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THURSDAY, MAY 24, 1945 Commencement Visitors Among those from out of town at tending the college commencement events over the week end were: Verne Schlegel, Bloomfield, Iowa Mr. and Mrs. Roland Bixler, New Haven, Conn. Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Sprunger, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Habeg ger, Berne, Ind. G. A. Lehman, Rochester, N. Y. Olo Luginbuhl Mo ser, Park Ridge, Ill. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Reusser, Newark. Mrs. Rufus Rich, Washington, Ill. Mrs. Richard Vincent, El Passe, Ill. A. C. Griffith, Madison, W. Va. Mr. and Mrs. Roger Hauenstein, Colum bus Mrs. Richard Mumma, Chicago Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Sommer, Pekin, Illinois. Two things that put money in your pocket buying money in your pocket You get top marl courteous service bee market. Drive up to tl we’ll do the rest. TheK&M Robert Murray Next to Town Hall For a long while n Memorial Day. Le them by: Staying on the jo Bonds—and keep tl Keeping the Red keep on giving. Saving lives by giv Keeping out of the prices down. WOULD SCWVCO* 3. 4. 5. 6. College Booster Concert Nets $800 With final reports incomplete, in dications are that net proceeds of the Bluffton College Booster concert held last Friday night in the Ramseyer chapel will amount to more than $800. One of the outstanding events of commencement week, the concert at tracted a capacity audience. Pro ceeds will go in a fund to purchase a new grand piano for Music hall. THANK YOU I wish to thank members of the Living Links S. S. Class of the Eben ezer church for the flowers which were sent for my mother’s funeral. Mrs. Harry O. Luginbuhl. SERVICE within keeping Sesent day conditions. Be singer Funeral Home nds, of course—but also it’s vhen you sell to us your Cream, Eggs and Poultry et price and quick, fast and luse this is a home-owned le curb and sound your horn— Produce Co. Charles Kinsinger Bluffton phone 492-W (711 EMORIAL DAY day has been every us keep faith with Buy Seventh War Loan :m. rosa by his side. Give and ig to the blood bank. )lack market and keeping ly, V-Mail., Writing him reguh Paul Diller FUNERAL HOME Not Try Our o n o i a 1 CURRENT PAY ENT PLAN CHECKING A 1. No Minimum Baranc^*' 2. Only a small charge for a cheek book. No other charges. Write as many checks as you please. A Safe Place for your money, and a receipt for all your bills paid. Designed especially for the depositor with a modest de posit account, writing a limited number of checks. This economical and safe method of paying as you go is meeting with increasing favor among many of our depositors. Come in and let us Explain. This bank will be closed all day on Memorial Day, Wednesday. May 30. The Citizens NatmnM-fe^ Member Feders’ Member Federr' THE BLUFFTON NEWS B. F. BIERY. Business Mgr. C. A. BIERY, Editor Published weekly at Bluffton, Ohio, by th luff ton 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. New shipment of bed lamps at Ba singer’s furniture store. An unusual selection. Miss Larkie Quaintance of Upper Sandusky spent the week end with Mrs. Edith Mann. Chas. Miller of West Jefferson spent Sunday at his home on South Main street. Rev. and Mrs. John Esau are at tending Mennonite conferences at Pu laski, Iowa and Newton, Kansas this week. Mr. and Mrs. Amos Suter, Miss Sarah Amstutz and Mrs. Linda Fett visited with Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Beer of Pandora, Sunday. Diamond, fan and ladder trellises. Bluffton Implement & Harness Co. Geo. Donaghue and son of North ville, Mich., visited at the home of Mrs. N. W. Cunningham, South Jack son street, Sunday Mrs. Richard Mumma of Chicago visited the latter part of last week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Nonnamaker of Spring street. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Badertscher of San Francisco, are visiting this week at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Badertscher of South Lawn avenue. A. C. Griffith of Madison, W. Va., visited at the ohme of his brother R. E. Griffith and family of South Lawn avenue and attended a reunion of his class at Bluffton college on Saturday. See me for memorials of all kinds. Samuel Bixel, 409 S. Main St., Bluff ton. Phone 429-W. Representing the Lima Marble & Granite Co. tf We have several bushels of last year’s Hoosier Crost Hybrid seed corn for sale, $5 per bushel. Series No. 405 and No. 166. Germination guaranteed. The Bluffton Milling Co. 6 Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Stettler spent the week end in Willard with Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Wiebe and daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Cox and family of Ash tabula were also guests at the Wiebe home. The adviser of the 1945 senior class of Bluffton high school requests that all merchants with outstanding ac counts against the class present state ments before Thursday noon, May 24. No bills will be paid after that date. The Bluffton Lions club will stage a community benefit minstrel show, Tuesday night, June 12, with a cast composed of local talent. R. A. Lantz and Paul Stauffer are in charge. For sale—All kinds of vegetable seeds. Grove Street Greenhouses, Bluffton. Mrs. Rufus Rich of Washington, Ill., and Mrs. Richard Vincent of El Paso, Ill., were week end guests at the homes of their sisters, Mrs. R. L. Triplett of Campus Drive and Mrs. George Linden of Cherry street while attending college graduation exercises. Hog houses and hog feeders. Bluff ton Implement & Hamess Co. Pvt. and Mrs. Maurice Strahm of Camp Fannin, Texas, are spending a ten day furlough with their par ents Mr. and Mrs. Von Strahm and family of Lima and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Garmatter of Bluffton. Mr. and Mrs. Roland Bixler of New Haven, Conn., attended College com mencement events over the week end and visited their parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Triplett of Campus Drive and Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Bixler of East Kibler street. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Hinderman and family and Mrs. Gertrude Agner of Ottawa, Mr. and Mrs. Sprague and family of Buckland, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Jones, Mrs. Don Starr and 1 family of Lima and Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Spalling were dinner guests Sunday at the Chancey Spallinger home. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Elzay enter tained at dinner, Sunday: Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Hixon of Hillsboro, Mr. and Mrs Orville Kneller and Miss Betty Niswander of Leipsic, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Jones of Col. Grove, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Nis wander and family of Findlay, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Sanderson of Ada and Mrs. Zella Hixon of Bluffton. Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Luginbuhl en tertained the following for Sunday dinner: Pvt. and Mrs. Delbert Lug inbuhl of Dover Del. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Feikert and daughters of Colum bus Mrs. Virgil Moser and son of Park Ridge, Ill. Mrs. F. E. Niswan der and son of Augusta, Ga. Mr. and Mrs. Evan Sommer and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Myron Luginbuhl and dau ghter. Mirra all purpose soapless cleaner, cleans quickly, thoroly, easily. Rec ommeded by Bluffton women. Ba singer’s furniture store. tf Among those from this place at tending the funeral services of Mrs. L. E. Sumney at Ft. Wayne, Friday, were: Mr. and Mrs. Levi Gable, Mrs. ani children, Mrs. Eli _____ ployd Harris and daughter ’aymond Crawford, E. M. ’-ah Hochstettler and Miss Marie hnbach, Mrs. Hiram Neu Deppler and THE BLUFFTON NEWS, BLUFFTON, OHIO For sale—All kinds of vegetable seeds. Grove Street Greenhouses, Bluffton. Gerald Swank in naval service sta tioned in Miami, Fla., is spending a leave with his wife here. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Hixon of Hillsboro spent the week end with relatives here. Diller ambulance removal: Mrs. Leroy Traucht from Bluffton hospital to her home on South Main street. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Garmatter, Mrs. Dorothy Houts and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Moser and daughter all of Bluffton and Pvt. and Mrs. Maurice Strahm of Camp Fannin, Texas, were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Von Strahm of Lima. Richland Center Next Sunday will be observed as Rural Life Sunday at Richland Grange hall and everybody is wlecome to at tend. Basket dinner at 12:30 noon and an interesting program as been planned in the afternoon at 2:30 with Rev. V. C. Opperman as guest speak er. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Bixel of South Bend, Ind. spent the week at the Robt. and Amos Gerber home. Mrs. Frank Burkholder returned with them to spend this week there. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Bowyer of Lima called at the W. .Schaublin home last Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Gratz and daughter ,Joan, Mr. and Mrs. Doni van Gratz and son Brett spent the week with Mr. and Mrs. Harold Stevens and daughter of Sandusky. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Marquart and son spent Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Otis Basinger and daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Aldine Amstutz and son, Mrs. Marion Downing of Pandora, S 1-c David Amstutz of Norfolk, Va., Mr. and Mrs. Lee Amstutz of Fostoria called Sunday afternoon on Mrs. Mar tha Basinger and her father, David Amstutz. Mr. and Mrs. Dave Fisher of Pan dora and Albert Kohler called Tues day evening at the Amos and Weldon Luginbuhl home. Miss Bernice Zimmerman was a Sunday dinner guest of Mr. and Mrs. Andy Hochstettler and family. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Amstutz spent Sunday evening at the Otto Amstutz home. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Nusbaum, Noah Hochstettler and daughter Lorena and Miss Marie Imbach called Sunday af ternoon at the Francis and Amos Ba singer home. Mrs. Woodrow’ Luginbuhl and dau ghters of Goshen, Ind., is speding this week with Mr. and Mrs. J. I. Lugin buhl. Other Sunday dinner guests were Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Grant and sons. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Schaublin and daughter called Friday evening on Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Hilty. Sunday afternoon callers at the Ernest Gratz home were: Mr. and Mrs. Howard Maidlow and daughter Eileen, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Boegli and daughter Eunice, Mr. and Mrs. Rich ard Core and family, Mrs. Florin Reuscher of Cincinnati, Mr. and Mrs. Reno Gratz and daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Weldon Deppler call ed Sunday afternoon at the Amos and Weldon Luginbuhl home. Mr. and Mrs. Andy Hochstettler and family called Saturday evening on Mr. and Mrs. Earl Crawfis. Mrs. Amos Luginbuhl, Mrs. Hiram Neuenschwander, Mrs. Cal Deppler and daughter Elaine and Eli Hostett ler attended the funeral of Mrs. La vina Sumney at Ft. Wayne, Friday. My- and Mrs. C. F. Niswander and Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Schaublin were Thursday evening supper guests of Mr and Mrs. C. O. Stryker of Lima, in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Strahm of Seattle, Wash., who are visiting here for a month. Mr. and Mrs. Warren Moser, Mr. and Mrs. Weldon Luginbuhl, Mr. and Mrs. Roily Moser, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Matter and daughter, Mrs. J. L. Gratz and Mr. and Mrs. Wilford Gratz call ed Friday evening on Mr. and Mrs. Hershel Moser and family of Colum bus Grove. Pleasant Hill Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Brauen were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Shindiedecker. Mr. and Mrs. Smith of Rawson, Mr. and Mrs. Sprague of Buckland, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Gleason of Lima were past week callers on the Mike Gleason family. Mr. and Mrs. Cleo Garau were callers on the Ed Althauser home. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Blosser and children were Sunday evening call ers on Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Phillips. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Phillips call ed on Mr. and Mrs. Elton Younk man Sunday afternoon, it being his birthday. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Long of Beav erdam were Sunday callers on H. P. and Oscar Zimmerman. There will be church Sunday even ing at the Pleasant Hill at 7:45. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bowers of Lima, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Welty and daughter were Sunday callers on Mr. and Mrs. Paul Faze. Nellie Huber and Lily Fett spent Tuesday in Findlay. Mayor’s Notice Collection of rubbish will be made on Monday, May 28. Patrons are asked to have rubbish zin containers, ready early in th° '•■r. n-d placed easily a Clubs, J^odyeS and Societies Engagement Announced Harvey E. Wilch announces the en gagement of his eldest daughter Le von Ellen to Pfc. Wayne Downey, son of Mr. and Harmon Downey of Beav erdam. No date has been set for the wedding. diss Wilch was graduated from Bluffton high school in the class of 1944 and is employed in her father’s restaurant. Mr. Dowmey was graduated from Beaverdam high school in the class of 1941. 1942 and been in home on furlough to Virginia for reassignment. Bridal Shower The Misses Ruth Steiner and Glen na Mae Reiter will entertain at a bridal shower at the Steiner home this Wednesday night honoring Miss Vera Amstutz, bride-elect of Harold Schu macher of Lafayette, R. I. Church of Christ The Ladies aid and Missionary so cieties of the Church of Christ will meet at the home of Mrs. Arthur Am stutz next Monday night at 8 o’clock. Alpha Gamma Club Mrs. Eleanor Morgan will entertain the Alpha Gamma club, Saturday night. Hobbies will be discussed and illustrated by Mrs. M. D. Soash, Mrs. Francis Basinger and Mrs. R. A. Lantz. Granddaughter to Wed The wedding of Miss Martha Bosse, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Bosse of Ada, granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Criblez of Bluffton to Pfc. Robert Love, son of Chaplain and Mrs. J. R. Love of Galveston, Texas, formerly of Lima will take place in St. Mark’s Lutheran church, Ada on Sunday, June 3 at 7:30 p. m. Officiating will be Rev. Luther Stager, pastor of the church and the bridegroom’s father, of Lima High Street church. The bride is a Memorial hospital and Pfc. Love is Western Reserve school in Cleveland. i He has been in the army since for the past 18 months has Europe. He is at present a thirty day convalescent after which he will return Coming Wedding Mr. and Mrs. Epriam Amstutz an nounce the approaching marriage of their daughter Vera LaVahn to Har old Schumacher of Lafayette, Rhode Island, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gideon Schumacher of Pandora. The wed ding will take place next month. formerly pastor United Brethren attended by her The bride will be aunt, Miss Rachel Criblez, as maid of honor and Miss Elvena Criblez, also an aunt will be a bridesmaid. Frank lin Scoles, son of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Scoles of Bluffton, a cousin of the bride will be ringbearer. graduate of Lima school of nursing a student in the university medical Masonic Meeting A stated communication of Bluff ton Masonic Lodge, will be held at 7:45 p. m. Monday. Work in the M. M. or F. C. degree will be conferred. Ralph T. Stearns, secretary. Royal Neighbors The Royal Neighbors will hold its regular meeting Thursday night at 8 o’clock instead of Friday. A dutch treat will follow the meeting. Richland Grange Rural Life Sunday will be observed at Richland Grange next Sunday to which all members are urged to come and bring their friends. A basket dinner will be held at 12:30 o’clock. Bring your own service. A program at 2 o’clock will consist of music and service conducted by Rev. V. C. Op percan of the Reformed church. A memorial service will be held at the regular meeting of the Grange next Tuesday night. Fresh Drugs and Quality Drug Store Merchandise of All Kinds Prescriptions Care fully ComdMinded Sidney’s Drug Shop Phone 170-W Lost—Ration book. return to Esther Kleme Warkentine, R. R., Coh leave at News office. For sale—Fur coat skunk in good conditio will trade on player pk ton phone 633-T. “Renusit” dry clea Auth. Dealer. For sale—Wardrobe, coal oil stove and other George Wagner, 4’i Ada on Route 69 or 1 Junction of Lincoln Route 69. Radio A & power Limited supply. Gi Dealer For sale— Nusbaum, 1 mile easi For sale—9 by 12 condition. John phone 477-W. For sale—Single Oliver tractor plow’ matter on Dixie l’,2 town. Found—Violin in case of Bixel optometry office have same by calling at identifying it. Bixel. -------ssass Poultry feed will be saved if feeders in brooder houses are kept not more than half filled after the chicks learn to find the feed. Five 2-foot feeders will provide enough space for 300 chicks. WANT-ADS See me for sheet spouting new work. Also ►ofing and roof Irkentin, Rt. 2, bhone 645-R. 6 or furnace repair asbestos siding, n painting. Jacob Wi Col. Grove. Bluffton Condition and wo|m your poultry the easy way. Put\ Ovumix in the feed. Get it at Joiw Wanted -Why woir lete’s foot, boils, burr^ ivy-poison, pimples, worm Ask Shop. hatchery, tf Z about eczema, itch, soriasis, ring skin diseases. Sidney’s Drug or any known about ath- V-J-O. Rell Potet for South See lawn mower jnd St. 7 used rake V. sharpening. Wanted—To buy go type hayloader. L. C. fayette. Ohio. Lafayet 171. Burwell, La e phone No. 5 house in Wanted—To buy or rlnt Bluffton before Septembei 1. Paul DeLamater, Ada. Contact baled al- For sale—Second cuttiig falfa hay also some buled clover and timothy mixed. Atyert Oyer, Bluffton phone 449-R. For rent—House located 3 miles east of Bluffton. Purl Hartman. For sale—Started chicks: Leghorns, barred and white rocks Hampshire reds. Jorg hatdhery. tf nd new For rent—House 2 Mi mil^s south east of Bluffton by June A. J. Miller, Bluffton phone 536-(1 For sale—All kinds of tegetable seeds. Grove Street Greenhouses, Bluffton. For sale—New Perfecting three burner coal oil stove with or without oven. Mrs. Eva Kohli, 101 Main street. Wanted—To buy standing timber, oak, etc. Highest prices call me. John Atha lii: Phone Red 257, Ada, Ohjo. ?/nder please ,'care of J. A. thus Grove or long haired size 14. Or o. Call Bluff Gamble’s dropleaf table, articles. Mrs. niles north of mile north of highway bushel bushel Ha beg For sale—25 beans also 25 beans. Joseph north on Hancock-Putn soy soy i Dunfield Richland er, 3*2 miles mi county line, pack batteries, mble’s Auth. Compac Pen Se Cosmet bard ►lants, Nancy ts, cauliflower n Beeshy, 151 7 Early Cobblers For sale—Tomato Hall sweet potato pla and head lettuce. Al Riley Street. For sale—Select 11 bags certified A Caine Katahdins 62 bags certified A 10 bags also 29 bags setts. Open until 8 p, Sno-White Market, I eaverdam. Also n i chigan Russetts )f select Rus in. Don Forche, with good five rage and other For sale—35 acres room house, barn, gi u buildings, 6 miles soi theast of Bluff ton. Mrs. H. W. .Althaus, Bluffton phone 238-W. “Kem-tone' Dealer. ’s Auth. children' id short Ladies and play suits and Auth. Dealer. 16 inch Wm. Gar- iles north of readers com i and Co., For sale—McGuffey’sl plebe sets unused, clea able. Midwest Cooks Ohio. CT AD reason Lowell 7 amble Kerosene stoves. Dealer. For sale—Electric rei quire 142 Mound St. Auth. left at door I Owner can nr office and Drs. D. C.land Gordon BOILER OPERATOR MUST HAVE LICENSE AND CERTIFICATE OF AVAILABILITY. CALL OR WRITE: Central Ohio Light & Power Co. BLUFFTON, OHIO 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 Y-5 thru Z-5 and A-2 thru U-2 good for 10 points each. Y-5 and Z-5 and A-2 thru D-2 expire June 2. PROCESSED FOODS—Book 4 blue stamp H-2 thru Z-2 and A-l thru C-l good for 10 points each. H-2 thru M-i expire June 2. SUGAR—Stamp 35 good for 5 pounds thru June 2. Stamp 36 good for 5 pounds thru August 31. GASOLINE—Stamp A-15 good for 4 gallons thru June 21. SHOES—Airplane stamps 1, 2 and 3 in Ratiuu Book No. 3 good indefinitely. Carelessness- of all sugai paid Kinds r, walnut, See or imber Co. 10 SOMEBODY else’s care lessness can involve you in a serious automobile acci dent which may lead to your fiiunli 11 bjjllrruy ILJ7 Don’t FrdTyxrur present prosperity and happiness by driving without ade quate Autqfrnobile Insur ance, that you are fully pro tected. See I to it TODAY lutzi Insurance Agency ane: 295-W S. Main Street Bluffton Ph 113'/. Gifts and iggestions for Graduation Billfolds Jewelry cs Harriet Hub Ayer and Coty’s. any other suggestions lov tly and appropriate for gifts. ntgomcry jus Stand Mo No Next door to Star Theatre ill be closed U1 Day sday, May 30 Wedn lants. Jacob town. en rug, good Me Bluffton slack suits, at Gamble's jiorial Day Barnes Grocery theatre U 1 A ft Bluffton THU rigerator. In- ins. bearings. w. Gamble’s Bike tires, tubes, cha Fix up that bike nt Auth. Dealer. n snips and ite house at hum to Fred Lost—Pipe wrench, 1 hatchet near old dynan Buckeye lake. Finder Mueller. Reward. THU1 IS.-FRI.-SAT.FRI.-SAT HIGHER&HIGHER with FRaIk SINATRA LE MORGAN MICH BENDIX and WM. SUSAN HAYWARD (Comedy) FURY IN THE PACIFIC (2 reels) TUES.-WED.-THURS. DINAH SHORE and DANNY KAYE