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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-03-28

his home, Homer Reichenbach had
the misfortune of having small
piece of metal strike his left eye and
cutting quite a cash on the eye
and has caused him intense pain.
The cantata "Crucifxion" was very
well presented by the st. John Ladies'
Chorus on Sunday night. Mr.. Free
man Burkhalter of Berne, Ind, sang
the tenor solos, and Mr.. Wilson
Jones, of Lima, was bass soloist.
Miss Henrietta Schneck directed the
chorus. Misses Ruth Bixel and
Susie Welty were accompanies.
Many who are engaged in teach
ing and attending school spent
Easter Sunday with home folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram M. Kohl
were in Columbus Wednesday of last
week to attend meeting of sheep
breeders of the State of Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Bixler and
family of Elkton, Mich, were visi-
tors at the home of Mr.. Bixler's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Bixleri
several days last week.
Those who were Easter Sunday
dinner guests at the home of +. D.
Kohl and Mr.. and Mrs. II. M. Kohl
and family were: Mr.. and Mrs. A
E. Kohl and daughter Mrs. Kenneth
| Gallant of Columbus, Mr.. and Mrs
Peter Kohl, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Kohl and son Allan, Mrs. Susie
Boaz and daughter Ruth and sor
Harold, and DR.. and Mrs. F. F
Yoder and daughter Alice Jeanne
and son John Robert.
The choir of the Grace church
presented "The Seven Last Words
on Good Friday evening. Miss Hilda
Amstutz directed the choir. The
program was very well received.
| On Sunday afternoon the choir OF
the Missionary church presented theil
Easter cantata. liner Basinger con
Quoted. A large and appreciativ'
audience greatly enjoyed the fin'
rendition.
On account of i'll health Wilbur
Steiner is having a public sale. HI
intends to rent or sell his farm.
Mrs. Charles Grothaus was hostes
to the Women's Christian Temper
ance Union on Tuesday night.
A mems get-together was hell
at the st. John church on Wednes
day evening. John Tosh, of Bluff
ton, was the speaker of the evening
Mr.. and Mrs. Milo Lora, Mr.. AM
Mrs. Oscar Lora and daughter Elois
attended the funeral services of G
Russell Hinor, of Toledo, on Monday
Mrs. Minor was formerly Miss Id
Lora, of this community.
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Sunday School
Officers Elected

The following officers have been
elected for the coming year by the
Presbyterian Sunday school:
Supt.., Norman Triplett; 1st as
sistant supt., Eugene Benroth; End
assistant, Wilbur Sumney; sec., Evan
Soash; asst, James Fett; treas,
Armin Hauenstein; asst, Mrs. w. E.
Diller; chorister, Mrs. Sidney Hau
enstein; asst, Alberta Sumney; Ii
brarian, Calvin Dudgeon; asst, Nor
man Sumney; organists, Edgar Hau-
enstein, c. A. Biery; supt. primary
dept, Mrs. Armin Hauenstein; asst,
Mrs. John Maxon; supt. home dept,
Mrs. Evan Basinger; asst, Mrs.
Edgar Hauenstein; supt. cradle roll,
Mrs. Eugene Benroth; asst, Mrs
Paul Faze.
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Pleasant View

William Carr is still patient at the
Bluffton hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight Frantz and
daughter Carol Jean were Easter din
ner guests of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Sam Badertscher and son, of
Richland Center.
Mr. and Mrs. d. M. Chambers of
Toledo spent Sunday with Mrs. w. G.
Carr and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. |. R. Harris were
Sunday guests of his brother, Mr.. and
Mrs. Carroll Harris and daughter
Marcella of Toledo.
Miss Barbara Carr of Ohio State
university returned to Columbus, or
Monday after spending her Easter va.
cation at the William Carr home.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Y. Frantz and Mr.
| and Mrs. Dwight Frantz and daught
er spent Monday evening with Mr.. anc
Mrs. Melvin Williamson of near Mt
Cory.
Miss Hildreth Alspach of Cleveland
Heights spent her Easter vacation
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Franl
Alspach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Kirkland ant
little son of Lima were Sunday guests
in the home of her father, Noah Ha
begger and son Howard and Mr.. ant
Mrs Lester Habegger and daughter.
The C. E. Society of Rawson charg
1 held a sunrise service at Pleasan
View, Sunday morning. Rev. Steine
of Pandora was the guest speaker.
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Settlement

Mrs. Florin Geiger of Columbus
Grove attended services Easter SUM-
day at the Ebenezer church and vis-
tied with her son P. L. Geiger and
family.
Announcement was made at the
Ebenezer church Sunday morning Of
the coming marriage of Miss Velma
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Chris
Burkholder and Weldon, son of Mr..
and Mrs. d. j. Basinger.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Lora and
daughter Eloise of Bluffton and Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. C. Reinhard and fam
lily of Jenera were dinner guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Omer Gratz and sons
on Easter.
Prof. and Mrs. Paul Wenger OF
Lancaster, were week end visitors
with relatives in the community anc
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STOCK SALES

Service bulls Delivered any time. c..
N. Long & Son, phone Ada Red
1860. tt
For sale-24 shoats. Grover Mont
gomery, 5 miles east of Bluffton on
Route 103.
For sale-Fresh cows. Ed Palte,
21a miles west of Beaverdam on
Lincoln.
For sale-Good two year old colt.
Elmer Fett, east of Orange Center.
For sale-Good Is months old roam
bull; also home grown alsike seed.
Stanley Bixel, 3 miles north of town.
For sale-Guernsey COW with calf
by side. F. C. Badertscher. a6
For sale-Two horses sorrel and
bay, 4 and 5 yrs. old, well broke J. L.
Reichenbach, Pandora phone.
For sale-Black Jersey cow, yrs.
old, fresh soon. Peter P. Badertsch-
er, miles south of town.
For sale-Guernsey cow with first
calf by side. Albert Geiger 442 Cher
ry st.
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also at Columbus Grove.

also at Columbus Grove.
Omar Gratz was in Cleveland sew
eral days last week.
Emil Lehman is doing custom
sheep shearing.
The wedding of Miss Magdalene
Amstutz and Arthur Bowers at the
St John church on Saturday even
ing was very impressive. Immediate
ly after the ceremony the couple
left for points unknown. Their
many friends join in wishing them
happy married life. They will be
at home to their friends on a farm
east of Beaverdam.
| Mr.. and Mrs. William Clay OF
Wharton were Sunday guests OF Mr.
and Mrs. Herman Schumacher.
Edgar Schumacher of Bowling
Green spent over Sunday at the
home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Memo Schumacher and family.
While operating a drill press a
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-03-28
Son Phones Easter
Greetigs Sunday

A telephone call early Sunday
morning brought Easter greetings to
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hilty residing
near Bluffton, from their son Reed
Hilty in New York city.
The call came from a Y. M. C. A.
dining room where Reed was mem
ber of an early Easter morning
breakfast party. Later they attend
ed services at a Fifth avenue church
in that city where seats had been
reserved for the delegation.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-03-28
No Cause For Action
In Damage Suits

"No cause of action" was the ver-
dict returned by an Allen county
common pleas jury last week in two
damage suits that were the out
growth of a fatal auto crash at the
Ebenezer church corner of the CO.
lumbus Grove road, west of Bluff
ton last fall.
Action taken by the jury ruled out
the $5,629.07 damage suit of Harold
Stauffer, of Findlay, against Ches-
ter Krincinski, of Lima; and also
the $8,234.41 counter suit filed
against Stauffer by Krincinski.
Each party had charged the other
with negligence in the crash which
occurred last Oct. s. Fred Stauffer,
of Williamstown, and Mike Wantuch,
of Lima, were critically injured in
the mishap.
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Wedding Ceremony
Held On Easter EUe

Amid beautiful setting of Easter
lilies, gladiol, ferns and candles,
Miss Magdalene Amstutz, daughter
of Mrs. Ellen Amstutz residing north
of Bluffton became the bride of
Arthur Bowers, son of ]. M. Bowers,
SaturdaylAevening.
The ceremony took place at the ST.
John Mennonite church at 7:15
o'clock. Rev. d. J. Unruh, pastor
of the church officiated using the
single ring service.
A quarter-hour musicale preceding
the ceremony included piano mum.
bers by Dwight Sommer of Airing
ton and a vocal number Because"
by Miss Henrietta Schneck.
The wedding party assembled a.
the chancel of the church as the
Lohengrin wedding march was played
by Corliss Joan Amstutz, niece o.
the bride. Harmonies of Liszt'l
Liebest1aum played as an obligat'
| blended with the ritual of the nup
/, tial service.
The bride was beautiful in whit
moire with fngertip veil and brida
bouquet of white roses nested wit
sweet peas and tied with matchini
| tulle.
The bride chose for her matron o
honor her sister, Mrs. Chas. Kistne
of Pontiac, Mich. Mrs. Kistner wor
for the occasion misty rose lac
gown with a halo of pink roses an
carried bouquet of pink rosebud
and yellow carnations.
The brides attendant, Mrs. Wn
Cox of Helena, Ohio, close frienc
wore a delicate blue chiffon gov
and halo of roses with a bouquet c
pink carnations and yellow rosebud
The groom wore for the occasio
suit of dark blue pin stripe wit
white rose boutonnaire was attende
by his brother Roscoe Bowers {
Columbus and Coral Schick, frien'
| The brides mother was attired ]
black suit with white accessorit
and shoulder corsage of pink rose
/ The wedding ring, concealed in
tiny rose bud was borne by Richa1
Kistner, of Pontiac, Mich, nephe
of the bride.
Ushers were Harlan Moser ar
Coral Schick of Bluffton, Richa1
Reiter of Mt. Cory and Rev. VIZ
Cox of Helena, Ohio.
Mendelssohn's wedding march pr,
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EBENEZER MENNONITE
p. A. Kliewer, Pastor

Il n. hHeHtTs dStul
Thursday:
Teachers meeting 7:45 p. m.
Bible study and prayer service
7:45 p. m.
Sunday:
Sunday school 9:30 a. m.
Sermon 1880 a. m. Text: "The
One Thing-Mary and Martha"
Christian Endeavorers three
groups, Junior, intermediate and
Senior at 7:30'p. m.
Rev. and Mrs. r. F. Larsen, Mis-
sionaries from Kentucky, will give
illustrated message of that work
at $3.50 p. m.
After the Cross, New Creation
shall we continue on that Easter
Levil-A new creation in Christ
Jesus?
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vided occasional for the wedding
party as they left the church for
the home of the brides mother where
an evening reception was held.
Mrs. Bowers is graduate of Pan
dora high school and recently studied
music in Chicago.
Mr.. Bowers, a graduate of Bluff
ton college and Ohio State university,
is engaged in farming near Beaver
dam where the couple will reside
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PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES

SAioAhCS 4fts AFIuCutAOuNs .o@oA
Rockport:
$3.50 a. m. Morning worship.
10:30 a. m. Sunday school, Mrs.
Walter Marshall, Supt.
7:30 p. m. Christian Endeavor.
Wednesday, April 8, 7:30 p. M
Annual Congregational meeting.
Bluffton:
9:30 a. m. Sunday school, Mrs
Waldo Diller, Supt.
1880 a. m. Morning worship.
500 p. m. Tuxis.
Thursday, April 4, 7:30 p. m. An
nual Congregational meeting.
The subject of the morning SER
vice will be Beauty from Ashes"
The public is cordially invited tc
attend the services of the church.
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APPRECIATED

We wish to thank the Bluffton
fire department for their prompt
response and efficient work in put
ting out the fire at our home last
Wednesday; also do we wish to
thank all the neighbors and friends
for their assistance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Omar Augsburger
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-03-28

FIRST MENNONITE CHURCH
III. T. Unruh. Pastor

II. L. Unfuh, PdStOT
Thursday, 7:15 p. m. Choir re-
hearsal.
SUNDAY:
900 a. m. Church school-you
want your child to be honest, truth
full and fair. Where can it learn
these virtues better than in the
home, church and school.
1000 a. m. Church worship. Ser
mon Deep Wells" John all.
600 p. m. intermediate c. E.
7:30 p. m. Bluffton college will
give the annual concert this choir
gives before leaving on its spring
tour. Come and hear this choir and
so give the singers a good send-off,
Tell your friends. This is your op-
opportunity. A silver offering will
be received.
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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY
(Aboge Postoffice)

Sunday services at 10:30 a. M,
subject: Reality"
Testimonial meeting at 7:30 We'd
nesday evening.
The reading room at the church
is open every Wednesday from 200
to 400 p. m. The public is invited
to all services and to visit the read
ing room.
This society is a branch of the
Mother Church, the First Church of
Christ Scientist, Boston, Mass.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-03-28

DEFENSELESS MENNONITE
$50 Sunday school.
1890 Preaching.
7:30 Christian Workers Meeting
7:45 Thursday evening, Bible
study at home of Hiram Diller
Pandora.
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EVANGELICAL AND REFORMED
CHURCHES

Emil Burrichter, Pastor
Emmanuels:
Sunday school at 9:30 a. m.
Public worship at 10:45 a. m.
Mems Brotherhood at st. Johns
church Thursday evening at 500
o'clock. All men urged to come out.
DR.. C. H. Smith will speak.
Choir practice at the church Fri
day evening at 500 o'clock.
st. Johns:
Public worship at 9:15 a. m.
Sunday school at 1880 a. m.
Junior and Senior c. E. at 600
p. m.
The G. M. G. meets with Miss
Betty Bracy Monday evening. In
stallation of new officers and mia
ton of new members.
The G. H. M. c. meets with Mrs.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-03-28
Rugby In England

Rugby IN England
The great sports of English win
ters are Rugby football matches
when England matches Scotland,
Ireland, and Wales. They open with
a game which is announced as Eng
land VS.. The Rest.
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THE BLUFFToN NEWS, BLuFFToN, OHIO

Dwight Frantz Monday evening.
Initiation and installation services.
The Consistory meets Monday
evening at TOO o'clock.
Choir practice Thursday at 7:30
p. m.
Mems Brotherhood announced
above.
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FIRST METHODIST CHURCH
]. A. Weed, Minister

THURSDAY:
3:45 p. m. Junior Choir rehearsal.
700 p. m. Senior Choir rehearsal.
SUNDAY:
900 to 11:0O a. m. Unified SER
vice: Worship, Lesson study, Ser
mon. Sermon topic: Behind Closed
Doors"
11:15 a. m. Young Peoples Choir
rehearsal
600 p. m. Epworth League De-
votional service.
Monday, 500 p. m. April meeting
of Woman's Missionary society, al
home of Mrs. Wayne Harris, Riley
and Jackson streets. Mrs. r. K
Cooney, assistant hostess.
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CHURCH OF CHRIST
L. B. Remaley, Pastor

SUNDAY:
9:15 a. m. Bible school.
10:15 a. m. Communion service.
1880 a. m. Morning worship.
$3.50 p. m. Christian Endeavor
Topic: How the Bible influences the
World. Mida Jane Manges, leader
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MISSIONARY CHURCH

A. T. AlbrO, Pastor
SUNDAY:
10:30 a. m. Morning worship. Rev.
Geo. Agin will speak at this hour.
TOO p. m. Children's meeting.
TOO p. m. Young Peoples society.
7:30 p. m. Evangelistic service.
Wednesday, 7:30 p. m. Prayer
meeting.
Friday, 7:30 p. m. Everybody's
Bible class.
Milford chronicle., 1940-01-12

expansion and henceforth would
have to be content with more meager
forms Of living.
Il is always useful for people to
come down to realities. In the Thir-
ties just passed our people have had
to get rid Of extravagant notions.
Many who spent money as If they
had an unlimited supply have had to
come down to simple living. The ex-
perience has done them good. Many
of them have become wiser and bet
ter capable of rendering service to
the world
That the Tired Thirties prove that
the United States has reached the
limits of expansion and prosperity
seems contrary to all reason. There
is no limit to our prosperity, so long
as people have wants that they de-
sire TO satisfy. People have learned
a lot through the hard times. When
they learn some things they have
not yet fully comprehended, they will
be headed for great wave of hope
and progress. The coming 10 years
should become the Fortunate For
ties.
Milford chronicle., 1940-01-12
MmY ArnIENCRS YAMN

Ten reasons why audiences grow
tired and would like to yawn even
If they don't were given the National
Association of Teachers of Speech by
professor. of Colorado State Teach
ers College Of Education. Prominent
among these reasons were mumbling
and long windedness.
II is a common thing for people
to come home from some lecture or
public address with the report that
they could not hear the speaker.
Perhaps In many such cases the
hearer has defective hearing, but in
many cases the real trouble was that
the speaker had not learned the art
OF elocution. There is no particular
season for listening to public speaks
ors If you can't hear what they say.
Some OF them have a way Of talk
ing very loud to give emphasis to
their points and hammer their ideas
into the minds before them. Then
they have a way of letting their
voices fall to low pitch. which Gre
ates dramatic impression, and is
often very effective For those who
don't get the sentences pronounced
In low tones Il is not so good. The
hearers who don't hear wenld say the
power OF those voices should be
spread out little more evenly.
II Is a great gift in public speak
ing TO know when 10 stop. Those who
ramble on and on after they have
said about an that really counts,
cause many restless twitchings in
their audiences. They should look
to see how many people are aurrep-
titiously looking al their watches.
II is well for a public speaker TO
write out his thoughts, and whenever
he sees sentence that repeats
something he said before. to cut II
cut. The editor requires the news
paper writer TO do that. aud an edl-
tor is needed for many public
speeches.
Milford chronicle., 1940-01-12
coNGRESS STARTs WORK

The first days of January bring
the lawmakers of the nation back to
their seats in Congress. It is a great
and high honor TO be a member OF
this historic body, but these states
men have plenty of troubles to give
them headaches.
If they think they have found an
hour sometime to devote to study
of the nations problems, some con-
stitutent may turn up and expect
the Congressman to hunt a job for
himself or some friend. There is a
widespread idea that member of
Congress is kind of errand hoy for
service needed at Washington.
In past years the session just be-
fore presidential election has fire.
quently adjourned without passing
any great amount of important legis-
latiOn. Political issues stood in the
way AS the dog wags his tail when
some skilml hand removes a thorn
from his paw. so the people look
with gratitude 10 the statesman
when they remove difficulties that
obstruct national progress.
Milford chronicle., 1940-01-12
FINLAND PAYS UP

Nations in the past have usually
felt under obligations to pay their
debts. but OF late that feeling has
petered out to a large extent. So
one can't have anything but admir-
alton for the courage and conscience
of the people of Finland. who handed
over the sum of 1894 ,69S December
IS. to make their regular payment
on their war debt to the United
States.
There are very few countries that
would show such a high sense of
duty under such depressing circum-
stances. .FinIand's existances ~is
threatened, and it may soon be wiped
out by the remorseless power of
Russia. Yet at a moment when they
need every dollar they can raise to
buy munitions of war, they come
across with this regular payment as
II nothing had happened Truly mar
yelloua a cynical and disillusioned
world will say.
Milford chronicle., 1940-01-12
HRLP FOR Old AGR

The nation wide social security
plan providing monthly old age and
survivors benefits has gone into ef-
feet Thus is realized an ideal for
which social reformers have long
been contending. that provision
should be made for old people for
whom the Industrial machine has
usually been able to do but little.
These benefits may be considered
the result Of the growing difficulty
which the old people have had in
finding work. In the simple life Of
old times. elderly people could usu-
ally find odd jobs which they could
perform If physically able. with
modern industry speeded up in a
machine age. and demand Sor clock
work efficiency, jobs for the old folks
have dwindled II has often been poor
judgment to turn down these older
people, They frequently constitute
the best workers. but with condi-
tions as they are it is hard for them
to find work. The nation has gener-
ously come TO their rescue.
Milford chronicle., 1940-01-12
T1Rgg c0LDs A YEAR

A newspaper item says the aver.
ase man has three colds a year one
"a the fail, one in the spring, and
one ii between. The loss 4 said q
BE- e0ooo.0oo working days Probably
the average woman has Just as many
as the average man.
The people who 20 around aneez-
inc. coughing and kerehoolns
through their honos and Workins
nlsoes 40 nol make q pretty specla-
Gle Many Of chem should stay 81
home and nurse their coids instead
of csashln6 germs into somebody &
lace one good preventive g % keep
oul DOORS ae many hours aa Qoee-
|ble Ihe la&ed air 81 tpag winter
1nss eiNale bose aaa iilfuai cos
aIloa Is ul3e1 041aa feio.ea. EfoR
i aaa eg u ltW
Milford chronicle., 1940-01-12
now no PROSPER

People often ask how they can gel
their pay raised or make more money
in business. The way to get more
for any article or service is to make
it worth more If a business con-
cern finds that certain article
does not sell we'll, the reason is apt
TO be that it fails in some respect
to meet the public need. Now II
that concern will improve that ar
ticle or obtain a better one TO take
its place, the public will take it and
pay good money for it. assuming
that the article is offered for a fair
price and is sufficiently advertised
So if people want to prosper more,
the thing to do is to improve the
kind of service they are offering to
the world.
Milford chronicle., 1940-01-12
UNCLE SANS GUNS

Back IN the days before the World
War. The United States used TO spend
around $500 .OOO.OOO a year to main
tain lis army aud navy. 1t seemed
adequate for those peaceful. dreamy
times. when people Thought war was
ouidated
Today Il seems likely that Con-
gress viii put np over s2.0OO.OO 900
on defense, and few people are kick
ing. Il Is better to spend a couple
Of billions on war preparation, than
10 spend 80 billions in paying for a
war.
The higllwayman Is not likely TO
attack The man who carries a gun
and Is known TO be handy with Il.
The aggressive nntioRs that believe
countries make progress only
through wars. VIII keep out Of Un-
Gle Sans way. II they see some
shooting irons sticking oni Of his
pocket