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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-03

1. Of which country is Bagdad the capital?
 3. What is the name for a mass of competed ice originating in Q snow-field?
 3. What is another name for the minor planets?
 4. With what countries was Spain allied during the World Walf
 5. How long is a fathom?
 6. Tn which country is the beau- tiful Loch Lomond?
 2. What Is the correct pronmcia- ton of the word ethereal?
 g., What is the atmospheric pres sure at sea level?
 g. For what government agency do the initials ETC stand?
 10. Which Major League baseball club is managed by William B. Mo- Kechnie?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-03
RTCKsHA MEN UPSET TRAFFIC

Shanghai - tUPJ - shanghai's 30.0o0 riclksha pullers give the Inc tornational settlement traf1lc courts
 more work than ell other Shanghai drivers and pedestrians combined, according to municipal police flg- ures. An average of 800 pullers ap. pears in court each month to ans- wer for breaches of the traffic yegu- latious.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-03
Daily Almanac

Moonn rises 0:36 ?. m. Daylight time).
 Sun rises 5:22 6. m; sets 8:i6 ?. m. (day- light time)
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 Ponds. lakes and streams are at their low- est point. for this time of the season. in many year. Unless June proves wetter than ayer- age, Connecticut enters it's real dry season considerably handicapped.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-03
ATTACK ON NORWICH

(New Haven Journal-C -Courier)
 Naturally Senator Downes' attack upon the conduct of the Norwich State Hospital will have to be lock- ed into. The Governor has an- nounced as this is written that he will confer with the chairman of the trustees in charge Of the insti-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-03

It won't be long now. As the news paper headlines will express it: British royalty steps tor maybe it will be puts feet) on American soil They may have had ripping time in Canada, but it will be one swell time in the U. s.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-03

The last ten years have been labeled a reconstruction period, and while the reconstruction period has proved not too constructive we have had the pleasure or displeasure of many many different view points.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-03

OLner man Gne Hudson River route. Captain George H enU Warner, scion of a fam c d maritime fam fly that for l04
 years has been bound to Hen- dirk Hudson's waterway, is the nrSt or ms clan to detour.
 The change occurred the other day when Cantain War
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-03
In New York
BY GEORGE ROSS

New York, June 3 - for the first time in more than a cen- tury, e seafaring Warner is pilot ing his craft in a scheduled run
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-03

@. I have a copper red 2-cent stamp with .sUnited States of Amer ica' in . curved panel across the top with figure 2 in each upper cor- ner: the word 1.-two" appears in each lower corner and the words "Post- age Two Cents" in narrow panel
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-03

l ToDAY,S COMMON ERROR Do not say, Our mutual friend
 MT. Brown say, s0ur friend in common"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-03
D RE W PEARSON ROBERT S. ALLEN


 WASHINGTON record for Empire salemanhp everything ta Africa other
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-03

across the bottom. A scene with many horses and farm machinery and title Farming In the West" oc- cupies the center of the stamp. When was this stamp issued?
 A. The issue began June 10 and ceased December 31. 1898. They were of the ns-Mississippi Omaha" Exposition series of 1898.
 o. Please quote the lines about nursing a gazelle and 1t was sure to die.
 A. aoh! ever thus. from child hoods hour
 I've seen my fondest hopes decay: I never lovd tree or how'r. But twas the first to fade away. I've never nursed dear ga- zelle, To glad me with its soft black eye, But when 1t came to know me well And love me, 1t was sure to die" From "Lalla Rookh" by Thomas Moore. e. How old was Chic Sale when he died?
 A. Fifty-one. He died Novem- Der ', 1886. o. How do the Citizen Trafic Committees, such as they have in Pittsburgh and Detroit, operate? A. Selected citizens form these committees, which are sponsored by | the Chief of Police and other civic bodies. The members report trafdc violations involving moving cars, such as reckless driving and run- ming through stoplights. The police notify the motorist through "coop- eration" cards, calling attention to the violation and asking cooperation | in reducing accidents. In most cities motorists are not singled out for special attention unless they receive three cards within a six-month per- iod. Cities sponsoring this system 1 are: Pittsburgh. Erie and York. Pa: Lockport, Schenectady and Syra- cuse, N. Y.: Grand Rapids and De- troit, Mich; Seattle. Wash: Omaha, Nebr.: St. Louis, Mo; and Dallas Texas. e. Do any cities tax cigarets? A. At least eight, including New vork. Kausas Citv Mo. pensa.
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THE EDET0R

e. Please name the first six vice presidents of the United States.
 A. John Adams (Washington): Thomas Jefferson (Adams); Aaron Burr (Jefferson first term); George Clinton (Jefferson second term and Madison); Eldridge Gerry (Madt- son): Daniel Tompkins tMonroe).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-03
What's Your l. O?

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-03

e. Do any cities tax cigarets?
 A. At least eight. including New York: Kansas City, Mo: Pensa- cola, Panama City, Defuniak Springs, Marianna, Okeechobee and Wewahitcha, Florida.
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Washington Merry-Go Go-Round

NOTEThe Ring ride Washington MyC ragged in the biggest job in history-King VII
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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-08-03
Two State Employees
Appeal Dismissals

Hearing dates for appeals of two
Kenton men, both civil service en-
ployes Of the state who were dis
missed recently, have been set by
the state civil service commission, it
was announced by Paul T. Mahon
of Kenton, attorney for both of the
men.
The hearing for Wallace Camper,
who was dismissed from the post
of supervisor of building inspection
for the state department of indus
trial relations was held Tuesday at
1:30 p. m. in Columbus.
John 7. Glenn, recently dismissed
subdivision manager for Hardin
county of the Division of Aid to
the Aged, will have a hearing on
his appeal before the civil service
commission in Kenton on Monday,
July 81, at 10 a. m.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-08-03
Suits Against Doctor
Total S2O1,163

A suit for S75,386 damages fled
against DR.. Glen E. Jones by Luz
cille Wyer Wednesday brought to
$201,163 the total of actions for re-
covery pending against the physician
in Allen county common pleas court.
As in the other suits, the plain
tiff accuses DR.. Jones of malprac-
tice in prescribing an allegedly
harmful and poisonous drug for
treatment of obesity, while repre-
senting the medicine to be safe and
harmless.
Pending in the Third District
Court of Appeals is DR.. Jones' ap-
peal from a common pleas court
jury's decision awarding Mrs. Mau-
rine Morningstar $11, 1862 dam
ages in similar case heard a
month ago.
Other petitions have been filed by
Maude Mile, former Garfield school
teacher, who asks $50,232, and by
Mrs. Vervil Wise, who seeks $751;
545 damages.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-08-03
Orange Twp. Fund
Transfer Asked

Transfer of funds for road and
bridge repair purposes is asked by
the trustees of three townships in
petitions filed with common pleas
court Friday.
w. o. Bigger, F. E. Boutwell, and
J. A. Warren, trustees of Orange
township, inform the court they have
balance of 3,414.17 in their gen
eral fund and seek to transfer ST.
900 of that amount to the road and
bridge fund.
Citing a balance of 5,000.98 in
their general fund, V. H. Powell,
C. NJ. Hause and Nj. III. Deeds,
trustees of Urion township, ask
authority to transfer $4,000 to the
road and bridge fund.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-08-03
Truck Driver Charged
By State Examiner

Findings of s757 against Ray An
derson, Kenton truck driver, were
contained in the report of a special
examination of the delivery of stone
to Buck and Lynn townships, Hard
in county, made by A. H. Harlett,
examiner from the state auditors
office, who is now checking public
records in Kenton.
The report which says: "Bills rem
dered by Ray Anderson for furnish
ing and delivering stone contained
Implications, raised weight tickets,
etc." was received by Prosecuting
Attorney Rex. w. Hanna and Audi
tor w. B. Wilson.
Prosecutor Hanna said that the
facts contained in the report would
be brought to the attention of the
Hardin county grand jury which will
convene on September IL.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-08-03
PUTNAM COUNTY
Columbus Grove
Youth Killed

A Columbus Grove youth was
killed and three friends were in
jured, none seriously, in an automo-
bile accident Friday when they at
tempted to avoid striking a train
at the D. I. & |. crossing in the
Putnam county village and the car
turned over striking telephone
pole.
Max Allen, II, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Allen, Columbus Grove,
was the Putnam county victim.
Injured were: Jack Crew, Is, of
Pontiac, Mich, cousin of Allen, who
suffered body and arm cuts; Mrs.
Gertrude Cruikshank, Al, of Colum-
bus Grove, face cuts and an eye
injury; and Martha Jane, Is, her
daughter, abrasions on the right
leg and a cut above the right eye.
All are in Memorial hospital re-
ported in good condition.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-08-03
Rural Electric Rate
Is Set

Directors of the United Rural
Electric Cooperative, of Kenton, o.,
has adopted a minimum rate of
$2.75 per month, the Rural Electri-
fication Administration announced
recently.
The cooperative is sponsoring the
construction and operation of 300
miles of rural lines to 1000 men,
bers in Allen, Hardin, Auglaize and
Marion counties through an REA
loan of $309,000.
The minimum bill will buy 40 Kill
owatt hours, enough to light the
average sized home and will oper-
ate a washing machine and iron, a
radio, and water pump, REA said.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-08-03
May Improve Dixie
North Of Findlay

Instructions to prepare a survey
of resurfacing the Dixie highway
north from Van Buren to the Wood
county line, have been received from
the state highway department by
Emerson L. Burrell, resident dis
trict engineer.
Burrell said the survey was to be
completed early in August which led
him to believe that the project might
be undertaken yet this year, though
he said he had not yet been advised
on that point.
This stretch of the highway is a
30-foot concrete pavement in use
several years. 1t had become rough
and is to be covered with a surface
of asphaltic concrete.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-08-03
180 Chickens Are
Stolen

Temptation is strong at this sea-
son of the year for those who have
the inclination to sneak into a
farmers chicken coop and tuck a
few of the plump broilers under his
arm. The sheriff's office has issued
a warning to farmers to be on the
lookout for the chicken thief.
Reports of chicken thievery are
coming into the sheriff's office. 1t
was reported that 1S0 broilers,
averaging 11a pounds each, disap-
peared from the Anspach chicken
house on the John Corbin farm, 21a
miles east of Findlay, during the abb
sence of the Anspach family.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-08-03
Potatoes busted By
Airplane

busting potatoes from an airplane
something new in the Scioto marsh
was under way at the Jennings
Stambaugh farm near McGuffey last
week.
Aerial busting was decided upon
after heavy rainfall and hot, humid
weather had forced potato growth
beyond all expectations. Vines that
could easily be busted at this sea-
son in normal years, still are green,
and ordinary busting equipment
causes serious damage, it was re-
ported.
Stambaugh's potato field is mile
long and contains $50 acres. 1t
takes the plane, which was brought
from New York, one minute to make
the trip across the field, and nearly
80 acres can be busted in an hour.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-08-03
Ditch Hearing Up
Third Time

The final hearing on assessments
for the Hog Greek drainage project
in Washington and Liberty town
ships will be held Wednesday, Aug.
%, it was announced by the Hard
in county commissioners. The hear
ing will be held on the engineers
report at the same time.
The huge project will include
some IA miles of Improvement and
some 800 landowners in the district
are listed to be assessed if it is
granted.
This will be the third trial for
the project, two others having failed
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-08-03
Many On WPA Will
Be Dropped

Several hundred Lima and Allen
county WPA workers will lose their
jobs during August and September
under the new relief act requiring
the dismissal of all the agency's en-
ployes, except war veterans, who
have been on the rolls continuously
for more than Is months.
State WPA headquarters an
nounced Friday that the act already
had cost S,18S Ohio WPA workers
their jobs as of July &c. Allen
county is not included in this list
of reductions. r.v ~
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-08-03
Man-Made Lake
Being Built

A lake made by man is taking
form east of Van Buren, in Rocky
Ford creek.
That is to say lake will be Gre
ated when work of building a 400
foot earthen dixie and a 100-foot
concrete spillway is completed.
The dixie and spillway are being
constructed on the east side of the
New York Central railroad, parallel
with the railroad tracks. The CEN
ter of the dam is 200 feet east of
the railroad.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-08-03
Two Groups Get
Tax Cash

Two Hancock county organizations
which have been saving sales tax
stamps during recent months for
their cash redemption value have
been rewarded for their efforts by
announcement from the department
of taxation of redemption amounts
due as of July Is.
Among those organizations whose
redemption applications have been
received and approved are st. Mi
chaels school, Findlay; the Methodist
Ladies Aid Society, McComb.
Sales tax stamps are redeemable
at three per cent of their face value
under the last Legislature, effective
since May /.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-08-03
NEWS NOTES FROM FOUR COUNTIES

The youth was found lying in a
ditch along the highway by truck
driver who stopped another motorist
and had the victim brought to the
state highway patrol barracks. He
later was removed to the hospital in
an ambulance.
Hospital attendants said the
youth suffered a possible fracture of
the skull and back injuries. He was
unable, because of his semi-con-
scious condition, to tell state patrol
men how the accident occurred.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-08-03
27,908 Acres Allotted
To Wheat

The 1910 wheat allotment for Har-
din county under the AAA farm
program was announced at 27,908
acres by j. o. Sherrick, chairman
of the Hardin County Agricultural
Conservation association. This is
an increase of $3.50 acres over the
1889 allotment of wheat, he said.
The county allotment is based on
the seeded acreage of wheat in the
10-year period, 1929-38, and the
acreage diverted from production of
wheat under previous agricultural
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-08-03

tration of Dances of America" on
his Radio Appreciation hour.
This composition, originally part
of suite for string orchestra en-
titled prelude, Square Dance and
Fuegue", was published in 1886 by
Elkan-Vogel, Inc, Philadelphia, and
had its first important premier at
the national convention of the Fed
Grafton of Women's music clubs of
America the same year.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-08-03
HANCOCK COUNTY
Organist Active At SO

Andrew Boyer, 86-year-old organ
ist of the Good Hope Lutheran
church, was surprised when MEM
bers of the church choir and their
families gathered at his home, south
east of Arlington, last week. The
group gathered on the lawn and
sang a number of his favorite hymns
under his direction, and presented
him with a gift for his devotion and
efforts he has given to the choir
work for many years.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-08-03

so far in the past, Earl Hanefeld,
former state director of agriculture,
reports that corn in one field on
his farm already has reached IL feet
in height. The field is an Illinois
variety of commercial hybrid.
Since leaving the department with
the change of administration Jan. I,
Hanefeld has been actively engaged
in operating his 200-acre farm west
of Kalida.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-08-03
WOman's Screams
ROut Burglar

Screams of a Lima woman at an
early hour Wednesday frightened a
burglar from her bedroom, but not
before he picked up her pocketbook
containing approximately $5 which
was lying on a dresser.
The victim was Mrs. Henry Enck.
Mrs. Enck told police she was
awakened about 4:35 a. m. by the
raising of a window. When the
burglar entered her room, which is
on the first floor, she screamed,
police were told, and the intruder
disconnected the light bulb.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-08-03
Pioneers To Meet
September 2

The sixty-seventh annual meeting
of the Putnam County Pioneer as
sociation will be held in the Pres
byterian church at Kalida on Satur-
day afternoon, Sept. 2, L P. Craw-
fis, president of the association has
announced.
The Putnam County Pioneer asso-
citation was organized sixty-seven
years ago for the purpose of bring
ing together the living pioneers Of
the county.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-08-03
Plan Home Beautifica-
ton Tour

Putnam county oranges have
planned a home Identification tour
for August %, starting at 9 o'clock
from the H. T. Stump farm home
and stopping at the r. c. Eastman
home, Columbus Grove; the Coral
Donaldson and Melvin Hilty homes,
Pandora. They will stop in Gilboa
for a picnic dinner, then visit other
homes of the Leipsic and Sharon
oranges.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-08-03
Safety Flashers Being
Installed

Installation of automatic flasher
signals at all Pennsylvania Railroad
grade crossings in Lima is under
way at cost of about $4,000. The
program is the result of a cam
paign by city council to obtain "a
hour protection at all crossings in
the city.
Similar programs are under con-
sideration by officials of the Erie,
Baltimore and Ohio, Nickel Plate
and ID. T. & l. Railroads.
Watchmen at present are on duty
a part of each day at the crossings,
but all will be retained on the COM
pany payroll, officials promised.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-08-03
Barn Destroyed By
Fire

Fire completely destroyed the barn
on the Aaron Good farm, east of
SCOTS Crossing Saturday evening.
Mr.. Good had been threshing at the
home of neighbor and returned
home and parked his truck in the
barn. The truck backfired, accord
ing to the report and sparks ignited
the structure.
Six hogs, a quantity of farm ma
chinery, 200 bushels of oats, 100
bushels of wheat and a quantity of
of hay and straw were consumed by
the flames along with the farm
structure.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-08-03
DelphOs Budget Is Cut

Delphos budget for operating ex-
penses for 1910, to be derived from
general taxation, was set at $49,-
846.27 by city council when it met
Tuesday night.
This is about $1,000 lower than
the 1899 budget, City Auditor Frank
trek said.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-08-03
Poor Relief Bonds
To Be Sold

On Aug. the Hardin county
board of commissioners will sell
$4,000 in poor relief notes to the
highest bidders, it was announced by
w. B. Wilson, county auditor and
clerk pro tenn of the board.
Prior to 10 a. m. on Aug. z,
sealed bids on three notes will be
received in the amounts of $4,000,
$1,000 and $1,000.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-08-03

sonal supervision of Perry Hughes
of Prospect, one of the best known
dog trainers in the nation.
Hughes maintains training base
in the province of Manitoba, Can
ada, where he conducts summer
training for the dogs. He has ken
nels and horses with which he works
out the training. The dogs are
trained on prairie chickens and con-
ditions are good this summer,
Hughes reports.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-08-03
ALLEN COUNTY
Illness Costs Schools
S10,348

Scarlet fever and diphtheria out
breaks in Allen county last year
were credited with costing county
schools large share of the $1O,34S
to be lost in state revenue this fall.
County Supt. Hershel Litherland
reported absences bring a decline in
school foundation funds but ex-
planned authorities refrained from
closing schools on advice of depart
ments of health.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-08-03
Cyclist Found In Ditch

Little change was seen this week
in the condition of Lester Stose, q,
Toledo, who is in Findlay hospital
suffering from injuries received We'd
nesday of last week when he appar-
emily lost control of his motorcycle
in Route 25 north of Findlay.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-08-03
Findlay Bicycles Must
Have Licenses

City Council adopted an ordinance
to license bicycles and regulate their
operation within the corporation
limits in Findlay. The ordinance
will become effective in 80 days.
The measure requires that bicycl-
lists purchase 25-cent license plate
and replace it with a new one for
Is cents on or before the first day
of July on each odd numbered year.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-08-03

steel, they believed, would help fl
nance repaving projects throughout
the city.
Bus line officials, however, pointed
to clause in the contract giving
to the city only steel on paved
streets.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-08-03
Fugitive IL Years,
Is Captured

Seventeen years of freedom ended
in Lima last week for a Wisconsin
fugitive when Erie railroad Police
man r. w. Steen spotted him.
Steen arrested John Bourn, alias
William Johnson for questioning,
and together with Lima police OBJ
tained admission that he escaped in
1922 from a hospital for criminal
insane at Oshkosh, Wis, after two
years behind bars for stabbing a
man to death.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-08-03
Builds Tractor From
10 Autos

Discarded parts of ten junked
automobiles and trucks were used
by Harold Decker, Kenton mechanic,
in building his homemade tractor.
The only tractor parts on the outfit
are the rear tenders.
This is the second such machine
assembled by Decker. Two years
ago he made tractor for his
father-in-law, Alex Van Sky. Van
Sky says it does more work on less
gasoline than new tractor.