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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-06-07

Prof. John Siler, former resident
of Leipsic, liberated last February
after three years internment by the
japanese at Manila, was a dinner
guest last Tuesday at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry L. Mayberry, of
Columbus Grove.
Prof. Siler, world traveller, had
been in the Philippine islands for %
years, teaching English literature in
Santo Tomas university, at the time
the Japanese took over.
AT the time of his liberation from
the university prison established by
the Japanese, he was suffering from
extreme malnutrition and weighed
only 80 pounds.
Other guests at the Mayberry
home for the dinner were Mrs. Ralph
Siler, Lima; Mrs. Dread and Miss
Margaret TrailSill, Perrysburg; Mrs
Donivan Stratton, daughter, Donna
Lou, and Mrs. Emerson v. Eher-.
man, all of Columbus Grove.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-06-07
DrOUned Mans Body
Is Found In Cister,

David Ray Foust, At, of Van Bur-
en-, custodian of the school of that
place took his life by drowning, Sat-
urday, it was stated by Hancock
County Coroner Byron F. Vorhees.
HIS body was taken from cistern
at the school in the afternoon, and
five hours after his family noted his
disappearance. He had been reported
in i'll health.
His wife who survives is the form
er Magdalene Geiger of this place to
whom he was married on Easter
Sunday. She is employed in Lima
and was unaware of the tragedy un-
til she arrived home shortly after
her husbands body had been recov-
ered
Also surviving are his parents and
son and daughter by a previous
marriage.
Funeral services were held in the
Presbyterian church at Van Buren,
Monday afternoon followed by burial
in the Van Buren, cemetery.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-06-07

beach sank to the bottom of the
quarry as the gang of men were
attempting to replace some of the
superstructure 8. Garmotter show
ed real ingenuity in rigging up a
crane on the swimming raft, which
he had made more buoyant by add
ing additional drums, and with the
crane and graphing hooks raised
the floating beach to the surface
where already he and his men have
replaced most of the board walk
and have made other repairs !.
the newly purchased drums have all
been painted by manager Klassen
prior to their being used to support
the float this act will add a
good many more months of service
to the life of the containers i.
so by the time good weather comes
around again the youngsters will
have a safe place to swim and under
good, dependable management !.
something the community can be
proud of this program deserves
the support of the entire community
for Bluffton needs a well supervised
outdoor recreation center and needs
it urgently fishing has been
poor lately, but a few excellent
catches of blue gills were made by
local anglers during the past week
Joey Goodman and Ted Kohl
each took home their limit in blue
gills one day last week from the
Buckeye they also snagged a
couple of crappies ;. other quarries
also produced good blue gill fishing
but the squirt was short lived
and even the channel cat fishermen
have given up and are waiting for
warmer and more balmy days . +.
and Doc Ludwig and his family are
up in the northern part of Michigan
fishing too, poor fishing here just
makes the enthusiasts for the sport
seek more fruitful territories .
the sign on Docs door at his shoe
repair shop iss real sign of the
times for the placard reads "Closed
until June 12-their bitin' at the
Muskegon river.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-06-07
Couple Married In
Cdfldlelight Service

The Saint Marks Lutheran church,
Ada, was the setting for the wedding
at half after seven o'clock Sunday
evening when Martha Mae Bosse,
daughter of Solomon II. Bosse, Ada,
became the bride of Pfc. Robert
Bradford Love, son of Chaplain and
Mrs. James r. Love, Galveston,
Texas, formerly of Lima.
Chaplain (Captain) ]. A. Love,
father of the groom and former pas
tor of Lima High Street United
Brethren Church, officiated at the
double ring ceremony. He was as
sisted by the Reverend c. Luther
Stager, pastor of the Saint Marks
Lutheran Church. The custom of
open church was observed.
The wedding vows were exchanged
at the altar before a background of
palms, ferns and lighted cathedral
tapers burning in four candelabra.
A program of nuptial organ music
was played by Mrs. d r. Printz. AS
the music changed to Mendelssohn's
wedding March, the bridal party
entered the church. The bride was
escorted to the altar and given in
marriage by her father.
Preceding the bride were her at
tendants, Rachel Criblez, as maid of
honor; Elvena Criblez and Ida May
Arnold, as bridesmaids; Lucy Lee
Neiswander, as flower girl; Franklin
Scoles, as ring bearer.
The groom was in full dress mill
tary uniform. Pfc. Dave Moore,
Cleveland, was the best man. The
ushers were Jack Grover AIS and
Max Burnham AIS, both of Cleve-
land.
Immediate relatives and close
friends assembled in the church par
lor for the reception. Presiding al
the serving table were Isabelle, Avo-
nellie and Esther Wolber and Maxine
Criblez.
Following the reception the couple
left on short trip. For travelling
Mrs. Love wore a gold gaberdint
suit with dark brown accessories
She wore corsage of sweet peas
and carnations.
Mrs. Love is a graduate of Ada
high school and Lima Memorial hos
pital school of nursing. She also at
tended Ohio Northern University
Pfc. Love is student in the West
ern Reserve University Medica
school in Cleveland.
The couple will reside in Cleveland
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-06-07
Two Bluffton Men Helped Sth Air
Force In Destruction OF Germany

Two Bluffton soldiers were among
the $4,000 men and women of the
Eighth Air Force congratulated last
week by 1t. Gen. James HI. Doolittle,
who assumed command of the Eighth
in January, 1914.
The Bluffton men in the group are
Cpl. Harry j. Shrider, %, an air
craft armorer in the 18th Fighter
Group, who is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry E. Shrider, los N Jack
son, and Cpl. Robert C. McCune, 160
Geiger street.
Il wish to extend my personal con-
gratulations and my heartfelt appre-
citation to every one of you for the
magnificent job you have done, "Gen.
Doolittle said in message to all
personnel.
Each of you", he continued, "may
be proud of your part in the defeat
of Germany. | am proud of you,
The world is proud of you"
The Eighth Air Force was the
worlds mightiest strategic bombing
force. It's personnel of $4,000 was
the equivalent of IL infantry di-
visions, and it could send 81 900 air.
men in 1000 four-engine bombers
and 1000 fighters over Germany at
one time. combat effort nossihle
only through the support of tens of
thousands of Notifying specialists.
Since August, 1912, when combat
operations began, Flying Fortresses
and Liberators of the Eighth dropped
more than 100000 tons of bombs on
enemy targets. FighteB pilots shot
down $3.50 Nazi planes and destroy
ed 4,250 others on the ground. Bomb
er gunners shot 5000 German inter
ceptors out of the air.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-06-07
Army Will Return Bodies OF Dead
Soldiers, Help Pay Cost OF Burial

Army grants of $50 will be made
to each family burying a soldier
killed overseas in hometown ceme-
terry when the return of ohr overseas
dead is started following the close
of the war with Japan.
First step in the process will be a
nationwide poll in which the sur
vivors of the soldier dead will be
asked whether they want the bodies
delivered to the home town depot,
buried in national cemetery or
left overseas.
From requests already received,
army officials predict that about 80
per cent of the overseas dead will be
returned to this country, but an
nounced that movement of the bodies
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-06-07

The Eighth dropped an average of
a ton of bombs every minute of the
last IL months.
Airmen of the Eighth were the
first Americans to attack Germany.
The early crews flew handful of
unescorted bombers against the pow
erful Luftwaffe, and proved the feas-
ibility of an American idea-precis-
ion daylight bombing over the Reich.
AS the Eighth grew in strength, il
was assigned the task of crushing
the German Air Force, which had to
be done before the Allies could in
wade France. Bombers Of the Eighth
smashed Nazi aircraft production
centers. It's fighters destroyed
thousands of enemy planes in the ali
and on the ground.
After beating the Luftwaffe into
relative impotency, the Eighth threw
its growing weight against Ger.
many's rail system and vital sources
of oil. These campaigns, in conjunc
tion with the British Royal Ali
Force and the u. S. 18th Air Force
disorganized all transport in Ger
many, restricted German military
operations in the air and on the
ground, and paved the way for tn,
march of Allied armies across Eu
rope.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-06-07

net profit of over $1,000. This sum
will be turned over to the town
council in the next few days to be
used toward the repair of the Buck
eye swimming float and other
equipment.
Outstanding feature of Mills Bros.
performance was the exhibition of
Burma, the ponderous pachyderm.
This elephant was trained TO perfec-
ton and could walk on two legs,
dance, and perform a variety of
acts, which were elimaxed with the
carrying of woman around the
hippodrome track in its mouth. The
elephant seemed to enjoy the per-
formance and not once did the
animal make even the slightest
error in it's calculations as it walked
over the young woman, carried her
around the track with her head in
its mouth, and even laid down right
on top of her without harming her
in the slightest.
Other acts which were well re-
ceived were the performances of the
tight wire artist, Indian tribe, and
the trained animals.
The Sportsmen's club in sponsor
ing the show received 5096 of the
advance ticket sale and 1870 of the
gate and reserve seat sale on circus
day.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-06-07
Club Activities

Inclement weather does not damp
en- the spirits of the fishing en-
thusiasts and one Bluffton party is
by this time already encamped at
Indian river on the Upper peninsula
in Michigan the group consist
ing of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Martin,
Mr.. and Mrs. Werner Newlan, and
C. V. Stonehill plan to stay a week
at a location between Bert and
Mullet Lakes i. the area is famous
for Rainbow trout and walleye
fishing an abundance of perch
and pan fish also await the anglers
hope the party have good luck
and a good time i. in late report
Stony heard that snow was falling
in the area and the repair
program at the Buckeye is well
under way with the Sportsmen's
club making a good effort to give
the town some real cooperation on
the program a mishap delayed
the repair program for Contractor
Albert Garmotter the floating
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-06-07

New So automobile use tax stamps
will go on sale at the Bluffton post
office next Saturday, with the law
requiring their display on all motor
vehicles operated on highways after
June 80.
Where possible the stamps should
be placed in prominent position on
the windshield of the vehicle, Off
cials of the Bureau of Internal reve-
nue. warned.
Motorists will find that stamps us.
ually will stick better if the glass is.
dampened instead of the stamp.
Where desired the stamps may be re-
inforced by tape.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-06-07

Funeral services were held last
Friday in Lima for Christopher
(Clem) Strahm, 7s, former Bluffton
resident, who died in Lima Memorial
hospital Tuesday of last week after
brief illness.
Strahm moved from Bluffton to.
Lima % years ago. He was born in
Hardin county.
Survivors include the widow, Jane;
two daughters, Mrs. Myrtle Selby
and Miss Hazel Strahm and one son,
Noel, all of Lima; and two brothers..
Frank Strahm, Wanatchee, NWash.,.
and George d. Strahm, Ada.
Rev. E. ] Penhorwood officiated at
the funeral service. Burial was in
the Hassen cemetery in Hancock
county.
News Want-ads bring results.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-06-07

cannot be started until after the
close of the war with Japan.
A bill now is on its way thru
Congress providing for a national
cemetery in each state, with each
having an area of some 500 acres.
Overseas dead, veterans and their
widows and minor children would be
eligible for cost-free burial in these
cemeteries.
If the family wishes to bury a
soldier in his home town cemetery, a
grant of $50 to help defray the cost
of the burial is provided.
Cards notifying families where
their soldier dead are buried will be
mailed to the next of kin beginning
within the next month, army officials
said.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-06-07
Regular Meeting of Club Mex
Tuesday. June IL

At the meeting of the Sportsmen's
Club scheduled for next Tuesday
night at 800 p. m. plans for the
summer will be discussed and motion
pictures on Florida will be screened.
The pictures will give the romantic
story of the growth of st. Peters
burg, "The Sunshine City" of the
south. Well known as a sports city,
the pictures viii present an exciting
and invigorating portrayal of the
excellent fishing and other sports to
be enjoyed while vacationing in the
city.
Plans for the coming Rodeo-4th
of July Celebration will also be dis
cussed.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-06-07
Buckeye Park To Get $4,000, AS
Result of Circus Benefit

Bluffton's first circus in over 3
years enjoyed good patronage and
the Sportsmen's Club as sponsors of
the event received as their share of
the proceeds a goodly sum which
after expenses were deducted left a
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-06-07

Katahdin potatoes are rapidly
gaining favor as commercial
variety because the plants are little
affected by mosaic diseases and the
tubers store well. The variety is
one of those produced by plant
breeders in a search for disease
resistant strains.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-06-07

Ohio soils cannot be restored to
full productivity by adoption of only
one or two of the soil improvement
practices. Neither fertilizers alone
or strip cropping alone will restore
soil,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-06-07

Materials used to produce bags
for farm use have been reduced
this year by military calls for simil-
ar fabrics.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-06-07
Let's honor dad
he's in there fighting

Every day in the year dads in the thick of it -
working to bring home the pay-check and there's
better time to let him know that he is appreciated
than on Fathers Day, Sunday, June II.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-06-07
Belts, BiIIfoIds :.

Genuine leather, Style King make
none better and guaranteed to stand lots
of hard wear.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-06-07
Fathers Day Gift Suggestions
Summer StraWS -.

A new straw hat for Dad-and these
water repellent, moisture proof straws
are just the thing. And they're priced
low.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-06-07

IVES, despite their long months
L and years of privation and suf-
fering, those gallant men, just re-
leased from filthy Jap Prison
Camps, stii. have their good old
fighting spirit. They're itching to get
back in'o the seht and give the Nips
a taste OF their cwn medicine.
Let's show them that we're not
quitting c;therl Let's match their
spirit with ctr dollars, Let's make
this MIGHTY 7th War Loan the
mightic3t Of them all!
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-06-07
Don't Forget -.

Our best gift suggestion is war bond.
''Therell be Home Bonds for the future
if you buy War Bonds for the present.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-06-07
Sport Shirts

Genuine Rugby and Whitney make.
They come in wide variety of colors-
short or long sleeves-cool :. nifty :.
snappy.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-12-14
DULUTH NEWS
By Zillah M. Waters

by lillian NJ WACeTS
Mrs. Robert Simmons, Jr., is con-
fined to st. Mary's hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Bell, Jr., of
Superior, were the dinner guests of
Eugene Waters on Sunday.
Jackie Craven, ward of Mr.. and
Mrs. Eugene Watts, spent the week
end in St. Paul visiting his mother.
Jackie attended the dinner for
fatherless boys upon his return
Monday, at the YMCA.
The veterans of World War ii,
have completed their plans for a
private party to be given at the
PlaMor ballroom on Christmas Eve.
The Elizabeth Richey chapter 2,
OES, elected officers at its regular
meeting, Dec. 4. New officers are:
Minnie Adams, Worthy Matron;
George Dozier, Worthy Patron;
Marie Towles, Associate Matron;
Carrie Dozier, Treasurer; Emma
Watts, Secretary; Edna chatham,
Conductress, and jamie Byrd, Asso-
ciate Conductress.
Jimmy Hughes, Jr., of St. Paul,
is visiting in the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Nichols, 1880 North 7th
Ave. East. He has just returned
from overseas.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-12-14
CHURCH NEWS & NOTES

on Thursday, December Is. at 8 pm.
The morning worAhip on Sunday. Decem-
Der I6, will provide Christmas songs BY
the choir and congregation. The minister
will preach The Divine Image"
The church school Christmas party will
be held on Sunday, December 20. at pm.
All members and friends are invited.
WGyman A. NJ. Z. Church; Sunday was
a high day ut WAymAn. the audience en-
loved a stirring message delivered BY the
Rev. L. c. Harris, former pastor of the
Calvary Baptist Church in Duluth. Rev.
Harris spoke from ii Timothy. chapter II.
verse 3: Thou therefore endure hardness
as a good soldier. Subject The Character
iStics Of q Good Soldier in Jesus Christ"
The sermon was well-founded in material.
filled with spiritual fervOr, well delivered
and enjoyed BY all. Mrs. Harris rendered
a solo preceding the message. The at
tendance was regular. the trustees were In
charge of the proceeds of the day. Visitors
present were Mrs. l. c. Harris and the
brother Of Mrs. Virginia GrRnsberry.
The Ever-Ready Club will meet Friday
evening, December IA. at the home OF the
president, Mrs. Geraldine Withers. 726
Emerson Ave. No. All members are asked
to be present to hear business Of i'm
pOrtance.
Sunday the pastor will speak from the
subject The Hole in the Wall" You will
gain much food for thought. We invite
you to come.
Sunday at pm. the choir Is having =
song fest many of the Cities best talent
will be present. Come out and help to sing
your fRvorite song.
Friday night, Dec. IL, The Pastors Aid
Society is having a ehitterlinR supper at
the home of the president, Mrs. Ruby Bobo,
90 Highland Ave. No.-Church Reporter.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-12-14
CT Vernon Young
Home From Four
Yeus' Service

T/5 Vernon Young is home after
spending four years, eight months
and q days in the armed service.
He has been stationed in Burma
where he was labor foreman of the
road construction group.
Young was discharged from
Camp Mccoy Sunday, Dec. 9. He
has the good conduct medal, was
wearing the campaign ribbons for
Asiatic Campaign and American
Defense ribbon before Pearl Har-
bor) and battle star for the battle
of Central Burma. He was with
the 45th Engineering group, which
helped build the Ledo road.
His wife, Ernestine, considers
herself quite lucky to have her
husband back and to have found
an apartment practically the same
day. They are now living at 511
Bryant Ave. n. His father, Lee
H. Young, lives at 945 Aldrich Ave.
N, and his mother, Mrs. Hazel
Taylor, lives at Gil Aldrich Ave.
n. He has several brothers and
sisters living in the city.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-12-14

l1O6 Aldrich Ave. NJ, have rs their
guest, Mr.. Leslie Anderson of Des
Moines, Iowa. Mr.. Anderson was
recently discharged after serving
three years in the army.
Mesdames IneE and Anna Cox
and Mr.. Steve Cox of Duluth,
Mimi, spent Sunday, December 8,
in the Twin Cities. While here
they visited their daughter, Mar
guerite, who is a patient at Gillette
Hospital. Mrs. Anna Cox was a
guest at the ]. E. Brown home,
1920 Smelling Ave.
Mrs. Rose Vivian, 1900 Fifth
Ave. N, is a patient at General
Hospital.
LeOla Jackson, who was recently
seriously burned, returned to her
home, 21O5 Fifth Ave. s., Deem
Der Z. Leola has been a patient
at General Hospital.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1945-12-14
Edelbert Rodgers
Visits Twin Cities
After Discharge

T/5 Edelbert G. Rodgers of St.
Louis, Mo-, former guidance coun-
selor for the Minneapolis Urban
League in 1910 and 1941, when he
was attending University of Min
nesota, was visiting in the Twin
Cities this week following his dis
charge from the Army on Novem-
Der 20.
Rodgers, who was a special serv-
ice non-commissioned officer with
the END Division in Italy, was re-
sponsible for putting on shows for
hospitals and frontline troops. In
cluded in the troupe under his di-
rection were: S/Sgt. Bobby Platter,
and the famous Bouncing Buffalo"
orchestra, band rated as the best
orchestra in Italy. Also in the unit
were Abraham Lincoln Mills, for
mer Cab Galloway musician; Buddy
Miller, formerly of the Tiny Brad
shaw band; Marshall Penn, Michi-
gan Conservatory of Music students
vocalist Claude Simons, who used
to sing at Small's Paradise in New
York, and Calvin Shield of Miami
Fla, dancer.
According to Rodgers, he saw
Josephine Bakers show in Zurich
Switzerland, and 40" is still a:
glamorous and charming as ever
Dwight Reed of St. Paul, former
University of Minnesota football
star, was a member of Rodgers
company.