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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-16
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Beginning Wednesday, December IS and Continuing to December "A Inclusive. Christmos Eve, Store Hours g A. M. to g P. "A.
 Here's A Few Answers To 4 Moiden's Christmos Prayers. Don'I Hoys famous finger free and worsted lined gloves, velvet mittens, white lamb mittens and Angoro mittens $1.45 10 5000. Three pair sheer, fiImy, famous "cIousner" silk hose, in shimmer- ing shades sunctiond for gay hoIi- doys, boxed in . slomorous Christ mos box $3.25.
 "Stetsons" masterpieces of art in felt hat designing, for moids in the mood 10 enjoy inc gay holiday mode $500 to $8.75.
 Fur embeIIished coots, deep rich full furred peItry Strooeks famous fobries $4o,75.
 Daniel Green San Toy sondoIs and mules Christmos sensation $5.5O.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-16
Governor-eIect

Governor elect
 Mrs. Robert A. Hurley, in whose honor the dinner at The Elton is being held, will be accompanied to Waterbury by leading Democrats from all parts of the state.
 Senator George T. Culhane, chair man of the arrangements commit tee, said today that all plans for the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-16

The entire Democratic state ticket, successful at the polls in November and scheduled to take of flee next month, will be in Water bury tomorrow ngiht for the Pro- gresSive Democratic associations Victory Dinner. Governor elect and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-16
Treasurer
BAPTIST PROGRAM | FEATURES CHOIRS
Candlelight Service Held Under Direction of Mrs.
 Frances Beach Carlson

A diversified program featured the annual cand.eiight service directed by Mrs. Frances Beach Carlson at the First Baptist church last even- ing. A chorus of 05 voices, featur- ing. A chorus of 50 voices featur- school choirs and caurch quartet.
 Rev. David P. Gaines, pastor, opened the program with invocation and followed with the Christmas prayer. He also gave benediction at the conclusion of the program. His sermon topic was Where We Win or Lose"
 Choir members taking part in- cluded:
 Senior choir: Edith Minkwitz, Elizabeth Rich, Marguerite Durner, Rossanna Stutzman, Lavina Stutz- man, Ethel Littlehales; Irene Allen, Ruth Worden, Virginia Worth, Ruth Houghton, Anne Wolosin, Harold Seymour, Charles Littlehales, Gus tave Stafstrom, Wilbur Allen, Harry Fenton, John Gaines, George Carl son.
 High school choir: Betty Allen, Bernice Prillwitz, Hazelruth Durner, Lois Cook, Jane Peck, Marion Alex ander, June Mcbride. Althea Fisher, Lois Arnold. Dorothy Durant. Ruth Senkewich, Roberta Finlay, Muriel Hammond, Jane Mcbride.
 Junior choir: William Gardiner, Allan Schroeder, Gordon Trafford Theodore Miller, Richard Copp, Clarence Fisher, Roberta Mcbride Elizabeth Durner, Joan Burner Doris Cook, JoAnn Isbell, Audrey Marshall, Carol Arnold, Myrtle Fisher, Esther zdanowitz, Lillian Sawasta.
 Cuba expects eventually to pro- duce sufficient peanut oil to replace olive and other edible oils now A,k fv.A,aA AAl.~x.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-16
MISS DAISY LORD
 RESIGNS POSITION

Everett Baker of Norwalk suc- ceeded Miss Daisy Lord as president of the Classroom Teachers depart ment of the Connecticut branch of the National Educational Associa- ton at their annual meeting held in Hartford Saturday.
 In accepting the resignation, the teachers adopted resolution to the effect that Miss Lord was "the outstanding teacher in the history of the department"
 Waterbury teachers at the meet ing included Miss Lord, Anna E. M Dwyer, Telen T. Egan, Helen Mo Donald, James E. Moran, Principal John Brophy of Driggs School and Mary R.. Finnan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-16
LATE REALTY NOTES

Mortgage Release Anna M. Teubner to James Garvey.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-16

Mexico has started a campaign against foreigners smuggled into the country through the United States or Guatemala.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-16

During the first six months of l940, the Lockheed Company alone made deliveries valued in excess of $19,O00, 900.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-16

Cuba expects eventually to pro- duce sufficient peanut oil to replace olive and other edible oils now brought from other countries.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-06-27
'Twas This WAY
BY LYLE SPENCER

g Western Newspaper Union.

HE oyster cocktail is usually as
L sociated with expensive dining
rooms and exclusive social gather
ings. Like many members of the
social register, it has come long
way from it's humble beginnings.
Records show that the oyster
cocktail was invented in a shabby
waterfront saloon in San Francisco
about 1866. It's concocter was a
drunken gold miner who had reeled
into town to spend his months
wages.
He appeared at the bar and or
dered a stiff whiskey cocktail and
a plate of California raw oysters.
After gulping the cocktail, this tip
sy guest placed the oysters in the
same glass. The bar flies shuddered
as they watched him fill it to the
brim with tomato catsup Worces-
tershire and pepper sauce. To their
further amazement, he ate the mess
with evident relish. When finished,
instead of getting sick, he called
for another plate of oysters.
The bartender was impressed. He
seized the idea, put on an adver-
tising splurge, and was soon doing
a land-office business selling the new
product for ''four bits" a glass.
Other people experimental, d
found that it worked equally well
with shrimps. When society took it
up the success of the oyster cock
tail was assured.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-06-27

Two games will be played this
week by the Triplett softball team,
one on the home diamond Wednes-
day night and the other at Lima
on Friday.
At home this Wednesday, the Trip
lett crew will tangle with the Lima
Airport Cab outfit under the lights
at Harmon field. The game will be
called at $50 p. m. Lewis and
Fritchie will be on the mound for
Bluffton.
Triplett's second contest of the
week will be an Inter-City league
tilt with Lima Westinghouse at
Lima, Friday night. w. Spaethe, a
former Jenera hurler, is slated to
work on the mound for the locals.
In future Inter-City contests,
Spaethe and Beach will share the
hurting duties for Triplett, with
Lewis and Fritchie also available as
needed. This gives the local crew
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-06-27
Bethesda Chuch
Homecoming July z

Homecoming services will be held
at Bethesda church on Sunday, July
z at the church four miles east of
Bluffton, it was announced the first
of the week. All present and folnl-
er members of the congregation are
invited.
Services will be held in the morn
ing and afternoon with a BASKET din
ner in the Black school nearby at the
noon hour. Rev. o. B. Myers of
Belmore, a former pastor and the
present minister, Rev. A. E. McVey
will be the principal speakers.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-06-27

Godshall and daughter Marble all of
Souderton, Pa; Miss Helen Wishart
and Gordon Alderfer of Philadelphia.
Mr.. Marvin Jose and MT. Fred
Hooperof Warren, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
L. Duncan of Cleveland.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Lehman and
son Richard, Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
Amstutz of Toledo; Mr.. E. c. Mont
gomery, Mary Louise and Jeanne
Montgomery of Nashport, Ohio.
Mrs. E. E. Prout, Mrs. Edith Bull
lock, Mrs. Minet Cattrell of Oxley
Hall, Columbus; Mrs. Walter Lauffer,
Dolly and Polly Lauffer, Robert
Steele and Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Heiks
of Columbus.
Mrs. H. A. Stevens and daughter
Joyce, Mrs. Bertha Arter and Miss
Ruth Arter, and Miss Evelyn Null
lett of Upper Sandusky.
MI. and Mrs. NJ. j. Cook and
daughter of Arcadia; Supt and Mrs.
Dewitt Mills and daughter Millicent
of Marion; Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore
Stepleton and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Gratz, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Evans and Tommy, Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Core, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Kenneth Gratz, all of Lima.
Mrs. S. C. Daley of Findlay; Mrs.
Roland Bixler, New Haven, Conn;
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Steiner of Mt.
Cory; Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Hilty
and family of Mt. Blanchard; Mr..
and Mrs. Ben Amstutz of Pandora.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adrian Lugibill and
family of Columbus Grove; Charles
Patterson of. Plain City, Harold
Stevens of Upper Sandusky, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. w. Alderfer and daughter
Shirley of Lancaster, Pa, and Miss
Eleanor Duncan of Cleveland.
The bride entertained her attend
ants on Saturday evening with a
dinner at her parents home. Mr..
Gratz was the host to a dinner bach
elor party at his parents home on
Saturday evening.
Prenuptial events in honor of the
bride included shower parties given
| by Mrs. Roland Bixler, Mrs. Samuel
Bixel, Mrs. Theodore Stepleton Of
Lima, Mrs. Homer Gratz, Mrs. Nor
man Triplett and Mrs. Jesse Yoakum
and Miss Helen Wishart of Phila-
delphia.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-06-27
Birthday Party

Mrs. B. r. Shafer entertained at
her home on Cherry street Saturday
afternoon in honor of the fourteenth
birthday of her daughter Mary Lou.
The guests spent the afternoon in
playing games and contests with
prizes being awarded to Miriam Stet-
tier, Eileen Haller and Dickie Kuhn.
Many nice gifts were received. A
dainty luncheon was served by the
hostess.
Guests were Louise Soldner, Mar
garet Klay, Miriam Stettler, Joan
Haller, Eileen Haller, Billie Haller,
Herbert Devier, Donivan Augsburg
er, Hubert Basinger, Richard Ba-
singer, Dick and Don Kuhn, and the
honored guest Mary Lou Shafer.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-06-27
At Home Economics
Meet In Cleveland

Six Bluffton High girls and their
instructor, Miss Edythe Cupp, are
attending a convention of the Amer
ican Home Economics association,
which opened last Sunday in Cleve-
land. The convention will close on
Thursday.
In addition to Miss Cupp, those
attending from this place are Dor
othy Long, June Reams, Treva Har-
ris, Marcene Garmatter, Mary Ellen
Bame and Doris Gene Garmatter.
All are members of the Bluffton Fu-
ture Homemakers club, of the local
high school.
At the Cleveland convention Miss
Cupp is serving as chairman of the
hostess committee.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-06-27
Triplett Softball Team To Play
Here Wednesday; At Lima Friday

an exceptionally well balanced pitch
ing staff.
Success eluded the Triplett OUTFIT
in last weeks Inter-City league game
with Lima Loco, played at Lima, as
the Loco rallied in the eighth in
ming to cop a to 6 decision.
Burkholder, leadoff man for Bluff
ton, smashed home run in the first
inning to give his team l to U lead,
but Loco tied the score in the second
stanza, and went ahead a to l In
the third.
Triplett got two more runs in the
sixth, and three in the eighth to go
out in front again, 6 to q, but Loco
tailed three counters in their half
of the eighth to take the decision,
7 to 6.
Beach held the Lima crew to seven
hits, while Bluffton was getting 10
safe blows, but three errors hurt
the Triplett chances for victory.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-06-27
WEDDING AT FIRST MEN
MONTE CHURCH

Continued from page II
brother-in-law of the bride sang, Our
Love, Promise You, I Love Thee,
by Grieg, Love You Truly by Car
RE Jacobs Bond, Oh Promise Me by
DeKoven and Love Divine All Love
Excelling.
He was accompanied on the organ
by his wife the former Lucille AM
stutz, sister of the bride.
The Lohengrin and Mendelssohn
wedding marches were used for the
professional and occasional.
The bride chose for her wedding
party Mrs. Paul Rhoads, a sister, as
matron of honor and Miss Mae Belle
Amstutz also a sister, as maid of
honor. They wore white organza
gowns with floral design and car
ried a circular arrangement of del
phenium and roses.
The four bridesmaids were, Mrs.
Paul Detwiler, sister of the groom,
Miss Harriet Balmer, Miss Helen
Wishart, Philadelphia, Pa, and Miss
Eleanor Duncan of Cleveland. They
wore identical gowns of white dotted
swiss that featured a fitted bodice,
short puffed sleeves and bouffant
skirts. They carried colonial bou-
quets.
The brides six attendants wore
short bridal wells held to their hair
by white flowers. They all wore
pearl necklaces as gifts of the bride.
Miss Shirley Alderfer, niece of the
bride and Miss Joan Gratz, sister of
the groom, served as junior brides
maids. Their floor length gowns
were of white dotted swiss and they
wore bridal wells fashioned after the
senior bridesmaids. They carried
small colonial bouquets and wore
gold crosses, gifts of the bride.
Mr.. Marvin Jose of Warren, Ohio,
former fraternity brother of the
groom at Ohio State University,
served as best man.
Seating the guests were Messrs.
Harold Stevens of Upper Sandusky,
Paul Rhoads, brother-in-law of the
bride, Robert West and Paul Det-
wiler, brother-in-law of the groom.
The groom and his attendants all
wore white suits.
The brides mother wore a dusty
rose lace gown with matching acces-
sories and wore a corsage. The
groom's mother wore a royal blue
alpaca dress with navy accessories
and corsage.
Both the bride and groom attended
Ohio State University where she was
affiliated with Phi Chi Theta, COM
mercial honorary sorority and Alpha
XII Delta sorority. Mr.. Gratz was
affiliated with Delta Sigma Phi fra
ternity.
A reception for one hundred fifty
guests was held on the lawn at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Am
stutz. Following the reception Mr..
and Mrs. Gratz left for the east.
The bride wore a sheer chiffon dress
with matching accessories for travel
ing. After July 1st they will reside
at ZIG E. Broad street, Souderton,
Pennsylvania.
Out of town guests for the we'd
ding were Mr.. and Mrs. Chester
Gruver and son Dennis, Mrs. Henry
Detwiler, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-06-27
Reunions

Reunion of the Christian Gratz
descendants will be held at Pandora
high school, Sunday, July Z.
The Sutter-Welty reunion will be
held at Pandora high school building
on Sunday, July Basket dinner at
noon. Please bring your table serv-
ice.
Eighth annual reunion of the des-
cendants of Christian Stettler will
be held at Richland Grange hall
south of Bluffton, Sunday, August 4.
Pres, Calvin Stettler; Sec, Richard
Stettler.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-06-27
Present Play At
BeaUerdanl Friday

"Calm Yourself, a farce-comedy
will be presented in the Beaverdam
high school auditorium, Friday night
at s o'clock by members of the Ep-
worth League of the Beaverdam
Methodist church.
Appearing in the cast are: Carl
Beery, Ruth Barnum, Maxine Cook,
Eileen Amstutz, Doris Nelson, Dale
Fruchey, Warren Speicer, Emerson
Fruchey, Harold Bell Wright and
Marian Pugh. Mrs. Russell Augs-
burger is directing the production.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-06-27
Degree Work For II
At RichIdlld Grange

Third and fourth degrees were
conferred upon II candidates at a
meeting of Richland Grange, Tues
day night, with the work put on by
the Gilboa Grange degree team.
Representatives of the Richland,
Gilboa and Jackson (Hancock coun-
ty) Oranges were in the audience of
SO. Lunch was served at the con-
clusion of the meeting.
Next meeting of the Richland
Grange will be Tuesday night, July
2.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-06-27
FIRE ALARM

A fire alarm was sounded Sunday
evening at 6:15 o'clock when a short
circuit in q city electric line develop
ed near the home of Lester Binkley
on Railroad street. The short circuit
came following the heavy windstorm
which swept this section short time
previous. There was no damage.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-06-27
Move To Florida

Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Tarbox and
family have moved from Findlay to
Clearwater, Florida, where they have
purchased and will operate the Sun
set Tourist Camp.
Tarbox was an employe of The
Triplett Electrical Instrument Co.
for several years and is well known
here.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-06-27
Add Cherries To
Bumper Crop List

Cherries is the latest addition to
the growing list of bumper crops in
the Bluffton district this year. From
all indications the crop will be as
large or possibly larger than that of
last year which was considerably
above average.
Trees thruout this district are re-
ported full and the fruit is ripening
rapidly. First marketing of cherries
in quantities is expected the latter
part of this week or the first of next.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-06-27

Mrs. Mildred Hartman and sons
Kenneth and Harold will leave dur
ing the coming week on a business
trip to California. Mrs. Hartman's
parents, DIR. and Mrs. D. C. Bixel
expect to accompany them. They
will be gone for one month.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-06-27
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
On the RirhIaud Township BUDGET

General Code 56Z5-22
Notice is hereby given that on the 18th
day of July, 1910 at s o'clock P. M. public
hearing will be held on the Budget prepared
by the Board of Trustees of Richland Town
ship. Allen County. Ohio, for the next sue
ceeding fiscal year ending December 81 194l.
Such hearing will be held at the Town
ship Room Bluffton. Ohio.
N. w. BASINGER, Clerk.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-06-27
Prepared by National Geographic Society.
Washington. D. C.-WNU Service.

"A TACHINES are coming
MI to agricultural Missis-
L v l. Sippi.
Evening star., 1940-02-05

the list is completed. And right
here we must realize that all this
rigamarole has nothing to do with
price. It's just preliminary canter
to find out how much bread, butter,
lard, sugar or other foodstuffs the
buyer is entitled to. Only when
that has been ascertained are the
actual prices Of the goods written
down on another paper slip.
Let's try to translate these prices
into our money. After considerable
investigation, reckon the purchas-
ing power of German currency to
Germans at a trifle over four reichs-
marks to the dollar, thus making
the reichsmark roughly equivalent to
our quarter. On that basis staple
groceries average only a bit higher
than they do in America. Some
items, especially bread, are cheaper.
Fats are distinctly higher-butter,
for instance, Is nearly SO cents a
pound. However, German house.
wives have the satisfaction of know
ing that these charges are stable.
Prices of foodstuffs and all other
necessaries are fixed by law and
cannot be raised except by new
official edict. This price-fixing, OF
course, applies to the whole eco
nomic circle, from producer to ulti-
mate consumer. The farmer, for
instance, is guaranteed that his
entire output will be bought at prices
which he knows in advance and can
thus reckon on.
String Seldom Used.
BY this time milady's purchases
have been duly assembled on the
counter. Only when strictly neces-
sary are they sparingly wrapped IN
paper, because paper is scarce.
String is even scarcer, so it is seldom
used. Instead of paper bags, the
goods are placed in containers which
look like sections of fishnet. These
mesh begs must be furnished by the
customer, who is supposed likewise
to carry away the purchases under
general "cash-and-carry" rule.
However, should they be too heavy
and bulky, the store will usually
oblige regular nearby customer
by sending along one of the women
clerks, if she can find moment
to spare.
The most notable aspect of this
Berlin marketing is the time it
takes. Often, a bill of goods coming
to only few dollars will keep sales
Evening star., 1940-02-05
(Frst OF tho articles.
By LOTHROP STODDARD.

BERLIN (N.A.NA.) (By AirmaiD.
She is a composite lady, the COM
bined result of several studies have
made into the daily life of families
living in Berlin. Those families were
both Germans and resident Ameri-
cans, so as to get intelligent COM
parsons between American living
conditions and those in wartime
Germany.
All the families are financially
we'll off, able to pay for everything
they really need I did this delib-
erately. because I wanted to elm
mate the factor of financial worry
from the picture. What I tried to
find out was how, and to what ex-
tent, the everyday life of these Ber-
lin homes is affected by wartime
conditions.
On the day in question our COM
posite lady sallies forth to do her
marketing in the middle of the fore
noon. This is her regular market
day, and she should have started
earlier, but couldn't because of
homework, due to lack of servants.
She goes at once to a nearby gro
Gerry. Of course, she is regular
customer there, as she is with her
butcher and other tradespeople.
That is the only way she can cope
with the food card situation.
Let's follow her in and take a look
around the place. The first thing
that strikes our American eye is
the meagerneSs of the stock. In
part, this impression is due to the
fact there are no canned goods on
display. All are being kept off the
market until green vegetables and
autumn fruits are exhausted. Then
the government will release the
canned goods for public sale to
bridge the gap until the next fruit
and vegetable crops are available.
We should also understand that,
in Germany, grocery stores are more
specialized than ours. They sell
chiefly staple foods and dairy prod
ucts, together with such lines as
jams and jellies, condiments, smoked
meats and light table wines. Still,
the stock is not large and the store
is a small place, though with several
clerks-all women.
Stack of Food Cards.
AS she enters the store, milady
catches the eye of the head clerk
and gets immediate service. That's
a bit of good luck, for the woman
is much quicker than the others,
which means a saving Of precious
time. AS soon as she reaches the
counter, milady opens red pocket
book containing several compart-
ments, each bulging with folded pa
pers of various colors. These are
the notorious food cards, on which
ones very life depends. They are
really not cards." but sheets of
paper about a foot square, on which
are printed many coupons that can
be cut off, stamped, or punched.
Let us assume that this lady shops
for a good-sized family-say her.
self, husband and four children.
Each of these six individuals need
seven food cards; so milady has to
carry AZ cards with her whenever
she goes to market. She has still
other cards at home-clothing cards
for each member of the family and
special milk cards if any of her chill
dren are very young.
Evening star., 1940-02-05

woman and customer continuously
busy for 3 full hour. When our
composite lady leaves the shop, the
business Is over so far as she is
concerned. Not SO with the grocery
store. Those coupons which have
been clipped from milady's food
cards 60 to swell multi-colored piles
which have to be sorted out, pasted
on big sheets Of paper and fully
accounted for before they are turned
over to the food-control authorities.
These jig-saw puzzle economies are
usually done after business hours,
and sometimes last far into the
night.
Is life complicated in wartime
Germany these days? I'll let you
give the answer!