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PAGE SIX ’’"W
Steiner & Huser
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Guaranteed by
Good Housekeeping
Zone
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order voor
w
(Iradualiiiii Suit
$22.50 Io $45.00
Steiner & Huser
Clothes for Men and Young Men
40 Harvests
Have Proved
This Original
Massey-Harris
Principle
.Massey-Harris combines rub the
grain out the natural, easy way.
The corrugated rasp-bar cylinder
an original Massey-Harris de
velopment— removes the kernels
of grain from the straw gently
... yet thoroughly. There are no
cylinder teeth to crush the grain.
Adjustments can be made quick
ly, easily for the exact speed and
clearance best suited for particular
crop you’re harvesting. The Clip
per successfully handles more than
110 different grains and grasses.
Stop in next time you’re in town
and see the Massey-Harris Com
bines we have on display. You'll
see why they are die most popu
lar in the field.
sf/assey-S/ams
BLUFFTON FARM
EQUIPMENT CO.
E. F. Schmidt, Prop.
Massey Harris Sales & Service
105 E. Elm St. Bluffton phone 260-A
Open Saturday Evenings
Lanne Beaussay
3n Z)ke
Churchei
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES
Leonard W. McIntire, Minister
(Week of April 23)
Rockport:
9:30 A. M. Morning worship.
10:30 A. M. Church School. Class
groups for all ages.
2:00 P. M. Special
Trustees meet
ing at the church.
Bluffton:
9:45 A. M. Church School. Class
groups for all ages.
10:55 A. M. Morning worship.
Sermon by the pastor.
7:00 P. M. Young People meet at
the church ready to go to “the farm.”
The Rockport young people will be
our guests.
Wednesday, April 26, 3:30 P. M.
Junior Choir meets in the church.
8:00 P. M. Adult Choir meets in
the church.
Thursday, April 27, 8:00 P. M.
Sessions Committee on Christian
Education meets in the pastor’s
study.
Mr. Ferenc Fulop and family will
probably arrive some time during the
week of April 23rd—very likely by
Thursday.
Saturday, April 29 Young Adult
rummage sale in Lima. Please have
all contributions turned over to
Margaret Bogart by April 24th if
possible.
Presbyterians greet you with a
warm Christian welcome.
EVANGELICAL & REFORMED
CHURCHES
V. C. Oppermann, Minister
Emmanuel’s:
9:30 A. M. Morning Worship.
10:30 A. M. Church School.
The choir will meet for rehearsal
on Thursday evening of this week at
8:00 All choir members attend.
Catechism instruction Saturday at
9:30 A. M.
Youth Rally at St. Paul’s Church,
Wapakoneta. All young people at
tending be at St. John’s Church at
St. John’s Church at 1:15 P. M.
The Girl’s Guild will meet at the
home of Barbara Reichenbach on
Monday evening, April 24, at 8:00.
All girls are invited to attend.
Father and Son Banquet on Thurs
day evening, April 27th. Get your
tickets from Charles Lora.
St. John:
9:30 A. M. Church School.
10:45 A. M. Morning Worship.
The choir will meet for rehearsal
on Thursday evening at 7:00. All
choir members attend the rehearsal.
The Edith Lahr Missionary Circle
will observe Guest Night on Thurs
day evening at 8:00 at the church.
Guest speaker Mrs. Paul J. Clark.
All members are requested to bring
one or more guests with them.
Catechism instruction Saturday at
9:30 A, M._______
Youth Rally Sunday afternoon at
St. Paul’s Church, Wapakoneta. We
will leave from the church at 1:15
P. M.
Father and Son Banquet Thursday
evening, April 27, at 6:30 at the
church. Get your tickets from Ralph
Stearns.
Regional meeting of the Women’s
Guild at St. Paul’s Church, Wapak
oneta, next Tuesday, April 25.
Visitors are always welcome.
FIRST MENNONITE CHURCH
J. N. Smucker, Pastor
Thursday:
8:00 Bible study and prayer ser
vice.
Sunday:
9:30 Sunday school, with classes
for all ages Irvin Baumgartner,
Supt.
10:30 Worship service.
6:45 Intermediate Christian En
deavor.
7:30 Evening service a program
by the Peace Club of the College.
Visitors are always welcome.
Be Sure to Attend the
Third iliiiiivffiiiri Rally
OF v,
YOUTH FOR MST
featuring:
LfflE MSS1I.
ACCORDION SOLOIST
HI-C GIRLS’ ENSEMBLE
MYSTERY QUARTET
SATURDAY, APRIL 22
at 8:00 P. M.
Bluffton High School Auditorium
FIRST METHODIST CHURCH
Paul H. Cramer. Minister
(Loyalty Week April 23-30)
Sunday School 9:30 A. M.
Nelson Steiner, Superintendent.
Morning worship 10:30 A. M.
Church membership roll call.
Afternoon 2 o’clock—-Junior Choir
festival at First Church, Kenton.
Parents of children are urged to
help in transportation.
M. Y. F., 6:30 P. M.
Friendly class meeting Thursday
8 P. M. at home of Mrs. J. S. Steiner
with Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Steiner as
hostesses. Dr. F. D. Rodabaugh and
Robert Artman in charge of the pro
gram.
Every member canvass workers
are to meet for a one half hour
Thursday 7:30 P. M.
Choir Practices:
Junior Choir Tuesday after school.
Senior Choir Friday 7:30 P. M.
Allen County Methodist Youth
Fellowship will meet at First
Methodist Church Wednesday, April
19th at 8 P. M. A hundred young
people will attend this meeting from
Methodist churches of Allen County.
Jack Pugh of Beaverdam, president
will be in charge. Lynn Carmck,
president of the local M. Y. F. and
Miss Sara Jane Huser, counselor,
have charge of local arrangements.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
Bluffton-Beaverdam Parish
O. Merrill Boggs, Minister
Bluffton:
9:30 Bible School.
The colored sound film, “Two
Dollars,” will be shown.
10:30 Worship and Communion.
Sermon: “Inheriting Eternal Life.”
6:30 Christian Youth Fellowship.
Marilyn Gratz will be in charge of
the program, “Indians, White Men,
and Christianity.”
Beaverdam:
9:30 Bible school.
10:30 Communion.
6:30 Christian Youth Fellowship
will meet at Bluffton. Marilyn Gratz
will lead a discussion on “Indians,
White Men, and Christianity.”
Thursday, April 20, 8:00 P. M.
“Homebuilders Class” will meet at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Lewis. The colored sound film, “Two
Dollars,” will be shown.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY
Sunday services at 10:30 A. M.
Subject: “Probation After Death.”
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 services and to visit the reading
room.
This society is a branch of The
Mother Church, the First Church of
Christ, Scientist.
EVANGELICAL MENNONITE
CHURCH
(So. Jackson near Kibler)
Kenneth Bauman, Pastor
Thursday:
6:50 P. M. Choir rehearsal.
7:15 Prayer meeting. Rom. 12:8
“mercy with cheerfulness.”
Sunday:
9:30 Sunday School.
10:30 Morning worship service.
7:15 Christian Workers’ Band.
8:00 Evening service.
9:00 Choir rehearsal.
EBENEZER MENNONITE
CHURCH
(Two miles west of Bluffton)
Howard T. Landes, Pastor
Thursday:
8:00 P. M. Prayer and Bible study.
9:00 Rehearsal of Mixed Chorus.
Saturday:
8:00 P. M. Youth For Christ meet
ing in Bluffton High School audi
torium.
Sunday:
9:30 Sunday School, Francis Nis
wander, Supt.
10:30 Morning worship.
7:30 C. E. programs.
8:10 Evening service.
MISSIONARY CHURCH
Robert R. Welch, Minister
Thursday:
7:30 Prayer meeting.
Sunday:
9:30 Sunday School.
10:30 Morning worship.
7:00 Youth Fellowship meeting in
basement.
7:00 Gospel Light service upstairs.
7:30 Evening service.
Everyone is welcome.
LUTHERAN CHURCH
Rev. V. J. Monk, Pastor
9:00 Worship service.
10:00 Sunday School, Harold
Beals, Sup’t.
UNION PRAYER MEETING
Will meet Tuesday 2:00 P. M. at
the home of Mrs. Alta Garau and
Mrs. Naomi Steiner. Anyone wish
ing to attend may come to the home
of Mrs. Levi Mellinger at 1:45 P. M.
for transportation.
News Want Ads Bring Results.
STOCK SALES
For rent—Bulls: Shorthorn Here
ford, Angus and Brown Swiss. Ira
Moser. s yjk* tf
Beef sold by thd quarter also pork
half or whole fak Vour locker or
home freezer. A Z Market. tf
Service bulls derfvered to your
farm. Fees |3 plus mileage. C. N.
Ixrng & Son, phone Ada Red 1270. tf
THE BLUFFTON NEWS, BLUFFTOj J, OHIO
Pleasant Hill
Mr. and Mrs. Winston Jennings
and sons spent Saturday with Mr.
and Mrs. W. S. Jennings.
Mr. and Mrs. Carey Younkman and
daughters Nancy and Jerilyn were
Sunday evening supper guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Guy Younkman.
Week end callers in the Gleason
home were Mr. and Mrs. Mac An
drews and son Billy, Mr. and Mrs.
Hiram Reichenbach and son Roger,
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Gossard, Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Hover and daughters
Susan and Marie, Waynesfield, Mrs.
Wm. Gleason and daughters Marcia
and Jeanette, Waynesfield Leroy
Whetstone and Mr. and Mrs. A. L.
Steiner, Lima Mr. and Mrs. A.
Swartz, Coldwater, Mich., and Mr.
and Mrs. Clifford Rempher, Findlay.
Mr. Gleason is slowly improving.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Gratz were
Thursday evening visitors of Mr. and
Mrs. Willard Jennings.
Mr. and Mrs. James Gratz and son
were Sunday dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs. J. L. Gratz.
Mr. and Mrs. Doit Jennings of
Kenton and Mr. and Mrs. Winston
Jennings and sons called on Mrs.
Clara Jennings, Monday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Frances Younkman
were Sunday evening callers and
Mrs. Imogene Long and daughters
were Monday evening callers of Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Phillips.
Sharon, Sharlene and Susanne
Younkman were Saturday supper
guests of their grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. Guy Younkman.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Younkman en
tertained Mr. and Mrs. Guy Younk
man for Sunday dinner.
Members of Class No. 14 of
Pleasant Hill church were Sunday
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth
Hauenstein and family. A basket
dinner was served at noon and those
enjoying the day wore Mr. and Mrs.
Cloyce Ernest, Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Blosser and daughters, Mr. and Mrs.
Berdell Huber and children, Mr. and
Mrs. Winston Jennings and son
Larry, Mae and Edgar Huber and
Rodney Jennings.
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Shindeldecker
spent Sunday evening with Mr. and
Mrs. Maurice Bell.
Mr. and Mrs. James Stratton and
son and Bob Stratton were Sunday
dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ray
mond Stratton and Orton Stratton.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Arras were
Monday evening callers in the Strat
ton home.
Bluffton Flying Club
Hears CAA Speaker
Civil Aeronautics Administration
inspectors were speakers at a meet
ing of the Bluffton Flying club held
Monday night at the Bluffton air
port.
More than 50 club members and
Bluffton business men heard H. M.
Hamilton, N. J. Geraci and C. L.
Weaver, who discussed safety fact
ors in aviation today.
A history of flying in Ohio was
outlined at the session by Ari Korn,
manager of the Korn Airfield, Jack
son, Ohio and a movie “Oddities of
Aviation” was shown.
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Settlement
Mrs. Josephine McCready of Chica
go arrived here the first of the week
to visit among relatives and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bucher and
family spent Sunday with relatives
at Smithville, Mrs. Kate Blough,
mother of Mrs. Bucher returned with
them after spending the winter
months in the Bucher home.
Mr. and Mrs. Jess Steiner, Mr.
and Mrs. Willard Moser and Mr. and
Mrs. Haydn Basinger and son Don
were Sunday dinner guests in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Menno Augs
burger and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Reichenbach
and son Don and Tom, Mr. and Mrs.
Ambrose Basinger, Mr. and Mrs.
Willard Moser and Mrs. Josephine
McCready were supper guests in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Kohli,
Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. David Reichenbach
are the happy parents of a baby girl
born to them, Monday. The girl has
been named Trina.
Funeral services were conducted at
the Grace church Monday afternoon
for David Lugibill.
The Swiss Male chorus is to
present a program at the Mennonite
church in Berne, Indiana, Sunday
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Walley Phillips are
the proud parents of a baby girl
born to them last Friday. Mrs.
Phillips will be remembered here as
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd
Snavely.
DO AWAY WITH
When you take the wheel of your cal
and you feel it sort of going wiggAa
waggle you had better bring it hl
here for a STEERING WHEEL and
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STEINER CHEVROLET
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Bluffton, Ohio
Save year tires—Save Tour Car faan
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STOP IN—See this Smart, New
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Farmers in this area have started
field work this week. Potato plant
ing and oats sowing are the first of
the season.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Schey and
daughter Mary were Sunday visitors
in the home of Mr. and Mrs. John
Schey and family near Leipsic.
Mr. and Mrs. William McCafferty
were Sunday visitors in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Fridley and
son Billy.
Rev. and Mrs. John Thiessen re
turned missionaries from India pre
sented a fine selection ofslides later
from their own field of work and
also from various other missionary
fields at the St. John church, Sun
day evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Schumacher
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Bluffton, Ohio
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THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 195(1
are the proud parents of a baby boy
Sunday. The boy has been named
Thomas Edward. Mr. and Mrs. Ira
Stucky of Berne, Indiana, visited in
the Schumacher home, Sunday.
Mrs. Victor Bucher and infant son
were moved from the hospital to the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Bucher,
Tuesday afternoon.
CARD OF THANKS
I wish to thank the doctor and
nurses for their care and kindness
during my stay at Bluffton hospital
also those sending flowers, cards and
coming to visit me.
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