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THURSDAY, JULY 6. 1944
Couple Is Married
In Church Wedding
rances
of Mr.
Mr. and Mrs.
Rev.
church officiated
ceremony.
The bride was
length dress of
with train and finger tip veil with
a crown of beaded pearls. Her only
accessory was a sweetheart locket a
gift of the groom.
Following a wedding trip the cou-
The Name
George a
Wm. Vase
Burkholder
Mrs.
and
Burkholder,
of
all of Columbus Grove were married
in
Saturday evening, June 24.
the Ebenezer Mennonite church,
Schultz, pastor of the
in the double ring
attired in a floor
white marquisette
She carried a bouquet of red roses
and baby breath tied with white
satin ribbon and was given away by
her father.
The maid of honor, Miss Dorothy
Hitchcock, sister of the bride, wore a
yellow marquisette formal and car
ried a bouquet of
breath.
gladioli and baby
The bridesmaid,
Burkholder, sister
wore a blue taffeta formal and car
ried a bouquet of shell pink carna
tions.
Sylvan Burkholder, brother of the
bridegroom was best man.
Mr£ Hitchcock, mother of the
bride wore a dark blue dress with
white accessories and a white car
nation corsage.
Mrs. Burkholder, mother of the
bridegroom wore a light green dress
with black accessories and corsage of
white carnations. Ushers were Ruth
and Lois Burkholder.
Miss Vera Amstutz accompanied
by her sister, Miss Mabel Amstutz
at the piano sang “O Promise* Me”
and “Because”. The traditional wed
ding march was played.
A pink and white color scheme pre
vailed and the altar was decorated
with colonial bouquets of pink and
hydrangea
white roses and white
flanked with candelabra.
Following the wedding
was held at the O. C.
home for 125 relatives and friends.
The pink and white color scheme was
carried out in appointments including
a three tier wedding cake centering
the bride’s table.
a reception
Burkholder
Efficiency Integrity Progress
Ambulance Service
Phone 222-W 239 S. Main St.
POULTRY RAISERS
Get rid of the boarders by having your poultry flock
culled. Now is the time to do it.
We pay highest prices for your poultry.
If you are in need of baby chicks we will have them
for you this week.
Our new supply of 3 and 5 gal. Galvanized poultry
waterers has arrived and are priced right.
JORG HATCHERY
Phone 182W
Mr. and Mrs.
Mr. and Mrs.
Miss Melva
Phoebe Ann Basinger
Rites Held Wednesday
Funeral services w’ere held Wed
nesday afternoon at the residence for
Miss Phoebe Ann Basinger, 67, who
died early last Monday morning in
the family home, two and one-half
miles east of Columbus Grove.
Death followed an illness of sev
eral weeks.
The daughter oi
Catherine Basinger,
April 21, 1877, on the farm where
she died. She was a member of
Pleasant Grange, the Order of the
Eastern Star and of the Columbus
Grove Presbyterian church.
and
she
born
Survivors include three sisters,
Emma and Clara
Loui^ Basinger, of Columbus Grove.
Rev. Ralph P. Thompson, pastor of
the Columbus Grove Presbyterian
church, officiated at the funeral
rites. Burial was in Zion cemetery,
east of Columbus Grove.
Reunions
Descendents of the Christian Stet
tler family will hold their twelfth
annual reunion at Lincoln park on
East Elm and Shawnee streets,
Lima, Sunday, July 16. Pres., Mrs.
J. C. Hochstettler Sec., Mrs. C. N.
Smith.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank all the friends
and neighbors for their aid and
sympathy extended during the ill
ness and death of our beloved father,
J. William Stonehill also Rev. Op
permann who officiated at the funer
al services, the singers and those
sending flowers.
The Stonehill Family.
News Want-Ads Bring Results.
SERVICE within keeping
of present day conditions.
Basinger Funeral Home
G. W. Combs Licen»ed Funeral Director in €h»r«e
during absence of Stanley E. Basinger, who i
serving: our country in its Armed Forces.
Hy-Grade
on the bottle
That’s important—it’s your guarantee of a safe
milk supply.
Every bottle of Hy-Grade Milk is pasteurized for the
safety of you and your family that’s especially important
in the summer season.
Milk is your best food—that’s why you should have
the best milk. Insist on Hy-Grade milk and be sure.
HY-GRADE DAIRY
Phone 398-W for delivery at your door
THE BLUFFTON NEWS
B. F. BIERY. Business Mgr.
Subscription rates: Year, $2.00
six months, $1.25 anywhere in U. S.
Entered as second class matter at
the postoffice at Bluffton, Ohio,
under the Act of March 3, 1879.
We now have Leghorn and heavy
breed started chicks on hand. Jorg
Hatcfiery. tf
Mrs. John A 1th aus of Toledo spent
friends here. CChicago
Mrs. Sibyl Mollett and Mrs. Helen
Wells left Wednesday on a business
trip to Chicago and Detroit.
Mrs. F. E. Houston spent Saturday
and
at the home
Mrs. M. M. Kibler is visiting
the home of her daughter, Mrs.
W. Bash and family in Lorain.
Cleveland and daughter Kathryn of
Washington, D. C., spent several
days at the home of Sam Luginbuhl
southwest of Bluffton.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Allen and
grandson Luis Alcala were week end
gtiests of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Short.
Midshipman Ralph Short of Chicago
was also home on a few hours leave.
Miss Sara Louise Amstutz is do
ing secretarial work in the office of
Dr. John Lo Cricchio of Lima dur
ing the absence of Miss McManes
who is seriously ill in Memorial hos
pital.
Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Luginbuhl of
Cleveland and daughter Kathryn of
Washington, D. C., and Sam Lugin
buhl were Sunday callers at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Keifer
of town.
THE BLUFFTON NEWS, BLUFFTON, OHIO
ton, Ohio,
shing and
Miss Mary Jane W
at
Jack Koontz, son of Mrs. Fri
Dray east of Bluffton is taking h*s
boot training at Great Lakes, Ill.
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Tomlinson of
of Mr. and Mrs. H. E.
burge
Mr.
Mrs. Ralph Stearns,
ry and son David of
Spring street are spending several
days this week at Lakeside.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Armbrecht
and family visited Friday with Mrs.
Robert Deerhake and son and Mrs.
Bertha Matter and Rolland Matter.
WANTED: Husky policeman to hold
back crowds during debut of Post’s
Raisin Bran. Golden wheat and bran
flakes plus choice California raisins.
It’s new!
Misses Mary Koontz and Helen
Schnegg are enjoying a week’s vaca
tion with the former’s brother Pvt.
Jasper Koontz at Camp Butner,
North Carolina.
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Stettler are
spending the week with their son,
Theodore
Cleveland
family of
Stettler and family of
and Mrs. Wm. Cox and
Astabula.
Mrs. P. C. Luginbuhl of
Mr. and
south
enter
their
Tiffin
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Murray
tained over the week end
daughters Mrs. Ruth Hess of
and Mrs. Dorothy Palm of Cleveland
and Timothy Ramsey,
Mrs. Murray.
brother of
$4.15 ex
piated rear
tire pumps.
Automobile batteries
change up also chrome
view mirrors and
Gamble’s Dealer Store.
Patrick Madden of
formerly of Bluffton
engaged
attended
Mrs. Bess
Rome, N. Y.,
who has been
health service,
conference at
N. Y., the past
in public
a health
Springs,
Saratoga
week.
Gid Luginbuhl and
Mr. and Mrs.
family of West Elm street are spend
ing the week at the home of Rev.
and Mrs. G. D. Bright at Shadyside,
Ohio.
of Mr. and Mrs. Lugibuhl.
Mrs. Bright is the daughter
and Mrs. I. I. Steiner and
Mr.
Mrs. Bruce Biggs and daughter of
Miamisburg spent the week end vis
iting relatives here. They are leav
ing soon for Los Angeles where they
will make their future home.
On your next shopping trip re
member to get Powderene, the
wonder rug cleaner and Mirra Moth
Proof, positive protection against
moths. Both at Basinger’s
Furniture store. tf
Mrs. Eli Hartman of Jefferson
street entertained over the Fourth
her two daughters Mrs. Russell Ma
gee and Miss May Steinman of
Cleveland who were accompanied
here by Miss Grace Archer also of
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Steiner of
Orlando, Fla., are spending two
weeks with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. E. Steiner of Thurman street.
Homer who was formerly in the navy
was honorably discharged last March
because of disability.
Spending the week at Devil’s Lake,
Michigan are: Dr. and Mrs. B. W.
Travis, Mr. and Mrs. Don Patterson,
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Triplett, Mr.
and Mrs. Woodrow Little and families
of Bluffton and Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Bixel and family of Findlay.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Benroth and
daughter of North Lawn avenue en
tertained at a lawn party, Sunday
evening the following guests: Misses
Betty Euller and Merl Murphy of
Dallas, Texas Mrs. Elizabeth Ben
roth, Mr. and Mrs. Mont Euller,
Misses Minnie and Mae Benroth and
Madeline Euller all of Lima Mrs.
Dorothy Woodham of Mississippi
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Benroth, daugh
ter Jeannine and son David Mrs.
and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Benroth.
week end at her home here.
Mrs. Noah Augsburger is spending
several weeks at the home of D. M.
Augsburger and wife of Lima.
The Pine restaurant will close
from Wednesday morning, July 5
to Thursday morning, July 13. 11
Miss Alice Balmer was a Sunday
evening guest at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Chas. Keifer south of town.
Mr. and Mrs. Gale Scoles of
are spending a week’s vaca
ion visiting relatives and friends
here.
Galvanized wash
Dealer Store.
Garfield Griffith, of the Coast
Guard, former Bluffton high school
athletic coach, visited in Bluffton the
latter part of last week.
Mrs. Eliza Fett who was removed
io Bluffton hospital is now at her
home on South Main street.
Albert, Keith and Janet Lecky of
Findlay are spending the week with
their uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs.
Edgar Root of Mound street.
Mrs. E. H. Smith ha^ returned to
her home in Akron after visiting
Mrs. R. W. Downing of Col. Grove
and her mother of this place.
Rev. and Mrs. Eli Steiner, Rev.
Stanley Rupp and 'Miss Sarah
Amstutz attended funeral services of
a friend at Archbold, Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Chidester of
Lakewood and Mr. and
Long of Orange township
day callers at the Sam
home.
the home of their
Herbert Jones in
Carl Fruchey and
Mr. and Mrs.
Mr. and Mrs. Perry Howell of To
ledo spent Sunday at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fritchie of South
Jackson street.
Keep your basement sweet and dry
during the summer—Stop Damp will
do it. No trouble, no mess, no odor.
Basinger Furniture store.
Boy Scout trpop No. 56 will hold
an ice cream social on the lawn of
the First Mennonite church, Satur
day night also pony
Grade school grounds.
the
rides on
and
the
Smucker
spending
parents, Mrs.
Mr. and rs. Orden
son of Columbus are
week here with their
B. D. Smucker and Mr. and Mrs.
Albert Klay of Lawn avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifton “Wifty”
Sprunger and son of Wheeling, W.
Va., who have been spending several
days at the home of Mr. and Mrs. N.
N. Soldner of near Pandora, visited
friends here last Thursday.
Mrs. Sidney Hauenstein of Campus
Drive has returned from Sunset Gap,
Tenn., where she assisted the past
month in the operation of a Presby
terian mission school in which her
daughter, Miss Barbara Hauenstein
is one of the teachers.
Mr. and Mrs. Wolfley of Huber
tained the following
ly: Mrs. Raymond Pot
land Thomas Vick of
St. Petersburg, Fla., Mrs. Elva Yoder
and daughter Ermin Lois, Mrs.
Ernest Hines of West Liberty and
Miss Jean King of Columbus.
guests,
Mrs. Chas. Tenney and daughter
Virginia of
several days with Mrs. R. W. Down
ing of Col. Grove and the former’s
mother, Mrs. Jennie Geiger of Bluff-
ton.
leave after
Trinidad,
Akron are spending
Darrell Lambert, S/2, home on
in
18 months service
accompanied them.
mbinatior
Diller a
Jr.,
his
Pvt. and Mrs. William Pursell
and daughter Vickie Sue visited
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Pursell,
Sr., residing southwest of Bluffton
for a few days before proceeding to
his new base at Ft. Geo. Meade. Pvt.
Pursell received medals for excellence
with rifle, B. A. R. and machine gun
while at Camp Blanding, Fla.
SPECIAL NOTICE: New spring
tonic for weary breakfast appetites.
and bran flakes
—Mrs.
ibulance
fiom Cleveland clinic to
Mrs. Walter Stratton from
Eliza Fett
Bluffton
Bluffton hospital to her home on
South Main street Miss Catherine
Balmer from Bluffton hospital to her
home near Mt. Cory Mrs. Louie
Wagner and infant. daughter from
Bluffton hospital to their home near
Ada Mrs. Edw. Mullett and infant
son from Bluffton hospital to their
home near Gilboa Mrs. Otis Fett
from Blufft on hospital to her home
south of Bluffton Mrs. Serge Kagy
and infant son from Bluffton hos
pital to their home near Mt. Cory.
EXTRA
BONDS
and Societies
Honor Madeline McCune Deppler
urdav
McCune
lenna
Gamble’s
Jr., and Kenneth of Findlay are
visiting Mrs. Jennie Geiger of this
place.
the Howe residence
for Mrs. Madeline
raduating 1944.
Shower for Freda Fritchie
nag
Mr.
and
Busy Bee Club
The Busy Bee club will meet next
Wednesday afternoon at 2:30. Plans
will be made for camp outing July
e of Freda Fritchie, daughter of
and Mrs. Fred Fritchie, of Jack
street, to Jacob Warkentin, on
be were h'
Bridal Shower
Mrs. Mel
were Sun
Luginbuhl
of Comp-
Mrs. Minnie Nicholson
ton, Calif., former Bluffton resident,
is spending the summer at the home
of her sister, Mrs. A. C. Amstutz
here.
Mr| and Mrs. Harvey Beidler of
South Jackson street are spending
several days at
daughter, Mrs.
Carrollton.
shower
street. Alice War
lace and Mrs. Rice
s of the groom-to
s. Those attending
•s of Bluffton High
is of 1944, of which
Miss Fritchie was a member.
Many lovely gifts were received
by the bride.
Those present w’ere: Misses Edith
Augsburger, Gaynelle Basinger, Clara
Geiger, Vidella Herr, Marie Kennel,
Dorothy Basinger, Sylvia Biederman,
Ella Geiger.
Agnes Amstutz, Pearl Basinger,
Janet Soldner, Clara Schumacher,
Carolyn Romey, Maeanna Steiner,
Elizabeth Zimmerly, Letha Niswand
er. Marcile Steiner, Dorothy Schu
macher, Lucille Steiner.
Mesdames Pauline Gable, Evelyn
Reichenbach, Eleanor Morgan, Evelyn
Alice
Stauffer, Marcella Bernard,
Devier, Mary Smucker, Elma
wander, Fannie Luginbuhl and
Niswander.
Nis
Lulu
Dora
Gifts were sent by Misses
and Stella Kirchofer, Marjorie
wander, Magdalene Geiger, Myrtle
and Princess Basinger, Theda and
Rita Hankish and Mrs. Melvina
Whisler and Mrs. Ethel Niswander.
Richland Grange
Richland Grange will observe
family night at its meeting next
Tuesday evening. Answer to roll
call will be the greatest need of our
community.
Appearing on the program will be
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Huber, Mr. and
Mrs. Raymond Roseboom, Mr. and
Mrs. Wilford Gratz, Mr. and Mrs.
Leonard Gratz, Mr. and Mrs. Wilson
McBain and Mrs. Beulah Bernard.
Twenty Scouts Enjoy
Week's Camp Outing
Twenty Bluffton Boy Scouts, mem
bers of Troop 82 will enjoy an out
ing next
near Defi
town
Camp
ssemble at the
afternoon at 1
amp. They will
be accompanied by Assistant Scout
Master Eugene Benroth who will be
in charge of the Bluffton delegation.
Scouts who will enjoy the outing
are:
John and Kenneth Bracy, Harry
Burkholder, Bob Coon, Bernard Fish,
Dean Ferguson, Don Fritchie, Earl
Frick, Morris Groman, James Howe,
Keith Kirtland, Robert Niswander,
Maynard Pogue, David Stearns, Rog
er Linden, Ralph Dunifon, Billy Hal
ler, Roddy Balmer, Addison Myers
and James Huber.
WJUB. BONDS
A sprig of green on the Mediter
ranean front today it’s camouflage
for an American machine
Where Our Soldiers
L. A. F. B. V.
Field, Miss.
*eat Lakes,
’fc. Raymond Holden
T. T. C.—F. M. F.—-1
Camp Pendleton
Oceanside, California
Aide To Secretary Of
Navy Is Known Here
!er Mor
of E.
at Wa
ton
His father is
United States
West Point.
Mrs.*
Mar
Mrs.
A shower was given for
Howard Habegger, the former
cile Luginbuhl, at the home of
Elvira Suter and Mrs. Carcella War
ren last Wednesday night.
Charles Sweet, 81, charged with
cutting with intent to wound, was
bound over to the Allen county grand
jury and placed
Lima following
court of Mayor
day afternoon.
Funeral
Mumma, Jr.
Mumma, a
Commander Mumma is the eldest
five children of Col. and Mrs. Mor
Mumma, of Beverly Hills, Calif,
a graduate of the
Military Academy at
going to Washington
Commander Mumma
Previous to
last February
had been on active duty in the South
Pacific since the outbreak of war.
He was awarded the Navy Cross for
submarine service in connection with
his South Pacific duties. He was
graduated from the Naval Academy
at Annapolis in 1925.
Morton Mumma III,
commander, will enter
academy at West Point
son of the
the military
on July 1.
Held To Grand Jury
On Attack Charge
in the county jail at
a hearing in the
W. A. Howe, Tues-
The charge against him was filed
following an affray in a North Main
street establishment Saturday night
in which Peter Schnegg. 66, was
slashed about the head with a knife.
Sweet who was being sought by
local police in connection with the
affair returned to his home here
Tuesday after an absence of several
days during which time he is said'
to have been visiting in Findlay. He
said he had no recollection of the al
leged attack on Schnegg.
WANT-ADS
Wanted—To buy raspbe
Wanted—To rent 2 or 3 room
furnished apartment married couple
no children. Inquire for Wm. Snider
Electrical Inst.
or “B” batteries
Hot Shot
city
»t of cash
Thirty yei
I have a
for good farm
real estate experience. Long
farm loans at 4% interest.
to suit you. E. D. Collins,
ic Bldg., Lima. tf
Mason
For
water heater, good condition. Inquire
Bluffton Implement & Harness Co.
For sale—Used battery radio set
complete with battery. J. Frederick
Hoffer, 2 miles east of Bluffton on
Rt. 103.
For sale—Fairbanks stock scales
5,000 pounds capacity, good condition,
Harry Anderson,
reasonably priced.
Bluffton phone.
For sale—Four
suite. Mrs. A. D.
Mair
For
Mrs.
gun nest
To win quicker our sold
and more. To provide
us must buy more and
Bonds. {/. S. Tr­
bedroom
Man’s
Mrs. I
815-W
—The W. J. Jackson resi
South Main street consist­
Bluffton phone
For sale—Small bam, first ciass
material, suitable for garage or farm
building also door track complete.
Sam Stepleton. tf
binder, excellent condition. Paul
Andrews 2*/i miles east of Beaver
dam. 11
Lost—Ration Books 3 and 4. Find
er please return to Grover Devier,
return
Lost
—Ration Book No. 4. Finder
to Florence Ann Hofer. 12
—Large pink cameo pin.
return to News office.
rink.
PAGE FTVF
Hannah Walthers
Rites Last Friday
Mrs
Riley
last
of a
Ben-
home*
of 10
Her survivors include the husband
and six children by
a previous mar-
held last
the Gilboa M. P.
church, with Rev. P. J. Boehr offi
ciating. Burial was in the West
Belmore cemetery.
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:
MEATS, BI TTER. CHEESE,
FATS, CANNED FISH AND
CANNED MILK—Book 4 red
stamps A-8, thru Z-8 good for
10 points each under token ration
ing indefinitely.
PROCESSED FOODS—Book 4
Blue stamps A-8, thru Z-8 and
A-5 good for 10 points each
under token rationing indefinite
ly.
in A
gaso-
GASOLINE—Stamp 12
book good for 3 gallons of
line thru September 21.
SUGAR—Stamps 30, 31
& 32
in Book 4 good for 5 pounds of
sugar indefinitely. Stamp 40
good for 5 pounds under can
ning allotments until
1945.
Feb. 28,
must ac
for addi-
Spare stamp 37
company applications
tional canning sugar asked from
rationing boards.
SHOES—Airplane stamp 1 and
2 in Ration Book 3 good in
definitely.
Ix)cal Office For Acousticon
Hearing Aid
Also Batteries for all Makes
MRS. WALTER GRATZ,
110 South Lawn Ave.
Phone 467-W.
D. C. BIXEL, O. D.
GORDON BIXEL, O. D.
122 South Main St.. Bluffton
EYESIGHT SPECIALISTS
Office Hours: 9:00 A. M__ 5:30 P. M.
Evenings: Mon.. Wed.. Fri., Sat. 7:00
to 9:00 P. M. Closed Thursday Afternoon.
MUNSON R. BIXEL, M.D.
Office Hours: 8:30-10 A. M.
1-3 P. M. 7-8 P. M.
Office, 118 Cherry St.
Phone 120-F Bluffton, O.
Amstutz
Cannery
Operates every Tuesday
and Friday until further
notice
To The
Public
In announcing the death
of Mr. W. F. lutzi we wish
to inform the public that
this agency will continue
and all business will receive
prompt and careful at
tention.
W. F. IUTZI
Insurance Agency
Fire Auto Bonds
Fresh Drugs
and
Quality Drug Store
Merchandise
of All Kinds'
Prescriptions Care
fully Compounded
Sidney’s Drug Shop
Phone 170-W