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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-06-08
Wedding Held In
Youngstown Church

The Woodland Avenue Lutheran
church of Youngstown was the
scene of an attractive June wedding
Saturday afternoon when Miss Ruth
Huber, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Sidney Huber of Bluffton became the
bride of Paul C. Deitler of Gilboa.
Rev. Paul A. Adams, uncle of the
bride and pastor of the church was
the officiating minister. The couple
was unattended.
The bride was attired in blue
crepe frock with cerise trimming and
her accessories were in white. She
wore a matching corsage of sweet
heart roses.
Preceding the ceremony, the brides
aunt Mrs. Paul Adams, at the or
gan, played "To Rose. For
travelling the bride wore biege and
japonica dress with matching acces-
sories.
Mr.. and Mrs. Deitler are at home
in their newly furnished home in
Gilboa. Mr.. Deitler is employed
here at the plant of the Triplett
Electrical Instrument company.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-06-08
Re-establishment OF Seminary To
Be Discussed At Conference Here
Mennonite Middle District Meet
Will Open I'm Bluffton
Saturday, June IL
Addresses and Sermons On
Program for Opening
Days Sessions

Possibility of the establishment
of Mennonite seminary will be one
Of the subjects discussed at a three
day meeting of the Middle District
Mennonite conference in Bluffton,
June IL to 20.
Since the Witmarsum seminary on
the Bluffton college campus was
closed, the church has had no SEM
mary and it is understood that a
memoranda will be submitted from
the General Conference committee
relative to the matter.
More than 100 delegates from five
states, in addition to those from the
Bluffton and Pandora areas are ex-
pected to attend the meeting here.
Opening session of the conference
will be held on Saturday afternoon.
Sermons and addresses win be
featured on Sundays program, and
matters of conference business will
be discussed on Monday and Tues
day. Meals will be served each noon
and evening during the course of
the conference in the Methodist
Episcopal church.
Preparations for visitors attending
the conference meeting are nearing
completion. States which will be rep
resented are Ohio, Indiana, Illinois,
Iowa and Missouri.
E. J. Hirschler, Bluffton college
professor is president of the confer
ence. Other officers include Rev.
Mullett, Napannee, Ind, vice-presi-
dent; Gerhard Buhler, Bluffton, sec
retary; and E. A. Lugibihl, Berne,
Ind, treasurer.
Prof. Hirschler and Rev. Mulllett
will preside at the conference ses-
sions.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-06-08
TICKET FILLED
BY DEMOCRATS
No Contests Develop at Party
Meeting Held Tuesday
Night
A. ID. Wells as Mayor and Lee
Coon as Marshal Head
The Ticket

Democrats at a. party meeting
Tuesday night filed the municipal
ticket, and no contests developed for
any Of the 13 offices.
Republican nominations also were
uncontested last week and if no one
else enters the field Before the filing
deadline this Friday there will be no
August primary.
A. ID. Wells, nominee for mayor,
heads the Democratic ticket. Nom
inees also were named for clerk,
treasurer, marshal, csAlncil and board
of public affairs.
The complete ticket is as follows:
For Mayor-A. d. Wells
For Clerk-Carold Steiner
For Treasurer-Samuel Bixel
For Marshal-Lee Coon
For council--Evan Basinger, Or
den c. Smucker, Memo Badertscher.
J. R. Stratton, r. Al Patterson and
f. A. Hofer.
For Board Of Public Affairs-Cal
Balmer, William Luginbuhl and A.
c. Burcky.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-06-08

two years. In Sac Paulo, third
largest city, new residence is be-
ing completed every hour, an indi-
cation of the rapid expansion of the
metropolis.
United States firms have virtual
monopoly on electrical lines in South
America, Triplett learned. In gem
eral South Americans feel German
products are inferior, and when they
are purchased it is only on straight
price basis.
American automobiles are assem-
bled in South American plants, parts
being sent there from here, and in
Buenos Aires more than $4,000 men
gain their livelihood as auto assemb-
lers.
Reports on the state Lions con-
vention in Cleveland were given pre-.
ceding Triplett's talk by N. E
Byers, Homer Gratz, Ed r. Reich.
enbach, |. B. Beeshy and M. NJ
Bogart.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-06-08
Week To Be Filled With Program
OF College Graduation Events
President Ramseyer to Deliver
Baccalaureate Address i'm
Chapel, Sunday
Commencement Exercises to be
Held i'm First Mennonite
Church Next Sunday

Events honoring the Alumni will
open crowded four-day commence
ment program on the Bluffton col
lege campus, this Saturday
Baccalaureate services will be the
feature of Sundays schedule, and
Monday will bring the ever-popular
Bluffton Day ceremonies with crown
ing of the May Queen and the at
tendant colorful festivities.
As a climax to commencement
week, diplomas will be presented to
a class of 45 graduating seniors next
Tuesday morning. DR.. l.. A. Pech-
stein, dean of the teachers college,
Cincinnati university, will be the
class speaker, taking as his subject,
youth Looks Ahead.
ALUMNI PROGRAM
Saturdays program has been plan
ned principally for the alumni. Out
standing events of the days pro-
gram include the Varsity B luncheon
at noon, a baseball game in the
afternoon between the varsity and
alumni, and the alumni banquet in
the evening. Ralph Locher, '36, will
be POSTMASTER.
President Lloyd L. Ramseyer will
deliver the baccalaureate address at
3 p. m. Sunday in the chapel His
subject is Foundation Stones.
Final concert appearance of the
year will be made. at 7:30 p. m.
Sunday by the vesper choir, singing
under the direction of Prof. Russell
A. Lantz. The concert will be given
in the First Mennonite church.
CROWN MAY QUEEN
Bluffton Day exercises on Monday
will bring the traditional colorful
ceremonies on the campus, in the
opinion of many the outstanding fea-
ture of commencement week.
In the attractive ceremony, hal
lowed by tradition, Esther Ramseyel
will be crowned May Queen. Donita
Hartzler is Maid of Honor.
Many other events are scheduled
for Monday, including class reunions
senior exercises, an informal music
hour, presentation of a concert by
the college orchestra and in the
evening staging of Shakespeare's
Merchant of Venice, in the ampi-
theatre.
Following graduation exercises
Tuesday morning, the events of com.
mencement week will be ended with
the commencement luncheon.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-06-08
new CITY WATER
AERATOR IN USE
Apparatus Recommended by
State Health Board in
Operation Here
Estimate Aerator will Require
Five Tons of Coke Every
80 Days

With the new coke-type aerating
system in use at the Bluffton muni-
cipal water works, the local plants
is nearing the completion of a pre-
gram to comply with changes sug-
gested last spring by the state
board of health.
A fine mesh copper screen viii be
built around the aerator within the
next week as protective measure,
following which the covered reser-
voirs will be cleaned.
Walls of the reservoirs will be
scraped and washed down by work
men to eliminate any possibility of
larvae of midges Matching in the
water. 1t was believed that small
wrigglers found in the water supply
during the spring were larvae Of
the midges, and that eggs were
laid by the small flies in the pre-
vious aerating system.
In the new aerating procedure the
water is sprayed in the air and in
falling runs thru three coke-flled
trays. Much of the sulphur and
lime content of the water adheres
to the coke.
Approximately five tons of coke
are used in the aerator, purchased
at cost of about $50. Sulphur and
lime deposits eventually will fill the
coke and replacement will be re-
quired.
1t is difficult to determine how
long coke will remain usable, but
Supt. John w. Swisher estimates
that the supply will have to be
changed about every 80 days. Coke
taken from the aerator will be wash
ed, dried and then burned.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-06-08
new BRIDGES ON
ROAD PROGRAM
Four New Structures to be
Built and Others Widened
On Dixie Highway
Improvement Program Includes
Bridge Near Beaverdam,
Scene of Fatal Crash

Construction of four new bridges
between Bluffton and Lima on the
Dixie highway will be included in a
$175,000 highway program for Allen
and Van Vert counties which o. C.
Kohl, chief engineer of the Lima di-
vision of the state highway depart
ment, announced has been proposed
for completion this summer.
Four new bridges would be built
and four or five smaller bridges and
culverts would be widened, according
10 present plans.
Suggested improvements are expect
ed to greatly reduce driving hazards
along the 15-mile stretch of the Dixie
between here and Lima. One of the
bridges to be widened is located
about one mile south of Beaverdam
near the DR.. Fred Foust farm where
two persons were killed last winter.
Preliminary survey already has
already been started along the route
Kohl reported. Members of the de-
partment's regular maintenance crew
are at work widening the smaller
spans.
Also included in the Allen county
proposal is the improvement of -four
mile strip of the Lima-Spencerville
road, starting at Spencerville and
continuing four miles east of the
town. The road is to be windened
and re-surfaced.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-06-08
FINISH WATER
MAIN CLEANING
Blueprint of Lines will be
Drafted from Data OBJ
tanned in Cleaning
Manholes will be placed Above
Esery Valve in Municipal
Water Mains

Cleaning of Bluffton's water mains
will be completed the latter part of
this week, bringing a close to the pro-
gram which has been under way here
for the last six weeks.
Following completion of the pro-
iect, detailed blue-prints of the net
work of water lines will be drafted,
the first in the towns history, Supt.
John w. Swisher said
If there have been previous blue
prints they have been lost, Supt
Swisher pointed out. Unless draw
ings are made at this time knowledge
of the mains gained from the clean
ing program will be lost as present
employees leave the municipal system.
Nearly four miles of mains have
been cleaned in the six-weeks pro-
gram, and workmen have found nine
valves which waterworks officials did
not know existed. They were in bad
condition, some only partly open and
all in need of repair.
Difficulty also was experienced dur
ing the cleaning program in deter
mining where functions had been
made of different size mains. Data
relative to this also will be Included
on the blue prints, to aid in future
work.
After the cleaning program is con-
cluded, a manhole will be placed above
every valve in the water system
Each valve will operated every 30
days to make sure they are kept in
working condition.
Mains on w. College avenue now
are being cleaned and the work will
be concluded the latter part of this
week bringing the extensive program
to close.
After the cleaning has been ended
about 30 days will be required to put
the streets back into first-class con-
dition, it was announced.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-06-08
RAINS BREAK
DROUGHT HERE
Corn and Potato Stands Show
Marked Improvement as
June Showers Appear
Wheat Crop is Maturing Earlier
Than Usual; Yield Pros
pect is Uncertain

Rain last week, the first of any con-
sequence in more than a month, was
seen as great benefit to all crops,
especially those sowed late in the
season.
Wheat and oats, in some cases hurt
considerably by the long drought, are
too far along to be helped materially
by the rain, but the moisture was a
real blessing for other crops, particu-
larly corn and potatoes.
Wheat is ripening earlier than usu-
al, and the straw is quite short. Con-
fiicting reports are received relative
to the yield. Some farmers report
the heads will be well filled, but 9TH
ers are not so optimistic in view of
the long spell of dry weather
Timothy Crop Short
Oats prospects are not at all good,
and the yield is expected to much be-
low average. Timothy hay, now head
ing, is short and the crop will be light
The first stand of alfalfa was not so
good, but should rains continue regu-
larly the second cutting may be bet
ter.
Corn and potatoes received the most
benefit from the rain, and both give
evidence at this time of producing
pumper yields.
An indication of the prolonged spell
of dry weather is seen in the fact that
more rain fell on the first two days
of June than thruout the entire month
of May. Gardens and lawns which
were rejecting the lack of rain look
materially better since the showers of
asst week.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-06-08
BIuftOn Couple
Is Wed In Lima

Wedding of Miss Vivian Patterson
and ROLAND Guider, both of Bluffton
was solemnized Saturday afternoon
at the home of Rev. Snow in Lima.
The couple was accompanied by Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Runser, brother
in-law and sister of the bride.
The bride is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Ralph Patterson and a
graduate of Blufton high school in
the class of 1887 Since her gradu-
alton she has been employed in the
plant of the Triplett Electrical In
strument company.
Mr.. Guider, the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ray Guider residing near Bluff
ton, is graduate of Ada high school
in the class of 1887. The couple viii
reside on the Roy Rogers farm north
east of Blufton.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-06-08
In New Locations

Jesse Basinger, Bluffton barber
located on West Elm street has pur-
chased a shop in Jenera. Mr.. and
Mrs. Basinger have moved to that
place,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Kramer have
moved from the Zanna Staater prop
erty on South Jackson street to the
J. Norman King property on South
Main street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Ramer and
daughter have moved into the Die
fendeifer property on Mound street
recently vacated by A. r. Holden
and family who moved to Toledo.
The Ramer family vacated the form
er A. D. Gratz property on South
Main street which has been pur-
chased as part of the site for Bluff
tons new post office.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Montgomery
of Washington street have moved
to the M. L. Gilbert property
consisting of residence and one acre
of ground east of Bluffton on Route
103 which they recently purchased
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert have moved
to the forty acre farm southeast OF
Bluffton which they recently pur.
chased from Ira Kimnel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Tripplehorr
have moved from the VIM. B. Augs
burger property on West Elm street
into the Washington street property
vacated by Mr.. and Mrs. Harolt
Montgomery.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Rogers hav'
moved from their farm northeast o.
Bluffton on the Dixie highway t
their property on South Main street
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Nonnamake
and daughters will move from tn
Franz farm near Mt. Cory to tn
Rogers farm.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-06-08
Anastutz-Mdtter
NuptidIs Sunday

Wedding of Miss Doris Amstutz
and Robert Matter, both of Bluffton,
took place in Van Vert, Sunday
morning. The wedding vows were
received at his home by Rev. L. C.
Davis, pastor of the Van Vert
Church of Christ.
The bride is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. S. +. Amstutz, southeast
of Bluffton and is a graduate of
Bluffton high school in the class of
1888.
Mr.. Matter is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Orville Matter of near Bluff
ton and is a graduate of Bluffton
high school in the class of 1885.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-06-08
Births

Mr.. and Mrs. Waldo Wilkins are
the parents of son born at Button
hospital, Saturday.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Schumacher of Ottawa
at Button hospital. Sunday.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. David Culp of Pandora at
Bluffton hospital, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Kohl an
nounce the birth of a son, Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman 1riplett are
the parents Of son born at Button
hospital, Monday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-06-08
AUGUST PRIMARY
IS POSS!R!l. .ITY
Contest for Municipal Offices
May Develop Before Friday
Deadline.
Primary Election Required in
Event Contests Arise on
Party Tickets.

Politics - always uncertain - APP
peared to be running true to form
in Bluffton, Wednesday, as the pos
sibility of contests on party tickets
for municipal offices developed.
In event of contests it will be
necessary to hold an August pri-
mary to determine the party candi-
dates for the disputed places.
Rumblings following the drafting
of a Republican ticket week ago
and the Democratic ticket Tuesday
night, gave indications that although
the two states had the endorsement
of local party chieftains, all was
not peace and harmony within the
ranks.
DEADLINE FRIDAY
Whether or not contests will de-
velop in one or both of the two local
political camps probably cannot be
determined until after the deadline
for filing of candidates, Friday.
Party leaders were non-committal
Wednesday morning and political OBJ
servers have adopted wait-and-see
attitude. Off the record forecast, an
August primary to settle intra-party
disputes would not be surprising
development.
Under the new state law, prl-
maries will not be held here on off
wears when there are no contests
for nominations. Should one or
more contests develop, a primary
election will be called to determine
candidates for the disputed places.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-06-08
Wittenberg Graduates
Former BIuftOn Girl

Miss Mary Elise Heckathorn,
former Bluffton high school student
was graduated from Wittenberg
college, Springfield, at the commence
ment exercises held Monday. She is
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
Heckathorn of Springfield, who
formerly resided here.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-06-08
LIBRARY TO CLOSE

The Bluffton public library will be
closed Thursday, Friday and Satur-
day of next week during which time
the librarian Miss Ocie Anderson
will be on weeks vacation at her
home in Pennsylvania.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-06-08
New Peas From
BlufftOn Garden
Second Of June

NEW peas from a Bluffton
garden on the second day of
June established what is believ-
ed to be record for early peas
i'm this locality.
The peas were raised by |. w.
Welty at his home on West Elm
street where he has a flourish
ing variety of garden truck and
vegetables.
The Hagerstown globe., 1939-12-29
RADIO STATION WEI
JOINS Big TIME CHAIN
Local Organization Has
Progressed Rapidly In
Recent Years ~

Radio Station WEI will join
the TranscOntinental BrOadcasting
System on January 1, it was ain
noupced today by Manager Grover
Crilley The network, one of the
most powerful in the country, ex-
tends from coast to coast and is
composed of approximately $50
stations.
The key stations of the network
IRE stations WMCA in New York;
WIND and VIVID in Chicago and .
KFWB in Los Angeles. Elliott
Roosevelt, son of the President is
head of the Transcontinental Sys-
tenn.
Only two stations represent the
State of Maryland, the other being>
WCBM in Baltimore. Selection of
the local radio station was due to
its geographical location and be-
cause it has been classified by ra-
diO engineers as one Of the most
modern and best equipped Of its
Size III I1i0 COuItIF' RdulO experts
representing .the Transcontinental
System spent several days here
recently inspecting the station and
are reported as having been de-
lighted with the facilities offered
and the structure of the programs
The local station. Mr. Crilley
stated, will feed the system for
three and one-half hours each
week. The programs have already
been booked ahead and will be
broadcast from coast to coast.
The Hagerstown globe., 1939-12-29
ALL READY FOR THE
COWBOY EVANGELIST

Much interest centers in the an
nual revival meeting which opens
at the Church of God. corner of
Summit avenue and Baltimore St,
on Sunday evening. December 81,
at 1880 o'clock. The meeting will
continue for three weeks and four
Sundays.
While the meetings will be in
charge of the pastor, Rev. F. H.
Snavely, the speaker will be Rev.
J. E. Barbour. known as the Cow
bow Evangelist" This will be the
18th consecutive year that Rev.
Barbour has been here at the spec
ial New Year revival meeting at
the Church Of God The meetings
on previous years have been we'll
attended and it is expected that
this year will be no exception.
Rev. Barbour is a forceful speak
er.
The Hagerstown globe., 1939-12-29
NEW YEAR WILL BIZ
VERY GALA SEASON
Assembly Ball and Oh
servance by EIks, Out
standing Events

The New Year of 1910 will be
ushered in with the GUS
tomary ringing of bells, blowing Of
whistles, ETC., as the clock ticks
the last minute of 1889 at mid
right on Sunday, December 81.
Again this year the New Year
season will be the time for many
social gatherings, watchnight SER
vices in churches, shooting match
es, and visiting in the city and
county.
Probably the most outstanding
social event Of the season will be
the 59th annual ball Of the Assem-
bly, Club of Hagerstown, to be held
at Hotel Alexander, this evening
Invitations have been issued to ap-
proximately 300 guests from over
a wide area. The dining room
and coffee shop will be used in a
combined way for the serving of a
very delicious and elaborate sup
per. The hotel has been most
beautifully decorated for the occa-
sion. A high light of the event
will be the presentation of four
debutantes. They are: Miss Eliza
beth Campeau, Detroit. daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander
NJ. Campeau, whose mother was
Miss Nettie Humrichouse; Miss
Ruth B. Cohill, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. James A. Cohill, Hancock
and Miss Anna Freeman Dancer,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
M. Dancer and Miss Louise Ridge
ley, Hampton, Baltimore lcounty,
who is the granddaughter of the
late DR.. j. w. Humrichouse and
Mrs. Humrichouse, this city.
The officers of the Assembly
The Hagerstown globe., 1939-12-29
BUILDING OPERATIONS
CONTINUE IN MID-WlNTER

Building operations are pro-
crossing in Hagerstown, notwith-
standing the fact that we are in
real mid-winter. The permits is
sued the past week are of an esti-
mated valuation of over $4,000.
Two permits are for the erection
of dwelling houses and another for
remodeling a dwelling into apart
ments. The Fairchild Corporations
was issued a permit to place in
their building on Pennsylvania,
avenue, fine mezzanine floor
The Hagerstown globe., 1939-12-29

Club are: President, John Vim
cent Jamison, Jr.; ce-president,
William Preston Lane, Jr, and
secretary, Simms Jameson.
The Hagerstown Lodge of Elks
will have a three-day celebration.
Saturday night and Sunday night
there will be open house, entertain
ment, etc. On Monday night a big
ball will be staged. The rooms
of the club have been decorated
in very unusual manner for the
occasion.