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Homecoming Crowd Of Alumni And
Ex-Students Throng College Campus
The largest homecoming crowd in
the history of Bluffton college
thronged the campus over the week
end for festivities Saturday and
Parents day on Sunday.
Among those from out of town
who were here for the occasion were:
Columbus—Mr. and Mrs. R. E.
Niswander, Mr. and Mrs. Leland
Lehman,
Upper Sandusky—Mr. and Mrs. R.
M. Backensto.
Painesville—Mr. and Mrs. R. J.
Heeley. Mr. and Mrs. James Creel.
Findlay—Mr. and Mrs. Melvin
Lora.
Bethlehem, Pa.—Mr. and Mrs. W.
A. Mohr.
Elida—Mr. and Mrs. Timothy
Shenk, Miss Agnes Suter, Mrs. Em
ma Montgomery.
Akron—Mr. and Mrs. Donovan
King, Vernon Culp.
Wadsworth—Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Holcomb.
Cleveland—Miss Pearl Sommer,
Miss Betty Hilty.
Bowling Green—Miss Mary Locher.
Gibson City, Ill.—Fred Soldner,
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Roth.
Bloomington, Ill.—Walter Yoder.
Danvers, Ill.—Lowell Risser.
Rawson—Dr. and Mrs. Weldon
Diller.
New Knoxville—Miss Ruth Hall.
Meadows, Ill.—Miss Ella Mosiman,
Mrs. Naomi Vercler.
Kenton—Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Warren.
Biglerville, Pa.—Mr. and Mrs.
Willis Beidler.
Canton—Mr. and Mrs. A. M.
Rickert.
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LOUNGE CHAIR and
OTTOMAN
32.25 up
Ada—Marion Tinsler
Canfield—Mr. and Mrs. F. H.
Beckenbach, Mr. and Mrs. Francis
Beckenbach.
Chicago—Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Pannabecker, Olin Frey, Dr. and
Mrs. S. F. Pannabecker.
Payne—Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Wood.
Gilman, Ill.—Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Bohrer.
Vaughnsville—Miss Vera Soldner.
Dayton—Rev. Henry Grimm, Mrs.
F. B. Thompson.
Van Wert—Miss Margaret Chase.
Col. Grove—M i s s Marguerite
Jones.
Wauseon—Miss Esther Bohn, Mr.
and Mrs. Dick Wenger.
Gary, Ind.—Miss Virginia Archer.
Lodi—Mrs. Ann Backensto Whit
man.
Creston—Mrs. Helen Arters
Streete.
West Carrollton—Miss Betty Lee
son.
Hamden, Conn.—Roland Bixler.
Sidney—Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Sell
ers, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Dickey, Mr.
and Mrs. M. E. Hall.
Metamora, Ill.—Mrs. Ray Schertz.
Washington, Ill.—Mrs. Earl Stuck
ey, Paul Stuckey, Mr. and Mrs.
Rufus Rich.
El Paso, Ill.—Mrs. Richard Vincent
and Phyllis Vincent.
Overpeck—Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Gingrich.
Stow—Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Gordon,
Sr.
Topeka, Ind.—Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Neufer, Mr. and Mrs. Cletus Hooley.
Peoria, 111.—Dr. and Mrs. C. L.
Living Room Suites 1 A q.50
of full spring construction at prices ranging from ..
BABY CABS—see what
we are offering for
19.75 up
Pannabecker.
Berne, Ind.—Mr. and Mrs. Clifton
Sprunger, Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Gil
liom.
Ft. Wayne—Miss Josephine Hooley.
Goshen, Ind.—Mr. and Mrs. Leon
ard Yoder, Miss Mary Ann Nune
maker, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Stahly.
Barberton—Mr. and Mrs. A. V.
Cook, Mr. and Mrs. James Irby.
Quakertown, Pa.—Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Bauman, Mr. and Mrs. Aaron
Rosenberger.
Youngstown—Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Mischler, Mr. and Mrs. Horace Buck
les, Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Frose,
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Allison.
Bally, Pa.—Rev. Wilmer Shelly.
Lima—Mrs. Floyd Stedcke, Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Clark, Mr. and Mrs.
Cyril Paul, Mrs. Helen Wood.
Carey—Mr. and Mrs. Girard
Rickie.
Bucyrus—Mr. and Mrs. A. C.
Yaussy.
Smithville—Mrs. Arlene Kurtz.
Harleysville, Pa—Mrs. Harry
Clemens.
Cincinnati—Mr. and Mrs. Harley
Simcox.
Gilboa—Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sim
cox.
Morton, Ill—Mr. and Mrs. Austin
Roth.
Lockport, N. Y.—Rev. and Mrs.
Harleigh Rosenberger.
East Greenville, Pa.—Mr. and Mrs.
Howard Shelly.
Souderton, Pa.—Mrs. Norman
Alderfer.
Fast Colors
Fastness is an inherent property
of the dye itself. There are varia
tions between the different groups
and also variations within each
class. The dyeing method if prop
erly carried out has little to do with
the fastness of a particular color.
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THE BLUFFTON NEWS. BLUFFTON. OHIO
Pandora
Mrs. R. A. Krohn and Mrs. J.
Kempf are spending the week in
Columbus in the home of Mrs.
Krohn’s sister, Mrs. Nelson Reddin.
Mrs. J. G. Reese and Miss Harriet
Krohn returned home Sunday after
spending several weeks in the Dr.
W. C. Suter home in Westerville.
Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Thrapp and
granddaughter Audrey spent Sunday
afternoon in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Van Meter of Findlay.
Their son Dwight and family of
New York City were also guests.
Mrs. Jesse Hilty, who has been a
patient at Bluffton hospital was re
turned to her home on Monday.
Many from this locality attended
the International Harvester Show in
Chicago.
Mrs. Regina Lemley was removed
from Bluffton hospital to the home
of Regina Rafoth, one day last week.
Noah Bixel, who has been ill, is
improving.
To the Voters of Bluffton—
X—W. A. Howe
Armstrong’sBig Fall Selling Event
Maple Settee and Chair........................... 129.75
Breakfast Set............................... 59.75 up
Dining Room Suite 159.00 China to match 59.75
Kitchen Stool 1.98 Walnut Kneehole Desk 47.50
Coleman Oil Heater, heats 5 rooms 93.90
One room heaters................................. 55.10
For your convenience, commencing November 1, our store will be open every evening until 9 o’clock until after Christmas.
Come and shop our store you will be under no obligation to buy. Let us show you how to make your furni
ture dollar go farther.
Armstrong’s Furniture
108-110 S. Main St., Bluffton "Known for Fine Furniture” 115 W. Market St.,. Lima
J. T. Bernius of Dayton called on
the Hiram Krohn family last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Snavely and
Charles Anderson of Holgate called
on their parents, Sunday evening.
Farm Home Damaged
By Fire Monday Noon
Fire said to have resulted from
the explosion of a kerosene water
heater in the basement damaged the
farm home of Mrs. Enoch Basinger,
north of Bluffton on the county line
Monday noon.
The fire department responded to
the call for aid and extinguished
the blaze. Damage was estimated at
$100. Ill in the house at the time
was Mrs. Basinger’s son Nelson who
recently returned from taking treat
ments at a Cincinnati hospital.
Farm Motor Market
The nation’s farmers are in the
market for four million electric mo
tors, farm electrification officials
estimate.
If you desire to vote for a person whose name does
not ^appear on the ticket, you can substitute a name by
writing it in the proper place, and making an in the blank
space at the left of the name so written. Cross out the
name\of the candidate for whom such substitution is made.
Write in name of man wanted as Mayor, November 4.
Our choice is W. A. Howe whose name must be written in
on the Republican side.
Citizens League,
Charles E. Wells
Political Adv, t_____________________________________ ____________ ____
At this time of rapidly advancing fur
niture prices, Armstrong’s fall selling event
is more than a sale—it is the opportunity of
a lifetime to purchase quality furniture at
unbelievably low prices.
By foresighted purchases, we acquired
this superb stock of hiiusefurnishings at
prices substantially lower\ than the present
market and we are passing these savings
along to our good patrons\and friends in
Bluffton.
This entire offering is quality merchan
dise throughout—no outmoded
items—somethin]
remember
selling even
will keep &
faction long
s forgotten.
We are listing only a few of the many
items you will find here.
•r obsolete
nd use and
after this
Girl Injured In
Fall Down Steps
Miss Treva Everett, employed at
the Boss Glove factory here sus
tained three broken bones in her left
ankle as the result of a fall down
steps at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. John Everett of Bluff
ton, Rt. 2, Saturday. Her condition
was reported satisfactory the firs£
of the week.
Our Policies conform to the USO Table and to the Guerton
Law regulations.
Full First Yeai
you will be glad
The Northwestern
A. C. BURCKY
.Stokers Water Heating
Furnaces Water Softeners
Boilers Water Systems
Paul 1Smiuert
Phone 266-W 144 N. Jackson St.
THURSDAY, OCT. 30, 1947
Starch Curtains
The little extra time taken to
starch cotton curtains saves more
work later in the next washing, for
the dust is prevented from becom
ing embedded in the fibers and
comes out more easily than from
unstarched curtains.
Dividends
wii investigated.
Mutual Life Ins. Co
-ocal Representative
PLUMBING md HEATING
SALES SERVICE
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4-piece Maple Bedroom Suite
Luxurious A wonderful addition
to your home during this sale only
CARD TABLES—handy
for a dozen purposes
daily only
3.95
4-piece Walnut Bedroom Suite
We are featuring this handsome
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Ingenious Edison
Edison once used a locomotive
whistle to telegraph across the
river betw’een Sarnia, Ontario, and
Port Huron, Mich., when a cable
broke.
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BOOK CASE special
29.95