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PAGE EIGHT How Capt. Raymond Keiffer of the Army Air Corps, son of Mq and Mrs. John Keiffer of Beaverdafn suc cessfully carried out one of the Tac tical Air Division’s most vital over seas missions is narrated by “The Star anti Wings’’, camp newspaper of Ester Field, Louisiajia. Capt. Keiffer and his men recently returned from overseas and he is expected to arrive soon to spend a furlough at the home of his parents. Beaverdam Man, Air Force Captain Returns From Mission In Germany In speaking of his exploit the Clearance Sale on Glassware Water jugs 19c Relish dishes---------------------8c Fruit juicers & bowl set _„15c Deep dishes Set mixing bowls 24c Cups ______________ —3c Fireking nursing bcltUrL------7c Fireking measuring 4»wls ——10c Maiy^cffner bargains Pre-war Interior Pai$t */z price. Montgomery News Stond NEXT STAR THHATRE I newspaper says: “The First Tactical Air Division welcomes back to Esier I ield one of its most widely travelled detach ments. the unit commanded by Capt. Raymond Keiffer after completing a special mission which took it to many sections of the European' war thea- “When orders came last February calling for the organization of a com munications unit to be flown to Eu rope on what was then a secret mis sion, Capt. Keiffer gathered together PAINTS HOUSE PAINTS BARN PAINTS a small group of highly trained spe cialists from three of the Tactical Air Division’s units. “Then they were on their way, flying first to Greensboro, N. C., for a short processing period, thence to Fort Totten, N. Y., their jumping off place for the European hop, landing in Scotland and from there to Lon don and then to Paris. “Arriving in Paris they learned the purpose of their mission: to set up a new type of radio communica tions system between the First Tac tical Air Force and other air forces on the continent. “A school of instructions was set up at Epinal on the Moselle river in what had been previously an army bakery. “After finishing their course one group was placed on temporary duty with the France First Air corps at Colmar, France, five miles from the Rhine, where they worked under enemy fire. The other group located at Strasbourg was also under enemy fire. SHINGLE STAIN ROOF COATINGS Liquid or Fibered Asphalt—5 Galloh Pail .... $1.95 REPLACEMENT OIL and TURPENTINE ALFALFA SEED In Stock for Fall Seeding also LEGUME INOCULANT Allen [Farm Bureau Co-op. Ass’n. 103 S. Main St. Phone 377-W Bluffton, Ohio THIS IS NATIONAL FARM SAFETY WEEK JULY 22 28 Be on the safe side—use every precaution against accidents —remember accidents delay farm work and farm production right now is vital in America’s job of feeding the hungry people of the world. And don’t let the lack of accessories keep you from “play ing ball” with this job of food production. Check up on your equipment before you need it—and help us to help you keep your machinery ready to operate when the time comes. Remember—there is no substitute for McCormick-Deering equipment—neither is there a substitute for genuine McCor mick-Deering parts. See us for both. C. F. NISWANDER Your McCormick-Deering Dealer Bluffton, Ohio “Heidelberg, home of the famed German university and one of the few cities to remain untouched by aerial attack was also the group’s headquarters toward the end of their European mission. “Perhaps the most thrilling portion of the trip was witnessing the French celebration of V-E day. They fired pistols, rockets and rifles—one Frenchman kept firing an 88 milli meter cannon in the direction of Ger many even tho the war had been ovet for two days. Everyone ran around shouting ‘La guerre est fini’, and you could tell that they had waited six long years to shout it. With the completion of their mis sion, the unit flew from Heidelberg to London. From there they went to Southampton and then travelled by boat to Boston”. Dorothy Banister of Toledo was an over Sunday visitor in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Haydn Steiner. Ann Elizabeth is the name given the daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Edward E. Schutz, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Welden Hilty and family left for their home at Chat ham, N. J., Tuesday evening after spending some weeks with relatives here. William Fridley was removed from the Bluffton Hospital to his home north of Bluffton one day last week. Otis Suter of Toledo, grandson of Mrs. Sam Rickly is spending the summer months at the Rickly home. Pvt. Kenneth Walters arrived here from Camp Crowder, Missouri to spend a couple weeks’ furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Enos Walters. After his furlough he is to report at Camp Beal, California. Miss Mary Haas, missionary from Africa has returned home for her furlough. She had been detained in South America while enroute home. Ideal weather for combining ana threshing of this season’s bumper wheat crop is making fine progress possible. Local elevators are ex periencing considerable difficulty in obtaining sufficient freight cars for the rail transportation of the wheat. High yields have been reported. Roy Cherry has reported a yield of GO bushels per acre. Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Burkholder announce the engagement of their daughter, Laverne to Sgt. Richard Witteborg, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wil lian Witteborg of Columbus Grove. The Advisory Council met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Welty, Monday evening. A group of young people of the local Mennonite churches are expect ing to attend the Ohio-Indiana Con ference which convenes at Topeka, Ind., July 28-29. Misses Lulu Sommer and Esther Hoyt of Philadelphia visited with relatives and friends here over the week end. Before the war they did mission work in Germany and Bel gium and are now awaiting the time when they can return to their form er field in Belgium. Edwin Basinger, 62, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Moses Basinger died at his home Saturday night following a lingering illness. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon in St. John church with Rev. P. J. Boehr officiating assisted by Rev. H. L. Mitchell of Pandora Missionary church. Interment was in the St. John cemetery. Surviving are the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. Elizabeth Augsburger, Elma, Mary, Christian, Elam and Cyrus Basinger all of Pandora and Caroline Basinger of Findlay. THE BLUFFTON NEWS, BLUFFTON, OHIO Frank A. 1 has left f-r Independence, Kai as where he ami Mrs. Eaton wil akt* their home in the future. The automobile craze has hit the community and Tuesday 7 new cars were ordered in Bluffton. The pur chasers are Hei r. Zehrbach, Dr. I. R. Wetherill, and Dan Huber. Elmer Ewing, Frank Eaton and Rev. W. S. GottshaJl. This means there will be at least 17 cars in the com munity and what a turnout for the Fourth of July parade. Mrs. Jack Parrish met with a serious accident at her home on Elm street. While attempting to get down a screen door from the second floor she tripped ard fell down a flight of stairs suffering serious injury. Thursday eveni at the Wright KI Mrs. Alfred Kloe daughter June ol News Our Grandfathers Read From Issue Of March 31, 1910 A salesman from Indianapolis has been selling seedling catalpa trees to a number of farmers in the com munity for fence posts. A large number will be planted in the com munity. William Kimmel hi.fi contracted for a thousand loads of dirt to be placed in his planing mill yard. Ed Jones had the back part of his lot on Cherry street raised above the high water mark. It took over 300 loads of dirt. Elrose Mrs. Alfred Kloetzley, son Joe and daughter June of Salem spent sever al days last week with Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Stratton. Other callers were: Mr. and Mrs. daughter Elaine and Mrs. J. D. Fern Koch, and man and family Mr. and Mrs. family were Thu per guests at home in Bluffton Jernard Stratton, nd son Larry, Mr. Jlymer, John and rs. Claude Christ ff Findlay. inner Stewart and sday evening sup e Millard Oberly June Gallant Kaye Nonnamakt Union Prayer s Branch church, 1 ent Sunday with ■vices at the Olivt. lursday evening. supper guests ngler home were: iley, son Joe and Salem Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Stratton, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Clymer, Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Stratton and family and Mrs. Claude Christman and family of Findlay. Mr. and Mrs. Lendon Basinger and family called Friday evening at the Emmeline and Arthur Nonnamaker home, Mr. and Mrs. Rolland Koontz and family and Mrs. Nello Stein man of Bluffton were Wednesday evening callers. Visitors at the Ami Nonnamaker home the past week were Mr. and Mrs. Howard Nonnamaker and sons, Chas. Nonnamaker, Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey Klingler and daughter Marilyn, and Mrs. Jack Klingler, Mrs. Chas. Agin, son Evan, Sam Gorby, Mr. and Mrs. John Warren, Mrs. Dora Montgomery, Mrs. M. J. Stratton, and Mrs. Alfred Kloetzley and daughter June of Salem. The Black school reunion cards will be addressed at the Wright Klingler home this Thursday after noon. Mr. and Mrs. Huber Jennings and son Joe of Clyde spent Sunday with the Wright Klingler family. They were accompanied home by their daughters Cledabell and Patsy who had spent two weeks at the Klingler home. Afternoon and evening visit ors were: Mr. and Mrs. Walter Montgomery, John and Robert War ren, Richard Marquart, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Clymer and Mrs. M. J. Stratton. Miss Jean Ann Klingler is spend ing several days with Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Clymer. The Ohio Beekeepers’ Association has scheduled its summer meeting for July 31 and August 1, at the A. I. Root Company factory, Medina, Ohio. Out-of-state speakers and prominent Buckeye apiarists will be on the program during the 2-day meeting. Fresh Drugs and Quality Drug Store Merchandise of All Kinds Prescriptions Care fully Compounded Sidney’s Drug Shop Phone 170-W ill Triplett was re-elected secre tary of the Ohio-Michigan Photo graphers ass’n. This is his fourth term. Work on the new Lugibihl and Zehrbach block started again on Monday. The near cyclone tore the doors from the Menno Geiger bam and after the wind had subsided he found his 14X 10 chicken coop lying across the alley in the field. Dr. I. R. Wetherill is raising the roof of his residence on South Main and remodeling the same. T. H. Mohler has purchased a cold setting machine for resetting buggy wheels. Miss Zanna Staater returned to Cincinnati to resume her studies at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. The capital stock of the Bluffton Stone Company has been increased from $35,000 to $100,000 due to the increase in business. N. W. Cunningham will be a candidate for the nomination for congressman from the 4th district from Allen County. Ezra Amstutz who is in Phoenix, Arizona is sick with the measels. Menno C. Diller and Eva Hull were happily married at McComb. Letter To Editor “The Medical Department of the Armed Service is greatly indebted to the American Red Cross for the assistance and cooperation rendered in the manufacture of surgical dress ings for the Armed Forces. The offi cers and personnel join in the desire to express sincere gratitude to each and every one of the volunteers who had a part in the production and delivery of surgical dressings to the Medical Department.’ The Bluffton Red Cross and its workers can well be proud of the service rendered to the country and to the armed forces and the im portant part they did in making pos sible the treatment of our sick and wounded. The War Department has recently adopted the policy of making reduc tions of consumption of many items, one of which is surgical dressings, because they believe the number suf ficient to warrant the cessation of production upon the completion of dressing already assigned to Red Cross chapters. This means, then, that the surgical dressing workroom in the Grade school building will be closed. The Red Cross committee of Bluff ton wants thank every volunteer who worked in making of surgical dress ings and commend you for the won derfully admirable work and your patience and loyalty. W’e also express our gratitude to the Bluffton Board of Education for the use of the room, to the Bluffton Public Light Co. for furnishing lights, the St. John’s Reformed church and the Methodist church for the use of tables, also the American Legion for tables, and all who con tributed supplies for the surgical dressing work room. Ae special “thank you” to the loyal and patient supervisors who spared no time and effort in assisting and providing a comfortable place to work. Chm. Bluffton Red Cross Mrs. J. S. Steiner, Pleasant View William Fridley was moved from the Bluffton Community hospital to his home, Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Keller and daughters of Findlay spent Friday evening in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Will Habegger and Garnie. Mrs. Dale Moore and little daugh ter of Detroit spent several days in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Zimmerly. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Cramer and family of West Independence, Mrs. Hazel Philipps and daughter of Fostoria and Mr. and Mrs. Norman Basinger and sons spent Sunday with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Wynkoop. Mrs. Alice Settledge and daughter were recent visitors in the home of her sister, Mr. and Mrs. Marden Basinger and family. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Habegger and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Gibbs and family visited Mrs. Harry Zimmer man and children and Mrs. Robert Poe and little son at Defiance last Sunday. Mrs. George Ridge and son Dick and daughters Sarah and Betty of Findlay called on Mr. and Mrs. Donald Harris and little son, Sun day evening. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Harris and. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Harris and little son spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Harris and daughter Marcel la of Whiteford Center. Flushing Animals Flushing ewes and sows before breeding helps produce larger and stronger lambs and larger litters of pigs. Flushing consists of feeding animals for two or three weeks be fore breeding in such a manner that they are in a healthy, thrifty con dition and are gaining weight at tim^of breeding. Marking the completion of the new gymnasium and the opening of a new era in the athletic history of the new institution, Bluffton College will dedicate the latest addition to the campus equipment on Friday evehing. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Triplett re turned from a two weeks’ trip thru the east where they visited Wash ington, Philadelphia and other cities. They spent several days with Mr. and Mrs. William Phattner at North Attleboro, Mass. Elmer Lauby has purchased 40 acres of the 80 acre Dan Huber farm east of town. Mr. and Mrs. Noah Moser are the parents of a girl since Thursday. Carl L. is the name of the boy born to Dr. and Mrs. H. B. Ford on Friday morning. NEWS OUR FATHERS READ FROM ISSUE OF NOV. 30, 1916 John Oglesbee, a former Bluffton boy now employed in Detroit, has returned from a successful hunting trip in the woods of northern Michi gan with a young deer weighing 140 pounds. Oglesbee says Verdun has nothing on the north woods when it comes to stray bullets as there were 13 hunters killed while hunting with in a radius of 10 miles from their camp. Congressman N. E. Matthews of Defiance was a guest at the Sidney Hauenstein home, Monday. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Combs have moved from the Whisler home to their new home on the adjoining lot. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Chamberlain will occupy the house vacated by Mr. and Mrs. Combs. Employees of the Bluffton Mfg. are anticipating a royal feast today. Each of the 20 employees of the company was given a large goose to add cheer to their Thanksgiving dinner by manager H. W. Zehrbach. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Griffith and family residing south of town left for Hot Springs, Ark., where Mr. Griffith will take treatment. Dr. and Mrs. J. S. Steiner will eat Thanksgiving dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Clymer near Benton Ridge. William Hartman purchased the Adam Bame farm for the considera tion of $3,600, Jacob Schnegg*, one of the success ful poultry raisers, plans to exhibit some of his choice White Leghorns at the Cleveland poultry show. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Eaton of Lima will spend Thanksgiving at the Charles Miller home. Mayor’s Notice Monthly collection of trash will start Thursday noon. Patrons of the collection system are asked to have trash in containers and placed where it may be easily loaded into the truck. W. A. Howe, Mayor THURSDAY, JULY 26, 1945 Soldier Transferred To Post In Manila .Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Lehman of Lima, former Bluffton residents re ceived word the first of the week that their son, S. Sgt. Rolland R. Lehman had been transferred from New Hebrides island to Manila. Nickel Plate Steck Yards Open Wednesday, Friday, Saturday Quotations today: HOGS— 160 400......... 1450 down SOWS .................... 1350 down STAGS .................. 1325 down CALVES— Choice 180 220 1550 down SPRING LAMBS EWES .... Yards ph Home ph Bluff! H50 down .. 650 down on Cattle. Daily iJfarl st Market closes at 12:30 P. M. N. P. Stei ler & Son me 307-W me 189-W n, Ohio OPEHING SPE JIAL 6 5X (in fo portraits er cases) 1 8X1 (un portrait unted) SK NYAL CORN REMOTER! A few drops stop pain—a few appli cations loosen the hard cdllouses and they peel off and stay off. Buy a bottle today and give yourlfeet a Public Sale The undersigned will sell at Public Auction at her home 253 Grove street, Bluffton, Ohio, on Saturday, July^28th at 1:00 P. MyZ The following household gopds: 1 good Magic Chef Gas stov/ Euj^Ka sweeper with at tachments Maytag washing^niaatfne 5 burner Perfection oil stove with attached oven electric iron 7 piece dinette set 3 piece living room suite 2 single beds with good springs 2 iron beds with springs 5 dining room chairs odd chairs and rockers 3 lawn chairs 5 drawer chest library table 2 cots with springs buffet with mirror antique 5 drawer chest hall tree 2 bridge lamps 9X12 Axminister rug with good pad 9X10-6 congoleum rug, 6 prs. drapes ironing board 2 step ladders good lawn mower oil drum new screen door, never used lawn hose throw rugs bedding kitchen utensils dishes of all kinds fruit jars and other articles too numerous to mention. Terms: CASH. Mrs. Edna Badertscher, Owner Thrapp & Warren Paul E. Whitmer Aucts. Clerk LOO (Regular ice $15.60) OFFEF EXPIRES AUG! 1ST 31 For appo ntments, phone 7738t or 36621 Midwest ‘hotoStudio E. S. “Vic’ Sherow, Mgr. 327 Domi lion Building, Linoa, Ohio. Coms that ache and throb take the pleasure out of everything we do. No one would hesitate to spend twenty-five cents to be rid I of coms if they were sure of relief. You can be sure with (Ju A. Hauenstein & Son