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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-04-01
NEWS OUR FATHERS READ
FROM ISSUE OF MARCH II. 1915

The last of the series of bonds is
sued by the village to the amount of
$4,000 for the establishment of Bluff
tons electric lighting system was
paid Monday evening by the sinking
fund trustees.
A number of Bluffton people were
severely shaken up and narrowly es-
capped serious injury when the local
interurban car due here at sos Jump
ed the track near Richland about two
miles south of here Saturday night.
The South bound limited reached
the scene shortly after and brought
the northbound passengers to Bluff
ton.
Rev. J. H. Butler, former pastor of
the Bluffton Methodist church, has
been transferred to the Warren Meth
odist church.
Plans for the erection of a new
$4,000 building for the Lima Rescue
home are being furthered by Rev. A.
d. Welty superintendent of the in
stitution He has been visiting Bluff
ton churches in behalf of the pro-
ject.
In an overtime game played at the
Lima Y M C. A. gym, the Bluffton
High school basketball team defeated
the Lima High school team 1926,
Friday night.
]. c. Hochstettler bought the FL
mer Ewing property on North Main
street and will occupy it about April
| first.
Harry Hall, son Mr.. and Mrs. A.
D. Hall left for Toledo, Saturday
where he takes business course, af-
ter which he will enter the office OF
his brother Edgar Hall, who is in the
coal business.
Senior class No. 3 of the Methodist
church elected the following officers:
Murray Tripplehorn, president; Clay
ton Rupright, vice-president; Wilbur
Potee, Sec'y., Clair Boothby, treas
The lookout committee is Harley
Spangler, Phillip Conser and Ralph
! Stearns. w. w. Kirkland is the teach
er.
Melvin Murray, one of the hustline
young men and Miss Gladys Lucas
were married today in Findlay at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Lucas. The
groom's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Med
Murray and his cousin, Robert Muir.
ray, are in Findlay attending the wed.
ding. The latter acted as best man.
SETTLEMENT
Grover Geiger and wife are the hap
py parents of baby girl.
Chris Gratz and Willard Moser viii
leave in a week for the West to take
in the Worlds Exposition.
Noah J. Badertscher and Miss Lyd
ian Steiner were quietly married al
the Mennonite parsonage in Blufftor
by Rev. Gottshall The bride is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. S. p. Stein
er and the groom is the son of Mr.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-04-01

Florida farm families grew about
twice as many gardens in 1912 as they
did in 1941.
A recent survey showed 163 varie-
ties of vegetables growing on Negro
farms in Georgia.
Since Pearl Harbor, the farmers of
Wood county, Okla, have shipped out
more than y freight cars full of
scrap.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-04-01
News Our Grandfathers Read
From Issue Of August 6, 1908

il thar seSslea.
John nSller i building an addi-
tloa - his barn.
Mss Resgh Rranienburg of Ok
ford WAS the gaesG of John Amstutz
and sassily last week.
Miss Alma S<sSrer has been hired
- teach the Hlekory school. This
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-04-01
City Team First
In Lima League

Handing the strong Eds Cigar
store team its first loss of the sea-
son, Bluffton All Stars made sure of
at least a tie in the second round of
Lima Major league basketball play
last Thursday as they edged the
Lima outfit, 38 to SO.
With their second round schedule
completed Bluffton has won five and
lost one. Eds Cigar store and Lima
Loco, each with four wins and one
setback must win this week to re-
main tied with the locals.
Bluffton led at every quarter in
last weeks victory, 6 to a, % to Is
and 20 to %. Rich Gratz tailed 20
points for the winning Bluffton out
fit, with Bollinger and Cooper pair
ing to tally 2S for the Lima team.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-04-01
March %, 1918


Patriotic enthusiasm ran high at a
farewell reception held in the Meth
odist church Thursday evening for
Lieutenant ]. S. Steiner, NJ. D.,
Edwin Hawk and Edwin Steiner who
will leave for the service soon. Rev.
Verify. of the Methodist church, pre-
sided at the meeting.
Sgt. Walter Klay has arrived
safely in France according to word
received by his sister, Mrs. Sam
Stepleton, Monday. Klay is serving
with regiment of mechanical
engineers. Edwin Stauffer, former
Bluffton college student is also in
France, according to word received
here.
All grocers, bakers, butchers, mil
lers and elevator managers are asked
to be present at meeting to be
addressed by County Food Admins.
traitor Pangle.
Boys in camp appreciate receiving
books from the folks back home, il
was stated in a letter received here
by Corp. Painter, youngest son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Painter, who j:
in training at Camp Sherman.
Four Bluffton boys will leave fol
Camp Sherman, Chillicothe, Friday
morning according to the announce
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-04-01

and Mrs. Fred Badertscher residing
north of Bluffton. They will reside
on the Bigler farm.
AT the beautiful country home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Moser, last Sunday,
their daughter, Miss Meta was join
ed in marriage with Harry, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Lugibihl, in the
presence of a number of relatives and
friends. Rev. Gottshall received the
vows. The young couple vii make
their home with the groom's parents.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-04-01
Button In First World War
What Hannened Here TMenty-fye Years Ago This Week

ment made by the county draft
board. The men are Gilbert Fett,
Moses Messenger, Oscar Luginbuhl
and Armin Hauenstein. These are
part of a quota of 81 to be furnish
ed by Allen county. Three local
boys, Earl Good, Homer Geiger and
Edwin Brink are listed among the
eleven alternates named by the
county board.
The schools of Richland township
are making excellent records for
themselves in doing Junior Red
Cross work. The Hilty school,
taught by Jesse Steiner, leads in
Thrift stamp purchases in the town
ship, having bought Sl05.
A farewell party was given Myrl
C.. Alexander at the home of Geo.
Armstrong on Monday evening pre-
ylouS to his leaving Tor Ireat Lakes
training station in Chicago on Sat
urday.
DR.. Cliff Wetherill of Weston, a
former Bluffton boy, who enlisted in
the army medical corps last fall,
will leave for Hoboken, n. ].
AS wartime measure, all clocks
will be turned ahead one hour Sat
urday at midnight. President VII
son has indicated that the measure
will save the country millions OF
tons of coal.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-04-01

4 regular county fair day crowd
was in town Saturday evening. and
all the stores were well filled with
busy buyers The street medicine
man with mis- free concert and the
moving picture show attracted >
large part of the crowd. BlafFton
with its nicely paved streets. con-
crete walks and attractive business
places Is an ideal town. bringing
people here from near and far.
Jacob Tripplehorn and family are
moving TO Findlay this week.
Lewis Waltz went 70 Buffalo. y.
Y. to attend the funeral OF his
brother.
Messrs. Zehrhaeh. Mohler, Weaver
and Brink who went 70 Oklahoma
on a prospecting trip several weeks
ago returned Tuesday much pleased
with the trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. A. Green ard
Mabel Hamilton viii leave for James
Lake, Ind, next week for AZ oGs-
ing. Mr.. Green has furnished cot
tage at that pleasant summer re-
sort.
L. G.. Siddall. the veteran lime
stone handler, was SO Interested In
building the cement walk in front
OF the News block last week. that
he forgot that ne was passing the
SEVENTEEN birthday anniversary q
his life. For s. years. Mr.. S5dlAll
has been actively engaged In Stoas
quarries and in handling stone and
he is still hard working man, able
to do s full days work with ease
For about four years he has been
engaged in manufacturing cement
posts, building walks, etc
Mr.. and Mrs. s. II. Steplsson wel-
coined q girl baby Monday night
VIII Triplett is lowering his walk
in front of his business block.
Misses Jennie and Mary Sw2aS
left Tuesday for visit with their
sister. Mrs. 5. G. Montgomery q
kenton.
Louie Juliet returned to his home
in New York. Friday. after = four
weeks visit with his uncls, George
Griswack and family.
Only ten votes were east against
the $4,000 proposal for the purpose
Of furnishing better fire pro1sctiQa
at the school house at the election
Friday.
| Harry Fisher. who conducted >
barber shop at Columbus Grove ths
| past year viii move back 10 Burton
next week and open barber shop
in the vacant Geiger room.
While painting the roof OF their
barn, 2Iz miles east Of town. the
ladder on which j. W. Dray and son
Frank were working parted At the
coupling hurting father and son 70
the ground, the former falling %
feet and the son % feet Mr.. Dray
had his left arm badly bruised but
no bones were broken. Frank escap-
ed with his right hand badly mashed.
They were brought TO DR.. ]. F.
Rudy's office where the wounds
were dressed.
| Ted Clark, Joe Stepleton and Noah
Cook left Monday on prospecting
trip through Tennessee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Hauenstein
and little son Kent are spending the
week with Mr.. and Mrs. W. II.
Romey Of Richmond, Ind.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. S. Dukes left
for Pierre, S. ID. Tuesday and will
remain in the northwest for several
weeks. Mr.. Dukes has land interests
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-04-01
Warning

Repeated complaints of the viola
tion of the county regulation con-
cerning the keeping of dogs on the
owners premises may force the town
council TO call the county dog ward
en- and impound all stray dogs. Com
plants of dogs running across gard
ems have been numerous in the past
week. Stricter enforcement of this
regulation has been made necessary.
W. A. Howe, Mayor
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-04-01
New Pumper Unit Will
Help Rural Fire
Protection
Continued from page u

denied the town a priority rating
high enough to obtain the truck. This
action again focused attention on the
problem of providing rural fire pro-
lection.
1t was debated here whether the
town would be able to provide rural
fire protection in view of the fact that
home properties and war industries
in the town would be endangered with
all of the towns fire fighting equip
ment in the country.
Temporary Solution
Temporary solution of this problem
is provided with the addition of the
new centrifugal pump which is cap
able of Throwing stream of water at
the rate of 500 gallons per minute.
1t is mounted on trailer and could
be used to fight fire alone in case
the regular truck was called to anoth-
er fire.
In case of rural fire call it is ik-
ely that the regular fire truck would
answer the summons because it is
more complete unit, it was indicated
by Mayor w. A Howe.
The trailer pump would have to be
towed by another truck. Town of
ficials are investigating the possibility
of mounting the new unit on truck
in order to facilitate the transporta-
tion of the equipment in event of fire.
Pump on Trailer
The present trailer pump has iron
wheels and its transportation to a
scene of fire would not be as rapid or
efficient as it would be if it were
mounted on a truck, the mayor point
ed out.
The town council is seeking to OBJ
tain clarified policy with reference
to the rural fire protection runs. I'm
der present arrangements financing
of the ural runs is provided by the
party being served, payment usually
made by the fire insurance company.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-04-01
Opium Pipe Display

Attracting considerable attention in
the display window at the Bluffton
News is an opium pipe, seized in
raid at Buffalo, N. Y. The pipe was
secured by Charles Coburn of Bluff
ton during a visit in Buffalo.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-04-01
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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-04-01

Present estimates are that the
government VIII buy 7.500.oo0.o0o
pounds of meat in 194S for the
armed forces and lend-lesse ship
rsensS. which VIII leave for civilian
use 1S.Oa0. zoo. .@eG pounds ef meat
II farmers reach goals SET for meat
production.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-04-01

The 1943 price support program
announced March 13, for vegetable
crops grown for commercial canning
include the following prices per ton
effective in Ohio: snap beans, $50;
table beets, SO; carrots, $40; cab
bage for sauerkraut, $12; sweet corn,
SIT; green peas, $17.50 more than
average prices in 1912; and tomatoes
S22. Cannery operators who pay
farmers those prices will be protect
ed against loss by government pur-
chases from their pack. These are
minimum prices for vegetables de-
livered at plants.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-04-01
Pandora

Miss Mary Jane Huser accom-
panied Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Steiner OF
Button to Monroe, Mich, Sunday,
where they visited Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
Bracy and Miss Phyllis Huser.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Schumacher
and daughter Karen, of Lafayette
visited in the Noah Schumacher
home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Baumgartner
and family of Delphos were Sunday
dinner guests in the Philemon Huser
home.
A joint meeting Of the Lima
Bluffton-P Pandora Mennonite societies
will be held at the st. John Men
monte church Thursday. Two ses-
sions will be held at 10 a. m. and
1:30 p. m.
Pfc. Daniel Cook of Camp Livings-
ton, La, was at home with parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Cook last week.
st. John Mennonite church with
Rev. Gault as the evangelist and Mr.
Fitch as the singer, closed Sunday
night.
A blackout test is expected to bt
made here some night very soon.
Miss Anna Ruth Steiner wht
teaches at Byhaiia, spent the week
end at her home here.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1943-04-01

During the 1912 apple picking seas
on in Connecticut, students of a
Southington high school picked be-
tween 5000 and 10000 bushels of ap-
y,1oc
Evening star., 1943-05-14
Washingtonians Re-e|ect
Miss Eta Taqqart

Miss Eta Taggart was reelected
president of the Washingtonians last
night at the meeting held in her
apartment. Other officers elected
are Mrs. Alice w. Newhard, first vice
president; Mrs. Ada Hodge, second
vice president; Mrs. Elizabeth T.
Sullivan, third vice president; Mrs.
Henry F. Sawtelle, treasurer; Mrs.
j. Edwin Reid, secretary, and Mrs.
j. E. Atkinson. historian. Delegates
to the federation will be elected at
the next meeting, scheduled in
October.
The association reiterated it's stand
opposing appointment of a people s
counsel for the District.
Support of legislation providing
enactment OF a 10 pm. curfew law
Evening star., 1943-05-14

yesterday by Capt. Franklin P. Con-
ger, 1lth Naval Dostrict industrial
manager, in ceremonies aboard a
Navy barge in San Diego Bay on
which Mr.. Kraus now is serving.
Wounded, he was moved from the
Houston to a hospital in Java in
February, 1942-only few days be-
fore, the vessel was sunk by the
Japanese.
Mr.. Kraus left Java only day be-
fore that island was overrun by the
Japanese.
Evening star., 1943-05-14

for children of 16 years and under
was voted.
A. j. Driscoll was appointed to
study and report at special meet
ing the House bills urging changes
in administration and rules of Fed
eral parole boards.
The unit adopted resolution in
dorsing legal garnishment of Federal
civilian employees wages.
Evening star., 1943-05-14
Allied African Victory Frees
Many Subs for War on Japan
Other For-Reochng Effects on Allied Strategy
Due to Follow Reopening of Mediterranean

shipping would involve the reduction
OF the Axis garrisons in Crete,
Rhodes and the Aegean Islands. Any
steps which might be taken in this
direction would certainly produce a
profound impression upon the Turks.
All this is, of course, speculation,
but it re-emphasizes once more the
great military Importance of the
Mediterranean, and the results
which the weakening of the Italian
war effort may have on the strategy
of this global conflict.
(Copyrieht. 1a43. New York Tribune Inc.)
Evening star., 1943-05-14
Sailor Gets Purple Heart
For Life e-Suyina Mounds

By the Associated Press.
SAN DIEGO, Calf, May 14-Am-
brose Kraus. %, boatswains mate
from Fond du Lac, Wis, who once
served on the Inflated cruiser Hous-
ton. has received the Purple Heart
ribbon for wounds that probably
saved his life, the Navy said.
The decoration was represented
Evening star., 1943-05-14
St. Andrew Unit Elects

Douglas. S. Brinkley has been
elected president for the coming
year of the Potomac Assembly of
the Brotherhood Of St. Andrew. sue
ceeding H. Lawrence Choate. Othe,
officers elected at a meeting Tuesday
night were Elmer G. Pauly, vice
president; Benoni Nowland. jr.. sec
retary: Bruce Baird. treasurer, and
the Rev. Charles w. Wood. chaplain.
Evening star., 1943-05-14
CoIorfuI Runch Hand

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (P.-Jack
Fifield is different from other ranch
hands, at least in appearance. His
hair and sideburns are black, his
mustache Is red and his goatee
white.
Smyrna times., 1943-10-28
VICTORY SALE
OF LIVESTOCK
Farmers of State to Sell Sur
plus Livestock at Dover
and Will Buy Bonds
SPONSORED BY AES

A victory livestock sale in which
farmers may sell their surplus live
stock without commission charge
providing they invest the proceeds
in war bonds and stamps, will be
held at the Carroll Brothers Sales
Bazaar, a mile south of Dover, on
Tuesday, Dec. IA at noon, under
the sponsorship of the Agricultural
Extension Service and the Della
ware Production Credit Associa-
tion. These sales are part of a
national campaign to increase
farmers investments in war bonds
and to help them reduce their live
stock holdings. The sales have
been successful in many different
parts of the country, because of
their war effort sponsorship. No
commission will be charged for sell
ing the livestock, but the farmers
must agree to accept war bonds
and stamps in the full amount of
the sale price for which the ami
mails are sold. Already a number
of farmers have indicated their
willingness to enter one or more
animals in the sale which is open
to all farmers of the state.
Smyrna times., 1943-10-28

because of his being transferred
with short notice, the book Travelled
with him across the ocean to the
African war theatre. The soldier
wrote a letter to the U. S. O. Club
in Dover, stating that DR.. Nelson's
book had been widely read by sold
iers on the ship during the trip.
The dinner tonight, to which all
war production workers have been
invited, is being arranged and serv-
ed by the Management Committed
Hostesses and guests are asked to
attend the meeting in slacks, or
old clothes. Miss julie Bouchard,
Kent county director for U. S. o.,
will also attend the-meeting.
To Use Center Here
1t was decided at the Manage
ment Committee meeting Monday
night that Red Cross sewing group
would be permitted to use the
rooms at the Center for their sew
ing each Tuesday. The Girl Scout
troop will also meet twice a week
at the Center. The attendance rec
ord report disclosed that during the
past "a days, 1910 persons had WIS.,
tied the U. S. 0. Recreation Center
here. Miss Florence Lurty, chair
man, presided at the meeting.
Smyrna times., 1943-10-28
DOG TRIAL WINNERS
Joe Goldsborough's Dog Winner in
Stakes at Meet Sunday

Duck Creek Girls, owned and
handled by Joseph Goldsborough,
Smyrna, was first in the open all
age stakes at the fall trials of the
Del-Bay Field Trial Club Sunday at
Lake emo. Other winners in this
class were: Second, Lovewood Ben,
owned and handled by ]. E. Lof-
land, Dover; third, Big Chief, own
ed and handled by William Holden,
Dover, and fourth, Ches-Del Happy
Joe, owned and handled by DR.. w.
L. Parrot, Dover. In the novice
stakes Corky, owned and handled
by Mrs. c. A. Owens, Baltimore,
was first; second, Bob of Montauk,
owned and handled by c. S. Hop
kins, Newark third, Curley, owned
and handled by Roland Deemer,
Smyrna, and fourth, Judy, owned
and handled by James Warren,
Smyrna. Austin Smith and Harry
Jackson of Dover were the judges.
Smyrna times., 1943-10-28
STATE LEADS
in SCRAP DRIVE
Delaware Leading Nation in
Metal Salvage Campaign
in Six Months
GOAL is INCREASED

Delaware has been leading the
nation in the scrap metal drive,
salvage officials announced yester-
day. The latest War Production
Board report from Washington dis
closes that Delaware led every
state in the union at the close of
the first seven months of 1943, and
on the basis of latest returns is still
in the lead, with New Mexico and
Washington State, second and
third, respectively. Coupled with
reports that the public school scrap
metal drive in Wilmington is meet
ing with success, salvage officials
were elated over the WPB report.
Delaware not only went over the
top" in its 20,000-ton quota Of
scrap metal for the first six months
of 1943, but its July return was
122 per cent of the quota.
Goal Increased
Because of the states quick re-
sponse in meeting the first six
months quota, the War Production
Board stepped up the goal to $4,000
tons for the remaining six months,
Lieut.-Col. Ralph G. Rust, execu-
tive secretary of the Delaware Sal
wage Committee said.
Smyrna times., 1943-10-28
Senior Hostesses Needed

Miss Florence G. Lurty, chair
man of the management committee
for the U. S. o. at Smyrna, sent in
the following statement: There
are soldiers living in our midst who
must have a place where they can
relax when off duty. Additional
women volunteers are needed to
act as Senior Hostesses at the U. S.
o. Recreation Center, in order that
the rooms may be opened at two
o'clock each afternoon. Volunteers
may register their names and hours
they are able to give with the Host
ess on duty at the Center, or ad-
wise Miss Florence Lurty. This will
give Smyrna women an opportun-
ity to assist in keeping a high
standard of morale for these men,"