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TTTT’RFD'Y, JULY 13. 1944
A well attended meeting, held at
the Ebenezer church, Monday morn
ing at which time Rev. W. S. Gott
shall of Allentown, Pa., was given a
unamious call to become the paster of
the two churches.
The dream of all horsemen to see
the two greatest horses in the world
in a race will come true at the Ohio
State Fair this coming August. Dan
Patch, 1:55, will be challenged by
Minor Heir, with a mark of 1:5914 in
a fierce struggle for the highest speed
honors. Both horses are from the
stable of M. W. Savage.
Chris Diller expects to take an ex
cursion to Niagara Falls.
Hiram Wengen and Gideon Steiner
both had runaways last week.
Those from Richland Center who
took the excursion to Cedar Point l#st
week were Misses Cora and Mary
Badertscher, Messers Cal Schaublin
and Lee Coon.
Two wells on Marquart and Letta
Gressely farms were shot and proved
to be good producers.
Miss Edith McPeak was a guest of
Maud Anderson in Oberlin.
C. B. Lugibihl is home from Will
iams Bay, Wis. where he took a sum
mer course.
J. C. Hall and family expect to move
to Corpus Christi, Texas.
Nathan Vance had a lively time on
Cherry street the other day. Seeing
News Our Grandfathers Read
From Issue Of August 5th, 1909
Service
W. H. Gratz Family Shoe Store
Store Hours 8 a. m. to 6 p. m. Saturday 8 a. m. to 10:30 p. jn.
Closed all day Thursday.
POULTRY FLOCK OWNERS
ATTENTION!
The fowl pox vaccinating season is here. We have a
good supply of serum and can vaccinate for you anytime.
If you wish to worm your pullets we have Rotacaps
and Blacaps. Let us help you with your poultry problems.
Call us for highest prices for your live poultry.
JORG HATCHERY
Phone 182 V/
Efficiency Integrity.- Progress
Ambulance Service
Phone 222-W 239 S. Main St.
More Pep, Vim and Vigor
for Summer Work and Plaj
MILK—nature’s perfect food—is especially suited fo
summer diet.
To be sure it’s pure insist on
Hy-Grade Dairy Milk
THE ONLY PASTEURIZED MILK SOLD IN BLUFFTON
Look for the name Hy-Grade on the bottle—it’s your
guarantee of purity.
For safety’s sake use pasteurized milk.
HY-GRADE DAIRY
an auto approaching he got out of the
buggy and held the horse by the
bridle. The animal however could not
be controlled and tore away and dash
ed through several lots completely de
molishing the buggy’ and causing oth
er damage.
Chas. Keifer and family left for an
extended visit to see his father in
Pottstown, Pa. Mr. Keifer has not
seen his father for 17 years.
Ray Triplett, Ray Hauenstein and
Walter Locher spent several days at
Cedar Point last week.
Robert Watkins Ends
Basic Flight Training
Aviation Cadet Robert Watkins,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Watkins,
of Spring street, has completed his
basic flight training at the AAF
Pilot school, Gunther field, Mont
gomery, Alabama.
In this training he has about 70
hours experience in basic training
ships. His advanced flying will be
given at another school, but as yet
he has not been assigned.
Dry Grass for Silage
If ground com or other grain is
not available to mix with legume
hay for making silage, add 250
pounds of dry grass hay to each ton
of the green legume.
Phone 398-W for delivery at your door
within keeping
of present day conditions.
THE BLUFFTON NEWS
B. F. BIERY. Business Mgr.
C. A. BIERY, Editor
Published weekly at Bluffton, Ohio,
by the^Bluffton News Publishing and
Printing Co.
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.
Miss Sarah Amstutz spent over the
Fourth with Mrs. Londa Fett on Bent
ley road.
We now have Leghorn and heavy
breed started chicks on hand. Jorg
Hatchery. tf
Henry Schifferly is making his
home with his son, Wm. Schifferly
east of town.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Beals spent
several days last week visiting Mr.
and Mrs. Ross Gotshall of Warren.
Misses Eldora Hawk, Ruth and Ver
ena Steiner have returned from a
week’s outing at Tower Hill, Sawyer,
Michigan.
Mrs. Gid Steiner, Jr., and son Shari
Allen are spending several weeks at
the Gideon Steiner, Sr. home in Mt.
Cory.
Mr. and Mrs. John Everett and fam
ily of Beaverdam visited Sunday at
the home of Mrs. Lydia Badertscher
and Milton Badertscher.
Misses Margery Klay and Levon
Wilch are spending the week with the
former’s aunt, Mrs. George Cattran
Keep your basement sweet and dry
during the summ er—Stop Dam will
do it. No troubh?, no mess, no odor.
Basinger Furniture store.
Richland Grang
cream social wit
Wednesday night,
e will hold a
1 all trimmin
July 19. Al wel-
come.
Mrs. Josephine Carnahan of Find
lay is visiting this week at the home
of her niece, Mrs. Arch Wagi er in
Findlay.
Mrs. Rosa Bowsher of Lit
caring for her cousin, Mrs. Ella
Long who is ill at her honle on
North Main stret t.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Wenger of
Spring street visited the past week
at the home of his brother, Paul
Wenger in Lancaster, Ohio.
Mrs. Melvin Long, Jr., and son
Gary Kent spent several days in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. E.
Long of Orange township last week.
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
LEARN TO SMILE at breakfast.
Ask grocer for magic combination—
new Post’s Raisin Bran. Golden
flakes of wheat and bran plus Cali
fornia seedless raisins.
Miss Fem Bixel who underwent an
operation at Bluffton hospital last
week is convalescing at the home of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Bix
el of Lawn avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Bushong of
Norfolk, Va., and Miss Julia Bushong
of Col. Grove were guests Saturday
evening of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Clark
and family of Grove street.
Mrs. Laura Carn:eom of Fremont is
spending two weeks with Mrs. E. C.
Ludwig and granddaughters Miss
Twila Carnicom and Mrs. Clayton
Harkness.
Mrs. Dallas Bernard who has been
visiting at the home of her mother,
Mrs. Amos Moser of North Lawn
avenue, left Thursday night to join
her husband who is stationed in the
naval reserve in Philadelphia.
Dr. and Mrs. Wayne Rank of Toledo
spent several days the past week with
Mrs. Estella McGeorge and family.
Mr. and Mrs. John Biddinger of Defi
ance visited at the McGeorge home,
Wednesday.
Carl Cramer and son Eddie of De
troit and Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Mc
Cartney and son of North Baltimore
visited Sunday at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. E. C. Ludwig on Poplar
street.
Misses Betty Bracy and Treva Lug
inbuhl spent the past week in Indian
apolis visiting former residents, Mr.
and Mrs. Earl Heckathom and also
Miss Doris Garmatter who is in train
ing in Riley hospital in that city.
Mrs. R. W. Vincert and daughters
Beverly and Phyllis of El Paso, 111.,
accompanied by her niece Miss Mary
Rich of Washington, Ill., are guests
this week of Mrs. Vincent’s sister,
Mrs. R. L. Triplett and family of
Campus Drive and Mrs. George Lin
den and family of Cherry street.
Mrs. James Basinger spent the past
week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Albert Klay of North Lawn avenue.
She came here from Murfreesboro,
Tenn., where she visited her husband
who is stationed at the army air field.
She left here for Columbus where she
is making her home with her sister,
Mrs. Orden Smucker and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lingel of Grove
street visited last Thursday with Capt.
and Mrs. V. A. Neeper at Norfolk, Va.
Capt. Neeper who was formerly em
ployed in the engineering department
of the Triplett Electrical Instrument
company here is connected with the
army transportation corps, being pro
moted to the rank of captain about
three weeks ago. On their return
here Mr. and Mrs. Lingel were ac
companied by their littje daughter
Jane Baker Lingel who returned here
after spending the past four weeks
with her grandmother, Mrs. David J.
Baker in Richmond, Va.
THE BLUFFTON NEWS, BLUFFTON, OHIO
Adjustable window screens 45c
each at Basinger’s Furniture store.
Miss Betty Holtkamp has returned
from Washington where she spent the
past week.
Mrs. Susan Arnold spent the past
week with her son Earl Arnold in
Jenera.
Misses Dorothy and Lois Long
spent Sunday evening with Mrs. Earl
Rupright near Arlington.
W’m. Good, formerly of Bluffton is
ill at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Grover Davidson in Pandora.
Miss Marcille Steiner is visiting in
Joplin, Md., the guest of Cpl. and
Mrs. Chas. Schumacher and Miss
Ethelyn Oyer.
Pvt. Karl Gable has returned to
Camp Reynolds, Pa., after spending
a few days at his home on South
Jackson street.
Mrs. Verna Gossman and sister,
Miss Bessie Arnold spent the past
week visiting in Ashtabula, Kinsman
and Cleveland.
Miss Lucille Steiner of Poplar
street is visiting at the home of Mrs.
Paul Emmert and family in Goshen,
Ind.
James Bixel of Vineland, N. J., is
spending a vacation here with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bixel
of South Main street.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Morris of Au
rora, III., visited at the W. D. Keel
home on South Main street the first
of the week.
Miss Sally Reichenbach of Riley
street spent the past week with her
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. E. J.
Porter of Columbus Grove.
Chas. Lambert of Muncie, Ind.,
who operated a retail store here
some forty years ago, visited friends
in Bluffton, Saturday.
Red Seal cedarized garment bags,
protects your clothing against moths.
Dags are handy box style, 97c each.
Basinger’s Furniture store.
Misses June Carol and Sally Jo
Kohler of St. Marys are visiting at
the home of their aunt, Mrs. Arthur
Xjvwis
vi ovum uawi
Mr. and Mrs. Wilf
daughter Betty of Lin
day at the home of
Ross Bogart of Cher
SING LIKE A B1R1
combination—golden
and bran plus seedle
you in tune. Ask fo
Bran.
Mr. and Mrs. Oliv
family of Lake Wort
spending a two weeks
relatives and frienc
Locher is employed
Lake Worth where thf
making their home.
W m. Edwards of
New cereal
akes of wheat
ss raisins put
Post’s Raisin
er Locher and
h, Florida are*
vacation with
s here. Mr.
in a bank at
family is now
the Basinger
Furniture store attended the National
Furniture market in Chicago the
past week, buying new fall stocks
of merchandise.
Rev. and Mrs.’ J*. P. Roehner of
Buffalo, are visiting at the home of
her parents, Rev. and Mrs. W. H.
Lahr. Mrs. Roehner is the former
Miss Evelyn Lahr of this place.
Dr. C. Henry Smith and Prof.
Sidney Hauenstein of the College
faculty were in Yellow Springs the
first of the week attending the
Antioch College Institute on Condi
tions for Enduring Peace.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. C. Reinhard of
Ada spent the past week with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Lora
of South Main street and at Ft.
Wayne, Ind., and was accompanied
by her mother, Mrs. Lora.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Niswander of
Pandora and Mr. and Mrs. Edgar
Niswander and family of Saginaw,
Mich., visited last Wednesday even
ing at the home of the former’s sis
ter, Mrs. Lydia Lora and family of
South Main street.
Mr. and Mrs. Noah Zuercher of
South Main street spent the week
end at Berne, Ind., with her mother,
Mrs. Sprunger and other relatives.
They were accompanied home by
their son Merlin Zuercher who spent
his vacation in Berne.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Arnold of
Jenera, Mrs. Elizabeth Marquart of
Orange township and Mr. and Mrs.
Chas. Gossman of Ada spent Sun
day with Mr. and Mrs. Albert Goss
man and Mrs. Susan Arnold and Miss
Bessie Arnold of Cherry street.
Diller ambulance removals: Mrs.
Rena Baumgartner and infant son
from Bluffton hospital to the home
of Mrs. Ephraim Geiger on Jefferson
street Mrs. Robert Potee from
Bluffton hospital to the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Willis Welty on South
Main street.
Mrs. Lola Hartzler has returned
to Denver after visiting her father,
Joshua Beery, a patient in Bluffton
hospital and her sister, Mrs. Clayton
Murray. Mrs. Hartzler is a nurse
in the children’s hospital in Denver.
She was accompanied by her sister,
Mrs. George Moser and the latter’s
son Gregory who will make their
home in Denver for the duration.
Marlyn K. Dome
Rites Here Monday
Marlyn R. Dome, infant daughter
of Sgt. and Mrs. Dwight Dome, of
Lima, died at birth last Saturday in
St. Rita’s hospital in that city.
Mrs. Dome, the mother, is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Long,
of Lima, former Bluffton residents.
The father is in the service some
where in the South Pacific. There
are no other children.
Graveside services were held Mon
day afternoon in Maple Grove ceme
tery at Bluffton, with Rev. E. J.
Penhorwtsod, of the Lima South Side
Church of Christ, officiating.
Clubs, J^odgei
and Societies
Coming Bride
1LJ1SS Freda Fritchie, daughter
iUof Mr. and Mrs. Fred Frit
chie who has chosen Saturday,
her eighteenth birthday, as the
date of her wedding to Jacob
Warkentin. son of Mrs. Agnes
Warkentin Moore. The wedding
will take place in the Lima
South Side Church of Christ at
2 o’clock in the afternoon. The
bride-elect was graduated last
May from Bluffton high school.
To Wed Saturday
Wedding of Miss Freda Fritchie
and Jacob Warkentin, both of Bluff
ton will take place in the South Side
Church of Christ at Lima, Saturday
afternoon at 2 o’clock.
The bride-elect is the eldest daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fritchie
of South Jackson and Mr. Warkentin
is the son of Mrs. Agnes Warkentin
Moore of Cherry street.
Rev. E. J. Penhor
families
Folloi
.................
ord Hilty and
na visited Sun
Mr. and Mrs.
ry street.
Engagement Announced
Mr. and Mrs. Millen C. Geiger of
South Lawn avenue announce the
worth, son of the late Mrs. Ida
Farnsworth of Wheatland, Wyoming.
Cpl. Farnsworth is stationed at
the army air base at Vandalia, near
Dayton. The wedding will take
place in the near future.
Methodist Women’s Society
The W. S. C. S. of the Methodist
church will hold its monthly meeting
at the home of Mrs. Earl Lugibill
on Thursday evening at 6:30 o’clock.
Members are asked to bring sand
wiches, a covered dish and table
service.
Richland Community Circle
The Richland Community circle
will meet at the home of Mrs. J. S.
Steiner for Red Cross sewing on
Thursday.
Busy Bee 4-H Club
Meeting of the Busy Bee 4-H
club will be held at the high school
building Wednesday afternoon at
2:30 o’clock.
Entertains for Bride
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Deitler of
Gilboa entertained Sunday evening
in honor of her sister, Mrs. Renneth
Rrautter, the former Lillian Huber.
Many lovely gifts were received.
Refreshments were served to the
following guests:
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Hosafros,
George Boedicker, John Murray, Mrs.
Lillie Fett, Miss Nellie Huber, Mr.
and Mrs. Earl Stuart, Mr. and Mrs.
Sidney Huber all of Bluffton.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hess, Bobby,
Mary and Billy Hess of Findlay
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Smith and son
Tommy of Deshler, the honored
guest, Mrs. Rrautter and the host
and hostess, Mr. and Mrs. Deitler.
Rationing Calendar
So that you may keep in mind the
numerous important war-time ra
tioning dates, the Bluffton News ia
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-
GASOLINE—Stamp 12 in A
book good for 3 gallons of gaso
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 Feb. 28,
1945.
Spare stamp 37 must ac
company applications for addi
tional canning sugar asked from
rationing boards.
SHOES—Airplane stamp 1 and
2 in Ration Book 3 good in
definitely.
NOTICE OF PCBLIC HEARING
Notice if hereby given that on th,- 24th day
of July. 1944 at 30 p. m.. a public heating
will bi- held on the budget prepared b\ the
board of education of Bluffton Exempted Vil
lage School District. Bluffton, Allen County,
Ohio, for the next succeeding fiscal year end
ing December 31. 1945.
Such hearing will be held at the office of
the Board of Education, Bluffton Ohio.
LELAND DILLER.
David Amstutz Ends
Paratrooper Training
Pvt. David Amstutz, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Josh Amstutz, of Pandora
Route 1, north of Bluffton, has com
pleted four weeks of jump training
as a United States Army paratroop
er at the Fort Benning, Georgia,
parachute school.
In the training he made five para
chute landings from a plane in flight,
the last a tactical jump at night in
volving combat practice on landing.
Pandora
Henry Hilty fell from the porch
roof at his granddaughters, Mrs.
George Frutchey’s while repairing
the roof, a drop of ten feet or more.
Dr. N. S. Hilty, who took care of
him and strapped several ribs, re
ported he would get along all right
if pneumonia didn’t set in.
Mrs. W. D. Keel and daughter
Mrs. A. J. B. Longsdorf, Bluffton,
and Mrs. Keel’s sister and husband,
Mr. and Mrs. Will Morris, of Auro
ra, Ill., called on Mr. and Mrs. C. I).
Steiner Monday evening. The Mor
rises formerly lived in Pandora,
Bluffton and Findlay, Mr. Morris
having been a telegrapher most of
his life until he retired. They are
visiting the Keels and other rela
tives. Mrs. Morris was formerly
Edith Anderson, daughter of the de
ceased Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Anderson
of Pandora.
CARD OF THANKS
Mr. and Mrs. Albert BadertscI
& Family.
Early Recruiting
aul Jones instructed Capt.
ers go around "with a drum and fife
and colors as often as may be prop
er’’ to obtain recruits to form a
marine guard for a cruise.
WANT-ADS
Wanted—To rent
Notice to
for good farms,
cessful real estate experience,
term farm loans
Terms to suit yo
Clerk.
room
furnished apartment married couple
no children. Inquire for Wm. Snider
at Triplett Electrical Inst. Co. 12
owners—Register your
farm or city property for sale with
me. I have
of cash buyers
Thirty years suc
Long
at 4% interest.
a list
E. D. Collins,
tf
Masonic Bldg., Lima.
For sale—The W. J. Jackson resi
dence on South Milin street consist
ing of 8 room house all modern with
three car garage also brick and
grame machine shop building at
Grove and Jackson streets. Inquire
568 S. Main street tf
For sale—Good clean cooking ap
pies.
nf Illi
W. G. Carr 3*2 miles north
OI iill
Wai
ii ion.
ted—Child’s tricycle, must be
in good condition. Mrs. Lewis Deer
hake, South Main street.
Lost—Black fern?de fox terrier, 14
inches high with 1ong tail. Finder
notify Miss Nellie Huber, Bluffton
phone
549-G-2.
sale—Four piece bedroom
For
suite. Mrs. A. I). Gratz, 129 S.
Lawn
For
Ave.
sale—Small house with electric-
ity, city water, gas and garage 120
acres near Lafayette cultivated good
land six room house, bam, metal
corn crib and other buildings, electric
ity. Mrs. H.
W.
W. Althaus, phone 238-
spray, also insecticide
keeps insects away
Gulf insect
screen paint
from screen and retards entrance of
insects. Gulf Station, N. Main St.
For sale—Used Rite-wav milker
equipped with pipe and fittings. C.
F. Niswander, McCormick-Deering
dealer.
Lost—Wire haired terrier, white
with dark ears, Allen county license
Stark fr
A.
office.
For
plenty
efor
1. I
in A
W. Combs.
tub electric
sale—Double
For
washing machine
Chas. Matthey,
For sale—Farm of 114 acres, to
gether
bames,
house,
tiled.
Scott Fisher,
in good condition,
county line.
with 8 room hous?, 2 large
shed, granary, hen
productive land, well
$12,500. See owner,
good
Price
Lafayette. Phone 273.
Wanted—To rent house in Bluff
ton would consider lease. Ralph S.
Lanham, superintendent of schools. 14
Wanted—To trade property in
country, 2 acres, for town property.
Noah Hochstettler, 6 miles north of
Bluffton on Route 12. 13
For sale—White Rock broilers and
fryers. Harold Marshall, Bluffton
phone 533-T.
PAGE PTVF
Sing^piration Here
Next Sunday Night
Singspi ration services will be re
sumed at the Defenseless Mennonite
church, Sunday night at 9:15 o’clock
with Iner Basinger of Pandora in
charge. He will be accompanied by
his wife, a pianist, and they will
give special numbers.
Where Our Soldiers
Are
Pvt. Harry Hauerfstein 35844686
Co. D, 34th I. T. B.
Camp Croft, South Carolina
Pfc. Richard W. Oberly 35297486
223rd A. A. F. Base Unit (CCTS) 4
c/o Commandant of Crews, Box 2645
Dyersburg, Tennessee
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.
The 35th annual Black school re
union will be held on Thursday, Aug
ust 10. Fern Koch, Sec.
Rope Storage
Proper storage and handling of
rope, as well as care in using, will
enable it to last for many years.
Weaver explains that the best way
to store rope is on a raised, slatted
platform. It also may be hung in
loose coils on large wooden pegs.
Local Office For Acousticon
Hearing Aid
Also Batteries for all Makes
MRS. WALTER GRATZ,
110 South Lawn Ave.
Phone 467-W.
Vmstutz
(’aiinerv
Operates every Tuesday
and Friday until further
notice
INUSLATE NOW!
Insulate with Homeguard for
winter
10 to 18°
Pays for
saving,
installed,
mate.
and summer comfort,
cooler in hot summer.
itself in winter fuel
Easily and expertly
Call for free estl-
Gamble's
DEALER STORE
Phone 389-W Bluffton. Ohio
When
Windstorms
Strike
They come without warning
—those destructive windstorms
and tornadoes—and adequate
insurance is your only pro
tection hut it’s too late to
get insurance after the storm
strikes the time to get it
is today.
Good intentions are no sub
stitute for good insurance.
W.F.IUTZI
Insurance Agency
Fire Auto Bonds
QTAP THEATRE
U 1 £1IV Bluffton
THURS. FRI.-SAT
Olsen and Johnson
in
“CRAZY HOUSE"
SUN.-MON
“WHAT A
WOMAN"
with
ROSALIND RUSSELL
and BRIAN AHERNE
TUES.-WED
“THE MAJOR
and THE MINOR"
with Ginger Rogers and
Ray Milland
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