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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