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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-13
Wife |Uneorthed
 By Husbund

CranstOn, R. T., Sept. 13 UP)- Missing since July 28, the body of Mrs. Gordon M. Newcomb, Provi- dence mother of two children, was unearthed from 8 shallcw grave be- heath 8 garage here early today by police who were led to the spot by her husband.
 Police said that after hours of questioning the woman's 42-year- old husband had admitted that he buried the body under the floor of the garage which he owned about six weeks ago. They said Newcomb insisted, however, that he was in no way responsible for his wife'S death; that she was killed accident ally when she fell from his oil truck.
 Never Returned
 Miss Georgia NeWcomb told police
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Noon Luncheon

The Woman's Auxiliary of All Saints Episcopal church met at the Parish Hall, Wednesday for a work meeting. preparing for the peach shortcake luncheon this noon. The mystery prize was won by Mrs. Jo- seph Davies. Ladies attending were; Mrs. Bert Sage, Mrs. Alex Farley, Mrs. William Windebank, Miss Car- rie Woodruff, Mrs. Joseph Davies, Mrs. Clifford Cleaning, and Mrs. Marry Brown.
 Next Wednesday the Auxiliary will meet at the Parish hall at l o'clock.
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cur muscles. They are SO vital to our happiness that we should take every pos sible precaution to safe guard them from injury. One pair must last us a lifetime!
 Better Light Better
 Sight
 It took nature thousands of years to develop the human eye - for outdoor, GSyIigbt seeing in natural light. But during the past few decades of civiliza- ton, living habits have t.at A biz burden on the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-13

uK1-Cetching" homes in South AfFlca are to be copied in Englands postwar construction campaign.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-13
Cullen Home

TiSgt. Joseph Cullen, is spending . furlough with his parents, MT. and Mrs. Bernard Cullen, Wallingford road. TISgt. Cullen is & veteran of A months in the Pacific area.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-13
Good Lighting is che0p Good lighting simply means the use of a sufd-

properly diffused to avoid glare and prevent eyestrain. It means the choos. ing of fixtures more for their practical lighting efficiency than for their decor ative value. It means lighting that is good for the eyes -g good for the pair that must last lifetime! And because good lighting is SO inexpensive there is little reason for any home to be without it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-13

grandm other what she would give for perfect eyesight. Then ask yOur- self if you have done what can easily be done to ease the burdens upon eyesight in your home by means of good modern lighting. The cost of good lighting is low. Try to compare it with the value of the eye sight of the members of your family.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-13
EYES ARE RATIONED

v ISlON E a marvellous sense. See
 ing enters into most of our activities and usefulness. It is interwoven with oar work and pleasures, with our safety and welfare. We owe more to oar eyes than to our muscles. Our eyes gre more delicate mechanisms than
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-13

Greylock in Mass, attended a week at Camp MaStatuck and a district
 camporee. The faIl program includes weekly meetings, hikes and party.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-13

Troop 3, Boy Scouts, Oakville, held their first fall meeting in the Community house, Monday evening. First Aid, with demonstrations and explanations by each member of the troop, was stressed. George Cocco and Albert Desjardin were advane- eded to first class scouts. Alfred Durante was made a second class scout. At the meeting plans were made for an evening hike to take place September p and g. DHring the summer the scouts hiked to Mt.
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Farley Tomorrow

K@EACy 4VMVEEOW Jack DAmbrose, newly elected commander of Leroy G. Woodward Post, American Legion, World War II veteran, will preside at the Le- zion meeting Friday at p. m. in the Legion rooms in Watertown. All honorably discharged veterans, who wish to become members of the local Legion post are cordially invited. Please bring discharge papers with them.
 Eugene A. Murphy, ST., of upper Davis street is spending several days visiting relatives and friends in Hartford.
 MT. and Mrs. Lawrence Noel, Sr., and MT. and Mrs. Chapman of Falls avenue spent the weekend visiting friends and relatives in Newtown, Conn.
 MT. and Mrs. Howard Conrad and their niece, Miss Alice Murphy, spent the weekend fishing in Kent, Conn.
 Scouts Meet Walter Throne, scoutmaster, held his first meeting of the fall for his troop in the Congregational church hall Wednesday evening at 7:30.
 The first meeting of the season for Watertown chapter, Order of Eastern Star, was held in the Ma sonic temple. Mrs. Bessie Hewitt was worthy inatron. A Robert Monis memorial followed the meeting. Re- treatments were served.
 The Allied War Relief and Com- munity Chest Committee held 8 i meeting Tuesday evening in the town hall to approve the budget and make plans for the campaign which will take place on Oct. 29.
 Miss Helen Kontout of Central avenue has returned to her studies at Pratt Institute in New York.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-13

Miss Helen Kontout of Central avenue has returned to her studies at Pratt Institute in New York.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-13

Frank Eckert, Oakville; Miss Mar garet SquireS, Oakville; and Mrs. AL bert Youle, Naugatuck; and three half brothers, Hiram A. SquireS of Toledo, Ohio; James SQuires of the U. s. Army in France; and Will liam Squires of the U. s. Army in Germany.
 Private funeral services will be held from Hickcox Funeral Home. Main street, Watertown, to St. Mary Magdalen's Catholic church. Time of service will be announced later.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-13

protection for our priceless eyesight.
 Eyesisht Is Priceless
 Ask a blind person how important light and sight are. Ask a young man how his defective eyesighe kept him from joining the air service. Ask
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-13
.oAKVILLE
Iw Gordon Purchases 9 Building Lots
 Discharged Vets
 Invited to Join
 Woodward Post

Oakville, Sept. 13-Irving Gordon, proprietor Of the Gordons liquor store, Main street, Oakville, has purchased nine building lots on Oakville Terrace, of the late John Kennedy estate.
 MT. and Mrs. c. Rivero of Davis street have moved into their newly purchased home at 341 Chase ave- nue, Waterbury.
 Mrs. Raymond Davidson of Co- lpnial street, who fell several weeks ago and severely hurt her arm, is able to be out again.
 Miss Betty Brown has returned to her home in New York city after spending several days with MT. and Mrs. Westerly Krantz and family of Central avenue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-09-13

Never Returned Miss Georgia Newcomb told police
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-06-28
Mo~s%
DeaAo>soI

First summer weather arriving
just in time for the 4th and
if We. didn't see it on the calendar
we would never have suspected that
Independence day was just around
the corner not sign of fire.
cracker and instead of laying in
a supply of rockets and sparklers
the crowd is all at the meat market
hoping there will be enough points
and enough meat left to celebrate
the holiday properly and meat
markets now open only day or two
a week - and to think that back
in the good old days they thot it
was necessary to stay open even on
the morning of the Fourth, because
folks had to have their meat !.
well, this year the markets will close
on Saturday night and stay closed
until after the Fourth on next
Wednesday times change-and
girl attendants at two Bluffton fill
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ing stations are pinch-hitting for
men-and doing mighty good job,
too and Buckeye Lake having
its first big run of business this
season-and the place is all fixed up,
too and Bluffton's fire depart
ment proud as Punch since the new
fire pumper arrived Monday night
everyone happy and they say
that county authorities have been
keeping a watchful eye on some
local juveniles and looks as if
Bluffton will be pretty much desert
ed next week with the Meter closed
and number of business places
following suit for summer vaca-
tions and with six gallons now
for every A coupon, looks like there
might be a chance for a little joy
ride over the holiday-just as a
faint reminder of those dear dead
gadabout years when there was a
gas pump on every street corner
and they filled 'er up and cleaned
your windshield 4. and no one ever
heard of ration stamp and
dolled-up hot dog stands were part
of the general landscape effect
those were the days when the family
piled into the Model t and wheeled
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turn race (men and women). Rib
bons will be awarded first four
places in each event in addition to
the cash awards.
In the grand entry parade prizes
will be awarded for the most
spectacular horse and rider. Four
awards will be made.
$4,000 worth of horse flesh win
be exhibited at the spectacle which
last year attracted over 5000 persons
to Harmon Field and approximately
200 horsemen from Indiana, Ohio,
and Michigan.
Mounted horsemen will be admit
ted free and all members of the
armed forces in uniform will have
free admission to the grounds.
All events are open entries and
any person having a horse or able
to borrow one at the grounds is
eligible to participate in the events.
Rodeo Committees Named
To put on big show such as
the Rodeo being promoted in Bluff
ton takes great deal of organizing
and planning Silas Diller as gener-
al chairman has been busy the past
weeks making plans and has the
detail work well organized. The
following committees have been ap-
pointed to-date from the Saddle club
and Sportsmen's Club to aid in
putting over the big event.
Ticket sale and Finance commit
tee-Dallas Berry, chairman; E. C..
Romey, Nelson Herr, Ed Walter
mire, Wilbur Niswander, Guy Ander-
son, Cloyce Bame, Leland Di,ler, Don
Forche, Albert Garmotter, w. O..
Geiger, Kenneth Dearth, Roy
Clements, Leon Hauenstein, Don
Augsburger, Alvin B. Augsburger.
Public Address System-Maynard
Geiger, Chm.
Lights-Ed Root, Chm; Martin
Schmidt, Gail Mumma, Forest Mum
ma.
Police-Fred Martin, Chm; Ross
Irwin, Clarence Stonehill, Gilbert
Montgomery, A. ]. Lutterbein, w. A.
Daily, Lee Coon, Clayton Murray.
Stadium, Bleacher & Reserve Seat
Sale-Harry Barnes, chm; Albert
Benroth, Wes Eversole, Ralph Reich
bach, Russell Montgomery, Robert
Benroth, Joe Stage, Ralph Bader-
fischer, Gordon Bixel, r. E. Griffith,
Wilford Gratz.
Concessions-A. E. Kohl, chm.
Observation-Disclosures Rupright,
chm; Loren Hosafros, Walter Gar
motter, Wilbur Amstutz, Chas.
Alderman.
Pop Stand-Wilbur Fish, chm.
Clean up. F. Harris, chm.;
Howard Edinger, o. E. Dudgeon.
Decorating Edward
chm.
Publicity-Eugene Benroth, chm;
! Arden Baker, c. A. Biery.
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There is . DR.. SchoIi Aid
for the relief of most every
common foot zilmens. III
your feet hurt. take advxn-
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The men were all showing combat
fatigue and needed a rest. They
were tired out by almost constant
alert without relief for twenty-one
days. Many of their flying mates had
been killed in action, and this helped
to lower their morale.
point North of Macao, came the jab-
bering of Japanese voices on our
frequency, and we knew from its
ominous sound that they were warn
ing of our attack.
tensed a little and looked about
for enemy planes. Far to my left
&, | could see the three rivers meet
ing at Canton, could see two fields
from which ! knew Zeros were TAX
ing off to intercept us. We had by
passed Canton purposely by thirty
miles. ! saw the bombers chang
ing course: we were around Canton
now, and were going to steer straight
for the North of Kowloon peninsula.
The blue Pacific looked friendly,
reminding me OF the southern Cali
fornia coast. The old, familiar fog
banks that should have been cover
ing San Clemente and Catalina were
shrouding instead the Ladrones Is
lands, with only their hilltops visi-
BILE, sticking out from the fog on the
China SeH.
Chapter XXXIII Continued)
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Lafayette

Mrs. Charles Nortman and daugh-
ter of Cincinnati spent the week
with her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
M. c. Peterson.
Capt. and Mrs. Robert Doernberg
and son of Lincoln, Nebraska, are
spending two weeks with Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacob Guthrie.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Shulaw and
son, Mrs. Clarice Brooks and child
ren, Mrs. Evelyn Yokes and son, Mr..
and Mrs. Ted Layman, Mr.. and Mrs.
Chester Patterson and children and
Pvt. Murray Shulaw were Friday
evening guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Patterson.
Mr.. and Mrs. 81 Williams of
Toledo were week end guests of MIR.
and Mrs. Fred Biteman.
Mrs. Lula Roberts, Mrs. Blanch
Thompson and children, Mrs. Ruby
Long and children, Mrs. Florence
Staley, and Mrs. Bertha Desenberg
were Wednesday dinner guests of
Mrs. Mary Davis.
Mrs. Lucy Yoakum was Friday
dinner guest of Mrs. Mary Peterson.
Mrs. Clarice Brooks of Cochran
ton, Pennsylvania and Mrs. Josie
Williams were Monday evening call
ers of Mrs. Bertha Desenberg.
Mrs. Eda Hall spent the week end
at Huntington, Ind, with her son
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Hall.
The w. S. C. S. of the Methodist
church met in the home of Mrs.
Laura Biteman, Wednesday evening.
Members present were: Mrs. Hilda
Badertscher, Mrs. Madge Urich,
Mrs. Ivaleen Urich, Mrs. Daisy Lud-
wig, Mrs. Dale Murry, Mrs. Mildred
Carey, Mrs. Ethel Helser, Mrs. Josie
Hall, Mrs. Inez May, Mrs. Ethel
Downing, Miss Cada Rumbaugh,
Mrs. die Arnold, Mrs. Delma Watt,
Mrs. Della Bartsche, Mrs. Fanny
Bergman, Mrs. Fredia Arthur, Mrs.
Kathryn Schumacher and children.
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IL you have Arch Sag
If weak or fallen arches
are making you "hurt all
over" let US show You
how thousands have found
relief with DR.. Sehoil's
Arch Supports.
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Hundreds of beautiful horses,
gaudily attired picturesque horsemen
and horsewomen from Ohio, Indiana,
and other states are expected to
compete for more than $3.50 in cash
and ribbons in the big show which
will be given on Harmon Field, July
4, 1880 p. M. fast time.
The Rawson Band will start off
the program while Clayton Bixel,
Bluffton's Ace pilot, viii direct his
plane and others in an aerial circus.
Following the exhibition of stunt
ing, a parade of 200 horses led by
the Rawson band, will circle the field
and maneuver before the assembled
throng.
In swift routine following the
parade and aerial exhibition will be
a program of wild west Rodeo
events.
The champion horse and rider will
again be picked this year and
awarded $500 in cash. Selection
will be made from the best showing
in stake bending race, keg race, and
stop and turn race. All three events
are open entry for men and women.
The order of events for the color
full contest are bronc riding, ladies
pleasure horse, boys and girls mu-
sical keg (under is years), mems
musical keg, steer riding, women's
musical keg, calf roping first heat),
stake bending race (men and wo-
men), keg race (men and women),
calf roping (2nd heat), steer riding
boys and girls rescue race (under
16 years., bronc riding, stop and
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SYNOPSIS

CHAPTER 4: Scott's early experiences
with gliders and airplanes. He goes to
Ft Mcpherson and enlists In the regular
army rs private.
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CHAPTER XIII

1t had been only recently when
Haynes had been taken from his
thirteen four-engine bombers on the
way to blast Tokyo, that he had been
assigned to transports. The Japs
must have known just how to get
under his skin, but in the end | think
the knowledge worked against them.
Now he was getting back at them
by having thousands of little leaflets
printed in several languages, espe-
cially in japanese. They read:
COMPLIMENTS OF THE OLD
BROKEN-DOWN TRANS
PORT PILOT
He used to drop some of these
on every bombing mission he led.
He'd go out and tie some to each
bomb; put them in the bomb bay
SO that they fell out when the doors
were opened; even throw them out
over the Japanese-occupied cities
that he blasted. | knew now that he
was getting new supply ready for
Hongkong.
Towards the end of October came
the word we had so long been wait
ing for. Victoria harbor was filled
with japanese shipping. In deepest
secret we got ready to go.
Our ships would leave from Kun
ming, but we would of course use
the intermediate bases in the Kwei-
lin-Hengyang section, 500 miles to
the East. Hongkong, you will re-
call, is about 325 miles Southeast of
Kweilin. It is protected by sur
rounding enemy fighter fields at Can
ton and Kowloon. Our detectives
would be the shipping in the harbor,
the shipping at the docks in Kow-
loon, and the ships at the drydocks
In Hongkong.
Earl on the morning. Ct October
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PAGE SEVEN

be in the kingrow. Potatoes are
virtually off the market. One
housewife recounted happily Tuesday
that she had dozen potatoes which
she was outstanding carefully. Local
food stores which receive small ship
ments of potatoes are selling them
in three pound lots.
Comes from Camp Miles Standish,
Mass, the following welcome by an
army PERSONAL officer to a group of
veterans returned from Germany:
For dinner we're having beef
steak and real ice cream and we
want you to eat your fill. For many
of you it will be the first good meal
you've had in weeks. For those
who are returning to civilian life
shortly, it will be the last you'll
have for months.
Pfc. Russell Hathaway, brother of
Mrs. Wilmer Badertscher, has just
sent home the following articles from
the European theatre of war; Ger
man carbine, French rifle, Belgian
six-shooter automatic shot gun and
two caliber rifles. He also made an
ash tray from an American shell
using German tools and a billfold
made of German leather. The bill
fold was made by hand and carries
the three initials of his baby son.
Hathaway has been overseas about a
year and is expected home soon.
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down to the Great Smokes for over
the Fourth . and Bluffton teach
ers getting a raise for next year,
the board announced after much
figuring until midnight Monday.
That southwark trek over the
Dixie highway you may have noticed
lately isn't tourists seeking Florida
sunshine for the winter-fact is it's
native southerners who have been
in the north all last winter, and
some of them for several years
working in Toledo and Detroit war
plants. Now with cutbacks on the
war program they're going back
home. In autos, many of ancient
vintage with bedding and furniture
piled atop the car or lashed to the
tenders they go thru town with
many stopping along the highway
repairing worn out tires.
And speaking of cross country
jaunts, there's Kenneth Winkler, sor
of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Winkler west
of Bluffton employed at the Superior
Body plant in Lima who is driving
a school bus to Phoenix, Arizona fol
delivery there. He has an allowance
of 400 gallons of gasoline to make
the trip-one way, of course, as he
will return by train.
Buttons recent spell of protract-
ed rains have no counterpart in
Brownsville, Texas, says Mrs. Leslie
Kimmel of South Main street who
has returned from an extended visit
with her son 1t. Joel Kimmel in the
Army air force at that place. The
thermometer mounts to 81 degrees
daily and there were three rains in
three months.
Prospects for cherries in the Bluff
ton district are better than earlier
reports indicated and the late cherry
crop will be somewhat near normal
Right now it's not the cherry sup
ply, but rather the sugar situation
that is troubling Bluffton house
wives. Canning sugar allotments
from the Allen county ration board
at Lima are coming thru slowly. A
cluster of unusually fine cherries
raised by Harold Bixel in Lafayette
attracted attention in the News
window over the week end.
And adding to scarce items is
screen wire. We tried to get
enough to recover a screen door
but there wasn't that much in town
last week. After much diligent
search we did succeed in finding a
small piece sufficient to do a patch
work job.
As an example of unalloyed hap
piness and complete satisfaction we
nominate the barefoot six year ole
who strode nonchalantly past the
News office Tuesday with the liml
of tree for fish pole and a long
six inch catfish dangling from q
stringer.
Victory gardeners who had the
foresight to plant potatoes sufficient
for their requirements will really
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took the other three on the Opus *
flank of the bombers. The country
below had become lower in eleva-
ton but was green and still hilly.
Over the radio. as we reached
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Hardriding R0deo Contestants
All Set For July Rodeo Here

Here she comes again folks, that
exciting, dazzling, colorful, thrilling
show, Bluffton's Third Annual Rodeo,
with multitudes of horses in fancy
trappings, rampaging steers, fiery
broncs, and daring horsemen all set
to give a display of real wild west
horsemanship.
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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT

THE STATE OF OHIO, Allen County. SIS.
Estate of John III. Depper Deceased.
A. ID. Gratz of Blutfton, Ohio. has been
appointed and qualified Executor of the
estate of John H. Deppler late of Allen
County, Ohio, deceased.
Dated this sth day of June, 1915.
RAYMOND z. SMITH
10 Probate Judge
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W. H. Gratz
Family Shoe Store

Bluffton, Ohio
Store hours Except Thursday and
Saturday, 8 a. IN. to p. m. Satur-
day, 8 a. m. to 1880 p. m. Closed
Thursday.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-08-13
Local Laundry Offers
Profit-Sharing Plan
To Wilmington People

A. v. Pankey, president of a local
laundry, recently announced a plan
where customers of the laundry
could share in the profits, owner
ship and management of his busi-
ness.
To acquire this interest in the
Snow White Laundry, Mr.. Pankey
pointed out that any person who
formally agrees to use the services
of the plant for a limited period Of
time, would share in the profits Of
the company. He stressed the bene.
fits which might be derived by per.
manent residents of Wilmington,
pointing out that every citizen
should own a share in Wilmington S
future"
Although the plan could be con-
sidered purely from a mercenery
point of view, it was explained that
as an owner, customers Of the laun.
dry would share in the future
growth and profits of the company,
have a voice in its policies anc
management, and enjoy the per
sonal and family prestige incident
al to such restricted ownership ane
control"
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-08-13
Navy VIZ Unit To Get
War Bond On Tuesday

CHAPEL HILL, Aug. lad
miral Jules James, commandant
of the Sixth Naval District, is COM
|. ing to the University. of North Car
DINA Tuesday to present a war
bond pennant to the Navy VIZ
training unit here.
The pennant, which will 60 to
the whole unit, including NROTC's S,
Seamen, and Marines, indicates
that 80 per cent of the members
are buying war bonds.
A review will be held in Admiral
James honor at Kenan Stadium at
2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, at
which time the pennant will be
presented. All the members of the
Viz unit will take part in the re-
view, and the public is invited.