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THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1949 Skilled mechanics at Benroth Mo tor Sales have constructed a motor bobsled. The power sled is powered by -a Reading Standard motor cycle engine. Traction is furnished by a cycle wheel wrapped in chains which by means of levers can be lowered to run on the ground. The sled is propelled at high speed and can whiz along at 25 miles an hour. Phone 172-W News Our Grandfathers Read From Issue Of February 15, 1912 Van Wert County Guernsey Breeders* Association The Guernsey Center of the Mid-West 25th Annual Jun& Consignment Sale Fairgrounds/Van Wert, Ohio JUNE 8th, 1949 44 Females 3 Bells Bams tilth AB Records Lunch served on grounds Johnson & Knittie, Auctioneers—R. W. Bishop, Pedigrees For Catalog Write—Otto Gehres, Sec'y.—Wren, Ohio Custom Slaughtering Beef Slaughtering, per lead...........................................$1.50 Pork Slaughtering, per lead...........................................$1.00 Processing—Cutting, Wrapping also Freezing 3c lb. Dressed Weight We are now equipped to give you this service winter or Summer Beef by the Quarter------Pork by the Side AtoZ Meat Market and Locker Service 127 N. Main Street Phone 276-W NEW HOLLAND Automatic Pick-Up Baler ties up io seven twine-tied bales per minute. Only one man and a tractor needed. Operates in the fi^ld from a wind row ... or from a stack, on its own power unit. Bale hay, straw, soy beans. I C. F. NISWANDER Bluffton, Ohio Top Values in Used Car Bargains 1947 Lincoln 1-door sedan, low mileage, heater and radio. Car owned by prominent Lima businessman, in ex cellent condition. 1946 Chevrolet Coach, locally owned, absolutely in good Condition. Priced right. 1946 Ford Super Deluxe 4-d 1937 Ford 2-door, with a lot 1936 Plymouth Coach—it's 1947 Studebaker pickup, low These cars are all priced We pay highest cash pri an appraisal on your car. Bixel Motor Dr. J. J. Sutter is president of the Ohio State Eclectic Medical Ass’n. Daniel Neuenschwander opened a blacksmith shop in his feed bam. Charles Schull will be the black smith. Among those who attended the Allen county teachers institute at Lima Saturday from this place or sedan, looks like new. of good service left in it. ally a steal at our prire, mileage, just like ndw. to sell. es for used cars—let us give Jorg’s Better Bred Chicks IN STOCI 200 AAA White Legh 600 AAA White Legh 500 AAA White Rock 150 AAA White Rock 150 Rock-Red crossbn Hatches every Mo iday and Thursday Sales 131 Cherry St. I JUNE 1 nns, 3 weeks old »rn pullets 2 weeks old 2 weeks old pullets 1 week old ds □■WORM So easy to use ... and very effective. Don’t let worms destroy the growth of your pullets. D-Worm used in the drinking water for 7 consecutive days will do the job. It can be given to poultry of any age. For further details see us. Jorg Hatchery Phone 182-W Bluffton, Ohio were: Supt. Arganbright, Misses Pauline Garau, Helen Kibler, Sibyl Close, Elva Moser, Eunah Temple, Zoa Bentley, Stella and Mildred Greding, Della Luginbuhl, and Al bert Stettler, Earl Hackathorn, John Spangler, Harry Kohler and Albert I Luginbuhl. Pauline Garau passed the Allen county teachers examination. The city adopted an ordinance making it compulsory to drive on the right side of the village streets. Fourteen young people enjoyed a sleighing party and oyster supper at the country home of Wiliam Laibe near Pandora. Another bob headed for the home of Sam Ba singer where the group had an evening of good fun. John Martin, pioneer resident of Bluffton, died at his home in Lima, Ohio, aged 84 years. He served in the Civil War, enlisting at Bluffton. The new tile works at Beaverdam owned by the C. A. Nelson Drain Tile Company started running Jan uary 24. Pandora Mrs. Wilford Geiger and daughter Sandra of Findlay, were visitors at the Risser farm Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Rose Davy Diller of Carey, visited her sisters Misses Mary and Harriet Davy several days the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Evan Waltz and daughter Carol of Mansfield, were guests at the Olan Waltz farm, southwest of Pandora, Saturday night and Sunday. Mrs. Clyde Waltz and little granddaughter Mary Waltz returned home with them for a week’s visit. At the district scholarship tests the following students received certi ficates: Joanne Steiner in English IT. John Moser in World History, Oliver Lughib’hl in Plane Geometry, Kay Sue Welty ranked third in a group of 243 Putnam Countv students in Eight grade tests. Marceil Burry, Gene Paul Basinger, Mildred Schutz and Gladvce Bixel received honor able mention. Miss Margaret Hilty was home from Findlay over the week end. Mr. and Mrs.' Amos H. DeVore, of Gilboa, are announcing the ap proaching marriage of their daugh ter Margaret Louise to Mr. Louis David Risser, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Risser of Pandora, Sat urday, June 18 at three o’clock p. m. at the Methodist church, Gilboa. Miss DeVore has been teaching the fifth grade of Pandora school. Mr. Ris ser will be dismissed from the Navy early in June. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Hartsei of Lima, were guests of their sisters, Misses Mary and Harriet Davy over the week end. Isaac Amstutz and family of Beaverdam, were calling on friends in Pandora, Sunday evening. Mr. Amstutz was a graduate of the class of 1905. Mrs. Arnos Bracy, Mrs. Clara Light and Misses Clara Bracy and Betsy Zuercher visited the peony farms at Wan Wert, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Jan Pope, Mrs. Elizabeth Jones and Mrs. Allie Hilty visited relatives at Toledo Sunday. Two hundred and twenty eight at tended the Pandora high school alumni banquet Saturday night. Quite a good many out of town visitors were present for the meet ing. Ladies of the Methodist churcn served the banquet. Leotus Sutter is Post Commander of th? Pandora Legion Post No. 616. Prof. Paul Stoodt of Beaverdam gave the Memorial Day address, Monday at 10:30 a .m., at the Pan dora school auditorium. Th'* graves were decorated on Sunday af'ernoon. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Niswander and little son of Indiana, were call ers at the C. D. Steiner home, Sun day forenoon. Pandora Garden club members are giving a Flower show Saturday, June 4 from 2 to 10 p. m. at school audi torium. Entries are under the supervision of Mrs. George Decker, Mrs. Raymond Miller and Mrs. Mil ford Haas. Mrs. Arthur Burry, Mrs. Ray Sheidler, Mrs. George Fruchey, Mrs. Jerry Burkholder, Mrs. Irene Schumacher have charge of all arrangements. Thos° under registration are: Mrs. Raymond Bucher, Mrs. Milton Pifer, Mrs. Bruce Burkhart, Mrs. MacCullough. Hostesses are Mrs. Urban Lcichty, Mrs. Hiram Diller, Miss Grace Stein er, Mrs. Glenn Miller, Mrs. Duff Payne, Mrs. Roland Eisenbach, Mrs. George Stoody, Mrs. Richard Frantz, Mrs. Grover Davidson and Mrs. Glen Ewing. Mrs. Lavina Grismore, who is having a Lustron house built in east Pandora, expects to hold open house under the sponsorship of the Womens Federated Club of Pandora when the house is completed. The club women are working together. for the purchase of a new piano for the school. Mr. and Mrs. Quentin Lehman and son Charles of Mt. Lake, Minn., are visiting Gid Lehman, his father, and his two sisters and families: Mrs. Milford Haas of Pandora and Mrs. G. T. Soldner, Bluffton. Dr. and Mrs. Alfred Meese and son David of Little Falls, N. J., visited" the Aaron Hilty family and attended the high school alumni. Mrs. Meese, the former Leslie Reese of Pandora, was a graduate and teacher also in the Pandora high school. Dr. Meese was a former superintendent of ™E LF^r0N NEWS, BLUFFTON. OHIO Shaker Heights school. Cleveland and for years has been superintendent of the New Jersey Training Schoo? for Delinquent Girls. Mrs, Meese sold the land to the Russell Co. for their factory site. Two teachers of the Pandofa school, Miss Bonnie Radar, fourth VALUE! Her Daddy’s Record Catch /w IV hen Joe Jerger of Bluffton College’s Beaverburg took time out from commencement activities over the week end to go fishing down Riley creek he hardly expected to land a carp which has set a record for the current season. Above is pictured Joe’s little daughter Linda Kay posing with his catch weighing six and one-half pounds and measuring 23’■ inches. The fish was caught about one mile north of town near the College “Y” cabin. BOTH YOURS ...NOT ONE PENNY EXTRA COST! ON THE Sold in Bluffton by grade teacher who was recently mar ried and Mrs. Ruby McKanna, Latin and English teacher in the high school, do not plan to teach the coming year. William D. Steiner son of Mr. ana Mrs. Noah Steiner, of Pandora, ana a graduate from Bowling Green Finest in Electric Cooking Since 1929—Electromaster NEVER BEFORE SUCH AN ELECTRIC RANGE A ’2000 VALUE SXT Ali'WiE "SPACESAVER." .ZZ. PHILCO Don’t miss this sensational value! Electromaster "Space Saver” gives you big-range cooking—fits space less than 2 feet square! Big 4800 cu. in. oven holds a complete meal, or 30-lb. turkey. 3 Super Speed Surface units. Deep Well Cooker (6 qt. size). Top quality construction through out. Stainless, finish all over! ELECTRIC RANGE AND—beautiful Lamp, Oven Timer, and Clock at no extra cost! ’199«$17Q95 I I *1 VALUE Onfy V NEW EAST TERAtS OFFER LIMITED HURRY! EASY TERMS State University this week, has been hired to teach at Pemberville, as music instructor. The Putnam county hay and pasture tour starting at 10 a. m., will include the farm of Olan Waltz, 3‘j. miles southwest of Pandora and the farm of Clement Suter, 4 miles cast of Pandora on the Hancock county line road. E. P. Reed exten sion specialist will accompany the trip to answer questions. Prices paid by farmers in April were about two per cent below a year ago. Prices received by farm ers were about 17 per cent below a year ago. •WFIJL" EASY TERMS $33.95 DOWN AND $14.00 A MONTH Sec Philco Elect remaster Display at Carma Theatre 1AZ A I TFF)AAIF)Fr£ W AL I ■/H 11 Basinger’s Furniture Store Forty-seven Years of Dependable Service Finest in Entertainment Since 4937—The Carma Theatre THURSDAY—FRIDAY—SATURDAY June 2, 3. 4 “Down To The Sea In Ships” With LIONEL BARRYMORE & RICHARD WINDMARK SUNDAY—MONDAY, June 5 and 6 TUESDAY—WEDNESDAY, June 7 and 8 "No Miner Vices' DANA ANDREWS—JANE WYATT 96 minutes of laughter ¥OR PERFECT BAKING I Electroinaster today! PAGE THREE Plant lice can be killed with nico tine sulfate solutions or nicotine dust. Prices received for live broilers in Ohio cities are as high or higher than at other large cities outside the state. Damp hay is one of the principal causes of barn fires. Check the hay mow regularly for several weeks after putting in hay. Only 21 per cent of the live and dressed poultry received at the ter minal markets in Cleyeland and Cin cinnati comes from Ohio. ONLY ELECTRIC RANGE WITH THE One more Electromaster “first” for greater cooking convenience—a fog-proof window of Pyrex Aircell that really lets you see what’a cooking! A handy switch lights oven without need of openiig oven door. Electromaster is loaded with a host of features designed to take the work out of cooking. Look at the new Your Friendly