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THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1949
MR. FARMER—See Us For
127 N. Main Street
AMBULANCE
PHONE
160-W
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Summer or Winter
Announcement
or Our Slaughterhouse.
At Your Fail
Everything prepared ready for freezing.
Ask us about this service which is available to you at any
time in the ylar at a worthwhile saving.
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GEIGER & DILLER
Clothing for Men and Young Men
and Shoes for the Family
Open Letter
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excellently we are eqi
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you with protective 1
will safeguard your
ever the need may ari
it happens to occur.
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ing. It’s easier
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TO GIVE THE BEST in any
field of service requires constant
replacements of equipment and
^additional investment in operat
ing facilities.
I With our ever increasing volume
lof business, our friends expect a
Igreater measure of performance
lind we intend to supply it
very family who permits us
Itrve when affliction overtakes
TO THE PEOPLE OF BLUFFTON
AND VICINITY
We are now in our new quarters next door,
previously occupied by Fett Hardware.
While our stock is being arranged we ask the
indulgence of the public if we are unable to give you
our usual prompt service and attention. However,
we are open for business and will do our best under
the circumstances.
to
to
it.
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BLUFFTON, OHIO
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help of our friendly bank.
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Member Federal Reserve System
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THE BLUFFTON NEWS
C. A. BIERY, Editor
Published weekly at Bluffton, Ohio,
by th a^B luff
ton News Publishing and
Printing Co.
Subscription rates: Year, $2.50
six months, $1.50 anywhere in U. S.
Entered as second class matter at
the postoffice at Bluffton, Ohio,
under the Act of March 8. 1879.
Miss Faery* Nonnamaker is spend
ing the week with Miss Fern Koch.
Diller ambulance removal—Mrs. A.
E. King from Mt. Cory to Findlay
hospital.
Mrs. Wilbur Hesser and son
George spent Monday evening at the
Lester Binkley home.
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Nelson of
Beaverdam have returned after
spending a month in Florida.
Mr. and Mrs. Willis Althaus of
Ashland are visiting relatives and
friends in Bluffton and vicinity.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry McCane and
son Jimmy of Roxana, Ill., visited
Friday with Mrs. Lydia Badertscher
1 and Milton Badertscher.
Mrs. Robert Moore and daughter
Deborah Lynn are spending the week
with Mr. and Mrs. Keith Hugus of
Rawson.
Marion Marquart of Columbus
spent the week end with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. John Marquart ana
family.
Basinger ambulance removal—Mrs.
Rell Potee from Lima St. Rita’s
hospital to her residence on Mound
street.
Rev. J. Paul Clark of South Main
street was guest pastor in the Ar
lington Methodist church, Sunday
morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Deppler of
South Main street will leave Thurs
day to spend a month in St. Peters
burg, Fla.
Mrs. Wm. Locas of Mt. Vernon, Ill.
spent the past week with her
parents, Dr. and Mrs. Evan Basinger
of Spring street.
Mrs. Mary Hall and Miss Flossie
Hall of Ada and Mr. and Mrs. W’. R.
Thompson and daughter Darlene of
Lima were week end guests at the
Lester Binkley home.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Anderson of
Beaverdam, former Bluffton resi
dents, have returned from a two
months motor trip thru the south
west.
Miss Marilla Burns is visiting at
the homes of George Bums, Hobbs,
New Mexico and John Burns in
Carlsbad, New Mexico.
Mrs. Sadie Stearns and Misses
Erma and Mamie Steams of Upper
Sandusky visited Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Stearns of Spring street, Sunday.
Buy vegetable seeds of varieties
that are frost resistant and also
produce best with good canning
qualities. Herr’s Flowers & Seeds, tf
Mr. and Mrs. John Marquart and
family spent Sunday afternoon with
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Rupright and
daughter Sandra Kay of Arlington.
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Badertscher,
Mr. and Mrs. Amos Tschiegg and
Miss Elaine Deppler spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. Don Miller and
daughter Nancy of Bucyrus.
Mr. and Mrs. Silas Diller, Mr. and
Mrs. Hiram Huser and Mr. and Mrs.
Isaac Neuenschwander attended the
dinner for Allen county 4-H club
advisers at Elida grange hall, Tues
day night.
Mrs. J. C. Deppler and Mrs. Linda
Fett spent the week end visiting at
the home of the latter’s broher,
Elmer Hochsettler in Ft. Wayne and
a niece, Mrs. Arbie Gall at Columbia
City, Ind.
Miss Fern Koch entertained at
dinner, Sunday, Misses Bessie Arnold
and Faery Nonnamaker, in honor of
the latter’s birthday anniversary.
Afternoon callers were Mr. and Mrs
Richard Gossman of Findlay and Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Gossman of Bluffton.
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Stettler of
this place and Mr. and Mrs. Clyde
Cox of Weston spent the week end
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Cox and family of Maumee, the oc
casion being the third birthday an
niversary of the latter’s little daugh
ter, Jane Shelah.
Birthday Party
Paul Jorg was honored with a
party on his tenth birthday at his
home on Cherry street last Wednes
day afternoon The time was spent
in games and contests after which
Mrs. Earl Jorg served refreshments
assisted by her daughter Wilma
Jean.
Present were: Gary Lora, Richard
Garmatter, Billy Herr, Gareth Ba
singer, Ronnie Geiser, Dan Gleason,
Alford Kauffman, Clarence Bilby,
Waldo Greiner, David Schumacher,
Donald Koch, Bruce Triplett, Mar
vin Diller and the honored guest
Paul Jorg.
Post Office Refuses
Parcels For Berlin
Bluffton post office was notified
last week to refuse all parcels ad
dressed to Berlin, Germany.
Because of technical transporta
tion difficulties, parcels addressed
for all zones in Berlin, including
the American, will not be accepted
by the post office. Any parcels now’
in the mail will be returned to the
senders.
THE BI|UFFTON NEWS, BLUFFTON. OHIO
Clubi, J^od^eA
and Societies
Farm Bureau Council
Allen County I" arm Bureau coun
cil No. 11 will meet at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Hilty, Friday
night at 8 o’clock.
Rustic Neighbors
Farm Bureau Council will meet
with Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Creeger,
Thursday night at 8 o’clock.
Share-A-Talent Club
Meeting at the home of Mrs. Helen
Foltz, Wednesday night. March 1G at
7:30.
if
Poinsettia Club
Mrs. A. J. B. Longsdorf will en
tertain this Wednesday night. School
days will be the topic and roll call
will be answered with school remin
iscences.
Engagement Announced
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Triplett an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Barbara Jean to David
Smucker, son of Rev. and Mrs. J. N.
Smucker. No definite date has been
set for the wedding.
Church of Christ Women
The Women’s Council will meet at
the home of Mrs. Ralph Patterson,
Thursday evening at 8 o’clock with
Mrs. Guy Corson assistant hostess.
Mrs. Homer Zimmerly is program
chairman.
Addresses Women’s Meeting
Mrs. J. Paul Clark gave a chalk
talk at the annual joint meeting of
women of the Evangelical United
Brethren and Methodist churches at
Benton Ridge last Thursday.
Plan Girl Scout Group
Bluffton chapter of the Child Con
servation League, organizing a local
Girl Scout group is seeking a meet
ing place and club room for the
girls. Anyone having suggestions or
aid in this matter, notify Mrs. Lester
Czamacki, phone 650-W.
Orange Township Champs
Orange Township Champs 4-H club
hold their first meeting last Wednes
day at Orange Center. Officers elect
ed were: Pres., Richard Ream vice
pres., Don Jones sec.-treas., Dean
Dearth recreation leaders, Ted Mor
ris and Sam Baker club reporter,
Carl Wagner asst, reporter, Kenneth
Hamilton advisor, Clarence Kramer
assistant adviser. Rbt. Wagner. The
next meeting will be held March 29.
Eastern Star
Bluffton chapter will put on ritual
istic work at Lima this Wednesday
night. All wishing to attend see
Alice Devier.
Regular meeting next Tuesday
night at 7:30. Initiation.
Altar & Rosary Society
Mrs. Geo. Schmidt will be hostess
to the society of St. Mary’s Catholic
church at her hom£, Thursday even
ing.
Entertain At Tea
Bluffton College faculty will enter
tain instructors of the high and
grade schools at a tea Friday even
ing in the Lincoln hall lobby. Hosts
and hostesses are Prof, and Mrs.
H. W. Berky, Prof, and Mrs. H. D.
Raid and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Lehman
and Mrs. Lenore Myers.
Open House
Open house will be held at Lincoln
hall, Bluffton college girls’ dormitory
Saturday night from 7:30 to 9:30
following which a program will be
presented in the Lincoln hall lobby.
Grid Injury forces
College Star Home
Hugh Frost, Bluffton college foot
ball star for two seasons, has with
drawn from second semester scholas
tic work and returned to his home
in Youngstown to recuperate from a
kidney injury sustained in grid play
last fall.
Rest has been ordered by physi
cians to recover from the injury.
Frost plans to enroll for summer
work at Youngstown university and
will return to Bluffton next fall to
be a member of the junior class.
C. Hardwick Heads Oil
Information Committee
C. Z. Hardwick, native of Bluffton
and vice-president of The Ohio Oil
Co., last week was elected chairman
of the Ohio State Oil Industry In
formation Committee.
Representatives from five other oil
firms are on committee, which
has its headquarters in Columbus.
Hardwick is vice-president in
charge of marketing and refining in
the Ohio Oil Co. organization and
also serves as director of the com
pany.
He started with the Ohio Oil firm
in 1921 in the Louisiana field office,
and in 1934 was brought to the
Findlay office as assistant manager
of the marketing and refining de
partment, after serving at Robinson,
Ill., for 1928.
He was elected vice-president in
194G and director in 1948.
Dinner Marks 20th
Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Miller enter
tained 38 guests at dinner at their
home on Geiger street Saturday
evening in observance of their 20th
wedding anniversary. Many beau
tiful gifts were presented to the
couple in honor of the occasion.
Present were: Mrs. Elizabeth
Burkholder, Mrs. Elizabeth Fisher,
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Burkholder and
Miss Beulah Burkholder, Mr. and
Mrs. Chas. Burkholder, Mr. and Mrs.
Wm. Burkholder and son Terry, Mr.
and Mrs. Lewis Burkholder and
daughters Sheilah and Edna Lee.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Martin and
children Tommy and Nancy, Mr. and
Mrs. Leonard Cuppies and children
Billy and Linda, Mr. and Mrs. Har
vey Messier and daughter Pamela,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bronson and
children Gary, Judy and Michael,
Mr. and Mrs Amos Reichenbach
and children Sharon and Michael,
Mrs. Esma Bronson and Gertrude
Gunther.
Louisiana Couple Are
On Beaverdam Farm
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wilson of
Jena, La., have moved on the Chas.
Williams farm one mile north of
Beaverdam. Mrs. Wilson is a grand
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Williams,
formerly of this vicinity now living
in Louisiana.
The two couples arrived here last
week, and Mr. and Mrs. Williams
will remain here until May before
returning to their home at Jena.
Mr. Williams formerly attended
school in Bluffton in the early 1890s
when the late U. M. Shappel was
superintendent.
Jenera Native Is
Dead In Indiana
Mrs. Margaret (Zehrbach) Lacey,
78, native of Jenera, died Tuesday
at he rhome in Portland, Ind., ac
cording to w’ord received here. Fun
eral services will be held from the
Williamson Funeral home in Port
land, Thursday afternoon at 1:30
o’clock central standard time.
Pleasant Hill
The Pleasant Hill W. S. C. S. will
meet with Mrs. Pearl Huber this
Thursday for a covered dish dinner.
Members are requested to bring their
husbands along for dinner.
Rev. Sopher of Ada, Rt. 1 will
deliver the sermon next Sunday at
Pleasant Hill. All members and their
families are requested to attend if
possible.
Saturday evening guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Willard Jennings were Mr.
and Mrs. Wm. Amstutz and Mr. and
Mrs. Leonard Gratz.
Mr. and Mrs. Winston Jennings
and sons spent Monday at the Ray
Watt home in Lima.
Mr. and Mrs. Cloyce Ernest ana’
son David spent Friday evening at
the Wayne Zimmerman home.
Jean Ann Frick was a guest Fri
day night and Saturday of Karen
Zimmerman.
Mack Andrews is recovering from
a two weeks attack of flu and hopes
to get back to work real soon.
Mr. and Mrs. Winston Jennings
and sons spent Friday evening with
Mrs. Clara Jennings.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Jennings and
son Rodney, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald
Matter and daughter and Mrs. Mamie
Binkley and son Charles were Sun
day guests of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Fleming.
Past week callefs of Mrs. Cecil
Hartman were: Mr. and Mrs. Russell
Bowers, Detroit Mr. and Mrs. O. P.
Hartman, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Kimme
Mrs. Etta Yant, Mr. and Mrs. Guy
Scoles and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Hall, Col. Grove., Mrs. Mild
red Gleason, Mrs. Josephine Huber,
Mrs. Pearl Gratz and Mrs. Mabel
Jennings.
Mrs. Sibyl Reichenbach called on
Mrs. Pearl Gratz, Monday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Huber and
sons Dale and Berdell and family,
and Jess Huber and family were
Sunday afternoon callers of Mr. and
Mrs. John Huber, Lima.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Zimmerman
and family and Carol Jean and Shir
ley Frantz were Sunday dinner
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Sam
Badertscher.
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Bell and
children called on Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Frantz and Mr. and Mrs. Dwight
Frantz and family, Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Harley Pifer and
Forest Pifer were past week callers
of Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Stratton.
Mrs. Florence Andrews and child
ren visited Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Nis
wander Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Stines and
grandson Bobby were Saturday visit
ors at the C. M. Gleason home. Mr.
and Mrs. Wm. Gleason and daughters
were Sunday evening supper guests.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Wingate were
all day visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Ly
man Barnes, Monday.
BLUFFTON MARKETS
Wednesday Morning
Grain (bushel prices) W’heat
$2.12 corn, $1.20 oats 70c soys
$2.17.
Poultry—Heavy hens 37c leghorn
hens 30c.
Eggs—Large white 41c large
brown 40c medium white 37c
medium brown 3Ge.
Butterfat—62c.
WANT-ADS
Shoes repaired* Bring them in and
ha\e Shirley Npnnamaker fix them
for you. All w*rk guaranteed. Mur
ray Upholster:shop, Thurman St.
Bluffton phone.}
Furniture repairing and upholster
ing of all kinds. Make your old
furnishings lo?k like new at a worth
while saving. Estimates without
obilgation. Murray Upholstering
shop, Thurman St., Bluffton phone.
Those old coins you have may
have a real ralue. Send list giving
date and condition of coins you have
to: The Coin Recorder, P. O. Box 55,
Bluffton, Ohio, for prompt estimate.
Will care for children in my home.
Prefer children whose mothers work.
Mrs. Lawrence Rodabaugh, Rt. 103
and county line. Phone 591-R. 48
Wanted—Good used fertilizer grain
drill. C. H. Cole, Rt. 2, Lima. Lima
phone [phone]
For sale-—Genuine Schwinn built
bicycles at a reduction for an indefi
nite time. Bluffton Bicycle Shop,
N. C. Herr, prop., 139 N. Lawn Ave..
Bluffton. 49
1949 fishing license and laws at
Waitermire’s.
For sale—Fireplace and stove wood
by the cord 2 ft. lengths $6, 15 in.
lengths $5, or sized to your own
specifications. Mt- Cory phone 2-40
or see Clair Reiter, Mt. Cory. Free
delivery. tf
HOUSEHOLD HINT clean up
holstery and rugs wear longer. Foam
clean with Fina Foam. Sidney’s Drag
Shop.
For sale—New shipment of stamp
ed pillow cases to embroider. Lovely
two-tone styles and peacocks and
butterflies also baby dress and slip
sets to embroider. Lots of. new
cards and gift ideas and the summer
sewing fabrics are here now. Juanita
Zimmerly, phone 310-W.
Wanted—Ambitious man of char
acter for permanent part time em
ployment. Prefer man now employed
or retired and desiring to make more
money in dignified work. No exper
ience or capital required. Car
necessary and it will be helpful if
you are well known in your com
munity. Address: Bluffton News,
Box B.
For sale—Studio couch. Phone
158-W.
For sale—Timothy hay, string
baled. Howard Benroth, 4 miles east
of Bluffton on Rt. 103.
Roy Rogers belts for boys. See
them at Waitermire’s.
Wanted—Carpenter work on Satur
days. Lawrence Rodabaugh, Rt. 103
and County line. Phone 591-R.
Wanted—To buy muzzle loading
rifles and revolvers also old brass
powder flasks and antiques of all
kinds. Write: Robert McClaren, Rt.
2, Kenton. 0. 51
Just received, 1949 wallpaper cata
logs. Come and see them. 212 N.I
Main St. Phone 478-W. 49
Plastic Kote for linoleum and
hardwood floors at Walterniire’s.
See me if you are interested in an
outstanding value on face powder.
Avon special this week. Mrs. Fred
Hahn, W. Elm St.
Wallpaper at Waitermire’s.
For sale—9 acres northwest of
Bluffton, 7 room house, basement,
bath, barn, poultry house, fine home
a real buy $7,500. William H. Jones,
broker, Col. Grove phone 70 L. J.
Henderson, associate, Col. Grove
phone 202.
Congo-Wall at Waitermire’s.
For sale—Eight piece two-tone
walnut finish dining room suite in
cluding G4 inch buffet, extension
table and chairs upholstered in tan
and green velour, all in good condi
tion. Oak dresser with mirror, In
side door 84 by 32 inches and pair
double doors each 84 by 28 inches.
Edgar McElwain, 3 miles south of
Swiss Inn.
For sale—Coldspot refrigerator
and Kenmore washing machine, both
in excellent condition. Richard Davies
Harmon road.
For sale—350 bales heavy mixed
hay, twine tied. Carl D. Marshall,
phone 536-G.
For sale—Lot 93 by ^00 ft. on
northwest corner of '*€nerry street
and county line. Lights, water and
sewer on lot. Immediate possession.
Clyde Sommer at Hauenstein bakery.
For sale-—Building 10 by 12 ft.
also 40 gallon crock and pump jack.
Mrs. Clara Niswander.
For sale—jDeLaval cream separator
in working order. Phone 520-T.
Free—Stope for filling. Lester
Young.
Wanted—01d barn to tear down.
Lester Younff.
For sale—^Hot water heater: Hud
son oil brooder stove, used one sea
son Zenith radio with wind charg
er 8 ft. chicken feeder. Lawrence
Hosafros, 408 E. Cherry.
For sale—kitchen cabinet, dresser
with mirror 2 burner New Per
fection stovq like new, red spring
coat and dresses for girl age 12.
Mrs. Albert Klass, 11£ miles west of
Bluffton. Phofie 636-G.
Wanted—Tq buy child’s hall tree.
Mrs. Gail Rakosky, phone 425-W.
Clopay paper drapes at Waiter
mire’s.
For sale—Four room modern home.
Mrs. H. W. Althaus, phone 453-W.
F. Garretson, broker.
For sale—Six room house, modern
except furnace Garage. Mrs. H. Wr.
Althaus, phone 453-W. F. Garretson,
broker.
Anyone having lots to be plowed
call phone 459-Y.
PAGE FIVE
$2 for your old iron on a new
Proctor Champion iron at W’alter
mire’s.
For sale—Little red clover seed.
Russell Leiber, south of town.
For gartfen plowing see Ivan John
son, phond 448-Y.
For sale—Kelvinator 5 cu. ft.
refrigerator, excellent condition.
Bixel Mofor Sales, Cherry St.
For salt1—White enameled New
Perfection oil range, cheap. Phone
635-W. I
For sIe—Two wheel trailer 8 ft.
long, 4 ft. wide and 21 inches high,
with good tires also 14 inch Little
Wonder breaking plow. Carl Kimmel,
34 miles south on Bentley road.
For s«?!e—Medium size Briggs &
Stratfor, engine 12 inch buzz saw
outfit small blacksmith forge and
Estate Heatrola. V. F. Foltz, Cairo
phone 2710.
For sale—Front quarter of beef.
Leroy Lugibihl, phone 646-T.
For sale—Fryers 214 to 2U lbs.,
35c per lb. Dressed 25c per head
extra. Kenneth Bracy, 269 S. Lawn
Ave. Phone 395-T.
$3 allowance for your old toaster
on a new Procter Pop-up toaster.
This offer good only until March 31
at Waitermire’s.
For sale—Three day’ old calf. Wil
bur Yoakam, mile north of inter
section of Rts. 103 and 69, first
house west.
For sale—New used lumber 2, 2X4
X20 ft. 4. 2X4X14 ft. 2. 2X1
X10 ft. A bargain. 212 N. Main St.
Bluffton.
For sale—Nice comb honey also
nice homegrown red clover seed and
heavy yielding Clinton seed oats at
reasonable prices. E. *P. Steiner,
mile east of town.
Two Ohio homemakers will tell
Farm and Home Week visitors how
they remodeled their kitchens.
Koop your rugs doon
with POWDER-ENE
NO Liquidl
NO Sudsl
.. Sprinkle on.
keeps
I
BUGS I
ClW
Vocvvo off.
K $1
Applior Brmh 39c
For limited time only:
Brush FREE with every 2 cans
purchased.
Basinger’s Furniture Store
Forty-seven Years of
Dependable Service
NOW AVAILABLE
New Equipment
Stock Tanks
Hog 'ountains
1,000 lb. platform scales
New Holland tractor cord wood
saws
New Holland Cement Mixers
International, Templeton and
Carter Manure Loaders
Used Equipment
Model H. Farmall tractor and
cultivator
Model A. Farmall Tractor
Ohio 60 tractor and cultivator
F-12 tractor and cultivator
1940 Chevrolet ton truck with
body
1946 KB-5 International truck with
stake body, like new.
C. F. Niswander
McCormick-Deering Dealer
Bluffton, Ohio
Protect it
IF A BLOW comes, you
will be glad you have
Windstorm Insurance. You
won't have to pay hun
dreds of dollars out of
your own pocket to restore
your property if you have
your fire insurance policy
extended ta cover wind
storm damage.
Ask this Hartford agency
about it.
Leland Diller, insurance
Phone: 295-W
113 */i S. Main Street
Bluffton