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Triplett Ball Game
Rained Out Again
For the third Tuesday in a row.
rain washed out a scheduled soft ba".'
game for the Triplett team at Har
mon field, and the Findlay O'. i
Dutch crew which had *ourneyec
here to meet the locals had to re
turn home without getting ’."to ac
tion.
Arrangements may be made
play the postponed tilt this week,
although the Triplett crew a s. s
scheduled for Friday ght u S
they will travel to Tiffin fir a re
turn match with Dock Routh's stel
lar outfit.
In the first meeting between E’.uff
ton and Tiffin, last Thursday i-r:
at Bluffton, the Tiffin team sgueerec
out a 1 to 0 victory in the tuhtest
contest seen here in a ’o”g me.
Rip Riley. Tiffin bur or, was the
steller attraction of the evening, for
he struck out 12 men. gave up only
two hits, made a double and a sin
gle himself for half of his team's
safeties, and scored the only run of
the ball game.
The
Amstutz Cannery
will operate
Tuesdays and Fridays
until further notice
Notice
The Lewis Barber
Shop will be closed
beginning June 30
through July 15.
ROBERT LEWIS
Paper Drive
SftT., JULY 9th
By Bluffton Boy
Scout Troop
AUTOMATIC "S
»YOUR FINGER
YOUR
Timer Spaeth, B’uffton pitcher,
allowed only four hits, but walked
the winning run across the plate
w th the bases loaded in the seventh
The Triplett team was shut out
again at Leipsic on Friday night,
dropping a 3 to 0 decision, in a
r's battle between Gene Beach
and Don Oliver, of Leipsic. Oliver
allowed four hits and Beach gave
•an six.
Start Pheasant
Stocking Program
ven hundred additional phea.ants
w’.ll be added to Allen county’s
game population before the close of
this summer, according to an an
nouncement made last week by Don
ald Ramge, Allen county game pro
tector, who makes his home here.
That number of pheasant chicks,
now three weeks old are in pens
maintained at Lima, and will be
distributed to game clubs under the
cooperative plan. The project calls
for clubs to feed and raise the
chicks for six to eight weeks before
releasing them.
Betty L. Baumgartner
Wed In Pennsylvania
Betty Lou Baumgartner, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Martin W.
Baumgartner, of North Wales, Pa.,
and a granddaughter of Mr. and
Mrs. G. R. Bogart, of Bluffton, be
came the bride of Richard H. Free
man, of Buffalo, N. Y., in a cere
mony at the North Wales Methodist
church, last Saturday afternoon.
The bride’s sister, Mrs. J. R.
Holmes, also of North Wales, was
the matron of honor afid the
bridesmaids were Miss Jane Waring,
Brunswick, Ohio Miss Barbara
Termohlen, Washington, D. C. Miss
Betty Ann Singer, Rockville Center,
N. Y., and Miss Annette Freeman,
Buffalo, N. Y., sister of the groom.
Following the afternoon ceremony
and a reception held in the William
Penn Inn, the couple left for a wed
ding trip through Canada. They
will return in mid-July to make their
home in Buffalo.
Both the bride and groom were
graduated from Ohio Weslyan uni
versity early in June of this year.
For the wedding, the bride wore
a gown of ivory satin, with a peter
pan collar of lace and embroidered
with seed pearls, fitted bodice, full
skirt long tight-pointed sleeves,
edged with lace and she carried
white orchids and white roses as
the wedding bouquet.
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Buckeyes Win In
Harmon Field Play
In Harmon field softball play
Tuesday evening, the Buckeyes top
ped Triplett Paint Shop by a score
of 9 to 5, although they were outhit
by the losers.
In the seven-inaing game, the
Buckeyes had five hits, while their
foes were garnering eight, but the
winners scored enough runs in two
big innings to clinch the victory,
getting four tallies in the third
stanza and three more in the fifth.
The Painters got away to a one
run lead in the first inning were
out in front 2 to 1 at the close of
the second, but after they had
scored their third run in the third
the Buckeyes came back with four
tallies to go out in front and stay
there.
Jim Badertscher led the Buckeye
assault with two singles in three at
tempts, and the other hits were
made by Dunifon, Goodman and
Cramer.
Bert Swank had three safeties for
the losers, and single hits were
made by Johnny Herrmann, Denver
Augsburger, Bob Luginbuhl, Bobby
Wenger and Laurel Bauman. Bob
by Wenger’s double was the only
extra-base hit of the contest.
Reunions
The 7th Burkholder reunion will
be held at Pandora high school, Sun
day, July 17. Dinner at noon.
Bring table service. No invitations
will be sent. Tell others. Pres.,
Alvin Burkholder Sec., Mrs. "Wil
ford Steiner.
The Riesen-Lora family reunion
will be held at Bluffton college camp
us, Sunday, July 31. Basket dinner.
Mrs. Melvin Zimmerly, Sec.
Descendants of Christian Stettler
will hold their 17th annual family
reunion at Ada park, Sunday, Aug
ust 7. Picnic dinner at 1 p. m.
Metta Huber, secretary.
Bluffton Legion
Nine Cops 6-5 Tilt
Two runs in the first inning,
three more in the seventh and an
other in the ninth gave the Bluffton
Legion baseball team a 6 to 5 vic
tory over Findlay Merchants, last
Sunday afternoon at Rawson.
The Bluffton batsmen had nine
hits, one more than the total made
by their foes, and they also led in
errors, 5 to 4. Moore and Hartman,
each with two hits, led Bluffton’s
attack at the plate.
Hartman and Wilch shared the
hurling duties for the Bluffton team.
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THE BLUFFTON NEWS, BLUFFTON. OHIO
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Churches
EVANGELICAL & REFORMED
CHURCHES
V. C. Oppermann, Minister
Emmanuel’s:
9:30 A. M. Church School
10:45 A. M. Morning Worship
Kindly note change in time of
services.
Holy Communion will be observed
in the worship service on Sunday.
Private Communion on Sunday
afternoon. Make your requests
known to the Pastor.
The Dorcas Missionary Circle will
meet at the home of Mrs. Clara
Long on Wednesday evening, July 6.
All ladies are cordially invited. Time
8:00 o’clock.
St. John’s:
9:30 A. M. Morning "Worship
10:30 A. M. Church School
Kindly note change in time of
services.
The Consistory of the church will
meet on Tuesday evening at 8:00 at
the church.
The choir will meet for rehearsal
on Thursday evening of this week at
8:00 o’clock.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
Bluffton-Beaverdam Parish
O. Merrill Boggs, Minister
Bluffton
9:30 Bible school
10:30 Worship service and Com
munion.
Sermon title: “What Kind of Soil
Are We?”
Beaverdam
9:30 Bible school
10:30 Communion
A friendly welcome awaits you at
all our services. You are invited to
make our church at either Bluffton
or Beaverdam your “home” if you
are not attending church elsewhere.
EVANGELICAL MENNONITE
CHURCH
Pastor: Kenneth Bauman
Thursday:
8:00 P. M. Prayer & Praise serv
ice. Karl Gierman, Leader.
Sunday:
9:30 A. M. Sunday school
10:30 A. M. Morning worship.
Charles Rupp, Guest Pastor, Arch
bold, Ohio.
7:30 P. M. Special program on
"Migrant Work” sponsored by Ladies
Missionary Society. There will be
a film and directed cast of speakers.
7:30 P. M. Junior Group in base
ment.
I 8:15 P. M. Evening message.
and
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look" as above) has two complete
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quarter. Both automatically controlled
each does all warming, baking, roast
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GENERAL ELECTRIC
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Telephone 172-W Bluffton, Ohio
FIRST METHODIST CHURCH
Paul H. Cramer, Minister
Sunday school 9:30 A. M.
Morning worship 10:30 A. M.
Thursday, 7:30 P. M. Wurlitzer
organ demonstration by Professor
Otto Holtcamp.
8:30 P. M. Official Board meeting.
In keeping with the Golden “49”
Anniversary we will dedicate our
new Anniversary Church Bulletins,
Sunday morning at 10:30 A. M.
EBENtiZER MENNONITE
(Two miles west of Bluffton)
Howard T. Landes, Pastor
Thursday:
8 P. M. Prayer and Bible study.
Sunday:
9:30 Sunday School, Phares Bixel,
Supt.
10:30 Morning worship
7:30 Joint Missionary sendee.
Speaker, Mr. Robert Spurr Field,
Secretary for The Rural Bible
Crusade.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY
Sunday services at 10:30 A. M.
Subject: God.
Testimonial meeting at 7:30 Wed
nesday evening.
The reading room at the church is
open every Wednesday from 7:00 to
7:30 P. M. The public is invited to
all sendees and to visit the reading
room.
This society is a branch of The
Mother Church, the First Church of
Christ, Scientist.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES
Rockport:
Morning worship, 9:30
Church school, 10:30
Bluffton:
Church school 9:45
Morning worship 11:00
Rev. John Neuenschwander, pastor
of First Presbyterian church of
Poplar Bluff, Mo., will be guest
minister.
LUTHERAN CHURCH
Rev. V. T. Monk, Pastor
9:30 Sunday school, Wm. Edwards
Superintendent.
MISSIONARY CHURCH
Robert R. Welch, Minister
Thursday:
8:00 Prayer meeting
Sunday:
9:30 Sunday school
10:30 Morning worship
6:40 Prayer meeting.
7:00 Young People’s meeting.
7:30 Evening sendee
Every one is welcome.
Settlement
Mrs. John Warren and Mrs. B. F.
Biery of Bluffton called at the home
of the Steiner Sisters, Tuesday after
noon.
The young people of the Ebenezer
and St. John churches are planning
to spend the Fourth of July at
Winona Lake, Indiana.
J. Edwin Orr, widely known
lecture and evangelist was a visitor
in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Irvin
Hilty over Saturday night. Early
the following morning he left for
Berne, Indiana, where he spoke at
the Mennonite church.
The St. John congregation en
joyed a basket dinner Sunday fol
lowing the dedicatory service for
the new basement that has just re
cently been completed. The entire
space beneath the church has now
been excavated.
Ruth Bixel who has been on the
teaching staff at Grace Bible school
in Omaha, Nebraska, returned home
for the summer recently.
Lois Geiger who graduated from
the some institution a short time
ago, also returned home the fore
part of this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel A. Schey
spent several days in the home of
their son, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Schey
at Lansing, Michigan.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer J. Kohli of
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Beef sold by the quarter also, pork
half or whole for your locker or
home freezer. A to Z Market. tf
Cow owners notice—Service bulls
delivered. Nature’s way is the best
way. All bulls Bangs tested. C. N.
Long & Son, phone Ada Red 1270. tf
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THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 194fr
Geiger are spending some time in
the home of their grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. Hiram Geiger.
Shoes repaired. Bring them in and
have Shirley Nonnamaker fix them
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Bluffton phone.
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