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KMO-Kiwanis.
XVI - Kitty Kelly: lis
Myrt and Marge,
KOMO-Backstage Wife
1915. Stella Dallas.
KJR-Club Matinee.
1870 P. Nj.
KMO - Keyboards: las
Hitmakers.
XVI - Hillto House
las. Stepmother.
KOMO-Vlc and SADIE:
l:45. Girl Alone.
KJR-Matinee.
KIRO-Bess johnson.
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KMO-Navy Talk: AIS
Johnsons.
KVI-Scattergood Baines
2:15. DR.. Susan.
kOMO-House boat Han
nah; ans, Stringtime
KJR-Choir: 2l5, Sher'
If Bob
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kMO-Base ball.
kVI-Edward G. Robin
son.
KOMo-Johnny Presents
K JR-Baseball.
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KMO - JACK Armstrong
5 45. Top Tune Review
RVI-Dick Aursndl 5'f5
Geo. johnson
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KJR-OrRan 5,45 scan
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KIRO-545 CostIgan.
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KMO-Ed Albright.
KVI-American School o.
he All
kOMO - Valiant Lady
Il.45. Betty Croker
K JP Washington Al
work.
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KXI-We. the People
KOMO-Exfrs Pair 8 ,i5
Nibrstune.
KJR - MARY and Bob
Stories.
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K M o - Squires; II AS
Rhapsody in Wax
XVI - Orchestra; Archie
Bleyer.
KOMO-Hotel Orchestra
KJR - Paul Carson. Or
gan.
X IR o - lbs, Concer'
Hall
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,KMO-Femlnine Fancies
X VI - Fletcher Wiley;
3.l5. Dial Teasers.
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Schools. 3l5. ! Love a
Mystery.
K J r - Bob Armstrong
Orchestra.
KIRO-3 is. Job Finder.
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KIN World Dances;
2:l5, johnson Family.
K VI - S c attic 600 q
Baines: 2:15, DR. Susan
KOMO-Housebo boat Ham
nah. 2.l5. Extra Pair.
World Fair Com.
2:l5. Sheriff Bob.
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Sis. Stafford Sisters.
KOMO-Cookoook S:le
! Love a Mystery.
KJR-Orchestra.
kIRO-3;l5. Job Finders
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Wink kapers.
XVI Foundations OF
Democracy.
KOMO-Womsns Masa.
zine.
KJR-Ansler and Hunter
4 p. NJ.
KIM o - Fulton Lewis.
AIS. News.
KVI-Disl Teassrs. AIS
Blind Association.
KOMO-Easy Aces; ASS
Mr. Keen
KJR-Orchestra.
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AIS, News.
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Preschool Story Hour.
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Mr. Keen
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AIS, Drama.
KIRO-Tea Dance; AIS,
Plane side.
Evening star., 1939-10-03
FLATS FOR RENT.

S35 90 ROOMS KITCHEN AND BATH:
rear porch. yard etc: newly decorated;
1850 IRVING ST NV ROOMS.
kitchen and bath. porch. elec. refg.
h.-w.h. (tenant furnishes own heaD;
F. ELIOT MIDDLETON.
"05 Investment Bldg. Republic 11s1.
Evening star., 1939-10-03
BIG BRICK HOME.

Bryant st. near North Capitol-Fne g.
room brick ami. extra lot, garage.
bedrms A good rental proposition. Worth
SlI00O now under $4,000; easy terms.
H. c. MAYNOR, 23l4 r. l. ave. ne.
North 433S
Evening star., 1939-10-03
l773 Lonier PI. NV.

8 rooms. kitchen and bath Vicinity
18TH and Columbia Rd.---SSO O0
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Taylor, 4027 18th st. NV.
rms, dlnette kit. bath free refg., $50 so

Taylor, 4027 18th st. NV.
rms, dinette kit, bath, free refg. S52 so
Toxic, 1928 Hiatt Pl. NV.
tNR. 18th AND PARK RD1
rms, kit. bath, free refs, $50
Whitecroft Apt.
1901 LongfelloW St NV
rms" dlnette' kit. bath. refs, $50
3517 18th st. NV.
rms kit, bath. refg, $3.50.
Mullin, 329 R. I. Ave. NE
rms, kit. bath. free refg., s45.
Atlantic, 1905 10th St. NV.
rm.. kit. bath. refs. $3.50.
rms" Kit bath refs S45.
1907 M st. NV.
2 rms. kit, bath. Oct. Is, S44
4535 Avondale ST., Bethesda.
rms. kit, bath. Oct i, $3.50.
1905 Hampden Lane, Bethesda.
rms rms, KIT. Kit. Ssth Ssth, s5S s5S 80. 90.
Duplex.
2011 18th st. Sc.
rms, kit, bath. porch, $50.
2022 Naylor Rd. S.E.
rms. kit, bath. porch $3.50.
Inspection Invited.
FRANCIS A. BLUNDON CO..
sos II ST w
Evening star., 1939-10-03

2116 37th NW-MoDERN HOME. RMS.
1Ia baths: redecorated: Frigid.; porches:
garage; conv.; open. Reas rent. Columbia
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HOUSES UNFURkIsHED.


8 R., 2 B., PoRcHEs: BASEMENT; GAS
mo. 5405 N H. ave. NV. Geo. 1883.
TAKoNA PARK. 219 UNDERWOOD ST
ST. baths, 2 families; double garage: near
school bus playground: S65. Sh. 4067 j:
sso6M sysl g MSDses ss sesa Ss sIsT
r M. NOLAN, Lincoln OOs.
336 N ST. s.W..e LGE:. MODERN RMS,
oYP Ealo so1 pASs Snsne CO. 1!sS 1 st ARny Ps
5o21 5th ST. NW.--6 ROOMS. 2 SCREEN
lines Gentiles s65 month
431O BRANDYWINE N.W.-6 r. AND B..
ssFy ss D. 'e eo sFft s 'GE S
NV.
GEoRdEToWN-7-RM. BRICK; LOVELY
garden; sleeping porch iirspaSs mmes
sss tSas SsR SsR san. za i. IN :es
Electrolux; near bus; S35. Randolph oi35.
hot-water heat, elee:; excellent condition.
sfR1S1slag ssnf sSS ess ms Met EnM L.
WITH Win g.l.se aasa sP Phone Col ssis HOUSE
opFs sad pm ls5sR so pR NJ II 5Sa AM s9b T1 PM n
tween Mckinley St. and Nebraska ays;-e
circle. 6 rms, ba oil heat. FULTON r.
GORDON. 1927 Eye st. Dist. $500 Even
ings. Woodley 5O91.
oas. ~ HfsS bs HHsT 5ss2 s9HSER Slss
garage. oil heat. Inquire 11OS N. CAPITOL
st 3s
2116 37th NW.-MoDERN HOME. RMS.
1h baths: is., redecoratsd: Frigid; porches;
1921.
1914 DECATUR N.W- BEDROOMs, 2ls
baths: gas heat; available Oct. IS. OAu
there or phone Emerson 1857. sos. 90.
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HOUSES WANTED 70 RENT.

DO. YOU WANT SOME ONE 70 LIVE IN
and take care Of your home. furnished or
unfurnished? Young couple desirous Of
such arrangement. Box 466-K Star.
LIST YOUR HOUSES WITH US FOR RENT,
MURRAY CO, NATIONAL 7772
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
1S42 18th s.. NV
2217 18th St. NV.

Attractive front apt. 4 rooms kitch.
en-, bath rear enclosed porch: con.
venient to downtoWn-- -S7n
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1850 Fuller St. NV.

rooms, kitchen and bath; rear
porch electric refriseration. $500
Evening star., 1939-10-03

1914 DECATUR NV BEDROOMS 2is
baths: gas heat; available oct. Is. Gall
there or phone Emerson 1857. S05 90. \
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Battery Park. Bethesda, Md.

III Delray ave-: 3 bedrooms, . baths, ]
bedroom and bath on lst floor; reasonable
down payment, S65 month
1l5 Delray ave; 3 bedrooms, ! bath;
rea asonable down payment $50 month.
NEW. Large lots; near to everythlne.
JOHN A. VAIL. owner and builder. Wis.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-09-28
Inaugural Ceremonies For DR..
Ramseyer AS College Head Here
Inauguration to be Held on
October 20, Day Preceding
Homecoming
Representatives of Ohio Colleges
And Church Leaders to
Attend Affair

DR.. Lloyd L. Ramseyer, who took
over the reigns of Bluffton college ad-
ministration last winter, will be form
ally inaugurated as president of the
institution at ceremonies on the cam
pus, Friday, Oct. 20.
Representatives of Ohio colleges,
other institutions and Mennonite
church leaders have been invited to
the inaugural service.
President Kenneth |. Brown, of Hir-
am college, president of the Ohio Col
lege association, will be the speaker
at the Inauguration, with President
Ramseyer giving the inaugural re-
sponse. Special music will be proyid-
ed by the college vesper choir.
A number of honorary degrees will
be conferred as a part of the cere-
mony, the recipients to be announced
later.
The inaugural program will be held
in College hall at A p. m. 1t will be
followed by banquet in Ropp hall al
6:15 D. m. Prof. Maurice E. Troyer
of Syracus university, and a mmber 0.
the college board of trustees, will b.
in charge of the banquet program.
Climaxing the events of the day al
evening concert will be presented il
the First Mennonite church by ths
college orchestra and the vesper choir
Inaugural ceremonies will be on the
day preceding the annual college home
coming observance.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-09-28
Clinton Schlaak, Brother of Mrs.
Cloyce Bame, Resident
OF Polish City
Former Arlington Resident Is
Foreign Representative of
Ford Motor Co.

Anxiety is being felt over the safety
of Clinton L. Schlaak, brother of Mrs.
Cloyce Bame, of Bluffton, from whom
nothing has been heard since the de-
struction of war struck Warsaw, Pol
and, where he has been located for
the last 10 years.
Schlaak also is brother-in-law of
Ray ]. Patterson of iFndlay, formerly
of Bluffton.
Relatives of Schlaak have been un-
able to contact him since German
planes first bombed Warsaw. A rep
resentative of the Ford Motor Car
Co., Schlaak has been located at the
Ford plant in Warsaw for 10 years.
He planned to return to America
this summer, but last June he wrote
that his trip had been cancelled be-
cause of unrest abroad. When he
first went to Europe Is years ago he
was located in Denmark, and his let
ter last June came from Copenhagen.
Relatives have seen in this some pos
sible indication that Schlaak may not
have been in Poland when the war
broke out.
Members of the family have cabled
Copenhagen in an effort to locate him,
but no word has been received as yet.
Schlaak is a native of Arlington,
but has been connected with Ford en-
terprises in Europe for the last Is
years.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-09-28
Homecoming Of Riley
Creek Church Sunday

Riley Creek Baptist church of
Orange township will hold its an
nual Homecoming Sunday. The morn
ing program will begin with Sunday
school at 10 o'clock followed by
church services at II a. m, with
Rev. Fred Schneider of Sunbury de-
livering the sermon.
A basket dinner at noon will be
followed by an afternoon service at
2:30 o'clock. Numbers on the after
noon program will include devotion
ais by Rev. Doyle Snow of Lima
church history by w. ]. Lewis and
sermon by Rev. Raymond Mer-
riett of Hillsboro. Special music
will be furnished by the Riley Greek
Mems quartet and the mems quartet
of the New Stark church.
Rev. Maurice Harlow is pastor o1
the Riley Greek church and Edgar
Pifer superintendent of the Sunday
school.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-09-28
Open College Music
Course Here Oct. 4

Three outstanding musical pre-
sentations will be brought to Bluff
ton this year in the Bluffton College
Concert Series, Prof. Russell A
Lantz announced Wednesday.
Opening offering of the year will
be presented Wednesday night OF
next week, Oct. A, in the high school
auditorium. Virgilio Lazzari, bassc
of the Metropolitan and Chicago
Opera associations, will be featured
in the concert.
With him will be Olga Trevisan
daughter of the director of the Chi
cago municipal opera, well known
soprano. Charles Lurvey will be the
pianist.
In the second portion of next We'd
nesday's concert, Lazarri and Miss
Trevisan will appear in costume, de-
picting scenes from the opera, The
Barber of Seville.
Other numbers selected Iof tfl'
regular concert season will bring tt
Bluffton Gillette and Micari, duo
pianists, who have played here pre-
viously, in January, and the Contin
entail Gypsy Ensemble in March.
Season tickets will be sold for tht
three concert presentations.
In addition to the regular concer
series, the college music department
is planning to sponsor additiona
features during the winter. Th'
first of these will, be. in Februar.
when the Westminster choir will b.
presented here, and in April it i
planned to bring the Little Sym
phony of Chicago TO Bluffton.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-09-28
man IS BURIED
BY EARTH SLIDE
Ross GOttshal is Seriously In
jured When Sides of Ditch
Cave In
Bluffton Man i'm Hospital at
Millersburg; Possible In
ternal Injuries

Crushed under a cave-in of earth
while working in a ditch, Ros Got
shall, 40, residing on South Main
street is in a hospital at Millersburg
apparently seriously injured in the
chest and back. Whether he sustain
ed internal injuries in the accident
could not be determined by attending
physicians, Wednesday morning.
The Bluffton man was the victim of
an accident which occurred last Fri
day afternoon at Killbuck in Holmes
county where he was engaged in
making repairs at a property which
he owns.
GotshalI, assisted by neighbor,
Vernon Berg, had completed excava-
tion for sewer line from the prop
erty to the street and was engaged
in making the connection when sides
of the ditch caved in. Gotshall,
bending over at the time was crushed
under the weight of the earth while
Berg was standing erect, was near
| ly waist-deep but uninjured.
Gotshall Rescued
Assistance hastily summoned sue
ceeded in extracting Gotshall from
under the mound of earth and he was
rushed to the hospital at Millersburg,
short distance from Killbuck.
Because of severe chest injuries, he
was placed under an oxygen tent tenn
porarily. X-ray photographs taken
shortly after the accident were re-
ported unsatisfactory and attending
physicians expect to take more pic
lures the latter part of this week if
his condition permits.
Mrs. Gotshall who was at their
home here at the time of the accident
left for Millersburg, Friday night and
expects to remain at that place in
definitely.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gotshall have resid-
ed here for several years. He is en-
ployed in the Buckeye Pipe line pump
station at Mt. Cory.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-09-28
LEASING or OIL
LAND is SLOWER
Pressing Farm Work is Delay
ing Activity i'm District
North of Town
Comparatively Little Acreage
Has Been Added During
Past Week

Leasing of oil rights in district
four miles north of Bluffton where oil
was first discovered nearly half a
century ago is slower this week be-
cause of the rush of fall work on
farms in the area.
Drilling for oil is to be revived
soon in the section, according to Bowl
ing Green and New York interests
who last week announced that oil op-
tions had been taken on 685 acres of
farm land.
Comparatively little additional ac-
reage has been added during the last
week because of busy activity on
farms, but it is expected that leases
may be taken on as much as several
thousand acres before negotiations are
completed.
The search for oil in the abandoned
field near here is said TO be a part
of general nationwide movement
which finds operators leasing and
drilling in fields which so years ago
were not considered good enough to
pump.
Changed conditions are belived to
make such pumping profitable now,
however, and as result old fields are
being re-opened all over the country
| Factors entering into the changed
situation are the current price of oil
as compared with that of half GEN.
tury ago, and improved marketing
facilities.
Today crude oil is bringing 80 cents
barrel, in contrast to the price
range prevailing so years ago wher
Is cents a barrel was paid. In ad
dition, oil can be marketed near al
home now and transportation facili
ties can easily be arranged.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-09-28
College Vesper
Service Sunday

Opening vesper service of Bluffton
college will be held in the chapel
Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock when
Rev. John Thiessen, missionary to
India now home on furlough will be
the speaker.
Rev. Thiessen will deliver an ad-
dress on the subject of making
Choices. Special music will be pro-
vided by the Vesper choir directed
by Prof. r. A. Lantz.
Following the vesper service the
faculty will hold reception in hon
or of parents of students in the
Musselman library. Open house will
also be observed in both Lincoln
and Ropp halls, dormitories for men
and women.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-09-28
LAY PIPE LINE
HERE, REPORT
Construction of Line from Lima
To Cygnet, Thru Bluff
ton, Indicated
Men Seen at Work on Buckeye
Pipe Line Right of Way
Here Tuesday

Reports that the Buckeye Pipe Line
company will lay ten inch line thru
Bluffton this fall for transportation
of oil products between Lima and
Cygnet were current here the first of
the week.
The reports, while believed to be
reliable, could not be substantiated.
An official speaking from the com
pany's Lima office refused to confirm
or deny the reported project, Tues
day afternoon.
Indications lending credence to the
reports occurred here Tuesday when
group of workmen were observed
digging and prodding along the pipe
+, line company's right of way near the
Nickel Plate railroad depot. The men,
it is belived were mapping out a
course for the proposed line.
Expect 100 to zoo Men Here
According to current reports the
work is to start shortly and crew
of between 100 and 200 men will be
here soon, possibly within the next
week or two, and will make Bluffton
their headquarters while constructing
this part of the line.
The new line, it is understood, will
be located on the company's present
right of way east of the Nickel Plate
tracks and running parallel to the
railroad right of way thru Bluffton.
Construction of the line from Lima
to Cygnet would cover approximately
46 miles. 1t may be continued lat.
er to Toledo, according to some re.
ports.
Enlargement of the company's pump
station at Mt. Cory was completed
recently, and a large volume of OF
is handled by pipe lines thru this sec.
ton.
Second Pipe Line Construction
Construction of a pipe line between
Lima and Cygnet this fall would b.
the second project of its kind in tn,
Bluffton area within the past fifteei
months.
A pipe line for trasportion of gas
oline between Fostoria and Lima wa
laid east of Bluffton in July of las
year. The line traversed a right o
way thru Union and Orange township
coming nearest to Bluffton at tn,
Bertsche farm on the Allen -Hancocl
county line.
The reported line to be built thi
fall is said to have no connection witt
the leasing of land north of Blufftol
where Bowling Green and New Yorl
interests are planning to put down
test well before next spring.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-09-28
Missionary From,
India To Speak

Rev. John Thiessen, returned mis-
sionary from India, will speak at
the Presbyterian church, Sunday
night at 7:30 o'clock under auspices
of the Women's Missionary society.
Rev. Thiessen and his family re-
Gently returned from India on a
years furlough and are now resid-
ing in Bluffton His work in India
was under auspices of the Mennon-
ite church. For many years engaged
in mission work in the Far East he
brings a first-hand knowledge of
affairs in that part of the world.
The public is invited.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-09-28
Ask Inspection Of
Buses Be DELAYED

\ Request for delay in the annual
inspection of Bluffton's school buses
has been sent to the state highway
patrol by Supt. of Schools A. ]. B.
Longsdorf.
Supt. Longsdorf pointed out that
two of the three new buses pur-
chased by the board of education
will not be delivered in time for the
inspection scheduled for next Mon
day morning These buses are ex-
pected here about the middle of
October.
All school buses of the county are
inspected annually by the highway
patrol which checks on the drivers
fitness for service as we'll as on. the
mechanical details of the buses.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-09-28
MARKETS STEADY
AT LOWER LEVEL
Hogs and Wheat Prices StabiI-
ize at Quotations Under War
scare Tops.
Food Prices Here are Showing
Gradual Decline from Hoard
ing Levels.

Buttons livestock and grain mar
ket have steadied after their initial
furry as a result of the European
war scare, it was indicated in a sur
vey here the first of the week.
Food prices, likewise which went
haywire on the outbreak Of overseas
hostilities showed a gradual decline,
although still at generally higher
levels than those of month ago.
From a top of 50 per hundred
pounds for hogs, three weeks ago, top
quotation here Wednesday morning
was S7.20. Wheat likewise, which
went from a record low of SO cents
a bushel last summer to a top of 85
cents early in September is now sta
bilizing at lower levels. The current
price here is now 80 cents.
That Sugar Scare
Sugar, bought up by housewives in
nationwide boarding spree is now
about one cent pound above the pre-
war price. Due to the forward buy
ing of sugar the volume of sales of
this commodity has slumped sharply
and dealers indicated that they ex-
pect a further decline in prices within
a week.
Flour, which was also included in
the boarding program with resultant
price increases is following largely the
course of the sugar market.
Butter and eggs have shown in
creases generally and the same is al
so true of potatoes. Dealers, however,
stated that increases in price have re-
suited more from seasonal changes
than from war influence.
Bread, coffee, tea and milk have
continued with prices generally un-
changed.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-09-28
Bird Gir" Features
Lions Ladies Night

Juanita McComb, entertainer,
known professionally as the "bird
girl" will be a feature of ladies
night program of the Lions club to
be held at the Walnut Grill next
Tuesday evening at 6:15 o'clock.
Miss McComb, an adept at imi-
tating the calls of birds and animals
will give an exhibition of her skill
and also do clay modelling and a
chalk talk in connection with her
talk.
Reared in Colorado and Nebraska
Miss McComb has specialized in ma
ture study and has done much hik-
ing in various parts of the country
Besides her scheduled appearance
before the Lions club in the evening
she will give a demonstration before
pupils of the grade school next Tues
day afternoon at 1880 o'clock and al
the high school at 2:30.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-09-28

Farmers in the Bluffton district
eyed their calendars skeptically the
first of the week-observed that fly
free date for wheat sowing is past
but evinced no hurry about swinging
into action with the grain drills.
Although the official fy-freee date
is past, many farmers declare that
fields are still infested with Hessian
fly, due to hot, dry weather of the
past month. For this reason wheat
sowing will be later than usual this
year, it is indicated from results of
survey the first of the week.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-09-28
CIRCULATE LOCAL
OPTION PETITIONS
Seek to Vote on Ban of Beer
And Wine i'm November
Election Here
Petitions Appear First of Week
In Blufft0n and Richland
Township

Bluffton and Richland township will
vote on local option at the election IN
November if sufficient number OF
signatures are obtained on petitions
now being circulated.
Circulation of petitions is in charge
of local members of the Bluffton Col
lege Y. NJ C. A. Officers of the Y
M. C. A. stated that although that or
ganization was in sympathy with the
movement, it is taking no active part
in the matter, leaving the promotion
work to those of its members who are
Bluffton residents, since the question
is local issue.
Petitions now being circulated in
both town and township would seek
to ban the sale of wine and beer of
more than 3.2 alcoholic content.
Hard Liquor Prohibited
Sale of hard liquor is already pro-
hibited here, it was pointed out the
first of the week as a reult of the 1888
election here when Bluffton voted
against repeal of the state prohibition
amendment and also the eighteenth
amendment to the federal constitution.
In order to obtain a place on the
ballot in the November election the
petition must bear signatures of elec-
tors equal in number to at least Id
per cent. of the total number of votes
cast in each respective subdivision at
the last gubernatorial election.
The petitions must be filed with the
county board of elections next week
in time to be certified not less than
thirty days before the November elec-
tion.
The local option issue, it is said
would appear on a separate ballot at
the election and would require ma
jority vote to carry the measure.
Under the Ohio law vote on this
phase of local option cannot be held
oftener than one in four years in any
given political subdivision.