The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-05-29

satifactory anti-climax for an auto
load of local enthusiasts at a. m.
Saturday in Fremont. Richard Burk-
holder, driver of the car, was arrest
ed in that city for speeding, and was
threatened with incarceration in the
city Jail until he posted bond to as
sure his appearance for trial.
Tired businessmen who turn to
golf for relaxation now can rest be-
tween holes on the Bluffton golf
course, as a result of their own gen.
erosity. Local merchants have donat-
ed attractive white benches to be
placed at each green.
A Memorial Day week end vacation
for many Bluffton persons was insur-
ed this week when it was announced
that plants of The Triplett Electrical
Instrument Co. and the Readrite Me-
ter Works will be closed Friday and
Saturday.
Marriages comes by pairs so far
as children in the Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Miller family are concerned. In 1886
Margaret and Kathleen were married
in the same month. Within the next
two weeks, the two youngest children
will take nuptial vows. James is to
be married next Sunday, and his sis
ter, Christine, on the following Sun
day.
Acting as chaperone for a group of
high school students isn't always an
easy task. Miss Rita Hankish found
that out Tuesday morning when she
left for Beaverdam at a. m. to start
with the high school seniors of that
place on trip to Washington, d. C.
The group will be gone about one
week, making the "trip by school bus.
First stop of the touring party will
be at Gettysburgh. Miss Hankish is
an instructor at Beaverdam.
Miss Dorothy Watt, of Lafayette,
an employe in the tester department
at the Triplett Electrical Instrument
Co., had rivet run thru her thumb
by an automatic riveting machine, at
the plant, Monday morning.
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A sudden masculine trend is in evil
dence among the Bluffton Camp Fire
girls who have been purchasing over
alls in anticipation of roughing it in
summer camp activities. Local mer-
chants have been puzzled and at the
same time besieged with requests for
the heavy. blue denim overalls. One
of the girls when questioned as to
whether they were securing a special
kind of fancy trimmed feminine gar
ment was very indignant that such a
thought should even enter the mind
of the questioner. In response to the
query the lass indicated that the cloth
must be just as tough for the girls as
for the masculine requirement.
1t was sad day for Donivan Augs-
burger, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Harley
Augsburger of North Lawn avenue,
when energetic throwing of a tennis
ball sent the sphere through the front
window of their home to the accam-
paniment of breaking glass. Don
said that he paid for it himself by
selling magazines and that after this
he is going to be much more careful
when playing around the yard.
James Steiner, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Noah Steiner, west Of town, purchas-
ed one of the Beagle pups from the
litter Of 10 belonging to James and
Frieda Martin, North Lawn avenue.
Named "Butch" the dog will be train
ed for hunting duties, according to
the present plans of Jim
The sub-debs were putting on their
version of May Day on the lawn at
the rear of the residence of Mrs. Met
ia Dean of West College avenue the
other afternoon. Louise Soldner was
the May Queen; Marilyn Fett was the
Maid of Honor and Wanda Niswander
was the Crown bearer. Attendants
were: Esther Berky, Phyllis Mar
quart and Mary Louise Dean. There
was even music to give reality to the
setting Esther Berky and Mary
Louise Dean sang duet as the regal
procession marched towards the
throne.
Six white baby rabbits were born
Saturday to the pet rabbit, "Pinky"
belonging to John and Mary Gather
inc Bauman, children of DR.. and Mrs
l. w. Bauman of South Jackson
street.
A heartsick boy was Roger Klay,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Klay, Sat-
urday morning. Looking forward for
a month to trip to Dearborn, Mich,
with the high school science class to
visit the famous Ford Greenfield vii
lage, Roger arrived at the high school
in the early morning just after the