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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-07-26
Beaverdam Man, Air Force Captain
Returns From Mission In Germany

newspaper says:
".The First Tactical Air Division
welcomes back to Esler Field one of
its most widely travelled detaeh-
ments, the unit commanded by Capt.
Raymond Keiffer after completing a
special mission which took it to many
sections of the European war thea
tire. 8s -
"When orders came last February
calling for the organization of a com
munications unit to be flown to Eu-
rope on what was then secret mis-
sion, Capt. Keiffer gathered together
small group of highly trained spe-
cialists from three of the Tactical
Air Divisions units.
"Then they were on their way,
flying first to Greensboro, N. G., for
short processing period, thence to
Fort Totten, N. Y, their jumping OH
place for the European hop, landing
in Scotland and from there to Lon
don and then to Paris.
> ARRIVING in Paris they learned
the purpose of their mission: to SET
up a new type of radio communica.
tions system between the First Tao
| tical Air Force and other air forces
on the continent.
"A school of instructions was SET
up at Epinal on the Moseile river in
what had been previously an army
bakery.
after finishing their course one
group was placed on temporary duty
with the France First Air corps al
Colmar, France, five miles from the
Rhine, where they worked under
enemy fire. The other group located
at Strasbourg was also under enemy
fire.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-07-26
NEWS OUR FATHERS READ
FROM ISSUE OF NOV. 80. 1916

Marking the completion of the
new gymnasium and the opening of
a new era in the athletic history of
the new institution, Bluffton College
will dedicate the latest addition to
the campus equipment on Friday
evening. ef
Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Triplett re-
turned from two weeks trip thru
the east where they visited Wash
ington, Philadelphia and other cities.
They spent several days with Mr..
and Mrs. William Phattner at North
Attleboro, Mass.
Elmer Lauby has purchased 10
acres of the so acre Dan Huber
farm east of town.
John Oglesbee, a former Bluffton
boy now employed in Detroit, has
returned from successful hunting
, trip in the woods of northern Michi-
gan with a young deer weighing 14O
pounds. Oglesbee says Verdun has
nothing on the north woods when it
comes to stray bullets as there were
Ii hunters killed while hunting with
in radius of 10 miles from their
camp.
Mr.. and Mrs. Noah Moser are the
parents of girl since Thursday.
Carl L. is the name of the boy
born to DR.. and Mrs. H. B. Ford on
Friday morning.
Congressman N. E. Matthews of
Defiance was guest at the Sidney
Hauenstein home, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Combs have
moved from the Whistler home to
their new home on the adjoining lot.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Chamberlain
will occupy the house vacated BY
Mr.. and Mrs. Combs.
Employees of the Bluffton Mfg.
are anticipating royal feast today.
Each of the 20 employees of the
company was given a large goose to
add cheer to their Thanksgiving
dinner by manager H. W. Zehrbach.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. C. Griffith and
family residing south of town left
for Hot Springs, Ark, where MIR.
Griffith will take treatment.
DR.. and Mrs. j. S. Steiner will eat
Thanksgiving dinner with Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Clymer near Benton
Ridge.
William Hartman purchased the
Adam Bame farm for the considera-
tion of $4,000.
Jacob Schnegg, one of the success
full poultry raisers, plans to exhibit
some of his choice White Leghorns
at the Cleveland poultry show.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Eaton of
Lima will spend Thanksgiving at
the Charles Miller home.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-07-26
Elrose

Mrs. Alfred Kloetzley, son Joe and
daughter June of Salem spent sever
al days last week with Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. J. Stratton. Other callers were:
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Stratton,
daughter Elaine and son Larry, Mr..
and Mrs. J. d. Clymer, John and
Fern Koch, and Mrs. Claude Christ
man and family of Fin1lay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Conner Stewart and
family were Thursday evening sup
per guests at the Millard Oberly
home in Bluffton.
June Gallant spent Sunday with
Kaye Nonnamaker
Union Prayer services at the Olive
Branch church, Thursday evening.
Thursday evening supper guests
at the Wright Klingler home were:
Mrs. Alfred Kloetzley, son Joe and
daughter June of Salem; Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. j. Stratton, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. d. Clymer, Mr. and Mrs. Bernard
Stratton and family and Mrs. Claude
Christman and family of Findlay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lendon Basinger and
family called Friday evening at the
Emmeline and Arthur Nonnamakel
home, Mr.. and Mrs. ROLAND Koontz
and family and Mrs. Nello Stein
man of Bluffton were Wednesday
evening callers.
Visitors at the Ami Nonnamakei
home the past week were Mr.. ant
Mrs. Howard Nonnamaker and sons
Chas. Nonnamaker, Mr.. and Mrs
Chauncey Klingler and daughter
Marilyn, and Mrs. Jack Klingler
Mrs. Chas. Agin, son Evan, San
Gorby, Mr.. and Mrs. John Warren
Mrs. Dora Montgomery, Mrs. M.
Stratton, and Mrs. Alfred Kloetzle,
and daughter June of Salem.
The Black school reunion card
will be addressed at the Wrigh
Klingler home this Thursday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Huber Jennings an,
son Joe of Clyde spent Sunday witt
the Wright Klingler family. The,
were accompanied home by thei
daughters Cledabell and Patsy VIII,
had spent two weeks at the Klingle
home. Afternoon and evening visit
ors We're: Mr.. and Mrs. Waite
Montgomery, John and Robert War
rem, Richard Marquart, Mr.. an,
Mrs. j. D. Clymer and Mrs. M. J
Stratton.
Miss Jean Ann Klingler is spend
ing several days with Mr.. and Mrs
]. d. Clymer.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-07-26
Settlement

Dorothy Banister of Toledo was
an over Sunday visitor in the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Haydn Steiner.
Ann Elizabeth is the name given
the daughter born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward E. Schultz, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Welden Hilty and
family left for their home at Chat
ham, N. J., Tuesday evening after
spending some weeks with relatives
here.
William Fridley was removed from
the Bluffton Hospital to his home
north of Bluffton one day last week.
Otis Suter of Toledo, grandson of
Mrs. Sam Rickly is spending the
summer months at the Rickly home.
Pvt. Kenneth Walters arrived
here from Camp Crowder, Missouri
to spend a couple weeks furlough
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Enos
Walters. After his furlough he is
to report at Camp Beal, California.
Miss Mary Haas, missionary from
Africa has returned home for her
furlough She had been detained in
South America while enroute home.
Ideal weather for combining ana
threshing of this seasons bumper
wheat crop is making fine progress
| possible. Local elevators are ex-
periencing considerable difficulty in
obtaining sufficient freight cars for
the rail transportation of the wheat
High yields have been reported. Roy
Cherry has reported a yield of 60
bushels per acre.
Mr.. and Mrs. Monroe Burkholder
announce the engagement of their
daughter, Laverne to Sgt. Richard
Witteborg, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
lian Witteborg of Columbus Grove.
The Advisory Council met at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Welty,
Monday evening.
A group of young people of the
local Mennonite churches are expect
ing to attend the Ohio-Indiana Con.
ference which convenes at Topeka
Ind, July 1929.
Misses Lulu Sommer and Esther
Hoyt of Philadelphia visited with
relatives and friends here over the
week end. Before the war they die
mission work in Germany and Bel
gium and are now awaiting the time
when they can return to their form
er field in Belgium.
Edwin Basinger, 81, son of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. Moses Basinger died al
his home Saturday night following g
lingering illness. Funeral services
were held Tuesday afternoon in st
John church with Rev. P. J. Boehl
officiating assisted by Rev. H. l.
Mitchell of Pandora Missionary
church. Interment was in the st
John cemetery. Surviving are the
following brothers and sisters: Mrs
Elizabeth Augsburger, Elma, Mary
Christian, Elan and Cyrus Basingel
all of Pandora and Caroline Basingel
of Findlay.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-07-26

Will Triplett was reelected secre-
tary of the Ohio-M Michigan Photo
graphers assn. This is his fourth
term.
Work on the new Lugibihl and
Zehrbach block started again on
Monday.
The near cyclone tore the doors
from the Memo Geiger barn and
after the wind had subsided he found
his 14x10 chicken coop lying across
the alley in the field.
DR.. |. r. Wetherill is raising the
roof of his residence on South Main
and remodeling the same
T. H. Mohler has purchased a
cold setting machine for resetting
buggy wheels.
Miss Zanna Staater returned to
Cincinnati to resume her studies at
the Cincinnati Conservatory of
Music.
The capital stock of the Bluffton
Stone Company has been increased
from $4,000 to 100000 due to the
increase in business.
N. w. Cunningham will be a
candidate for the nomination for
congressman from the 4th district
from Allen County.
Ezra Amstutz who is in Phoenix,
Arizona is sick with the measels.
Memo c. Diller and Eva Hull
were happily married at McComb.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-07-26
Letter To Editor

"The Medical Department of the
Armed Service is greatly indebted
to the American Red Cross for the
assistance and cooperation rendered
in the manufacture of surgical dress
ings for the Armed Forces. The Off
GERS and personnel join in the desire
to express sincere gratitude to each
and every one of the volunteers who
had part in the production and
delivery of surgical dressings to the
Medical Department
The Bluffton Red Cross and its
workers can well be proud of the
service rendered to the country and
to the armed forces and the i'm
portant part they did in making pos
sible the treatment of our sick and
wounded.
The War Department has recently
adopted the policy of making reduc-
tions of consumption of many items
one of which is surgical dressings
because they believe the number suf-
ficient to warrant the cessation OF
production upon the completion OF
dressing already assigned to Red
Cross chapters.
This means, then, that the surgical
dressing workroom in the Grade
school building will be closed.
The Red Cross committee of Bluff.
ton wants thank every volunteer whc
worked in making of surgical dress
ings and commend you for the won
derfully admirable work and your
patience and loyalty.
We also express our gratitude tt
the Bluffton Board of Education fol
the use of the room, to the Blufftol
Public Light Co. for furnishin,
lights, the st. Johns Reforme.
church and the Methodist church fo
the use of tables, also the American
Legion for tables, and all who con
tributed supplies for the surgica
dressing work room.
A. special thank you" to the loya
and patient supervisors who spare,
no time and effort in assisting an,
providing a comfortable place t
work.
Chm. Bluffton Red Cros
| Mrs. ]. S. Steiner,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-07-26
News Our Grandfathers Read
From Issue Of March 81, 1910


Frank A. Eaton has left for
Independence, Kansas where he and
Mrs. Eaton viii make their home i'll
the future.
The automobile craze has hit the
community and Tuesday new cars
were ordered in Bluffton. The pur-
chasers are Henry Zehrbach, DR.. l.
R. Wetherill, John aud Dan Huber.
Elmer Ewing, Frank Eaton and Rev.
w. S. Gottshail. This means there
viii be at least II cars in the COM
munity and what a turnout for the
Fourth of July parade.
A salesman from Indianapolis has
been selling seeding catalpa trees
to number of farmers in the COM
munity for fence posts. A large
number will be planted in the COM
munity.
William Kimmel has contracted
for a thousand loads of dirt to be
placed in his planning mill yard.
Ed Jones had the back part of
his lot on Cherry street raised above
the high water mark. 1t took over
300 loads of dirt.
Mrs. Jack Parrish met with a
serious accident at her home on Elm
street. While attempting to get
down a screen door from the second
floor she tripped ard fell down a
flight of stairs suffering serious
injury.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-07-26


William Fridley was moved from
the Bluffton Community hospital to
his home, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Keller and
daughters of Findlay spent Friday
evening in the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Will, Habegger and
Garnie.
Mrs. Dale Moore and little daugh-
ter of Detroit spent several days In
the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Leonard Zimmerly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Cramer and
family of West independence, Mrs.
Hazel Philips and daughter of
Fostoria and Mr.. and Mrs. Norman
Basinger and sons spent Sunday
with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l..
M. Wynkoop.
Mrs. Alice Settledge and daughter
were recent visitors in the home of
her sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Marden
Basinger and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Habegger
and Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Gibbs and
family visited Mrs. Harry thinner
man and children and Mrs. Robert
Poe and little son at Defiance last
Sunday.
Mrs. George Ridge and son Dick
and daughters Sarah and Betty of
flndlay called on Mr.. and Mrs.
Donald Harris and little son, Sun
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Harris and Mr..
and Mrs. Donald Harris and little
son spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Carroll Harris and daughter Marcel
la of Whiteford Center.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-07-26

How Capt. Raymond Keiffer of the
Army Air Corps, son of Mr. and
Mrs. John Keiffer of Beaverdafn sue
cessfully carried out one of the Tao
ticaI Air Divisions most vital over
seas missions is narrated by "Ihe
Star and Wings, camp newspaper OF
Esler Field, Louisiana.
Capt. Keiffer and his men recently
returned from overseas and he is
expected to arrive soon to spend a
furlough at the home of his parents.
In speaking of his exploit the
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-07-26
Flushing Animals

Flushing ewes and sows before
breeding helps produce larger and
stronger lambs and larger litters of
pigs. Flushing consists of feeding
animals for two or three weeks be-
fore breeding in such a manner that
they are in healthy, thrifty con-
dition and are gaining weight at
time of breeding.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-07-26

The Ohio Beekeepers' Association
has scheduled its summer meeting
for July 81 and August /, at the
A. |. Root Company factory, Medina,
Ohio. Out-of-state speakers and
prominent Buckeye apiarists will be
on the program during the 2-day
meeting.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-07-26
Soldier Transferred
To Post In Manila

Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Lehman of
Lima, former Bluffton residents re-
ceived word the first of the week
that their son, S. Sgt. ROLAND R.
Lehman had been transferred from
New Hebrides island to Manila.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-07-26
Mayors Notice

Monthly collection of trash will
start Thursday noon. Patrons of
the collection system are asked to
have trash in containers and placed
where it may be easily loaded into
the truck.
w. A. Howe, Mayor
The Omaha guide., 1945-09-29
POST OFFICE sox Is - ATLANTA. GEORGIA

M. NJ. il need some advice. l
have a good job here in my home
town. but my husband Is in service
and is stationed down south. /
wish to go down wher he is but
he thinks 1t is best for me to re-
main here at home. Now If he low
ed me he would want me with him.
don't you think?
Ans: Not necessarily. He realiz
es that you can't possibly live COM
fortably away from home on the
money allotted you each month.
Also it is quite a problem to find
living quarters around the army
camps. If he had any idea lhat he
was stationed there for a period
If months he would encourage you
to make a change. THder the cir
eumstances it is best hat you re-
main where you are, keep working
regularly and save your money so
that when the opportunity presents
itself you may live With him again.
Don't question his love az this is
The Omaha guide., 1945-09-29

BY Frances Ainsworth Sd
By Frances Ainsworth

I wonder if you are aware of the
magic thrill that awaits you when
the marvellous new postwar radios,
come on the market l have been
privileged to see and, yes - to.
hear some of these new radios.'
Just a few weeks ago I was visit
ing MIR. George Oehlsen, chief en-.
gineer Of Stewart-W Warner. SsfssF.s-4
I told him that because radio is,
so much a part of enjoyable Amer
lean living it must be at its best
even under the most difficult con-
ditions. l receive so many letters.
from women living on farms ard
in rural communities, complaining
about poor radio reception Mr..
Oehlsen not only agreed with me
completely, but let me sit in on
some tests of new models they had
designed for just such listeners.
l wouldn't have believed it if T
hadn't heard it with my own ears.
/ felt / could reach out and touch
the announcer, he came through so
clearly and naturally. And mind
you, this wasn't a high priced ex-
pensive console, but a beautifully
neat and inexpensive table model
you can place almost anywhere in
your home. What impressed me so
greatly was its quietness-no hum,
no cracking, no frying in the back
ground. 1 s~~ssssssye~~~@
Then / heard - and saw - their
jealousy guarded table model
phono-radio combination. I could
hardly believe that the full bodied
music with almost unbelievable
volume could come from this small
set. There was enough power and
tonal clarity to do justice to any
symphonic recording or to carry
clearly above noise and chatter. .
And now for the big news-I am
sure you will be seeing these radios
Cor Yourself before ChristnnaaI .
The Omaha guide., 1945-09-29

and your competing with him in
the cheating game doesn't excuse
your actions. Children naturally
hold their parents up as an exam
pie and that is why it is so import
ant for parents to live a clean and
wholesome life. Give up this put
side mar as long as o live with
your husband. Keep your own con
science clear regardless of what
course your husband may pursue.
ALSO. try to recapture his affection
and make for the children and him
a home that they will be proud Of.
By doing so, he may eventually tire
of the life he is living and want to
settle down with you and the
children.
The Omaha guide., 1945-09-29

no true example. In this case. the
main issue is what is best for Q
under ,hc prevailing ci~ ,~LnIstances
The Omaha guide., 1945-09-29
GOOD NEWS!
To All Who Need a
Laxative Now and Then

When you feel sluggish, stomach up
set, low in spirits and somewhat mo
account" - because you need a good
cleaning out, just LET YOURSELF IN
FOR THE QUICK RELIEF THAT
KRUSCHEN SALTS CAN BRING YOU.
When you want relief you want it
PRONTO-you don't want to wait for
hours (Kruschen acts usually within
an hour - Caution use only as di-
rected. Regulate the dose to suit your
own requirements. Get KRUSCHEN
SALTS today at any good drug store.
The Omaha guide., 1945-09-29

U. S. Co4rt Guard Photo
EILIPINO boys laboriously scoop
Il up earth in digging grave for
one of their family among the crude
wooden crosses of a native burial
ground. Their ragged clothes are
mute evidence of hardships endured
under Jap rule, but monthly ship
ments of ESQ bales of clothing are
now being sent to liberated islands
by Philippine War Relief, member
agency of the National War Fund.
The Omaha guide., 1945-09-29

A. d. 81 am a lady of twenty
eight and my husband is the same
age. We have two lovely boys n
eight and the other six. We have
been married nine years. My hus-
band has been going with another
woman every since we have been
married and they nav a little girl
two years old. He won't allow me
t. say anything about her. Three
years ago, I fell in love with a
single man and he tells me ne low
es me and | have had enough dates
with him to believe he is truthful
He wants me to get a divorce and
marry him. Give me some idea as
to what to do?
Ans: Whether you two know it
or not, your two fine boys are old
enough to begin realizing what's
going on and this is not the atmos-
phere in which to rear a family.
Two wrongs never made a right.
The Omaha guide., 1945-09-29

p. g. CT met a girl and | have
asked her to be my friend because
l like her very much but she told
me to wait until she made up her
mind. / have waited for almost a
month, every time l get in a con-
versation with her, she Is always
in a rush. Recently l met another
girl who seems very nice and h
comes on the base to see me. She
refuses to go any place without
me. She lays she loves me but I
have to beg to see number one girl
Which girl is for me?
Ans: Competition stimulates in
terest--go with both girls and en-
joy their company, refraining
from getting serious with either
one. Right now the first girl
seems to be the apple Of your eye
and as long as you feel that way,
you surely don't want to get too
serious with the second girl. 1t is
best not to limit your dates to
girl only. until you are convinced
that you are in love and have
found your true mate. At your
age you should be playing a wide
field.
The Omaha guide., 1945-09-29

F. B.-I write 10 a Marine that l
have been knowing for several
years. He never did try to go with
me before he went to the service.
Since h has been overseas he writes
me love letters and says that he
loves me. Is he telling me the
truth or is he just lonesome?
Ans: Apparently he feels he is
deeply devoted to you else he
would not be writing you to that
effect. No doubt it took this en-
forced separation to make him a
ware of the fact. Keep in close
contact with the Marine as your
letters are a source Of Inspiration
to him. Avoid getting serious and
when he returns % a decide
what your true feelings are for
each other.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-22
WAVELETS
By BILL HARRINGTON

Completely refreshed after brief vacation, Raymond Gram Swing, in ternationally famed commentator and analyst, is ready to launch his new series of interpretation of current events over WATR and the Blue Network beginning tonight, at 7:15 D. m, EWT.
 Under exclusive Blue Network contract, the distinguished com mentator will be heard in the forth coming series Monday through Fri day. His commentaries iWll be spon- sored, on a cooperative basis, by leading regional and local sponsors throughout the country.
 When Swing begins his new WIZ Blue Network series, he will reach larger audience than ever before. Since the outbreak of World War II, Swing has gained tremendous listening udaience by objective, im- partial and calm analysis of world affairs based on years of personal reSearcha nd observations.