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PAGE SIX
ALLEN COUNTY
Seek Housing Relief
In Delphos
Housing relief has been promised
in Delphos, according to Mayor Carl
Eiche who said the city was asked
to furnish sanitary sewers and
water lines to a new addition of 10
homes proposed by a construction
company, and that 60 other homes
would be built in the industrial
section.
Four Cans Per Person
Sought In Food
Drive
Lima and Allen County’s share in
the national campaign to collect
canned foods for starving nations of
the world was set at four cans per
family by the Rev. James Renz,
NEWS NOTES FROM FOUR COUNTIES
chairman, following an organization
meeting attended by civic, religious
and fraternal groups.
Youth Dies Following
Shooting Melee
Commencing at 1:00 P. M,
Terms of sale—Cash.
FORREST L. STEINMA
VERDA C. REEDER
verdict was withheld
Ned Pritchard, 31,
Rita’s hospital in
the
the
A coroner’s
in the death of
who died in St.
Lima
abdomen
home of
Pritchard.
after he
during
Administrators
Thrapp and Warren, Auctioneers Jesse Smith Clerk
Public Sal
Having sold my farm and moving away, I will offer at
public auction at the premises located 3 milap east of Pan
dora on Route 12 and 1/2 rnile north
Tuesday, May 7
Sale to begin at 1:00 P. M.
The following property:
3 HEAD CATTLE—Red cow 8 years old, fresh with
calf by side black cow 5 years old, fresh with calf by
side yearling heifer.
FARM MACHINERY, ETC.
Tandem disc 60 tooth harrow walking breaking
plow Black Hawk corn planter manure spreader single
shovel plow garden seeder garden plow McCormick-Deer
ing mower 500 bushel picket corn crib, new 20 rods new
hog fence lot fence posts lot shovels, forks and small
tools lot carpenter tools including saws, hammers, planes,
levels, wrenches and practically everything trailer and
stock rack grindstone platform scales peddlers scales
kerosene brooder stove chick fountain and feeders hog
feeder.
CHICKENS—110 yearling New Hampshire Red hens
200 Leghorn cockerels.
HAY & GRAIN—25 bushels corn some baled straw
and hay several bushels popcorn.
HOUSEHOLD GOODS
3-piece parlor suite Glow Boy heater library table
3-way floor lamp 8-tube Airline radio 5-tube Musette radio
end table smoking stand 7-piece dining suite Victrola
with records hall tree foot stool 3-piece electric set
brass bed and iron bed with springs dresser shifferrobe
wardrobe kitchen heater dropleaf table and 2 chairs
coaloil range coaloil heater laundry stove electric wash
er electric toaster electric fan 2 tubs and stand copper
boiler complete line of cooking utensils and dishes 12
very antique plates 3 rooms of lace curtains lot of glass
cans, jugs and jars McCormick-Deering cream separator
No. 2 2 metal porch chairs 9 by 12 Axminster rug, like
new several throw rugs 9 by 10 wool rug 9 by 12 C°n
goleum rug Winchester shotgun and 2 boxes shells muz
zle loading shotgun muzzle loading rifle over 100 years
old, in good condition new 36 ft. extension ladder set lad
der jacks 2 oil drums and several oil cans, and many other
articles. This is a nice, clean line of goods.
Terms—( ash
Walter W. Eellinger
Thrapp & Warren, Auctioneers Hostettler, Clerk
at
uffle
estranged v
Ida
Pritchard
four miles
sheriffs said
Deputy
went to the farm home
west of Lima where he became en
gaged in a scuffle with his wife’s
brother, Glenn Riley, 27.
Hurt In Motor Scooter
Mishap
Charles Hitchcock, 25, Lima war
veteran, was injured seriously when
PUBLIC SALE
At the home of the late Charles Steinman, in Jenera, Ohio
Saturday, May 4th
Household Goods
Hot Point electric range Gruno electric refrigerator
(6 cubic ft.) Haag electric washer 3 wash tubs and boiler
electric “Old Ky. Home” sewing machine sewing table and
cabinet Electrolux sweeper Hamilton Beach electric
sweeper Holyoke oil heater with range boiler rose-toupe
Mohair 3-piece living room suite upright “Imperial’ mahog
any piano breakfast table with 4 chairs oak dining room
table 6 oak dining room chairs oak-leather bed davenport
10 Wilton throw rugs 2 floor lamps table lamp Victor
Victrola with records Stewart-Warner table model radio
Atwater Kent radio Fada radio cabinet 2 double iron
beds wooden 3-piece bedroom suite 2 cots electric heater
2 electric Hot Point irons 2 ironing boards 2 electric fans
5 rocking chairs 3 straight chairs Perfection 3-burner
oil stove and oven Fairbanks Morse 1 H. P. gasoline en
gine electric motor 59 ft. of garden hose lawn mower
porch furniture garden tools 2 step ladders 4 small
stands storage cupboard fruit cupboard quart and pint
fruit jars and jelly glasses flower vases crates and crocks
bird cage with standard 2 curtain stretcher rods quilting
frame wall pictures fireless cooker cooking utensils
dishes jchicken feeder, and numerous other articles.
Mrs.
THE BI
he fell from a motorcycle. He was
found by a school boy. Attaches at
Lima St. Rita’s Hospital said he has
a possible skull fracture.
Lima Waterworks Con
tract Awarded
Green and
and Charles
Dayton were
for $545,117 improvements to Lima's
waterworks facilities. Improvements
include a new pumping station for
the Metzger Lake reservoir.
Sawyer Co. of Lima
F. Smith and Son of
awarded the contract
Auto Crash Takes Life
Of Entertainer
Arthur Sparks,
boy” entertainer, was
automobile in which he was riding
overturned two mile
by Spencerville.
south of near-
State patrolmen said three other
Lima residents were injured in the
Arthur Rogers, 24, driver of the
car, suffered minor cuts and Miss
Fay DeWitt, 19, and Miss Pauline
Stenmen, 29, received chest injuries.
HANCOCK COUNTY
Plan $1,000,000 Plant
At Findlay
Construction of a million dollar
plant in Findlay has been approved
by the Civilian Production Adminis
tration, National Automotive Fibres,
Inc., of Detroit, notified the Findlay
Chamber of Commerce.
The plant, to be located on a 26
acre tract in
employ 1,000
company said
struction would be started immediate
ly.
north Findlay, will
the first year, the
in announcing con-
To Live Long, Don’t
Worry, Rest Says
Woman 106 Years
Sarah Stewart, Findlay,
County’s oldest resident,
her 106th birthday.
Hancock
observed
Mrs. Stewart attributes her long
life to plenty of fresh air, sunshine
and rest.
“No worry and plain living—that’s
what keeps me alive so long,” she
says.
part of
robes and
given her
her home
Mrs. Stewart spends a
each day making slumber
cushion tops from scraps
by friends. She makes
with a sister, Mrs. Mary Rahn.
Old Town Clock
Electrified
Now
County
weight,
The clock in the Hancock
courthouse tower has shed
but still maintains accurate time.
Electrification of the clock has
been completed. A strike weight of
1,600 pounds and a time weight of
600 pounds have been removed after
57 years of operation.
Navy Man’s Family To
Arrive In Vanlue
A Hancock County war bride is
expected to arrive in San Francisco
but her husband will not be on hand
to greet her.
Mrs. Merle Gilliland who married
Petty Officer Gilliland two years ago
in Sidney, Australia, is on her way
with their son, Wayne Richard, to
the home of her husband’s sister,
Mrs. H. R. Bateson, Jr., in Vanlue.
Gilliland is based in the Philippines.
He has not seen his wife and son
for nearly a year.
HARDIN COUNTY
untersville Grange
Makes Room For
Park
The Huntersville community south
east of Ada may have the first road
side park in Hardin county as the
result of action taken by members
of Pleasant Hill Grange.
The group recently adopted a
resolution by a vote of 49-28 au
thorizing the executive committee to
complete negotiations with the State
Highway department for the moving
Harry T.
MARSHALL
Only Republican Wait I
Veteran V
Candidate for
Attorney
General
Pol. Adv.
l|FFTON NEWS, BLUFFTON, OHIO
of the grange hall to an adjacent
site so a park may be constructed
where the hall now’ stands.
The park will lie between
present and former roadways
U. S. Route 30-S.
Corn Is Planted
Putnam County
the
of
Alger Church To Erect
New Building
The Assembly of God congrega
tion of 20 members at nearby Alger
is building a new 26X36 church
building. Members and friends are
donating their time and money in
aiding construction.
Ervil Orders, Alger mayor donated
the building site and the congrega
tion purchased and dismantled a
church in a nearby village to aid in
providing materials.
Urge
To
Hardin Farmers
Market Wheat
Shick, Hardin County AAA
5 to market
help relieve
Harley
24, a Lima “cow
killed when an
chairman, urged far
their surplus wheat
the present food sho
“What we
do,” he said,
ing in terms
When people
to start thinking in terms of deliver
ing every single bushel of wheat
possible.”
PUTNAM COUNTY
Truck Mishap Kills
Col. Grove Child
Janet Lee Stover, 12-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lee
Stover, was injured fatally when she
ran into the street in front of her
home
truck
R. R.
and into the side of a milk
driven by Ben
3, Ottawa, poli
child died 15
accident in th*
The
He admits he’s taking a
chance, does Ralph Rader of
Leipsic, living just west ol
long
near
the
Hancock-Putnam county line, but Mr.
Rader just couldn’t wait any longer
—so,
April
he planted a field of corn on
22.
said the ground worked down
He
easily in splendid shape and he walks
out daily to see if his early corn is
up enough to “row” across the field.
Kalida Citizens Seek
Waterworks
The plan is to issue mortgage
revenue bonds to pay the cost and
expense of the construction which
will amount to approximately $60,
000.00. The village will not be bond
ed for the water works. The
revenue bonds will mature over a
period of forty years.
Rockport
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Marshall and
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Marshall spent
Sunday in Columbus, the former vis
iting with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bar
nett and son David and the latter
with Miss Rebecca Marshall.
Mrs. Hiram Augsburger of Fort
Wayne, Ind., was a recent guest in
the home of her sister Mrs. Herbert
Marshall.
Mr. and Mrs. Delmar Smith and
children have returned to their home
in Cleveland after spending a week
with Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Cupp and
other relatives in Van Wert.
Mrs. Orlo Marshall returned home
Sunday, after being under treatment
in Bluffton hospital for ten days.
Mrs. Herbert Marshall was hostess
to members of the Poinsettia club of
Bluffton last Wednesday evening.
The Presbyterian Missionary soci
ety will meet in the home of Mrs.
Glen Huber, Wednesday afternoon of
next week. The following program
has been arranged: Song Devotions,
Spiritual Life, Mrs. Edgar Begg
Study of the Book of Galatians, Mrs.
J. O. Cupp Music, Mrs. Harold Mar
shall Year Book- of Prayer, Mrs.
Walter Cupp.
John M. Marshall, 84, a retired
farmer died Wednesday of last week
at a convalescent home in Lima, af
ter an extended illness. He was a
native of Rockport and had made his
home in this
vicinity all his life. He
to Miss Alice Fensler
i who preceded him in
of Beaverdar
death in 193J
Homer of Be
ren and 10 great grandchildren,
neral services were held Frida
Surviving are a son
averdam, 10 grandchild
Fu-
af
le Harris funeral home
in Columbus Grove, with burial in the
Rockport cemetery.
Mrs. L. D. Cahill and daughter
Lynne of Cleveland arrived here Sun
day evening to spend the week with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Orlo Mar
shall.
Pfc. Robert Marshall who has been
stationed at Camp Atterbury, Ind.,
since last September, expects to be
transferred to another camp in the
near future. He spent the week end
here with his parents Mr. and Mrs.
F. C. Marshall.
Jeanette Huber, Marjorie Cupp,
Janice Lentz, Bud Huber and Don
Marshall accompanied Rev. Ernest N.
Bigelow to Van Wert, Sunday to at
tend the annual spring meeting of
the Presbyterian Youth Group.
Mt. Cory
A
are going to have to
“is forget about think
of hundreds of bushels.
Mrs
ard G. Oliver,
?e said.
minutes after
office of a
the
physician. Coroner
er exonerated Mr. O
Witnesses said the ch
to join her
'rhe girl
ents and a
R. Echel barg
iver of blame.
Id was running
parents.
is survived by her par
brother, Paul Arthur.
In
Senior Class held their play
The
“One Wild Night,” Friday evening at
the High School. A big crowd at
tended. The procedes going for ex
penses for a trip to Detroit.
The new fire department building is
under construction and will house the
new fire truck.
Mr. and Mrs. Mil ton Steinninger
and Mrs. Walter McVey and daughter
Sharon, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Sut
ten, Mrs. Anna Keel attended the
Golden wedding celebration of Mr.
and Mrs. William Steinning at Ath
ens, Ind., recently.
shower was given for Mr. and
Robert Moyer by the Methodist
h, Wednesday evening at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Myron Moyer,
Mrs. Larena Guin was a house
guest of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Seitz
and family in Lima over Easter week
end and attended a birthday dinner
in honor of their son Emerson.
in the home of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Bert Naylor.
Mr. and Mrs. George Quinby spent
the week end with Mrs. Della Speak
er and Mrs. Claud Pilton at Toledo.
Ruth Ghaster called on Mr. and
Mrs. Bert Becket in Rawson, Sunday
afternoon.
Mrs. Frank Balister was a guest of
Betty Balister in Detroit and Ro
chester, Mich., over the week end.
Mrs. Gale Griffith and Ruth Ghast
er were in Bluffton on business, Sat
urday.
Willard Kramer is in Delaware
helping his daughter and son-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Clymer. Mr. Clymer
had gm accident and injured his hip.
Rev. and Mrs. Irvin Kauffman re
turned home Saturday after a two
weeks vacation at Lancaster, visiting
relatives.
Mrs. Charles Baney was a lunch
eon guest Tuesday of Mrs. Richard
Reiter.
Mrs. C. Boobering has been vis
iting her daughter, Mrs. Gene Klapp
at Bellevue the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Cooke of Li
ma were Tuesday evening callers on
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Reiter.
Miss Glenna Reiter had a
tooth operation last Friday in
Mrs. Richard Reiter and
Ghaster spent Wednesday in
lay.
to
in
Citizens of Kalida met recently
consider plans for waterworks
their village. The forty-three citizens
at the meeting all voted for the
council to go ahead with the project.
minor
Lima.
Ruth
Find-
Mr. and Mrs. Lehr Green and Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Cramer were visitors
Saturday evening in Lima.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Reiter were
Easter Sunday dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs. A. J. Fisher at Bluffton.
Betty Balister of Rochester, Mich.,
spent the Easter vacation with her
mother, Ethel Balister.
Ruth Ghaster attended Easter ser
vices Sunday morning at the Trinity
Episcopal church in Findlay.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Jones called on
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Jones, Sunday
afternoon.
Ruth Ghaster called on Mrs. Clar
ence Reiter, Monday.
Mrs. Bert Naylor was pleasantly
surprised Wednesday afternoon when
friends came to wish her a happy
birthday. Lunch was served to the
following guests: Nora Watkins and
Ollie Bauman of Bluffton Helen Car
is of Ada and Mildred Wilch of Find
lay.
LOCAL AND LONG
DISTANCE HAULING
Every Load Insured
STAGER BROS.
Bluffton, Ohio
OUTDOOR MEN
pie and free
tree trim
rgery work
jrganization.
pay and a
Age 18 to 30. Sin
to travel. This ii
ming and tree si
with a National
Steady with good
future.
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MAY 2
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See Mr.
THURSDAY
From 9 a. m.
PHOENIX
Findlay,!
Jce say
How about/that roof, is
it getting oli
Drop in and uLt
fl and leaky?
us give you
ate on a new
igle Roof. All
Asphalt Shi
colors.
Furnace anq'
Spouting aiid
roof repairing,
Sheet Metal
Zbrk.
ri for Valleys.
J. A. Leatherman
Phone 152-W
107 S. Main
Bluffton, Ohio.
LaFayette
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Corlett re
turned from Camp Campbell, Ken
tucky, Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Dean Johnson, Ron
nie Zuber, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Clum
were Sunday dinner guests of Mrs.
Retta Clum.
Miss Pearl Selover of Ada was a
Sunday guest of Mrs. Jeannette
Snyder.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lott and
children of Lima, Miss Janice Carey
were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Mike Plate.
Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Stewart of
Spencerville were Saturday callers of
Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Albert.
Mrs. Grace Akerman Myers was a
week end guest of Mrs. Verna Wel
lett.
Miss Esther Wolf of Lima was a
Thursday evening guest of Miss Lil
lian Desenberg.
Delbert Lantz of Erie, Pa., is vis
iting Mr. and Mrs. John Adams.
Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Moyer
children were Friday guests of
and Mrs. Horn of De Graff.
and
Mr.
and
Melvin Arthur, son of Rev.
Mrs. W. B. Arthur returned home re
cently, after serving in the European
and Pacific theatres of w’ar.
Armorsville
Mrs. Lucille Zerante, Mrs. Eliza
beth Leedy, Mrs. Bernice Long, Mrs.
Eunice Zerante of Lima, Mrs. Ruth
Moser of Ada, and Mrs. Eva Moser
spent Wednesday in Dayton.
Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Montgomery
and family, Mr. and Mrs. Morris Bell
and family, Mr. and Mrs. Terry Bell
and family, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Em-
THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1916
mans and son were Sunday dinner
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Bell.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl McCafferty call
ed Sunday afternoon on Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence Friedly.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Klingler spent
Sunday afternoon with Mrs. L. A.
Klingler and Mr. and Mrs. Wayne
Klingler and son.
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Prin/ary Election May 7, 1946
Your Support Appreciated.
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Prevents Heivy Losses Maintains
Flushing! No Epsom Salt! No Spray
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