeals
Names of 22 candidates—11 Repub
licans and 11 Sam4rats will appear
on the bi-partisan bbllot which each
voter will receive at the polls next
Tuesday.
In addition to this will be a non
partisan judicial ballot bearing names
of eight candidates.
In the first column of the bi-parti
san ballot appears complete Repub
lican ticket under the eagle, emblem
of the party. The second column will
be the Democratic ticket under the
party’s emblem the rooster.
Candidates on the judicial ticket
will appear without party designation.
Candidates Listed
Complete list of candidates follows:
For Governor—John W. Bricker,
Republican John McSweeney, Demo
crat.
For Lieut Gov.—Paul M. Herbert,
R. George .Nye, D.
For Sec’y of State—Edward
Hummel, R. John E. Sweeney, D.
For Treas. of State—Don
Ebright, R. Robert S. Cox, D.
For Atty. General—Thomas J. Her
bert, Herbert S. Duffy, D.
For Congress at Large—George
Bender, R. Stephen M. Young, D.
For Congress 4th Dist.—Robert
Jones, R. Clarence C. Miller, D.
F.
For State Senator—Fred S. Seibert,
R. John W. Reed, D.
For Representative, Gen. Assembly
—L. H. Myers, R. Clyde Welty, D.
For County Commissioner- Harry
L. Burgess, R. Charles W. Lora, D.
For County Auditor—Floyd B. Grif
fin, R. Stanley A. Welker, D.
Judicial Ticket
For Judge, Supreme Court (term
commencing Jan. 1, 1943)—William
C. Dixon, Roy H. Williams.
For Judge, Supreme Court (term
commencing Jan. 2, 1943)—Willis
Woehrle Metcalf Edward C. Turner.
For Judge, Supreme Court (unex
pired term ending Jan. 1, 1947)
Charles S. Bell, T. J. Duffy.
For Judge, Court of Appeals—Em
mit E. Everett, Walter S. Jackson.
Births
The following births at the Bluff
ton hospital:
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Burkholder,
Pandora, a girl, Sara Beth, last
Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Howell, Mt.
Cory, a girl, Charlotte Anne, Thurs
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Stevens,
girl, Joyce Ann, Thursday.
Stevens was formerly Miss
Matter of this place.
Mr. and
Pandora, a
day.
Mr. and
girl, Sharon Kay, Sunday.
a
Mrs.
Fairy
Hoffer,
Mrs. Frederick
boy. Dean Allen, Satur-
Mrs. Russell Amstutz, a
Mr. and Mrs. George Glick, Jenera,
a boy, this Wednesday morning.
SHE FELL VICTIM TO ENEMY TORPEDOES!
wakes were sighted close to the ves
sel just as she was changing course.
Three struck forward in the vicinity
of the magazine and gasoline tanks at
time when the fuel system was in
use and when the planes were
loaded with bombs.
a
active
being
Terrific Commissions
shock of the torpedoes was
The flash of one extended
The
great,
more than 100 feet into the air. The
concussion was so terrific that Stein
er was hurled for about 50 feet.
Almost immediately great fires
broke out all over the ship and there
were many heavy internal explosions
including bombs, gasoline tanks and
other types of ammunition.
The captain of the ship ordered the
vessel backed around in order to bring
her stem into the wind and give the
crew the best chance to fight the fire
and to get clear of burning oil in the
water.
Many of the casualties were caused
by men fighting the fire in the hope
of saving the ship. The order
abandon ship was given an hour
20 minutes after she was hit.
Deadline for Xmas Mailing
Foreign Destinations is
November 1
to
and
Lowered by Ropes
any
It was impossible to lower
Mail Received by Boys at Yule
tide is Good Morale
Builder
Many Bluffton residents have com
pleted a portion of their Christmas
shopping, at least as far as mailing
packages to soldiers at foreign des
tinations is concerned.
All during the month of October,
packages and postcards have been
mailed at the post office here. Dead
line for mailing articles destined to
bring Yuletide cheer to the boys
across the seas is November 1.
Most of the Christmas mailing has
been done but some last minute
packages and letters are expected
this week in the remaining few days
in the month of October.
For the guidance of friends and
relatives the Army has drawn up a
suggested list of gifts that will be
most welcomed by the average serv
ice man.
Serviceable gifts should be the
rule with compactness in size given
careful consideration. In general,
presents sent should be easy to carry
and should be suitable for every type
of climate.
People sending gifts should always
keep in mind that the armed serv
ices provide their men with an
abundance of food and clothing, in
cluding blankets.
However, dried fruits and hard
candy which can
through either
weather are all
Army says its
handkerchiefs and tan colored socks.
Cigars,
stand a long trip
tropic or arctic
right. Also, the
all right to send
Emphasis is put on entertainment
in the Army’s suggested list. Among
the items
recommended are:
cigarets and cigaret cases,
tobacco, pouches and light-
pipes and
ers.
Books,
newspaper and magazine subscrip
tions playing cards, puzzles and
small games.
pocket sizes preferred,
Automatic pencils,
notebooks of pocket
tionery.
fountain pens,
size and sta-
razor blades,
Small toilet kits,
pocket flashlights, wallets and wrist
watches.
Preparation of packages is most
important. The boxes and contain
ers should be sturdy with strong
wrapping. Ordinary shoe-box size
packages are suggested, with the
weight limited to six pounds.
Boys in the service have written
frequently that there is nothing that
improves morale as being remem
bered by the folks back home and
Christmas packages certainly are a
help in that direction, it has
pointed out.
been
Public Schools To
Close On Friday
public schools will close
in order to permit the
attend the annual north-
Bluffton
on Friday
teachers to
west district meeting of the Ohio
Education association at Toledo.
Regular classes will be resumed on
Monday morning.
boats because the power hoists were
by means of ropes.
stroyer. All of the survivors were
Christinas Mailing To Soldier Boys In u
Foreign Service Is Largely Completed
to
r,.. wj
L^aSt Kites Here
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put out of action after the first tor-1
pedo hit. All of the men went down
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Steiner was with a group of men
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who swam around in the shark in-1
fested waters for three or four hours I
until picked up by an American de-1
placed on an American controlled is-l
land and came to America on a Dutch
transport.
was assigned to the Wasp after com-1
pleting his training at the Greatl
Lakes Naval Training school. Hel
was last home prior to his present
Ninety selectees, one of the larg
est quotas of men to be sent from
Allen County Draft board No. 3 will
leave Lima, Thursday morning to
undergo final physical examinations
at Toledo preliminary to being in
ducted into military service.
Of the assigned quota of 92, two
have previously enlisted.
Men from this part of the county
include: Racine Warren, John Card
er, 1 ___ ____ ____ ______
and Kenneth Schaublin of Bluffton.
Others
Funeral services will be held in
Bluffton at the First Mennonite
church on Saturday afternoon at 3
o’clock.
taught a large Bible class in
Sunday school of that church.
Survivors in addition to his
are: three daughters, Mrs. William
Williams of Columbus Mrs. Morris
Huber of Cleveland and Miss Helene
Quiring of Oberlin.
relatives in Russia and Germany.
taught a large Bible class in the
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Steiner enlisted May 5, 1941 and
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leave on May 27 to June 1, just be-1
fore the Wasp departed for the Pa-1
cific.
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He saw action in the Mediterranean
when the vessel was engaged in the
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delivery of British fighting air craft I from 7:35 to 8:00 o clock,
to the much bombed island of Malta.
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He was graduated from Bluffton averaged a per capita sales of $14
High school in the class of 1938 and Per inonth ever month since Pearl
was captain of the football team in I Harbor. This record is the highest
his senor vear. He has a brother, Iin the 8tate of Ohio, according to T.
Cleon Steiner, who is with the U. S. I D- McLaughlin, county chairman.
Army air corps, at present stationed I Chairman of the Bluffton bond sales
in Australia. Ninety per cent of the 54 em
ployees of the Boss Manufactur
ing company, North Main street,
are buying bonds, it was stated
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from employees pay checks
Large Draft Quota
To Leave Thursday
Also included in the quota are
LaVerne Morrison of Arlington,
formerly of Bluffton and Mark Hou
shower of 1
graduated last spring from BlufftonJ March” and Old
college.
Upper Sandusky who wasl^B
Thomas and Roberf Vernon Mullen-1 Mrs. W. A. Howe, who will sing
hour of Columbus Grove Robertl“The Blind Plowman” by Clarke and
Donald Burkholder, Lima, Route 5,I “Invictus" by Huhn. He will be ac
and Doyt Silas Stauffer, Lafayette. I companied by James Rimer.
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For Jacob Quiringi
Rev. Jacob Quiring, 66, former I In addition to McLaughlin other
Bluffton college Bible professor, died I officials of the Allen county bond
at his home in New York City of a I committee will attend the meeting,
heart ailment Tuesday noon. He The public is urged to attend.
had been in failing health since July.
Rev. Quiring came to America ini With about 30 solicitors yet to
1905 as an evangelist from Russia I make their reports, Bluffton’s war
and Germany. He studied in the I chest drive will be concluded Wed
Bible departments at Moody Bible I nesday evening. Thus far there is
Institute, McCormick Theological! approximately $1,200 subscribed, it
seminary and the University of Chi-1 was announced by W. A.
cago. chairman.
He was professor of Greek, He-1 Approximately 125 volunteer
brew and Biblical literature at Bluff-1 ers have been engaged in a
ton college from 1921 to 1981. He|matic house-to-house canvass of the
went to New York city to use the I community for contributions to the
library facilities for a research prob-1 war chest. Whether the goal of $2,
lem in the field of semitics. I MO would be reached can not yet
Rev. Quiring was a member of the lb6 determined, it was stated by the
noted Rockefeller memorial Riverside I Mayor.
Baptist church of which Dr. Harry I
Emerson Fosdick is the partor. Hel
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There are also
Burial will be at the Maple Grove
cemetery.
Bluffton District
Youths Enlisting
Youths in the Bluffton d.stnct
enlisting in the army, it was indi
cated by announcements of enlist
ments the first of the week. The
men left for the Toledo induction
center Monday.
BUY
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SAVINGS
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NUMBER 26
PER CAPITA WAR
highest'Estate
Public Rally at High School
This Wednesday Night to
Broadcast
Be
Example to the
Subject of Ad-
Nation
dress All Invited
Giving recognition to Bluffton as
having the highest per capita
of war bonds in the state of
the Allen county war bond
mittee will present a Salute to
ton program to be broadcast over
Lima station WLOK in a public
rally to be held at the Bluffton High
sales
Ohio,
com
Bluff-
this Wednesday
community of Bluffton has
by Chas. Lloyd, manager, Wed-
pay
range from 10 per cent to 73
per cent, Lloyd said.
campaign is Norman Triplett, of the
Triplett Electrical Instrument Co.
Jennings Speaker
County Chairman McLaughlin of
Lima will be in charge of the pro
gram. Dale Jennings, Lima, Allen
county commissioner, and well known
in this community will be the speak
er. He will speak on the subject,
“Bluffton's Example to the Nation.”
Music will be provided by the
LaVerne" Huber, 'Paul* SoTdner I Blu^ton colle*e mixed strin* *uartet
with Harold Thiessen playing the
violin, Arthur Thiessen the cello,
Robert Marshall
Neuenschwander
a I Baritone solos
include: Franklin David! by Roger Howe,
Robert
They
Patrol
the flute and
the piano.
“American
Favorite Songs.”
will be presented
son of Mayor and
Instrumental numbers are in
charge of Prof. Sidney Hauenstein
land the vocal numbers by Prof.
Russell Lantz both of the Bluffton
college music faculty.
War Chest Drive
To Close Wednesday
Howe,
work
syste-
Receives Appointment
Wade Shook, stationed at Great
yf1 Lakes Naval Training station has
been appointed athletic director
signal instructor of his company
platoon leader of his group, it
announced the first of the week.
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Among these are two Bluffton type D. C. milhammeters of ranges
men: Robert Cooney, son of Mr. and
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Mrs. R. K. Cooney and James fatter-I uavn. Persons having tins type neter
son, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Pat-1 are requested to see Robert Benroth
terson. for additional information.
Orange township enlistments in
clude Gerald Caris, son of Mr. »nd
Mrs. Ralph Caris and Victor Moser,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Moser, I Hospital tag day will be held here
both in the army air corps.
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Other enlistments are: Wilmerl sale of tags is under auspices of the
Moyer, Mt. Cory and Donald Ru-1 Women’s Auxiliary and all proceeds
dolph, Rawson.
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and
was
At Pacific Post
Pvt. Jerome Herr, in the armed
services, has arrived at an undis
closed destination in the Pacific
area, relatives here were advised the
first of the week by word from the
Radio Meters Wanted
The government needs D’Arsonval
between o-l to (1-500 and will pay $3
HOSPITAL TAG DAY
next Tuesday, election day. The
go to the hospital here.
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