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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-04-04
Bridge Collapse Gives
Pair River Dunking

Two persons escaped serious in
jury when a suspension bridge over
the Auglaize River near Lima col
lapsed under the weight of loaded
tractor-trailer assembly.
Robert L. Powers, 80, and his
wife, Lillian, 35, of Cleveland both
got a dunking as the bridge came
loose from its moorings under the
fve-ton load of the truck and
sagged into the river. Traffic had
to be rerouted throughout the area.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-04-04
Pleasant View

William Habegger who has been
i'll with rheumatism is improving but
still confined to his home.
Miss Marilyn Reiter of Mt. Cory
spent Sunday with Miss Jane Dukes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Harris and
son spent Sunday with friends at
Swanton.
A large number from this COM
munity attended funeral services for
Mrs. Charles Fisher at the Diller Flu
neral Home at Bluffton, Sunday af-
ternoon.
The Girls Sextette from Mt. Cory
H. S. rendered special music at the
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-04-04
ALLEN COUNTY
WaterwOrks Bonds
Awarded By Lima

A Syndicate composed of two
Toledo firms and one Lima firm was
awarded S750,000 in second mortgage
revenue bonds to finance improve
ments in the city's waterworks
system.
Successful bidders were Braun,
Bosworth and Co., Toledo; Mcdonald
and Co, Lima, and Cleveland, Roose
and Co., Toledo. The firms offered
an interest rate of 1928 per cent.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-04-04

LEGAL ANOTI<
In the Probate Court of AfFen County, Ohio.
Case No. 23449.
Harley W. Shrider. sNho resides at $500
East 18th Street. McEaughlin Heights, Van
cou. er, Washington land Lawrence w.
LabeIe Ave. Highland Park. Detroit, Mich
igan, and whose present place of residence
is unknown to plaintiff and can not with
reasonable diligence be Rscertaned, will take
notice that A. d. Gratz, administrator of
the estate of Mary J. Shrider, deceased. on
the 23rd day of March, 1916. filed his petit
ton in the Probate Court within and for the
County of Allen and State of Ohio, alleging
that the personal estate of said decedent is
insufficient to pay her debts and charges of
administering her estate that she died seized
in fee simple of the following described real
estate situate in the County of Allen, State
of Ohio, and Village of Buffton. to-wit /:
Being the undivided one-haf ~ interest
in the following described real estate -
Being Iniots Number Four Kindred Sixty
One (46l) and Number -Four Hundred Sixty
Two (462) in Elmer r. EwingsA Addition to
the Village of Button. in ahe >Fi1age of
Button, Allen County. 0hioF
The prayer of said petitiuh fAgfor the sale
of said premises, for the payment of debts
and charges aforesaid.
The persons first above mentioned will
further take notice that they have been made
parties defendant to said petition and that
they are required to answer the same or
before the 9th day of May. 1896
A. d. GRATZ. Administrators
of the estate of
Mary j. Shrider. Deceased.
Harry j. Bennett,
Attorney at Law,
els National Bank Bldg.
Lima, Ohio.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-04-04
Send Lima Driver
To Jail For Accident

Fred Packer, Lima, changed his
plea of not guilty to guilty of second
degree manslaughter when arraigned
in Mercer County Common Pleas
Court. He was fined $500, sentenced
to three months in Jail and his right
to drive a car was revoked for three
years.
Packer was arrested after an au-
tomobile accident in which Miss
Eileen Clifford, st. Marys, was killed.
Miss Violette Reece, Thomas Ander-
son and William Slife were injured.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-04-04
PUTNAM COUNTY
Soy Bean Food Plant
To Be Built At Ottawa

Construction of a new cement block
building to house an industry was
scheduled to start early this week at
Ottawa, it was announced by officials
of the Ottawa Chamber of Commerce.
Expected to cost between $4,000
and 10000, the new building is be-
ing erected for the Vitro-Nu Food
Laboratories, Inc, a new industry
which is being established in OF
tawa. The construction is expected
to be completed so production can
be started yet this year.
Under an agreement with officials
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-04-04
Mack Shaffer Is Injur-
ed Aboard Ship

Mack Shaffer, widely-known Column
bus Grove football and basketball
official who now is lieutenant COM
mander in the navy, has notified his
wife, the former Mary Elizabeth
Long of Ottawa, that he is in a
hospital at Pearl Harbor through a
strange twist of fate.
Enroute home by way of Panama,
the ship on which 1t. Comm. Shaffer
was travelling ran into a heavy
storm. 1t. Comm. Shaffer was
thrown down and suffered fractures
of both legs.
He expected to be transferred to
a hospital in New York city or
Miami, Fla, in short time, he told
his wife.
Shaffer attended Bluffton college
and is we'll known as a basketball Of
fetal in the Bluffton area.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-04-04
O. n. u. Marching
Band Will Parade
Again

After three years in moth balls,
the Ohio Northern university band
uniforms were given an airing this
week and sent to the rejuvinators.
The Army took the university band
boys. Now they are coming back.
Their band uniforms will be in order.
Sometime in April, says Prof.
Karl A. Roider, the director, Ada
streets will again resound with the
tunes of Ohio Northern's marching
band
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-04-04
Stray Dog Drive
Conducted At DelphOs

Seven dogs are being held at Van
Vert dog pound for the owners to
claim. The dogs were taken there
by Arthur Osburn, Van Vert county
warden. Police have cooperated with
the warden in drive to rid Delphos
of stray dogs which have prompted
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-04-04
The Cops Too Are
Thinner From Worry

Sheriff w. r. Daley and A. NJ.
Guyer, his deputy, at Lima were
confronted with a drum of liquid
reported to be nitroglycerin. Deputy
Guyer admitted a familiar odor to
the liquid, but couldn't identify it.
The officers emptied the barrel
into a field and set fire to it. The
fluid was paint thinner.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-04-04
Elect Red Cross
Directors

Directors elected at the annual
meeting of Hancock County Chapter,
American Red Cross, are H. |. Daily,
Arlington; Clarence Schmidt, Ken
meth Champ, Jackson E. Belts,
Emory D. Erwin, Mrs. F. E. Hurley,
Mrs. c. w. Thomas, Judge Chester
Pendleton, Elmer R. Miller, and
Ralph NJ. Slough of Findlay.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-04-04

site for a new state institution Tor
psychopathic offenders.
Reams, speaking before the Rotary
Club, said land next to the present
hospital would be an ideal site for
the project. He explained that the
present facilities in Lima are OF
medium security so far as mental
patients are concerned, and that
structures to house 1000 men and
200 women under guard have been
tentatively proposed for presentation
to the State Legislature in 1947.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-04-04
@. n. u. Plans Pharma-
cy Refresher Courses

Utilizing Thursday afternoons
when most drug stores in Ada and
other communities are closed, the
College of Pharmacy of Ohio North
ern University will conduct refresher
courses and laboratory demonstra-
tions for professional pharmacists,
announced Dean r. H. Raabe of the
0. n. U. College of Pharmacy.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-04-04
Scar Crash Injuries
Woman Driver

Mary DeI.ong, Detroit, Mich, suf-
fered deep cash on the head when
her auto was involved in a three-car
collision six miles south of Findlay
in Route 25. She was taken to Find
lay Hospital. Other cars in the ac-
cident were a state truck driven by
Farley H. Cramer, Findlay, and a
car driven by Benjamin Hageman,
Minister, O., insurance agent, the
state highway patrol said.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-04-04
HANCOCK COUNTY
Findlay College Pres.
Resigns Position

Homer r. Dunathan resigned as
president of Findlay college to be-
come training officer for the Veter-
ans Administration at Bowling
Green State university.
Dunathan has been on leave from
Findlay college since 1943 to serve
as lieutenant commander in the
Navy.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-04-04
HARDIN COUNTY
Students Take Flying
Lessons At KentOn

Twenty-Five students are taking
flying lessons at the Kenton airport
under the direction of Robert Lape,
former Army pilot, who recently
was named manager.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-04-04
LEGAL, NOTICE

Mary Garret whose last known address was
ia Euclid ST., Oak Park, Illinois, will take
notice that Ralph Garrett her husband, on the
9TH DAY of March. 1916. has filed his petition
Tor divorce on the grounds of extreme cruel
ty and gross neglect of duty, in case No
56676, of the Common Pleas Court of AIKEN
County Ohio. and that said cause will be
for hearing in said Court on the goth day of
April 1916, or soon thereafter.
Ralph Garret. 81
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-04-04
Reveal $430,O00 Phone
Plan

The Ohio Bell Telephone Co. an
nounced a construction program that
calls for an expenditure of $430,000
throughout the Findlay district dur
ing 1916.
Clarence Schmidt, commercial
manager, said the expenditures will
include $4,000 for buildings, $780,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-04-04
NEWS NOTES FROM FOUR COUNTIES

% complaints at police headquarters.
A combined drive will be staged in
which they hope to rid the city of
unlicensed pets. Offenders will be
cited to the court.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-04-04
Lima Site Approved
For State Institution

Land adjacent to the Lima State
Hospital for the Criminal Insane
had personal Endorsement, of Frazier
Reams, Ohio welfare director, as a
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-04-04

600 for equipment in exchanges, and
$4,000 for outside plant increases,
including more than S65,000 to ex-
tend facilities in rural areas.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-04-04
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT
THE STATE OF OHIO

Estate of Allie b. Cattell, Deceased.
Glen M. Cattell of r. D. No. 5, Lima. Ohio.
I mas peen appointed and qualified as Admins
TRAITOR of the estate of Allie B. Cattell late of
Allen County. Ohio. deceased
Dated this 22nd day of Mach 1916.
RAYMOND P. SMITH, Probate Judge
81
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-04-04
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT
THE STATE OF OHIO

Estate of Amos Gratz Deceased.
=, Lavina Zimmerly OF R. ID. No. 2. Bluffton.
Ohio. has been appointed fand qualified as
Executrix of the estate of Amos Gratz late
Of Allen County, Ohio. DECEASED
Dated this 18th day of March 1896
RAYMOND p SMITH
Probate Judge so
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-04-04

Growing pigs should be kept on
clean range until they weigh so to
100 pounds.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-12-14
Youth Rally To
Hear Req. Smith
Tonight At 7:3O

The regular weekly rally of
the Key West Youth for Christ
will be held in the auditorium of
the Fleming Street Methodist
Church, corner Fleming and Will
liam streets this evening at 7::3O
o'clock. Guest speaker will be
the Rev. w. r. Smith, pastor of
the Poinciana Baptist Church.
Rev. Smith has had wide expert
ence working with youth groups
and will have q pertinent message
to deliver.
Immediately following the
rally a fellowship hour will be
held in the social hall of the
church with the young people of
Fleming Street church acting as
hosts.
The nominating committee will
give their report this evening
for new officers to be elected at
the First Methodist Church next
Saturday evening to serve for the
ensuing term beginning January
LIST.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-12-14
Santa Claus Comes
Monday To Poor Old
Craig'S SerriCe Store

Santa Claus, in person, will
pay a visit to Key West next
week to see the Riddles. He comes
here direct from the North Pole
with his pack of toys and is
scheduled to arrive at 6 O'Clock
Monday afternoon at Toyland,
1919 White Street poor Old
Craig's Service Store). He will
have a surprise for everyone, eS-
pecially the kids.
Santa especially wants mothers
to come with the kids for big
treat. The children can talk with
Santa and tell him what they
want him to bring them for
Christmas. Santa will have with
him, toys and. more toys, If6sh
mail, big wagons, tricycles, beau
TRULY dressed dolls Of all sizes
and loads of other things.
Santa will be here on Monday
from 6 to 5 o'clock and he will
return again on Wednesday and
Saturday for the enjoyment of
the kids.
See Santa's invitation on the
back page of today's paper.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-12-14
Morales Dry Cleaners
MOUes To La COsclIa
Hotel Building Store

E. Morales Dry Cleaners, an
nounces in today's Citizen that
effective on Monday morning he
will move from his present loca-
ton, I'll Duval Street, to his new
store in the La Concha Hotel
Building on Fleming Street.
The new store is well appointed
in every detail Morales Dry
Cleaners specialize in expert dry
cleaning and alterations of all
kinds. He caters to civilian and
military personnel. All garments
are individually processed and
scientifically dry cleaned.
Everything is accepted from
curtains to heavy overcoats.
Mr.. Morales invites his friends
and customers and the general
public to see his new store.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-12-14

About Is per cent of the worlds
known oil reserves are controll-
ed by British-Dutch interests.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-12-14

AhS NihiStIlldS season is also
reflected iii other programs
planned in the city's churches
during the week. Rev. G.. Leon
Wells, pastor of the First Metho-
dist (old Stone) Church will
speak on THE Other Wise Man.
age-old Christmas topic, at the
evening service at 7:30 tonaor-
row. In the morning he will
speak on The Crooked Made
Straight. Young people will
met at $50 o. M.
A special musical program is
planned for the morning service
at the First Baptist Church to-
morrow under j. r. Marcellus,
musical supervisor at Key West
High School. The Baptist Train
ing Union will meet at $50 o. M,
with a Sunday Fellowship hour
at $50 p. m. for young people and
other servicemen in the church
annex. The adult choir rehear-
SEES Thursday and the Woman's
Missionary Circle, No. /, will
meet at he church at $50 p. m.
Rev. Pickens to Speak
Rev. John E. Pickens will speak
on Triumph in TEMPTATION" to-
morrow morning at the Poinciana
Community Church and on High
ways of Goodwill in the evening
az $50. AT 7:30 he will preach the
sermon, ITO Whom Shall We
Cor" at the Congregational
Church.
AT the Grace Lutheran Church,
Rev. F. II. Fucker will speak on
DO We Look for Another" In the
Third Advent sermon at 1880 pm.
Sharon Lynn, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Jurzynski, 42l
SimontOn street, will be received
into membership by the Sacra-
ment of Holy Baptism. Children's
confirmation class at this church
meets Monday at $50 p m, and
the adult instruction class at 8
p. m.
AT the Glad Tidings Taber-,
nacle the revival being conduct
ed by Rev. Ivan 10y will be
continued into its second week
The evangelist will hold daily
services, except Saturdays. until
December %.
The morning topic at the POM
ciana Baptist church tomorrow
will be ''The Desire of Nationsi
Shah Comedy the pastor Rev.
W. Smith in the evening, Rev.
G. A. McClung will be the speak
err. t' ei
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-12-14

A group of hungry workmen
on a Key West waterfront pro-
ject beat a larger group of
hungry pelicans to fresh mullet
supper last Monday evening when
the explosion of a small under
water charge of dynamite sent
dozens off stunned fish to the
surface, to float there motionless
for anyone to take.
While pelicans scared to
pounce, the workmen waded
and grabbed. The fustest got
the mostest.
The following letter was re-
ceived from the director of the
Rupert Contest, which includes
Key West waters in its scope:
Dear Mr.. Green:
Thanks so much for your let
ter of November 18th. It's good
to know that at last; Key West is
going to give fishing play. l
will place you on the mailing list
to receive releases, along with
800 newspaper fishing and sport
ing editors. l do not think there
will be many releases now and
the final judging some time IN
February. However, / can tell you
that the Kingfish Prize will UNI
doubtedly be awarded to a king
fish caught off Key West.
Il am enclosing one OF our
Entry Forms in the George Rup-
pert Fishing contest for you to
look over, might add that beautl-
full citations are also awarded to
worthwhile catches. See if you
cannot work up some enthusiasm
down your way on this contest
among the boat captains. Under
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-12-14
Shouldn't Wonder

DO you believe in metempsy-
Observation-Disclosures of souls,
you know"
I'm half inclined to credit
the idea. | read the other day
that there are birds in Africa
with bills a yard long"
1t started me wondering if
those birds are not the spirits of
departed plumbers.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-12-14
couoRED CHURCHES

In the colored churches, Rev.
Sigismund A. Laing, pastor of
the Trinity Presbyterian church,
will speak an The Man of Three
Mountains" at the morning SER
vice tomorrow and on Men Who
were Forgiven" in the evening
service. while Rev. c. c. Higgs
of the Cornish Chapel will speak
on The Poverty of Jesus Christ
at the morning service and The
Humility of he Infant Jesus" in
the evening.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-12-14
Christmas Theme Reflected
In Weeks Church Programs

GhvEnL OF Key Vests churches will begin observance OF
- the Christmas seuson this week
go On IhursddY evening ct o'clock the CONGREGATIONAL
church viii present its onnu Sunday School Chrisos
ses On the following evening the First Baptist Church will
hold special Christmas Sunday School entertainment at
o'clock under the direction OF Day superintendent On
Wednesday at 730 special program of Christnos carol
singing is scheduled CIT the some church.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-12-14
Observation-Disclosures
COVERING. THE WATERFRONT
With
With
OLD MAN" GREEN
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

separate cover, am sending you
a quantity of Entry Blanks for
distribution.
Il received the entry on the
40 pound dolphin caught by Miss
Jane F. Lewis of Cocoa, Florida,
aboard Captain Lee B. Maxwells
boat, but I failed to receiveAtE1e
barracuda entry, which is a large
catch. This would indicate that
your boat captains are not well
cquainted with the George Rup-
pert Fishing contest. I hereby ap-
point you committee Of One to
see that they do become acquaint-
ed.
1T is certainly nice to know
of your great interest and coop
Grafton, which is deeply appreci-
ated."
with kindest feelings,
O'fishily yours,
(Signed) Fred Fletcher Director
George Rupert Fishing Contest)
Referring to Mr.. Fleteher's mis-
sive form above, this column
fervent1y hopes that it was a
Miss" Lewis that caught the dol
phin, instead of the wife of Mr..
Lewis.
Bad enough must it be to have
to crawl to his wife as that kind
Of a fisherman, than for Lewis to
be further tormented by the
suggestion that when he was out
fishing for a wife, he failed to
hook the beautiful Mrs. Lewis.
And Lewis is such a nice guy.
,N1,, nny,f Nf fhn J1TN1slH'e
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-12-14
Nothing Left

Judge: Have you anything to
offer the court before sentence is
passed upon you?
Prisoner: No, yer Honor; me
lawyer took me last dollar.
Evening star., 1946-06-16
STORES FOR RENT.

$50 9th ST. N.W.-Modern store. 17x57,
with full basement, shortly available; long
term lease. Phone MA 9GS2 -l6
NEW BUILDING, 18th and H sts ne,
adjacent Sears Roebuck and Giant Market;
$4,000 SO, it, one floor, fronting 125 #.
on Benning rd., zoned End commercial,
usable for Offices, department stores and
merchandising: showrooms, etc. cross ven
tilation: open all sides; will finish TO suit
tenants requirements: will divide; avail
able go days. LOUIS BURMAN. RE. 1865
STORES. NEW, located prominent retail
raeas. LOUIS BURMAN, RE. 1868
HAVE 2 VACANT STORES available in
new shopping center now under construc-
ton in Arlington Co. for variety store or
mems furnishings. Call MRS. BROYHILL,
BUILDING FOR SALE OR RENT-con-
Slsting of store and floors above. Finest
location, Sth and Columbia road near
Ambassador Theater, Suitable for res
taurant. s&newich shop, delicatesSen, etc
A. H. BACAs Realtor. 1l14 H st. NV,
FOR RENT. the attractive Olney Restau-
rant, has 3 rooms and baths, living
quarters. The restaurant is in beautiful
condition, has lots CT fine equipment with
modern toilets; seats about 200; fine
on main hwy. between Olney, Nd. and
Sandy Springs, Md. Next door to Olney
1heater. Only interested in some one who
can operate we'll kept fine eating place.
This. is wonderful opportunity, for the
rPht naT.y: For an appointment contact
HARRY JUSTINE, MA. 2s44, 1927 Eye
Evening star., 1946-06-16

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bath: separate entrances.
houses. starting from ST 5, $50: with So 900
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