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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-11-12

spent week end with their brother,
Mr.. Homer Cook at East Orwell,
who has been suffering. with diabetes
for some time.
The ladies of the M. f. church are
ahaving dressed chicken sale at the
Pease hardware store in Columbus
Grove, Saturday. ao a3aae s5a :.
Mrs. ! Herbert Marshall ! and her
sister, Mrs. Hiram Augsburger of
Lafayette are on a, trip through
Pennsylvania this, week and will
visit their brother Donald Augsburg
er and family at Williamsport, Pa,
before, their return. 81 4s;.sss ss
Members of the Profit and
pleasure Club will observe Guest
Day at their next meeting Nov. Is,
in the home. of Mrs. Harold Marshall
with Mrs Herbert Marshall as as
sistant hostess The program fol-
lows; Roll call, recipe; Planning
the Thanksgiving Meal, Mrs. Dora
Richie; Thanksgiving Stories, Sc
lected, Mrs. Beatrice Anderson:
Poems on Thanksgiving, Mrs. Rhoda
Althaus' cTIC2E9 III
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J Ralwsonnl al,, 5 IN

). Mrs. Howard Yantis and Miss Bor-
acker Of Findlay spent Tuesday even
ing with Mrs. Sylvia Lane and dau-
ghter Martha June. 51.saa E5ifAa5
,9 Frank Heistand of Lowell, Ind,
and Mrs. w. H. Peterson were Sun
day dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Tom Fox. ssasa l0 a
Mrs. Earl Hoch spent Sunday after
noon with Mr.. and Mrs. R. d. Lash
ley and family of Findlay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Lehman and
daughters of Pandora spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. w. c, Tooley and
son Billy.
John Farling of Berea spent the
week end at his home in Rawson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Jackson and
son Bobby of Dayton spent the week
end with Mr.. and Mrs. Earl McClish.
Mrs. Clyde Tyson and Mrs. w. C.
Tooley spent Wednesday visiting rel
dtiNCo li i@liHd. f..-tss
Frank Heistand of Lowell, Ind, is
visiting his sister, Mrs. w. H. Peter
son and other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Cameron and
family of Lima were Sunday evening
supper guests of Mrs. Jennie Gamer
on and son Charles.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. R. Forsyth spent
the week end in Ft. Wayne, Ind, Wis
iting relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Freenas Herman of
Bluffton spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl McClish.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Pope and
family Of Lima We're Sunday guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Little.
Noxx,r x,voo+ ode hy,v,,- ~.1n,,1@c
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score of 20 to II, last Saturday
afternoon at Harmon field. i'a"
The first quarter started off badly
after Blufftont had marched to mid
field, after receiving the opening
kickoff, On the fourth down. how
eyer, a bad pass from center got
away from a1opunter, and Defiance
finally took over on the Bluffton IA,
from where Yaegger drove over. for
touchdown. s.,s.s y
Bluffton came right back with a
drive of its. own, in the, second stanza,
however, with. Norm Beidler plung-
ing across the goal untouched for
the tally. ,-rs54r a .a
i, Yaeggerr passed to Dover for two
more Yellow Jackets touchdowns in
the last half, but Bluffton also came
back with, another score. of its own.
This tally was made when Beidler
intercepted a Defiance. pass and
raced 80 yards for a Beaver touch
down
With the squad resembling a hos
pital ward thruout the season, Bluff
ton, ended rigorous schedule with
out, scoring a single victory, altho
the locals gave a very good account
of themselves every time Coach A.
C. Burcky was able to get a full
team of veterans into action. =
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Richland Center

4 Mr.. and Mrs Marion Hochstettler
and daughter Emily9were Sunday din
ner guests at the Amos, Gerber home.
n Mr.. and Mrs. John BurkholdeF and
Rev. and Mrs. Emerson Slotterbach
and children spenta Wednesday eren+
inghat the Amos and Francis Basihg-
er II Gahollle.I .b5i svrgH .52 bre n8t 81
Mr.. and Wilford Gratz and Mr..
and Mrs. Russell Schaublin and fam
ily were Sunday dinner guests of Mr..
and Mrs, w, c, Schaublin and daught-
er Rachel. .,s. sid t.s-sz.....5f s,
nj Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Wood and dau-
ghters of near Ada were Sunday din
ner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Otis .Fett
and daughters, ,r.rnv5 b@ff.4
n, Marvin Weeks who is in the navy in
e. e
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Pirate Rally Too Late !.
To Stop Bellef0ntui1,e

aiFinaHy getting tlieif attack under
way after trailing, 80 to- 0, Bluffton
Highs Pirates bounced back to score
20 points in the closing minutes of a
contest with Bellefontaine here last
Friday night dor IahuaG G2.R
Final count of the game was 45
to 20, and the setback found Bluff
ton closing its Western Buckeye
i3league season for the first time in
/. history without scoring a single loop
victory. In league play, theb locals
: had season record of four reyerses
and one tie. {,
Bellefontaine surprised Bluffton
with long touchdown pass to a
sleeper.on the very, first play of the
game, and, the Chieftans completely
dominated all sfrst half activity.
When they trotted off the Geld at in
termission the Visitors ladta 3s TO 0
lead, and another. touchdown was
added by them ii the opening min
utes-of the third quarter. e
Late in the third, Bluffton finally
got its~attaek, working with a pass
ing attack. that soon had Bellefon-
tame defenders groggy.N It took only
two %iong heaEes from Fred Herr
mann to Halfback Bob Burkholder
to produce the toqchdown, and clay
kicked for the extra point.
Passes brought two more Bluffton
touchdowns in the fourth period.
Bob stratton, Tan end, snagnged an
other of :Herfmahn's oheaves to score,
and the latter again Converted. For
the last tonchdownl Herafnann passed
to Zimmerly to--set up the scoring
stage, and. the. payof. toss, was made
to 'Strattor AGAIN. a5e1 : =
h9bnu0qf.rrtt7e- = = A-yEEu1
Crippled Beaver Team
Rr0psgp afqilceFllH Hnhie
Still crippled bya'}in Injuries, Bluf-
aeealegelszbadays szbattersdH Beavers
! succumbed to Defiance college by a
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Pirates Have Won 43 Grid League Games,
Dropped 20 And Tied Il, Survey Shows

u8s8 Il ri 80 Ee ewT-ss27 ffs - sassas
defeated st. Marys six times, lost
five times and tied four times. In
games. played. -with.-Van Vert. Bluff
ton teams have won five, lost five
and tied five. Van Vert has 61s
students in the four year plan.
The Pirates have defeated Wapak-
oneta 10 times. lost three times and
tied once. Wapakoneta has 421 stu
dents in the four year plan, With
Ada, former league member, the
Pirates. won II, lost nine and tied
two. Ada has 31s students in the
six year plan.
In total games played, in the
Western Buckeye league games,
Bluffton has won 43, lost 90 and
tied Ia. The student enrolment is
317 and the six year plan is used
in the local high school. q et:N
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polls, you don't always vote, accord
ing to the story that's been goinr
the. rounds in Orange township the
past week sfI14e IL 80 Sc
Elmer Anderson, resident of the
township, presented himself at the
polls at the election last week and
was handed his. ballots. However,
the, genial Elmer paused for a mo-
ment to tell the election officials
one rof his favoritev stories and. dur
ing the conversation unwittingly
handed the ballots to Frank Mont
gomery, presiding judge who drop
ped them into the ballot boxes-just
as Elmer realized that he had for
gotten to, mark them. That's the
story of the blank ballots found in
the ballot boxes when. the votes, were
counted at the Orange Center school
on, Tuesday night Of last week,
1t looked like OLD home week for
Bluffton boys in the navy the past
week. when five of them We're here
to- spend short leaves with ."'the
folks. Among those home were
Forrest Basinger, Walter Stannus,
Evan + Soash. Homer Steiner and
Jack Clark. sbn4 d.,4 a,1 81
i bae n;stanaFsB* : m Ill
IN DO squirrels prefer a man made.
den to4a nest which they themselves
fashion from a hollow tree? The
answer to- that question will be
supplied BY the squirrels themselves
which are at present living in a
large tree at the rear of Arden
Bakers residence on West Kibler
street. sd ILlH to48 IFab6 @
According to the Sportsmen's club,
squirrels like the dens better. Baker,
however, opines otherwise. So to
settle the matter Baker has agreed
to put the den in the tree and both
sides will then leave the decision to
the squirrels abide by the re-
suits. = "a 9eNsas tsat EE
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~ - With Bluffton High school occupy
ing the cellar position, IN the West
ern Buckeye league for. the first time
in many years an examination of the
all-time record of league games
shows the Pirates have won more
than they have lost despite the fact
that Bluffton is the smallest school
in the league, Faculty Manager Sid
ney Stettler announced this week.
In games played with Beilefon-
tame the Pirates have won three,
lost four and tied one. Bellefontaine
has 9s5 students in the six year
plan. In games played with Celina
the Pirates have won three, lost
three and tied one. .celina has 42O
students in the six year plan.
.snR With Kenton, Bluffton has four
wins and no defeats Button has
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boy Scout Notes
TROOP Sc bys MALCOLM BASH

TROOP Sc by sMALCoIMr BAsINGER
Dues to the Bible lectures at the
First Mennonite church, the trd dop
did not hold their meeting at the
church Monday night Instead the
members, took a hike to 4 Fox hill.
Scouts enjoying. the hike included /:
Malcolm Basinger, Gene Patterson,
Robert oStrattonq James Harmon,
Harry Minck, Robert, ;Ranhseyer, Paul
FBiixel, Ronald ,DI)iilller, John Schmidt,
Bill Amstutz and. Scoutmaster Karl
Gable. ''''sA "'''s'.' - ''s''''''a'
.r9 Walnut, maple, and white oak are
needed, for war uses Farmers should
contact two or more buyers for
offers ON trees.
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R0ckpert

Mrs. William Augsburger of
Biufftor spent Wednesday night with
her daughter Mrs. Herbert Marshall.
Joan Mayberry was "a Saturday
night and Sunday guest of her sis
ters the Misses Jane and Nancy
Mayberry at iBluffton college. sea
u Wayne Kidd and Martin Burka
holder were among those who re-
ported at Toledo last Friday for
their physical examination, for in
daction into the army. I Being farm
boys, both were deferred for the
present. q I'd oi1b9ras lledseslse5 -
Miss aElnora Marshall moved last
Saturday from her farm home to
the property she recently bought and
remodeledl in Rockport. eibg1 81
1.-THE Light Bearers of the Presby-
/ terian church will meet with John
and William Begg Saturday after
noon.aagitfo Ensm baE yHeqmo9
p1isMr. and Mrs. > Charles Jones and
family of Findlay were Sunday din
ner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Glen
Mayberry and family. aaiTad9
~ Richard anda Margery Cupp were
weekend guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jesse Lehman and family and Mrs.
William Risser in New London.
hNrs!bIysle aCahilli Cleveland
plans to spend several days next
week with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Orlo Marshall. .Ea5
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Dunlap, who
live on the ]. Q. Cupp farm, are the
parents of a baby girl who arrived
last Wednesday, and has been named
Polly Louise
Mr.. and Mrs, Edgar Begg and
sons John and. William spent from
Friday until Sunday with the Leidy
families in Brice and Mr.. and Mrs.
Loren Van Meter and family of
Newark. '@''A : 'o''-.'<
Robert Marshall of this place and
Bernard Eley Of Huntsville attended
the football game in Columbus Sat
urday and on Sunday were Joined by
Harry and Arthur Thiessen of Bluff
ton and all heard the concert by
Fritz Kreisler, 'violinist, Sunday
afternoon. NJ
Farm Bureau Council No. a met
Tuesday evening in the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. j. O. Cuppe. ! ! Hsa
A group of relatives and friends
met in the new home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul stoodt last Saturday even
ing for a surprise and shower
Among those present were:n Mr..
and Mrs. Lester Beuttner Of Syi-
lvaniana, Mr.. Charles stoodt Of
Beaverdam, Mr.. and Mrs; Clyde
Van Meter and granddaughter Joan
Van Meter, Mr.. and Mrs Glen May
berry, Mr.. and Mrs. w! f. Marshall,
Miss josephine Lenney and Mr..
Vincent Spahr Of Lima" '&nlA3 So
Mr.. and Mrs, Ernest 'Freeti and
Mr.. and Mrs Earl, Reani and son
| were Sunday dinner guests. Of Mr..
and Mrs, Charles Cook. -, '''''A - s.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Crawford en- en-
tertained a family, group at dinner
Sunday in, in honor Of her brother
Eugene Augsburger, who will leave
for an army camp in the very near
future. n -:
Mr.. Charles Cook and Mrs. Cliff
ford Fruchey Of this place. and Mr..
Irwin Cook of Lafayette recently
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Califoi7lia and hiss Carol Stafford of
McCon1b and Mrs. Warren Moser were
Thursday dinner guests OF Mrs. We'll
don Luginbuhl.
Mrs. S. C. Daley of Findlay spent
the week end at the Dwight Daley
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Schaublin were
Sunday afternoon callers of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest Hall and family. ~
~ Mr.. and Mrs, Ed Marquart and ison
Melvin and Mr.. and Mrs. Francis
Marquart were Sunday guests of4Mr.
and Mrs. E. c. Heller of Osborn.
Mr.. and Mrs Vernon Basinger and
daughter Ladonna Mae of Indianapo-
lis, Mr. and Mrs, Emory Basing-
er. and family, Mr., and Mrs. Leland
Basinger. and, Mr.. and Mrs. Donald
Dillman and daughter spent the week
end with their mother, Mrs Martha
Basinger.e Sunday afternoon callers
were Mr.. and Mrs. Weldon Luginbuhl
and Esther Kohler.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilford Gratz were
Sunday evening supper guests or Mr..
and Mrs. Ernest Gratz Evening call
ers were, Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Schaub-
lin and grandchildren Patsy and Rich
ard Schaubhn and Mr.. and Mrs. Rich
ard Core and family. sfsiafao s.io8
ss Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Keifer and
daughter PEARL. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin
Keifer and Mr.. and Mrs. Gust Ba-
Isingeryands daughter Daisy spent last
Thursday evening at the Amos and
Francis sBasinger home. s1t Yas2n
Mrs. Andrew Hocllstettler
and family spent Sunday evening at
the Albert Badertscher home. a
19haaaeb n8ffs---- - 9a 1aaI
Several thousand wooden bins
have been made available BY the
Commodity Credit Corporation for
sale to warehousemen and elevator
operators for. the storage of grain.
Sales win be made for cash by
county AAA committees. ~
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Where Our Soldier
.....s, a.s 2 Boys Are : ~

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Corp. Francis, Reichenbach
10th Ordnance Co., sf...s
Camp Claibourne, La, s.r- Il
Pfc. Maurice 6. Boutwell, 35O4027
Anti Tank Co.. 27 Inf. 5F9faixo
A. p. %. 25,s co Postmaster, tsdl
San Francisco,d Calf. a1et -9aio +,
.gsHH0a sG8 0i NaHu0b {
Pvt Harry Junior Shrider t. y
Flight B, 565, Tc,t Sch, sq.ytagoa
Atlantic City,gN. j. 5Yr I75s o3
Pfc. C.: E. schumacher oaf To
Det.9 @. M. c.. 1851 s. o. eidF
Eighth Service Com, t3s s2@2s1 !
Camp Barkeley, Texas
Pvt. Gerald caris, ~
925iT s. 81, Flight c, r
Room Ats -
Atlantic City, N.oJ. 92amsaxd
a1aoqa agTtaa TgoEGHB lna aGsibtoe e
Pvt Victor Moser Jo3sib qnisd 5;
1925 Technical School, 3nsmt4se !
Squadron Flight B. Room LAT,
Atlantic City, N, J.of1i vye+il7rr i
Pvt Charles H. DiIlmani il919ss
Aberdeen Proving Grounds
44th Ordnance Co, ,l9aoilhi 8s''
Aberdeen. MARYLAND teV Pug H-1#
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There'H be many. stiff and ach-
ing muscle Thursday morning after
the football game between the Bluff
ton High school varsity and alumni
this Wednesday night. Even when
one is in the best of condition he
feels plenty sore and bruised after a
hard football game. And then here's
the alumni ex-stars who have been
punching typewriter, working at
a desk Or doing some other type of
sedeftary oecupations I :.
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News want-ads bring results.
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x Ihere1s many afslipf ,twixtgcup and
HAafid q a1tii5 you III n may II ig6 To- u the
Evening star., 1942-07-16
Frank s. Bright Dies;
Claims Court Bar Dean

Frank Steele Bright. senior men,
Der of the bar Of the Court of Claims
and one of the deans of the District
Bar, Association, died yesterday IN
Baltimore.
Born in Madison, Ind. on March
10, 1854, Mr.. Bright attended Emer-
son Institute here and received his
Alb. degree from Racine (Wis) Col
lege and his LIB. from Columbian
College, now George Washington
University. He was member OF
Phi Gamma Delta fraternity.
After serving two terms as clerk
to his father, Richard J. Bright.
when the latter was sergeant at
arms of the Senate during the
Cleveland administration, Mr. Bright
was appointed a commissioner Of the
Supreme Court to take testimony in
the case involving the Chicago Sani-
tary District and the States OF ILL.,
nois and Missouri.
He served many years as warden
and vestryman of All sSoul's Me-
mortal Church, of which he was 4
founder. He also was trustee OF
Miss Madeira's School.
Mr.. Bright is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Gertrude Oberly Bright
Of this city, and brother, Richard
Riggs Bright OF Silver Spring, Md.
Evening star., 1942-07-16
Autopsy 10 Fix Death
As Suicide or Murder
P, the Associated Press.

Py the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 1e.-Police
looked to an autopsy today to deter
mine whether the death OF a I'll
year-old war plant worker was
case of ingenious suicide" or mur-
der.
Neck. hands and ankles bound by
a cord stretched between two up
rights OF his four-poster bed, the
suspended body of Robert Shook.
employed in laboratory research oy
the Sperry Gyroscope Co, was
found in the Elmhurst, Queens
home of his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Shook. They had been out
of town for two days and made the
discovery on their return.
Walter Terrell, doorman, said
he last saw young Shook Monday
night when he asked that he be
awakened the next morning. Ter
rell rang the bell for Is minutes
Tuesday morning but received no
answer.
Deputy Chief Police Inspector
John l.. Lagarenne and Assistant
Medical Examiner Richard Grimes
expressed belief the case was an
ingenious suicide" rather than a
homicide, and police inquiry was
suspended last night pending an
autopsy today.
Evening star., 1942-07-16
-Four Die in Gas Blast
After Car Hits Pump
lin Cincinnati GARAGE
13 Hurt, One Critically,
As Explosion Rips
Walls From Building
b. the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CINCINNATI, July 16.-Four
men died, a fifth was injured
critically and a dozen others suf-
fered minor hurts shortly be-
fore last midnight when gasoline
from a sheared-off pump ex-
ploded and ripped walls from a
three story brick rent-a-car
agency in downtown Cincinnati.
Among the dead was Police Sergt.
Carl Hille, 36, who was summoned
to the garage by report Of gas
fumes.
Scene OF the blast was the Hodge
Drive-It- -Urself Agency, which Il
two blocks from Fountain Square.
Others who died were listed Al
Albert Bass, "a, of Cincinnati, q
customer; John Rehe, 40, Of subur.
ban Norwood, a Hodge company
! bookkeeper, and Perry Fell, an at.
tendant.
Those hurt were, in the main, vic
tins of glass and debris scattered
over three-block radius.
Fire Chief Barney Houston sale
an attendant probably set off the
blast when, after backing a car into
a gasoline pump, he threw an elec.
trio switch in an effort to stop the
flow of fuel. The current archec
and fumes ignited, Chief Houston
speculated.
The building contained 10 trucks
and automobiles.
Evening star., 1942-07-16
Sherman f. MiheII,
Founder Of National
Home Library, Dies
Operation Proves FutoI
For Committee Chief of
Monpower Commission

Sherman r. MitteN, founder of the
National Home Library Foundation
and secretary of the Labor Manage
ment Policy Committee of the War
Manpower Commission, died at Gar
field Hospital this morning follow
ing an operation performed last
Saturday.
Mr.. Mittell was Harvard grad
uate and a member of the Cosmos
Club. He Is survived by his widow
and 6month-old son, Lowell. His
home and office were at 1913 St
Matthews court NV.
Mr.. Mittell was a close friend OF
the late Supreme Court Justice
Louis D. Brandeis, and it was said tc
have been at his urging that the
Home Library Foundation was or
ganized as profit institution te
make cultural literature available
for small home libraries in cheap
book form.
Among the books published by the
foundation was the widely-sold vol
ume of David Cushman Coyle's
America" Mr.. Coyle and many
other prominent Americans are or
the foundations Advisory Board.
In addition to his widow and son
Mr. Mittell Is survived by his father
Abraham Mittell of Boston; sister
Esther of Washington, and brother
Arthur of St. Louis.
Evening star., 1942-07-16
Pursuit Bottles Continue
In Russia, Nozis Report

BERLIN tFrom German Broad
casts, July Is (P).-"Pursuit bat
ties are being continued relentlessly"
In the southern sector of the East
ern Front, the Germans said today
in their communique.
Attempts by encircled enemy
troops to break out to the east have
been in vain and their losses and
the booty captured by the Germans
cannot yet be estimated, the high
command declared.
Strong formations of the German
Air Force attacked numerous other
Soviet columns and communica-
tions.
Several big fires were started. i'm
portant installations hit and mer-
chant ship was sunk in q heavy
bombing of Rostov, the communi-
que said. Several other ports on
the Caucasus coast were attacked.
Despite the drive of the Germans
IN the southern sector, however, the
Russians were acknowledged to be
continuing strong tank attacks" on
the German bridgehead across the
Don at Voronezh, attacks which the
war bulletin said were repulsed in
fierce and bloody battles The
German Air Force also took a strong
role in this fighting.
The high command said German
naval craft had sunk two Soviet
submarines operating in the Cult
of Finland.
Evening star., 1942-07-16
Edward Conn Dies;
Had Long Career as
Journalist and Poet
Native Of RoIeigh. N. C..
Broke in Under
/ Josephus DonieIs 4

Edward Conn, 81, journalist and
poet, especially noted for his writ
ings on international affairs, died
in hospital here today. He had
been i'll for several months and
had undergone series of operations
recently.
A native of Raleigh, N. c., Mr.
Conn was born May 26. 1885, son
of the late Mr.. and Mrs. Dixon G..
Conn. He was educated at Wake
Forest College, Mount Herman Bible
School. Johns Hopkins and George
town Universities. His career as
newspaperman began on the staff
Of the Raleigh News and Observer
under the direction Of Josephus
Daniels with whom he worked about
20 years.
Mr.. Conn later was an editorial
and feature contributor to the Bal
timore Sun and the Washington
Post. He established the Foreign
Affairs News Service, syndicate
specializing in news and opinion in
the field of international politics.
A tour of the Orient following the
World War led to his appointment
as editor Of the Toxic Mail, then the
principal English-language news
paper in Japan, but he remained at
that post of duty only six months,
returning to America
An interest in Mexico and Cuba
brought about Mr.. Conn's designa-
tion on missions to both of those
neighboring countries. He was dec
GRATED by the King OF Italy and
received numerous other honors.
During the past decade Mr.. Conn
wrote great numbers OF letters to
the editors OF important newspapers
throughout the United States FORE
casting the progress of events lead
ing to the outbreak Of the prevail
ing conflict
Funeral services are to be held at
Raleigh.