davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-03-07
Rogers And Breda In
Horse Association

Roy Rogers, of Bluffton, and Mar
tin Breda, vice-president of the
Bluffton Saddle Horse club, were
elected to executive posts in forma-
tion of the Horse Association of Al
len county, last week.
Breda is president of the county
group, and Rogers was named .
trustee. Organization of the asso-
citation is for the development of
horses and horsemanship in this
area.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-03-07
Announce Radio
Program Friday

The Three O's and Jeanne will
broadcast from Lima station WLOK
Friday night at 6:15 o'clock. The
program includes numbers by Sig
mund Romberg, Irwin Berlin and
Richard Rodgers, blue Skies -
deep in My Heart" and My Heart
Stood Still" and the hymn Rock of
Ages" all by the trio and piano
number Warsaw Concerto" by
Jeanne.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-03-07
BIuftOn Scouts In
Shirt-Of-Back Drive

Bluffton Boy Scouts are cooperat-
ing in the nationwide "Shirt-Off-
Your-Back' program designed to OBJ
tain scout uniforms for troop men,
bers in the war-ravaged countries in
Europe.
Anyone with Boy Scout uniform
not in use is requested to turn it in
to any Bluffton scout. 1t will be
sent overseas, as part of this
country's relief clothing drive for
the help of European boys in need
of garments.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-03-07
InaOgene Vandenadrk
Wed To Lima Man

Miss Imogene Vandemark, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett Vaade-
mark, of Ada, was married Sayur-
day afternoon in Lima to Gene F.
Schlosser, a returned war veto. an
of that place.
Miss Vandemark was formerly en-
ployed at The Triplett Electrical In
strument Co. and roomed at the Mrs.
Albert Benroth home on North Main
street while in Bluffton. She now
works at the Sears-Roebuck store in
Lima, and her husband is employed
by the B. & o. railroad.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-03-07
Kohl Begins Terms
On Election Board

Aldine Kohl, Bluffton Republican
began his first term as member of
the Allen county board of elections,
Friday. He has been a member of
the board for a month, replacing
James Jacobs who resigned to be-
come candidate for county COM
missioner.
Kohl is the second Bluffton man
now serving on the county board of
elections, the other being NJ. NJ.
Bogart, Democrat and chairman of
the board.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-03-07
Extensive Farm Building
Program Is Needed In Area
Trend to Mechanized Farming
Has Outmoded Many Exist
ing Farm Buildings
Building Program on Farm Fails
to Keep Pace with Transi-
ton to Power Farming

Trends toward mechanized farm
ing, aggravated by a lack of all
building for nearly five years, finds
Bluffton area farmers faced by the
need of large-scale operations in
erecting barns, sheds and outbuild-
ings, now that the war has ended.
Need of a comprehensive farm
building program was pointed out
this week by announcement of sur
vey completed by the agriculture en-
gineering department of Ohio State
university showing that more than
half of the states farm buildings,
including houses, are more than so
years old.
Particularly needed on most farms
are sheds and other buildings suited
for housing powered machinery and
equipment that has been added in
the transition of the last decade
from Farmland operation to mech
anized farming.
OLD WAGON SHED OUTMoDED
In the old days, the wagon shed
took good care of most farm ma
chinery housing problems. Expand
ing developments of power farming,
however, has brought heavy invest
ment in machinery which depreciates
more rapidly when exposed to wealth
Ter. - .---,
Few farms consequently have ade-
quate machinery housing facilities
these days, pointing up an extensive
barn and shed building program, in
addition to the statewide need for
additional houses in the town and
country.
Most farm buildings are of old
time construction, lacking modern
features, due to the fact that the
construction Jagged for many years
when farm incomes did not allow re-
placement or major repairs, the
state survey pointed out.
! DEPRECIATION OUTRUNS
| CONSTRUCTION
| Only in the periods of from 1920
| 80 and 1894 did the rate of farm
construction or repair exceed the
rate of depreciation of farm houses,
barns and out-buildings, according
to report.
Shortages of building materials
may prove just as much of a hand
leap to farmers as it does to those
who plan to erect houses. Some
times farmers can obtain building
materials from timber on farms or
in salvaging lumber from old struc-
lures, but to get other materials
they must compete with others now
in the market for such goods.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-03-07
World Day Of Prayer
Service For Children

Children of the religious education
classes in the Grade schools will
hold world day of PRAYER service
in the First Mennonite church, Fri
day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
This is the first year that a
program has been prepared especially
for boys and girls and will be used
all around the world.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-03-07
WAR VETS FIND
FARMS TOO HIGH;
WAGES TOO LOW
Inflated Land Prices Are Crowd
ing Ex-service Men Out of
Farm Market
Rates Paid for Hired Hands Are
Less Than Those of Indus
trial Plants

Discouraged by present conditions,
the returned war veteran is not
taking up farming as vocation, it
has become apparent here with the
arrival of March, the traditional
beginning of the farm year.
Except in cases where farms were
in the family, there has been no
movement of discharged servicemen
back to the soil as bona-fde farm
ers.
Interest in small tracts of 10 to
20 acres has been evidenced by a
number of war veterans as a sup
plement to factory jobs or other
employment but few expect to con-
slider full-time farming under present
conditions. Those planning to settle
on the small tracts expect to
specialize in chicken farming for the
most part.
Prices Sky-rocket
Most discouraging aspect Of the
present situation is the existing
inflated value of farm land, with
prices 80 per cent higher than they
were 10 years ago. This makes it
practically impossible for the return
ing veteran to set himself up in
farming except on cheap marginal
land.
Even with the help of government
loans under the GI Bill of Rights,
the aggregate investment required is
a staggering one that bars veteran
consideration of farming as a voca-
ton.
Another unfavorable factor is the
fact that altho the veteran has
priority on the purchase of new farm
equipment, prospects are anything
but promising that there will be
sufficient equipment available this
spring even for those with priorities.
Little Prospect for Veteran
Unless the farm is in the family,
the average veteran has little hope
of getting into the farm picture in
any capacity other than hired
hand. Very few take this course,
for altho farm wages have risen
sharply, now around $1,000 annually
it is still lower than what veterans
can earn on other jobs.
Until the inflated value of farm
land takes a downward course, few
veterans can hope to set themselves
up in farming. Before the outbreak
of World War II, good farm land
in the Bluffton area was roughly
| priced at $3.50 an acre. This same
land now is upwards from S225. Ten
years ago the price would have been
about $130 an acre.
| This makes present cost of an so
acre farm from $4,000 to $4,000
In addition to the outlay for land
| S3,400 additional would be needed
for machinery, and $1,000 more for
| livestock.
Total cost of setting up operations
on 80 acres would be approximately
$4,000 at present, and under present
arrangements, veterans are limited
to a maximum loan of $4,000 foi
chattels. The remainder would have
to be financed by the veteran from
his own resources or thru com.
mercial loans.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-03-07
Home Demonstration
Meet At High School

Shortcuts in housework will be
demonstrated by Miss Ruth Winner,
home demonstration agent of Allen
county at a meeting in the G. r.
room at the high school next Tues
day afternoon at 1870 o'clock. All
women interested are invited. Bring
a hammer to make small shelves for
your cupboard.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-03-07
Births

The following births at Bluffton
hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Hahn, West
Elm street, boy, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Lehman,
Spring street, boy, Daniel Mark,
last Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Hauenstein,
girl, JEANNE Sue, last Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Fruchey,
Ada, boy, Larry Eugene, Friday.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-03-07
World Day OF Prayer
Service On Friduu

Union service in observance of the
world day of prayer will be held at
the Lutheran church, Friday after
noon at 2:30 o'clock. The service is
sponsored by the women's missionary
societies of the town.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-03-07
BuhIer Participates
In Panel Discussion

Gerhard Buhler, Bluffton High
school principal, was one of the
panel members in a discussion of
topics to be emphasized in postwar
education at meeting of principals
of secondary schools in Allen county
and the surrounding district, Friday
in Lima.
With Buhler in the panel discus
sion were principals of Lima South,
Delphos Jefferson, Findlay and Ken
ton High schools.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-03-07

A man is often judged by what he
does not do.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-08-08

Curtis had a six-run lead going
into the fourth inning of Saturday
nights seven-inning first game, but
he suddenly lost his stuff and walk
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-08-08
SUNDAY SCHOOL BOWLING
LEAGUE ANNUAL PICNIC

If any proof were needed that the
Sunday School Bowling League was
in for banner year, it could be
found in the huge crowd that
turned out for the annual picnic,
held in the North Pavilion of the
City Park on Tuesday evening
Despite the fact that notices were
sent out that the picnic would be
held rain or shine, this reporter,
who braved the downpour to cover
the event, expected to find on ar
rival, that the picnic had either
been postponed, or that only hardy
few would be on hand. Instead of
that, he found every seat at the
tables of the big pavilion filled with
hungry, happy people, who were
doing full justice to hot, tempting
barbecue sandwiches, steaming ears
of buttered corn and piping hot cof-
fee, to say nothing of potato chips,
pickles and ice cream and cake.
Following the delicious supper, a
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-08-08

The famous sIugger pictured
above spanked the old St. Louis
Cardinal "Cashouse Gang" with his
potent bat. In 1887 he won the
l,a.-Ynal League batting champion
ship with an average of .374, &C.
1~rding to Stan LOmax, MBS
Sr~. .scaster. Leo Durocher recently
la. ed him out of retirement and
he's now swaiting base hits for the
Dodgers. Can you name him?
ANSMER;
YolmpaN aof
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-08-08
Behind Home Plate
Bv DOUG STEWART

ed four men and then served up a
two-bagger to Usziack, the Lancas-
ter third baseman, letting in four
runs. Joselane was rushed in and
put out the fire temporarily, but he
also got in trouble in the sixth and
was relieved by StrattOn, who man
aged to retire the side with one run.
But in the seventh, with the Owls
leading 6-5, Kardash opened with a
single to left. Mohr forced him at
second, but James walked and Dad
dario then broke up the game with
q triple to left.
Rudy Paynich went all the way
in the second game for his fourth
straight win and except in the third
inning, when Lancaster tied the
score with three runs on three hits,
walk and an error, he was never
in serious trouble. He gave a fine
exhibition in the eighth, when, after
two consecutive doubles, with none
out, had accounted for a run that
put the Red Roses within one run
of tying the score and he had walk
ed the third man to face him, he set
tied right down and retired the side
without any further damage.
=
In Sundays first game, Ancherico
was pulled in the eighth for a pinch
hitter and Grimes took over with the
score tied. Pitching the eighth and
ninth innings, he held the Red Roses
scoreless and broke into the win col
umn when the Owls scored twice in
their half of the ninth.
Marty Minogue went all the way
in Sundays second game. He was
in plenty of trouble in the third inn
ing when Lancaster scored five runs
on five hits and two errors, but that
was the only inning in which they
dented the plate and, with the valu-
able help of Eddie Volan, the Owls
went on to score six runs and give
Marty the game.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-08-08
HagerstOwn Races

Despite the heavy rain, which fell
all afternoon, Hagerstown's ten-day
race meet got off to a flying start on
Tuesday. Betting was away ahead
of last years first day and the added
booths behind the grandstand were
a big help, particularly as they en-
abled many in the stands to make
their wagers without having to get
out in the rain.
AS was to be expected, with
Armies Dream not entered, the In
augural Day Handicap was a wide
open betting race, with favoritism
being about equally divided between
Looter (the WINERY, Roman Boy
and Army Belle Looter at home in
the going, led all the way.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-08-08
Clear Spring News

The Misses Nellie Starliper, Emily
Kreigh and Helen Charles have re-
turned to their homes after spending
a week at Rehoboth Beach, Del
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-08-08

short business session was held, at
which final arrangements were made
for the opening of the leagues
bowling season next month.
President Macdonald and the com
mittee in charge left no stone un-
turned in preparing for the annual
event and a large measure of the
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-08-08
INTERSTATE
LEAGUE STANDING

Last Nights Games Not Included
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-08-08
TRI- STATE LEAGUE
(Standings AS Of August 5, 1916

Games Scheduled This Week
Thurs, Aug. 8 - Mt. Alto VS..
Waynesboro VFW at Mt. Alto.
Tues, Aug. 13-Waynesboro VIEW
VS.. Fairchild at Hagerstown.
Thurs, Aug. 15-Fayetteville VS..
Fairchild at Hagerstown.
Each team must lay 81 games, and
all tie and postponed games must
be played off.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-08-08

l
week at Rehoboth Beach, Del
The Misses Doris TrumpoWer and
Eudora Mason, Big Pool, spent sew
eral days last week in Washington,
T. D. c.
The Pecktonville picnic at the
Harding Camp Ground in Peckton-
vile last Saturday, was largely at
tended.
st. Peters Lutheran Sunday
School held its annual picnic last
Sunday at City Park, Hagerstown.
Games were enjoyed by all during
the afternoon.
Miss Clara Ruth Strife has re
turned to her home in Florida af-
ter spending some time visiting her
grandmother, Mrs. Clara Strife.
DR.. Mary Warner, Washington, D.
c., spent last week week end visit
ing her aunts, Miss Josephine Hig-
gins and Miss Marie Warner.
The Reverend and Mrs. Luther
Hare are spending a week in Gets
burg, Pa.
DR.. and Mrs. Archie Cohen left
last week to spend their vacation
at Mrs. Cohen's home in Wisconsin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Miles, Bal
timore, are visiting friends and rela-
tives in Clear Spring.
Mrs. Carrie Mitchell and son, of
Philadelphia, are spending some time
visiting relatives here.
The Blair's Valley picnic will be
held this Saturday, August 10, in
Blair's Valley.
Mr.. and Mrs Allen Seibert are
vacationing in the New England
States.
Joe Rowland, student at the Uni
versity of Maryland, is visiting his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Richard Row.
land
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Troupe have
been notified that their son, Jacob
Russell, has arrived safely in Oak
land, Calf, from Hawaii.
Miss Louise Kreigh, Baltimore,
spent last week end with her father,
Charles 7. Kreigh.
The Clear Spring Volunteer Fire
Company will hold their annual
carnival, August 9 to II. A feature
of the carnival will be the annual
riding tournament, which will be
held on the last day, August II.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-08-08

The Misses Doris Trumpower and
Eudora Mason, Big Pool, spent sew
eral days last week in Washington,
D. c.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-08-08

credit for the success of the outing
is deservingly theirs.
P. S. This reporter had his share
of the swell eats"
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-08-08
Quite A Face

Quite A Face
She: "My boy friend wore my
picture over his heart and it stop
ped a bullet"
Friend: my, my! Is there any
thing your face won't stop"
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-08-08

''The belief is spreading that peo-
pie cannot govern themselves. -
James A. Farley.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-08-08
The Lancaster Series

AOltSl dLu1dJlOllS w wi D w lAIbSAAAe'+A
on the swell job she did on the
owls Booster Trip" to Lancaster
on Sunday. Four bus loads made
the trip, besides several private
cars, with the result that about $50
Hagerstown fans occupied the spec
ial section reserved for them be-
hind the Owls dugout.
Equipped with every kind of noise
maker imaginable, they rooted for
the home team every minute of the
twin bill Let's give Mrs. Whiteman
IAN assist" in the Owls scoring
column. She certainly deserves it.
The final game of the series (of
course you know that the Owls won
three out of the four games) pro-
duced two identical plays that are
seldom seen, particularly in the same
game, and strange to say, Charlie
Fitzgerald figured in both of them.
In the top half of the fourth inn
ing, Eddie Owcar, the Lancaster
pitcher, singled to right and, when
Fitz let the ball get away from him,
Owcar went all sthe way to third.
He failed, however to touch second
and as soon as Bobby Martin got
the ball and touched the bag, the
umpire called OWcar out.
In our half of the sixth, Fitzgerald
doubled to right and elected to try
and stretch it to three-bagger. The
Red Rose shortstop threw wild to
third and Fitzgerald was safe
on the error. But here comes the
payoff. Fitz also failed to touch
second and was called out when
Kardash (whose error permitted
Fitz to reach third) stepped on
second for the out.
Eddie Volan, during his recent
batting slump, tried every trick of
the trade to try and shake it off. He
changed his shirt from white to blue
and then to black, without results.
In his first appearance at the plate
in the second game at Lancaster on
Sunday, he got hit by a pitched ball
and as he trotted down to first base
| remarked to George Kirschner,
sports editor of the Lancaster New
Era" maybe that will knock Eddie's
batting slump out of his system
and boy, was l right.
He got one for three in that first
game, but that was only the begin
ming. In the third inning of the
second game he slammed out four
Dagger to right with none on: he
came up again in the fifth with two
on base and slammed another round
tripper to exactly the same spot; he
made his third appearance at the
plate in the seventh Che was the
first man up) and poled the first
pitch toward the identical spot of
his two home runs. But this time
the ball dropped just inside the
fence and bounced over, for an auto
matte tWo-bagger.
Charlie Fitzgerald drove in the
the winning run, but if it hadn't
been for Eddie's two homers, which
drove in four of our six runs, we
wouldn't have been in the ball game
Keep up the good work Eddie, that
300 mark is just around the corner
now.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-08-08

When Sebastian scooped up James
erounder in the seventh inning Of
Sundays second game at Lancaster,
and whipped it over to Bobby Mar
tin at second, he started the Owls
12Oth double-play of the season-58
at home and 81 on the road, That
double-play, incidentally won the
game for Hagerstown, as two men
were on and only one out, and the
Red Roses needed but one run to
tie the score.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-08-08

And talking about double-plays,
sports writers all over the country
are turning out reams of copy about
the Chicago White SoX record of
1874 twin killings. Since the White
Sox have played 1902 games Through
Sunday, while our Owls have play
ed only 90 games, our double-play
combination of Sebastian to Martin
to Zydowsky rates headlines too.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1946-08-08

And don't overlook Tony Matar-
azzo in that Lancaster series. He
drove in three of our seven runs in
the first game on Sunday and made
two spectacular catches along that
treacherous left field foul line, which
is just a few feet from the Lancaster
clubhouse.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-02
TROOP ARRIVALS
in U.S.. HARB0RS
BY The ASSOCIATED PRESS

More than $4,000 servicemen on
u transports are scheduled to ar
rive today (Wed) at two east
coast and four west coast ports.
Five ships with 1904 troops are
due at New York and 10 ships with
1879 men at Newport News, Va.
On the west coast, three ships
with 4,211 men are scheduled to ar
rive in Los Angeles, three with O.
949 at San Francisco, five small
ships with 1874 men at San Diego,
and one with 1885 at Seattle, Wash.
Ships and units arriving:
At NEW YOEK
John Stevens from lie Havre, 567
troops including 126th Anti-Aircraft
Mobile Gun battalion; Headquar-
tiers and Headquarters Battery OF
18th Field Artillery group.
Central Falls Victory from Mar
settles, 1883 troops including 7o3rd
Tank Destroyer battalion; 723rd
Railway Operation battalion.
Thomas Page from Antwerp, 584
troops including service battery of
Seth Field Artillery battalion; 1o4th
Engineer Pontoon Bridge company.
Miscellaneous troops on follow
ing: Louisa M. Alcott from Leg
horn, 478; James Monroe, 587.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-02
British Soldier Dies
In Batavia Celebration

BATAVIA, Jan. L. R One
British soldier was killed and sew
eral other persons were wounded
last night apparently by accidents
as wave of gun firing in celebrat-
ing of the New Year caused
groundless rumors Of a general In
dones uprising. .H.f
The capital resounded to a bar
rage Of gunfire for more than an
hour.
The celebrants were Joined later
by groups Of persons firing blindly
in what they said was "self-de-
fense."
British troops today cleaned up
compounds near the Kemajoran
airfield, where Royal Air Force per
sonnet have had considerable DIFF
ficulties in recent months, the
Dutch news agency Aneta said.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-02
IS BODIES FOUND = 4
IN SMASHED CARS =,
OF LONDON TRAIN

LICHFIELD, STAFFORDSHIRE.
England, Jan. L. WH A London
bound freight train smashed into
the rear of a passenger train in
Lichfield station tonight, demolish-i
ing several coaches. d,
Thirteen bodies were recovered
from the wreck at once. Fourteen
persons were seriously injured and
five local hospital were crowded
it'll casualties. Firemen and res.
debrisLDgroundA StaffordboundMe
cue workers still were digging into
thedebris for bodies and trapped
survivors. There was no fire.
The freight train was loaded with
fish.
It was the second serious train
wreck in Britain in two days. Three
persons were killed in a train acci-
dent yesterday at Northwood, Mid
dlesex.