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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-10-30
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first six weeks honor roll. They were
as follows:
First grade-Shirley Battles, Judith
Benroth, Kay Eileen Nonnamaker,
Ruth Eileen Nonnamaker, Janet Sites,
Billie Steinman, David Stuber.
Second grade-Doris Battles, Mar
ilyn Oberly, Kenneth Hamilton, Dale
Hector, Billy Morrison, Mary Alice
Waltz.
Third grade-Joan Green, Nora
Powell, John Rogers, Patsy Steiner,
Beverly Watkins.
Fourth grade-Vera Kempf, James
Pendell, Dorna Watkins.
Fifth grade-Howard Won Stein,
Dorothy Welty, Donna Hartman,
Richard Marquart, Carroll Neff.
Sixth grade-Bonnie Flora, Eleanor
Steiner, Suzanne Wooley.
The High School honor roll is as
follows:
Sventh grade-Elizabeth Cook, Will
ma Hamilton, ROLAND King, Paul
Stuckey.
Eighth Grade-Carol Henry, Irene
Marquart, Judith Montgomery, Ruth
Won Stein, Tom Woolley, Lois Albro,
Alice Carton.
Ninth grade-Robert Bowersox, and
Thelma Welty.
Tenth grade-Jean Dukes, Norma
Montgomery, Pauline Simkins.
Eleventh grade-Carol Montgom-
cry.
Twelfth grade-Wanda Montgom-
cry, Myrtle Steinman, Edith Stuber.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-10-30
Mi>s%
Oen1oMol

Gone are the days when bicycles
are built exclusively for speed and
transportation. 1t seems that youngs-
ters today prefer to have countless
gadgets attached to their bikes.
Take Evan Neiswander's iron steed
for example.
A listing of gadgets shows the
following: 21 red and green head
light refiectors, two fox tails, two
steering knobs; thermometer
mounted on the handle bars; a
headlight operated by batteries, two
leather mud guards, tool case, a
billy goat decoration on the front
fender, a kick up stand, a pants
guard and two red tail lights operat-
ed by batteries with specially in
stalled switches on one of the bars.
His real pride and joy are the
two tail lights. Either or both of
the tail lights may be turned on by
separate switches. The lights are
really side truck lights but Evan
soldered them to his bike. 1t was
lot of extra work but it makes
night riding much safer. Formerly
one could lift bicycle with one
finger and now it takes both hands
and a strong back.
A streak of hard luck seems to be
bounding the pet dogs belonging to
Ray Follas, living one and one-half
miles south of town. Several weeks
ago an automobile ran over and
killed his pet dog and then last
week another dog belonging to Ray
was badly injured when it was run
over by a wagon.
A surprised girl was Joan Clark
when she received packet contain
ing 80 letters from Japanese, Ha-
waiian, Philippine, Chinese, Portu-
geuse and Spanish students attend
ing the junior high school of Aiea,
Oahu in the Hawaiian islands. In a
social science letter writing project
at the high school Joan addressed a
letter to the 7th grade class at Aiea
and received the packet. In addition
to the letters the packet contained
art work of the students and a
drawing of the school building from
which the letters came.
Names of the students who wrote
letters are as follows: Masayuki
Kayo, Ramona Raposa, Takeo YAM
anoto, Kunio Sumida, Bernabe Cenal,
Harry Kaneshige, Edna Lakahski,
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Electrostatic Methods

Separation of insect contamina-
tions from mustard seeds, hulls from
beans, water-cress seeds from rice,
and shells from nut meats by elec-
tro-static methods is being used ex-
tensively by the food industry, ac-
cording to Industrial and Engineer
ing Chemistry.
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Prima Mandae, Disa Sardofal, TAX
shi Okaga, Richard Igarashi, Tru-
tommee Kawada, Yoshiahi Tashima,
Edith Hurosawa, Irene Salri, Abi-
linee Oguin, Chiyoka haneshiro,
Katherine Nakame, Dorothy Pimen-
to, Julita Yorong, Marylane Lista,
Evelyn Lair, Leonora Remigo,
Bertha Misaki, Nastuko Yamamto,
Marion Nishimura, Dorothy Mast
sudo, Juanita Alter, Chieno Minami,
Mitsuo Oba.
The word choice, sentence struc-
ture and writing of the letters were
excellent and Joan is proudly dis
playing the letters to her friends.
Several of the letters and drawings
of the students are in the display
window of the Bluffton News.
Bluffton High school has several
athletes whose versasility in sew
eral lines of endeavor is quite mark
ed. Roger Howe, ace performer on
the gridiron, basketball court or
tennis court is also star performer
when it comes to singing. Bob
Cooney also sings in very credit
able manner. He presented rather
difficult number before the Bluffton
Teachers association Monday with
the confidence of an old time troop
er. Then there's Norman Beidler
who goes places on the athletic field
as well as in music. Versatility is
much admired quality and we take
our hats off to these boys.
You should have seen the teachers
and coaches dunk cider and dough-
nuts at an athletic supply store in
Toledo during the teachers meeting
Friday. Sid Stettler and Wilford
Geiger are veteran attendants at the
dunking society and report that the
annual affair is marked by convi-
viality back slapping and comparison
of notes by the athletic fraternity
of this section of the state.
So many inquiries were made con-
corning the front page picture of
Richard Geiger appearing in the
Minneapolis Star Journal that we
decided to place the news item in
the display window at the Bluffton
News. Comment on this was made
in Mainly Personal last week.
Richard is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Isaac Geiger, both former Bluffton
residents. DIR. Geiger, now a MEM
Der of the faculty of the University
of Minnesota, formerly was principal
at Bluffton High school. Several
people were heard to remark that it
would take no miracle man to figure
that Richard was the son of Isaac.
Rain and cold weather has some
what dampened the enthusiasm of
Bluffton Halloween pranksters. Most
of last week the youngsters were out
every night engaging in the usual
round of harmless pranks. The first
of this week, however, found very
few engaged in the "scare 'em and
run" activities.
Unseasonably warm weather of
the past month didn't fool those
wild geese at ALL Light sleepers
Monday night were awakened by
loud honking about midnight by
fiocks winging their way over town
on their annual hegira southwark
Old timers insist that this is sure
sign of approaching winter-and
sure enough the thermometer stood
at the freezing point Tuesday morn
ing-the first time this fall.
And speaking of the weather.
can you remember another fall when
killing frosts held off as long as
they have this year? Gardens have
suffered little frost damage and some
matches of late corn are rpnorted q g
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-10-30

DR.. John Brown, we'll known health
authority, addressed the students on
the subject Being Your Best" at an
assembly meeting held at the audi
torium Wednesday morning. His
appearance here was sponsored by
the Hi-Y club.
All members of the senior class
were privileged to be present at a
discussion on boy-girl relationships
by DR.. Garry Myers in the school
cafeteria Wednesday afternoon. DR..
Myers will address a public meeting
this Wednesday night.
A pot luck supper will be enjoyed
by the Girl Reserves organization at
the Buckeye picnic grounds Wednes-
day night. Arrangements for the
affair are being made under the di-
rection of Carol Bame, president.
c. Floyd Pannabecker addressed a
meeting of the Bluffton public
teachers on "The Educational Sys-
tenn of China" at the high school
Monday night.
\
Speaking on his travel experiences
in Europe and South America,
Ernst Harder, 10, of Frenheim,
Paraguay, will address members of
the Bluffton Hi-Y club at the regular
meeting of the group Wednesday
night.
A Halloween party will be en-
joyed by members of the Blue
Triangle club Thursday night. Alice
Jean Bixel is president of the or
ganization.
In anticipation of the football
game with Wapakoneta Friday
night, pep meeting will be held
Friday morning. Prior to the game
with st. Mary's last Thursday a pep
meeting was held by the student
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NH morning tIIory

The proper mixture to kill morn
ing glory is one pound of lead ar
senate (dry powder) to 80 gallons of
water. This same solution can be
used against trumpet vine Be care
full not to contact other plants as it
will kill them too.
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First Public High School

A. Frank Page, father of the late
Walter Hines Page, who was this
country's wartime ambassador to
England, started North Cardinals
first public high school in the little
town of Cary.
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Monks Pray and Steal

The 400 monks who live in the
Konkaling monastery in the Konka
Risumgongba mountains of Tibet
frequently replenish their larders
and relieve their monotonous peri
DDS of prayer by holding up cara
vans and looting peaceful villages.
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green as might be expected in mid
| summer.
Woodrow Little, rural mail carrier
on route two took day off last
Thursday and let substitute Mel
Long worry about Uncle Sans busi-
ness. But Woody was back on the
job Friday morning smiling-yes, it's
boy-at the hospital.
Folks asked a lot of questions
when the big steam shovel of the
Bluffton Stone company rumbled
down Main street, Tuesday after
noon. Just in case you failed to
learn the details, it was enroute to
the plant of the Central Ohio Light
& Power company to do excavating
for a coal pit in connection with the
new addition now being built to
the plant.
And speaking of curiosity-have
you heard those new train whistles
on the Nickel Plate? They have a
weird sound, especially at night and
ideally suited for Halloween-en-
tirely different from the ordinary
Nickel Plate locomotive. Inquiring
we found out that they are not NKP
engines but some from the C & O
and Lackawana roads doing tempor-
ary duty on the Nickel Plate line.
Maybe you didn't know it-but the
Van Vert high school football team
thought they got big eyeful just
before the game here three weeks
ago when they ran onto diagrams of
the Pirates trick plays left mad
vertently exposed at the high school
building. But it wasn't so bad after
all-Coach OILERS men had some
other tricks up their sleeves and the
Van Vert crew were rewarded for
all their pains when only one of
the plays which they saw diagram
med was called during the game.
Believe it or not-but some of the
fans are grousing now because they
say admission prices are too low at
high school football games-no that's
not a typographical error. That
comes from Sid Stettler, faculty
manager of athletics who says you
just can't suit some people. The
trouble started after the game at
Celina Friday night. Admission
prices at Celina are materially high
er than at Bluffton and the fans
here say the Bluffton Pirates are
every bit as good a team as Celina
ever was, and it's worth just as
much to see them play.
And while we're on the subject of
admission prices to football games,
some of the Bluffton fans who went
to Columbus last Saturday to see the
Ohio State-Northwestern game
learned that it's the part of wisdom
as well as economy to get your
tickets early and avoid the scalpers.
The stadium was sold out and one
Bluffton business man paid 81 for
a seat, according to the story that
went the rounds over the week end.
Those drum majorettes with the
st. Marys band at the football game
last Friday night strutting their
stuff on Harmon field were about
the snappiest high school talent
we've seen for many a moon. If
you've ever tried to do drum major
ing you'll know that twirling those
sticks isn't nearly as easy as it
looks-in fact that exhibition which
they put on between halves repre-
sented more hours of painstaking
practice than you have any idea
unless you have tried it. And what
we've said for the drum maiorettes
also goes for the band which did a
mighty good job. Speaking of the
hand those formations took pIan+1
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-20
. MeKENNEY'S BRIDGE QUIZ

BY WILLIAM Y. MCKINNEY America'S Card Authority

I look for great developments in tournament bridge within the next year or two. With the joining of the American Contract Bridge League and the Pacific Bridge League, all bridge is now under one national organization.
 The Pacific Bridge League con. tinues to function as 1t has in the past but now as the Western D!vi- sion of the American Contract Bridge League. Already plans are under way for Q large delegation from the Pacific coast to attend the Fall session of the national tourna- ment, which will be held at R!ch- Tnond, Va, the week Of Dec. l.
 Tom Stoddard, chairman of the executive committee of the Western Division, tells me that he and his wife, Peggy, are assembling a group now, and of course MT. and Mrs. Morgan Howard, who at present re- side in Pasadena, Calif., will be on hand for the tournament.
 I am hoping that several of the star players on the coast will be able to make the trip and want to warn eastern players that the de- fensive play of this Pacific coast group will really be worth watch ing. The eastern players are, I think, better bidders. But I will guarantee that if they get into contract of four spades as the declarer on to- days hand did, they can expect this kind of defense.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-20
South American
 Guest ofLeGgue

The Connecticut League of Wo- men Voters announced today that on Thursday and Friday of this week Connecticut would play host to Sonora Ana Rose s. de Martinez Guerrero, of BuenoS Aires, leader of Argentine women and chairman of the 1nter-American Commission of Women. Sonora de Martinez-G Guer- rero's visit to Connecticut Is part of 8 two-months tour of the country being sponsored by the National League of Women Voters as 6 con. crete way of arousing interest in Inc ter-American affairs.
 The distinguished Argentinean spent six weeks in the United States last year at about this time, pregid. ing at the first meeting of the Inter- American Commission of Women in Washington and speaking for the women of America at the opening session of the Woman's Centennial Congress in New York.
 The Leagues sponsorship of &c., nora de Martinez -Guerrera's tour stems from its endorsement of the broad outlines of the Good Neighbor policy under which closer relation ship has been sought with the other American Republics based on an understanding of their cultural and economic conditions. Underscoring its concern with hemispheric prob- lems, the National League recently issued quiz on "The Americas and Defense" and foreign policy study problem on Economic Defense of Latin America"
 Until recently Senora de Marti- nez- Guerrero was president of the Federation of Argentine Women, an organization founded by her to pro- mote woman suffrage in Argentina. She Is director of the women's divi- sion of Accion Argentina, a non-po- ltical, non-of1cial organization started in June, 1940, to combat Nazi propaganda in Argentina.
 To try to improve methods of pro- Vlolng care ana medical services for children Sonora de Martinez -Guer- rero recently organized a Model In- stitute for child welfare in a suburb of Buenos Aires. Many years ago she organized and still is a director of the Institute San Jose de General Madariaja, a secondary school. She also is a leader in the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and is working ac. lively to raise a large sum of money to construct 8 new hospital for workers in Buenos Aires.
 During her two-day stay in Con- necticut, Sonora de Martinez Guer- rero will meet and talk at New Lon- don, Groton, Pennington, and Hart ford with League and government of1cials, and with men and women interested in Inter er-American prob- lelns.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-20
STATE

If you intend to see the fine dou- ble smash pogram currently at War ner's State Theater, you'll have to hurry as performances tomorrow evening positively conclude its en- gagement. Headlining the show is International Squadron" starring Olympe Bradna, William Lundigan Ronald Reagan and featuring and Joan Perry; also Dennis Nor gan and Jane Wyatt in Kisses for Breakfast"
 Starting Wednesday the State ushers in a star studded twin unit talk of the town.
 Toppings the program is "YouIl Never Get Rich" the most spectac. ular musical extravaganza of the season, with lovely Rita Hayworth and twinkle-footed Fred Astaire in the co-starring leads.
 Miss Haywoth and Astaire have been acclaimed the screens perfect combination of beauty and rhythm making thei first screen appearance together in the years mightiest bombardment of songs, laughs and girls.
 "YouTl Never Get Rich" is musi- cal extravaganza of army life, and is said to be a star-spangled exam pie of Hollywood at its best. Tn ad- dition to Miss Hayworth and Astaire the cast includes such well-known comedy and character personalities as Robert Benchley, John Hubbard, Osa MasseY1, Frieda Inescourt, Quinn Williams and Donald MacBride.
 The principal song and dance numbers in the film are "The Boogie Barcarolle," novelty num- Der combining beautiful ballet and the lowest of low-down boogie woogie stoTnping.
 And on the same big show is . rip-roaring saga of the old west titled Texas" and co-starring Will liam Holden, Claire Trevor and Glenn Ford with George Bancroft and Edgar Buchanan in featured roles.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-20
State ALunnae
 Meeting Here

The annual Fall meeting of the Connecticut Chapter, International Federation of Catholic Alumnae, was held yesterday afternoon at the Waterbury Catholic High School, with Miss Genevieve Halpine of New Milford, Governor of the Fed eration, presiding. Miss Catherine Flannery Rochon, Recording Secre- tary, read the minutes of the spring meeting.
 Reverend Joseph Donnelly of St.. Thomas church addressed the members, his topic being Christian fly in the Future"
 Tn accordance with the theme of the meeting Defense" Mrs. Frank P. McEvoy, Honorary chairman of the Board of Directors of the Gen. tral Volunteer Bureau, explained the work of the Organization, and requested members to volunteer for Service. Miss Kathryn Hayes, chair man of the Training Courses, de- Scribed the various courses. Mrs. Frank J. Kenney discussed her work as Chairman of Publicity for the Red Gross.
 Aiumnae presidents gave reports of activities in their chapters, Chairman of the Education, Motion Picture, Literature and Social Ser- vice Committees also reported.
 Following the meeting the alum nae of the Waterbury Catholic high school served tea to the group.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-20
Friends Honored
 Rachel SeaUer

Miss Rachel Beaver of Wood street was feted last week at miscel- laneous and currency shower given at st. Paul's church rooms. The hostesses for the occasion were Mrs. Edith Brown, Mrs. w. J. Old- royd, Mrs. Hugh Gallagher, Mrs, Roy Card, Mrs. Edmund Allard, Mrs. William Chick, Mrs. Louis Sage and Mrs. William Magee.
 Among those attending were Rev. and Mrs. Lewis Higgins, MT. and Mrs. Henry Kuntz, MT. and Mrs. Louis Sage, MT. and Mrs. William Chick, Mrs. r. Yaekel, Mrs. Hugh Sutherland, Mrs. August Paul, Mrs. Edith Brown, Mrs. Arthur Nelson, Mrs. Arthur Daniels, Mrs. Edna Meyer, Mrs. J. P. Smith, Mrs. Bar rett Brown, Mrs. Thomas Jackson, MT. and Mrs. Walter Oldroyd, Mrs. Jennie Lockhart, Mrs. Max Kraft:
 Mrs. William Magee, Mrs. Carle- ton Futile, Mrs. David Wood, Mrs. Robert Bulk, Mrs. Kenneth Schil- Ter, Mrs. Frank Meisinger, Mrs. Eugene Oalor, Mrs. Edmund Al- lard, Mrs. Joseph Yulzter, Mrs. Julius Friez, Henrietta F'riez, Mrs. wilson Miller, ST., Mrs. Asa York, Mrs. John Lineburg, Mrs. Arthur Manson, Mrs. Raymond Fancher, Mrs. Thomas CroSe, Mrs. James Ross, Ruth Ann Huoghton, Mrs. Robert Humphrey, MT. and Mrs. Robert Humphrey, Jr., Mrs. Maur- ice Simons, Mrs. John Phillips, Mrs. John Phillips, Jr.;
 Elmer Hough, Mrs. William Prior, Mrs. Louis Sage, Mrs. Joseph Reil- ly, Mrs. George Brown, Mrs. James Lowe, Mrs. William Gibbons, Mrs. William O'Brien, Mrs. Thomas Cul- linan, Mrs. Fergus Madden, Mary Madden, Ruth Moran, Mildred Bowling, Mrs. Hugh Gallagher, Mrs. Irving Baldwin, Mrs. Henry Dorgeloh, Mrs. Thomas Bowling, Mrs. Joseph Moran, Mrs. John Heuer, Mrs. Bertha Cronin, Mrs Albert Kaercher;
 Elizabeth Seaver, Mildred Kasr- cher, Laura Seaver, Eleanor Mer. rilees, Jessie Merrilees, Mrs. Eric Brandt, MT. and Mrs. J. Dwight Seaver.
 Mrs. Wallace Bergstrom, Mrs. Ed ward Fisher, Mrs. Henry Staples, Mrs. Claude Link, Mrs. K. A. Fran cis, Mrs. Marcel Dorval, Mrs. John Mahoney, Mrs. M. Sage, Mrs. Will liam Marbles, Mrs. George Stock, MT. and Mrs. George Wedge, Mrs. Alton Irwin, Mrs. Lewis Dowd, Mrs. Margaret Rogan, Mrs. Gilbert Hansen,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-20
POLI'S

'Whistling in the Dark", based on the famous Broadway stage hit, and presenting hte comical Red Skelton of stage and radio fame as M-G-M's new comedy star, is the attraction coming tomorrow to the Loew Poli Theater.
 The comical Skelton plays . radio broadcast "crime creator" who Is ab- ducted by . group of racketeers operating 6 mysterious cult. They want him to invent perfect mur- der" to get rid of an heir barring their way to riches. For good nea- sure they seize his two girl friends also.
 Skeletons antics and adventures in pretending to invent the crime, then extricating himself and the girls from the clutches of the villains keep audiences constantly roaring.
 Skelton presents the rapid fire comedy that has made him one of the best known stage figures in America. Ann Rutherford plays his sweetheart and Virginia Grey her love rival. The two girls have 8 hair pulling battle over him that is e comedy highlight. Conrad Veidt. who scored in "A Woman's Face" plays the sinister cult leader. Rags Ragland," hit of Broadway's stage production of Panama Hattie, adds to the hilarity.
 Ends tonight, "smilin' Through" with Jeannette Macdonald, and Gene Raymond also the rollic&ing comedy Tanks a Million" starring William Tracy.
 On our stage tomorrow nite for one performance only we will pre- sent Little Johnny" of the Philip Morris Program. You've heard him on the radio now see him in person at 9 o'clock at Loew's Poli.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-20
STRAND

Performances tomorrow evening at Warmers Strand Theater con. clude the engagements of Henry Fonda and Joan Bennett in Wild Geese Calling; also Victor Mo. Laglen and Dennis OKeefe in Broadway Limited"
 Grand screen entertainment for your eye, your ear and your heart makes It's debut at the Strand on Wednesday with the presentation of "Sun Valley Serenade" co-starring Sonia Henie and John Payne and featuring Glen Miller and his or- chestra; Milton Berle, Lynn Bari Joan Davis and score of other screen favorites.
 With most of the scenes set ir the sunny, snowy slopes of the Ila- tion's glorious vacationland, "Sun Valley Serenade" is gay, romantic musical with new skate and ski surprises.
 Sonia Is featured in two new skating pallets and several skiing routines. She is again given the op- portunity to show the mastery or! ice which won her renown as the world and olympic figure skating champion.
 The happy comedy starts wher John Payne, piano player for Glenr Miller's band, finds that the "Lit. tle"~ refugee he has offered to care for is really Sonia. He tries te fIYnlr nit af the a0paay1ant fHtfi Sonia keeps after him to his dis: comfort and to the annoyance oi his fiance, Lynn Bari.
 Tn this, his first motion picture appearance, Glenn Miller plays seven new songs by Mack Gordon and Henry Warren in addition tc his already famous rendition of "Ir the Mood"
 Co-featuring the program is Private Nurse" with Brenda Joyce and June Darwell.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-10-20
Weddings
Engagements
BRTssON-RUssELE.

Mrs. James E. Russell, e. M Country Club Road announces tlsS engagement of her daughter, AGiso Rosalind Russell of Hollywood, Cali- fornia, to Frederick Brisson, son oa MT. and Mrs. Carl Brisson of BevsF- ly Hills, California.
 Miss Russell is a graduats a9 Notre Dame Academy, this city, an4 attended Marymount on the Hudson, She studied at Columbia UniyeFmitg. Barnard College, and the A1nericaI School of Dramatic Arts in NeW York City.
 MT. Brisson was educated 2n 2nRs land. He is . Theatrical ProducaF.