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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-04-05
Jeanne Baumgartner
Bride OF Geo. SlUank

In an impressive ceremony or
Good Friday afternoon at the First
Methodist church in Mishawaka, Ind,
Miss Jeanne Baumgartner, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. L. F. Baum
gartner, former Bluffton residents,
became the bride of Sgt. George
Swank, Jr., son of George Swank,
of Bluffton.
The couple repeated their vows be-
fore an altar banked with palms,
white snapdragons and large candel-
abra. Rev. Claude Garrison was
the officiating minister.
Preceding the ceremony special
music was provided by sorority sis.
ters of the bride and M. w. Baum
gartner, of Cleveland, an uncle.
Miss Kae Baumgartner, of Cleve-
land, cousin of the bride, was maid
of honor, and Miss Margaret Ba-
singer, of Blpffton, and Miss Bette
Root, of Berea, Ohio, were brides
maids. Nancy Cunningham, of Lake
wood, Ohio, and Kenion Kaufman,
Jr., of Skol1ie, H., cousins of the
bride, were flower girl and boy.
Charles Swank, of Bluffton, broth
er of the groom, was best man.
For the ceremony the bride wore
a shimmering white satin gown,
fashioned with fitted bodice, square
neckline and long sleeves, and trim
med with bows of white corded silk
braid. Her bouquet was of white
roses made in an army spray with
green ivy.
The bride and groom are gradu-
ates of Bluffton High school, and
Mrs. Swank attended Bluffton college
for two years, later graduating from
Bowling Green State university in
1914. She is teacher in the home
economics department of Oliver
Junior High school, South Bend, Ind.
The groom graduated from Bluff
ton college, and before going into
the army was coach at Bluffton High
school. He is stationed at present
at Camp Livingston, La.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-04-05
LIGHT PLANT TO
DISCONTINUE HOT
WATER SERVICE
Service to 80 Users Will Be
Dropped About June I,
Board Plans
Hospital Begins Construction Of
Heating Plant Building
Wednesday

Hot water heating service provided
during the summer by the municipal
water works and electric light plant
for 29 private homes and the Bluffton
Community hospital will be discontin-
ued about June /, it was announced
Tuesday by the Board of Public Af-
fairs
The action was taken as an economy
measure, Harry F. Barnes, president
of the board, said in commenting on
the change in service policy.
First direct result of the decision
was announced that the Community
hospital will proceed at once with the
installation of a private heating plant.
Excavation for building to house the
plant was started Wednesday on the
hospital grounds.
In addition to providing hot water
service, the hospital plant will be
large enough to heat the building if
necessary during the winter. The hos
pital is one of approximately 40 users
who receive winter heating service
from the municipal plant.
Building Planned
N. E. Byers, president of the hos
pital board, said the building to be
constructed for the heating plant will
be of brick, about % by 26 feet. It
is being designed by Mclaughlin and
Associates, Lima architects, to har-
monize with the modernistic hospital
building.
Contract for an oil burner and
boiler to serve as the heating plant
has been let to the Lima Plumbing and
Heating Co.
Harry Mericle will supervise con-
struction of the building and Hiram
Wenger and Ross Bogart, officers of
the hospital board, are on the build
ing committee.
In addition to the announcement re-
garding hot water heating service,
Barnes said the Board of Public Af-
fairs has considered disseminating
home heating service next winter, but
/ that no definite decision has been
reached.
Final course that the board will fol-
low, he pointed out, will depend con-
siderably on whether the 40-odd users
can obtain individual heating systems
in view of wartime priorities and re-
strictions.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-04-05
Easter Wedding
Sunday Afternoon

Miss Treva Mae Hoehstettler,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter NJ
Hochstettler of Bluffton became the
bride of Ralph R. Sousley, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. David l.. Sousley of
Ada, at the parsonage of the En-
manuel's Evangelical and Reformed
church, Sunday afternoon at 2:3O
o'clock.
Rev. V. C. Oppermann, pastor of
the bride officiated using the double
ring ceremony. The attendants were
Miss Esther Hochstettler, sister OF
the bride and Pvt. Donald Spar,
friend of the groom.
The bride was attired in a poudre
blue dress with white and brown
accessories and her corsage was Of
white gardenias centered with pink
roses. Her only ornament was 3
strand of pearls, a gift of the bride.
groom.
Her sister wore a gold crepe dress
with matching accessories and her
corsage was of white gardenias
centered with yellow roses. Her
ornament was a gold locket, a gift
of the bride.
Following the ceremony the couple
left for short wedding trip, after
which time they will reside in Bluff
ton in the Ebenezer church parson-
age on Grove street.
{ The bride is a graduate of Bluffton
high school and is employed at The
Triplett Co., in Bluffton.
The groom attended Ada high
school and is now employed at the
Tank Depot in Lima.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-04-05
BedUerddna Man In
Combat Repair Work

Pfc. Robert T. Cartwright, of
Beaverdam, is attached to the repair
unit of the 469th Engineering
Company handling maintenance of
U. S. Seventh Army Troops which
has turned out approximately 10000
repair jobs during almost two years
of combat action in Sicily, Italy and
France.
Cartwright is a truck driver at
tached to the unit, which repairs
some rs different machines. The
469th followed assault troops onto
the invasion beaches of Sicily, Italy
and Southern France, and for a
time was the only engineering main
tenance unit supporting the armies.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-04-05
nine OF 81 men
IN APRIL DRAFT
CALL FROM HERE
Allen County Board No. 8 Will
Induct 81 Men Into Armed
Forces
Five Men from BIuffton, Four
from Surrounding Area To
Leave in April

Nine registrants from the Bluffton
district are among 81 notified to re-
port for induction into the armed SER
vices in the April draft call, it was
announced Wednesday by Allen
County Draft Board No. 3, which has
jurisdiction over the county outside of
Lima.
Five Bluffton men viii be inducted,
including Charles H. Steiner, Wood
row w. Little, Frederick w. Tschantz,
Donald C. Corson and Russell M.
Schaublin
Others from this immediate district
are Freeman w. Basinger, Pandora
Route 1; Morris r. Lewis, Columbus
Grove; Prenton James Larue, Lafay-
cite; and Ray E. Luginbuhl of Find
lay, former Bluffton resident.
The induction list also includes the
following:
Cairo-Richard E. Oft, Jacob ]. AL
staetter.
Ada-Franklin r. Hubbell.
Ronayld Ferguson, John Kel-
Ter, Harold Williams, Melvin Sprinkel
Robert Hire, George Fetter, Roy War
ner, David Hefner, John Musser, Nor.
bert Gaull, Albert Rankin, Eugene
Woodruff, Berdine School, William
Stumbaugh, Frank Lones, Charles
Cline, Marvin Armentrout, George
Sroufe, Roland Nevergall, Frank
Bosh, Rexford ]. Snapp
Elgin, O-Dewey Spence.
California, O.-Nelson Harter.
Spencerville-William Roeder, La
Verrle Bowers, Winford Bell, Karl
Krendl, Donald Lawrence.
Delphos-John Scherger, Richard
Morgan, William Remlinger, Richard
Friemoth, Ralph Staup, Louis Rode
Walter Martin, Elmer Looser, Levi:
Wiechart.
Westminster-Jacob Gross.
Harrod-Harry Coolidge.
Elida-Harvey T. Bame, Franz
Ridenour, Donald Stemen.
St. Marys-Elmer Ramga.
Gomer-Ralph w. Runford.
Dayton--Jack L. SYliln.
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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-04-05
Alice Lentz Weds
Gerald Spdllinger

Alice Bernice Lentz, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Lentz, of CO.
lumbus Grove Route 2, became the
bride of Gerald Eugene Spallinger,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Chancey Spal-
linger, of Lafayette Route l, in an
Easter Sunday ceremony at the Co
lumbus Grove Church of the Breth-
rem.
Rev. Frank Hamblen performed
the ceremony, with Miss Janice
Lentz, sister of the bride, attending
as the Maid of Honor, and Howard
Spallinger serving as best man for
his brother.
The bride was graduated from Co
lumbus Grove High school and until
recently was employed as a stenog-
rapher by Swift and Co. in Lima
Spallinger attended Lafayette High
school and is engaged in farming.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-04-05
BIuftOn WOnaan's
Father Succlnbs

H. L. Messer, IA, father of Mrs.
George Carmack of this place, died
at his home in Wayne, Ohio, Sun
day. His death followed a three
years illness of a heart ailment.
Mr.. Messer operated a pharmacy
and was active in management of his
establishment until shortly before his
death.
Funeral services were held at the
Methodist church in Wayne, We'd
nesday afternoon followed by burial
at that place.
Survivors besides his daughter
here are his wife of Wayne and one
son Harry Messer of Akron.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-04-05
I2O Are Called
For Jury Service

Names of 120 Allen county resi-
dents have been drawn for service
on petit and grand juries for the
April term of court.
Those from this area include:
Grand jury-C. E. Watt, Lafay-
ette.
Petit jury-Eudora Soldner, Louise
Ruhl, Elfriede Howe, Ernest Gratz
and Paul Whitmer all of Rluffton
Ed Bogart, Beaverdam; C. H. Green
await and George Helser of Lafay-
cite.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-04-05
Put. William MericIe
Wounded In Europe

Pvt. William P. Mericle was
wounded in both legs and left arm
on March Is in fighting on the west
ern European front, according to
word received this week by his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Mericle,
of South Main street.
Pvt. Mericle is in a hospital in
France. No additional details were
given. He has been overseas since
June 27.
His brother, Staff Sgt. Gene Mer-
icle, who had been overseas two
years is home at present on a 27-day
furlough, visiting with his wife and
parents.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-04-05
Ebenezer Church
Youth Conference

Annual youth conference of the
Ebenezer Mennonite church will be
held April IL to Is, it is announced
by the Rev. ]. J. Esau, supply
pastor.
Principal speaker will be Rev.
Lando Hiebert of Grace Bible Insti-
tute, Omaha, Neb., and Rev. Dwight
Niswander of Lima will be in charge
of the music. Meetings will be held
every evening.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-04-05
Births

The following births at Bluffton
hospital:
Pfc. and Mrs. Richard Davies,
Bluffton, boy, Richard McElroy,
Tuesday. Pfc. Davies is in the Pa
cific war area. Mrs. Davies is the
former Vernice McElroy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Fisher, Bluff
ton, boy, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Crates, Ar
lington, boy, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ginther, OF
tawa, a girl, Sunday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-04-05
Talk On England In
Wartime At VesDerS

DR.. Glen Miller, professor of chem
istry at Goshen college, Goshen, Ind,
will be the speaker at vesper services
in the Bluffton college chapel at
p. m. next Sunday.
DR.. Miller recently has returned
from year spent in relief work in
England under auspices of the Men
MONTE Central committee.
He will tell of conditions as he
found them in England.
Special music will be provided by
the women's choir.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-04-05
Explains Workings
OF SelectiUe Service

Major Fogo of state selective serv-
ice headquarters, Columbus, ad-
dressed the Lions club Tuesday night
in the Walnut Grill, explaining
workings of the selective service act.
The speaker dwelt at length on the
notifications of selective service as
provided in the Tydings amendment
applying to drafting of farm labor.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-04-05

The ]. A. Hochstettler property on
High street occupied by the Harvey
Which family has been purchased by
Frank Stalter of Riley street. Stall
ter expects to occupy the property
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-04-05
TOWNSHIP BRIDGES
MUST Be REPAIRED
TO AVOID CLOSING
Many OF Richland Townships
40-Odd Bridges Are In
Bad Condition
One Span On Lugibill Road
Has Been Closed; County
Action Is Sought

One Richland township bridge is
closed and others are in need of
immediate repairs, township trustees
reported this week in notifying AL
len county commissioners that
maintenance of the bridges is a
matter of pressing urgency.
Need for extensive repairs to
many of the DO odd county bridges
in the township is a result of war
time scarcity of steel and other
materials which have prevented
major repairs to bridges during the
last two years.
The closed bridge is on the Luigi
bill road, over Cranberry Run, in
the southwestern part of the town
ship near the Herbert Marshall
farm. 1t is an arch stone structure.
Because of the unsafe condition of
the bridge the road is closed.
Another bridge that must be closed
unless repairs are made promptly is
a steel span on the Fett road near
the Ernest Gratz farm. 1t has one
abutment reported in very bad
condition.
In Bad Condition
Many of the remaining township
bridges, some stone, some concrete
and some steel, also are badly in
need of maintenance, trustees pointed
out in notifying county commission
ers of the urgency of their request.
Several bridges are in such poor
condition that the trustees said they
would recommend that they be post
ed with signs cautioning against
heavy loads, and giving maximum
safety weights, as a precautionary
measure.
Because of the shortage of mater
ials and manpower, any bridge re-
pairs completed last year were of
temporary stop-gap nature, and most
of the work done at that time now
is in need of further attention.
Responsibility of maintaining
bridges is in the hands of the county
commissioners, but township trustees
check their condition and make re-
concentrations to the county regard
ing work required.
Bridge Repairs First
In the opinion of the board of
trustees, bridge repair work should
take precedence over county assist
ance in the township road program
this spring and summer.
Despite unusually heavy winter
damage to the township roads, the
trustees will have sufficient funds to
take care of principal patching re-
quired. However, funds have been
SO depleted in clearing snow and ice
from roads, that any re-surfacing
completed this summer must be
financed by the county.
With the township road fund
nearly exhausted at the close of the
winter, trustees applied for and OBJ
tanned permission to transfer $4,000
from the general fund to the road
fund, a sum sufficient for patching
of roads.
County assistance in re-surfacing
the major township roads was asked
by trustees several weeks ago, but
funds from that source probably will
be limited, because every township
is faced with a situation similar to
that prevailing in Richland.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-04-05
COINCIDENCE HAS
ROLE IN TWO AUTO
CRASHES MONDAY
Two Detroit Cars Crash Within
Half-mile of Each Other on
Dixie Highway
Mishaps Occur Within 15-Min-
ute Interval; No One In
jured Seriously

Coincidence figured stangely in two
automobile accidents within one-half
mile of each other on the Dixie high
way south of Bluffton when two De-
troit cars skidded on the wet pave
ment and crashed within 15-minute
interval about p. m. Monday.
Both autos were northbound to De
troit, and both mishaps resulted from
skidding
The first accident occurred on the
Dixie between the Omer Welty and
Philip Basinger farms, one mile south
of town, when a car driven by Ray.
mond Fitzgibbon, of Detroit, skiddeo
and collided with a southbound auto
driven by Sol Steiner, residing west
of the Gratz crossing.
Woman in Hospital
Fitzgibbon's wife, Geneva, 26, suff
cred back injuries and an injury tt
the left ankle. She is in the Blufftor
Community hospital and will probably
be discharged the last of the week.
Steiner received a fractured right
arm and bruises about both eyes. He
is at his home.
Fitzgibbon was uninjured and drove
his slightly damaged car on to De-
troit, Monday night. He and his wife
were enroute to Detroit from Florida
Car Overturns in Field
In the second accident, party of
four escaped serious injury, altho their
car was practically demolished when
it skidded and overturned in field
on the Philip Hilty farm, about one
half mile south of the scene of the
first mishap.
Passengers in the auto were Mrs
Lorraine Gull, 25; daughter, Joan, 2; a
brother-in-law, Arthur Gull, 10; and
Emil Anatangelo, So, all of Detroit.
Anatangelo, the most seriously hurt
suffered broken collar bone Mrs.
Gull had deep cuts on the right fore
arm from going thru the windshield
Her little daughter, whom she was
holding at the time of the mishap
was not hurt nor was her brother
in-law.
The group were returning home
from Ft. Knox, KY, where they had
visited Mrs. CulPs husband, Lester
Gull, and Anatangelo's son Otto, both
of whom are in training there.
Athur Gull was driving at the time
of the mishap He lost control of the
auto when it skidded, crashed thru a
fence and overturned in the field. Oc-
cupants of the wrecked auto, owned
by Mrs. Cull's husband, were brought
to the hospital by passing motorists,
and went on to Detroit by bus early
Tuesday morning
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-04-05
BLUFFT0N MARKETS
Wednesday Morning

Grain (bushel prices) Wheat,
$1.6s; corn, SLIP; oats, soc; soys,
$2.04.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-04-05
Auto Tag Sales Show Continued Gain
Here AlthO Cars Are Wearing Out
Sales For Passenger Cars And
Trailers 1920, Or 100
More Than In 1914
Total Sales Including License
Plates For Trucks Stand At
Mark OF 1850

Altho the number of motor cars
in operation generally is decreas-
ing in number thruout the country.
auto tag sales in Bluffton picked up
for the second successive year, it
was announced Monday by Harold
Montgomery, deputy registrar for
this district.
AT the close of business last Sat-
urday night, the deadline for oper-
alton of cars with 1914 license plates,
plates, passenger auto and trailer
tag sales amounted, to 1890, exactly
100 more than last years total of
1,130. In 1943, 1,077 tags were sold
locally.
Total sales including truck tags,
made here up to Saturday night,
were 1850, Montgomery said.
In the first year that truck plates
were distributed here, a surprisingly
large number of sales were made
with tags for 42O vehicles sold. Pre-,
viously orders we're taken here bui
tags were distributed from Colum.
| bus.
No PRESERvATIvEs
With use of new tags general this
week, motorists were warned not to
apply any kind of shellac, varnish or
other preservative to the plates.
Fears that such applications would
remove the enamel were voiced by
Frank M. Quinn, registrar of motor
vehicles, who pointed out that the
white and blue plates were treated
by a new method in which the enam-
el is baked with infra red light.
Application of any kind of pre-
servative, he said, will remove the
enamel.
In previous years, motorists have
been urged to protect their plates
by the use of preservatives, but that
was before the new production meth
cd was used, he pointed out.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-08
tuesday Club
Meets in Utica
Miss Sehotz Speoks
at March Wind SpecioI

UTICA-The "March Wind
Special Of the Utica Tuesday
Club held on Tuesday afternoon
at the home of Mrs. Edward l..
Smith, 1871 North street. was a
pleasing and entertaining affair.
The committee in charge was
Mrs. William Erwin, Mrs. Frank
j. Pointer, Mrs. Orville Smith
and Norma Wagner.
Guest speaker of the day was
Dorothy Schatz, of Wayne Uni
versity, Detroit, student chair
man of the Readers Bureau,
who was introduced by Mrs.
Erwin and gave, as she explained
not book review, but selections
from two recent books. Rough
ly Speaking" by Louise Randall
Pierson, portrayed humorously
the efforts of a mother to raise
her family "by the book" and
reverting to the old fashioned
lIlCtIlOuS Ill VIC Cliu. OiiOWii iS
this Miss Schatz gave the story
of Mammals Bank Account" by
Kathryn Forbes, showing how
the illusion of a bank account
aided the finances of a strug-
Cling immigrant family.
Miss Schatz showed much tai
ent in the review of the stories
and delighted the ladies with her
pleasing personality.
Spring flowers centered the
table in the dining room TO
which the members and their
guests were invited. The table
was laid with a lace cloth and
tall tapers were on either end.
Mrs. Howard Crissman poured
and salad and tea were served
In a short business session it
was decided to hold the Library
Benefit one week earlier than
scheduled which will be April
7. Mrs. Jack Harvey is chairman
of the day.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-08

Mrs. j. Kramer entertained.
for the members Of the Twin
Town Euchre Club in her homes
this week. Mrs. Nicholas Lupan
is a new member and Mrs. Haz-
ell Silk was a guest OF the club
at this meeting.
Earl Harmon and secretary and:
treasurer, Mrs. Arthur Bryant. =
Mrs. Michael Gramer will en-
terrain the members in her
home on Main street on Mar. Is.
Mrs. John Brandt of Detroit
is visiting in the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. Milton Schultz and
family. Mrs. Schultz and infant
son returned from st. Joseph's
q Hospital, Mt. Clemens, Monday.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-08

Cross activities is being shown
in the Polewach Store window
in this village in connection
wit hthe annual Red Cross War
Fund drive. Work done by the
knitting. sewing and Junior
Red Cross groups, In this COM
munity and rural district, is on
display.
The members of the Euchre
club will enjoy a dinner az the
Cook Hotel this evening Mr..
and Mrs. William Harmon OF
Richmond township will DC
guests. This will conclude the
parties until the fall season.
New officers OF the BE On
Time club are President, Mrs
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-08
Just Like a Brother

MUNCIE, Ind. - (u.H) - PVT.
Denzil M. Edwards wrote to his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Ed
wards, that he returned from a
field trip in Belgium one night
more tired than he had ever
been while on duty, only, much
TO his disgust, to find someone
in his bunk. Too tired and weak
to argue with the intruder"
Denzil said he found himself an
empty bunk. When awakened
the next morning, he went over
to check on the Intruder" 1t
was his own b r o n er, Gale,
whom he hadn't seen for Is
months.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-08

Richard Stevens, son OF Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Stevens is
spending a furlough with his
parents here after completing
his boot training al Great Lakes
Training Station.
Mrs. William Harris is conva-
lescing in her home on Gleason
avenue, after being confined 70
her home the past two weeks by
illness.
The Forty Hours Devotions
will open in s.. Augustine's
Catholic Church in this village
on Sunday, March 10 A Re-
demptorist priest from Detroit
will conduct the devotions.
A full window display of Red
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-08
Richmond

RICHMOND-Mrs. Albert E A..
Schmidt entertained in her
home on Tuesday evening for
the members of her 500. club.
Mrs. William Oppertshauser will
entertain in her home on Tues
day of next week.
Mrs. Theodore Harmon enter
tanned in her home on Gleason
avenue hoporing Mrs. John
Scheible, a recent bride. Court
whist was enjoyed, with refresh
ments served later in the eve
ming by the hostess.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-03-08
FIRE STRIKES TWICE

KANSAS CITY, Kan.-(U.p-
The Kansas City fire department
spent busy afternoon here re-
Gently fighting two fires in the
same home. Mrs. Lille Hodges
discovered the first fire in the
basement of her home at 3.45
p. m. and called the fire depart
ment. Firemen extinguished the
blaze and left, but at 5:45 re-
turned to fight fire which
had broken out in the bedroom.