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News Our Grandfathers Read
From Issue Of October 27, 1910
Miss Cordelia Davidson of Pandora
will leave for Cleveland where she
will take up nursing in the Lakeside
Hospital.
Peter Schumacher’s youngsters had
a runaway last Saturday while com
ing home from Bluffton. Their
horse was badly frightened and the
youngsters were tossed out of the
buggy’. Miss Ellen received slight
injuries. i
The Welty Brothers who went to
Texas to purchase land are well
pleased with their new acreage and
expect to raise 4 crops a year.
A pretty baby girl brightened the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Orton Start
ton, Tuesday morning.
Noah Diller purchased the Mary
Eckles home on Jackson street pay
ing $2,350.
N. WT. Basinger, Albert Locher
and Waldo Courtad took the under
taker’s state examination at Colum
bus last week. The latter accepted
Trustee Funds at
Compound Interest
“Especially for Them”
A. C. Burcky
Northwestern Mutual Life
Insurance Co
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WE NEED FARMS
a position with a Lima firm.
W. H. Shine has rented the black
smith shop in the Neuenschwander
feed barn and is ready for business.
We now’ have Plumbing Service Available. Sell now
while the market is still active. We have cash buyers for
Farms, Town Properties, Groceries, Cafes, Garages or any
other business. Call our representative, Mr. Mapel, Phone
11, Belmore, Ohio, or our office.
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A Real Summer Drink
S. S. Steiner of Beeville, Texas is
here for a week visiting his father,
P. D. Steiner and other relatives.
On hot days when you’re thirsty and need pep
ping up, drink a glass full of Page Dairy homogenized
vitamin Milk. Its delicious, creamy flavor is very
refreshing and its natural food value relieves fatigue.
Miss Orilla Homing of Mitchell,
D., entertained a number of her
former girl friends at the home of
Misses Minnie and Ada Good on
South Main street. Attending the
party were: Misses Minnie and Ada
Good, Vida and Laura Amstutz,
Viola and Gladys Zehrbach, Esther,
Stella, and Mildred Greding, Hazel
McGriff, Anna Freyman, Linda Am
stutz, Florence Locher and Emma
Woods. v
Miss Pearl Bogart left for Ft.
Wayne where she will join the Blue
Bell concert company.
Page Dairy “Homo" A real summer drink.
Fred Beil, residing east of Bluff
ton, started on a trip in their auto
to western Pennsylvania.
Mr. and Mrs. Jule Benroth will
move to Bluffton where they will be
at home in the Benroth flat.
Lewis Cherry, Bert Hews, Irvin
Zay and Ted Lee of Mt. Cory’ went
to Lewistown reservoir on a duck
hunting trip.
Phone us for delivery at your door.
The Page Dairy Co.
Bluffton Phone 489-VV
When dtawe eat?
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that’s really good.
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Shell Motor Oil and Firestone Tires
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For any automobile service from tuning up to general
overhauling, run your car in here.
We have experienced mechanics and modern facilities for
all kinds of auto repair work.
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Just the thing for rugs, windows, nylons, woolens, tile,
metal, porcelain, painted walls, woodwork.
Better, faster and milder than soap—not inflammable.
One 75c bottle makes 20 gallons of cleaner.
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Turkey Serving
In judging the size turkey needed,
allow from three-fourths to one
pound in the weight of a dressed
turkey for each person. A 15-pound
turkey makes about 20 generous
servings.
Mt Cory
The dance and social held Friday
evening at the town hall and spon
sored by the Shamrock girls softball
team was well attended. Round and
square dancing were enjoyed. John
Tracy, of Rawson was caller and
music was furnished by electrical
transcription.
Albert Bauman, was brought
home Friday from the Findlay
Hospital.
N. V. Turner, underwent an opera
tion Friday at the Memorial Hospital
at Lima. His condition is fair.
A picnic dinner was held at River
side park, Findlay, Sunday, the oc
casion being in honor of Chester
Huber’s birthday anniversary. Mr.
and Mrs. M. S. Hixon, south of
Bluffton were guests at a supper in
the evening.
Shirleen Wolfrom was brought
home from the Lima Memorial
Hospital this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Steininger
spent Sunday afternoon at Riverside
Park. i
Mrs. Sadie Keel and Sirs. George
Quimly called on Mrs. J. E. Jones,
Friday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Augsburger
of Bluffton left for a trip to Calif
ornia this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Moyer are
remodeling the Spangler property
that they purchased recently on
Railroad street.
John Hilty went to Holgate Sun
day to visit his nephews.
Funeral rites were held on Tues
day afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the
Rawson Methodist church for Lester
Roy Forsyth. He passed, away on
Sunday at St. Rita’s hospital in
Lima. Mr. Forsyth was a former
mayor of Rawson. He owned and
operated the Rawson elevator for 12
years having sold it about a month
ago.
A number of reunions were held
at Riverside Park, at Findlay, Sun
day, and a big crowd was in the
swimming pool. A radio program
was given in the evening at the
evening at the band shell.
Willard Kramer was a Sunday
dinner guest of Clara Bauman in
Findlay.
Work on the new fire station is
being delayed on account of mater
ials.
The corn crop is suffering from
lack of rain in this area as well as
the gardens but the weeds still grow
in spite of the dry weather.
Ural Ellenberger of Beaverdam
will open an electrical store at Bluff
ton in the store room formerly the
Clark hat shoppe.
Mrs. Jim Watkins is entertaining
her brother Ed from Ft. Wayne
this week.
Ira Wilkins of near Mt. Cory is
leaving for a trip to the state of
Oregon.
Supt. D. C. Simkins is employed
this summer as laboratory technician
at General Electric in Tiffin.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Williams vis
ited friends at Leipsic Tuesday.
Pandora
Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Hilty and
family spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Richardson and family
at Rudolph.
James and Mark Diller, James
Zurcher and Charles Risser left Sun
day evening on a trip thru the west.
Rolland Reichenbach who is at
tending Bowling Green State univer
sity spent the week end with his
parents here.
Miss Dorthea McCullough of Bluff
ton spent the weekend with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. O. Mc
Cu Hough.
Mr. and Mrs. Waldo Steiner and
family of Lima spent Sunday with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Noah G.
Steiner and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Burry and
Tommy spent Thursday in Toledo.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Schumacher
spent one evening last week with
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Schumacher
and family at LaFayette.
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Snavely and
family and Charles Anderson of
Holgate spent Sunday at the home
of her parents.
Mrs. Ida B. Alexander, 85, died
at 2 a. m. Monday at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. James Deihl,
Pandora, following a brief illness. A
native of Houston, Shelby county,
Mrs. Alexander had lived most of
her life in Randolph, but had made
her home with Mrs. Diehl since 1941.
A member of the Pandora Methodist
church, she was the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. A. Bland. Surviving are
Mrs. Deihl, and a son, Marion Alex
ander, Akron. She was the widow
of Edgar R. Alexander. Services
were held at 2:30 p. m., Tuesday in
Pandora Methodist church with the
Rev. Michael Ringenberger officiat
ing. The body than was moved to
Randolph for sendees at 3 p. m.,
Wednesday in the Methodist church
with Rev. O. L. Williams in charge.
Burial was in Sandy Hill cemetery,
Randolph.
Word was received here of the
death of Mrs. Ida Dorint Chase,
formerly of here, at Overland, Ma.
Services were held at 1:30 p. m.
Wednesday in the Lewis Memorial
chapel in Lima. Rev. Willard
Thomas, Vaughnsville, officiated with
burial in Lima Woodlawn cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs. Walden Hilty and
family of East Orange, New Jersey
are visiting their parents and rela-
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Armin Hauenstein, chm., A. L.
Baumgartner, A. C. Spangler, and
Dr. C. H. Smith will be in charge of
registration of an estimated 170 men
from the ages of 21 to 30 for selec
tive service.
The honor students of the gradua
ting class, those having grades of 90
or better as an average for the four
years, are as follows in order of their
standing: Harriet Scheid, Geneva
Steiner, Esta Lugibill, Pearl Caris,
and Mae Lafferty. First honors were
awarded Miss Steiner as Miss Scheid
did not pursue her freshman course
of studies at Bluffton.
William Risser is the pleased ow’n
er of a new Winton six automobile.
Roy Rogers pleasantly entertained
at supper Friday evening the Messrs.
Allen Day, Charley Hardwick, Theo
dore Scheid, Howard Stauffer, Don
ald Augsburger and Robert Frick.
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Locher and
children Nan and Tim, left Friday
returning to their home in West
Palm Beach, Florida, after spending
a week with Mrs. Locher’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Diller.
NEWS OUR FATHERS READ
FROM ISSUE OF MAY 31,1917
tives here.
Miss Madeline Bixel, who former
ly taught at Rittman has accepted a
position as librarian in the Fostoria
schools. She recently completed a
course in library science at Western
Reserve university, Cleveland.
Ralph Bergman, formerly of near
Bryan has been hired as vocational
agriculture instructor in the high
school beginning this Thursday. He
will replace Ralph Brooks who has
been teaching here under a combined
set-up with Col. Grove. This com
pletes teaching staff for the schools
with exception of a fifth grade
teacher to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Miss Dorothy
Kolbe of Leipsic.
Elrose
Robert Eddinger and family of
Arcadia are visiting relatives in this
community.
June Gallant returned to her
home Saturday after spending the
week in Findlay with Mrs. Nora
Fellers. Kaye Nonnamaker spent
Sunday at the J. R. Fisher home
with Miss Gallant. Sam Gorby was
an afternoon caller.
Gene Bish of Toledo is convales
ing at his home here following a
recent operation.
The Black school reunion will be
held at the school house Thursday,
August 8th. Basket dinner at noon.
Sunday dinner guests at the Emer
son Neff home were: Mr. and Mrs.
Theodore Felzke and daughters
from Lansing, Mich., Mr. and Mrs.
John Balmer and family of Bluffton,
LaVerne Balmer of Wooster, Mr.
and Mrs. Henry’ Peters and family
from Jenera and Walter Marquart.
Sunday evening callers were Mr. and
Mrs. Lou Neff and daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Klingler and
family’ were Sunday dinner guests at
the Ami Nonnamaker home. Other
callers were Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Arnold of Vienna, Ohio Ruby and
Lloy’d Arnold of Kinsman, Waunetta
Gossman, Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Arnold
of Findlay, Sam Gorby’, Mrs. Harold
Bell, Chas. Nonnamaker and Walter
Hamilton.
Junior Arnold, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Lloyd Arnold has been recently
discharged from military service.
Birthday Dinner
A birthday dinner was enjoyed
Sunday at the home of Mrs. Lydia
Lora in honor of Mrs. Walter Hoch
stettler, Miss Wanda Tschiegg and
Mrs. Lora.
Present were: Mr. and Mrs. Walt
er Hochstettler, Mr. and Mrs. Rich
ard Stettler, son John and daughter
Miriam, Mr. and Mrs. Eldon
Tschiegg and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Theo. Stettler and son, Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Sousley and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. LaVerne Hochstettler and
daughter and Eli Schifferly all of
Bluffton.
Also Mr. and Mrs. Francis Steiner
and family and Mr. and Mrs. La
Verne Deal of Ft. Wayne.
Mr. Deal, son of the late Emma
(Lora) Deal, who with his family
moved to Ft. Wayne a year ago was
w’elcomed by relatives who called on
him and his family during the after
noon and evening.
Those who met him for the first
time were Chris Lora, Mrs. Mae
Cristy and son of Cairo Mrs. Mary
Matter, Mrs. Regina Gratz, Mr. and
Mrs. Melvin Zimmerly, Mrs. Dora
Lora and daughter Frances of Co
lumbus Grove Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Neuenschwander, Mrs. Rhoda Light
ner and daughter and Vincent Schu
macher of Pandora.
East Orange
Mrs. Geraldine Fisher of Detroit,
Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Lugibihl and
daughters Dorothy Rae and Carolyn
Kay’ of Bluffton spent Mednesday
evening with Mr. and Mrs. Rayon
Boutwell and children Lynn Roy and
Lonnie Sue.
Mrs. Edna Pickett of near Dun
kirk, Mrs. Emma Boutwell called on
Mrs. Will Stager Friday afternoon.
Edmund Hawk attended the gradu
ation exercises of his sister, Miss
Mabel Hawk, at the high school.
While putting a ring in the nose
of a bull at the Jacob Steiner farm,
a rope became twisted around the
fingfer on the left hand of Frank Ow
ens. The animal suddenly’ pulled,
breaking the bone of his first finger,
and so severely lacerated the mem
ber that amputation was necessary’.
Fletch West completed a 95 foot
well on the Byers-Smith lots and is
now drilling a well on the Mrs. Ova
Ewing property on Lawn avenue.
Jesse Basinger has moved from
Arlington to Pandora where Mr. Ba
singer will operate the barber shop
located in the Pandora Dry Goods Co.
Miss Louella Geiger sang in a chor
us of 3,000 voices at Chicago Colise
um at the National Music Show.
Callers on Emma Boutwell the
past week were Mrs. Ruth Heldman
of Kenton, Mrs. Mabel Tipin and
daughter Linda of Findlay, Mrs.
Dora Gallant and grandchildren Di
ana and Jerry Matthewson, Ann
and Jane Smith, David and Stephen
Boehm, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Held
mon, Ho Agin, Mr. and Mrs. Rayon
Boutwell and children.
Mrs. Byron Boutwell spent several
days last week with her parents of
Findlay.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cook and
daughter Linda of Ada spent Thurs
day evening with Mr. and Mrs. C.
E. Agin and Evan.
Mr. and Mrs. Rayon Boutwell had
for their supper guests Sunday in
honor of their son Lynn Ray’s sixth
birthday anniversary, Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Amstutz of Harrod, Mr. and
Mrs. Byron Boutwell,' Mrs. B. J.
Boutwell, Lonnie Sue, Ly’nn Ray’, Mr.
and Mrs. Rayon Boutwell.
Members of the Riley Creek Bap
tist church enjoyed a picnic at the
Ada Park Sunday after preaching
services.
LaFayette
The Dorcas Aid Society’ of Zion’s
Lutheran church met at the home of
Mrs. Martha Wesphal for an all day
meeting Thursday. Those present
were Rev. and Mrs. Packer and
children, Mrs. Loretta Clum, Mrs.
Mabel Hawk, Mrs. Maxine Holman
and son, Mrs. Martha Coats and
sons, Mrs. Bessie Slane, Mrs. Flor
ence Cloore, Mrs. Vera Hawk and
daughter, Mrs. Fred Wesphal and
children, Mrs. Bess Clum and daugh
ter, and the hostess.
Mrs. Bess Kenyon and Mrs.
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