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SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-06-15
Joseph H. Ball, U. S. Senator
from Minnesota:

"To me it is tragic that on the
eve of the great invasion. the rest
of the world does not even know
what the United States proposes
to do to keep war from happen
ing again.
"It's high time that we make
up our minds right now. Some i'll
this country underestimate the
power and influence of the United
States, but if we'll make up our
minds now, | think we'll find thar
the rest of the world will 60 along
with u.s.
William Green, president of the
American Federation of Labor
There are some in the ranks OF
labor who are anxious to get more
actively involved in partisan poll
tics. Such individuals woud sacri-
fee the future stability OF their
organizations for the sake of tenn
porary expediency.
THE American Federation of
Labor cannot afford such CANDLES
Ours is permanent organization
which has become permanent
part of the institutional life OF
America. :. We are in business
to stay, no matter which party
wins. m
LET us remember, even in the
heat of the political campaign,
that America will go on regard
les of which side wins.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-06-15
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES miro auaenblid,
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slrbeit nnflailen.
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merbeT, lpn Die 9lrbcitSjeoinaunaqn
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tont, bnB cs iih nid)t nm &onsentrr,
tionslager banoelt, in 0ie man slr
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nit Bomben'dofs oOcr llebcrniio.
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bel ser srbeit mlsSlbnltcn.
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lpeiter, oaB veS ser 3lped bleier Or.
beitser5iebungslager ut. aontraftper
breGern uno anccrcn urbeitsihelca
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bon slrbcitsois5iplin beimbringen
@enn bies erreidjt lit. IoIcn lie micocr
OIL lire friiheren Nrbeit5pIobe 5uriid
Oiirfen."
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fiir bieie rebeai ai,hen. arntbii6en ooct
friegsmiioen Grbeiter bcionoere Eager
bergeritbtet rcroen miiNen. Sic iolcr
nidt in ,peraroBerten Eoli5eigeiGns
niiien gebalten iperoen, oie iebt lbon
SageralsOebnngen mnCbmen meaen
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SoliSeifontroIle befinocn." IicIp Ga,
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|itGtte gcfiibrt peroen fGnneu. Gs
miro nod beIonoers bctout, onb bi2
9aeer mter ser Mts'hlirblihen lie.
beruahuna ser @eitopt Iinb.
Grbaltcn 80 Yicnuis pru Saa
Gorperlid Sur slrbeit lnaecignctc
Selte lollcn in ben Sagcrn niht ali,
gencmmen lueroen, oa es Scr 3mcf
Ser Eager lit, Teripnen 81 barter Cir
belt 81 er5ieben unoe ibncn sic 3iebe
oasu bei5ubringen. Sieiculgen, sic
DGbrcno oieies trainings franf lucr.
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ten f0nner, miiiien, ioba.O ibr @rs
IilnbbeitS5rltanN es crlauot, aus Sem
2ager entloiien meroen, nm sic Nerstc
81 entlaiten.
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Sabrifen geleiitcte slrbeit crbaltcn
oie r3oglinse" 90 Eiennig pro So9
(nad) oem ofii5ieuen &urs 20 GtS. J.
oie tie iiir &leinigfeiten oes tGalihen
Sebens, nie 3iaarettcu ui.r., perlpcn-
Sen oiirfen Die sSabritsleitlngen mil,
| len aber an bie 2ogerper,paltlmg oen
uollen slrbeitslobn Sablen. Ser ocnl
Sagelobn tiir ,meelernte slrbeiter
plus 10 Ero5ent entlpridt. Sappn
oarf boditens bis sll elmer @tnrf tag.
lif fir Giien abgesogen merocr,
uenn bieIes bon Ser 6abcif eeliefert
'mirb. slls Hegel iollen sic 9aserin
| iaiien n5er inn Eager elien.
/
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-06-15
ANSWERS
See Questions on page S.

See Questions on page S.
|. Despair.
= Iceland.
3. Canon.
4. Walt Whitman.
5. Aida.
g. Madagascar.
7. Capt. John Smith.
8. Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic
oceans.
9. Lucia di Lammermoor' by
Donizetti.
10. Vatican City in Rome.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-06-15
3eitbilH i,it Spieeel Scr
preiie

Ser vWaibineton Star" mill oil
Sppoiition gegeu eincn roierten Ser
min" niht 10 :r0rtlib genommen mi
len nno iaat, Sic Sppoiition iei an
'Se!ten ser 9cmofraten getpeipn, aIs
Dor Sesubrcn sic &eoe BON ser @ieoer,
einiet.ng oes YrGlioenten Coolidge
getpelen lei. 9as 9latt fomlnt gum
Sbluiie, oaB es ~san3 barauf on
fommt, tpslhe Partei seraSe i'm Mmt'
it,"
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-06-15

-&Gie miro iih friih bnlten, tper:
man i'm in Elm nit SnlSraiier be.
ieud)tetes Suf luifelt.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-06-15
La Guardia, Mayor of New York

."Although we achieve interna.
tional peace, there is no peace for
MANY of us in another war - a
war that we must wage, that John
Purroy Mitchell waged in his time,
that we will continue to wage un-
til we have eliminated the forces
poverty so that God-given wealth
may be enjoyed peaceful by all
of evil, in justice, exploitation and
the people of the world"
Evening star., 1944-10-25
BY ALICE EvERSMAN.

The brilliant playing of Rudolf
Firkusny. Czech pianist, as soloist
on the first program of this season
vealed talent that brings new life
and vitality to the pianistic art. The
concert last night at Memorial Con-
tinental Hall was ip honor OF the
Ambassador of CzechoslovakiR and
Nine. Hurban and drew a distin-
guished audience. With one excep-
ton, Brahms Quintet, op. a." the
program was devoted to Czech COM
poSers, featuring Smetana, Dvorak
and the contemporary composer,
Bohuslav Martinu.
The latter's Fantasy and Rondo"
was Mr.. Firkusny's first offering and
the first performance in Washing
ton of this work, which was COM
posed during the troubled days Of
1910 in France. The deep sympathy
of Mr.. Firkusny's approach to this
music was matched by digital flu
ency that made light of the difficult
passages. 1t was feat Of endurance
and brilliant display that few plan
lists could equal and the storm of
applause that greeted the artist at
the end was a tribute from a greatly
stirred audience.
Mr.. Frkusny is endowed with all
the attributes of a great artist. To a
matchless technique he brings an
unbounded temperament that yet
has its sensitive side, and a keen
intelligence. All of this combined to
bring out the tremendous sentiments
Martinu has incorporated in his
work. 1t is anguish, turbulence,
frivolity and poetic longing warning
for expression, a chaotic mixture
Evening star., 1944-10-25
THE EVENING STAR, Washington q. G.
WEDNESDAY. ocTosER as 1874
Pianist Firkusny Is Brilliant
In Chamber Guild Concert

through which shines occasionally 4
serene sentiment. Martinu has writ
ten this work ss II al the upheaval
Of forces men have faced these last
years flowed through him into the
music, which bears as basis, however,
the imprint Of the tragic fate of the
composers homeland.
Smetana's Polka in r sharp
minor" Polka In A minor" and
"Furiant" completed Mr.. Firkusny's
solo numbers. Here again his ex-
traordinary gift and great facility
underscored the native character
istlcs Of the music Of fire, rhythm
and sentiment rs clearly as he did
in Martinus more modern treatment
Of the same elements. Several re-
Evening star., 1944-10-25

calls that finally won an encore
completed the artists success.
In keeping with the Czech charac-
ter Of the program. the Guild Quar-
tet chose one d Dvorak's sunniest
and most nationalistic quartets, that
Of opus 81, for the opening number. A
new violist, Nathaniel Gordon. now
assists the former members of the
String Quartet, Mishel Piastro and
Harold Kohon. violinists, and Mar
eel Ancher, cellist. Their playing
Evening star., 1944-10-25
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Evening star., 1944-10-25

showed q finer sense Of balance, q
wider range Of nuances and q
smoother blending of tone. The pro.
gram concluded with Brahms taxing
Quintet. op. 34,' with Mr.. Kirkusny
playing the piano section which the
composed gave to that instrument al
the suggestion of Clara Schumann.
Evening star., 1944-10-25

45 miles northwest Of Belgrade, by
Marshal Tito's Partisans.
The capture OF Petrovaradin, just
across the Danube from the Bel
grade- Budapest rail junction, by
Russian and Yugoslav forces also
was announced,
Evening star., 1944-10-25

Ninety per cent of the Bangor,
England, post Office clerks have gone
to war.
Evening star., 1944-10-25
Marriage License
Applications

Under D. c. ldUs, couples must
apply for marriage license on
one day, ,Uait three tull days and
receiDe their license on the fifth
day. Sundays and holidays are
counted the same as other days.
Evening star., 1944-10-25
Tito Forces Take Town
Northwest Of Belgrade
ny the Associated Press

LONDON, Oct. 25.-The Free
Yugoslav radio announced today the
capture of NoW Sad on the Danube,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-10-19
With The Sick

Clyde Waltz, formerly of Bluffton,
is i'll with complications and bed
fast at his farm home near Colum-
bus Grove.
Clarence Lehman, former Bluffton
college graduate who has been SER
iously i'll at his home in Potsdam,
N. Y, is reported improved. Upon
the advice of physicians, Lehman
who is head of a state teachers col
lege will take a leave of absence for
benefit of his health.
Condition of Mrs. Mary Matter,
patient at Bluffton hospital who un-
derwent an operation recently, re-
mains about the same.
William Badertscher who has been
quite i'll at his home north of Bluff
ton is somewhat improved.
Richard, 13-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Burkholder living
on the Menno Augsburger farm
north of Bluffton was attacked BY
a cow, Tuesday evening, sustaining
cuts about the neck and abdomen
He was taken to the Bluffton hos.
pital where his condition was re-
ported satisfactory Wednesday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-10-19
Outdoor Wedding
On College Campus

Wedding of Miss Elizabeth Locher,
daughter of Mrs. Samuel Locher of
South Jackson street to Harvey Hos
kins of Pleasant Plain, Iowa, was
solemnized in an outdoor setting on
the Bluffton college campus We'd
nesday morning at IL o'clock.
The officiating minister was Rev.
Forrest Musser of the Grace Men
MONTE church, Pandora, pastor of the
bride. Attendants were Miss Mary
Locher, sister of the bride and Err
nest Mills of Straughn, Ind, friend
of the bridegroom.
Those present were: Mrs. Locher,
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbert Welty, James
and Ruth, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Rode
hefer and Jonathan, Mr.. and Mrs.
Chris Locher, Mr.. and Mrs. Leland,
Diller, Mrs. Mary Diller, Mrs. Err
nest Mills, and Mrs. Forrest Mus
ser. A wedding luncheon was served
to the guests at the home of the
bride following the ceremony.
The couple left shortly after for
short wedding trip which will in
clude a visit at the home of the
groom's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Gil
bert Hoskins of Pleasant Plain, la.
They will then return to Trenton,
North Dakota, where the groom is
at present in Civilian Public Service.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-10-19
Army Air Medal, Oak Leaf Clusters
For Gerald Caris, Missing In Action
Wife Receives Awards i'm Pre-,
sentati0n at Ft. Wayne Air
Field Tuesday
Orange Township Sergeant Mis-
sing Since Plane Was Lost
Last March s

The Army Air medal and two oak
leaf clusters were presented Tues
day at Baer Field, Ft. Wayne, to
Mrs. Veldean Carts, wife of Staff
Sergeant Gerald Carts, of Orange
township, who has been reported
missing since a bombing raid over
Germany last March s.
Since Sgt. Caris' plane was shot
down, eight of a crew of 10 have
been accounted for as prisoners of
the Germans, but the ORANGE town
ship man still is reported missing.
Carts was a ball turret gunner on
the plane, and he and another gun
ner are the only two crew members
who have not been heard from.
His medal and the two oak leaf
clusters were awarded to his wife
at a retreat parade at Baer Field.
Mrs. Carts WAS accompanied TO -.
Wayne for the presentation by her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Mos
er, west of Bluffton, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph Carts, of Orange town
ship, parents of her husband. The
party returned home late Tuesday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-10-19
Orange TWp. Couple
Are We'd IS Years

Mr.. and Mrs. j. d. Cummans of
Orange township celebrated their
65th wedding anniversary at their
home near Riley Greek Baptist
church, Sunday. A family dinner
at noon was followed by open house
in the afternoon.
Mrs. Cummans, 85 and his wife
81, are members of pioneer Orange
township families. Mrs. Cummans
was Emma Gorby before her mar
riage.
They have one son Elmer Cum
mans of Williamstown; two daugh-
ters Mrs. Laura Wagner of Bluff
ton and Mrs. Lula Wagner of Ada !;
seven grandchildren; ten great
grandchildren and one great great
grandchild. Mrs. Cummans also
has a sister, Mrs Leanna Mann of
Detroit and brother, Sam Gorby of
Orange township.
Five generations represented at
the gathering Sunday were Mrs.
Cummans, her daughter, Mrs. Laura
Wagner, granddaughter Mrs. Harry
Ewing, great granddaughter, Mrs.
Paul Geiser and great great grand
son, Ronnie Geiser, all of Bluffton
and Orange township.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-10-19
Huge Bomb Bay Sections For Super
FOrtesses Trucked Thru Bluffton

Blutfton residents Who have been
curious about the enormous trucks
measuring 55 feet from bumper to
tail light and almost 10 feet wide
carrying canvas swathed loads, which
have roared thru town on the Dixie
highway for several months, finally
learned this week what cargo was
being carried by the giant vehicles.
Huge B-29 super-f fortress bomb
hay sections manufactured in Akron
are being transported on the trucks
to Omaha, Nebraska. For months
the nature of the cargo carried by
the large trucks has been a carefully
guarded secret, because of military
security purposes.
Trucks were needed to transport
the bomb bay sections inasmuch as
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-10-19
Couple Is We'd
In PeniberUilIe

Marriage of Miss Ina Jean Mont
gomery, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Gilbert Montgomery of Bluffton and
Pfc. Leland Badertscher, son of Mr..
and Mrs. A. c. Badertscher of Pan
dora took place last Wednesday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in the home
of Rev. Roy Longnecker in Pember-
vile, former pastor of the bride.
Preceding the ceremony Miss Phyl-
lis Basinger, friend of the bride
played two piano numbers Il Love
You Truly" and ooh Perfect Love-,
also the traditional wedding marches
for the entrance and exit of the
bridal party.
The ceremony was performed in
the parsonage living room. The
bride was attired in a teal blue suit
with gold blouse and brown acces-
sories. She carried her mothers
wedding handkerchief. Her corsage
was white gardenias and her only
ornament was a string of pearls,
the gift of the groom.
Miss Geraldine Montgomery, sis
ter and bridesmaid wore poudre blue
crepe and gardenia corsage. Ken
meth Walters was best man.
The brides mother wore a poudre
blue dress with red rose bud cor.
sage. Dress worn by the mother OF
the bridegroom was navy blue with
corsage of red roses. Following q
wedding dinner the couple motoreo
to Dearborn, Mich, returning Fri.
day.
The bride, a graduate of Mt. Cory
high school is employed at the Trip
lett plant. The groom, graduated
from Pandora high school and is
stationed at Elgin Field, Florida
Mrs. Badertscher will accompany heI
husband to Florida at the termina-
tion of his furlough.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-10-19
323 NAMES WILL
BE ON BLUFFTON
AREA HONOR ROLL
Legion and Legion Auxiliary
Plan to Dedicate Honor Roll
on Armistice Day
List of 323 Men and Women
Who Will Be HOnored An
nounced by Committee

Names of 323 Bluffton community
men and women in their country's ser
vice will appear on the World War II
honor roll which is to be dedicated
here on Amstice Day.
The honor roll will be erected on
Bluffton High school grounds facing
Main street, and on it will appear the
names of former students in Bluffton
schools who claimed Bluffton as their
home address when leaving for the
service.
Paying tribute to those who went
into uniform from here by means of
the honor roll is sponsored by the
American Legion and the Legion Aux
iliary and a committee of II from
those two organizations is in charge
of the arrangements.
Announcement of a list of names
was made this week by the committee,
and the names which follow will be
those which will appear on the honor
roll.
Any corrections in spelling or adj
ditions to the list should be reported
before November l to Mrs. Millen
Geiger, 257 South Lawn avenue. Any
one called into the service between
now and November l also should be
reported to Mrs. Geiger.
Present honor roll listings is as fol-
lows:
A
Althaus, Ralph; Amstutz, Evan !;
Amstutz, James; Amstutz, Morris !;
Amstutz, Raymond; Amstutz, Viii
helm IL; Amstutz, William Jr.
Anderson, Ebert; Andrews, Fred ;
Andrews, Harold; Andrews, Robert.
Arnold, Lloyd, Jr.; Augsburger,
Elias, Jr.; Augsburger, Eugene;
- (Gpntinued on page q
~
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-10-19
Marine Captain,
Wounded, Is Here

Richard "Dick" Backensto, former
Bluffton college graduate who en-
listed in the Marine corps and rose
to the rank of captain and was twice
wounded in the South Pacific area
was in town for several hours, Tues
day afternoon.
He was accompanied by his wife,
the former Frances Jones of Del
phos, also graduate of the college
here. On arriving in Bluffton the
couple were met by his brother, John
Backensto who together with the lat
ter's wife and little son of Joliet,
Ill, are visiting at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Kohl
of West College avenue.
While in the South Pacific, Capt.
Backensto met many Bluffton boys
stationed in that war theatre, he
said while here Tuesday.
He was wounded in assaults on
Bougainville and Guam and flown by
plane to Hawaii where he was hos
pitalized. He and his wife are now
enroute to Philadelphia where he
will receive further medical treat
ment and visit his parents at Al
lentown, Pa.
Capt. Backensto was graduated
from Bluffton college in the class of
1910 and was an outstanding stu
dent and athlete. His wife is a
graduate of the class of 1941.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-10-19
FORMER BLUFFTON
man IN c. p. S.
CAMP IS KILLED
George Watkins Struck BY
Falling Tree While Build
ing Road
Accident Occurs in Oregon
Son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robt. Watkins

George Watkins, 30, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Watkins, of Spring St,
was killed by a falling tree Friday
morning while working with crew
engaged in making road thru the
forest near Oldport, Oregon.
Watkins was stationed at the Civil
ian Public Service Camp at Oldport
He had lived at Atol, Idaho, before
going to camp.
A telegram informing his parents
of his death was received on the same
day he was killed by the falling tree
Watkins left here about five years
ago for Oregon and Idaho where he
was employed on a railroad. He had
been in the c. p. S. camp about one
year. He was last home in Bluffton
two years ago.
Burial was at Spirit Lake, Idaho,
near his old home. No one from here
attended the funeral
He is survived by his wife, the
former Lois Breshears, of Atol, Idaho.
whom he married last June 4.
Other survivors include his parents
of this place, three sisters, Mrs. Sylvia
Shmerl, of Chicago; Mrs. Anna Wind,
of Washington, H.; Mrs. Alice Welty,
of Wauneta, Neb.; three brothers,
Robert Watkins of Selma, Ala, in the
Army Air Corps; Roy and Mari Wat
kins at home.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-10-19
Var Chest Drive
Under Way Here

House-to-house solicitation of Bluff
ton in the Third Allen County War
Chest campaign is progressing on
schedule this week, and those in
charge of the drive hope to have it
completed by Saturday.
More than 100 women canvassers
are handling the solicitation under
the direction of Mayor Wilbur A.
Howe and Mrs. Augusta Steiner, CO.
ehaiImen of the campaign in Bluff
ton.
Funds contributed to the War
Chest are distributed among II war
relief and service agencies, with the
USO and its various services to
Americas men and women in uni
form being the principal beneficiary.