The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-08-23
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Bluffton fast adjusting itself to
these piping times of peace at
least it seemed that way Sunday
when "fill 'er up" was the password
at gas stations and the family car
came out of semi-retirement and
burned up the road (and also the
tires) with some of its oldtime
vigor and speaking of gas, don't
throw away your ration books
they'll help you to get tires-and the
way cars are speeding, there'l be a
lot of tires needed soon which
reminds us that a big tire blew out
Monday night on truck parked in
the business section-sounded like a
bomb no more blue points-but
little increase noticeable in retail
volume buying in these lines &.
nylons are on the way back-and
two pants suits but if you've
been expecting a new telephone
soon, you'll be disappointed and
Guy Corson with bright shiny new
fire chiefs badge-too modest to
wear it, he carries it in his pocket
:. still no rain-and corn and late
potatoes needing it badly -. and
so does Riley creek which at its
present low water level gives pungent
reminders that Bluffton needs a
sewer system-hope a WPA Santa
Claus will put one in our Christmas
stocking . the council hopes so
too-but after pointless discussion
of the sewer situation Monday night,
decided to buy a truck and
tomatoes look like big crop unless
drought gets bad :. and speaking of
now from women who formerly
worked in war plants which are on
40 hour schedules-or less dog
days here-and if you know your
astronomy you can spot the rising
of Sirius, the dog star /. and that's
another sign of fall just around the
corner-as the katydids have been
proclaiming nightly 8. !. and only 10
days until Labor day-if you want
to snatch a days outing you'll have
to hurry which reminds us of
the old days when every summer the
town used to close up about this
time for the Cedar Point excursion
+. went over the old L. E. & w.
and everybody packed a big picnic
basket of fried chicken and crowded
on the train-there never were
enough coaches and Charlie
Hankish ran a refreshment stand in
the baggage car-with Lee Coon as
first assistant-had it filled in the
morning with ice cream and pop and
came back at night bare as Mother
Hubbard's cupboard and the
band looking so smart in their
uniforms !. and they played lively
airs on the boat between Sandusky
and the Point ;. Al Swinehart was
the leader-and then came George
Tipton-and afterward Sidney Hau-
enstein and the band boys all
shed their coats after the big picnic
dinner-but they had to lug their
horns around with them-all except
Hooligan Locher-he played the
piccolo and put it in his pocket /.
and everyone had saltwater taffy and
cotton candy-fancy that in these
days of sugar stamps in the
afternoon the kids played on the
beach-and everybody went swim
ming in those cotton bathing suits
that really covered up-nothing like
today's two piece scanties and
the merrygoround :. roller coaster
thrills s. and the nickelodeon !.
the gay young blades strolling non
chalantly thru the Breakers lobby
=. or taking up space in the
lounging chairs on the hotel veranda
J. those were the days.
Back in town this week is Bob
Maxwell, and if your memory is
good you can remember when Bob
carried mail on one of Bluffton's
city routes. Bob is now located at
st. Louis where he holds good job
as a government chemist in the de-
partment of agriculture-and just