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THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1944
AMERICAN HEROES
BY LEFF
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Poultrymen Notice
Our Fall shipment of ‘EVERYDAY’ poultry supplies
has arrived.
10 hole galvanized steel hen nests
5 ft. steel flock feeders
6 types of 8 and 13 gallon electric and ker
osene heated waterers—priced right.
These ‘EVERYDAY’ products are all steel and fully
guaranteed or your money will be refunded.
Call early as our supply is limited due to war restric
tions.
Highest prices paid for eggs and poultry.
JORG HATCHERY
Phone 182W
WANTED
EMERGENCY HELP
We need men on a temporary (as well as full-time)
basis to process emergency export shipments con
signed to the fighting fronts.
This emergency is expected to continue for the
next four to six weeks and additional help during that
period will enable the Signal Corps to obtain equip
ment badly needed now.
Jobs are open in the following departments:
PACKING & CRATING
DEGREASING
PAINT SHOP
See Arden Baker or Coach A. C. Burcky
or Telephone 323-W
The Triplett Electrical
Instrument Co.
BLUFFTON, OHIO
country, ends
Tillage, Marine
ith utter di are-
mouth i
th hand
SERVICE within keeping
of present day conditions.
Basinger Funeral Home
G. W. Cotnbs Licensed Funeral Director in Charge
during absence of Stanley E. Basinger, who is
serving our country in its Armed Force*.
Agricultural Limestone
from Piqua, Ohio
ARTIFICALLY DRIED IN BAGS
Carload Enroute—Get it off Car at Special Price
CLYDE WARREN
Phone 546-R Bluffton, O
THE BLUFFTON NEWS
B. F. B1ERY. Business Mgr.
C. A. BIERY, Editor
Published weekly at Bluffton, Ohio,
by th^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.
Ladies sweaters, all cotton, all wool
and all rayon. Peter Gratz store.
Mrs. Clarence Hickey of Toledo is
visiting at the home of her mother,
Mrs. Martha Flick.
Miss Jean Ann Frick is spending the
week with Mr. and Mrs. David Mayer
and daughter of Harrod.
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Stratton were
dinner guests, Sunday at the home of
their son, W. A. Stratton and wife.
Marlene and Burdette Boyd of De
troit spent Thursday with Mrs. Lydia
Badertscher and Milton Badertscher.
Miss Theda Hankish is convalescing
at her home on South Main street fol
lowing a recent operation for appen
dicitis.
Cpl. and Mrs. R. B. Rader left Fri
day morning for Califorina where Cpl.
Rader is stationed at a cam near Los
Angt les.
Miss Margie Amstutz, Mrs. Mary
Morton and daughter Judith Ann were
Sunday dinner guests at the Frank
Zuercher home.
Mrs. Frank Houston and Miss Elaine
Deppler spent the week end at Ft.
Wayne attending the Missionary
church convention.
Red Seal cedarized garment bags,
protects your clothing against moths.
Bags are handy box style, 97c each.
Basinger’s Furniture store.
Miss Olive DeCamp was an over
night guest of Mrs. Frank Houston,
Tuesday at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Stratton.
Mrs. Calvin Leiber, residing east of
Beaverdam is convalescing in Bluff
ton hospital following an operation
which she underwent last week.
Rev. and Mrs. J. J. Plenert of Phil
adelphia are visiting at the home of
her brother, Dr. W. M. Niswander
and family of South Jackson street.
Master Buddy Augsburger is spend
ing the week at the home of his aunt
and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Strat
ton and daughter Donna Lou in Col
umbus Grove.
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Augsburger
and son Buddy were Sunday evening
supper guests at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. D. B. Stratton and daughter at
Columbus Grove.
Mrs. Richard Mericle spent past
week in Chicago visiting her sister,
Miss Louise Dunifon. Miss Dunifon
is control representative with the
Transcontinental Western Airlines.
Pfc. Harold Van Meter has returned
to Ft. Jackson, S. C., after spending
fifteen days furlough with his fam
ily and relatives. His wife and son
remained at home for the present.
Clyde Tschantz of Warren spent
the week end here with his mother,
Mrs. J. H. Tschantz of East Kibler
street and his sister, Mrs. S. F. Pan
nabecker and family of College road.
Rev. and Mrs. Paul Adams who vis
ited here several days last week have
returned to their home in Youngs
town. They were accompanied by his
mother, Mrs. H. B. Adams who will
visit in Youngstown for some time.
1 Sgt. and Mrs. Carlton Wilson of
Hot Springs, Ark., are visiting at the
home of her parents, Mr, and Mrs. E.
S. Lap of Grove street and Sgt. Wil
son’s uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs.
Guy Corson of North Jackson street.
Pvt. Richard Davies returned to
Camp Kohler, Calif., the first of the
week after spending a furlough here
with his wife and little son who are
making their home with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank McElroy of South
Main street.
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
Word has been received here that
5 Chas. Montgomery in service in
Inaly is recuperating in an army hos
pital in that country following an op
eration for removal of cartilage front
his knee. He is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Chas. Montgomery of Orange
township.
Miss Edith and Helen Zuercher have
returned from a three weeks’ visit
with their sister, Mrs. Mary Morton
and daughter Judith Ann in Muncie,
Ind. They were accompanied home
by Mrs. Morton and daughter who are
spending several weeks with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Zuercher.
Mr. and Mrs. Sherm Shalley and
little daughter have returned to their
home in Buffalo after spending sever
al weeks in Bluffton and Lima. They
were accompanied home by his moth
er, Mrs. Harry Shalley. Mrs. Shalley
will return here early next month to
make preparation for a sale of house
hold goods after which she will go to
Buffalo to make her home with her
son and family.
Rev. and Mrs. Don Bumgamer of
Sharon, Kansas, stopped here Tues
day to visit friends. Mrs. Bumgarn
er is the former Miss Mildred Unruh,
daughter of Rev. and Mrs. H. T. Un
ruh, Bluffton residents a number of
years ago. The couple are enroute to
Dayton where Rev. Bumgarner will
enter Bonebrake Theological semi
nary. His wife has accepted a teach
ing position in a suburban high school.
THE BLUFFTON NEWS, BLUFFTON, OHIO
Children’s sweaters, all wool at the
Peter Gratz store.
Adjustable window screens 45c
each at Basinger’s Furniture store.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Conrad vis
ited Sunday at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Benroth in Lima.
The Peter Gratz store carries a nice
line of sweaters. See them before
you buy.
Mrs. Eva Kohli visited Sunday at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Bry
an in Findlay.
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Gamer of To
ledo were week end guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Cliff West of South Lawn aven
ue.
Miss Dorothy Welty has returned
to Oregon after visiting at the home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Willis
Welty.
Mrs. Susanna Lugibihl of Findlay
spent the week end at the home of
W.m. Lugibihl and family on Lawn
avenue.
LaVeme Huber of Camp Cook,
Calif., son of Mr. and Mrs. Waldo
Huber of near Bluffton is home on
furlough.
Mrs. G. R. Stewart and Mrs. Merl
Tomas of Findlay visited in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Cliff West, Saturday
afternoon.
Mrs. Blanche Robert of Columbus
Grove was a guest Sunday of her
mother, Mrs. Ella McHenry of North
Main street.
Mrs. Bertha Matter, Mrs. Robert
Deerhake and son Donnie and Rol
land Matter visited at the home Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Armbrecht and fam
ily in Rawson, Sunday.
Miss Mary Elizabeth Habegger,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Ha
begger, west of Bluffton has enter
ed the nurses training school at
Lima Memorial hospital.
Mrs. Julia Bushong and Miss Vir
ginia Bushong of Columbus Grove
and Mrs. A. G. Bu shong of Lima were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Clark
and family of Grove street, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Hilty and son
Jerry Lynn and Mr. and Mrs. Clar
ence Aukerman spent Sunday in Ft.
Wayne attending the Missionary
church convention. They also visited
Mr. Hilty’s mother in Berne, Ind.
High Scvhool Principal Gerhard
Buhler and son Samuel have returned
after spending eight weeks at a boys’
summer camp at Cass lake, near
Bemidji in northern Minnesota. Prin
cipal Buhler was a camp counselor in
charge of a group of boys.
Rev. and Mrs. Gerald Bright of
Shadyside are spending a two weeks’
vacation with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Gid Luginbuhl and family of
West Elm street. Mr. and Mrs. Way
ne Luginbuhl of Dayton were also
guests at the Luginbuhl home here,
Sunday.
Carl Lawrc nee of Harrod who has
been visiting his grandmother, Mrs.
Peter Gratz if South Jackson street,
accompanied Mr. anti Mrs. C. Steven
Smith to Lima, Friday where he met
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Law
rence. They all attended the Farm
Bureau picnic at Lima City park.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Eversole return
ed Tuesday rora Lansdale, Pa., where
they spent tv■ weeks at the home of
their daughtcr, Mrs. Chas. Bartholo
mew and fantily. They were accom
panied home by their daughter Miss
Hildred Eversole who spent the suin
mer with he sister and family in
Lansdale.
Miss Catherine Springer has re
turned to her home in Peoria, Ill.,
after spendi ig the summer at the
linmo nf her andparents, Mr. ai
Mrs. S. H. St pieton of North Lawn
avenue. Mi was accompanied by
Mrs. Stepleton and granddaughter
Miss Roberta Stepleton of ima who
1 wo weeks at the home
pieton’s daughter, Mrs.
of Mrs. Ste
M. J. Spring and family in Peoria.
Mr. and Mrs. Gid Luginbuhl of
West Elm st revt entertained the fol
lowing gues s at dinner, Sunday:
Rev. and rs. Milton Fransoe and
daughter of West Virginia, Rev. and
Mrs. Gerald Bright of Shadyside,
Sgt. and Mi s. Wayne Luginbuhl of
Dayton, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Lugin
buhl and daughter of Findlay, Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Luginbuhl and son
and Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Habegger
and son.
H. S. Honor Roll
The following additions have been
reported to the Bluffton high school
honor roll:
David Nusbaum, ex-35, navy Mel
vin Nusbaum, ex-42, army.
INJURINGbehindRECENT
Clubs, drudges
and Societies
Orange T»p. Farm Women
The Orange Township Farm Wom
an's club will meet at the home of
Mrs. Bertha Williamson, Thursday af
ternoon, Aug. 31.
The following program has been ar
ranged:
Devotionals, Mildred Montgomery
roll call, school incidents The School
Bus Takes my Youngest, Nora Miller
Reading—Not so Rough with that
Cuticle, Calhryn Van Meter Let Me
do it Myself, Mary Trippiehorn Yes,
Gertrude, Pearl Anderson What the
Use, Alberta Marshall.
Alpha Gamma
Mrs. Margaret Detwiler will be the
hostess to the Alpha Gamma club,
Friday night with Mrs. Beatrice
Schultz assisting. Program for the
evening includes a book review by
Mrs. Marcella Bernard and paper
America in Poetry by Mrs. Detwiler.
Garden Club
Members of the Garden club met at
the College rock garden Tuesday
evening. With hoes, rakes, pruning
shears, saw and lawn mower they
gave the garden a thorough cleanup.
Credit is also due Dr. C. H. Smith
who so ably swung the scythe.
Settlement
Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Hilty spent
the past week at Winona Lake.
Rev. and Mrs. D. J. Unruh and
family left Monday afternoon for
Chicago where they are to visit in
the home of Mrs. Unruh’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Kuglia.
They expect to be in Newton, Kans
as, for the first Sunday in Septem
ber.
Clement Suter sold his school bus
to the board of education of Ur
bana one day ast week.
Rev. and Mrs. Landolene Amstutz
of Chicago are spending a two
weeks’ vacation at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. enno Augsburger and
family.
Crayton Wehrly is assisting L. M.
Wynkoop in building a shed and
corn crib.
Mrs. J. J. Griffith and son Eu
gene, Virgil and Leroy of Lamita,
California, are spending a couple
of weeks visiting in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Orvile Lugibill and
daughter Dorothy.
Rev. and Mrs. John Plenert of
Philadephia are visiting among rel
atives in this vicinity.
Mr. and Mrs. Jess F. Steiner and
Mr. and Mrs. Menas Gerber spent
Sunday in Ft. Wayne attending the
conference of the Missionary church.
The ladies chorus of the St. John
church held a pot luck supper in the
home of Mrs. Jess F. Steiner Fri
day evening.
A few farmers have started to
cut corn this week.
Carolyn Krohn who has been em
poyed at Lima the past week is at
present at home.
Dale Sommer of Kenton has been
engaged to conduct the singspira
tion at St. John church next Sunday
evening.
Arthur and Allen Gratz arc spend
ing several days in the Milton Gratz
home near Giboa.
De Gaulle at Arlington
Marc-erv Gratz of Creston Iowa
ff Pittsburgh 5
in the Omar Gi
Mrs. Sadie
in her present
will move soon to Columbus Grove
to reside with her daughter, Mrs.
Ruby Watkins, who husband, Cpl.
Raymond Watkins is stationed in
Hawaii. Mrs. Watkins recently pur
chased the Chas. Hoffman property
in Columbus Grove.
APPRECIATED
I wish to thank my friends and
relatives for their lovely greeting
cards, flowers and gifts while I was
a patient in the Findlay hospital.
Mrs. B. R. Shafer
News Want-Ads Bring Results.
HIS VISIT to the United States, Gen. Charles de Gaulle,
president of the Provisional Government of the French Republic, placed a
wreath on the tomb of the Unknown Soldier in historic Arlington Cawatarv.
Standing him is Gen. John T. Lewis of the U. S. Artnv.
rr
H. S. Students Notice
Registration of new students will
be held at the high school on Thurs-
to make a change in their registra
tion may do so the first three days
of next week. The superintendent
and principal will be available for
consultation.
Gerhard Buhler, Principal
The summer meeting for southern
Ohio fruit growers will be held at the
W. F. Karnpf Orchard, Athens. A
tour of the orchard starts at 10:00
a. m., Thursday, August 24, and the
talk will be given at 1:30 p. m., fol
lowing a basket luncheon. The speak
ers will be Mr. Kampf Dr. H. C.
Young, Ohio Experiment Station C.
E. Dutton, Milford, president, Ohio
Apple Institute Guy Dowd, Ohio
State University, supervisor, emerg
ency farm labor and Floyd Hender-
WANT-ADS
For sale—Small coal or wood cook
stove. Ethel Staley, 8 miles south
of Bluffton on Bentley road.
Wanted—To buy pull type corn
picker will pay cash. Write Ray
Calland, West Liberty, Ohio.
Wanted—To buy washing machine
in good condition. Call Bluffton
phone 595-W.
For sale—Potatoes and vinegar.
Stanley Bixel, 3 miles north of
Bluffton.
For sale—The Warner Newlan res
idence on West Elm street consisting
of seven room house modern except
bath. Possession in 30 days. Inquire
or phone 274-R. 19
For sale—70 two year old Leghorn
laying hens. Win. Althaus, Bluffton
phone 623-W.
Paper hanging. L. R. Bauman, Rt.
1, Ottawa. Gilboa phone. 18
Worm your chickens the easy way.
Put Ovumix in the feed. Get it at
Jorg’s hatchery. tf
Notice to owners—Register your
farm or city property for sale with
me. I have a list of cash buyers
for good farms. Thirty years suc
cessful real estate experience. Long
term farm loans at 4% interest.
Terms to suit you. E. D. Collins,
Masonic Bldg., Lima. tf
See me for monuments of all kinds.
Samuel Bixel, representing the Lima
Marble Co., 409 S. Main St., Bluffton.
Phone 429-W, tf
$200 reward—$100 reward will be
paid by the undersigned for any in
formation leading to the conviction
of the thief or thieves who forced
an entrance into the farm house of
my father the late John Boedicker
also $100 reward will be paid for
any information concerning or lead
ing to the whereabouts of the ar­
Rayon
iwn.
I. jar II
nd 2 or
For sale—Brass bed, complete with
good sagless springs. Call Bluffton
phone 624-W.
For sale—1936 Ford Tudor sedan
with radio also pre-war living room
in good condition. Mrs. Ray
1 Thompson, 211 N. North Main
St.
For sale—Coker spaniel pups.
Ray Clark at skating rink.
For sale—Eating and cooking ap
ples also pure cider vinegar. Myron
Motter, 592 S. Main St.
For sale—Steel roller skates also
girl’s blue cap, coat and leggings set,
size 2. Call Bluffton phone 229-R.
For sale—Tomatoes also pure sug
ets for to
lam phone
18
For sal
Ralph Reich
For sal
pullets no'
south of
642-Y.
For sale
9 by 12 ft
Clarence
tf
rold Stein
treet road,
left hand
Lawn A
White
Edgar He
For sale—-Modern 8 room frame
house, city heat, garage small house
with electricity, gas, city water, gar
age lot with large barn. Mrs. H. W.
Althaus, phone 238-W.
For sale—Small outbuilding suit
able for tool or poultry house. Mrs.
Paul Studler, 224 S. Jackson street.
Found—Pair of glasses at my farm.
Jacob Amstutz, Hillville.
PAGE FIVE
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, BUTTER. CHEESE.
CANNED MILK—Book 4 red
stamps A-8 thru Z-8, A-5 thru
D-5, good for 10 points each
under token rationing indefinite
ly.
PROCESSED FOODS—Book 4
Blue stamps A-8, thru Z-8 and
A-5 thru F-5. good for 10 points
each under token rationing in
definitely.
GASOLINE—Stamp 12 in A
hook 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. Stamp 33 good for five
pounds Sept. 1.
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.
Mayor’s Notice
Monthly collection of rubbish will
be made Tuesday, August 29. Pa
trons are requested to have rubbish
in containers placed easily accessible
for the truck early in the morning.
W. A. Howe, Mayor
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Good intentions are no sub
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it comes to adjusting a loss.
Today is the time to follow
up good intentions with good
insurance.
We will he glad to help you
—without obligation.
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Insurance Agency
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