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PAGE SIX ALLEN COUNTY Railroads Will Spend $200,000 Improvement of right-of-way and grade cro.usings in Lima bjr the Bal timore & Ohio and Nic el Plate Railroads will cost at leasi $200 000 by the time work is completed October 1 R. E. Chambcjrlain, di visional engineer for the B. & O. Baid receiitly. Delphos Marine Is Killed In Pacific Norman Clawson, Jr., a marine, was killed and buried in the Pacific ■war area, the Navy Department no tified his parents. He wrote his parents June 20 that he was en route to the Mariana Islands, pos sibly Saipan. He also took part in the invasion of Tarawa. Cannery Worker Hurt Larry Vincke, 20, of Ottoville, Buffered a possible skull fracture when he fell from a stack of can ned goods in a cannery at Delphos. He is in a Lima Hospital. Find Bomb Remnants After House Burns Remnants of a crude incendiary bomb were found in the ruins of a frame house at the edge of Lima’s downtown section which was de stroyed by fire which followed two explosions. The vacant house was being re modeled to become a community cen ter for Negroes. The group had owned the building a year, but had hunted futilely for another site after neighbors filed protests with City Council. M. C. Lambright, caretaker for a veterinarian whose offices were in an adjoining building, received blis tered feet when he re-entered the veterinarian’s building in search of his 16-year-old son, Joseph. Earlier he had led his wife and daughter, 10, to safety. Flames shot nearly 100 feet into the air shortly after the explosions and were flaring through windows into the veterinarian’s office when Lambright led his family to safety. Officials investigating the appar ently incendiary origin of the fire, declined to make a statement. Rev. Bakker To Leave Lima ‘For the East’ Rev. Cornelius Nicholas Bakker, former pastor of the Market Street Presbyterian church, plans to take up permanent residence “in the east”, he reported recently. The minister moved his family from the Presbyterian manse after the board of trustees of the church had instituted a civil action in the municipal court to gain possession of the premises. The case was dismissed at plaint iff’s cost in the court after Rev. Bakker and his family moved from the manse, it was learned. In announcing his decision to leave Lima, Rev. Bakker did not go into detail about his plans for the future. “I consider myself pastor of the church until the two judica tory bodies—Synod of Ohio and Gen eral Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, USA—rule on my appeal”, he said. Bakker first was removed from the pastorate Feb. 16 but the Ohio Synod remanded the case for review NEWS NOTES FROM FOUR COUNTIES in June becaust notice of the out by the Lir latter body rei ordei BakK ated. Attack Victim Recovering Mrs. Minnie Kramer, 73, who was beaten several weeks ago by two escaped inmates of the Lima State Hospital for the criminal Insane, will be returned from a Lima Hos pital to her home, south of Delphos, members of her family said. Lima School Debt To Be Erased Under the present schedule of bond retirements, the debts of the Lima public school system, now totaling $171,000, will be erased within seven years, Supt. J. McLean Reed told the Board of Education. Pastor And Family Stricken With Food Poisoning Rev. E. J. A. St. Louis, pastor of Grace Methodist church, at Lima, and his three children were stricken recently with food poisoning, and the minister was removed to Me morial hospital after he was found in a helpless condition in the study of the church at Kibby and Eliza beth streets. One daughter, Doris, 17, also was given emergency treatment at the hospital when she became ill after going there in an ambulance with her father, but was released later. Another daughter, Carol, 15, and a son, Robert, 13, were treated at home. Woman Released On Bail After Harbor ing Charge Mrs. Dorothy Coffman, of Lima, has been released on $500 bond from the Allen county jail, it was re ported Monday by Sheriff William V. Daley. Mrs. Coffman is charged with har boring and concealing Louis Mar tine, 26, and Samuel Bonecutter, 18, inmates who escaped June 29 from the Lima State hospital. She pleaded not guilty in municipal court and was bound over to the grand jury. Her husband, Clarence, and his son, James Coffman, are held in the county jail for the grand jury on the same charge in default of $1,000 bond each. Germans Capture Mis sing Delphos Airman Tech. Sergt. William Rekart, re ported missing since June 21 on a bombing mission, is a prisoner of war in Germany, the War Depart ment has notified his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rekart of Delphos. Lima Legislator To Observe 50th Wed ding Anniversary The Rev. and Mrs. L. H. Myers will observe their 50th wedding an niversary July 30, at their home in Lima. Mr. Myers, a native of Toledo, is Allen County’s representative to the Ohio General Assembly, now seeking a sixth two-year term. He served United Brethren pastorates MODERN GAS COOKING is backin'’ the Attack! Ail over the country people ?.re talking about the tremendous ccoking job which Gas has undertaken in feeding our armed fc’-ces in cantonments. Tremendous amounts of Gas are being used by the cocks and bakers of our army, navy and other services. Gas is backing the attack. Its steady flame stands be I -d t*-e good, wholesome food that is being served to our armed forces every day. Its speed, cleanliness, flexibility and economy which led to its r’uCcn by the military are equally important to you. feEST OHIO GAS COMPANY Toledo, Harrod, S Findlay, Hicksvil! Mr. and Mrs. n, I. L. Myers, Col andchildren. All Capture Delphos Air man Paratrooper Wounded Tech. Sergt. Charles Grace, radio operator on a B-17 bomber, who was reported missing in action since June 20, is a prisoner of war in Germany, according to word re ceived by his w'ife, Myrna. Pvt. Arnold Nagel, paratrooper, is confined to a hospital in England with a leg injury suffered in the in vasion of France on D-Day, his mother, Mrs. Lawrence Falke, of Delphos, was notified. Lima Hospital Overcrowded The greatest number of patients ever accommodated in St. Rita’s Hospital at Lima were housed in that institution recently, with 182 persons overflowing the rooms into solariums and the corridors. Draws Lucky Number For Trip Home Th were placed in imith dipped in le that’s going to Lima from I! e numbe Cpl. Car a lucky hat got bring him back gainville for ar imith’s numbf ation lottery. was drawn After more i”, he said The corporal went to Bougainville on Nov. 12, soon after the fighting started. “The first two weeks were rough,” he said. “The enemy bombed at night and strafed in the early morning. We had to eat breakfast with our heads tilted back to search the sky.” The first time he saw a Japanese bomber was over Guadalcanal the night he arrived there, April 6, 1943. He said that he has seen many of them since. Congressman Jones’ Father Dies Funeral services were held Tues day afternoon for Jenkin C. Jones, 68, father of Congressman Robert F. Jones of the Fourth Ohio Dis trict who died in Lima Saturday. In addition to the son he is sur vived by a daughter, Mrs. H. Paul Lewis of Troy three sisters, Miss Minnie Jones and Mrs. Ella Clev enger, both of Toledo, and Mrs. Eu nice Falker of Delphos, and two brothers, Thaddeus of Gomer and Roger of Lima. HANCOCK COUNTY Death Of Soldier Re vealed By Chaplain Roy Tewell, of Findlay, father of Pfc. Orville Tewell who was killed in action off Italy Jan. 26, has re ceived a letter from an army chap lain relating the circumstances lead ing to his son’s death. The chaplain said the ship on which a chemical battalion of which Privte Tewell was a member en route to the front and struck an enemy mine. “There was a bad fire. The sea was very rough. Relatively few THE BLUFFTON NEWS, BLUFFTON, OHIO were saved,” the captain wrote. “Many bodies were not recovered, but in your son’s case we were fortunate in finding and identifying him.” General Killed In Mike Murphy’s Glider The glider accident in which Lieut. Col. Mike Murphy, of Findlay, frac tured his leg in France on D-Day took the life of Big. Gen. Don F. Pratt of the 101st Airborne Division, it has been announced. The Findlay man piloted the first glider to land in France on Invas ion Day and it struck a tree in landing, throwing General Pratt from a jeep in the glider and frac turing his neck. Tire Thieve Active When Miss Lillian Stark, of Findlay, opened her garage doors recently she found, her car mounted on bricks and the four tires and wheels stolen. Police were told two tires and rims were stolen from an automobile of Harry Shaffer. Findlay Airman Decorated Sergt. Ray E. Baker, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Baker of Findlay, engineer-gunner on a B-24 Liberator, has been awarded the Air Medal. He is based in Italy. Dr. Darius S. Finton Dies Dr. Darius S. Finton 81 president of the Findlay Board of Education and long active as an educator and doctor of psychotheraPy, died sud denly. Dr. Finton was iden ified with the Findlay public schoo system for more than 50 years as a teacher, grade school and higl school prin cipal, and was serv ng his fifth four-year term as a nlember of the board. He inaugurated fire drills for Ohio schools. He was coach of the Findlay High school basketball team in 1912 when Findlay won its only state championsh Dr. Finton won recognition as a hypnotist and gave entertainments to obtain funds for th school’s ath letic treasury. He w as a 50-year member of the Knigl ts of Pythias. Air Trooper Wounded Pfc. Joseph B. Gogley, son of Mrs. Mary Hoch of Findlay, was wounded slightly in France June 17, accord ing to word received by his mother. He has been overseas a year with an airborne division. Findlay Physical Ed Director Leaves Harold M. Dierenfield, physical education director in Donnell Junior High school since 1937, will leave for Santa Maria, Calif., where he will take a similar position in the Union High School and Junior col lege there. Bomber Named After Ace Bond Seller Somewhere in the South Pacific is a bomber named “Irvin Schall” for a North Baltimore man, a veteran of World War I now winning praise as a War Bond seller. Col. Frank F. Henneman of Gen eral MacArthur’s staff has written that the bomber was named for Mr. Schall in recognition of his efforts in monthly bond selling campaigns among employes of the Central Ohio Light and Power Co. of Findlay, for which he has been a service man many years. Roller Skaters Hurt Two roller skaters are in Findlay Hospital after accidents in the Riv erside Park roller skating rink at Findlay. Margaret Lindquist, 19, of Hoytville, dislocated an elbow and George Busch, 15, son of Joseph Busch of North Baltimore, suffered a deep hand cut. Findlay Fighter Pilot Missing First Lieut. Kenneth L. McCleary, pilot of a P-47 Thunderbolt fighter based in England, has been missing in action over France since July 5, the War Department has notified his parents, Police Officer and Mrs. Lester W. McCleary of Findlay. In a letter dated July 4, Lieut. McCleary wrote that he had been grounded several days after a third crash landing. A citation announc ing the award of an Air Medal and five Oak Leaf Clusters bore the ci tation “Mac is doing a fine job. We are proud of him.” HARDIN COUNTY Heavy Onion Crop In Marsh Apparent The 1944 harvest of onions should be a little more tearful than any of recent years, because there will be more of them, W. W. Bowers, secre tary of the United Statistical Onion Association, predicted. On the Scioto march, near Kenton, where onions have been just a fill in crop the last several years, there will be 100 more acres to harvest. Higher prices and the efforts of farmers to cultivate their own little plots without benefit of much trans ient help are credited for the boost in local acreage. Kenton Bomber Cap tured By Germans Staff Sergt. Walter Byers, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Byers of Kenton, was reported by the War Depart ment as a prisoner of Germany. Previously, he had been listed as missing in action since March 6. He was gunner on a bomber. Juke Boxes Given Curfew Village Council of nearby Forest reported an ordinance is effective there now, requiring juke boxes and player pianos to be silenced after 11 P. H. licenses for all amuse ment devices are required. Reasons To Be Spoiled Judith Ann Kerns, who was born this month to Corp, and Mrs. Don ald Kerns of Belle Center, has a right to expect to be spoiled. She has nine living grandparents. Ada Soldier Wounded At Saipan Pvt. William A. (Billy) Benham, 19, was wounded in action June 21 on Saipan, the War Department no tified his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Benham, living northeast of Ada. Two Farm Blazes Are Started By Fire Bugs Hardin County officials joined Fire Chief Ralph Jones in a search for the motorists who stopped twice along State Route 67, east of Ken ton, once to set fire to a load of hay and again to apply a torch to a wheat stubble. Firemen battled the flames 2*2 hours and saved farm buildings. Dunkirk War Veteran Home Pfc. Harold King, 28, son of Mr. and Mrs. Irvin King of Dunkirk, is home on furlough after 27 months’ service in the Southwest Pacific. He participated in the New Guinea cam paign and was stricken with ma laria. Observe 60th Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Eckerrode observed their 60th wedding anni versary with a family dinner gather ing at their home in Ada. They are the parents of seven children. Former Ada Minister’s Son Killed In Action Ada friends have been informed that Pvt. Robert W. Condon, pre viously reported missing in action May 28, was killed in action. He was the son of the Rev. W. A. Con don, pastor of the Presbyterian churches in Ada and Dola from 1930 until 1943. He saw service at the Anzio beachhead. Believe Missing Air man Prisoner Belief that their son, Staff Sergt. Everett Ludwig, 23, is a prisoner of war in Germany was expressed by Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Ludwig of near by Dola after the pilot of another Flying Fortress reported a number of men bailed out of the bomber on which Sergeant Ludwig was an en gineer and turret gunner. He had been reported missing in action since June 5. PUTNAM COUNTY Delay Jail Sentence Until Crops Are In Raymond Jerwers, Glandorf, is out of the Putnam county jail but must return Oct. 9 to begin serving a 60-day sentence for driving while intoxicated. Jerwers pleaded guilty to the charge and paid a $200 fine. How ever, Judge A. A. Slaybaugh in the common pleas court deferred the sentence until Oct. 9 so Jerwers could harvest crops. Increase Wheat Loan Rate Putnam county farmers are being offered an increase of sev%n cents per bushel on the loan rate on wheat this year, it was explained at Ot tawa by August W. Vennckotter, a member of the AAA committee in charge of commodity loans. The new rate is $1.48 per bushel with a seven cent storage advance being added if the wheat is stored on the farm. The storage rate was added to $1.41 under the old rate. Farmers accepting the storage ad vance must keep their wheat on the farm until April 30, 1945, or such earlier date the Commodity Credit Corp., call for it. If the farmer decides to sell his wheat before it is called for, he must refund the storage advance. Applications for the wheat loans may be obtained at the AAA office in Ottawa thru Dec. 31, 1944. Set. Aug. 4 For Can ning Crops Field Day Putnam county farmers will have an opportunity to hear a discussion on growing tomatoes and sweet corn during a canning crops field day Aug. 4 on the state test farm one half mile south of Holgate on State Route 108. CounEy Agent L. C. Holtkamp said all farmers interested in these crops are urged to attend the field day which will be held during the afternoon. An expert from the state department of agriculture will be present to explain the ways of solving problems that are arising in the production of tomatoes and sw’eet corn. Gilboa Sergeant Is Wounded In France Mrs. R. D. Ferrell, of near Gilboa, has been notified that her son, Sergt. Joseph R. Ferrell, was seriously wounded in action in France June 12. However, letters written by Sergt. Ferrell, state that his wounds are healing and that he expects to leave the hospital soon. Putnam Calls No In ductees In July No Putnam county men will be called for induction into the armed forces during July, officials of the selective service board reported. At the same time, the smallest group of selectees to be sent for physical examinations since the se lective service program was launched four years ago will go to Cleveland for pre-induction physical checkups July 25, it was learned from the board. The Putnam county board was un able to offer an explanation for the fact that it has received no call for induction of men from the War de partment this month. Putnam Wheat Yields Abnormal Abnormal wheat yields have been obtained by Putnam county farmers this summer, it was learned from County Agent L. C. Holtkamp who made a check of the various parts of the county. Yields range from 20 to 40 bush els per acre thruout the county to give the farmers one of the highest average yields ever harvested in Putnam county, the agent pointed out. While a few yields over 40 bush els have been harvested, this is the exception. The factor most import ant in the wheat harvest this sum mer is the extremely low number of fields in which the yield has fallen below 20 bushels to the acre. Oats yields will not be outstanding this year because of the long dry spell which damaged the crop. Corn crops should be large of rains come THURSDAY, JULY 27, 1944 soon, the agent explained, while the soybeans are uncertain. Appropriate $11,000 For New Highway A resolution providing that it will pay $11,000 teward the purchase of right-of-way for a post-war high way thru Putnam county has been adopted by the board of county com missioners, the board announced at Ottawa. This action came after a recent conference befween the board, offi cials of the state highway depart ment and the four villages concerned in the project. The four villages will pay a total of $22,000 toward the right-of-way purchases. The state highway department has been mapping plans either to joint the federal highway authorities in the construction of a regional, limit ed access highway through Putnam county after the war or to reroute State Route 65. In either event, the abandoned right-of-way of the Cincinnati and Lake Erie Traction Co. will be uti lized for the highway. The county and villages are setting aside money to buy this right-of-way inside the municipalities of Ottawa, Leipsic, Columbus Grove and Belmore w’hile the state is spending $19,000 to pur chase the abandoned property out side the villages thru Putnam coun ty. Total 1943 U. S. slaughter of cat tle, hogs, and sheep is estimated to have been 149,975,000 head. Complete Insurance Service Auto, Fire, Life, Health, Ac cident, Theft, Liability PAUL E. WHITMER 245 W. Grove St. Phone 350-W Bluffton, Ohio Representing Farm Bureau Mutual Auto Ins. Co. Farm Bureau Mutual Fire Ins. Co. Farm Bureau Life Insurance Co. Home Office: Columbus, Ohio. Farm Accessories in stock ready for delivery-- no waiting There’s a big difference in chick feeds and it pays to insist on starter mash of known quality. 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