The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-08-17
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They say it isn't the heat-it's the
humidity -. that's the old story
we doubt it but we're hoping
something to get those two Siamese
twins, heat and humidity separated
and then find out which it is that
makes us hot under the collar-only
we aren't wearing any collars these
days -. and to add to other discom-
forts was that cricket invasion Mon
day night =. and locusts reminding
us that it will be less than 6 weeks
until frost and only three weeks
until school opens -. and vacancies
on teaching stats of the public schools
and college too =. and final word
on teaching staffs probably will be
held up until just before opening
dates !. and the way they signed
up for the 60 places on the Sports
mems club one day cruise on Lake
Erie Aug. IT left some late comers
in the lurch :. it'll be the last chance
for summer vacation before Labor
day-and the boys aren't laying any
heavy bets on a Labor day holiday
this year +. and speaking of one day
outings, remember way back when the
town used to close up every summer
about this time for the Cedar Point
excursion :. went over the old l.. E.
& w. and everybody packed big pic
mic basket and there were never
enough coaches for the crowd and
Charlie Hankish ran a refreshment
stand in the baggage car-had it filled
in the morning with ice cream and
pop and came back empty at night.
s. and the band in uniforms looking
so smart . and they played on the
boat between Sandusky and the Point
All Swinehart was leader-and
then came George Upton and the
boys shed their coats after the big
picnic dinner-but they had to lug
their horns around with thenl-all ex-
cept Hooligan Locher-he played the
piccolo and put it in his pocket f.. and
everyone had saltwater taffy and cot
ton candy-and nobody had ever heard
of a sugar stamp =. in the afternoon
the kids played on the beach-and
everybody went swimming in those
cotton bathing suits +. and the mer-
rygoround roller coaster and
nickelodeon :. and gay young blades
strolling nonchalantly thru the Break
ers lobby :. or taking up space in
lounging chairs on the veranda
those were the DAYS.
About the most permanent thing
we know of in the way of reunions is
that of the Black school of Orange
township which held its 35th annual
gathering last Thursday. The Black
school is no more. Whether for bet
ter or worse, it went with the little
red schoolhouses swept away in the
wave of Capitalization of the thir-
ties-but the reunion goes on. De-
spite gas and tire restrictions upwards
of 100 former teachers, pupils and
friends were in attendance this year.
Mrs. Wright Klingler is president for
next year, Faery Nonnamaker is
vice president and Fern Koch secre-
tary-treasurer.
The drought in Orange township
this summer has broken all known
records for that locality. The rain
last Saturday was the first for some
portions of the township since June
16-which after all is long dry spell
any way you look at it.
We call attention again to military
censorship regulations which forbid
publication of addresses of men in the
armed forces overseas or at ports of
embarkation. This explanation is made
because of numerous requests which
come for publication of such informa-
ton. It is permissible to state, for
instance that John Smith is in Eng
land, France, or other foreign desti-
nation. But what is not permitted is