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PAGE FOUR
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EVANGELICAL AND REFORMED
CHURCHES
V. C. Oppermann, Minister
Emmanuel’s:
9:30 A. M. Church School.
10:45 A. M. Morning worship.
The choir of the church will meet
for rehearsal on Thursday evening of
this week at 8:00* o’clock. All Choir
members are urged to be present.
Catechism Instruction begins on
Saturday morning at 9:30 at St.
John’s Church.
The Youth Fellowship will meet on
Sunday evening at 7:00 at St. John’s
Church.
The Girl’s Guild will meet at the
home of Marilyn and Wanda Everett
on Monday evening, Sept. 25, at 8:00.
All girls are invited to come.
St. John’s:
9:30 A. M. Morning Worship.
10:30 A. M. Church School.
Having taken over operation of the Elk Restaur
ant, we take this opportunity to inform the public of
the following hours we will be open for business.
Opening Every Morning at 5:30
Rally Day and Promotion will be
observed in the services on Sunday
with a special program during the
Sunday School hour. Children invit
ed their parents to come.
The choir of the church will meet
for rehearsal on Thursday evening at
7:30. All choir members attend.
The Edith Lahr Circle will meet at
the home of Mrs. Mildred Brunn on
Thursday evening at 8:00 o’clock. All
members try to attend.
Catechism Instruction Saturday
morning at 9:30 at the church.
Children 12 or soon to be 12 should
be enrolled in the classes.
i Youth Fellowship meets on Sunday
evening at 7:00. All young people
are invited to come and spend an
evening together.
Sunday is the time for your Denial
Offering for the Building Fund of the
church.
FIRST METHODIST CHURCH
Paul H. Cramer, Minister
Sunday School 9:30 A. M. Nelson
Steiner, Supt.
Morning Worship 10:30 A. M.
M. Y. F. 6:30 P. M.
Monday, Sept. 25th District Min
isters’ Retreat here.
Wednesday, Sept. 27th Zone meet
ing of W. S. C. S. here.
Tuesday after school, Junior Choir.
Thursday 7:30 p. m. Senior Choir.
Thursday 8:00 P. M. Friendly Class
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clayton
Harkness.
On Monday night we will close at 9:30 p. m.
We aim to serve the public to the best {f our
ability and respectfully solicit a share of fhe'.public
patronage.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY
Sunday services at 10:30 A. M.
Subject: “Reality.”
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.
Close Every Night (except Monday) at 11:30 p. m.
Mrs. Gertha Steinhauer
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Downey
WOMEN WANTED
EXPERIENCED METER ASSEMBLY
WORKERS
SWINGERS BALANCERS
SPRING SOLDERERS
WE ALSO CAN USE A NUMBER OF UNTRAINED WOMEN
AGES 18 TO 25
APPLY AT PERSONNEL OFFICE
The Triplett Electrical Instrument Co.
EBENEZER MENNONITE
CHURCH
(Two miles west of Bluffton)
Howard T. Landes, Pastor
Thursday:
8:00 P. M. Prayer and Bible study.
Lesson: Genesis, chapter one.
9:00 Rehearsal of Ladies Chorus.
Director, Mrs. Byron Spallinger.
9:15 Rehearsal of Youth Choir for
Youth Conference, Sept. 22-24th.
Sunday:
9:30 Sunday School, Francis Nis
wander, Supt.
10:30 Morning worship.
7:30 Youth For Christ Conference.
See notice in this paper.
ST. MARY’S CATHOLIC CHURCH
Cor. of Elm and Lawn Ave.
Rev. Clarence Yeager, Pastor
Mail Address: St. Rita’s Hospital
Lima, Ohio
Sunday Masses: 9:00 A. M.
Holy Days: 8:15 A. M.
EVANGELICAL MENNONITE
CHURCH
(So. Jackson near Kibler)
Merlyn D. Egle, Pastor
Thursday:
7:30 P. M. Mediation and prayer.
8:00 P. M. Bible study.
8:45 P. M. Special Events Com
mittee meeting.
Sunday:
9:30 A. M. Sunday School.
10:30 A. M. Morning Worship.
Sermon: “What Think Ye Of
Christ?”
No evening service because of
YFC Youth Conference, Friday, Sat
urday, and Sunday afternoon and
evening.
A hearty welcome is extended all
who wish to worship with us.
UNKLE HANK SEZ
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The JOHN DEERE way of
making hay is the way to
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ful. See our JOHN DEERE
TRACTOR SIDE-DELIV
ERY RAKE. The leaf
saving rake with the float
ing cylinder, curved teeth
and inclined frame is now
available at O. C. HURSEY
& SONS.
NEW MACHINES FOR SALE
John Deere Corn Pickers
J. B. Regular disc harrow
8-ft. Corson Bros. Soil Surgeon
John Deere Disc ’Tiller
Killifer Heavy Duty Disc
Harrow
John Deere A-B and MT tract
ors
John Deere and New Idea
Manure Spreaders
New Idea Grain and Bale
Loader
USED EQUIPMENT
1 John Deere No. 20 2-row pull
type corn picker.
1 No. 101 Single row John
Deere corn picker like new
1 LHC Single row corn picker
like new
1 New Idea Single row corn
picker
1 John Deere No. 11-A 5-ft.
combine
1 John Deere No. 12-A 6-ft.
combine with motor
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THE/BLUFFTON NEWS. BLUFFTCjN, OHIO
CHURCH OF CHRIST
Bluffton-Beaverdam Parish
O. Merrill Boggs, Minister
Bluffton:
9:30 A. M. Bible School.
Rally Day and Installation of Bible
School teachers and officers.
10:30 A. M. Worship and Com
munion. Sermon: “A Fruitful
Bough.” Special music.
7:00 P. M. Christian Youth Fellow
ship. E. Stanley Bohn, Bluffton Col
lege Junior, will speak on “Boys’
Village.” Following his talk, there
will be games and refreshments in
church basement. College students
are cordially invited to attend this
meeting.
Wednesday, Sept. 27, 8:00 P. M.:
Eveready Class meeting in the church
basement. After devotions there will
be a special program of recreation.
Miss Dorothy Ault is hostess.
Beaverdam:
9:30 A. M. Bible School.
10:30 A. M. Communion.
7:00 P. M. Christian Youth Fellow
ship will meet at the Bluffton Church.
There will be a special program with
E. Stanley Bohn giving a talk on
“Boys’ Village.” See details above.
Wednesday, Sept. 20, 8:00 P. M.:
Local Board meeting. It is import
ant that all members be present.
Thursday, Sept. 21, 8:00 P. M.:
Homebuilders’ Class meeting at
Faust Park, south of Beaverdam on
Rt. 25.
MISSIONARY CHURCH
Robert R. Welch, Minister
Thursday:
7:30 Prayer meeting.
Sunday:
9:30 Sunday School.
10:30 Morning worship.
7:30 No evening service this week.
All are urged to attend special ser
vice at the Ebenezer Mennonite
Church.
Everyone is welcome.
FIRST MENNONITE CHURCH
Alvin J. Beachy, Minister
Otto Holtkamp, Director of Music
Sunday:
9:30 Sunday School. Our aim a
class for everyone and everyone in a
class.
10:30 Worship hour. Sermon,
“Mutual Concern and Individual Re
sponsibility.”
7:00 P. M. Youth Fellowship hour.
7:30 Evening service.
Thursday:
7:15 P. M. Choir rehearsal.
8:15 P. M. Bible study and prayer
service.
LUTHERAN CHURCH
Rev. V. J. Monk, Pastor
9:00 Worship service.
10:00 Sunday School, Harold Beals,
Supt.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES
Rev. Leonard W. McIntire, Pastor
(Week of Sept. 24)
Rockport:
9:30 A. M. Morning worship.
Sermon by the pastor.
10:30 A. M. Church School. Class
groups for all ages.
Rally Day.
Bluffton:
9:45 A. M. Church School. Class
groups for all ages.
Rally Day. Promotion and Re
organization of classes.
10:55 A. M. Morning Worship.
Sermon by the pastor.
3:00 P. M. Meeting of visitors
groups to prepare for a “Friendly
Visitation Program.”
Tuesday, Sept. 26, 7:30 P. M.
Teachers training course in pastor’s
study.
Wednesday, Sept. 27, 8:00 P. M.
Adult Choir rehearsal.
Thursday, Sept. 28, 8:00 P. M. A
service of Preparation for World
Wide Communion in the church.
Saturday, Sept. 30, 9:30 A. M.
Communicants Class.
A cordial Christian welcome awaits
those Who~TVorship with us.
Farm Sold For
$266 Per Acre
The 100-acre farm of the late
Frank Eck, north of Bluffton has
been purchased by Ralph McGrana
han, a neighbor for $266 per acre.
STOCK SALES
For rent—Bulla: Shorthorn Here
ford, Angus and Brown Swiss. Ira
Moser. tf
Service bulls delivered to your
farm. Fees $3 plus mileage. C. N.
Long & Son, phone Ada Red 1270. tf
Wanted Dead stock. Horses
$4.00 cows $4.00. Hogs and other
small stock removed promptly. Call
collect Lima phone 94566. Allen
County Fertilizer, Division of Inland
Products, Inc. tf
For sale—2 Shorthorn, 2 Holstein,
2 Guernsey and 1 Hereford heifers,
all fresh by April 1. Fred C. Bad
ertscher, Bluffton phone.
For sale—Guernsey heifer calf 4
months old. Clarabell Owens, phone
547-R.
For sale—A few good Yorkshire
boar pigs at farmers prices also
one yearling boar al’ registered. C.
N. Long & Son, 3 miles west of Ada.
Phone Red 1270. tf
For sale—Red and black spotted
male hog. Paul Shulaw, phone 578
Y. .24
For sale—Shropshire ram lambs
also 2-year old ram and Brown
Swiss bull calf 7 months old. Robert
Matter, phone 630-T.
Settlement
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Steiner and
daughter of Dallas, Texas, and Mr.
and Mrs. Klopfenstein, of Calif., were
guests, Tuesday, of Misses Susan
Elizabeth Steiner and Mr. and Mrs.
Gideon Steiner.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Klopfenstein,
of Downey, Calif., have spent the
past week visiting her mother, Mrs.
Salome Basinger and family.
Enos Walters was a Sunday visitor
in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Milford
Haas and family.
Walter Zuercher, of Berne, Ind.,
and his accordion band are to present
a full evening’s program at the Pan
dora high school auditorium this Wed
nesday.
The pastors of the local Mennonite
Churches, Rev. G. T. Soldner, N. N.
Soldner and Mrs. Zilla Amstutz at
tended a meeting in Berne, Ind., to
formulate plans for next year’s Mid
dle District Conference.
Mrs. John Schumacher passed away
Tuesday at her home, after several
days’ illness.
Mr. and Mrs. Omer Gratz and son,
Arthur and Aden, Mr. and Mrs. War
ren Bridenbaugh and family and Mrs.
Ethel Gratz and daughter Helen were
Sunday dinner guests in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Hilty.
Mrs. C. C. Welty, of Ft. Wayne,
Ind., was a Sunday visitor among
relatives here.
Mrs. David Wehrly, who has been
bedfast for some time, is gradually
becoming weaker.
Bliss, Thomas and Pauline Cole
man who resided and were employed
on the Willard Moser farm the past
years, returned after having been em
ployed on a farm owned by John
Ziegler near Fremont, Ohio.
Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose Basinger re
turned from Northern Michigan,
where they had spent some time visit
ing relatives.
Alvin Lugibihl, Earl Diller and
David Lehman spent Friday at Berne,
Ind.
East Orange
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Stager enter
tained the following on Saturday,
Sept. 9, in honor of the latter’s
brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs.
Charlie Daniels of Glendale, Calif.,
Will Daniels, Mrs. Cora Daniels,
Frank Daniels all of Kenton, Mrs.
Alma Borset, Forest Mr. and Mrs.
Harlow Switzer and son Russell of
Mt. Blanchard Mrs. Harvey Russher
of Ada Mrs. Mary Stager and Mr.
and Mrs. Charlie Daniels of Glen
dale, Calif.
Mr. and Mrs. Merle Laurence of
Lima attended church services at
Riley Creek Sunday and were din
ner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd
Bauman and daughter Myra and Ed
Banman.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Chidester,
Ronnie and Judy spent Sunday after
noon with Mr. and Mrs. Rayon
Boutwell, Lynn, Lonnie Sue and
Ronda Kae.
Mr. and Mrs. Matt Stewart, Mr.
and Mrs. O. W. Nonnamaker, Jim
Gallant, W M. Baker, Bill Warren,
Emanuel Boutwell, Wade Marshall,
Kermit Boehm, Harry Amstutz,
Rayon Boutwell, Clarence Cramer
and Russell Gallant spent Thursday
at Urbana, Ohio at the plowing
contest.
Mrs. Rachel Shapple of Lima is
spending a few days with Mrs. Ethel
M. Boutwell.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Kimmel
and children Stephie and Patsy spent
Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Frick and children of New
Hampshire.
Mr. and' Mrs. Ezra Heldman of
Bucyrus, Mr. and Mrs. Ted Smith
and daughters Ann and June spent
Sunday evening in the C. M. Held
man home.
Pleasant Hill
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Y’ounkman,
Columbus spent Friday and Saturday
with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Phillips.
Their sons Richard and Norman,
after spending the summer with the
Phillips and Guy Younkmans, return
ed home with them.
Mrs. Imogene Long called on Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Phillips, Monday
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Vance Candler,
Cleveland, called on Mr. and Mrs.
Lyman Barnes, Friday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Gleason
spent Sunday evening with Mr. and
Mrs. John Keiffer.
Past week and over Sunday visit
ors of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Huber
and Mrs. Sarah Niswander were Mrs.
Geraldine Dobson and daughter
Kathy, Ann Arbor, Mich., Mrs.
Kathrine Kohler and daughter, Mrs.
Sarah Finke and daughter Clara, St.
Marys, Mrs. Clara Niswander, Mrs.
Sam Badertscher, Rev. Oppermann,
Etta Jo Maynard, Columbus and
Dale Huber, Bainbridge.
Sunday evening guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Wm. Reichenbach and family
were Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Gratz and
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Jennings.
Mrs. Lulu Phillips of Illinois re
turned home after spending several
days with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Phil
lips last week.
Mr. and Mrs. James Gratz and
children of Spencerville were Sun
day evening dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Leonard Gratz. James,
who is an instructor at Spencerville
High school has been called into
service and will leave this week.
Word has been received that Bob
Stratton is in training at Fort Knox,
Kentucky.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Stratton
and Mr. and Mrs. James Stratton
and son were Sunday afternoon
visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence
Jennings and Mr. and Mrs. Huber
Jennings and family of Clyde, Ohio.
Orton Stratton, who spent the past
week there, returned home with
them.
Pleasant View
Richard Dukes has enrolled as a
student at Findlay College for the
coming year.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Green and
family of Findlay spent Sunday with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Milford
Green and daughter Joan.
Miss Jerry Wright, of Dayton, was
a guest of Miss Mary Jane Carr last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Cleve Inbody, of
Findlay, spent Sunday with Mrs.
Lula Warren.
Mrs. Jack Gardener and little son
Peter, of Rochester, N. ¥., returned to
their home last Monday, after spend
ing a week with her parents, Mr. and
Mi’s. W. G. Carr and Mary Jane.
Nile Newton and Ray Harris ac
companied Wade Marshall and
Thomas Koontz to Camp St. Marys,
Thursday, on a business trip.
Allowed Claim For
Dog-Killed Sheep
Hancock county commissioners al
lowed a claim of $48.50 filed by L.
W. Dukes, Union township farmer
for two sheep killed by dogs.
$7.95to$11.50
They are famous John C. Roberts
Shoes.Come in today and choose
from our complete line of styles
andsues.Bigvalueforyourmoney.
Widths AA to Including
size 13
THURSDAY, SEPT, 21. 1950
REGISTERED
GUERNSEY
SALE
Accredited
Wapakoneta Fairground''
Saturday, Sept 23
1:00 P. M. (EST).
20 cows and heifers, fresh, close
up, hred or younger, club calves
3 fine bulls, one’s |am Natl. Class
Leader. 947 lbs. rFat. Catalogue
Write:
B. 0. Raberding & Son
Wapakoneta.
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CCASIONS
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a whole quarter or half at a time. That way you get your own
choice of cuts ,too, something that’s hard to get at the corner
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by state health inspector, Dr. A. J. Brandehoff, Lima. Fill your
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A to Z Meat Market & Locker Service
BY THE SIDE
Phone 276-W

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