davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-04-06
GIs REMEMBER MUSEUM

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, April s.
U.D - The Harvard University
Museums collection of marine
geological specimens now is the
most extensive in the world-due
mainly to the contributions of
servicemen. Thousands of rare
specimens to starfish, sea urchins
and echinoderms have been re-
ceived from men in the armed
forces In remote corners of the
earth.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-11-01
FiUe Youths To ShOU
Cattle At Chicago

Five farm youths, three girls and
two boys from the Bluffton area will
show steers they have raised at the
Chicago Fat Stock show December
/ to 6, it was announced Wednesday.
Arthur Neuenschwander, IA, son
of Isaac Neuenschwander residing
west of Bluffton has entered five
steers in the junior classes. His en-
tries consist of two Shorthorns, two
Herefords and an Aberdeen-Angus.
Lois Jean Steiner, 17-year-old Pan
dora girl has entered purebred
Shorthorn that was grand cham
pion winner in county fair competi-
tion this fall.
Her sisters, Eloise, 13, and Wini-
fred, IL, and her brother, Byron, 10,
also will exhibit Shorthorns in the
junior classes of the Chicago show.
The four are the daughters and son
of Ellis Steiner.
The will be the fourth annual re-
newal of the Chicago market show
as a wartime substitute for the In
ternational Live Stock Exposition
which will again be held in Decem-
Der, 1916.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-11-01
Combine TlCO Clerk
Jobs Here Thursday

Resignation of Leland Diller as
clerk of the Bluffton board of educa-
tion which becomes effective Thurs
day will find two municipal clerical
positions combined and operated
from an office maintained for that
purpose.
Paul Augsburger, returned war
veteran who was appointed clerk of
the board of public affairs last sum-
mer following the resignation of
Edgar Hauenstein, was recently
named by the board of education as
OILERS successor.
Previously the clerk positions of
both boards had been operated on a
part-time basis. Under the new ar
rangement Augsburger will devote
full time to clerical duties of the
two boards at the board of public
affairs office on Vine street. He
will receive an annual salary of
1900 from the board of public af-
fairs ard s4z0 from the board Of
education.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-11-01
Announce Opening
OF NelU Store Here

Announcement of the opening of
new store here in December was
made Wednesday by the Armstrong
furniture interests of Lima which
have rented the Hankish block on
South Main street.
The store which will be operated
as branch of Armstrong; Lima.
establishment will stock furniture
and electrical appliances, it was
stated by Don Armstrong, member
of the firm. Roy Hauenstein of
Bluffton will be manager.
The two lower rooms of the Hank
ish building have been occupied by
the Todd grocery and a wood work.
ing shop. of the Triplett Electrical
Instrument company. Living quar-
ters are on the second floor. The
interior of the building will be re-
modelled during the month of No
vember, it was stated by Armstrong.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-11-01
FOUR BALLOTS To
BE VOTED ON AT
ELECTION NOV. 6
Town, Township, School Board
and Three Mill Levy
Tickets
Richland Township Voters Will
Get Three Ballots at
Election

Bluffton voters will receive foul
ballots when they go to the polls il
the fall election on Tuesday, Novem
Der 6, to name local and municipal
officers.
The four ballots to be marked BY
residents of the town include:
Partisan ballot for Bluffton
municipal Offices, with candidates
names appearing under Demo-
cratic and Republican party en-
blems.
2-Non-partisan ballot for
Bluffton board of education, with
party designation appearing.
3-Non-partisan ballot for
Richland township offices, with
no party designation of candi-
dates.
ballot for vote on renewal
of the special 3-mill levy for
school operating purposes.
3 Ballots i'm Township
Voters outside the corporation who
reside in the Bluffton school district
will receive three ballots. These will
be the ticket for township offices, q
ballot for members of the Blufftor
Continued on page 81
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-11-01

Funeral services ~ Ernest AUX.
ssman, So, fathsr = ties Aukerr
man of Bluffton, were held Wednes-
day afternoon in the Deweyville
Church of God.
Mr.. Alderman, residing near Nc.
Comb died at the Miller Nc Comb
hospital Sunday morning following
stroke of apoplexy which he suf-
fered ten days ago.
Besides his son of this place he is
survived by his wife, three other
sons Carl of Findlay; Paul of Ft
Wayne and Gage with the u. S
Navy in the Southwest Pacific. A
daughter surviving is Mrs. Ruth Bo.
CART of Findlay.
Rev. Lou Berry of Toledo officiat-
ed at the funeral services and inter
ment was in McComb cemetery.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-11-01
BLUFFTON CEMENT
BLOCK COMPANY
CHANGES HANDS
Ben Amstutz Buys Out Local
Partnership of Murray
and Balmer
New Owner Takes Possession
of Plant in Reported
$4,000 Deal

In business deal closed Tuesday,
the Bluffton Cement Block company
partnership, was sold by Lloyd
Murray and Henry Balmer to Ben
Amstutz, it was announced We'd
nesday morning.
The deal involved a consideration
of $4,000, it was reported in inform
ed quarters.
Murray and Balmer have operated
for the past II years the enterprise
located off Cherry street along the
Nickel Plate railroad right of way,
engaged in the manufacture of ce-
ment blocks and sale of building
materials.
Amstutz, who lives north Of
Bluffton the new owner, took pos
session Tuesday and plans to oper-
ate the place with his two sons re-
Gently discharged from the Army
who will be associated with him in
the business.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-11-01
Receives Discharge
From Coast Guard

John /. Luginbuhl, Jr., son of Mr..
and Mrs. j. /. Luginbuhl residing
south of Bluffton who received his
discharge from the u. S. Coast
Guard at Detroit, October Is, will
resume his teaching and coaching po-
sition in the school at Chatfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luginbuhl will re-
side in Sulphur Springs where she
is teaching.
Mr.. Luginbuhl completed a tour
of duty in the Coast Guard of 40
months. He has had 26 months of
sea duty having been stationed in
Trinidad, British West Indies and
later in the Pacific aboard the frig-
ate Burlington which did patrol and
convoy duty in the South Pacific
and Aleutians and also participated
in initial invasion of Moratia and
the Philippines.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-11-01
Thedd Anderson And
Raymond Lehman Wed

Miss Theda Anderson, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Anderson and
Raymond Lehman, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Emil Lehman, all of Orange
township, were quietly married Octo-
ber 90 in the double ring service at
an evening seremony at Emmanuel's
Reformed church.
Attending the couple were M. Ma
rine David Anderson, brother of the
bride and Florice King of Mt. Cory.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lehman are on a
wedding trip visiting relatives in
Michigan. The bridegroom recently
received his discharge from the
Army after several months overseas
service.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-11-01
-Four Orphanages Are
Benefited In Will

Four orphanages in three southern
states are principal beneficiaries in
the will of the late William o. Big
ger, Orange township farmer which
has been admitted to probate in
Findlay. Bigger, former Orange
township teacher, died at his home
October z.
After payment of specified sums,
orphanages named to receive the
residue of the estate are the Potter
orphan home of Bowling Green, KY;
the Boles orphan home, Quinlan,
Texas; the Tennessee orphan home
Of Springhill, Tenn; and the Upton
orphan home, Upton, Texas
The Potter home, Iargess vbenefi-
ciary will receive half of the residue
of the estate while the other half
will be divided equally between the
remaining three institutions. Be
quest to the Potter home is expected
to be $4,000 and the amount of
$4,000 to each of the other three
homes.
A sister, Mrs. Mary Henry of
Forest and a cousin May Bolin of
GAINESVILLE will receive $1,000 each.
Lloyd Mewhorter and Arvilla New
horter both of Spencerville will re-
ceive $500 each.
A brother, Edward Bigger of
Steamboat, Nevada, was not men,
toned in the will.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-11-01
Lack of Contests and Rush of
Fall Work VIII Keep Farm
ers Away from Polls
Vote Will Be About One-third
of Bluffton's Possible To-
tai of 1,400

Voting probably will be light in
next Tuesdays general election, with
farmers busy in their fields and the
town voters showing little interest
in campaign in which there are nc
controversial issues and few contests
for municipal and township Offices
Weather permitting, farmers will
be busy in their fields from sunup
to sundown, attempting to make
some headway in the welter of farm
work long delayed by fall rains.
With men busted at their usual
occupations and no stirring contests
developing for municipal or town
ship offices, it is estimated that
most of the voting will be done by
women this fall and that only about
one-third of a possible maximum
vote will be cast.
Buttons total vote is estimated
at 1,400, including all persons
eligible to vote in the towns four
precincts.
Richland township has a possible
total vote of 600, and in Beaverdam
approximately 200 persons are
eligible to vote.
Light voting is expected in all
precincts in the town and township,
following the general tendency of
"off-years" in which there is no
state or national ticket.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-11-01
BlufftOn Soldier Writes of Ex-
perience On Seven-Day
Swiss Tour
Beauty and Quiet of Switzerland
In Marked Contrast to War
Torn Countries

Swiss chalets marking mountain
sides with pastel colors, crystal
clear lakes and the grandeur of the
country's mountains are happy
memories of a seven-day tour thru
Switzerland, taken recently by Staff
Sgt. Roland Swank, of this place.
In a letter to The Bluffton News,
Sgt. Swank writes in part:
"The leaves are organized prim-
arily for the G. l. Only ten per
cent of those on leave are officer
personnel. All personnel are on the
same footing once the trains cross
the Swiss border. Everyone eats the
same meals, travels in the same
railway coaches, stays at the same
hotels and receives precisely the
same number of Swiss Francs, It's
or approximately $41.00, in exchange
for their French, German, English
or Belgium currency.
"At Basel, one of the three largest
Swiss cities, we quickly clear the
customs officials and split up into
groups taking the four different
tours. Number three, longest of all,
with an itinerary which covered al
most all of Switzerland, had been
my lucky choice. We soon board an
electric train and head east.
Delightful Scenery
"The scenery almost Immediately
presents a delightfully."- surprising
contrast TO that of weary and war
torn France. The Rhine river, inn
mediately on our left, separates
Switzerland and Bavaria and we can
easily see the German countryside;
this part obviously untouched by
war.
''In a relatively short time we are
on the outskirts of Zurich located
at the western end of Zurichsee, one
of the largest and most beautiful of
Swiss lakes. We are now in the
heart of the picturesque German
Swiss part of the country. The
beautiful valley with snow capped
peaks rising majestically on either
side of the lake makes a lovely set
ting for the neat little Swiss chalets.
"They literally sparkle in their
clean pastel shades of green, orange
and cream interspersed with an oc-
casional one painted in immaculate
white. Always the lower part of the
home is darkly stained enhancing
the overall contrast. Flower boxes
Continued on page 81
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-11-01
SON OF F0RMER
RESIDENTS DIES
In JAP PRISON
Myron Lugibihl, Jr, Succumbs
to Head Infection Last July,
Report.
Parents Receive Word of Sons
Death From Liberated Eel
low Prisoner.

Myron r. Luginbihl, Jr., 25, sor
of Mr.. and Mrs. Myron Lugibihl OF
Sante Fe, New Mexico, former Bluff
ton residents, died last July in a
prison camp at Fukouka, Japan, ac-
cording to word received BY relatives
here the first of the week.
Word of their sons death, said to
be due to head Infection, came ia
the parents thru fellow prisoner in
the same camp who was recently lib
Grated. The parents, In turn, notified
Bluffton relatives. There has been
no official word as yet confirming
his death.
Lugibihl, stationed In the Philip
pines at the outbreak Of the war was
with unit of New Mexico troops en-
gagged inthe defense Of Bataan and
later escaped to Corregidor where he
was later captured when tn fortress
fell to the enemy.
Since that time the parents re-
ceived brief messages from him al
long intervals usually written on pos
tai card forms supplied by the JAP
prison authorities.
Lugibihl enlisted in April, 1941
and was sent to the philippines the
following November with the 200tf
regiment coast artillery antiaircraft
unit numbering Approximately 1,40C
men which was one Of three units
defending Bataan peninsula under
General Wainwright.
His parents are Bluffton natives
his mother being the former Lillian
mstutz. He is a nephew of Mrs
Edith Mann and Monroe and Arthur
Amstutz. He is nephew of Mrs
Kennedy of California. His paternal
grandfather was the late A. D. Lug.
ibihl, pioneer hardware merchant
here.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-11-01
Fall Election Vote In Bluffton
And Richland Township To Be Light
Meeting For Europe
Relief Wednesday

A meeting for promotion of the
European relief project which has
been undertaken by Mennonite
churches of the Bluffton-P Pandora
Lima area will be held at the Eben-
ezer Mennonite church west of Bluff
ton Wednesday night of next week
at o'clock.
A representative from the Church
of the Brethren with which the local
Mennonite group is cooperating in
the shipment of bred heifers to re-
establish depleted dairy herds in
Europe will address the meeting on
this phase of the relief program.
The speaker will come from the
Nappanee, Ind, headquarters which
has been set up to promote this pro-
ject.
Other angles of the relief pro-
gram will also be taken up and de-
tailed explanations given. The meet
ing is open to anyone interested.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-11-01
VICTORY WAR BOND
DRIVE GETS UNDER
WAY HERE MONDAY
House-t0-House Canvassing Win
Be Completed i'm Town BY
End of This Week
Victory Loan Drive Officially
Will Continue Until First
Week i'm December

Intensive house-to-house canvass
ing of Buttons residential district
this week marked the opening
phases of the towns Victory Loan
drive, most of which is expected to
be completed By next Saturday
night.
House-to-house solicitation is
directed by team captains in charge
of the 10 zones in which the town
is divided, and present plans are to
complete the house-to-house contacts
before the end of this week.
Organization for the Victory Loan
Drive, the eighth and last since the
outbreak of war, was effected last
Friday night at a meeting of team
captains and solicitors in the high
school cafeteria.
In charge of the meeting were
N. A. Triplett and M. NJ. Bogart,
co-chairmen of Buttons war loan
committee.
At the Victory Loan kickoff last
Friday night, the chairmen compli-
mented team solicitors and residents
of the town on the fact that in the
preceding seven war loan drives
Buttons quota was exceeded on
every occasion.
Officially the Victory Loan drive
will continue until December 3, and
altho all war bonds bought in the
town until that date will be counted
in the campaign total, the house-to-
house phase of the selling campaign
will end within the next week.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-11-01
Returns From Vest
To Make Home Here

Mrs. Alvin Diller Geiger, Bluffton
native, who left for the west 81
years ago has returned here where
she will make her future home. She
is the widow of the late David Geiger
who died 15 years ago.
For many years she resided near
Portland, Oregon, and later in Sa-
lem. She is now spending several
weeks at the home of her sister,
Mrs. Menno Schumacher northwest
of Bluffton.
She is a sister of Mrs. Sam Bame
and Elmer and Noah Diller of Bluff
ton; A. c. Diller of Orrville and
Miss Bertha Diller of Pandora.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-11-01
FindIdy Pastor At
Union Service Here

DR.. Joseph Broadly of Findlay will
address Buttons monthly union
service to be held in the Presbyter-
ian church, Sunday night at 7:30
o'clock. Rev. Broadly of the Birm-
ingham, Alabama, presbytery has
been stated supply at the First Pres
byterian church in Findlay since last
June.
The service is held under auspices
of the Bluffton Ministerial associa-
tion. Presiding will be Rev. Ernest
Bigelow, pastor of the church here
who leaves next Tuesday for Camp
Breckenridge to resume his duties
as an Army chaplain.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-11-01
Gets international
Journalistic AUard

Mrs. Evelyn Niswander Reeder,
formerly of Bluffton, now instruct
or in the high school at Maui, Ha-
waii, is adviser to the staff publish
ing the Maui High School Notes
which was awarded first place in in
ternational high school competition
for journalistic excellence in the cur
rent years judging by the Quill e.
Scroll, international honor society
for high school journalism.
The notes are published weekly in
the Maui News with writing and
editing done by the high school
class in journalism. Mrs. Reeder,
faculty adviser, is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Noah Niswander of
South Lawn avenue.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-11-01
Home From, Army
Service In China

Cpl. Edgar Schumacher who spent
20 months in the Far East received
his Army discharge at Camp After
bury, Ind, Friday and arrived the
following day at the home of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Menno Schu-
macher northwest of Bluffton.
He was stationed for time at
Candy, Ceylon, headquarters of
Lord Louis Mountbatten and later
was transferred to India and after
ward transferred to China by way
of the Burma road. He was in the
last location when the war ended.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-11-01

The marriage of Alma Bixel to
Levi Mellinger took place Sunday
morning at 9 o'clock at the home of
their former pastor, Rev. Eli Steiner
of South Jackson street. The couple
was unattended.
For the occasion the bride wore a
suit of luggage brown with accessor-
les to match. The groom wore the
conventional blue.
They are residing in their home
on South Main street. Mr.. Melting
er will begin his work as custodian
of the Community hospital here
Thursday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-11-01
Hold Game-Fish LalU
Meeting Friday Night

Discussion of the Ohio laws gov
erning game-fish will be held at the
annual meeting of the advisory COM
mittee to the Allen County Commit
tee on Natural Resources to be held
in Memorial hall, Lima, Friday
night at o'clock. H. L. Rupright
of Bluffton is secretary of the
group.
The meeting is open to anyone in
terested and a number from Bluffton
expect to attend. Following a dis
cussion of proposed changes in game
laws recommendation are drafted
and submitted to the state conserva-
tion division.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-11-01
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR VOTERS
(Editorial)

In voting for renewal of the three-miD school levy
next Tuesday Bufton electors will have opportunity
TO express appreciation for the contribution which the
schools have made and continuing to make toward
Buttons Social cultural and economic way of life.
Many of the attributes that make Bluffton better
than average community have their groundwork in the
unheralded services rendered year in and year by
schools.
The levy for which the schools ask is vital part
of their budget providing it does 21e6 of all oper
ating funds and its renewal will reairm our interest in
the schools and what they mean to progressive
community
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-11-01
With Army At Hitler's
Late Mountain Home

Richard Cookson, who was recent
ly promoted to the rank of first
sergeant is now in Germany sta
toned with an antiaircraft artillery
unit at Berchtesgaden, Hitler's form
er mountain retreat, according to
word received by his wife, Mrs.
Betty Cookson.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-11-01
Lima Club Woman
KnOLUn Here Dies

Mrs. Luah Butler, "a, for many
years prominent in women's club af-
fairs, died at her home in Lima,
Tuesday morning. She was well
known here where she addressed
women's club meetings in past years.
Surviving are a granddaughter
and grandson, both of Toronto, Can
ada. Funeral arrangements are in
complete.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-11-01
BluftOn Ldyn,dn To
Address Church Meet

Forrest Steinman of Bluffton will
be one of the speakers at the fall
conference on lay activities of the
Methodist churches of Lima district
which will meet at the First Metho-
dist church in Kenton, Sunday after
noon.
Steinman is one of two associate
lay leaders of Lima district, serving
under John 7. Cotner, lay leader.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-11-01
Sgt. John ROmey
Released By Army

Sgt. John Romey who recently re-
turned from overseas duty with the
Army intelligence service has re-
ceived his discharge and is now at
the home of his parents Mr.. and
Mrs. E. c. Romey of South Main
street. He will leave next week for
Los Angeles to join his wife who re-
sides in that city.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-11-01
FiUe From Area
Enroll At o. S. II

Included among students enrolled
for the fall quarter at Ohio State
university are r. Emerson Niswand-
er and Charles A. Tripplehorn, of
Bluffton, and Doris N. Smith, of
Beaverdam.
Carter j. Blunden and Ruth l..
Kingler, of Lafayette, also are on
the roster of students.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-11-01
In Army Weather
OUerSedS Service

Major Norman King, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Wade King of Mt. Cory,
has arrived in Naples, Italy as head
of the Army's 18th Weather Divis-
ion, it was announced the first of
the week.
Major King left LaGuardia Field,
New York, October 10 and made the
overseas trip by plane by way of
the Bahamas, Azores and Casa
blanca.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-11-01
Sales OF Hospital
Tags Election Day

Hospital tag day will be held on
election day, next Tuesday under
auspices of the Women's Auxiliary.
The following committee will be in
charge: Mrs. Hiram Huser, Mrs. D..
w. Bixler, Mrs. Armin Hauenstein,
Mrs. B. w. Travis, Mrs. Quinten
Burkholder, Mrs. Helen Wells, Mrs.
nj. Nj. Kibler.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-11-01
Army Releases
Sgt. James West

Sgt. James West, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Cliff West of South Lawn ave
nue. has received his discharge from
the Army. In recent months he was
stationed at Camp Hood, Texas.
West who was employed at the Citi-
zens National bank here before be-
ing called to military service expects
TO resume his former position soon.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-11-01
Army Releases
Vincent Habegger

Pfc. Vincent Habegger, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Habegger of
Riley street is at his home here
after receiving his discharge from
the Army at Indiantown Gap, Pa,
last Thursday. He was in service
three and one-half years, part OF
which was in the European Theatre
of war.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-11-01
BluftOn Man Weds
In Ceremony At Ada

Announcement has been made of
the wedding of Don Clark, son of
the late Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Clark of
Bluffton and Miss Mary Elizabeth
Atha, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Atha of Ada. The wedding
took place in st. Marks Lutheran
church at Ada, Sunday afternoon at
2:30 o'clock.