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THURSDAY, AUGUST 8,1946
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Beginning Sunday, August 11, Our Price for Adults (12
years or over) will be 35c. Price for children 11 years and
under remains the same, 12c.
THE BLUFFTON NEWS
B. F. BIERY, Business Mgr.
C. A. BIERY, Editor
Published weekly at Bluffton, Ohio,
by th^Bluffton News Publishing and
Printing Co.
Subscription rates: Year, $2.00
six months, $1.25 anywhere in U. S.
Entered as second class matter at
the postoffice at Bluffton, Ohio,
under the Act of March 3, 1879.
Fountain pens for school at
Sidney’s drug shop.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Ream and
daughters spent Sunday at Indian
Lake.
See me for prompt shoe repairing
service of all kinds. Ed. Smith, 199
W. Kibler St., tf.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Beery west
of Bluffton will leave Thursday for
Denver, Colorado to visit his sisters.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Jorg and fam
ily of Cherry street are on a motor
trip to Pennsylvania.
Mr. and Mrs. Joy Huber of Hack
ensack, N. J., former residents, are
visiting relatives and friends here.
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
Robert Cole of Delta and Mrs.
Dorothy Baldwin of Adrian, Mich.,
spent the week end with Cecil and
Winifred McGeorge.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Stevens and
family of Lafayette visited Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Deerhake and son and
Mrs. Bertha Matter, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Rhuel Niswander
and family of Sylvania visited Sun
day with Mr. and Mrs. Noah Nis
wander of South Lawn avenue.
We are again selling batteries for
Accoustican and other makes of
hearing aids. Mrs. Walter Gratz,
110 S. Jackson St.
Richland grange will hold an ice
cream and chicken sandwich social
at the grange hall, Friday night,
Aug. 16.
Miss Marjean Todd of Cleveland
spent the week end with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Todd of
Franklin street.
William Andrews of Springfield
spent the week end with his sister,
Mrs. Leland Schler.
Mr. and Mrs. W. 0. Geiger and
Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Diller will spend
Thursday at Piqua with Mr. and
Mrs. Paul H. Diller and attend
Piqua's sesquicentennial celebration.
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Burkholder
of Beaverdam, Mr. and Mrs. Cal
Leiber and Mrs. O. E. Leiber visit
ed Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Taylor of
Van Wert.
Mrs. C. A. Biery and daughters
Roberta and Beverly and Mrs. Ora
Wetherill are spending a week at
the National Music Camp at Inter
lochen, Mich.
Mrs. M. J. Wollman and daughters
Marilyn, Thelma and Theda of Free
man, South Dakota, are visiting Mrs.
Wollman’s father, A. E. Lugibihl and
Mr. and Mrs. Don Patterson and
family of South Lawn avenue.
Eli Augsburger of South Jackson
street who has been a patient in
Lima Memorial hospital was remov
ed Tuesday evening to his home on
South Jackson street, where he is
convalescing.
Mr. and Mrs. David Wulliman
and daughter Arvilla, Mr. and Mrs.
James Leichty and son Ryan David
of Berne, Ind., were Sunday guests
in the homes of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar
Lora of South Main street, Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Augsburger of Riley
street and Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Bracy
of South Lawn avenue.
Mrs. Russell Leiber and sons Don
nie and Dwane, Mrs. O. E. Leiber,
Mrs. Cal Leiber and Mrs. Calvin
Stettler visited Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. P. A. Wiebe of Willard and
Mrs. Wm. Cox and children of
Ashtabula who are spending several
days at the Wiebe home.
Fountain pens for school at
Sidney’s drug shop.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Springer and
daughters Mary Elise and Kathy
who have been visiting at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Stepleton left
Tuesday on a motor trip to New
York and Canada. Their son Johnny
remained here with his grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. Stepleton until their
return.
Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Bixler, Mrs.
Sam King and Delvin and Stella
Kirchhofer attended the homecoming
and sixtieth anniversary of Salem
Mennonite church near Dalton in
Wayne county, Sunday. Rev. A. S.
Rosenberger, formerly of Bluffton is
the pastor. The Bluffton party was
accompanied by Meredith Schumach
er of Canby, Oregon, who has been
visiting here at the home of her
grandmother, Mrs. Peter Gratz. She
remained in Wayne county for a
week’s visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gratz and
daughter Martha Faith drove to Ft.
i Wayne, Sunday, where they met Mr.
and Mrs. John V. Hayes and three
children of South Bend, Ind., for a
picnic dinner at Sweeney park. Mrs.
Gratz and Mrs. Hayes were students
at the Chicago School of Applied
Arts twenty-two years ago and
have never met since. During the
I intervening years, however, a round
robin letter has been circulated be
tween them and a third close friend,
Miss Marget Dickey, also a student
at the Applied Arts school in Chic
ago and now art instructor in Ana
costia high school in Washington,
D. C.
THE BLUFFTON NEWS, BLUFFTON. OHIO
Fountain pens for school at
Sidney’s drug shop.
Nice comb honey. E. P. Steiner,
east of town.
Mrs. Eva Kohli entertained guests
from Muncie, Ind., over the week
end.
Miss Marcele Lora of Grove street
underwent an operation for ap
pendicitis at Bluffton hospital, Mon
day morning.
Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Lantz of
Campus Drive are spending a month
with relatives in Topeka and Howe,
Ind.
Misses Blanche McGriff and Kay
Mueller of Chicago spent the week
end with Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Biome
of North Main street.
Miss Florence Biome of New York
city is spending a month’s vacation
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. O.
Biome of North Main street.
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Althaus of
Lewisburg are visiting at the home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. D.
Amstutz of South Jackson street.
Mrs. Amos Tschiegg of Bluffton
accompanied by her sister, Kathryn
Rhoads of Tiffin spent several days
at Campbellsville, Ky., the past
week.
Mrs. J. E. Linscheid of Newton,
Kansas, is visiting at the home of
her sister, Mrs. Gordon Bixel and
family of Spring street.
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Morgan and
family of Sylvania spent the week
end with her parents, Dr. and Mrs.
W. M. Niswander and family of
South Jackson street.
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Niswander and
son Dean of South Main street will
leave Thursday on a two weeks’
motor trip thru Canada stopping at
Montreal and Quebec.
Mr. and Mrs. Amos Thut and
Mrs. H. W. Althaus of this place
and Raymond Thut of Springfield
are spending the week in New York
and other points of interest.
Mrs. Helen Wells and Berda
Ewing of Ft. Wayne were week end
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Green
of Findlay. i
Mr. and Mrs. Millen C. Geiger of
South Lawn avenue spent the week
end at the home of Mrs. S. M. Over
holt in Medina.
Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Heminger of
Findlay were guests Saturday of
Miss Zanna Staater of South Main
street and her brother Ray Staater
of Chicago who is spending several
weeks here.
Basinger ambulance removal—Mrs.
Howard Traucht and infant daught
er from Bluffton hospital to the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Traucht
near Jenera.
Mrs. Ella McHenry of North Main
street returned last Thursday after
spending the past month visiting
relatives at Lima and also at Clay
pool, Ind., and other Indiana points.
Mr. and Mrs. Ross Getties of Well
ton and their soK,’Robert A. Getties
of Dayton spent Sunday in Bluffton
the guest of the former’s brother,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Getties of South
Main street.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Hutchinson
and family of Phoenix, Arizona, are
visiting at the home of his mother,
Mrs. Ellen Hutchinson of near Beav
erdam and the James McKammer
home in Columbus 'Grove.
Diller ambulance removals—Wil
liam Marquart from Jenera to Bluff
ton hospital H. P. Zimnlerman south
of Bluffton to Bluffton hospital
Elias Augsburger from Lima Me
morial hospital to his home on South
Jackson street.
Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Steinman
and daughter Jean Ann of South
Lawn avenue entertained over the
week end Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Jacka
and daughter Ruth of Platteville,
Wis., and Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Bly
myer of Uniontown, Pa.
Visiting at the home of their
mother, Mrs. Bertha Woods of West
College avenue this week are Harold
Woods and Mr. and Mrs. George
Woods of New' York city. George is
an employe of New York state. Also
visiting here Sunday were Irvin
Woods and Mrs. Lillian McConnaug
hey of Lima.
Good coal—You can’t go wrong on
good coal at these prices: Commando
furnace lump, $8.90 ton Panther
semi smokeless, $9.15 ton Jacobs
Fork Pocohontas, $9.90 ton. The next
car of Jacobs Fork will be here
August 10 a car of Panther will be
here August 15. Get your order in
now. Ed Good, 124 Lawn avenue,
Bluffton, Ohio.
Rev. and Mrs. J. N. Smucker and
son Joe left Tuesday for Topeka,
Ind., where Mrs. Smucker will visit
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. D.
Lantz. Rev. Smucker and Joe will
go from there to Gulfport, Miss., to
spend some time with David, an
other son, w-ho is with the Gulfport
Health unit. David expects to
receive his discharge in a few’ weeks.
Pandora
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Krohn and
sons James and Robert of Chicago,
Ill., who spent several days with his
mother, Mrs. Zella Krohn, returned
to their home, Saturday.
Mrs. M. D. Headington and child
ren Beverly and Danny, of West
Orange, N. J., arrived at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Steiner on
Tuesday evening of last week. Mrs.
Headington and son had gone via
Clarksburg, W. Va., where they
spent several days with Mrs. R. K.
Steiner and sons. From there they
went to West Mansfield to visit the
W. C. Headington family a few
Club
A, J^odgeS
and ■Societies
Legion Auxiliary
American Legion Auxiliary meet
ing Tuesday night in the Legion hall.
All members urged to attend.
Busy Bees
The Bluffton Busy Bees 4-H club
will meet next Tuesday afternoon at
2:30 o’clock in the high school.
Birthday Party
In honor of the first birthday an
niversary of their grandson, Lynn
Lee Basinger, a party was enjoyed
Wednesday at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Shrider.
Present were Janet and Joanne
Niswander, Tommy and James Nis
wander, Jan and Joan Emmert, Mrs.
Hugh Niswander, Mrs. Paul Emmert,
Miss Treva Basinger, Mrs. Orville
Basinger andiMrs. Harry Shrider.
Art Exhibit
Mrs. George Woods, New York
city artist who is visiting here this
week will exhibit some of her work
in lifelike animal pastels at the
home of Mrs. Ralph Stearns of
Spring street Thursday night from
8 to 10 o’clock. The exhibit is open to
the public. Mrs. Woods received her
art training in Oberlin college and
Cooper union in New York.
Farm Bureau Council
Farm Bureau council No. 11 was
entertained in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Rusmisel, Friday night.
Philip Hilty led a discussion on the
topics of inflation and cooperatives.
Present were Mr. and Mrs. Weldon
Basinger and children, Mr. and Mrs.
Philip Hilty, Mr. and Mrs. Herman
Hilty, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Stettler
and Henry Gratz.
Bridal Ehower
The Capsule Pal club of Bluffton
Community hospital held a picnic at
Buckeye lake, Thursday evening fol
lowed by a miscellaneous shower in
honor of Miss Clorinda Luginbill of
the nursing staff who will be married
in the near future.
Present were the Misses Sylvia
Biederman, Doris Garmatter, Sophia
Augsburger, Dorothy Amstutz, Hilda
Bixel, Dorothy Burkholder, Florence
Grieser, Janice Hoffman, Rebecca
Hofstetter, Marie Kennel, Alice Lew
is, Lillian Reichenbach, Betty Zim
merly, Hulda Schifferly.
Mesdames Julee Amstutz, Betty
Cookson, Virginie Augsburger, Treva
Elsea, Anna Marie Gallant, Helen
Naas, Stella Huber.
Other guests were Imogene Weng
er, Wanda Tscheigg, Janice and Clair
Gallant.
Regrets and gifts were sent by
Mrs. Catherine Badertscher, Mrs. El
len Johnson, Mrs. Melvena Whisler,
the Misses Clara Lora, Elva Criblez,
Romano Reid, Betty Edinger, Mar
cella Basinger, Mrs. Jane Crawford
and Mrs. Luzilla Miller.
days. Beverly Headington, who had
been visiting with her grandparents
several weeks at West Mansfield,
having come there with her aunt
who teaches in New Jersey.
Rev. and Mrs. Menno Niswander
from California, and Mrs. Martha
Zimmerly of Doylestown, Pa., visit
ed relatives here recently.
Daniel Cook moved into'his apart
ment Monday afternoon. This
apartment is on top of his dairy.
Mr. and Mrs. Theo. Dorriot of
Pittsburgh, Pa., who came to attend
the funeral of his sister, Mrs. Ida
Chase at Lima, have been visiting
in the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. J.
Miller and daughter Faith.
Mr. and Mrs. Waldo Hostettler of
Lima visited in the Christ Basinger
home several days last week.
Mrs. Sewell Pender returned to
her home in Miami, Florida. She
flew back on a through plane from
Detroit.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Meese, of
Little Falls, N. J., called on friends
here recently. Mrs. Meese was the
former Leslie Reece.
Halton McBride of Lima called on
relatives and friends here Sunday.
Dr. R. K. Steiner, son of Mr. and
Mrs. C. D. Steiner and who was in
the army five years, will return to
his home at Clarksburg, W. Va.,
from New York City where he has
been taking special work in Ortho
dontia, the straightening of teeth,
and will open a dental office in
Clarksburg.
The Putnam county Grange home
beautification tour will be held on
Wednesday, Aug. 7th. Tour starts
at 10:00 o’clock at the Carl Wehrly
home, southeast of Gilboa. The next
stop will be at the Fred Hector
home, north of Gilboa, thence to
the home of David and Francis Leh
man on Rt. 12 near Pandora. A
basket dinner will be held at the
Pandora school park. Following
dinner they will go to the Dr. H. A.
Neiswander home and then to the
C. D. Steiner home. Anyone inter
ested is welcome to tour with the
group.
Lowered rates in compensation
insurance for farm, workmen will
enable more Ohio farmers to protect
themselves from financial liability
arising from accidents to inexper
ienced workers.
WANT-ADS
Rubber stair treads. Waltermire’s.
For sale—Bam with new siding
suitable for remodeling into house.
Priced reasonably. See W. O.
Geiger.
For sale or trade—1928 Chevrolet
coach, 16 by 16 tires, motor in good
condition. Sol Steiner, Vz mile west
of Gratz crossing.
Window shades. Waltermire’s.
For sale—Windows and frames,
doors and frames, clover buncher,
vinegar barrel, square kitchen table.
Chas. Danner, Bluffton, Rt. 2.
Wallpaper, Hanna paints. Welter
mire’s.
For sale—Fryers. Mrs. Albert
Kohler.
For sale—Yellow’ sweet com for
canning. Calvin Garmatter, phone
625-R.
For sale—Detroit Jewel gas range,
table top model, in good condition.
Mrs. A. E. Lichtenwalter, Bluffton
phone.
Wanted—Two full time waitresses
to start last week in August also
dishwasher to operate automatic
dishwashing machine. Elk restaurant.
For culling and vaccinating your
flock of poultry call Noah Tripplc
horn, phone 2926 at 1012 Hazel Ave.,
Lima, Ohio. 19
For sale—A-B power pack radio
battery used one month. Mrs. Ervin
Moser, Bluffton phone 653-W.
For sale—Two wheel trailer and
hitch for trailer with 450 by 21
tires and extra tire and rim $40.
Ed Conaway, Sohio Service station.
For sale—220 New Hampshire pul
lets hatched March 20, price $1.50
each. Wilbert Wenger, 2’. miles
north of Ebenezer church.
For complete commercial and
domestic electric refrigeration serv
ice call Moyer’s Refrigeration
Service, Mt. Cory phone 5-6. 19
For sale—New 7 room modern
house, full basement, all pre-war ma
terial and very well built on lot 60
by 160 feet. Inquire 716 S. Main
street, Bluffton.
Foi’ sale—Maroon upholstered stu
dio couch, excellent condition. Mrs.
Walter Hamilton, 1 mile north and
mile east of Black school. Mt.
Cory phone.
See me for prompt shoe repairing
service of all kinds. Ed. Smith, 199
W. Kibler St., tf.
Automobile aerials. Waltermire’s.
For sale—Potatoes. Arthur Miller,
Bluffton phone. 25
Lost—Yellow’ cat with bobbed tail.
Finder please call Lima 42432.
For sale—Stark fruit trees for fall
delivery. Orders taken this month.
L. A. Oberly, salesman, 140 Cherrv
St.
For sale—Good farm wagon with
grain bed also manure spreader,
both in good condition. Priced very
reasonably. E. P. Steiner, east of
town.
For sale—Wagons and kiddie cars
for children 1 to 8 years old. Aaron
Geiger, S. Main St.
For sale—3 burner Perfection oil
stove. Call phone 212-W.
Have your buildings protected
with lighting rods which are now
available. Estimate free. Write or
call on us. Henry P. Zimmer, Ada,
Ohio. 21
For sale—Cucumbers and pickels.
Mrs. Paul Andrews, 2’2 miles east
of Beaverdam on Lincoln highway.
Wanted—Two girls past school
age for cooking and general help.
Apply Swiss Inn, south of Bluffton.
For sale—Speed Queen washing
machine in good condition. Merrill
Arnold, Beaverdam phone 276.
For sale—Two story building in
good condition suitable for house,
newly painted. Call Bluffton phone
525-W. 17
For sale—Baled hay. Rhuel Koh
ler, milit -4ast of Gratz crossing.
Call morinlngs.
For sale—Tw-o overcoats, size 40
child’s clothing, 2 velvet suits, dress
es, coats and blouses, sizes 10 and
12. Inquire 124 Cherry street.
For sale—Fow-1 pox vaccine at
Jorg hatchery. tf
For sale—Heatrola. D. C. Diller,
Bluffton phone.
Wanted—To buy old fashioned
chest of drawers. Mrs. Howard Bas
sett, Beaverdam phone 289. 16
For sale—Folding baby carriage.
Mrs. Howard Bassett, Beaverdam
phone 289. 16
Wanted—To do washings. Mrs.
Chas. Burkholder, 209 N. Jackson St.
18
Wanted—Sleeping rooms. Call
Pine restaurant. 16
Auto floor mats. Waltermire’s.
For sale—Platform rocker, beige
tone background with small floral
print standard model sewing ma
chine day bed also small Star
Buckeye heating stove, ideal for
kitchen use or otherwise. Donald
Dillman, 202 N. Main street.
For sale—Light air compressor
also Maytag motjor. Loren Stein
man, 234 N. Lawn ave.
For sale—Singer sew’ing machine
also hard coal burner. Call Bluffton
phone 631-W-l. 16
For sale—Potatoes. Harley Diller,
1 mile northwest of town. 19
PROTECT your I davenport from
months for only $2.50 for 5-year
guaranteed protection. One spray
ing of Berlou stops moth damage
for 5-years or Berlou pays the dam
age. Sidney’s Drug Shop, 129 North
Main Street, Bluffton, Ohio.
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