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THURSDAY, SEPT. 19, 1946
Funeral For Gilboa
Man Friday Afternoon
John C. Phillips, 88, retired farm
er, died at the home of his son, L.
G. Phillips of near Gilboa, Wednes
day morning.
Death, due to complications fol
lowed a ten months illness. Mr.
Phillips who wintered in Florida be
came ill there last winter and re
mained in the south through" the
summer, being brought to the Borne
of his son last week.
Surviving, besides the son at
whose home he died, are two broth
ers, Chetro of Mt. Morris, Mich.,
Funera
AMBULA
JORG HATCHERY
phone 182-W
I
Report To Clientele
The Board of Directors of Investors Mutual, Inc.,
open-end investment fund, have declared a final quarter
dividend distribution for the fiscal year of 72c per share
payable on September 27, 1946, to shareholders of record
as of September 12Sh. The 72c dividend was derived
from approximately 61c per share on profits on the sale
of portfolio securities for the entire fiscal year and ap
proximately 11c per share from interest and dividend
income during the final quarter of the fiscal year which
ends September 30t|.
Total dividend ’distribution for the txv^lve month
period totals $1.04 per share as compared to 86c per
share distributed during the comparable period a year
ago.
Earl E. Crabb, Chairman of the Board and President
of the fund, reported that net assets as of August 31,
1946, were $93,524,147.85 with shares priced at $14.02,
and currently owned by more than
Investors Syndicate, Minneapolis,
writer and investment manager of
Information gl$dly furnished.
and Jason of Toledo and one sister
Mrs. Elizabeth Winchell of Kalama
zoo, Michigan.
Funeral services will be held at
the home of his son, L. G. Phillips,
Friday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock
with Rev. C. L. Foltz officiating.
Burial will be in the Harmon ceme
tery.
The body is at the Paul Diller
funeral home from where it will be
taken to the Phillips home near Gil
boa, Thursday afternoon.
No Hunting
No hunting or trespassing oi
premises of the undersigned:
Ami Pifer 21
asinger
SERVICE
ulfton, Olno
FARMERS PRODUCE
Bluffton Ohio
Offers Friendly Service
Buyers of
Cream, Eggs and Poultry
ROUTE SERVICE
CLAYTON HARKNESS, Mgr.
322 N. Main Street Bluffton Phone 284-W
Poultry Equipment
Our Fall supply of “EVERDAY” Poultry equipment has
arrived.
10 hole steel Galvanized nests....................................... $9.50
Galvanized grit feeders ...................................................1.75
5 different types of heated flock waterers. Priced right.
Our supply is limited, get yours while they last.
Highest prices paid for poultry.
46,000 shareholders,
is principal under
the fund.
G. T. SOLDNER, Dirt. Mgr.
Bluffton, Ohio
Tel. 163-Y 409 Cherry St.
The advanc
in bringing
added bead
mended in c•ther
wishes.
iment made by the funeral profession
quiet dignity, restful tranquility and
hy to funerals is recogrfzed and com-
professional efrcles.
The American funeral service in its quality of true
impartiality is truly representative of our country's
democratic way of life.
Every family calling u$ chooses, from our wide
range of prices, a service that meets its needs or
Paul Diller
FUNERAL HOME
'Phone 222-Ifluffton
THE BLUFFTON NEWS
B. F. B1ERY, 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 8, 1879.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Wenger and
family are spending several weeks in
Texas.
Mr. and Mrs. R. V. Kirtland spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Floyd
Fralick and daughters of Leipsic.
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
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Conrad spent
the week end with Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Marshall.
Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Niswander
of Columbus visited at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Noah Niswander, Sun
day.
Fountain pens for school at
Sidney’s drug shop.
Earl Jorg of the Jorg Hatchery is
attending a three days’ school for
hatchery managers at Ohio State
university in Columbus.
Mrs. Winifred Young and Miss
Mary Beach of Medina called at the
home of Miss Alice Ludwig of Pop-
and Mrs. Calvin Stettler, Mrs.
nber and Mrs. Paul Andrews
Sunday at the home of Mrs.
beginning Saturday at 10 a.
C. F. Niswander’s implement
Mrs. R. W. Gaddie and Miss Es
telle Read of Campbellsville, Ky.,
spent the week end at the home of
their brother George Read and wife
of South Lawn avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hochstettler
and daughter of Findlay visited here
Sunday with Mrs. Hochstettler’s par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Triblehorn
of South Main street.
Mr. and Mrs. Ross Gotshall of
Warren, former Bluffton residents
spent several days with Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Beals and family of South
Jackson street.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Rupright of
Rawson were Sunday dinner guests
of Mr. and Mrs. John Marquart of
Orange township, Mr. and
Chas. Gossman and son Robert
afternoon callers.
of North Lawn
at the postoffice has
a week’s trip to his
Centralia, Mo. Later
his parents to Illinois
before coming to
Albert Oyer
nue, custodian
returned from
native town of
he moved with
where he lived
Bluffton.
Nelson Steiner and
Lawn avenue spent
Mr. and Mrs.
family of North
Sunday with Rev. and Mrs. J. A.
Weed and family of Mechanicsburg.
Rev. Weed, formerly of Bluffton, is
pastor of the Methodist church at
that place.
Rev. Richard Mumma left Friday
for New York city where he will en
roll for graduate study in Union
Theological seminary. His wife and
little daughter will remain here for
several weeks until housing accom
modations are
available.
Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Farnsworth
and family who spent the past month
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mil
len Geiger will leave the first of the
week returning to their home in
Laramie, Wyoming, where Mr. Farns
worth is a student in the University
of Wyoming.
Mr. and Mrs. John Marquart and
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Marquart of
Lafayette, Ind., were in Fostoiia
last Thursday to visit E. M. Balmer
who is convalescing following an
operation. Mr. Balmer is a brother
of Mrs. John Marquart.
Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Fett and sons
Richard, Duane and Lewis were
supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. V.
Kirtland and son last Wednesday
evening. Duane who spent a 15 day
navy leave with his parents, report
ed at Key West, Florida, Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Marquart
returned Tuesday to Lafayette, Ind.,
where he is a student in Purdue
university after visiting his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. John
Orange township and
while on a motor trip
and Norfolk, Va.
Marquart of
her parents
to Richmond
Thiessen and
making their
Mr. and Mrs. Harold
family who have been
home with her mother, Mrs. Noah
Zuercher of South Main street have
left for Chicago where he has en
rolled as a student in Mennonite
Biblical seminary.
school at
Fountain pens for
Sidney’s drug shop.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
daughter Mary and
Stearns who is home on
furlough from Bainbridge, Md., to
gether with Robert Moore of Dover,
who will leave here for Chicago,
spent Sunday with Mrs. Sadie
Htearns and daughters Erma and
Mamie Stearns of Upper Sandusky.
Stearns and
son David
twelve days’
Mr. and Mrs. Kermit Deerhake
and Mrs. Lewis Deerhake of St.
Marys Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Deer
hake, Jr., of Wapakoneta Mr. and
Mrs. Howard Nique and family of
Mt. Blanchard and Mr. and Mrs.
Francis Stevens and family of La
fayette visited Mr. and Mrs. Rob
ert Deerhake and son Donnie and
Mrs. Bertha Matter, Sunday.
THE BLUFFTON NEWS, BLUFFTON, OHIO
Leland Sechler, Bluffton
anteur, is a medical patient
ton hospital.
Miss Mary Welty
Mr. and Mrs. Joi
Kennedy
Sunday
ke sale
m. at
me.
Mrs. Allen
Biglervill
Mrs. Helen Wells
Mr. and Mrs. W
residents, spent the
his sisters, Mrs. Ws
Beaverdam and Mrs.
of Rockport.
Mrs.
were
restaur
in Bluff-
Mrs. Donald Flick of
Detroit
spent the week end with Mrs. Martha
Flick of South Main street.
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Davis of
Miami, Florida, former Bluffton
residents are spending a six weeks’
visit in Bluffton and Lima.
Miss Ida Mosiman of Middletown is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. S. K. Mosi
man and niece Mrs. Laurence Burk
halter this week.
Basinger ambulance removal—Miss
Etta Beals from her North Main
street apartment to Bluffton Com
munity hospital.
Stanley Herr of Florida, former
ly of Bluffton, is visiting here this
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Milo Lora and fam
ily and Mr. and Mrs. Francis Nis
wander and son were Sunday dinner
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Myron Lugi
bill of Riley street.
Mr. and Mrs.
Cherry street are
Luray
points
The
George Linden of
on a motor trip to
Va., and other
in that region.
Caverns,
of interest
Friendly
class will
Couples Sunday
hold a bake sale
m. at
store.
beginning Saturday
tan of Mc
Paul Run
guests of
k and son
Mrs. Cl
and Mr.
i famih
Fisher and
ner Bluffton
k end with
Milford Everett
removals—Mrs.
infant
Diller ambulance
Ronald Dunlap and infant from
Bluffton hospital to their home in
Beaverdam Jacob J. Luginbuhl
from Lima Memorial hospital to a
Lima physician’s office and return.
Entertain For Service
Man
In
ave-
honor of Howard Spallinger
is attending the officer candi
school at Ft. Belvoir, Va., now
on furlough, a supper was held
who
date
home
at the home of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Chanceys
evening.
Spallinger, Saturday
Mrs. Harold
Mrs. Hiram
Col. Grove
Schick and
Mr. and
Mr. and
family,
Present were
Upton, Toledo
Spallinger and
Mr. and Mrs.
family, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Spal
linger and baby and Mrs. Howard
Spallinger.
Harold
Two Auto Tags For
Cars Again In 1947
After four years of only one auto
tag, the staate will provide two li
cense plates for every motor vehicle
in 1947, it was announced this week
by State Highway Director Perry T.
Ford. This will mean a return to
displaying tags on the front
rear of autos.
and
Business Men Will
Talk Town Problems
Round table discussion of com
munity problems and needs will be
featured at a meeting of the Bluff
ton Business Men’s association
8 p. m. Wednesday of next week
the Walnut Grill.
at
in
to
Town officials have been invited
attend the meeting to join in the
discussion, and all members of the
association are urged to attend for
the discussion of problems vital
Bluffton’s future.
Birthday Supper
One-half of all U. S. families which
pool members’ earnings have less
than $500 in total savings. One-fourth
of all families have no savings in the
form of bonds, savings accounts, or
checking accounts. The top 10 per
cent in the nation have 60 per cent of
total U. S. savings.
Federal assistance for school lunch
es now is made permanent by U. S.
laws. The national appropriation for
lunches in the school year 1946-47 is
$75,000,000. Part of those funds is
available for the purchase of such
equipment as refrigerators and
stoVae.’Money is allotted on the basis
•of the number of school children.
Clubs, J^odgeS
ana Societies
October Wedding
Dr. and Mrs. W. M. Niswander an
nounce the engagement and ap
proaching marriage of their youngest
daughter, Margery to Elton B. Beery,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Homer J. Beery
of Seville.
The open wedding will be 'solemn
ized Satuiday afternoon, October 12
in Ramseyer chapel, Bluffton college.
Both Miss Niswander and Mr.
Beery are graduates of Bluffton col
lege. Mr. Beery is employed as a
chemist with the Nickel Plate rail
road in Lima.
September Wedding
Saturday, September 28 is the date
chosen by Vidella Bucher, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Bucher to Leon
Schey, son of Mr. and Mrs. John
Schey of Leipsic.
The marriage will take place
the Ebenezer Mennonite
7:30 p. m. The wedding
Presbyterian Social Club
spend
peck of
rs. Paul
Biery
son Don
at
at
s home of Mrs. Lei
night at 8 o’clo
1 Benroth and Mn
Poinsettia Club
Miss Sylvia Biederman
hostess to the Poinsettia
Wednesday night. The following pr
gram has been arranged:
Garden Club
The Garden club will
Mrs. Ed Sn
The progra
of colored slides of scenes and flow
ers in Bluffton and vicinity shown
by Paul Diller.
Pot Luck Supper
Methodist students attending Bluff
ton college will be guests at a fel
lowship supper to be held at the
Methodist church Sunday evening at
5:30 o’clock. Members of the con
gregation will provide the potluck
supper. Mrs. Hariey Augsburger is
chairman of the
rangements and
will have charge
Masonic
Stated
Masonic
Work
committee on ar
Rev. Ptaul Cramer
of the program.
Lodge.
communication of Bluffton
lodge next Monday night,
entered apprentice degree.
in
Women’s Club
Farm Women’s Improvement
Farm
The
club will meet Thursday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. Ada Rowland.
Mrs. Besse Brackney and Mrs. Myr
tle Lutterbein will assist the hostess.
The following program has been
arranged:
Opening song and devotions roll
call, recollections of the past topic—
America’s Place in
Josephine Huber
Schick closing song
Election of officers
this meeting.
World Affairs,
contest, Mary
and benediction,
will be held at
To Wed in Lima
The approaching
Homer Gratz, Jr.,
her parents, Mr.
Eaton of Lima,
the granddaughter of
Eaton of Bluffton.
to
of
at
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Griffith
South Lawn avenue entertained
supper Sunday evening honoring
birthday anniversaries of their eld
est daughter Mrs. Thelma Scheeter
of McCutchensville and their young
est daughter, Miss Margaret Grif
fith, at home.
Present were Mr. and Mrs. Leo
Scheeter and family of McCutchens
ville Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Lora of
Kalamazoo, Mich., and Mr. and Mrs.
R. E. Griffith and daughters Ellen
and Margaret.
marriage of Mrs.
is announced by
and Mrs. Robert
The bride-elect is
Mrs. Lou
Ministerial Association
The Bluffton Ministerial association
will meet Thursday morning at 10:30
o’clock at the High School. Newly
elected officers, Rev. E. N. Bigelow,
president and Rev. Paul H. Cramer,
secretary-treasurer will be in charge.
To Wed in Akron
Wedding of Miss Laura Yvonne
Jones of Akron, who attended Bluff
ton college three years ago will take
place Saturday night at 8:30 o’clock
in the First Presbyterian church of
Akron
III of
to Joseph Breckenridge Handy
Carmel, N. Y.
and Mrs. Millen Geiger of
Lawn avenue and their guests,
Mr.
South
Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Farnsworth
and family of Laramie, Wyoming
will attend the wedding. Miss Jones
made her home with the Geigers
while attending College here.
Bluffton Couple Io Wed
Approaching wedding of Ralph
Garrett and Miss Thelma Basinger,
daughter of David Basinger, both of
Bluffton was announced the first of
the week. The marriage will take
place in the near future.
WANT-ADS
sale—Sunbeai In­
For
quire Clark Hat Sh
Washable window
mire’s.
Mrs. Fred Hahn is the authorized
representative
For
jector
fects.
wide
For
A-l
Wanted—Men.
tion for men 27
Anier
A. J.
A. T.
Mrs.
Mrs.
ican Life: In Literature
B. Longsdorf In Music,
Worthington.
meet with
h, Friday night at 7:30.
Band Mothers Club
The Band Mothers club will meet
at the High School building Monday
night.
Progressive Mothers Club
Annual business meeting of the
Progressive Mothers club will be held
at the home of Mrs. Pauline Gable,
next Tuesday night,
follows: Devotionals,
Dillman Birthmarks,
Swank Kindergarten, Christine Wen
ger.
The program
Mrs. Treva
Mrs. Juanita
von products.
and pro
sound ef
showing
features,
some in
rent—8 m. m. film
or 16 m. m. with
Films ready for
selection of travel
etc.,
something dif
programs, etc.
I have. Chester
comics, newsreels,
technicolor. Here’s
ferent for parties,
Come and see what
Heffner, Pandora high school. Call
after 4 p. m. 23
For sale—Small house, can be
made into four rooms, to be moved
Any reason-
able offer accepted.
ester, 1*2 miles south
Try Hanna’s perfect
invita-
Kenneth Chid
Routc 25.
For sale—P o a o e s.
Steiner,
For
Bluffton
avenue.
For sale—Ford
14 inch plows and
pump jack 7 ye
mare very gentle,
’a mile west am
Beaverdam stop
on Sunday,
Herold, son
She will be married
October 20 to Raymond
of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Herold of
Lima in the First Evangelical and
Reformed church in that city with
Rev. Paul Greaser officiating.
For rent—Slee]
no drinkers. Ou
quire 367 Cherry
the
the
his
Mr. Herold spent five years in
army including several years in
CBI area and is associated with
father in a carpet cleaning establish
ment.
For sale—Thre
stove with oven
quire 237 N. Ja
For sale—Thre
suite with slip
nut modernistic
with six chairs.
St.
Wanted—To re
country. Richard
Popular maga
rates until Docer
len Geiger.
For sale—Lar
heater. Joseph
north of Bluffton
Waiter­
used
Heatrola,
ion and
:, 302 S.
-Man’s
street.
Permanent pc
to 45 years of a
osene, fuel oil,
and anti-freeze,
commission.
ing
men for maintenance and warehouse
work. Apply Parks-Klay Company,
872 St. Johns Ave., Lima, Ohio. 23
Weekly wage and
Prefer men with farm­
experience. Also hourly wage
Wanted—Chickens. Highest mark
et price. Chas. Kinsinger, Bluffton
phone 492-W. tf
Phone 389-W for estimate on home
insulation. Waitermire’s.
For sale—Irish cobbler potatoes,
several grades. Archie Diller, Bluff-
Place your order with Mrs. Fred
Hahn for a beautiful Avon gift set.
For sale—New maple dinette table
and 2 chairs kitchen cabinet base
refinished new linoleum top 30 gal
lon used hot water tank.
Burkhalter, 117 E.
367-W.
Laurence
Kibler. Phone
For sale—Potatoes. Arthur Miller,
Bluffton phone. 25
Found—Bicycle. Owner can have
same by identifying and paying for
advertisement. R. E. Griffith, night
police.
Clarence
tf
bicycle.
N. Lawn
Bluffton phone.
sale—Girl’s new
Bicycle shop, 139
wire cut
For sale—About 160 new
bricks. Roy Reams, Spring street.
Why worry if afflicted with any
known skin disease. Ask about V-J-O.
Sidney’s Drug shop.
For sale—1935
passenger coupe,
pairs. E. R.
Cherry St. Call
Saturday.
17
5-
Oldsmobile
Needs some
Leatherman,
evenings
re
373
except
For sale—Dressed chickens order
Wednesdays and Saturdays by noon.
Cecil Hartman, phone 595-R. 23
Remember to feed Waylac before
you house your pullets. For sale at
23
worming your
►ah Trippiehorn,
12 Hazel Ave.,
25
Master Feed Mill.
For culling and
poultry flock call N
phone 29266 at
Lima, Ohio.
1C
Portable radio
mire’s.
For sale—Timoth
Rickly, 3 miles st
road.
tteries.
seed.
her and
aurant.
rleatrola.
iley St.
Ferguson
cultivators Butler
old white saddle
Kent C. Amstutz,
’t- mile north of
ght.
ng rooms for four
ide entrance. In
St. /I
W anted—Dishwai
waitress. Elk res
For sale—Small
able. Inquire 132
Reason­
tractor
burner Kerosene
good condition. In
:son St.
piece living room
vers 3 piece wal
iining room suite
Inquire 124 Cherry
house in town or
Core, phone 537-T.
ines offering gift
ber 10. Mrs. Mil-
For sale—160
buildings located
ton also 70 acre
located 3 miles s
ette. Mrs. H. V
238-W. F. Garre
e size circulating
labegger, 3 miles
on county line.
teres with modern
Southeast of Bluff
without buildings
•utheast of Lafay
r, Althaus, phone
son, broker.
washing machine
For sale—Electr
with h. p. motort in good running
order. Price $30. Inquire 110 S.
UM
For sale—Newly| decorated home
in Rawson, 7
bath. Modern ext
sion in from 4 to
118 N. Main stree
ns, pantry and
)t heat. Posses
weeks. Inquire
Rawson, Ohio.
Heatrola No. 4,
For sale—Estat
in excellent condition,
liams, Beaverdam!
Frank Wil-
Orders taken foi all kinds of mag
azines. Special: ^Readers Digest, 7
months for $1, a $1.75 value. Mrs.
Noah Zuercher, 5|7 S. Main street.
Phone 153-Y.
For sale—All
lined packet suit,
dition, $15.
Heatrola.
ppe.
ilinds. Walter-
wool flannel grey
size 12. Best con-
Mri Harold Thiessen,
517 S. Main stre4t. Phone 153-Y.
Wanted—Housework one or two
days a week. Plone 264-W.
Joseph
For sale—Nice grapes.
Habegger, 3 milis north of town.
For sale—Used kitchen cabinet.
Maynard NiswanHer at Bluffton Im
plement & Harness Co.
For sale—Tuxfcdo, size 35 small.
Price $10. C. Dauby, 130 S. Jack
son street.
For sale—Automatic Mirro-Shell
gas water heater gas bathroom
heater and two |0 gallon oil drums.
Dull Battles, Mt| Cory.
For sale—Popforn. Dull Battles,
Mt. Cory.
Wanted—Plumfc. Phone 578-Y.
For safe—Five burner table top
Perfection stovei like new single
chair occasional table
lamp. Inquire at 124
et, or 150 Cherry street.
-Houle at 141 N. Main
sion at once. Inquire
garage.
Fountain pens for school at
dney’s drug shop.
Accousticon Hear
ing Aids and
also Iwftteries for all makes
Mrs. Walter Gratz
110 S. Lawn Ave., Bluffton. O.
Reserved for You
CAN yo
favorite,
er of y
burned
tain th
your fin
quate?
BE sun
your hoi
insurant
Hartfort
lutzi li
113 «/2
Walter-
Howard
Bentley
24
uth on
Picnic supplies at
For sale—Muskn
ning tomatoes. N
Omer Gratz, 5 mile
ton on Route 12.
Waitermire’s,
elons and can
Sunday sales,
s north of Bluff
24
morning
that
1 duplicate
comfortable
jr home if
it? Are you cer
the amount of
insurance is
corn
it is
ade-
ALL
with
to protect
ehold goods
through this
agency.
surance Agency
pi
one: 295-W
S. Main Street
I Bluffton
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U 1 An Bluffton
THuis.-FRI.-SAT
A. J. Cronin’s
THE
GREEN YEARS
with
CHAS. COBURN
TOM DRAKK
BEVERLY TYLER
sun.-mon.
PAUL HENREID
ELEANOR PARKER
in
Of Human
Bondage
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