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THURSDAY. DEC. 28. 1950
Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Huttenlocher
and family, Mr. and Mrs. Gary Todd,
Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Hegel of Cleve
land and Mr, and Mrs. Myrl D. Hull
of Kenton spent the week end at
the home of their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Todd of South Lawn
avenue. Miss Fluff Biome of New
York and Mrs. Hazel Biome of North
from
ft
BRANCH OF FOSTORIA ANIMAL
A-l Cars at
Used Car
Chevrolet Aero Sedan-
1948
Kaiser 4 Door—Heater
1947
1946
Ford Deluxe 8 Cyl. Ti
Ford Deluxe 8 Cyl. Tu|
Ford 6 Cyl. Club Coup
Ford Tudor—Radio,
Plymouth Coupe
Chevrolet (2)
1946
1942
1941
1940
1937
Open Evenings Bluffton, Oh o
CARMA THEAT
“Movies are BETTER
THURSDAY-FRIDAY-S,
Wait Disney’^
Matinee Sunday continuous fi
NEW YEAR’S EVE—11:30 P.
Distinctive Y- Inexpensive
FOR ALLI OCCASIONS
313 Campus Drive
ALL DEAD STOCK REMOVED
We Pay $4.00 for Horses ..
BUCKEYE REDUCTION COMPA
Phone MAIN 47
IODUCTB. INC.
Sixel's
Lot
Radio, Heater
lor—Heater
LTURDAY
So Dear To My Heart
in Technicolor
LUANO PATTON BOBE Y DRISCOLL
LY
SUNDAY-MOND
WILL ROGERS
DAVID
TUESDAY-WEDNEI DAY
The Woman on
LARAINE DA
And may the new'year
3:00 P. M.
I.—(SUNDAY)
REM
Pier 13
•e
Main street were Christmas ev
guests.
A Christmas dinner at the home
of Lewis J. Dukes and family was
enjoyed by Mr. and Mrs. Leotus
Sutter and sons, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde
Sutter of Pandora Mr. and Mrs.
Nelson Herr and son Evan and Mrs.
H. J. Sutter of Bluffton.
MaRuss
$4-00 for Cows
ndition.
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Collect
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BIXEL USED ClIR SALES
Phone 139-T
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Bring you many pl
deeper friendships,
happiness ....
We hope, too, that our bank may
play a part
come true in
nt hours,
health and
in making your hopes
’51.
Closed
New Year’s Day
January 1st
The Citizens National Bank
Member Federal Reserve System
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
THE BLUFFTON NEWS
C. A. BIERY, Editor
Published weekly at Bluffton, Ohio,
by tha^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 Blafftnn, Ohio,
under the Act of March 8, 1879.
Mr. and Mrs. Tesla Steams visited
at the Ralph Stearns home on South
Spring street last Wednesday.
All kinds of markers and monu
ments. Prices right. Samuel Bixel,
409 S. Main, Bluffton, Ohio. 41
Basinger ambulance removal—Mrs.
Donald Martens from Mt. Cory to
Bluffton hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Stearns spent
Christmas day at Tiffin with Mr.
and Mrs. John Moore and family.
I Miss Fluff Biome of New York
city spent the Christmas week end
with her mother, Mrs. Hazel Biome
i of North Main street.
Wade Mumma of Detroit spent the
Christmas week end with his father,
Carl Mumma of North Main street.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Grtitz of
South Main street have left to spend
the winter in St. Petersburg, Florida.
i Mr. and Mrs. Homer Gf iger of
Cleveland, former Bluffton residents,
spent the week end with relatives
and friends here.
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Hauenstein
of Ann Arbor, Mich., spent Christ
mas with his mother, Mrs. Sidney
Hauenstein of Campus drive.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Lora of Mon
roe, Mich., were week end guests at
the home of Mrs. Lydia
Miss Clara Lora.
Lora and
Woods of
with his
Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Detroit spent Christmas
mother, Mrs. Bertha Woods of West
College avenue.
Fred Fritchie, Sr., daughter Sharon
and son Paul spent Christmas at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Warken
tin and family of Route 5, Swanton,
Ohio.
Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Vroman and
daughter of Toledo spent Christmas
with Mrs, V roman’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Lewis of North Lawn
avenue.
Dr. Wade Basinger of Philadelphia
was in Bluffton to spend Christmas
with his parents, Dr. and Mrs,
Francis Basinger of South Lawn
avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Wiebe and
daughter Judith of Willard, and Mr.
and Mrs. Wm. Cox and family of
Maumee spent Christmas with Mr.
and Mrs. Calvin Stettler.
Mr. and Mrs. Pearl Geiger, Wilma
and Weldon Geiger spent Christmas
day with the formers’ son, Myron
Geiger at Camp Breckenridge, Ky.
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Amstutz of
Etna, Calif., and Mr. and Mrs. I. J.
Amstutz of Baaverdam visited at the
home of Mr.
Friday.
and Mrs. Amos Suter,
Marsh, Aldine Basinger
Mrs. Amos Suter were
Mrs. Della
and Mr. and
guests on Christmas day at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Knight of
Mt. Blanchard.
Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Geiger and
daughters of East Kibler street spent
the Christmas week end with Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Gooding of Delaware
and Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Pugh of
Columbus.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hahn of West
Elm street had as their guests Sat
urday evening, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Hahn and family of Lima and Mr.
and Mrs. Howard Hahn and family
of Findlay.
Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Zuercher and
family of Beaverdam, Mr. and Mrs.
Morris Morton and family of Muncie,
Ind., and Chas. Swank were enter
tained
Frank
street.
at Christmas dinner at the
Zuercher home on Mound
and Mrs. Alvin Augsburger
Mr.
and daughter Ann of Oak Harbor
were Christmas week end guests at
the home of Mrs. Augsburger’s
mother, Mrs. Albert Benroth of
North Main street.
Diller ambulance removals—Mrs.
Inez Dukes from Bluffton hospital
to Findlay Mrs. Eugene Porter and
infant from Bluffton hospital to
Blanchard township Gaynell Basing
er from Lima Memorial hospital to
her home on Cherry street Mrs.
Elizabeth Bollenbacher of Toledo
from Rt. 25 to Bluffton hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Gideon Luginbuhl of
West Elm street entertained as their
guests over Christmas, Rev. and
Mrs. Gerald Bright and family of
Oaklandon, Ind. Rev. Earl Dean
Luginbuhl of Ligonier, Ind. Mr. and
Mrs. Ray Luginbuhl and family of
Findlay Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Lugin
buhl and familv of near Springfield.
Cut Richland Twp.
Share Of Road Cost
Richland township’s
cost of last summer’s
ship road improvement
reduced by $2,000 in the final set
tlement of 1950 road expenses ap
proved by the board of Allen county
commissioners.
share of the
county-town
program was
The adjustment covers the differ
ences between cost estimates and the
actual cost of road work completed
during the year.
In Richland township, estimated
cost of road improvements had been
820,883.53, and actual cost was $14,
563.26. Estimate of the township’s
share had been $8,000, reduced to
116,000 on the basis of actual ex
penditures.
THE BLUFFTON NEWS, B] JFFTON, OHIO
Ciubd, J^odc^ei
Poinsettia Club
Meeting at the home of Mrs.
Andrew Herrman, Wednesday nightj
Jan. 3.
Century Circle
Mrs. Wilford Geiger will entertain,
Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 3, with
Mrs. B. L. Swank assisting. Pro
gram: Norwegian Holiday, Mrs. B.
D. Smucker Bermuda Holiday, Mrs
Chas. Hankish.
Alpha Gamma Club
A Christmas program in charge of
Mabel Steiner will comprise the pro-
gram at a meeting in the
Elvira Suter, Friday
*night.
Alice Freeman Club
n home of
a
of Mrs,
Meeting at the home
Lucile Buhler, Wednesday night. Jan.
3 at 8 o’clock. Program: Highlights
in the News—At home, Mrs. Zilla
Amstutz Abroad, Mrs. Pauline Raid.
Beaverdam W. S. C. S.
All day meeting at the home of
Mrs. Edith Wolfe, Thursday, Jan. 4
with Mrs. Genevieve Pmxh and Mrs.
LaDonna Zimmerman assisting. The
urogram: Roll call, Judges Program
Leader, Mrs. Forest Leatherman
Special feature. Mrs. Ruth Creviston’
Men’s Garden Club
Meeting at the home of Gerhard
Buhler, Wednesday night, Jan. 3 at
8 o’clock. Program: How to Plan
and Plant a Garden. Ruben Briggs.
Lima: Hotbeds, Willis Amstutz Use
D.
Available Fertilizers. K.
Plant testing program.
Travel Class
Mrs. Edith Mann will
Wednesday afternoon, Jnn.
“Ten Cents for Peace?"
Other Allied
Lena Moser
Carmack.
Herr.
entertain
3. Topic
Program:
Organizations. Mrs.
Budget, Mrs. Edna
Orange Twp. Farm Women’s Club
All day meeting at the home of
Mrs. Pearl Anderson. Thursday, Jan.
4. The afternoon program:
Devotionals, Edna Crawford Roll
call, name a city in Ohio New Year
Prayer, Lillian Anderson Crime
Comes to the Country. Pearl Ander
son: First Aid, Cleah Ewing I’m
Part of the Familv, Clara Long
Song or recitation, Mary Trippiehorn,
Eulalia Warren.
Pandora Couple's
Golden Wedding
Mr. and Mrs. Noah Gerber of Pan
dora will celebrate their Golden
wedding with a two days’ observ
ance, a family gathering next Satur
day followed by open house Sunday
afternoon from 2 to 5 o’clock.
They are the parents of Leland
Gerber, Bluffton photographer and
Miss Melvena Gerber of Bluffton
college.
of Wayne
Peter and
Mrs. Ger
Schumach-
late David
Mr. Gerber is a native
county, son of the late
Elizabeth Moser Gerber,
ber, the former Caroline
er is the daughter of the
and Mary Ann Schumacher.
The couple were married at the
home of her parents, December 27,
1900 by Rev. John Moser. They
have lived in the Pandora vicinity
all of their married life with excep
tion of one year in Wayne county.
Besides their son and daughter
here, they have four other children:
Myron, music instructor
high school, Toledo Millen, mechanic
in Toledo Vilas, instructor in Linds
burg, Kansas high school, and Ver
non, his twin brother, instructor in
Sylvania high school.
in Scott
Six Car, 30 Persons
In Multiple Mishap
Six automobiles carrying
sengers were involved in a
accident about midway
30 pas
multiple
between
Bluffton and Findlay on the Dixie
highway early Tuesday morning, but
only one person was injured.
The chain-action mishap began
when a Cincinnati car skidded on
the snow and ice into the path of a
Detroit automobile.
A Tennessee vehicle approaching
the Detroit car slowed to avoid a
crash and was struck from the rear
by another Detroit auto,
the same time
car stopped at
and was struck by a third Detroit
automobile.
At about
another Tennessee
the accident scene
The only injuries were cuts and
bruises suffered by a Detroit man
who was treated at Findlay hospital
and released.
Bluffton Hospital
DECEMBER 20
Admitted Mrs. Harold Bader
tscher, Bluffton.
DECEMBER 21
Discharged—Mrs. Dean Decker
and daughter, Findlay Mrs. Ray
mond Zuercher, Rawson.
DECEMBER 22
Admitted—Mrs. Otto Bollenbacher,
Toledo.
Discharged—Mrs. Harold
and daughter, Bluffton.
DECEMBER 24
Discharged—Mrs. Harold
tscher, Bluffton Mrs.
and son, Findlay.
Carl
WANT-ADS
your davenport and chair
rebuilt. Murray Upholster-
Have
cusions
ing shop, Thurman St., *Bluffton
phone.
For sale—New
and Ford Fe
equipment also
Tractor Sales,
phone 143.
rent—Storagee
tf
used Ferguson
tractors and
Steiner
n
pairs,
dora.
Ballerina Dolls
in any matching
wrapped in cello
50c. By mail 6
Robert Benroth,
Phone 342-Y.
For
Pandora
tf
now obtainable
space for house­
color trim. Gift
ane. Price only
postpaid. Mrs.
2 S. Main street,
tf
all kinds of good
hold goods, cleah and dry. Inquire
Bluffton News office. tf
Rugs, carpets and upholstered fur
niture cleaned right in your own
home. Nonnamaker Rug Cleaning
Co., 306 Jackson St. Phone
465-T. tf
Wanted—S.
To
clear solid standi|g timber. Highest
prices paid. W$ buy all kinds of
good native timber. Phone Red-257
or write John Atha Lumber Co., Ada,
Ohio. i 45
Washer service—Wringer rolls and
parts, new and used washers. Verl
Reichenbach, Beaverdam phone 542.
tf
Clarence
tf
For sale Potatoes.
Steiner, Bluffton phone.
See Lester Hahn for piano tuning
and repair also all kinds of musical
instruments repaired. Please remem
ber I have been repairing musical
instruments for 25 years and hold a
diploma from the largest and best
school of piano tuning in the world.
I also have a full stock of accessories
and one of the best equipped repair
shops in Ohio. Lester Hahn, 488
West Elm St. Phone 227-Y. tf
Lewyt cleaners at Waltermire’s.
Work gloves, cheaper by the dozen.
Geiger & Diller. ti
C. Bame Realty & Auction service,
300 N. Main, Findlay. Phone 4543-J,
Ask us when you buy, sell or auction
real estate and chattels. C. Warren,
associate and auctioneer, R. R. i,
Bluffton. Phone 546-R. tf
Farmers—Place your order now
for certified Clinton 11 and Certified
Andrews seed oats. We also have
other farm seeds. Master Feed Mill,
phone 317-W. 33
For sale—Large heating plant fan.
Could be very easily adapted for
corn dryer purposes. Property or
the Beaverdam Methodist church.
Write or call Roy Herr,
Lima. Phone 10-821.
R. R. 5,
37
Official
Methodist
Wanted—Janitor. The
Board of Beaverdam
church will receive bids until Decem
ber 31 for someone
work at the church,
phone Roy Herr, Rt.
10-821.
to do janitor
Write or tele
5, Lima. Phone
37
eating apples,
miles
tf
Good cooking and
Augsburger Fruit farm,
south of town.
For sale—Good cooking and eating
apples. Augsburger’s Fruit Farm, 2
miles south of town. tf
Service offered, cloth covered but
tons (latest combination style),
buckles or complete belts. Mrs. May
nard Geiger, 489 Cherry
Phone 409-T.
street.
38
5 pas
Owner
For sale—1941 Chevrolet
senger coupe A-l condition,
went to Navy. First $500 takes it.
Contact Walter for Clyde Sommer.
Wanted—Hay. Loose or bales. A.
L. Stager, Bluffton phone 334-Y. 40
For sale—10 planks 2 inches by
12 inches by 16 feet. Bluffton Slaw
Cutter Co.
Wanted—Clean, light weight cotton
rags will pay IQc per pound. Bluff
ton News office. tf
For sale—Glovfboy heating stove,
good condition. Jacob S. Schaller,
5 miles east on Rt. 103.
For sale—Baby* bassinet with pad.
Mrs. M. C. Geigej-, phone 395-W.
For sale—Two (good sturdy farm
dog pups. Chas.l W. Montgomery,
phone 653-Y. I
Income tax service at my home 1
mile west of Bluffton. Wilhelm Am
stutz, Bluffton phone.
Notice—Open fo| modern custom
slaughtering servic^, cooling, ageing,
cutting,
sharp
liver,
tail,
and shoulder sausa
ed and unsmoked,
appointment.
Bluffton. Phone
between Bluffton an
I wrapping and
ei quarters, heart,
c., Wholesale and re
ork special quality ham
i, hickory smok-
indin
'eezi
For sale—Five
puppies. Cheap.
Bentley road.
Grant
Bader
Fromm
26
Ransbottom,
DECEMBER
Admitted Waneta
Lafayette Dorothy Pore, Williams
town.
DECEMBER 27
Discharged—Dorothy Pore, Wil
liamstown Waneta Ransbottom, La
fayette Mrs. Otto Bollenbacher, To
ledo.
Slaughtered by
Rayi ond L. Moser,
544-T. Midway
I Col. Grove,
ece solid maple
studio couch
nd other chairs
hair with otto
efrigerator used
e 492-W.
firl wants room
For sale—Seven
dinette set Simmoi 8
walnut desk rocker
including tilt back
man 8 cu. ft. G. E.
only 9 months. Pho
Wanted—Working
with kitchen privilej as immediately.
Phone 623-W.
Farmers—Place y ur order now
for certified Clinton
Andrews seed oats,
other farm seeds,
phone 317-W.
1 and Certified
■We
Mister
also have
Feed Mill.
38
old collie
w4eks
James Deppler,
Businessmen Complete
Year Of Activity
(Concluded from page 1)
Halloween Party—Paul Emmert,
Ed Chamberlain, William Edwards.
The association has a membership
of 60. Principal contributions made
during the year included $75 to the
Ministerial association $465, swim
ming pool fund $200, new street
markers $25, high school band.
Couple Is Wed In
Church Ceremony
St. John’s Evangelical and Re
formed church was the setting for
the wedding at 1:30 o’clock Sunday
afternoon when Miss June E. Ha
begger, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Habegger, West Elm street,
became the bride of Robert M. Bixel,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Levi Mellinger,
South Main street.
Proceeding the double ring cere
mony, read by Rev. V. C. Opper
mann, Miss Margaret Groman played
a program of organ music and Miss
Ada Oyer sang “Because” and “O,
Promise Me.”
The wedding vows were exchanged
before a background of evergreens,
white carnations, and lighted candel
abra.
Given in marriage by her father,
the bride wore a dress of white sat
in the fitted bodice was fashioned
of lace and satin, with a high lace
collar, and tiny satin-covered but
tons marking the back the long
fitted satin sleeves ended at points
at the wrists the front of the full
satin skirt was styled with two lace
panels, extending almost the length
of the skirt the back of the gown
ended in a long graceful train.
bride carried a bouquet of
carnations centered with a
orchid, with a shower satin
trimmed with shattered ear
lier satin head
The
white
white
ribbon
nations and ferns,
band, trimmed with tiny pearls, held
her finger-tip veil of imported silk
illusion. Her pearl necklace and
earrings were gifts of the groom.
Miss Kay Berry, Bluffton, maid
of honor, was attired in an ice blue
satin dress, with a lace inset at the
top of the fitted bodice, and match
ing satin mitts. She wore a head
band of pink carnations and carried
a bouquet of matching carnations
with satin streamers, similar in style
to the bride’s.
Mrs. Glen Durbin, Findlay, cousin
of the bride, Miss Lena Preto, and
Miss Jane Risser, both of Bluffton,
were bridesmaids. AU three were
dressed in shrimp-colored satin dress
es and mitts, identical in style to
the honor attendants. They wore
head bands of dark rose carnations
edged in white, similar in style to
the maid of honor’s. They carried
lighted candles, nestled in carnations
which matched their headbands, with
light blue satin streamers and trail
ing ivy. All four attendants wore
gold bracelets, gifts of the bride.
The bridegroom’s best man was
Dean Sommers, Bluffton. Both were
in navy uniform. The ushers were
Ronald Diller, Ted Diller, both of
Bluffton, and Glenn Durbin, of
Findlay. They wore dark navy suits
and white carnation buttonaires.
For her daughter’s wedding, Mrs.
Habegger chose a slate-blue satin
dress with black accessories,
bridegroom’s mother wore a black
silk dress and black accessories.
Both had corsages of red roses.
The
A small reception was held at the
bride’s home following the ceremony.
Miss Joan Hector and Miss Marilyn
Flick, cousins of the bride, served.
The bride’s traveling costume was
a navy gabardine suit with navy
and red accessories. Her corsage
was the white orchid from her brid
al bouquet.
Mrs. Bixel graduated from Bluff
ton high school and is employed at
the Triplett plant here. Mr. Bixel
attended the same school and is in
naval training at Great Lakes, Ill.
Mrs. Bixel will reside with her par
ents while her husband is in naval
service.
BLUFFTON MARKETS
Wednesday Morning
Grain (bushel prices) Wheat
$2.25 corn $1.68 oats 95c soys
$2.92.
Poultry—Heavy hens 22c leghorn
hens 19c heavy springers 26c heavy
stags 13c leghorn stags 12c.
Eggs—Large white 45c large
brown 44c: medium white and brown
40c pullets 36c.
Butterfat—No. 1, 64c No. 2, 59c.
We Wish You a
Happy and Pros
perous New Year
To Blufftonls New
Year’s Baby/we will
present a p$r of
INFANT! SHOES
PAGE SEVEN
1950 Year Of Progress
(Concluded from page 1)
new two-story brick business build
ing for the Miller Buick Sales on the
old American House site on North
Main street.
Population Grows
......Continued growth of Bluffton as
an industrial and residential center
was revealed in unofficial 1950
census figures released in late sum
mer. The present population of the
village was set at 2,411, a gain of
334 persons over the 1940 figure.
This represents a 17 per cent in
crease in population for the town.
In municipal activity of the year,
23 blocks of city streets were re
surfaced last summer, and water
mains in the town system were ex
tended on county line road from Jef
ferson street to the Nickel Plate
railroad.
A major building project, Bluffton
college’s $280,000 gymnasium-audi
torium still was in the process of
construction at the end of the year.
Started in July, 1949, it is expected
to have work completed sometime in
1951.
During the year, the Nickel Plate
railroad constructed five new sidings
in Bluffton, replacing older rails with
new 115-pound steel. New switches
constructed in the program were at
the Bluffton Stone Co., team track
siding near the passenger station
the passenger switch, the west A. C.
and Y. switch and the A. C. and Y.
transfer switch.
Come to Stoney’s
for that
SUNDAY CHICKEN
DINNER
$1.€0
STONEY’S
RESTAURANT
Rawpon, Ohio
Canning Notice
Wharton Custom Cannery will
accept meat for canning starting
December 12 every Tuesday from
4:00 P. M. to 7:00 P. M., Wednes
day and Thursday from 8:00 A. M.
to 4:00 P. M. We grind meat for
hamburger.
We also drill water wells.
Wharton Custom
Cannery
Wharton, Ohio
VOR AU MAKES
«F CARS ANO TMNKS
Motor Work
Wash cmd Grease
Steiner Chevrb^et
Sales & Service
Bluffton, Ohio
CHEVROLET /.
NOTICE
Spec al discount of 80c per ton
i ail :oal delivered after July 24,
on
if payi
from
tent is made within 30 days
ate of delivery.
STXGER'S
KOAL
k/Df
A HAPPV,
COMFORTABLE
NEW
YEAR.
Sta _____ t..
and blight!—and warm! Keep
in the heat—keep out the chill
ing storm. Our business is
selling heat—good, dependable,
high grade heat.
the New Year right!—
HOWARD STAGER
COAL YARD
SVDKttf- STOVtWUTCONfVOtf
N? MAIN ST. u/ A C.&Y. RY.