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Maudif,
This is the week of the Great Re
solve ... oh yeah and next
week w’ill be the Great Dissolve
but why bring that up anyway
it’s fun to resolve a lot of good res
olutions even if they don’t last
and if they did last we w’ould miss
a lot of fun next year cause there
wouldn’t be anything left
... so w’e’re going to dust
resolutions we made last
resolve ’em all over again
to think of it, they’re almost as good
as new ... we
before we broke
a broken new
good as new if
the next year anyway we’re go
ing to resolve a lot of things—just
as w’e have always done and
then there’s that line from an old
time musical show—“Resolutions, yes
we make them—not to keep them,
but to break them—for we’re only
poor wreak mortals after all”
and may 1943 be tops to all of you
w’ho take time off to read this col
umn.
$
$
1
to resolve
off all the
year and
come
didn’t use ’em much
’em ... or wouldn’t
year resolution be
you tried to use it
Wartime notes—Shortage of labor
and restrictions of materials have re
sulted in the closing of Siefield’s
bakery and Balmer’s sawmill
more empty business rooms this
war is different from the last one
Happ^j
I
when business was booming and
rooms at a premium ... Mrs. Paul
Detwiler driving her husband’s milk
delivery route and doing a good job
of it looks as if we’ll see a lot
more women pinch-hitting in men’s
jobs ... and they say that dough
nuts will be one of the early casual
ties of this war—they take a lot
of shortening grocers who used
to put the best selling items in their
display windows now hide ’em under
the counter for regular customers.
Homegrown watermelons as the
feature of the Christmas meal were
enjoyed by Nelson Herr and his sons
Floyd and Evan at the Henry Sutter
farm, west of town. The melons
were as crisp and firm as if they
had been taken right out of the
patch.
patch. How Mr. Sutter kept them
in that condition was not revealed.
Mrs.
ITH compliments of the season to
our many friends and patrons, we wish
one and all
"I* I wVl 1
S we stand on the threshold of 1943, we
extend to everyone in Bluffton and community
our best wishes for the coming year and we
renew our pledge to serve to the best of our
ability under present conditions.
Attractive 1943 Kitchen Memo
Calendar Free
Every woman will want one—stop in and get one
while they last. Just the thing for your kitchen.
Presented with our compliments.
Basinger Furniture Store
nowjru
ng wide
Albert Klay received a
bushel of English Walnuts from her
brother Rev. William Schwab of Ore
gon. She says that her brother,
formerly of this place, picked the
nuts from a tree growing in their
front yard.
Friends of Chas. Oehrli remember
ed him with a show’er of 70 Christ
mas greeting cards. Charlie who
has been ill at his home on Poplar
street for some time expressed his
appreciation for the remembrances
and his many friends will be glad to
know that he is improving.
Robert Cooney ex-Bluffton high
•Kha!
-And may rich blessings with it come,
A reign of righteousness begin.^^
I Bluffton Implement & Harness Co.
LET NEW YEAR HOPES BE REALIZED BY BUYING WAR BONDS AND STAMPS
school basketball luminary is now
tossing ’em in with an army team
at Buckley Field, Colorado. Cooney’s
outfit won two of three games in a
recent series. The Bluffton youth
playing in the first game made six
points in five minutes.
two games he scored 16 out of
team’s 27 points and 10 out of
points respectively, for a total
32 points in the three games.
In the other
his
23
of
For the first time in many decades
the Cal Balmer & Son sawmill, at
Cherry street and the Nickel I’late
railroad, is completely lacking in
logs and stacked lumber. Tall stacks
of lumber prepared ahead of time
were a very common sight at the
yards. Hundreds of logs waiting for
the sawyer were also a part of the
picture. The buzz of the big saw,
powered by the huge 40 horsepower
motor, could always be heard when
driving by. Now’ the place is empty
and silent. It’s strange how you can
miss something even though you
have never been associated w’ith it.
We certainly hope the firm will get
under way again in the very near
future.
The fog was so heavy in Bluffton
Tuesday morning that it was im
possible to see more than a hundred
feet ahead. Talk about London
fogs,
variety are about as much
one would want.
ahead.
it seems that the Bluffton
as any
feeling
as he
Pride is no w’ord for the
displayed by Arden Baker
showed pictures of his young son to
friends on Main street Monday after
noon. The proud papa said he
never thought he would come to the
place where he w’ould be willing to
do such a thing but these pictures
were just too good to keep to him
self. And we do agree that the
little rascal looked mighty cute.
at
Christmas cheer w’as increased
the Dr. J. S. Steiner residence
South Main street when a cablegram
bearing Christmas greetings arrived
from their daughter, Lieut. Josephine
Steiner from an overseas destination.
No address was given but it is be
lieved that Lieut. Steiner is located
in New’ Zealand.
on
The information as to her location
came in a very round about fashion.
While Lieut. Steiner was
teeth attended to in the
pital it developed that
doing the w’ork w’as a
friend of Dr. Donivan Baumgartner
of Cleveland, who is Josephine’s bro
ther-in-law. The doctor wrote of the
incident to his sister in Cleveland
who in turn informed Mrs. Baum
gartner, who in turn informed her
mother, Mrs. Steiner of this place.
The crux of the whole thing is that
the dental work took place in New
Zealand and it is believed that that
is the
at the
having her
army hos
the doctor
very good
likely location of Josephine
present moment.
Does
khaki colored trailer cars were that
went through town in such large
numbers the first of the week? Some
thought they were trailer houses for
army officers others thought they
might be soup kitchens.
A mighty proud boy is Larry
Mathewson, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Dana Mathewson of Riley street. He
got a new basketball for Christmas
and he went right over to show his
his buddy, Don
boys rigged up
in the Fritchie
practice hoping
tions for a skill
a place on the Pirate basketball team
some day. Don tells us that he got
a watch for Christmas and says that
he hopes it will get him to school on
time.
THE BLUFFTON NEWS, BLUFFTON. OHIO
Private Funeral
For Dallas Clymer
Beaverdam
Ruth.
anyone know’ what the
Fritchie. The two
a basketball court
garage where they
to lay the founda
that might lead to
lf you noticed C. D. Amstutz in
the Messiah choir a week ago Sun
day you saw that he on several of
the numbers he did not use his book.
Mr. Amstutz, now 82 years old, tells
us that after singing 40 separate
presentations of the oratorio and the
countless practices that went with
each one he had ought to know
several of the numbers by memory.
He remembers four different direct
ors during the period of time in
which he sang in the choruses: Prof.
John F. Jones, Prof. G. A. “Dad”
Lehman, Prof. Luther Swift, and the
present director, Prof. Russell Lantz.
Research workers at the Univers
ity of Minnesota report vitamin pills
do not decrease the number of colds
acquired by persons on an adequate
diet. Good food is health insurance.
awns,
II
Mr. and Mrs. Dode Ramsey and
and Mrs. F. W. Ziegenbusch
Buckland.
He died suddenly at his home Sun-1 for WJR Detroit has been induct
day morning at 2 o’clock after al ed into the army and will leave for
24 hour illness of spinal meningitis. I camp immediately after the holi-
He was born Oct. 21, 1905 in Un-| days.
ion township, the son of Thomas
and Nora (Aurand) Clymer.
w as married May 11, 1923, to Gerald-1 and Mrs.
ine Williamson.
born, all of whom survive: Orlo Max
in the
Beach,
Thomas
also by
live in
Three children wrere| near Ada.
Mr. and
army air corps at Miami I and Grace
Florida,
at home.
his wife and mother who
Benton Ridge.
Three sisters and two brothers are I Sam Houston, Texas, after
living. They are: Mrs. Jessie Reese I a ten days’ furlough with
of Mt .ory Mrs. Stella Powell and I ents and friends.
Mrs. Grace Landes and Zay Clymer I Mr. and Mrs. Carl Cahill
of Rawson and Leslie Clymer of ton wrere supper guests of
Dayton.
Rev. C. D. Landes of the Benton
Ridge Methodist church officiated at I Marion and Mr. and Mrs. Harvey
the services. Sylvester and family of Ft. Wayne
were called here the first of the
week by the death of their aunt
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bogart were I Lockport, Sunday morning, following
Christmas dinner guests of Mr. and I ljngering illness. Funeral services
Mrs. Wayne Williams. I were held Tuesday afternoon at 2:30
Mrs. Ward Wert and daughters of I in th(, gt John chur(.h east of
Midland, Mich., were holiday visitors I pandora
of Mrs. Mae Bailey and Mr. and I Mr and Mrs E E Freet and
Mrs. Elmer Walters and family. daughter Ruth, Mr. and Mrs. Chris
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Michael and Gratz and two sons of Bluffton Mr
family, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Younk- and Mrs Clifford Fruchey and
man and family of Clyde, and Mr. I Ry took dinner Christmas day
and Mrs. Morris Anderson and sons I and
of Pandora were Friday evening I far^ily Gerald
dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. I Houston TeXas,
Younkman and Bernard Gratz. I seen for fifteen
Rockport
____ Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Marshall and
Private funeral services for Dallas I son Robert spent Thursday evening
Avery Clymer, 37, Blanchard town-1 Mr. and Mrs.
ship farmer, were held at the Ben-1 8°ns Hugh, Paul
ton Ridge cemetery Monday after-1 Lima. Hugh, a
noon.
I
Miss Eileen Amstutz visited dur-1 tbe
ing the holidays with Miss Maxine I Miss MadeHne Bixei of Rittman,
Cook at Washington, D. C., and I and Mrs. F. C. Marshall and son
Miss Catherine Eddy at Freeport, I Robert and Mr. and Mrs. Orlo Mar-
Y. I sban took dinner Christmas
Miss Adda Yoakam spent the past with Dr &nd Mrs Bixel and
week with Mr. and Mrs. Russell I children Alice jean, Buddy
Stewart and family at Lima. I Margery in Biuffton.
Mrs. Ella Andrews was a Friday I Miss Edythe Cupp entertained at
dinner guest of Earl Andrew’s at I a miscellaneous shower Saturday
Leipsic. I aftemoon, honoring her cousin, Mrs.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bassitt of Ind-1 Roscoe Aiderman (Beatrice Cupp) of
iana were week end visitors of Mr. I Toledo a recent bride.
and Mrs. Albert Mayberry. Mr. and Mrs James Begg of
Mr. and Mrs. Byron Anderson and I Cleveland and Mr. and Mrs. Edgar
daughter of Bluffton Mr. and Mrs. Begg and sons John and Winiam
Clarence Rockhnl of Col. Grove Mr.I Spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs.
and Mrs. Donald Van Meter, Mrs. I clarence Begg.
Etta Yant, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Mot-1 Mrs William Augsburger of Bluff
ter and daughter Carolyn, Mr. and I f.on, Mr. and Raipb Marshall
Mrs. Russell Bowers of Payne, were! and Kenneth Marshall of Columbus
Christmas day visitors of Mr. and! were Christmas Day guests of Mr.
Mrs. Ed Cook. I and Mrs Herbert Marshall and sons
Lieutenant Robert Huber of the I Herbert Jr. and Don.
University of Florida is spending! Mr. ”Mrs Loren Van Meter
several days with his parents, Mr.|and chiidren of Newark, Mr. and
and Mrs. Orvifle Huber. I Mrs. Lloyd Van Meter of Pandora,
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Frick oflMr and Mrs. Donaid Van Meter of
Lima were Friday afternoon visitors I_________________________________
of Mrs. Carrie Durkee and daughter
I
I
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Bittner of I
Sylvania W’ere Friday visitors of C.
A. Stoodt and
Stoodt.
Mr. and Mrs.
daughter Linda
Mr. and Mrs. Paul
James Ramsey and
spent Friday with
Mr.
at
and
Mr. and Mrs. Delmer Beery
son of Dayton were holiday guests
of Mrs. Cynthia Elliott.
Mrs. Bessie Cox and friend of
Lima spent Friday with Mrs. Dora
Roberts.
Merrill Arnold left Bluffton hos
pital on Wednesday and is recover
ing from an injured hand which he
received while shredding corn.
Miss Doris Nelson had the mis
fortune of a broken bone in her
ankle
when
ice.
which she received Thursday
she slipped and fell on the
and Mrs. Grant Barber enter
at dinner last Monday even­
Mr.
tained
ing Mrs. Ella Yant, Mrs. Harry
Bowers and children, Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Arnold and son, Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Yant, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Arnold and children, and Mr. and
Mrs. Willis Arnold and daughter.
Harmon Downey spent Christmas
day with his mother, Mrs. Ella
Downey in Detroit, Mich.
Couple To Observe
Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Carey Stotts
will celebrate their golden wedding
anniversary with a dinner at their
home in Mt. Cory on New Year’s
Day.
The Stotts were married 50 years
ago in Lima at the home of the
bride’s parents with the Rev. C. J.
Hance of Spencerville officiating.
Mr. Stotts is well known in this
vicinity as a musician having or
ganized the bands of Beaverdam and
Cairo. He is a retired contractor
and painter. They resided in the
latter town for the first few years
of their married life.
Mr. and Mrs. Stotts are the par
ents of four children, two of whom
are living: Roy, of Philadelphia, and
Mrs. Helen Bassett, of Norfolk, Va.
There are seven living grandchild
ren, one grandson, Billy Bassett, is
in the navy.
Mrs. W. E. Binkley, of Ada, is a
sister of Mrs. Stotts.
Buy War Bonds and Defense
Stamps now.
Milton Downs and
and Wallace in
former Bluffton
college student, and an announcer
and
Mr.
son
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Huber
He| family spent Christmas day W’ith
George Huber and
Mrs. Frank Jagger, Chas.
Freet were entertained in
of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Ordo Glen and I the home
He is survived) Badertscher for Christmas dinner.
Gerald, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Cloyce Kidd, left Saturday for Ft.
spending
his par-
of Bluff
Mr. and
Mrs. Orlo Marshall Christmas night.
Mr. and Mrs. John Sylvester of
Miss Ella Reichenbach w’ho passed
away at her country home north of
fam
with
and
Sam
Cloyce Kidd
Kidd of Ft.
whom they had not
months was one of
day
and
■ISWSWSn
Beaverdam, and Mr. Harley Van
Meter were entertained at dinner
Sunday in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Edgar Begg and sons.
Mr. and Mrs. Orlo Marshall w’ere
Sunday evening supper guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Millen Geiger, in
Bluffton.
Mr. and Mrs. Law’rence Begg and
sons Jimmy and Dean attended a
family dinner in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. F. R. Kerst in Wapakoneta,
Christmas day.
The regular meeting of the
Methodist Missionary society has
been changed from the first Wednes
day of the month to the
day. The first meeting
schedule will be held in
Mrs. William Stephens,
third Thurs
on the new
the home of
Jan. 21.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Cupp and
daughter Nancy of Pandora, Miss
Elnora Marshall and Mrs. Delmer
Smith and two children of Cleveland
were entertained Christmas day in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. O.
Cupp and daughter Edythe.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Marshall
and sons Herbert, Jr., Kenneth and
Don, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Marshall
of Columbus and Mr. and Mrs. Law’
rence Begg and sons w’ere Saturday
evening dinner guests of Mr.
Mrs.
Clarence Begg.
and
Pleasant View
Mrs,
Miss Ruby Howell and
Herbert Howell and little daughter
spent the past week with Pvt. Her
bert Howell of Lincoln, Nebr.
Kenneth Green of Bliss College,
Columbus, spent his Christmas
cation with his parents, Mr.
Mrs. Milford Green.
va
and
and
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Sutter
family of Toledo Mr. and Mrs.
Rickly of Columbus and Mr.
Mrs. Raymond Rickly and family of
Liberty Center spent Christmas in
the Mrs. Samuel Rickly home.
I. B.
and
Mr. and Mrs. Denver Zimmerly
and family of Bluffton and Mr. and
Mrs. George Clapper and little
daughter of Ada spent Christmas
day with their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Arden Zimmerly and Eugene.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Harris w’ere
over Christmas guests of
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Rex
Detroit.
Ring out tk
her par
Ridge of
Green of
Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Bowling Green are spending several
days with their parents, Mr.
Mrs. Milford Green and family
Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Alspach
son Bobby.
and
and
and
and
Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Harris
daughter Marcella of Toledo spent
Christmas W’ith her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. William Shaffer and family
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Zimmerman
and family of Defiance Mr. and
Mrs. Lowell Habegger and son of
Bluffton Miss Margaret Habegger
of Dayton, and Mr. and Mrs. Oren
Doty and daughter spent Christmas
old
ring
To our many friends
isles of the Pacific Al ask a
or wherever they may he, please accept
this as our most sincere wish to one and
11 for a Happy New Year.
pr^e Friend^ Peop/g
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[^CENTRAL OHIO LIGHT & POWER COMPANY?}
THURSDAY, DEC. 31, 1942
evening with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Habegger and Francis Jean.
Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Kohli, Mr.
and Mrs. Waldo Hanna and family
and Mrs. Reva Stewart called in the
home of Mr. and
Sunday.
in tke new
widely separated
some at home others in Africa
Francis K. Godwin
MANAOER __
Mrs. Guy Stewart
Marion Forney of
and Mrs. Donald
Mr. and Mrs.
Forest, and Mr.
Harris spent Sunday with their par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Harris.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Reichenbach and
daughter of Bluffton Mr. and Mrs.
Emery Basinger and Charles Dis
brow of Lyons, Ohio, spent Sunday
in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leland
Frantz and sons.
Mr. and Mrs. E. Y. Frantz, Mr.
and Mrs. Dwight Frantz and daugh
ters and Mr. and Mrs. Leland
Frantz and sons enjoyed a family
Christmas dinner in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Williamson,
Saturday evening.
LaFayette
and Mrs. C. C. Arnold and
Mr.
Mrs. Russell Watt were Christmas
dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Gar
old Arnold of Lima.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Guthrie enter
tained the Derringer family relatives
in their home Christmas Day.
Mrs. Mary Roberts and son Don
ald of Lima, Mr. and Mrs. Adrian
Moyer and family of Sandusky road,
Miss Bessie Guthrie and Mr. and
Mrs. Dorance Thompson and family
were Christmas even guests of Mr.
and Mrs. E. L. Roberts and daugh
ter, Jennie.
Mrs. Iva Miller of Lima, Mr. and
Mrs. C. L. Urich and Mr. and
Cal Biteman were Christmas
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
man.
Mrs.
Day
Bite­
Miss
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Ashby,
Neva Ashby and Miss Isabel Schroe
der of Rushmore, and Mr. and Mrs.
Lloyd Guthrie and children
phos were Friday guests of
Mrs. W. R. Guthrie.
of
Del
and
Mr.
of Mr.
Christmas dinner guests
and Mrs. Elza Heiser w’ere: Mrs.
Belle Heath, Mrs. Elsie Bierly, Mrs.
Ethel Heiser, Mr. and Mrs. L. H.
Bierly and sons, and Mr. and Mrs.
Russell Rex and sons.
Mrs. Grace Vorhes spent several
days with Mr. and Mrs. George Vor
hes of Lima.
Miss Elizabeth Guthrie spent the
week-end with Miss Isabel Schroeder
of Rushmore.
Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Hall and sons
were Friday evening guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Edison Hall of Lima.
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Knoble and
daughters and Mrs. Louise Cloore
we*e Christmas guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Damon Sherritts of Lima.
Reverend and Mrs. Richard Black
and family spent several days with
his father and mother.
Don’t forget to buy War Bonds
and Defense Stamps.
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