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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-02-22

Arrival last Saturday of Lawrence
Burkhalter, 19-year-old youth who
came here to attend Bluffton college
marked the end of journey which
began in India more than two
months ago.
Burkhalter is the son of Mrs. Ada
Wenger, formerly Miss Ada Good
of this place who is now engaged in
mission work in Korba, Central Pro-
vince, India. Mrs. Wenger is a sis
ter of Mrs. Harvey Beidler of South
Jackson street.
Burkhalter travelled approximately
1880 miles from the time he left
Woodstock school, an American insti-
tuition primarily for missionary child
rem, located at Mussoorie, United
Provinces, to Bluffton.
He left Woodstock school, where
he was instructor in violin for two
years, on Dec. s to visit his parents
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-02-22
Foundation For New Generator At
Light Plant Here To Be Poured Soon
With The Sick

Robert Pogue, former Bluffton res
ident, now of Cleveland is convalesc-
ing following an operation at Lake
side hospital in that city. His par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Pogue and
sister Miss Margaret Pogue of
North Main street visited him over
the week end.
Elmer Burkholder who has been
seriously i'll at his home on West
Elm street is improving.
Cecilia Potee, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilbur Potee is ill at her
home on Mound street.
H. r. Lugibihl, former Bluffton
resident, who has been confined to
his home in Beaverdam since the
holidays with a serious heart all.
ment, visited friends here Monday
A. j. B. Longsdorf, superintendent
of schools is i'll at his home on South
Lawn avenue.
Margaret Groman is i'll at the
home of her grandmother, Mrs. Anna
Gromann of South Jackson street.
Mary Ellen Luginbuhl, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Oswin Luginbuhl Of
South Jackson street is convalescine
from a recent illness.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-02-22
III. S. Orchestra To
Play At FOstOria

Forty-four members of the Bluff
ton high school orchestra will ap-
pear in a joint concert at Fostoria
with the high school orchestra of
that place, Sunday afternoon. About
100 musicians will take part in the
program.
The concert next Sunday is the
second of series of two concerts
which was inaugurated here 4 last
Sunday when the two orchestras iap-
peared at the high school gymnas-
ium here. Notwithstanding incle-
ment weather a large audience at.
tended the Bluffton program.
Directors of the two orchestras
who will have charge of the program
are Sidney Hauenstein of Blufftor
and Earl Smith of Fostoria.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-02-22
SOienluize Wedding
In EnadnuePs Church

In a ceremony at Emanuel's Re
formed church, Sunday morning at
$3.50 o'clock took place the wedding
of Miss Alice Mae Amstutz, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Amstutz
of Bluffton and Rayon Boutwell,, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. B. J. Boutwell, of
Orange township.
The impressive double ring serv-
ice was read by Rev. Emil Bur-
richter, pastor of the bride. We'd
ding marches for the professional
and recessional of the bridal party
were played by Miss Josephine Bout
well, cousin of the groom.
Songs, "I Love You Truly" and 80
Promise Me" were sung by Franklin
Westall, close friend of the groom.
Mr. Westall also served as best man.
The bride wore for the occasion a
floor length gown of white taffeta
and her finger-tip veil was caught
with a crown effect of flowers. She
carried a bouquet of Easter lilies.
The maid of honor, Miss Theda
Anderson, intimate friend of the
bride, was gowned in blue embroid-
cred organdy over blue satin and
wore a tiny matching veil caught
with flowers. She carried colonial
bouquet of sweet peas and roses.
Following the ceremony wedding
breakfast was served at the home of
the brides parents with a three tier
cake centering the table. The couple
left shortly after on a wedding trip.
The bride is a graduate of Bluff
ton high school and is an employe
of the Triplett Electrical Instrument
company. Mr.. Boutwell, is a gradu-
ate of Rawson high school and is
operating farm near Jenera where
the couple will reside.
Among those from out of town at
tending the wedding were: Mr.. and
Mrs. B. J. Boutwell, and son Byron
Leo, Mr.. and Mrs. Kermit Boehm
Mr.. and Mrs. c. nj. Heldman and
son Charles of Jenera; Mr.. and Mrs
Ezra Heldman of Kenton.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Smith of Ar
lington; Mrs. VIM. Boutwell, ans
daughter Josephine and George Am
stutz of Ada; Mr.. and Mrs. Rober
Amstutz and daughter Eileen, ais
Kathleen, Maynard, Wayne an
Dwayne Amstutz and Harold Dillel
all of Pandora.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-02-22
SEMINARY may
GO TO CHICAGO
Trustees to Consider Location
AT First Meeting in
That City
Chicago Said to have Support
Because of Geographical
Position

Possibility that Chicago may be the
future location of Witmarsum Theo-
logical seminary, Bluffton institution
closed since 1881, was voiced in in
formed quarters the first of the week.
The board of trustees of the semi
nary, reorganized last week with
support of two influential conferences
of the Mennonite denomination, is
now drafting plans looking toward
the reopening of the seminary on a
larger scale.
Although the matter of the loca-
ton of the seminary has not yet
been formally considered by the COM
mittee, it is apparent, according to
observers in touch with the situation
that Chicago will command strong
support because of its more central
geographical location.
West Favors Chicago
Favoring Chicago as location for
the seminary, are powerful western
branches of the General and Central
| conferences. Much of the constitu.
ency of the two conferences lies west
of Bluffton. It is also pointed out
that Ohio is the eastermost state
represented in the personnel of th'
board of trustees, membership o
which extends thruout the middl,
west and from there to California.
The question of location of tn,
seminary is expected to be one o.
the major considerations of the frs
meeting of the board which will be
held in Chicago at the call of Rev
p. E. Whitmer of Pandora, president
of the board.
A proposal to move the seminary
to Chicago and unite with another
theological institution in that city
was discussed several years ago
This plan, it is understood has beer
abandoned and prospects now are
that the seminary will be operated
by the Mennonite church, without
other denominational connections.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-02-22
FLEEING TRIO
WRECKS CAR
Highway Patrol and Deputy
Sheriffs i'm Manhunt Here
Tuesday Night
Officers Continue Search for
Three Youths i'm Car Be-
lieved Stolen

Bluffton was the center of a
manhunt Tuesday night when state
highway patrolmen and deputy
sheriffs sought three youths travel
ing in a car, believed to have been
stolen and bearing Michigan license
plates.
A highway patrol car, with siren
open, sped thru Bluffton at 8 o'clock
Tuesday night headed south as the
patrol succeeded in picking up the
trail of the fleeing trio.
The officers spotted the fugitive
car on the Dixie highway south of
Bluffton, pursued it thru Beaverdam
where it swung onto the Lincoln
highway and later turned down a
country road which dead ended at
the Clarence Hetrick farm four miles
south of Columbus Grove.
Car Crashes Fence
Reaching the end of the road the
car crashed thru three fences be-
fore it was badly damaged and fl
nally abandoned by the fleeing
youths who paid no heed to a pistol
shot fired in the air by Deputy
Sheriff John Carder as they were
commanded to stop.
The youths first attracted atten-
tion here early Tuesday night when
their actions at a local filling sta
tion and restaurant aroused suspi-
cion and the state patrol was noti-
fed. Description of the abandoned
car corresponded with the one seen
here.
The automobile, a new Hudson,
bore license plates issued at Detroit.
A checkup, however, revealed that
the plates did not belong on the
car.
May be Bandit Car
Lieut.. S. d. Augenstein of the
state patrol said he believed the car
might have been involved in the
holdup of numbers" headquarters
which was staged in Toledo, Tues
day morning where loot of several
thousand dollars was obtained. The
car also might have been involved in
a hit-skip traffic accident Aireported
in Toledo, Tuesday.
The three youths who stopped
here Tuesday night driving a car
corresponding to the one abandoned
ranged in age from about 18 to %.
When questioned by garage attend
ants while here they gave vague
answers as to their destination, say
ing they were enroute to Indiana
and Kentucky. Unconfrmed reports
were that the car contained a
machine gun when it stopped in
Bluffton.
Search for the youths was being
continued thruout this area, We'd
nesday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-02-22
Findldy Man Speaker
At Patterson Dinner

]. P. Sutton, executive of the Ohio
Oil company of Findlay will be the
principal speaker at the Patterson
banquet at the Bluffton Masonic
lodge Thursday night at $50
o'clock.
The welcome to the sons will be
given by Francis Marshall with the
response by Evan Soash. Invoca-
ton will be offered by Geo. Miller
and music will be furnished by a
string ensemble directed by Sidney
Hauenstein.
Women of the Eastern Star order
will serve the dinner.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-02-22
Births

The following births at Bluffton
hospital, Sunday:
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Bixel of
Cherry street, son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Burkholder of
Pandora, a son.
Word has been received here OF
the birth of a daughter, Paula ia
TO Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Zimmerman
of Defiance, Friday. Mrs. thinner
man is the daughter of Mr.. anc
Mrs. Joseph Habegger north oi
Bluffton.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-02-22
Real Estate Deals

Albert Lehman has purchased
from Mrs. S. P. Hummon tract of
forty acres adjoining his farm north
Of Bluffton.
Samuel Augsburger of near Beav-
erdam has purchased the Otto Bad
ertscher farm of eighty acres, three
miles north of Beaverdam. The
place will be occupied this spring by
Howard t Niswander now on the
Chas. Niswander farm west of Beav-
erdam. Badertscher has not yet an
nounced his future plans.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-02-22
Man Injured As Car
Skids From, Highway

Lloyd Brauen, Bluffton radio serv-
ice man, and his wife are confined
to their home on North Jackson
street as the result of injuries re-
ceived when the car in which they
were riding skidded off the highway
and struck tree near Defiance,
Sunday afternoon. iw a98
Mr.. Brauen, the most seriously in
iured sustained a dislocated right
hip, loss of several teeth and cuts
about the face. Mrs. Brauen was
painfully cut and bruised.
The injured couple were brought
to their home here by residents near
the scene of the accident. The
Brauens' car was badly damaged.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-02-22
Public School Close;
No Mail Thursday

Observance of Washington's birth
day in Bluffton, Thursday will be
marked by a holiday in the Grade
and High Schools. The library will
be closed for the day as will also
the Citizens National bank.
There will be no mail delivery on
Bluffton city and rural routes altho
mail will be received and dispatched
as usual. Glasses at Bluffton col.
lege will be held as usual.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-02-22
Wheat Passes
SOys AS Price
Goes To S1.01

GOYS which have been the bell
~ wether of the grain market
since before the holidays relin-
quished leadership TO wheat the
first of the week.
Wheat, quoted at Sf.01 per
bushel, Wednesday morning,
passed soys which are now
quoted at 95 cents. Increased
war export demand from Russia
together with unfavorable wealth
er conditions in much of the
growing areas are given as the
cause.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-02-22
Falkenberg To Talk
At Ebenezer Church

Don r. Falkenberg of Columbus
will speak at the Ebenezer Men
monte church twice next Sunday.
In the morning at 10:30 o'clock his
subject will be Mountain Climbing
Christians. He will also speak in
the evening on the subject Thrilling
Tales of Soul-winning at Home and
Abroad.
Mr.. Falkenberg is national presi-
dent and founder of the Bible Medi-
tation league and executive presi-
dent of the Business Mems Council
of the Pocket Testament League.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-02-22
Graduation At
High School To
Be On May %

GRADUATION exercises at
Bluffton high school will be
held on Thursday, May %, it
was announced the first of the
week by A. ]. B. Longsdorf,
superintendent of schools.
Class speaker will be J. Ray
mond Schultz of Indianapolis.
Mr.. Schultz, formerly of Pandora
is well known i'm this vicinity.
Formerly college instructor at
North Manchester, Ind, he is
now executive of an insurance
company.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-02-22
DR.. Smith Talks
At Lima Meeting

DR.. C. Henry Smith, head of the
department of political science at
Bluffton college, will be the speaker
at a meeting of the Lima Torch club
this Wednesday evening in the Nor
val hotel, Lima.
Subject of the talk will be "Union
Now. The meeting will open with
a dinner at 6:30 p. m.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-02-22
On Western Trip

Mrs. M. M. Kibler of this place
and Mrs. George Velkef of Findlay
left Monday morning on an extended
tour of the west. They will be
gone for several months visiting
points of interest in California and
other places enroute.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-13

up her residence in Waterbury at that time. She had been a commun- icant of St. Ann,s church and was always active in the various affairs sponsored by the parish. Mrs. De- Mers made her home at 28 Nelson avenue and was well known and highly respected by her neighbors and friends in the Eastern section of the city.
 She is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Alfred DeMers of Waterbury: Mrs. Eugene Greenwood, of Bris- tol, Mrs. Pamela Deming and Mrs. Frank Forsy, both of New sYork City, three sons, Joseph, of Water bury, Daniel of New Haven, and Henry of Bristol; one sister, Mrs. H. J. LaPalma, of Montreal, Canada; and three brothers, Henry Valentine of Waterbury, Edward Valentine of Hartford, and Alfred Valentine of Bristol.
 Mrs. DeMers also leaves 20 grand- children and 19 great-grandchil- dren.
 The funeral will be held from the Mulville Funeral Home. 270 West Main street on Friday morning at 9:15 o'clock to St. Ann's church where a solemn mass of requiem will be celebrated at 10 o'clock. Burial will be in new St. Joseph's cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-13
FUNERALS

The funeral of Miss Ellen Howell will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Alderson Funeral Home, 70 Central avenue. Burial will be in Kent cemetery, Kent. Friends may call at the funeral home this evening from 2 to g o'clock.
 The funeral of Mrs. Mary Laroy Peloso, mother of Mrs. Joseph Guil- foile of this city, will be held from the home 861 Fairmount place, Bronx, N. Y, tomorrow at 9:30 a. m. to St. Thomas Aquinas church at 10 a. m. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery, New York.
 Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Reardon Coyle, wife of Bernard o. Coyle, will be held tomorrow morn- ing at SIS o'clock from the Null vile Funeral Home, 270 West Main street to the Church of St. Francis Xavier where solemn high mass of requiem will be celebrated at g o'clock. Burial will be in the family plot in Calvary cemetery.
 The funeral of Mrs. Catherine (Gould) Daly, wife of Patrick J. Daly was held this morning at 8:15 o'clock from the Mulville Funeral Home, 270 West Main street to St. Patrick's Church where solemn mass of requiem was celebrated at g o'clock by Rev Bernard Foster assisted by Rev. William Rarus and Rev. Paul Dillon, 0. M. Rev. John Hutchinson, S. J., was seated in the sanctuary. A musical program was rendered by Miss Mary Rice, organ ist with Joseph Lezotte soloist. Burial was in new St. Joseph's ce,n- etery with committal services by- Fathers Dillon, Foster and Rarus.
 An honorary delegation from the Gold Star Mothers included: Mrs. Mary Saunders, Mrs. Mary Mel lon, and Mrs Julia Conk- lin. The active pallbearers were: Patrick J. Sullivan, Joseph N. Na- win, John J. Corden, George V. Grady, Joseph A. Bowen, and Frank M. Skehan.
 The funeral of Mrs. Daniel Cor coran was held this morning at s:15
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-13
|NOLLES GRANTED
 FOUR OPERATORS
Varying Amounts Paid To- day in Police COurt for
 Settlement

Four drivers charged with motor vehicle law violations were given nolles on payment in traffic court today. Two other automobile cases were continued.
 John McHugh, 35, of 68 Holmes avenue, paid $5 on charge of dr1v- ing without q license, and 6 on a charge of violating the rules of the road.
 Charles Mucci, 8. of sl4 North Main street, Danbury. charged with speeding, received. a nolle on. pay- ment of $lO.
 James w. Homewood, 1s, of Bris- tol, charged with violating the rules of the road, was given a nolle on payment of $5.
 Liborio Dedominicis, 51, of Park road, charged with violating the rules of the road, received . nolle on payment of $5. He was arrested after 8 minor accident at West Main and Meadow streets yesterday af- ternoon.
 stephen s. Rykowski, 24, of l19 Spring street, Union City, charged with speeding, received a continu- ance to Thursday.
 Alexander M. Grant, 20, of VOL colt, charged with motor vehicle law violation, received a continu- arlce to Saturday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-13
GREEK TRAGEDY

Rome, Aug. 13.-(UP)-Italo- Greek tension increased today and Virginia Gayda wrote in the au- thoritative Giornale DTtalia that Italy calls upon the Greek govern ment to answer for its guilt" in the assassination of Daut Hoggia, Albanian Nationalist leader.
 Another slaying which may com- plicate relations between Italy and Jugoslavia was reported by the newspaper Popolo Di Roma which said that the Albanian Fascist lead- CT Leonardo Ciurcovich had been slain Saturday in Zara, Italian Dal- matia.
 Ciurcovich was said to have been killed on 8 public highway by a Slav. Considerable importance was attached to the murder because of the Italian campaign throughout the past decade to separate Dal- matia from Jugoslavia.
 In connection with the Greek sit- uation Giovanni Ansaldo, editor of Telegrafo of Leghorn, owned by the family of Foreign Minister Count Galeazzo Ciano, said that wrongs suffered by Albanians in the Greek province of Ciamuri must be satis- fled before complete Balkan re-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-13
Little Girls Name Goes On Danger List
-NEA photo.

Badly burned about the arms and body when her dress caught fire yesterday afternoon, Mary McGrath, 8, daughter of MT. and Mrs. John McGrath of 100 Fair- mount street, was on the danger list at St. Mary's hospital today.
 The girl and playmate were in a backyard when the accident oc- cured. A spark or flame from a bonfire in an incinerator set the youngsters clothing afire, and in a moment her dress was a mass of flames.
 An uncle, William Oliver, rushed the girl to the hospital. She was found to have suffered first degree burns of legs and arms. and third degree burns of the thigh. A blood transmission was given last night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-13
Borough Starts
 DriUe On DriOers

Especial to the Democraf)
 Naugatuck, August 13-Whnt loomed ns one 0f the most widespread drives against err ing motorists was revealed here today when twenty-four traGIlc cases were called at the session of the borough court held this morning with Judge Thomas !. Neary presiding. This is the largest number Of such viola lions ever t0 have come ID in one batch in court history.
 There were 23 men and one woman included in the group. Twenfy-two were accused Of passing stop-signs, the others being charged with vioIating parking ordinances. Included among those notified to appear in court were many of the ber- ough's leading citizens, physl- clans, engineers, bankers, etc.
 Seven cases will be heard next Saturday morning, post pOnement being ordered today. The remainder forfeited their 8 bonds, while the two ar- rested for parking violations had their cases nolIed on pay- ment of the $1 charge.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-13
OBITUARY

husband; two sons, George Morin, Jr., and Harold Morin; one daughter, Annis; her parents, Rev. and Mrs. Thomas Feltman of this city; three brothers, William and Milton of this city and Cecil Morin of New York; two sisters, Mrs. William Doo- little and Mrs. David LaDue of this city.
 The funeral will be held on Thurs day afternoon at 1:15 o'clock from the Mulivlle Funeral Home, 270 West Main street, to the Advent Chris tian church where services will be conducted at 2 o'clock. Burial will be in new Pine Grove cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home on Wednesday evening from 2 to g o'clock.
 BOUCHER-Samuel Boucher, 26, died suddenly this morning at his home 230 Cherry street. He was born in Graniteville, Canada, but came to this city fifteen years ago. He received his early education at St. Ann's School and was employed by the Waterbury Moving company.
 Survivors include: his mother; two brothers, Alfred of this city and Ernest of Oakville; and two sisters, Mrs. John Fisher and Miss Bernice Boucher of this city.
 The funeral will be held from the Belleville Funeral Home, 68 East Clay street on Friday morning at 8:30 o'clock to St. Ann's church where 8 solemn mass of requiem will be celebrated at g o'clock. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery.
 Friends may call at the funeral home all day tomorrow and tomor- row evening.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-13

 fires"
 Italians awaited eagerly further news of the African wsrfe-c
 British Repulse Attack
 London, Aug. 13 tUP) = British general headquarters in a communique from Cairo, Egypt, said that British forces had repulsed an Italian attack today on British po- sitions covering Jugaran Pass in Somaliland.
 The attack, supported by low-hy- ing airplanes which "intensively supported" the Italian ground forces was turned back by British artil- lery and small arms fire, the conn., muinque said
 Tn one case the enemy attained a small local advantage but were immediately counter-attacked," the communique added.
 One large Italian bomber was shot wown by British infantry fire, the communique continued, adding there was nothing to report on other fronts"
 Jugaran Pass is an important British defense line in the path of advancing Italian columns on Der bera, capital of British Somaliland. against which Italians have been moving for several days.