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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-23
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Soviet on1bardn1ent Units
Supported by Strong Tank
Infantry Forces in Action
East Tip of
Cherbourg
AIKEN

London, June 23--iNs-The Red
Army has launched the anHiously
awaited grand scale offensive from
the east in conjunction with the
Allied onslaught against western
Europe, the Germans reported to-
day
Mighty Soviet bombardment
groups, supported by strong tank
and infantry forces, opened their
assault against the Germans along
a rs mile front In White Russia,
according TO the Nszis.
There was no immediate confir-
nation from Moscow OF the open.
ing Of the promised offensive which
the Germans said was begun yes
terday. the third anniversary OF
Hitler's illstarred surprise attack
against the Russians on June %.
1871.
The attack was reported launch
ed along a line extending from the
sector south OF Mogiley" north n
the Pripet marshes In White Rus.
sia to the area OF Vitebsk" which
lies to the north.
Inch by Inch
NY Associated PTess)
American infantry apparently
won control OF the eastern tip OF
the Cherbourg peninsula today a.
their frontal assault against the
port city itself ground forward
Inch by inch against the fiercest
kind OF opposition.
The Germans inserted that the
Red Army had launched a major
offensive in White Russia on 100
mile front between Vitebsk and
Mogilev, both within 500 miles ~
Berlin and within 300 Of east Prus-
sla Heavy artillery and tanks
were used, with the focal point
OF attack on both sides Of the
Smolensk Orsha railway. the enc
my said.
Three other Russian columns
ground deeper into collapsing Fin.
land. North OF Lake Omega, one
army pushed 10 miles forward. TO
the south another deepened It's Svlr
River hridgehead; north OF Viipuri,
a third army advanced five miles
and captured Tall
Opposition increases
Against increased opposition. Al
lied armies in Italy rolled toward
the Pisa Florence Rimini line near
Folonica. IS miles from Pisa
Trains crammed with German
troops moving toward the Nor
mandy battlefront in France were
pounded by British heavy bombers
last night at Reims and Laon.
This suggested that the Germans
were preparing their great long
delayed counterattack. Other
planes struck clear TO the Paris
area.
The most resoIute German resist
ance was encountered at every
point on the inner perimeter OF
the Cherbourg defenses. One par
ticularly vicious battle was fought
for the big CherbourE airfield five
miles east OF the port at Mauper-
tus
Supreme headquarters said
French patriots were tying up sew
eral German divisions" to open
combat and that the enemy was
Sec WAR-PaRe !
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Keep Faith, Buy More Bonds
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Keep Faith, Buy More Bonds
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country.
DETROIT-AP -Terming free
dom Of the press throughout the
world a means OF preserving the
future peace, John S. Knight, pres
ident OF the American Society of
Newspaper Editors, today appoint
ed a committee of 13 editors whose
objective will be to establish the
principle in future national and in
terpational agreements.
LONDON APP Foreign
Secretary Anthony Eden told
Commons today that the Ger
mans had admitted killing SO
Allied officers at a German pri-
son camp instead Of the prev
iously reported AZ and said
that at is quite clear that these
officers were murdered.
WASHINGTON-AP President
Roosevelt apparently has unrolled
the welcome mat for one OF the
southern Democratic senators
whose defeat he tried to bring about
six years ago-and the Capital
specialized today whether the ges-
ture is a White House attempt to
quiet party complaints down South.
Democratic Governor Ellis Arnall
of Georgia told Mr.. Roosevelt yes
terday he believes the state will re-
elect Senator Walter F. George
this year, and said the President
was very pleased" to hear it.
WASHINGTON-AP-The Office
of Defense Transportation today
broadened the cancellation powers
of the nations railroads in move
designed to help the carriers in
their plans for handling military
casualties. The new ODT action
provides for cancellation Of reser-
yations, space for assignments or
tickets, and permits the railroads
10 require passengers to yacate
space and accommodations when
necessary to provide room for dis
abled military, naval and merchant
marine personnel.
FORT WORTH, Tex.-AP-Mrs.
Ruth Googins Roosevelt OF Fort
Worth, formeE wife OF Col. Elliott
Roosevelt, vas married today at
St. Andrews Episcopal Church
here to Lit. Col. H. 7. Edidson OF
the Lawson General Hospital at
Atlanta, Ga
WASHINGTON-INS-A bi-par.
tisan group of senators urged to-
dav that the new international Or
ganization to maintain peace be
established at the earliest possible
moment, without waiting for the
war TO end. This group told Secre-
tary OF State Hull they are in full
support of his plans, and expressed
hope he will move as rapidly as
possible.
LONDON-INS- Stockholm dis
patches, quoting reliable reports
from Berlin, today described the
Wilhelmstrasse as "a sea Of flames
as a result of Wednesdays Ameri-
can daylight air raid on Berlin.
Not a single building on the Ger
man capitals leading thoroughfare
was left unchanged, the report
added.
PLATTEVILLE, Pa.-AP-Five
persons we're killed and an unde-
termined number injured when a
tornado struck the village OF Bel
mont, six miles north OF here. late
last night. leyeling Is homes, a
church and two filing stations.
MEXICO CITY-AP- Foreign
Minister Ezequiel Padilla announc-
ed today that Mexico had renewed
diplomatic relations with Bolivia
thereby giving formal recogni-
ton to the government of Mai
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LONDON APP - Foreign
Secretary Anthony Eden told
Commons today that the Ger
mans had admitted killing so
Allied officers at a German pri-
son camp instead OF the prev
iously reported AZ and said
that at is quite clear that these
officers were murdered.
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Keep Faith, buy Nor. bonds
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FORT WORTH. Tex.-AP-Mrs.
Ruth Googins Roosevelt Of Fort
Worth, formeE wife of Col. Elliott
Roosevelt, vas married today at
st. Andrews Episcopal Church
here to 1t. Col. H. T. Edidson OF
the Lawson General Hospital at
Atlanta, Ga
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Upper and lower Michigan-Part.
ly cloudy and cooler tonight and
Saturday. Moderate winds.
Highest temperature yesterday.
so; lowest last night, S..
Highest temperature one year
ago today. IS: lowest, So.
Highest temperature this date in
last II years, IS in 1921; lowest.
AZ in 1877.
The sun sets today at e:11 p. m
and rises Saturday morning at
b.57 a. m.
The moon sets today at 1853 p.
m. and rises Saturday morning at
e.3S
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PLATTEVILLE. Pa.-AP-Fiye
persons we're killed and an unde-
termined number injured when a
tornado struck the village OF Bel
mont. six miles north OF here. late
last night. leyeling Is homes, a
church and two filing stations.
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LONDON-INS-- Stockholm dis
patches. quoting reliable reports
from Berlin. today described the
Wilhelmstrass as "a sea Of flames
as a result of Wednesday, Ameri-
can daylight air raid on Berlin.
Not a single building on the Ger
man capitals leading thoroughfare
was left unchanged, the report
added.
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MEXICO CITY-AP- Foreign
Minister Ezequiel Padilla announc-
ed today that Mexico had renewed
diplomatic relations with Bolivia
thereby giving formal recogni-
ton to the government of MAJ.
Gualberto Villarroel, who depos-
e President Enrique Penaranda
in a coup last Dec. 90.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-01-06
Samuel Light Dies
At Mt. Cory Home

After being in failing health for
two years, Samuel Light, 81, died
early Monday afternoon at his home
in Mt. Cory.
A native of Richland county, Mr..
Light moved with his family to AL
len county following the close of the
Civil war. He established his resi-
dence in Mt. Cory in 1889.
In the same year he was employed
by the Buckeye Pipe Line Co., and
remained an employe of that COM
pany until his retirement. During
his years with the Buckeye he
worked in six different states
He was married on April 5, 1877
to Barbara Altman, who survives
Other survivors include two children
Mrs. G. E. Reiter and Mrs. A. E
King, both of Mt. Cory. Mr.. Light
was the last surviving member of 9
family of 10 children.
Funeral services will be held al
2:30 p IN. Thursday in the Mt. Cory
Evangelical church. Burial will bt
in the Clymer cemetery.
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James Kyser Rites
Held At Mt. COrY

James U. Kyser, of Mt. Cory, who
would have been 100 years old on
January 81, died at a. m. Mon
day in Marion at the home of son,
Earl, with whom he had lived for
several years.
Death followed an illnessmef-.ese
week from pneumonia.
When a young man Kyser taught
school, after which he took up farm
ing. He had lived for several years
in Mt. Cory and was a member of
the Bluffton Presbyterian church.
His son, Earl, at whose home he
died, is the only survivor. Kyser's
first wife, Margaret Ellen Smith,
died in 1891, and a second, Elizabeth
Folk, died in 1886.
Funeral services were held We'd
nesday afternoon at the Methodist
Protestant church in Mt. Cory. Rev.
Ernest Bigelow, pastor of the Bluff
ton Presbyterian church, officiated.
Burial was in the Clymer cemetery.
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Calvin Dudgeon, of the class of 194a
died Tuesday at Fargo North Da-
kota, where he was stationed as part
of the A. S. 7. P. of the Army. Death
was due to spinal meningitis. The
high school students and faculty wish
to join in expressing sympathy to Mr.
and Mrs. Dudgeon.
Members of the Girl Reserves will
hold New Years meeting in the
cafeteria Wednesday evening.
The HiY will hold meeting We'd
nesday evening in the club room. The
theme of the meeting will be announc-
ed this evening.
Buttons undefeated Pirates will
meet Celina next Friday in the high
school gymnasium.
First semester examinations will be
given starting January 18th and end
ing January 14th. Schedules have
been posted in all the home rooms.
School will be dismissed Friday after
noon in order that the teachers may
grade the examinations.
Miss Ruth Spar and Miss Mildred
Keel have taken over the two vacan-
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APPRECIATED

We wish to express our deep ap-
probation for all the kindness given
US during the two months of illness
in our home.
We wish to thank all who sent
flowers and cards; also gifts at
Christmastime and Mr.. and Mrs.
Willard Cramer, Mr.. and Mrs. Le-
land Frantz, Clarence Reiter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Bernard Stratton, Rayon Bout
well, Mr.. and Mrs. OFT Holmes and
Dwight Frantz who moved US into
our new home.
And our deepest gratitude to Mr..
and Mrs. Willard Cramer and Davy
Beery who helped US every day in
our home and all others who helped
in any way.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert H. Nonnamaker
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Mrs. DeL~s kervin of South MAR
street viii leave Thursday for New
York city for weeks visit.
Pvt. Leon Boedicker on furlough
from an Alabama army camp is
visiting his parents near Bluffton.
Mrs. Lazarus Basinger has re-
turned home after spending SIX
weeks with her daughter in Dallas
Texas
VIM. Good, formerly of Bluffton,
is seriously i'll at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Cynthia Davidson of
Pandora.
John Jorg, father of Earl Jorg,
Bluffton hatchery operator is SER
iously i'll at the home of his son E.
D. Jorg in Waynesfeld.
Albert Lora of Findlay spent the
week end at the home of his daugh-
ter Mrs. Murray Tripplehorn and
family of South Main street.
Diller ambulance removals-Leon-
ard Gilbert from Bluffton hospital
to his home north of Ada; John
Kinsinger from his home east of
Pandora to Bluffton hospital
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Clark of
Quantico, Va, are visiting at the
home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Clark of Grove street. Jack
is a pharmacists mate in the navy.
Corp. and Mrs. Rollan RAIDER of
Lincoln, Nebraska, visited during the
holidays at the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Dillman of
North Jackson street. Corporal
RAIDER, who was on fifteen day fur
Tough, has returned to Lincoln where
he is instructor at an army air
base after visiting here and also in
Belmore. Mrs. RAIDER, the former
Mariiyn Holmden, will remain here
for month.
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Family Party

Honoring Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Gossman and son Richard who are
moving to Bluffton, friends and
neighbors entertained at farewell
party at the Orange township COM
munity house last Wednesday night
with potluck supper.
Guests present were Mr.. and Mrs.
Roy Marshall, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Marshall, Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley
Weidman, Mr.. and Mrs. Wade Marsh
all, Mr.. and Mrs. Grover Montgom-
cry, Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Schaller,
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Benroth, Mr..
and Mrs. Brice Main.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Won Stein,
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Gossman, Mr..
and Mrs. Russell Ebay, Mr.. and
Mr. Howard Benroth, Mrs. Kimmell
Marshall, Mrs. Roy Cunningham,
Henry Which, Wesley Vermillion and
Milton Benroth.
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WANT-ADS

Local office for ACQUISITION hearing
aids; batteries for all makes. 110 S.
Lawn Ave. Phone 467-W. If
Our new supply of heated flock
waterers and flock feeders has arrived.
Get yours while they last. Jorg hatch
cry.
Wanted-To buy native standing
timber; especially oak, ash, maple,
elm. We buy all kinds. Highest
prices paid. Call or write John Atha
Lumber Co., Ada, Ohio. Phone Red
257. 90
Wanted-To buy hand or power fod-
der chopper. Forest kessler, on
former J. V. Hews farm, Route 2,
Bluffton.
Wanted-To rent garage. Stevens
Smith, Bluffton phone 377-W.
Working girl wants to
rent sleeping room with laundry priv
ileges. Address Box C, care News.
Wanted to buy-Rags, magazines,
newspapers and cotton mattresses,
iron and metal. Paul Shulaw, phone
578-Y.
For sale - Jamesway kerosene
brooder stove, like new. VIM. Herr,
2 miles west and l mile north of
Bluffton.
For sale-192S Essex coupe, good
condition. John Boedecker, | mile
south of Daily school.
For sale-Ladies muskrat fur coat,
good as new, size 3S to 80. Ben Es-
singer, Arlington, Ohio. IS
For sale-Potatoes and carrots
Clarence Steiner, Bluffton phone. tt
For sale-Two acres with prac.
tically modern house on West Elm
street together with barn and chick.
en- house; also choice building site
on South Jackson street. Mrs. H
w. Althaus, 2OS 5. Main ST., phone
| 238-W.
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RatiOning Calendar


So that you may keep in mind th
numerous important wartime rs
tioning dates, the Bluffton News
this weekly reminder:
JANUARY 15-Last day to
use Stamp No. % in Ration
Book 4 for ) pounds of sugar.
JANUARY 15-Last day to use
spare Stamp No. 2 in Book good
for FIVE points in purchase of pork.
JANUARY 20-Last day to use
Green Stamps ID, f and F in Ra-
tion Book No. for processed
foods.
JANUARY 21-Last day to
use Coupon No. 9 in A books for
three gallons of gasoline.
JANUARY 29-Last day to
use Brown Stamps X and S in
Ration Book No. 3 good for
meats, cheese, canned milk, can
ned fish, butter, lard and other
edible fats.
SHOES-Stamp No. Is in Ra-
tion Book ! good for one pair.
Stamp No. l on "Airplane" sheet
in Ration Book 3 good for one
pair.
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Richland Center

Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Niswander and
son Allison spent Thusday evening al
the Amos Luginbuhl home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Bixel, Otto Wis
ely of Pandora, Mr.. and Mrs. Levi
Mellinger and Mrs. Alma Bixel and
son Bobby called on Mr.. and Mrs.
Andy Hochstettler and family Sunday
afternoon
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Badertscher
and sons spent Wednesday evening
with Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Fett and dau-
ghters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Luginbuhl and
son Tommy of Cleveland and Mrs.
John Luginbuhl, Jr., of Bucyrus spent
the week end with Mr.. and Mrs. j. |.
Luginbuhl.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Henry and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Marquart
and son Melvin spent Sunday evening
with Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Gossman
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Miller and
family were Sunday dinner guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Steiner and
family.
Mrs. Dwight Frantz and daughters
spent Wednesday with Mrs. Sam Bad
ertscher.
Mrs. Nancy Schick spent the past
week with Mr.. and Mrs. Doit Schick
and family of Columbus. Mr.. and
Mrs. Harold Schick and daughter
spent Sunday at that place and she
returned home with them.
Pvt. and Mrs. Leon Boedicker spent
Saturday evening at the Amos Lug
inbuhl home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Gratz called
Sunday afternoon on Mr.. and Mrs.
Amos Gratz at the Mel Zimmerly
home.
In honor of Pvt. and Mrs. Glen
Zimmerman of Pennsylvania, the fol-
lowing were Saturday dinner guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Reichenbach
and family. Pvt. and Mrs. thinner
man, Mrs. Dennis Zimmerman and
family of Ft. Wayne, Mr.. and Mrs.
Orrin Zimmerman and family of Mt.
Gilead, Mr.. and Mrs. David thinner
man and family and Mrs. Verl Reich
enbach and family of Beaverdam,
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Zimmerman and
family, Miss Bernice Zimmerman and
Mr.. and Mrs. Andy Hochstettler and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Marquart
spent Sunday afternoon with Mr.. and
Mrs. Faye Isham.
Mr.. and Mrs Robert Luginbuhl and
son Tommy of Clveland, Mrs. John
Luginbuhl, Jr., of Bucyrus and Mr..
and Mrs. j. |. Luginbuhl were Sat
urday evening supper guests of Mrs.
Herbert Luginbuhl and son Ray
Mr.. and Mrs. Mel Zimmerly accom-
panied by Eli Zimmerman of Wayne
county spent Sunday afternoon with
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Basinger and
family of Fostoria.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmer Badertscher
and family and Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Badertscher and sons were Sunday
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
Badertscher and son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Leiber spent
Monday evening at the Ed Marquart
home.
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Page Employees
Dinner

Employees of the Bluffton plant
of the Page Dairy company enjoyed
a turkey dinner and party at the
Walnut Grill last Wednesday night.
Forty-five were present, including
executives of the company: Henry
Page and Henry Page, Jr., Fred
Anspach and Louis Becker all of
Toledo.
Harry Turner, manager of the
Bluffton plant served as POSTMASTER
for the program following the din
ner which included business ses-
sion and annual reports.
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Button High School Notes

| cies in the faculty caused by the res
ignation of Mrs. Kennth Luginbuhl.
Miss Spar, senior at Ohio Northern,
has taken over the physical education
classes, and Miss Keel, formerly of
the Pandora schools, is teaching the
French and Latin classes.
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Ebenezer Broadcast

A mixed quartet will be heard on
the Ebenezer Mennonite church mu-
sical program to be broadcast at
$3.50 p. m. next Sunday from Find
lay radio station WIN. Singing
in the quartet are Jemima Lugibihl,
Mrs. Eldon Tschiegg, Waldo Off
stetter and Aaron Messenger. The
accompanist will be Mrs. Vinton
Bucher.
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CARD OF THANKS

We wish to express our apprecia-
ton for all the aid and sympathy
shown US during the illness and
death of our beloved father, G. III.
Barnes; also to those assisting at
the funeral and all who sent flowers.
The Children
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Settlement Notice

Persons knowing themselves in
debted to the late DR.. j. S. Steiner
or those having accounts against him
are requested to call at the resi-
dence for settlement.
Mrs. j. S. Steiner
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Radio Sermon

What To Do About Gossip" will
be the subject of the radio sermon
in the series Living Today, broad
cast by Rev. A. c. Schultz, of the
Ebenezer Mennonite church, from
Findlay radio station WIN at $3.50
p. m. this Friday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-01-06

Records from Ohio poultry focks
indicate a considerable decline in
average egg production in the fall
of 1943, as compared with production
in that period of 1912. Eggs are the
product of good poultry rations
times good flock management.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-01-06

Entered as second class matter at
the postoffice at Bluffton, Ohio,
under the Act of March 8, 1879.
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BLUFFTON MARKETS
Wednesday Morning

Grain (bushel prices)-Wheat
S1.63; new corn 92c; oats Toe & 75c;
soys $1.80.
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Masonic Lodge
Stated communication, Bluffton
Masonic lodge, Monday night at 7:30
o'clock. Examinations and work in
E. A. degree. d. B. Conrad, master;
Ralph Stearns, sec.
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Government food purchasing agen-
cies have released about 60,000,000
pounds of raisins from reserve stocks
for civilian use. Many civilians could
not buy raisins at Christmas time.
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Subscription rates: Year, $500;
six months, $1.25 anywhere in u. S.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-01-06

Published weekly at Bluffton, Ohio,
by the<Bluffton News Publishing and
Printing Co.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-01-06

Wedding Announced
Announcement has been made #
the wedding of Robert Slough, son
of Jay Slough of near McComb
formerly of Bluffton, to Miss Martha
Quinn, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Al
fred Quinn of kalida.
The wedding took place at st.
Michael's Catholic church of Kalida
last Wednesday morning, with Rev.
M. NJ. Muehe, pastor of the church
officiating. The couple will reside
in Findlay.
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Birthday Party
In honor of the third birthday an
niversary of little Mary Margaret
Steiner, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Nelson Steiner, fifteen friends were
entertained at her home on North
Lawn avenue at tea, Sunday after
noon. Refreshments were served
from tea table attractively decorat-
ed with yellow candles and red roses
and centered with large birthday
cake.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-14

handling necessary for distribution will be drastieally cut, Moreover, relative surpluses and Scarcities in the nations produce markets will be mlnimiZed, since distribution can he equaliSed,
 Business executives in metropoli- tan eenters welcome air cargo de- velopment because shipments can be made to firms in such places as Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, or Lima, Peru, in less time than 1t look Q little while ago to do business be- tween firms In New York and San Francisco,
 Highly profitable special order" business, for such things as bridal gowns of a desired color and size for next day rush delivery and mail order business with customers at distant places can be developed to an increasing extent,
 To back up their faith in air cargoS transportation, air.minded executives point to the impressive record of the Air Transport Com. mand, whose shipments during the first six months of l944 totalled 22,- 000,0o pounds of freight, valued at $7s. 100000, These shipments were made over global routes, many of them on regularly scheduled flights,