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Ohio Is Easy State In
Which To Get Divorce

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the judge stated. The contracting
parties must not be nearer than Sec
ond cousins in blood relationship.
DoCToR's CERTIFICATE
In applying for licenses it is ne
cessary to state place and date of
birth and the name and birthplace
of the parents. New regulations re-
quire that before applying for license
that a specimen of blood must be
submitted to health authorities to
determine the presence of syphilis.
The physician then fills out the cer-
tificate which must be presented at
the time of application for the Ii
cense.
The license must then be used
within so days. After the issuance
of the license there must be a wait
of to 80 days until the marriage,
the length of time being decided by
the presiding official.
Common law marriage is still
recognized in this state, although it
is an arrangement used more by the
INDECENT classes, the judge stated.
The law recognizes a marriage as
permanent union when two people
live together and call themselves
man and wife even though there
has been no marriage ceremony.
The confusion in this arrangement
has caused a number of states to
abolish common-law marriages.
FATHERS OBLIGATION
A father is required by law to
support his children and should he
die the mother is obligated to the
same responsibility. In case of di-
vorce the fathers obligation to his
children continues until the mother
remarries.
One of the great difficulties in
marriage and divorce from the
standpoint of the law has been the
utter lack of uniformity of mar
riage and divorce laws in the var
ious states.
Some states permit no divorce.
Others allow divorce for numerous
reasons. New York permits divorce
only for the ground of adultery while
II III
Some states will permit a girl to
marry at the age of IL and others
at 18.
Uniform marriage and divorce
laws could be secured by constitu-
tional amendment. Senator Capper
of Kansas has been working for
many years for this type of legis-
lation.
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Wapakoneta is another team over
which Bluffton High has marked
advantage in all-time play. -. The
Pirates have won nine of 13 games,
losing three and tieing one. /. Total
points are 180 for Bluffton, Sc for
Wapakoneta. -. Last year Bluffton
was victorious, 80 to II, but Wapa-
koneta won in 1888 and 1889, both by
6to scores.
SIDE CHANCES
After trailing z to 0 at the half,
Van Wert's Cougars stayed neck to
neck with Bluffton in a tie for the
leadership in Western Buckeye league
by coming from behind and beating
Wapakoneta last week, IA to 7. De
fiance college, opponents of Bluffton
in the Beavers last game of the seas
on, topped Ashland college two weeks
ago, 26 to z. i. Bluffton won over the
same team, 26 to o.. Mt. Cory re-
manned tied with Arlington and Mt.
Blanchard as pace-setters in the Han
cock county league with 10 to 0 vic
tory over Rawson at Mt. Cory last
week. The Green and White team
has won four games and tied one. =.
Findlay High smeared Lima Central,
27 to 6 in a game at Findlay. -.
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Pirates Will Play Wapakoneta Here
Friday; College At Findlay Same Night

Injuries will cripple both Bluffton
High and Bluffton college grid teams
this week in traditional contests
with Wapakoneta High and Findlay
college outfits.
Bluffton High will make its last
home appearance of the season in a
game here Friday night at Harmon
field, and the local collegians are
scheduled to meet Findlay at Find
lay on the same night.
Much of Bluffton Highs hopes to
repeat as champion of the Western
Buckeye grid league hinges on de-
feating Wapakoneta's strong aggre-
cation when the teams clash here.
Bluffton will use a revamped at
tack for the game because of the
loss of Fred Hermann, fullback
and passing ace of the Dillermen,
who received a wrenched knee in the
st. Marys contest last week.
Russ Gratz likely will be shifted
from tackle to the fullback spot for
the critical tilt with Wapakoneta.
At present Bluffton and Van Vert
are leading the Western Buckeye
race, each having two wins and one
tie. Wapakoneta, with only one
game remaining, can improve its
standing if the team defeats Bluff
ton So far the Indians have lost
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Beggar's Night Is
= NelU Celebration

Bluffton residents have been greet
ed in recent evenings by the appear
ance of masked Halloweeners who
knock at the door seeking a hand
out of food.
Usually the verse "Tonight-to-
nights beggar's night; open up and
give us a bite" The proper pro-
cedure is for the resident to feed
the youngsters with cookies, candy,
or some other morsel.
Generally Bluffton residents are
glad to cooperate with this type of
activity but resent any attempt to
desroy properly or malivious activity
of any nature.
Very few destructive acts have
been reported to the police so far
who with special deputies have been
we'll able to take care of the situa-
tion.
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Pleasant Hill

Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis Brauen and
family called Sunday evening at the
Walter Garmatter home.
Mrs. Jay Harris and Mrs. Stella
Locher called Thursday afternoon on
Mrs. Lily Fett and Nellie Huber.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Winegardner
and family were Sunday evening
dinner guests at the Geo. Huber
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hess and
family were Sunday visitors of Mrs.
Lily Fett and Nellie Huber. John
Huber called in the afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Zimmerman
and daughter were Sunday guests
in the Harold Bassett home. H. P.
Zimmerman spent Sunday with his
daughter and family.
Miss Kay Gene Lugibihl spent
Saturday and Sunday with her
grandparents Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Lugibihl and family. Mr.. and Mrs.
Wayne Lugibihl were Sunday visi-
tors.
Past week callers at the Lyman
Barnes home were: Mrs. Myron Da-
Wis, Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Traucht,
Mrs. Mae Weaver, S. H. Barnes and
son Gordon, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Phillips, Mr.. and Mrs. John Motter,
Mr.. and Mrs. Clate Scoles, Rev. and
Mrs. Webster, Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
Wingate and Janice, Tom Alguire,
Mrs. Smith and daughters Alice and
Marie, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Welty
and daughter, Mrs. Paul Miller, Mrs.
Grace McBane, Beatrice, Jennie and
Mildred Obenour, Mr.. and Mrs. En-
mitt Turner and son and Mrs. How
ard Turner and daughter Marie.
Sunday visitors in the Mrs. Cora
Huber home were: Miss Martha 10
limerick, Marjorie Yoakum, Mr. and
Mrs. Dave Holman and Mrs. Paul
Winegardner and children.
Mrs. Orton Stratton called Mon
day evening on Mrs. Cora Huber.
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only to Bellefontaine and Van Vert.
Bluffton college also is beset by in
juries as the deadline nears for its
traditional tilt with the Big Orange
team of Findlay college at that
place, Friday night.
Dick Wenger, spunky Beaver full
back, was lost to the Burckymen for
the rest of the season when he suf-
fered leg injury at Ashland.
The Bluffton backfeld situation is
further complicated by the fact that
Hunsberger, an end, who was the
logical man to shift to the fullback
post, is in the hospital with boil
infection and likely will not be able
to play Friday.
Bluffton and Findlay each racked
up their first victories of the sea-
son last week when the. Beavers
trounced Ashland 26 to o, and Find
lay beat Hillsdale, 38 to 6.
Both teams appear about equal in
strength on the basis of the seasons
showing thus far, altho Findlay has
a marked superiority in replace
ments, and Bluffton must depend
largely on a crew turning in an
iron-man performance if the locals
are to gain a victory in the annual
renewal of competition between the
two traditional foes.
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DIullI IUn IIIgn InCvCu
St. Marys, 1915, For Fifth Victory

six over tackle; Loganbill picked up
two over center, and Howe then
drove thru the line for five and an
other first down.
With a first down on the St.
Mary's 80, Schmidt started off tackle,
cut back and went for a touchdown.
Cooney's place kick again was wide.
A fourth down tumble in the last
quarter that gave the visitors the
ball on Bluffton's IA, set up st.
Marys' touchdown. 1t took four
plays and five-yard penalty against
Bluffton to result in the score.
Bluffton came right back with re-
newed zest following the score and
marched from their own 81 to the
st. Marys Is when the closing gun
cut the game short.
Bluffton lineup: Cooney, left end;
Weiss, left tackle; Deppler, left
guard; Hermann, center; Burkhold-
er, right guard; r. Gratz, right
tackle; Stratton, right end; Howe,
quarterback; Schmidt, left half;
Klassen, right half, and F. Herr
mann, fullback.
Bluffton substitutions: Amstutz
for Deppler; Klay for Burkholder;
J. Gratz for center; Grouse for
Howe; Beidler for Klassen, and Lo-
ganbill for F. Hermann.
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Bluffton High gridders kept their
1941 record unblemished last Thurs
day night under the Harmon field
lights as they bested st. Marys,
II to 6, in their sixth game of the
season.
St. Marys put up stubborn bat
tie thruout the contest, and in con-
trast Bluffton appeared to have diff
ficulty in getting its customary high
powered scoring attack working.
An injury to Fred Hermann,
frst-string fullback and passing ace
of the Pirates, further hindered the
Dillermens attack.
In yardage gained, the Button.
team had a marked superiority as
they chalked up 1S8 yards by rush.
ing and 110 more on completed
passes. This gave the Pirates a
total net gain of 298 yards in COM
parison with 142 made by st.
Marys.
However, the locals experienced
more trouble than usual in convert
ing yardage into downs, and the
team was held to its second lowest
score of the year.
For their first touchdown, the
Dillermen staged a spectacular &C.
yard march that started on their
own 81. Klassen picked up three
yards on a reverse but st. Marys
was off-sides and Bluffton accepted
the penalty. Schmidt then ham
mered over tackle for six yards and.
a first down.
On the next play, Schmidt picked
up five yards on a half-spinner, and
he then got one more on naked
reverse to the left. Herrmann's pass
to Cooney was good for first down
on the St. Mary's Al, and Howe
racked up another as he broke over
left guard for a 14-yard. gain.
Schmidt's shovel pass to Klassen
gave Bluffton a three yard gain, and
Schmidt added four more on a half
spinner. Bluffton was offside on
the next play, but Hermann passed
to Schmidt on the st. Mary's II for
another first down.
Schmidt gained six yards over
tackle, and Hermann then picked
up two more on a fake pass play.
He was hurt in the pileup, however,
and was removed from the game.
Howe was stopped for no gain on
the third down, but Schmidt power
ed his way to the one-yard line and
first down.
On the first down of the new
series, Loganbill knitted thru the
line for the touchdown. Cooney's |
place kick was wide.
After going scoreless in the sec
ond quarter, the Pirates broke into
the touchdown column again at the
opening of the second half
Howe returned the opening kickoff |
to the Bluffton 81; then went IL
yards over center on the first play
for a first down. Schmidt gained +
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Lutheran Church Will
Rededicate Bldg. Sun.

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vocal trio consisting of Miss Ethelyn
Oyer, Mrs. Sherwood Diller and Mrs.
James Basinger who will sing "At
Eventide it Shall be Light" by Gaul
and duet composed of Mrs. Diller
and Mrs. Basinger who will sing
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"They Shall Hunger No More" also
by Gaul.
DR.. Miley, who resides in Columbus
is known as a forceful speaker and
an. outstanding pulpit orator. He was
elected president of the synod at Gin
cinnati last May for four year term.
Presiding at the organ during the
services Sunday will be Mrs. Walter
Stratton, church organist. Rev. Har-
mony will serve as liturgist for the
service.
Started in 1873
The history of the present Bluffton
church goes back to nearly 10 years
ago when the Bluffton English Evan
gelical Lutheran church effected an
organization on March 2, 1873 with
10 charter members. These were:
Mr.. and Mrs. William Lewis, Mr.. and
Mrs. C. N. Mcbride, Mr.. and Mrs.
David Etter, Mr.. and Mrs. w. B.
Richards, C. D. Huff and John Conrad.
At the 9th annual convention of
the Wittenberg synod held in Gallon,
August 27 to September 2 in 1873,
formal application for admission to
the synod was made by the Bluffton
church under the leadership of the
pastor, Rev. F. A. Mathis, who was
missionary pastor at West Cairo.
Accompanying this application was
request that the Bluffton charge
would be associated with the West
Cairo mission in pastorate.
Church Started
The application was granted and
one year later the Zoll congregation
was added. This arrangement con-
tinued until 1890 when West Cairo
withdrew and associated with the
Lima congregation, leaving Bluffton
and Zoll's to constitute parish.
This arrangement continued for
sometime when in 1911, Zoll's pastor
ate joined with Arlington. At this
time the synod Joined Bluffton with
the North Findlay pastorate.
Pastors of the local church were as
follows:
Rev. F. A. Matthis-1873 to 1875.
Rev. E. K. Baker--1875 to 1878.
Rev. G. E. Harsh-1879 to 1883.
Rev. G. M. Garau-1883 to 1884.
Rev. E. c. Jessup--1885 to 1887.
Rev. j. NJ Dustman-1888 to. 1890.
Rev. d. U. Bair-1890 to 1893.
Re-. Eli Minter-1894 10 1896.
Rev. A. C. Martin-1896 to 1901.
Rev. Ira Briner-19O2 to 1903.
Rev. w. p. Rilling-1903 to 1906.
Rev. E. Ray Richards--1907 to 1909
Rev. P. B. Fasold-19O9 to 1911.
Rev. A. A. Hundley, d. D.--1912
Ito 1926.
Rev. w. T. Schake-1927 to 1888.
Rev. w. L. Harmony-1933 to pres
Tent
Much of the responsibility for plan
ming the present improvement rests
with the church council which consists
of the following members: M. M,
Bogart, Cal Balmer, A. L. Baumgart-
ner, Jesse Stratton, Harold Beals,
Noah Basinger, Sindney Huber Har-
old Beals is Sunday School superin-
tendent.
The public is invited to attend the
services Sunday night.
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Medals and Decorations

A service medal is given to all
American soldiers who honorably
participate in some campaign, ir-
respective of the value of their in
dividual services. A decoration is
an insignia of honor for some indi-
vidual act or service. A badge shows
qualification in some military SUBJ
ject. Authorized army decorations
are the following: the Medal of Hon.
or; the Distinguished Service Cross;
the Distinguished Service Medal;
the Oak-Leaf Cluster; and the Cita-
ton Star.
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Chinese Cooking Year

In the Sixth century, Chinese chefs
had their own cooking 'year" in
which there were five months"
One was dedicated to sweet cakes,
the second to soup, the third to
vegetables, the fourth to fish and
the fifth to meats.
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Auto President Doesn't Drive

The Nashville Automobile club en-
ters its 1910 president, Will T.
Cheek, as unique among executives
of motor clubs. Mr.. Cheek does not
drive a car.
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Drilling Unnecessary

A chemical to dissolve the decayed
part of tooth has been produced by
Soviet chemists, who claim il makes
drilling unnecessary.
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WHAT'S DOING IN
$ II d IL L s
FOOTBALL

Friday night-Bufton High School Pirates versus
Wapakoneta High at Harmon Field, p. m
Friday night-Bluffton College Beavers VS. Findlay
College at Donnell Stadium, Findlay 8l5 D. M
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| neigie, wood county prorector, In
placing 200 wall-eyed breed stock
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western Oniu isn ana uame rro- |
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Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Amstutz and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-04
c MODERN MENUS
By MRS. GAYNOR MADDOX
 NEA Service Staff Writer

No food produced this summer and fall should be allowed to go to waste, warns the Office of Emer- gency Management In nearly every community, there are surpluses of fruits and vegetables which should be stored or canned, not only for individual family needs, but for the needs of everyone in the community as well.
 Women who are eager to do something, should study these rec concentrations of the OEM:
 "Appraise facilities and make distribute these surpluses, whether in fresh or preserved form, by such methods as school lunch and playground lunch programs, com- munity kitchens for families in congested defense areas, or other ways of meeting the nutritional needs of families with small in comes.
 ''Apraise facilities and make necessary arrangements for col- 1ecting, storing, canning, drying or otherwise preserving, according to safe Standards, such of these prod uctS as are not used in fresh form"
 The demand this year for com mercially canned goods will be greater than last year because of increased consumer buying power, army purchases, and shipments under the lend-lease program. If commercial supplies can be SUD- plemented by non commercial storage and preservation, it will help to meet consumer needs and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-04
CLAIRE TILDEN

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-04
Save Surplus Garden Foods For Home Defense

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 Non-commercial supplies are available in many localities. In addition to farmers small Sur- pluses not raised for the conner cial market, there are products which are not utilized for com- mercial picking, tomatoes and are excellent food. After com- cercial picking, tomatoes and fruit such as apples, peaches and pears are frequently available if means can be found to gather and can them. Discretion should be exercised as to the nutritive value of food canned and emphasis should be placed on the foods of high nutritive value.
 Has your community organized an agency composed of local members and some advising ex- pert from the state nutrition com- mittee? If not, why not call a group together and organize such an important factor in national de- fense today in your own com munity? The time is short.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-04

but 1t just slipped my mind. I want you to know that a suggestion in your column brought tremendous relief to me. I was extremely deaf, but I began taking vitamin B colrl- plex as you suggested and in a few months my hearing became so much improved that I am able to get along quite comfortably with out my hearing aid. (E. Fl. W.)
 Answer-I am happy to know it. On request I will mail any reader who provides a stamped envelope bearing his address, monograph on Deafness, which includes in structions for taking vitamin B complex This should not be con- fused with synthetic vitamin B-1 (thiaminl.
 Best Part of Lettuce
 Is 1t true that the outer leaves of 8 head of lettuce, usually thrown away when making salad, contain most of the calcium? (Mrs. J. F) Answer-Yes, and most of the vit- amins.,
 Chin Retractor
 
 I have been amazed by many of your efforts to inform the public on dental questions, but your recent suggestion of a home made chin retractor for protruding mandible was a scream Newt the brilliant Doper Brady will invent 8 magic d evice to straighten irregular teeth. (-, D. D. S.)
 Answer-The chin retractor was not my idea, Doctor. It was des- cribed by w. E. Stoft, D. D. S., in the May, 1889, A. J. of Orthodon- tics and Oral Surgery (C. A. Mosby O., St. Louis, publisher. Wouldn't just Dope fit me better?
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-04
Smart Fall Slip Cover
 Even Amateurs Can MakS

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-04
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 A. These are caused by the over- development of the elastic quality of the gluten and are a result of overmixing.
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 A. Placing potted plants in jar- dinieres is unwise except for the extremely watchful grower. If the pot does not fit too snugly and wa- ter is never allowed to stand III it, a jardiniere is not objection able, and it may be as decorative as glazed pot; besides, it can be used for a plant that is placed else- wheye than in the window.
 e. Please tell me the best method of cleaning waffle iron that hal not been used for some time?
 A. First brush the iron baking surfaces thoroughly with wire ol other stiff brush. (Never use soar