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Laurel outlook., 1946-10-09
96TH DIVISION HO
ASSIGNED MONTANA
Vinegar Joe Says Four Divi-
siOns To Be Activated In
His Eighth State Command

General Joseph w. Vinegar joel
Stillwell, commanding general of
the Sixth army, has announced that
one armored and three infantry di-
visions will be activated within the
eight-state area under his command
as part of the organized reserve
corps.
These divisions are the 91st, Goth
and 104th infantry, which served
in World War II, and the 10Th ar
mored, a new organization.
Units of these divisions will be
organized in the eight western
states, each of which constitutes a
military district within the Sixth
army command. The states are
Washington, Oregon, California,
Idaho, Utah, Nevada and Montana.
General Stilwell's announcement
said various elements of these divi-
siOns already have been allocated
military districts, as follows:
91st-Division headquarters and
headquarters company and head
quarters battery, division artillery,
Preside of San Francisco.
96th-Division headquarters and
headquarters company, Montana;
headquarters and headquarters bait
cry, division artillery, Utah.
1O4th-Division headquarters and
headquarters company and head
quarters and headquarters battery,
division artillery OrepOn and Wash
ington.
10Th ArmOred-Division headquar-
tiers company, headquarters ard
headquarters company of combat
command GAP, and headquarters, di-
vision artillery, California VICINITY
of Los Angeles); headquarters and
headquarters company, combat COM
mand, "B", Arizona; headquarters
reserve command, Oregon.
Laurel outlook., 1946-10-09
Miss OSWALD, Herman
Frank Are Married
Thursday At Church

At a double ring ceremony at the
German Congregational church
Thursday, Miss Elsie OSWALD,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Philip
Ostwald, became the bride of Her.
mar Frank, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
c. H. Frank. Rev. Theodore C.
Strobel read the candlelight service
at Z in the evening.
The bride was attended by Miss
Ruth Frank and Miss June Haun.
Mr.. Franks attendants were David
Haun and Irwin Herman.
The brides dress was floor
length white over white satin and
her ~fingertip veil was fastened TO
a headdress of seed pearls. She
carried a bouquet of pink roses. Her
bridesmaids both wore pink for
mails with corsages of white roses.
Mrs. Frank is a graduate of the
Laurel high school and has been
employed in the grocery depart
ment of Wold's store. Mr.. Frank
attended the Laurel schools and
served four years with the army
air corps. A reception and dance
at Riverside park followed the
ceremony.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank left Wednes-
day for a wedding trip to Salt Lake
after which they will reside
in Laurel.
Laurel outlook., 1946-10-09
Methodist Youth Group
Plans Supper, Party

At the Sunday evening meeting
of the Junior Youth Fellowship in
the basement rooms of the Metho-
dist church, plans were made TO
hold a pitch-in supper Oct. 20 and
a Halloween party Saturday, Oct.
&c. Both events will be in the
church basement. Appointed by the
president to serve on committees
for the party were: Room decora-
ton, Donna Orndorff and Betty
Boylan; table decorations, Linda
Johnston, Cheryl Milligan, Donna
Hard and Kay Pewitt; games, Pat
Eyer, Danny Hafer and Newton
Everett.
The meeting was supervised by
Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Webb. Linda
Johnston was pianist, and devo-
tionals were led by Cheryl Milligan.
At the next meeting Donna Hard
will lead the service.
Laurel outlook., 1946-10-09
ITEMS FROM THE
Reporters Notebook

A well attended card party at
the parish hall last Wednesday
evening opened the seasons enter
tainment to be given by the Catho-
lie women fortnightly for several
months. H~ostesses were Mrs. c. A.
Lockwood, Mrs. E. NJ. Kucera, Mrs.
j. L. Tubman, Mrs. Marjorie Reiter
and Mrs. Marshall Huntington. Five
hundred, pinochle and bridge were
played with prizes awarded for the
highest scores made by the women
and men in each group. In five
hundred, Mrs. Frank O'Neil and
Joseph Marcure held high; in pin
ochle, Mrs. Elizebeth Clark, Will
liam Roysdon and in bridge, Mrs.
Walter Thomas and James Speare.
The next card event is scheduled
for the evening of Oct. 16.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Enzinger and
daughter Carol of jamestown, N.
D., visited recently with Mrs. En-
fingers grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Dan Armstrong and her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Russell of Park
City.
A recent benefit party given by
the Laurel club of the Daughters
of the Nile drew a good attendance.
The event, held in the basement
of the Masonic temple was
in charge of Mrs. Nels Vordahl,
Mrs. l.. w. Hageman and Mrs. F.
M. Braswell. Proceeds of the party
to the children's braces fund
the Shriners' hospital. Winners
bridge awards during the eve
ming were Mrs. Shirley Penninger
and Mrs. Hubert Walton for the
women, and George Roth and Camp
bell Calvert for the men.
A farewell party honoring Mr..
and Mrs. V. c.. Knoll who. moved
recently to Brainard, Mimi, was
given Friday evening at the home
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Simpson.
Refreshments were served and a
gift was presented the honor guests.
Those attending were Mr.. and Mrs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Brehm, Mr.
and Mrs. Matt Schardt, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. E. Weber, Mr.. and Mrs.
Norris, Mr.. and Mrs. Mel
Matson of Billings and Mr.. and
Mrs. Simpson.
Evening star., 1946-05-23

WRC, 8:30-Jack HaIeYs caller is Alan
Young
WRC, 9:00-Bud Abbott and Lou Costello re,
eeWe magazine Laugh Of the honth" award
WhAL, 9:30-"Ae Church Creeds Essential
10 Religious Life" discussed by Rabbi ferdi-
nand lsserman. Dr. Frank Clark Fry, the Rev
Francis 0PeiIIy and DR., Paul Weaver.
Evening star., 1946-05-23

W10p. o:30-A new audience participation
show featuring Jay {. fIippen. William Bendix
helps get the program under way
WRC, 9:30-Rudy Vaee is host 10 Marie
Mcdonald.
VOL, 9:45-Dr. Ralph RobeI NAM eeono-
mist, speaks on Common Sense in Price Con-
troll
Evening star., 1946-05-23
Tomorrow's Program.

Payments on your home are
made easy by renting room.
Renting a room is made easy
by advertising In The Star.
Call National 5000. Open 8
am. to II pm.
Evening star., 1946-05-23
ON THE AIR TONIGHT

W0P. 7:00-0dne Clark stars.
WDC, 700-A report from the Pacific on
The preparations for the atomic bomb tests.
WT0p. S;00-Robeh Merrill is guest soloist
WRC, 8:00-Comedlan Dean Murphy visits
WWDC. 8:25-The SenaioD play the St. Loui.
Rrown1
Evening star., 1946-05-23

of malt-rich, nut-sweet flavor.
Start having milk, fruit, and
Wheaties, "Bre eakfast of
Champions" (starting tomor-
ro1U morning).
Evening star., 1946-05-23
Think nothing of it, started having Wheaties
for breakfast haven't needed that alarm clock."

No alarm is needed 1uhen
folks are set for a Wheaties
breakfast. Real "up-an'-at-
'em nourishment in those big
whole wheat flakes. And lots
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seldom essayed by speedboats.
The itinerary mapped by Clayton
Holtkamp, and Len Faurot, will
take the two local men from Cincin-
natl down the Ohio river to Cairo,
ILL.,, and then down the Mississippi
to New Orleans and back to Cincin-
natl again.
Holtkamp will act as captain"
and "Mate" Faurot will be official
photographer.
There1l be no sleeping or cook
ing facilities aboard, and the two
navigators plan to tie up each noon
for lunch and will tie up again at
nights, sleeping at hotels in towns
along the river.
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Takes Faculty Post At
Miami It.

DR.. Paul M. Zeis, now head of
the Shipping section of the trans
portation division of the U. S.
department of commerce, will be-
come associate professor of govern
ment at Miami University, Oxford,
O., Sept. l. DR.. Ernest H. Hahne,
university president, announced.
A native of Findlay, DR.. Zeis suc-
ceeds DR.. Burton L. French, who
retired June /. DR.. French served
in congress as representative from
Idaho before joining the faculty II
years ago.
DR.. Zeis, an authority on shipping
is author of a book, American
Shipping Policy" which is generally
regarded as the standard work in
the field.
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Children's Home Has
Old Fashioned Fourth

Sixty-five youngsters at the Allen
county children's home enjoyed a
real treat Friday night-an honest
to-goodness old fashioned Fourth of
July celebration.
1t all came about when Sheriff
w. r. Daley and Perry McPheron,
chief of the Lima fire prevention
bureau, confscated an assortment of
fireworks being sold in violation of
state law.
1t was a big night at the home
with the sheriff and his deputies,
County Commissioner Dale Jennings,
McPheron and several others super
vising the fun. Passing motorists
stopped to enjoy the $1,000 display.
After the children had been sent
to their rooms, a box of aerial pieces
was discovered and these were set
off to the applause of the gallery
in dormitory windows.
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Women Attend w. c.
T. u. Lakeside School

Mrs. Maude Trask, Lima, and Mrs.
Bess S. Kuntz, Leipsic, members of
the faculty at training school for
temperance workers are at Lakeside
July 9-12. The school is sponsored
by the Women's Christian Temper
ance Union.
Mrs. Trask, state director of the
WCTU child welfare department,
will discuss the work of younger
groups in promoting the organiza-
ton, and Mrs. Kuntz, general Sec
retary of the Youth Temperance
council, will discuss ways in which
the new groups of Outstanding
Girls" and "Stalwart Youth" may
assist in calculating principles of
sobriety.
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HANCOCK COUNTY
No u. S. Aid For
County Road

No Hancock county project was
among the 133 Ohio federal aid
secondary road projects, approval of
which was just announced by the
federal public roads administration.
At the same time it was made
known to County Engineer John NJ.
Slough that the federal government
omitted Hancock county from the
program for the reason that certain
secondary road projects carried out
here under one of the emergency
relief programs of some years back
had not been maintained to the
satisfaction of the federal agency.
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Red Cross Seeks Home
For Soldier

An appeal is being made by the
Kenton Red Cross for a home for
the wife and four children (the old
est is years. of a soldier
The family has been in the county
home for one week because they can
not find a house. The father, who
was given a furlough by the army
to find house, must return as his
furlough draws to a close.
A search has been made in Ken
ton and the county and none has
been available for rent. The house
will only be needed for a few
months when the family from Ken
ton will be permitted to go over
seas.
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HARDIN COUNTY
Buys 70 Acres For Ada
Airport

A 70-acre farm one mile north of
Ada has been purchased from Bosse
brothers by the Ada Air Service as
a site for an airport. The announce
ment was made by George c.
Hindall, chairman of the newly
organized Air Service group. Work
will begin on the field as soon as
the charter is received from the
secretary of state. The site has
been approved by the Ohio Aviation
board.
The proposed airport will have a
north-south runway of 2,640 feet in
length; and east-west runway of
1880 feet; and northeast
landing strip of 5000 feet.
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Leipsic Free Press Has
Birthday

The Leipsic Free Press has just
celebrated its Goth birthday an
niversary. 1t was founded in 1877
by w. w. Smith who was its first
editor and publisher. At his death
in 1912 it was taken over by his son
George F. Smith, who managed it
until 1919, when the ownership and
control passed to Harry E. Martin.
At his death in 1912, Mrs. Martin
assumed responsibility of its publica-
ton until the son, Donald, returned
from military service. He is now in
charge of the weekly which has ap-
peared each week for the past 9
years.
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New Instructor At
Findlay Airport

Ross T. Turner, Mt. Pleasant,
Mich, has been appointed as an
instructor at the Vaughan Flying
school in Findlay replacing Theo-
dore Timbers, Continental, who was
among the officers appointed by
the President as regular army
officer.
Timbers, an instructor since re-
turning from active duty, was a
captain in the air corps and has
received the permanent rank of first
lieutenant.
Turner, also former air corps
officer, came to the Findlay airport
following his discharge a few months
ago.
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Thief Steals Nyl0ns
and Bread

A hungry thief with an eye for
scarce commodities ransacked the
c. w. Schofield home, Harrod Route
|, Thursday, in broad daylight.
Schofield said his visitor, who
entered the premises with skeleton
key, took two pairs of nylon hose
valued at So, two loayes of bread, a
dozen and half buns, a pound and
a half of lunch meat, piece of
cheese, tomatoes, peaches, pickles, a
mans slack suit valued at $40, a
white purse valued at So and 81 in
pennies. The robbery occurred some
time between 9 a. m. and 4:30 p. m.,
Schofeld said.
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New Mennonite Pastor
In Lima

Rev. Glenn B. Martin, Goshen col
lege, Goshen, Ind, has been INSTALL
ed as pastor-superintendent of the
Lima Mennonite Mission, officials of
the Mennonite Board of Missions and
Charities announced Saturday.
Chosen to succeed the late Bishop
Maurice O'Connel, Rev. and Mrs.
Martin will reside at the mission
parsonage. Installation services were
conducted by Bishop Sanford Yoder,
president of the Mennonite Board.
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Build Dairy Barn at
GilbOa

Gene Morgret is erecting large
barn to house his herd of Jerseys
four miles west of Gilboa on route
ga. Another building is also being
built nearby for the dairy equip
ment. Both are of cement block
construction. The Morgret family,
who now reside in Ottawa are plan
ming to move to the farm.
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Wife and Baby En-
route to Guam

Mrs. Eugene Rosendale and nine
month-old son David, of Bloomdale
are on the west coast where they
will sail Thursday for Guam. Mrs.
Rosendale's husband, aviation mate
second class, in the navy, has been
stationed there for the second time
Rosendale has not seen his son
since shortly after he was born,
when he was home on leave. He
has been in service for three and a
half years. He enlisted for six
years.
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Mt. Cory III. S. Seniors
Get Diplomas

Although it's almost two months
since commencement day and the 26
graduates of Mt. Cory high school
consider themselves fullfedged alum
nj, they received their diplomas
Saturday.
When the leather covers which
hold the diplomas did not arrive
the diplomas were distributed on
graduation night, but the graduates
returned them to the superintendent
to await their covers.
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Plan Swimming Pool
at Park

Plans are being developed toward
building the swimming pool at the
Hardin county Veterans Memorial
park near Kenton. 1t was an
nounced that the Amvets are ready
to deed the Boosters club the ground
for the site of the pool at the park
ground. Five acres will be decided
for the site.
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KentOn Vets Honor
Hero Dead

Hardin county's first World War
ii servieeman to give his life for
his country was honored when men,
bers of Kenton Amvets Post No. 20
voted to name their organization,
the Clyde G. Linke post.
The first veteran from Hardin
county killed in action was the son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Linke
Grant. He died in the North Afri-
can campaign.
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PUTNAM COUNTY
Wins State Award i'm
Poster Contest

Lois Ann Oren, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Louis Oren of Gilboa and
a student in the Blanchard town.
ship school, has been awarded a
prize in the State farmers institute
poster contest at Columbus. Miss
Oren was a winner in the 7th, 8th
and 9th grades contest held at the
Gilboa farmers institute.
Junior Mcdonald, of Miller City,
was rewarded for poster made by
the lower grades. He was a winner
in the contest held at the Miller
City-New Cleveland farmers in
stitute.
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ALLEN COUNTY
Burglar Gets Red
Cross Money

Miss Frances Miller, executive
secretary of the Allen county Red
Cross chapter, told police that S35
in bills, an undetermined amount Of
silver and a check for $3.50 were
taken Friday night from an envelope
which had been placed in filing
cabinet at Red Cross headquarters,
in Lima. The cabinet was opened
with a key.
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B arm and Contents
Lost in $4,000 Fire

Thru the efforts of the Spencer
vile fire company the country home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Hennon
was saved when a fire destroyed
their barn, hay shed and hog house.
Farm machinery including a
large tractor, plow, moving ma
chinery and three wagons and one
steer were lost, and 35 tons of
baled hay burned. The loss is $685.
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Heads Delphos Band
Fifty Years

independence Day of 1916 mark
ed the 50th year in which William
Point, Delphos band leader, has
participated in a public program on
that day.
Point is the leader of the Eagle
band. He is believed to be the only
man in Ohio to direct the same
organization for so years.
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Guard Unit Officers At
Camp Perry

Capt. James Blosser, commanding
officer of Lima's Co. A in the Ohio
State Guard and 1st 1t. Layton
Place returned from a three-day Of
ficers' training school at Camp
Perry. The trip was made as prep
aration for a seven-day field train
ing period at Camp Perry for Co. A,
beginning Aug. 10.
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Ada Air Service Gets
Piper Cub

Reception of the charter for the
Ada Air Service, Inc, was announc-
ed along with the news that a J3
Piper Cub has been optioned by
a company of Ada businessmen.
The committee was looking at a
second plane on Friday with a view
of adding second Cub. A third
plane of the Aeronca type may be
added to the local flying equipment
soon.
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NEWS NOTES FROM FOUR COUNTIES

at 4:1O p. m. Saturday on Blue Lick
road four miles northeast of Lima.
Joseph suffered decorations of the
forehead, nose, knees and right hand
and Kersker a lacerated chin and
bruises. Both were taken to Beaver
dam for treatment.
State Highway Patrol officers said
the tractor was broken completely
in two and the automobile was
damaged badly.
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County Fatality Rate
Near Top

Hancock county's death rate from
fatal accidents in 1945 was the
third highest in Ohio, H. G. Hays,
general manager of the Ohio State
Safety council, announced.
Accident data for the year shows
there We're eight Ohio counties
which had such an increase in
fatal accidents last year that they
are now among those having more
than 100 accidental deaths per
100000 population.
There were So fatal accidents in
the county last year, the information
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Ada Man Heads Aero
nauticS Research

Thomas Leland Smull, son of DR..
Thomas J. Smull of Ada, has been
appointed head of research coordina-
tion for the National Advisory Com
mittee of Aeronautics at Washing
ton. He will be in charge of re-
search in educational and scientific
institutions throughout the United
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Awards Given Essay
Writers by Legion

Eight Lima winners in the
American Legion essay contest were
awarded prizes by William Paul
Gallagher Post No. SO, Friday night
in Memorial hall.
The essay subject this year was
"Can World Peace Be Secured thru
the Allied Nations ?" All the schools
in Lima participated.
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Sales Tax Is Up In
Allen County

Prepaid sales tax receipts in
Allen county totaled S28,936.46 for
the week ending June %, according
to the latest report released by Don
III. Ebright, treasurer of state. This
was an increase of $6,231.60 over
the same week in 1945.
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the surplus will be used to provide
lights for the towns athletic field
The receipts from free will offer
ings at each of the softball games
have been exceptionally good as
every one feels that the lighting Of
the field will be to the benefit of
sport enthusiasts.
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Tunisian Native Bride
Elect of Lima Man

Rosita Louzon, native of Tunis,
Tunisia, has arrived in Lima where
she will wed former Army Private
Roman Cardone.
The couple met while Cardone was
stationed in Tunis two years ago.
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To Light Sport Field

E. D. Radenbaugh has issued
statement as treasurer of the
Leipsic city athletic club showing
the condition of the treasury and
included in the report he states that
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Farmer Donates SlOO
For European Relief

Edward Schultz, a farmer residing
east of Pandora on route IL donated
500 worth of canned food for Euro
pean relief. The sum purchased "a
cases of "a No. 21s cans each.
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Lima Men On River
Cruise To New Orleans

Two Lima men will take off in a
17-foot power boat Thursday on a
3,000-mile river trip frequently
undertaken by cabin cruisers, and
sometimes even by canoeists, but
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reveals, and it appears that 1864
persons were injured in some
degree; that the county's accident
losses were approximately $1,80O,O00.
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Auto And Tractor Lock
Horns on Road

Two persons were injured when an
automobile driven by Richard
Kersker, 16, of Lima Route 2, and
a farm tractor operated by Frank
Joseph, so, Lima Route 2, collided
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LEGAL NOTICE.
In the Common Pleas Court of Allen Conaty,

In the Common Pleas Court of Allen Connty,
Ohio.
Case No. $685.
Nina Burkholder. Plskhtff, vs. William
Burkholder Defendant.
The Defendants William Burkholder, whose
place of resSSence is unknown. will take no.
tice that>Nina Burkholder has filed in said
court IN action against him for divorce on
the. grounds of gross neglect of duty and ex-
trerne cruelty, and for custody of the minor
child of the parties. Said cause will be for
hearing on and after six weeks from the date
of the first publication of this notice, to-wit:
on and after the 16th day of August, 1916.
NINA BURKH0LDER,
16 By !. B. Steele. Her Attorney.
NY1x..r ,x.o, ,< .4dC hr;pr racuIfc
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600 all covered by insurance.
The farm is located five miles
southwest of Spencerville and is
known as the McComb farm.
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States. He has been associated with
the NACA since 1899.
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News want ads bring results.