The Bluffton news. [volume], March 10, 1949, Image 2

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Phone 182-W
For Convenience and Time Saving—
Your Clothes Washed and Dried—
Washed per load
Dried per load
IN STOCK MARCH 9
35c
30c
Shag mats and Chenille Bedspreads fluffy like new,
Family washes done in a hurry.
THE WASHETTE
Open 8 A. M. to 5:30 P. M. daily. Closed all day Thursday.
107 S. Main Street
Jorg’s Better Bred Chicks
AAA White Rocks 4 weeks old
AAA New Hampshire Reds 3 weeks old
AAA White Leghorn Pullets 2 weeks old
AAA Barred Rocks 2 weeks old
AAA New Hampshire Cockerels 1 week old
Jorg Hatchery
TELEVISION
The Fastest Growing Industry in
America Today
The following is a lisPof questions asked
by individuals planning on television in their
homes
or business for the future.
set should I buy?"
screen should I have?
“What size
“What size
“What sensitivity should the set have for fringe
area operation?”
“Should I install it myself?”
“How about antennas? And how high do they
have to be?”
“How do I know the set is a good buy?”
“How many stations can I receive?”
“Can I get local service?”
“Where is the best place to buy television?”
Ans. Any dealer selling a good reliable product with
a good service plan.
These questions and many more are of a non
technical nature and can be answered as such, to
further help you in understanding more about
television.
GEIGER APPLIANCES
Installing and Service Dealer in Television for
STROMBERG-CARLSON MOTOROLA FADA
Open 9:00 A. M. to 9:00 P. M.
Closed Thursday Afternoon and Evening
Tel. 409-T
A lovely large scale floral art an
Aubusson beige ground?
SQ. YD. .. .. $^.95
9x12 $8^.50
Bluffton, Ohio
Bluffton, Ohio
Bluffton, Ohio
UXURIOUS FINE QUALITY DEEP-PILE bROADLOOM
NATIONALLY ADVERTISED IN THE LEADING HOME MAGAZINES.
FOR YOUR HALLS AND STAIRS ... 27' CARPET IS AVAILABLE.
Basingers Furniture Store
Forty-seven Years of Dependable Service
High School Honor
Roll Is Announced
Bluffton high school office has an
nounced the following on
astic honor roll for the
ing period:
Lou
Edith Yoder, William Ramseyer.
Eighth Grade—Shirley Derringer,
Mary Lou Lewis, Kaye Matter, Joan
Moser, Sue Risser, Emma Schmutz,
David Beery.
Ninth Grade—Joan Gratz, Mary
Lauby, David Bixel, Don Tripple
horn, Bob Wenger.
Tenth Grade—Maryin Holtkamp,
Louise Reichenbach, Margaret Strat
ton.
Eleventh Grade—Dorothy Am
stutz, Mary Louise Balmer, Ruth
Diller, Wanda Hochstettler, Imajean
Klass, Ada Mae Oyer, Jane Risser,
John Bauman, Howard Landis.
Twelfth Grade—Jo Haller, Susan
na Kempf, Lois Marquart.
“Well, Did You Ever?"
Mt. Cory Play Friday
“Well, Did You Ever?”, three act
comedy, will be presented Friday
night at Mt. Cory High school aud
itorium at 8 o’clock by the Mt. Cory
P. T. A.
The cast:
Paul Burtis, minister Lynn Cuppies
Jane Burtis, his aunt Salva Moyer
Ellen, his housekeeper
..Beulah Hamilton
.Carson Marshall
Deacon Ivers.
Mrs. Ivers
Amanda Morley, critic
.Mildred Klingler
Lucinda Popham, board member
Lucille Fratz
Eulalia Warren
Angeline Popham, her daughter
___________ .Neva Inbody
Deacon Langley, board member
-....Leonard McDowell
Peter Dunn, bell ringer
Carl Montgomery
Faith Mason, -who loves Paul
Omas Harris
Dick Spencer, reporter. Dean Cuppies
Entertainment between acts will
include music by Karen Fisher and
acrobatics by Linda Kay Inbody.
News want ads bring results.
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Phone 172-W
THE BLUF1T0N NEWS. BLUFFTON, OHIO
the schol
.irth grad-
fc
a Amstutz,
Burkholder,
Rodabaugh,
Seventh Grade—Done
Basinger, Vonda
Moser, Jeanne
P. T. A. Speaker
Dr. Maurice Newburger, ex
ecutive psychologist of the State
Bureau of Juvenile Research,
will be the speaker at a meeting
of the Bluffton Parent-Teacher
association at 8 p. m. next Mon
day in the high school cafeteria.
Postal Regulations
Speed Up Forwarding
made this
regulations
hope will
of news-
Announcement was
week of new postal
which department officials
speed up the forwarding
papers and magazines.
a lot of
In the past there was
trouble involved in
setting up the mechanics and for
warding items, which are expected
to be eliminated by the new stream
lined system.
atisfactorily
Here’s the old, time-wasting pro
cess: (1) You leave your forward
ing address with your carrier. (2)
He writes your new address on your
paper, magazine or parcel, and turns
it over to the “nixie” clerk. (3) He
fills out a card notice and mails it
to you at your new address, indi
cating the amount of postage due.
(4) You receive the card, place the
required amount of postage in an
envelope bearing a three-cent stamp
and addressed to the
back at Bluffton.
(5) The “nixie” clerk
then places the postage
at Bluffton
on the ar­
ticle indicated and mails it to
This process takes as much as
weeks time, depending on the
tance and after all this time
elapsed you’ve
JtoU.
two
dis
has
probably returned
from vacation or lost interest in
receiving it.
Now note the change:
(1) Before you leave home you
secure one of the new cards indicat
ing by check marks that you will
guarantee the forwarding porstage.
(2) When the paper, magazine or
parcel arrives the “nixie” clerk uses
a rubber stamp which says “for
warding postage guaranteed” and
the parcel or article is on its way.
A change in another regulation is
relative to the change of address
of magazines, which not only in
volves the change
change of address
For instance, if
Jackson street to
your new carrier
of city but the
■within the city,
you move from
College avenue,
will attach a
change of address slip to your mag
azine. You will fill this out, place
a one cent stamp on it and mail it
to the publisher. If the publisher
does not make the required change
within a five week period the maga
zine will be returned to the publish
er- Heretofor it often has taken
several months to get an address
changed by the publisher.
Notice
trustees of Richland Town-
The
ship will receive sealed bids for the
mowing and care of the six town
ship cemeteries for the 1949 season.
A power mower will be furnished
by the township.
All bids must be in the hands of
the clerk by 12 o’clock noon, March
19, 1949. The right is reserved to
reject any or all bids
By order of the Board of Trustees,
Richland Township.
Ray S. Hilty, Clerk
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Notice To Bidders
The Bluffton Board of Education
will receive bids for furnishing one
carload of stoker coal for the high
school building at Bluffton, Ohio.
Bidder to include in bid: trade
name of coal, size, analysis showing
percentages of volatile matter, fixed
carbon, ash and sulphur also BTU
(dry), fusion point, delivery date
and price per ton delivered in bins
at Bluffton high school building.
The right is reserved to reject
any or all bids. By order of the
of education.
James W. West, Clerk
SEED CORN
THE “187” HYBRIDS
Produced by
Pfister Hybrid Corn Co.
El Paso, Illinois
Order from
HARRY MOORE
Bluffton, O. Phone 653-R
Rites Tuesday For
Former Local Woman
Mrs. Anna Caroline Cievidence,
72, born near Bluffton on Nov. 4,
1876, died at 8:45 a. m. last Satur
day at her home in Findlay She
had been ill for two years from
cancer.
Make sure NOW
present insuranc
quate. Call on uf!
Born near Bluffton, she was the
daughter of Henry and Annie Kath
ryn (Harold) Arnold. She married
Mr. Cievidence on Sept. 12, 1921.
Survivors include two sisters, Mrs.
Kate Skelley, Leipsic
Connor, Weston and two brothers,
George Arnold, Leipsic and Henry
Arnold, Hillsdale, Michigan.
Mrs. Liza
Funeral services were held Tues
day in Findlay, and burial was at
Leipsic.
A. T. Herron Funeral
Held On Wednesday
Funeral services for A. T. Herron,
68, former Allen county commission
er, were held at Rockport Methodist
church, Wednesday afternoon with
Rev. A. A. Turner of the Columbus
Grove Methodist church officiating.
Mr. Herron died at his home three
miles northwest of Beaverdam, Mon
day morning following an illness of
several months.
He was born in Putnam county,
February 1, 1881, a son of Alfred
and Anetta Bell (Hall) Herron. He
never married. He -was a member
of Rockport Methodist church.
Surviving are two brothers W. B.
Herron, Lima Rt. 5, and John
Herron, Col. Grove, Rt. 8.
Gilbert & Sullivan
Operetta At Pandora
“Patience,” Gilbert & Sullivan op
eretta will be presented by the Pan
dora high school music department
March 24 and 25 in the Pandora
high school auditorium.
The production is directed by Miss
Roberta Manges, music instructor,
with Beverly Schutz accompanist.
In leading roles are
macher as Patience
Boehr as Runthortie»
postmaster
Barbara Schu
and Richard
Others In the east
Cblohel Jas. Zuercher, Dean Diller
Major
Duke
Grosvenor
Bunthorne’s Solicitor.
Lady
Lady
Lady
Lady
are!
Bob Gerdeman
Steiner
Steiner
Byron
.... Eugene
Roy
Eloise
Schutz
Steiner
Angela
Sophir Barbara Schneck,
Charmene Rodebaugh
Ella Betty Motter
Jane Ruth Steffen
News want ads bring results.
Rose Colored
Glasses?
SO your place is w^rth
more today than ever/be
fore. Great! But on’t
forget, there’s anothef side
to the story. That
value means that
got more to lose
aster thus ne
protection.
gher
ou’ve
o dis
more
at your
is ade-
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Pay”
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Bluffton, Ohio
235 W. College Avenue
Bluffton, Ohi
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We have a complete assoi
rolls. Fresh daily. Also Cookit
made Pies. TRY SOME.
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Shoes
FOR /LASTING!KITCHEN CONVENIENCE
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THURSDAY, MARCH 10. 1949
DISPOSES OF GARBAGE The Disposall, designed for
ready installation in the G-E Electric Sink, shreds all food
waste, and flushed it down the
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garbage cans and garbage odors because
posed of while it is still
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Real Broker­disis.wastefood
Notary Public
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Styles
We invite you to stop in and see this larger-than
ever showing.
Our Infants’, Children’s, Misses’ and Ladies’
departments are brimful of the newest in spring foot
wear modes ... as well as dress and duty footwear
for men and boys ... all at most attractive prices.
Shop here—footwear that fits your feet and your
purse.
W. H. Gratz Family Shoe Store
Scientific Fitting a Specialty
Bluffton, Ohio
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Your dishes will be hygienically and spariding clean with
out a trace of grease.
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Bluffton, Ohio