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THURSDAY, July 19, 1945
Sixty Gather For
Stettler Reunion
Members of the Stettler family
held their annual reunion Sunday on
the homestead farm occupied by
Richard stettler, four miles south of
Bluffton on Route 25. There were
60 present for the occasion.
IV'
LV
Service
New Hampshire Reds, White and Barred Rocks.
Hatches each Monday and Thursday until Sept. 1. Place
your orders now.
We have RenosaL Protosep, C-K-Gene, Blactol, CCC,
and Sulpha Guanidine for Coccidiosis. Ovumix to put in
the feed to worm the growing Pullets,
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A complete line of poultry remedies and supplies.
Ceiling prices paid for poultry.
JORG HATCHERY
Phone 182-W Bluffton, Ohio
If our service vcrc expertly examined by one
trained in funeral matters, he would find:—
Officers elected for the coming
year are: Pres., Richard Stettler
Vice Pres., Sidney Stettler Sec.
treas., Mrs. Ruth Larue.
BLUFFTON MARKETS
(Wednesday Morning
Grain (bushel prices) Wheat
$1.54 corn $1.12 oats 70c soys
$2.04.
A funeral home properly appointed for mental
and physical comfort.
Professional ability of the highest rank.
Trained attendance upon the needs of family and
friends.
Experienced direction with all details unbbtru*
sively cared for in an atmosphere that reflects the
the sincerity and dignity governing our service
to the living.
Our fair-prof
it policy ap
plies to a wide
range of prices.
within keeping
of present day conditions.
Basinger Funeral Home
G. W. Comb* Liren»ed Funeral Director in Charge
during absence of Stanley E. Batinger. who la
eerving our country in its Armed Force*.
BABY CHICKS
Paul Diller
FUNERAL HOME
'Phone 222-W'Bluffton
We are fortunate in obtaining a stock of hassocks
which have been among the hard-to-get-merchandise
since the war.
An unusually large selection in Round Square
and Kidney Shapes ... In a Wide Range of Colors
Priced $4.95 to $12.50
Come in early while the stock is reasonably complete.
Make your old floors like new—
Sure—you can do it
yourself with our new
Hilco Floor Sander.
Bring back the beau
ty of your old floors
take off the scar
red dirt-embedded old
coats of varnish.
Rent our Hilco floor
sander and have a
fresh, new floor- It’s
electric-motor driven,
easy to open te
Anyone can use it and
get expert results.
Basinger’s Furniture Store
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THE BLUFFTON NEWS
B. F. BIERY. Business Mgr.
C. A. BIERY, Editor
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Curtain rods at Basinger’s furni
ture store.
Chas. F. Miller of West Jefferson
spent Sunday at his home here.
Mrs. W. R. Dally who has been
ill at her home on Poplar street is
improving.
Miss Nevada Shook of Lima visit
ed the first of the week with Miss
Alice Ludwig of Poplar street.
Mr. and Mrs. Benton Messel of
Dayton were visitors at the Fred
Miller home on Geiger street, Friday.
Miss Sarah Amstutz of Mound
street spent the week end with Mrs.
Wallace Marsh and Mrs. Emma
Heinie of Lima.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Sage and
family of Pontiac, Mich., visited the
past two weeks at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Miller of Geiger
street.
Mrs. Harley Hoppee, of Milwaukee,
Wis., is spending a few days with
Mrs. Robert Nonnamaker and fam
ily of Jackson street.
Miss Della Krehbill of the Bluffton
college business office is spending a
two weeks’ vacation at Takome
Park, Maryland.
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Chamberlain
and family of Cherry street are
spending a week’s vacation at Devil’s
Lake, Mich.
Mrs. Walter Poe and daughter
Phyllis, of Detroit, Mich., spent the
weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Nonnamaker and daughters, of Jack
son street.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Derringer and
family visited Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Mohn and other relatives in Toledo
the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Geiger of
Cleveland, former Bluffton residents,
spent the week end with relatives
and friends here.
Mrs. Manley Thompson and son,
Brian, of Toledo, are spending the
week with Mr. and Mrs. J. A.
Thompson.
Pvt. Gerald Huber, former Bluff
ton postal employe, now in training
at Camp Blanding, Florida, is spend
ing a twelve day furlough with his
wife and family here.
The George Burns family, former
Bluffton residents who have been
living at Big Rapids, Mich., have
returned to their former location at
Hobbs, New Mexico.
Mrs. Nellie Ebersole of Bowling
Green and Reeme Dillery of Guthrie,
Ky., were Wednesday evening dinner
guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. B.
Longsdorf of South Lawn avenue.
Mrs. H. G. Vernier, of Toledo,
spent the last weekend as a visitor
at the Mr. and Mrs. John Warren
home in Orange township.
J. C. Stettler of Indianapolis and
Mrs. Emma Stull of Lafayette, Ind.,
attended the Stettler family reunion
last Sunday and are spending the
week visiting relatives and friends
here.
Pvt. Lysle Niswander has returned
to Ft. Benning, Ga., after spending
a twenty day furlough with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Nis
wander residing north of Bluffton.
Richard and David Baumgartner
of Cleveland and Frank and Jimmie
Dilley of Athens are spending the
summer vacation at the home of their
grandmother, Mrs. J. S. Steiner of
South Main street.
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
All steel painted clothes posts—
just the thing v for your outdoor
clothes lines at Basinger’s furniture
store.
Pfc. Omar Welty, who has been in
Foster General hospital, Jackson,
Miss., has been moved to the conval
escent hospital at Camp Atterbury,
Indiana.
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Castanien and
Dr. and Mrs. Harold Carbin of To
ledo and Mr. and Mrs. David Stalter
and family of Columbus Grove spent
the week end with Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Stearns and family of Spring
street.
Order your Agrico for wheat fer
tilizer now at the Master Feed Mill,
Bluffton phone 317-W 14
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Williams of
Cleveland spent the week end the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Trip
lett of South Main street. Mr. and
Mrs. Williams expect to move soon
to Florida where they will make
their future home.
Mrs. George R. Miller and daugh
ter Mrs. Lenore Myers were Satur
day evening supper guests at the
Ottawa home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Seitz vnd Miss Ruth Frey. The oc
casion was in honor of a guest, Miss
Minnie Roth of Youngstown.
Portable out-door grills—just the
thing for summer picnics at Basing
er^ furniture store.
Edwin Niswander, residing north
of Bluffton on the county line who
spent the past ten days at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. George Kline
felter and Rev. Klinefelter at
Mechanicaburg, Pa., entered Willseye
hospital at Philadelphia for an ex
amination.
THE BLUFFTON XEWS, BLUFFTON, |OHIO
Fly spray*, water tanks and pump
jacks at the Bluffton Implement &
Harness Co.
Miss Sharon Houdeshell, of Raw
son, was the house guest of Ruth
Eileen and Loretta Mae Nonnamak
er, of Jackson street, during the past
week.
Callers over the weekend in the
Robert Nonnamaker home on Jack
son street were Merchant Marine
Wilson Boutwell, Mrs. H. Fisher,
Miss Betty Dodge and Mrs. John
Murray, all of Detroit, Mich. Mr.
and Mrs. Adrian Houdeshell, of Raw
son W. B. Kramer, of Mt. Cory.
Six Bluffton girls returned Sunday
from Camp Pittinger, near Tiffin,
where they represented Bluffton High
School Girl Reserves at the annual
summer G-R camp. Attending from
this place were Jean Ann Steinman,
a junior counsellor Helen Burkhold
er, Joan Buhler, Alice Ruth Panna
becker, Margaret Diller and Annie
McGinnis.
Announce Wedding
In Columbus Grove
Wedding of Miss Wilma Everett of
Columbus Grove and Charles Lora,
Jr., of Bluffton which took place in
Columbus Grove, Sunday afternoon,
July 8, was announced the first of
the week.
The ceremony took place in the
Christian church parsonage at 4
o’clock with Rev. Ray Seely officiat
ing using the double ring ceremony.
The couple was attended by Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Tussing.
The bride was dressed in a two
piece aqua floral dress with brown
and white accessories and wore a
corsage of white carnations.
She is the daughter of Mrs. Pearl
Everett and graduated from the Co
lumbus Grove high school in 1943.
Mr. Lora is the son of Charles
Lora, Sr., of Blufft on, a graduate of
Bluffton high school with the class of
1941. He served with the U. S.
Coast Guard for 21 months, 9 months
of which were spent overseas. He
was granted a medical discharge last
October.
The couple will reside in Columbus
Grove. Mr. Lora is employed at the
Westinghouse plant in Lima.
Stolen Cash Register
Found Near Van Buren
Broken open and looted of its con
tents, a cash register stolen two
weeks ago from the Hi-Speed filling
station on North Main street was
found at the side of Route 25 near
Van Buren.
It was returned by the State High
way Patrol to Dick Habegger, pro
prietor and operator of the filling
station.
The cash register, lying appar
ently where it n&d been discarded
after the theft* was found by work
men engaged in mowing grass at the
side of the road.
Discovery of the cash register is
the latest development in efforts to
clear up a series of depredations
which occurred herp on the night of
July 2.
Besides breaking into the filling
station, thieves Entered the watch
man’s shanty at the Nickel Plate
crossing on Cherry street and took
a quantity of red flares.
They also attempted unsuccessful
ly to break into the plant of the
Bluffton Milling company and ran
sacked cars parked on the business
section of Main street.
Funeral Wednesday
For Chas. Cramer
Funeral services were held Wed
nesday afternoon for Charles Cram
er, at his home on Vance street. Rev.
Vernon C. Oppermann of the Re
formed church officiated and inter
ment was in Clymer cemetery.
Mr. Cramer died Monday after
noon at his home on Vance street.
He was a retired laborer. He was
born February 3, 1863 at Canal Win
chester and came to Bluffton as a
young man 60 years ago. He was a
member of the Modern Woodman
lodge here.
His wife, the former Icy Young
of Hancock county, survives.
Lt. Col. Earl Klinck
Is Visitor Here
Lt. Col. Earl Klinck, who was held
prisoner by the Germans from last
December to May 2 of this year,
spent two days last week visiting his
uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. John
Warren, of Orange township.
From here he went to Miami
Beach, Florida, for re-assignment.
Mrs. H. N. Day
Dies In Cleveland
Mrs. H. N. Day, formerly of Pan
dora, died Wednesday morning at her
home in Cleveland. She will be bur
ied this FridayUn Delaware.
The Day family* is well known in
the Pandora area^tyhere her husband,
Dr. Hiram Day, practiced as a phy
sician for many years. A son, Judge
Day, formerly sat on the Ohio Su
preme court.
Tasty Sweets
Stuff prunes with other dried
fruits, candied cherries, pineapple
or citron and you have one of the
best sweets you ever tasted. No
cooking required, either.
and Societies
Garden Club
The Garden club will meet at the
home of Mrs. J. S. Schultz on Thurs
day afternoon with Mrs. Otto Holt
kanip assistant hostess. The follow
ing program has been arranged:
How to Care for Plants in Hot
Weather, Mrs. Ray Hilty The Ever
Faithful Petunia, Mrs. Harold Carr.
Progressive Mothers Club
The Progressive Mothers club
members and their families will hold
their annual picnic next Tuesday
evening at Riverside park, Findlay.
Those going are asked to meet at
the home of Mrs. Bernice Deerhake,
South Lawn avenue at 8 p. m.
Engagement Announced
Engagement of Miss Leona
Schroer of Bluffton to Pvt. Lysle
Niswander in training at Ft. Ben
ning, Ga., is announced by parents
of the bride-elect, Mr. and Mrs. Otto
Schroer of Garner, Iowa.
Pvt. Niswander is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Edwin Niswander residing
north of Bluffton and is a graduate
of Bluffton high school. He was
recently home on furlough.
Miss Schroer, a graduate of Garn
er high school is employed at the
plant of the Triplett Electrical
Instrument company here.
Farm Woman’s Improvement Club
The Farm Woman’s Improvement
club will meet at the home of Mrs.
Clara Jennings, Beaverdam, Thurs
day afternoon. Assistant hostesses
will be Mrs. Mabel Jennings and
Mrs. Mildred Fett.
The following program has been
arranged:
Song, national anthem Devotions,
chaplain Roll call, an American
Patriot Topic W’ar Relief—Red
Cross, Mrs. Besse Brackney U. S.
O., Mrs. Myrtle Lutterbein Patriotic
quiz, Mrs. June Klingler song, God
Bless America.
Edith Lahr Missionary Circle
Edith Lahr Missionary Circle will
meet Thursday at 8 p. m., in the
country home of Misses Mina and
Lucy Bessire. Mrs. Phoeba Gratz will
be program leader.
Last Rites Held
For Ada Woman
Funeral services for Mrs. Mar
garet Jane Stambaugh, 85, were held
Wednesday afternoon at her home
south of Ada.
Mrs. Stambaugh died Monday
morning at her home following a
three months’ illness. She was the
mother of Jennings Stambaugh whose
wife was formerly Ellen Fett of
Bluffton.
Besides her son Jennings, she is
survived by two other sons and three
daughters. Her husband, the late J.
B. Stambaugh died two years ago.
Rev. C. L. Stager of the Lutheran
church officiated at the funeral serv
ices and burial was in Woodlawn
cemetery at Ada.
Settlement
Ray Schumacher is one of 59 Ohio
Holstein breeders recently admitted to
membership in The Holstein-Friesian
Association of America by unanimous
vote of the Board of Directors. Ap
plications from 778 were approved.
The national Holstein association is
the largest dairy cattle recording or
ganization in the world. Its total
membership now numbers more than
35,000.
Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Neuensch
wander and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Isaac Neuenschwander and family
and Amos Neuenschwander were
Sunday dinner guests in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Omer Gratz and fam
ily.
Mrs. Raymond Miller and son, Le
land of Smithville, spent the past
week with her father Noah Bixel and
sister Ruth.
Eiven Bjornsted, noted tenor of
Oslo, Norway, gave a concert of
gospel songs to a large audience at
St. John church Monday evening.
Mr. B.iornstad has previously ap
peared in this community in past
years and always presents an inspir
ing program.
Earl Lehman spent over the week
end at Morton, Illinois, visiting Miss
Edith Stuckey.
David Schumacher has been ill for
the past few weeks but has improved
some during the past few* days.
Cpl. Eric Schumacher left for
Pratt, Kansas, Tuesday, where he
has been stationed for some time as
an airplane mechanic.
Mrs. Walden Hilty and children
are spending a few weeks in the
home of her mother, Mrs. D. C.
Steiner and daughters.
Some wheat is being combined at
present and in a few days threashing
machines are to begin operating. A
large acreage is being combined this
season.
Mrs. Margaret Cherry entertained
a group of relatives and friends Fri
day evening for her son Glenn’s
birthday.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wenger anq
son Bobby of Lancaster visited relpi
tives here over the week end.
Graveside Rites
I Held For Infant
Graveside services for Charles
Richard Simon, five months old son
of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Simon of
Ada, were held at Maple Grove cem
etery, Tuesday morning. Rev. Rob
ert Welch of the Missionary church
officiated.
The child died Monday morning at
the home of his grandmother, Mrs.
Eph Geiger of Bluffton. The father
is in naval service in the Pacific war
theatre.
Surviving in addition to the par
ents and maternal grandmother in
clude a sister, Sandra Lee two bro
thers, Gary Lee and Donovan Wayne
and the paternal grandparents Mr.
and Mrs. Ed Simon.
Marcene Stonehill
In Radio Broadcast
Marcene Stonehill, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Swan Stonehill, of East
Elm street, is featured in a sustain
ing program “Songs of Marcene’’,
over Radio Station WFIN, Findlay,
at 8:15 p. m. each Thursday.
Rationing Calendar
So that you may keep in mind the
numerous important war-time ra
tioning dates, the Bluffton News if
publishing this weekly reminder:
MEATS, BUTTER, CHEESE.
CANNED MILK—Book 4 red
stamps K-2 thru Z-2 and A-l
thru E-l good for 10 points each.
K-2 thru P-2 expire July 31.
PROCESSED FOODS—Book 4
blue stamp T-2 thru Z-2 and
A-l thru N-l good for 10 points
each. T-2 thru X-2 expire July
31.
SUGAR—Stamp 36 is now
good for 5 pounds thru August
31.
GASOLINE—Stamp A-16 good
for 6 gallons thru Sept. 21.
SHOES—Airplane stamps 1, 2
and 3 in Ration Book No. 3 good
indefinitely.
WANT-ADS
See Rell Potee for lawn mower
sharpening. South Mound St. 14
Wanted—To buy girl’s bicycle.
Raymond Moser, Bluffton phone
544-T.
For sale—Early transparent
apples. Cal Garmatter, Bluffton
phone.
For sale—9X12 Axminster rug.
Mrs. E. J. Wahlie, corner of West
Elm and Spring streets.
For sale—Six acres of good mixed
hay. Lyman Barnes, Bluffton phone.
For sale—pre-war bathinette, bas
sinet and reed baby buggy*. Call
after 6 p. m., 164 S. Mound St.
For sale—Three to 4 pound fry
ers. C. J. Balmer, 2’3 miles north
east of Bluffton.
For sale—Two wheel auto trailer,
good condition with 6 tires. Mrs.
Francis Moser, 137 Thurman street.
Wanted—To buy all kinds of
standing timber: oak, hard maple,
beech, ash, walnut, cottonwoods, etc.
Highest prices paid. See or phone
us regarding what you have to sell.
John Atha Lumber Co., Ada, Ohio.
Ada phone Red 257. 14
Lost—My wife. Will the man who
stole her and my Grape-Nuts please
bring back the Grape-Nuts7 I can
run a farm without a wife—but not
without the energy in those malty
rich, sweet-as-a-nut Grape-Nuts.
Wanted—Used tent. In good con
dition. Call 630-W.
BE COOL THIS SUMMER
BE WARM THIS WINTER
Homeguard Insulation pays for it
self in fuel saving. Beat the coal
shortage this winter Insulate your
home now. Up to 15% cooler in
summer save up to 33^% on all
future fuel bills. Phone 389-W for
free estimates on complete installa
tion or buy it by the bag and in
stall it yourself. ED WALTERMIRE,
AUTH. GAMBLE DEALER. 16
Roofing and siding houses and
barns. Arvin B. Scheele, 226 N.
Spring St. Bluffton phone 469-Y. 16
For rent—Garage. Inquire 136 S.
Jackson street.
For sale—Farm of 78 acres 1 mile
east of Bluffton. Jacob Haas, -Pan
dora 13
For sale—Three pound fryers. Jioy
Clements, 1% miles west of GfaOz
crossing. 13
Bike parts, fenders, seat covei s,
bearings, front akles, kick stands,
bells, spokes, tires, mirrors, handle
grips, pedals. Ed Waitermire, Gam
ble Auth. Dealer.
Wanted—Used bahy carriage. Call
Bluffton phone 580-W.
For sale—Briggs & Stratton 1 H.
P. motor in good condition. Willis
Anderson, Bluffton phone 556-W.
For sale—Set cord fly nets. Mrs.
Frank Lewis, 2 miles west of
Beaverdam. Beaverdam phone 268,
For sale—John Deere potato dig
ger in good condition. Inquire News
office.
Wanted—Green string beans for
canning. Call Bluffton phone 336-W’.
For sale- 80 acre farm with god
7 room house, barn and other build
ings located 2 miles east of Beaver
dam on Lincoln highway. Mrs. H. H.
Althaus, Bluffton phone 238-W.
Jpor sale Building mover’s outfit.
A. D. Gratz.
PAGE FIVE
Promotions—
Joel Kimmel of the Army Air
force has been promoted to the rank
of first lieutenant, it w*as announced
this week. He is stationed at
Brownsville, Texas, at the third
echelon maintainence shops. Lieut.
Kimmel is the son of Mrs. Leslie
Kimmel of South Main street.
Maurice Junior Kohli in the Navy
has been promoted to the grade of
seaman first class, it was announced
this week. Seaman Kohli, in the
Pacific area, is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Maurice Kohli of this place.
Richard W. Augsburger, former
corporal with the 74th Ordnance De
pot Co., in Hawaii has been promoted
to the rank of sergeant. He is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Augs
burger of North Lawn avenue. En
tering the service in April 1943, he
went overseas in December of that
year. He is holder of the army’s
good conduct medal.
Preliminary reports from 61 Ohio
counties on 1945 4-H club enroll
ments show a total membership in
those counties of 31,883, which is a
gain of 366 members in comparison
with the 1944 total.
Your Home
Too!
EVEN
IF you are careful
and watchful of your
home, there are many
places where fire can start.
CARE helps to prevent
fire but Insurance pays for
the fire you cannot pre
vent! Insure your home
adequately to prevent fin
ancial loss. Consult
lutzi Insurance Agency
Phone: 295-W
11314 S. Main Street
Bluffton
Improve Your
Home with—
Roofing, Spouting,
.’Asbestos Siding,
Roll Brick and
Insul Brick
Siding
Also see me for Metal
Roof Painting, & Furnaces
Jacob Warkentin
Kt. 2. Columbus Grove. Ohio
Bluffton phone 645-R
NOTICE
We will operate every Tues
day, Thursday and Friday until
further notice. Have fruits
and vegetables for canning here
by 3 P. M., fast time.
AMSTUTZ
CANNERY
Phone 635-Y Bluffton, O.
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