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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-28
Eleanor Holm DOuSeS Axis
BY ELEANOR HOLM amous Woman Swimming Star

S'F~AA~------O
 New York - Come on in - the waters flnel
 I'm talking to women all over the country-and I mean they ought to pump into the big, busy pool of girl friends, wives and mothers who are working together everywhere 1n America to do Woman's part in the USO War Fund Campaign.
 Because United Service Organiza- tions is in the business of seeing that the soldiers, sailors and ma rines have fun. Somebody once saio fun was something you're not do- ing now" And guess that's the truth. Most people think of swim ming as fun-and it is-but not when you HAVE to swim. Many time, when I was in some athletic event or (and it's just as hard) do- ing my strokes in some water spec tacle or exhibition, I've come out, got dry and found some place just to sit down. That was FUN!
 USO-The Home From Home
 Maybe 8 soldier would feel the other way 'round-after a hard days work in camp or on some special detail, he might want to get under a shower in his own club and that would be the USO club. or maybe he'd just want to sit down, too.
 It's all the same-whatever kind of fun he wants, he wants ot have in his own place, the place most like home.
 Well, that's the women's job to see that these USO clubs keep open house. We have to go all out, doing everything we can in this $32 ,OOO, 900 job for the service men.
 Come on, mermaids-get in the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-28
MILL PLAIN

Runs-Festa, Bender, E. Mack 2, Roo F. LhomsoH, Rsnds hoorln, oay' ErrGasL %ae Kobrin 2. Runs batted in-L. Emons 2, Stella. Two base hits-Lou Emons. Sacrifices-Kilmer, Jay. Left on bases-Mill Plain g, B. A. c. 2. Bases on balls-off: Heaton 5, Jay 3. Struck out-by Jay II, Heaton 4. Wild pitches-Heaton 2. Umpire-Vincent. Time-1:33.
 Replay?
 Quick action by the leagues pro- test committee is expected on the Overlook claim, which may result in a replay of the game "won" by the Avigs, charged with using in- eligible players-before last nights game got under way. Summary:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-28
OVERLOOKs

Runs-Skuba 2, Coviello. D. Reno. Piel, Milello, Place, Banziger, McFar- land, Brickel. Errors-Duglecki 2, Hannon, Banziger, Lynch, Began, Monti, Coviello, Martinelli. Runs batted in-Skuba ?, Santoro, Martin elli 2, D. Reno, Brickel 2, Banziger. Two base hits-Brickel Three base hits-Banziger, Santoro. Stolen bases -Skuba. Double plays-D. Reno (un- Regan; Brickel, Duglecki and Began, Left on bases-Avigs 4, Overlooks 5. Bases on balls-off: Brickel B. Place 5. Hitby pitcher-by Brick ei (PieD. Struck out-by Brickel q Place 4. Wild pitches-Brickel Il Place. Passed balls-Martnielli. Um- pires-Slattery. Time-1:30.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-28
Red Cross And U.S.O! To Get Series Profits
BROOKLYN CLUB
 OF CITY LOOP
 PRACTICALLY TN
Overlook A. C. Protest of Two Players May Cause
 RepIay of Avigs Game

Waterbury's Brooklyn A. c. base ball squad of the City Amateur league has about as much chance of blowing" the 1942 title and not going to Youngstown for the na- tional amateur tournament, as its famous National league namesake has of losing the 1942 pennant and going into another World Series 1 That is, practically none at all, for both Brooklyn clubs in Water bury and New York are in one sweet spot having won important games last night, one here and the other in St. Louis.
 Specifically, the Brooklyn A. C. club, which went to the semi finals of the national tournament last year defeated the Mill Plain entry to 2 at Hamilton Park, while the Overlooks, with an outside chance of tieing for or winning second honors and facing the BAG in a playoff for the league title, were stopped cold by the Avighanese 2 to 4.
 Protest Filed There was 8 slight lily In the gen. eral ointment, because Manager Bob Banziger of the Overlooks filed a protest before the game because of the use by the Avigs of Skuba and Piel. Skuba later got two hits, while Banzier was good for g. triple and single as Jackie Brickel of the Looks matched the five hit performance of his rival, Frankie Place.
 In the Brooklyn-Mill Plain game, I.eavenworth's Stanley Heaten a former Chase schoolboy pitcher of merit, gave the Brooklyns but three hits, but that was enough to win, though Stan spoiled his fine effort with two wild pitches. Joey Jay gave four hits but struck out Il to Heaton's four and was well support ed except in the sixth inning. Sum- mary:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-28
BUFFALO BLANKED, 1O-O
BY UNITED PRESS

Bill Beckman coasted to an easy five-hit triumph over the Buffalo Bisons Thursday night as the Ro- chester Red Wings slammed out II hits for a 10-0 decision in the h. ternational League. Four pitchers who worked for the Bisons were all effective ard were hampered, by three Buffalo errors.
 Jack Hallett outpitched John Nancy, bringing Toronto a 2-1 win over Montreal Royals, in the only other game played. Each pitcher allowed five hits, the Royals scoring first in the seventh but the Leafs coming back with two in their half.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-28
GOOD MJJD-RUNNER

Freddy Parks, racing executive, once acquired horse for three bales of hay and won three days in row with him in the paiid-
Evening star., 1942-02-15

pUERTO RICO is one Of the chief sources
Of our sueor supply which is being put on
on oil out production bosis TO elevate the
shortage thot neeessitotes rotionine The
cone crop thrives in Uncle Sons sunny tropic
isle in the Caribbean which lost yeor shipped
neory one million tons Of sugar. to the United
Stotes This wos olmost 100000 tons obove
it's quote TO help word off the l942 shortage.
Secretory Iekes hos sold the sIond's output
con be stepped up to 100000 tons this yeor
with "ol restriction removed"
FIorido's comparatively infont sueor in
dustry oIso looms importantly in the produo
tion picture now. with 9l.767 tons OF sugar
produced lost year, Exponson Of the Ever
eodes cone crop this yeor is onother pros
pectve source OF relief for the wor shortage.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-07-23
Records Played In
Court

Strains of music, the sound of an
airplane in flight as we'll as other
peculiar noises invaded the dignifed
corridors of the Allen county court
house Wednesday of last week as
evidence of an entirely new type was
introduced in a law suit.
Recordings made in the bedroom
of the six plaintiffs in an injunc-
tion suit which seeks to stop activi-
ties of the Outdoor theatre, south of
Lima in Route 25, were introduced
as evidence of the sound which the
plaintiffs claim is nuisance to
them.
The recordings were made, Harry
Meredith, plaintiffs attorney said
while the pictures "Flying Cadets
and "How Green Was My Valley
were being shown at the theatre
He is attempting to show by the evi
dence that his clients are disturbed
in their rest by the sounds from tht
theatre. The recordings were taker
in a room at distance of 1000 fee
from the site of the picture spot
witnesses said.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-07-23
Railroad Worker Dies
In Crash

Samuel A. Wilson, so, of Findlay,
died of a fractured skull and seven
others were treated at the Miller
McComb hospital from injuries re-
ceived when members of a Nickel
Plate railroad section gang were
thrown from derailed trailer car
Pc miles east of McoCmb Friday
morning.
The accident occurred at 7:40 a. m.
as the men were going to work on
the section. They were about mile
from their destination when the pin
which poined the trailer with the
motor car came out allowing the
coupling bar to drop and dig into a
railroad tie, heaving the trailer up
and throwing the men off. All of
the men except the foreman, Dick
Swain, of McComb were riding on
the trailer.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-07-23
1000 Dead Fish In
Quarry

More than 1000 dead fish were
found floating on top of the water n
the quarry on the Everett Seitz
farm, southeast of Ottawa the first
of the week.
Seitz called upon officials of the
Ohio division of conservation and
wildlife to determine what killed the
fish. After an investigation, the
officials said they believed the fish
died from a lack of oxygen in the
quarry.
Explaining their findings, the Off
cials explained that juice and scraps
from large piles of pea hulls on the
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-07-23
Results OF Scrap Drive
Announced

A total of 257,313 pounds of scrap
metal and scrap rubber has been
collected to date in the Lima and
Allen county Salvage For ictory"
campaign.
F. Dan Haselmire, salvage com
mittee chairman, made this announce
ment Wednesday as the drive con-
tinued throughout the county.
Of the 257,313 pounds, 252,684
pounds were in metal and 1929 in
scrap rubber.
The scrap rubber poundage does
not include rubber collected in the
special government drive which end
ed July 10. Total in this campaign,
which has not yet been announced,
is expected to exceed 100000 pounds.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-07-23
Recorder Has Busy
Year

The report of the Hardin county
recorders office for the year ending
June 80, showed the following in
part: SO deeds of 6,014 acres with
consideration amounting to $425,-
233.71, were filed; 100 deeds on 167
lots with consideration amounting to
S11, 1868, We're filed; and 685 deeds
wherein the consideration was stipu-
lated as 81 We're filed, for a total of
844 deeds filed for record during the
year.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-07-23
AdUise Ohio Farmers
To Produce Nitrogen

Recent regulations forbid the use
of nitrogen in fertilizers manfactur-
ed after July l, 1912, and it is CEN
tain that Ohio farmers will be call
ed upon to produce foods at high
rate for some time to come, so A. M.
Griffin, Summit county agricultural
agent, advises the use of limestone
to prepare soil for legumes.
Clover and alfalfa will add nitro
gen to the soil and will improve its
tilth and power to produce good crop
yields. Ohio farmers knew those facts
but hesitated to buy and apply lime
when they could buy fertilizers con-
tanning all three of the essential
plant food elements.
Conditions now indicate that the
shortage of nitrogen for fertilizers
will continue indefinitely. Farmers
can not affard to take chances on
their soil losing power to produce
profitable crop yields when foods are
so essential and when it appears
| probable that good farming will be
| profitable.
Ohio State University agronomists
| say that about rs per cent of all
Ohio crop lands need lime before it
will produce legumes successfully
Some of these lime hungry soils re-
quire larger applications than Others
so each farmer should have soil
samples tested before applying the
lime.
| Ohio agricultural agents will tel
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-07-23
Crawfis College Sold
At Auction

Former Crawfis college school
property in Blanchard township,
northwest of GiIboa, was sold Satur-
day at public auction to 7. c. Linger
of Findlay for the sum of $1,450.
About two hundred persons were
present at the sale which involved
landmark in Putnam county for
more than one-half century.
The building of Crawfis college
was erected in 1888 and for many
years housed the college until the
township converted it into a high
school. Use for this purpose was
discontinued three years ago.
John Crawfis donated the property
to Blanchard township. 1t had been
used for school purposes for more
than fifty years. Funds derived
from its sale will go to the general
fund of the Blanchard township
board of education.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-07-23
HANCOCK COUNTY
Findlay Block Razed
By Fire

The Recreation Bowling Alleys, a
f2-lane establishment in Findlay in
the old Hosler block, two-story
brick structure now owned by the
R. c. H. Realty company, is in
charred ruins as the result of fire
early Tuesday which caused damage
variously estimated at between $780,
900 and $4,000.
Besides the loss incurred by the
bowling alley establishment on the
second floor operated by John Hend-
erson, four or five automobiles,
trucks and buses in the o. F. Long
storage garage directly below the
alleys were damaged badly by fire.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-07-23
Potato Sprayer For
so Rows

To meet the labor problem, J. NJ.
Stambaugh took a caterpillar tread
chassis to Lansing, Mich, and had a
large potato spray outfit with 1000
gallon capacity which sprays so
rows in a swath on his McGuffy
acreage. The machine weighs nine
tons and is pulled by tractor. Earl
Atha's large semi-trailer truck was
used to return the outfit to Mcuffey.
He also has purchased large
tank outfit and is able to mix his
own spray and haul it to the field,
replenishing the outfit speedily.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-07-23
Women Are Generals
For The Home Front

Ohio women, especially in rural
communities have an added respon-
sibiIitiy in health work now because
a large number of doctors are being
called to service in the army and
navy. DR.. A. r. Mangus, Ohio
State University, reports each mil
lion men in the fighting force re-
quire 1000 doctors, 1,500 dentists,
and 3,700 nurses.
That proportion allots one doctor
to every 142 fighting men, but it
leaves civilians with one doctor for
every 1,150 people. Ohio had one
doctor for every ITO persons in the
state before the war began; but,
even then, there were rural areas
with only one doctor for every q
900 persons.
Health and accident records for
the U. S. reveal the average worker
loses 71s days each year due to ac-
cidental injuries and that per cent
of all people are disabled by illness
during the year. These are the fields
in which homemakers can serve their
nation most effectively now.
Accidents in homes and on farms
are much more numerous than the
number occurring in the industries
which commonly are called danger
Gus. One reason for this is that in
dustries have had effective safety
campaigns to teach their workers to
avoid accidents. Little has been done
in home and on farms to farms to
reduce hazards to health and life.
Women can safeguard their famil-
les from illness by observing the
basic rules of good nutrition in plan
ming and serving meals. Too much
food of the wrong king is just as
injurious as too little food of all
kinds. Hunger can be cured quickly
but correction of malnutrition is a
long, tedious process in many cases.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-07-23
More Bullets In
DelphOs

For the second time within a week,
a persons life was endangered by
firearms and identity of the person
using the gun remains a mystery,
police reported last week in Delphos.
John Hittle, driving to his work
had bullet come through his wind
shield close to the driver. Last week
when a bullet from rifle fell at the
feet of Frank Pfeiffer while he was
on the front porch of his home.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-07-23
Farmerette Has Prize
Potatoes

Miss Lulu Green, farmerette of
south of Kenton, can't train pigs but
she can grow prize potatoes.
This she demonstrated this week
when she displayed nine large po-
tatoes which were dug from one
root of a potato hill at her home.
They were Irish cobblers of a uni
form size about four inches thru.
Il didn't dig the entire HILL" Miss
Green explained, "and therefore |
don't know how many Of these fine
potatoes are in hill of them!"
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-07-23
Chief Gets New "Set
OF Teeth"

Fire Chief Ralph Jones of Kenton
this week scanned the mouths of his
friends, seeking identity of the per-
son who mailed him a set of false
teeth.
Jones, who had the last of his
teeth extracted this week and shortly
will be the market for some "store
molars', received the package from
ga friend" this morning. In it were
upper and lower plates, both some
what the worse for use.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-07-23
Boy Caught On Fish
Hooks

Tommy Lanwwehr, young son of
Mr.. and Mrs. ALVIN Landwehr of
Ottawa, learned not only fish get
Caught" on fish hooks.
Tommy's father had hung some
tackle up in the garage at the home
and a spinner with three hooks fell
to the floor. While playing in the
garage, Tommy stepped on one of
the hooks and it was plunged into
his left instep.
He was taken to physician and
the hook was removed.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-07-23
NEWS NOTES FROM FOUR COUNTIES

work room in the West Ohio Gas
Co.
Mrs. Taylor stated that the work
quota of Allen county has been
raised and that further demands will
be made for surgical dressings. The
quota for August is $4,000 surgical
dressings.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-07-23
Scrap Rubber Drive
Successful

The Hardin county scrap rubber
collection drive netted total of
221, ,220 pounds, or over 10 tons.
This amount passed the expectations
of the collection committee, it was
announced by V. W. Brown of Ken
ton, chairman of the collection cam
paign.
An additional amount of 13,070
was turned in by the various junk
dealers over the county as their part
in their drive, making a total OF
234,290 pounds.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-07-23
Much Canning In
County

On the basis of sugar purchase
permits issued by rationing coordin-
ator Edward Utendorf of Putnam
county for canning, every individual
in the county viii have 33 quarts of
fruit this year
At least the figures compiled by
the coordinator show that total of
206,878 pounds of sugar was issued
for canning with one pound for each
four quarts. This would make a to-
tai of 827,512 quarts of fruit to be
canned.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-07-23
Fire Threatnes Post
Office

The apartment home of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. E. King, located above the
post office in the business section in
Columbus Grove was slightly dam
aged by smoke and fire extinguishing
chemicals Wednesday afternoon. The
fire which occurred around 2:30
o'clock, started when a box of toys
and books ignited from an over
heated furnace in which papers and
old boxes were beng burned. Smoke
which filled the entire apartment
caused the most damage. Water
caused some damage to the post
office.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-07-23
Ada Trucker Killed
In Mishap

James Calvert, az, of Ada, truck
driver, died in Middletown Hospital,
the fourth victim of an auto-truck
collision last week in which three
Dayton youths were killed. Calvert's
truck and coupe occupied by Wueb-
ben, 20; John L. Flatter, Is, and AL
bert C. Frieden, 20, crash two miles
north of Franklin.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-07-23

farmers the best ways to take the
soil samples, what information is
needed with the samples, and where.
tose nd the samples to be tested.
The AAA in Ohio has assisted farm
ers to finance the purchase of lime
stone so there no sound reason for
the new fertilization regulation to
lessen the crop producing power of
Buckeye farm land.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-07-23
PUTNAM COUNTY
Pandora Cannery Is
Ready To Open

The Pandora Canning company
will open for the second season of
the tomato run on or about August
1920, Andrew Macke, plant manager,
announced Thursday.
The tomato plant in Pandora will
be the first to open of the three
plants under the management of the
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-07-23
Foiled In Attempt To
Steal Cow

Allen county officials were search
ing Friday for the persons who on
Wednesday night took down gate
and opened two fences in an effort
to take an eight-year-old Jersey
Holstein cow from the Harhouse
farm east of Lima.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-07-23

Macke family. Andrew Macke is as
sisting his father B. H. Macke who
ran the plant here last year, in his
first year at Ottawa. The Ottawa
plant has a total of 160 acres con-
tracted.
Wilbur Macke, eldest of the Macke
sons, is erecting a new plant just
east of Columbus Grove on Route IL.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-07-23
Mother Slayer Sent
To Lima

Found insane, Arch Rhodes Mat
teson, 33, of Wooster, was committed
to the Lima state hospital for GRIM
inal insane for beating to death his
mother, Mrs. Ina Florence Matteson,
62. He told police after the May z
Staying that he was inspired by
supreme command"
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-07-23

George Basnger farm about four
niles south of the quarry have been
draining into Little Cranberry creek
which runs through one corner of
the Seitz quarry which is known as
the Smith-Shipps quarry.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-07-23
ALLEN COUNTY
Shave Costly For
DelphOs Man

Walter Hummer of Delphos had a
costly shave recently. Parking his
car near the "Bud" Metzger barber
shop, by the time he was shaved
his car was gone and later discov-
cred stripped of his tires.
Police investigation revealed that
it had been driven to West Side cem-
etery, near Flat Ford creek, the four
tires and one spare carried off.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-07-23
Carnival Raided, Con-
ceSSiOnS Closed

Twenty-Five carnival concessions
were closed by Sheriff William ".
Daley at the Great Lakes Exposition
showing just outside of Lima. Sher-
iff Daley said he acted in response
to numerous gambling complaints,
and that he closed all concessions ex-
hibiting gaming devices of any de-
scription.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-07-23
219,122 Pounds Of
Rubber In Drive

Residents of Jutnam county con-
tributed 219,122 pounds of scrap
rubber in the drive wich closed last
Friday night, it was announced by
Dale Agner, chairman of the cam
paign.
This is an average of 8.5 pounds
per person as compared with the ma
tion-wide average of about six
pounds per person.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-07-23
Collect Records For
Soldiers

Headquarters for the collection of
old phonograph records, as means of
providing good music to men in the
armed forces, have been established
on the first floor of the National
Bank building on the Public Square
in Lima.
The room will be open daily from
8 a. m. to p. m. except Sundays,
until August /.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-07-23
Bus Schedule Is
Slower

Service on Lima's bus lines has
been changed from 15-minute service
to Commute service as speed of
buses was slowed in compliance with
federal request for conservation of
tires and equipment.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-07-23
HARDIN COUNTY
Buck Rake Starts Fire

The Kenton volunteer fire depart
ment was called to the w. H. Beck
farm in Cessna township where
flames, originating from a motor
backfre, had destroyed small guam
tity of hay and badly damaged
buck rake belonging to Clyde Lotz.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-07-23
Putnam Fair October
5 To 10

The 1912 Putnam county fair will
be held as scheduled, October 5 to
10.
The decision was reached by the
board of directors of the Putnam
County Agriculture society, which
operates the fair.
The fair directors feel that they
will not be standing in the way of
an allout war effort by carrying out
plans for the 1912 exposition.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-07-23
Guards Leave For
Camp

Company |, Third Regiment, of
Findlay, Ohio State Guard, will leave
Sunday for weeks training at
Camp Hooking in Hooking County.
The company has two vacancies, ac-
cording to Capt. B. F. Voorhees,.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-07-23
Tot Caught In Wringer

In an accident in Columbus Grove,
Jackie Tussing, three-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. G. d. Tussing, caught
his right hand in a washing machine
wrnger. The hand was lacerated
severely.