The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-11-25
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institutions American as apple
pie and hot dogs--it has a flavor
all its own and the rest of the
world doesn't understand it-just as
the rest of the world is mystified
by all the whing-dings OF our po-
litical campaigns that look like a
red-hot feudin' and shootin' affair
the day before election and are gone
and forgotten the day after /.
Thanksgiving always has been some
thing distinctive and different ever
since the old Pilgrim fathers should
cred whatever they used for Win
chesters and started Americas first
hunting season we've gone a
long way since that time-perhaps
receiving more than we deserve :. =.
we can't help but feel there's some
thing of irony in situation when
we must make the weighty decision
whether it will be turkey or chicken,
or perhaps ham for Thanksgiving
dinner when most of the world would
be grateful for a crust of bread -.
anyway, better be thankful you're
living in a land like this-and re-
member that lot of liberties which
we forget to be thankful for would
be esteemed as priceless by other
peoples who don't have them 4.
and congratulations to the Howard
Stagers who will celebrate their
silver wedding anniversary next
week on Wednesday; their home on
the banks of the Riley on Cemetery
road is one of Buttons picturesque
spots football season bowling
out with college and high school
squads guests at a dinner in the
high school gym, Tuesday night-a
big crowd there to wish the boys
best of luck winter recreation
and sports under way with basket
ball teams swinging into action and
amateurs getting a lot of fun out
of the community recreation pro-
gram and Christmas shopping
started with retail shops featuring
gift suggestions and displays .
all of which is pointed reminder
that it's time to start that early
Christmas shopping we've been plan
ning-fact is, one of our New Years
resolutions was to do Christmas
shopping early.
Another deer-or was it the same
one that was sighted a couple of
weeks ago near Mt. Blanchard?--
was sighted by Elam Suter on his
farm north of Pandora. Only this
time it was not one, but two deer
which he saw scampering across ar
alfalfa field and disappear into the
woods.
And speaking of hunting-Post
master Ed Reichenbach almost los
pheasant dinner last week wheI
the bird which he threw in th'
trunk of his car, presumably dead
was merely stunned and was found
to be very much alive when tn
trunk was opened after arriving
back in town. With the help O
Rural Mail Carrier. Woodrow Little
/ Postmaster Ed managed to subdu
the bird, albeit suffering casualtie
to the extent of a number of deel
scratches.
A family reunion at Mrs. B. T
Smucker's, South Lawn avenue. thi
Wednesday night when all Of he
four sons will be home for the frs
time since before the war. Presen
will be orden, instructor at Mich
gan State college, East Lansing
together with his wife and family
Carl, Bluffton college instructor
wife and family; Don, instructor i
Chicago Theological seminar!
with wife and family and Bert, re
Gently returned from two and hal
years of relief work in Europe.
II
She's an accomplished ballet dar
Ger, that chic Bluffton college fresi
man coed, Diana Diaz, nativ
Porto Rican who later lived in Ne
York. II was at the latter plaG
that she studied ballet dancing &
Carnegie hall with some Of the city
top fight instructors. She appeare
in several numbers last Saturda
on a program at the Lima Y. v