Hfe
PAGE FOUR
FIRST MENNONITE CHURCH
J. N. Smucker, pastor
Wednesday, Jan. 1—
7:30 Annual Business Meeting of
the church.
Thursday—
6:30 High School group Bible
study
8:15 Adult Bible study
Sunday—
9:30 Sunday school classes for ell
ages
10:30 Worship Service
6:30 Intermediate Christian En
deavor.
7:30 Junior C. E.
7:30 Beginning the Week of Pray
er Union services. First Methodist
church, Rev. John Schmidt, of St.
Mary’s, the speaker.
DEFENSELESS MENNONITE
CHURCH
E. J. Shady, Pastor
Rev.
Sunday—
9:30 a.
10:30 a.
7:00 Young People’s Program
basement.
7:00 Adult C. W. B. program
7:45 Evangelistic service.
m. Sunday school.
m. Morning worship.
Senior choir practice Thursday,
Jan. 2, at 7 p. m.
FLEET- WING
FUEL OILS
Quality, Quantity & Service
For all types of furnaces
Call Lima 79871, or write
THE PARKS-KLAY COMPANY
LIMA, OHIO
January
Reductions
One lot Hats..........$1
One lot Hats..........$2
One lot Ha|s 20% off
House dresses Sizes 40 to
52 reduced to.............$2.98
Clark Hat Shoppe
South M^in Street
CLOSED
January 4 to 18
inclusive
NELSON
TILE CO
Beaverdam, Ohio
QAun€|Sj
FINEST
HAMLIN
**'3?**^
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES
Ernest N. Bigelow, Minister
Rockport:
Morning worship 9:30
Church school 10:30
Mr. Glen Mayberry, Supt.
Bluffton:
in
We will cooperate with the other
churches
Week of
in the observance of the
Prayer. t-
METHODIST CHURCH
FIRST
Rev. P&ul H. Cramer, Pastor
9:30 a. m. Church school
Mr. Nelson Steiner, Supt.
10:30 a. m. Morning worship
Holy Communion and installation
of W. S. C. S. officers.
6:30 p. m. Youth Fellowship
7:30 p. m. Week of Prayer service
Rev. John Schmidt of St. Paul’s
Evangelical and Reformed church,
St. Mary’s is the speaker.
TEXAS CITRUS
Church school 9:45
N. A. Triplett, Supt.
Morning worship 11:00
Begin the community-wide
of Prayer, in the First Methodist
church, 7:30. See further notice
elsewhere in this issue.
The Women’s Missionary Society
meets Tuesday, Jan. 7, at 2 p. m. in
the home of Mrs. R. L. Triplett.
The Sacrament of the Lord’s
Supper will be observed in both
churches.
EVANGELICAL & REFORMED
CHURCHES
V. C. Oppermann, Minister
Emmanuel’s:
9:30 a. m. Church school
10:45 a. m. Morning worship and
Holy Communion.
i Kindly note change in schedule of
1 services
SALES
BOX
BAG
DOZEN
Price and Taste Will Suit You
Hours from 9 A. M. to 8 P. M.
DON WENGER
141 South Main Bluffton, Ohio
The Sacrament of Holy Com
munion will be celebrated in the
morning service. All church members
are urged to be present.
Private Communion will be ad
ministered in the afternoon.
The choir of the church will meet
on Thursday evening of this week at
8:00 o’clock.
The Women’s Guild will meet at
the parsonage on Wed. Jan 8, at 2:00
p. m. All ladies note the change
date.
The Youth Fellowship meets
St. John’s on Sunday evening
7:00 p. m.
St. John’s:
9:30 a. m. Morning worship
10:30 a. m. Church school
in
at
at
of
Kindly note change in schedule
services.
The Annual Congregational meet
ing will be held on Sunday afternoon
Jan. 5, at 2:30 p. m. All members
are urged to attend.
The choir of the church will meet
for rehearsal on Thursday evening
of this week at 7:30 p. m.
The Ladies Aid will meet at the
home of Mrs. Phoebe Gratz on
Thursday afternoon of this week at
2:00 p. m.
The Week of Pnayer services will
begin on Sunday evening at the
Methodist church. See this issue for
details.
The Gertrude Hoy Circle meets on
Monday evening Jan. 6, at the home
of Mabel Minck at 8:00 o’clock,
are invited.
Youth Fellowship meets at
church on Sunday evening at
p. m.
All
the
7:00
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY
Sunday services at 10:30 a. m.
Subject: God.
Testimonial meeting at 7:30 Wed
nesday evening.
The reading room at the church
is open every
to 4:00 p. m.
to all services
ing room.
Wednesday from 2:00
The public is invited
and to visit the read-
This society is a branch of The
Mother Church, the First Church
Christ Scientist, Boston, Mass.
of
EBENEZER MENNONITE
CHURCH
Rev. Howard T. Landes, Pastor
Wednesday—
1:00 Annual Congregational meet
ing.
Thursday—
2:00 p. m. Ladies Missionary
Society will meet in the church. Miss
Viola Welty is the speaker.
7:30 prayer and Bible study.
Sunday—
9:30 a. m. Sunday School, Joseph
Thompson, Supt.
10:30 Morning worship.
7:30 p. m. Missionary program by
the Chimes Hour from Van Wert,
Ohio.
GRAPE
FRUIT
PINK and RUBY
RED ONLY
MISSIONARY CHURCH
Robert R. Welch, Pastor
Week 7:30
Tuesday—
9:00 Business meeting and election
of officers. Also watchnight service.
Sunday—
9:30 Sunday school
10:30—Rev. J. A. Ringenbcrg
speaker (President of Missionary
Church Association)
Farewell service for Miss
Catherine Gratz. Special setting
apart service in connection with this
service. Rev. J. A. Ringenberg in
charge.
Everyone is welcome.
Radio Pastor
w
Rev. Victor Wierwille of Van Wert
who will present his Chimes Hour
young people’s radio cast in a pro
gram at the Ebenezer Mennonite
church Sunday night at 7:30 o’clock.
The radio cast consists of 20
young people, including two pianists,
vibraharpist, choir, male, mixed and
girls’ quartets, trio, sextet and solo
ists.
The Chimes Hour is heard locally
over WLOK, Lima, every Sunday
noon, produced by the cast
will appear here.
which
LaFayette
Mr.
and Mrs. George Settos of
Indianapolis, Indiana were recent
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Mc
Ginnis.
Mr. and Mrs. Cal Biteman were
Wednesday dinner guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Biteman.
Jacob Staley, Mr. and Mrs. R. L.
Staley, Mrs. Alma Robinson, Mrs.
Loretta Clum and Mrs. Bertha
Desenberg were past week callers of
Mrs. Lillie Houser at Memorial
Hospital, Lima.
Mrs. Wilbur Henkle spent Christ
mas Day with her son, Willis Kling
ler of Kenton.
Mrs. Luuise Cloore was a Christ
mas Day guest of Mr. and Mrs.
Damon Sharrits of Lima.
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce McGinnis and
daughter spent the week with Mr.
and Mrs. George Settos of Indian
apolis.
Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Knoble spent
several days with his mother, Mrs.
Nettie Knoble.
Mr. and Mrs. Harrod were Sunday
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Warren
Knoble.
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce McGinnis, Mrs.
Fred McGinnis, and Miss Nancy Mc
Ginnis were Sunday evening guests
of Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Oberdier.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Roberts of
Bowling Green, Mr. and Mrs. Rich
ard Roberts and daughter, Miss Ruth
Alice Thompson of Lima, Mr. and
Mrs. Darwin Hull, Mr. and Mrs.
Dorance Thompson and family, Mr.
and Mrs. E. L. Roberts, Miss Jennie
Roberts and Miss Bess Guthrie were
Tuesday evening dinner guests of
Mr. and
family.
Mrs. C. A. Moyer and
Mrs. Robert Doernberg
Spencerville and Mr. and
Guthrie and family were
guests of
Dr. and
and son of
Mrs. Blake
Wednesday
J. H. Guthrie.
Mr. and Mrs.
a Wednesday
Frank Schaef-
Betty Hull was
dinner guest of Mrs.
fer of Lima.
Mrs. Daisy Thompson and Mr. and
Mrs. John Mullenhour of Lima, Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Kline and family,
Barbara Kline, Mr. and Mrs. Dor
ance Thompson and son, Mr. U. C.
Thompson were Christmas Day
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald
Patterson of Lima.
Mrs. Evelyn Kline returned Sun
day to Lafayette from Veteran’s
Hospital, Dayton, where she had
been visiting her husband.
DOUBLE-TROUBLE
"Good morning, Willie. I hear God
has seen fit to
twin brothers.”
"Yes, sir, and
money’s coming
said so.”
send you two little
He knows where the
from, too. Daddy
STOCK SALES
For rent—Bulls: Shorthorn Here
ford, Angus and Brown Swiss. Ira
Moser.
Settlement
Mr. and Mrs. Homer D. Reichen
bach and Mr. and Mrs. Dennis C.
Diller and their families were Sun
day dinner guests in the home of
Mrs. Barbara Welty and daughters.
Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Reichenbach,
Esther and Roger, and Mr. and Mrs.
Eugene Kohli were dinner guests in
the home of Dr. and Mrs. Weldon
Diller in Rawson, Sunday.
Mrs. John A. Diller were
callers.
Word was received here that a
baby boy was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Waldo Schumacher who reside at
Eugene, Oregon. Ethan
the name given the boy who was
born Dec. 23. Mr. Schumacher has
for quite a number of years been an
instructor at the State university
there
CALIFORNIA VALENCIA
McKENZIE
IONA CUT
FLORIDA
SIGNET FANCY DICED
IONA
BLENDED
2
if
For sale—Pqre bred Hereford male
hog one year old./Lyman Barnes,
Bluffton, phone.
For salt—Shorthorn bull 18 months
old. Walter Benpbth, 5 miles east of
Bluffton on Rt. (/o3 and mile south.
For sale—R4d, black and spotted
bred gilts due to faxrow from March
5 to April 20. J. J. Smith, 2 miles
west of Mt. Cory and mile north
also mile east and mile south
of Clymer cemetery.
.. Wmb i- ««i*jis=rwv» i
THE BLUFFTON NEWS, BLUFFTON, OHIO
Mr. and
afternoon
home at
Ed Geiger left for his
Farmersville, Ohio, the first of the
week after spending two weeks
among relatives and friends here.
were
Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Moser
hosts to the Advisory Council Mon
day evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Myron Hilty form
erly of this locality and for the past
several years at home in Omaha,
Nebraska, are rejoicing over the
birth of a daughter born
cently.
to them re-
Gratz and
and Amos
first of the
Mr. and Mrs. Omer
sons Arthur and Allan
Neuenschwander left the
week for Poplar Bluffs, Missouri, to
spend several days in the home of
Rev. and Mrs. John Neuenschwander
and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Diller will
leave this week for West Palm
Beach,
spend the remainder of the winter.
Florida, where they will
Mr. and Mrs. Menno Augsburger,
son Otis and Mr. and Mrs. Emmet
Augsburger and daughter were Sun
day dinner guests in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Augsburger
and family.
Waldo is
Harold, son of Mrs. Susie Boaz
who has spent the past few years
in the University of California at
Berkeley, arrived here one day last
week to spend a number of days
with his mother and sister, Ruth.
Mr. and Mrs. John Schneck spent
several days last week in the home
I of Rev. and Mrs. Aubrey Hender
son and family at St. Claire, Mich.
Mrs. (Dr.) Sewell Pender, sister of
FOR QUICK SUDS
TOPS
2,8°x27c
cans'
IONA
21c
TOMATOES......NU2 He
PINE CONE SWEET
POTATOES ....N’• S 19c
COLUMBIA CHICKEN NOODLE
SOUP..............10i4^ 15c
Breaat Chicken Light Meat
TUNA FISH 38c
DAINTY PAR WHOLE
APRICOTS... N’ S3Tc
JIFFY
BISCUIT MIX
“box
Mrs. Henderson of Miami, Fla., is
also spending some time in the Hen
derson home.
The youth folks of this community
are planning to go serenading Tues
day night. Even though there has
been a gradual drifting away from
the German language by our young
sters in past year, they somehow
manage to become masters of
situation for the brief period
never fail to bring cheer to
homes where they call.
Mrs. Wilbert Wenger and
Howard, left for Salem, Oregon,
day.
25-LB.
BAG
Grocery Values
ORANGE JUICE 2 21c
PANCAKE FLOUR 32c
BEETS 2”“23c
GRAPEFRUIT JUICE 2 19c
CARROTS "?^17c
LIBBY GARDEN SWEET 7T
PEAS .... 20c
CARROTS & PEAS 16c
CITRUS JUICE 2 «219c
SCOURING POWDER
CAMEO CLEANSER
son,
Fri-
The Living Links class of St. John
Sunday School had their meeting in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Willard
Moser Friday evening. Mr. and
Mrs. Ambrose Basinger were assist
ant hosts
Mr. and Mrs. Willard Moser were
Sunday dinner guests in the home of
Dr. and Mrs.
family.
Munson Bixel and
congregational meet
held at the Mennon-
The annual
ings are to be
ite churches of this area on Wednes
day, January 1.
Roy M. Cook who for many years
w’as rural mail carrier of the vicin
ity of Pandora passed away
Findlay hospital, Sunday.
Cook retired from his work
years ago on account of
health and has with his family re
sided in Findlay for some years.
Funeral services are to be conduct
ed in the Pandora Methodist church
at 2 P. M. Wednesday.
at the
Mr.
several
failing
Beaverdam
and Mrs. Roscoe Klingler of
Mr.
Lima, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Zimmer
man and family of Bluffton, Mr. and
Mrs. Wm. Amstutz were Tuesday
evening dinner guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Gid Steiner and son.
Mr. and Mrs. John Clark, Miss
Ellen Clark, Miss Adda and Clem
Yoakam were Christmas dinner
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Wagner
at Lima.
Mrs. Gladys Williams of Lansing,
Mich., spent the holidays with Mr.
John Huber and Miss Bernice Huber.
Mr. and Mrs. Clair Younkman
and family of Dayton, Mr. and Mrs.
Daniel Younkman and family of
Clyde, Mr. and Mrs. Morris Ander
son and family of Pandora, Mr. and
Mrs. Donald Michael and family, Mr.
Resolve Now to 1
Save the A&P Way!
Nearly everyone makes resolutions for the New Year. So if you want to make a resolution to
save money all through the year .. the easy way to do just that is to shop the A&P way. For
at your A&P, you'll find a multitude of quality foods tagged with budget-helping prices. Be
gin today to shop and save at A&P.
GOLD MEDAL
FLOUR
63
BAKER MAID
CRACKERS
bSZSc
LIBBY
T7
TOMATO JUICE *S 27c
DELUXE
BROOMS ...... each SI.05
SEALAND
BLUEBERRIES 47c
AAP FANCY PRUNE
PLUMS.......... 33c
ADMIRAL MAINE
SARDINES.......’W. 10c
RAJAH SALAD
DRESSING
25c
PINT
and Mrs. Arthur Phillips were
Christmas Day dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Wm. Younkman and Bern
ard.
Mr. and Mrs. Byron Anderson and
daughter Karen Sue were Tuesday
dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. E.
Anderson and daughter of Bluffton.
Robert Rhoades,
were
and
Mr. and Mrs.
daughter Janice of
Christmas Day guests
sMrs. Homer Marshall.
the
and
the
Lima
of Mr.
Weick
Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
daughter of Lima spent Tuesday
Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs.
Cook.
and Mrs. Byron
daughter, Wayne Yant
Patricia Bushong.
Revival services
this week at the
by Rev. L. Dow Fauver.
63/4-OZ. E
PKG.
and
and
Ed
and
and
Mr. and Mrs. Cal Leiber, Mr.
Mrs. Melvin Burkholder, Mr.
Mrs. Claud Napier and Judy were
Wednesday evening guests of Mrs.
Otis Leiber.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Smith of
Columbus and Miss Bertha Nelson
of Ft. Wayne were holiday guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Nelson.
Mrs. W. T. Cordrey had for Sun
day dinner guests Mrs. Florence
Parker, son Alton and daughter
Marjorie of Lima, Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Cook and daughter Joan of Toledo
and Mrs. W. V. Howard of Lockport,
Those attending Christmas dinner
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. E.
Cook were Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Rockhill of Napoleon, Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Rockhill of West Unity, Mr.
and Mrs. Russell Bowers of Payne,
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Y’ant, Jr.,
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Weick and daugh
ter of Lima, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence
Yant, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Donald Van
Meter, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Matter
and daughter, Mrs. Etta Yant, Mrs.
Cecil Hartman and daughter, Mr.
and
Anderson
and
Miss
Burkholder
Fisher of
and Mrs.
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice
of Lima, Miss Velma
Jenera, Evan Leiber, Mr.
Melvin Burkholder were
Eve dinner guests
Claud Napier and
Christmas
and Mrs.
of Mr.
Judy.
are being held
Methodist church
Clarence Darrow was once asked to
give his definition of a smart man.
"A smart
twinkle in
hasn’t let
him since
man,” he applied with a
his eyes, “is a fellow who
a woman pin anything on
he was a baby.”
NABISCO
GRAHAMS
IJC
FLORIDA
ORANGES
FRESH ICEBERG HEAD
LETTUCE
CALIFORNIA
ORANGES
TEXAS MAASHSEEDLESS
Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
FRESH—MEDIUM SIZE STALK
PASCAL CELERY
GRAPEFRUIT
WASHINGTON WINES Al’ OR ROME
APPLES
FRESH CALIFORNIA SEEDLESS
LIMES
MAINE U.S. NO. 1 UKAUB"
POTATOES
GOLDEN YAMS OB
CARROTS ?:Xand..........
FRESH EATMOR
CRANBERRIES 0.r.....
jam run
fine Baked Goods
POTATO CHIPS
JANE PARKER PINEAPPLE TOPPED
BUNS ....
MARVEL
HAMBURGER ROLLS
MARVEL
HOT DOG ROLLS.....
QUAKER
OATS
"7
48-OZ.
BOX X/
A&P STORES ARE CLOSED ALL DAY MONDAY
EXCEPT WEEKS IN WHICH HOLIDAYS OCCUR
Store Hours: Tuesday Thru Friday 8:30 a. m. to 6 p. m. Saturday 8:30 a. m. to 10:00 p. m.
TUESDAY, DEC. 31, 1946
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our heartfelt
thanks to the many relatives, friends
and neighbors for the sympathy ex
tended to us in our sorrow in the
loss of our father, J. W. Manges.
We also wish to thank the singers,
pallbearers, florai and auto donors,
and the Diller funeral home.
The Manges Family.
CARMASS—
TUES.-WED.-THURS.
BOB HOPE
JOAN CAULFIELD
in
MONSIEUR^
BEAUCAIRE
FRI.-SAT.
SONJA HENIE
JOHN PAYNE
in
SUN VALLEY
SERENADE
SUN. MON.
LADY LUCK
with
ROBERT YOUNG
BARBARA HALE
TUES.-WED.- (next week)
ROY ROGERS
in
My Pal Trigger
DIXIE
MARGARINE
IS,OOP UNITS OF VITAMIN A
Demand Still Exceeds Supply
But Keep on Asking for Dixie
(BUSHED
1859^^
Food STORES
SUNNYFIELD
CAKE FLOUR
"9
44-OZ.
BOX X/C
LOADED
SWEET, SEEDLESS
NAVELS
MEDIUM SIZE
JERSEY SWEETS QuaUty
FRESH GOLDEN
Vi-? 45c
MESH
WITH JUICE
LGE. 43 SIZE
2 for 2»e 60 SIZE
2 f°r25c
large stalk 23c
2 for 29c
ooz. 35c
8 for 39c
SIZE
BEAUTY
FANCY
QUALITY
toz.
33c
15-LB. EQ-
CONS. BAG UUC
35c
Iba.
19c
beta.
43c
lb.
a 8BAG 33C
PKG 29C
14c
.n 14c
Makes Delicious Gravy
GRAVY MASTER
3-OZ.
BOT.
XZC