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PA (BE SIX
ALLEN COUNTY
Lima Sgt Missing
After Cherbourg
Sgt. Walter Merricle, 23, son of
Mr. and Mrs. F. I. Merricle of
Lima, has been missing in action
since the Battle of Cherbourg, the
parents were notified recently, short
ly before another son, Donald, left
for induction into the army. An
other son, Wilbur, is in England.
Soldier Loses Life In
France Battle
Pfc. Richard Thompson, 23, son
of Mr.and Mrs. Harry Thompson, at
Lima husband of Phyllis Thompson,
was killed in action July 14 in
France, according to War depart
ment notice. He is believed to have
been killed in the coastal section,
where his father spent 12 months in
the First World War. He also is
Farm
Equipment
in stock ready for
delivery -no waiting
McCormick-Deering Ma
nure Spreaders
McCormick-Deering Steel
Spike Tooth Harrows
Pick-up Hay Balers
Fairbanks-Morse Platform
Scales
Fairbanks-Morse Hammer
Mills
Fairbanks-Morse Cylinder
Corn Shelters
McCormick-Deering Cream
Separators
Genuine Sanilac Cattle
Spray & Sprayers
Barb-Elec Fence Chargers
Drive Belts. Tarpaulins,
Oils, Greases
C. F. NISWANDER
Genuine McCormick-Deer
ing Repairs & Supplies
We will sell at public auction 3 miles west of Arlington,
or Vj mile south of Jenera, on State route 103
Friday, August 18,1944
Sate Starts at 1:00 P. M.
30 HEAD OF CATTLE—Holstein cow 9 years old, will
freshen April 30 Black cow 4 years old, will freshen April
24 Brindle cow 6 years old, will freshen December 20
Jersey cow 9 years old, pasture bred 2 Roan cows 6 years
old, pasture bred White cow 6 years old, pasture bred
Black cow 7 years old, pasture bred Blue Roan cow 7 years
old, calf by side Shorthorn-Holstein cow 7 years old, pas
ture bred White cow 8 years old, with calf by side Jersey
Angus heifer, calf by side Shorthorn-Angus heifer, calf by
side Jersey-Shorthorn heifer, will freshen in March.
(These cows are all giving milk). Roan heifer coming 2
years old 4 yearling heifers 2 Shorthorn bull calves,
weight 500 pounds 2 Shorthorn heifer calves, weight 500
pounds Roan Shorthorn bull, years old, a good one
Shorthorn bull 2 years old.
HOGS—2 O. I. C. Chester White sows to farrow in
October 3 Hampshire sows, to farrow the last of October
19 shoats weighing 50 pounds 12 shoats weighing 80
pounds 11 small pigs Spotted Poland-China male hog.
(All hogs immuned.)
NEWS NOTES FROM FOUR COUNTIES
survived by two small children.
Woman Killed By
Lightning
Mrs. Robert Hamilton, 19-year-old
Lima Tank Depot employe, was
struck by lightning and killed in the
kitchen of her home, two miles
north of Rimer.
Lima Clocks To Turn
Back Sept. 13
Lima’s clocks will be turned back
to slow time Sept. 3 at 3 a. m.,
Mayor William L. Ferguson re
minded community citizens.
The city legislation enacted last
spring, he explained, provides for
slow time in Lima from Sept. 3 un
til the last Sunday of April, 1945,
when fast time will again be insti
tuted.
Bill Snypp Takes New
Post At 0. S. U.
Wilbur E. (Bill) Snypp, sports
editor of The Lima News since 1932,
has been named sports publicity di
rector for Ohio State university. He
will assume his new duties the week
of August 21.
Lima Soldier Killed
In France
Wounds received June 20 in action
in France proved fatal to Pfc. Rob
ert A. Fletcher, a 1943 graduate of
Lima Central high school, the War
Department notified his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. G. G. Fletcher, of Wau
seon. The soldier died June 25, the
War Department reported.
Fletcher’s parents moved from
Lima in April when his father was
named manager of the Wauseon
branch office of The City Loan.
HANCOCK COUNTY
Decorate McComb 37th
Division Sergeant
For going to the aid of a dis
abled comrade under heavy enemy
fire, Staff Sergt. Charles C. Crook,
of McComb, has been awarded the
Bronze Star. He is serving with
the 37th Division in the Southwest
Pacific.
The son of Homer Crook, Sergeant
Crook received the medal for heroic
achievement in the bloody battle for
Hill 700 on Bougainville Island. His
citation related that he discovered
Public Sale
SHEEP—40 head of Shrop ewes 18 head of feeding
lambs 1 Shrop buck one year old.
MACHINERY7—John Deere corn planter with fertilizer
attachment set of A.-C. tractor cultivators A.-C. 14-in.
tractor plows, heavy duty David Bradley 14-in. tractor
plows Dunham cultipacker Raderick-Lean tractor dies
Raderick-Lean rotary hoe 10-roll McCormick corn husker
John Deere corn binder with bundle carrier and tongue
truck A.C. tractor mower, 7-ft. cut rubber tire wagon,
with good grain bed Thomas 12-hole fertilizer grain drill
McCormick mower, 5-ft. cut Spring tooth harrow wood
beam spike tooth harrow Tiffin wagon and wagon box
dump scraper hog feeder single shovel plow double shov
el plow hay tedder Emerson hay loader mud boat set
of hay ladders bandsaw wood lathe hog scaffold 2 iron
kettles corn shelter sausage grinder lard press 125 feet
1-inch pije pump jack 2 log chains two 4ft. hay slings
pump-house, 7X3 smoke-house, 5X6 2 farrowing houses,
like new electric brooder stove, 350 chick capacity No. 12
DeLaval cream separator two 5-gal. milk cans, a quantity
of native lumber, 1X2, 1X4, 2X4 and many other articles
not mentioned.
BUCK RAKE—Built on 1936 Buick. If you want a
good buck rake, see this one. 8-ft. buck rake sling.
FEED AND GRAIN—400 bushels of oats 500 bales
of straw 8 tons timothy hay 2 tons alfalfa hay.
TERMS—CASH
Mrs. N. L. Heid ma n and
Beach Bros., Owners
Thrapp & Warren, Auctioneers H. E. Orwick, Clerk
Ration Leader Resigns
At Findlay
Clarence H. Gassman, chief clerk
of the Hancock County War Price
and Rationing Board for two years,
has resigned to take a position at
Lima. Chairman Perry Miles said
Mrs. "Clair V. Lytle, a member of
the office staff, has been recommend
ed for appointment to succeed Mr.
Gassman.
Brother ‘Hellcat’ Pilots
Meet In Pacific
Meeting for the first time since
Christmas Day, Ens. James B. Van
Fleet and his brother, Ens. Don E.
Van Fleet, recently spent two and a
half hours together on an island in
the South Pacific. Each is pilot of
a Grumman Hellcat. They are the
sons of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Van
Fleet of Findlay.
Findlay Trio Wounded
In France
Three Findlay soldiers were re
ported wounded in action in France.
Pfc. William P. Campbell, 20, was
reported wounded seriously July 12,
according to word received by his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Camp
bell. He has been overseas six
months.
Pfc. Robert L. Reese, husband of
Mary, of near Findlay, was reported
slightly wounded July 22.
Pfc. Melvin R. Jones, son of Sam
M. Jones, was reported wounded
slightly July 24.
Train Findlay Woman
As Polio Fight Leader
Miss Betty Hyma, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Walter R. Hyma of
Findlay, is helping in the national
fight against infantile paralysis.
Miss Hyma was to go to Hickory,
N. C., to assist in the work of com
bating a major polio epidemic there.
She has been at Warm Springs, Ga.,
on a graduate work scholarship and
was sent from there to Ithaca, N.
Y., to help combat a polio epidemic.
Miss Hyma went to Warm Springs
from the Mayo Clinic at Rochester,
Minn., where she took a nine-months
course in physical medicine.
Findlay Pastor Made
Navy Chaplain
The Rev. Samuel E. Glass, pastor
of the United Presbyterian Church,
Findlay, was commissioned a lieu
tenant, j.g., in the naval chaplain
service. He reported at William
and Mary college, Virginia, for in
doctrination. His wife and son will
remain in Findlay.
Findlay Dentist
Returns
Capt. G. W. Pifer, Findlay dent
ist, has been released from the U. S.
Public Health Service with which he
has been associated since last Decem
ber. He will resume his practice
in Findlay September 1.
HARDIN COUNTY
Name New Pharmacy
Prof At Ada
Dr. Albert C. Smith of the College
of Pharmacy, Ferris Institute, Big
Rapids, Michigan, has accepted the
professorship of theoretical and ap
erative pharmacy at Ohio Northern
university.
Pleads Innocent To
‘Peeping Tom’ Charge
James Sloan, 32, appeared before
Mayor LeRoy Hoppe in Kenton and
repudiated an earlier confession of
window peeping, prowling, and ac
costing women. With the plea of
not guilty he was bound over to the
grand jury on two charges of $1000
each.
Wounded Airman
Recovers
Sergt. Carson Fisher, 32, wrote
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. N.
Fisher of near Ridgeway, that he
has recovered from wounds suffered
March 6 while serving as gunner on
a B-24 Liberator, and has rejoined
his unit after receiving an Air
Medal and an Oak Leaf cluster.
Kenton Soldier Is Com
mended By General
Mr. and Mrs. James Worrel, Ken
ton, have received a letter of com
mendation issued their son, Staff
Sergt. Norman L. Worrel, now in
France. The letter, signed by Brig.
Gen. Joseph P. Sullivan, army quar
termaster, commended Sergeant Wor-
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ture was taken wh
troops battering the
in which Indian an
of the Itnthal-Koh
rell for “your heroic action March
19 when you risked your own per
sonal safety to give aid to your
comrades in distress.’’
Reveal Wounding Of
Three Hardin Men
War Department -sages revealed
the wounding of threi Hardin coun
ty service men.
Sergt. Donald E. impbell, Alger,
was wounded slight! in action in
France July 26 Pvt Bernard Col
lum, 23, of near Bd e Center, was
wounded in the legs n France July
22, and Pfc. Forest K. Karns of
near Belle Center, a marine, was
wounded in the shoulder on Saipan
Island.
Heat Stroke Kills Aged
Man At Ada
Stricken while working in the ex
treme heat recently, Samuel A.
Epley, 81-year-old Ada resident, died
at his home after being ill only a
few hours.
Epley, retired had volunteered to
aid in the repairing of a church
and suffered a stroke brought on by
the intense heat.
PUTNAM COUNTY
Set Putnam Teacher
Institute For Sept.
The annual Putnam Coiffity Teach
ers Institute will be held Sept. 22
and 23 in the courthouse at Ottawa,
it was announced by Supt. Carl D.
Vermilya of the county schools.
Leipsic W ins Putnam
Soft Ball Tourney
Leipsic won the Putnam county
softball tournament by defeating
Pandora in the finals 4 to 2 at Pan
dora. Five games were played to
decide the winner. Leipsic blanked
Pandora until the final inning.
In the semi-final games, Pandora
beat Columbus Grove Farmers 7 to
1 and Leipsic beat Pandora Fleet
wings 9 to 4.
Ask Phone Purchase
The Community Telephone Co., of
Leipsic has requested permission of
the State Utilities Commission to
purchase the property and business
of the Belmore Telephone company,
owned by R. T. Means. The appli
cation did not specify the purchase
price.
Columbus Grove Ser
geant Killed
C. O. Coss of Columbus Grove,
informed friends he and Mrs. Coss
were notified of the death in action
in France July 7 of their younger
son, Sergt. John C. Cross. An older
brother, First Lieut. Franklin Cross,
in the Southwest Pacific area.
Charge For Fire Runs
Made By Ottawa
A charge of $50 will be made for
all fire runs made by the Ottawa
volunteer firemen outside Ottawa
township, it was announced follow
ing a meeting of the village council.
The local equipment was purchased
from village funds for the protec­
Historic Meetings East and West
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ON FRANCE FRONT—After bitter fighting, the first British troops entei
Caen and greet the two chief French patriots who stayed in the city’s ruins
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—A few days before the Caen meeting, this lower pic
ndian soldiers driving nt..th from Imphal met British
ay south from Kohima. Thus, after much hard fighting,
ritish troops killed more th"" 15.500 Jans, th* whole
road was freed for trafT c.
tion of property in the municipality
and township and runs outside the
township necessitated heavier costs
of operating the equipment for
which the village feels it should be
compensated.
Tomato Crop Harvest
Near In Putnam
Putnam county is nearing the to
mato harvesting season with a few
scattered bushels already arriving at
the canneries which expect to begin
operating in the next few days it
was learned in a survey at Ottawa.
Additional women will be needed
in the canneries in Ottawa, Pandora,
Columbus Grove and Leipsic if the
full crop is to be preserved, it was
pointed out by cannery officials. At
the same time, pickers are needed
to assist in harvesting the crop.
A tomato picking school will be
held this Thursday beginning at 2
p. m. on the August Rellinger farm,
one-half mile east of Ottoville. Dem
onstrations will be given of the
methods of picking tomatoes.
Pleasant Hill
The Victory class of Pleasant Hill
church will hold a wiener roast and
hamburger fry, Friday evening at the
Lafayette park.
Mary Nell and Billy Hess spent the
week with Lillie Fett and Nellie Hu
ber.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Lung and Mr.
and Mrs. Kenneth Hauenstein were
Sunday evening callers of Dennis
Brauen and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Stratton
and daughter Marilyn called at the
Willard Jennings home Monday even
ing. Mr and Mrs. J. T. Fleming were
recent callers.
The W. S. C. S. of Pleasant Hill
held a wiener roast and hamburger
fry Sunday evening for members and
their families at Hilty park, Lincoln
highway.
Recent callers in the Paul Faze
home were Mrs. Harvey Welty, Mrs.
Lyman Barnes, Jo Ann Barnes, Betty
Jean Blosser, Marlene Gleason.
Dennis Brauen and family were
Sunday dinner guests of LaVaun
Highs.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Althauser, Waldo
Spencer, attended the Hinkle-Hauff
man reunion held at West Newton on
Sunday.
Mrs. Mollie Atterding of Ada is
spending the week with Sarah Oates
and Clarabel Owens.
Tom Owens of Lima, Clarabel Ow
ens and Don Oates spent Tuesday and
Wednesday at Toledo.
Callers in the Lyman Barnes home
Sunday were Dr. John Clark and
wife and daughter Ellen, Mr. and
Mrs. Minor McElwain, John Murray,
Mrs. Hester Speer, Mr. and Mrs. Lue
Hauenstein. Callers during the week
were Mr. and Mrs. Cleo Garau, Wm.
Andrews of Springfield and Oscar
Patterson of Ada.
Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Barnes called
Monday afternoon on Mr. and Mrs.
John Motter of Ada.
Mrs. Howard Smith and son Tom
spent the week end with Lillie Fett
and Nellie Huber.
Marcene Zimmerman and Donna
Herr spent Friday with their grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cal. Herr.
Marlene Gleason spent Sunday af
ternoon with Betty Jene Blosser.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Phillips, Mr.
and Mrs. Guy Younkman and grand
children were Sunday dinner guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Younkman of
Ada.
Elrose
A large number of former schol
ars and teachers of the Black school
attended the reunion at the school
house last Thursday. A basket din
ner was enjoyed at the noon hour
and a splendid program given in
the afternoon.
Miss Judith Benroth had her ton
sils removed at the Bluffton has
pital, recently.
Pfc. Robert Koontz of the King
man Army Air Field in Arizona,
arrived here Monday evening to
spend a few days with his parents
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Koontz. Pfc.
Koontz is being transferred to Lin
coln, Nebraska.
Union prayer services at the Olive
Branch church Thursday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. John Reigle and
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bargo and
son John of Gobles, Mich., spent the
week end with Mrs. Emaline Nonna
maker, and the Lendon Basinger
family.
J. O. Koontz returned to Camp
Butner, N. C., Monday after a 13
day furlough with the Frank Dray
family.
Callers at the Ami Nonnamaker
home this week were Mrs. Freeman
Basinger, Mrs. Henry Koontz, sons
Raymond and Robert, Clark Kidd,
Mrs. Matt Stewart, Mrs. Forest
Beemer, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Non
namaker, son Ralph, Mr. and Mrs.
Chauncey Klinger sons Jack and
Howard, daughter Marilyn, Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Hamilton and daughter
Betty, Charles Nonnamaker, Mrs.
Arthur Nonnamaker and daughter
Kaye, and Flo Stratton.
Mr. and Mrs. Rolland Koontz,
daughter Martha and son John of
Bluffton called at the Arthur Non
namaker home Sunday evening.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1944
As we are moving to California we will sell at public
auction at our residence on the corner of Jackson and
Franklin streets, Bluffton, Ohio,
SATURDAY, AUGUST 19
at 1:00 P. M.
The following property:
Walnut dining room table and 4 chairs overstuffed
davenport overstuffed wing chair large oak chair old
fashioned stand magazine rack library table oak dining
room table and 6 chairs 2 small tables upright piano and
bench, (in good condition) oak Morris chair combination
mirror and hat rack old-fashioned dresser Bissel sweeper
breakfast table and 2 benches kitchen chairs smoking
stand 2 children’s rockers electric heater coffee table
baby bed, complete wall rack kitchen cabinet drop leaf
table old-fashioned clock ironing board several lamps
oil stove 2—9X12 Olson rugs 9X12 Bigelow rug small
fiber rug door curtain pictures 2 old-fashioned beds and
springs 6 silver forks dishes kitchen utensils 2 wash
tubs 2 ash buckets crocks wash boiler 18 ft. ladder
6 ft. step ladder 10 ft. step ladder 16 ft. painters board
many articles too numerous to mention.
Terms—CASH.
A picnic dinner honoring Mr. and
Mrs. John Reigle and Mr. ar.d Mrs.
Edkard Bargo and son John of
Gobles, Mich., was enjoyed at the
D. D. Williamson home Sunday, by
the following guests, Lewis Reigle,
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Reigle, sons
Junior, Robert and Jack and Miss
Kathryn Herman of Beaverdam, Mr.
and Mrs. Howard Stauffer of Bluff
ton, Mrs. Emmaline Nonnamaker,
Mr. and Mrs. Lendon Basinger, son
Gareth and daughter Jeanette, Mr.
and Mrs. Wade Marshall, Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Nonnamaker and
daughter Kaye.
An allocation of 35,000,000 pounds
of field seeds for hay and pasture
crops has been made by government
officials for use in allied nations or
liberated territory. This would be
4.5 per cent of the U. S. total supply
of those seeds.
Bring your smooth tires In now
for thousands of extra miles
You can be «ure of proper recapping
when you bring your tires to us. We
use only the finest materials. You
pay no more to get the best No
certificate is required. We also
carry a complete stock of B. F. Good
rich Silvertowns for Grade I certifi
cate holders.
No Certificate Needed
Stauffer’s Pure Oil Station
N. Main & Elm Sts.
Phone 410-W
B. F. Goodrich Tires
Public Sale
Mr. and Mrs. Harold J. Kennedy,
OWNERS
Clyde Warren—Auctioneer Aldine Kohli—Clerk
neaimv nappy
Husky Chicks—
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 Sterling and liming 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.