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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-29
Neuvs ofMen ir the SerOice
PVT. EDWARD J. O'BRIEN

Crosby High School graduate. Pvt. Edward J. O'Brien is stationed at WieShaden, Germany with an Army Air Force unit. The son of MT. and Mrs. James F. O'Brien, '39 East Dover street, he entered the service in October l945 while employed at the Apothecaries Hall Company.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-29
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-29
7SSD F. A. DANCE

First reunion dance of the 73Sd Field Artillery Battalion will be held at The Elton on May l8 ac- cording to Thomas F. Bowling, chairman of the dance committee, All former members of the battal- ion have been invited.
 Other committee members are Howard P. CoSgrove, secretary; Ed- ward J. Naylor and Louis Canale, treasurers; Albert Corn, Ralph T. Phelan, John Taggett, Gene Casey and Carmen Gugliotti.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-29

charged by Gisevius. She said the Berlin incident was her only exper- fence with the police.
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BACK FROM JAPAN
 Included on the passenger list of the General Hase which arrived at
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-29
Catholic Thought and Opinion
The Strenth of on Ideo By REV. JAMES J. SULLIVAN
IDEAS RULE

Of the praes century, called philosopher, Herbert contribution to posteriy n absurd collection of data and facts; mlsne and pnpes and % collection deceptive because seemed complete and scientific
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-29
OUR WEAKNESS

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-29

The weekly prayer meeting will be held tomorrow evening at Gospel Hall on Thomaston Avenue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-29
WATERVILLE Correspondent: Mrs. Gertrude Lane; Telephone S-66t1.
Community Club Meets Wednesday
 Casper Davis Drum
 Corps 10 Present
 Minstrel Friday

Waterville, April 29-The Com- munity Club meets Wednesday evening at 8 in the Sprague gym.
 The Fairmount Community Club will meet Wednesday evening in their club rooms on Essex Avenue,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-04-29

Mir. and Mrs. Edward L.afferty Mrs. Leo Lafferty and daughter Claire visited relatives In Hartford and East Hartford yesterday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-09-26
Rites On Monday For
Mrs. ROsina An1stutz

Funeral services were held Mon
day afternoon in the Ebenezer Men
MONTE church for Mrs. Rosina AM
stutz, II, of near Beaverdam, who
died Saturday in the Bluffton hos
pital.
Cause of the death was attributed
to pneumonia.
Born February s, 1876, in Canton
Bern, Switzerland, Mrs. Amstutz
spent most of her life in the Beav-
erdam community.
Survivors include IL children:
Mrs. Ella Best, Beaverdam; Mrs.
Harley Grant, Lima Route 5; Mrs.
John Weller, Lima; Melvin, at home;
Albert, Lafayette; Mrs. Jess Truax,
Weirton, w. Va; Mrs. William
Wiedeman, Toledo; Noah and Jess,
both of Bluffton; Oliver, Lima, and
Mrs. Sidney Burkholder, Beaverdam.
Rev. Charles Warren and Rev. w.
H. Lahr officiated at the funeral
service, and burial was in the Eben-
ezer church cemetery.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-09-26
Flies From, Paris
To NelU York City

Lynn Byers, grandson of n. E.
Byers of East kibler street arrived
Tuesday night in New York city,
making the trip by air from France,
it was learned here Wednesday
morning.
Young Byers, formerly in the
Army remained in Paris for six
months after his discharge from the
service being employed as a civilian
in settlement of French property
claims against the United States
during the war.
He expects to return to Purdue
university of Lafayette, Ind, to re-
sumo his engineering studies which
were interrupted when he was called
to military service. Byers is the
only son of Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd
Byers of Goshen, Indiana.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-09-26
Juveniles Held In
Store PiHering

Three juveniles held on charges of
pilfering from downtown business
places were dismissed with warnings
Tuesday after restitution had been
made to some 10 merchants who suf-
fered losses.
Business men involved declined to
prosecute the cases, but requested
Mayor w. A. Howe to request that
parents caution their children
against lettering in stores over the
noon hour recess from school or
after classes are dismissed.
Those who have business in stores
are welcome, they pointed out, but
lettering in them merely to pass the
time presents too many complica-
tions in usual business procedure to
be permitted.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-09-26
BRIDAL SHOWER

Honoring Mrs. Ralph Garrett, 8
recent bride, a group of neighbors
held a miscellaneous shower at the
home of Mrs. June Tripplehorn
Tuesday night. The evening was
spent in appropriate contests after
which the honored guest received
many beautiful gifts.
Those present were:
Ella Duffman, Gaynell and Mary
Ann Rockey, Esther Kirkland, Doro.
thy Swank, Treva Matthewson, Vir-
ginia Emans, Golda Wiess, Juanita
and Ronnie Zimmerly, Wava Poe
Elsie, Minnie, Izora, Emma and La
Donna Basinger, Pet Cunningham
Georgia Irwin, Meredith Stepletor
and the honored guest, Thelma Ba-
singer Garrett.
Those not present but sending
gifts were Julia Herr and Edith
Tschantz.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-09-26
Easing Of Livestock Situation Averts
Indefinite Closing OF Meat Market Here
Births

The following births at Bluffton
hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett Augsburger,
Bluffton, a girl, Miriam Ruth, Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emanuel Boutwell,,
Bluffton, girl, Barbara Jane, Sun
day. Mrs. Boutwell, is the former
Rachel Schaublin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Wineland,
Jenera, a boy, Wayne Everett, Fri
day
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Kindle, Mt.
Cory, boy, Gary Richard, Friday.
Mrs. Kindle is the former Beulah
Huber.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Reichenbach,
Jr., Bluffton, boy, Michael Will
liam last Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Geiger,
Pandora, boy, Robert Gene, Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Fowler, Tiffin,
a boy, Steven James, Sunday. Mrs
Fowler is the former Gladys Fett
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-09-26
DROUGHT GRIPS
BLUFFTON AREA
Light Showers Monday Prove
of Negligible Benefit
Grass Fire Menace Looms:
Wheat Sowing Hampered

Mondays light shower of rain
produced virtually no results in al
leviating drought conditions that
have continued in this area since
late June.
A grass fire on the Button col
lege athletic field Tuesday afternoon
demonstrated rainfall had not been
sufficient to wet even the top of
the ground, and lawns are retain
ing their parched appearance.
With free date for wheat seed
ing set for Friday, farmers gener-
ally have been unable to get their
ground into shape for the start of
sowing, it was pointed out. Those
who must pillow ground have been
able to make little headway, altho
those who can disk oats or corn
land are in a slightly more favor
able situation.
Rejecting the summers drought
the water level of the National
quarry, used by the Central Ohio
Light and Power Co., has dropped
approximately five feet. Level OF
Buckeye lake is down about Is
inches.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-09-26
TO WE'D SATURDAY

Wedding of Margaret Jane, young
est daughter of Mrs. Noah Basinger
of Bluffton and James ]. Mayer, son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. G. J. Mayer of
Shelby will take place at st. Mary's
Catholic church here Saturday morn
ing at 10 O'Clock.
Wedding breakfast will be served
at the Walnut Grill for the bridal
party following the ceremony and a
reception will be held in the after
noon at the home of the bride.
Miss Basinger attended Blufftor
college and also studied in the Chi
cago Academy of Fine Arts.
Mr.. Mayer, senior in the Ohio
Northern university college of Law
at Ada is an ex-service man wht
served with the Army in the Pacifi,
theatre of war.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-09-26
Mary Lou SHafer,
James Deppler We'd

Miss Mary Lou Shafer, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. B. K. Shafer and
James Paul Deppler, son of Mrs.
Mary Deppler, all of Bluffton, were
married in a ceremony at the Meth
odist church here Sunday afternoon
at 2:30 o'clock.
Rev. Paul Cramer, minister of the
church, officiated in the double ring
ceremony before an altar of flowers
illuminated by candlelight.
The bride worth street length
dress of pastel blue wool jersey
trimmed with harmonizing lace with
black half-hat and matching acces-
sories together with gCrsage of white
roses and blue gardenias. Her or.
naments were a strand of pearls and
ear rings to match, the gift of the
bridegroom.
Her attendant, Miss Geraldine
Montgomery, wore a blue street
length dress with black sequins and
accessories and red rose corsage
James Steiner was best man.
The bride, a Bluffton high school
graduate, has been employed as an
inspector at the Triplett plant for
the past year.
Mr.. Deppler, also a Bluffton high
school graduate is a veteran of the
air corps with three years service
in the South Pacific. He is now EN-.
ployed by the Shell Oil company in
Lima.
Following the ceremony the couple
left on a trip thru the south. For
travelling the bride wore a white
embroidered eyelet dress with bridal
corsage and black accessories. Upon
returning they will reside at the
home of the bridegroom's mother or
Bentley road.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-09-26
Settlement

S/Sgt. Howard Diller is spending
several days in the home of his par
ents.
Jean Diller, oldest daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie DilIer is in
nurses training at the Bluffton hos
pital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alcus Pate of De-
troit spent the week end at the
NJ Wanda Weltv and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Wehrly left
home the latter part of the week
for a few days stay in Canada.
While putting up for the night at
tourist camn near Paris, Ontario,
their Chevrolet sedan was stolen.
The sorghum press owned by
Homer Wenger has been in opera
tion since last week and an average
run is expected for the season. The
yield is somewhat lower than the
average but quality of the molasses
is excellent.
The Advisory Council No. 2 met
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Fran
els Sommer Monday evening.
Paul Stuckey of Morton, ILL.,, bro
|, ther of Mrs. Earl Lehman and
Harold Schertz of Metamora, H.,
arrived here by plane the last of the
week and returned home Tuesday
morning. The trip from their home
to Pandora was made in two hours
and fifty-two minutes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bradford Steiner
and daughter Nanette of Chicago,
arrived here Saturday evening and
spent Sunday with relatives.
Rev. and Mrs. Richard Reilly and
family of Nappanee, Ind, visited
over the week end in the Hiram
Geiger home.
| Rev. and Mrs. Frank Harder and
son, Roger, were Sunday dinner
ltgnests in the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
| Willard Moser.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Cook are at
| home in the trailer camp near Find
Law where Mr.. Cook is employed.
Harry Smith, who for a number
| of wears operated various farms In
this locality and of late wears re
| sided on a large farm near Dola
has recently purchased the farm oi
| Harry Baker west of Benton Ridge
Francis Geiger who is an employs
| of the Big Four railroad at Indian
| apolis, Ind, and his sister, Marcella
nurse from Dayton, are spendin,
! their vacation at the home of thei
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Peter D
Z Geiger.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-09-26
Physician Announces
Opening Office Here

DIR. Franklin Rodabaugh an
nounced the first of the week the
opening of his office for practice of
medicine and surgery in the former
Mrs. Eva Patterson property at
South Main and College avenue
which he recently purchased.
DIR. Rodabaugh, a native of New
Stark is graduate of Findlay col
lege and Ohio State university col
lege of medicine and spent year
as inferno at Lucas county hospital
| Toledo.
During the war he served 2s
months in the China theatre as med
ical liaison officer for Chinese troops
and later was attached to Chinese
occupation forces in French Indo-
China. For his services he received
the Legion of Merit award from
China theatre headquarters and Com
mendation of Merit from the Chinese
combat command.
Since his discharge from the
Army he spent three months in
graduate work at the University of
Illinois Medical center and the past
summer assisted his father-in-law,
DIR. H. A. Neiswander, Pandora ply
sician.
Mrs. Rodabaugh, the former Lois
Neiswander, graduate of Bluffton
college and the Western Reserve uni
versity school of nursing will assist
her husband. She spent one year in
Flower hospital, Toledo, as instruct
or and supervisor and later was in
structor in physiology at Oregon
State college. Until recently she
has assisted her father in his office
at Pandora.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-09-26
Record Turnout OF Fans Jams Harmon
Field For Grid Tilt With Ada Friday

Perfect football weather, a Bluff
ton team that has been showing
plenty of color, and the traditional
rivalry with Ada drew banner
crowd to Harmon field last Friday
night to watch the Pirates trounce
their opponents by 10 to score.
Faculty Manager Sidney c. Stet-
tier reported Saturday that the 145o
single admission tickets sold for
Friday nights contest set a new
Bluffton record, topping even the
largest Pandora turnouts of the
past.
In addition to the single ducat
sales for the night, there also were
in the stands an unestimated num-
Der of season ticket holders, mem
bers of the band and grade school
pupils who are admitted without
charge to all home games.
Last Fridays record turnout top
ped by 202 mark of 1248 estab-
lished in the seasons first game
against Kenton, and gave the local
school its two best consecutive
crowds in history.
So if you're one of those who had
to stand on someone's toes, or vice
versa, at last weeks game, try tc
console yourself that you were in on
the making of a new record, and
that it can't happen again for an
other three weeks, for the Pirates
play their next two contests away
from home.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-09-26
Funeral On Thursday
For Ami NOnndnadker

Funeral services for Ami Norma
maker, IS, retired farmer will be
held at the Basinger funeral home
Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
Mr.. Nonnamaker died at his home
in Orange township Tuesday even
ing following a three weeks illness.
He was a native of Orange town
ship, born Feb. 3, 1861 the son of
Eli and Elizabeth (Swoyer) Nonna-
maker, and was married Feb. %,
1889, to Frances Grieser who sur
wives.
Also surviving are two daughters,
Mrs. Bernice Klingler of Ada and
Miss Faery Nonnamaker at home
and two sons, Howard of Jenera and
Glenn at home; one sister, Mrs. Lu-
cinda Koontz and one brother,
Charley Nonnamaker of Bluffton.
Rev. Irwin Kaufman will officiate
at the funeral services and burial
will be in the Hassen cemetery.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-09-26
Swank Bros. Shop Reopens
Monday After Weekend
Shutdown
Operation of Establishment to
Continue for Current
Week

Easing somewhat of the tight
livestock situation in the Bluffton
district attributed to OPA price reg
ulations averted at least temporarily
closing for an indefinite time of
Swank Brothers Meat Market, the
towns oldest butcher shop operat-
ing until three months ago as Bigler
Brothers.
The market was closed over the
week end by George Swank, man.
ager in charge, who said he was un-
able to purchase livestock to keep
the establishment in operation.
The market was closed from Fri
day morning until Monday after
noon by George Swank, manager in
charge when his supply of meat was
exhausted with no livestock supply
to replace it.
OPEN THIS WEEK
Purchase of livestock over the
week end, however, made possible re-
opening of the market Monday
afternoon. Swank said it would be
open part time every day this week
including Saturday.
However, he added, operations are
on hand to mouth basis and what
will be done next week and there
after will depend upon the avail
able supply of cattle and hogs under
existing price ceilings.
There is plenty of livestock in the
Bluffton district, he said, but few
farmers will sell at price ceiling
set by OPA.
AGGRAvATEs SITUATION HERE
Closing of the Swank market over
the week end vastly aggravated
Buttons already critical shortage
of meat for Saturday shoppers, leav.
ing the town with only one market
open, that of Basinger Brothers.
Counters at the Basinger market
were crowded thruout the morning
on Saturday and heavy buying fol
the week end exhausted their sup
plies by noon despite the fact thai
each customer was limited to a pur
chase of not more than three pounds
! Holding livestock on farms fol
higher prices is a general condition
thruout Ohio and other states, &C
cording to impartial surveys. In ad
dition slaughterers say they canno
kill under present OPA margins ane
country slaughtering plants as wei
as big city packers are suspendinf
operations.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-09-26
NelU Boy Scout Troop
Being Formed Here

An explorer Scout troop is being
formed in Bluffton for older boys of
15 years or over, it was announced
this week. The unit, sponsored by
the Methodist church provides for a
type of senior scouting which
stresses exploration of hobbies and
vocations, community service and
social development.
The troop committee will be or
ganized at a meeting this Wednes-
day night consisting of w. O. Geig-
er, Millen Geiger, Ed Waltermire,
Edwin Rice, Dallas Berry and Geo.
Carmack.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-09-26
when WILL MEAT
MARKETS BE Open
Is $64 QUESTION
Bluffton Shops Adopt Stagger
Plan to Spread Available
Supply
Establishments Open for Limit
ed Time at Different Hour
Each Day

When will the meat markets be
open is the 64-dollar question that
is facing Bluffton housewives daily.
Frankly, no one knows the ans
wer-not even operators of the meat
markets themselves, they admitted
the first of the week as they took
such emergency measures as they
could to spread as evenly as possible
the limited supply.
With the present meat supply to-
tally inadequate TO meet normal re-
quirements, Buttons two markets,
operating under restricted quotas
are being opened daily until they
sell the amount of meat earmarked
for that day.
VARY OPENING HOUR
Hour of the daily opening, how
ever, is changed every day and no
announcement will be made in ad-
vance. Meat market operators
pointed out that in opening at diff
ferent hour each day everyone will
have a more equal opportunity to
get meat.
"If we opened at the same hour
every morning, people who are free
to shop at that thine always would
have first choice" they said.
Operating on staggered schedule
will in measure spread the chance
of getting meat among different
groups. Those who can shop in the
mornings will get the meat on some
days ard on other days afternoon
shoppers will be lucky.
DAILY QUOTAS
A certain amount of meat will be
allocated for each days sales, and
when the quota is sold the shop will
be closed, it was announced by the
operators. About half of the weeks
supply will be held for next Satur-
day morning, it was announced by
the management of the establish
ments.
4uGdAWlAlC 1iA Minus VI oCsANOS
were being resorted to by shoppers
to supplement the meat shortage.
Locker patrons who filled their cold
storage space when meat was plent-
iful last month already have been
forced to dig into the caches.
Fish is proving popular but hard
to get; luncheon meats, canned
meats and canned soups are in heavy
demand. Poultry sales have scared
upward, and last Saturday the
A & P store had dressed chicken in
its refrigerator counter, something
that has happened in the past only
during holidays easons.
Squirrel hunters are out with a
vengeance this year, in the hope
that their daily bag limits may help
stock the family's meat larder.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-09-26
Word From BiuftOn
Man NOJU In Syria

Charles Hankish, Bluffton confec-
toner, who left late in August to
visit relatives in Syria, landed in
Beirut on September 13, according
to word received by his family here
this week.
From there Hankish went to his
native village of Zahle, some 25
miles distant where he is visiting at
the home of his brother.
The Bluffton man made the trip
overseas in company with a party
of three Toledo men, one of whom
was a cousin. This is his first visit
to his native town since he left az
years ago as youth of 10.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-09-26
IA CENT DROP in
POULTRY MARKET
DRIES UP SUPPLY
Prices Goes Into Tail Spin From
ascent Live Weight Quota
ti0n to 81 Cents.
Flooding of Market Halts Up
ward Trend of Price i'm Wake
Of Meat Shortages.

Poultry prices went into a ID
cent tail spin over the week end,
after soaring to season-high of 45
cents pound live weight, on Satur-
day.
Top quality heavy springers
moved readily at the ascent live
quotation on Saturday, with some
farmers, however, holding out for
80 cents, but re-opening of market
ing transactions Monday morning
found the price down to 81 cents.
With poultry beyond OPA ceiling
control, prices moved steadily up
ward during the last week, until
Saturdays high mark of 45 cents
flooded the market with top quality
fowls.
LITTLE POULTRY MOVING
The break in prices the first of the
week found much high-priced poul-
try on the retail market, and re-
naming there because of a lack of
demand at the present level of quo
tations.
Farmers aren't selling at the 81
cent price now being paid, and with
lot of high-priced poultry remain
ing to be moved dealers will not be
in mood to do much buying even
at the low quotation.
Prior to the market break over
the last weekend, poultry prices had
moved steadily upward since the
meat-scarcity began pinching this
area at the start of the second
week in September.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-09-26
Funeral For Former
Pandora Man Here

Services for Albert Deitler, So
former Pandora resident, later of
Minneapolis, were held at the Paul
Diller funeral home, Tuesday after
noon.
A veteran of the first World war
he died in Percy Jones hospital
Battle Greek, Michigan, last Friday
Rev. Walter Purdy officiated al
the funeral and interment was ir
Pleasant Ridge.
Surviving are three sisters Mrs
VIM. Carr, Pandora, Mrs. Clara
Chambers and Mrs. Mary Thomas
Toledo, and a brother, Joseph Of
Bell, Calf.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-09-26
Receives Degree
In Library Course

Degree of Bachelor of Science has
been conferred by Western Reserve
university of Cleveland upon Miss
Madeline Bixel who completed the
librarians course at the university
the past summer.
Miss Bixel, who formerly taught
in the schools at Rittman has ac-
cepted a position as librarian in the
Fostorias schools. She is a sister of
DR.. M. r. Bixel of Cherry street.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-09-26
BIuftOn Nurse VIII
Leave Soon For Italy

Miss Doris Garmatter, assistant
superintendent at Bluffton hospital
will leave this fall for Turin, Italy,
where she will engage in public
health nursing service under the
Mennonite Central committee, it was
announced this week. She expects
to be gone for two years.
Miss Garmatter was graduated
from the school of nursing at the
Mennonite hospital at Bloomington,
Ill. She is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Cal Garmatter of near Bluff
tor