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Evening star., 1945-02-02

David Robbins, 27, Bakersfield. Calf. and
Cecilia Pyeatt, 81, 1925 1st st. NV.
Robert Henry. 45, 2051 3sth st. Sc. and
rshnr Marsa1st le9g ST. Sc ss
NV, snG Drusilla Johnson. 81, 3016
H.prr p1rk Picb.yd 81 n;w az ravv,,,s Mas, and
Harriet Burns, 35, 3107 4th' ST.. Airing
ton.
Walter chsrpelle, jr.. 80, 3017 N. Glebe
26. 36s5 3Sth st. NV.
John Keating. "a, and Virginia Snyder, %,
both Of Sterling, Colo.
NV, and Ruth Thomas. 80, 1905 Wis
consin ave. NV.
Frank Redmond, As. Atlanta, Ga. and
Minnie Moretti 40, Paterson, N. J.
Clarence Toye. 20, 1927 ST. Sc, and
Rachel Steptoe, Is, 1918 B st. Sc.
Joseph Pope, "5. 1000 Upshur st. ne, and
Mary Delaney, 25. 631 I st. NV.
Winfred Olson, .,2, Anacostia Naval Air
Evening star., 1945-02-02

NV. and Jean ouesinberry, -. los
Herbert Davies, 26. e34 N. Monroe st.,
Arlington, and Glencora Dow, e22,
Bowdinham. Me.
James Dixon, 80, 1881 End st., s.w.,
and Ethel Mcbride, 80. 1114 N. Capitol
st.
Philip Cortese, %. GEORGETOWN University.
and Margaret Mulyaney, %, 939 Long
fellow ST., NV.
Evening star., 1945-02-02
Marriage License
AppIicutions

Under D. c. laws, couples must
apply for a marriage license on
one day, ,Ouit three full days and
receive their license on the fifth
day. Sundays and holidays are
counted the same as other days.
Evening star., 1945-02-02

Goebbels called our Flying For
tresses Flying Collins" We need
more of them over Germany. Let's
all back the attack. Buy more War
Bonds.
Evening star., 1945-02-02
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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-03-15

Miss Harriet Brate, instructor in
music at Bluffton high school and
grade school submitted her resigna-
ton to the board of education at its
meeting Monday night.
Multiplicity and complexity of
duties" were given by Miss Brate
as the reason for her resignation.
No action on the matter was taken
by the board.
Formerly supervisor of vocal mu-
sic in the schools here, she was also
placed in charge of all instrumental
music, with exception Of the band,
following the resignation last sum-
mer of Sidney Hauenstein, instructor
in instrumental music.
In connection with her resignation,
Supt. Ralph Lanham explained to
the board that she considered the
schedule too heavy for satisfactory
work. In addition to her work in
the public schools she also teaches
part time in the college department
of music.
The board discussed the possibility
of obtaining an additional instructor
for the coming year to take over
all instrumental music. Under the
present arrangement Carl Twining
of Findlay, in charge of the band,
spends one day here each week.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-03-15
With The Sick

Jacob Hochstettler of Spring
street, patient at Bluffton hospital is
reported critically ill.
Miss Betty Hilty, Bluffton college
student is convalescing following an
operation for appendicitis at Bluffton
hospital.
Mrs. Loren Schaller of Jenera is
improving following an operation
which she underwent Thursday at
Bluffton hospital.
Mrs. Peter Nusbaum who has beer
seriously i'll at her home on North
Lawn avenue is somewhat improved
Alva Morrison who has been il
for some time at his home north o1
Bluffton is reported in a critical con
dition. ta
A. D. Wells, former Bluffton resi-
dent is reported seriously i'll at Me
mortal hospital, Lima.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-03-15
GRADUATION WILL
BE HELD AT HIGH
SCHOOL MAY "a
School Not Required to Make
Up Time Lost During Win
ter Months
Forty Seniors to Graduate: An
nounce Class Speaker; Hon.
or Students

BIuffton high school will hold its
commencement exercises on Thursday
night, May "a, it was announced by
Ralph S. Lanham, superintendent of
schools the first of the week.
Word from the state department
of education that schools would not
be required to make up days lost
last winter because of weather con-
ditions makes it possible to close
school this spring on the schedule
originally set up last fall, Superin-
tendent Lanham said.
Class speaker for the commence
ment exercises will be w. C. Craig
of the speech department of Wooster
college. He was formerly head of
the speech department of Capital
university, Columbus.
A class of about 40 seniors will be
graduated, it was announced. Honor
students will be Jean Ann Steinman,
valedictorian and Juanita Bame
salutatorian.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-03-15
Mrs. Horace StrdttOn
Dies; Funeral Friday

Mrs. Horace Stratton, n, died
suddenly at her home in Jackson
township south of Bluffton Tuesday
night at $3.50 o'clock. Death was
due to coronary thrombosis. She had
been about her usual household
duties Tuesday and her death was
entirely unexpected.
Funeral services will be held at
Pleasant Hill Methodist church south
of Bluffton, Friday afternoon at 2:3O
o'clock. Rev. G. E. Chiles will Off
ciate and burial will be in Pleasant
Hill cemetery.
Mrs. Stratton was born April 8,
1868 in Orange township, the daugh-
ter of Amos and Caroline (Cramer)
Diehl. She was married to Horace
Stratton September 4, 1890. She
was member of the Bluffton Meth
odist church and it's Women's Society
of Christian Service.
Surviving are her husband and
two daughters, Mrs. Irwin Moser of
Bluffton and Mrs. Lamar Basinger
at home, together with nine grand
children and six great grandchildren.
The body is at the Paul Diller fun
eral home from where it will be
taken to the residence Thursday
afternoon.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-03-15
DRAFT DEFERMENTS
CONTINUE TO BE
HARDER TO OBTAIN
Few Men Under 30 Obtain De-
ferments When Once Put
in Class la
Local Boards Classification of
Registrants Reversed in
Few Appeals

Selective Service appeal board de-
cisions since January have been sus-
tanning virtually 100 per cent of the
Ia draft classifcations issued 70
registrants under 80 years of age by
Allen county's three local draft
boards.
Drafting of the men, IS thru 90,
reflects sharp uptrend in the num-
Der of requirements needed by the
armed forces during the early part
of 1945.
Since late December when local
boards were instructed to resume
drafting Of men between the ages of
26 to 30, appeal panels have been de-
luged with appeal cases, but very few
Ia classifcations are changed by
their decisions.
Atho ordinarily an appeal may re-
quire about one month to clear thru
regular channels, the appeals of men
under 80 are being disposed of
promptly.
Special Procedure
Men under 80 now have little chance
of remaining in a deferred classical
Continued on page 81
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-03-15
Army Nurse, Former Bluffton Area
Woman Back After Overseas Service
Mark NislUander
Gets Air Medal

Ensign Earl Mark Niswander
USNR, who is stationed at the Ma
val Air Station, Corpus Christi
Texas, received the Air Medal in
ceremonies held there last week.
He is the son of Mrs. Olivia Mis-
wander, of near Bluffton, and grad
uated from Bluffton High school.
Serving as a navigator in a me-
dunn land plane bomber, Ensign Mis-
wander completed more combat mis-
sions over the Northern Kuriles,
japanese possessions, than his squad
ron's average.
Ensign Niswander also was COM
mended for excellence of service in
the performance of his duty as a
crew member of land-based me-
dunn bomber which engaged enemy
fighters over Paramushiro island
last August 90"
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-03-15
u. |. Joe Gets Most Of His Letters
From BlufftOn Folks Via Airmail

q. |. Joe gets most of his letters
from Bulffton home folks via airmail,
and a great part of the letters are
written over each weekend, accord
ing to attaches at the local post
office.
Last Monday, 444 airmail letters
were posted here, nearly all of which
were addressed to overseas service
men. All told the 444 airmail miss
ives represented one-sixth of the
total volume of outgoing first class
mail for the day.
Apparently most home folks handle
their correspondence with soldiers on
Sunday, for Mondays always is the
big letter" day for mail to men in
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-03-15
HIGH SCHOOL WILL
GET new MANUAL
TRAINING TEACHER
Board Opens Way for Resump-
tion of Work in Closed
Department
Contract for Two Years Will
Be Offered to Columbus
Grove Teacher

Bluffton High schools manual train
ing department, closed this year be-
cause of inability to hire an instruc-
tor, will be re-opened next fall, as the
result of action taken Monday night
at meeting of the board of educa-
ton.
In clearing the way for "a resump-
ton of manual training instruction,
the board hired as a teacher Wade A.
Shank, 20, now on the Columbus
Grove High school faculty, after in
terviewing him at the meeting.
In addition to heading up the in
dustrial arts department, Shank will
be hired as assistant physical educa-
ton instructor. He will also assist in
athletic coaching, handling eighth
grade and intra-mural teams.
A contract at an annual salary of
81, 900, will be drafted next month and
offered by the board to Shank.
The new instructor is a married
man with a family. He took his
training at Bowling Green State uni
versity and has taught for four years,
the last three at Columbus Grove.
Bluffton's industrial arts depart
ment was closed last fall after Hay
den Steiner, former instructor, re-
signed and no successor could be
found.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-03-15
Capt. Jennie Beery Spends Past
Nine Months in European
War Zone
Home from Overseas with Ship
load of Wounded; Returns
to Europe

Nine months overseas service on a
U. S. Army hospital ship was de-
scribed by Capt. Jennie Beery, of the
Army Nurse Corps, during visit
here with her sister, Mrs. Clayton
Murray, of West Elm street, early
this week.
She is a daughter of the late
Joshua Beery residing between Bluff
ton and Columbus Grove.
Captain Beery has lived on the
hospital ship almost continually dur
ing the nine months period, having
eaten only three meals on land until
she landed recently at Charleston,
S. c., where the large boat docked
with a load of Army casualties re-
turned to this country for hospital
ization.
She said that nothing has been
spared to make equipment of the
hospital ship complete in every re-
spect. 1t has modern kitchens and
bakeries, in addition to a hospital
completely stocked with medical
equipment. On shipboard the dentist
is one of the busiest officers, and he
has complete equipment for all
emergencies, at his disposal.
BRING WOUNDED HOME
The boatload of wounded soldiers
brought to this country by the ship
was made up of some of the more
seriously injured cases evacuated
from English hospitals.
After classification in receiving
hospital at Charleston, the wounded
veterans will be assigned to other
Army hospitals in various part of
the country.
In the trip to the United States
from England the hospital ship was
enroute 18 days. 1t can easily be
distinguished from war vessels, for
it is painted white and has a large
red cross on its side.
PfcK UP SEAMAN
In mid-ocean, the ship stopped to
pick up a seaman who had been Sc
verely injured in an accident on a
destroyer. The man was taken off
the destroyer in a small boat and
hoisted over the side of the hospital
ship. Examination disclosed the leg
Continued on page 81
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-03-15
Lecture-RecitaL At
College On Friday

Maurice P. Kessler, violinist and
authority on ancient musical instru-
ments, will present an illustrated lee
ture-recital as the third number of
the Bluffton College Concert series
at p. m. Friday in the Ramseyer
chapel.
Subject of the lecture portion of
the program will be "The Renais-
sance. of Ancient instruments and
Their Music.
Kessler now is conductor of the
Oberlin Conservatory orchestra and
member of the faculty of the Con-
servatory of Music.
He was born in Strasbourg, Ger
many, in 1889 and made his concert
debut in Berlin in 1912. He has
appeared in many lecture-recitals
on ancient instruments.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-03-15
Capt. HOchstettIer
AtCalifOr1,iu Base

Capt. Francis L. Hochstettler, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Hochstettler,
of Bluffton Rural Route No. 2, has
been assigned to the AAF redistribu-
tion station at the Santa Ana, Calf,
Army air base.
AS pilot aboard a CAT transport
plane in the European theatre of op-
erations, Captain Hochstettler earned
the Distinguished Flying Cross, the
Air Medal with two Oak Leaf Clus-
ters, and the European Theatre rib
bon with six battle stars. He COM
pleted go overseas missions before
coming home in early winter.
Capt. Hochstettler entered the
service July Is, 1941, and was sent
overseas in September, 1912.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-03-15
BLUFFTON SOLDIER
REPORTED MISSING
IS WAR PRISONER
Ralph Althaus Is Held German
Prisoner After Capture in
Belgium
Youth Was Reported Missing in
Action As of Last De-
cember "a

Pfc. Ralph Althaus, 10, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Levi Althaus, four miles
west of Bluffton, who was reported
missing in action in Belgium on De-
cember %, is in a German prison
camp, his parents learned Tuesday
morning.
Word that Pfc. Althaus was held by
the Germans as "a prisoner of war
came from the War Department,
which had been notified by the Red
Cross that the Bluffton youth was in
prison camp.
In the telegram of notification, the
parents were advised that additional
details would follow by letter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Althaus had been no
titled on January 25 that their son
was missing in action in Belgium, pre-
sumably in the battle of the "Bel-
gium bulge"
A graduate of Bluffton High school
in the class of 1943, Pfc. Althaus is
in the infantry.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-03-15
RED CROSS FUND
OVER HALF WAY
TO $4,000 GOAL
House-to-House Canvass Will
Be Completed in Roll Call
War Relief Drive
Red Cross Services are Expand
ing and Need for Support
Greater Than Ever

With house-to-house canvassing of
Bluffton in the Red Cross War Fund
campaign scheduled for completion
this week, the drive to reach quota
of $4,000 was past the half way mark
Tuesday evening.
Mrs. ]. S. Steiner and Woodrow
Little, co-chairmen of the campaign,
are confident that the drive will reach
the $4,000 goal on the basis of incom-
plete returns made by the 81 solici-
tors.
Participation of Button residents
in 1915 is practically 100 per cent
according to those handling the can
vass, indicating an awareness of the
unselfish service the organization is
giving thruout the world.
Solicitation of Bluffton business
places and industries will be made this
week by representatives of the Lions
club, and it is expected that the house
to house canvass will be largely COM
pleted by Thursday.
Solicitors who have not turned in
final reports are urged to file them at
the Mayors office between z to s p.
m. this Wednesday and Thursday.
This years drive is combination
campaign for the regular Red Cross
Call and War Fund. Contributions
provide for both local and national
Red Cross Work.
With the quota set at $4,000, each
Bluffton family must contribute an
average of $5 toward the goal.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-03-15
Jesse ID. Cunan,dfas
Rites Held SATURDAY.

Jesse ID. Cummans, 86, lifelong
resident of Orange township and
justice of the peace there for %
years, died last Thursday morning at
his home after an illness of one
week.
He was the youngest of family
of Is children born to James and
Sarah (Richie) Cummans. In Octo-
Der, 1879, he was married to Emma
Gorby, who survives with two daugh-
ters, Mrs. Laura Wagner and Mrs.
Lulu Wagner, both of Orange town
ship; seven grandchildren; Is great
grandchildren and one great-great-
grandson.
Mr.. Cummans had served as a
deacon of the Riley Creek Baptist
church for 32 years; at one time was
moderator of the church, and taught
in the Sunday school.
He first was elected Orange town
ship justice of the peace in 1915
and filled that post for rs years un-
til failing health forced him to
relinquish the position.
He and his wife had resided at
his present home for 35 years, where
the couple last October celebrated
their 65th wedding anniversary.
Funeral services were held Satur-
day afternoon at the Riley Creek
church, with the Rev. j. j. Angle
meyer, of New Stark, officiating.
Burial was in Hassen cemetery.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-03-15

the service from here. The number
drops to a mere fraction on other
days of the week.
Cost of overseas airmail to sol
diers is only slightly more than that
of regular mail. A special rate of
six cents for half an ounce applies
to airmail letters to soldiers, and two
sheets of ordinary correspondence
paper and an envelope will fall
within the weight limitations.
Comparable air mail charges for
overseas mailings to civilians would
be 80 cents, it was pointed out.
Regular first-class mail to servicemen
overseas may be sent for the do
mestic rate of three cents an ounce.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-03-15
Income Taxpayers In Rush To Mail
Returns AS Final Deadline Nears
Volume of Mail to Federal Col
lectOr'S Office Shows Large
Gain
Last Mail for Toledo Closes
Thursday Night at 7:3O
O'clock

Income tax returns in a steadily
rising volume are being mailed at
the post office here with the largest
volume expected on Thursday, the
last day for filing.
Returns from the Bluffton area
are mailed to the Toledo office of
the collector of internal revenue
and must be postmarked before mid
night, March Is.
Taxpayers mailing their returns
here will have until 7:30 o'clock
Thursday night to post their letters
in the collection box on the sidewalk
in front of the post office. At that
time the last mail for the day is
collected and dispatched.
Altho there is no way of estimat-
ing the aggregate amount paid in in
come taxes for the year 1914, there
was no doubt that it broke all pre-.
vious records because of full-tims
employment of all available labor
and because lowering of exemption
brackets have brought many addi-
tional persons into income tax filing
brackets.
LESS MONEY Now
Considerably less money was
mailed with returns this year, how
ever, because under the withholding
tax law most of the amount due was
withheld from each pay by employ
ers, other than those in agricultural
pursuits and a few special in
stances.
As result, income tax payments
for most Bluffton area residents this
year entailed putting out little or
no money.
Simplification of income tax re-
porting procedure by which those for
whom tax payments had been with
held could use their Withholding tax
receipts (Form WY was appreciat-
ed by local residents, for few work
ers took the time to make out and
file the longer form, it was an
nounced.
Those who file the VIZ form do
not make tax payments at this time,
even tho additional money may be
owed to the government, but they
mill La bslIaJ for fba ,,ppaid tax
after the internal revenue depart
ment computes the amount due.
Altho fewer tax payments were
made with forms filed, the volume
of post office money orders jumped
sharply during the last week, re-
fiecting payments made by those who
did not file VIZ forms, post office
attaches said
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-03-15
Elmer BurkhOlder
Wounded In Germany

Tech. Sgt. Elmer Burkholder, Jr.,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Burk-
holder, of Jenera, former Bluffton
residents, has been wounded in ac-
ton in Germany and is in hos
pital in France, it was learned this
week.
Sgt. Burkholder suffered right
eye wound, but is expected to re-
tain sight of the eye, the family
was notified.
With Gen. George Patton's Third
Army, Sgt. Burkholder recently re-
ceived the Combat Infantryman's
badge of meritorious service.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-03-15
Real Estate Deals

Lee Skidmore has purchased from
Fred Birchnaugh, four building lots
between South Mound street and
the Nickel Plate railroad. The
family now occupies the tenant
house on the Paul Eikenbary farm,
formerly the Oliver Locher Dairy
farm.
Kermit Herr of Lima has pur-
chased from Mrs. Elizabeth Boutwell,
her residence property on South
Lawn avenue occupied by Arthur
Lewis and family.
Harry Anderson, Orange township
farmer. has purchased the adjoin-
ing farm of 100 acres from John A.
Anderson.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-03-15
LIT. Walter MOtter
Released From NdUy

1t. Walter Motter, son of Mrs.
Sarah Motter, of South Main street,
has been released from active duty
with the United States Navy after
six months treatment in a Naval
hospital for injuries received in the
invasion of Guam.
Now in the Naval Reserve, 1t
Motter will make his home in Nash
vile, Tenn. He formerly lived in
Detroit.
1t. Motter was a visitor with his
mother and brother, Myron Mottel
and family, in Bluffton over the last
weekend,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-03-15
1t. Joel Il. Kin,naeL
Trains Fighter Pilots

Second Lieut.. Joel r. Kimmel, son
of Mrs. Leslie ID. Kimmel, of South
Main street, is among the AAF per-
sonnel recently assigned as instruct
ors for the Brownsville Army Air
field at Brownsville, Texas.
At the new air field in Browns
vile, 1t. Kimmel and other instruct
ors have the responsibility of train
ing fighter pilots for action against
our enemies.
1t. Kimmel entered the service on
Nov. 7, 1912.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-03-15
Births

The following births at Bluffton
hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Williams,
Columbus Grove, a boy, Frederick
Dean, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Villas Niswander,
Columbus Grove, a son, Tuesday.
Pvt. and Mrs. Robert Bowden of
Ada. boy, Michael Lee, Tuesday.
Mrs. Bowden is the former Mary
Stambaugh, granddaughter of the
late Mrs. Eliza Fett of this place.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-03-15
High School Chorus
To Stage Operettd

"In Grandmother's Garden, a
tuneful operetta will be presented
by the Bluffton high school chorus
in the auditorium, Friday night,
March % at o'clock. A matinee
performance also will be given on
Thursday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock.
The production is directed by Miss
Harriet Brate, instructor in public
school music.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-03-15
Book ShOUer For
Merchant Marine

The Bluffton Legion Auxiliary is
sponsoring a "book shower" here for
men in the Merchant Marine. Those
having books to donate for this
purpose are requested to leave them
at the Hankish confectionery as soon
as possible. Books of fiction, travel
or other interesting and entertaining
reading are solicited, it was stated
by Mrs. Millen Geiger, chairman of
the committee in charge.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-03-15
Scouts To Gather
Waste Paper Saturday

Collection of waste paper will be
made by Bluffton Boy Scout Troop
80, Saturday afternoon. The troop
has been asked to collect II tons of
paper during March and April.
Newspapers and magazines to be
given toward the collection quota
should be bundled and placed on the
front porch steps or curb by noon
Saturday. In event of rain the col
lection will be made on the following
Saturday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-03-15
Name H0lDe Harmon
Field Cdretaker

w. A. Howe was appointed care
taker of Harmon field for the COM
ing summer at a meeting of the
Bluffton board of education, Monday
night. Salary was fixed at $500. He
viii be in charge of care and main
tenance of the field and tennis courts.
Howe was previously caretaker of
the field several years ago.