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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-11-12
Suit Against Lima
Loco Dismissed f..

Judge Emerich B. Freed of Fed
eral district court returned a sum-
mary Judgment in favor of the Lima
Locomotive Works, as he granted a
motion to dismiss suit filed against
the company by. employees who are
members of a CIO union. s-fs..a;,
The dismissal motion had been
filed jointly by the company and a
group of AFL unions. In his de
cision, Judge Freed explained the
case does not belong in Federal
court. Attorney Edward Lamb
counsel for the Cfo members said
he will appeal the decision.
The decision affects a fund of $52,.
500, payment to AFL unions with.
held voluntarily by the company
pending court decision. The sun
represents union dues collections OF
So month each from nearly 5000
employees taken from the wages il
a check-off clause Under terms of an
AF'L contract. 2lf214 8hlnoi5s4 2ARl
The original suit was fled againsi
the company by employees 9 claiming
CIO affiliation seeking to prevent {
collection of union dues by the com
pany, charging that the AFL con
tract1awas3 unauthorized. Qg bas sdl
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-11-12
BY PouI Souder

Percentages as follows: C. r.
Tellman, Ada, 100; Loren Hosafros,
SO; Fern Wolfron, ST; Lloyd Hard
wick, ST; Wilbur Niswander, IS; DR..
B. r. Herring. SO; Clair Fett, so;
Gerald Tripplehorn, 80; Ross Irwin,
rs. 9at
iae Silas Diller, II; Walter King, 10;
Jess Manguss 20; Wayne Nismander,
no; Walter Benroth 10; Forrest
Basinger, 70; Don, Wenger, 20; Joe
Davis, So. - $ = y =.
i Morris Fett, 6S; Ralph .Reichen.
bach, 6s; Sam Hauensteiin, IS,
Roland Guider, 65; D. c.. Russell, ca.
Sol Steiner, 81; Dean Davis, SO
Robert Guider, 55. fAsA'k2 s'.si's-A
s Gorby Ewing, SO; Denver Augs
burger, 81; Wilber Frantz, so; Dor
| Cupples, 80; Claude Ream, so; Or
vile Badertscher,i so. q 4I b.Is .7
Russell Hathaway, 50; Chas. Bak
.er, so; Charles Stewart, As; Howard
WeltY 46; Verne Moore, 40; Nei
Duffman, 40. -aFsr aaf1 9afy ~ef
Bill Edwards, 80; Dick Habegger
p; Harley Reichenbach, 20; Pau
Hover, 10. - ae
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-11-12

evening supper guests os Mr.. and
Mrs. C. E. Kramer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Green and
family entertained as last Sunday
dinner guests Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Web
er of Venice, Calf, Mr.. and Mrs.
Russell Hoffman and daughter Karen
of Miller City, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Green, Mrs. Gayle limerick and
daughter Betty Anne of Continental.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Weaver en-
tertained last Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. +.
Charles Doner, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul,
Doner and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
George p Donera onaera and family of Van
Vert ..4s Es .tf s, a-s.s5s...
Mrs, Dan. Williams, Earl Alex
ander, Mrs. Ben Edwards, Mrs
Daisy Briggs, and Miss Florence
Edwards of Conner were last Sunday :.
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
Bushey. ~ass1 hsss.ssg s-t 49, .s-
| Mr., and Mrs Eli Plaugher and /.
sons. and Mrs. Mary Plaugher of
Angola, Ind, spent the week end
with Mrs. Emma Jane Barber and
son Frank, r yea ana $3.50 ..;s y..
Mr.. and Mrs. |. NJ. Jennings We're
last week / end guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Howell and Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Kelly at Flat Rock,
Mich. .,..s4a t.g w ia .H
~ Mr.. and Mrs Lester Bittner and
| c. A. Stoodt of .Sylyania We're, Sun
day visitors of Mr.. and Mrs Paul
4 Stoodt. i ~ s..~..-, Eli
| Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Bridges and
/ son, and Mr.. and Mrs. Ellsworth
| Gooderding were. over Sunday guests
of Mr., and Mrs. Scott Helser at
Adrian, Adrian Mich. Mich. sa3 81 rssei assd i
IL Mrs. .yWm.i .iHAmstutz was elected
! President of the sW.S.C.S. of the
/ Methodist church, at a. meeting held
4 at the home Of Mrsr Harmon Downey
on Tuesday. Mrs. Adah Rowland,
d Vice Pres; MRS. Arthurr-R Sees;I
and Mrs. Isaac Amstutz, Treas.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-11-12
! Plane Crash h4lands At
ll.l..f. na.IiW zKentomb bna sIi..s bIosd..:

TftIt&t3 tSA1t8t<Sat1A shf4ttA1 ~ kf4
Majors7lEnrW, HsdSllupdfs HsdSllupdfss 5 fiyingsea a
P-39,f Army pursuit ships escaped in-.
juryrat l2 ;4erp. ~, Tuesday, when
he made crash landing on the Fred
Scheiderer farm south of Kenton
along the Ridgeway pike, The Army
officer told Police Chief C.lW. Shield
on he was enroute from Wright
Field, Dayton to Buffalo, NJ YaieI
When motor atrouble developed,
Major Hedlund set his plane down
on the gScheiderer farm without att
tempting to use his landing gear.
The ship sfd more than 400 feet on
its belly and ndoIcrashedo through an
old fence at the scene before coming
to halt. isW venroa .eak baa IT
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-11-12
HANCOCK COUNTY
Aged. a.. Man, N L. iPerisheesss
.sInoFirel bus iaroa

! William Hook; 93S=year=oid retired
farmer, perished in his burning
house at nearby Arlington about 10
b. m. Thursday. Flames had gained
much headway before being discover
ed and the Arlington fire department
was, aided BY the .Jenera and Dun
Kirk departments. in keeping the
flames from spreading to the ada
cent structures of the Arlington Ele-
vator and Supply Co. at the east
end of the village.
The two-story frame dwelling was
ahlaze throughout the interior when
Norris Bowman, an employe of the
Arlington light plant, arrived at the
scene. He could see the aged mar
seated in his chair but flames pre-
vented entrance to the structure.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-11-12
PUTNAM COUNTY
County Dog Warden
IS Resigns

Resignation. of Lawrence Giesken
as county dog warden of Putnam
county was announced by the board
of county commissioners. The board
will accept his resignation as soon
as a successor has been. selected.
This was learned from the board
as it considered several applications
of men seeking the post. Giesken
has served for Several years as dog
warden and would have resigned q
year ago but consented to continue
in the job until rabies epidemic
was placed under control. sf
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-11-12
WOman's Bite Halts
So 5, Molester q o4a .,1 :

aa Kentoan police aii tbs week week sought 4
short and heavy-sset man who, acr- e
costed Mrs. Mabel Terry, 27, 27aaB as she
walked to the home Of "a friend and
attempted to drag her. into an alley.
/ Police Chief Clarence" Sheldon said
Mrs. Terry bit her assailant's hand
to the bone, spraying the front of
her dress and coat With blood. 2 Three
nofI her teeth were loosened! AS the
imam fed, Mrs. Terry gained admit
tanee to home near the scene and
called police.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-11-12
Halloween Prank
Backfresst b@a


.r7 FIVE boys from the Gilboa COM
mfunityia perpetratedbfone { anoween
prank that backfred pnnthems Sheriff
Arnold Potts, Of Putnam county, re-
1pp porle1d1sA pp1d1sA g9duH y11hH .s1E bra IN
These boys drove around the coun-
Itrysiide near Gilboaa before Hallow-
.se cen bisnnd and fired a shotgun from their
e car oIasttllopq at opqailboxes in in front of farm
- liouSs1fi9S oru,,Ss1fi9.S 13tssI ,s5M bae M ri
The boys were Ireprimanded2 Sc
verely and will be required to repair
the Il mali mail boxes, the sheriff stated
but no charges were filed against
them by the property owners, Il
NN ~
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-11-12
f9fw- vEbFfEts
ElrOsea

IA Thef Sunday choeLsconvention was
well attended at the 0liyefe Branch
church, Sunday. abaua bbi1 nav :
M Ther Bethesda w. M. Shield their
meeting this Wednesday afternoon
i with Ferpe Koch vabaus 1esqs ygia
,s Mr.. and Mrs Henry sKoontz and
sons Mrs. Lucinda Kpontz and Cliff
ord akeontz spent Sunday : with Mr..
p and Mrs, Mrs, Virgil Marquart in Airing
ton. 9e.io.
F. Glenn Nonnamakerr spent Sunday
afternoon ea rfnso at the i dChanucey Kinglsr
home near Ada. rso,iau biy
c., w: ,Klingler and, family. were dim
ner yuests at the MI, Stratton home,
Sunday. .aarea ,,a.,,s7 >
Fs Mrs Zella Hixongof near Bluffton
spent Sunday With Mr. and Mrs. RUS
seq sEirIi1aaylaoI y1i6 haG IN ID aess
il The Bethesda Y. P. M, C, will meet
with Rev. and Mrs. Irwin Kaufman
this Friday n evening at at Mt. Coryaaaa5.
b Union prayer. meeting ) at Olive
, Branch, Thursday evening. vim
>, Mrs, Claude Christman. daughter
Nancy d Lee. of Findlay, Bernard
6 oChhristmnaln i3tn n. Of Mishawaka, Ind, Mr..
and Mrs. MI, Stratten called Thurs
day. on 7. ]. Bell Of near Ada. aor5 II
Callers Thursdy fternoon in the M
J.stratton home were Mrs. Goldie
Battles, Mrs, G. w. Klingler, son Don,
Mrs. Ed Hardwick of Bluffton, w. A.
showalter Of Texas. VIII Nonnamak-r
of Mt. Cory, John Koch and Bernard
Christman of Misawaka, Ind, and
Mrs. ]. c. Christman and daughter
|, Nancy Lee of Findlay.. 10y s.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-11-12
Pensioners. Home
.9ni5 ynoAt,Ada sirus s.i

+ !At Paradise fora Pensioners has
been founded, in Ada by, Mrs, Mine
ME Ferguson, better,E known aas
Mother" Ferguson. About 10
months ago she started a home for
two old age pensioners and as time
went on her family. grew She then
was forced to move into a larger
house and consequently is housing
eight children" ranging from Is
to 81 years old. ,,..t.;.,s. ~ afdfs
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-11-12
Vaccinate All Han
cock Pupils

A program of vaccination for
small pox will be started Monday
in the Hancock county schools, ac-
cording1 to announcement Friday by
Or. S. F.. Whistler, county health
commissioner. a ..Ln5
II There are no cases of small pox
In Hancock county and there have
been none for several i, years, DIR.
Whistler said, adding that the pres
ent vaccination is purely precau-
tionary and in line with the general
war program to guard public health.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-11-12
Pay Increase Goes
| To WLB

City officials have announced that
a decision in waterworks employees
REQUESTS for a salary increase will
be withheld pending word from the
National, War Labor Board concern
ing legality of the increase. The 30
employees seek their increases thru
a reclassiication under Civil Service
statute. E&@8 8t8ft ssfssss
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-11-12
.fff3f8I "
Ada Man Interned
By Japs 8

Carl T. Bauman, listed by the
War Department among 1877 Ameri-
can civilians who have been interned
by the japanese in the Philippine
Islands, is. a native of Ada and was
due for retirement in January by
the Standard Vacuum Oil Co. for
which he was an auditor in the Far
East. He is 55.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-11-12
ALLEN COUNTY
Collapses After Bat
~ Ting Fire l7.

Fireman found Mrs. Maude Vor-
hees, ID, overcome by smoke when.
they responded to cali to her home
in Lima, but there was no fire..
Mrs. Voorhees, called the iremen,
then extinguished the blaze before
she collapsed. She is recovering in
a hospital.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-11-12

caped the Lima State Hospital for
the Criminal Insane, Thursday We're
being held in Columbus pending re-
turn here following apprehension
there by military police.
The two men, Charles Miller, 80,
Columbus, and Arthur Roper, 2s,
Ashtabula, were taken into custody
at the state fair grounds, which now
is used by the War department and
guarded by military police. -,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-11-12
Held For WreckinlIgl,.
lib Mail Boxes -afss j

Eight 17-year-old youths were TAX
en- into custody last week by the
Hancock, Wyandot and Seneca coun-
ty shefiffsi for tearing down some
so rural mail boxes and mary. corn
shocks in the three counties as Hal
loween pranks. yTfaf3 a5i .Teolod&'
Officers said an automobile or
truck apparently was used to NOV
down the small boxes and postss rQ'
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-11-12
NEWS NOTES FROM FOUR COUNTIES

ant which lives right in her back
yard. She feeds and waters it and
keeps all the dogs and cats chased
off the premises. She hasn't tanned
it sufficiently to pick it up, but it is
not afraid of her, and will let her
get within three feet of it before it
saunters Independently off.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-11-12
Bicycle Dealer Wants
New Trial

Motions for a new trial were filed
in common pleas court Wednesday
by Bruce Houser, Findlay bicycle
dealer, who was found guilty by a
jury last week on three separate in
dictments involving dealings in al
stolen bicycles and parts.
20 While the trial was conducted on
all three indictments simultaneously,
each case was regarded as separate,
each requiring separate motion for
new trial. W., S. Shook is Houser's
attorney anti xaW hi 2ao70 b8I
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-11-12
Farmers Must Get.
Truck Certificates

All farm truck owners must obtain
a certificate Of war necessity by
Nov. Is, it was aHnmreed by Clair
A. Patterson, chairman of the Allen
county farnsetrahspertatiep commit
tee A@I% - : a -
Farmers have been requested to
notify the falni Naturalization com
mittee, located in the Dauch build
ing, in Lima, ,cifl they have not re-
ceieed their applications.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-11-12
Ga OstP. Sweep For
-a,S First Time xdpa !.

: : For the first time III election his
tory the entire Republican ticket led
in Putnam county. Not only were
all Republican, county candidates
swept into office but district and
state officers of the same party were
given sizeable pima Jorities. mAali =
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-11-12
War Chest Drive
Passes Goal

The Lima and Allen County War
Chest went over the top last week
by one of the largest margins OF
fund campaigns in many years.
Latest reports showed pledges of
s124,ss5.sS, with from $4,000 to
$4,000 probably uhreported.. The
goal Twas $if5,402, to be Shared by
the Lima Community Chest and a
number of war relief agencies.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-11-12
Court House Violates
BlackOut

Although the county courthouse
lights We're not extinguished, F'indlay
civilian defense leaders said last
weeks first practice dimout was 95
per cent complete. They forecast a
complete blackout for the city with
in few weeks. -
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-11-12
Goes To Polls In a
Ambulance rna4

q 1t took more than a broken leg to
keep one woman from the polls in
Findlay Tuesday. a apla oaff2A ae
Mrs. Prudence Cross was enroute
to a physicians Office lin an ambu-
lance when it was learned that she
had not cast her vote. aE 1aHS
Is She was taken to the voting booth
door in the ambulance and allowed
to mark her ballot. Halisss4 5aes f1
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-11-12
Playful Sheep Injures
9@e e..e ,5s,g Farmer l.ao q'' ~ '%'I .,,..

4E TN Eta EE1HIEgt af9W SfHI.I ID
> August Hell; IT, farmer afrmaas southeast
of Kenton, was butted by buck
sheep at his farm, Tuesday after
noon, suffering painful bruises and
shock. He was removed to McKit-
rick Hospital. -dpinr .rM Ena ii
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-11-12
Rationing Head Now
! -@-s ~.,@ + In Army ~. ......

Henry Van Sweringen, executive
secretary of the Findlay war price
and rationing board, last week was
inducted into 4 the Army with a
group of Findlay draftees at Toledo.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-11-12
HARDINdCOUNT .
Makes His Own Coffe ee

b i. E, Ford, farmef north III nt6ffs IF, Ken,
ton, is making his owh coffee gpbstf-i
tute.t He p5afchese whole Ia wheat,
grands it coaffaggly1 IN his own eofee2
grinder I then t56ilg paiatable drink
His friends say tRet e5neeoctioanf oanfaiis57a ais a
good substitute for coffee.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-11-12
CCC Camp Dismantled
boar Findiay aTaz no7

- Workmen at Findlay last week be-
gan dislnantling CCC camp and
moving the buildings to Dayton. The
camp was opened in 1885 but has
been vacant since June, 1941. eo9
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-11-12
Hybrid Corn Plant
Razed By Fire

/ Fire which apparently y started
from an over+heated coal-burner in
a 80 by 90 foot corn-drying building
at the Allen Stephan farm north-
east qof Forest along the eLinooIn
q k.ar -. ...sr u \ /.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-11-12

highway, early Sunday, destroyed
the building, its contents of more
than 1,100 bushels of hybrid seed
corn and an empty garage nearby at
a loss of approximately $1,000. The
loss is insured.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-11-12
II q a 4 -
Jewelry Taken; War
Stamps Left

Thieves with a delicate sense of
patriotism smashed window,
reached = across S25s worth of war
stamps displayed In the Basinger
Jewelry store in Lima-and escaped
with $3.50 worth of diamonds and
watches. -.-.-..--.-.--ss,s ss. ..7r...rsss \,
The jewel theft took place about
a. m. Friday, Lima police said.
After breaking a large hole in the
display window, quantity of rings
and wrist watches was scooped up
but the patriotic display untouched.
Tive Insane Escapes !.
Caught
Two men who last Saturday es-
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-11-12
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT

Estate of Clyde Yerger, Deceased.
Noefce IL hereby givenl that fseoreia Yerger8
whose Post Office address IS. Button, Ohio.
has been duly appointed and qualified as
Administrators of the Estate offclyde Yerrer,
late of Allen County. Ohio. deceasedt,.,, eet
Dated this 2sth day5 of October. 1912!
Y | sead ri Ese9 ARAYMpNp lP,s. sMt H. i
80 Judge of the Probate Court,
2 f2efasa 7ta 40 o9Allehf' County! ohie!
/ .s1Igg isaf ri ggoaold Q. Le.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-11-12

Mr.. and Mrs. joe Bogart visited
with relatives the past q week Gr in
I ,T[o'ledo,o .srIf h8s .4& So aisau4 4aa
= Mr.. and Mrs, o. K, Burns and
family and Miss Geraldine Swank-
house are visiting Mrs. DollyfIWa
in Oklahoma and other relatives in
Texas.
MRssIaex : Bailey spent the week
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-11-12
Woman Has Pet
Is Pheasant szi.

Mrs. Edna Dale, of Findlay, has
. pet which is the envy of every
hunter. She has a rrdng-neck pheas-
r.
TT
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-11-12

i For the greatest value, pasture
grasses should be consumed as they
grow. Dry grass does not provide
equal food values.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-11-12

d The sportsmeHn'ss, Club VIII supply
squirrel dens to those interested,
Some of the fox, and grey, squirrels
released on the campus have been
seen scampering around the trees of
Button and if dens are placed in
proper places some of the animals
lcan be -coaxed to, stay UP town, .
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.h69T Isgtgsa .uoa 4 (
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-11-12

+ a huge, flock. of geese circled in
the skies over the college the latter
part of last week. Dick Mumma of
Spring street, watched the powerful
birds "A mill III about. form a new wedge
and dldhleesaddgs head south flhpe again David FTic Frick
| reports wild ducks resting on Il the I
hatchery quarry .aan2dddQ and on tv5sp the IN; Ma
.tlonal,. Elt-z e.., IL .n.l...a.sc-s .es.-r1t..
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II Things went off with bang again
out at Gaiffe'sf Grove, Sunday, as
the third trapshoot of the season
fgot under way. C. r. Tellmans of
Ada shooting with S44S Ithaca
trap gun, shot high score with all
possible birds broken. Next Sunday
at 1890 at Gaiffe's Grove the last
shoot of the season will be held, this
will be a prize shoot so. don't miss
the chance to bring home the bacon.
Team Protection Shoot as.
Percentages as follows: Wilbur
Niswander & Loren Hosafros ST.;
Lloyd Hardwick. & DR.. B. r. Herr
ing. 81; Wayne Niswander g. Joe
Davis, So; Russell Hathaway & Sol
Steiner, co.. Silas Diller & Dean
Davis, 50.f aaeb ha4 E5ef Fes ,7e.ft.
+ -d,oa individual Scores III haa :
sexsss~eayx 49,. L,-a rtaF -
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-17
0NEMAN Who Isn't WORRYING ABOUT TIRES

Il waited 20 years to get that
car"
The former owner, a motor
dealer, had refused all Of Mehr-
ling's offers. Finally, Mehrling
was able TO purchase the auto
when the dealer died
Mehrling towed his newly ac-
quired pet to his shop, for it
was in bad condition, had some
parts missing. and would not run.
He replaced as many parts as
possible with equipment from
other old Fords. but found it
necessary TO turn out timing
gears, pet-cocks and other parts
on his lathe. The only modern
touch to the car is a rear view
mirror.
The 1907 auto is a familiar
sight around Bucyrus, but Mehr-
ling really attracts attention
when he dresses up in cap,
goggles. buster and gauntlets and
goes on trip. He makes fire.
quent journeys TO Columbus,
Detroit and Cleveland. and aver
ages 30 miles to a gallon of gas.
His car was exhibited in Cleve-
land a few years ago.
The 1907 model is just a hobby
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-17
A Woman Who Tells Men How to
Drill Wells

cided that she would pitch in
and take her sons place in her
husbands business.
Mr. Crane, after some hus-
handy hesitation, finally agreed
20 his wife's proposition, and he
discovered that she has the
markings Of crackerjack we'll
digger When she's on the job
she wears a mans shirt, over
alrs and heavy boots and she
can do anything that needs 20
be done from sharpening a drill
10 running the powerful engine
that drives the drill deep in the
ground
Sometimes The Cranes get a
job which takes them far from
their home in Jefferson City.
At such times they pack a tent
and a camping outfit in their
truck and sleep and eat on the
Job until IT is finished. Mrs.
Crane doesn't mind these jaunts
at all and her husband says that
ne gets much better meals than
he used TO when his wife wasn't
working with him.
The Rolla School Of Mines is
interested in finding out just
what kind Of geological forma-
tions underlie the ground of the
SHOW Me" state and Mrs. Crane
is helping them out by keeping
n record of the type Of dirt. sand
and stone she drills through.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-17

A T A recent convention of
"a well drillers in the South
Y west one Of the high
lights Of the session was a SEN
sible discourse on how to get
water out Of the ground by a
buxom and matronly woman who
was listed on the program as
Mrs Walter Crane of jefferson
City Missouri.
a few Of the delegates TO the
gathering wondered what
woman was doing on the
speakers platform talking about
such a strictly masculine bust
ness as digging wells. But they
soon found out that Mrs Crane
knew what she was talking
about and is probably the only
member Of her sex in a pro-
fession which is anything but
ladylike.
II seems that Mrs Crane was
a book-keeper. and a good one,
about the time she married Mr..
Crane. who has been digging
wells in the Southwest for some
3S years. She made it her bust
ness TO keep house for her hus-
band and her son until that
young man was called TO the
colors by Uncle Sam.
This left Mr.. Crane short
handed and Mrs. Crane with
feWcr WifclY duties SO she de-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-17

nishcd wheel spokes. Mehrling,
who operates a machine shop
and garage, keeps his Model IN"
car spic and span, and in per-
feet running order. The car has
been clocked at 45 miles an hour,
and will do at least 80, Mehrling
says. but he seldom drives it
more than 35. Its hard on the
rods" he explains.
Although the wheelbase is only
a little over so inches, the car
rides quite comfortably. Two
persons can sit in the front seat,
and one in the rumble" seat.
This works out nicely for Mehr-
ling and his two daughters who
get a big kick out Of bouncing
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-17

With a
New Set Of
Tires on
the Anti
quated Car
and
Seven
Spares Be
sides-Nfr.
NIehrling
VIII Be
Able to
Keep Roll
ing for the
Duration.