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PAGE SIX Jncoln 1948 1949 1947 1916 1946 1911 1936 1936 1935 Club Coupe with many Custom Fordor Sedan Super Deluxe Tudor Ford Ford Ford Super Deluxe Tudor, Heater Radio Ford Super Deluxe Fordor, only ... Pontiac Torpedo Club Coupe.................. Oldsmobile Sedan............................... ... Plymouth Coupe ........................................ Plymouth Coach ........................................ Ford Fordor Sedan ................................... kith all the an Sedai rice $3800.00. MOTOR CAKE AND ICE CREAM SPECIAL!! FRIDAY and SATURDAY ONLY 1 Bar Cake 1 Quart Ice Cream /ipV “Buy It Baked” Fresh From Our Ovens Daily We Specialize in Wedding & Anniversary Cakes Baked and Decorated to Your Order. Attention! We are co-sponsoring a radio telequiz program over Station WIMA Lima. Listen in every Thursday morning at 9 o’clock. tiaucnstein's Bakery “Fine Baked Goods” Phone 298-W Bluffton, O. 2795.00 1395.00 1675.00 1195.00 1115.00 1175.00 645.00 375.00 $ 145.00 $ 115.00 $ 115.00 vs*” Ask any of the 2,000,000 families who have Servels right now. They’ll tell you, “Choose a Servel Gas Refrigerator. It WEST OHIO GAS COMPANY Pandora Misses Elizabeth and Minnie Hilty and Miss Hannah Bracy, mission aries are attending the Missionary church convention at Ft. Wayne, Ind. this week. Messrs. Noah Schumacher, Menno Schumacher, Peter Schumacher, Clyde Schumacher, Frank Krohn, Morris Grismore, Pandora Wayne Schumacher, Lafayette and David Shank of California spent last Tues day at Lakeside. The group spent the day in fishing via motor boat on old Lake Erie returning in the evening with a nice catch of twenty fish. They said they were nice and large. There has been quite a bit of sick ness in this community recently, flu, ear and other diseases. Mrs. Elizabeth Amstutz and daughter Mary Elizabeth, the latter a teacher of Ashland, are on a trip in Michigan. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Risser, Jr., ex pect to be in their apartment by end of this week. The Dwight Probst house in east Pandora is going up quite rapidly. Mrs. N. N. Soldner, Mrs. Lloyd Van Meter and Mrs. Glen Miller spent several days last week at Camp Palmei situated on Lake Har rison in Fulton county. Miss Ellen Risser, who has been supervizing a group of girls at Camp Libbey near Defiance for six weeKs, returned to her home here Saturday. Miss Risser will reenter O. S. U. the 20th of September. Mr. and Mrs. Laurel Bracy and children and Mrs. Leah Bracy and daughter Clara spent Sunday at Lakeside and Catawba Island. They report the peach trees at the island are loaded with fruit. The Burry Processing plant drew a Mrs. Hiram Schumacher and family of Bogota, New Jersey, visited their many relatives here over the week end. Mrs. Jessie McBurney of New Am sterdam, Mo., is visiting her sister, Mrs. Charles Hartsei at Lima this week. Mr. and Mrs. Myron Steiner and family of Rittman were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Geiger who live in the farm home northeast of town, of Mrs. Geiger’s parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. Steiner. Misses Margaret Hilty, Grace and Elvira Steiner, were at Winona Lake, Ind., several days the past week. The new oven given by Cupp and Lemley to* the Pandora community park was recently installed. A Homecoming Festival sponsored by the Pandora Park Recreation committee will be held at the park Friday evening August 19. Two ball games will be enjoyed, also a band concert. Sandwiches, pie, cake, ice cream will be served. Proceeds will be used for park improvements all of which are very important and of great benefit to our community. Miss Gladys Schumacher, art In structor in high school js taking ii/v SILENT, LASTS LONGER Whether you're buying your first refrigerator or your sec ond, your best investment is the Gas Refrigerator. There are no moving parts in its freezing system. Instead, a tiny gai flame does the work. So a Ser vel stay's noise-free, worry-free. stays silent, lasts longer.”' Come see the new Servels on our showroom floor right now.' They’re! big and roomy. With wonder ful modern conveniences—plus the permanent silence, longer life that only the Servel Gas Refrigerator can give. SERVEL IS DIFFERENT THE BLUFFTON NEWS. BLUFFTON special work at Kent University. The George Thomas family of Detroit, Mich., were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Buriy last week. Both Mrs. Thomas, who is a sister of Mrs. Burry and Mrs. Burry were daughters of the late P. D. Amstutz, the second superintendent of the Pandora and Riley township schools. Mr. Amstutz promoted and was in fluential in the training of music in the earlier growth of Pandora and community. About 300 or more attended the Schumacher reunion at Bluffton Col lege Sunday. Some attended from as far away as California, New Jer sey, Illinois, Kentucky and Indiana. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Schumacher who live north of Pandora, entertain ed the family of the late Mr. and Mrs. Peter Schumacher, Sunday evening after the Schumacher re union. Sixty-eight brothers, sisters and their descendents were there for supper. Mrs. Albert Burry is recovering at Bluffton hospital from gall bladder trouble. Dr. and Mrs. H. A. Neiswander, who have been on a trip to Canada and Michigan, will return home this week. Dr. Franklin D. Rodabaugh, his son-in-law at Bluffton, has been taking care of his patients in this area during his absence. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Bucher recently spent two weeks in Canada. Pandora Tomato factory is suppos ed to open up this week. The waste disposal will be taken care of on a farm east of town. Before this the waste was placed in Riley creek which was very odorous and killed the fish. Miss Martha Suter entertained W. C. T. U. members at her home, Wednesday evening. The occasion being a picnic and election of of- Mr. and Mrs. Lysle Crow, -v ho live near Rawson, arc the parents ot their second son, Tod Hilty Crow. Mrs. Hilty is one daughter of Mrs. Adam Hilty and was a teacher in our local high school before her marriage. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald F. Thompson newly weds will reside in Findlay. Mrs. Thompson is a nurses aide, and her husband an orderly at Findlay hospital. Rockport Mr. and Mrs. Dale Westenbarger of near Vaughnsville were Wednes day evening guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Mayberry. Mr. Richard Cupp of Columbus is spending a week’s vacation with his mother Mrs. Walter Cupp. While he is here they plan to spend a day with Miss Marjorie Cupp who has been employed at a summer hotel on Lake Erie near Port Clinton, since the early part of June. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Barnett of near Waterville were Saturday guests of their son Robert and family who have been spending their vaca tion at the W. E. Marshall home while the Marshalls are enjoying a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Whisler in Oceanside, Calif. Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Marshall were among those who enjoyed the annual reunion of the Schumacher family held on the Bluffton college campus Sunday. The Farm and Home Advisory council will meet in the home ot Mr. and Mrs. Orlo Marshall, Wednes day evening of next week. The Wapakoneta fair proved to be the major attraction for many in our community the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Dehner Reagan and son Randy of Dayton were recent 1 guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Campbell. Miss Nancy Mayberry and Mr. Walter Aughe of Lima were Tues day evening callers in the Guy May berry home. Mrs. William Risser arrived here last Wednesday to spend some time with her daughter, Mrs. Walter Cupp. Mrs. Risser is incapacitated EASIER OHIO now to treat zv MASTITIS! PENICILLIN 'CALCIUM OINTMENT SQUIBB is ready for instant use! No bother with solutions no diluting no additional equip ment needed no wasted time! Simply remove cap from tube, insert tip of tube in cow’s teat opening, squeeze tube to instill penicillin! Come in and get penicillin the best treatment known for mastitis in the. Squibb instant-use tube! A. Ilaiienslein & Son Pharmacists at the present time with a foot ail ment that has caused her trouble for several years. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Barnett and children David and Jayne of Wooster were Tuesday evening supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Marshall. Miss Mertle Loy of Miami, Fla., spent Monday and Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. Orlo Marshall. Miss Loy was a former teacher and resident of Columbus Grove and is spending her annual wacation with Columbus Grove relatives. Mr. and Mrs. William Flick of Lima were Thursday evening supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Huber and son Loren. Homer Cook of East Orwell, who is well known by many of our read ers. suffered a stroke Aug. 2 which has left him paralyzed on the right side. He seemed slightly improved at the latest report. He grew up in this community and is a brother of Mrs. E. E. Freet, Mrs. Cloyce Kidd and Charlie and Ed Cook. Mrs. Chris Gratz and Mrs. Clifford Fruchcy. William B. Fruchey, 72, who was a resident of this community for many years passed away at Lima St. Rita’s hospital last Friday, following an extended illness. Funer al services were held at 10 a. m. Tuesday in the home of his son Lawrence in Lima, with the Rev. Earl E. Hart in charge. He was a member of the Rockport Methodist church and burial was in Rockport cemetery. Week end guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Price included: Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Price, North Lima Mr. and Mrs. Paul Price, Columbia: Mrs. Maru Micksell, New Springfield and Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Basinger, Col. Grove. Mrs. Lorraine Price of Findlay spent several days the past week with 1he Price family here. Church Wedding The Rockport Methodist church was the scene of an attractive wed ding Sunday afternoon when Della, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Foulkes became the bride of Stanley J. Salter, son of Mr. and Mrs. Stan ley R. Salter of Upland, Ind. Following a program of music, the Rev. Arthur of Upland Methodist church received the vows assisted by the Rev. Fauver pastor of the local church. A reception for a hundred guests was held in the Lima Y. W. C. A. on West Market St. The bride is a graduate of the Beaverdam high school and was employed as clerk by the Beaverdam Board of education. Mr. Salter a graduate of LaFayette high school, is attending Taylor University in Upland. $34,500 Offered In Fair Races Purses totaling $34,500 will bring many of the nation’s best horses to harness races at this year’s Ohio State Fair, according to Fair Man ager H. S. Foust. The five-day race program is as follows: Monday, August 29 2:24 Pace Purse $2000 2:13 Trot Purse $1000 Free-for-All Pace Purse $1000 2:28 Trot Purse $1000 Tuesday, August 30 2:20 Trot Purse $2000 2:28 Pace Purse $1000 2:15 Pace Purse $3000 2:22 Trot Purse $1000 Wednesday, August 31 2- Year-Old Trot Purse $2500 3- Year-Old Pace Purse $2500 2:15 Trot Purse $3000 2:17 Trot Purse $1000 Thursday, September 1 2- Year-Old Pace Purse $2500 3- Year-Old Trot Purse $3000 2:20 Pace —Purse $2000 2:17 Trot Purse $1000 Friday, September 2 Free-for-All Trot Purse $1000 2:24 Troi Purse $2000 2:22 Pace Purse $1000 2 13 Pace Purse $1000 Honey produced during June and early July should be removed be fore late summer and early autumn flowers bloom. “Clean egg” or community-type tests will reduce by 50 per cent the number of dirty, broken and crack ed eggs. Don’t let. it L*. A SPOIL your VACATION! Worry about burglars breaking into your home while you are away won’t replace what they take or pay for the damage they do. Things stolen by pickpockets and hold-up men are seldom recovered. Yet fhe threat of such losses need not spoil your vacation. The Home and Travel Theft insurance we write is the low cost protection you need. Ask for a quotation. Diller Insurance Agency “Diller’s Policies Pay” Clarence D. Diller, Agent Phone 239-W 125 N. Main St. Bluffton, Ohio you can protect TWO YEARS fo drugs, iron lung physiotherapists, plane, train or where in the U. unmarried childr $5,000 each) Mei selves for only $i THURSDAY, AUGUST 18. 1949 UIII1IHEH Sll'RKME cream permanent wave the exciting Gabricleen cream permanent wave that gives your hair soft, wide, springy waves and long lasting curls that sparkle with lustre. Come in for a personal consultation whatever your hair type ai get complete information on bow Gabricleen Supn me beautifies and protects your hair. BEATRICE BEAIT1 SHOP Irs. Ruth Steinman Staater Block lurch Street Entrance Phone 152-W For ONLY... $10.00 he entire family for a period of POLIO hospitalization, services of physicians, nurses, osteopaths, transportation by mbulance to nearest place any- A. (Covers husband, wife and ages 3 mo. to 18 years up to ibers over 18 may protect them .00 for two years. Don’t let th most dreaded disease cripple you financially fo: life. Call or see CLARENCE D. DILLER, Agent “Dillir’s Policies Pay” Tele. 239-W Here’s ari Early Tip on FUEL SAVINGS aJW A PERFECTION I I Oil Home Heaters New MIDGET Greatest Fuel Savfer Yet. Operates 40 HO S on i ot Is ONE Gallon of Oil COMPLETELY NEW-A BEAUTY TOO See if Today! Basinger’s Furniture Store Forty-Seven Y’ears of Dependable Service