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I THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1949 D. C. BIXEL. 0 gordonTbixel, LOOKS EVERY NEW WITH NO NVENIENCE IE ONE THAT trigger-release trays V Dew-action vegetable fresheners Ford Mode/ F-T Panel, one of over 150 model* in the Ford Bonus Built. Trust litre for 1949. “When I heard my Ford Dealer was making the i best truck deals in town, I decided to check,” says Andrew Ligeski. “It was a fact! The offer looked’extra gdt when I stopped to think that used true! .• were slipping, and that I might take quii if I waited, I made up my mind on the “I’m tickled pink I did. Used truck value slipped so fast in the last three months, 1 my quick thinking and fast action got least $175 extra on a Ford Truck trade.” Telephone Come see the great new Servel Gas Refrigerator! It’s a beauty—with every new convenience for fresh foods and frozen foods. Most important, Servel brings you permanent silence, longer life, too. For the Servel Gas Refrigerator has a differ ent, simpler freezing system with no moving parts. No valves, piston or pusnp. No machinery to wear or get noisy. Just a tiny gas flame circulates the refrigerant. More than two million families are enjoying silent Servel Gas Refrigerators today. They’ll tell you, “Pick Servel. It stays silent, lasts longer!” Come see the new Servel Gas Refrigerators now on display. CHECK FOR YOURSELF V Big frozen food compart ment V Plenty of ice cubes in ~P V Shelves adjustable to eleven different positions V Plastic Coating on shelves—keeps them rust-free, scratch-free, easy-to-clean WEST UlilC GAS CO. Your Ford Dealer invites you to listen to the JFred Allen Show, Sunday Evenings—NBC Network. Listen to the Ford Theater, Friday Evenings— CBS Network. See your newspaper for time and station. QUKX1HINMNG AND FAST ACTION GOT/HE ^175 EXTRA ON A 1. And values a loss »t. today- 5 have figure SEETtf)AYl SAVE. AUJMVKXSUN I lie I Vl/H! fyoiFYl I BIXEL MOTOR SALES 131 Cherry Street Phone 172-W. Bluffton, Ohio Rockport Mr. and Mrs. Warren Parmenter of Lima were Saturday evening guests in the Harold Marshal! home. Mrs. S. F. Marson of Lima was a guest in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Mayberry Monday and Tuesday of last week. A family dinner, with about forty members of the immediate family attendance, was held in the home of Mr. Amos Neuenschwander and son Isaac and family last Sunday. The Rev. and Mrs. John Neuenschwander of Poplar Bluff, Iowa were among those present. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Barnett and two children of Wooster were guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Marshall for over the Fourth. Word was received here last yeek that the Rev. Leonard McIntire has accepted the call to the pastorate of the Bluffton-Rockport congrega tions and will assume his duties here about September 1. During the interim the Rev. William Rex of Tiffin will serve as guest minister. Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Mayberry of Columbus spent their Fourth of July vacation with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Guy May berry. Richard Cupp of Columbus and his friend William Hamilton of Wichita, Kan., Mr. Roscoe Aiderman of Warren, Mrs. William Risser and Mr. and Mrs. William Cupp and son Kenneth were Sunday dinner guests of Mrs. Walter Cupn and Mrs. Roscoe Aiderman and two children. The July meeting of the Presby terian missionary society will be held with Mrs. John Burkholder in stead of Mrs. Alvin Dunlap as ap pears in the programs. The pro gram consists of Devotions, Mrs. Herbert Marshall Medical Missions, “He Healed Them All,” Miss Edythe Cupp Year Book of Prayer, Mrs. Walter Cupp. The Summer Offering will be taken which goes to support Medical Missions. Miss Joan Mayberry spent Thurs day visiting Camp Pittinger, Mc Cutchensville, where the Y-Teens from Columbus Grove high school attended a conference the past week. Colt crop in 1948 was only 200,000 head, the smallest in more than a century. OM expoeed rolls for expert drreiopinf end printing. SIDNEY’S DRUG SHOP bigs**' ^e’vO of wuc’“ MlM an «PP«”a, TX'n‘ B“m ’'U‘k manyFor* THE BLUFFTON NEWS. BLUFFTON. OHIO Pandora Oats bugs are common ground for conversation. They have been bad for two weeks and seemingly thrive these hot days. And has it been hot! Mr. and Mrs. George Teske and daughter Rita of Cleveland, were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Hilty over the Fourth. Mr. George Teske, Jr., their son, is man ager of the Pandora airport. Mr. and Mrs. Elmo Rader and son Blaine, of Monroe, Mich., were here to attend the wedding of their niece Miss Mary Ann Bridenbaugh to James Neu Saturday evening. Mrs. Irvin Hilty entertained the Bridenbaugh-Neu guests, 22 in all, after their wedding rehearsal Fri day evening at lunch. Mrs. Neu is a niece of Mrs. Hilty. The St. John church people held a picnic at sheltr house at the park on the Fourth of July. Miss Alice Claussen, R. N., of Wichita, Kansas, flew to Ohio from that city to attend the wedding of her two cousins, Miss Mary Ann Bridenbaugh, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Bridenbaugh to James Neu of Columbus Grove at St. John church on Saturday evening, and that of Miss Marjorie Gratz, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Omar Gratz, east of Pandora, to Roger Diller, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Diller who live north of Pandora, at St. John church on Tuesday evening. The marriages of both young ladies was performed by their Uncle Rev. John Niswander of Poplar Bluffs, Missouri. Miss Carolyn Krohn recently passed the state board at Indian apolis, Ind., and now wears the title to a full fledged R. N. Miss Krohn took training at the Lutheran hospital at Ft. Wayne. Miss Ellen Risser, who has charge of a unit of Girl Scouts of high school age at Camp Libbey near De fiance, was home a few hours Sun day evening. Rev. John Niswander, Mrs. Nis wander and their daughter of Pop lar Bluff, Mo., visited their many relatives in this community between the weddings of their two nieces, one on Saturday evening and one Tuesday evening. A lunch was served at the Earl Diller home Sunday evening to the wedding party of Miss Marjory Gratz and their son Earl Diller after the rehearsal at the church for the wedding proper at St. John church Tuesday evening. Wheat combining is now on in full swing. Quite a few raspberries in spite of the dry hot weather. Mrs. Magdalena Corson Wilson returned to Dayton Tuesday after a ten days’ visit at her home here. Mr. and Mrs. Carlton Wilson vis ited their mother Mrs. Wilson here Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Lape of Bluffton were afternoon callers. Carlton Wilson will be located as an architect at Richmond, Ind., un der the architectural firm of Work ing & Son. At this writing Mrs. Noah Schu macher is seriously ill at her home. Both Mr. Chris Hilty and Mr. Noah Bixel are ill at Bluffton hos pital. Mac McCollough recently had his residence resided and part of the front porch screened in. It looks very nice and comfortable, too. Fiftieth Anniversary C. D. Steiner received a copy of the Golden Anniversary of “The Cit izen” published by Albert Christian Schumacher at Berea, Madison Co., Kentucky. Mr. Schumacher, a form er Pandorite, has been its editor since 1924. The paper, enlarged for its 50th anniversary, came in several sec tions and made very interesting reading especially the write-up of the editor and his family. The historical section devoted to the establishment of Berea College “The excitement of the olden time commencements and the tension of the midnight watches when mobs LOCAL AND LONG DISTANCE HAU’JNG Every Load Insi THE red os. STAGER BE Bluffton, Ohi WUt MI,, TO A TI0N1 PRESCRI ingredients your doctor orders, of course but also there goes the scientific knowl edge end skill of experience of our expert pharmacists. That’s why you may bring prescriptiona to us with confidence- Sidney’s Drug Shop Prescription Pharmacy were riding before the War Be tween the States” makes fascinating and thrilling reading. The author of the “Story of Be rea College” tells of John G. Fee, son of a slave holder who left his father’s home to become a minister of the gospel and to fight for the freedom of all slaves His wfe Matilda accompanied her husband on every dangeYous mis sion and raised her family in the wilderness, for such was the coun try surrounding Berea at that early time 1854. Dean Lambert, author of the his tory surrounding Berea from its earliest days to present time, lived at Berea and was active in college and on campus until he left Berea to become secretary to Hon. Francis Case of South Dakota, and is tak ing a course in law at George Wash ington University in Washington, D. C. Vegetable crop experiments will be reviewed at the Washington County experiment farm field day, July 8. I NOTICE OFfAPPOINTMENT THE STATE OF OBIO) Allen County, tJ Estate of Fred (Frederick) John Stauffer, Deceased. Russell L. Stauffer of 215 E. College Ave.. Ada. Ohio, has heel appointed and qualified as Administrator oflthe estate of Fred (Fred erick) John Stauffir late of Allen County, Ohio, deceased. I Dated this Sth difv of June. 1949. RAYMOND P. SMITH Prolate Judge See Us For CUSTOM HAY BALING I ... Johnson & Basinger Phone 448-Y Bluffton, Ohio 2 miles out K'r.t Sandusky Street, Findlay. Ohio Children Under 12 Admitted Free with Parents FRL-SAT., JULY 8-9 “ALBUQUERQUE” in Color Randolph Scott Barbara Britton “RETURN OF RIN TIN TIN” in Color DONALD WOODS BOBBIE BLAKE Color Cartoon See Last Feature As Late As 11:30 SUN.-MON., JULY 10-11 “MISS TATLOCK’S MILLIONS” JOHN LUND BARRY FITZGERAIJ) 2 Color Cartoons TUES.-WED., JULY 12-13 “UNCONQUERED” in Technicolor GARY COOPER—PAULETTE GODDARD i Color Cartoon THUR.i-FRL, JULY 14-15 “FIGHTING FATHER DUNNE” PAT O’BRIEN MYRNA DELL “BLONDIE IN THE DOUGH” ARTHUR LAKE PENNY SINGLETON Color Cartoon 2 Shows Nitely Rain or Clear First Show at Dusk COMPOSITION GRAVEL ROOF METAL ROOF 1 i SHINGLE ROOF 1 FOUNDATIONS Won't Crack, Chock or or or Gasses, osive and Elastic, tively Contains No or Aduherants. »y Applied. Elated tlAL"! Black Green i Electric Range Service YOUh Range can be a fast cooking range regardless of its age. Call is for one-trip service for range repair or modernization of any make range of any age. COMHHKMUHOUSE WIRING 'ELECTRICAL REPAIR fj RESIDENCE 117 EAST KIBLER Highest Market Price for Poultry and Eggs Country Route Service—a phone call brings our truck to your door. Charles Kinsinger PHONE 492-W Lawn & Elm Streets Bluffton, Ohio FAN SPECIALS 12 inch Eskimo Oscillating Fan Was $17.95.Now $16.25 10 inch Eskimo Oscillating Fan ^j^as $10.00........... Now $8.95 8 inch Eskimo Fan Was $3.85..............Now $3.45 Greding Hardware For Any Type Roof Residential or Industrial use PERMANENT No More Leaks, No Repairs— With This Lasting, Mineral Rubber Blanket! ELATERITE OFFERS ALL THESE ADVANTAGES: 305 E. Cherry St. Gray Maroon Blue Aluminum PAGE SEVEN BAUMAN EIKTRK WWKE FRIENDLY SERVICE BREAKS ALL RECORDS .......... USED BY THOUSANDS OF LARGE CORPORATIONS EVERYWHERE! CAN BE USED ONk Slate Roofs. Metal Com Felt, Gravel or Gutters Phone 365-W Blufftun, Ohio