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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-09-04

group, they having been forbidden
to take any pictures. The group was
placed in a train with second class
accommodations. There was not
enough room for everyone to sit
down so turns were taken. After
two days and nights of travel room
was made for the children to lie
down on the floor of the train. This
meant that many of the adults stood
up for most of the journey.
PORTUGAL
The train stopped one evening in
a little village in Portugal for sup
per. In front of the station was a
long table covered with dishes, fruit
and flowers. Police were busy keep
ing back the crowd and as the group
ate everyone could not help but feel
the enthusiasm of the Portuguese peo-
pie and sensed their essential kind
illness.
After arriving in Lisbond disap-
pointment was in store when it was
learned that the city was so crowd
ed with refugees of various types
that the American group could not
stay there. But disappointment soon
turned to pleasure when it was
learned that the group was to be
transferred to a lovely little village
at the foot of mountain about Il
| miles from Lisbon.
Here were splendid hotels and de.
licious food. Everyone enjoyed noun
tain climbing and in short order
every one had gained back tn,
weight lost in the five weeks of de
privation on the Dresden.
TRIP BACK
The trip back to United State
was restful but eventful. Many o
the missionaries did their utmost t
be sent to their African mission sta
tions but an order from the stat
department asked for the return
home Of the entire group.
Walking down the streets of New
York everyone was impressed witt
the abundance of things. The dis
play windows of most of the store
in Europe are practically empty an,
it was real pleasure to feast one
eyes on the abundance of things i
New York, Schwartz pointed out i
conclusion.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-09-04
Airn,aiI Pickup To
Be Demonstrated

Air mail pickup of the type that
will be inaugurated daily in Bluff
ton, if a petition of the Mercury
Air Lines is approved by the Civil
Aeronautics Board is approved, will
be demonstrated next Sunday at the
Lima "Wings For Victory" air show.
The demonstration will be made by
the Mercury firm, which proposes air
mail pickup and delivery twice daily
for Lima, Bluffton, Findlay and
many other cities in this part of
Ohio.
Another feature of the Lima air
show will be the appearance of How
ard Dutton and his Champion Sky
Devils.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-09-04
Wedding Announced

Wedding of John w. Holmes, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe Holmes of
near Elida, to Miss Betty Vande-
mark, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. C.
E. Vandemark of near Columbus
Grove was announced the first of the
week.
The wedding was solemnized in
the Christian church, Rockville,
Maryland, July 80. The Holmes
family were former Bluffton resi-
dents.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-09-04
COMMERCIAL FISHERMEN GO TO SEA-
WHILE AMATEURS FISH FROM PIERS

N any waterfront community,
you are apt to find bridges and
- piers lined with amateur fisher
men placidly waiting for the fish
to come to them. Look way out, how
ever, to the spot where water and sky
seem to meet, and you'll see the trawl-
ers of the commercial fleet the
fishermen who have to get results day
after day, the men whose fishing must
pay off in cash.
1t seems to us that the philosophy
of the pier fisherman is sometimes
applied to advertising spending
little in money or effort, catching little
i'm results, but dismissing the smallness
of the catch with the vague theory
that advertising of some sort is gen.
orally good for business health. That's
fine if man can afford it, but adver-
tising should be business investment
not a pastime. This means giving
plenty of your own time and effort and
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-09-04
Social Security Legislation
Creates Need for Estab-
fishing Birth Record
Numerous Former BlufftOn
Residents Write to w. U.
Geiger for Certificate

Increasing need for accurately es-
tablishing birth records brought about
by social security and old age pen
sion laws and more recently by the
employment requirements in the ma
tional defense industries has caused
steadily increasing requests here for
birth certificates or other record OF
birth, according to W. o. Geiger, city
clerk, in charge of local birth regis
tration.
Although most of the certificates
issued in Bluffton are for infants, an
unusually large number Of them have
been for adults. Many people are
having difficulty in proving that they
were born because no written record
can be found.
County authorities are not salts
fled with the recording of the birth
date in the family Bible as was the
custom for many years. Insurance
companies and old age pension Off
cials will often take the Bible recorc
as sufficient proof but not so with
county authorities.
, Bluffton Record
The record of Bluffton births il
fairly complete since December, 1905
and with few exceptions entirely
complete for the past Is years. L
is always regular procedure to recorc
the birth at the town and count!
where the birth occurred rather thar
the home town of the infant, Geige,
pointed out.
All of the births at the Blufftol
hospital, even though the parents ar,
from other counties are recorded 10
cally and should the birth certifcat
be desired in later years, it would b
originally entered here.
Probate Judge Paul r. Capell o
Hancock county has been pointing on
that "every individual ought to checI
his birth and see that it is properl
recorded irrespective of the birth o
age of the individual 1t is the per
sonal responsibility of every individ
ual to be sure of the correctness o
the record"
Persons who have grown up wit
their natural parents have every goo
reason to belive that the matter q
their birth and citizenship is estat
lished and easily provable. But, ac
cording to Judge Capell, it is not a
ways so. For instance
He Lost His Pension
One applicant not long ago neede
to establish his birsh record in orde
to qualify to continue to receive HI
old age pension. What he reall
found was that he was not even eli
izen of the United States, and unit
he becomes "naturalized' or the ma,
ter is taken care of in some leg;
procedure, if possible, he no longt
will receive a pension.
His parents migrated to Americ
from Europe when he was a youtl
the oldest of family of sever
children. His father and mother a,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-09-04
Sleeping Alone

Every person, young or old, sleeps
best when he sleeps in bed of his
own, according to some authorities.
People move many times during
their sleep and each move disturbs
the rest of the other person. When
two people share the same bed, they
should get upwards of an hour more
sleep.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-09-04
Requests For Birth Certificates
Increasing, Town Clerk Reports

piled for naturalization and eventu-
ally gained their citizenship-but not
until a few days after their oldest son
had reached the age of p. As re-
suit, he was not affected by his faith
er's new status of American citizen
ship. Due to the nearness of the
dates the matter was never question
ed, however, and throughout many
years of his life he has regarded him
self as an American citizen, has voted
and enjoyed all the privileges of cit
izenship all in good faith. But now
the accident and error has been un-
earthed and he finds himself an alien
in his own home land.
Birth Records Kept
Since 1909 the Ohio law has requir-
ed the keeping of vital statistics, the
records of birth and deaths. Young
er persons born since that date, usu-
ally find little difficulty in getting a
birth certificate. 1t is a matter only
of turning to the record of the regis
trar-unless the doctor was negli-
gent about filing the information In
that case probably 35 or 80 years
have elapsed and the doctor may be
dead which complicates the matter.
Legal birth records may go back
much further than 1909 into the days
when the tax assessors were charged
with the matter of getting the infor-
nation. In many such cases the ap-
plicant finds his name was misspelled
by the assessor or the record may
otherwise be incorrect.
In such cases there is a procedure
by law for making the correction up
on the testimony of affidavit of the at
tending physician, if available, or OF
the testimony of two witnesses wht
are at least six years older than the
applicant, and who have knowledge o.
the facts by reason of personal con
facts with the family at the time o.
the birth. Or, documentary evidenc,
may be used if witnesses are lacking
May Establish Record
For persons whose birth is not
matter of official record the law pro
vides method to make it so and pro
vides for filing fee of So togethe
with such other costs as may be in
Cured in assembling the necessar.
information and proofs. All of tn
provisions of the law apply only t
those persons who have been born i
: Ohio. Those born in other state
must apply in the state where the
were born.
An application for the registration
of birth must be supported by tn
personal testimony of the applicant
: and two credible witnesses who hav
: personal knowledge of the facts, i
: open court before the probate judge
If such witnesses cannot be obtained
clear and convincing documentary ey
/ idence must be presented in ope
r court. The probate court may cor
5 duct such in vestigation as it deem
necessary, and shall permit the appli
cant and all witnesses presented to b
cross-examined by any interested pei
son, or by the prosecuting attorney Q
| the county. When a witness or tn
r applicant is unable to appear in ope
court, by reason of sickness or resid
a ing beyond the jurisdiction of th
/, court, the court may authorize tn
i taking of his deposition as provide
: by law.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-09-04

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When the required avidavits can
not be furnished, the necessary facts
may be proven by submitting to the
court authentic documentary evidence
the most acceptable of which are the
following:
A. Baptismal record, or original
family Bible record.
B. Records from Federal State or
local census.
School enrolment records.
d. Military records, or Civil Ser
vice records.
E. Insurance policy of more than
five years standing.
F. Application for marriage IL
cense of more than five years stand
| ing.
G. Naturalization record of par
ents.
H. Original or certified copy of
birth certificate of child of applicant,
showing age and place of birth or
parents.
l. Official church records of con-
firmation or membership.
J. Employment, union or lodge
recorsd of more than five years
standing.
K. Old newspaper clippings of
birth. baby books, infants bank ac-
count.
L. Old legal documents of any
sort showing age and place of birth.
M. Any other old record which the
Judge deems authentic and coneinc-
ing.
Law is Cited
Probate Judge Capell cited the fol.
lowing paragraphs of the law pertain
ing to the correction of birth records
"Whoever claims to have been borr
in the state of Ohio, and whose reg
: istration of birth is not accurately re
corded, may file an application fol
registration of his birth, or correction
of his birth record, in the probat,
court of the county cf his residence
or the county in which his mother re
sides at the time of his birth.
"An application to correct a brit
2 record shall set forth all of the avail
!. able facts required on a certificate o
birth and the reasons for MAXIM
a said application, and shall be dul
: certified by the applicant. Upon tn
: filing of such application the court, i
r its discretion, may fix date for hear
: ing thereon which date shall not b
Y less than seven days after filing date
e The court in its discretion may re
o quire one publication of notice of tn
n hearing in a newspaper of geners
S circulation in the county at least sex
Y en- days prior to the date of the hear
ing. Said application shall be SUI
n ported by the affidavit of the phys
e clan in attendance, if available;
t, such affidavit is not available the az
e plication shall be supported by til
n affidavits of at least two persons hay
;. ing knowledge of the facts thereon, {
|, by documentary evidence or such otl
: er evidence as the court may deel
n sufficient.
l. "If the probate judge is satifie
IS that the facts are as stated, he sha
i make an order correcting such birt
e record. If the birth of the applicar
: is incorrectly recorded in an offie
# other than the probate court in wihc
e the applicant is filed, the probat
n Judge shall transmit certified cop
l. of the order to such office, where
e shall be filed and recorded in the san
e manner as other birth records,
d cross-reference shall be made on tt
original and on the corrected record
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-09-04
Notice

The regular September meeting of
the Trustees of Orange township
will be held at the township house
Friday afternoon, Sept. 5 at 2 p. m.
Nell Long, Clerk
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1941-09-04

the man who does this consistently
will get results.
The advertiser fishing for a real
'catch" in Bluffton trade territory will
find in the Bluffton News an unsur-
passed medium for reaching this
market.
1t puts the Bluffton market at your
front door.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-22
WE INVITE
-THE--
RUPTURED
OF
DETROIT
A Private Trial Fitting of
New Rice Support

n You are ruptured and wear y
truss now is Your opportunity 10 get
q 20 day trial II scientifically con
structed rupture support made up
10 meet the needs ~ your particular
and individual condition.
From Monday morning. June y. ~
saturday evening, June y, Rice fitting Z
Experts will be a. the fuller Hotel,
facing Grand Circus Park. Detroit.
Mich. 10 give free demonstrations and
private trial fittings ~ = support dc
signed to comfortably hold any reduci
hie rupture large or small-no matter
whore located or what your work
may he
Hacked nv more than ~ years eT.
perisnce and fitted hy Experts with a
thorpugh know ledge - what they are
doing the Modern Rice support should
prove 10 De revelation 10 the most
Ekeptical-and YOU are allowed n 40
day trial period Ia see N this is so
No binding, cutting or chatting. hut y
comfortable, evenly directed pressure
ut just the right spot to keep bowel
from escaping.
Thousands have reported entire sat
isfaction with the Rice support. 10
why endure the burden Of reducible
rupture suffering 10 you can be free
from ~ Anyway, n will cost you
nothing 10 come In and learn about
Rice methods and the wonderful opp0r-
tunity u offers. Just ask AZ the hotel
desk for the Rice Experts and they
will do the rest. Hours 10 10 II n. m.
IN 3 Y. m. or To q evenings. There
is absolutely no obligation and you are
promised friendly. courteous treatment
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-22
Cedar Point Excursions
Will Start Next Friday

The first Of n series of cut-rate
excursions on Steamer Bay
TO Cedar Point-on-Lake Erie will
be held next Friday with a round
trip fare for adults of IS cents,
and 40 cents for children, 5 TO Ii
years. The regular fare for this
trip. without a ticket blank clipped
from an Ashley & Dustin adver-
ltisement appearing in The Detroit
Times is S1.50 for round trip.
You'll find such an Ashley &
Dustin advertisement in this issue
of The Sunday Times, and n
SIMILAR advertisement in the daily
Times Tuesday. Wednesday and
Thursday. Besides the cut rate
ticket blank are blanks emitting
holders TO cut rate admissions 10
"a large number Of rides and other
amusements al Cedar Point.
Blanks may be exchanged for
transportation tickets at the Ash.
ley e. Dustin Steamer Line office
foot Of First street. from s a. m
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-22
.US0 Campaign
Extended Week

Workers IN the United Service
Organizations campaign will con-
tinue their effort 10 reach their
goal of $4,000 until Thursday
in view Of the latest campaign
total of S317,499 achieved after
nearly three weeks Of effort.
The announcement was made al
what had been plannde as the
closing luncheon Friday in the
Book Cadillac Hotel when the So
licitors reported total Of Sll3..
SIG for the day bringing the total
percentage of the goal obtained
10 ,70.6.
Bart r. Hill. campaign mana.
ger. predicted that the workers
would reach their goal by Thurs.
day If they would continue their
efforts as they have in the last
week.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-22
Calling Out Guard

The White House is calling out
the guard for the ST. Lawrence
treaty. -,
Pushed up before Congress will
be Hull. Knox. Stimson. Wickard
lKnudsen and Governor Lehman as
starters.
\ The drive is being organized ny
the administration because the
polls indicate clearly the legisla-
ton could not pass il a vote were
taken today.
House Chairman Mansfield pri'
vaiely has conceded this.
Mr.. Roosevelts personal muster
ing of his forces is supposed TO be
a minor secret. but his defense
leader, Mr.. Knudsen. let the
iwhiskers OF the cat out OF the bse
AT his last press conference.
The OPM director was asked
why his organization vas support
ing the St. Lawrence project.
Because we received n letter
from the President" replied
Knudsen. who knows more
about other machinery than the
political kind.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-22
islanders PI Ian
Madkinal Fete
Time. star Correspondent

MACKINAC ISLAND. June 81
The $50 year-round residents ot
Mackinac Island Saturday mapped
elaborate plans for the Festival
July % 10 q in which they will
become actors and under profess
sional direction depict the Mack
mac Island Of $50 years ago.
The largest crowd in the history
of the island is expected for the
festival, which will be presented
under the Craftsmanship Of Joseph
II. Thompson Of Ypsilanti.
One OF the features Of the fes-
tival will be a concert July II OF
$50 musicians in the formal gar
den fronting OF the Grand Hotel
Throughout the period the villag.
ers and their aids will be dressed
in the voyageur and native CO.'S
TUNES of 80 years ago.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-22
Probe 10 Continue
Into Frahm Records

The personal business records
of Fred w. Frahm. former police
superintendent. will be further
probed Monday by Thomas A.
kenney, assistant special prose
cutor, as Frahm resumes the
stand for the fourth day in his
trial on graft charges.
The records. for which Frahm
had repeatedly made requests in
the first two days on the stand
are held by federal authorities.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-22
Ford Trade School
Diplomas for 40

Edsel b. Ford, president of the
Ford Motor Company, will award
diplomas 70 40 graduates Of the
Henry Ford Trade School al COM
.mencement exercises Tuesday in
Fordson High School.
+. r. Searle. superintendent,
will give the address and music
will be furnished by the Rouge
Symphony Orchestra. The class
will be the twenty-ffth anniver-
Sary graduating group.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-22
Visas for Germans
Banned byU. 5.

BERLIN. June 21.-QNS)-The
American consulate in Berlin re-
ceived instructions from the state
department today 10 issue no visas
of any category 10 foreigners in
Germany. Belgium, Denmark. Hol-
land. Norway or German-occupied
France.
The instructions said visas
could be issued only 10 native
born French people in unoccupied
France. Greece and Jugoslavia
were not mentioned.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-22
Strange About Tanks

War department has refused II
say how many tanks were sent "a
the British in Egypt. although il
was nothing like the 400 which
the Italians claim.
Actually "a shiplosds Of equip
ment and materials from the
United States have now arrived ir
SueZ.
Not all these cargoes were
tanks.
Probably no more than 100 oi
our tight NJ is and VI rs were
involved in the fighting.
Strangest fact OF the matter is
no one here has report on how
they Jared. the point Of the Ut.
most Importance to us in our cur
rent program.
Note: The army has quietly
shifted away from the restricted
side turret for its big guns in the
new tank. Last models of the
line show the turret in the center
giving il efficient firing range. 49,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-22
Turn in Your Old Pots

NEW YORK, June 21.-(INS)
Mayor +. II. La Guardia. in his
role as director of civilian defense,
will make an appeal next Tuesday
night 10 Americans q turn in
their old aluminium pots and pans
for conversion into vital defense
materials, according 10 an an
nouncement by the National
Broadcasting Company
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-22
GIVE LIVER BILE
FLOW A BOOST
And You. Too, After 20 May Enjoy
Life More--sieep sounder--Awake
Refreshed-Ready for Work.

Normally your liver should discharge
about a quart n digestion aiding bile juices
every "a hours scanty flow--s sinNinE
IN NAV mean Sick Headaches. Bihoufnen
poor DlEes' on with that half SICK de-
pressed feeling
s'ir yourself. no this for ~ DAYS take
halt a teaspo0nful ~ Kruschsn SALTS "a
famous blend Of sir saltsp 20 three quarters
~ a glass ~ hot ~ cold water sNefy
morning half 40 hour before hTtakfast
Don't miss a morning. THIS simple sensible
ibousAnds should do the same for you. Try
1, frr 70 DAYS and YOU. too. may snake OF
thai run down" feeling and Eet real
MT But don't start unless YOU agree -
keep n 40 for 30 days. II hen you DO not
feel 1907 better get your money back
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-22
Wayne 10 Conduct
Course for Nurses

Designed to aid nSthe national
recruiting campaign for nurses,
Wayne University. starting July !.
will offer a series Of "refresher
courses for inactive graduate
nurses.
The nurses will be given six
weeks of training which will pre-
pare them for posts in hospitals
and other institutions.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-22

10 5 p. m. and from Z p. m. 70
g p. m: or week days. at The
Detroit Times Travel Bureau, 1870
Cass avenue. 9 a. m. 10 5 p. m.
Such special cut-rate excursions
will be held each Friday through
out the Summer. The steamer
will start on the 160-mile round
trip at 9 a. m. and is scheduled
TO be back in Detroit at 10:45
p. m. Excursionists will have an
opportunity of spending 3 hours
and As minutes at Cedar Point OF
6 hours at Put-In-Bay.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-22
Skip Legal Red Tape

The state department order
barring refugees whose families
remain in Hitler's hands was Is.
sued without legal authority. but
no one will say anything.
The step will be legalized b,
Congress shortly.
Mr.. Roosevelt is acting swiftly
now 10 meet various technical
situations as they arise without
regard 10 legal red tape.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-22
Word Gets Around

Apparently word of this activity
got around in Congress trans
formed into a movement for all
merchant ships arming as back
wash OF the sinking of the Robin
Moor.
Not many favor repeating that
mistake. which led us into the last
war as much as any other.
1t proved suicidal before.
The armament could not be SUI
ficient to furnish any real defense
against submarines. Mere a n
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-22

On week days enjoy the two
pages OF comics and adventure
strips In the daily Detroit
Times: on Sunday, the great
Comic Weekly with WORLD
FAMOUS comics I'm COIORS
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-06-22
Gould Adam Eat the Apple
with Stomach Ulcer Pains?

The biblical story ~ Adam eating a
raw apple might never have come to-
pass had he suffered after eating pains
Don't ignore your sufferings. Try n PIC
box Of Udga for relief bt ulcer and
stomach pains, ind restion, rAs pains.
for heartburn. burning sensation. hloat
and other conditions caused hy excess
acid TdEa Tablets must help or money
refunded. At drug stores everywhere