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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-01-18
HARDIN COUNTY
Freedom Plea Denied
Slayer

Judge Arthur D. Tudor ruled
Richard Knight, 38, will go on trial
before a three-judge court at Ken
ton February 13 to determine the
degree of his guilt in the robbery
Staying of Loyal w. Bean, Dunkirk
grocer, in May, 1884.
Knights original plea of guilty to
first degree murder still stands, the
Ohio Supreme Court ruled in re-
manding the case to Hardin County
Common Pleas Court.
Released from Ohio Penitentiary
under habeas corpus proceedings last
March, Knight has been seeking his
freedom under the contention he was
held more than two terms of court
following his indictment without a
trial. He had been sentenced to life
Imprisonment.
Attorneys E. B. Wetherill and w.
B. Price, representing Knight, ap-
pealed the case from Common Pleas
Court to the Third District Court of
Appeals and Ohio Supreme Court.
Judge Tudor said Chief Justice
Carl v. Weygandt of the Supreme
Court would appoint three judges to
hear the case.
Knight originally pleaded not
guilty, then changed his plea in
July, 1884, after Ben S. Curl was
found guilty of the murder and SEN
fenced to life Imprisonment. A third
suspect was sentenced for man.
slaughter after he testified Curl was
the triggerman.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-01-18

family. Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Blosser
and little daughter We're evening
callers.
Mrs. Berdeli Huber and little
daughter spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Russell Huber.
Mrs. Hazel Smith and daughters,
Claribel and Alice and Mrs. Marie
Bowman called Friday afternoon IN
the Lyman Barnes home.
Over the week end Sarah Oates
gave the neighborhood children a
ride in an open sleigh, much to their
delight. Those enjoying the ride
were Don Oates, Sally and Villa
Hilty, Mickey, Marlene and Danny
Gleason and little Darrell Lee Huber.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Zimmerman
were Sunday dinner guests of Mr..
and Mrs. w. E. Long.
Margaret Brauen called Wednes-
day afternoon on Mrs. Orton STRAIT
ton.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-01-18
Guernsey Group Elects
New Officers

Members of the Blanchard Valley
Guernsey Breeders association met
at the Y. M. C. A. and elected Mer-
rit Hatch, of Vanlue, and Levi Welty
of Mt. Cory, to fill the expired terms
of Ray Musgrave, of Wharton, and
A. E. Redick, of Jenera, as directors
of the group.
Officers of the associations for
1945 are B. c. Calkins, president;
Levi Welty, vice president; Ralph
Krout, treasurer, and Betty M.
Krout, secretary.
C. F. Christian, dairy specialist at
Ohio State university, and Floyd
Barlow, field secretary of the Ohio
Guernsey Breeders association, ad-
dressed the breeders on topics con-
cerning improvements and future
plans of the association.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-01-18
Rites Arranged For
Shotgun Victims

Three victims of family tragedy
which occurred in Fort Wayne, Ind,
were buried in Findlay. Zeile J.
Smith, 44, former Findlay resident,
shot and killed himself in his Fort
Wayne home after killing his daugh-
ter, Audrey, %, fatally wounding his
mother, Mrs. Dora Smith, 73, criti-
cally wounding his wife, Mrs. Nellie
Smith, az, and wounding another
daughter, Alma Jean, 10.
According to word received at
Findlay by relatives, Mr.. Smiths
wife, two daughters and mother were
seated in circle on the living room
floor when he pulled gun from his
clothing and fired into the group.
Smith had suffered a nervous
breakdown. He was born near Desh-
Ter and came to Findlay as a boy.
He attended Findlay schools and
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-01-18
Damages Asked AS Re-
suit Of Wreck

Three damage suits totaling S13,-
279.50 were filed in common pleas
court at Findlay against Dave Bish-
op, of Mt. Blanchard, for elleged in
juries sustained in an accident south
of Mt. Blanchard on July %, 1943.
Ralph Z. Wise, of Brookville, driv-
er of a pickup truck that collided
with an automobile driven by Bishop
at the intersection of route 103 and
county road II, is suing for ST.
$3.50. His daughter, Marylin JOY
Wise, minor, who was riding with
him in the truck, asks for $4,000
and the Ohio Standard Telephone
company, of Columbus, asks 5000
for damages to the vehicle.
Wise, travelling east on route 103,
alleges that Bishop, who was travel
ing north on county road IT, failed
to stop at the intersection.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-01-18

L. Ferguson launched a nationwide
telephone hunt for equipment neces-
sary to tap a 30-day water supply
in water filled quarries northeast of
the city three miles from storage
reservoirs.
Prisoners of war will lay the pipe
and installation OF power lines to
operate the pumps following the un-
loading of 1900 feet of pipe to
supply Lima with water to augment
the supply remaining in city reser-
voirs. The pipe was shipped from
points in northern Ohio and pumps
already are on hand, due to pressure
exerted by army ordnance officers
who hurried to Lima when the sit
uation became acute.
Despite the speed with which the
plans were mapped, officials warned
that Lima faces a critical period un-
less snow thaws this week as less
than a weeks supply remains in the
reservoirs and the pipe laying will
take from two weeks to month.
Purifying equipment was set up
at private well operated by the
Standard Oil Co. refinery in Lima to
provide one and one-half million gal
Ions daily, or about one-fourth of
the normal daily consumption, and
other private wells will be tapped to
further augment the supply until
this pipeline can be laid. Well water
in this area, however, is heavily sui
phurous and is used only in emer-
gencies.
Meanwhile, councilmen still hesi-
tated to proceed with plans for con-
struction of additional reservoirs, al
though money for them has been APP
propriated and possible sites have
been surveyed.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-01-18

Because of road conditions the
Victory class of Pleasant Hill church
has postponed their meeting indefi-
nitely.
Carolyn Basinger spent Saturday
morning with Marjorie Schick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winston Jennings
and son Larry spent Sunday after
noon with the latter's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Ray Watt of Lima.
Callers in the c. M. Gleason home
Sunday afternoon were Mrs. Sarah
Oates and son Don.
Sunday afternoon callers of Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Philips were Mr..
and Mrs. Altan Younkman and
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-01-18
ALLEN COUNTY
Hold Two Lima Men
For RatiOns Theft


Two Lima men were waiting ar
raignment in the federal court in
Toledo following the theft of Ii ra-
tion books from the car of Waldo
Williams, Continental, when his car
was parked in Lima, the night of
Dec. 28.
Louis Russell Stewart, 26, and
Kenneth Edward Baum, 26, were
taken to Toledo from Lima by L.
S. Marshal James Specs. The men
had been in Jail at Lima since jan
uary when they were arrested by
Lima police officers Beryl Smith and
Harold Tribolet after the ration
books had been discovered in the
homes of Stewart and Baum.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-01-18
Ada Man May Be
Adjutant General

Gov. Frank J. Lausche is consid-
ering Major Justin McElroy, of Ada,
who recently returned from the
South Pacific, for the post of adju-
tant general, it was learned.
McElroy would have to obtain his
release from the army before he
could accept the appointment, how
ever.
The 50-year-old officer was acti-
waited with the 37th Ohio Division
when it was federalized in 1910. He
served overseas as commander of
Co. H of the 148th Infantry Regi-
ment. McElroy served as a second
lieutenant in World War l.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-01-18
Area Men Are German
Prisoners Of War

The war department has an
nounced that the following north
western Ohio men are being held
prisoners of war by Germany:
Pvt. Richard E. Sroufe, son of
George H. Sroufe, of Lima; Sgt.
John r. Smith, brother of Robert C.
Smith, Alger; Pvt. Eugene r. Walt
ers, son of Mrs. Marie Fisher, Lima;
Staff Sgt. William d. Combs, son
of Elmer D. Combs, Leipsic.
Virgil w. Castel, reported missing
in action since Sept. 27, son of Mr..
and Mrs. r. M. Otto.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-01-18
Lima Water Supply
Cut By Fires

Army Ordnance Department en-
gineers, called to Lima when two
fires within a week virtually had de-
pleted the city's water supply, ex-
ercised top priorities in an effort to
prevent closure of vital war indus
tries. Z
While city council men appropriate
ed 100000 to finance emergency
measures, army officials and citi-
zens committee named by Mayor w.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-01-18
Stettinius And Welles
Laud F'indlay College

Secretary of State Edward Stet-
tinius, commencing Findlay Colleges
class on Contemporary and Post
war Problems" forwarded materials
to DR.. Eletha Herwig, instructor, for
use by the class.
In personal letter to DR.. Her
wig from Sumner Welles, the former
undersecretary termed it an "ad-
mirable work.. He referred par
ticularly to discussions on the Dunn
barton Oaks conference conducted by
w. d. Humphreys. The class is con-
Quoted evenings for adults.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-01-18
Send Burglar Suspect
To Lima State Hospital

Edison H. Gatwood, indicted re-
Gently by the Lucas County grand
jury on the charge of burglarizing
five homes from October % to De-
cember IL, was committed to the
Lima State Hospital for 30 days
observation by Judge John M. Nc
Cabe of Common Pleas Court.
Gatwood's loot consisted of jewelry
and money valued at $3,439, accord
ing to the Indictment.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-01-18

Leipsic, that he is in a hospital in
the Philippines, recovering from a
shoulder wound. The letter was
written by a rurse.
Mrs. Annebelle Williams of Leip-
sic was notified that her husband,
Robert, was wounded slightly in ac-
tion in Germany.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Mansfield, of
Leipsic, were advised that their son
Perry, Jr., serving with the navy in
the Pacific, was wounded slightly.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-01-18

Findlay college, going from Find
lay to Fort Wayne where he was
graduated from Fort Wayne Inter
national Business School and later
taught in that institution. More re-
Gently he operated an accounting
business until health broke a year
ago.
While attending business college he
was married to Nellie Holden, Find
lay, a niece of Deputy Sheriff James
Holden.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-01-18
Learns Brother Miss
ing, Soldier Ends Life

Pvt. Ralph Vance Dorner, 40, died
in Findlay hospital several hours
after he had shot himself in the tenn
pie with a rifle, police reported.
Word had been received that his
brother, Sergt. George Dorner is
missing in action in Belgium.
Private Dorner was home on fur
Tough from Camp Bowie, Texas. He
was the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Dorner.
Another brother, Frank Dorner, is
serving with the Pacific fleet.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-01-18
Deserted By Lady Luck

Bernard (Red) Miller of FindIay
feels that Lady Luck has deserted
him. He was the driver of bus
which was marooned in a snow drift
near Jerry City New Years day. Re-
Gently at Lima he and his wife lost
all their belongings except a few
clothes in the Miner Hotel fire.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-01-18
Findlay Labor Short
age Continues

The advent of 1916 finds a critical
shortage of labor in Findlay war
plants.with the war manpower COM
mission Tightening up on controls in
the area, according to Ralph o. Sny-
der, Toledo area director. In Ohio
there are 10000 priority jobs open
in war plants with 116 of these in
Findlay, Mrs. Snyder said.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-01-18
Printery Changes
Hands

The Doerty Printery, operated in
Findlay by Lafayette F. Doerty for
Al years, has been acquired by War
rem w. VanFleet, employed there
for the last % years. Doerty said
he expects to retire from active
work.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-01-18
Herd Tests Listed
For Milk, Butterfat

Clarence Smith, of Findlay, was
high man in milk and butter fat pro-
duction among members of the Dairy
Herd Improvement association dur
ing December it was revealed in the
report of Paul Shilling, tester for
the group.
Smith had six out of the high
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-01-18

heard with audible sighs of relief at
the first 1945 council meeting. Clerk
r. B. Crates made the report.
A deficit of $500 in the general
fund, caused 10 years ago when that
sum was borrowed from the mainten-
ance and repair fund in order to
complete construction of the muni-
cipal swimming pool, has been paid
off at the rate of about $3.50 a year
by succeeding administrations thru
strict economy.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-01-18
PUTNAM COUNTY
Putnam Fair Has
Successful Year

At the annual meeting of the di-
rectors of the Putnam county agri-
cultural society held at Ottawa, the
annual report for the past year dis
closed that the organization has a
cash balance of s3,505.75. The group
also reports an investment of $4,000
in war bonds.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-01-18
Receives urple Heart

Mrs. Dortha (Nash) Bowers, of
Leipsic, has received the Purple
Heart medal awarded to her husband,
Sgt. Gail Bowers. Sgt. Bowers has
been in the service almost two years
and was sent overseas in September.
He was wounded on Nov. "a, and is
confined to hospital in England.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-01-18
Serve Water Only
On Request

It's water by request only in
Lima's hotels and restaurants.
City officials requested hotels and
restaurants to serve water to their
guests only upon request because of
the acute water shortage.
Housewives were asked to curtail
laundry work and all consumers were
urged to reduce consumption to a
minimum.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-01-18
Set Community
Institute

The annual Farmers and Com
munity Institute at Leipsic will be
Jan. "a. Principal speakers will be
Russell Hoy and Mrs. Leah Ro-
maker.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-01-18
Reorganizing Two
Banks

Two Kenton national banks reor-
ganized recently. B. L. Johnson was
elected to head the Kenton National
Bank, while r. H. Mccoy was named
chairman of the board, and H. E.
Hoge was selected president of the
First National Bank.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-01-18
Set Blood Bank Dates

Mrs. Catherine Bridge, chairman
of the Hardin County blood donor
program, announced that April 26
and 27 have been selected for re-
turn visit to Kenton of mobile
blood unit
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-01-18
HANCOCK COUNTY
Soldiers FurlOughed
To Work In Rubber
Factory

Twenty-Five soldiers, part of a
group of 5000 furloughed through
out the nation to assist the rubber
industry, started work at Findlay.
Some of the soldiers were skilled
rubber workers in civilian life.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-01-18
Weekly Newspaper
Resumes Operations

The Belle Center Herald-Voice, a
weekly publication which had pub
lished only twice since October 10,
resumed business and J. E. Manahan,
publisher, announced the additional
costs will be met by advertising rate
increases.
Patrons were given two months
credit on paid subscriptions to make
up for the issues missed.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-01-18
NEWS NOTES FROM FOUR COUNTIES

ten cows in milk production and
three out of the first four in butter
fat. Five of his cows were Hol-
stems and the other of mixed breeds.
Smiths cattle tested 2,158, 1,761,
1,606, 1,469 and 1,451. In butterfat
production his Holstein tested 84.2.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-01-18
Boost School Salaries

Findlay public school teachers and
custodians were granted an addi-
tional 500 a year increase in salary
for 1945, making a total average in
crease of about $500.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-01-18
Ada Village "Out Of
The Red"

Ada's municipal government has
all funds 'sin the black" for the first
time in ten years, Mayor c. w.
Breck and members of the council
Evening star., 1945-06-24

Warmers didn't do much with Bette
either until they loaned her to RKO
for "Of Human Bondage the pic
ture that made her a star.
The case Of Laraine Day is kind
OF funny. She was at Paramount
at the age of 16 for six months and
made no pictures. No less an author
ity than Cecil B. de Mile suggested
she be dropped from the studio con-
tract list-because-"she has MOTH
ing" Seven years later De Mile
was clamoring for Laraine for his
Doctor Wassell" Laraine took
particular pleasure in accepting this
assignment. She had had a tough
time after Paramount had fired her
She was signed by RKO, for whom
she made some Westerns. But they
had no use for girl who could work
only in Westerns, and Laraine was
again fired. In those days she usee
her own name. johnson. With hel
new deal at Metro, she changed II
to Day.
Susan Hayward was at Warmers
no pictures, except bathing stills.
viva ody"Oi vi WdS nItd SdIiSlIlC
10 years ago at Fox. Walter Pidgeor
was fired by Universal. Ann Sheri.
dan ditto by Paramount. Alan Ladd
did picture for RKO. but they
failed to see the gold. Dennis Nor
gan used to be at Metro. He was
then called Stanley Morner and was
used chiefly as threat to Nelson
Eddy.
(Relessed By North American Newspaper
Inc
Evening star., 1945-06-24
You Just Get Fired to Become Film Star
By Sheiiah Graham

ago. He played a part as a chauf-
feur in Jean Harlow picture. But
fate intended Charlie for bigger and
better things-and after the picture
was finished. he was allowed to
leave-a somewhat nice way of get
ting the old brush-off. Boyer went
back to France. He was through
with Hollywood. But no one ever
quite is. He came back some years
later and appeared with Claudette
Colbert in Private Worlds and the
American world discovered the fu-
ture Come e-wiz-me-t to the Casbah y
boy. But Metro could have had
him for a song in the old days
Jennifer Got Gate.
AS itemed here recently, Humph-
rev Bogart worked in westerns at
Fox IS years ago. I bet they wish
they had him now. And Jennifer
Jones first picture was not Song
of Bernadette Two years before
that she was under contract to Re-
public and appearing in unimpor-
tant B pictures. William Powell
was a big star for Warners-they
paid him $500 a week at the time
they decided he was through. Metro
then snatched him and gave him a
new lease Of screen life with the
first Thin Man" picture. Sam
Goldwyn could have had Robert
Taylor. He tested Bob in the days
when he was called Spangler Ar
lington Brugh! I don't know wheth-
er 1t was the name, or the fact that
Evening star., 1945-06-24
BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK

NEW YORK.
Unable to air condition its huge
premises adequately, the manage
ment of the Carnival" Broadway's
newest and and one of its largest
night clubs. decided to shut down
for the summer. . 1t will reopen
his band.
Count Basic has made an owl
film called Jazz" to bring that no.
doubt cultural idiom to the atten-
ton of other countries.
The juke box experts say the next
novelty to follow the gustatory
groove of "One Meat BALI will be
another novelty tune, Five Sailed
Peanuts" Judith Evelyn, star
of angel Street." has taken over
the top role in THE Overtons," re-
placing Arlene Francis, who is of
to Hollywood.
Harry James's wife, Betty Cradle
is q nightly visitor at the Asto1
Roof where Harry is appearing.
Jackie Gleason, star of Follow
the Girls" has left that hit musical
to play the comedy lead in the goth
Censury- Fox film, Doll Face" His
place in the Broadway show was
taken by Ford Leary, who footed 9
trombone in the pit orchestra sc
long he knew Jackie's part letter
perfect. :. . Leary's a former name
band trombonist, famous among
the jitterbugs. He's former Buff
falo, N. Y, boy. Doll Face" is
the picture version of the Broadway
play, Naked Genius" written by
Gypsy Rose Lee. Moss Hart
Evening star., 1945-06-24
Today's Schedules

CAPITOL - "Son OF Lassie"::
1:50, 4:30. 7:15 and 9::55 pm.
Stage shows: lis, 3:55, 6:35
and 920 pm.
COLUMBIA-"Dillinger":: 1:10.
$50, 4:35. $40, 8 and $50
pm.
EARLE-"Pillow to Post: l:.55,
4:30, 7:05 and $50 pm. Stage
shows: lis. 3:45, $40 and
9:05 pm.
KEITH'S-"China Sky: lao,
$40. $40, TAO and 9:40 pm.
LIT TIE - Presenting Lily
Mars: lbs. 3:25, $50, 1885
and 9:45 pm.
METROPOLITAN - THE AZ
fairs of Susan: lis, $40,
$40, 7:25 and $50 pm.
PALACE - Salty ORourke"::
12:45, 2:55, $40, 7:20 and $50
pm.
PIX-"King of Virtue: /, 1925,
$50. BIS and 1890 pm.
TRANS-LUX-News and shorts.
Continuous from l pm.
Evening star., 1945-06-24
OF Life and Death
Bv Jap Carmodp


The department. good friend of this one proved
Its friendship last week by passing along Cumans "The
Fervent Years" for us to read.
Mr. Clurman STYLE not by lot
but he of greater cando story
life and death the Group Theater fascinating Group
Theater commanded years
from 1881 to 1941 but remained for Clman compress history
into single volume published by Alfred Knopf or having
Knopf0
Many Personalities Discussed
"The Ferven Years" than story the
finest idea heater modern times 1t intimate biography
of dozen of vivid personalities group
its stormy being Clifford
Adler, Farmer
Sylvia Sidney Robert Aey Teresa Hbn Lowrence Langner
Maxwell Anderson others characters the dramatic
narrative.
clurman realistic fellow and sincerity He
is blunt which dealt with
himself all the others the adventure
forming the He has taken candid attitude toward the
critics of whom he does not think much.
The likely those critics munchng
Of their words Not much the words they wrote about the plays
which the produced Rather the they
wrote in explanation of the groups destruction
Critics Judgment Corrected
the too assumption the reviewers and the
menators that the expired OF the vanity based upon sud-
den prosperity and popularity OF Its outstanding sun as
Tone odes Cuman objects the supercial of such uds-
quite valid objection and is supported by the mass of
collected show that the uccmbed to the
that 10 ,of brilliant and eccentric life
with ideas and strong wills especially the
personalities the theae those of Curman Lee
sraberg Crawford They admired and respected
the decade of their association OF tempeuous
Here the evor that went into Crmans title Tor
the that went into the eventual disappearance
intimate generally meless revelation of what went on
behind the Clurman explains:
The Group Theater, in view, was symptom and
expression profound impulse American life impulse
did begin with the Group Theae and did not end
the who felt the OF that
impulse artuate the Theater founded
though hardly percptb at the
theater believe that impulse to be
perhaps than necessary
interpret afresh"
Interpret does authority and hope that
may high inspiration and
the equally which the group achieved.
Group Always Exciting
vivid of every follower professional
did unexcing thing
everything Communism pousng
candidy produced the greatest acting
heater has achieved It's model the Russian
theater but that did make it Communistc Crman
What did enable produce of the finest plays of
times White" Awake Sing" Waiting
Lefty" Golden Boy the House of Connolly"
whose excruangy painful
brilliant when bundered.
The Ferven Years of battle of battle merely
ideal which reasonably achieved conflict d
director, actor. Some of petty
the passionate inspiration
passion In his book
doing he hasty assumption of what
the groups demise.
produces the interesting book the
theater that this commentator has this