The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-04-05
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April continuing the pattern of
early spring-in fact April showers
arrived on the first day of the month
j. but they held off until night
after the Easter parade +. and now
we're wondering if it will rain for
seven Sundays as the oldtimers claim
i. maybe the oldtimers will miss it
like the forecasters did who predicted
snow Tuesday-which didn't arrive
j. and it rained on Good Friday
said to be a good day to plant pota-
toes Riley creeks overfowing
their banks :. fruit trees in bloom
and orchardists fearful of an April
freeze wheat and grass looking
good j. youngsters playing marbles
and high school baseball team timber
ing up their throwing arms and
those varicolored dyed baby chicks
made a hit with the kiddies for
Easter +. and spring housecleaning
in the offing /. time was when
painters and paperhangers got busy
in the spring-but nowadays they're
busy the year round-and if you
can't find a paperhanger don't be
discouraged because there are half
dozen armies in Europe right now
looking for one +. however, he is
too busy with other affairs nova
days to hang any paper.
Peggy, ten-year-old wirehaired fox
terrier of the Harry Turner's or
Harmon road has taken two baby
chicks under her wing-fgurativels
speaking. When Mrs. Turner brot
home two dyed baby chicks for over
Easter, Peggy Immediately adopted
the little brood and has devoted hel
entire attention to their care, hand
ling the chicks as she would puppies
The behaviour of the chicks, how
ever, is puzzling Peggy. The baby
chicks insist in hopping out of thei,
box and running about, while their
foster mother thinks they should be
quiet like puppies and she is kept
busy all day picking them up and
carrying them back to their nest.
The prospect of Easter dinner al
the restaurant appealed to lot OF
Bluffton people last Sunday-in fact
the number was so great that the
one eating place serving Sunday din
ners was swamped and stocks were
exhausted before all the diners could
be served. One late-comer after a
long wait had for his Easter Sun
day dinner a cheese sandwich and
glass of tomato juice.
With prospects for early end OF
the European war and need of peo-
pie in the war torn countries for
clothing, the Mennonite cutting room
at the College Science hall is a
busy place. The project, stated by
volunteer workers from churches OF
the district cuts out garments which
are sent to women's societies thru
out the Middle West for sewing. A
shipment of 1,200 yards of cotton
goods arrived recently and 1000
yards are on order for May delivery
Nazi war prisoners in northern
Ohio camps still believe that Ger
many will win the war-or at least
they did last fall during the apple
picking season in the lake region
Mrs. Walter Sommers, North Main
street grocery operator found in q
basket of apples from the Port Gin.
ton area evidently packed by a wan
prisoner a card with the inscription
in German "Nur wir werden Sieg
He'll Hitler, 1914"
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Bluffton's Red Cross drive passed
its quota by a comfortable margin
it was announced, Tuesday. How
ever last Friday with the canvass
nearly completed prospects were that
contributions would fall $3.50 short
of the goal and an emergency cal
for that amount was made to en-
ployees of the Triplett Electrical In,
strument company. Precision is 9
hallmark of the Triplett company's
product and the employees, accustom
ed to doing things exactly dropped
contributions in collection boxes
placed thruout the plant-and believe
it or not-the total was S359.9S.
| Comes to our desk greeting from
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Zimmerman o.
Zion, ILL.,, former Bluffton folk WHIT
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