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THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1949 Mrs. Harold Balmer and three children of South Jackson street are visiting her parents, Rev. and Mrs. Mullett at Winona Lake, Ind. Mrs. Ralph Stearns spent several days last week in Toledo with her mother, Mrs. A. B. Castanien and Dr. and Mrs. Harold Carbin. wide. Bevel siding, win GARMATTER LUMBER CO. Now in stock the following building materials— Yellow Pine No. 2B and Better 1x4, 1x6, 1x8, 1 10, 1 12 2x4, 2x6, 2x8, 2 10 Asphalt Roofing 3 ir Roofing, Asbestos Roofii White pine barn sid Millwork a Yard at West Elm Street, Bluffton Pholie 501-T Announcing- The opening of Bi Market in the Cha 107 S Main St ret berger Bros. 1 Bridenbaugh’s Meat Market 107 S. Main Street Bluffton “Buy It Baked” Fresh From Our Ovens Daily Everything For Your Picnic Miss Meredith Ann Schumacher ol Canby, Oregon is visiting her grand mother, Mrs. Peter Gratz. Ice cream social at St. John’s Reformed church lawn, Saturday, July 30 at 5:30 p. m. Homemade ice cream, cake, pie, chicken sand wiches, cold drinks. Come early. 1 Shingle, Roll Roofing, Built-up g. Ply Wood, Flooring. ing l-’s inch by 4 to 24 inches lows, doors and screens. rid Cabinet Work idenbaugh's Meat nberlain building t, next to Ellen electric Shop. Complete line of Fresh and Salt Meats, Luncheon Meats, Etc. Try our meats and our service. Let us bake that Special Cake, i We Specialize in 0/ Decorated Cakes Baked and Decorated to Your Order. Saturday Pie Orders Taken Until Noon. -----------------------------------1-------------------Clara tiaucnstein's Bakery “Fine Baked Good^’ Phone 298-W Bluffton, O. Pay-by-C You’re Always Sure Whe PAY-BY-CHECK eck stubs Your a coniplete ord o rec- expense. ancelled Your checks a le gal re ipt Go in any ourt! The Citizens National bank Member Federal Reserve System Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation You 1 THE BLLFFTON NEWS C. A. BIERY, Editor Published weekly at Blutfton, Ohio, by th^Bluffton 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 Blaffton, Ohio, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Band practice at the high school, Friday at 7:30 p. m. Silas Diller and Mrs. W. O. Geiger visited their brother Paul Diller at Piqua, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. John Everett visited Sunday with Mrs. Lydia Badertscher and Milton Badertscher. Mr. and Mrs. Chris Gratz living west of Bluffton left Wednesday for a two months’ trip to California and other western states. Those wishing to help address cards for the Black school reunion will meet at the home of Miss Fern Koch next Tuesday afternoon. Judith Ann, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Harkness of East Kib ler street underwent a tonsillectomy at Lima Memorial hospital, Tuesday. Mrs. Henry Trippiehorn of Detroit is spending several weeks with Mr. and Mrs. Emil Kern and Mrs. Caro line Matter and other relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Schaaf and daughter Sally of Manchester, Mich., spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Schnegg of East College ave. Miss Sarah Amstutz, Mrs. Harvey W ilch and daughter Gene were dinner guests of Mrs. Joel Amstutz and Kathryn Amstutz of Pandora, Thurs day. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bloom of Gar retsville, Ohio, are visiting friends in Bluffton and vicinity. The Bloom family formerly lived in Orange township. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Lora of I Rowling Green were week end guests of Mrs. Lydia Lora and Miss Clara Lora. Mrs. Lora is spending the week here. Mr. and Mrs. Marden Basinger and daughters and Mrs. P. D. Geiger are spending several days visiting Mrs. Geiger’s son Leslie Geiger and family of Cleveland. Ice cream social at St. John’s Reformed church lawn, Saturday, July 30 at 5:30 p. m. Homemade ice cream, cake, pie, chicken sand wiches, cold drinks. Come early. Mrs. A. B. Castanien of Toledo and Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Moore and daugh ter Deborah of Chicago are spending several weeks with Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Stearns of Spring street. Mrs. S. F. Nonnamaker of Spring street returned Saturday after a two weeks visit with her son in law and daughter, Rev. and Mrs. Richard Mumma and family of Newburgh, N. Y. Andrew Stauffer of Chicago and son Royce Stauffer of California spent several days here visiting at the home of Mrs. Corda Oehrli of Poplar street and also in Orange township. Miss Dora Kirchhofer, Mrs. Laura Gratz and Miss Meredith Ann Schu macher motored to Canton, Thursday to visit the latter’s grandmother. En route home Meredith Ann stopped off for a longer visit wit hother rela tives near Dalton. Mrs. Irvin Long of Garau street is spending the week in Canton the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kohl meier and Mr. and Mrs. Willard Miller. The Kohlmeiers will cele brate their 50th wedding annivers ary, Friday. Supper guests Saturday evening at the home of Mrs. Lydia Lora and Miss Lora were: Mr. and Mrs. Allan Cooper and daughter Barbara Ann and son Bobby of Sacramento, Calif. Miss Viola Bad ertscher of Ft. Wayne. Ice cream social at Richland grange south of Bluffton, Thursday H-night. Suppera 6 p. m. David Kliewer of Boston, former Bluffton resident, spent Sunday visit ing here and was a dinner guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Alt haus and family. He stopped here en route to Oregon where he will visit his parents, Rev. and Mrs. P. A. Kliewer. Rev. Kliewer was formerly pastor of the Ebenezer Mennonite church west of town. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph S. Lanham and family will move the middle of next week from the Leland Sechler property on South Jackson street to Ashtabula. Mr. Lanham, former superintendent of the Bluffton schools resigned his position here to become head of the schools of Ashtabula Harbor. Mr. and Mrs. Levi Gable enter tained as their weekend guests: Mr.' and Mrs. George Gable, Tipton, Okla. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gable and daughter Mary Louise of Wichita, Kansas Albert Myers, Mt. Cory Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Bach, Toledo Mr. and Mrs. Lonzo Meyers and children, Findlay Mr. and Mrs. Karl Gable and family and Mrs. Ray Campbell and daughter Raelene. Ice cream social sponsored by the Band Mothers on Presbyterian church lawn, Saturday night, July 23 starting at 6:30 p. m. Chicken sand wiches, ice cream, cake and pop will be served. Also band concert by the Bluffton High school band direct ed by Miss Janet Bigler. Proceeds to be used for buying additional uniforms. Mrs. Lenore Myers and a party of friends are on a motor trip to Yel- supper i devotions THE BLUFFTON NEWS. BLUFFTON. OHIO Club jQodgei and zoc let lei Share-A-Talent Club Meeting at the home oi Evelyn Henry this Wednesday County Men’s Garden Chib Meeting at Agricultui Lima postoffice building i day night “Death to display at 23 to 27. Progressive Mothers Chib Meets with Treva Dillman next Tuesday night. Helen Anderson will conduct devolionals and the is in charge of Lavonne Bernice Deerhake and Basinger. Richland Grange The following program arranged for next Tuesd, meeting: Roll call, If I time what would 1 do Engagement Announced Mr. and Mrs. Kayin., of Cairo announce the of their only daught Chauncev Basinger, s, Mrs. Millard Basinger No date has been set ding. Miss Anderson is Lima Memorial hospit Basinger is engaged in Kitchen Shower Honoring Miss Jam Sherwood shower was residence elect of kitchen Hankish evening. program Caawfis, Gertrude ... night’s had more Educational and Agricultural Talks Vocal duet Cute Baby Stunt Contest. Busy Bee 4-11 Club Meeting next Tuesday in the G. R. room with home demonstration agen Winner Hi-C Chib. held at Mondav Pandora-Bluffton Joint meeting park, Findlay, picnic and Mr and 1 and Mr. farming. Bigler, bride Burkholder, a given at the ast Thursday was spent in The evenin and games and the bride elect received many beautiful gifts. Present were Mesdames John Wil liams, Arthur Warren, James Ben ixith, James West, Edwin Rice, Gene Firestone, Robt. Motter. Alvin Burk holder, Henry Hilty, Chas. Hankish, Sr., and Geo. Hallett. Misses Anna Burkholder, Ruth, Geneva and Janice Hankish and th** hostesses Mrs. Robert Ewing and Miss Theda Hankish. Regrets were Roland Harold Young. Zeller. Fritsch. sent by Mesdames Bixler, Norman Triplett, Peter Muller, Dale Edw. Schumacher and Paul Honor Bride-elect A luncheon honoring Miss Janet Bigler, a coming bride was given at the A. D. Gratz residence, Saturday by Mrs .Robert Motter of Lima. Invited were: Miss Bigler, Miss Theda Hankish, Mrs. Robt. Ewing, Mrs. A. D. Gratz, Mrs. N. A. Trip lett, Bluffton Mrs. R. Bixler, New Haven, Conn. Mrs. D. S. Gratz, Souderton, Pa. Mrs. John Williams, Bellevue Mrs. E. E. Firestone, Lima Mrs. Racine Warren, Kenton Mrs. Don Wenger, Mission, Mrs. Dwight Diller, Logan Chas. Beardsley, Philadelphia Lucille Hilty, Bowling Green. Surprise Shower Gills of the hospital held a prise shower for Mrs. Bernice merman Collert at the home of her sister, Mrs. Andrew Hochstettler, at which many beautiful gifts were sur Zim- Present were: Clara Lora, Marie Kennel, Marcene Ransbottom, Janice Hoffman, Dorothy and Celesta Am stutz, Sylvia Biederman, Hilda Bixel, Lillian........................... Harriett Lucille Dorothy Idonna Mrs. Collert, Stettler and Wanda. Eleanor Strato Wiess, Lugibill, Freda Betty and Ellen Johns Ella Dillman, Miriam Bixel, Imogene Wenger, Reichenbach, A mstutz, Bauman Rebecca Kimmel, guest Hoch and Balmer Huber, the honored and hostess, Mrs. daughters June Betty Zimnierly, Marcella Basinger Sommer, Bethesda Societies Julv meeting of Bethesda church W. S. W was held at th home of Mrs. Verna afternoon, led by Mrs. N. M. s were: Building for and I, God es Bible Pifer last Wednesday Devotions wen Hiestand. Top Eternity, My Bibl the Little Chun Prayer for Missionaries, Beagle. To Attend Showing Of New Auto Model Ed Miller, local Buick dealer, will be in Detroit, Frida/, to attend a preview of the new Buick Special model to be introduced to the public next month. The Special is Buick’s lowest priced model and is reported to be completely redesigned. Diller ambulance removals—Mrs. Kenneth Steiner from Lima Me morial hospital to west of Bluffton: Mrs^ Robt. Goeminne and infant son of Findlay from Bluffton hospital to the Harry Steinman home in Mt. Cory W. J. Thornton, New Lebanon, John .Brown and Grant Witham, Dayton, from Beaverdam to Bluffton hospital. WANT-ADS ceinetery monume of I all kinds pri, Bilel, 409 S. Main LL film Weeds” and “Trc Also discussion Allen County Fai ff club August AMAZED at autc beauty of with Fina Furniture repairing and upholster ing of all kinds. Make your old furnishings look like new at a worth while saving. Estimates without obligation. Murray Upholstering shop, Thurman St., Bluffton phone. Use Dowklor 40% (chlordane) wet table for chinch bugs and grasshop pers. For quack, Bermuda and John son grasses use Dupont 60G sodium T. C. A. weed killer. Kill ants, roach es. spiders, fleas and other insects with Dowklor 5rr dust. Herr’s Flowers & Seeds, 123 S. Lawn Ave. The Amstutz cannery will operate Tuesday and Friday of each until further notice. Up to 24 weeks to pay for new Hotpoint Refrigerator your selection today Ellenberger Bros. 229.‘J5 and up. New—Marlate that methoxychlor, insect control for dairy farms and cattle. Should be used where DDT is not recommended. Made by Du Pont. Has an exception al safety value, quick-acting, long lasting insecticide. Three weeks or longer on cattle, two months on build ings. Fett’s hardware. 16 For immediate delivery—New ton Ford F-l ton F-2 pickup also new Ford pickup. Bixel Motor linoleum rugs left Ellenberger Only three were $9.50, now $7.50. Bros. Mrs. Miss Dunlap tires at Vermillion Body shop. 21 Wanted—Ironings. Mrs. Dale Scoles, 327 Cherry street. Wanted—End ugly, unsightly Warts, easy & quickly. Ask us about C-W-C. Sidney’s Drug Shop. Wanted—Painting and papering. We save you money. White paint $4.60 gallon red barn $2.75 gallon. Free estimates, man Bros., 141 N. Main St. Wanted—Saw filing. Leave at Greding hardware or Ray enbach. Insulate certified wool for Balmer, S. Main sent by Alice Lewis, n, Helen Warner, Sophia Augsburger, sale—1947 i sedan, radio Inquire 126 sale—Limited variety seed For clean. For Philip and Herm: Only two child at $12.95. Ellenbt S. societies For sale—Cider Augsburger Fruit of town. Quiz Will Mrs. Bluffton Garden Club Picnic at Arlington State park, Friday at 5 p. m. Food furnished by hostess. Bring your table service. Those desiring transportation Mrs. Holtkamp, phone 407-W. For sale—Fres variety of color Aldine For Miller, For pies good cider v phone 539-T. house paint Duff tf. orders Reich 18 with an Eagle-Picher insulation job with mineral year around comfort. James sales representative, 12312 St. Bluffton phone 309-Y. Mercury 4-door and heater, very S. Main St. amount k»f /lew whe /wjiftiires or ful^pjYiduction. nt Hilty. Mercury wagons vinegar 35c gallon, farm, 2 miles south tf. i cut gladioli, very attractive. Wiess, 121 sale—New Bluffton sale—Earl] 15 Riley St. potatoes. |pne. transparent ap negar. W. G. Carr, lb adios FM and AM, $49.95 and up. Our new G. E. are arriving dail Ellenberger Bros. Arthur 14 3 lb., fryers, 25c For sale—2*2 lb. No dressing, enneth Bracy, 269 S. Lawn Ave. Phot 395-T. ■op oil stove. Mrs. I 381-W. 1937 Chevrolet frain bed. Phone For sale—Table Reva Miller, phon For sale—Good LWB truck with $25 to $35 trad washing machine point and Thor w other scenic lowstone park and points in the west. Mr. and Mrs. James grandson Richard of visiting Mr. and Mrs. and other relatives. Scheldt and Toledo are Amos Suter l-in on your old our new Hot liers. Ellenberger idsmobile, clean, $d to sell. Ralph For sale—1940 good condition, pri Motter, 3 miles north of Rt. 103 on Jenera road. Jenerai phone 76-F-22. For sale—2 large doors with glass, 12 by 14 opening, ®n be used for implement* shed or garage. Chas. Young, phone 21 with built-in W.I 5-burner oil stove n, rood condition W anted—Clean, Appraise Estate Of Beaverdam Woman Tab! 217-W For Phone 539-T. Wanted to buy for parts and junk, shop. For royal man. tf. rees. Ez-Flo 10Z-3A Tomatoes, Pota D. Gardeners: Use Dust for Cucurbits, toes and other D. crops. Velvetgeren, food, for all growing crops, be vegetable, flower, fruit, shrubs and ornamental trees in 5, 10, 100 lb. hags. Cow and Sheep Ma nure Bone Meal Peat Moss Fumo gen an animal repellant Special Rose Food 5r4 and 50% D. D. T. Use Adco, for Compost, an organic plant food, which turns clippings and waste into wealth. suite Kent T. Sensative 5-10-5 plant it any make of in our store. Bring them in and Shoes repaired. have Shirley Nonnamaker fix them for you. All work guaranteed. Mur ray Upholstering shop, Thurman St. Bluffton phone. y. David Bluffton. -Rendered hon miles north of ?ars to salvage Vermillion Body 21 sale—Kelvlnator elect ric stove ft. FrigidaBe refrigerator and blue tilt-back chair and otto All items are less than three old. Jim Moser, 228 \V. Col ivenue, after 4 p. m. For sale—Rug 9 by 12. 426-W. Phone $10 tr:ide-in allowance on lawn nlower on our new Ellenberger Bros. le—Modern seven room with full basement and fur- nowers. your make hous£ Large lot with nice fruit Ralph Patterson, 108 Riley St. sale—9 piefe oak dining room very fine, priced right, Mrs. Ilauenstein, 363 S. Jackson St. 218-W. sale—Hawthorn boy Althaus, 6 n 10. He town. White and Herr’s Flowers & tf iron $3 trade-in on any new iron for only $12.95. Ellenberger Bros. For sale—2 end tables, cloverleaf design also library table. Bluffton phone 316-W. For sale—Single burner hot plate also cooker and dozen pint glass Mrs. Emma Perry, 110 S. cans. Lawn Av For tion Ivanhoe kitchen good condition, priced for quick sale. Basinger’s Furniture store. sale—' El- Mennonite Bluffton 14 dis- New handbook to bymnary now available. College Bookstore, phone 246-Y. Ballerina Dolls Attractive, tinctive, decorative, anywhere in U. S. for Gift card furnished, called for at 612 S. Mrs. Robert Benroth. 7 in. tall. Mailed 75c postpaid. 50c each if Main street. Imone 342-Y contains 50% 5-burner I range, Ivanhoe One new 5-burner oil stove $65. This is below our cost. Bros. For sale—Kalamazoo coal kitchen range. Mt. Cory phone 531 Ellenberger wood and Gideon Steiner, For sale—2 panel interior door 2 ft. 8 in. by 6 ft. 8 in., like new, natural finish, has not been used. Framing, trim and hardware includ ed very reasonable. Woodrow Little, All aluminum combination storm windows with self-storing aluminum screen. James Balmer, sentative, 12312 S. Main phone 309-Y. Bluffton A big 8 cu. ft. Hotpoint refrigera tor for only $22’.,.9'. Ellciilhrtor Bros. For sale—Washing machine, good condition, reasonable. Inquire 209 N. For sale—White or print feed sacks. Many uses in the home. O. E. Burchett, Bluffton, Rt. No. 1 For sale—Modern 8-room house. Possession soon. Mrs. H. W. Althaus, phone 453-W. F. Garretson, broker. Wanted—Experienced w a i e s s over 18 years of age. Apply Elk restaurant. For sale—Hand picked early trans parent apples $1.50 per bushel. Bernard Schiffke, 575 S. Main St. For sale—Sweet corn. Aldine Wiess, 127 Riley St. For sale—Orders taken now for transparent and other varieties of early apples for canning and sauce: also Favorite and sugar pears for canning and spicing reasonable. E. P. Steiner, *4 milC east of town. For sale—Female hound pups. Jess Yoakam, phone 523-T. For sale—Pure cider vinegar 30c gallon. Bring your own container. Evan Sommer, phone 528-Y. For sale—48 inch sink with drain board and back, very good condition. Phone 468-Y. Have your car undercoated at Vermillion Body shop. 21 Announcement Having bought a Paint Spray Outfit, I can save you 50% on labor in paint ing your house or barn. See me for appointment Frank Neuenscbwander 212 N. Main St. Bluffton, Ohio. Start eot- 10c perpou nd. Bluffton tf yo»r pictoro- makJng right With depend able Kodak Film in the yel low box—the I dm that gets the picture. Then sem u» the exposed rclla for expert developing and printing. SIDNEY’S DRUG SHOP PAGE FTVF TRIANGLE POULTRY FARM O. Burchett, Prop. Dressed By Order Live Weight Dixie Hyw y. or Mt. Cory Rd. Phone—Mt. Cory 431 Can help you get Maximum Efficiency Shop Machlaoe jforofi Housed D/WPPIN&- You may be using too tight a belt. Let our experts help you select the exact Gates V-Belt you need. Beaverdam Hardware Co. Phone 221 Beaverdam, Ohio CAR MA THEATRE unit If in Bluffton THURS.-FRI.-SAT. LOIS BUTLER as "MICKEY" in Cinecolor SUN.-MON. “RED CANYON" Ann Blyth—Howard Duff in Technicolor TUES.-WED. “THE FIGHTING O’FLYNN" Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Helena Carter Coining Soon: Neptune’s Daughter Used Equipment See what we have.... Before you buy 1 Model 47-A John Deere Tractor with cultivator 1 Ford Ferguson Tractor with plows and cultivator 1 David Bradley 7 foot Power Mower 1 McCormick-Deering 6 ft. Power Mower BLUFFTON FARM EQUIPMENT CO. E. F. Schmidt. Prop. Massey-Harris Sales & Service Open Saturday evenings Bluffton phone 260-W 105 E. Elm St. 'hit Look into it WHEN YOU buy insur ance consider first the quality of the company back of y)ur policy. In insurance quality means safety and dependability insurance through a company llnown for doing the squares thing for every policy holder. Leland Diller, Insurance Phone: 295-W 113*4 S. Main Street Bluffton