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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-10

On Saturday, May S1, there will be Q luncheon with pr. sheldon 0lueck of Harvard University Law School as speaker whose subject will be "Tlle Problem of Crime Causation." Other speakers win fol- low.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-10
NATIONAL PARK VISITORS

The l940 travel year ended Stp- tenlber 30 and showed that i6,74l, 1855 men. women and children visited the national parks and monuments of the United States.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-10

Shanghai, China, has c cam pagin against rough football.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-10
Treasurer
Business Manager
Secretary

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  of oana of
 
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-10
I@re4Hs7y~v'E V ESTABLISHED issA
ESTABLISHED isss

What A "Stetson" Hot Means 4 Women Who Knows Hots. It medns something money can't buy-nor anything else take it's pIoee-on exoItotion of spirit in the consciousness and knowledge she is we'll sroomed and above sus- pieion as to style.
 She instinetiveIy knows that in motor cars there are many leaders -in women's hots-but one "Stetson."
 When she decides on e "Stetson" > hat, be it $500 or $o.75-she knows she has whot other women aspire to-o "Stetson" hat some doy-becouse every womonknows "Stetson" is the crowning glory of womon's costume, and per- feet grooming is mode or nforred by her choice of hats.
 The diserimin ting women chooses "Stetson."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-10
Ioink Parlev T.,esdav

Joint Farley Tuesday
 Sylvester J. Stokes Post of Lith- uanian Legion and their Auxiliary will hold a joint meeting Tuesday evening May l3, at their clubrooms on Bank street. Plans are being completed for a card party May 9.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-05-10

Aldona Bukauskas will preside at a meeting of the Lithuanian Roman Catholic Alliance Lodge, No. Il, to- morrow afternoon at o'clock at the old St. Joseph's school.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-10-16

called Sunday evening on Mrs. Ly-
man Barnes, who is a patient at
Bluffton hospital.
Miss Lydia Ann Blosser is a pat
lent at Memorial hospital Lima.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luke Scoles and
son called at the Norval Scoles home
Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hess and
family spent Sunday with Mrs. Lily
Fett and Nellie Huber.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis Brauen and
family were Sunday dinner guests in
the Jesse Bracy home of Bluffton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Younkman
and family were Saturday night
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Luigi
bihl and family. Mr.. and Mrs.
Wayne Lugibihl and daughter and
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Zerbe and son
were Sunday evening visitors.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Zimmerman
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Roy
Herr and Dale Herr were Sunday
visitors in the Cal Herr home.
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Pleasant Hill

Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Phillips
were hosts to a group of relatives
who gathered at their home for
a basket dinner last Sunday. Those
present were: Mr.. and Mrs.
Francis Younkman, of Ada; Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Younkman and daughter,
of Rising Sun; Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel
Younkman and daughters of Clyde;
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Younkman and
sons of Lima; Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Younkman and grandson, of Beaver
dam; Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Michael
and family, of Beaverdam; Mr.. and
Mrs. Morris Anderson and family,
of Pandora; Mr.. and Mrs. Carey
Younkman, of Grand Rapids, Mich;
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Winegardner, of
Ada; Mr.. and Mrs. Alton Younk-
man and family, Miss Dorothy Huff
man and Mr.. and Mrs. F. G. Younk-
man and Freda, Walter, Nolan and
Roberta Younkman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wright Klingler and
family called Sunday afternoon at
the Harry Huber home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Huber and son
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Pleasant View

Mr.. and Mrs. L. NJ. Wynkoop and
Miss Mildred Wynkoop spent Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Wynkoop and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Stewart spent
Sunday with her mother, Mrs. VIM.
Gettman of Columbus Grove.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Keller of
Jenera spent Sunday with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William Ha-
begger and Garnie.
Richard Green has recently been
employed in the office of the Ditcher
Co., in Findlay.
Miss Pauline Carr spent Sunday
with Miss Livona Harris.
The Ladies Harmony Circle met
in the home of Mrs. Alta Newton
Thursday afternoon
Mr.. and Mrs. Lowell Habegger of
Bluffton spent Sunday with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Habegger
and family.
Nal Newton was surprised Fri
day evening when group of neigh
bors came to his home to remind him
of his birthday anniversary. Those
present were: Mr.. and Mrs. C. G.
Wehrly, Miss Marie Imbach, Noah
Hochstettler and daughter Lorena,
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Fridley and
children, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Fridley, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Wehrly
and sons and Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd
Wehrly.
This community was greatly
shocked over the death of Mrs.
Grover Harris. Although Mrs.
Harris has not been in the best of
health for some time, she attended
church services Sunday morning.
She was stricken with a paralytic
stroke while attending the funeral
of Mrs. Rachel Wagner at the Mt.
Cory Evangelical church on Mon
day afternoon. The family have the
sympathy of their many friends
here.
News Want-Ads Bring Results.
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Elrose

The Y. P. M. c. of the Bethesda
church met last Friday evening with
Bess Arnold.
Mrs. Herbert Graham, son David
and daughter Sharon Elaine of Rush
sylvania spent Wednesday at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
D. D. Williamson.
Miss Sylvia Hartman, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Purl Hartman, was mar
ried Sunday morning at the Evangel-
ical parsonage in Mt. Cory to Free
man Basinger of Pandora. They left
after the ceremony for an extended
trip thru the Smoky Mountains and
other points of interest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wright Klingler and
family spent Sunday afternoon with
the Harry Huber family near Beav-
erdam.
Union prayer service at Olive
Branch, Thursday evening.
Glen and Baery Nonnamaker and
Fern Koch were callers Sunday after
noon at the C. V. Klingler home near
Ada.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. ] .Stratton, dau-
ghter Floe, Mrs. Goldie Battles, dau-
ghter Mabel spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Sylvester McCabe of Column
bus. Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Strattor
and sons and Ralph Stratton of West
Jefferson were afternoon callers al
| the McCabe home.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Durk OF Lima
spent Sunday at the Mr.. and Mrs. }
| r. Fisher home.
Mrs. %. d. Williamson, Mrs. Goldle
Battles and Mrs. Hickson in company
with Rev. and Mrs. Paul zimmerman
of Rawson went to Lebanon, Friday
on a tour of the Otterbein home.
Mrs. Lena Lockwood and son Mich
ael of California spent several days
last week with Mr. and Mrs. Lendor
Basinger. Eugene Basinger and wife
were Sunday evening callers at tht
Basinger home.
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Settlement

Mrs. Jacob Habegger of Berne,
Indiana was a visitor in the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Amstutz for
several days this week.
While attending the funeral of Mrs.
Rachel Wagner on Monday, in Mt.
Cory, Mrs. Grover (Bauman) Harris
suddenly was stricken by apoplexy
and passed away. Funeral will be
held at 2 o'clock at the Pleasant
View church Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Schneck
and family were visitors in Berne
last Sunday.
The Putnam County Corn Husking
Contest was held on the farm of
Aaron Donaldson near Continental,
on Tuesday.
The ladies of the Living Links
class of the St. John Sunday school
had an all day quilting at the home
of Mrs. Irwin Hilty last Wednesday
Wheat sowing has not yet ended
due to heavy rains of the past two
weeks. Considerable damage has
been done to corn on account OF
dampness.
Plans are being made to hold the
annual Winter Fair at Blufftor
during the first week of December.
A few of the farmers are begin
ming to start work in the sugar beef
fields.
Dorothy, oldest daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Reno Oberly, completed
her course of training at Lima anC
is now employed at the office o.
the Triplett Meter Works.
A. E. Campbell is seriously i'll a
present.
w. C. Hughes of Harrod, dippeC
sheep in this locality the fore par
of the week. He is equipped with
the most up to date outfit and ha'
already dipped over 1900 sheer
this season.
Paul Schey has been assisting Bel
Amstutz with farm work for th'
past week.
ROLAND Reichenbach has recent.
been chosen as second tenor of tn,
Bowling Green University NAL,
quartet. Mr.. Reichenbach is fresh
: man in the state school this year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Semiah Neiswande
formerly of this locality and now re
! siding in Findlay were involved il
: an auto accident last Wednesda.
evening. Both sustained facial cut
and bruises and were taken to tn
hospital for treatment.
Edgar Schumacher visited witt
his home folks over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Moser, MI
| and Mrs. Homer Reichenbach an,
family and Mr.. and Mrs. H. M
Kohl and family enjoyed pot lucl
: dinner at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
n. n. Soldner and family last Sun
day.
! Ralph McGranahan residing o.
College Road seven miles north o
: Bluffton is expecting to have a stoc1
, sale within the next few weeks.
The marriage of Miss Sylvia Hart
man and Mr.. Freeman Basinger tool
place Sunday morning.
| Haydn Steiner spent Sunday will
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-10-16
X X X
STOCK SALES
X X Il

Service bulls delivered any time;
also male hogs. C. N. Long & Son,
phone Ada Red 1860. If
To let on shares-Flock of Shrop-
shire ewes. J. Leonard Gratz,
Bluffton phone 65O-Y.
For sale-Registered boars and
Shropshire rams; also good eating
potatoes. j. C. Deppler & Son, Bent
ley road. 26
Ewes to let on shares Nov. 1. w.
H. Kidd, 6 miles south on Bentley
road. 26
For sale o. I. C. sows with pigs.
Delbert Davis, III miles north of
State Route BON and 1 mile east and
Il mile north of State Route SO.
For sale-Calf 5 days old. A. F.
Albro, miles north on Dixie.
For sale-Fresh COW with second
calf by side B. J. Boutwell, & Sons,
3 miles east of Orange. Center.
For sale-cow yrs. old with calf
by side. Oscar Weaver, Ii miles
west of Beaverdam on Lincoln.
For Sale yearling Shorthorn
bulls. Adam Luginbuhl, u mile west
of Richland Grange hall.
For sale-Shropshire eve lambs.
Reese Huber, Bluffton phone.
For sale-Guernsey bull calf 8
weeks old; eligible to registry. w.
A. Vermillion, Bluffton phone.
For sale-Two good sorrel work
mares or will exchange for young
cattle. Alvin Augsburger.
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Richland Center

Miss Ethel Basinger of New York
city was Wednesday evening sup
per guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
Hochstettler and family.
Mrs. Ella Dillman, Mrs. Robert
Dillman, Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Mos
er and sons, Mr.. and Mrs. Donald
Dillman, Mr.. and Mrs. Gordan
Verify and children of Cairo, and
Mrs. Hugh Hallman and daughter
Phyllis called Sunday afternoon at
the Amos Luginbuhl home.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hirschfeld of
Lima spent Sunday evening with Mr..
and Mrs. Ed Marquart and son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Schaublin
and family and Mr.. and Mrs. Will
ford Gratz were Sunday dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Waiter
Schaublin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Zimmerman
and daughter and Mrs. Sam Badert-
scher spent Sunday evening with Mr..
and Mrs. Dwight Frantz and daugh-
ter.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Coon of
Millersburg spent the weekend at
the j. /. Luginbuhl home.
/ Wanda and June Hochstettler were
Sunday evening supper guests of
! Mrs. Noah Zimmerman and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Gratz Of
Lima and Mr.. and Mrs. Wilford
Gratz spent Sunday evening at the
Ernest Gratz home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Marquart and
sons and Mr.. and Mrs. Brice Main
and son Harold spent Thursday
evening with Mr.. and Mrs. Phillir
Marquart, Sr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Schaublir
called at the John Schaublin home
of Lima, Sunday evening.
Shirley and Patricia Marquart
spent Thursday afternoon with Mrs
Ed Marquart.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. |. Luginbuhl anc
son Junior were Sunday guests eo1
Mr.. and Mrs. Woodrow Luginbuh
and daughters of Cleveland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmer Badertschel
and family and Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Badertscher and son spent Sunday
evening with Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Hochstettler and son.
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ArnOrSviIle

Those that spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Guider and family
of near West Newton were: Mr.
and Mrs. Carl McCafferty, Margaret
Guider, Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Guider,
Mr.. and Mrs. ROLAND Guider, Mr.
and Mrs. Kenneth Dearth and
family and Mr.. Clair Strahm, of
Toledo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Patterson of
Virginia Beach, Va, and Mrs. Chas.
Stemion of Lima spent Monday at
the H. o. Hilty home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert c. Matter
spent the week end at the Chas.
Montgomery home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Montgomery
and son Chas. Jr., and Miss Marjorie
Ream attended the Slosser cousins
reunion at the Zimmerman home
near Fostoria, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Burre and
son Robert of Sandusky; Mr.. and
Mrs. C. E. Klingler and son Clyde
called at the L. A. Klingler home in
Findlay, Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louie Wagner and
family called Sunday evening at the
Chas. Montgomery home.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. |. Moore, Mr..
and Mrs. Ohlen Friedly of Dunkirk,
Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Klingler and
family called Sunday at the H. o.
Hilty home.
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Beaverdam

4Ai. anu MIS-. VIM. LlSHlIleT Ol
Bluffton were Sunday dinner guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Williams.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Younkman
and family of Clyde were Saturday
evening visitors of Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Younkman.
Miss Ruth Ellen Ryan of Ada
was a Saturday guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. R. Daily.
Mrs. Cynthia Elliott was a Thurs
day guest of Mr.. and Mrs. I. w.
Byerly and family at Lima.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett Downey and
Mrs. Harmon Downey spent Sunday
with relatives at Toledo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Stotts were
Tuesday visitors of Mrs. Victoria
Hunter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orlo Davis of Michi-
gan were last week visitors Of Mr..
and Mrs. Sam Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Durkee of
Washington C. H.; Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Pratt, daughter Betty and son
Warren of Toledo, and Mrs. Charity
Frick of Bluffton, were weekend
visitors of Mrs. Carrie Durkee and
daughter Ruth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adrian Taylor and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Don Taylor of
Santa Anna, Calf, are guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Mayberry.
Mrs. Mae Bailey and daughter,
Mrs. Walter Beck were weekend
visitors of Mr.. and Mrs. Ward Vert
and family at Lima.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Parish and
family of North Baltimore were
weekend visitors of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ray Barnes and son Larrie.
Mrs. C. C. Heller of Wapakoneta
spent a few days the past week with
Mrs. w. C. Lacock and children.
Mrs. Lille Anderson spent the
past week with Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
Yant and son at Lima.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Driver an
nounce the arrival of a daughter
Marilyn Anne on October 4.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Truax and
sons, Mr.. and Mrs. Elzie Gierhart
and Otis Bassitt were last Sunday
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. G. T
Arnold.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Madden OF
Beardstown, H., were last week
visitors of Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton
Ellenberger.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Maynard Brackney
of Vandalia were recent visitors OF
the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Russell Brackney.
The w. S. of C. S. of the Meth
odist church met Thursday after
noon at the home of Mrs. Emmett
Downey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Cook and Mrs
Eta Yant were recent visitors Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Rockhill a.
Columbus Grove.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Bassitt of San
dusky were weekend visitors of Mr.
and Mrs. Loren Bassitt and family
| Miss June Augsburger of Lima
spent last Monday with her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Augs
burger.
Mr.. and Mrs. Delmar Beery ane
son expect to move in the neal
future to Dayton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Keiffer anc
grandson of Cleveland; Mr.. and Mrs
Cloyce Shook of Lima visited with
Mr.. and Mrs. John Keiffer, Sunday
Afternoon and evening callers were
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Hauenstein anc
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald Chides-
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-10-16
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY

Sunday services at 10:30 a. M.
subject: Doctrine of Atonement."
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 reading
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, 1941-10-16
FIRST MENNONITE CHURCH

III. I. Unruh, Pastor
Thursday:
7:15 p. m. Choir rehearsal.
SIS p. m. Midweek prayer SER
vices.
SUNDAY:
900 a. m. Church school.
1000 a. m. Church worship-Col-
lege Homecoming Day will be OBJ
served.
600 p. m. intermediate c. E.
ZOO p. m. Junior C. E. and even
ing services.
What could be more helpful in
times like these than quiet hour
spent in church service-come to
church Sunday.
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EVANGELICAL AND REFORMED
CHURCHES

Emil Burrichter, Pastor
Emanuel:
Sunday school at 9:30 a. m.
Public Worship at 10:45 a. m.
Mems Congress at New Bremen,
Sunday afternoon and evening. Men,,
plan to attend. Take your sons.
st. John:
Public worship at 9:15 a. m.
Sunday school at 1920 a. m.
Mems Congress announced above.
Choir Thursday evening at 1880.
The WIN. S. meets with Mrs.
Louis Deerhake on Thursday even
ing. Mrs. Minnie Patrick is assist
ant hostess.
Please have your things at the
church for the Orphans Home by
Thursday morning.
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MISSIONARY CHURCH

A. F. Albro, Pastor
SUNDAY:
$3.50 Sunday school.
1890 Morning worship.
700 p. m. Children's meeting.
1900 p. m. Young Peoples meet
ing.
7:30 D. m. Evangelistic service.
Wednesday, 7:30 p. m. Prayer
meeting.
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liz This Sunday in The
Et1 1r1trtlR8H

per; Sermon: Seeing The Need"
6:30 p. m. C. E. With our new
Youth Song Books. You will want
to be there every week. Bring a
visitor.
NOTE: "Your absence from church
is a vote to close the doors"
Beayerdam:
9:30 a. m. Bible school, C. Am
stutz, Supt.
1890 a. m. Lords Supper
$50 p. m. Junior c. E.
NOTE: "Get thy tools ready; Goo
will find thee work. Browning.
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BLUFFTON MARKETS
WadnnSdau Mnrninu

Wednesday MORNING
Hogs-160 to 200, $3.50; 200 to
240, $1,000; 240 to 26O, $3.50;
roughs, 1915; stags, SITS.
Calves, $13.25; lambs, S10.25.
Grain (bu. prices)-Wheat, S1.00s
corn, 65c; oats, 45c; soys, SLAP.
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FIRST METHODIST CHURCH
j. A. Weed, Minister

j. A. Wttu, MINISTER
Thursday:
3:45 p. m. Junior Choir Rehearsal.
700 p. m. Senior Choir Rehearsal.
SUNDAY:
900 a. m. Church school.
1000 a. m. Morning worship.
Sermon topic-"The Glory of Going
On"
11:15 a. m. Young Peoples Choir
rehearsal.
5:45 p. m. Junior High Epworth
Organization meeting.
600 p. m. Senior Epworth League.
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PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES

PRESB1 EhlAN IhIhShLo
Charles Nj. Armentrout, Pastor
Rockport: aa
$3.50 a. m. Morning worship.
1O:30 a. m. Sunday school.
Bluffton:
$3.50 a. m. Sunday school.
1850 a. m. Morning worship.
600 p. m. Tuxis.
The subject of the sermon is "The
Beginning of the Christian Life" John
3:1-21. ---s-s-s
"Seek We the Lord while He may be
found, call We upon Him while he is
near"
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CHURCH OF CHRIST
G.. ID. Bright, Pastor

Bluffton:
9:15 a. m. Bible school. Rally
Day this Sunday. Let's show Mr..
Emans we can have 100 there.
Come and get your souvenir. 1t is
also promotion day. The children
have a fine program planned.
1915 a. m. Worship; Lords Sup
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ter and family and Rev. Pau
Neiswander of Eaton, Ohio.
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DEFENSELESS MENNONITE

Il. Us DINIINtIs AoNUI
9:30 Sunday school.
10:30 Preaching.
7:30 Christian Workers Band, and
Children's meeting in Basement.
8:15 Sermon.
7:45 Thursday evening Prayer SER
vice. The public is always welcome.
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Nearly one-sixth of the farm lands
in Ohio have been so severely af
fected by sheet erosion that over
three-fourths of the original surface
soil has been lost. Another third of
the land area has lost from one
fourth to three-fourths of the sur
fare soil
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his mother Mrs. P. C. Steiner and
daughter Irma.
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1941-08-16
CL.EEElAHD NEWS

Mrs Emma Amb rose, the grand
mother Of M s. w. E. Bradford
burned herself fatally Monday
afternoon. Mrs. Ambrose had been
released from the state institution
at Whitfield, several weeks pr or
to this sad event, and was residing
with her granddaughter, Mrs. w. E.
Bedford. The aged woman in a
feeble minded rt wrapped herself
in part of her bedding and pour
ed jar of kerosene over herself
and set heaself siire, then called to
her daughter and granddaughter
that she was leaving them. Pande-
moninm reigned in the house for
sometime before the blaze was ex.
tinguished. Mr.. G. M. PoWells
ambulance was summoned and
Mrs. Ambrose was rushed to the
hospital at Vicksburg, for treat
ment. She died there Monday
night.
At.this writing the body of Mrs.
Jessie Bell Campbell is in Mr.. c.
M. PoWell's mortuary. Mrs. Camp
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1941-08-16
SHELBY
From page 2

confined to bed but cheerful. We
visited his office, too. There We
found Mrs. Irene Ishmon, Mrs. c.
L. Marshall and Mrs. F a n i c
Adams taking care of the clerical
work of our great order. Mrs. Bull
locks was out on banking Grand.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Dillon and
children are visiting relatives and
friends.
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1941-08-16

j., MADAM J Newby, Vice Daugh.
ter Ruler of Martha Montgomery
Temple of Elks was hostess to a
special meeting of the Daughters
CT Elks Monday night. They plan
ned a Progressive Whist Tourna.
ment for Wednesday. August Is at
Daughter Beula Patton o cafe in
Shelby.
Boy Scouts of America Troop
No. IT und er the direction of
Scoutmastsr AIMEE Moore made
the highest Summer achievement
rating of any scout troop in this
section, with a rating of 1900 &C.
cording to a report from the office
of Mr.. B. E. Norris, Scout Execu
tive. When we consider that most
of the troops in this section are
white boys, we know that scout
master Moooe is due a big hand
from Negroes in Bolivar County.
Troop IT is planning q 8 day camp
ing event at Camp Tsilaha August
Ills.
Mrs. Claud- Williams accom-
panied Mrs. Bernice Bradford to
Vicksburg. n attendance upon
Mrs. Ambrose at the state Hos
pital.
Well folk, as it seems I must
spend my vacation tagging along
on L. Nj. DIS apron strings I'll i'm
prove the moments by picking mp
news notes among our neighbors.
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1941-08-16

bells death calls our attention to
the serious need for clinics, and
health nurses to teach the doctrine
of prenatal care. Would that we
had the spirit of the Alpha Kappa
Alphas and would take some CT our
earnings to fight the great foe that
is such menace to the life Of the
life of the N&g race. Mrs. Camp
bell leaves four orphard children
and an eg d mother TO whom our
hearts 60 out in deepest sympathy.
Madam E J Gibbs had as her
guest Miss Hattie Reed Of Leland.
The Southern advocate. (Mound Bayou, Miss.) 1933-19??, 1941-08-16

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OLDEST GREATEST PURELY NEGRO FRATERNAL ORDER
adults; $4,000 policy
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proof is filed.
Cash OOO invested in Government
than 10000 members Mississippi
EXECUTIVE M. Smith, Chief Grand Mentor.
A Grand High Pestess Mound Bayou
Miss .ev. Wr,. Lee.Ch Scribe Shelby, Miss