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ALLEN COUNTY
Lima News Hit By
$50,000 Blaze
Fire of unknown origin caused
$50,000 damage to the Lima News
Buldg., Thursday.
The blaze started in the basement
mailing room and spread to the
business office on the first floor and
the editorial department on the sec
ond floor. The newspaper’s mechan
ical departments and composing room
at the rear were not damaged
Many Bluffton subscribers felt the
loss keenly Sunday when the famil
iar comic sheets were not included
with the Sunday edition, the sheets
having been destroyed in the fire.
Kenneth Thiesing, 32 alter Mc
Namara, 41, and Garrett Cooper, 48,
firemen, were injured while fighting
the fire.
Lusk Hearing Begins
Preliminary hearing for Harvey
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Lusk, 53, charged with manslaughter
in connection with the death of his
wife, Blanche, 53, mother of nine
children, in their south Lima cottage
the night of Dec. 27, began in muni
cipal court with the testimony of
Dr. F. A. Hensath, Ada physician,
who conducted a post-mortem on the
body at Memorial hospital. The wit
ness testified that Mrs. Lusk’s death
was caused by a brain concussion
and multiple rib fractures, either of
which could have been fatal.
Lusk pleaded innocent when he
was arraignedreccntly.
Remove Open Safety
Pin From Child’s
Throat
An open safety pin was removed
from the throat of Donald Reiff, Jr.,
six-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs.
Donald Reiff, Sr., of Lima, Memor
ial hospital attaches reported.
The child had swallowed the pin
when his mother had turned from
him for a moment while changing
his clothing, she said, and when he
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something was wrong.
An X-ray at the hospital revealed
the open pin lodged at the base of
his throat. The physician was able
to remove the obstacle by instru
ments, without resorting to surgery.
The child suffered no ill after
effects, attaches reported, and was
returned to his home after the pin
was removed.
Enlisted Men Start
Work In Foundry
Five enlisted men of the U. S.
armed services, the advance guard
of a group of nearly 100 scheduled
for assignment to technical jobs at
the Ohio Steel Foundry Co. at Lima,
started their new peacetime jobs re
cently. They have been furloughed
by the army to lend their skill in the
manufacturing of gun casings.
HANCOCK COUNTY
Less Tax Needed By
City Of Findlay
The city of Findlay during 1945
will require $7,260 less funds from
general taxation for operating ex
penses than it did in 1944, according
to the annual appropriation ordin
ance adopted by city council.
The ordinance, approved by the
finance committee and submitted to
council by Auditor E. Harlan Struble
provided for a total appropriation
of $182,125 from general taxation,
exclusive of pensions,as compared to
$189,385 last year.
The appropriation included $56,
350 for the fire department and $36,
670 for the police department.
Findlay Infantryman
Dies In Leyte
Private First Class Lawrence Ed
ward Holmes, 27, an infantryman,
died of wounds on Leyte, Philippine
islands, Nov. 22, according to word
received from the war department by
his wife, Betty, of Findlay. He pre
viously was reported seriously
wounded Nov. 13.
Farmers Urge Slow
Time
Pomona Grange and subordinate
granges of Hancock County filed a
petition with City Council asking
Findlay to retain Central War Time
throughout the year.
$7,000 Fine Given Two
Findlay Gamblers
Harve Bair and Russell (Bus)
Emenegger, arraigned before Com
mon Tleas Judge Chester Pendleton
on a grand jury charge of operating
gambling devices in Findlay, were
each fined $500 on each of seven
charges and sentenced to 30 days’
imprisonment on each charge—a to
tal of $3,500 and 210 days each.
Expressing the belief that the jail
term would not remedy the situa
tion, Judge Pendleton suspended the
sentence, providing that each sever
all connections with gambling and
the gambling business.
Censuring the gamblers, Judge
Pendleton said the court will no
longer stand for gambling in Han
cock County as it has been carried
on.
“It has reached a point where it
reflects on all law enforcement offi
cers”, he said.
With the indictment, the grand jury
issued a statement charging laxity
on the part of city and county offi
cials in the enforcement of gambling
laws.
Accident Fatal To
Woman Following
Husband’s Funeral
Mrs. Cora Bell Fenimore, 84, died
in the Findlay hospital seven hours
after funeral services were held for
her husband, Samuel Fenimore. She
died of injuries sustained when the
car in which she was riding was
struck by a Nickel Plate passenger
train at the North Cory street cross
ing.
Drifts Cause New City
Clerk To Miss First
Day In Office
What should have been the first
business day of his term in office
for Walter D. Feller, Hancock coun
ty’s new clerk of courts, was just an
other day on his farm near Mt.
Blanchard.
The new county official was hem
med in by snow drifts all around
and so he phoned the court house
just to report up and to let the
official staff know that he would be
along later to take charge.
Findlay P. O. Receipts
Set All Time Record
Receipts at the Findlay post office
for the year 1944 totaled $251,401.60,
THE BLUFFTON NEWS, BLUFFTON, OHIO
the highest in the history of the
office, W. T. Ault, postmaster said.
This showed a gain of $40,592.76, the
biggest annual increase in the his
tory of the post office.
Protest Price Ceiling
For Cattle
Price ceilings on feeder cattle
would be ruinous to the business B.
B. Brumley, of McComb, told Sena
tor Robert A. Taft, in Washington.
The Hancock county man headed a
delegation of feeder dealers who con
ferred with the Ohio senator.
Senator Taft, Republican, and
Senator O’Mahoney, Democrat, of
Wyoming, protested in the capital
city against suggestions that ceiling
prices be placet! on live cattle.
Senator Taft said in an interview
he was asking Economic Stabilizer
Fred Vinson to review the prob
lem before any action is taken.
Saying that Ohio cattlemen al
ready are discouraged by present
regulations Taft declared “apparent
ly the so-called experts don’t want
to encourage the eating of beef.”
Senator O’Mahoney said after a
conference with Vinson that he and
Judge Joseph Montague of Fort
Worth, Texas, attorney for the Tex
as cattlemen’s association had insist
ed that such a ceiling would jeopard
ize the war department’s meat pro
curement program by causing a
sharp curtailment of cattle feeding.
HARDIN COUNTY
Ada Seeks Floodlights
A movement to purchase flood
lights for night football games at
Ada next fall, which started at the
annual football grid banquet in De
cember, received further attention
at a recent Kiwanis club meeting.
Furnace Blast Causes
Kenton Mill Fire
When a furnace exploded at the
Kenton Farmer’s Grain and Supply
company, fire broke out causing dam
age estimated up in the thousands
of dollars, Fred Dierksheide, man
ager, announced.
The blaze, confined to the furnace
room, damaged a large quantity of
seed stored in the elevator. Fire
men fought the fire for three hours.
The manager said the loss was cov
ered by insurance.
Ada Infantryman
Killed In Action
Pvt. John F. Beach, 33, infantry
man with Patton’s Third Army, was
killed in action in Germany Dec. 7,
his mother, Mrs. Mary Beach, was
informed. He had been reported
missing since Dec. 28.
Private Beach entered service
October 12, 1943, and went overseas
last June.
Cancel Hardin Games
All Hardin County Class basket
ball games were cancelled because
of snowdrifted roads. Elementary
classes opened in Kenton, educators
said.
‘Missing” Kenton Sol
dier Reported Killed
Pvt. Charles W. Mullennax, 19,
was killed in action in Germany De
cember 4, the War Department ad
vised his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam H. Mullennax, Kenton. Pre
viously they had been notified that
he was reported missing in action.
He went overseas last October.
Honor Forest Solon
Attorney J. E. Simpson, Forest,
Hardin County’s representative to
the Ohio General Assembly, this
week was honored by beiqg appoint
ed chairman of the House judiciary
committee. He also is a member of
the military affairs and the com
merce and transportation committees.
Train Crash Kills Two
Trainmen At Dola
A Pennsylvania Railroad freight
train crashed into the rear end of
another at Dola last Thursday, kill
ing Flagman Francis Greater and
Conductor “Red” Turnbaugh, both
of Fort Wayne, Indiana.
A caboose and a freight car, load
ed with corn, were destroyed by fire.
Hardin Auditor Chief
Resigns
Leo Dirmeyer, Kenton, chief dep
uty in the office of the Hardin
County auditor for 20 years, has re
signed to accept a similar position
with the Union County auditor at
Marysville. No appointment is
planned for Hardin county at this
time Auditor W. B. Wilson said.
PUTNAM COUNTY
Stove Blast Injures
Leipsic Housewife
Mrs. Russell Meyers, about 45,
was taken to a Lima hospital after
a laundry stove exploded in the fam-
ily home.
It was reported that the family
had purchased a new laundry stove
for the purpose of furnishing addi
tional heat for the kite, en. The ex
plosion occurred shortly alter Mr.
Meyers had started a fire in the
stove.
The blast blew two windows from
the kitchen and destroyed two chairs.
A fragment of flying metal struck
Mrs. Meyers in the foot causing a
severe injury necessitating an oper
ation.
It was reported that several child
ren were in the home at the time of
the mishap but no other person was
injured. Mrs. Meyers was not
burned.
Firemen, who were called to the
scene, found no flames, and expressed
belief that the blast came from an
explosive substance in the coal.
Gilboa Officer Promot
ed To Captaincy
Emerson Billingsley, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Farley Billingsley, Gilboa,
has been promoted to captain at
Monroe, La., where he is a naviga
tion instructor in the air forces.
Captain Billingsley flew 50 missions
in the Mediterranean area before his
return to this country.
Putnam Beet Growers
Meet At Fremont
Putnam county beet growers took
part in the Ohio Sugar Beet Day
program held in Fremont last week.
C. J. Windau of Putnam county
presided at a session and speakers
were present from Washington, D.
C., Columbus and the state experi
mental station at Wooster.
County Agent L. C. Holtkamp re
ported that Harry Purnell of Greens
burg township, realized a return of
$186.18 per acre from six acres of
irrigated sugar beets as compared
with $155.15 received on non-irrigat
ed acreage.
German Frau’s Pie Not
As Good As Mom’s
Mrs. J. E. Killen recently received
a letter from her son, Cpl. Robert
Killen, who is somewhere in France,
stating that he had met Jack Bogart,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Bo
gart, former residents of Columbus
Grove, in a German farm house. He
said that he was just leaving when
he met Bogart.
Cpl. Killen also said that he was
given a piece of apple pie by a Ger
man woman, but, he said “It wasn’t
half as good as those you bake,
Mom.”
Cpl. Killen is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. E. Killen of Columbus Grove
and is the husband of the former
Elsie Conn of Ottawa.
Ottawa Eagles Cele
brate Opening Of
New Quarters
Members of the Ottawa Fraternal
Order of Eagles, greeted 1945 re
cently from one of the finest quart­
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