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THURSDAY, JAN. 8, 1948 Couple Is Wed In Church Ceremony An impressive ceremony was solemnized at the St. John’s Evan gelical and Reformed church Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock uniting in marriage Miss Bettye Jeanne Lewis only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lewis of Lawn avenue and Robert H. Vroman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Vroman of Defiance. Rev. V. C. Oppermann read the double ring service before an altar of palms, chrysanthemums and gladioli with lighted candelebra. A program of pre-nuptial organ music played by Claren Sommers, Bluffton, included Nocturne, Chopin Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life, and Thine Alone, Herbert All the Things You Are, Kern Clair de Lune, De bussy and I Love You Truly, Carrie Jacobs-Bond. Laurence Burkhalter, Bluffton violinist, played selections consisting of Caprice Viennese, Kreisler My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice, Saint Saens Reve Angelique, Rubenstein and Ave Maria, Schubert. Mr. Sommers played softly during the ceremony O, Perfect Love and Mr. Burkhalter sang The Lord’s Prayer. The bride was lovely in a white broadcloth taffeta gown with bodice waist and tight sleeves below the elbows tapering to a point at the wrists. The full skirt ended with a long circular train. A lace tiara held in place the floor length veil of French illusion. The bridal bouquet was of white roses centered with an orchid and the bride’s only ornament was a rhinestone necklace, a gift of the groom. As maid of honor for her cousin, Miss Eloise Lewis was attired in a chartreuse gown of moire taffeta with matching headdress and carried a bouquet of bronze and yellow chrysanthemums. Fuchsia taffeta frocks with decol AMBULANCE PHONE 160-W Hotpoint 105 S. Metin Street OUR PRESTIGE does not add to the cost of the service. It dosis no more to call us lete collars and matching mitts and headdress of ostrich plumes in the same color were worn by the brides maids, Misses Marge Weimer and Lois Oyr who carried bouquets of yellow chrysanthemums. Dorothy Anne Herr, a cousin, was junior bridesmaid and wore a replica of the bride’s gown with short sleeves and without train. She had white flowers in her hair and her bouquet was of white chrysanthe mums. The little flower girl, Patty Shook, was dressed in a long white mar quisette gown with white flowers in her hair and carried a small basket of white flowers. Mothers of the bride and groom were in black dresses with orchid corsages. Richard Vroman served as best man for his brother. Ushers were James Perry, a brother-in-law Ben Gaeth and Raymond Greding. After the ceremony a reception was held at the home of the bride. Mrs. Virgil Basinger and Mrs. Albert Mandy served the. wedding cake and punch. i For her going away costume the bride chose a white suit with black accessories, matching hat and orchid corsage. Following a honeymoon trip to Florida the couple will be at their home after January 20 at 1302 Waverly Ave., Toledo. New Methodist Pastor For LaFayette Charge Rev. Robert R. Meireditlr, a gradu Ohio Njrthern university, now ting hi theok r* Ok ci I Vl pointer1 srlin tin pastor of the nd. We repeat, at our funeral home this cost is always deter mined by the family, with no pressure, however, slight, from us. BASINGER FUNERAL HOME BLUFFTON. OHIO YOU’RE NEVER ALONE FOR LONG WITH A PORTABLE RADIO' You’ll make new friends with the fine tone, power and range of a General Electric Radio Merchandise is Coming Thru Better- We have Ar immediate delivery: Deluxe Hotpoint Electric Range and Electric Water Heater Electric les and Service Our sound business meth ods result fair-profit prices, in the widest range consistent with our high standards.. Phone 255-T Paul Diller FUNERAL HOME 'Phone. 222 UMMufflon THE BLUFFTON NEWS C. A. BIERY, Editor Published weekly at Bluffton, Ohio, by tharBluffton 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. Mrs. Jennie Geiger spent New’ Year’s day with Mr. and Mrs. Merlin Hetrick of Lima. Misses Margery, Helen and Edith Zuercher visited Sunday with the Misses Glenna and Esther Kohler. Piano tuning, repairing and regulating. Donald Luginbuhl, 536 Nova, Lima. Phone 93507. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Smith of Biglerville, Pa., were week end guests of Mrs. Helen Wells and other friends. See me for memorials of ell kinds. Samuel Bixel, 409 S. Main St., Bluff ton. Phone 429-W. Representing the Lima Marble & Granite Co. tf Mr. and Mrs. Robert Frick and family of Lima visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. George Frick and Miss Leia Frick. w'illard 1 education ha lafa yette Meth- odist charge, consistintr of Liberty Chape West Point and LaFayette Rev. Mredith served several years in the Navy, and recently has occu pied the pulpit of the Pittsfield Meth odist charge in the Norwalk district. CO-OPERATION ON THE PART OF A FUNERAL DI RECTOR is simply his willing ness and ability to supply the best possible material at a price a family chooses to pay. Downing Has returned e after spending eek with sister, Mrs. Victor MDser and familv of Ida. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth 1Gable of bav City, Mirh ave returned to home VIr. and ]VIrs. Irs. Ralp] Bairner retc their hemie cun day. rs. W. F. lutzi 5f Cherry street has retumr?d from Delphos where she visited at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Norman Edwards. Shoes repaired. Bring them in and have Shirley Nonnamaker repair them for you. All work guaranteed. Murray Upholstering shop, Thurman street. Bluffton phone. Mr. and Mrs. Don Smucker and family visited last Wednesday and Thursday at the home of his mother, Mrs. B. D. Smucker of South Lawn avenue. Mr. and Mrs. H. J. F^lkel of Syra cuse, N. Y., recently married, are occupying apartments at the home of Mrs. Corda Oehrli on Poplar street. Mr. Falkel is an instructor in flying at Bluffton airport. Mr. and Mrs. Orden Smucker and family of East Lansing, Mich., visit ed during the holidays with their parents, Mrs. B. D. Smucker and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Klay of Lawn ivenue. Miss Dorothy Bixel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Bixel has return 'd to Wheston, Ill., after spending i two weeks’ holiday vacation here, she is employed in the art depart nent of Baptista Films, Inc. T^Mr. and Mrs. Arthufr 1 Swank of Bluffton and Mr. ana Mrs. Ray 3uider of Adtf are on a western trip. Enroute they will visit Mr. and Mrs. Jaymond Bame and son of Tarzana, ?alif. Mrs. Bame is a sister of Mrs. Swank and Mrs. Guider. Diller ambulance removals—Clin ton Morehead from Lima Memorial hospital to his home south of Bluff ton Christian C. Burkholder from Findlay hospital to his home near Gilboa. Furniture repairing and upholster ing of all kinds. Make your old furnishings look like new at a worth while saving. Estimates without obligation. Murray Upholstering shop, Thurman St. Bluffton phone. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Amstutz Sr., are visiting at the home of their son in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. James Kolvas in New Orleans. From there they will go to Sarasota, Tampa and Bradenton, Florida. They expect to be gone for a month. Mrs. Paul Studler of South Jack son street had as her guest the past week her nephew, Harry Banderet and Mrs. Banderet of Paxton, Ne braska. They left Wednesday morn ing for the southern states where they expect to spend the winter. Piano tuning, repairing and regulating. Donald Luginbuhl, 536 Nova, Lima. Phone 93507. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Arnold, son Lloyd Jr., and daughter Ida May entertained the following guests at their home east of Bluffton over the New Year’s week end: Mr. and Mrs. Chester Lowery and son Charles and John Lowery of Conneaut and Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Lowery of Pensacola, Fla. M. L. Steiner of Ft. Wayne who visited at the home of his son Clar ence in Cleveland over Christmas, spent several days last week at the E. P. Steiner home here. From here he went to Wapakoneta to visit another brother J. L. Steiner, being accompanied by E. P. Steiner, daughter Lucille and sister, Miss Leah Steiner. Bowers' Estate Value Is $27,000 Value of the estate of Peter V. Bowers, late of Beaverdam, is placed at $27,000 by papers filed in Allen county probate court, last week. Real estate is estimated at $24,500 and personal property at $2,500. Letters of administration have been issued to O. E. Bowers and Pearl M. Vertner. THE BLUFFTON NEWS, BLUFFTON, OHIO Club&. J^od^ei and Societies Kohler-Hilty Mr. and Mrs. Albert Kohler an nounce the coming marriage of their daughter Esther Ruth to James David Hilty, son of John Hilty. The wedding will take place at the home of the bride’s parents, Saturday, January 24. Rev. V. C. Oppermann will officiate. Miscellaneous Shower Miss .Charlotte Santschi entertain ed at a miscellaneous shower at the home of Mrs. J. O. Biome, Tuesday night, honoring Mrs. Gareth Todd, a recent bride. The evening was spent in varied entertainment and contests followed by refreshments. Present w’ere Misses Geneva Han kish, Dorothy Greding, Grace Miller. Fluff Biome, Mesdames James Mar tin, Jack Clark, Rufus Gorham, F. L. Todd, J. O. Biome, the honored guest, Mrs. Gareth Todd and the Regrets were received from Misses Mary Schultz and Bettye Steinman. Masonic Lodge Levi Gable. *r of Oak ays with Henry parents Mr n nd Mrs Myrtle Masser ana Jean Wissmer will bring some interesting high lights from the Student Volunteer conference held in Kansas City during the Christmas vacation. At this meeting will be given the annual reports and consecration of new of ficers. Devore-Risser Engagement is announced of Miss Margaret Louise DeVore, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Amos DeVore of Ottawa to Sgt. Louis D. Risser, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Risser, Sr., of Pandora. Miss DeVore, a former employe of the Triplett Electrical Instrument company now is attending Bowling Green State university Her fiance, an alumnus of Pandora high school is in the Marine corps in North Carolina. & Riley Creek Young People The following newly elected of ficers of the Riley Creek Baptist church young peoples society took office Tuesday: Pres., Richard Ream vice pres., Virginia Criblez secretary, Marilyn Mathewson secretary, Don ald Jonag treasurer, Betty Ream chorister, Violet Bales, reporter Robert Wagner, program chhirman Virginia Criblez, assistant program chairman. Bridal Shower A group qf former high school classmates knd fffends of Mrs. Mahlon Wenger, the.former Nadine Allman, a bride of Christmas eve, gathered at the home of Miss Sarah Louise Amstutz to shower upon the bride many miscellaneous gifts. The evening was spent in games and contests after which the guests surrounded the dining room table on which was a large pink and white umbrella covering the heap of shower gifts and cards of congratulations and felicitations. After the gifts were duly opened and enjoyed by all, the hostess served dainty refreshments. Those who enjoyed this occasion were: Misses Juanita Bame, Alice Jean Bixel, Genevieve Buhler, Mabie Burkholder, Eileen Haller, Janet Steiner, Jean Ann Steinman and the Mesdames Julee Amstutz, Keitha Keller, Joan Sommer, and the honor ed guest Nadine Wenger. Gifts were also received from sveral of those who were not able to be present. Surprise Shower Mr. and Mrs. John Barnhart of near Bluffton were pleasantly sur prised when a group of relatives, neighbors, and friends gathered at their home Friday evening for a miscellaneous shower for the recently married couple. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Amstutz, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Simon of Ada Mrs. Sylvia Amstutz and David Amstutz of Pandora Mr. and Mrs. Francis Stevens and family of Lafayette Mr. and Mrs. Albert Amstutz of LaRue. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Basinger and daughter of Lima Mr. and Mrs. Emory Basinger and family of near Beaverdam Mr. and Mrs. Frank Armbrecht and family of Mt. Cory. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Dillman and family, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Kohler, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Neuenschwand er, Mrs. Weldon Luginbuhl, Mrs. Ella Dillman, Mr. and Mrs. Amos Gerber, David Gerber, Lorena Hochstettler, Mrs. Mary Luginbuhl, Mrs. Marion Hochstettler, Mrs. Pertha Matter and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Deerhake and son all of Bluffton. At the close of the evening a pot luck lunch was enjoyed by the group. Jitsu Tau Club The Jitsu Tau club will the home of Mrs. Donald Stn this Wednesday ni(?ht at 8 i3’clo Legion Auxiliary The Bluffton American Legion Auxiliary will meet next Tuesday night in the Legion hall. Initiation of new members at this time. Rustic Neighbors Rustic Neighbors Farm Bureau council will meet at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Marquart, Thursday night at 8 o’clock. Royal Neighbors The Royal Neighbors will meet at the hall, Friday night. Each mem ber is asked to bring either popcorn or candy. Methodist Women The Woman’s Society of Christian Service will meet at the home of Mrs. J. S. Steiner, Thursday even ing at 6 o’clock for a potluck supper. Note change in time. Alice Freeman Club The Alice Freeman club met with Mrs. G. T. Soldner, Wednesday after noon. Mrs. Jean Yoder read a paper on The United Nations. ‘oinsettia Club Mrs. Lida Burkhold. ain the Poinsettia clut av nicht. The urocr 11 ent Wedn Wednesd. m: The De Mann Century Circle Mrs. W. O. Geiger was hostess to the Century circle Wednesday after noon with Mrs. L. L. Ramseyer as sisting. Numbers on the program: Russia’s Behavior Today, Miss Ocie Anderson India Struggles with Separation, Mrs. B. D. Smucker. Steinman-Everett Mr. and Mrs. Harry Steinman of Mt. Cory announce the engagement of their daughter, Evelyn Faye to Lyle R. Everett, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Everett, Bluffton, Rt. 2. No date has been set for the wedding. Altar & Rosary Society The Altar and Rosary Society will meet Thursday evening at 8 o’clock with Mrs. Geo. Schmidt. At this time the officers elected for the coming year will assume office. They are: Pres., Mrs. Harry Turner vice pres., Mrs. Frank Zuercher sec. treas., Mrs. Albert Klass. Engagement Announced The engagement of Rita Hankish, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hankish Sr., South Main Street, to George Hallett, son of Mrs. A. Hallett, Elyria, and the late Mr. Hallett, was announced Sunday at a dinner given by her parents for thirty guests, immediate relatives of the engaged couple. Miss Hankish is a graduate of Bluffton College, Bluffton. At present she is a music instructor in the Whittier school ,Lima. Mr. Hallett, a pharmacist, is manager of a Standard Drug store ,Cleveland. No date has been set for the wed ding. Mrs. Anna Schneck Dies In Hospital Mrs. Anna Basinger Schneck, 75, wife of John Schneck, Pandora, died at 5:25 a. m. Monday in Bluffton Community hospital following a one week illness from pneumonia. Funeral services were held Wed nesday afternoon in the St. John Mennonite church, near Pandora, of which Mrs. Schneck was a life-long member. Rev. Frank Harder offi ciated at the rites. Burial was in the church cemetery. Daughter of Peter C. and Mary (Suter) Basinger, she was born May 9, 1872, in Riley township. Survivors include the husband whom she married in 1894, three daughters, Irma Lambie, Palestine Laura Pender, Miami, Florida and Henrietta Henderson, St. Clair, Michigan and one son, Clarence Schneck, of Pandora. Also surviving are two sisters, Marie Edwards, McComb and Sarah Basinger, Pandora and a brother, Dr. Adam Basinger, Paris Park, Ohio. SHORTS AND MIDDLINGS A group of Ohio 4-H club advisors will take a course in tractor main tenance at Ohio State University, January 12-16. A clay loam soil may hold over 300 tons of water per acre in its surface but more than half of that water adheres so closely to soil particles that plants cannot use it. Beating the spring pasture season by a few days may cause consider able loss in total feed produced in the pasture during the year and may cause permanent damage if the ground is too soft. Nitrogen applied before grass starts makes earlier pasture. WANT-ADS Wanted-—1 want to buy old U. S. coins. Also scarce dates of coins now found in circulation. Highest prices paid. Robert/ Benroth, 612 S. Main Street. Telephone 342-Y. Mickey Mouse wrist watches at Waitermire’s. For sale—Weather-Seal combina tion doors $nd windows, made from kiln-dried California redwood. For free estimate cal! W. J. Reagan, Beaverdam (phone 175-472. tf Washer service also wringer rolls and parts. Prompt service. Verl Reichenbach), Beaverdam phone 542. tf For sale-+-Winter apples and cider daily. No Sunday sales. Albert Augsburger fruit farm south of town. tf Thermoseal sturm windows with screens, storm sash and weather stripping in one permanent unit, metal adjustable closure frame as sures 30%! fuel savings. Liberal payment plan. Product of F. C. Russell Co. For free demonstration call James palmer, distributor. 123Mi 3. Main, Bluffton. Phgne 309-Y. Alarm clicks at Waitermire’s. Wanted—To do beef butchering again this Winter on Thursdays. 1 also buy bides. Raymond Moser, 544-T ted—P paid, A. I phor Ann For sale—1!0 shocks good Frederick Hoffer, Pandora. Lost—Ladies large ornamental pin. Finder return to D. C. Bixel. Reward. For sale—Kimball organ. Call Bluffton phone 169-W. Parts for Silex coffee makers at Waitermire’s. Realty service—If you want to sell, there is no charge or obligation for our appraisal service. C. D. Bame, 124 E. Jefferson. A. D. Gratz, broker. For sale—Two front quarters of beef also 1947 crop \-ellow blossom sweet clover. ^Emerson Lugibihl. Piano tunipg, repairing and regulating. Dopald Luginbuhl, 536 Nova, Lima, f’hone 93507. For sale—Ice box 50 lb. capacity. Chas. Rufenacht, Beaver Village, Bluffton College. For sale—McComb oil burner brooder stove. Wayne Hauenstein. phone 633-T. /i For sale—Four‘'dr five tons of loose alfalfa hay. Call Beaverdam phone 764. Furniture caned, repaired, refinish ed and reglued. R. B. Gossman, Rawson, east of postoffice. For sale—Plymouth all wool face rug ld'-3" by 12' also wool face rug 9' by k 12' and 2 outside glass door 2'-8" by 7' and 2'-8" by 6'-8". O. P. RickJy, 4 mites north of Bluff ton on county line. Anti-freeze $1 per gallon at Waitermire’s. s For sale—Sport Jacket navy blue with red and blue plaid, size 10, $3 light brown tweed coat size 10, $3 sport jacket light brown front with light brown check staevys and back, size 10, $2 medium brown tweed suit size 12, $3 pair figure ie4 skates, size 6!£, $‘1 Mrs. C. V. Kuhn, 154 Railroad street. For sale—Lard. Howard Niswand er, Bluffton phone 624-P. For sale—1934 Chevrolet 2-door sedan. Must be se^n to be ap preciated. Contact: Ray Matheny, Bluffton college. Accessories for Mark, Lionel and American flyer electric trains at Waitermire’s. For sale—New attachments for Hoover sweeper. Phorie 309-Y. It’s here—right nov! We have plenty of it—Ohio’s qest extracted clover honey. Try it (mce and you are sure to want more of it. ive pounds, $1.50. Howard Rickly, 3 miles south on Bentley road and also at Farmers Grain Co., 31uffton. Found—Locket. Owne call 330-W. See me for all kinds plastering. Lyle Sutter, at Mrs. E ner Diller’s, Spring St. Bluffton pho e 438-W. Century tires at Wai ermire’s. For sale—5 burner wl ite enameled table top kerosene range Basinger, phone 579-Y. 520. Clayton Wanted—Kitchen stov wood. Al bert Winkler, phone 64 -R. For sale—Home of n ne rooms in Ada. Six rooms and 1 ath on first floor and three rooms nith outside entrance on second. Ci n be rented as apartment to good ad .antage. The home is conveniently located for schools and churches nid is well built, nicely furnished a nearly all hardwood floors. A dry bastonent of four rooms for furnact coal, fruit and laundry room with juilt in Can give immediate pc ^session. If in the market for a hor ie a good enviroment see this ont before you buy. Oren Dickason, Realtor, 221 West University Ave.. Phone Blue 319. Ada, Ohio. Exide batteries at Wi Itermire's. For sale—Walnut dre :s‘r, w.i’ivr bed and walnut sk. Bluffton phone 222-W. Paul Diller. W anted—Transportatio from Bluffton to Pandora n Mondays only. Call Bluffton phoi e 455-W, For sale—Building lot tone phone 501-T. Call Bluff- I PAGE FIVE For sale—2 piece living room suite also small Duncan Phyffe drop leaf table with 4 chairs to match. Harlan Moser, West Elm street. BLUFFTON MARKETS Wednesday Morning Grain (bushel prices) W’heat, $2.90 corn $2.50 oats $1.25 soys $4.05. Poultry—Heavy hens 28c leghorn hens 19c heavy springers 35c leg horn springers 20c stags 13c. Eggs—Large whites 48c large browns 46c medium whites 44c medium browns 42c pullets 38c. Butterfat—89c. “Your leg,” writes a midwest schoolboy in in anatomy test, “is what if you ain’t got two pretty fair ones you can’t get to first base, and neither can your sister.” PERFECTION OIL STOVE! and PARTS at Basinger’s Furniture Store Forty-five years of Dependable Service 9 Out of the Picture EVERY DAY FIRE brings death to twenty-seven more people destroys hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of property. Join the qation-wide cru sade against Fire today AND, to be safe from financial loss to Fire, call on us for insurance pro tection. Leland Diller, Insurance i Phone:. 295-W UB’/z S. Main Street Bluffton You May Have in Your Pocketbook I will pay the following prices for these coins that are now found in general circulation. Limited Quantity Wanted LINCOLN CENTS: l?09Svdb $5.00 1914D $1.00 1922P 75c 1909S, 1931S 35c 192^D 10c. LIBERTY NICKELS: 1^85 $2 1912S $1.00 1886 50c. BUFFALO NICKELS: \l913S type 2 $1.00 1913S typt 1, 1913D type 2, 1914D 25c. MORGAN DIMES: 18950 $1 18940, 18960, 1896S, 18970, 1897S, 1901S, 1903S, 1913S 20c. MERCURY DIMES: 1916D $1.50 1921, 1921D 20c 1926S, 1930S, 1931S, 1931D 15c. MORGAN QUARTERS: 1901S $4.00 1896S, 1913S $1.00. STANDING LIBERTY QUAR TERS: 1916 $5.00 1921, 1923S $1.00 Other dates prior to 1925 also wanted. WASHINGTON QUARTERS: 1932S, 1932D 75c 1937S 35c. HALF DOLLARS: 1921, 1921S 1921D, 1938D 75c. INDIAN CENTS: Dates prior to 1880, 1884, 1885, 1886, I908S and 1909S Wanted at all times. ALL coins must be in aver age condition. None mutilated. WILL ALSO BUY OLD (T. S. COINS AT TOP PRICES. Call or Write to: ROBERT W. BENROTH 612 South Main Street BLUFFTON, OHIO Telephone 342-Y