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The Durant news., 1941-08-07

Mr.. and Mrs. Troy Wynne and
daughter, Patricia Nell, and Mr.. S.
A. Killebrew came over from Thorn
ton on Sunday to visit relatives.
Miss Mary Elizabeth Cowsert re-
turned Monday from Evanston, Iii.
where she has been attending school
It Northwestern University.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Maxwell and
son, Edwin, came up from Pickens
TO visit on Sunday afternoon in the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs E.. w. Ford
Mrs. 7. j. Donald, and Mrs. Earl
Robbins and little daughter, who lives
in New Orleans came up Monday
for a weeks visit with friends ana
relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Derrick, Mr.
Hildebrandt Derrick, and DR.. and
.Nys. Arthur Derrick OF jackson spent
PLEASANT Sunday at the Sardi.
Dam.
Ms. Guy Collins and little daugh-
Ter, Betty Lou, of Carton were visi-
tors in the home Of Mrs. Bertha Cow
sert this week.
Mrs. O. P. Myers, who has beer
living at Admission, Ala. where DR.
Myers was stationed at Fort McClel-
land, are guests for a while of Mrs
Griff Mabry. Dr.. Myers is at present
on duty at the Veterans Hospital il
Hot Springs.
The Durant news., 1941-08-07
Notice For Bids
In Re; Advertise to Rent Grader
for Pickens.Richland

1t appearing that the Pickens-
Richland Road District is in need Of
a new grader with which to repair and
maintain the roads of said district,
and that said district does not have
sufficient money with which to pay
for said grader; it is ordered that
the Clerk of this Board advertise in
the Durant News for bids to be re-
ceived at the regular September,
1941, meeting of this Board, the
Board reserving the right to reject
any or all bids, for renting one S-fout
new or used grader for the Pickens-
Richland Road District.
Ordered this August 5, 194l.
Parham H. Williams, Clerk,
Board Of Supervisors, Hol-
mes County, Miss.
Aug z, times.
The Durant news., 1941-08-07
LEGAL NOTICES
Notice To Creditors

No 6304 Letter testamentary hav-
ing been granted on the 26th day
of July, l941, by the Chancery
Court of Holmes County, Miss, to
the undersigned upon the estate of
Lucretia Durham, Deceased, notice
is hereby given to all persons having
claims against said estate to pre-
sent the same to the Clerk of said
Court for probate and registration
according to law within six months
from this date, or they will be for
ever barred
This the 26th day of July. 194l
S. r. KING,
Administrator.
Aug. z, times
The Durant news., 1941-08-07
Card of Thanks

We thank our friends for their
kindness during our resent sorrow
May Gods blessings rest upon each
of you.
MR.. and MRS. c. C. AMES.
MR. and MRS. j. c. YORK, SR.
JOE YORK, JR.
The Durant news., 1941-08-07
Card of Thanks

We want to express our sincere
appreciation for the many cour-
tesies and expressions Of sympathy
IN our bereavement in the death of
ur baby daughter, Mary Kathryn
Hiland. May God bless and keep all
of YOU.
Mr.. and Mrs. P H. Hiland
The Durant news., 1941-08-07
NOTICE TO CREDITORS


Administratrix's Notice to Creditor.
of Dr.. r. c. Elmore, Deceased.
Letters OF Administration having
been granted on the End day of
August, 1941, by the Chancery Court
Of Holmes County, Mississippi, to the
undersigned upon the estate of DR.. R.
c. Elmore, Deceased, notice is here
by given to all persons having claims
against said estate to present the
same to the Clerk of said Court for
probate and registration according to
law, within six months from this date,
or they will be forever barred.
This the End day of August, l94l
MRS. R. c. ELMORE
Administrators.
The Durant news., 1941-08-07
WEST NEWS ITEMS
PIT. A. Presents Play

The West Parent-Teachers Assoeia
tion is sponsoring home talent play
on Friday evening, August 8, at
6 OO o'clock. This musical comedy.
ooh Doctor" is being directed by Miss
Susan Terrain, of New Orleans, who
is employed by the Triangle Produc
ing Co. The following are taking
mart: Mr.. Harvey Campbell, Mr.. Reed
Wright, Mr.. Oscar Thomas, Mr.. j.
w. Holmes, Miss Claire Melton, Miss
Nancy Steen, Mrs. R. l.. Jackson,
Miss Casteel Cade, Mr.. James Alex
ander and Mrs. John Holmes. An
additional feature is a chorus. A
rontest for Miss Junior West is be-
ing held in connection with this. The
following girls are competing; Nancy
Steen, Sara Thomas. Maxine Cade,
and Evelyn Springfield.
Mr.. Dale Davidson is going to
summer school in Goodman.
.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ruther White are
now at home in the Smith cottage
on Andrew street. We are glad to
welcome them to our town.
MIR. and Mrs. J. c. Stain have
moved to the country OCCUPYING the
Farmer house.
John Watson Holmes went TO Jack
son Thursday.
Friends are glad to know that
Charles w. Campell is improving
after his accident.
Mrs. Ray Campbell and children
visited relatives in West Sunday af-
ternoon.
Mrs. James Little and daughter,
Joan. of Memphis visited her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Black recently.
Mrs. S. Mathews and Miss Kate
Cade visited Mr.. and Mrs. W. H.
Taylor Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Goddy Fergerson visited Mr..
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Arnold
several days recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Hand and
children, Jean, Betty Faye and Lar
ry, spent Wednesday afternoon in
Jackson.
Miss Betty Campbell visited her
grandmother, Mrs. Graham Field, on
Wednesday.
Mrs. Leon Kennedy of Kosciusko,
was business visitor here Tues
day.
Friends of Miss Ida Moore are
delighted to know that she is i'm
proving after undergoing on opera
tion in DR.. Valleys Hospital in
Jackson.
Mrs. Carl Long was delighted to
have her mother, Mrs. Stubles, of
Phillip, to visit her on Tuesday.
Mrs. Tom Knox and son, Billy. Of
Walden visited Mrs. Harold Gelston
on Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Cade and Mrs.
Bill Miles visited friends in West
Thursday afternoon.
Among those who saw, Road to
Zanzibar" at the Strand Theatre last
week were: Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Ste
vens, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. Pate John
son, Mr.. and Mrs. D. d. Davidson,
Miss Alice Murff, Mr.. and Mrs. R.
L. Jackson, Mr.. W. H. Jackson and
Miss Jeffie Caster.
Mrs. Hugh Nabors and Mrs. Wei
ton McCreary visited Mrs. Ida
Moore at DR.. Valleys Hospital in
Jackson on Friday.
Friends of Mr. Walter Taylor
are sorry to know of his recent i'll
ness and wish for him a speedy re-
The Durant news., 1941-08-07

The upper photograph shows
the new Executive Committee OF
the Brewers and Mississippi Beer
Distributors Committee, elected
recently at statewide meeting
in jackson to direct the organiza-
tons cleanup activities during
the coming year. Seated, left to
right. are: f. ID. Johnson, New
Orleans; Chairman Elect Thur
man Henry, Greenwood; Ed Hill
Ter, New Orleans, and II. r. Swil-
linger, Cincinnati. Standing, left
to right: State Director w. W.
Pierce, Jackson; Nick Pefines.
Cincinnati: Smith Murphy. Clarks-
dale; Carl Treppendahl, Jr.,
Woodville; A. A. ONeill, Vicks-
burg, and o. l.. Forster, Evans
vile. Ind. The lower photograph
shows T. Howard Kelly, New
York, United Brewers Industrial
Foundation Self-Regulation Direc-
tor, addressing the meeting. On
his left is retiring chairman
1'Neil! and on his right Mr.. Pierce.
The Durant news., 1941-08-07

Claire and Laura and Mrs. A. J.
Stevens, Sr. shopped in Greenwood
Thursday.
Miss Susan Terrian of New Or
leans, arrived Wednesday to direct
the play, "Oh Doctor" which will be
presented in the school auditorium on
Friday night.
Miss Jeffie Carter visited Mrs. r.
L, Jackson last week.
Mrs. J. r. Melton and Misses
Laura and Claire Melton shopped in
Jackson Wednesday.
Mrs. W. H. Jackson attended TO
business in Greenwood one day
recently.
Mr.. Watt Brock, who is employed
by the Hotel Durant was visiting here
Friday.
Miss katherine Crisler, Mrs. j.
R. Melton, Miss Laura Melton. Miss
Susan Terrian and Miss Claire Mel
ton were in Durant Friday after
noon.
Mesdames Malcolm Cade and VIM
Brock and children Billy Brock and
Casteel Cade and Ralph Cade shop
ped in Durant Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. l. Campbell en-
tertained with an outdoor supper
Thursday evening.
Mrs. D. H. Rhyme returned from
the University Of Mississippi Thurs
day after attending summer school.
Miss jimmie Lois Taylor of Jack
son is visiting Miss Alice Murff.
Rev. Davenport filled his regular
appointment at the Methodist Church
Sunday.
Mrs. John Watson Holmes has re-
turned from delightful visit to her
parents on the week end.
Miss Lucille Montgomery visited
Mrs. Cliff Bowen Thursday.
Mr.. D. H. Rhyme spent the week
end at home.
Miss Casteel Cade has been num-
bered among the sick the past week
Mr.. and Mrs. Max Arnold, Max
Hamblin, and Lillian Clyde Thweatt
saw the picture show in Durant Fri
day night
Mr.. M. T. Smith, of Dossville was
business visitor here recently.
Mrs. Percy Joyce and Mr.. Watt
Brock visited their mother Sunday.
The Missionary Society of the
Methodist Church met with Mrs. A.
j. Stevens, Sr. Monday
Mr. and Mrs. Pate johnson, Mr..
and Mrs. Harvey Campbell and Bet
ty attended the show in Durant
| Tuesday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Malcolm Holmes were
in Jackson Monday.
Mrs. Johnnie Montgomery and
daughter, Rose, went to the Univer-
sity Friday. Mr.. Montgomery re-
| turned with them to visit Mrs. j.
| r. Gross.
Mrs. Red Afford and John Tho
mas are visiting relatives here.
Mrs. J. w. Holmes returned Thurs
day from a weeks visit in Jackson,
Guest to her mother, Mrs. Richard
Brock.
Mr.. ana MIS-. ". II. DToch,- HcoIsc
and Linda, spent the evening We'd
nesday in Holmes County Park.
|
Mr.. Carl Arnold and Max Hamlin
went to the picture show in Durant
Friday night.
Mr.. J. c. Brister and children. Jerry
and John, of Coxburg, visited Mrs.
81 Brister Sunday.
Mrs. Carl Arnold was in Jackson
Tuesday.
Mrs. VIM. Ellard Of Durant visited
Miss Jimmie Lois Taylor in the Murff
home Sunday afternoon.
Mr. G. L. Brock and son, George,
transacted business in Winona Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Murtaugh, Miss
Ht..Lz nar+ opJ Ua1+ar T.. and
The Durant news., 1941-08-07

Miss Martha Dent, of Jackson is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. Walter Brock.
The Durant news., 1941-08-07

Mrs. j. w. Murtaugh, of Pick
ers visited Mrs. Walter Brock last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Stevens, and
The Durant news., 1941-08-07

Mrs. A. /. Campbell is VISITING
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. L. Afford of In
dianola.
The Durant news., 1941-08-07

Mr.. and Mrs. t. P. Montgomery
The Durant news., 1941-08-07

Mrs. Sallie Doty accompanied Mrs.
Corrie Carter to Jackson, on Sun
day when the latter went for treat
ment for an ear Infection.
The Durant news., 1941-08-07

Aug. 7, a times.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-10-30
HANCOCK COUNTY
Defense Plant Strike
Ends

Work on S3,000,000 worth of tank
parts and gun mount contracts was
resumed at the Buckeye Traction
and Ditcher Co. in Findlay Monday
following a two-day strike which
ended as striking A. F. of L. union
lists voted to return to their jobs.
Ned Lautenslager, local president
of the International Association of
Machinests, said the agreement to
resume work was reached after it
was established that the machinists
union and the International Mould
ers and Foundry Workers had 625
members among the plants $50 en-
ployes.
Union spokesmen said the Thurs
day walkout resulted from the firms
failure to honor a union shop clause
in contracts. E. H.-Ehrick, com
pany spokesman, claimed the dispute
was due to a misunderstanding.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-10-30
Richland Center

Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Schaublin
and family spent Sunday evening
with Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Green and
sons.
DIR. Rosella Beiderman of Jenera
spent Sunday afternoon at the
Ernest Gratz home.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. C. Heller spent
Thursday evening with Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed Marquart and sons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dana Moser, Mrs.
Minnie Moser, Mr.. and Mrs. Rolly
Moser and son, Mr.. and Mrs. Weldon
Luginbuhl and Miss Glenna Swick
were Sunday dinner guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Warren Moser and sons.
Afternoon callers were, Mr.. and Mrs.
Victor Moser and son of Lima.
Mrs. Charles Strahm of Seattle,
Wash, Mrs. Charles Stryker and
Mrs. Ricahrd Strahm and daughter
of Lima were Friday afternoon call
ers at the Walter Schaublin home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Zimmerman
and daughter spent Sunday evening
| with Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Jennings
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Gratz of
Lima were Sunday evening supper
guests at the Ernest Gratz home.
Mrs. Otto Amstutz spent Friday
with her sister, Mrs. H. c. Lehman
of Toledo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orrin Zimmerman
and family of Mt. Gilead; Mr.. and
Mrs. Oliver Zimmerman and daugh-
ter and Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Hoch-
stettler and family were Sunday din
/ ner guests of Mrs. Noah Zimmerman
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Amstutz and
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-10-30
ElrOse


There will be a Community Hal
loween party at the Black school
house Friday evening. Come masked,
program will be given and lunch
in keeping with the season will be
sold.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Nonnamaker,
Mr.. and Mrs. John McVetta and
son John William of Mt. Cory were
dinner quests at the Henry Koch
home Sunday. Supper guests at the
Koch home were Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
Nonnamaker and daughters Norma
and Mary Ann of Lafayette.
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Stratton,
daughter Elaine and son Larry were
Sunday evening callers at the NJ. J.
Stratton home.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. d. Williamson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Wade Marshall spent
, Sunday at Rushylvania with Mr.. and
Mrs. Herbert Graham and family.
Glenn and Faery Nonnamaker
called Sunday at the c. v. Klingler
home near Ada.
The Orange Twp. Sunday School
Convention will be held at the Beth
esda church Sunday afternoon and
evening.
Mrs. Ruth Steinman of Bluffton,
Mrs. Emmaline Nonnamaker were
Sunday dinner guests of Mrs Anna
Koontz and the A. J. Nonnamaker
family. Evening callers were Len
don Basinger and family and Mr..
and Mrs. ROLAND Koontz and daugh-
ter Martha Ann of Bluffton.
Mrs. Stella Smith and Mrs. Lynn
Lyon of Findlay called on Mr.. and
Mrs. j. r. Fisher Wednesday even
| ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis Zimmerman
and daughter Jaqueline and son
Douglas of Antwerp, spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Reno Gratz and
daughter Mary Kathryn.
Mrs. Mary Hartman and son
Cloyce and Mrs. Eta Stotts and
daughter of Hoytville spent Sunday
with Ami Nonnamaker and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lendon Basinger,
daughter Jeanette and son Gareth
and Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Basinger
of Bluffton spent Sunday in Dayton.
Mrs. Earl Hamilton was removed
from the Findlay hospital to her
home last week. She is convalescing
following an operation. We wish
her a speedey recovery.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-10-30
5000 Bass Released
In County

Six thousand small mouth bass
were distributed in three streams in
Hancock county Monday by the state
conservation commission.
Lloyd Oil, county game protector,
said the fish averaged about five
inches in length and were obtained
from the st. Mary's hatchery.
Others are expected in the near fu-
ture.
The fingerlings were planted in the
Blanchard river, Tawa creek and
Eagle creek with 1000 in each
stream.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-10-30
ALLEN COUNTY
1000 Volts Kills
Lima Man

Roy II. Hover, 81, of Lima, assist
ant operator on the night shift at
the Lima sewage disposal plant, was
killed instantly late Thursday when
he came into contact with a 4,000-
volt power switch while he was
washing a window in the switch
cage.
Coroner Harry Lewis said the
mishap occurred about $3.50 p. m,
two hours after Hover had reported
for work. The man apparently was
standing on a six-foot step-ladder,
lost his balance and accidentally
kicked the high tension switch, at
the same time grabbing steel crane
track with his hands, the coroner
reported.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-10-30

daughter spent Sunday afternoon at
the Amos and Francis Basinger
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Reed Hilty and
daughter Barbara, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilford Gratz spent Sunday after
noon with Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Schaublin and daughter Rachel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Zimmerman
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Badertscher and son, Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilmer Badertscher and family, Mr..
and Mrs. Sam Badertscher and son,
Mr.. and Mrs. Cal Burkholder and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Huber,
Mr.. and Mrs. Quinten Burkholder
and family and Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin
Niswander and family spent Satur-
day evening with Mr.. and Mrs.
Dwight Frantz and daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. |. Luginbuhl and
son Kenneth Luginbuhl, of Camp
Shelby, Miss, and Miss Harriette
Criblez were Sunday guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Herbert Luginbuhl and
son of Detroit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Basinger
and daughter spent Tuesday evening
with Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Hoch-
stettler.
Sunday dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Burkholder and son
Clarence were Mr.. and Mrs. George
Bixler of South Bend, Ind, Patty
and Richard Debolt of Ft. Wayne,
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Gerber, Mr.. and
Mrs. Milton Lugibihl and family
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Burkholder and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Hoch-
stettler, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Gerber
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Harley
Burkholder and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jess Amstutz and son and Miss
Vondell Winget.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Locher and
family, Hiram Locher, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Russell Schaublin and family
were Friday evening supper guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Schaublin
and daughter Rachel.
Mrs. Paul Rhoads and daughter
is spending the week with her sister
Mrs. Harold Stevens of Upper San.
dusky.
Miss Clara Roth of Peoria, Ill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Mellinger anc
Mrs. Alma Bixel and son Bobby
were Wednesday evening supper
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
Hochstettler and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Schaublir
and daughter Rachel called on Mrs
Elda Hoffman of Lima, Sunday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Gratz, Mr.
and Mrs. Richard Core and famil,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Reno Gratz ant
daughter spent Sunday evening will
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Arnold.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmer Badertschel
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Wayn,
Zimmerman and daughter and Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Badertscher ant
son were Sunday dinner guests O
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Badertscher ant
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Gossmai
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Archi,
Hartman and Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Mar
quart and son Melvin spent Sunda,
afternoon with Mr.. and Mrs. PHILLIP
! Marquart, Sr.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-10-30
Lima Loco Gets
War Oder

The War department Saturday
awarded a half million dollar con-
tract to The Lima Locomotive Works,
Inc, for eight locomotives with tend
er for the U. S. Army Engineering
Department.
Amount of the contract, announced
officially from Washington, is $562,-
290.
The engines are the small con-
solidation $3.50" type. Six of the
locomotives will be coal burners, and
two oil burners. Loco officials said
they had no knowledge of where the
engines will be be placed in service.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-10-30
$4,000 Fire At Plating
Works

Fire halted production at the Star
Plating Works in Lima last week
and threw 30 employees out of work
a day before the working force was
to have been increased by half.
Plant Manager Charles Brown es-
timated damage at $4,000. Renova-
ton of the plant started at once, but
Mr.. Brown explained that replace
ment of machinery probably will be
the biggest problem.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-10-30
Bound Over To
Grand Jury

Herbert Huffman, of Van Buren,,
charged with assault with intent to
kill, was bound over to the Seneca
County grand jury last week in the
municipal court of Judge C. C.
McVay, Fostoria. Bond was set at
$4,000.
Huffman, with a brother, Ellwood,
was arrested following an alleged
attack Saturday night on Mrs. Ed
Walters in Fostoria. Herbert Huff
man, in attempting to flee the scene,
suffered a minor bullet wound in
the left leg.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-10-30
PUTNAM COUNTY
Loon Mistakes Road
For River

Much interest is being displayed
in mounted specimen of loon placed
in a window of Minch's general
store in Continental. The loon, sell
dom observed this far from the
Great Lakes, took the wet surface
of state route Is, near the Ed Goss-
man farm, northeast of Continental,
for a stream of water and was
badly hurt when it struck the pave
ment.
A companion bird was captured
on the farm occupied by Morey
Goldsberry and taken to the Blanch-
ard river, where it was released.
Observers claim that the loon is un-
able to take flight except from
water.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-10-30
$50 Out Of Work By
PriOritieS

The system of defense priorities,
coupled with material and equipment
shortages, has thrown $50 Lima dis
trict workers out of jobs in the past
80 days, and $40 more face idleness
within the next three months.
This announcement was made
Thursday by John w. Saunders, di-
rectors of the Lima district office of
the Ohio Bureau of Unemployment
Compensation. He said the figures
cover the entire district which in
cludes Allen, Putnam, Auglaize and
Van Vert counties.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-10-30
Extensive Bridge Pro
gram Planned

Allen County Engineer Hobart
Mumaugh believes that a road is
only as good as its weakest bridge.
And, he says, the county's bridges
have been neglected.
Although his workmen constructed
three completely new bridges during
the past season and reconditioned 36
others, Mumaugh feels that the job
of strengthening the county road
systems weakest links has been
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-10-30
First Killing Frost
Hits Sector

Allen county had its first killing
frost of the year Thursday night OF
last week, but prominent farmers
said damage was slight since flow
ers were the only things left to kill.
The area had its first frost about
week ago but it was not killing.
With the mercury recorded at 81
at 6 a. m. Friday, new low for the
season was marked up in Lima.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-10-30
1000 Bass Put In
Riley Creek

Distribution of 1000 small mouth
bass in Riley Greek was reported by
Foster d. Roszman, district fish
management supervisor for District
No. l of the state division of con-
servation and wildlife.
The fish which were fngerlings
were planted in the creek in Riley
township south of Pandora. They
were obtained from the state fish
farm at st. Marys Roszman said
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-10-30
Asks Second Divorce
From Husband

Mrs. Louise A. Harrod filed suit
last week in the Allen County court
of common pleas for her second di-
vorce from Emil L. Harrod, explain
ing that a second matrimonial at
tempt was no more successful than
the first.
They were married in 1884, and
were divorced in October, 1896
Four months later they remarked.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-10-30
Horse, Harness Bring
rs Cents

An all-time low in horse values
was reached at Dupont Thursday at
the Spencer-DeGood public sale when
horse and harness sold for seventy
five cents. The horse was small and
when asked his age, Mr.. Spencer re-
piled that the animal twas of age".
The horse was purchased by Ray
mond McClish, Dupont contractor.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-10-30
20 More Called
For Draft

A requisition for 70 Hardin county
registrants to be physically exam
ined at Fort Hayes, Columbus, on
Nov. 3 has been received by the
local selective service board, Frank
S. Ansley, chairman, announced. The
men will leave at s a. m. and will
return at $50 p. m. by bus on the
appointed day
1t will be the third group of Hard
in county men to be given physical
examinations in advance of Undue
tion, one in Lima and one in Toledo
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-10-30
Dog Tag Sales At
New High

The number of dog tags sold at
the office of County Auditor Frank
H. Huffman so far in 1941 has
reached an all time high mark. Up
to the close of the office Friday
afternoon, 1862 tags had been sold.
The previous high level was 5,647,
the total number sold in the year
of 1899.