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Ocean Springs

The Homemakers club met
Monday afternoon at the home of
Misses Ann and Cora Pattison
with Miss Kate Griffith as CO.
hostess. Twelve members and
three guests were present. Fol
lowing the social hour the hostess
served refreshments and the May
meeting will be at the Eglin
House with Mrs. Herbert Dietz
and Mrs. R. Barnhart as hostess.
The Youth Center Organiza-
ton met Monday night in the
town hall with the president,
Lynd Gottsche, presiding. Off
GERS reports were heard. The hos
tess committee rendered its res
ignation and o new committee
was appointed. A decorating COM
mittee was formed by the presi-
dent of Mrs. Fred Moreton, Mrs.
Frank Schmidt, Jr., Mrs. Lynd
Gottsche and Oscar Heffner.
Joseph Butler, insurance agent
and accountant, has been elect
ed president of the Ocean Springs
Rotary club. Oscar Heffner is the
new viee-president and c. NJ
Mcpherson. secretary. The off
GERS with George Young and Ed
Trimble compose the board of
directors.
Miss Mary Howell of Atlanta,
Ga. Red Cross home nursing itin-
Grant. assisted oy Mrs. Frank
Schmidt. Jr.. has two classes a
day in Ocean Springs. Miss How
ell teaches throughout Jackson
county for this course and is
staying with Mrs. Hermes eau
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tier in Pascagoula.

tier in Pascagoula.
Mrs. Marc Kean who is stay
ing in Hattiesburg with her neph-
ew, Sam Ringold, and Mrs. Ring
old, underwent an operation on
her eye last Friday and is prog
ressing nicely but will be in the
hospital about ten days.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. c. Gordon
have returned home after spend
ing a few days in Rosedale, Miss.
Miss Mary Handy returned
home from Washington last week
end where she was employed for
the past nine months. She is now
located with the school headquar-
tiers department at Keesler Field,
The mayor and aldermen
have sold $4,000 in refunding
bonds to j. c. Hickman and Co.
at Vicksburg at the lowest rate
of interest yet bid on bonds of the
town.
DR.. Glen Clark of st. Paul,
Mimi, was the guest last week
of Mrs. Walter Anderson, ST..
Mrs. Anderson invited a number
of friends in last Friday evening
to hear DR.. Clark speak on Art
in Conjunction With Religion
Guests of Mrs. Peter Anderson
last week were Mr.. and Mrs. Mac
Anderson, Mr.. and Mrs. Gayton
Richardson, Deane and Jean
House of New Orleans.
Bruce Edwards. Merchant Ma
rine, who has been on en- extend
ed trip in European waters, is
home for several days.
Mrs. Donald Snyder has joined
her husband, Ensign Snyder, who
is attending a naval school in San
Francisco.
Cpl. Dale o. Hugus and Mrs.
Hugus are visiting relatives in
Rushville, o., for two weeks.
1t. and Mrs. v. C. Tully of st.
Petersburg, Fla, are guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. James Bridges.
Marie Thomas, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. c. L. Thomas, became
the bride of TfSgt. Harold Hard
away last Friday evening. Sgt.
Hardaway of Nashville, Tenn, is
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Meeting Of Soruh
Bennett Circle At
Metho dist Church


A meeting of the Sarah Ben
nett Circle of the Women's So
ciety of Christian Service of the
First Methodist church of Pas
cagoula vas held at the church
Monday afternoon at 8 o'clock.
The session was opened by a
devotional led by the Reverend E.
w. Timer after which a chapter
from the book, THE American
Indian" which the society is at
present studying, was discussed
by Mrs. A. P. May.
AT its conclusion a short BUSH
ness period was directed by the
chairman, Mrs. j. F. Carver.
Mrs. o. A. Guess, hostess dur
ing the social hour, served a re-
freshment course at the end of
the business period.
The next meeting will be at the
home of Mrs. A. P. May on Beach
boulevard, April 16.
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EScafawpa

Mr.. and Mrs. B. C. Rogers and
Miss Dessa Rogers were visitors
to Vancleave on Sunday.
Mrs. H. G. Rabby Jr., and son
Gladdin, and Mrs. Milton Risen
er were visitors to Loxley, Ala.
this week.
Misses Virginia Mcqueen, Ada
Sherman, and Daniel Mcqueen
Clayton Henry S 1lc, Delbert
Smith, S lie, and Bill Kelly, S
lie, attended the Youth Confer
ence of the Recognized Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter Day
Saints in Pensacola, Fla, this
weekend.
There will be a vegetable and
flower show of the Home Demon
stration club in the home of Mrs.
A. l.. Mcqueen on April "a. Eve
ryone is invited to attend this
show and is asked to bring
lunch.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Nelson and
children spent Sunday in the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Me-
gehee of Pascagoula.
The friends of J. j. Graham
will be happy to know that he
was brought home Tuesday from
the Jackson County hospital,
where he was operated on last
Wednesday, and is doing nicely.
Week : end visitors of MIR.
and Mrs. Frank G. Bennett were
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Fredrikson
and son, Albert, and Mrs. Charles
Livaudais of New Orleans, La.
Mrs. Joe Bell Bryant and two
children Betty and Joe Arthur of
Wagarville, Ala, and Mrs. Tom
Smith of Chatham, Ala, were
visitors in the home of Mrs. Ed
win Malone on Sunday.
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The rabbit furnishes more meat
for sportsmen than any other
single species.
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ership of Mrs. jay C. Schwingle
Mrs. Schwingle's subject was
Because / Am A Christion."
At the conclusion of the pro-
gram, guide books were filled out
and a budget accepted.
Ice cream and cake was served
by Mrs. Ravens at the conclusion
of business.
Those present were Mesdames
Parsley, Schwingle, w. r. KelI, ].
G. Crane, w. D.. Hedelston, w. II.
Kenny, Frank Mizell and r. E.
Ward.
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Mr.. and Mrs. B. C. Rogers and
Miss Dessa Rogers were visitors
to Vancleave on Sunday.
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Geraldine Cronier
Is Given Surprise
Birthday PurtY

Geraldine Cronier was pleas
antly surprised Tuesday night
with a birthday party at her
home. The party was arranged b.
Kristine Porter. Greta Pierce and
Bobbie Fulton. After games were
played, the group went into the
dining room where gifts were
displayed. A beautifully decorat-
ed birthday cake surrounded by
sweet peas centered the table
and was served with punch to
the guests.
Others present were Betty Full
ton, Buba Parker, Buba and Jim
my Grierson. Harry Howard, Ju-
dy Almond, Grace and Jesse
Gum, Ted Provost, ]. Z. and Oren
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RESOLUTION

In evidence of the high esteem
in which the Rev. James A. Will
Hams, who died as the result of
an accident at the ingalls, Ship
yard where he was employed.
was held by members of the Hur-
ley charge of the Methodist
church, a resolution has been
adopted by that group.
Referring to the former pastor
as "a great preacher, a wonderful
pastor, a kind. sympathetic and
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understanding friend and a loyal
Christian the official member
ship of the quarterly conference
went on record as expressing
heartfelt thanks unto God for the
blessed privilege of working with
Brother Williams and "apprecia-
ton of his noble character and
wonderful service rendered this
charge"
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Carpenter, Mary Ann Toups. Car
RE Rose MCGEE, Deloris DeAngc-
10, Betty ]. Simmons, Ehariine
Mizell, Alex West, Arnelle Adj
ans and Joe McCool.
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War casualties r being moved
by air from battle zones to hos
pitfalls behind the lines, home
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The Church in Europe" was
he subject of the program at the
meeting Monday Of the Vancleave
Woman's Society Of Christian Ser
ice held in the home Of Mrs.
Clyde Cunningham. Program
leader was Mrs. Ray Ravens.
During the business session a
report was made by Mrs Ravens
and Mrs. G. H. Mcbride on the
tri-county zone meeting held
there on April 3.
Assisted by Mrs. Mcbride and
Miss Lizzie Ware the hostess
served refreshments at the con-
clusion of the business meeting.
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from overseas, and within the
United States at the rate of more
than 1000 a day.
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stationed at Keesler Field.

stationed at keeSler Field.
Mrs. Lillian Becker of New Or
leans is the house guest of Mr..
and Mrs. G. L. Thomas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Curl and
son, Jackie. and Shirley Damb OF
New Orleans, were weekend
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Drake.
Mrs. Sam Edgmon, nee Chris
tine Gordon, is visiting her moth
er, Mrs. George Gordon.
Ed Campbell, USN, left Friday
for Jackson, thence to the Great
Lakes Training Station.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-06-01

Reba Angeny and Mrs. j. Melvin
Goodson, attended graduation ex-
ercises at the Arizona Deaf and
Blind School, Tucson, Thursday
evening. They remained in Tue
son overnight and spent Friday
visiting friends and attending to
business.
. Mrs. J. c. Jayne returned Mon
day from Hot Springs, New Mex
leo, where she spent three weeks
taking the mineral baths.
Q Mr.. and Mrs. R. NJ. Galaspie left
recently for Stafford, where they
plan to spend most of the summer.
They will also visit friends in
Duncan.
= Earlene Hicks, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Earl Hicks, is spending
the week with her cousin, Norma
Bradley, in Tempe.
. Betty Clark is doing clerical
work at POW Camp, Florence,
where she began her new duties
Friday.
. c. w. Lewis returned Friday
from Los Angeles, where he spent
a week buying merchandise.
Q Mrs. Sue Steward and son, Bill,
left Monday for Vinita, Oklahoma,
where they will spend the summer
visiting her brother, F. E. Tyner,
on his ranch near there.
. Charles Cohen left Sunday for
New York on buying trip. He ex-
poets to return about June goth.
. Myrna and Myra Sepulveda, who
have been attending school in Tue
son, returned home Friday with
their mother, Mrs. Julia Sepulveda,
for the summer.
Q Miss Lee Ella Odom has been
appointed feature editor of the
Western Graphic for the 1945-46
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of the medics. The experiences
through which a fellow goes IN
war "sure give him different
slant of life" Dossey says.
PFC. JAMES M. HALL writes
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. {.
Hall, from the South Pacific that
he is in good health, but has been
so tired he has not been doing
much writing lately. 1t is hot
where, he is, and he has seen some
pretty country around there, that
is, if one likes green brush and
hills" Hall is with the 15Sth in
fantry and was one of the group
that trained for jungle fighting, in
Panama, where they earned the
name of "Bushmasters." He has
been in the service since January
of 1941 and went overseas follow
ing a year in Panama. He has a
brother, Pfc Clay Hall, also serv-
ing overseas.
PVT. CLIFFORD r. TURLEY
writes his parents, Mr.. and d'Mrs. w.
&. Turley, that he has arrived at
Camp Fannin, Texas, which is a
wide area of land, all hills and oak
and Johnson grass. They have
been issued their rifles, all used,
but good He has a brother, Pvt.
Erby H. Turley, serving in the
South Pacific.
PFC. GEORGE GADBOIS has
been wounded in action in the Pac-
ific area, according to word re-
ceived by his mother, Mrs Amelia
Gadbois. Pfc Gadbois has made
his home in Coolidge for many
years and was employed at Geo.
Y. Wah Grocery before he entered
service.
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OSURHAM.Gs;N .s;
SeAxH@s e

MACK DICKERSON, JR., F 2/C,
has just returned TO the States al
ter seven months service in the
South Pacibic and is now in Ever
cite. Washington, according 10 a
wire received from him last week
by his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Mack
Dickerson. Sr. The Dickersons
have made their home in Coolidge
a number of years and Mack was a
senior in Coolidge high school
when he entered service in July
OF 1914.
GEORGE r. BLAKEMAN, r 1/C,
who is now serving in the Hawaiian
Islands. has met a number of boys
from home since he arrived there,
according to a letter received by
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
Blakmean. Among them are: Gene
Boss. Melvin Boss, Roland john
son. Jim McCullum and Guy Miller.
all of Kenilworth district. Edward
Lille and Emmett Neighbors of
Coolidge. Brakeman entered serv-
ice in June of 1943.
PFC. VIC DOSSEY, serving with
the L. S. marines, writes from the
South Pacific to let his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. R. L. Dossey, know
that he is back with his outfit.
His knee is still a little stiff, "but
maybe that will get all right. too
I'll tell you something about
Iwo-it was rough as hell AS one
kid said, it was a nightmare. l
got hit the second day" But he
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term at Colorado Womans College,
Denver, Colorado, according to
word received from there this week.
The Western Graphic is the student
publication at the college.
. Eddie Nabors, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Nabors, was taken to
st. Joseph's Hospital. Phoenix, on
Wednesday to undergo further sur
gerry.
o Mrs. H. j. Edwards and daugh-
ter, Carol Anne, of Winkleman left
Sunday after a weeks visit with
Mrs. Edwards brother Earl Hicks
and family.
. David Z. NOVEL;, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Leon M. Novel;, is expected
home for the summer vacation i'm
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didn't go back until the fifth day,
when ordered hospitalized by one
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mediately following stiute enrolled in
at Military In the division
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CooIidgeLo

Q Gertrude Keith is visiting her
uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Den
zil Conoley, in Phoenix this week.
. Ben Mirkin and son, Melvin,
returned Friday from a weeks
buying trip in Los Angeles.
Q Mrs. G.. Russell Koehler with
her two friends from Phoenix, Mrs.
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Rev. and Mrs ]. \. Weed were
called to Columbus this week by the
death of Mrs. Weeds sister, Mrs. N
S. McClish.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Garner of Toledo
and Miss Bess Grossly of Findlay
were dinner guests Tuesday of Mr.
and Mrs. Cliff West and son Robert
of South Lawn avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Badertscher
and daughters Brenda and Barbara
of Arlington, Mr.. and Mrs. John Ev-
erett and family of Beaverdam, Mrs
Sarah Niswander and Mrs. Russell
Huber visited at the home of Mrs,
Lydia Badertscher and Milton Bad
ertscher, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Klay enter
tanned at dinner, Sunday in honor OF
Sgt. Richard Burkholder of Long
Island who spent the week end here:
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Cook, Sgt. and
Mrs. Richard Burkholder and son
George Allen, Mrs. Lydia Burkholder,
Mrs. Mary Ellen Barkimer and little
daughter Barbara Ann.
The following were callers at the
E. p. Steiner home east of town the
past week: M. l.. Steiner and dau-
ghter Mary of Ft. Wayne; Stanley
Steiner and Allen Thompson of De-
troit; Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Manges and
sons of near Findlay; Amos Niswan-
der and Mr.. Spallinger, Rev. j. N.
Smucker, G. T. Soldner, d. w. Bixler,
Nelson Basinger, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Steiner Philip Hilty, DR.. and
Mrs. H. w. Eby of Bluffton.
Diller ambulance removals: Mrs
Lewis Hefner, from Lima Memorial
hospital to her home south of Bluff
ton; Mrs. Ernest Pearson from Or
ange township to Bluffton hospital;
Mrs. Gerald Huber from Lima Mem
orial hospital to her home on Thur
man street; Mrs. Joseph Gerdeman
from her home in Beaverdam to St
Rita's hospital, Lima; Harry Welty
from his home east of Pandora to
Bluffton hospital.
Pfc. Della Pifer of the Marine
Corps Woman's Reserve has returned
to Santa, Calf, after visiting he1
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ami Pifer OF
Orange township. Enroute she stop
ped at Ft. Wayne to spend several
days with Mrs. John Riley, the form
er Frances Pifer and family.
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Pleasant Hill

The Ladies Aid will meet Thurs
day with Mrs. Medford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hilty and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Shindle-
decker, Misses Susanna and Jean
Kempf,and Homer Williams of
Lima were Sunday callers on the
Dennis Brauen family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Zimmerman
and family were Sunday callers at
the Cal Herr home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Phillips at
tended golden wedding at Lafay,
cite on Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Ludwig
They were Sunday evening guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Blosser.
Mr.. and Mrs Maurice Bell and
family were Sunday visitors at the
Orton Stratton home.
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Elr0se

Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Steinman OF
Findlay spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. D. D. Williamson.
Mrs. Claude Christman, daugh-
ters Rose and Nancy and son Edgar
of Findlay spent the week end with
Mr.. and Mrs. Myron Stratton. Other
callers thruout the week were: Mrs.
Zilla Hixon, Mrs. Ruth Steinman,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Myers, John and
Fern Koch, Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard
Stratton and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Wright Klingler and family, Mrs.
John Montgomery, Mrs. Harry Ed
niger, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Nonna-
maker and Kaye, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
D. Clymer.
Union prayer services at Olive
Branch Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wright Klingler
and family attended Rally Day at
the Good Hope church near Ada
last Sunday.
Callers at the Arthur Nonnamak-
er home last week were Mr.. and
Mrs. Lendon Basinger, daughter
jeanette and son Gareth, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Moore and son Keith,
Mrs. N. B. Steinman, Conner Stew
art and daughters Betty and Ruth
Ann, Rose Christman of Findlay,
Robert Nonnamaker and daughters
Eileen and Loretta Mae, and Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Potts and daugh-
ter Rene of Bluffton.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Watkins are
the proud parents of a baby daugh-
ter born at the Findlay hospital,
Monday morning. Mrs. Watkins is
the former LaDonna Hartman,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Purl
Hartman of Findlay.
S/Sgt. Robert Koontz spent a few
days last week with his parents Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Koontz. Robert
has been transferred to Kentucky.
Charles Nonnamaker spent Sat
urday at the Ami Nonnamaker
home, Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Klingler
of Ada were Sunday supper guests.
Recent callers in the Nonnamaker
home were John and Fern Koch,
Helen Pifer, Mrs. Nelson Hiestand,
Mrs. Elizabeth Vanness of Contin-
entail, Albert Vermillion, Mrs. John
Montgomery. Mrs. Harry Edinger,
Kaye Nonnamaker, Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Nonnamaker and sons, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Chauncey Klingler
and family.
A large number from here at
tended the fair at Ottawa last week
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Paul Zimmerly is spending a fur
Tough with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Leonard Zimmerly.
In some sections of our country
dairy cattle are being purchased and
in many cases farmers are donating
heifers of the dairy breed to be
shipped to war devastated countries
of Belgium and Holland. Steps are
to be taken soon in our locality to
assist in this very worthy enter
prise.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Sweigert of Os-
born, Ohio, were the week end visi-
tors in the home of Paul Sommer
and family. Mr.. and Mrs. Sweigert
frequently make short visits among
relatives here as they come by plane
which Mr.. Swigert owns and oper-
ates.
Fred Hector is replacing the large
barn on his farm and is nearing
completion. His other barn was de-
stroyed by fire year ago.
Guy Stewart is disposing of his
farm chattels next Wednesday
Lewis Dukes and son have operated
most of the Stewart farm the past
few years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lorain Badertschel
and family are to occupy the Dar
Radertscher house. Mr.. and Mrs
Lowell Schaublin and family hao
previously lived at that place.
Mrs. Mary Diller is having exter
ior changes made on her house a
present. Peter Welty is doing .tht
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Profit and Pleasure Club
The Profit and Pleasure club viii
meet at the home of Mrs. Glen May.
berry of Rockport, next Wednesday
Numbers on the program are: Names
on the Land, Mrs. Glen Huber; Re-
view of Bromfeld's Pleasant Val
ley, Mrs. John Burkholder.
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alley or public ground of the village,
or upon any unenclosed land or upon
any premises in the Village of Bluff
ton, other than those owned or oc-
cupied by the owner or person hav-
ing custody of the dog or dogs.
Section 2. Any person violating
any of the provisions of this ordin-
ance shall upon conviction thereof
be fined in any sum not less than 81
nor more than $50. Continued viola
tion after notice or prosecution shall
be held an additional offense for
each day of its continuance.
26 W. A. Howe, Mayor
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A large number from here at
tended the fair at Ottawa last week.
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Rationing Calendar

So that you may keep in mind the
numerous important wartime ra-
tioning dates, the Bluffton News In
publishing this weekly reminder:
MEATS, BUTTER. FATS,
CANNED FISH-Book 4 red
stamps Al through VI good
for 10 points each.
SUGAR-Stamp 3s is now
good for pounds thru Decem-
Der 81.
SHOES-Airplane stamps l, 2
3 and 4 in Ration Book No. 3
good indefinitely.
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Mayors Notice

Because of the presence of rabies
in Lima, strict enforcement of Bluff
tons municipal ordinance forbidding
dogs to run at large is hereby ord
cred.
Attention of dog owners is
called to the following sections of
this ordinance:
Section 1. That it shall be un-
lawful for any owner or owners or
any person or persons, having the
custody or control of any dog or
dogs, to suffer or permit the same
to run at large in any street, avenue,
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work.
Farmers are again resuming rou-
tine work following a long delay on
account of excessive rainfall. There
will likely be a far less acreage of
wheat sowed than had been an
ticipated.
The large audience at the Bluffton
high school gymnasium was thrilled
with the singing of the Southern
aires Tuesday evening.