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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-05-11
Return From, Motor
Trip To California

Mr.. and Mrs. Wade Marshall who
were married on Easter Sunday, re-
turned Friday night after months
motor trip to the Pacific coast. They
visited points of interest enroute and
spent some time with Mrs. Marshall's
two aunts, Mrs. j. B. Huff and Mrs.
M. L. Huff, both of Modesto, Calf.
Travelling 1000 miles, their timer
ary took them thru fifteen states
and also Old Mexico where they
visited historic Juarez.
They also visited the Grand Can
yon, Boulder Dam, Los Angeles,
Yosemite National Park, San Fran
cisco Exposition, Salt Lake City,
Denver, Lincoln, Neb., and Peoria,
Illinois.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marshal are making
their home for the present with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. D. William
SON of Orange township.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-05-11
Harmon Field Day, Community
Outing, To Be Held On Friday
With The Sick

Miss Zitella Gettles, Bluffton high
school senior and daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Gettles is convalesc-
ing at the. Bluffton hospital following
an operation for appendicitis, Friday
morning.
Dr.. ]. S. Steiner who was pa
tient at the Bluffton hospital the
past week has been removed to his
home where he is recovering from
complications following an attack of
/ influenza.
David Wenger, who has been maxi
ing his home with his daughter,
Mrs. E. E. Miller northwest of Bluff
ton is patient in the Community
hospital.
Mrs. Melvin Williamson, a patient
in the Findlay hospital for the past
eight weeks was removed to her
home near Mt. Cory, Monday.
The condition of Miss Marjorie
Clark, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Clark remains unchanged. She
has been i'll for some time with
heart trouble at her home on Grove
street.
Mrs. Agnes Warkentin, pneumonia
patient in the Bluffton hospital is re
covering and will be removed to her
home in Pandora, Friday.
Oliver Locher, Bluffton bank clerk,
has been in St. Luke's hospital,
Cleveland for observation the past
week on account of kidney all
ment His wife and daughter Nan,
accompanied by the formers par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Diller of
Pandora left Wednesday morning for
Cleveland to spend several days with
him.
Mrs. Lillian McConnaughey of the
Ohio Soldiers and Sailors home in
Xenia is convalescing at the home
of her mother Mrs. Bertha Woods on
West College avenue following a ma
jor operation which she underwent
at Lima Memorial hospital.
Mrs. o. d. Lora of South Main
street and College avenue is still
confined to the Findlay hospital
where she underwent major oper-
alton three weeks ago. Her condi
ton is reported satisfactory consid
ering the seriousness of the opera
tion.
Condition of Mrs. A. E. Lugibill,
critically i'll at Bluffton hospital for
more than month with heart trou-
BILE and complications is unchanged.
Mrs. p C. Herr is recovering at
her home north of Bluffton following
a recent paralytic stroke.
Mrs. Wilson Hawk is improving at
her home on South Jackson street
after several weeks treatment at
Findlay hospital.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-05-11

In a church wedding at 3 O'Clock
Sunday afternoon in St. John Men
monte church northwest of Bluffton,
Miss Eileen Amstutz, daughter of
Mrs. Ellen Amstutz, of Bluffton be-
came the bride of Richard Reiter,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Reiter,
Of Mt. Cory.
Relatives and close friends wit
messed the exchange of vows before
an arch decorated with spring bios
SONS and candelabra in single ring
ceremony with Rev. Hillard Camp
of Rawson officiating.
She was given in marriage by her
brother Monroe of Pontiac, Mich.
Richard Kistner of Pontiac, nephew
of the bride served as ring bearer
which also marked his fifth birthday.
The bride was attended by Miss
Glenna Mae Reiter of Mt. Cory, sis
ter of the bridegroom. Miss Eudora
Amstutz, twin sister of the bride,
was maid or honof.
Flowers girls were Marilyn Ann
Kistner of Pontiac, Barbara Jean
and Mary Ellen Hilty of Pontiac,
nieces of the bride, and Betty Green
of Mt. Cory niece of the bridegroom.
The bridegroom was attended by
Charles Bowers of Mt. Cory as best
man. Ushers were Clarence Reiter
of Mt. Cory, a brother, and William
Cox of Pandora.
Following the ceremony a recep-
ton for so guests was held at the
home of the bride. Late in the
evening the couple left on Today
wedding trip to Michigan after
which they will reside in Mt. Cory
where he is employed at the elevator
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-05-11
Morning and Afternoon Pro-
gram with Picnic Dinner
Being Arranged
Affair will be Postponed Until
Next Tuesday in Event
OF Rain

Parades, games, contests, a picnic
dinner, general all-around gaiety and
sunburn are in store for students of
Bluffton public schools this Friday
when they gather at the local re-
creation center for the annual OBJ
servance of Harmon field day.
Parents of pupils and members of
the grade and high school faculty
will joins the pupils inathe colorful
outing, sane of the high spots of each
years school program
Festivities will be opened with a
parade through the business section
to the recreation field. The parade
is to get under way at 10:15 a. m,
led by the high school band.
PROGRAM OPENS
At the field, flag raising exercises
will be held, officially opening the
program of the. day. Al band con-
cert will be presented at 11:10 a. M,
during which. decorated bicycles and
costumed students will parade in
front of the stadium before judges.
Prizes will be. awarded to winners.
] Serving of the picnic dinner will
be started at 11:30 a. m. One of
the. features will be designation of
special tables for the various classes.
i In the afternoon athletic events,
including games, contests and field
spopts, will be enjoyed.
etIn Ncase of rain, the observance
win 'be postponed until Tuesday of
next week. Should rain interfere
for the second time, the outing will
not be held this year, school authori-
ties said.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-05-11
CLEANING LARGE
MAINS FINISHED
Water Service no Longer Shut
OF for Entire Town,
During Work
Another Month will be Reauir-
ed to Complete Cleaning
Of City Lines

In cleaning the remainder of
Buttons three-mile network of
water mains, it will not be necessary
to shut off the water supply for the
entire town, Supt. John w. Swisher
announced Wednesday.
For the past three weeks the city
water supply has been shut off for
four nights each week for the re-
pairing of valves and cleaning of
the principal water mains leading
from the municipal Plant
With the completion of work on
these mains, water service will be
discontinued from now on only in
that section Of town in which the
cleaning is being done. Approx
mately another month will be re-
quired to complete the cleaning pro-
gram.
Cleaning to Start at z. Nj.
Cleaning will start about D. m.
until midnight as previously. Crews
will work on the project each Mon
day, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
In cleaning mains between Poplar
and Cherry street on Main street,
workman removed more than truck
load of lime and sulphur deposits.
Work will be continued this week
on mains to the north end of Main
street, and afterward from Kibler
street south, Supt. Swisher said.
Following the completion of work
OH Main street lines will be cleaned
in other parts of the town.
Cleaning of the city's water mains
will improve the water pressure in
addition to resulting in a cleaner
water supply, according to the plant
superintendent.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-05-11

Funeral services for Mrs. M. E.
Krohn, Sc, native of Pandora, were
held at the Methodist church at that
place, Wednesday afternoon with her
pastor Rev. C. o. Good officiating
assisted by Rev. Chas. Armentrout
of Bluffton, pastor of the Rockport
Presbyterian church.
Mrs. Krohn died at the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Orlo Marshall of
Rockport, Sunday evening, follow
ing an extended illness.
She was born in Pandora, January
8, 1853 and was lifelong resident
of that place until the past several
years when she made her home with
her daughter.
Her parents, Almon and Margaret
(Winters) Ransom, were pioneer
Pandora residents. She was married
December 27. 1877, to Martin E.
Krohn who preceded her in death
fifteen years ago.
She was member OF the Pandora
Methodist church and for many
years was active in church and Sun
day school work She was also a
member of the Bluffton Eastern Star
chapter.
Surviving are her daughter, Mrs.
Marshall; granddaughter Ethel Jean
Marshall; sister, Mrs. Emma Eisen-
bach of Phoenix, Arizona, and bro
ther, A. E. Ransom of Adrian, Mich.
Interment was made in Pandora
| cemetery.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-05-11
ENTERTAINs STUDENTS

Miss Elizabeth Bixel, instructor in
the Grover Hill high school, enter
tanned a group of twelve seniors
of the school at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Bixel
of South Main street, Sunday.
These students were members of
a cast which presented an operetta
recently given by the Grover Hill
school chorus and directed by Miss
Bixel.
During their stay here the group
visited Bluffton college and several
of them are planning to attend
school here next year.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-05-11
Corn Planting TO
Start This Week

Corn planting in the Bluffton dis
trict, delayed by the late spring, is
expected to be well under way by
the latter part of this week.
Warm weather over the week end
gave an impetus to spring work
and tractors and teams have been
busy with field tillage,
Excessive rainfall which halted
farm operations month ago has
been lacking and showers which fell
Tuesday were generally welcomed as
providing moisture for soil which
was rapidly becoming too dry.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-05-11
College Recital
Season Opens Friday

A busy season of pre-commence-
ment musical activity at Bluffton
college will be opened this Friday
night with presentation of the first
of series of senior graduating re-
citals.
Fred Baumgartner, baritone, a
graduate of the Westminster choir
school, will appear in the recital at
8 p. m. Friday in the college chapel.
This weekend the choir will make
three concert appearances in Indiana.
On Saturday the group will sing at
Topeka, and concerts will be given
at Nappanee and Goshen on Sunday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-05-11
School Keeps Watch
Against Diphtherid

Precautions against a possible out
break of diphtheria among pupils in
Bluffton high school are being taken
this week, it was announced by
Supt. A. j. B. Longsdorf following
a report that students who took
scholarship examinations at Bowling
have been exposed to diphtheria.
Fifty students who took the gen
eral science examination in the
scholarship test were declared to
have been exposed to diphtheria by
DR.. H. P. Powell, Wood county
health commissioner
Dir. H. j. Powell, Wood county
health commissioner, said he received
official diagnosis from Seneca county
authorities that Clarence Poison, Fos-
toria pupil, took the tests while suf-
fering a "very bad" sore throat
A check on the situation revealed
that Norman Beidler and Wilhelm
Amstutz, II, represented Bluifton in
this branch of the test. The exam
ination, however, was given in two
separate rooms and whether the two
Bluffton students were in the same
room with the Fostoria pupil could
not be determined.
Preventive measures against any
outbreak of the disease are being
taken under direction of DR.. G. Z.
Miller, Allen county health commits
sioner it was stated by Supt. Longs
dorf.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-05-11
Noted Linguist And Authority
On Indian Language Visits Here

DR.. Rodolphe Peter internationally
known linguist and authority ON the
Cheyenne Indian language accom-
panied by his wife visited Monday
night at the home of DR.. and Mrs.
S. K. Mosiman on Grove street.
The couple who have been engaged
in mission work among the Indians
in Montana for more than score
of years were enroute to New York
city from where they will sail Sat
urday on the liner Isle de France to
visit his native country, Switzerland.
DIR. Peter first became interested
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-05-11

Fire of unknown origin totally de-
stroyed a barn owned by NJ. L. Gil
bert, four and one-half miles east of
Bluffton ON Route 103, Tuesday
night about o'clock.
The barn is located on a one acre
tract and the place was unoccupied
With the exception of a few tools
the barn had no contents. The loss
is covered by insurance.
Gilbert resides seven and one-half
miles southeast of Bluffton on a
farm which he recently purchased
from Ira Kimmel.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-05-11

in the Indian language some thirty
years ago when he visited Canton
ment, Oklahoma, where DR.. Mosiman
was superintendent of the govern
ment school.
DR.. Peter later went to Montana
where he worked among the Chey-
enne tribe and reduced their dialect
to written language, providing
grammar and dictionary. He also
translated the New Testament and
portions of the Old Testament into
that language.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-05-11

Defeating Bryan by a score of q
to last Sunday afternoon in the
Bluffton club rooms, the Northwest
ern Ohio checker club, made up of
players from this area, engaged in
its first inter-city match contest
since formation of the new orgaaiza-
tion which has its headquarters here
Members of the team representing
the local club were Gene Zuber and
Carl Burkhart, of Bluffton; Homer
o. Dorsey, mayor of Findlay; Perry
Gray, Ft. Jennings, and DIR. Weldon
Diller, of Toledo.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-05-11

Forrest Steinman, district COVER
nor of Lions International, will be
honored at next Tuesdays meeting
of Bluffton Lions, his home club
and of which he is former presi-
dent.
Program of the evening will in
clude a ladies night dinner in the
Walnut Grill at 6:15 p. m. At the
session, Steinman will present the
program he has been conducting in
his capacity as district governor at
Lions meetings in the area under
his supervision.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-05-11
Births

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Martz of CO.
lumbus Grove are the parents of a
daughter born at the Bluffton hos
pital, Monday.
A daughter, Rose Marie, was born
to Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Welty of Plain
City, Ohio, Friday, according to word
received here Mr.. Welty is form
er Bluffton resident, the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Sam Welty north of town.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-05-11

Bluffton Highs green tennis team
scored its first victory of the season
last Thursday afternoon in Lima by
drubbing Lima South, to O.
Results of singles matches were /:
Howe OBJ defeated Cation 6-2, 6-1;
Clark OBJ defeated Slechter, 60, Ga,
and Berky OBJ defeated Hoffman,
6-2, 6-3. In doubles Howe and
Clark defeated Cation and Hoffman,
6-2, 6-2; and Lloyd and Short
teamed up to defeat Slechter and
Lindeman, 6-2, SO, 4-6.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-05-11
Heard In Radio
Talks On Crime

N. E. Byers, former Bluffton coll
lege instructor and Orden Smucker,
instructor in Bluffton high school
were heard Sunday on the Collegiate
Roundtable, a weekly radio feature,
on the subject of crime.
The Collegiate Roundtable is fea-
ture broadcast from Lima station
WLOK each Sunday at 2:30 o'clock
under direction of Milbuln Diller,
Bluffton college junior. Various sub
jects Of general interest in the social
fields are discussed.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-05-11

Forrest Steinman, Bluffton civic
leader, this week attended meetings
of Lions clubs at Fredericktown and
Mortified in eastern Ohio in his
capacity as district governor in the
Ohio Lions organization.
He was at Fredericktown Monday,
accompanied by E. S. Lape and Dr.
Gordon Bixel, members of the Bluff
ton club. Mrs. Steinman accompan-
led her husband to the meeting in
Mortified, Tuesday night.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-05-11
Hold School Music
Program On Sunday

Button high school vocal and in
strumental musical organizations will
appear in a joint program in the
high school auditorium, Sunday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
The vocal groups will consist of
the glee clubs under direction of
Miss Ruth Lambertus instructor in
vocal school music and the senior
and junior orchestras directed by
Sidney Hauenstein, instrumental mu-
sic instructor in the schools,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-05-11
NJ. e. BROTHERHOOD SUPPER

The Mems Brotherhood of the
Methodist church will hold its last
meeting of the season next Monday
night. A covered dish supper at
$50 o'clock will be followed by a
short business meeting and special
program. Committee in charge con-
sists of F. A. Babione, d. r. Triple
horn and James West. All men are
invited.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-05-11
VISIT ART MUSEUM

Twenty-one members of the Bluff
ton high school art classes accom-
panied by their instructor, Mrs. r.
A. Lantz visited the Toledo Art
Museum, Wednesday. The trip was
made in school bus.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-05-11
new FLOATS AT
BUCKEYE QUARRY
Town Council Authorizes Con-
! sfruction of Two FLOATING
= Beaches" Here
Construction to be Started at
Once; Will be 80 by go
Feet Each

= Two new floating beaches" will
be constructed for the Buckeye Lake
swimming pool, which will be taken
y oyer this summer by the municipal
ity, it was decided Monday night at
a meeting of the town council.
Decision to construct. new floats
was reached by the council, after an
inspection of the old floats revealed
, that their condition would not justi-
f. expenditures for repairs. Cost of
constguctian of THE new floats is
Estimated. at 1902. i
Report on the condition of the old
floats was made by Albert Gar
matter, who was in charge of rails
Sing the structures, and members of
tie council who inspected them. Cost
Of attempting to repair the 14year-
old floats was reported prohibitive.
Estimate Cost 1892
New floats authorized by the
council will be 80, by 60 feet, with
ptols two feet @and fohrNefeet IN
depth. Albert Garmatter,,' who will
supeGgise the Construction, estimated
the con will approximate 1892.
For Rfslservices as ,sapervisor.:slde
for equipirsnt he will pr6yidert--lttsssssfE.
matter is Jgsareceiye, 80 ca,azssss an
hour, it was s6ted " M ~
Additional labdE win Sse sisf9dssssbyS
Lee Coon, marshal and sstrest com;
missioner, who was snamed by the
council to be in charge of this part
Of the program. -
Want Labor Donations =
Funds now available for. the inn
provement work aggregate $3.50,
with some additional labor donated.
All those willing to work without
chagge on the project are requested
to cAntact Coon. 1t has been point
edfout that labor donations will as
sist materially in cutting the cost
of building the floats.
Funds now available include $3.50
appropriated by the council, S400
raised by the Lions club thru their
community auction and $50 donated
by the Bluffton Sportsmen's club.
After inspection of the old floats
last week, they were again lowered
into the quarry. When the new ones
are completed, the old structure will
be towed to the far end of the
quarry, and with the supporting
barrels removed it is believed the
water-soaked Tood will sink.
Floats are Heavy
Garmatter estimated the 14-year-
old floats weigh approximately 100
tons, and all the wood structure is
water-soaked, including large logs,
one and one-half feet in diameter,
which support the floor.
The Buckeye quarry, owned by
the Central Ohio Light and Power
company has been leased to the
municipality for recreational pur-
poses under terms Of a five year
agreement at nominal rental.
Maynard Coon, son of Town
Marshal and Mrs. Lee Coon has been
appointed by the town council as
manager of the place. Coon, who
teaches in the high school at North
Robinson, Ohio, expects to be here
the last of next week for the sum-
nler season.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-05-11
Real Estate Deals

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hofer have
purchased the residence property on
East Mound street which they now
occupy from Mrs. Paul Weaver of
Pottsville, Pa, a former Bluffton
resident.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-05-11

~nONfTA Hartzler, Button
college senior who has been
chosen by the student body as
maid of honor for Button day.
the annual open air campus fete
held during commencement week
at. the college. The event will
take place this year on June II.
As maid of honor, she will
crown Miss Esther Ramseyer
queen of the Bluffton day fete.
Miss Hartzler has been active in
campus affairs and popular with
the student body. Her home is
in Goshen. Ind.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-12-07
AAA Announces 1910
Conservation Program

National acreage goals for prin-
cipal crops and rates at which par
ticipating farmers may earn pay
ments under the 1910 agricultural
conservation program have beer
announced by the AAA. Figures
for the several states and other de-
tails will be ready in the near
future.
The 1910 program sets a nationa
soil-depleting goal of between 270,-
100000 and 285, 100000 acres,
same as the 1889 goal. This acre
age, AAA spokesman said, will
provide at normal yields ample
supplies for domestic and export
needs and for ar adequate reserve.
Total wheat allotments are 3d.
100000 acres, or 100000 acres
higher than in 1889. The corn al
lotment for the commercial corn
area, which includes Is counties
not in the area in 1889, is abou:
500, 900 acres below 1889.
Payments on normal yields of al
lotted acreages of corn, cotton
rice, tobacco, wheat, peanuts and
commercial vegetables will again
be made to cooperating farmers
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-12-07
BOYD

The Boyd Christian Endeavor
society will attend rally at Rock
vile, on Sunday evening, for the
purpose of electing new officers.
Mr.. Carol Ripple has moved into
the house recently purchased by
Mrs. Lena Sissner, Mr.. Russelle
Day has moved into the house va
Gated by the Ruples, and Mrs. Mary
johnson moved into the house va
Gated by the Days.
Mr.. Rupert Spring and family
were the Sunday guests OF Mrs.
Springs two sisters, Mrs. Gather
Ward at Rockville and Mrs. Frank
lin Carter at Sandy Spring.
Mrs. John E. Pollock spent Sat-
urday in Washington.
Mr.. E. Kingston Pickrell was
the weekend guest of his mother,
Mrs. ]. David Pickrell, of Front
Royal, Va.
Mrs. w. NJ. Williams visited her
daughter, Mrs. B. N. Headley on
Sunday at Rockville.
Miss Marjorie Virts spent sew
eral days this past week in Rock
. vile.
Mr.. E. D. Lewis is still on the
sick list.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Rhinehart
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
F.. d. Lewis on Sunday.
Mrs. Robert Williams and daugh-
ter. Carlyn, spent Saturday in
Rockville.
Mrs. Lulu Dutrow and Mrs.
Nathan White spent Tuesday in
Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earle Hoyle of
Philadelphia were the weekend
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Smith
Hoyle.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Doher were
the Sunday guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Norris.
Mrs. May Wood has returned to
Washington after visit of several
days with friends.