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THURSDAY, JULY 1, 1948
Mr. and Mrs. Murray Trippiehorn,
daughter Lora and sons John and Don
of South Mairi street are on a month’s
motor trip to California and other
western points.
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John Miller of Waverly, Iowa, a
former Bluffton resident is her© vis
iting his sisters Miss Dinah Miller
and Mrs. Levi Hauenstein and other
relatives and friends.
NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE
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Shop our store for your weekend
holiday needs.
Art Amstutz Grocery
THE BLUFFTON NEWS
A. BIERY, Editor
Published weekly at Bluffton, Ohio,
by theeBluffton 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.
"■■■SB”"””,. 11 saw'!,'J
Ice cream social Saturday night
sponsored by Boy Scout Troop 56.
Mrs. Chris Amstutz of Leesburg,
Fla., called on Mrs. M. M. Murray
at Bluffton hospital last week.
Grove cannery open Tuesday and
Friday for custom canning. Phone
311, Columbus Grove. 13
See me for memorials of ell kinds.
Samuel iBixel, 409 S. Main St., Bluff
ton. Phone 429-W. Representing the
Lima Marble & Granite Co. tf
For sale—1933 Chevrolet truck
with bed, winch and sideboards. O. C.
Hursey & Sons.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Stager visit
ed their daughter, Mrs. Wesley Kal
lenburger and family in Decatur, Ind.,
the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Stauffer of
Chicago spent the past week with Mr.
and Mrs. Lawrence Hosafros and
other relatives and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wenger and son
Robert and Mr. and Mrs. Dick Wen
ger will leave Thursday on a motor
trip to Fairbanks, Alaska.
Morris and Margaret Groman of
South Jackson street were Saturday
and Sunday guests of their uncle and
aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Cleon Henry of
Covington.
Basinger ambulance removal—
Mrs. Wilbur Niswander from her
home on South Jackson street to
Bluffton hospital.
Mr. and Mrs). Paul Marquart
spent Sunday evening with Mr. and
Mrs. Ik B. Stratton and family at
Columbus Grove.
Mrs. Arthur Schyllander and little
daughter of Erie,xMich., are spending
the week at the home of the former’s
grandfather, C. Santschi of East
Kibler street.
Mr. and Mrs. Lyle McCarty and
son of Lima and Mr. and Mrs. Victor
Moser and daughter of Ada were
Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Ervin Moser and family.
Dr. and Mrs. L. L. Huber of
State college, Pa., are visiting at
the home of her mother, Mrs. Eliza
beth Althaus of North Jackson
street.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Edwards and
sons and Miss Joan Burkholder of
Spring street have returned from a
ten days fishing trip in the Wiscon
sin Dells.
Miss Jean Ann Steinman, student
in Baldwin Wallace college, Berea,
has returned to her home here fol
lowing the close of college for the
summer vacation.
Little Darlene Ann Thompson, who
spent the past week with her grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. Binkley,
returned to her home in Lima, Sun
day with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. R. Thompson.
Ice cream social Saturday night
sponsored by Boy Scout Troop 56.
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Augsburger
and son Buddy returned Tuesday
after spending a week at Carpenter
lake, Mich Mr. and Mrs. R. W.
Augsburger and Donivan Augsburg
er of Toledo spent the week end
W’ith them.
Miss Margaret Groman of South
Jackson street spent Thursday and
Friday in South Charleston where she
was maid of honor at the wedding
of Norma Jean Flap, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Ward Flap to Willard Stick
ney, Friday night in an open church
ceremony.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Tripp of St.
Petersburg, Fla., called on Mr. and
Mrs. M. M. Murray here last Satur
day. The two families were neigh
bors when the Murrays wintered in
Florida a number of years ago. Mr.
and Mrs. Tripp were enroute to
their former home in Toledo.
Diller ambulance removals Miss
Stella Kirchhofer from Lima Me
morial hospital to her home on South
Jackson street Mrs. James Vertner
from St. Rita’s hospital, Lima, to
her home in Beaverdam Mrs. John
Landis, Sr., from Elizabeth Zim
merly residence, Grove street to
Stratford, Ohio.
Miss Virginia Pierce, instructor in
the Northfield School for Girls,
Northfield, Mass., was an overnight
guest, Monday, of Miss Roberta
Biery, also an instructor in that
school. Miss Pierce, accompanied by
her brother Franklin stopped here
on a motor trip from Santa Monica,
Calif., to their home in New York
i city.
Sunday visitors at the J. R. Stet
tler home were: Mr. and Mrs. Alan
Stettler and sons Jimmy and Bobby
of Lima Mr. and Mrs. Roy Sher
man, McGuffy Mr. and Mrs. Olan
LaRue, Mansfield, Mrs. Wayne Lugi
bihl and daughter Kay Jeane, Ingle
wood, Calif., and Mrs. Lydia Lora,
Bluffton.
Mrs. Eunah Temple Holden of De
land, Florida, former Bluffton resi
dent, visited friends here Tuesday
afternoon. Mrs. Holden, a Bluffton
high school graduate of the class
of 1910 is connected with the Florida
state department of education and
stopped here enroute to Bowling
Green where she is attending an
educational conference.
Ice cream social Saturday night
sponsored by Boy Scout Troop 56.
THEpLUFFTON NEWS, BLUFFTON, OHIO
Club Cpd(je
and Societies
Friendly Chatter
Friendly Chatter council met at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. V. Criblez
W’ith devotionals led by the hostess.
Mrs. H. Nonnamaker led a discus
sion on Farming and Better Manage
ment and members brought items
for a gift package to send to a
family in Holland which the council
has adopted.
Farm Bureau Council
Farm Bureau council No. 11 will
not hold their regular monthly meet
ing this week.
Richland Grange
Movies wnll be the feature of the
lecturer’s hour at Richland Grange
next Tuesday night.
Richland Community Circle
Richland Community circle will
meet at the home of Mrs. Addie
Graber, Thursday a. m. July 8 at 11
o’clock and leave for Riverside park,
Findlay, to enjoy a basket dinner.
Garden Club
The Garden club was entertained
at. the home of Mrs. Ray Hilty last
Wednesday night in honor of Mrs.
Robt. A. Potts who will soon leave
for Oregon.
The evening was spent in showing
colored garden slides and visiting.
Dainty refreshments were served
and Mrs. Potts was presented with
a lovely gift with best wishes of the
club.
Present were: Misses M’Della
Moon. Alice Ludwig, Mesdames F.
R. Hagerman, Harvey Beidler, Ed
Lape, J. S. Schultz, Noah Zuercher,
P. E. Whitmer, C. F. Niswander,
Harold Carr, Levi Gable, Harry
Gratz. Harvey Gratz. Cyrus Schu
macher, Waldo Niswander, Guy
Scudder. Frank Todd, Gordon Bixel,
Ed Smith, Paul Studler, Harry
Barnes. Otto Holtkamo, Cal Steiner,
Gerhard Buhler, Ray Hilty and Robt’
Potts.
Gold Star 4-H Club
Twentv-five members of the Gold
Star 4-H club attended the meeting
Monday night and answered roll
call by naming their favorite flower.
Rosemary Montgomery led group
singing and Jackie and Betty Smith
read letters from pen pals in Greece
and Hawaii.
Demonstrations included Prevent
ing Bums, Joyce Benroth Shortcuts
in Sewing. Twila Henry Freezing
Foods. Judy Benroth and Rosemary
Montgomery Milk Drinks and Des
serts. Jack and Bettv Smith.
Plans were made for vesper serv
ices at Camp Ohio and the junior
leadership meeting at Findlay, July
8. Club meetings were changed to
July 12 and 26.
Mr. and Mrs. James Patterson and
family of Athens, Mich., formerly of
Bluffton visited here Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Amos Suter and Miss
Sarah Amstutz spent several days
visiting in Ft. Wayne thd past week.
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Dalton and
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Blunk of Lima
spent Thursday eve with Mrs. Wm.
Lightner.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Miller and family
of Dayton visited Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Miller at their home
on Geiger street.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Henry and
daughter Ruth Ann visited her pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kohli and
family, Sunday.
Mrs. Edgar Jackson of Belvidere,
Ill., is spending a two weeks’ vacation
with her mother, Mrs. Wm. Lightner
and other relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Gottschall
and the latter’s sister of Toledo were
guests in the home of Rev. and Mrs.
A. S. Lenhart of Rawson, Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hochstettler
and daughter Carol of Findlay visited
one day last week with Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Triplehorn of South Main St.
Miss Ellen Griffith of North
Baltimore is spending the week with
the Misses Mina and Lucy Bessire.
The Griffith family formerly lived
here.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lanning had
as their weekend guests Mr. and Mrs.
Ed Brison and Barbara Nottage of
Toledo also Mrs. Neal Duffman and
children of Riley street.
Mrs. Wm. Lightner, Mr. and Mrs.
Luther Blunk of Lima and Mrs. Ed
gar Jackson of Belvidere, III., spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. C- E.
Blunk of Forest.
Mrs. Ervin Moser and Horace
Stratton have returned from Altus,
Ark., where they spent two w’eeks
W’ith the former’s son in law’ and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Howard
Hover.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Shulaw- had
as their* guests, Sunday evening: Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Shulaw, Saginaw,
Mich. Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Shu
law’ and family and Jack Zack, Ada
and Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Amstutz
and family.
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT
THE STATE OF OHIO I
Allen County, sh.
Estate of Sarah Geiger, Decpaaed.
Wilford Orlin Geiger of 126 E. Kibler St.,
Bluffton, Ohio, has been appointed and quali
fied as Executor of the estate of Sarah Geiger
late of Allen County, Ohio, deceased.
Dated thia 24th day of Jue, 1948.
Raymond P. Smith
Probate Judge 13
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT
THE STATE OF OHIO)
Allen County, as.
Estate of Ira A. Slusaef, Deceaadf.
Olive E. Sluaser of Eafct Cherry Street,
Bluffton, Ohio, has been appointed and quali
fied as Administratrix off the estate of Ira
A. Slusser lake of Allen/County. Ohio, de
ceased. I
Dated this 21st day off June, 1948.
Raymond Pf Smith
Probate Judge 13
NOTICE TO/BIDDERS
Sealed bids will be received by the Council
of the Village of Blupton, Ohio, until 8:00
o'clock E. Si T. Julyfl2. 1948, for one (1)
Police Car.
All bids to quote delivery date.
By order of the Gfuticii of the Village of
Bluffton, Ohio.
C. R. EMANS.
Village Clerk 12
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 842-Y.
For sale—Weather-Seal combina
tion doors and window^, made from
kiln-dried California redwood. For
free estimate call W. J. Reagan,
Beaverdam phone 175-412. tf
Wanted—To rent Z-b^droom house
anywhere in Bluffton. Write: Box
D, Bluffton News, Bluffton, Ohio. tf
Beef sold by the quarter also pork
half or whole for yofcr locker or
home freezer. A to Z Market tf
For sale—-1933 Chevrolet truck
with bed, winch and sideboards. O. C.
Hursey & Sons.
Iridite steel combination storm
window’s with bronze screens electro
zinc coated, chemically treated with
iridite, finished fescote baked on at
350° F. Sales representative: James
Balmer, 123% S. Main St, Bluffton,
Ohio. Phone 309-Y. Also aluminum
and Thermoseal windows and doors.
IN.
tf
Mobile gns
and oil. Bluffton Motor Sales.
Main & Jefferson Sts. tf
For sale—6 room modern house
known as the Deppler property at
corner of South Main and Poplar
streets, Bluffton. Inquire James
Deppler, 515 Hope St, Lima, O. tf
Shoes repaired. Bring them in and
have Shirley Nonnamaker fix them
for you. All work guaranteed. Mur
ray Upholstering shop, Thurman St.
Bluffton phone.
Furniture repairing and upholster
ing of all kinds. Make your old
furnishings look like new at a w’orth
while saving. Estimates without
obilgation. Murray Upholstering
shop, Thurman St., Bluffton phone.
Wanted—Custom baling with John
Deere wire tie baler also combining
with self-propelled combine. Clyde
Hauenstin &, Sons, 5 miles south of
Bluffton, mile east on Bentley
road. 13
For sale—Good bath tub complete
with fixtures also seven good chairs.
Inquire New’s office. 11
For sale—Used 30 gal. hot w’ater
tank sink with draining board also
some faucets. Phone 446-W even
ings.
For sale—45 ft. good used 1’4
inch galvanized pipe also good 3%
inch adjustable vice. Rell Potee,
Mound St.
For sale—Baby buggy, priced to
sell. Inquire Geiger & Diller store.
For sale—70 acres with buildings,
i Mrs. W. H. Althaus, phone 238-W.
Garretson, broker.
For sale—Eight acres standing
clover and timothy mixed. Albert
Kohler, phone 586-Y.
For sale—75 lb. ice box. Clarence
Y’oung, phone 510-Y.
For sale—Rock Island side de
livery hay rake also McCormick
Deering mower. Henry Shellenberg,
Pandora, Route 1.
For sale—Bee hives and supplies
also stray bee swarms w’anted. E. P.
Steiner east of town Call early
morning or after 5 p.*m.
For rent—Sleeping room. Inquire
126 Poplar street.
For sale—Bluffton home. Im
mediate possession to this all modern
6-room house located on a quiet side
street, one block from down town
shopping area 3 bedrooms, 2 up one
dowm full dry basement good roof
and paint equipped W’ith storm
window’s. For appointment phone
203-T.
For sale—Red ripe watermelon,
wholesale and retail. A. L. Stager,
116 Riley St.
For sale—3 house doors standard
size 2 windows Sellers kitchen cab
inet combination gas and coal range,
coal part never used. 116 Riley St.
Phone 334-Y.
For sale—Girl’s bicycle A-l condi
tion. Mrs. Nora Swank, 151^ Riley
St.
For sale—3 round cedar posts 8
and 9 inches thick and 7% feet long
also some late cabbage plants. S. S.
Burkholder, 150 Cherry St.
For sale—5 piece Duncan Phyffe
dining room suite also 3 burner Per
fection oil stove and oven. Phone
580-W.
For sale—Good as new’ 2-rowr dust
er for garden or truck also machin
ist’s tools and chest. Arthur Pugh,
Beaverdam phone 175-541 Call
evenings.
For sale—^Hawthorne bicycle 28
inch, good condition. Gerald Yoakam,
phone 523-T.
Mayor’s Notice
...
Collection of garbage wiU be post
poned from next Monday Tuesday
because of the holiday.
Arden R. B^ker, Mayor
Electrical
Service'
Commercial/and House
Wiring
Electrical Repair
Estimates Given Free
For Prompt Service
Call
Harvey M. Bauman
Phone 367-W
Res. :117 E. Kibler St.
or write
P. O. Box 9. Bluffton, Ohio
Former College
Student Is Wed
Miss Marjorie Davis became the
bride of Dale Basinger, a former
Bluffton college student, in a cere
mony in Lima Epw’orth Methodist
church on June 6.
Both are graduates of Columbus
Grove High school. They will make
their home in Ada.
Rockport
Farm Bureau Advisory Council No.
4 met in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Glen Mayberry last Wednesday eve.
Plans were made for a picnic supper
in July.
Miss Jean Bogart of Columbus
Grove spent Saturday night and Sun
day w’ith Miss Marjorie Cupp.
The Van Meter reunion was held
at the park in Pandora, Sunday. Those
present from this community were
Mr. Harry Van Meter, Mr. and Mrs.
Edgar Begg and sons John and Wil
liam and Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Van
Meter and children.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Whisler, Ocean
side. Calif., stpent the past week with
relatives in the Bluffton and Mt.
Cory communities.
Mrs. Millen Geiger, Bluffton, Mrs.
Franklin Farnsworth and daughters
Ann and Jane of Laramie, Wyo., and
Miss Joyce Jones of Cleveland w’ere
Wednesday afternoon guests of Mrs.
Orlo Marshall.
Master Allan Marshall of Toledo
is spending the week with his grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert B.
Marshall.
Rev. Bigelow’ and Rose Leigh May
berry of the local Presbyterian church
are attending the Presbyterian Junior
High camp at Camp Harbor View,
Celina, this week.
Richard Cupp of Columbus spent
the week end with his mother, Mrs.
Walter Cupp.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Marshall, Jr.,
who have lived in Toledo since the
fir$t of the year, are moving to the
State Hospital farm this week where
Mr. Marshall will be in charge of the
dairy’ and Mrs. Marshall, who is a
nurse, will be supervisor of several
cottages of patients.
Mr. and Mrs. Lysle Cahill of Cleve
land have sold their home on Belvoir
Blvd, and will move the latter part
of this week to 4359 Brainard Rd.
with P. O. at Chagrin Falls, O.
Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Baumgartner
held open house Sunday afternoon
from 3 to 5 honoring Mr. Baumgart
ner’s brother in law and sister, Mr.
and Mrs. Detrick Becker and daugh
ter Velma, Wellington, Kan., and an
other daughter and her husband, Mr.
and Mrs. Jim Sommer. Nearly one
hundred friends and relatives called
during the afternoon and an enjoy
able reunion was had after eight
years. The party stopped here over
the w’eek end, enroute to Ft. Knox.
Ky., where Mr. Sommer is stationed
w’ith the army.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice i« hereby Riven 'mat on the 16th inv
of July, 1948 at 8 p. m., I public hearinjr will
be held on the budget prepared by the board
of education of Bluffton Exempted Villas
School District, Bluffton, jAUen County, Ohio
for the next succeedinRf fiscal year ending
December 31, 1949,
Such hearinR will be Held at 'the office ol
the Board of Education,! Bluffton, Ohio.
JAMES F. WEST
Specials on General
Electric Cleaners
G. E. Upright Cleaner and
set DeLuxe G, E. attach
ments at this sen- (TC7 AC
sational price only
G. E. Tidy Cleaner and G. E.
Upright Cleaner
only ............ j...
$86.85
Now is the tipie to get an
electric fan stocks are
scarce and there’s plenty of
warm weather coming. See
our selection today.
Ellenberger Bros.
Hot point Sales & Service
105 S. Main St. Phone 255-T
FOR
IMMEDIATE
DELIVERY! GENUINE
HOOVER
MOTORS
I
Check these features
Capacitor start..
induction run
Continuous operation
Install In any position
Low temperature
I Mode by rhe
No vibration or "skiff*
Laminated stool rotor
totatlon can be reversed
makert st
Ih»
world femevi
HOOVER
CLEANERS
High-grade ball bearings
C. F. Niswander
Bluffton, Ohio
PAGE FIVE
Closing
Notice
The Lewis Barber
Shop will be
closed July 3
to July 17
Notice
Suties Cleaners
will be closed
all week, July
4 to 10
I
PERFECTION
OIL STOVES and PARTS at
Basinger’s Furniture Store
Forty-five years of Dependable
Service
BOYS
pmcfs.TO:WANTWHO
cy LEGION
U TOCS
THE SAFER CLOTHES
FOR y-^wscr-7
BOYS
SOLD 1
EXCLUSIVELY BY
GEIGER & DILLER
Bluffton, Ohio
THEY'LL JUST
HAVING TO WAIT for
repair work to be done is
no novelty today. And re
member, if disaster closes
up your home, every delay
in repairing will mean
extra expense for you—
living away from home.
So why not protect your
self now with Rent and
Additional Living Expense
Insurance?
Leland Diller, Insurance
Phone: 295-W
113% S. Main Street
Bluffton

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