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ALLEN COUNTY
“E” Award Won By
Lima Plant
Twenty-one additional war plants
have won the Army-Navy production
“E” award. They include in Ohio:
Crane & MacMahon, Incorporated,
St. Marys.
Quincy Elevator Gate Company,
Tiffin.
Superior Coach Corporation, Lima.
Former Sheriff As
sumes New Duties
William V. Daley, former Allen
county sheriff, assumed his duties
as an inspector in the state liquor
department.
Area Trucks Sent To
Aid Flood Area
Thirty-eight trucks manned by
some 100 Allen county men were
sent to the stricken flood areas by
BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY
March is the Birthday of the
Farm Bureau Life Insurance
Company. During that month
I shall give the best possible
service to all my policyholders
and their friends. Call me for
help with any insurance ques
tions or problems.
PAUL E. WHITMER
245 W. Grove St. Phone 350-W
Bluffton, Ohio
Representing
Farm Bureau Life Ins. Co.
Home Office: Columbus, Ohio
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.
The Akron, Canton &
Youngstown Railroad Co.
Public Sale
The undersigned will sell at public auction at his home
5 miles south of Rawson and one mile west, or 4 miles east
of Bluffton on Route 103 and one mile south, or 7 miles
north of Ada on Route 69 and one mile east, on
Wednesday, March 21
at 12:30 P. M.
The following property:
2 HORSES—Sorel mare 9 years old, sorel gelding 8
years old. Nice, gentle work team.
8 HEAD GUERNSEY CATTLE—Cow, 6 years old
with calf by side cow, 6 years old, fresh June 16 cow, 3
years old, fresh March 29 cow, 3 years old, fresh May 2
cow, 3 years old, fresh Aug. 8 3 heifers coming 2 years
old (2 bred, one open).
21 HEAD SPOTTED POLAND HOGS—5 spotted sows,
some with pigs by side, others to farrow soon 18 shoats
averaging 90 pounds male hog 2 years old, a good one.
18 HEAD SHEEP—18 head ewes, will lamb last of
April.
FARM MACHINERY
Case Model 2 or 3 plow tractor Case 14 in. tractor
plow, good as new Case 14 in, tractor plow Roderick Lean
tractor disc McCormick-Deering 9 ft. cultipacker U. S.
corn shredder, 4 roll, in good condition John Deere corn
planter with fertilizer attachments Van Brunt 12 hole
grain drill, good as new John Deere manure spreader, like
new Deering corn binder New Idea Heavy Duty metal
hay loader New Idea side delivery hay rake, like new
Buckeye mowing machine Deering grain binder 2 row
com plow single row corn plow iron harrow spring tooth
harrow spike tooth harrow 2 wagons hay ladders bob
sled walking plows 5 shovel plow buzz saw butchering
tools, kettles, scalding tank, etc. copper kettle Clipper
fanning mill McCormick-Deering No. 3 cream separator
11/s H. P. Cushman gas engine pump jack log chain set
work harness blacksmith forge and anvil fly nets horse
collars 6 hog houses 6X7, extra good brooder house
6X8 slush scraper dump scraper hog ringing crate
shovels, forks, etc.
HOUSEHOLD GOODS—3 tables sink bookcase 4
beds wardrobe dresser jars glass cans, & other articles.
FEED—15 shocks bundle fodder.
Terms—Cash.
NEWS NOTES FROM FOUR COUNTIES
officials of the State Highway de
partment, Division No. 1.
Twenty trucks were sent to Cin
cinnati with three men in each ve
hicle to aid in rescue work in the
“Queen City” where the river was
more than 12 feet over flood stage.
At the more serious flood areas
around Portsmouth, 18 trucks were
dispatched there with 13 of the ve
hicles from the state highway de
partment, division one, three from
Hancock county, one from Allen
county, and one from Putnam coun
ty. Most of the vehicles were man
ned by three men.
Allen County Man
Ends Life
Harold Verbryke, 53, of Lima
Route 2, ended his life recently in
the garage at his home by hooking
a hose connection to the exhaust
pipe of his automobile and turning
on the motor.
Coroner Harry E. Lewis returned
a verdict of suicide induced by poor
health.
Police Get Raise
Monthly pay increases of $15 for
Lima policemen and firemen will be
come effective March 15, city coun
cil decreed, bringing their salaries
to $190 a month.
Scores Lawyers For
Stand On Titles
Unwillingness of Allen County at
torneys to recognize validity of titles
to land sold for collection of delin
quent taxes was blamed by County
Auditor Floyd W. Griffin for costs
to the county of thousands of dol
lars.
The auditor cited state statutes
providing that all liens and encum
brances become invalid in forfeited
tax sales, and said a recent Supreme
Court ruling has sustained the law.
Despite this, he said, attorneys ad
vise clients to test the validity of
each title. This, he said dissuades
many persons from bidding for the
properties.
Auction sales of delinquent lands
have been conducted for the past
five years, and a sixth sale will open
this spring, Mr. Griffin said.
HANCOCK COUNTY
Name Essay Contest
Winners
Winners in the American Legion’s
Harry Marshall, Owner
Thrapp & Warren, Auctioneers Russell Ream, Clerk
annual essay contest were announced
at an assembly at Findlay high
school and awards were made by
Ed R. Rate, commander of Findlay’s
Ralph D. Cole post, and H. C.
Jordahl, chairman of the contest
committee.
The following, three boys and
three girls, were declared winners
in the county contest and each was
awarded a certificate and $10 in
war savings stamps: Bonnie Walters
and Arthur Whetstone, sophomores
Nancy Nelson and Douglas Rees,
juniors Jacqueline Lou Henry and
Joseph R. Huth ,seniors.
Revive Boy Scout After
Pool Plunge
Firemen with a resuscitator were
called to the Y. M. C. A. at Findlay
to revive Clifford Simons, 12, son of
Mr. and Mrs. James Simons, of
Continental, who jumped into the
pool and failed to come up. He
could swim a little. His friends
pulled him from the bottom of the
pool and partially revived him before
firemen arrived. The boy had ac
companied his Boy Scout troop to
Findlay for a swim in the pool.
The mishap occurred a few min
utes before the assembled scouts
from troop 82, Bluffton, were sched
uled to use the pool
Navy Defers Findlay
Surgeon
Dr. Henry F. Koehler, physician
and surgeon, has been notified by the
Navy Department that his commis
sion and assignment into the medical
corps has been deferred indefinitely
due to the small percentage of sur
geons in the Findlay area.
This is the second time he has been
deferred. He enlisted in July, 1942,
but was declared essential to the
medical profession at Findlay.
Housewives Have Real
Blue Monday
It was really Blue Monday for
Findlay housewives, last Monday.
Clothes were washed in Findlay
without soft water because of the
war emergency and floods in the
Ohio River Valley.
The Louisville Cement Co. has been
furnishing the city for 11 years with
dehydrated lime, bought on the basis
of soluable calcium oxide content, but
for the last month the company has
dropped behind on schedule of ship
ments.
Dog Event Cancelled
The Wood-Hancock County Bird
Dog Club, Inc., has cancelled its
$1,000 Victory stake, an open pheas
ant gun dog event due to flooded
courses.
Allow Sheep Claims
Sheep claims amounting to $287
for 17 animals killed and 21 in
jured in Hancock county during De
cember, January and February have
been allowed by the county commis
sioners.
This is the smallest amount al
lowed for animal claims since June,
1942, when $159.80 was allowed. The
13 claims range from $8 to $71.
Among the claims allowed were:
Henry Bame, Orange township, six
injured, $15.
R. E. Rupright, Union township,
one injured, $12.
Ivan R. Montgomery, Orange
township, one killed, one injured, $20.
Fill Ration Post
A. L. Mattoon has been appointed
chairman of the Hancock County
War Price and Rationing Board, suc
ceeding Perry Miles, resigned. His
appointment was confirmed by H. G.
Bogart, Toledo district OPA director.
Killed In Action
Pfc. Domer D. Oman, 26, was
killed in action in Italy Feb. 21, his
wife, Dorotha, of Mt. Blanchard, has
been notified. An infantryman, he
was inducted last April 24 and went
overseas in January. He vras a
graduate of Rawson high school.
HARDIN COUNTY
Missing Ada G. I. Is
Prisoner Of War
Pfc. Harry Wolfe, reported miss
ing in action in Belgium on Decem
ber 17, is held as a prisoner of war,
by Germany according to word re
ceived by his mother, Mrs. Goldie
Wolfe, at Ada. The prisoner of
war card was mailed Jan. 12. Pvt.
Wolfe was a member of a tank de
stroyer unit.
Purchase Ada Block
Purchase of the Young building, a
two-story brick business structure in
Ada, by Dr. A. L. Tipple and R. A.
Woodmency, has been announced.
The building was purchased from the
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Hancock Savings and Loan Co., of
Findlay. No immediate change is
planned. Dr. Tipple announced that
he will continue to have offices on
the second floor where he is engaged
in dental work. Woodmency, who
has been employed by the Pennsyl
vania railroad for more than 30
years, shared in the purchase as an
investment.
Reinstatement Eearing
Given Kenton Teacher
Mrs. Pauline Smith, Kenton ele
mentary teacher, will be given a
hearing before the Board of Educa
tion March 20 on her plea for re
instatement.
The board reported Mrs. Smith
was suspended recently, but that a
committee of petitioners, including
parents of children in her classes,
asked the board to reinstate her.
Ada High Exercises
Set For May 24
Commencement exercises at Ada
high school, with Sanford F. Jame
son, superintendent of schools of
Ashland, giving the address, will be
May 24.
Jameson is a graduate of Ada
high school and Ohio Northern uni
versity. After teaching at Dola, he
became principal at Toronto and then
went to Ashland where he served in
a similar capacity before becoming
superintendent.
Alger Gunner One Of
First To Enter Manila
Pfc. Elmer J. Risner of Alger, a
machine gunner was one of the first
to enter Manila when the “Flying
Squadron” of the famous First Cal
vary Division crashed through Jap
defenses to capture Santo Tomas
university helping to liberate some
3,700 civilian Allied internees.
Riding the victory bandwagon, Ris
ner received the thrill of a lifetime
when happy Filipinos cheered the
victors and carried them on their
shoulders through the streets.
A veteran of the Admiralty Is
lands campaign and the hard fought
Leyte battle in which he stayed in
combat 72 days, Risner was of the
opinion that the drive down the
plains of Luzon was by far the
easiest to take”
He attended McGuffey high school
and entered the service in October,
1942. He joined the First Calvary
Division, Fort Riley, Kansas, and
sailed overseas in January, 1943. A
farmer before the war, he is hoping
to return to the good earth when
it’s all over. Parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Risner, live at Alger.
PUTNAM COUNTY
Plan Disposal Plant,
Sewers At Ottawa
Steps by which a new system of
sewers and a disposal plant can be
obtained for Ottawa were outlined
for the council at its regular meet
ing but the body postponed any ac
tion on the matter for a few days.
Council was advised to file an ap
plication with the federal govern
ment immediately depressing its de
sire to improve the sewerage facili
ties of Ottawa as soon as possible.
This advice was extended by En
gineer Dill of the Burgess-Niple Co.
of Columbus which made a complete
survey of Ottawa’s sewerage needs
three years ago.
Perform Successful
Rare Operation
Performance of a rare operation
on a month old Ottawa baby was
disclosed by an Ottawa physician.
Another Travelling Churchill..,
■.w.
YOUNGEST DAUGHTER OF BRITAIN’S PRIME MINISTER, Junior
Commander Mary Churchill of the Women'i Auxiliary Territorial Service,
•ailed from England recently to serve with a mixed anti-aircraft battery in
Belgium. Aboard the ship which took them across the channel she drops in
to say goodnight to the girls of her battery.
The operation was performed in
St. Rita’s hospital, Lima, on John
Richard Labadie II, son born to
First Lieutenant and Mrs. John
Labadie, Feb. 4, to relieve an ab
dominal obstruction. The operation
was reported successful.
The infant’s ailment was described
as “pyloric stenosia” by the physi
cian. He explained the child’s di
gestive tract was obstructed. Lt.
Labadie is stationed at Fort Knox,
Kentucky.
Award Gilboa Grange
Gilboa Grange has received a cer
tificate of honor from Albert Goss,
national grange master, for achieve
ment in the year 1944.
Included in the list for which the
certificate was awarded are a gain
in new members, community service,
sponsoring public programs and per
sonal donations.
Methodists Exceed
Crusade Goal
The seven Methodist parishes in
Putnam county have exceeded their
goal in the Crusade for Christ pro
gram, a postwar rehabilitation and
reconstruction home and foreign mis
sion program of the Methodist
church.
Freed From Jap
Prison
Paul O. Misslef and Mrs. Ed' Ul
rich, of Lima, have received word of
the liberation of their brother, Karl
E. Missler from a Japanese prison
camp in the Philippine islands.
Missler, son of Mr. and Mrs. John
A. Missler of Ottawa, had been a
civilian prisoner of the Japanese
since the capture of Cavite naval
base, where he had been employed
by the government.
First word received after his cap
ture revealed that he was stationed
at Santo Tomas. Later he reported
being transferred to another prison
camp.
Hold Scholarship
Tests At Ottawa
Seventy pupils from Putnam coun
ty high schools took the annual sen
ior scholarship test at Ottawa.
Executives of the schools conducted
the tests. Papers will be graded by
the state department of education
and results announced in a few
weeks.
Killed In Action
Pvt. Robert Trame, 22, was killed
in action Nov. 21, 1944 in Italy the
war department notified his parents,
Mr .and Mrs. ^Albert Trame of Ot
tawa.
Pvt. Trame had been reported
missing Nov. 21, and the war de
partment explained “unusual circum
stances” were responsible for the de
lay in notifying the parents of their
son’s death. The young man was
with a demolition squad, but no de
tails of how he was killed were re
ceived by Mr. and Mrs. Trame.
Bronze Combat Star
Given Grove Soldier
Mrs .Ruby Watkins of Columbus
Grove has received word from her
husband, Corporal Raymond Wat
kins, stating that he has been award
ed the Bronze Combat Star. Cpl.
Watkins, with an ordnance company
in Guam, has been stationed in the
Southwest Pacific for 15 months.
LOCAL AND LONG
DISTANCE HAULING
Every Load Insured
STAGER BROS.
Bluffton, Ohio
Beaverdam
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Rockhill of
Columbus Grove were Saturday eve
dinner guests of Mrs. Etta Yant.
Mrs. Esther Lombard and son Bud
spent the week end with relatives at
Ft. Wayne.
Mrs. C. D. Chiles is visiting Mr.
and Mrs. Richard Bergman at St.
Louis, Mo., also Rev. and Mrs. Paul
Chiles and family at Lebanon, Ohio.
Mrs. Victoria Hunter returned to
her home here after spending the
winter with Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Mil
ler at Findlay.
The L. O. C. S. of the Church of
Christ met at the home of Mrs. Ella
Yant on Wednesday evening. Mrs.
Esther Lombard led thn discussions on
“What Can Christians Do About In
different Church Members?” Mrs.
Marion Reigle gave a paper on “The
Life of St. Patrick. Members pres
ent were Mrs. Scott Lewis, Mrs. Net
tie Young, Mrs. Esther Lombard,
Mrs. Mae Bailey, Mrs. Carl Amstutz,
Mrs. Walter Barber and daughter Ro
zella, Rev. and Mrs.. Raymond Peter
son, Mrs. Grant Barbee and daughter,
Jerry, Mrs. Elmer Walters, Mrs. Stan
ley Vertner, Mrs. Marvin Reigle, Mrs.
Merrill Arnold and the hostess. Mrs.
Roy Arnold of Cairo was a guest.
The society voted to contribute to the
Red Cross. Refreshments concluded
the evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Augsburger,
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Michael and
family were Sunday eve dinner guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Van Meter.
Miss Irene Rowland spent the week
end with Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hebb and
family at Haviland.
The W’in Another Class of the
Church of Christ met Sunday at the
home of Mrs. Carl Amstutz. Present
were Rose Mary Page, Marvin and
Robert Reigle, Arthur and Ruth Ma
rie Peterson, Connie Sherrick, Marilyn
Gratz, Robert Fruchey, Melvin Weav
er, Rev. Raymond Peterson, Sandra
and Miriam Amstutz.
Arthur Thomas of Delphos was a
Saturday visitor of Miss Adda and
Clem Yoakam.
Miss Marian Pugh of Heidleberg
Here’s to the Hubbard Sunshine Way
That helps your Poultry lay and pay—
A balanced ration by the way,
Increasing profits day by day.
Yrour live stock, too, remember they
Will thrive on it—That’s why we say,
Get started now without delay
THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 1945
college spent the week end with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Pugh.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Mize of Toledo,
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Green of Con
tinental, Betty Anne Emerick of Lima
and Gayle Emerick of Bluffton were
Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Leonard Green and sons.
Mr. and Mrs. Alva Bryan of Lima
were Sunday afternoon guests of Mr.
and Mrs. S. J. Sandy.
S. Sgt. and Mrs. Ronald Ernst and
daughter of Iowa are visiting at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Trout.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Amstutz and
daughters "were Sunday evening vis
tors of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Amsutz
and Mrs. Gideon Steiner and son.
Mrs. Arthur Pugh will have charge
of the Red Cross drive which will be
started here this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Rupright
were Sunday afternoon callers of Mrs.
David Koehler at Ada.
NOTICE OF DRAWING OF JURIES
In compliance with Section 11419-23 of the
General Code of Ohio, notice is hereby Riven
that on the 24th day of March, A. D., 1945.
at 9:00 o'clock A. M.. petit jury and grand
jury will be drawi for the April. 1945 term
of Court of Common Pleas of Allen County,
Ohio.
Said drawing shall be held in Court Room
No. 1, Court House, Lima, Ohio.
R. R. Schryer
B. B. Harsh
And cash in on the Hubbard Sunshine Way.
Tune in every Friday 1:15 to 1:45 Findlay Station WFIN
for Bluffton high school broadcast.
The Bluffton Milling Co.
pnowas
At
/50
PER POUND GAIN
Now
Allen County Jury Commissioners
by: H. J. Bowman.
Deputy Jury Commissioner.
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT
The State of Ohio, Allen County, ss.
Estate of Nancy Brentlinger. Deceased.
Harry E. Lewis, of 828 Bellefontaine Ave.,
Lima. Ohio, has been appointed and qualified
as Administrator with will annexed of the
estate of Nancy Brentlinger late of Allen
County. Ohio, deceased.
Dated this 6th day of March, 1945.
RAYMOND P. SMITH.
49 Probate Judge
A Word To The Wise
USE BALANCED FEEDS
That’s the first step for increased production. Never
before has there been such a need for proper feeding
of every animal on the farm. Put HUBBARD’S SUN
SHINE to work for you and “cash in” on the extra
money our feeds will make you. For hogs, cows and
poultry.
Sheet Metal Works,
Spouting, Furnace
Repair, Roof Re
pairing
All asphalt base roof paints
in green, red and black.
J. A. LEATHERMAN
Phone 175-631
Beaverdam, Ohio
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on today's ingredient prices.
MASTER MIX CHICK STARTER
WITH M-V
(Melhio-Vite)
The greatest feeding development
in years. Come in. Ask about it.
available:
Master Feed Mill
Leland Basinger, Mgr.
DEAD STOCK REMOVED
WITHOUT PAY
BUCKEYE REDUCTION COMPANY, Findlay, Ohio
Phone MAIN 475 Collect
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