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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-08-26

The fourth annual Larue school
reunion will be held at Lafayette park,
Sunday, Aug. 20. Basket dinner,
Pres. ". r. Guthrie; Sec, Genevieve
Pugh.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-08-26
clubs. lodges
and Societies

Richland Grange
First and second degrees will be
conferred on a class of candidates
at Richland grange hall next Tues
day night. Work will be put on by
Gilboa grange of Putnam county
Each family bring two pies.
Jitsu Tau Club
The Jitsu Tau club will enjoy a
picnic at Buckeye lake, Wednesday
night, Sept. l at 6 o'clock.
Alpha Gamma Club
Alpha Gamma club will enjoy a
dinner party at the Congress cafe,
Lima, Friday night at 6:3O o'clock
to be followed by theater party.
Orange Twp. Champs
Orange Township Champs All
club enjoyed a hayride Tuesday
night.
Double Shower
Miss Treva Geiger, Mesdames
Stella Huber and Virginia Augsbur-
ger and Misses Florence Griesser and
Hilda Bixel were hostesses at a linen
shower for Miss Betty Edinger and
Miss Jean Diller at the home of Miss
Geiger, last Thursday night.
A picnic supper was enjoyed on
the lawn preceding opening of the
gifts.
Present were: Misses Elnora
Basinger, Alice Lewis, Betty Zim-
merly, Lillian Reichenbach, Janice
Hoffman, Dorothy Amstutz, Marcene
Ransbottom, Clara Lora, Sophia
Augsburger, Bernice Zimmerman,
Harriet Amstutz, Cassie Diller,
Marie Kennel.
Mesdames Rebecca kimmel, Betty
Cookson, Dorothy Balmer and Ella
DiIIman.
Bridal Shower
Mrs. Raymond Hamilton entertain
ed with a miscellaneous shower
honoring Mrs. Herbert Kempf, the
former Wilma Hamilton, a recent
bride.
A color scheme of pink and green
was attractively carried out in the
decorations.
The evening was spent playing
games and contests with prizes go
ing to Mrs. Floyd Basinger, Mrs.
Melvin Williamson and Miss Roberta
Klingler. Gifts were presented in a
decorated child's wagon.
A dessert course was served to
the following guests: Misses Jean
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PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES


The Rev. E. N. Bigelow, Pastor
Rockport:
Morning worship, $3.50.
Church school, 10:30.
Lawrence Begg, Superintendent.
Bluffton:
Church school, 9:45.
Morning worship, 11:00.
Sermon: Can We Get Too Mucf
Religion?"
Church school picnic which was
scheduled for Friday, August 27
has been indefinitely postponed.
The services of these churches are
resumed this Sunday, August 20
All welcome.
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High School Glass Reunion

Hlgh ScnOOl IlaSS Reunion
Members of the Bluffton high
school class of 1921 and wives and
husbands enjoyed a reunion and
dinner at the Phoenix Inn, Findlay
Saturday night.
Greetings bearing the signatures
of all present were sent to Mrs
Frank Graham, missionary in Brazil
South America. She was Miss Jean
Porter, former teacher of the class
Greetings We're read from Mrs,
Clova Baumgartner Demaine, of
Alexandria, Va, and Mrs. Esther
Good Sharp of Lima, as we'll as brief
greetings from other members OF
the class unable to attend.
Present were:
Mr.. and Mrs. G. NJ. Arnold, Mr.
and Ms. Edgar Anderson, VIM. Mes
singer, Lima; Mr.. and Mrs. Darl
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IN Ohe
Churches
EBENEZER MENNONITE
Rev. Howard T. Landes, Pastor

1.-TWO miles west Of Blutfton)
Thursday
Sunday
$3.50 Sunday school, Phares Bixe1,
8 P. M. Prayer and Bible study,
Supt.
1880 Morning worship
Messages from the Book of Ro,
mans, chapter 5, Results of Justifi,
cation"
1880 C. E. groups.
8:t0 Farewell service for youne
people leaving for Bible school
Speaker, Rev. Landolene Amstutz
Mountain Lake, Mimi.
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Mems Garden Club

Members of the Allen County
Mems Garden club and their wives
will be entertained at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Kermit Herr, South
Lawn avenue, next Tuesday night.
In invitation to attend also has
been issued to members of the Bluff
ton Garden club and their husbands.
Program of the evening will include
showing of colored slides of flowers.
In event of rain the affair will be
held in the basement of st. Johns
Reformed church.
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MISSIONARY CHURCH
Robert r. Welch, Minister

Wednesday,
500 Prayer Service
Sunday
9:30 Sunday school
1890 Morning worship
1900 Young Peoples meeting
Prayer meeting
7:30 Evening service.
Everyone is welcome.
FIRST METHODIST CHURCH
Rev. Paul FL. Cramer, Pastor
Sunday school 9:30 a. m.
Morning worship 1890 a. m.
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Orange Twp. Farm Women
The Orange Township Farm
Women's club will meet with Mrs.
Cleah Ewing, Thursday afternoon,
September 2.
The program:
Devotionals, Iona Marshall; roll
call, children's sayings; Queen OF
Wonders, Clara Long; Origin OF
Labor Day, Cathryn Van Meter
Socialized Medicine, Lillian Ander,
son; When Baby Starts to School
Myrl Warren; Remembert he Cat
Maude Thompson; Mrs. Quiz Whiz
Makes al living, Cleah Ewing; I'm,
proving the Dictionary, Margaret
Neff.
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Ann Klingler, Verna Kempf, Neva
Smith, Virginia and Roberta King
Ter, Bluffton; Kathryn Balmer, Mt.
Cory, Doris Jean Roether, Rawson.
Mesdames Bernard Stratton, Cecil
Flick, Carson Marshall, Walter
Hamilton, Howard Benroth, Walter
Benroth, Amos klingler, Ed Kempf,
Wright Klingler, o. Holmes, Earl
Hamilton, Harry Anderson, Bluffton.
Mesdames Dwight Frantz, Lynn
Cupples, John CuppIes, Mt. Cory;
Floyd Basinger, Pandora, the honor
ed guest and hostess.
Regrets were sent by Marilyn
Flick.
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Spring Clothes for Teens
viii Be Charming and Gay
Bv Elem

style trends noted in the spring and
summer dresses for older age groups
were spotted in the teen collections
offered especially for you in New
York,
This coming Spring, you too, are
going to wear big sashes, pleated
dresses, and capes will swing from
your young shoulders. You are
going to wear paStel-colored shoes
and hose. Your dresses are going to
bell out with number Of petticoats
peeking from underneath. And
about the prettiest neckline of all
will be yours when you wear your
little dress fashioned with the
dropped shoulderline. We are re-
minded of Christian Diors remark
made on his visit to Washington
He cautioned against older women
wearing the very extreme decol-
letages but said young girls with
pretty shoulders should show them.
Another thing we noticed when
we saw the crop of new dresses on
the racks in the showroom is that
this coming Spring and Summer
you Teenas will look like pink
checked, starched and ruffied little
ladies. Dark makeup tones are
out. Light nail polish, pinky lip
stick, hair short and neat, and
plenty of crisp looking dresses will
carry out the lady-lake theme
That you will be mad about the
new things for Spring, we know
And we're convinced that the teen
age fashion news, that the sloppy
look" is out, Is going to meet with
your approYal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-02-08

The styles for Spring and Summer
seem to have been created with you
young Teenas in mind. For the
petticoats and fiounces, the rustling
fabrics, the super slim waists and
belled skirts all seem to have your
young and swift-moving figures as
inspiration.
When we were in New York not
too long ago we were down Seventh
Avenue way quite a bit. Seventh
Avenue is the place where untold
numbers Of your dresses are
dreamed up. 1t is also the place
where the great majority of the
Nations dresses are manufactured.
We've a friend up there who
makes teenage clothing. He also
has two young daughters-daugh-
tiers that are average teenagers with
likes and dislikes that they make
no point of keeping to themselves.
So it was with great deal of en-
joyment that We sat in on a session
with this father and his daughters
after his collection of new teen
clothes had been shown to us.
Who'd wear that?" said the IA
year-old when one costume was
shown. Nov I really like that"
said the 17-year- old when a sleek
looking spring dress appeared And
when the swirling, white petticoated
dresses were brought out they were
both enthusiastic.
1t was clear to us that in the
making of the dresses that sell to
you Teenas your likes anG dislikes
are carefully considered. The same
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Beamed at Teen.Aeers
No Poacbimg, Pleasep Advice
To Predatory Young Lady
By Nancy Moffram

W. UItVN"
compromise with all the girls ideas
Or you might take vote and abid,
by the majority.
Dear Nancy: / hare a friend
1Dho is a wonderful girl. But
lately she hasn't been going
around tDith people think iDould
be the best company for her age,
and iUhen / suggest that she
should 90 other places and mir
NTH different people, she doesn't
want to. Please advise me ,D]lat
to do in order to change her
tDdys."
II you are very fond Of her, YOU
concern is understandable. But NJ
friend has the right to tell another
what to do. No matter how 20,
approach the subject of what yol
think is the correct thing for hel
to do, she will resent it. If you in.
sist on pointing out her faults 20,
may lose her as friend. It's pos
sible that you are right, and in that
case be q little more Of a pal ano
less Of . commanding officer. Ask
her to 60 places with you and the
crowd. Invite her to the parties
and include her in the plans you
have. If you can convince her that
you want her in the group because
you all think lot Of her and have
fun in her company, you stand a
good chance of winning her over
to your side. Realize that she
makes her own decisions and the
only influence you can use is to let
her know you want her around be-
cause you like her, not because you
want to steer her.
What are YOUR problems?
Write Nancy Mottram, in care
Of The Sunday Star.
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Dear Nancy: The group OF
girls that 90 around Nth all
got together and urote these let
tiers. We i0otild appreciate it if
you toould anss0er them in your
column. What can / do to get a
certain boy, ,oho noto goes Nth
another girl? He sho,Ds me a lot
OF attention and you ,Oould think
that i rated tops Nth him it you
could see him around me. haze
tried asking him to a party and
] tried to forget him, but can't.
What shall dor"
It isn't good idea to make q,
effort to break up romance. Re
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consoles as low as $3.50 and
portable electric sewing machines
for only $3.50 The latter are
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new motors and controls, and COM
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two stores: GIT F ST. NV. en-
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Jewelry Store). Phone RE. 1900.
Also-at 1921 H ST. NV. Phone
AT. 1858. Night or Sunday, Call
co. 0025.
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Mr.. Murphy Host

Mr.. Paul w. Murphy Of the Pan
American Union entertained at q
buffet supper last evening in honor
of Mr.. Kurtz Gordon, well known
playwright of New York, and Mr.
Toni De Graf of Philadelphia. The
party was a stag affair and was
given in Mr.. Murphy's home.
This afternoon Mr.. Leo Murphy
will be host at a large cocktail
party In honor of officials Of the
Department of Justice.
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special price of Csc. It's served
from ii am. to midnight and
consists of Clam Broth, Imperial
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have lots of other delicacies on their
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Plan to go for luncheon. for dinner,
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Captains Table, or in the Ships
Cabin, or in any Of the other
Marine Dining Rooms. 1921 and
1907 z STREET NV.
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at only two prices:
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Powered h a t S |!
Genuine milans,
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1928 CALVERT
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De. $500.
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A~SASAA1 ~SS"SSAG
you and the girl
will hit q low
ebb and you
can't help but
ca Sc trouble
that may BOOM
erang back to
you. In this
case, q waiting
game Is the only
a ms W er. Stay
friendly wit h
him and keep up
your light chat
ter and smiles
when you meet.
These hig h
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your halr, tne QuanLy
of the materials used,
and the artistry of the
hair stylist who finally
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EMILE'S are outstand-
ing permanent wave
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advancement Wave
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school romances rarely last and II
that particular boy-girl team should
call an end, he might very well re-
call his friendship with you. Then
you would be dating him without
any complications.
Dear Nancy: A girl In our
group is Dery cute and can al,Uays
get her man. But sDe haze be-
come a little bored listening to
her talk about all the boys she
dates and all those she knoWs
she can haze if she wants them.
And she insists on haDtng her
0a0n ,Oay, no matter 1o1lat ,Ue
iOant to do. What can tDe do to
snap her out OF this?"
To be able to talk about her dates
and those boys she's tied at the end
of her string she needs an audience
And If your crowd has no desire to
listen, you might try subtly chang
ing the subject or starting CONVEX
sations about your own latest
flames. AS for her tactic of de-
her own way, when sug-
gestions come up that she doesn't
like, talk it over and work out q
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Sale" It doesn't cost any more TO
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The North
Goes South

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Since old mon winter hos
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trees-sive him the slip. Go
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compromise with all the girls ideas
Or you might take q vote and abid,
by the majority.
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dppOIlL1leIlC IT :.
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Evening star., 1948-11-03
Tarawa Seizure Called
Terrible Waste Of Life
By Marine Gen. Smith
by the Asseeiatsd Press


NEW YORK, Nov. 3.-Gen. Hol-
land M. ("Howling Mad") Smith of
the Marine Corps said today the
Tarawa campaign in the South Pa
cific in 1943 was q mistake and q
terrible waste of life and effort"
Gen. Smith, now retired, whose
memoirs are being published In the
Saturday Evening Post, commanded
the 5th Amphibious Corps during
the fight for the Gilbert Islands
atoll in which 800 of his men were
killed and 2,311 wounded.
He said Tarawa had little stra-
tegic value and should have been
by-passed to "wither on the vine"
as were Rabaul in the South Pacific
and Truk in the Central Pacific.
Prom the very beginning" he
added, "the decision of the joint
chiefs (of staff to seize Taraws
was q mistake, and from their
initial mistake grew the terrible
drama of errors-errors of omission
rather than commission, resulting
in these needless casualties"
Gen. Smith said the preinvasion
bombardment Of Tarawa by the
Navy was insufficient. He recalls
Evening star., 1948-11-03

inspecting enemy defenses after the
Marines had secured the atOll:
II entered every pillbox ant
blockhouse on the western end OF
the island and found only one hat
been hit by naval gunf1re and not
a single one destroyed. AL Of them
had to be destroyed by the Marines
with explosive charges and hand
grenades. Dead japanese lay every
where, but they were killed by
Marines, not by naval gunfire or
aerial bombs"
Gen. Smith also commented ON
Maj. Gen. Ralph Smith, no relation,
who led one regiment of the 9th
Army Division In the capture OF
Maxim, at the northern end of the
Gilberts, while Tarawa was being
assaulted.
Maxim should have been cleaned
Evening star., 1948-11-03

up in one day." the author writes,
but fighting dragged out three days
nd chained me to this insignificant
;kirmish. )"
When I returned to Pearl Har-
Dor, reported to Admiral Nimitz
that had Ralph Smith been a Ma
rine I would have relieved him of
command on the spot. His conduct
of the operations did not measure
up to my expectations in the slight
est degree"
Evening star., 1948-11-03

The author recalls earlier skir-
mishes with the Navy and Army
and says that when he came to
Pearl Harbor he was at first billeted
in quarters reserved for Junior lieu
tenants. This he calls the ''habitual
disregard of the Navy for the Ma
rines." He was finally moved after
protesting.
Evening star., 1948-11-03

The Turks ruled Jerusalem from
1917 to 1917.