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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-09
Minister To Seek
Army Chaplain Post

Rev. Ernest Bigelow, pastor of
the Bluffton and Rockport Presbyter-
ian churches will make application
shortly to serve as chaplain in the
armed forces. He made the an
nouncement to the congregations of
his charge at the services last Sun
day morning.
Pending his acceptance and call tc
active service he will continue his
work here. His wife and little son
will continue their residence in
Bluffton, according to present plans
Sentiment among members of the
two congregations appeared to favor
granting the minister leave of alb
sence for the duration and a return
to the pastorate here after the close
of the war. He has served the Bluff
ton and Rockport churches here since
the summer of 1912.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-09
Rites On Monday For
Former Local Woman

Mrs. Elsie Mikes, 81, former
Bluffton resident, died Friday night
at her home in Lima after an illness
of several years.
The family lived in Bluffton on
North Main street about 25 years
ago.
She was born in Hernrigen, Switz-
erland and was a member of the
First Evangelical and Reformed
church of Lima.
Survivors include daughter, Miss
Bertha Mikes, at home; one broth.
er, Fred Blush of Hardin county
and sister Mrs. Elizabeth Facouex
of Switzerland.
Funeral services were held Mon.
day in the Siferd and Son funera
home at Lima. Rev. Paul Graeser
pastor of the church of which sh,
was member, officiated. Buria
was in Lima.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-09
Reanas To Be Speaker
At Booster Banquet

The sixth annual Booster banquet
of Bluffton college will be held IN
the local high school gymnasium
Friday evening, March "a.
Speaker for the occasion will be
Frazier Reams, who is widely known
as a public speaker, and has held
many positions of responsibility IN
public life, including that OF collect
or of internal revenue of the Toledo
district. Reams will be a Demo-
cratic candidate for governor OF
Ohio at the coming primary election
Rluffton's Booster banquet has
been steadily gaining favor with
friends of the college. Supported
only by a few devoted friends OF
the school in its first year, the ban
ouet has grown in size, until a to
tai of approximately $50 tickets was
sold last year.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-09
Bluffton Area Feels
Howling,
FOur-Day Storm Brings Rain,
Sleet, Snow, and Ice; Sum
shine Breaks Thru Too
Biting Wind Whips Snow Into
Deep Drifts Saturday; Ice
Is Bad On Highways

Another driving snowstorm Tues
day night continued the four-day
blast of a howling wintry northeast
er that roared thru the area begin
ming last Saturday on the heels of a
torrential downpour of rain Friday
night.
Over the four-day period the
weatherman has provided typical
March vagaries of weather, includ-
ing transforms, sleet, ice, snow, high
wind and drifted roads.
Saturdays snowfall, recorded at
three and one-half inches, was whip
ped across open fields by the severe
wind to form drifts on many roads
as deep as five feet, and ice-coated
highways further added to the haz
ards of automobile travel.
Sundays bright sunshine melted
much of the snow, but the water
froze again on Sunday night Il
sheath highways with a treacherou
covering of ice.
| Mondays weather brought anothel
rainstorm and with slightly highe
temperatures prevailing residents o
the area had hoped the wintry as
sault was ended.
The mercury began falling agail
TUESDAY, afternoon. however. and i
stood near the 15-mark on most ther
mometers Wednesday morning. Snow
fall Tuesday night came by fits an
starts, and a driving March win
continued to howl around corner
and down the streets of the tow
without abatement.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-09
Former Resident Dies:
Burial Here ThurSdau

Remains of Earl Zeller, 65, former
Bluffton resident, will be brought
here for burial at Maple Grove ceme-
terry where graveside services will be
held Thursday morning at 10:30
o'clock.
Zeller died Tuesday at the Toledo
hospital where he had been a pa
tient for the past forty years.
He was the son of the late M. E.
and Nancy Zeller. Surviving are
two brothers, J. A. Zeller of Shelby
vile, Ind, and Paul Zeller of San
Diego, Calf, and two sisters, Mrs.
Winifred O'Brien of Ashtabula and
Miss Lillian Zeller, Ft. Wayne.
Rev. A. F. Albro of the Missionary
church will officiate at the services
here.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-09
Births

A daughter, Christine Marie, was
born to Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Wells of
Lima, Wednesday morning. Mrs.
Wells is the former Victoria Habeg-
ger, who was student in Bluffton
college.
The following births at Bluffton
hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Arnold of
Columbus Grove, a son, Lynwood
Lee, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Steiner of
Bluffton, a daughter, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Perkins OF
Leipsic, daughter, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Lugibill OF
Pandora, a daughter, Karen Kay
Saturday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-09
Announce Beagle
Schumacher WeddinQ

Announcement has been made of
the wedding of Miss Rachel Beagle
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Beagle of Orange township and Ray
Schumacher, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilbert Schumacher residing north
west of Bluffton.
The wedding took place, February
% at the Evangelical church par
sonage in Mt. Cory with Rev. Irwin
Kaufman, the pastor, officiating, US
ing the single ring ceremony. The
couple was unattended.
The bride is instructor in home
economics at Cridersville high school
and is graduate of Bowling Green
State university. Mr.. Schumacher is
engaged in farming.
The couple will make their home
for the present with the brides par
ents.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-09
Last Rites At Lima
For Former Resident

Funeral services for Calvin Lory,
54, Bluffton native, were held at the
Davis, Miller and Son funeral home
in Lima, Tuesday afternoon.
Lory, a conductor on the Nickel
Plate railroad, suffered a heart at
tack in the caboose of a freight
train Friday morning and was re-
moved to the Fostoria City hospital
where he died Sunday.
The son of Ferdinand and Cath
crime Lory, he was born near Bluff
ton July 2, 1889. Surviving are his
mother residing in Bluffton and his
wife Esther, two sons, Howard and
Russell Lory and brother, E. E.
Lory, all of Lima.
Officiating at the funeral service
was Rev. E. j. Penhorwood of Lima
South Side Church of Christ of
which Lory was member. Inter
ment was in Memorial park ceme-
terry, Lima.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-09
Junior Red Cross To
Collect Games, Books

Members of the Junior Red Cross,
composed of Grade school students,
will canvass the town this Friday
and Saturday for donations of games
and pocket books to be sent to sol
diers and sailors in service hos
pitfalls.
Games desired include such favor,
ties as checkers, chess, parchesi
monopoly, dominoes, Chinese check
ers, etc.
Pocket books also are needed at
hospitals particularly those of the
mystery variety, it was announced
Miss Mary Sypos is directing the
drive and urged residents of the
town to cooperate with the Junior
Red Cross unit in making the can
vass success.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-09
NEARLY five MILES
OF ROAD IN Twp.
WILL BE IMPROVED
1882 Re-Surfacing Program to
Be Started Early This
Spring In Township
Additional Work Is Planned For
Next Fall; BlufftOn Maps
Street Repair Plans

Re-surfacing of four three-quarters
miles of Richland township roads at
cost of s2,892 will be completed this
spring in highway improvement pro-
ject sponsored by the township trus-
tees and Allen county commissioners.
Roads included in the spring pro-
gram now are hard-surfaced and the
improvements will consist of adding
one-inch "hot-mix" layer of stone
chips and heavy asphalt road tar.
Included in the re-surfacing pro-
gram are two miles of the Grismore
road from the Peter Lehman corner
east to the Pandora road at the Trip
lett farm; one mile of the Pandora
road from the Putnam county line
south to the Grismore road; and one
and three-quarters miles of the Yant
road, going north from the highway
on the Richland- Monroe township line.
Share Cost
For the spring improvement in
Richland township, the Richland trus-
tees have appropriated 1882, and
the county commissioners will provide
the additional $1,000 needed to defray
the cost.
A continuation of the road program
next fall will find the commissioners
re-surfacing another three and one
half miles of road on the Richland
township portion of the Allen-Han-
cock county line beginning at the
jackson township line and going
north.
Road improvements in Richland
township are included in $175,O00
Allen county program which will
start early in the spring and continue
thru the summer and fall months
More than 1913 miles of roads will be
treated during the season, it was an
nounced.
Richland township roads are in good
condition generally, the trustees re-
ported this week, and there has beer
a minimum of winter damage so far
No load limits will be posted unless
the roadbeds become softened by con-
tinued rains.
Limited to improvements
Road improvements this year VII
be confined to reconditioning present
hard-surfaced roads. 1t is impossible
to obtain road oil used as the foun'
dation for hard-surfacing new roads.
Work on the roads will be started as
soon as weather is favorable, County
Engineer Hobart Mumaugh reported
This will likely be the latter part OF
April or early in May.
Bluffton village also is planning al
expanded street repair program thu
wear, but final plans for the improve
ments have not been drafted.
Because of restriction OF materials
there was no general street repail
program last year except for emer'
gency patching.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-09
Funeral Friday For
Paul d. Klingler

Paul Donald Klingler, 10, died
Wednesday morning at the home of
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman
Klingler, two miles west of Lafay-
cite. His death followed a three
months illness. The body is at the
Paul Diller funeral home from
where it will be removed to the home
of the parents, Wednesday night.
Funeral services will be held Fri
day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at
Pleasant View Church of the Breth-
rem of which he was member. Rev.
Clarence Bowman will officiate and
burial will be in Lewis Grove ceme-
terry.
Survivors besides his father and
mother include two brothers, John
and Charles, both at home.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-09
Former Local Man
In Red Cross Work

Lysle Burkholder, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Sam Burkholder of this place,
has accepted an appointment for
service with the American Red Cross
and will be sent to Alaska for active
duty this spring.
He has been teaching in the high
school in a suburb of Las Vegas,
Nevada. where he resigned his posi-
tion recently to accept the Red Cross
appointment.
Burkholder who was enroute to
Washington for two weeks training
stopped here and spent several days
with his parents the past week. His
family will remain in Nevada for the
present.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-09
Large Majority OF Bluffton People
Attend Church, Survey DisclOses
Auto Tag Sales
Soar Despite Gas
And Tire Curbs

DLUFFTON motorists have no
- thought of giving up driving
despite wartime rationing of
gasoline and tires, if the volume
of auto tag sales is any indica-
tion.
Instead of waiting until the
last day of March, motorists
are buying early this year and
as a result sales for the first
six days are more than three
times the volume compared to
the same period last year accord
ing to report from Clayton Bixel,
local registrar.
Sales this year from March l
to totalled 265 passenger car
licenses and S3 trailer tags. Last
years sales for the same time
were 72 passenger and IL trailer
licenses.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-09
Er-Relief Worker
Is Vesper Speaker

DR.. Harold Stauffer Bender, dean
of Goshen college, Goshen, Indiana,
will speak at the monthly Bluffton
college vesper service in Ramseyer
chapel at 3 p. M, Sunday. Also on
the program will be special musical
selections provided by the college
women's choir, under direction of
Professor Russell A. Lantz.
DR.. Bender has served as Dean of
Goshen college since 1880. During
that time he has travelled and stu
died widely. He spent some time
in Europe in connection with relief
work there. At the present time he
IS serving as assistant secretary OF
the Mennonite Central committee.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-09
BOgart Re-App0inted
To Election Board

M. M. Bogart, of South Main
street, has been reelected chairman
of the Allen county board of elec-
tions, it was announced this week.
Last week he was re-appointed as
Democratic member for a four
year term by Secretary of State Ed
ward ]. Hummel.
There was one change in the board
membership, Dewey Fetter of Lima
being named as Republican to sue.
ceed Clarence Mumaugh. Othe,
members are j. M. Jacobs, Republi.
lean and F. w. Durbin, Democrat.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-09
Finishes Army School

Raymond Dale Crawford, ia, has
been graduated from FM school at
the Holabird Signal Depot, Balti-
more, Nd, and is qualified for furth-
er assignment with the u. S. Army.
He is the husband of Mrs. Treva
Crawford, of Bently road, and the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. L. d. Craw-
ford of Mt. Cory.
Before entering the service he was
employed at the Triplett Electrical
Instrument Co. of this place.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-09
Son OF George Sigg
Hurt In Plane Crash

Ensign Robert A. Sigg, bombardier
and navigator with the u. S. Navy
air force, has been wounded in ac-
tion in the South Pacific, it was
learned this week.
He is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Sigg, of Ashtabula. Mr.. Sigg
was a former instructor in voca-
tional electricity at Bluffton High
school, and left from here to go to
Ashtabula where he accepted SIM
liar position.
Ensign Sigg was injured in a
plane crash on Christmas day near
the Maxim islands. He is in an
Auckland, New Zealand, hospital.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-09
Promotions

Word has been received by Mrs.
Lyle McCarty, the former Victoria
Moser, that her husband who is sta
toned in India has been promoted
to the rank of sergeant.
Francis A. Lugibihl, son of Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. j. Lugibihl of North
Spring street now stationed at Pearl
Harbor has been promoted from
G. M. sc to G. M. &c, it was an
nounced the first of the week.
Myron C. Welty, son of Mrs. Elva
Zimmerly of near Bluffton has been
promoted to the rank of first lieu
tenant at the Army Air forces bonn
bardier school at Big Springs, Texas
His wife spent the past two weeks
here at the Zimmerly home.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-09
Lucille Hilty To Be Overseas
Hospital Aide For Red Cross

Miss Lucille Hilty, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. C. d. Hilty, of Spring
street, will be assigned as Red
Cross worker in some overseas war
zone following the completion of pre-
llminary training in this country, it
was learned this week.
Her application as hospital staff
aide in military and naval welfare
service has been accepted by the Red
Cross, and she will begin her train
ing in Washington d. c., on March
81.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-09
COUNTY AGENTS TO
HELP IN OBTAINING
farm DEFERMENTS
Farmers of Draft Age Must
Produce Minimum of Six
teen Food Points
Agricultural Observers Feel
Draft Boards Will Not Take
Too Many Farm Workers

Redistribution of deferred farm
workers to conform to the new
stringency of Selective Service pro-
cedure is keeping county farm agents
busy in this area, as registrants
complete their registration to show
they are producing minimum of 16
food or fiber unNs.
Many agricultural observers do
not believe a great number of bona
fde farm hands will be taken, out
side of some of the younger single
men, and county agents are working
closely with draft boards in provid-
ing data on registrants.
Most of the farmers in this area
already are producing more than the
required Is units, and those who
have less than the minimum can
easily add to their total by counting
the units they help produce thru
exchange work with neighbors, such
as silo filling, combining, hay baling
and other jobs.
Purpose of sRe-Survey
In some sources it is felt the real
purpose of the re-survey of farm
deferments is to make sure that each
deferred worker produces a maxi.
mum food output, or at least that
none produce below minimum.
Plenty of work remains to be done
on the farms in this area, and mer
still on the farms viii have M
trouble making sufficient numbel
of units. The responsibility of th'
farmer obtaining in writing a recor'
of production is entirely his, how
| ever.
With respect to Selective Servic
recommendation that men be re
placed with women, agriculture OBJ
servers pointed out they feel womel
adapt themselves bettentto industria
jobs than to farm work.
| Greatest production from farm
can be maintained only if the me
/ now on farms arr Dermitted to re
main there, they declared.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-09
Filing DeadIine Near
For Primary Election

Candidates who plan to seek nomi-
nations for county, district and state
offices in the May 9 party primary
election must file nominating petit
tions with the Allen county board of
elections no later than $50 p. m.
Eastern Standard Time, Friday of
this week.
Announcement of the filing dead
line was made as officials of the
board of elections disclosed that Re-
publican filing has been speeded up
in the last few days, but that so far
only one candidate has qualified for
the Democratic primary.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-09
One Student In Ohio
Northern LalU School

Ernest Navarro of Wauseon, SEN
ior, is the only student in the Ohio
Northern university law school at
Ada, it was disclosed when the school
opened for it's spring quarter last
week.
This unprecedented situation caused
by inroads of draft calls for the
armed forces is the first time in SO
years the college has been limited
to one student.
Navarro will graduate at the end
of the spring quarter.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-09
Mrs. ReUu SteU0rt
Injured In FindLay

Mrs. Reva Stewart, 30, of Find
Law. widow of Charles Stewart, who
formerly lived north of Bluffton on
the County Line road, is in the
Findlay hospital with injuries re-
ceived when she was struck by an
automobile in Findlay last Friday
night.
She is suffering from bruises and
an injury to the right knee.
Mrs. Stewart, the former Reva
Harris was employed at one time
at The Triplett Electrical Instru,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-09
Arrive Overseas

Sgt. ROLAND Swank has arrived
at an undisclosed overseas destina-
tion it was announced the first of
the week.
John Dunbar, Jr., has arrived in
north Africa with an army unit, it
was learned by his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Dunbar, Sr., residing
south of Bluffton The youth was a
member of last years high school
graduating class.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-09
Ebenezer Broadcast

The Ebenezer junior choir will be
heard in the church musical program
broadcast Sunday afternoon at $3.50
o'clock from Findlay station WIN.
Miss Vera Amstutz will conduct and
Mrs. vinton Bucher will accompany
the numberA
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-09

Following three weeks in WASH
ington, Miss Hilty will be assigned
elsewhere for a period of hospital
schooling before being sent over
seas, it was announced.
Miss Hilty has been serving as
first grade instructor in Van Vert,
but resigned her position effective
March IT.
She is a graduate of Bluffton
High school and also attended Bluff
ton college.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-09
Findiay Song Leader
To Be Here Sunday

Rev. L. H. Naumann, pastor of St.
Paul's Evangelical church, Findlay,
will lead the singspiration at the
Defenseless Mennonite church, Sum
day night at o'clock. He will be
accompanied by his daughter, pianist
and girls trio for special music.
The College Girls Gospel quartet
will have charge of the regular even
ing service at 7:30.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-09
NEW STATION AGENT

John Radebaugh of Columbus
Grove has been appointed temporori-
" station agent for the A. C. & Y
railroad here following the death of
Foster Buckland, recently.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-11-24

Bernhard Aulerich-Estate
December II, 1914
STATE OF MICHIGAN. The Probate
Court for the County OF Macomb
At session of said Court held At
the Probate Office in the City OF Mt
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-11-24
Leqal Notice

CATHERINE L. RIEss. Plaintiff.
WALTER C. RIEss. Defendant.
No. i447s
ORDER FOR APPEARANCES AND
PUBLICATIONS
Suit pending in the Circuit Court for
the County OF Macomb, In Chancery,
on the 10th day OF October, 1914.
In the above entitled cause 10 APP
Riess IS not \ resident OF this state,
ana that process for his appearance has
been duly issued, and that the same
could not be served nv reason OF his
absence from or concealment within
the state and by reason OF his contin-
ued absence from his place OF resi-
dence: or that IL cannot be ascertained
in what state or country the defendant
resides therefore on motion OF Fred
Nicholson, attorney for plaintiff.
IT Is ORDERED that the defendant
enter his appearance in said cause on
or before three months from the date
OF this order, and that within forty
DAYS the plaintiff cause this order 20 be
published in the Monitor Leader,
newspaper published and circulated
within said county, said publication 10
be continued once In each week for
six weeks in succession.
ALTON II, NOE.
Circuit Judge.
A true copy:
LOUISE F.. SCHOOL,,
Deputy Clerk.
FRED NICHOLSON.
Attorney for Plaintiff
22865 Van Dyke Avenue.
Van Dyke. Michigan.
Phone: Center Line l4l4
Oct. l3,2o,27; Nov. 3,lo,l7,24-M-L
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-11-24

Clemens in said County. on the 9th
day OF November, 1914.
Present: Hon. Joseph v. Trombly.
Judge of Probate.
In the Matter OF the Estate OF Bern
hard AuleriCh, Deceased.
Herman Aulerich having filed in said
Court his final administration account.
and a petition praying for the allow
ance thereof and for the assignment
and distribution OF the residue OF said
estate, and praying for the allowance
OF attorneys fee.
Il Is Ordered, That the 9TH day of
December 1914, AT ten o'clock in the
forenoon, AZ said Probate Office, be
and IS hereby appointed for examining
and allowing said account ana hearing
said petition.
II - Further Ordered, That public
notice thereof be given by publication
of = copy % this order, once IN each
week for three weeks cohsecutively,
previous 20 said day OF hearing, IN the
Monl'or-Le adler. newspaper printed
and circulated In said County,
JOSEPH v. TROMBLY.
Judge OF Probate,
4 true copy:
MARY HARRISON.
Register of Probate.
Nov. iol72+-M.-L.