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PAGE EIGHT With entries open to all North western Ohio, Bluffton’s Mid-Winter fair to be held from Thursday until Saturday of next week is fast suming large proportions. enrolled township tenor, bass. The Whisler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Scott Whisler and Ray, son of W. E. Harris was solemnized at the home of the bride Friday evening. Mrs. Frank Wellman and sons of Findlay, are the proud possessors of a handsome new carriage and pony, a recent gift of Mr. Wellman. The pony was bought fiom Harry Pat terson of this place. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Waltz spent several days at Delaw-are, last week, visiting their son, Clyde and wife. Henry Zehrbach, T. H. Mohler, D. H. Weaver and Cliff Brink left Friday on a prospecting trip thru Missouri and other points in the south. Mrs. J. C. Stettler and two daugh ters of Indianapolis, are visiting at the home of the former’s parents Mr. and Mrs. A. Bessire. Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Betzner and four daughters are spending two weeks with the former’s parents at NEWS OUR FATHERS READ FROM ISSUE OF FEB. 18, 1915 as- sol the A pretty home wedding was eminized at the residence of bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Amstutz on Jackson street Sunday afternoon when their daughter Miss Vida was united in marriage to Mr. Wilbur Althaus of Lewisburg. The impressive ceremony was pronounced by the Rev. W. S. Gottshall pastor of the First Mennonite church. are at present 54 pupils in the 8th grade of the schools. The following re There port has been announced: Eddythe West, Bernice and Eddythe Dist. Teacher Enrollment Bogart, Pearl Trippiehorn, Beulah Miss Balmer 41 Geiger and Waif Fisher. 3 Mr. Steiner 42 Earl Heckathorn, who has been 4 Miss Rupp 40 spending his winter vacation w-ith a Miss Lauby, Prine. 22 his parents Mr. and Mrs. S. V. and Martin Baumgartner, marriage of Miss Estell M. The Egyptian Princess, an operetta in two acts, will be presented by the B. Sharp Glee club at the high school auditorium Friday night. The fol lowing characters will appear: Hallie Althaus, Eunah Temple, Elva Moser, The many friends of Cleon Ash ford Triplett and Miss Blanche Wil liams will be pleased to learn of their marriage which was solemnized at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. John C. Williams near Mt. Cory Tuesday at noon. Dr. E. W. Smith of the Methodist church officiated at the ceremony. Last Sunday was Floyd Everett’s 32nd birthday anniversary and a number of his relatives and friends called at his home to celebrate the occasion. Miss Pearl Bogart spent Sunday at the home of her brother Oscar in Findlay Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. James Begg and little daughter of Wooster, where M.. Begg is instructor in the sum mer school, will spend the latter part of the week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Mohler. All business places will be closed today (Thursday) after 9 a. m. If you have any trading to be done, do it before that time. The crowd is going to Riverside Park to attend the Union Sunday School picnic. Henson Good and son Earl spent Sunday with relatives at Scott’s Crossing and were accompanied home by Mrs. Good and daughter. News Our Grandfathers Read From Issue Of July 30, 1908 Extra Profits from Steiner’s Better-Bred Chicks BREEDING COUNTS—10 years of flock improvement, careful culling and bloodtesting. SATISFIED CUSTOMERS—95Sc of our chicks sold locally. There’s a reason. Steiner’s are guaranteed. They live, or we replace. One customer reported 9 lost out of 925 at 5 weeks old. GOOD FEEDING—Start them right. Use Steiner’s Ultra Life Starter. Watch them grow. Steiner’s Hatchery Phone 182-W—Bluffton, Ohio Edith Lahr, Helen Kibler, Edith Hall, Martha Baumgartner, Agnes Amstutz. Lee Greding is in Cincinnati at tending the state hardware conven tion. Ray Triplett of the Diller Man ufacturing company left Tuesday on a month’s business trip through the west. While in California he will visit the Panama-Pacific exposition at San Francisco. Neele Giha entertained at the home of Mrs. Chas. Hankish a Mary Jane party Tuesday evening. Pres ent were: Misses Hazel Augsburg er, Stella Amstutz, Hazel Duffman, Flora Gottshall, Mildred Bixel, Mr. Augsburger 31 Heckathorn left Tuesday morning to 6 Miss Radebaugh 27 resume duties with the Lewisburg n Mr. Gratz 27 Stone Co., at West Lafayette, Ind. 8 Miss Fett 38 Over 50 guests attended the an 1 Miss Steiner 30 nual post-season college football 11-12 Mr. Amstutz 43 banquet at the Hotel Russell Monday ...... night. Among those called upon for Total 351 toasts by toastmaster Ralph West A large audience heard Dudley w-ere Clifton Sprunger, A. J. Neu Buck’s cantata, “The coming of the enschw-ander, John Bixel, H. W. King’ at the First Mennonite church Berky, G. A. and C. O. Lehman, Sunday night. The chorus under the Waldo Schumacher, and Verne able direction of Prof. G. A Leh- Schlegel. man gave an excellent rendition. Bom to Mr. and Mrs. Cal Lugin The solo parts were by Misses buhl a baby girl, Thursday. Estella Lugibill, soprano Hulda S. W. Luginbuhl returned last Moser, contralto C. 0. Lehman, week after a few months’ visit at Panama Canal. As Ray Marshall, were driving along Tuesday night his with that one driven by Emmet Gratz as the latter was going around the Marshall vehicle. Fortunately no one was hurt, although both vehicles upset. Mr. Marshall’s horse got away. Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Ew-ing, Mr. and Mrs. Amos Gerber, Mr. and Mrs. Marion Hochstettler and daughter, Mr. Noah Hochstettler and daughter Lorena and Marie Imbach, Mr. and Mrs. John Burkholder, Mr. and Mrs. Sol Steiner and son Sgt. Carl Steiner were past week callers on Amos Basinger, who has been but is somewhat improved. Monday morning. wife and sister west of town buggy collided Electric lights were installed at the St. John Mennonite church last Sunday. Berlin, Ontario. Mr. Betzner writes that they had a rough lake going from Toledo to Buffalo. Mr. and Mrs. George Benroth leave today for Mt. Clemens, Mich., to .visit their daughter, Miss Minnie, who has been taking treatment at that place for several weeks and is improving. Mrs. James Rupright and Sunday school class enjoyed a picnic at the Big Rock, Tuesday. The pleasures of the day, however, were marred by Murray, the 10-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Triblehorn fall ing from a limb and fracturing one of his wrists. The Junior Endeavor of Emman uel Reformed church elected the fol lowing officers, Sunday: Bertha Schifferly, pres., Richard Stettler, vice-pres., Walter Hochstettler, sec., Alma Kohler, organist. Lightning struck the barn of David Messinger Sunday afternoon. i Richland Center Mr. and Mrs. Menno Geiger spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs. Kate Kohler and family. Mrs. sick, and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Core family and Mr. and Mrs. Reno Gratz and daughter spent Friday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Gratz. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Boothby, Mr. and Mrs. Faye Isham and Mr. and Mrs. Francis Marquart were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Lugin buhl and famliy of Toledo. Mrs. Wayne Zimmerman and in fant daughter were removed from the Bluffton hospital to their home, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Hochstettler and family spent Tuesday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Messinger and son. Stettler. Mr. and Mrs. Brice Main and son Hugh and Mrs. William Hall. was given. Valentine’s day was ob- served by an exchange. Those present were Mrs. Eda Hall, Mrs. Inez May, Mrs. Martha VVesphal, Mrs. Alma Robinson and the hostess. C*ark. visit her husband. unaer onio sn&s AS TOLD BYlfe CONSERVATION DIVISION NEW 1943 FISHIN(I» LICENSES ARE NOW ON SALE ‘"J will ee efpecttIe MARCH 1 I Save your, old meiIu. LICENSE HOLDER-^ I THERE IS ONLY A I LIMITED SUPPLY I 0N HAND- I laW^SHlNOTON FEB.22 I Mr. and Mrs. John Marquart and I and Mrs. Blake Guthrie. family spent Friday evening at the I Born to Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Moy Ed and Francis Marquart home. I er a son. Mr. and Mrs. Wilford Gratz and I Mr. and and Mrs. Jack Witham Mr. and Mrs. Russell Schaublin and I have a son. family were Sunday evening callers I Mrs. Loretta Clum and Mrs. Daisy of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Schaublin I Hall were Thursday guests of Mrs. and daughter Rachel. Harold, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Goss-| man and family and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Marquart and son Melvin spent Wednesday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Philip Marquart Sr. Miss Nettie Dodge spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs. Geraldine Strunk. I I improved. Levi Mellinger and Mrs. Llw-ellyn Geiger Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Alma Bixel and son Bobby Ibecn bedfast for the past five weeks were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. I is still very ill. Her sister, Miss Del and Mrs. Andrew- Hochstettler and I la Sutter is caring for her. family. Afternoon callers w-ere, I Amos Bracy was removed to his Mrs. Mary Ann Zimmerman andlhime where he is slowly improving, daughter Bernice and Mr. and Mrs. I Rev. P. J. Boehr, Myron Hilty, Mr. Hiram Zimmerman and son Dick of land Mrs. Clarence Schnegg and Mrs. Toledo. I Omar Gratz went to the Hancock Mr. and Mrs. John Hirschfield, Jr., |County home at Findlay to sing for of Lima at the home. were Sunday evening callers I Ed and Francis Marquart the inmates. I I LaFayette Rawson Camp Perry. Mrs. I. M. Cochran of Northfield Minn., spent the w-eek end with-Mrs. T. J. Ludwig. ___ Pvt. Harry Grant of Norfolk, Va., 1 spent Friday visiting friends here, latives in Findlay and Decatur, Ind. Mrs. William Grant and daughters I Miss Bonnie DeWitt, a student were Friday dinner guests of Mr. I I The Country Benefit club met with I for appendicitis, Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Frances Stoodt Wednesday afternoon. An interesting program I I I I I Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Robinson w-ere I spent Sunday w-ith Mr. and Mrs. Friday and Saturday guests of his I parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Robin-I Rawson. son- I Mr. and Mrs. Lester Fleming and I ton spent a few days with her Mary Margaret Gatchel were Sunday I daughter MrS. Ralph Jones. afternoon guests of Mr. and Mrs. I Mr. and Mrs. Paul Latham and J. T. Homing. I Mr. and Mrs. Richard Leiber and I Blunk were Sunday afternoon callers son of Beaverdam were Friday even-1 of Mrs. T. A. Smith and Mr. and ing guests of Mr. and Mrs. Richard I Mrs. Russell Watt left Saturday I McComb spent Sunday with Mr. and morning for Orlando, Florida to I Miss Mary Clark spent the week THE BLUFFTON NEWS. BLUF1 'TON. OHIO GREATER ACREAGE OF FISHING WATER WILL BE open ip Ohio anglers IN 1943* A total, of fee OF INLAND LAKE S P0N3 RESERVOIRS ARE LEASED BY THE V*16 FOR. FISHINB -s-WROPCNCU gV PER MISSION OF THE OWNERS’ IN THIS TOTAL- guest of Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Courtenay I Mr. and Mrs. Waiter and family of Lima and Mr. and I Friday evening visitors Mrs. Clyde Grant and son were Sun-1 Arnold home, day dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. I Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. I. Luginbuhl. Afternoon callers I daughters of Fostoria were, Sunday were: Mr. and Mrs. Cal SchaublinI dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. of Risingsun, and Jacob Luginbuhl.I Watt. Mrs. Eli Hochstettler and Mrs. I Lt. and Mrs. Robert Doernberg of Minnie Moser were Friday dinner I Middletow nn, Penna., were Thurs guests of Mrs. Leonard Gratz. I day evening dinner guests of Mr. Jennie Eversole. I Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hainer oflat Camp Custer, Mich., and Charles Detroit called Sunday evening withl Lemley who is stationed at Chicago, Mrs. Charles Friedley at the Kate| visited their parents here Sunday. Kohler home. Theodore Stettler of the Merchant I His daughter, Mrs. Marie Miller of Marine is spending a few- days withlSmithville, came here Monday mom his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Richard I ing to take care of him. Stettler. I I Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Gratz and Schaublin and Sunday dinner i Mr. and Mrs. Walter daughter Rachel w-ere guests of Mr. and Gratz and son James. Mrs. Leonard C. S. Smith. Arnold were at the C. C. Wallace and Pandora Sherw-ood Huser, who is stationed Noah Bixel is ill at his home here. ^frs. Elizabeth Amstutz is visiting her daughter in Michigan. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Hochstettler I church. They forgot about the time and family spent Friday evening I being changed. w-ith Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Zimmer-1 Private Earl Steiner from Camp man and family. I Carson, Colorado is home on fur- Past week callers at the Amos I lough. and Robert Gerber home were: Mrs. I Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Steiner and N. P. Steiner and family, Mrs. I Mrs. Wilbert Thompson spent Sun Andrew Hochstettler and son Dale, I day with Mr. and Mrs. Ed Steiner. Mr. Noah Hochstettler and daughter I Wm. D. Steiner was accepted last Lorena, Marie Imbach, Mrs. Evan Saturday for naval service, it w-as Davis Myers of Mansfield and Ed Bame of |cruiting office. Findlay. and Lois the week Anna Ruth of Byhalia, Steiner of Columbus spent end with their folks. his home Amos Bracy returned to last week after being in the Bluffton hospital for several weeks. The evangelistic meetings at the Missionary church in charge of the Amstutz brothers will close next Sunday evening. There was much confusion at the churches here Sunday morning. Some people spent three hours in of Rushmore, Mrs. Dean announced by the Toledo Navy Re Paul McArthur of I Leipsic also was accepted. and Sam Luginbuhl I Joe Probst, who became quite ill Alice Balmer called one day last week on Mrs. |last Saturday evening is somewhat Katie Kohler. who has Herbert Hilty, who has been sick for some time is still bedfast. Robinson left Saturday for Mrs. Olive Crozier spent Thursday in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hartman of Eagle township. F. J. Light of Marathon, N. Y., is visiting his daughter Mrs. O. A. Peterson and family and other rel- nurse at Lima Memorial hospital, underw ent an emergency operation I J. D. Runkle of Detroit, Mich., spent the w-eek end with his mother, Mrs. M. L. Crist. I Wm. Ellenberger of Beaverdam Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Lehman and daughters of Pandora and Mr. and I Mrs. W. C. Tooley and son Billy] Clyde Tyson and family south of Mrs. Emerson Fetters of Arling- family, Mary Ann Huber and Donald Mrs. C. L. Russell of Jenera. I Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Brickman of Mrs. W. A. Otto. I I end in Columbus w-here she w-as the Marathon, N. F. J. Light of Marathon, N. Y., Mr. and Mrs. 0. A. Peterson and I family and Mrs. W. H. Peterson spent Thursday evening with Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Peterson and family of Lima. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Otto spent Friday with Mr. and Mrs. James Sommers and daughter Ann Pandora. All-Purpose Flour Gold Medal Flour Regular Mason Half-Gallons Quarts Pints Half-Pints Glass-Top Jars Half-Gallons Quarts Half-Pints of Rockport who is of De several Miss Elizabeth Campbell attending the Darvis School signing in Cleveland, spent ______ days the past w-eek with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Campbell. Richard Cupp left last Thursday to spend a few- days with his sister Mrs. Roscoe Aiderman in Kansas City, Mo. Rev. and Mrs. Bigelow- of Bluffton were Wednesday evening dinner guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Marshall. Mr. and Mrs. Abe Baumgartner and two adopted Indian children have moved here from Aberdeen, Idaho to make their home on the farm recently purchased of the Sam Burkholder heirs. Mr. and Mrs. Stew-art Berryhill and family who have been living on the farm will move soon to the college farm north east of Bluffton. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Marshall, Mrs. Guy Mayberry, Mrs. D. C. Camp bell, Mrs. J. C. Begg and Mrs. Law-rence Begg attended the Easter Star meeting in Columbus Grove last Wednesday evening when Miss Elizabeth Campbell of Cleveland was initiated into the Order. Miss Madeline Bixel of Rittman spent the week end with her sister, Mrs. F. C. Marshall and brother Dr. M. R. Bixel in Bluffton. Mrs. Annie Roberts Davies of near Gomer, Mrs. Frank Wallace and Mrs. Lamb were guests at a meet ing of the Profit and Pleasure Club held in the home of Mrs. Dora Ritchie last Wednesday afternoon. Newly elected officers of the club are: Pres., Mrs. Law-rence Begg V. Pres., Mrs. William Althaus Sec’y., Mrs. Raymond Anderson Treas., Mrs. Glen Huber pianist, Mrs. F. C. Marshall chorister, Mrs. W. E. Mar shall Flow-er Com., Mrs. Guy May berry. During the business session the club voted to give five dollars to the Canteen in Lima. Interesting talks were given on Brazil, Argen tina and Chile by Mesdames Glen Large Sack Huber, Byron McDowell and D. C. Campbell. Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Marshall and son Robert and Miss Madeline Bixel of Rittman were Sunday dinner guests of Dr. M. Bixel and family in Bluffton. The Misses Martha Snyder, of Altoona, Pa., Hildred Eversole, of Bluffton and Nancy Mayberry, all students of Bluffton college, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Guy C. Mayberry and family. Mr. and Mrs. Lysle Cahill of Cleveland were Saturday night and Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Cahill of Bluffton and Mr. and Mrs. Orlo Marshall. The Allen County- Farm Bureau banquet held in the Bath Tw-p. school auditorium last Friday evening was attended by two hundred members. Those from here were: Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Campbell, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Begg, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Marshall, Mr. and Mrs. William Althaus, Mr. and Mrs. J. 0. Cupp, Mr. and Mrs. Don Huffman, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Mayberry, Mr. and Harold Marshall, Oliver Basinger, Walter Cupp, Mr. Marshall, Mr. and ents, Mr. and Mrs. Milo Lora and Mr. and Mrs. Chris Gratz. Pastry Flour 5 S* 19c Cake Flour Large Sack Havasak PurA°rn.« Flour Xk $1.09 Jiffy Biscuit Mix CAN RUBBERS CAN LIDS EGGS RALL MASON JARS Fresh BREAD Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Orlo Mr. Mr. and Mrs. and and Mrs. Roy Clem- Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Marshall and son Robert entertained at dinner Saturday evening in honor of Her bert Marshall, Jr., who left Wednes day for service in the Air Corps. Those present were: Herbert Mar shall, Jr., Miss Cecile Moril of To ledo, Kenneth Marshall of Columbus, and Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Marshall, Sr., and son Don. A series of revival meetings are being held in the Methodist Church this w-eek with the pastofr, A^r.Rav. Baum of Beaverdam in cnarge. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Foley and Mr. and Mrs. Forcie Shiber all of Lima were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Foley. Mrs. Harold Marshall and son John and daughter Becky and their house guests the Misses Jean Devine of Hastings-on-Hudson, N. Y., Mary Louise Bartels of Wheeling, W. Va., and Carolyn Gobel of Zanesville, all students at Ohio State University, were entertained in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Le Roy Lemley in Pandora, Saturday evening. On Sunday after- City Market Open at 8:30 A. M. Every Week-Day City Market Food News You Won’t Go Hungry if you take your time and shop thoroughly all oyer your CITY MARKET STORE Hundreds of finest food items that are NOT rationed We have by far the largest varieties, and at lowest ceiling prices, loo! Save time sh6p first at City Market. BUY ALL THE FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES YOU HEED Fresh Beets Grapes Bulk Carrots Broccoli Pascal and White Celery Bunch Carrots Green Beans New Cabbage Cauliflower Fresh Peas Leaf Lettuce Idaho Bakers Parsley Spanish Onions Maine Potatoes Peppers Porto Rican Sweets Michigan Potatoes Garlic Yams Rome Beauty Apples Hubbard Squash Strawberries Delicious Apples Waxed Rutabagas Package Nut Meats Golden Delicious Apples Cocoanuts Bulk Turnips Package Figs Rhubarb Bulk Parsnips Mushrooms THERE IS NO LIMIT ON ANY KIND OF FLOUR 99c Pancake Flour $1.19 Pillsbury Flour PLAY SAFE BUY YOUR CANNING SUPPLIES NOW FOR THAT VICTORY GARDEN Jars Jel,Y Glasses Sealing Wax Parowax Can Rubbers Tin Can Lids Presto Rubbers Pints Glass Lids Mason Caps PURE VEGETABLE SHORTENING lb. l»e Per Dozen Country Run Wonder, Taystee, Rays, Renz, Your Patronage Appreciated THURSDAY, FEB. 25, 1943 noon Miss Marshall entertained with a tea in her home complimenting her guests. Glen Price, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Price who has been in radio training in Sioux Falls, S. D., for some time, w-as recently transferred to Camp Boco Raton near Ft. Laud erdale, Fla. His wife who has been in Sioux Falls, left Friday for Ft. Lauderdale in company with her mother, Mrs. William Krause of Findlay, after spending a few days w-ith relatives in this vicinity. Mrs. John Moril of Benton Harbor Mich., recently announced the en gagement of her daughter, Cecile, of Toledo, to Herbert Marshall, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Marshall, Sr., of this place. Herbert, Jr., left Wednesday morning for Ft. Thomas, Ky., and from there will go on Miami Beach, Fla., for training the Air Corps. to in Bring Remains Here to Mrs. Mary Risser, 84, known older residents of this vicinity, died at her home in Albuquerque, New Mexico, last Thursday. The body arrived in Columbus Grove, Monday w-here services were held in the Hartman Sons funeral home. Rev. Frank Hamblen of the United Brethren church officiated and inter ment was made in Truro cemetery. Mrs. Risser, w-idow of Christian Risser, left Columbus Grove twenty four years ago. She is survived by a son Thad and two daughters Anna and Eleanor, all of Albuquerque. A 90-year-old woman of Midland, Texas, has recalled that when she was a girl her father exchanged his last five dollar gold piece for five pounds of coffee, and that during the Civil War it w-as almost im possible to get sugar or flour in Texas. Inmates on prison farms through out the country will produce millions of cans of vegetables and fruits dur ing 1943 for delivery services and export Lease agreements. to the armed under Lend- of peace-time form of films, Tourists mementos trips abroad, in the snapshots and postcards of place and scenes in w-hat are now enemy occupied countries and enemy lands already have been of great military value to Allied airmen. Tall Box Wide-Mouth Rubbers Kerr Lids Kerr Caps Presto Caps Wide-Mouth Caps Wide-Mouth Lids Wide-Mouth Kerr Tin Caps for Coffee and Extra Jars 10c Regular Size Package 17c Large Sack $1.19 Large Box 23c per Dozen Per lOo Dozen Dozen Quarts 35c 10c