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PAGE SIX
Lima Bank Building
Sold
Sale of the three-story City Bank
Building at Lima for $40,000 to Mrs.
Wanda I. Brender of that city was
announced recently. The bank build
ing was owned by the nion Savings
& Loan Co., which occupies rooms on
the main floor.
Lima Y. W. C. A. Head
Resigns
Miss Elsie Heller, general secre
tary of the Lima Y. M. C. A., an
nounced her resignation to accept a
similar position at Springfield, Ill.
A successor has not been named.
Four Airmen Given
Commissions
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Mr. and Mrs.
nklin D. Har-
Mr. and Mrs.
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Aroused Allen Countians, 75 of
whom joined a posse to hunt two es
caped inmates of the Lima State
Hospital for the Criminal Insane,
breathed easier.
Three Lima police officers cap
tured the pair shortly after mid
night last Thursday in a woods four
miles south of Lima.
Inspector Don Miller, said Louis
Martine, 26, Youngstown, who was
convicted of murder, surrendered as
he and two patrolmen approached the
woods, and Samuel Bonecutter, 18,
Columbus, also came from his hiding
place when the officers discussed
spraying the woods with shotgun and
machine gun fire.
Meanwhile, Mrs. Minnie Cramer,
75, who was clubbed by two men
identified as the fugitives, remained
in a critical condition in a hospital.
The men are lodged in Lima city
jail pending the outcome of Mrs.
Cramer’s head injuries.
Police announced a new develop
ment in the case, saying they were
holding a Lima man who is believed
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NEWS NOTES FROM FOUR COUNTIES
to have aided and harbored the fugi
tives before their capture in a wood:
four miles south of Lima.
Major Wood Officially
Heads Tank Depot
Clearance was finally received in
Lima recently from the Cleveland
Ordnance District offices on the offi
cial announcement that Major Clar
ence G. Wood, former Army inspect
or of Ordnance at the Lima Locomo
tive Works, has been named officer
in charge of the Lima Tank Depot.
Major Wood late last April suc
ceeded Major Tracy C. Dickson, Jr.,
who was moved to the district head
quarters in Cleveland to head the
Settlements branch. The announce
ment had been held up by Cleveland
Ordnance.
Bonfire Causes Home
To Blaze
Flames spreading from a bonfire,
caused considerable damage to a
garage and the residence of Fred
Manecke at Delphos, firemen report
ed recently.
HANCOCK COUNTY
Hay Truck Upsets
A truck load of chopped alfalfa
from Saunders Mills, Toledo, was
upset on route 199, one-half mile
from the route 6 intersection near
Findlay.
Traffic was tied up until the hay
was scattered over the highway. The
truck, driven by Samuel Grant, 22,
a Jamaican, was overturned when
the driver lost control.
The state highway patrol investi
gated.
Hurt In Accident, Is
Jailed Later
George Rose, 62, Toledo, was
treated for minor injuries and then
lodged in jail at Findlay in default
of a $50 fine after a truck-automobile
collision near Bluffton, state patrol
men reported. He was charged with
reckless driving.
Missing Over Poland
Staff Sergt. John H. Copeland, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Copeland, w’ho
moved to Wapakoneta from Findlay
a month ago, has been reported miss
ing in action over Poland since June
20. A radio operator-gunner on a
B-24 Liberator bomber, he had been
overseas five weeks.
m3
is nothing more re­
freshing or invigorating in hot
weather than a nice warm bath.
It makes you feel like a new per
son. Every member of the family
needs hot water many times every
day and an abundant supply of
hot water on tap will do much to
keep your entire family clean,
healthy and happy the year ’round.
You can depend on your Auto
matic Gas Hot Water Heater day
or night, anytime at the mere
turn of the faucet.
BUY UNITED STATES WAR BONDS AND STAMPS
WEST OHIO GAS COMPANY
Even Cupid Blushes
Dan Cupid is probably a little
ashamed of his record at Findlay
during June. Setting a record for a
month, 12 divorce suits, two alimony
actions and a suit for alienation of
affections were filed.
Ice Deliveries Stop
Deliveries of ice to 350 home con
sumers at F'indlay have been dis
continued for lack of drivers, Wil
liam H. Smith, manager of the
Findlay Ice and Fuel Co. stated. He
appealed to city officials to aid in
finding drivers.
Believe Missing Find
lay Airman Now Safe
Additional information supplied by
the War Department led Mr. and
Mrs. Thornton I. Bright of Findlay
to believe that their son, Staff Ser
geant Harold E. Bright, may have
parachuted to safety. He had been
reported missing in action over
Yugoslavia since Feb. 25.
The War Department reported
seven parachutes were seen to leave
the B-24 Liberator bomber, of which
Sergeant Bright was a crew mem
ber, before the craft disappeared fol
lowing a raid over Graz, Germany.
AlLOhio Halfback Is
Reported Missing
John Fekete, former All-Ohio half
back at Ohio University, was re
ported missing in action since June 6,
Invasion Day, in France.
Fekete, a paratrooper, entered
service May 18, 1943, and had been
overseas four months. He will be
24 years of age in August. His
home is in Findlay.
The missing soldier is a brother of
Gene Fekete, who as a sophomore in
1942, was a sensational fullback and
All-Conference selection at Ohio
State university. He sparked the
Buckeyes to a national and Western
Conference championship.
Gene, too, is in the Army.
Tractor Injures
Jenera Lad
Willis Marquart, 5, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Wilbur Marquart of near
Jenera, had two toes amputated in
St. Rita’s Hospital, Lima, after a
tractor, driven by his aunt, Dorothy
Hartman, crushed his foot.
Farmer Dies From
Tractor Injuries
Frank Kaufman, 54, died from a
crushed chest and a broken arm in
a tractor accident on his farm east
of Findlay. Re was plowing when
his tractor overturned, pinning him
under the machine.
Findlay Nurse Arrives
In Italy
Florence Ardinell Inbody of Find
lay, has arrived in Italy to serve
the armed forces as an American
Red Cross hospital staff aide, the
organization’s headquarters in Wash
ington announced. A graduate of
Ohio State University, Miss Inbody
taught school at Lorain and Syl
vania before her appointment to the
Red Cross.
48-Hour Work Week
Order In Findlay Area
1 he Findlay-Fostoria-Tiffin area
will lengthen its work week to 48
hours August 1 in response to an
order from Robert C. Goodwin, WMC
regional director who termed it a
step necessary to “alleviate shortages
which are impeding the war effort’’,
Carl Diver, manager of the Findlay
USES office said.
Diver said each employer of eight
or more persons in the area must
extend the minimum work week to
48 hours. If the extension would
involve the releasing of employes, the
employer must submit the number
and occupational classifications of
such workers and the proposed sched
ule for their release to Ralph O.
Snyder, W M( director in Toledo.
Girl Hurt Playing
Circus
Elizabeth Anne Claypoole, 9,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Virgil
Claypool, Findlay, suffered a broken
collar bone and fractured shoulder
in a fall from a trapeze at her home
in Findlay.
Findlay Man Named
OPA Food Head
Zoid Hawk was named acting food
rationing executive of the Toledo
District OPA by H. G. Bogart, ex
ecutive.
He succeeds Wayne C. Cowling,
who recently was appointed head of
the price division of the district
OPA.
Mr. Hawk, who home is in Find
lay, joined the OPA April 10 and
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MONGOLIA'
.Chunaluni
Hainan
Returns Overseas
Glen Whisler, a former Red Cross
area administrator in Africa, con
cluded a visit recently with his par
ents, the Rev. and Mrs. John H.
Whisler at Findlay and left for a
new assignment in Scandinavia.
HARDIN COUNTY
Lease Kenton Plant
Davidson Enamel Products, Inc.,
of Lima, has leased a part of the
Scioto Sign Co. factory building at
Kenton and by mid-July will employ
70 to 100 persons for war work,
A. C. Johnson, president of the Sci
oto Sign Co., announced. The lease
is only for duration of the war, he
said.
Falls From Tree In
juries Are Fatal
Funeral was held in Bellefontaine
for James A. Lyman, 62, a native
of Hardin County who died of injur
ies suffered in a fall from a cherry
tree.
Ada Soldier Recovers
In Sicily
Sergt. Ralph Ludwig, of the army
intelligence service, has rejoined his
unit in England after being hos
pitalized for pneumonia in Sicily, ac
cording to word received at Ada by
his family.
Victory Column Lists
Ada Pilot
Another Buckeye pilot in the P-51
Mustang group of Col. Donald
Blakesle broke into the victory col
umn against the Nazis recently by
shooting down a Messerschmitt 109.
He’s 21-year-old Lt. Robert Dick
meyer, of Ada.
A recent addition to the Eighth
AAF Fighter Group in England,
commanded by Col. Blakeslee, Dick
meyef destroyed the 109 while the
group was escorting Forts to Stettin,
Germany. The long-range fighters
destroyed 12 Nazis attempting to in
tercept the bomber formation.
PUTNAM COUNTY
Killed On D-Day
Pvt. Raymond Moorhead, 19, was
killed in action in the invasion of
France on D-Day, June 6, the War
Department has notified his mother,
Mrs. Maude Moore Moorhead, of
McComb.
Private Moorhead entered service
April 30, 1943, and was a member
of an anti-tank corps. His father,
Todd Moorhead, was killed in an
automobile accident in Barberton 17
years ago.
50 Acres Of Wheat
Destroyed By Flames
Fifty acres of wheat burned on
the Clarence Diemer farm, north of
Target, Japan’
MANCHURIA
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Wingspread:
141 ft., 2 in.
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South
China
Sea
Four 2200 h. p. engines
[Length:
98 ft.
has been in charge of institutional
and industrial food rationing in this
district.
Prior to that he was associated
with the Bursley Wholesale Grocery
Co., Lima, and previously had been
Toledo district manager of the Kro
ger Co., with which he had been as
sociated 15 years.
MILES
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[TOKYO
Pacific
Ocean
BONIN’
MARIANAS
IS
SAIPAN
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TASK
FORCE
GUAM
YAP
Scattering of Jap naval forces off Saipan, and capture of that Pacific
stronghold itself, means Japan is open to devastating air attacks
from land and sea. Carriers may steam close to enemy’s home
islands to unloose swarms of bombers. Twentieth Air Force’s B-29s
will attack from bases in India, China and Saipan. Possession of
latter means that vital 100-octane gas, now flown "over the hump’’
from India to Chinese bases in painfully small quantities, can be
brought direct from U. S. in huge tankers, to fuel the great Super
■A fortresses, like one in photo-diagram below. •J
CAROLINE IS.
PALAU
Courtesy THE STANDARD OIL CO. (OHIO) 26
[Height at tail:
17 ft.
Leipsic. A combine, from which the
flames started, also was destroyed.
Diemer said the wheat was making
40 bushels to the acre.
Two Leipsic firemen, Harold Wauk
and Bruce Bennett, were overcome
by the heat while fighting the flames,
but are recovering.
Later a wheat field owned by
Harry Zellar, in the same locality,
burned. Hot, dry weather caused
the wheat to be unusually inflam
mable.
Tree Catches Fire
Ottawa firemen were called out to
extinguish a blaze in the top of a
tree on the Miller farm along the
Detroit, Toledo and Ironton railroad
just north of Ottawa.
Combine Runs Over
Gilboa Farmer
Arlie Stainbrook, 47, of north of
Gilboa, is in Memorial hospital at
Lima in a critical condition after be
ing crushed beneath a combine on the
Roy Baker farm near Gilboa.
Stainbrook suffered a punctured
lung, fractured ribs and other in
juries. However, his condition will
not permit physicians to take x-ray
pictures to determine the extent of
other injuries. Attaches report that
Stainbrook is resting more comfort
ably than when he arrived at the
hospital but he still is in a critical
condition.
Baker was operating the combine
when Stainbrook attempted to gei on
the machine. His foot slipped off
the drive shoft and the man was
thrown under the combine which
passed over his body.
Finds Missing Ring
After 3.3 Years
A. M. Ross’ gold band ring is in
a class with the “bad penny’’ which
is supposed to “always come back”.
Ross, who lives at Gilboa, lost the
ring on the Louis Oren farm north
of Gilboa in 1911. Epha Welty, son
in-law of Oren, now operates the
fa rm.
bile cultivating a few day’s ago,
elty noticed a shiny object in the
field. Picking it up, he found it
was Ross’ gold band ring dropped in
the field 33 years before.
Caddy’s Skull Frac
tured By Ball
X-rays showed Willis Joseph of
Gilboa suffered a fractured skull
when he was struck by a golf ball
while serving as a caddy. He is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Joseph.
Bury Drowned Youth
The body of Donald D. Crow, 18,
who was drowned while swimming at
Lakeside, Ohio, was recovered by
coast guardsmen. Services were held
at Leipsic. The youth was the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Gail Crow.
Ottawa Names New
Marshal
Appointment of A. C. Cahill to the
post of’marshal of Ottawa was an
nounced by Mayor Thomas F. Mc
Elroy of Ottawa after municipal
council confirmed the appointment at
its regular meeting.
Cahill succeeds Francis Goedde
who resigned recently. Known as
“Pete” to his many acquaintances
in Ottawa, the new marshal will
serve a six-month trial period be
fore his appointment can be made
permanent under civil service regu
lations governing the post.
He has been serving in a substi
tute capacity since Goedde resigned
and had served as a special police
man in Ottawa many times before
being appointed marshal. A veteran
•Id ar I, Marshal Cahill has
been active in American Legion cir
cles for the last two decades both in
Ottawa and Putnam county.
Armorsville
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hilty and son
spent Saturday night with Mr. and
Mrs. H. O. Hilty.
Recent visitors of Cpl. and Mrs.
Clyde E. Klingler and son Keith and
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Klingler were:
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Organic of
Youngstown, Mrs. Emma Klingler
and grandson Melvin Jxlingler of
Youngstown, Mrs. Rosa Asire of Ada
and grandson Benny Welker of New
Castle, Pa., Mrs. Hiram Klingler
and daughter Carol of Ada, Mr. and
M.rs Carl McCafferty, Mareen Mc
Cafferty, Mary Lou Strahm, Mr. and
Mrs. W. I. Moore, Mr. and Mrs.
Francis Marquart, Rev. and Mrs.
Wm. E. Coldiron of Detroit, Mr. and
Mrs. John W. Wilkins and family of
near Arlington, Mr. and Mrs. C. O.
Klingler and son of Chicago Heights,
Ill., Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Klingler,
Findlay, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Smith
Public Sale
The undersigned will offer for sale at public auction
at his home. 5L- miles south of Bluffton on the Bentley
road, on
Saturday, July 15th
Commencing at 1:00 P. M.
Farm Machinery
McCormick mowing machine, 6 ft. cut springtooth
harrow hay tedder walking corn plow heavy spring
wagon riding com plow bob sled steel roller gas engine
hog fountain feed tank oil drum platform scales (1000
lbs.) cross cut saw buck saw set of blocks pump jack
4 post diggers corn sheller chicken feeders 400 tile
carpenter tools wrenches forks & shovels axe hoes &
rakes log chains scythe grain sacks cream separator
step-ladder wind pump derrick, complete muzzle loading
rifle harness Ford car, Model chickens, etc.
Household Goods
Chest of drawers (cherry) bed room suite, 100 years
old 5 beds and springs oak dining room suite velour
couch oak wardrobe, like new 3 cupboards 8 rocking
chairs book case kitchen cabinet drop leaf table Laurel
range Perfection oil stove (3-bumer) and new oven cast
iron heating stove hot plate hall trees large mirror
stands lamps clocks kitchen utensils marble top stand
80 yards carpet small rugs aluminum ware dishes
silver ware table linen crochet lace feather bed bedding
quilts & comforters curtains pictures pillows two-tub
washer fruit cupboard crocks and jars canned fruit etc.
TERMS—CASH.
THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1944
and son Norman of Findlay and Mrs.
Victoria McCarty and son.
Mr. and Mrs. Vaughn Spellman
and daughter Patsy and Jean Mar
shall, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Boedicker
called Sunday afternoon on Mr. and
Mrs. Chas. Montgomery and daugh
ter.
Sunday callers at the Ervin Moser
ohme were Mr. W. I. Moore, Verna
Keifer, Louetta Moser and Mr. and
Mrs. Howard Hover and son.
Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Moore are
visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Morris
Dye of near Alvada.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Hall and fam
ily spent Sunday evening with Mr.
and Mrs. W. I. Moore and Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Moore and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Morris Bell and
family were Sunday evening supper
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan
Montgomery and family.
Billy Montgomery spent the week
end with Roger Bell of Columbus
Grove.
Joan Montgomery had her tonsils
removed Monday at the Bluffton
hospital.
One cord of pulpwood provides
materials used in making powder
for 90,000 rounds of machine gun
fire. Another cord of wood will make
300 boxes used as shipping containers
for military supplies. The present
critical need for paper can be partly
relieved by turning all waste and
scrap paper over to collecting agen
cies.
S. FL BARNES, Owner
Thrapp & Warren, Auctioneers Willard Jennings, Clerk
There’s a big difference in chick feeds and it pays
to insist on starter mash of known quality.
Make sure your chicks get in proper balance the
vitamins, proteins and minerals they require by ask
ing for
BANNER Starling and Growing Mash
Banner Starting Mash contains C-KA-GENE the
remedy that builds immunity to Bloody Coccidiosis.
The Bluffton Milling Co.
DEAD STOCK REMOVED
WITHOUT PAY
BUCKEYE REDUCTION COMPANY, Findlay, Ohio
Phone MAIN 475 Collect
BRANCH OF FOSTORIA ANIMAL PRODUCTS. INC.