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THURSDAY, NOV. 18, 1943
Friedman Shelby
and Red Goose
Shoes for the
family.
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Bluffton High School Notes
The girls belonging to the Girl’s
Athletic Association spent an enjoy
able evening at the skating rink last
Monday night. Janet Steiner is the
president of the organization, and
Mrs. Harriette Luginbuhl is the ad
visor.
At the assembly to be held next Fri
day morning, the students will be
entertained by the Brant Trio.
Members of the Hf-Y and the Girl
Reserves will hold a joint meeting in
the cafeteria this Wednesday night.
*pie subject for discussion wall be a
combination of the subjects discussed*
at the last meeting.
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Efficiency Integrity Progress
Ambulance Service
Phone 222-W 239 S. Main St.
Closing Notice
This bank will be closed all day
Thursday, November 25th
Thanksgiving Day, a legal holiday.
The Citizens National Bank
MEMBER OF FEDERAL RESERVE BANK AND
THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
AT
Dr. Rufus Brown, college Bible lec
turer, spoke to the students at a morn
ing assembly Wednesday.
Friday evening there will be an in
formal "Fall Frolic” at 8:30 in the
gymnasium. The dance is being giv
en by the four upper grades.
The Armistice Day assembly was
held in the auditorium last Thursday
rhomrng. Appearing on the program
were *Rev. Lahr, who was the speaker,
a quartet consisting of Jean Ann
Steinman, Jane Howe, Dean Niswan
der and Varden Loganbill and the
high school band.
SERVICE within keeping
of present day conditions.
Basinger Funeral Home
G. W. Chrtbs £icen»e! Funeral Director in Char
during absence of Stanley E. Basing er. who ii
serving far coantry in Its Armed Force*.
W. H. GRATZ FAMILY SHOE STORE
BLUFFTON, OHIO
this Thanksgiving season we
wish to express our gratitude
to our many friends for their mani
fold favors and kindneses during the
past year.
Fruits and vegetables during the
coming week for your Thanksgiving
dinner.
Barnes Grocery
Open Wednesday Night, Nov. 24
e
Jarman’s Friend
lies for men
and young men.
7 $ee f°r Dr- Scholl’s Arch
Supports and Foot Remedies
STORE HOURS:
Daily (except Thursday and Saturday) 8 a. m. to 6 p. m.
Saturday—8 a. m. to 10:30 p. m. Closed all day Thursday.
THE BLUFFTON NEWS
B. F. BIERY, Business Mgr.
C. A. BIERY, Editor
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Forrest Steinman, Bluffton lumber
man, is on a business trip thru the
south.
Just received, a new shipment of
Fostoria glass. Basinger Furniture
store.
Mrs. Isaac Brobeck of Riley street
has returned from a visit with rela
tives in Chicago.
Mrs. B. D. Morgan of Middletown
is visiting at the home of her moth
er, Mrs. C. E. Thompson in Orange
township.
Mrs. Kathryn Hull of Toledo spent
several days the past week at the
home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Todd.
I am getting some metal "Can’t
Clog” hog feeders. Order them now
the supply will be limited. Joe Fol
las, Bluffton phone 648-R.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Matter and Mr.
and Mrs. Calvin Stettler visited Sun
day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Pe
ter Badertscher of Lafayette.
Miss Bessie Zimmerman and Mrs.
Mark Reed of Belvidere, Tenn., visit
ed the first of the week at the home
of Mrs. Lydia Badertscher
Mrs. Steiner Geiger and daughters
Jane and Mary Sue spent the week
end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
E. C. Stultz of Grove street.
Mrs. Harold Schultz and daughter
Eileen of South Bend, Ind., are vis
iting at the home of Dr. and Mrs.
J. S. Schultz of South Lawn avenue.
Cpl. and Mrs. Joe F. Mumma and
daughter Jo Ann of Camp Davis, N.
C. are spending eleven days furlough
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Forest
Mumma of North Mound street.
Sgt. Mary Jane Carr of theWAC,
stationed at Wright Field, Dayton,
visited the first of the week at the
home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. G. Carr, north of Bluffton.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Bessire former
Bluffton residents who for many
years have lived at Nashville, Ind.,
are spending the winter in Braden
ton, Fla., as has been their annual
custom.
Mr. and Mrs. Oswin Luginbuhl and
daughters Margaret and Mary Ellen
of Lima and Cpl. Donald Luginbuhl
of Camp Polk, La., visited Sunday at
the home of Mrs. L. T. Greding and
family of West College avenue.
Visiting at the home of Dr. and
Mrs. W. M. Niswander of South
Jackson street are their two daught
ers and grandsons, Mrs. Wilbur
Lauer and son Hugh of Philadelphia
and Mrs. Paul Emmert and son Jan
of Goshen, Ind.
Sgt. and Mrs. Gerald Caris arrived
Monday evening from Alexandria, La.,
to visit here. Mrs. Caris who has
been with her husband in Alexandria
will remain at the home of her pa
rents Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Moser
west of town.
Mrs. Lazarus Basinger is spend
ing several months in Dallas, Texas,
visiting her three daughters Mrs.
Mamie Fox, Mrs. Esther Franklin and
Mrs. Hattie Sawyer and her son Bud
Jones. She will remain there until
after the holidays.
Aviation Cadet Gareth Todd, who
has completed his preliminary train
ing at Ottumwa, Iowa, is expected
home the latter part of the month to
visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. L.
Todd. He will then leave for Pensa
cola, Fla., to complete his flight
training.
Mrs. Eileen Huttenlocher spent
several days with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Todd the past week,
enroute to her home in Clevland af
ter visiting her brother, Aviation Ca
det Gareth Todd at Ottumwa, Iowa.
She left Wednesday to visit in Los
Angeles
Misses Phyllis and Wilma Steiner,
students at Taylor university, Upland,
Ind., spent the week-end visiting their
parents, Rev. and Mrs. E. G. Steiner
of South Jackson street. They were
accompanied by the Misses Marjorie
Arnold and Katherine Hill, also Tay
lor university students.
Mirra Moth Proof—works like a
charm—one application last years.
Complete protection against moths.
1 No stain, no storing, no mess. Ba
singer’s Furniture store tf
Diller ambulance removals: Mrs.
Clair Herr and infant son from the
Bluffton hospital to their home south
of Pandora Wm. Hilty on Thursday
night to Lima Memorial hospital
Mrs. Amos Moser from Bluffton hos
pital to the home of Leonard Gratz
south of Bluffton Robert Nonnamak
er from Union township to Bluffton
hospital Carl Barnum from Lipia
Memorial hospital to his home in
Beaverdam.
Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Rich of Wash
ington, HL, visited at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Triplett of Cam
pus Drive and Mr. and Mrs. George
Linden of Cherry street the first of
the week. Mr. Rich was here to at
tend the semi-annual meeting of the
Bluffton college board of trustees,
Tuesday. Mrs. Rich, a sister of Mrs.
Triplett and Mrs. Linden attended a
meeting of the trustees’ advisory
board, Tuesday, of which she is a
THE BLUFFTON NEWS, BLUFFTON, OHIO
Local office for Acousticon hearing
aids batteries for all makes. 110 S.
Lawn Ave. Phone 467-W. tf
Cpl. Tech. Robert Kohli of Chico,
Calif., is spending a furlough this
week with his mother, Mrs. Eva
Kdhli of West Elm street.
Mrs. Esther Herr of South Main
street left Monday for Ft. Lewis,
Wash., where she will visit her hus
band, Sg’t. Frederick Herr.
This is the last week for Xmas or
ders for Avon products. Mrs. Fred
Hahn. Bluffton phone.
Cpl. Morris Triplett visited several
days the past week in Rochester, N.
Y., with his sister Miss Barbara Trip
lett, student in the Eastman School of
Music. He and his brother, Ropp
Triplett, both stationed at Wright
field, Dayton, spent a first of the
week furlough with their parents, Mri
and Mrs. R. L. Triplett of Campus
Drive.
Settlement
Pvt. and Mrs. Victor Bucher of
Staunton, Va., arrived last Friday
for a ten-day furlough with their
parents.
Mrs. Frank P. Diller of McComb,
who underwent an operation at the
Findlay hospital week ago Wednes
day, was removed to her home the
first of the week where she is im
proving satisfactorily.
Mrs. Mary Ann Zimmerman, who
is a pattient at the Bluffton Com
munity hospital, is very slowly im
proving. Her two sons Glen and
Junior who are in the army are at
her bedside.
Mrs. Arthur Schumacher, who was
removed to the Bluffton Community
hospital on Monday for treatment is
much improved.
The Living Links class of the Eb
enezer church are meeting in the
home of Mrs. Dennis Diller on
Thursday for an all-day quilting and
pot-luck dinner.
Mrs. Otis Basinger and infant dau
ghter Kay Elaine were removed to
the home south of^pluffton from the
hospital.
Mrs. Maurice Griemore, northeast
of Pandora, u,n decent an operation
for appendicitis at Mie Bluffton Com
munity hospital laaUweek, is improv
ing.
Mr. and Mrs. Willis Amstutz and
daughter Marilyn, accompanied by
Clarence and Lillian Amstutz motor
ed to Angola, Ind.,-Sunday to attend
dedication of Angbla Gospel Taber
nacle of which ReV. Allan Amstutz,
formerly of this locality is pastor.
Rev. Amstutz was injured in an au
tomobile accident nfdr Angola, Mon
day night when the car which he was
driving was struck by another car
driven by a Bluffton, Indiana, youth.
Rev. Amstutz was thrown from his
car and sustained severe chest and
head injuries.
Charles, youngest son of Rev. and
Mrs. P. J. Boehr had the misfortune
of fracturing his left leg while
playing his last gafne of hjgh school
football at Arlington last Friday
evening. He was taken to the
Bluffton Hospital for treatment and
later to his home, where he is get
ting along nicely.
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Seiner are
the proud parents of a baby girl
born to them one day last week at
Cleveland, Tenn. The daughter has
been named Barbara Sue.
The annual mother-daughter ban
quet was held at the Grace church
last Friday evening.
Mendelssohn Amstutz passed away
after a lingering illness Tuesday
morning. He has been at home with
his sister, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Bur
ry for a number of years. Funeral
services are to be held at the Grace
church Thursday afternoon at 2:30.
The annual Bible lectures at Bluff
ton college are being well attended
each night this week. Dr. Rufus
Bowman, president of Bethany Bib
lical Seminary is the speaker and is
delivering inspiring.«messages.
i The Women’s Christian Temper
ance Union met at the home of Mrs.
Milton Reichenbach Tuesday evening.
Pvt Ray Amstutz of Fort Knox
spent from Thursday until Sunday
at the home of his folks, Mr. and
Mrs. Ezra Amstutz.
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Kohli and Mr.
and Mrs. H. M. Kohli and son
Junior, were Sunday visitors in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Kohli
and son Edward Allan in Findlay.
Mrs. Guy Stewart and Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Doty of Columbus
Grove left for Youngstown where
they are spending several days visit
ing in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Clyde Stewart and family.
Soybeans are again being com
bined following inclement weather.
It is the opinion of growers and op
erators of combines that a far larger
acreage remains to be harvested
than there existed last year at this
I time. Present prices and good yields
1 make the bean harvest of some
i anxiety to the growers.
Evan Amstutz and Rolland Reich
enbach are assisting Louis Wynkoop
with his farm work
Mrs. Maurice Grisnaore was taken
to the Community hospital for treat
ment.
Lucile Geiger is’ numbered among
the sick at present.
BLUFFTON MARKETS
Wednesday Morning
Grain (bu. prices)—Wheat $1.57
old com $1.05 oats 70c soys $1.80.
News want-ads bring result a
Clubi, e£pdgei
and Societies
Progressive Mothers Club
The Progressive Mothers dub will
enjoy a pot-luck supper at the home
of Mrs. Treva Dillman next Tuesday
night. Devotionals will be in charge
of Mrs. Marcella Warren followed by
a number What Kind of Discipline
by Mrs. Lillian Yoakam.
Amico Club
The Amito club will meet at the
home of Mrs. Esther Kirkland, Tues
day night. Mrs. Bess Goodman will
be in charge of the program.
Richland Community' Circle
Richland Community circle will
hold an all day sewing for the Red
Cross at the home of Mrs. J. S.
Steiner, Friday. Each member is
asked to bring her noon lunch.
Richland Grange
The annual Thanksgiving dinner
of Richland grange will be held at a
special meeting next Tuesday night
at 7 o’clock.
Century Circle
The Century Circle will meet at
the home of Mrs. Chas. Hankish this
Wednesday night with Mrs. C. A.
Triplett assistant hostess.
Regional backgrounds will be the
meeting topic with the following pro
gram arranged: Meet me in St.
Louis, Mrs. Gilbert Fett The Year
ling, Mrs. W. A. Howe.
Alice Freeman Club
Mrs. Paul Diller was hostess to
the Alice Freeman club, Wednesday
afternoon. Numbers on the program
were: Working Around the Clock,
Mrs. Kathryn Badertscher Causes of
Race Riots, Mrs. S. F. Pannabecker.
Travel Class
The Travel Class met at the home
of Mrs. Evan Basinger, Wednesday
afternoon with Mrs. Margaret Day
as assistant hostess. Topic for the
meeting, the negro enriches Ameri
can life, was developed by Miss Zan
na Staater.
Poinsettia Club
Mrs. Lida Burkholder will enter
tain the Poinsettia club this Wednes
day night when the club will discuss
government ownership and control.
On the program in favor, will be
Mrs. Herbert Marshall against, will
be Mrs. A. J. B. Longsdorf.
Presbyterian Social Club
The Presbyterian Social club will
meet with Mrs. Harry Barnes, Thurs
day night at 8 o’clock.
Eastern Star
Bluffton Eastern Star chapter will
meet Friday night at 7:30 o’clock.
Following the meeting family night
will be observed at 8:30 when Ma
sons and their families are invited
as guests of the chapter. Refresh
ments will be served. Evelyn Beals,
W. M.
COMPLETES COURSE
Miss Virginia Roberts, daughter of
Mrs. Ethel Roberts of Cherry street
has completed a course at Twin City
hospital in Denison and is speding
a week at her home here.
Following her vacation she will re
turn to Columbus to the Dr. Brown
school for another week of study.
STOCK SALES
For sale—24 Shropshire ewes and
one lamb. J. Orrin Cupp, 7 miles
west and 3.2 mile north of Bluffton.
31
For sale—Registered Oxford rain
lambs. Harold Carr, 3 miles north
east of Bluffton. 30
For sale—2 Shorthorn bulls also
sow and pigs. Martha Burkholder,
mile east and 1 mile south of
Beaverdam.
For sale—Spotted Poland China
male hog Hampshire male hog also
35 feeding lambs. Stanley Bixel, 2%
miles north of town.
For sale—Good young mules, sor
rels, bays and dark, just weaned al
so 2 year olds. Harley Marquart,
Bluffton, Route 2.
For sale—Very choice Holstein,
Guernsey and Ayshire heifers $25
each and up. Shipped C. O. D. if de
sired. Bull free with 5 heifers. Hole
stead Farms, McGraw, New York. 33
For sale—Hereford hogs, all ages.
L. C. Burwell, 2 miles south and ’i
mile we?t of Beaverdam. 31
(Run in Want Ads.
For sale—Good Jersey cow, fresh
soon. Francis Moser, on N. P. Stein
er farm northwest of town.
For sale—10 Steers also 26 shoats.
B. L. Clapper, 7 miles south on the
county line and mile vest.
For sale—4 sows and 27 igs. Carl
Wingate, 3’4 miles north of Lafay
ette.
For dehorning cattle call G. H. Ed
wards, 223 Jefferton St., Findlay, O.
No bleeding and arteries mascukated.
44
Service bulls delivered any time ex
cept Sunday. Phone Ada, Red 1360.
C. N. Long & Son. tf
Rationing Calendar
So that you may keep in mind the
numerous important war-time ra-'
tioning dates, the Bluffton News is
publishing this weekly reminder:
NOVEMBER 20—Last day to
use Blue stamps X. Y and Z far
processed foods.
NOVEMBER 21—Last day to
use Coupon No. 8 in A books for
three gallons of gasoline.
DECEMBER 4—Last day to
use Brown stamps G, H, J, K, of
War Ration Book 3 good for
meats, cheese, canned milk, can
ed fish, butter, lard and ether
edible fats.
DECEMBER 20—Last day to,
use Green Stamp A, and C, in
Ration Book 4 for processed
foods.
JANUARY 15—Last day to
use Stamp No. 29 in Ration
Book 4 for 5 pounds of sugar.
SHOES—Stamp No. 18 in Ra
tion Book 1 good for one pair.
Stamp No. 1 on “Airplane” sheet
in Ration Book 3 good for one
pair.
Pandora
Sarah Basinger is again working
in Jenera, where she had worked sev
eral weeks before.
Mr. and Mrs. Clem Basinger and
daughter Marjorie spent the week
end in Chicago visiting their son
Claire Basinger and wife.
Mrs. Charles Grothaus and Jimmy
spent the week-end in Sylvania.
Mrs. J. J. Schumacher Gladys
Schumacher, Gordon Roth, Mr. and
Mrs. Urban Lichty and Noah Lichty
were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Adam Bixler in honor of Mrs.
Leah Neuenschwander’s 83rd birth
day.
Mildred Lichty, student at Fort
Wayne Bible Institute spent the week
end with her parents Mr. and Mrs.
C. A. Lichty.
Catherine Hatfield who is attend
ing Taylor university at Upland, Ind.
spent the week-end at home.
Charles Boehr suffered a broken
leg while playing in the Arlington
Pandora football game Friday even
ing. Pandora won the game 19 to 6.
Mr. and Mrs. Noah Schumacher,
Hany, Helen and Alice spent Sunday
with Wayne Schumacher in Lafayette.
Mrs. Irene Schumacher spent sev
eral days in Jackson, Mich, with Mr.
and Mrs. Edwin Small.
Mrs. Reno Krohn is much improved.
She was brought to her home Sunday.
Mendelssohn Amstutz Dies
Funeral services for Mendelssohn
Amstutz, 49, will be held at the Leh
man funeral home, Pandora, Thurs
day afternoon at 2 o’clock, and at
Grace Mennonite church at 2:30.
Mr. Amstutz died Tuesday morn
ing at the home of his sister, Mrs.
Elmer Burry. Death was due to an
asthmatic condition from which he
had been afflicted for many years.
He was the son of P. D. and Hel
ena (Steiner) Amstutz and a grad
uate of Juniata college, Huntington,
WANT-ADS
Anyone having rooms to rent for
hunters for Nov. 18 and 19 is asked
to call Pine’s restaurant. 30
Wanted—12 gauge shotgun shells.
Harley Marquart, Bluffton phone.
Wanted—To buy wood cut for fire
place. Woodrow Little, phone 334-W.
For sale—Pair white shoe ice
skates, size 4’-2. Inquire 125 Grovel
St. Phone 462-R. I
For sale—German pointer dog, not
gun-shy. Mrs. Mae Schifferly
Route 103.
For sale—House at 110 Washing
ton St. Mrs. Mae Schifferly, on
Route 103.
For sale—Broilers for Thanksgiv
ing, dressed or alive order now.
Harvey E. Wilch, 223 High St., Bluff
ton phone 480-T. Call between 9 a.
m. and 2 p. m.
For sale—Oak davenport. Inquire
105 N. Mein St.
For sale—Four registered huff
cocker spaniels. Inquire 226 N.
Spring St.
For sale—Potatoes, U. S. 1, Gratie
A, Maines. Have only 150 bags left.
Buy now. Don’t be sorry next spring.
Sno-White Market, Beaverdam. Open
until 8 p. m.
For sale Motor scooter with
Briggs & Stratton motor, needs minor
repairs $45 wall lamp $3 nursery
chair used three weeks $2 two rock
ers $3 each. Raymond Roseboom,
phone 592-W.
For sal?—Eurc-ha wood or cor1
burning range, excellent condition.
Phone 56G-Y.
For sale—Canned fruit. Mrs. Gid
eon Schaublin, phone 462-T.
For sale—Nice pie pumpkins. Noah
Badertscher, I’i miles north of
Beaverdam.
For sale—Potatoes, carrots and
turnips. Clarence Steiner, Bluffton
phone. tf
For sale—Property on South Jack
son street modern except furnace.
Inquire 442 Cherry St.
For sale—30 Barred Rock pullets
also 1^2 cockerels from banded blood
tested flock. Mrs. W. E. Marshall,
Bluffton phone 624-T.
For sale—Buzzed wood. Mrs. C.
E. Thompson.
Lost—Ration Bcok No. 3. Finder
return to Bessie Weyer, 134 Cherry
St., Bluffton.
PAftEFTVE
Pa., and Dallas Theological seminary,
Dallas, Texas. He was never mar
ried.
Two sisters surviving are Mrs.
Burry of Pandora and Mrs. George
Thomas of Chatham, N. J.
‘HeV. Forrest Musner of Grace
church will officiate at
the Yu neral services and interment
will be in Pleasant Ridge cemetery.
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ORANGE TWP. WAR FUND
The sum of $70 for the National
-War, fund was raised in District No.
2 of Orange township in the drive
recently completed, it was announced
the first lof the week. Solicitors were
Wright Klingler who collected $5«
and Fred Marquart $14.
This is in addition to amounts pre
viously reported, making a total of
$491 raised in the township.
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CONTRACT
If you require a bond, we
can furnish it.
W. F. IUTZI
Auto Fire Bonds
Choice Meats
for your
Thanksgiving Dinner
Carefuly selected chickens.
Order now for Thanks
giving.
Bigler Bros.
QUALITY MEATS
CTAP THEATRE
1 fill
Bluffton
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Fresh Drugs
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Quality Drug Store
Merchandise
of All Kinds
Prescriptions Care
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Sidney’s Drug Shop
Phone 170-W