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Kodiak mirror., 1944-10-14
enemy source"

enemy source."
 We'll just have to make up our rules as we go along. If there, is no formal armistice, an in- formal one will do. Having just part of Germany occupied won't count-for the contest. Even if the official announcement is de- layed, it should be our first news of it. and that's what we'll take. Hints from enemy sources ab- solutely will not be considered.
 The entrants in the contest keep coming steadily in, but the winning name will be the only name divulged, And we don't want to record the guesses so far, as we feel 1t would be an un- fair advantage to others to know them.
 We will say this, however. The extreme pessimistic guess so far is dated for sometime during May, 1945. And one optimist, one of the first received, was fer the month of ofSeptember, already past and gone.
 Someone claimed we were pes simistic, ourselves, in setting the closing date of the contest as DeU. 30. Wo'll soc If will still work out all right, anyway, as we have entrants for every month.
Kodiak mirror., 1944-10-14

be sole judges and all decisions, will be final.
 Coupons will be received no' later than December 30, 194A,~ and if mailed must bear a posi- mark on or before that date. Re- member, one coupon to a person. :.
Kodiak mirror., 1944-10-14

Herewith is printed a coupon for you to fill out and to the one
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-29
Rites Held At Ada
For Cpl. H. E. Halt

Funeral services were held last
Sunday afternoon at the home of
his mother near Ada for Cpl. Hobart
Z. Hall, husband of the former Belle
Potee, of Bluffton, who died in an
automobile crash near the Pierre,
South Dakota air base, Tuesday
morning of last week.
Mrs. Hall and their two children.
Karen, 2, and Darlene, two months,
had been living at Pierre for the
last eight months, since Cpl. Hall
was assigned there as a cook.
Cpl. Hall was a native of McGuffey
and had been employed as a brake
man on the Pennsylvania railroad
before entering the service Jan. 20,
1943. He was q years old.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-29
STOCK SALES

Service bulls delivered any time ex-
cept Sunday. Phone Ada, Red 1860.
C. N. Long & Son. tt
Wanted-Kll kinds of butcher
cattle, steers, heifers, cows and bulls;
also unlimited number of veal calves.
Stowell Packing Co. Call N. ?.
Steiner g. Son, Agt. Bluffton phone
189-W. tt
For rent-Bulls: Shorthorn Here
ford, Angus and Brown Swiss. Ira
Moser. tf
Hot Shot batteries, $1.S9. Candles
Dealer Store.
For sale-Fresh cow with calf by
side. Edwin Niswander, north on
county line.
Lost-Red heifer calf weeks old
Reward. Call N. P. Steiner & Son
phone 189-W.
For saIe-Fresh Guernsey cow
Albert Vermillion.
Found-Stray heifer calf. Owner
can claim by identifying same ant
paying for advertisement. Allei
Grismore.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-29
X - =
WANT-ADS

See me for cleaning septic tanks,
vaults and cisterns. Address Post
Office Box /, Bluffton, Ohio. 10
Wanted-To rent 2 or room
furnished apartment; married couple;
no children. Inquire for VIM. Snider
at Triplett Electrical Inst. Co. IL
Wanted-To buy 40 to 60 acre
farm near Bluffton, Beaverdam or
Cairo. Oren Dickson, 221 w. Uni
versity Ave-, Ada, Ohio. Phone:
Blue 319. 10
For sale-Kitchen range; 3 burner
oil stove and heavy spring wagon.
All good condition. Geo. Schmidt. 10
For sale-79 acres near Beaver
dam, good house and barn furnace,
electricity, also 120 acres near La
fayette, good house and barn, cleo
tricity. Fine crops on both farms.
Mrs. H. w. AIthaus, Bluffton phone
238-W.
For sale-The w. ]. Jackson resi-
dence on South Main street consist
ing of 8 room house all modern with
three car garage; also brick and
frame machine shop building at
Grove and Jackson streets. Inquire
SOS S. Main street.
For sale-Giant Pascal celery
plants; also nice gooseberries. Call
Beaverdam phone 321.
For sale-Buckwhea for seed. AL
bert Vermillion.
Wanted-Washings. Will call for
them. Call Bluffton phone 532-T.
For sale-Cherries cents per
quart, you pick them. Mrs. Mae
Schifferly, Rt. 103.
For sale-120 lbs. honey in go lb.
cans. Albert Vermillion, Bluffton
phone.
For sale-Pre-war all steel col
lapsible baby buggy. Inquire 225 S.
Lawn Ave. Bluffton phone 197-R.
For sale-Farm of ia acres,
room house, 2 large barns, tool shed,
granary, hen house, good productive
land we'll tiled, 8 acres permanent
pasture, located 11a miles west of
Lafayette. Priced for quick sale.
Scott Fisher, Lafayette or phone 273.
For sale-Small barn, first class
material, suitable for garage or farm
building; also door track complete.
Sam Stepleton. tt
For sale-Yellow all wool bathing
suit and two piece lastex suit. Also
pair bed springs and oak drop leaf
table. Mrs. Ralph Patterson, los
Riley ST., Bluffton.
Wanted-To rent house in or near
Bluffton. Call Bluffton phone 113-Y
For sale--John Deere 8 #. grair
binder, excellent condition. Pau
Andrews 21a miles east of Beaver.
dam. II
Wanted-To buy good baled hay
from field. Raymond Roseboom
Bluffton phone sow.
For sale-Late cabbage and toma
to plants. VIM. Badertscher, l mile
north of town.
| For sale-150 AAA White Rocl
pullets. Mrs. Edgar Herr, first hous'
north of Lincoln on right side o
Bentley road. Bluffton phone 642-Y
Lost-Wirehaired terrier, whit
with dark ears. License No. 2510
Finder notify David Dean, Blufftol
phone 376-R.
| Lost-Currency in black bookle
enclosed in brown leather cas-
Finder return to News office. Rewar
Lost-Ration Book No. 4. Finde
return to Florence Ann Hofer.
/ For sale Mccormick -Deerin
wheat binder, 6 #. cut. Robert Nj!
wander, Rt. 2, Bluffton phone 543-'
For sale-Black suitcase-trun
slightly used 29 by 19 by 10. Ca
! Bluffton phone 440W.
Lost-Ration Books 8 and 4. Fin
er please return to Grover Devit
South Main st.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-29
Death Takes Early
High School AIiin15id

Mrs. Hettie Vernon Sherrick, who
graduated from Bluffton High school
in the class of 1882, died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. c. M.
Durbin, Ft. Myers, Florida.
Mrs. Sherrick had been i'll for
three months with complications from
a broken hip.
A native of Bluffton, she had lived
for years in Harrod, and had resided
with her daughter in Florida since
last October.
Survivors include a son, Harry L.
Sherrick, of Lima, and the daughter
at whose home she died.
The body arrived in Lima Friday,
and funeral rites were held at 10
a. m. Saturday in the Davis, Miller
and Son funeral home. Rev. Will
lard Thomas, of Lafayette, officiated.
Burial was in the Lafayette ceme-
terry.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-29
Where Our Soldiers
ii, Are

Cpl. Dwight L. Diller 35558884
Btry B, 142nd AAA Gun Bn. (Mbl.)
Camp Maxey, Texas
Pfc. Richard w. Oberly 35297486
c. r. P. End A. F.,
Prov. Sqdn. CLAAF
Lincoln /, Nebraska.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-29
BOY SCOUT NOTES

Troop No. 50 by Morris Groman
Boy Scouts met at Harmon field
last Monday night where a game of
baseball was enjoyed.
Following the recreation period,
Roderick Balmer and Addison Myers
were taken into the troop.
Scouts appearing for advancement
at the Court of Honor last Thursday
were Bernard Fish, Roger Linden,
Billy Haller and Ralph Dunifon, all
second class; Bobby Neuenschwander,
first class; Maynard Pogue and Keith
Kirkland, merit badges in book
binding.
About Is members of Troop 50
expect to attend the Shawnee area
scout camp from July 9 to 16.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-29
APPRECIATED

We wish to express our thanks
for the liberal public patronage at
our ice cream social. The generosity
of Bluffton people has made it
possible to send Is boys to camp
this summer.
Scout Troop No. 80
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-29

Grain (bushel prices) - Wheat
Sl.o0; corn SLIP; oats 75c; soys
$L.S6.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-29

Entered as second class matter at
the postoffice at Bluffton, Ohio,
under the Act-of March 3, 1879.
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APPRECIATED

/ wish to thank all my friends for
the greetings and flowers sent me
while was a patient in the hospital;
also all those who called during my
illness.
Fay Isham
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-29
NJ q N e Y

For all purposes, for any amount, for long or
short time, cheaper in the long than either loans
made by governmental agencies other out of town
financial institutions. Payments made in terms that
suit your needs.
You can get all the money you need right here
in your own town bank. Why look elsewhere Long
term farm lOans at reasonable interest rates. and
easy payment terms especially solicited.
Come in and see us, and let us talk over with you
any of your financial needs.
Use our cheap and convenient BANK MONEY
ORDERS, CURRENT PAYMENT PLAN
checks for your out of town bills.
This bank will close tuesday, July 4th
The Citizens National Bank
Member Federal Reserve System
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
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Subscription rates: Year, $500;
six months, SLIPS anywhere in U. S.
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News Want-Ads Bring Results.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-29

Grease guns $500 and 5 lbs. Hi
pressure grease 69c. CANDLES
Dealer Store.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-29
THE BLUFFTON NEWS
B. F. BIERY, Business Mgr.
c. A. BIERY, Editor

Published weekly at Bluffton, Ohio,
by tha>Bluffton News Publishing and
Printing Co.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-29

Scout Troop No. 80
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-06-29

Reception Hon0rs Bridal Pair
A reception in honor of Mr.. and
Mrs. Weldon Deppler, recently mar
ried, was held at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. J. c.. Deppler, Monday
night. The bride was formerly Miss
Madalene McCune. Many beautiful
and useful gifts were received and
refreshments served at the close of
the evening.
Bradley beam., 1944-04-22
'Tippie," " WACs Wag, Only Male in Area

Members of the Fighting 162nd" recently presented "Tippy", well-known mascot of Bradley Field Wacs, with a luxurious new grey and yellow cottage which he is proud to call "home." Present at the ceremonies were Sgts. Esther Beach and Gertrude Miller, T/Sgt. William Ward, S/Sgt. Henry Okun, and Cpl. Edmund Ferret.
 "Tippy," the only male resident of the WAC area, enlisted in the WAGS, but during his basic train ing it became necessary to classify him 4-F. Not that "Tippy" lacked patriotic zeal, but he decided way back that it was more fun to be friendly than to try to develop vicious complex. He is very con- stands reveille every morning, often putting his proud mistresses to shame. He has gleam in his eye which will readily tell one that he is indeed very spoiled canine-the result of every third or fourth girl entering the WAC Gate with a paper bag con- taining little ice cream or ham, burger for "Tippy." The girls see that "Tippy" is bathed regularly too. Out comes the very best quail ity of soaps and four or five gals proceed to bathe him. After this, he is brushed.
 In spite of all the attention, "Tippy" is not sissy. He was miss ing for a period of about four hours not long ago and reappeared on the scene with a badly scratch ed nose. A strange dog in the area does not stay long. "Tippy" some times wears colorful bow on his collar but that's against his better judgment.
Bradley beam., 1944-04-22
BE KIND f.
 PLEASE, SIR,

Author Unknown) Because I wear a uniform There are a few who doubt That I am still a woman. What is this all about? My collar and my tie can't change My natural feminine way. And if the uniform is drab .> It's only for the day. I did not don this uniform So I might rule the Nation. I only want to help prevent Our Nations subjugation. What fools ye men to think that l Would, for any other reason, Give up my crown and pedestal The thought itself is treason. Pm proud my country gave me
 this Privilege to be Wac, = But I still dream of finery And crave a silly hat. Your women really haven't chan
 ged
 If you'll take the time to look; You'll find similar situations In every history book.
 ~s So please be kind and let us wear Our uniform with grace. We'd rather have O1lr men and
 homes And our exalted place. We promise you that we'll return To lace and feminine dress The day this whole things over And the worlds again at rest.
 Service Woman's Magazine.
Bradley beam., 1944-04-22
CONTROL BOARD
By CPL. FRED COUNSEL

An, sweet mystery of Spring. and Sgt. R. E. Simpson has found her. Signing, inarticulate; three passes in one month (for Hart ford) breaking precedents. :. he leaves us speeches..
 There's no mystery shrouding Marien SSgt. Azor. His girls must have a car, but beautiful. Evident ly Meriden is his happy hunting ground, with S/Sgt. >Fascenda and Scott left securing the brush.
 M/Sgt. Casanova" Heck and Cpl. Romeo" Peretz nightly are endeavoring to solve the mystery of the pearl necklace. The finger of guilt points their way since we know they are both killer-dillers.
 When Sgt. Farley takes horse, that's news-but when a horse kicks over it's traces and takes Far ley-that's a catastrophe. How can he keep it in the barracks?
 Lambs Lettuce Eunice and Sgt. "Whitey'' Simmons are gambling like little lambs full of jivey and falling for one another like mad. Texas honeymoon
 Cpl. Major different isn't it?). Bruce Nelson likes it that way but he's carrying the standard in prop CT fashion for the Sgt. Major Neck
Bradley beam., 1944-04-22

In the Spring, young mans fancy turns to-what women are thinking about all year round.
Bradley beam., 1944-04-22
WAC CHATTER
By PRIVATE FIRST CLASS

laughing at Cpl Eleanore Atmans hat down her At the WAC window sill inside the hat Being near the of the month. she can't replacemens.
Bradley beam., 1944-04-22

who is on furlough. Soon he VIII go back to being just plain Admiral Nelson.
 Pfc. Al Glivar. :. erstwhile KP. (few days) is going European and courting Britisher. He says, sayE he, by jove, she is a saucy bit of something you dream about. l say, old bean. can she cook? Rather! says Al. :."
 Pfc. Buddy Guy expects an ar mada of dive bomber storks to visit his country place soon. Buddy wants big family-quick like.
 Morning Mess Hall wit is some thing. Calisthenics before breakfast spurred him to this one, "Dodd- light saving time"
 HansOn's Hanson"
 Struggling for popularity with the Bradley Field bus is T3Sgt. Hanson's mid-victorian motor car. Anemic in color-consumpt n oil and gas-and wrinkled in the lenders, it plies it's weary way be- tween Windsor Locks and the Base. The schedule is flexible one since frequent stops must be made while it catches it's breath for the hills. Now and then Hanson gets out and gets under to see if the sauce pan is dragging, but he remains cool, calm and collective. If you plan to ask for a ride to town be sure to wear your old clothes and, above all, your gas mask. However, "Hez- ehah" goes out on dates and re- turns intact-but late.
Bradley beam., 1944-04-22


 the of month. she can't get repacements AROUND AND ABOUT
 1901 sporting tooth? Two TEXAS back TEXAS Deserter calls lem
 a hobby horse the of Bushnell Mem pariesOperatons Signal Center and Fate taking hand and reducing the Fright enn Twosome With whom walking the floor last Tuesday nisht? while Kamola admitted to husband tonsi removed Tony and Betty doing uet". Parting such Lament for REPORTER closing of the Base nrmary La week Cpl Quas starting dedication of abode for l1pp henceforh known the "WACS WAC" ATTENTION ALL REPORTERS
 PRIVATE FIRST CLASS soldier have believed.
 ex-Barrymore Hserove and the grudee fight continues Your truly doesn't know ii week msprints-we trust that See find out what meant COMPLAINT THE EDITOR
 EDITOR-why give gals picture of while? We tired of lot of bathing beauties
 army remember? (Ed Note7at Pfc With aH these Handsome CPS in person?) PARDON CORN
 playground for the much on military courtes Officers walked by The Wac presented sau which The friends hereupon asked Do have salute all oficers and Second Leuenants too?"
 presenting twentieth Sunday night
 Windsor Locks USO 2O0 It will be salute the United Ma who attended in will and bring friends.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-04
Blockade Run Ships Lose

Washington, Feb. E(UP)-Three U. S. warships in 48 hours of good hunting sunk three German block ade runners in the South Atlantic and salvaged hundreds of tons of baled rubber from the Far East, the Navy announced today.
 The German vessels, two of them of more than 6,o0O tons each, were loaded with thousands of tons of rubber, tin, fats, and strategic ores, all urgently needed by the Nazi war machine, the Navy said. They had sailed from Japanese controlled ports around Cape Horn when they met disaster early last month.
 One blockade runner was sunk in the pre-dawn darkness by shellfire from U. s. destroyer The crews of the other two set of demolition bombs when they were spotted, but were given the coup de grace by shells from an American light cruiser and another destroyer. In two of the sinkings the victims were first spotted by Navy search planes.
 The Navy said the salvaged rub Der, found floating after the sink ings, and "a lar5e number of pris- oners," survivors of the sunken ships, now are en route to the United States.
 It was the second encounter with 8 German blockade runner for the American light cruiser Omaha. In November, 1941, the Omaha caught and captured the German motor ship Odenwald which was operating in the south Atlantic as an Ameri- can merchant ship.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-04
Defense
 Funds Cut

Washington, Feb. 4 = (U.P) - A vast reduction in the hemisphere defense program launched around the time of Pearl Harbor was res ponsible in part for the cutback of more than $27,OOO 100000 in the War Departments estimated ex- penditures this year, Secretary of War Henry l.. Stimson revealed to- day.
 Stimson, detailing the reductions in report to the White House, gave an unprecedented picture of the present comparative safety of the Americas when he said:
 '"The German high seas fleet is no longer a threat, and the JapS show no inclination to risk their naval forces far from their home bases. Heavy bombers striking from advance bases which we have seized and the Allied naval vessels rang ing far at sea carry the weapons which now protect our shores
 Explaining reductions in the de- fense program, Stimson revealed that the Army had halted work on the ''big gum sea coast fortitlca- tions begun in pre-Pearl Harbor days to ward of possible invasion and had deactivated searchlight and balloon barrage Installations.
 Defense curtailments in other parts of the hemisphere, he ex- plained, involved cutbacks in worfl on the Pan-American and Alcan highways, work stoppage on many Caribbean defenses and on oil and other facilities in Alaska, and re- duction of the Internal Security Program" for war factories.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-04
Spuin Strives To Be Fair

Madrid, Feb. 4-(UP)-HOpe6 for an early solution of Spain's diplo- matic crisis rose here today after the Spanish cabinet declared the country would defend its neutrality against violation by its own or for eign subjects.
 In a communique last night, the cabinet said any such violations would be dealt with with 8 max imum of severity"
 Earlier, U. s. Ambassador Carlton J. H. Hayes met with Spanish For eign Minister Count Francisco Go- meg Jordana in an apparently sat- isfactory two-h hour conference, pre- sumably on the situation arising from the United States suspension of Caribbean oil shipments to Spain.
 Hayes reportedly told Jordana the Allied governments were not asking Spain to break off relations with the Axis countries or to enter the war on the side of the Allies. Ob- servers believed both Spain and the Allies were anxious to find a way out of, their i1npaSse but that Spain naturally wished to do so without appearing to be acting under duress.
 In announcing the suspension of oil shipments last week, the U. s. State Department said the move was prompted by such Spanish &C.,. tions as the detention of Italian ships in Spanish ports, the export ing of vital war materials to Ger many. the maintenance of Spanish troops on the Russian front and the prevalence of German directed espionage and sabotage on Spanish soil.
 The cabinets conmunique was is- sued after a lengthy meeting under the presidency of Francisco Franco to study report by the foreign minister on the country's precari- ouS diplomatic situation.
 Yesterdays meeting between Hayes and Jordana was interpreted by responsible circles here as fore shadowing positive progress toward a solution of the stalernate between their two countries. and many be- lieyed negotiations to this end ai- raadZ nay he in sull gWing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-04
Jops Refuse
 Red x Offers

Boston, Feb. 4. (UP)-Charles F. Rowley, general chairman of the Metropolitan Boston Red Cross War Fund, says the Japanese govern ment has refused American Red Cross requests to send ships loaded with emergency supplies for captive Americans in the Pacific.
 Rowley told a Red Cross War Fund dinner last night that the Japanese also have turned down other plans for prisoner war relief.
 However, he said that $1,0O0, 900 worth of medicine and supplies were dropped of at the Philippine Islands in the course of two trips made by the prisoner-exchange ship Grip sholm. we are hopeful that they reached those for whom these car- goes were intended" Dr. Rowley asserted.
 Through the help of the Russians, Dr. Crowley said, 1,500 tons of Red Cross supplies are being shipped monthly to Japan via the Soviet port of Vladivostock. but even then, he added, mo satisfactory arrange ment has been made to See that these goods are reaching American prisoners in Japanese camps"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-04
Reds Snub
 Juqo Move

London, Feb. 4. (UP)-The official Russian News Agency Tass reported today that the Soviet government had refused to sign a mutual aid
 and friendship treaty with the Jugoslav exile government, but later withdrew the dispatch for "re-edit- ing and verification."
 The Tass dispatch, carrying a Cairo dateline, said Russia's refusal was based on the confused posi- tions" in Jugoslavia, apparently re- ferring to the struggle for power between King Peters exile govern ment and the partisan provisional government set up by Marshal JoSip (Tito) Brozovich.
 An hour after transmitting the dispatch, Tass warned Soviet edi- tors to print the item before 1t is re-cdited and verified" The Tass transmission closed down without nzxthax rakAEmpna tN the atnEx