The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-03-14

has eased with arrival of warmer
weather was indicated last week one
day when a transient trucker with
load of coal was unable to find
householder to buy his cargo. Finally
he offered the load to local dealer
with no better success as the price
was repeatedly above ceiling.
If you see Bluffton man well
past middle age wearing shirt of
, particularly violent shade of green,
there's probably story behind it. We
can't identify the man, but here are
the facts substantially correct. He
was down to his last shirt and being
unable to find one locally he did the
next best thing and tried mail or
| der house. In due time came a letter
from the mail order house explaining
that they were sending some shirts
such as they had-and in the ship
| ment came several shirts-one of
which would delight the heart of St.
Patrick himself. Anyway one can't
be too choicy these days and the
Bluffton man accepted the shipment
green shirt and all, with complete
satisfaction.
Death of Mrs. Annie Roberts
Davies, widely-known, 57-year ol Id
Conner vocalist removes a soloist
who has appeared in oratorios with
the College Choral society here for
some 35 years. 1t was in her early
twenties that she first sang soprano
roles when John f. Jones was the
conductor of the chorus here. In sub
sequent years she appeared at inter-
walls, most frequently in renditions of
the Messiah. Altho in later years
her voice lacked some of its earlier
charm, she remained favorite with
Bluffton concert goers. She died at
her home one mile southwest of
Conner last Wednesday following a
four days illness. Funeral services
and burial were in Conner on Satur-
day. Her S7-year old mother, one
daughter, two brothers and half
brother survive.
That noise you may have heard
when tractors were running with cut
outs wide open in the alley back of
Carey Niswander's implement store
the other day was the outcome of an
argument as to which of two tractors
was the better. So to prove the point
the boys rugged up tug-of-war with
tractor on each end of stout cable.
The net result appeared to be that
the alley will need some attention
from Street Commissioner Lee Coon.
The boys are still arguing as to
which tractor made the better show
ing.
The Harry Turner's on Harmon
road welcomed their son, Cpl. Harry
Jr., who arrived Tuesday with his
Army discharge after overseas SER
vice in France. He telephoned them
from New Jersey the other night that
he was bringing Germaine with him.
Germaine is dachshund puppy which
the Bluffton youth found in Paris
shortly before he returned to the
states. Army veterinarians said the
dog was too young to survive trans
Atlantic trip, however their verdict
proved to be wrong and Germaine
made the voyage safe and sound, be-
ing none the worse for the exper-
fence.
For the two preceding weeks, this
column has recounted instances where
the Sister Kenny treatment has been
! successful in cases of infantile para
lysis. A third appears this week in
person of Rodney Keith, 4-year old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Newlan Habeg-
ger of near Bluffton who received the
Sister Kenny treatment at Lima Me-
mortal hospital where he was taken
after being stricken with the disease
| last October. He was released from
the hospital last week and is making
satisfactory recovery at the home of
his parents.
Mrs. Edgar Hauenstein has resign
ed as financial secretary of the wo-
mems missionary society of the Pres
byterian church here, completing
forty years of continuous service. She
took the position in 1906 and has es-
tablished what is believed to be one
of the denominations longest re-
cords of service in that office.
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