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PAGE SIX
ALLEN COUNTY
Lima Building Sold
n Block and the Paine
ntown Lima landmarks,
inced by Clayton Paine,
the Citizens Building
Co. Richard and Walter
ho owned a part of the
n Block, bought the re*
$27,500 and the ad
ne Block went to Steve
Sil 000.
Metropolita
Block, dow
were annoi
secretary
and Loan
Stippich, w
Metropolita
mainder
joining Pa
Yuhas for
Substitute Name On
Judicial Ballot
The name of Judge Moran B.
Jenkins of the Lima municipal court
will be placed on the non-partisan
ballot in Allen county for the No
vember 7 general election as a sub
stitute for the late Judge Neal L.
Lora who was unopposed for re
election to the common pleas court
bench. Judge Jenkins was nominat
ed for common pleas judge by the
Allen county Republican Central
Committee.
Drought Causes 150
Ton Honey Decrease
Production of honey at Delphos
will reach only 500 tons this year,
as compared with near 650 tons in
according tc
a member o
Delphos.
July for the decre
production.
A plant to
uated at Delphi
NEWS NOTES FROM FOUR COUNTIES
“Liberators” Will Aid
Veterans And Kin
A World War II veterans’ organi
zation, the “Liberators”, will soon
include representation from Lima,
F. H. Snyder, temporary chairman
for this area, said.
The group, which had its origin
in Gela, Sicily, shortly after the in
vasion of that island in October,
1943, seeks to secure complete re
habilitation of all servicemen who
participate in this war. i
Rehabilitation will cover hospitali
zation, employment and other bene
fits and will extend to the widows
and children of men who do not
return.
The “Liberators” propose to be a
representative voice for the war vet
erans and a liasion agent between
them and the government.
To Resurface Lima
Kenton Highway
Plans for the resurfacing of U. S.
Route 30-S from Lima to Kenton at
an expenditure of $156,135.76 were
reported by division officials of the
Ohio Department of Highways in
Lima.
The state has received bids for
four sections of work which will be
started as soon as contracts have
been let for the job, it was an
nounced.
News Want-Ads Bring Results.
A Complete Line of
THE FAMOUS TURNER
POULTRY PRODUCTS
including C. C. C., SMUDGE, and SPRAYZUM
also complete poultry service.
Now in stock at—
JORG ATCH EH Y
Cherry Street Phone 182-W Bluffton, Ohio
If you have plenty of grain
you can cut your costs by
fattening your hogs on
Glidden or Hubbard Hog
Concentrates.
The Bluffton Milling Co.
GAS ..
HANCOCK COUNTY
Lend-Lease To Russia
Invaluable Says
Findlay Officer
Lieut. Col. John Grimm, home on
leave after two years in Iran with
the motor transport corps, was in
that country from the outset of its
development as a lend-lease base and
saw its growth and expansion from
the beginning.
Addressing the Rotary Club, at
Findlay, Colonel Grimm said the
volume of lend-lease supplies to Rus
sia was tremendous and its delivery
enabler the Russians to turn the
tide against the enemy in that war
theater.
Colonel Grimm described the ob
stacles which had to be overcome.
“The trip to the Russian border
started at a point in the lowlands
where the temperature was 130 de
grees in the shade and traversed
mountains 12,000 feet high where
temperatures dropped to 30 degrees
below zero. The anti-freeze re
quired was of large volume and
helped account for the shortage in
this country, he said.
Large numbers of trucks were lost
over steep preci pices and traffic on
the road became so heavy that con
trols had to be set up.
Asphalt Mix Drained
Into Sewers
An estimated 5,000 gallons of a
liquid asphaltic mixture, being heat
ed for application on a Carey road
project poured into Findlay’s sewers
Tuesday of last week when someone
opened a valve on a 10,000 gallon
tank car on a siding of the Nickel
Plate Railroad.
The asphaletic material had been
shipped here to Clair J. Laffey, con
tractor, who said the loss would ap
proximate $500. It was not deter
mined who turned the valve. The
car was near a manhole.
Dog Saves Farmer
From Bull
A shepherd dog is credited with
saving the life of Brice Wood, Find
lay, when he was attacked by a bull.
Knocked to the ground by the bull,
Wood regained his feet and attempt
ed to leap over a fence and at the
same time whistled for his dog,
“Scotty”.
The bull charged again, knocking
Wood to the ground and pinning him
against a fence. He suffered a
fractured collar bone and rib in
juries.
The dog grabbed the bull by a
hind leg and attracted the animal
away from his victim. Mr. Wood
was taken to the Findlay Hospital.
Wood held the bull’s horns when
he was attacked and kept from be
ing gored.
“Rosie The Riveter”
Proves Bashful
Three thousand persons who gath
ered in Riverside Park at Findlay
recently for the Buckeye Traction
Ditcher Co.’s picnic discovered that
“Rosie the Riveter” is bashful.
Despite a prize of a $25 war bond,
none of the feminine employes could
be lured into a bathing suit for a
bathing beauty contest.
It’s All The Same To
GI Joe
After four bushels of peas it was
just plain work to four GI’s at
I
I
the most versatile fuel
What can it do for you?
GAS, equally at home in the great industrial plant or the cottage kitchen is
truly our most versatile fuel. At high temperature, it heat treats heavy
armor plate, yet a Gas flame runs a refrigerator or a year-round air condi
tioning unit. Gas was a great peacetime fuel. It is doing a great wartime
job, and is now working with post-war planners to help make better civilian
products, make them faster, make thsm less expensively.
Yes, Gas is truly a most versatile fuel, and all of the wonderful advances
the gas industry has made will be your post-war assurance of an all gas
equipped home, where convenience, cleanliness and economy will pre
dominate.
WEST OHIO GAS CO.
THE BLUFFTON NEWS, BLUFFTON, OHIO
British 2nd and
Canadian 1st
armies seal rocket
coast surge
«^K-Pans
FRANCE
SPAIN
U. S. and French of the 7th Army roar
north to join 3rd French race west to
north to join Jrd rrencn rate v
Spanish border U S column drives
riv$*r vallev l-x.
east toward Italy's Po river valley
Wherever Hitler
them the spearheac
ment of Allied enc
coalescing into one
in France was Alli
constant flow of vii
waffe’s gasoline sui
tons a month to 50,C
Elysees. Paris, symt
Camp Barkley, Texas, but Pvt. Jack
Malloy, former clerk in the Hancock
County Treasurer’s of .ee, wrote they
were in a quandary for a while, try
ing to figure what they really were
doing.
A GI from Tennessee “shucked”
his peas one from Idaho “podded”
his George from Missouri “husked”
his and Malloy, being from Ohio,
“shelled” his.
Then the mess sergeant, who hails
from Texas, barked, ’’Get on the ball
with those peas. They’ve got to be
hulled in time for supper!”
Rawson Pastor
Transferred
The Rev. Paul B. Zimmerman, a
former president of the Hancock
County Ministerial Association has
been transferred from Rawson to the
United Brethren pastorate in Wood
ville.
Findlay Sergeant Is
Wounded Fourth Time
Staff Sergt. Kenneth W. Coppes,
son of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Coppes,
of near Findlay, has been wounded
in action for the fourth time, his
parents have been notified. He was
reported wounded in France Aug
ust 19.
Sergeant Coppes, who has been
overseas two years, was first wound
ed at Salerno, Sept. 9, 1943, and
again in January and February of
this year. All of his wounds have
been slight, according to official noti
fications. He has two brothers in
the army, Pfc. Warren Coppes in
France and Pvt. James Coppes, be
lieved en route overseas.
Pfc. Arthur Kistler, son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. Kistler of Detdoit,
former Findlay residents, has been
wounded a second time. He was
wounded in July while landing at
Saipan and the parents have just
learned that he was wounded again
Red armies* twin
drives aim to seal
off Baltic ports,
recapture Warsaw
and roll across
NORWAY
North
S?a
DENMARK
through Belgium,
head for Holland
ond Reich
?Jgreat^\
ESt I
Polish (MainS into
Germany
LAT.
LITH7
PRUSSIA
Berlin,
GERMANY*
Hungarians
«.
s.
s.
R.
Warsaw
Russians conquer
Romania and
Bulgaria, effect
junction with
POLAND
Yugoslavs.
SWITZ?
Hitler loses Ploesti
oil fields.
Romanians, aided
by Reds, attack.
JtOMANI/Jgjj
BULGARIA
ff j?
w- I
and his gang look, they see speeding toward
ds of retribution. Map above shows develop
circlement of Germany, with individual thrusts
great chain. One factor that sped German rout
ies’ unchallenged air superiority, maintained by
ital 100-octane gasoline. Experts estimate Lu?t
pply has been reduced from an original 200,000
000. Yanks in photo below, marching up Champs
bolize inexorable advance of Allied might.
by a Jap hand grenade in the bat
tle of Tinian Island.
HARDIN COUNTY
DFC Awarded Kenton
Bombardier
Lieut. Richard P. Focht, 27, has
been awarded the Distinguished Fly
ing Cross for his exploits as a bom
bardier in the Southwest Pacific war
theater and during the battle of Sai
pan, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. D.
Focht, were informed.
Kenton Changes Time
Kenton’s clocks were turned back
to Eastern Standard Time last Sun
day instead of October 8.
Prisoner To Vote
The third Hardin County prisoner
of war in Germany will vote for his
presidential choice this year if a
ballot mailed from Kenton Thursday
reaches him in time, local election
officials announced. He is Corp.
Forest E. Donnal, son of Mrs. Maude
Newland of Alger. He is a prisoner
of Germany at Stalag, 7-A, in that
country.
All Of Kenton’s 104
Seniors Return
The senior class of Kenton High
school established some kind of a
record recently when Principal Chas.
W. Secoy reported every member of
last year’s junior class had returned
for the 1944-45 term. The class
numbers 104.
This is the first time such a rec
ord has been attained at Kenton.
Fall Fatal To Ada Man
Jay H. McElroy, 66, of Ada, died
in Lima Memorial hospital at 11:20
o’clock Sunday morning from a skull
fracture sustained in a fall down
basement stairs about 4:30 p. m.
Saturday.
He was found unconscious and
taken to Lima Memorial hospital.
An x-ray examination revealed a
skull fracture.
Funeral services were held Wed
nesday afternoon in the Ada Church
of Christ. Interment was in Wood
lawn cemetery.
PUTNAM COUNTY
Putnam Waste Paper
Drive Opens Sept. 25
Opening of a new drive for waste
paper in Putnam county thru the
schools has been set for next Mon
day, it was announced by F. E.
Warren of Leipsic, county salvage
chairman.
Set Health Contest For
Babies At Putnam
Arrangements are being made to
hold the annual Baby Health contest
at the 1944 Putnam county fair at
Ottawa October 5 under the sponsor
ship of Ottawa Kiwanis club.
The fair will be held from Octo
ber 3 through October 7. The baby
health contest will take place from
10 a. m. to 2 p. m. October 5 with
a pediatrician from outside Putnam
county examining the babies.
Dr. H. A. Neiswander, Putnam
county health commissioner, is super
vising the contest. Children from
Putnam county only will be eligible.
One division will be for babies be
tween three and six months and the
second for those between six months
and one year.
Entries are being accepted at the
Putnam county health office in the
courthouse. Prizes of $5 for first
and $2.50 for second place will be
awarded the contest winners.
Labor Problem Serious
In Fall Harvesting
Harvest of corn and soybeans
constitute the main problem con
fronting the Putnam county farm
labor committee, it was learned from
County Agent L. C. Holtkamp.
A total of 452 combines and 122
corn pickers are being used in Put
nam county, the committee has been
told, while farmers expect to have
40 per cent of the corn picked and
95 per cent of the soybeans har
vested.
This means that each corn picker
must cover about 226 acres and each
combine must work an average of
100 acres.
War Prisoner Aid Is
Sought By Farmers
More than 100 applications for
German prisoners of war to work
on Putnam county farms have been
received by County Agent L. C.
Holtkamp, he reported in announcing
that these prisoners are available
for this type of work.
Imprisoned at Defiance, the Ger
mans have asked to work and are
kept under armed guard.
The prisoners are available in
groups of five or 10, depending on
the number of guards available.
They cannot be away from camp
longer than 12 hours in each 24
and must be kept in the same field.
Noon meals are furnished by the
prison camp.
The farmer must provide a means
of transportation to and from the
camp for which he receives one cent
per mile per person. He also is
required to provide clean drinking
water. The camp will bill the farm
er for this labor and the workers
receive only 80 cents per day from
the total payment.
Armorsville
Mrs. Carl McCafferty, Miss Mar
garet Guider called on Mr, and Mrs.
Wayne Guider and daughter Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Moore and
daughter returned home Sunday
evening after spending a couple of
weeks with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Nonnamaker
Public Sale
Having decided to quit farming I will sell at public
auction at my home, 1/2 mile out Riley Street, Bluffton,
Ohio, on
THURSDAY, SEPT. 21, 1944
and family spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Moore and family
and Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Moore.
Afternoon callers were Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Hall and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Lysle McCarty and
son, Mrs. Eva Moser and son Mor
ris and daughter Rosella spent Sun
day with Mr. and Mrs. Howard
Hover and son of near Kenton.
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Mertz of Ada
called at the Charles Montgomery
home Sunday aftqrnoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Montgom
ery spent Tuesday in North Balti
more.
Mrs. C. E. Klingler spent the
week end with Rev. and Mrs. W. E.
Coldiron of Birmingham, Michigan.
Mrs. Lenore Montgomery called on
Mrs. Catherine Welsh in Findlay,
Monday.
LOCAL AND LONG
DISTANCE HAULING
Every Load Insured
STAGER BROS.
Bluffton, Ohio
CROSS
EYES
Straightened usually in one office visit
safely, permanently. No cutting of
muscles or cords.
Interview* 10 a. m. until 7 p. m.
Scheduled for Selected List of Cities
Write for Free Booklet OW1
and Date of NEXT CLINIC Nearest
YOUR HOME TOWN
NO CHARGE FOR INTERVIEWS.
There is only ano Mary Rakoitraw League. There
are no chapters or branchoi. No connection with
any auooiation of limilar name or purpose.
GUARD YOUR SAFETY
Metre sure name ond address are exactly at below.
THE MARY RAKESTRAW LEAGUE
for Cross Eye Correction
703 Community National Bank Building
Pontiac, Mich. Tel. Pontiac 8722
Friday, September 29 at 1:00 P. M.
THE A. C. & Y.
RAILROAD NEEDS
BRAKEMEN
BOILERMAKERS
MACHINISTS
CAR REPAIRMEN
SECTIONMEN
TELEGRAPH OPERATORS
BRIDGE AND BUILDING
CARPENTERS
Must meet WMC requirements.
These are full wartime jobs and
good possibilities for postwar
work. Liberal railroad retirement
and unemployment benefits.
Call at the nearest A. C. & Y.
station and the agent will give
you complete information.
LIVESTOCK—HERD OF 28 DAIRY CATTLE—
Chubby, 5 yr. old Holstein due to freshen Oct. 16 Susie,
7 yr. old Holstein to freshen by day of sale Sally, 3 yr. old
Holstein was fresh July 17 Bess, 6 yr. old Brindle with
calf by side Topsy, 2 yr. old Holstein was fresh Aug. 1
Betty, 2 yr. old Holstein was fresh August 10 Red, 8 yr.
old Guernsey, due October 31 Blackie, 5 yr. old Holstein
Jersey, bred June 7 Brownie, 5 yr. old Brown Swiss, bred
June 23 Polly, 7 yr. old Holstein, bred August 3 Daisy,
3 yr. old Guernsey, bred June 18 Speck, 9 yr. old Roan,
bred June 26 Brindle, 8 yr. old brindle bred July 8 Peggy,
3 yr. old Guernsey was fresh July 26 Goldie, 5 yr. old
Guernsey bred August 21 Dolly, 2 yr. old Guernsey, bred
July 27 Pet and Molly, year old Guernsey heifers Dick,
9 months old Holstein bull. All of the above cattle are
T. B. and Bangs tested. All cows giving a good flow of
milk. All other information gladly given day of sale.
Also nine head of Holstein and Brown Swiss heifers from
one to six months old.
The Akron, Canton &
Youngstown Railroad Co.
THREE LAMBS.
POULTRY—3 Leghorn pullets 3 geese and a gander.
FARM MACHINERY—1943 Ford Ferguson Tractor
on rubber, 2 bottom 12" tractor plow, cultivator, manure
fork, buckrake, tractor jack, John Deere corn planter with
bean and fertilizer attachments. All above machinery for
use on FORD tractor. Rubber tired wagon with 24" grain
bed, McCormick Deering corn binder, six foot tractor disc,
McCormick Deering 5 ft. mower, three section spring tooth,
6 ft. cultipacker, hay tedder, six good 10 gallon milk cans,
pail and strainers, good Farm Master oil-burning tank
heater, small tools, 20 gal. oil, log chains, lawn mower,
many other miscellaneous items.
GRAIN, HAY and STRAW—250 bushels oats in bin
15 acres shock corn 10 acres Richland soy beans in field
11 acres Manchu soy beans in field Alfalfa hay in mow
40 bales wheat straw.
HOUSEHOLD GOODS—Collapsible baby buggy, like
new Pre-war baby jumper swing with standard Child’s
swings and trapeze 9X12 foot rug combination desk and
bookcase 2 rockers other miscellaneous items.
Terms of sale—CASH. No goods to be removed until
settlement is made.
RAYMOND ROSEBOOM, Owner
Thrapp and Warren, Auctioneers
NOTICE: In case of rain sale will be held under cover.
DEAD STOCK REMOVED
WITHOUT PAY
BUCKEYE REDUCTION COMPANY, Findlay, Ohio
Phone MAIN 475 Collect
BRANCH OF FOSTORIA ANIMAL PRODUCTS, INC.