davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-11-23
Robert COOney NOlU
Is Staff Sergeant

Robert K. Cooney, a former star
athlete at Bluffton High school, has
been promoted to the rank of staff
sergeant, it was announced this week
from 18th AAF headquarters in
Italy.
Last week word was received by
his wife the former Joan Patterson
that the Bluffton youth had received
the Army Air Medal for meritorious
service in the bombing of German
positions in Fortress Europe.
Sgt. Cooney is a nose turret gun
ner with a B-24 Liberator heavy
bombardment unit which has re-
ceived the Distinguished unit citation
for it's high altitude precision bomb
ing of an aircraft assembly plant
at Bad Voslau.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-11-23

Allen County Draft Board No. 3
has announced a number of rulings
on appeals in draft status cases.
Of six registrants engaged in ag-
riculture, five have been classified
in Glass la by the President, upon
appeal by the State Director.
These are:
Thomas V. Fetter, Harvey Hefner
and James r. Moser, all of Lima
rural routes; Wilbur Bunke, Wapak-
oneta and Roger Hall, Harrod.
A sixth registrant, Paul Samuel
Spallinger of Lima Route 3 was
placed in Glass lao.
Decisions in two cases have been
handed down from the District
Board of Appeals as follows:
Bryan Bennett Basinger, 331 So.
Jackson street, Bluffton. Classified
by Local Board in Class I'VE. Reg
istrant appealed. Board of Appeals
continued I'VE. Registrant is a
factory employe.
! John Richard Basinger, Route 2,
Columbus Grove. Classified by Local
Board in Ia. Registrant appealed.
Appeal Board continued in Class
IA. Registrant engaged in agricul-
ture.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-11-23
Births

The following births at Bluffton
hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Greding, Bluff
ton, a daughter, Paula Eileen,
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherwood Diller,
Ypsilanti, Mich, a daughter, Sally,
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Eddie, Pandora,
a daughter, Sandra Kay, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Reynolds,
a son, Charles Derold, Monday. Mr..
Reynolds is in the Navy and Mrs.
Reynolds is the former Josephine
Augsburger of this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ronald Kisseberth,
Ottawa, a son, David Paul, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lauren Berger, Dun
kirk, a son, Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Grieser, Mt.
Cory, a son, Steven Lewis, Nov. 8.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Dunson of Mt.
Cory, son, Tuesday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-11-23
QUIET OBSERVANCE
OF THANKSGIVING
in PROSPECT HERE
Union Services to be Held at
Reformed Church, Thurs
day Morning
Third Wartime THANKSGIVING
to Find Business and In
dustry Stilled

Buttons third wartime observance
of Thanksgiving on this Thursday
will find industry and business
suspended generally in observance of
the holiday, with most residents of
the town and community spending the
day in their own homes.
As usual the traditional Thanksgiv-
ing dinner at noon will be the high
spot of the day for most of the fam
lily circles in the area, with indications
that turkeys, ducks and geese will
grace only a few tables and that
chickens will be harder to get than in
years.
Opening event of the days activity
will be morning union church service
starting at 8 a. m. in the ST. Johns
Reformed church. Rev. Milton From
soc, new pastor of the Church of
Christ, will be the speaker.
No Mail
No mail deliveries will be made on
town or rural routes on Thanksgiving
Day and windows will be closed thru
out the day at the post office, Post
master Ed r. Reichenbach announced.
Outgoing mail, however, will be made
up and dispatched as usual.
Business generally will suspend for
the observance of the holiday, and To-
cal war industries will pause in cell
ebration of the holiday for the first
time since 1941.
Students in Bluffton High and
Grade schools will enjoy vacation
over the holiday weekend, beginning
with the close of classes Wednes-
day night.
Bluffton college will close only on
Thursday, and classes will resume on
Friday morning. This is in conform
ity with government requests that col
lege students refrain from travelling
during holiday periods.
Ordinarily Thanksgiving is a time
of exodus for many Bluffton motorists
who visited relatives in other parts
of the state. Tire and gasoline re-
strictions, however, will keep most
families of the community at home
this year for the third straight war
time Thanksgiving.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-11-23
Paul Wengers At
Lisbon, Portugal

Rev. and Mrs. Paul Wenger who
left the middle of September enroute
to India to resume their mission
work have arrived in Lisbon, Portu-
gal according to word received the
first of the week by Mrs. Harvey
Beidler of South Jackson street, sis
ter of Mrs. Wenger.
The trip to Lisbon was made by
boat. They will continue on their
way to India as soon as travel facili-
ties are available. Rev. and Mrs.
Wenger were previously engaged in
mission work in India under auspices
of the Mennonite denomination and
returned to this country shortly after
the outbreak of the present war.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-11-23
DOndUin MOser Gets
Army Advancement

Pfc. Donavin ". Moser, of Bluff
ton, has been promoted to the grade
of Technician Fifth Grade at Camp
Cooke, Calf. He is a graduate of
Bluffton High school, class of 1943,
where he was a member of the
school varsity baseball team and
won his letter in that sport.
Cpl. Moser is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Warren Moser of Bluffton. He
was inducted into the Army on
Dec. 8, 1943, and is on duty with
the 9th Infantry Division at Camp
Cooke, California.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-11-23
Cost Of Thanksgiving Dinner Will
Be Higher, Menu Different This Year
Turkeys, Ducks, Geese and Oys-
ters Scarce; Substitute Must
Be Found for Dinner
All FoOdstuffs Will Cost More
with Exception of Chicken
Which Sells for 31c

Thanksgiving dinners in Bluffton
homes this year will cost more than
during the pre-war era, and house
holders who cling to the old tradi-
tions will find the menu for the day
vastly changed from that usually
associated with the holidays meal
time celebration.
To begin with, turkeys will grace
the center of only q few Thanks
giving tables. Local produce dealers
advise they are not handling turkeys
this year because of an acute short
age of gobblers which prevents vol
ume buying.
One retail outlet the first of the
week quoted turkeys at 81 cents a
pound. This quotation represents
an increase of six cents per pound
over last year. Generally, however,
turkeys are unobtainable locally, un-
less an isolated farmer can be found
who has couple of extra birds for
sale.
CHICKEN REPLACES TURKEY
Because of the scarcity of
turkeys, the principal item on the
Thanksgiving menus of most Bluff
ton families this year will be chick
en-.
Despite a trend toward higher
prices for foodstuffs generally, the
cost of chickens is lower this fall
than in 1943. Top quality live
chickens, for example, are selling
for 81 cents pound, in contrast to
price of 35 cents prevailing last
year. Dressed chickens are "A
cents.
Ducks, quoted at SO cents a pound
retail, dressed, are very scarce, and
geese cannot be found on any local
markets.
OYSTERS SCARCE
Oysters also probably will be miss
ing from this years Thanksgiving
dinners, for they have been scarce
all fall and prospects of an ample
supply for the holiday are poor,
Price if available will be about SO
cents a pint. Last year they sold
for six cents less.
Cost of cranberries, another ira
ditional dish, has jumped sharply
upward for the second successive
year. This year they cost Bluffton
householders 38 cents a pound in
contrast to prices of 80 cents pre-
vailing last year and 20 cents in
1912. However, a lighter demand
for cranberries is expected, first, be-
cause of the higher prices and sec
ond because sugar must be added
and most residents have a limited
supply of that commodity.
Other side dishes also have ad-
vanced sharply in price. Celery is
27 cents a stalk this year, seven
cents more than in 1913. Head let
tuce is hard to get and many house
wives may have to substitute leaf
lettuce for the holiday dinner at
prices that are virtually the same
as those paid last season for. choice
head lettuce.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-11-23
1t. Peterson Gets
Army Air Medal

Second Lieut.. Harold l.. Peterson.
son of Mr.. and Mrs. L. Z. Peterson,
who resides in the Kibler apart
ments, has received the Army Air
Medal for meritorious achievement
in combat over Europe, and was
promoted to the rank of first lieu
tenant.
1t. Peterson is a bombardier on a
B-24 Liberator with the 392nd Heavy
Bombardment Group which has
flown in missions to Berlin, Poland,
Belgium, Holland, Norway and
France. Its Tooth mission was made
on D-Day in support of the initial
landings in Normandy.
He has written his parents that
he was missing in action for several
days but returned to his base in
time to stop kilograms informing his
family to that effect.
The action in which he was be-
lieved to have been missing was a
bombing mission over Germany in
which the plane was damaged by
enemy fire but the pilot with one
remaining motor succeeded in flying
200 miles over Belgium to land in
friendly territory. No one was in
jured but the plane was demolished.
1t. Peterson entered the air serv-
ice in January, 1943, after six years
in the National guard. His wife
and their son, David, live in Ada.
His parents both are employees of
The Triplett Electrical Instrument
Co., of this place.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-11-23
Senior Adviser At
Ohio Wesleyan u.

Miss Betty Steinman, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest Steinman of
South Lawn avenue has been named
as one of II senior advisers at Ohio
Wesleyan university, Delaware.
Miss Steinman will be a counsellor
to freshman on social or academic
problems during the year. She is
majoring in social service work.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-11-23
Observe Golden
Wedding Sunday

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Triplehorn
celebrated their Golden Wedding an
niversary at their home on South
Main street, Sunday.
A turkey dinner was served al
noon to the immediate family and
Rev. and Mrs. ID. F. Helms of Lima,
Mr.. and Mrs. M. NJ Murray and
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Grismore of Nc
Guffey. Rev. Helms officiated at the
wedding of the couple in Columbus
Grove on November IS, 1894.
The dinner table was centered
with a white TERED wedding cake
decorated in gold.
Mrs. Triplehorn is the former
Lille Murray, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. A. Murray, pioneer Blufftor
residents. Mr.. Triplehorn, former
mayor of Bluffton served in that
capacity for ten years, he was also
a former member of the board OF
education and active in civic affairs
His parents were Mr.. and Mrs
Conrad Triplehorn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Triplehorn have
lived their entire married life il
Bluffton and are the parents of five
children: Mrs. I. r. Donaghue Of
Fremont; Mrs. Paul Hochstettler anC
Edgar Triplehorn of Findlay; Muir
ray Triplehorn of Bluffton and 1t
Howard Triplehorn of the U. S
Navy. They also have seven grand
children.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-11-23
Robert KOOntz Is
Corporal In Army

Robert F. Koontz, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas J. Koontz, of Rural
Route One, Bluffton, has been adj
vanced from rank of private first
class to that of corporal at the
Army Air Field at Dyersburg, Tenn.
Prior to his enlistment in the
armed services, Corporal Koontz
graduated from Mt. Cory High
school.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-11-23
Combined ChOirs In
Concert Here Sunday

Combined choirs of the First Men,
MONTE church and st. John Mennon-
ite church of near Pandora will ap-
pear in young peoples concert at
the First Mennonite church here
Sunday night at 7:30 o'clock.
The chorus of fifty voices will be
directed by Mrs. James Suter of
Bluffton and Earl Lehman of Pam
dora. Special music will include
violin number by Alice Jean Bixe1
and a piano duet by Janice Welty
and Anna Ruth Lehman.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-11-23

A series of special services will
open at the Defenseless Mennonite
church next Monday night and con-
tinue through December 10, it is
announced by the pastor Rev. STAN
ley Rupp.
Rev. Reuben Short, pastor of the
Defenseless Mennonite church of
Archbold will be the speaker and
Mr.. and Mrs. liner Basinger of Pan
dora will have charge of the music.
Services will be held every night
at 1880 o'clock, excepting Saturday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-11-23
RluftOn Man To
Head Dairy Plant

Wayne Harris who has been en-
ployed. at the Page Dairy plant here
has been transferred to Weston,
Mich, to be manager of the Page
Dairy company's plant at that place.
Harris has assumed his duties at
that place. His family, however,
will continue to live here for the
present, later moving to Morenci,
Mich, near Weston.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-11-23
OUerSeuS Veteran
Leaves For Texas

Cpl. James Benroth who spent
three weeks furlough here after 30
months service in the Army Air
Transport Command in India, left
Monday for Dallas, Texas, where he
will be stationed at Love field. He
is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Benroth of North Main street.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-11-23
BIuftOn Girl Is In
University GIee Club

Miss Helen Greding of Bluffton
has been chosen as member of
Treble Clef, Bowling Green State
University Girls Glee club, it was
announced the first of the week. She
is the daughter of Mrs. L. T. Cred
ing of West College avenue and was
graduated from high school here
last spring.
The Bluffton girl who enrolled as
a freshman this fall was among
those chosen from a group of more
than 300 who tried out in competi-
tive examination. The club has a
membership of 90.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-11-23
Charles Patterson
Advanced To Captain

Charles A, Patterson, husband of
the former Carol Cookson, of this
place, has been promoted from rank
of first lieutenant to that of cap
tain at an Army air base in Eng
land.
Capt. Patterson is in the postal
division of the adjutant generals de-
partment. He is a graduate of
Bluffton college where he starred in
football.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-11-23
Moves To BlufftOn

Frank Neuenschwander, painter
and decorator is moving from Pan
dora next week into the Dearth
property on North Main street which
he purchased this fall.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-11-23
In England

Staff Sgt. Elmer Burkholder, Jr.,
has arrived in England, it was
learned the first of the week by his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Burk-
holder of Jenera, formerly of Bluff
ton.
The Apache sentinel., 1944-03-03

Division as a Medical Corps Off
Ger. He retained a commission in
the Medical Reserve Corps during
the years of peace, gaining a COM
mission as major in 1925.
On Monday morning Lit. Colonel
Conklin Giles learned that he had
been elevated in rank. The first
Negro to graduate from Cornell
Medical college, he has studied ex-
tensively abroad and has won sew
eral fellowships for his work in
pathology and surgery. Lit. Colonel
Giles has been president of the Ma
tional Medical association and was
chairman of that organizations Spe-
cial Defense Committee from 1888 to
1940 When he volunteered for army
service in June, 1912, he was attend
ing surgeon at Provident Hospital in
Chicago.
Later on Monday, 1t. Colonel Har-
old Thatcher, Chief of Medical Serv-
ices and head of the Department of
Venereal Diseases at Station Hos
ptial, was notified of his promotion.
He has served in his present capac-
ity since May, 1912, having received
leave from a position as head of
the Department of Dermatology and
Syphilology at Provident Hospital in
Chicago. Lit. Colonel Thatcher is at
present conducting an important
study on the effects of Penicillin,
the miracle drug" now being tested
in 10 army hospitals for use of the
armed forces of the country for all
types of infections, including venere-
al diseases.
The Apache sentinel., 1944-03-03
Copt. Jordan Heads
Fort Music Groups

Continued From Page One)
to continue the use of music as a
moralebuilde among troops now
on the road to intensive training for
overseas service.
This week finds the retired cap
tain back at Fort Huachuca, the
Post which he has immortalized in
song-back from an extensive tour
of Army camps in California, where
in interest of the USO he instigated
a variety of programs for morale
building, mostly musical Points
covered in the trip included Fort
McQuaide, Fort Ord and USO CEN
terS in Monterey, San Luis Obispo
The Apache sentinel., 1944-03-03
Institutions Get
SIPS from Fort

Continued floIn Page One)
money for the Improvement Of the
recreational facilities of their bar
racks.
Donation Unanimously Voted
Inasmuch as there are other
means available to provide funds
for the improvement of the recrea-
tional facilities of the barracks,
members of the group, at a special
meeting with the Post Commander,
acted unanimously upon the sug-
gestion that the sum be donated to
some worthy Institutions, particu-
larly those interested in Negroes.
Group Highly Praised
The letter of bestowal written by
Colonel Hardy was highly COM
mandatory of the duties performed
by the Special Service Group, spe-
officially pointed out the excellent
service in maintaining morale
among the soldiers at Fort Huachu-
ca and in supplying entertainment
for noteworthy occasions at neigh
boring communities.
The Apache sentinel., 1944-03-03
0erSOnnol
Personals

classified advertisements per-
~ tanning to help wanted, situa-
tiOns wanted, rides wanted or Of
fered, lost or found, and other mat
ters considered to be for the benefit
of Fort Huachuca or its personnel,
both military and civilian, will be
printed in this column free of
charge. Any advertisement will be
repeated upon request.
FOUND-One pair of dog tags with
following identification: William
McClaie, 36869177. Contact Pvt.
Virginia Blake, WAC Section, SOU
1922; phone 3243.
LOST-25 or 80 keys on a string,
lost in Fry. Keys have no value
to anyone but the owner. 1t is re-
quested that the finder turn keys in
to Post Adjutant. A liberal reward
is offered the finder.
The Apache sentinel., 1944-03-03
War Dept. Reveals
Life Insurance PIon

Continued rom rage One)
of securing group life insurance at
nominal cost.
Dues Are Low
Although employment in the War
Department. is requisite for obtain
ing this insurance, upon leaving the
government service, members may
retain the same insurance without
change of any kind, and simply by
continuing payment of the same
dues.
Dues are surprisingly low and the
War Department Beneficial Associa-
ton offers liberal amounts of in
surance Persons up to 35 years of
age, for example, may be insured for
$1,000 (or one unit for only $1.00 a
month. A $4,000 insurance policy Cor
two units) costs $500 a month; and
three units, or $4,000 costs only $500
a month. The amount Of insurance
issued, however, is determined by the
applicants insurance age upon the
effective date of each. certificate; ;
the insurance age being the appli-
cant's age at nearest birthday. The
amount of insurance granted does
not decrease with the members ad-
vancing age, and it remains in force
until death, provided prompt pay
ment of dues is continued.
Dues are payable monthly: but the
members may pay dues quarterly,
Semi-annually, or annually in adj
vance if it is more convenient. Re-
70; l1o IL @f
check or money order payable to
War Department Beneficial Associa-
ton and mailed to w. A. Kenyon,
Secretary Treasurer. 1915 Juniper
Street, N. W., Washington II, D. C.
Waiver in Disability
One salient advantage of the War
Department insurance plan is the
fact that the Associa tion valves your
dues in event Of total and permanent
disability occurring and originating
as the result of accidental injury
or disease prior to your fifty-fifth
birthday provided you have been
continuously insured for at least one
year Immediately preceding COM
mencement of disability. Upon seDa-
ration from government service you
may retain your full amount OF in
surance and original benefits with
no increase in dues because of the
termination of your employment.
Persons desiring to make out ap-
plications for membership in the As
Sociation should see Mr.. Williams at
the Civilian Personnel Branch. Be
cause there is only limited number
of application blanks on hand at the
present time, Mr.. Williams urges all
interested persons not to delay in
applying for the insurance forms.
Telephone number of the Civilian
Personnel director of Employees Re
lationS is 2152.
The Apache sentinel., 1944-03-03
Col. Hardy Sees
A Singing Fort

Continued From Page One)
the singing group which he hopes
will be developed, sit will be the
first thing I've asked them to do
that they wouldn't agree to do"
Systematically as he has set about
lessening Fort Huachuca'S isolation
and increasing its training media,
Col. Hardy has kept in mind the
Importance of recreational facilities
Wholesome entertainment and ed
ucational facilities are among the
things he has constantly sought to
provide for soldiers stationed here.
Closely connected with the training
program, designed to make Fort
Huachuca- trained soldiers among
the best-trained in the United
States Army, is the music program,
which the Post Commander con-
siders of paramount Importance
Wants to Aid Morale
He has done much to stimulate
soldier-morale by authorizing week
ly band concerts, regularly sched-
uled music Gnpreciation programs
as we'll as frequent swing band and
impromptu musical sessions. His
sympathetic attitude and great love
Of music has encouraged the blend
ing of music into almost every ac-
tivity on the Post; and outstanding
musical entertainment is constantly
sought for the Post.
Because of their great beauty and
easy adaptation for singing groups,
Negro spirituals are placed high up
in the category of song material
which Col Hardy favors; and mark
ed attention is given to the develop
ment of singing programs and Choir
al groups in all units attached to
Sou 1922.
1t was because of his intense in
terest in the development of mus
ical program which would boost
morale at Fort Huachuca, that Col
Hardy aided in the return of Capt
Joe Jordan to this Post and subse-
quently re-appointed him head of
musical activities here.
Program for Enlisted Men
Nor has the Post commanders in
terest in morale building facilities
of music ended there. Through his
interest, an enlisted man, S/Sgt.
Lawrence Whisonant was sent to
the School for Special Service at
Washington and Lee university,
Lexington, Va, in order to prepare
him for further leadership in musi-
cal activities at Fort Huachuca.
Moreover, every type of support and
cooperation is given the musical di-
rector and his colleagues in the Sc
lection and training of bandsmen
who play for enlisted mems and Of
ficer's affairs on the post and who
also journey from the Post to pro-
vide entertainment for civilians in
nearby communities. The military
band, under the direction of Sgt.
Claude Andrews and through the