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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-01-30
Birthday Party

Miss Bernice Matter was pleasant
ly surprised when a group of rela-
tives and friends gathered at her
home on Cherry street to remind her
of her birthday anniversary Satur-
day night
Games and contests were enjoyed
after which Miss Matter was pre-
sented with many gifts. Refresh
ments were served at late hour.
Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Simon of Ada; Miss Dorothy
Myers and Vernon DeCamp of St
Marys; Miss Naomi Clark of Lafay-
cite; Richard Leiber of Beaverdafn;
David Jones of Mark Center.
The Misses Naomi Welty anC
Rachel Criblez, Mr.. and Mrs. Donalc
Dillman, Mr.. and Mrs. Frances Ste
vens, Don, Dale and Robert Deer
hake, Maurice Criblez, ROLAND Mat
ter and the hostess Mrs. Bertha Mat
| tor
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-01-30
Masonic Patterson
Fete On February I9

Date of the Washington's Birth
day Father and Son banquet of the
Bluffton Masonic lodge has been set
for Wednesday night, February 10,
in the lodge rooms, Charles Auker-
man, master, announced this week.
Committees named by Alderman
to handle arrangements for the event
include:
Program, Stanley Basinger, F. E.
Wenger and Donavin Conrad I;
Speaker, Charles Coburn and George
Klay; Table, Harry Tripplehorn,
Harold Beals and Ross Gotshall +;
Dinner, M. M. Bogart, E. C. Stultz,
and DR.. B. R. Herring; Tickets and
Publicity, Harold Wenger, Arden
Baker and c. A. Biery.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-01-30

Final clearance sale on blouses.
Values to s1.29 at 79c. The Lape
Co.
Mrs. Mary Matter of Garau street
has returned from a two weeks visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. c. R. Reynolds and
son in Marion.
A jitney supper win be held at the
Methodist church this Wednesday
night, Jan. 20, from 5 to 7 o'clock.
The public is invited. 40
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Gazette and
Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Hermann are
on a motor trip to Texas and visit
ing other points of interest in the
southwest.
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Last Rites For
District Resident

Funeral services for Mrs. Hattie
M. Beagle Hammer, "a, were held
at the County Line church, five
miles northwest of Ada, Sunday
afternoon. Death came at her home
mile and half north of Ada last
Thursday morning.
Surviving are three daughters
Mrs. Rhoda Gale Wingate and Mrs
Opal Wingate of Bluffton; Mrs. Lena
Fisher of near Ada; three sons,
Lewis Guy, Lima; Elmer, Ada, and
Warren of Corvallis, Oregon.
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Birthday Party

Honoring Mrs. Euphemia Mum
ma, who was SO years old last
Thursday, birthday party was held
in celebration of the event at her
home Sunday.
Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs
Jay Mumma and son Warren, Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Mumma and son
Budd, Mrs. Bud Mumma, Toledo
Mr.. and Mrs. Gail Mumma, Mr.. and
Mrs. Forest Mumma, Mr.. and Mrs
Merlin Mumma and son Larry, Mr.
and Mrs. Oliver Steiner and sor
David and Mr.. and Mrs. John Beagle
all of Bluffton.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-01-30

Systematic solicitation of Button
and surrounding territory to obtain
funds for needed equipment at the
Button Community hospital will be
started in the near future by the
Women's Auxiliary it was annoan. ed
this week by Mrs. d. w. Bixlsr,
president of the organization.
A representative will call at every
home in the district explaining the
need and inviting support. Each
solicitor will carry credentials
signed by Mrs. Bixler, Mrs. Noah
Niswander, treasurer and Miss Helen
Maxwell, superintendent of the in
stitution.
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Birthday Dinner

H. G. Murray, Spanish-American
war veteran received congratulations
from a number of his army buddies
and their wives, fifteen in number,
who gathered at dinner in his home
last Wednesday night on the occa-
sion of his seventy-third birthday
anniversary.
A number of handsome gifts wei e
received in honor of the event and
also a telegram of congratulations
from nephew, Earl Mohler of Bir-
nlngham, Alabama.
"Hod" is one of the Murray trip
lets, the others being Med and M. Nj
'Dode", the latter spending the win
ter in Florida.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-01-30
Heaviest SnOlUfdU
Of Year This Week

Snow, which started to fall Sun
day morning, continued intermittent
ly for the past several days to give
Bluffton the heaviest white blanket
it has had so far this winter.
State and township plows kept the
roads open and have been seen going
through town frequently during the
forepart of the week.
Although few drifts have been re-
ported, automobile traffic on rural
roads has been somewhat hampered
by the snow fall, it was reported.
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WANT-ADS

Wanted-Boy IT years old wants
work on farm for room and board
while attending school. Address Box
M, Bluffton News.
Wanted-Rear quarter of young
beef, VT. about 10 lbs; also $50
bushels corn. Call phone 633-R.
Wanted-Man for steady year
around work, calling on farm trade;
must have car. Write L. F. Whipple
Bloomdale, Ohio. Al
Meat canning every Friday until
March 1. Amstutz Cannery north of
town on College road. If.
Order broiler chicks now, only SC;
a few 2-weeks old. See us for your
spring chicks. New low prices. Stein
er's Hatchery. Phone 182-W.
For rent or sale-8 room house on
w. Elm ST., modern. Possession Feb.
/. See John Kohler, S. Lawn Ave. If
| For rent-80 acre farm. H. w. Al
thaus.
| For rent-House. Mrs. Gertrude
Gage, Ill w College Ave.
For rent-New five room house
with built-in kitchen cupboards, base
ment, big cistern and drilled well, 3
miles north of st. John Mennonite
church. C. C. Burkholder, Pandora
Mutual phone ST..
1 For sale-10 A. good ground, one
and one-half story cottage built four
years ago, consisting of 6 rooms
bath, hot and cold water, Zeolite
water softener, furnace, electricity
full basement, breakfast nook, built
in cupboard and bookcase. Bargain
for $4,000; down payment $4,000
G. B. Bolander, Col. Grove. r. r
No. 2, Box 156.
For sale-A few more fine end anC
line posts cut from railroad ties
originally creosoted. Line posts 13c
| end posts soc. A better post cannot
| be bought. See Frank Lugibihl, 81
/ miles south of Bluffton on Bentle,
road or call phone 576-R.
For sale-Alfalfa meal from thire
cutting. Albert Kohler, Blufftor
4 phone.
For sale-Rug by II; oak bed
! stead and oak commode. Call phon,
. 345-W.
. For sale-2 farms near Bluffton Al
and 7S acres. H. w. Althaus.
For sale-Good liz story from
building Is by 80 ft. V. F. Foltz
Beaverdam.
For sale-Girl's white shoe skates
practically new. Call phone 378-Y.
r For sale-Roll top desk, S5 In
quire News office.
r For sale-Edison phonograph an
Y records; a bargain if sold at once
t Inquire News office.
:. For sale-Good winter apples; ais
]. apple butter. Steiner Fruit Farm
4 east of town.
1 For sale-Potatoes. Clarence Stein
] er. Bluffton phone. t
For sale-Modern house 364 Cherr
!, st. Richard Bixel, Adm. t
For sale-Winter apples; also pur
| strained honey. Augsburger Frui
& Farm. Il
q For sale to settle estate-90 acr
4 improved farm, well drained, excellen
e soil, good bank barn and silo adapte
/ to livestock feeding, electricity. Lo
Gated midway between Col. Grove an
Pandora. Can give possession b
March 1. Clarence d. Diller, Execu
tor, Henry A. Diller Estate, Pandor'
! Ohio. 1
| Conscription for army service Q
:. Watkins dealer leaves vacancy i
western Hancock county. Dealer II
ports 1400 established customers 0
: his route. If you are between % an
so years and have car, write the .
! R. Watkins Co., 21 E. 9th Ave-, Co
umbus, Ohio. 4
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-01-30

Thursday, Jan. 3o-St PauYs Re
formed church, 2la miles southwest
of Ada.
Friday, Jan. 31-Baptist church,
Ada.
Sunday, Feb. 2-Countyline Church
of the Brethren, 4 Il miles north
west of Ada.
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Radio Quartet In
Vicinity This Week

Appearing in the Bluffton district
this week is the america Back to
God" quartet, popular radio feature,
to be heard in series of evening
services in various churches. All
services will begin at 7:45 o'clock.
The schedule follows:
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Appointed Cdretaker
Maple GrOUe Cemetery

Recommendation by the cemetery
board that A. l.. Baumgartner be
re-appointed caretaker of Maple
Grove cemetery was confirmed by the
town council Monday night. Salary
of $40 per month was also approved.
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BLUFFTON MARKETS
Wednesday Morning

"cUHI~o1&y uIUIIlIIS
Hogs-160 to 100, S7.55; 100 to
24O, $3.50; roughs, s5.75; stags,
$4.75.
Calves, $12.75; lambs, $9.75.
Grain (bu. prices)-Wheat, No. 1,
Sac; wheat, No. 2, 83c; new corn,
4Sc; old corn, 54c; oats, 38c; soys,
soc.
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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT
The State of Ohio.

The State OF Ohio,
Allen County, IS.
T-tete of Solomon w. Luginbuhl. deceased.
Samuel C. Luginbshl of r. ID. No. 2.
flied as executor of the estate of Solomon w.
Luginbuhl. late of Allen County, Ohio de-
csaaed.
Dated this 25th day of January. 1871.
RAYMOND p. SMITH,
~ Probate Judge
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-01-30
SOCIETIES
and CLUBS

Campfire Girls
Personality and You" was the
subject discussed at the meeting of
the Campfire Girls held in the high
school cafeteria Friday afternoon.
Eileen Weinhold, Juanita Bame and
Jean Ann Steinman were in charge
of the program.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-01-30

Entered as second class matter at
the postoffice at Bluffton, Ohio,
under the Act of March 8, 1879.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-01-30

Subscription rates: $500 per year
in U. S. payable in advance.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-01-30
Lubricants From Fish Oil

Aircraft lubricants from fish oil
III ng manufactured in Japan
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THE BLUFFT0N NEWS
b. F. BIERY, Business Mgr.
n nIERY Edifnr

Published weekly at Bluffton, Ohio,
by the Bluffton News Publishing and
Printing Co.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-01-30

News Want-ads bring results.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-01-30
Alpha Gamma Club


Alpha Gamma Club
Music will be the theme of the
regular meeting of the Alpha Gamma
club to be held at the home of Mrs.
Don Patterson Friday night. "Our
Modern American Music" will be dis
cussed by Carolyn Romey. Preced-
ing the program will be the annual
business meeting of the organization.
Poinsettia Club
The Poinsettia club will meet at
the home of Mrs. Ward Marshall,
Wednesday night. The Good Neigh
Dor Tour will be in charge of Mrs.
Chas. Patterson and Mrs. Walter
Gratz. A special feature will be
presented by Mrs. Ralph Patterson.
Presbyterian Social Club
The annual birthday party of the
Presbyterian Social club will be held
at the home of Mr., and Mrs. c. A.
Biery, Thursday night. Covered dish
supper at $50 o'clock followed by a
program. AL members of the con-
gregation are invited.
Attend Presbyterial
A number of women from the
Presbyterian Missionary society at
tended the semi-annual Presbyterial
meeting at Lima Market street
church, Monday.
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ROckp0rt

Miss Mary Jane Mayberry, stu
dent in Bluffton college spent the
week end with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Guy Mayberry and family.
Rebecca Marshall and Zerrene
Kidd were among those who attend
ed the Allen County Honor Society
banquet held at the Bath Twp.
school last Friday evening.
A number from here attended the
Senior play at Columbus Grove last
Friday evening in which Richard
Cupp and Nancy Mayberry had
leading parts.
Mesdames w. E. and O. P. Mar
shall attended a meeting of the Past
Matron's club of Bluffton o. E. S.
held in the home of Mrs. Frank
Todd in Bluffton Tuesday evening.
The annual Baccalaureate sermon
for the Senior class of Beaverdam
hiSn oeilOol VIII US uSld III TIE duul-
torium there Sunday evening with
Rev. Burrichter of the Reformed
church giving the sermon.
After spending a week in the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Mar
shall and other relatives in the COM
munity, Mrs. Alvin Whistler of
Ocean Side, Calf, left Sunday for
Newark where she will be the guest
of her niece Mrs. Glen Poe for sew
eral days.
Miss Edythe Cupp was among
those who attended a Home Econo-
mics Regional conference in Find
lay one evening last week.
Rose Leigh and Joan Mayberry
attended party in the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Donavin Stratton near
Columbus Grove, Saturday in honor
of the birthday anniversary of their
daughter Donna Lou.
Zerrene Kidd and Rebecca Mar
shall have prominent parts in "The
Old Crab" the Senior play to be
held in the high school gym in
Beaverdam Thursday evening.
Mrs. Cary Planck and Mrs. Verna
Kline of San Bernardino, Calf, Mrs.
w. A. Tippie of Cleveland and Mrs.
Homer Borders of Lima were guests
in the home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. f.
Marshall Saturday afternoon.
Last week jeanette, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Huber received a
lovely hand made purse, of brown
seeds worked into a lovely design
by Blanca Robles of Puerto Rico.
They became friends through cor
respondence when Sunday school
class of the Presbyterian Church,
taught by Richard Cupp, took up
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ArmOrSville

Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Kimmel called
at the Chas. Montgomery home
Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. p. Hartman call
ed at the Purl Hartman home Sun
day afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert C. Matter
spent the week end at the Chas.
Montgomery home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dale Owens and
SON Tommy of Lima; Mrs. Eva
Tullis, Mrs. Mildred Daily and SON
Benjamin were Sunday visitors at
the Owens home.
Mrs. Mary Callahan of Findlay,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Hilty and son of
Columbus were Sunday visitors at
the H. O. Hilty home.
Mr.. Emanuel Hartman of Jenera
called Sunday noon at the o. P.
Hartman home.
Mrs. Robert Ewing is improving
at the Bluffton hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Montgomery
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
c. Matter called Sunday afternoon
on Mrs. Eva Montgomery and Mr..
Fred Battles and daughter of Ada.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Schaublin
and daughter Rachael, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Schaublin and daughter of
Oakwood, Calf, took supper with
Mr.. and Mrs. H. o. Hilty and daugh-
ter Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. William f. Coldiron
of Dearborn, Mich, spent the week
end at the c. Z. Klingler home SUM-
day afternoon callers were: Mr..
and Mrs. John w. Wilkins and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. L. A.
Klingler.
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this "Good Neighbor" project,
jeanette was showing the purse to
her friends Sunday morning and
was very proud of her lovely gift.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Marshall and
Mr.. and Mrs. O. P. Marshall were
among group of Eastern Stars of
Bluffton who were entertained at a
dinner meeting by Findlay Chapter
last Friday evening at a Friendly
Neighbor night.
Franklin Reed Mayberry repre-
sented Columbus Grove school at the
school Safety Patrol conclave in
Washington, d. C. May 8-11th. His
trip was sponsored by his grand
father F. R. Mason of Columbus
Grove. He left Ottawa Thursday on
a special car, with 27 other boys
from Allen, Putnam and Hancock
counties, and returned Sunday even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Bowers and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. Glen May
berry and two children were among
those who attended a family dinner
in the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Liable near Lima, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Gregory and
son Bruce of Toledo and Buddy
Bixel of Bluffton were Sunday din
ner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. F. C.
Marshall and son Robert.
The May meeting of the Profit
and Pleasure Club will be held We'd
nesday afternoon of next week with
Mrs. Glen Mayberry as hostess. The
following program has been arrang-
ed: Roll call, A Husbands Virtue;
my Old Man., by Runyon, Mrs.
Lawrence Begg; Reading, Mrs.
Edgar Begg; Husband! Can You
Take It?", Mrs. Raymond Anderson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Jaeger, Mr..
and Mrs. Ben Erect, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Badertscher, Mr.. Charles Erect
and Miss Grace Freet were Sunday
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Z. Z.
Erect and daughter Ruth. Mr.. and
Mrs. Francis Lackey and daughter
Sue Anne of Lima were evening
callers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmet Vandemark
and Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Vandemark
and daughter left last Thursday for
Mississippi where they spent the
week end with the formers son
Myron at Camp Shelby.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. c. Marshall will
accompany their son Robert to Flint,
Mich, Friday where he will enter
National competition in flute solo
upon his superior rating of last year
in the National.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Haas entertain
ed members of their family at a
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M@ssAIzy
DeaAonoI

1t isn't guaranteed, but the latest
helpful hint on how to quiet bowling
puppy in the wee hours of the morn
ing is simple procedure. All that
need be done is to place a good loud
alarm clock in the puppy's box. The
pup will cuddle up to clock and sleep
soundly, according to the advice, the
ticking of the clock making the dog
think he is not alone.
Monday noon an enterprising auto
mobile salesman met Paul Dietler,
employe of the Triplett Electrical In
strument Co., as he left the plant for
lunch. Il thing | have an automobile
you're interested in," he told Dietler.
And he was right, for within a half
hour Dietler drove away in the car
the salesman had brought with him.
Bluffton postal authorities were
puzzled Saturday by a package ad-
dressed to Miss Erin Baker. In their
investigation they learned it was the
Irish Setter dog owned by Mrs. Arden
Baker. In the parcel was a large
rubber fire plug.
That the district federal court in
Toledo gives you scant warning when
they want you to serve can be attest
ed by Leland Diller and Jesse Bracy
of this place. Saturday noon they
were notified to report for petit jury
duty. If they wanted to request de-
ferment they had to present affidavits
and obtain permission before the ses-
sion opened Tuesday morning.
***
In case you're interested, the power
shovel used in grading Jackson and
Kibler street improvements during
the last week burns nearly three gal
Ions of gasoline an hour. A lot of
earth can be moved in that time,
however.
*'&
If you look in the old cemetery on
Jefferson street you will notice that
early Bluffton persons died of milk
sickness" Now scientists say the
disease, generally fatal, likely was
caused by the milk of cows which had
eaten white snakeroot. Today the
disease is practically unknown be-
cause of growing scarcity of the
weed, more controlled pasturage and
the fact that daries mix the milk of
many cows, thereby diluting any con-
taminated product.
Nursed back to health and fed with
an eye dropper, Elmer Stonehill, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Stonehill of
South Main street, is very particular
about the weel-being of a baby rab-
bii brought to his home by Harry
Ewing of Orange township. 1t seems
that the Ewing dog brought in three
baby rabbits from the field one day.
Two of them died and the third was
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dinner Sunday. Those enjoying the
day together were: Mr.. and Mrs.
Eugene Haas of Rockville, Ind, Mr..
and Mrs. B. ]. Oswalt and son Jack
and Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Welty and
son James, all of Toledo, Mr.. and
Mrs. Coral Donaldson and daughter
Janet of Pandora, Mr.. and Mrs.
Adrian Haas of Cairo, Mr.. and Mrs.
Roy Cook Jr., of Lima and Miss
Catherine Vanscoder of Pandora.
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It could happen only in a democ-
racy. Monday night after Governor
John W .Bricker had spoken at the
college Booster banquet in the high
school gymnasium, group of college
students were having a difficult time
getting a bulky object through the
door, who should rush up to the door
and hold it open while the boys were
Juggling at the object than the
Governor of the great Commonwealth
of Ohio. Allowing the boys to pass
out of the door before him, the Gov
ernr courtesly smiled and then closed
the door after the object was remov-
ed.
Probably no greeting that came to
Bluffton on Mothers day was more
welcome than that received Sunday
by Mrs. J. H. Tschantz of Kibler
street who heard the voice of her
daughter, Mrs. Floyd Pannabecker
for the first time in nearly six years
by means of a long distance telephone
call from Newton, Kansas. Mrs.
Pannabeck and children, missionaries
to China, recently arrived in this
country and stopped enroute from the
west coast, to visit in Kansas. They
reached Bluffon on Wednesday after
noon.
The Governors chauffeur thought
for moment that he was at the
wrong place. At the conclusion of the
banquet group of college boys was
carrying out big wooden container
that looked all the world like a cas-
ket. To add to the realism, the cas-
ket was both preceding and followed
by girls carrying flowers. The chauf-
leur was heard to remark, what is
this, funeral.
Orchids to the so walters and wait
resses who so efficiently handled the
serving of food at the Bluffton col
lege Booster banquet. There was no
waiting between courses and the
tables were cleared in, hurry with
minimum of disturbance.
So
This column take bow after the
compliment from Ralph West of
Chicago who dropped in last Satur-
day and confided that he never misses
reading Mainly Personal, altho few
of the names are familiar. Ralph who
was a headliner in high school and
college athletics here thirty years ago
is in charge of the Middle West di-
vision of Spalding's, athletic outfit
ters and one of the really big men in
the company's sales organization. He,
together with Clarence "Hans" Leh-
man who now heads a state normal
school at Potsdam, n. Y, was instru-
mental in founding Bluffton colleges
two student publications, The Wit
marsum, bi-weekly newspaper and
The Ista, annual yearbook. That was
about 1915.
An orchid to mother-and a real
one it was, too, that Mrs. E. S. Lape
wore Sunday. It's custom that her
husband has observed for many years,
that of presenting her with an orchid
on Mothers day.