The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-01-06

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for 51 years :. and to Dave Riser
who celebrated another birthday an
niyersary Tuesday.
Those two pictures of Little Miss
New Year which appeared in last
Fridays issue of the Toledo Blade
were posed by Joyce Irene, daughter
of the Cliff Elliotts, former Bluffton
residents now living in Inglewood,
Calf.
Aged three years and nine months,
it was the fourth successive year
that she has appeared in the Toledo
newspapers baby new year role.
Pictures for the four years were
taken by her father, former Bluffton
photographer who now operates an
automatic laundry in Inglewood.
And speaking of New Years
babies, Bluffton hospital waited until
Monday to register its first birth for
1949-it was boy, Steven Edward,
born to Mr.. and Mrs. John Mankey
| of Ada.
Retailers checking up on holiday
business here report candy sales
slightly below those of year ago,
probably due to the fact that the
public then was still on a postwar
binge following removal of sugar
rationing. Sales, however, were
considerably above pre-war figures,
despite higher prices generally. Aver
age price of candy, according to the
Commerce Department, reached
record of 38 cents a pound as COM
pared with BAL cents in 1947.
"Woman's work IS never done" -.
however, that doesn't include knit
ting, for that's mans work, also
Heard the other day of Martin
Smith, SO year old resident of Berne,
Ind, who knitted % pairs of sox
the past year.
Perhaps you've seen him-we're
, referring to Dusty, year-old terrier
OF the George Carmacks who at
, tracts attention from passersby in
! the South Main street business sec
, zion when he is seen peering down
from the roof of the Carma theatre.
Fact is, Dusty is a most unusual
dog-he seldom gets on the ground.
You see, his home is in the Carmack
apartment on the second floor of
Carmack's block adjoining the picture
show and a convenient window makes
it an easy matter for Dusty to enjoy
daily romp on the wide expansc
of roof above the one-story theatre
building. Dusty is devoted to his
young master Lynn, high school age
son of the Carmacks and anxiously
awaits his arrival from school. The
| dog is acquiring quite repertoire
of tricks and can sing for his sup
| per, shake hands and other things
| which a we'll trained canine woulc
| do.
Ill "Join the Navy and See the World
/ -. but you'll see more of it if yor
happen to be adept at handling .
basketball when you sign mp fol
i naval service-that's what Maynard
Pogue found out. Pogue, formel
| Bluffton high school basketball lum
mary now stationed at the nava
base in Norfolk, Va, made the frs
string basketball team there and il
now on a trip to Bermuda, flames
south Atlantic winter resort, wher
they will meet some of the top team
on that island.
L Clay Henderson, Buttons expires
man, together with his wife and son
Homer, Jimmie and Edward bac
from a holiday weeks trip I
Florida, travelling 1924 miles ]
eight days. Scenic spots include
Tampa, the Everglades and the auto
mobile speedway at Daytona Beacl
Weather fair thruout the trip an
l temperature at Miami 90 degree
Only once, at Clinton mountain
1 Tennessee was ice encountered
III Happy New Year." wish "
have all accepted and extended du
ing the past week-but few foil
have received it from picnic-goel
on New Years day.