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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-05-22
IlIIIIII Miscellaneous IlII|

STRAWBERRIES-Wray Red va
riety, soc per crate, you pick ana
furnish crate. Ready Friday, 23d.
Short crop-hurry! Horace Wray,
Kennewick, Wash.
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SPECIAI-109o discount on all day.
old and up to 1-week-old baby
ehix in lots of so or more. New
Hampshire, White WyandotteS,
White Leghorn, Barred Plymouth
Rock and Rhode Island Reds. Prices
reduced on older chix. SunnyacreS
Hatchery, Richland, phone 2851. tic
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IlIIIIIIIn For Rent lIlIIIIIIIII

FOR REMISSION apartment aft
.er June 1st, Ais Avenue A, Kenne-
wick. Phone 81. - =
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WANTED-TO buy heifers from
weaners up; also horses and wean-
ing pigs for sale. Jens Lande q Sons.
5 miles southeast Kennewick. 0ptf
WANTED Married or single man
for dairy farm work; Also want
mfan for irrigator; no booze or smo-
king. s. v. Tanning, White Bluffs,
Wash. &c
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m For Sale llilllllIl

,,rETeam of young mares;
entle;; VIII FinIey. Sop
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-05-22

FOR RENT-AlmosI as cheap to
own a fine, new bedroom set as to
rent a second hand one. Trade in
your old furniture on fine new
matched bedroom set. We have
some wonderful values In modern
designs priced from $3.50 to $9995
fer six pieces, including cedar chest
and night stand. See them now at
Durocher,s Furniture Store. 47tf
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-05-22

FOR RENT-Modern office rooms,
water, light, heat furnished, and
air conditioned, In the Penney
building on Main corner. See A. F.
Brown. TIT
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-05-22

FOR SALESClarks strawberries, Csc
GA boxes) you pick and furnish con-
tainer. Frank Montague, Hover. =
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-05-22

FOR SALE-At a bargain, good two
wheel truck trailer, equipped with
air brake and valve. See Roger
Records or telephone after 6 pm.
1872. 45tf.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-05-22

.oT,c clark Seeding strawber-
FsNou1 - ready for one who cares
res nO ,sbem-5Oc per crate; fur
70 psn .,,r own container. r. H.
uih your &c
narkirS.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-05-22

WANTED The famous Sleepmaster
davenos, davenports and chairs.
Davenos do double duty, comfort
able, beautiful davenport by day, ex-
banding into a bed at night. This
furniture must be seen to be ap-
preciated and you'll find our prices
are, In many cases. lower than sale
prices at other places. Be sure to
see them before you buy elsewhere.
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FOR SALE-4-room modern house,
2 bedrooms, bath, kitchen, front
room, basement, garage, two lots,
close in. Inquire Mrs. Hendrick,
120 Kennewick Avenue East. 1tf
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STRAWBERRIES-Wray Reds now
ready, soc per crate, you pick and
furnish own crate. Fine Gamers.
Fairfax later. Henry Leibel, phone
PITT, Highlands. -.-.s@= +
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FOR SALE%Horses, mules and all
kinds Of used horse drawn farm
machinery. Twin City Truck and
Implement, Pasco. -. - Soft
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SPECIAL BARGAIN - Restfold
springfield mattresses at $24.75;
box springs, $24.75 or both for only
$3.50. This is a special bargain!
Durocher's Furniture Store, Kenne-
wick and Washington Streets. Att
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CHERRY PACKERS WANTED
Full seasons work beginning
about June 8, including fruit from
Kennewick to Naches. Apply at the
Richey & Gilbert Warehouse, Yaki-
ma. .5=.ss .--., 8-11c
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WANTED - Experienced waitress,
steady employment. Leave name
at this office. .s I &c
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FOR SALE-One good mich COW
and small separator, also White
Leghorn hens, good laying strain.
Apply Courier-Reporter. -. p
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CHERRY PICKERS-The Williams
Orchards, mile southwest from
Kennewick, is now making up list
OF pickers for this season, employing
local pickers when possible. This
is the largest and best crop of cher
ries, ever grown in this lower Yaki-
ma valley. Harvesting will probably
commence on or before June LIST.
Pickers interested should make ap-
plication now. Picking prices are
h1gher this year. 8-9c
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FOR SALE-My property at 422
Beech ST., City Home Addition.
House and large garage, garden spot
and lots Of shade, cool in summer.
A good buy. Herman Campbell. 45tf
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WANTED-Young Guernsey or Hol-
stein heifer calves from one to 80
days old. Would appreciate any
one having young calves from sale
to get in touch with me as this is
for Al Club project. r. e. Living
Ston, Route 1, Kennewick. =
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WANTED-Feeder pigs. Give weight
and price per pound asked. s. "
Tanning, White Bluffs. 7tf
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WANTED-Part time office work
and bookkeeping for evenings. I
have access to typewriter and adding
machine. Inquire box L this Of, flee.
~, ....[ss7. -:.@-' Y 5tf
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WANTED-Heavy hens, medium
hens, light hens and springers.
We pick up. Farmers Exchange,
phone 1881. 50ptf
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WANTFD-Baby heifer calves. Mrs.
Minnie Owens, phone 2732. 49tfc
La gaceta., 1941-05-24
UN GRECO TRATO DE MA
TAR A VICTOR MANUEL

Roma, mayo 24.-Los DIES =
>pachos de Tirana, Albania,
revelan que un griego trat6 de
matar al rey Victor Manuel,
de Italia, en- una vista que hi
20 a csc pals ell pasado II de
mayo. Ell agresor diSpar6 to-
das las capsulas de su rev6l-
yer, pero sin alcanzar al mo-
narca. Sc llama ell frustrado
regicida Vassal Laci Mihai-
loft. Con ictor Manuel iba ell
primer ministro de Albania,
'Shefket Verlaci.
La gaceta., 1941-05-24

ficaciones, muy antiques, pe-o
capaces dc ser mCjern;zaias,
provey.ndo campos de aterr:za-
je de primera clase.
Haze cast quinientos amos que
Ell primer marine portugu5s 5es.
m5cra6 en- BOlama. Aparla de
srgvnc3 cap1tanes de bU2ues y
omerciantes en- cOcCs Y marfil,
iqui6n habia dido el nom5re de
Bolama? Como Groenlandia, GU
vas mom.ahas de hielo han sido
de repente tnaidas a Ia eslcena
polit:ca, Ia Is,a de Bolama Is
uno de los innumerables cent?
nelas a la disposition de Ia Gran
Bretaha y los EE. UU. en- la no
ra dd peligUo.
To1as las victorias de Hitler
nam sido hasta 81 presanta CARA
das solo por Ia superior canti-
dad Y peso del material mill az.
Las laureales con cue sls gene
rales Sc cihon las sienes, perte-
necen de derecho q las maqui-
VAS qce estan prcduciendo tan
ques Y aviones durante los ulti-
mos amos. Con cada paEo que a.
vanza pierde algo de esta supe-
rioridad.
Su gula insaciable de conquis
ia crea siempre nuevas lineaS
de defensa. Bolama stmb0liza
la MEDIA del universe, en- Ia
cual los suehos del aventurero
SUBURBAN su Gltima desilusidr.
Con ellos Sc disolveran los sue
nos del pueblo aleman, cuya
huerte tragica esta escondida dc
ellos per la luz deslumbradora
de las victorias las que, cuandt
&c ven con su propia perspsct!
va geografica, no tienen impor
tancia alguna.
La gaceta., 1941-05-24
La UACrrA

mer asalto qued6 tirado sobrt
la Iona y vencido.
Made esperaba que ell triul
70 de Gomez Sc produjese Ell
ell primer round" y por este
fue mayor la sorpresa de lol
asfduos "marchantes" de Bel
jamin Field.
solo dos minutes y II Sc
gundos dur6 ell combate. perC
ell visitante reicibi6 muy durt
castigo.
Produjo la caida de Lou u.
ma efectiva combination ode
izquierda y derecha." Las no.
dillas de Thomas Sc doblaron
y ell arbitro Raymond lie hizo
la cuenta.
Tn gancho de izquierda, Sc
gun Raymond, fue ell puneta-
20 definitivo, cayendo Tho.
mas sobre su cara.
FL tampeho concedi6 a gu
adversario ventaja en- peso y
estatura. Pesaba Gomez Ii Ii
bras menos que Thomas.
AL iniciarse ell combate, el
de indianapolis avanz6 hacia
Tommy como 81 tuviera FL pro
p6sito de "aplastarlo" en- los
primeros asaltos; pero muy
pronto Sc convenci6 de su
error.
Muchas de las personas cue
presenciaron ell match" hi
cieron grandes alabanzas de
los formidables punos del tam
peno.
Billy Murray, con I'm peso
de 139 libras, venci6 facilmen
tie al soldado Brown, de Jack
sonville. Ell soldado sufri6 va
rias heridas en- la cara. Allen
MgCorvay. un pGlg.l local, d.
rrot6 a Frankie Thomas, en-
ocho asaltos.
Dos de los jueces votaron
por McCorvey y uno por Tho.
mas.
Buddy Stephens, del cam
p3mento Blaodin, puSo a dor.
mir a Young Niece, en- ell ter
Ger asalto, pegandole en- IL
m%andibula. Kid Grasge alcan
70 ell fallo de los jueces sobrt
Young Gomez.
La gaceta., 1941-05-24
(Por Walter Tschuppik)

Para muchos de n0Eotros el
nombre de Bolama no tiene MIN
GIN s~igr.ficado. En- Gambia ell
hecho de que haya estado reci-
biendo atenci6n de la prensa
mundf al, recientemente, puede
que resulte mas importante pa
"a la decision final en- laguerra
que la conquista de los Balka-
mes por Hitler. Hitler es hoy tai
vez el dueno de Europa, pero
cuantos mas paises ataca Y
cuanto mas sus ei6rcitos Sc ale
jan del coraz6n del continente,
su ~aventura sc vuelve mas peli-
grOsa y fantastica. La Gran Bre
tana domino todavia los mares
v, con los EE. UU. representa- el
poder mundial. I'm dia vendra
EN- que Hitler sc vera obligado q
detener a sus tropas cansadas.
Veamos ahora Bolama. Esta
pequena isla, situada en- la cos
ia de la Guinea portuguese, en-
ei Africa Occidental, figure en-
las noticias que sc dieron reEpec
to dali viaje de Mr.. Wendell Will
kie a Europa. A su regreso de
Londres a Nueva York, ell awi6n
del servicio ~Pan-Americano, lie
vando a Mr.. Willkie a bordo, a
terrific en- Bolama antics de COM
pletar su vuelo de regreso a Tri
nidad. SegGn nos dijeron los pc
ri6dicos, Mr.. Willkie fue presa.
repentinamente, del deseo de ca
Ear leones e hlpop6tamos y con
este fin sc detuvo en- Bolama CO
mo huesped del gobernadOr de
la Guinea portuguese, ell que re-
side en- la isla.
La gaceta., 1941-05-24
Bolama las ambiciones de Hitler
E tirano aleman quiere convertir a Dakar
en- una base aerea

Mas intere2ante aun que la
gran cantidad de GAIA que exis-
te en- la isla, es la proximidad
lie esta a la colonia de Dakar.
De todos los manejos de Hitler
y de sus juegos con Vichy, Da-
kar, ciertamente juega una par
te importantisima. 81 Hitler tu-
viara Ia suerte de poder expeler
lei Mediterraneo a Ia Gran Bre-
tafa, Dakar pOdria cortar Ia ru-
ia del Oc6ano Atlantico al Cabo
lie Buena Esperanza. En- la lu-
ha que Sc esta desarrollando en-
Il Atlantico, Hitler quiere con-
vertir a Dakar en- su principal
T ase a&rea. Los EE. UU. han OBJ
tenido de Ia Gran Bratana, CO.
mo bases militares, I'm nGmero
&c islas situadas en- la costa de
America. Una de elias es Trini-
dad. Ell vuelo de Mr.. Wendell
Willkie a Trinidad, Puerto Rico
V Nueva York, via Bolama, to-
ma la figura de un poligono, los
laldos diel cual estan conStituidos
por ell limite eStrategico en- ell
cral las fuerzas navales y ae-
reas de los EE. UU., operaran
81 ell centric de gravedad de IA
guerra Sc mueve hacia Ell oeste.
La pequeha colonia pOrtugue-
sa no tiene significacion por 81
misma, pero SUI Situaci6n geo.
grafica la hace sumamente inte-
resante en- el presente momen-
to. Colocada enfrente de la Gull
nea portuguese, cuya area es de
mas de $4,000 millas cuadradas,
hay como unas treinta islas CO.
nocidas CON ell nombre de islas
Bissagos, Bolama Y BisEao son
las mayores. Hay varias forti-
La gaceta., 1941-05-24
CTTADO PARA IL y n
Ell PHRLHMENTO IRLAN
DES


Dublin, mayo 24.-El parla-
mento irlandes ha sido citado
para ell lunes por Ell primer mi
nistro canon de Valera.
Sc discutira una peticion de
Inglaterra para r%eclutar SOL
dados en- los seis condados del
Ulster, que no pertenecen al
territorio gobernado por De
Valera. Ell gobierno irlandes
Sc ha venido oponiendo a la
CONSUMPTION en- ell Norte de
Irlanda,
La gaceta., 1941-05-24
r E OTRO "HEROE
DE LOS NAZIS

Berlin, mayo 24.-Una no.
ia Official admite la muerte
del ccronel general Ulrich
Grauert, uno de los 'heroes"
de la aviaci6n naz. La nota
dee "que encontr6 la muerte
digna de un h6roe." No Sc
menciona ell lugar; pero esti-
,mase puede haber Sido en- la
invasion de Creta.
La gaceta., 1941-05-24

tro, George T.. Browne, presi.
Garfa de Ia Aliarra i!ternacio.
Made emrtea1os de EaJenar.oS.
y WILT Birdf, iltr de Ia or
aa1izoCta, frercn abusados a.
yer de eNt.raer S55O,O2O, por me
ldio de amenazas, q cuatro de los
prirk( Gi21as prcI1Ictcres y dis
La gaceta., 1941-05-24
ATACO A BOULOGNE
LA REAL AVIACION

Londres, mayo LA avia-
.ci6n inglesa arroj6 anoche nu
merosas bOmbas en- Boulogne.
Las explosiones fueron segui-
das por incendios que Sc divi-
saban desde una gran distan-
cia.
La gaceta., 1941-05-24
FIJADO Ell PRECIO DEL AL
GODON

Washington, mayo "a Leon
Henderson, slmin, i-ador de
precios, sehalo hoy 81 precio del
atgOd6n en- madejas en- un 2GT
menos de 10 que Sc visne cCjran-
do.
Ell precio del algcl56n ha SUI
Dido de manera eXhorbitante en-
las dltimas semanas.
La gaceta., 1941-05-24
GOMEZ ACOSTO EN- Ell
. PRIMER ASALTO A
THOMAS
Nueva victoria de Murray

Ell corpulento ciudadano
Lou Thomas, de Indianapolis,
Indiana, uso aver SUI mandi-
bula zen ell canine" de los pu
nos de Tommy Gomez, ell SOL
dado de B~landing, y en- ell phi
La gaceta., 1941-05-24

trlbuidores de pelfou1as. Para
que Sc les liera eEe iinero,
Browne y Bctff amenazaron
con Una hus3ga de $4,000 hon.
bres.
Iia9 ccn2a1ia9 lcs entregaron
$40C,0OO err bi,la.es de $1,000,
$500 y 800.
La gaceta., 1941-05-24
Ell TEMPO

NucladOs Y vientos varia0leS.
Maxima aver, 80 grades; mini
ma, II.
La gaceta., 1941-05-24

New York, mayo 24.-Dos II
5eres de unioneS Tdlaa.onadas
con ell cinemat6grafo y d tsa-
La gaceta., 1941-05-24

ACUSADOS DE EVICENCIA
DE DINERO DOS E
0BREROS
La gaceta., 1941-05-24

81, senior, compre la
pintura B. L. P. Soda
mente Sc vende en- King
Hardware, ga. avenida
y Gale Is.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-05-01
New Union Center
Bridge In Use

Hancock county bridge No. 378,
located at Union center, IN Union
township, was completed Wednesday
by the Works Projects Administra-
tion and the county commissioners 1t
was revealed in the WPA office in
the court house.
Constructed at a total cost of
S22,963, the bridge represents
S13,345 in federal labor costs; S1,450
for federal supplies and total cost
to the sponsor of S8,16S.
The bridge, of concrete, with two
36-foot spans required the employ
ment of between 35 and 40 men. 1t
was started August 1, 1910. The
work also included channel excava-
ton.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-05-01
Real Estate Transac-
ton Gain

Real estate transactions and gen.
eral business involving chattel mort
cages, largely represented in install
ment buying, showed sharp in
crease in March of this year over
the same month of 1910 according
to the records of County Recorder
Russell Barnhill.
A general key to the gain in all
transactions is contained in the in
crease in receipts of the office, fees
for filing and recording, which
amounted to $558.30 for March 1941
as compared with $490.43 for the
same month Of 1910.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-05-01
War Vet Home After
"a Years

A home in peaceful America was
found last week by John A. Blain,
Cd, former Lima resident who went
abroad "a years ago with the
American Expeditionary Force and
returned to his native land only this
week.
Mr.. Blain and his daughter, Della,
were repatriated by the American
Red Cross after Germans over-ran
the Belgian town in which they were
living, and when he returned with
nowhere to turn, the Red Cross
undertook to locate his relatives,
with whom he had lost contact many
years ago.
A newspaper appeal issued by
Mrs. Mary Kirk, Allen County Red
Cross secretary, disclosed that Mr..
Blain has three brothers and three
sisters in the Middle West.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-05-01
125 Drafted From
County

Putnam county's 125th selectee,
Steven Jerome Kaple, of near Leip-
sic, left last week for the Toledo
induction center. He is replace
ment for a rejected selectee sent
April 8.
In report on the operations of
the Putnam county selective service
board for the first six months, Mrs.
Evelyn Blossom, secretary, pointed
out today the board has sent selec-
tees to Toledo in answer to eight
calls. Requirements on these calls
has necessitated the selection of
125 young men from this county for
military service.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-05-01
Park Is Being
Improved

Preparation of the park at
Cascade along the Auglaize river
west of Ottawa is under way it was
reported by officials of the state di-
vision of conservation and wildlife
which established the park last sum-
mer.
With the Future Farmer of
America chapter at Continental in
charge, trees and shrubs are being
planted at the park site. D. A.
Druyor, neutrality-suspicious. in
structor, is in charge of the group.
These seeding trees and shrubs
were provided by 0 H. Niemeyer,
district game management super
visor for the state department.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-05-01
Girl Burned When
Dress Catches Fire

Susie Grubbs, six-year-old daugh-
ter of Lonnie Grubbs, of Patterson,
is in McKitrick hospital, Kenton,
from second and third degree burns
about the body and face received
shortly before noon Friday when her
clothing caught fire while she was
playing with matches. Her condi-
tion was regarded as serious.
She was reported to have been
playing in a shed at the rear of the
Grubbs home when her dress ignited.
She ran from the building, and her
older sister, Ruth, rolled her over
and over in the grass to extinguish
the flames.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-05-01
Auto Overturns In
Path Of Train

Four Leipsic residents had the
biggest thrill of their lives Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Kuhlman and
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Klausing
escaped injury early today when the
auto driven by Kuhlman got out of
control in Route 65, two miles north
of Ottawa along the B. and o. rail-
road tracks, and overturned, land
ing on the tracks.
They attempted to open the car
door but it was jammed. Author
tiles said they were told the door
finally was opened and the Leipsic
residents were able to climb from
the vehicle seconds before freight
train struck it.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-05-01
Artificial Respiration
Saves Life

Artificial respiration was credited
Friday with having saved the life
of Mrs. Ruby Laier, "a, after she
was overcome by natural gas fumes
in the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. c. Kissell, northeast of
Mortimer.
Fire Chief Raymond Delays, of
the Findlay department, said an 80
gallon supply of oxygen was ex-
hausted before Mrs. Laier was re-
moved to the Findlay hospital in the
Barnhart invalid coach.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-05-01
95.8 Per Cent Of Taxes
Are Paid


The extended December real estate
tax-paying period, which closed
April /, resulted in collection OF
95.8 per cent of the current amount
due as we'll as a reduction OF zS.2
per cent of the delinquent tax SHOW
ing on the treasurer's books.
These figures are contained IN a
report of the February settlement
prepared in the office OF County
Auditor Frank III. Huffman which
shows tax collection, all purposes,
$419,023 and net reduc-
tion of $8,393 in the amount OF de-
linquent taxes on the county ledger.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-05-01

Putnam county Jail for reckless
driving, was brief after he made an
escape attempt about $50 p. m. last
Saturday but he was back in his
cell a few minutes later.
Sheriff Arnold Potts reported that
Bentley made his getaway attempt
when authorities were placing Harry
Meyers, 55, of Leipsic, in Jail.
After Myers was placed in the
cell, Potts said, Bentley showed the
cell door shut and ran toward the
back door. He was nabbed about
200 feet from the building.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-05-01
ALLEN COUNTY
Blames Draft For
Traffic Violation

Even worry over being drafted
was only partially satisfactory as an
excuse for the preoccupation of
Lawrence Conrad, p, of near Fort
Jennings. The young man pleaded
guilty in Lima Municipal Court to
charge of violating a stop sign,
explaining that he had just come
from submitting to physical ex-
animation, and still was thinking
about it. Judge M. B. jenkins sus-
pended a fine, but imposed costs of
So.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-05-01
DelphOs To Extend
Sewers

Recommendation that Delphos ex-
tend its sewer system nearly 5000
feet and its water lines, 1000 feet,
was made by city council Tuesday
night. President Ralph Erwin nam
ed the finance committee to meet
with Auditor Frank Trick and in
vestigate whether funds will be
available for the work and report
at the May 13 meeting.
Estimated cost of the proposed
improvements was set at $2,350 for
new sewers and $1,000 for the water
main extension.
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HANCOCK COUNTY
County Schools To
Graduate 25O

Preparations are going forward in
all of the schools of Hancock county
for commencement exercises and
other year-end activities. Van
Buren will hold the earliest COM
mencement, to be held Wednesday
evening, May IA. Mt. Cory's COM
mencement will be on May 15.
Both schools will have their bacca-
laureate services Sunday, May IL.
McComb will graduate the largest
number of students this year, with
38 in the class.
In the nine high schools of the
Hancock county system, diplomas
will be granted to $50 graduates as
follows: McComb, 38; Mt. Cory,
IA; Mt. Blanchard, %; Rawson, 27;
Van Buren, 30; Liberty 80; Airing
ton, 20; Arcadia, 80; Vanlue, 25.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-05-01
Overhead Nears
Completion

State highway department officials
reported that it is possible traffic
may pass over the new 100000
grade overpass on U. S. route 30-S
mile west of Kenton by June 1.
Concrete has been poured in the
roadway from the west grade ap-
proach in front of the county in
firmary, east, across the bridge.
The surface, east, for nearly quar-
ter of mile is yet to be resurfaced.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-05-01
Drunken Woman Kicks
In Door

A 22-year-old woman, elected from
bus at the terminal on East San
dusky street in Findlay, last week
because of drunkenness, became
angry and kicked out the glass in a
door of the Log Cabin Grill. Police
who arrested her suspected that she
thought she was kicking in the door
of the bus terminal.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-05-01
Goes On Steady Ham
Diet

Life for Jim Skates, amicable
secretary of the Lima Association
of Commerce, is just one "ham"
after another.
Last Sunday Mrs. Skates, mind
full that pork no longer is an mex
pensive meat, decided to treat the
head of the household to ham
dinner. He enjoyed it.
Monday the Advertising club met
for luncheon and ham it was.
Tuesday, Mrs. Skates rejuvenated