davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1942-12-30

Originally s24 Rayon Satin Spreads. En-
oroidered with rayon chenille. Eggshen
Double size I7as
2 Originally 1898 Printed Rayon Taffeta
spreads. White with blue. Single size. 1893
originally 1898 Rayon Taffeta Spreads
Embroidered with rayon chenille Double size
in blue or champagne single size in blue
1893
Originally 1898 Embroidered Rayon Satin
Spreads. Peach, gold, rose green. Single
oAAS = 6.S6
Originally 1898 Cotton Everglaze Chintz
Spreads. Blue or rose print Single size, 5.9s
Originally 5.ss to 1898 Drareries Just %
pairs! Homespuns and floral prints included.
2la and "a yd. lengths in the group Each
pair 70 or 96 inches wide. One-and-tWo-
palrs-of-a-klnd -------------------2 2,9S pr.
81 Originally Acc to 69c Window Shades
Out sizes. Sold as is------ 10c
tCurtainS
Evening star., 1942-12-30

Just $50 pieces. including
rayon crepes, rayon satins
and silks in light and dark
colors. Beautifully made.
Broken sizes.
5 Originally $500 Rayon
Crepe and Rayon Satin
Slips. tailored or lace
trimmed. Broken sizes,
"5 Originally s2.25 Rayon
Satin and Rayon Crepe
Gowns. lace-trimmed or tail
lored. Broken sizes Sls9
so Originally $500 Lace
Trimmed or Beautifully Tai
lored Gowns in ravon crene
or rayon satin. Broken sizes
S1.99
30 Originally s4.o0 Lov.yv
Hayon Crepe or Rayon Satin
Gowns, prettily lace trimmed
or tailored. Broken sizes,
S2.6S
'Llneerie, Third Floor, p Stree,
suildlns. The Hecht Co.)
Evening star., 1942-12-30
Just lis Pairs Oris. $3.50
DOeSkin Gloves
sl.B9

Soft doeskin (doe finished
lamb gloves in white or
chamois color. Broken sizes.
Soiled from handling.
200 Orig. 81 Novelty Fabric
Gloves ------------ SOC
125 Orig. $3.50 Capeskin
Gloves. Turf tan only.
Broken sizes - $2.39
(Gloves, Main Floor.
The Hecht Coz
Evening star., 1942-12-30

Originally $5.s5 Covers for covpes s2.s5
IS Mems Originally s5.s5 Reversible Shower
proof Cotton PopIin Jeekets. Upper front,
size 36 $3.50
20 Mems orisineIly Sz.s5 Steel shatt Golf
Irons ond Woods. Odd numbers in this group
TO complete your set 6ee
tThe Hecht Co.'S MODERN SPORT SHOP.
Main F1oor)
Evening star., 1942-12-30

tcurtains and Drspes. Sixth Floor)
Evening star., 1942-12-30
Originally I.P
Utility Paints
u gal. 99c

Just 70 half lf-gallons. Choice
Of Gloss enamel, Floor-and-
Deck paint. Varnish stain In
. variety OF colors.
paints, Seventh Floor
Evening star., 1942-12-30
Orig. S3 to
$3.50 Small
Leather Goods
soc to $3.50

just IS! Excellent values in
this group, such as handker-
chief cases, billfolds and
other small everyday needs.
All of genuine leather and
reduced a half or more. Some
scratched from handling.
Just 50 Orig. 81 and 81 Fab
ric Bags. Slightly soiled 81
(Handbags, Main Floor,
The Hecht co..
Evening star., 1942-12-30
THRIFT SHOP
DRESS
CLEARANCE!

IS Originally S3.44 to $500
Spun Rayon Dresses in solid
colors or combinations. Jun
Tor sizes only $1.S8
Is Originally S3.99 Misses
Cotton Corduroy Jumpers in
bright colors. Sizes IL to is
In the group - S1.00
40 Originally $1.69 to $500
Cotton House Dresses and
Hooverettes in solid colors or
prints. Broken sizes 99c
25 Originally sS.95 to S12.s5
One-Of-a-kind Formal Eve
ming Dresses in lovely pas
tells. Small sizes only s6.88
25 Originally $3.50 to S8.95
Women's Rayon Crepe Day.
time Dresses. Mostly black,
a few colors. Sizes 80 to A
and l812 to 24l2 in the
group $500
35 Originally S7.95 Misses
Cotton Corduroy Suit
Dresses in bright colors.
Broken sizes. 1898
Thrift Shop. Third Floor r
Street Building, The Hecht Coz
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NSf JD W ~ StS u UIfD
Corduroy
Skirts
s2.98

Comfortable gored skirts with
Upper fastenings, Sizes II
to Is In red, brown, green or
blue.
Just so Matching Cotton
Corduroy Jackets, in sizes II
to 16-----------$2 Is $500
main Floor. Sports Shop.
The Hecht Coz
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-07

WRc, 9:00L6rsat Artists: Helen Traubel Of
the Metropolitan Opera Is guest.
WhAl. 9:00-countsrspy: 0utwlffing On.
other Nal espionage agent.
VOL, 9:30-Ameriea Today: Gabriel Heater
conducts . survey Of America Is We enter the
second year Of war.
WhAl, 9:30-SpotIieht Band: Bob chessTs,
saluting the cadet filters al 6owan Field, Boise,
Idaho.
Wpc, 1000 ontsnied Program: Dorothy
Kristen guest.
WJsv, to00-stresn Guild Players: Greer
Carson and Waller Pidgson In Mrs. MIniver,"
which Is also presented an award.
Wd, t0:30-ands Of tho Free: ParalIeIng
the technique Of Hitler with that Of cortsz.
WINK tt:t5-Trsasuy Star Parade: Fur.
Tough From Death" story Of q disIIIuslonsd
Maj returned from the Eastern 'front.'
VOL, tt:t5-lord Halifax: The Enemy
Within tho Gates"
SH0eI.WAvE PROGRAMS.
MOSCOW. 6:4S-Broadeast in English RKe.
1871 meo., 1877 m,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-07
LONDON, 8:30-BrIiain Speaks: CSC. 9.5S
meg, 31.3 m; GSl, Sit meg, 4o.t m.

LONDON, s:3o-Briiain Speaks: CSC. 9.5S
meg. 3i3 m; 6A, 6.it meg. 4o.t N.
LONDON. 9:0o-Hsadins News and Views:
CSC. 9.58 mse, 3i.3 NJ; GQ>6.ti meg.
49.t m.
RIO De AREIR0, e:0o-Program In English
PSI. 1922 meg. 1913 N.
MOSCOW, 9:o0-tommsnis In English: RkE,
ii.8 meg, 75.3 m.
VATICAN CITY, 9:3o-Nsw and Comment:
nv, 9.6 meg, 81 N.
GUATEMALA, 9:35-atin American Music:
IOWA. 9.68 meg, 81 N.
LONDON. ti:00-"R Radio NswsrssI': CSC.
9.58 meg 3t.3 NJ; GSL, 6.ti meg. 4o.t m.
GUATEMALA, ti:00-Flrt Military Band:
IGWA. 1858 meg, 81 m.
LIMA. Peru, 1t;30-lnformaiive Notes; Peru.
Wan Music: 0AK.4z. 6.08 meg. 49.3 m.
GUATEMALA, 1870 a.m.-PopuIar Music
With Marimba: T6WA. 1858 meg. 81 m.
LONDON, 1890 s.m.-lhs News: CSC, 9.58
meg. 3t.3 n; GSl, 6.ii meg 49i N.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-07
BY Ramon Coffmun

The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
rank among the Seven Wonders OF
the Ancient World, but it appears
that they never would have been
built If it had not been for the
fancy of q woman.
The woman was named Semira-
mis-, and she was wife of the king.
In her girlhood she had lived in
Persia, in the midst Of hills and
trees.
According to the story which has
come down to us, the queen said te
her husband one day, II enjoy living
In Babylon except for one thing"
whats that?" asked the king.
II miss the trees and hills Of my
native land"
IF that's the only trouble with
your life here, I will take care of it.
I will have my men build a hill fol
you, and trees viii grow on it,"
So it came about that a mighty
mound of earth and stone rose ir
the heart Of Babylon. It was built
up to a height of $50 feet, and it,
sides had an average width Of about
400 feet.
Grass, shrubs, flowers and trees
were planted along the sides Of the
hill. and there were many terraces
In a land of plains and few trees
this hill grew famous.
Not much rain fell on Babylon
50 the king ordered his engineer,
/, to take care Of watering the plants
on his magic hill" They built
pumps to raise water to the top o1
the hill from the nearby river.
Many . time after that, Nebu.
chadnezzar and his queen were x
be carried to the top Of their gar.
dened hill. They enjoyed the shad.
and the pretty flowers Of the Hang.
ing Gardens Of Babylon.
a. d.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-07
the EVENINGS HIGH LIGHTS.

WRr, 7:00-Fred Waring: Two thousand
Naval Air Cadets are sworn in simultaneously
in i7S cities In tommsmoration Of Pearl Harbor
all on this program somehow.
WRc, 8:00-cavaItads Of America: Car
sandburg narsies The Road 10 Victory"
WMAL, 8:t5-lum and Abner: Close thelI
store and move TO Washington for a while.
WMAL, 8:30-True or False: WAVES vs.
eobs.
WRc, 8:30-Alfred Wallenstein's Orchestra:
Beginning 18th year, with 4 salute TO three
Of the United Nations.
WEV, 9:00-Radio Theater: The War
Against Mrs. HddIsy," with Fay Banter and
Van Johnson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-07
UNCLE RAYS CORNER

twenty-five hundred years ago
there lived a king with the odd
name of ACKNOWLEDGMENT. He ruled
the country known as Babylonia,
and his capital was Babylon.
The city of Babylon is gone to-
day, and we have only its ruins to
show us something of what 1t was
like in ancient times. It stood on
the left bank of the Euphrates
River, 10 miles from the present
city of Bagdad.
NebuchadnezZar was powerful
king, but we might have heard lit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-07
EVENING STAR FEATURES.

Star Flashes Latest news, twice daily; WMAl
al $50 an. and 5 pm.
Great Scientists: Elementary school series
dealing with accomplishments Of Issser-known
scientific men; WMAL at Els pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-07
Points for Parents

BY EDYTH THOMAS WALLACE
Thinking no one but ones self
can care for a baby properly is
quite usual form OF mother
egotsn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-07

Last-msnute changes IN radio pro-
grams sometimes reach The Star
too late for correction that day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-07

King Nebuchadnezzar, NTH sldpe
shielding his head from the sun.
tie about him If 1t had not been
for two things. His soldiers took
many Jewish prisoners into Baby
lonia to suffer the "Babylonian
captivity" and he ordered the build
ing Of the Hanging Gardens Of
Babylon"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-07

MOSCOW. 6:4S-Broadeast in English: RKe
ISL meg, 1871 m.
Washington Journal., 1942-01-16
Gas @rOfmanl
Sine Ie6rreidc @cididte

Gin S6ie wolte sur Granite.
,Sei ouf Ser Sutl" oob ibm Der
@oter nit oii oea @eg. Ser
@oIf lit nidt melt.
gilie trabte Ser Sbie oabttl,
Ip6bte o6er borIihti9 lumber uno
iauidte nit geipitten Obren anf
ieoes fleinIte @er6uid. llnO ols
er an ser SrGnfe ongeIangt mar,
IdIiirfte er 3ipar in gierisen Sit
oen 0os erquidenoe NnB, boA
INNER pieoer bob er Sen Gopf,
Sic ltmeeeenO mad Dem gefdbrli'
den GeinO obiuden0. Der ioate
i'm Idon nidt iiberruiden.
Ser argIte 9urit mar gelOidt
uno Der Sdie tronf beo1Htiger. Da
getpabrte er Iein Spiegelbilo I'M
@oIier. gepunoerno idaute er
es an uno brummte nit boiler
Stimme, ooB es peitbin idoate:
g@as bin i6 fir Elm gepaltiges
Sier! Brett lit meme Stirn, ltarf
ser 0eafen uuo mddtig meme SOr'
ner. 211erlid, lih Dor oem @ol-
fe at fiirdten. SD iolte i'm mir
bier baben, Damn wolte i6 ibm
iAon 3eigen 60 wolte ib ibn
nebmen, unO 10 uttO 10
Ser S6ie Oebnte feline @licoer
uno blG6te fi1 I'M @efiibl ieiner
StGrfe 9ann ientte er oer &opf
nno trauf nit Oollem 8ebagen
tpeiter.
Sin grimuiges auurren IieB i'm
ii6 oufriGten. ltn0 mie eridraf
er. 9as @ort, OaB Ser 8olf,
BON Sem man ipridt, nidt peit
lit, mar sur @ahrbeit geDor0enl
Sinter ibm itano Ser @olf, Ser
Oas probleriide Selbitgeiprad nit
angeb0rt bate, nlo fletidte un-
~beilorobeno Sic 3Gbue.
..gaun los, bier bin idl" fuurr-
te ser 8olf. uSeBt noaen mir
nal ieben, pie 0u mid nimnit."
Ser Sdie mano li6 oerlegen
bin unO Der. nSie5 NAL" brumm-
te er Damn gar8 ficinlaut, 00as
mar nidt 10 genteint uno Ou utuBt
Dir ni6ts 0aralts MAIDEN ltnO aud
nidts oarouf geben. @as reOet
man nidt aaes beim Srinfenl"
@eiter fam er nidt, oenn l6on
iaB ibm Ser @olf al Ser aeble,
Ser 0ie groBipre6eriiden &eOen
entidliipft paren.
Washington Journal., 1942-01-16
Ser 1T mniifaliid?
Bon Grpfeiiur Mamriee Manrer

Gs eibt Meniden, oenen ieOes
rbDtbmiide @efiibI abgebt unO Die
nidt i'm San3e Sen Saft ueriteben
o0er iogar nidt einnlal i'm Saft gu
marI9ieren Oeriteben. Mfeiltens liegt
es ni6t an Dem SeBlen rbptbmii6en
gmpfinoens, ionoern rrr an ser
ltngei6idlidfeit. Gum 8eiipiel mar
2uOtpig b. 8eetbopen elm ungemein
gei6ifteer &labieripieler, loa es
aber ME oa8u gebradt ba6en, I'M
Safte 5u t~an5en. au6 oie beriibmte
S1ngerin Malibran Die ben Sand
Ieioeni6oftli6 liebte. fonnte unmog-
lid tan8en, neil tie feinet Saft
belt.
Sdufig fin0et man @eniden, Be-
men es nidt mogli6 lit, eiten Dor-
geinngenen Son gennu nad3uiinget.
Gas SaGGiingen muiifaliid geii6ter
Sdnger liegt oft in Ser uria6e Ser
gufregung, @ngit ODER lleberanitrers
gung. @s gibt aid Berioften, Die
feline beitimmte gmpfinoung be-
Iiben, menn lie ait6 Elm 2ieb ridtig
i'm Gbptbmus .iingen; Oh a6er elm
Con i'm 8erb1ltnis 3u einem anoern
bober ooer tiefer 1T ur0 oft oieielbe
Note berDenoen uno glau6en bon.
fonlmen ridtig geiangen 5u baben,
nobel iie pirfli1 INNER oielelbe
0ote berDenOen, ga fam man bic
Soffnuns aufgeben iie mulitaliif
auSbiloen gu fonnen:
aud gi6t es &lapieripieler, eseen
oas muiifaliiAe @e0ddtnis gan5
feblt. &atte oa elm iunges DAB.
den i6on einige Sabre &labieritnn-
oen genommen uno felt bier @oden
elm Stiid bon Mo5ort geiibt uno
nun Iopeit erlernt, ooB iie es Dem
2ebrer poripielen ionte. Sic fam
ausnabmspeiie ettpaas ipdt our
Stun0e uno fano Sen 2ebrer ON
Rlapier IiBeno uno ipieleno Dor. gr
lieB iif ni9t itoren urto Die S6ii-
lerin frogte: n@as ipielen Sic oenn
oa2" gerpunoert panote iid ser
2eebrer nm uno iagte: u9as lit
ia oas Slid, meldes sic mir beute
poripielen iolerl"
80, iol" - sic ipielte oas
Stiid obne 6ebler. Das Eon<@e.
o1htnis mar eben nidt oa.
0as muiifoliide @ebor lit elm
nottuenoiees @rforoernis aller, Die
MuIif treiben. Inn iowobl Die Stein!
belt scr Gone 5u belrteilen, als aud
oas S~p6lerbafte in Der gerbinoung
ser Cine IN Melooie ulo $ar'
monte bernus5nfin0en, uilo ielbi1
muiifeli7de Soeen i'm @cSd9tnis gu
bebaltcn.
Washington Journal., 1942-01-16
Wereimss &aleMOer

GOncur6 Glmb. 8raiioent:
Garl Stober; Sefretdr, 6rau u.
Shladter, 1868 Conn. glbe., 90. B.
8eriammlung ie0en Oritten Wfitttpo9
I'M Mtonat.
8aIbimatUm SGnserbnnO. Ser.
eminSlofal. Arcaoia Saae, 1884
14te StraBe, g. SO PrdliOent, al.
FREQ aopf; Sefretdr, Garl Stober.
Singitunoe: 9onnprstag abenos I'M
5 llbr.
8aI1ingtOm GGmgsrbnnO 6rancn.
dpr. Yr6iiOentin 6rau Nfartba
S6lpeler; Sefretdrin, 6rau Sole
pbiue 6ii6er, 1902 Connecticut
ADenue, GbeDD @baie, DO. Sing,
Ituuoe: 9ienstags, abenoS s ubr, I'M
Arcooia @e6auOe, IA. StraBe uno
8arf 9ioao, 81. @.
u 9entidJe Greimanrer &Oge
%GN Nrminins, 9tr. 20, T.N.N.M.
Nv Sefretar: 5reot. 8ertram,
1871 Sbepbero Stry %. 6. Der
Iammlung am /. Dienstag in Wfo.
nat i'm gteuen Wtalonic Sempel, 13te
uno $ StraBe, g. 8.
Arminius 8ersniisuuss @erein.
Bralioent: &onrao Wtiiaer; Sefre-
tdr: &beooor Ser9, 5000 Siebte
StraBe, 81. Us. 8eriammlung am
/. SonnQben0 /. SIT. inn 9ouie zines
Wlitglieoes.
y9entlder S1eatcr &lnb". pra.
lioent: @ultap Seller; Sefretar:
Sermann 8lanfenburg, 4233 Ste
StraBe, &c. Us. @eriammlung ieoen
Oierten Dlittpo9 i'm Weonat in Der
Sanserbunoballe, 1884 : 14te Stra-
be, Noroweit.
OeutlNer 1tnteritiiknngsbnnO,
0iitrift Nr. 40. Yraiioent, Mi9el
8olner; Sefret1r, @briitian &ronen-
bitter, 1104 8onibant Ctr, Silper
Spring, 800. 8eri. UNI A. WtittDo6
i'm Monat in Der Sangerbunobaae.
9entlder 1lmterltiitnngsbanO, Diff
rift @r. 100. YraiiOent: Sobn
@re0lein; Sefretar: Gbriitian Gbrilt,
1922 6iinfte StraBe, g. 8. geri.
am 4ten 9ienstag /. W1t. i'm Saule
Scr. 1920 3 StraBe, %. 9
grion 9amenDereim. Yralioentin,
6rou 9. arumfe, 1859 Sprins
&oao, 81. So; Sefretarin, 5ran u.
8aBmann, 1904 MorningiiOe Oripe,
90. SO. 8erl. am 2. Wiittmod I'M
Monat, na6mittags / ubr.
&nppert Seim Granen SilfSDer-
Elm. Hralioentin, 6rau Babette
arumfe; Sefretarin, 5rau Neabel
0ies. @erIammlung am 2. 0iens-
tag i'm Monat, 2 ubr nadmittags,
i'm Seine.
8rOIpect SiQ Trie6bof. Brdiioent:
6reO 9ogeliang; Sefretdr: $. ..
8infler; S6aBmeiiter: 2alrence ..
Stlb. 9eri. am 2. SamStag I'M
Monat i'm 5rieobofSgebauoe.
Ghriitian an0 GleOnOra Nnppert
Seim. Yr1lioent, Gbriitian Seuri6;
SefretGr, Sbos. 6. Sarrea, 721
tote StraBe, 81. 90. 8erIammlungen
i'm Mltenbeim.
0emtider 2iterariider gerein.
8ralioentin, SRI. Mnita S9aoe.
8eriammlung on 3. Sonnabeno i'm
Monat i'm Sauie 1929 &booe Sslano
glpenue, Woroweit.
Washington Journal., 1942-01-16

tDenig @eOonten m69e lid bod L.
Ser ooriiber MADDEN. ob es ni8t nir
cine NcuBerlihfeit it, in sic er itd
uerliebt Bat, mo ob sic wabren
meni6Ii9en @crte, Sic wirflid be-
gliiden fonneu, ouBerOem oorbon.
Ben lin0. Iorotbea Sobn.
Washington Journal., 1942-01-16
Giirdterlide 9rObams

@ilbelm bon 2eibl, Der Maler
Der prodtoonen 9auernbil6er, iaB
einmal in einem 8irtsgarten. CT
poate elm paar Siibner in ieinem
Sfbaenbud feltbalten. gines Ser
Sibner fam imnter nieoer al
9eibl, pidte an ieinen SGuben, an
Der Sole berum
2eibl tpuroe drserlid. SheuGte
0as &ubn elm pnar Mal meg. l1no
i6lieBlid brobte er: .@ena on
Jest niAt pegge5it ounlmes Subn,
Damn beiteu' i'd biol"
Washington Journal., 1942-01-16
.g9eiI lie enNlidl aina2"

g8eil iie en0lid 9ing9"
Stein, neil iie ga warl-
so - no, ma ih fano, Dab
fie nitts anOeres fat ols fritz
fieren.~
Limb aeroOe barber freue i'd
mid ia fol gs mar OeutIid se-
mug gu merten, Dab MIR Ieio aus
ibr iprot, Sialmar. Sic tonnte
es eben nift reft o%ertrogen, ME
i6on es BEL uns it'll"
2unO oadte einen Augenblid
nod, ebe er o%ntportete: rDu bolt
re6t. llebriseus lit es mir gan5
eIei6giiItie, mas sic anOercn fin.
Sen. Die Sauptiode lit, oaB mir
uus in inherent Seim woblfiiblen."
Washington Journal., 1942-01-16

Or fennt iie. Renner:
rSerr Miiller, Sbre Srau miinidt
Sic am Eelepbon gu iprc6en!"
@ait, fopfiAiitteluo: n@iinidt?
9eiu. Ga miro elm anoerer M2iil.
Ter CEMENT ieinl@
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-03-05
What You Should
Know About the
Income Tax

Have you filed your Federal in
come tax return? If you come with
in the group from whom returns are
required, you have only until mid
night, March 16, in which to file a
return. Single persons who earned
as much as $14.43 a week for the So
weeks of 1912; or married persons
living together who had aggregate
earnings of as much as $28.85 a
week for the year, are required to
file returns. The instructions at
tached to the forms describe the
method of preparing returns, but if
further information is necessary it
may be obtained at the offices of the
collector of internal revenue, deputy
collector, or an internal revenue
agent in charge. They make no
charge for their services.
If income tax returns are placed
IN the mail, they should be posted
III ample time to reach the collectors
office on or before the due date
that is midnight on March Is for
calendar year returns. Taxpavers
subject themselves to a penalty for
failure to file returns on time.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-03-05
TUO Are Attending
Protestant Meeting

Representing the Mennonite demon
ination, DR.. c. Henry Smith, profes-
sor of history at Bluffton colleg, and
Rev. H. 7. Unruh of Bluffton are
attending a national study confer
ence of Protestant church leaders
meeting at Ohio Wesleyan university
in Delaware which started Tuesday
and will continue through Thursday
More than 800 delegates from los
cities in 40 states representing Pro-
testant church forces thruout the
United States are attending the con-
ference called to discuss the respon-
sibility of the church with regard to
the postwar world.
The Delaware conference parallels
similar studies carried on by churches
in England and other countries since
the outbreak of the war and is in
keeping with government recognition
that postwar planning is a part OF
total war effort.
The conference is divided into foul
sections for detailed discussion OF
the political, economic, social anc
religious aspects of the post wal
problem. Recommendation from the
sectional groups will be considered
by the entire group before making
final approval.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-03-05
Button High School Notes

noon at 12:45 o'clock. Every home
room has an organization for the
sale of the stamps.
The Golden Rule foundation has
sent a note of thanks to the school
for the contribution of $12.37 con-
tributed by the students to the
China war relief fund.
Motion pictures to be shown at
the high school this week include
The Manufacture of Rayon for the
science classes and Outstanding
News of 1889 and 1910 for the
social science classes.
Rehearsals are being held in prep
aration for the district choral con-
test to be held in the Bluffton High
school gymnasium on Saturday,
March Fl. This year entries are
being made in the class B division
The mixed chorus will sing 30 Love
ly Heart" as the required number
and "Open Our Eyes" as the select
ed number.
The girls glee club will sing "Far
and Wide" as the required number
and "It Cannot Be a Strange
Countree" and an "Old French
CAROL. The boys glee club will
sing GLORY to Cod, the required
number and "All Through the
Night" and Joshua Fit the Battle
of Jericho.
The high school band is entering
the district band contest to be hello
at Bowling Green State university
Saturday, March % in class B.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-03-05
Old Document Bears Signature
OF Andrew jackson, Sew
enth President
Issued to John Basinger in
1885; Taxes on 160 Acre
Farm were S1.50

Reminiscent of pioneer days in the
community of more than a century
ago, an old sheepskin deed issued to
John Basinger in 1886, is in posses
sion of his grandson, Jerry Basinger,
who lives in the former William
Wallace property on Cherry street.
The old document bears the sigma
ture of Andrew Jackson, seventh
president of the United States in
office from 1929 to 1887. The deed
is for the Jerry Basinger farm, five
miles northwest of Bluffton just
north of the Morning Star Cider
Press, on which his father, the late
Peter Basinger was also born and
raised.
160 ACRE FARM
The farm originally consisted of
160 acres, constituting one-fourth of
section, and was Purchased by
John Basinger for 5000. The farm
is now AZ acres and is being oper-
ated by Robert Basinger, son of
Jerry Basinger and great-grandson
of the original owner.
Although slightly yellow with age
the deed, issued by the land office at
Wapakoneta, is in excellent state of
preservation.
Grandfather Basinger at the age
of 43 came to the Settlement from
Wayne county in 1885 making the
entire trip in Conestoga wagon.
His wife and three children accom-
panied him in the journey which took
more than two weeks to make.
FARM ANIMALS
Farm animals brought from Wayne
county to the Bluffton Settlement in
cluded: team of horses, two cows,
dozen chickens, a brood sow and
dog.
Much hard work was in store for
the pioneer settlers. The land was
entirely wooded and had to be cleared
before any farming could take place.
There was no house for him to move
into so it was necessary to construct
log cabin in which he reared his
family
Quite a contrast to the high taxes
on real estate at the present time
is shown in the first years tax on
the property and land of only $1.50.
THREE CHILDREN
The three children who made the
rather perilous journey from Wayne
county were: Mary, wife of Chris
tian Gerber, mother of the late
David Gerber, and Katherine and
Daniel, neither of whom married.
Peter Basinger, father of Jerry
Basinger, was the first of the child
rem born here.
John Basinger, the grandfather,
was born in the Canton of Bern in
Switzerland, and came to this coun-
try at the age of 30 in 1922. The
passport, also in possession of the