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Bluffton High eagers will open
their season early this year, play
ing Lima St. John’s in the local
gymnasium next Wednesday night.
Practice was started by a prom
ising squad of 30 candidates Tuesday
night under the direction of Coach
Russell Hasson, and he hopes to
have a comparatively smooth func
tioning outfit whipped into shape
for the initial tilt.
Following the St. John’s game
next Wednesday, the Bluffton team
will play Lima St. Rose Saturday,
Sec. 4, here, and on Saturday, Dec.
11, the Pirates will tangle with Lima
South at Lima.
Pleasant View
Mr. and Mrs. David Qarr of Deca
tur Ala. are the parents of a son.
William David. Mrs. Carr was the
former Kathryn Alspach of this place.
Mrs. Robert McVey of Chanute
Field, Ill. visited her parents Mr. and
Mrs. C. J. Whisler the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Howell spent
Sunday with Mrs. Herbert Howell and
little daughter and Miss Ruby Howell
of Mt. Cory.
Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Carr visited
their son Mr. and Mrs. David Carr Of
Decatur, Ala. the past two weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Harris spent Sun
day with Mr. and Mrs. Marion Forney
and little daughter.
Miss Mary Jane Carr who is sta
tioned at Patterson Field, Dayton,
spent the week-end with her sisters
the Misses Pauline and Barbara Carr.
STOMACH
REGULAR
Bluffton High Five To Play Lima
St. John’s Here Next Wednesday
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Four of last year’s first-stringers
are back in uniform again this year.
They are Fred Herrmann, center
Robert Burkholder and Varden Log
anbill, guards, and Neil Schmidt,
forward.
Four substitutes for last year’s
team also are available: Art Hilty
and Robert Gratz, forwards and
Hubert Basinger and Ronald Zim
merly, guards. Jack Koontz, a
transfer from Mt. Cory, also is look
ing promising at forward.
From last year’s reserve team,
Coach Hasson has Otto Klassen, Ken
neth Moser, Robert Lee and Elmer
Stonehill, who also are expected to
show promise.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kirtland and
little son of Lima and Mr. and Mrs.
Herbert Rupright and daughter Y
vonne spent Tuesday evening with
their father Noah Habegger and son,
Howard. The occasion was in honor
of Mr. Habegger's birthday anniver
sary.
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Williamson,
Mr. and Mrs. E. Y. Frantz and Mr.
and Mrs. Leland Frantz and sons
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Dw.ght Frantz and daughters.
The annual game supper sponsored
by the lad.es Harmony Circle will be
held the home Mr. and Mrs. Ce
cil Clymer Saturday evening. Nov. 20
at Tht far. dies are invited to
attend ami are requested to bring a
ate of .•rent, a t.ireen and sandwich
es. Mrs. Dorothy Frantz will have
charge of the program.
Thank«imnq ft
Meats for
Thanksgiving
Home Dressed
Beef-Pork-Veal
Leave Orders Now for Chickens
for Thanksgiving
Basinger Bros. Meat Market
Don’t Suffer
DISTRESS
after meals
Take
NYAL Antacid Powder
This pleasant powder gives prompt relief in cases of
over-acidity or sour stomach, counteracts gas, relieves
bloating, distress knd belching. Forms protective
coating over irritated stomach lining. Mildly laxative.
A handy home remedy.
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A. Hqyenstein & Son
TRACTOR OWNERS
ATTENTION
We will soon be ready to overhaul
tractors—work will be done by ex
perienced mechanics.
Come in today and make arrange
ments for putting your tractor in
shape for next season’s work.
0. C. HURSEY & SONS
Authorized John Deere Dealers
Located in the Chamberlain Building with entrance
on the alley east of the Master Feed Mill and
Augsburger’s Garage.
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November 21, 1918
In a drive culminating in a whirl
wind finish Bluffton went over the
top in the War Chest Campaign Tues
day and showed that $15,Q24 had been
raised, thus exceeding by $24 the
quota assigned the corporation. Rich
land north raised $8,900 and the col
lege oversubscribed its quota in one
half hour.
Loaded on an army transport bound
for overseas and then ordered to dis
embark following the signing of the
Armistice was the experience of Corp.
G. A. Lehman, who is attached to the
signal corps as an interpreter. The
company was put aboard during a
great peace demonstration in New
York and ordered to leave the ship
24 hours later and be stationed at
Camp Merritt for an indefinite time.
Just one week after news of the
final victory for the Allies, word was
received by Mr. and Mrs. George Bail
ey of near Rockport of the death of
their son, Frank Bailey, in France.
A French woman Madame Perreau
of Clamency, France, wrote to Mrs.
A. Hauenstein that Armin was stay
ing in her home for a month. The
woman stated that her home was his
and they considered him a second son.
Armin planned to spend his furlough
with them, she also stated.
Harry Swick writes that we are
surely keeping the Germans on the
run and we will all be home by East
er. He is stationed in the evacuation
hospital and likes the work.
Ralph West enlisted in the naval
officers’ reserve corps and was called
to the Great Lakes naval training
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Core and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Gratz,
Mr. and Mrs. Wijford Gratz, Mr. and
Mrs. Reno Gratz and’daughter Mary
were Sunday dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Leonard Gratz.
Mrs. John Luginbuhl, Jr., of Bu
cyrus, spent the week end with Mr.
and Mrs. J. I. Luginbuhl.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Schaublin
spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and
Mrs. Cal Schaublin of Rising Sun.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Badertscher
and sons, Wilmer Badertscher and
sons were Sunday dinner guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Badertscher and
son. Evening callers were Mr. and
Mrs. Dwight Frantz and daughters.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Marquart
were Sunday evening supper guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Faye Isham.
Wanda and Jane Hochstettler were
last Tuesday evening supper guests
at the Eldon Tscheigg home.
Mr. and Mrs. Waltor Schaublin
and daughter Rachel spent Monday
evening at the Fred Boutwell home.
Cpl. and Mrs. Gerald Basinger of
Berkley Field, Denver, Colo., Mrs.
Martha Basinger, David Amstutz,
Mr. and Mrs. Leland Basinger and
daughters, Mrs. Donald Dillman were
Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Emory Basinger and family of
Cairo.
Mrs. Bertha Matter, Rolland Mat
ter and Mrs. Robert Deerhake and
son called Sunday evening at the
Mrs. Martha Basinger home.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sargent of
Col. Grove spent Sunday afternoon
with Mr. and Mrs. Russell Schaublin
and family.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our sincere
thanks to the many friends who gave
their kindness and sympathy at the
d^arh of our mother and sister, Min
nie Henry. We especially thank Rev.
J. A. Weed, the pallbearers and Paul
Diller, Funeral Director.
Kenneth Henry
Mae Binkley
Charles Bender.
Air Garments
A gentle airing of woolen gar
ments will blow away stale odors
and lift the nap. Sun baths will
rout moths. Care should be taken
lest colors fade in bright sunlight.
THE BLUFFTON NEWS, BLUFFTON, OHIO
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Bluffton In First World War
What Happened Here Twenty-five Years Ago This Week
Richland Center Pleasant Hill
Rev. Vernon Oppermon, pastor of
the Emanuel’s Evangelical and Re
formed church will be the speaker
at the Thanksgiving service next
Sunday evening, November 21 at 8
o’clock. Everybody welcome.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Marquart spent
Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs.
Philip Marquart, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Amstutz and
daughter spent Sunday afternoon at
the Francis and Amos Basinger
home. Evening callers were Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Gerber and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Andy Hochstettler
and family spent Sunday evening
with Mr. and Mrs. Levi Hochstettler.
In honor of Richard Norman Koh
ler’s 13th birthday, Mrs. Sam Kohler
and daughter entertained the follow
ing Sunday afternoon: Mr. and Mrs.
Rhuel Kohler and sons, Mrs. Albert
Balmer, Mrs. Charles Friedley, Miss
Bessie Zimmerman and Mrs. Rosa
Mae Reed of Tenn. Ice cream and
cake were served.
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Moser and
sons, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Dillman
and daughter were Sunday evening
supper guests at the Amos and Wel
don Luginbuhl home. Evening call
ers were Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Nis
wander and son Allison.
station last week.
An attempt is being made to make
a register of all members of the arm
ed forces for Bluffton and Richland
township. Please leave the names
at Sidney’s Drug Shop. The regis
ter will go on display soon.
Miss Vera Coburn left for New
York Sunday, preparatory for sailing
to France with a company of enter
tainers where they will give concerts
for the soldiers under the auspices of
the Y. M. C. A.
Two photographs of the U. S. S.
Iowa’s football team is on display in
the News window. Lewis (Joll)
Woods is a member of the team. He
was stationed on the Iowa after en
listing.
A letter received from Pvt. Homer
E. Reeder from somewhere in France
states that the rats are too plentiful.
One came up and asked him for a
chew of tobacco the other night and
Reeder told the critter he didn’t chew.
Duett Moser in France says that he
attended Sunday school with Clifford
Frutchey and Fra”:k Hall. Duett has
not seen the enemy yet., the Ameri
cans are driving them so fast the
group he is in cannot catch up. He
says the boys in training at home will
have to hurry over there if they want
to go to Berlin with them.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Roethlisberger
have received word that their son Al
dine has arrived safely over there.
Cyrus Burkholder is in training at
Camp Jackson S. C. He was visited
by his wife last Saturday.
Homer Gratz and Mose Messinger
from Camp Sherman are spending a
few days at home with their parents.
The Victory glass of Pleasant Hill
church will meet Saturday evening
with Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Zimmer
man.
Mr. Duglass of Kenton called on
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Faze last week.
Miss Marie Turner of Cleveland
spent several days with her sister,
Mrs. Lyman Barnes.
Mrs. Paul Faze and daughters vis
ited with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Sutter of near Pandora.
Mrs. Ivan Montgomery and family
and Mr. and Mrs. Morris Bell and
family called -on Mr. and Mrs. Orton
Stratton, Sunday afternoon.
Robert Kistner of Celeveland was
a Sunday guest of Mr. and Lyman
Barnes.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Watt, Mr. and
Mrs. Avery Watt of Lima, Sgt. and
Mrs. Henry Swartz of California
were Friday evening guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Winston Jennings and son
and Mr. and Mrs. Wilard Jennings
and son.
Harold Younknian and son Rich
ard called on Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Phillips, Monday- afternon.
Mr. and Mrs. K. K. Huber called
on Mr. and Mrs. Winston Jennings
and son and Mr, and Mrs. Willard
Jennings and son, Sunday eveing.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Younkman spent
Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs.
Earl Younkman and family of Har
rod.
A Thanksgiving Song Festival will
be held by the Pleasant Hill church,
Sunday, November 28th. Church and
Sunday school in the morning with a
basket dinner at the Community
House. Special musical numbers will
be given by groups from nearby
communities in the afternoon. Rev.
C. C. Ryan will be the speaker of
the evening.
Guests at the Rusell Huber home
the past week included: Miss Bess
Zimmerman of Ann Arbor, Mich.
Mrs. Mark Reed of Dechard, Tenn.
Mr. and Mrs. Karl Harshe of Lima
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Hawk of Lafay
ette Mr. and Mrs. Albert Kohler and
daughter Esther, Mrs. Cliff Elliott,
Mrs. Sarah Niswander, Mr. and Mrs.
Edwin Niswander and Mr. and Mrs.
Berdell Huber.
No Hunting
The undersigned will permit no
hunting or trespassing day or night,
on their farms:
Ami Pifer 30
P. Huber
Waldo Hofstetter
O. W. Greiner
W. H. Huber
Raymond Roseboom
PROTECT YOUR HOME FROM
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Lieut, and Mrs. Robert Barnett of
San Antonio, Texas, who are visiting
here, spent several days the past
week with relatives and friends in
Waterville, Toledo and Bowling
Green.
Farm Bureau Council No. 4 met in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Glen May
berry, Tuesday evening of last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Cogswell mov
ed from Lima into the home they re
cently purchased from Levi Frank
houser and the Frankhouser family
moved to their new home on South
Main street in Bluffton last Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Geiger of
Bluffton and Mrs. Overholt of Me
dina were Thursday evening supper
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Orlo Mar
shall.
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Begg and sons
of this place and Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd
Van Meter of Pandora were Sunday
afternoon guests of Mrs. Stella Gard
ner and Mr. and Mrs. Grant McCor
mick in West Liberty.
Rev. and Mrs. E. N. Bigelow of
Bluffton and Mr. and Mrs. Orlo Mar
shall were entertained at dinner Sun
day evening in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Guy Mayberry.
Pfc. Herbert Marshall, Jr. of Mad
ison, Wis., spent Friday night in the
home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Herbert Marshall, Sr. Mrs. Marshall
who spent the past two weeks here
returned to Madison with her hus
band, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Marshall en
tertained a family group Sunday in
honor of Lieut, and Mrs. Robert Bar
nett who left Tuesday for San An
tonio, Texas. Those enjoying the day
together included: Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Barnett and daughter Helen of
Waterville Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Early
and daughter Marylin and Mr. and
Mrs. Howard Bassett of Bath Twp.
Rev. and Mrs. Ernest Bigelow of
Bluffton Mrs. E. D. Maynard, Mrs.
L. D. Saum, Mrs. Mildred Johnson
of Lima Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Mar
shall and son Robert, Mr. and Mrs.
Orlo Marshall, the host and hostess
and the guests of honor.
Alfred Ream Dies
Funeral services for Alfred Ream,
69, were held at the Methodist church
Monday afternoon with Rev. Bond
officiating.
Mr. Ream died at his home here
Friday afternoon following a year’s
illness from complications.
Surviving are his wife, the former
Osa May Roberts together with a
son Earl of this place. A brother
Harry Ream and two sistes Misses
Lillian and Ruth Ream all of Con
tinental also survive. Burial was in
Harmon cemetery near Gilboa.
Beaverdam
Mr. and Mrs. Grant Barber and
daughters had for last Sunday dinner
guests Mr. and Mrs. Roy Arnold and
■■■■■■■■finer
TEA
TENDER LEAF
(Not Rationed)
b°x 10c
CHEESE
3 Varieties
Pound
OYSTERS
(Not Rationed)
35c
RS
PEANUT
BUTTER
(Not Rationed)
29C
Pound
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CRACKERS
Round—Soup or Oyster
15c
son and Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Arnold
and son.
Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Sommers and
sons of Lima were Sunday evening
dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Em
mett Downey.
Mr. and Mrs. Gail Arnold had for
Sunday dinner guests Mr. and Wm.
Younkman and grandson, Mr. and
Mrs. Donald Michael and family, Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Pugh and son and Mrs.
Ralph Marshall and daughter.
Miss Adda Yoakam was a Friday
evening dinner guest of Mrs. Russell
Stewart at Lima.
Mrs. Lillie Manahan is spending the
week with Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Man
ahan and son near Lima.
Mrs. Troas Beach, Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Benroth and Mr. and Mrs. Ev
erett Goodwin and daughter of Lima
were Sunday visitors of Mrs. Maggie
Weaver.
Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Barnett of De
troit and Mrs. Myrtle Riley of Toledo
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Har
mon Downey and eon Robert.
Mrs. Mary Steele is visiting at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. George Steele
in Wabash, Ind.
Mrs. T. V. Stim spent last week
end with her husband at Great Lakes,
Ill., who is with the U. S. Navy.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Wical and son
Elden of Lakeview were recent visit
ors of Rev. and Mrs. Bernard Baughn
and daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Stewart are
spending this week in Florida.
Mr. and Mrs. Morris Huber and
COFFEE
Fresh—Fragrant
CUP-O’-GOLD
lb 26c
CRACKERS
BAKER MAID
psd 18c
PUMPKIN
NEW PACK—LIMIT ONE
Enjoy these Brisk Winter
Evenings at
BLUFFTON’SROLLERRINK
STEAM HEATED RINK
POWER FAN VENTILATION
Skating Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday Nights
7:30 to 10:30 p. m.
Sunday Matinee 2:30 p. m.
The Rollaway Club meets every Tuesday night—special
instruction by expert skaters. Rates to club members.
Join now.
Rink available for private parties Monday & Friday nights.
15c
FLOUR
(Not Rationed)
5 s£k 25c
CORN MEAL
(Not Rationed)
15c
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THURSDAY, NOV. 18, 1943
daughter of Unionapolis visited re
cently with Mr. and Mrs. Orville Hu
ber.
Mrs. Herbert Marshalf Jr. was a
Friday dinner guest of Mrs. Ralph
Marshall.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Varvel and Mr.
and Mrs. Edwin Keiffer were last
week-end visitors at Butler, Ind.
Gary Stewart is spending the week
with his grandparents Mr. and Mrs.
Madison Stewart.
College Students
Teach At High School
As a part of the teacher training
program, 10 Bluffton college students
registered for student teaching dur
ing the first semester. Although sev
eral of these are planning to com
plete their entire teaching require
ment by January, the majority will
continue into next semester. At pres
ent there are twelve seniors enrolled
in teacher preparation courses.
Music students who have taken
charge of grade school music classes
are Wanda Suter, Viola Amstutz,
Earl Lehman, Gertrude Detwiler, and
Ruth Zuiderhoek.
Those who have begun teaching
high school classes or will do so in
the near future are: Holly Burk
halter, sociology Eleanor Berky,
Algebra Helen Habegger, home
economics II Elizabeth Locher, so
ciology Wilma Mumma, Latin I.
BLUFFTON ROLLER RINK
North Main & Elm Sts. Ray Clark, Prop.
fruits—fresher vegetables
CITY MARKETS
FINE FOODS
BREAD
Fresh Baked—Large Sliced
3
29C
Loaves
MILK
Fresh Canned
3 26c
PIGS FEET
(Not Rationed)
17C
Pound
MOTHERS
OATS
(Not
10cRationed)
PANCAKE
FLOUR
(Not
10cRationed)