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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-07-07
BOY KILLED BY
CONTACT WITH
RADIO Aerial
Charged Wire Fatal to Eight
Year Old Biuffton Boy
I'm Indiana
Son of Mr.. and Mrs. Francis
Moser Had Been Visiting
Grandparent 10 Days

Robert Lee (Bobbie) Moser, eight
year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Francis
Moser, 1877 Thurman street, was ac-
cidentally electrocuted while playing
with cousins in the yard of his
grandmother at Berne, Ind, at 4:30
p. m. Wednesday Of last week.
Death occurred instantly when the
boy came into contact with a charg-
ed radio aerial attached to the
house. The Berne fire department
and physician for two hours at,
tempted to resuscitate the child.
The accident occurred as the child
was playing game similar to hide
and seek with several other play
mates. As he attempted to hide in
some shrubbery he came in contact
with the charged aerial.
A lineman from the Indiana
Michigan Electric company said fol
lowing the accident that the radio
to which the aerial was attached
was apparently defective and threw
the voltage of from 118 to 120 de.
grees into the aerial. The ground
wet from recent rains and the fact
that the boy was barefoot at the
time made the shock powerful
enough to kill him instantly. Their.
were slight burns on one arm.
Going to Berne shortly after tn,
close of school,. Bobbie had bee,
visiting his grandmother, Mrs. Len.
Eicher, for the last 10 days. Al
uncle, Lawrence Eicher. also lives a
the same residence.
Born on July 6, 1910, in Adam
county, Ind, the boy would hav
been in the third grade next fall.
In addition to his parents, Bobb
is survived by sister, Carol Anr
at home; and the paternal grand
Continued on page 81
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-07-07
Free Bus Trips
Twice Weekly To
Col. Grove Pool

BLUFFT0N youngsters didn't
mind the heat wave nearly as
much beginning Tuesday when
the municipality operated bus
began making trips twice week
ly to the Columbus Grove swim
ming pool.
With the Buckeye Lake swim
ming pool closed for the season,
village councilmen authorized
bus trips to the Columbus Grove
pool every Tuesday and Thurs
day afternoon for the remainder
of the season. The bus starts
from the Grade School grounds.
The 2S-passenger Bluffton
college bus has been chartered
for the trips, and Robert Burk-
holder, director of the towns
summer recreation program, will
operate the bus and supervise
the groups. As many trips will
be made as necessary to take all
children of grade or high school
age interested.
There is no charge to youths
for the service.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-07-07
BEST WINDOW DISPLAY

BEST WINDOW DISPLAY
Basinger Furniture Store-s5.00
cash and blue rosette for pioneer
log cabin interior.
BEARD WINNERS
Best all-around beard--John Man
ahan, Bluffton, free hair cut until
Jan. l, 1850, and blue rosette rib
bon.
Best Forty-Niner beard-Al In
gals, five pound pail strained honey.
Best Goatee-Howard Stauffer,
FIVE pound pail strained honey.
Best Moustache-Rev. Paul Cram
er, five pound pail strained honey
PARADE WINNERS
First prize s50-Ox-drawn prairie
schooner built by Herr Bros, A
ingalls, and Arthur Swank, all OF
Bluffton.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-07-07

Tuesday afternoon.
Buttons water supply has been
adequate to meet the increased de-
mands brought on by sizzling hot
weather, Supt. John Swisher an
nounced Tuesday.
The Bluffton plant has six wells,
four of which are pumped for the
city water supply and two for the
age Dairy. During the current
heat wave, it has been necessary to
operate only two of the four wells
for the city supply, Swisher said.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-07-07
DON AUGSBURCER
CLERK OF PUBLIC
AFFAIRS BOARD
Donavin Augsburger Will
Succeed Charles Emans When
Latter Resigns Sept. 1
New Clerk, Son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harley Augsburger, Business
Administration Student

Donavin Augsburger, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Harley Augsburger, Tues
day night was named new clerk to
the board of public affairs and will
succeed the incumbent, Charles
Emans, when the latter's resignation
becomes effective next September /.
Augsburger's salary was set at
$500 "a month, the same as that
received by Emans.
The new board of public affairs
clerk has been a student IN the Dlutf-
ton college department of business
administration for the last two years
and has background fitting him to
assume duties of the position.
Emans, who will leave next Sept
ember /, has not yet announced his
plans for the future. He also IN
tends to resign as village clerk, a
position to which he was elected in
1947. His term will expire at the
close of this year.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-07-07

On Sunday the mercury climbed
to 90 and the, Fourth of July again
brought temperatures near the 100
mark with a reading of 90 in early
afternoon.
Despite the sweltering heat, Bluff
tons holiday weekend celebration
went off without any indication that
the hot weather was enough of a
deterrent to keep spectators at home.
Although the mercury hit 100 de-
grees Saturday afternoon, a record
crowd of more than 10000 persons
jammed the town for the evening
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-07-07

Albert Lugibill, so, of S. Lawn
avenue, escaped with decorations of
the left hand and leg, when his auto
mobile was overturned in a collision
one mile northeast of Bluffton on
the Dixie highway at a p. m. Thurs
day.
A southbound auto driven, by Paul
S. King, Sc, of Lima, collided with
Lugibill's northbound car when the
Bluffton man is said to have at
tempted left hand turn into a
driveway. Property damage was
extensive.
Lugibill was treated by Bluffton
physician.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-07-07
Accepts Call To
PastOrdte Here

Rev. Leonard Mcintyre of Olena
Ohio, has accepted call to the pas
torate of the Bluffton-Rockport
Presbyterian churches, it was an
nounced the first of the week. He
expects to assume his duties here
early in September.
A call was extended to Rev. Nc.
Intyre after he preached a trial
sermon here on Sunday of last week
at a Joint service of the Blufftor
and Rockport congregations.
He is now pastor of a Presby
terian church at Olena, near Nor
walk.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-07-07
BLUFFTON MARKETS
Wednesday Morning

Grain (bushel priees) = Wheat
$1.72; corn $1.25; oats 58c; soys
S2.15.
Poultry-Heavy hens 21c; leghorn
hens 18c; heavy rock fryers, 8 lbs.,
and up, 24c; heavy red fryers, lbs.,
and up, 22c; leghorn fryers 10.
Eggs-Large white 49c; large
brown 48c; medium white 42c;
medium brown 41c; pullets and
checks &c.
Butterfat-58c.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-07-07
Paper Drive

Bluffton Boy Scout Troop Sc will
have a paper collection Saturday
afternoon. Have paper bundled and
on the curb by noon. Proceeds will
go toward financing a weeks camp
outing for the troop.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-07-07
Organ Program At
Methodist Church

Prof. Otto Holtkamp, of the Bluff
ton college school of music, will be
the organist for services in the First
Methodist church at 10:30 a. m.
Sunday.
A new Wurlitzer organ has been
installed in the church for demon
stration.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-07-07
Real Estate Deal

The Ralph Dunifon property on
Garau street has been purchased by
Mr.. Cole, retired mail carrier, it was
announced this week. Possession will
be given November 1.
The Valley settler. (Palmer, Alaska) 1937-195?, 1949-10-07

Mrs. Geo. Kezak returned to Palmer
Sept. 80. She has been gone for
10 weeks and visited in the fol-
lowing stat os; Washington, Idaho,
Colorado and Kansas. She is happI
to be back ana the Beauty Shop is
ageip open to the nt lie.
Mr.. &c Mrs. Ray Mccartney are the
proud parents off baby girl. The
little miss was born Oct. |. and
weighed 7lbs4 OF. Jocquolino Lee
Emil C. Gonschow has returned
from Seattle and is back at work
in the agricultural OFFICES. Mr..
Genschow injured an eye while
cleaning 6 gun.
Mrs. Robert Johns and two children
returned to Palmorlast Friday.
They have been visiting in NichiCa
Mrs. Gertrude Ador of Compton,
Calf, arrived in Palmer this week
Mrs. Alder is q former reside nt Of
Palmer. ohe joins her husband
Joe Alder and her fothor, Bill Isin
Parker Lester Of the Extension
Service has been confined to the
hospital the past Wook.
Valley frontiersman., 1949-03-17
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Valley frontiersman., 1949-03-17

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Evening star., 1949-12-25
SymphonytoPresent
Wild in All-Russian
Group Wednesday

The National Symphony Or
chestra will present an All-Rus-
sian program Wednesday under
the direction of Howard Mitchell.
Earl Wild. pianist. will be the
soloist.
Mr.. Wild has won fame for his
extensive radio concert work and
for appearances with many major
symphony orchestras as soloist.
He was the first American-born
pianist to play under Toscanini's
direction in the maestro's only
performance of Gershwin's "Rhap-
sody in Blue" The young vir-
tuoso has just returned from a
European tour, which included
guest appearances with the French
National, the Lyon and Luxen-
bourg orchestras. He gave recitals
in Brussels. London, Geneva and
Copenhagen.
Evening star., 1949-12-25
Christmas as II Used to Be

and the Presidents grandchildren
were transported by their gifts.
Young Benjamin Mckee received
a gorgeously painted sled from
the President and a writing desk,
chair and blackboard.
There is a complete set Of real
baby furniture, the bed quite big
enough for little Mary Lodge NC
Kee; a dressing case, with the
glass just big enough for her to
peep into and arrange her front
hair, and the cutest little wash
stand with all the toilet appli-
ances. all from Mrs. Harrison to
her tiny granddaughter. A set Of
lambs wool muff and tippet for
little Mary is lying near and a
steam engine, fitted out with every
modern appliance and which will
chase around in the liveliest style
for little Benjamin. He has q
hook and ladder, complete out
fit, a set of parlor croquet and q
doll baby or two.
MRS. Cimmick, a niece Of Mrs. 4
Harrison, sent baby Mary doll
baby, dressed as an Alsatian
woman, with a black ribbon head
dress. But these are only small
share of the presents which came
in scores of boxes for every men,
ber of the household"
81 Turkey Gifts
Naturally. there was big time
at the White House when Theo-
dore Roosevelt spent his first
Christmas in the Executive Man.
sion in 1901. Eighty-seven big.
fat turkeys were his gift to the
White House policemen, mes
sengers, ushers, gardeners, serv-
ants and stablemen. This was the
largest distribution of its kind
ever made by a President. Mr..
Mckinley always gave turkeys as
presents to married employees, but
the list was not so large.
On Christmas morn the Roose-
velt children arose early and Wis .
tied their stockings; later they
assembled in, the library and re-
ceived presents from father and
mother and others.
President Taft spent the best
partof Christmas 1909 working
over the problem Of What Is
whisky?" a mooted question
raised by distillers under the Pure
Food Act.
The Taft boys, Robert and
got the usual assortment
Of toys, but were more interested
in the cutting of the mammoth
pie given to the President by tho
international Bakers Association.
It was 38 inches in diameter,
weighed 80 pounds and was the
principal feature of the dinner.
Evening star., 1949-12-25
Philadelphians Play
Holiday Concert
Here Tuesday

The annual holiday concert by
the Philadelphia Orchestra will be
played Tuesday at $3.50 in Consti-
tuition Hall. Eleanor Steber, lead
ing soprano Of the Metropolitan
Opera, will be the soloist; Alex
ander Hilsberg, associate con-
ductor. the director. Eugene Or
mandy, relieved of his duties for
the holidays. is taking the next
three weeks to conduct the Chi
cago Symphony Orchestra.
Miss Steber is In her ninth sea-
son with the Metropolitan. She
has been for as many years the
radio attraction on such hours as
the Ford. Chrysler, Coca-Cola and
the Voice of Firestone. The man.
agement of the latter extended
recently Miss Steber's contract to
May. 1853, one of the longest term
contracts ever offered a radio
singer. Last summer she won the
Critics Award for the best
woman singer heard regularly
over the air.
Mr.. Hilsberg was given the
C. Hartman Kuhn Award last
spring, presented annually to "the
member of the Philadelphia Or
chestra who has shown ability and
enterprise of such character as to
enhance the standards and the
reputation of the orchestra" The
award was made on the basis of
his outstanding achievements as
guest conductor Of the NBC,
Pittsburgh and Minneapolis Sym
.phony Orchestras. his work as
head of the orchestral department
of the Curtis Institute and his
taking over of the Philadelphia
Orchestra programs on 24-hours'
notice when Mr.. Ormandy be-
canne III
Evening star., 1949-12-25
Guests at Rehearsal

An orchestral rehearsal open to
the guests of the National Sym
phony will be held for the first
time in its history on February 8.
The program will be conducted
by Howard Mitchell, with John
Martin, first cellist, as soloist in
Strauss Don Quixote." Follow
ing the rehearsal the entire Or
chestra personnel will be luncheon
guests of the Women's Committee
at the Corcoran Gallery of art.
Evening star., 1949-12-25
Speak Up

spending more than 1t was earn
ing?" And he wants to know why
the people should be expected to
buy the bonds Of a Government
which is doing just that thing.
A Chicago businessman, stress
ing the need to get out the vote
in order to defeat the move to-
ward socialism by the Fair Deal
ers, suggests that the Republicans
propose the franchise be taken
away for a certain period from
any qualified voter who fails to
60 to the polls on election day
unless the voter can produce a
doctors certificate, saying he was
physically unable to go out to
vote. .H~-
The Kansas City Republican
League has come up with q de-
tailed statement, submitted for
consideration only. This statement
declares firmly for "a clear-cut
bipartisan foreign policy conti-
nuously supported by Democrats
and Republicans alike when Con-
gress Is in session and out" This
policy is to be determined and
carried out by a bipartisan ad-
visory committee of which the
President shall be chairman.
New Candidate Likely
It also seeks to have the farm
policies and tariff policies Of the
country worked out and handled
on q bipartisan basis, and makes
q new suggestion that the present
Federal Social Security set up be
liquidated and q Federal insur-
ance corporation. on an actuarial
and reserve basis, be substituted
for It,. This insurance corporation
would be run on a business basis
and its funds kept distinct from
other Government fnuds.
Obviously, the grass-roots Re-
publicans are widely divided on
what should be placed in the pro-
posed statement Of party policies
and principles. In the end. what
the Republican members Of Con-
gress have to say will probably
decide the contents Of the docu-
ment, when it Is completed. They
are the men and women who will
Fhave to run next year for re-
election, and the statement Of
principles will be regarded in some
measure as their platform.
i With Senator Vandenberg Of
Michigan declaring for q BIZ
partisan foreign policy, it will be
difficult to scuttle that in q state
. nent Of policy.
j Gov. Dewey's recent letter to
his campaign manager in Port
land. Oreg.. John c. Higgins, say
; ling that he will not be candidate
for denomination for President
seems to make certain the grass.
. rooters will have their wish-s
, new candidate in 1852.
4 So far as the proposals fol
abandoning the party name and
, coalescing with conservative Dem.
ocrats in an American Party" o.
Ia Peoples Party" as proposed
!, There seems no probability the Re.
|, ,Ipublicans viii agree, certainly not
| lIbefore the 1850 congressional elec'
,itions.
Evening star., 1949-12-25
By John CIoeett Proctor

(now Griffith Stadium). 1t is of
peculiar interest, because of those
who took part in it Sc years ago.
This was the lineup for Columbia
Athletic Club: Wisner, right end;
Wells, right tackle; A. johnson,
right guard; Capen, center; Davis,
left guard; F. johnson, left
tackle: Marpin. left end; Veazey.
right half; McRobert. left half;
Lefton, quarter; Clarke, fullback.
All-Washington: Taussig, right
end: w. Church, right tackle;
Tallmadge, right guard; Kava-
naugh. center; Lindgren, left
guard; J. S. Church, left tackle;
Harder. left end; Ordway. right
half: Tugitt, left half; Bookwalter,
quarter; Bayles, fullback.
The team that lined up against
the Columbia boys, it seems, was
not altogether the team that the
crowd expected to see play, for
Phil King of Princeton and But
terworth of Yale were not on
hand, and these were the two
star attractions booked for the
All-Washington team. K n G,
whom everybody wanted to see,
was on a Southern trip with the
Princeton Glee and Banjo Club,
and on that day was in New
Orleans. However, the All-Wash-
ingtons won, 6 to O.
The Harrison Christmas
Benjamin Harrison enjoyed his
last Christmas in the White House
with his daughter and grandchil-
dren. This year, 1892, Christmas
came on Sunday. and the tree was
erected in the library on that day,
and at 4 o'clock in the afternoon,
the President and all the rest of
the household assembled to hear
little Benjamin and Mary recite
German pieces taught them by
their governess, Fraulein Hempe.
Mary recited the invocation to the
Christ Child, while Benjamin gave
an address to his grandfather
which he may or may not have
However, he appeared
to be very much pleased at the
efforts of the children.
Little Ben got a printing press
and an assortment of type from
grandpa. while Mary got doll
babies. Martha, who was i'll at
the time, received great pile of
presents, and the following day
Ben was to visit the library and
see the tree.
Speaking Of this event at the
time. The Star said:
"The Christmas tree at the
White House was great success,
Evening star., 1949-12-25

land to improve the reserve as a
natural sanctuary for flora and
fauna threatened with extinction
elsewhere. Senator Joseph c.
O'Mahoney has suggested that
part of the property be used as
a summer White House location
for the Nations chief executive.
Charles r. Chickering designed
the 6-cent Wright brothers COM
memorative airmail. Charles A.
Brooks engraved the vignette and
portraits, Axel w. Christensen the
lettering and, numerals.
A photograph of Samuel Com
pers rather than photograph OF
his statue has been adapted for
the Scent commemorative scted-
uled to be released in Washington
Evening star., 1949-12-25
DAV Activities

mCCCI1lS Vl11o WCCh'
Postoffice Chapter. Monday.
Interior Auxiliary, Wednesday. :.
Both will be held at 1701 Eigh-
teenth street NV. at 8 pm.
District of Columbia Depart
ment Commander William r. Slat-
terry announces the appointment
Of Donald n. Dunn as department
adjutant, succeeding Joseph M.
O'Connell, resigned.
Evening star., 1949-12-25
Programs Of Week
TODAY,

LEWIS ATwATER ,y. sort2s,s 1,ssn 1ssiss sa,:t
s pm. Titcomb's "Puer Natus
Est" MaieingreaH,s "Messe dn Jour
de- z.h%a Mosi "cba2s MS:T on arr; auil%ant, Hav
"IsIiaby." punhiii's TO tn. eSssn
Of Heaven" "shenherdess. whence
com'st Thou?" Praetorius' 10.
How . Rose" Miss Apple.
TUESDAY.
SOLDIERS HOME sYMPHoNETTE,
Stanley Hail, $50. pm. Woods
oomtas. oa thu Hlesshsrs sshsmsnns on Il
Shady NooE": Selection from Plan
auette's Chimes Of Normandy';
''Mazurka,. Czardas' from Delibe's
sss!:Ss;s' s:I': SsS'[' sssss:' sss'a:es
PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA, Alex
steDer; SOPRANO. soloist, censtitu;; .;
+ syInph,ony' from Hanasrs; .s,;;,,nrhs hs
Ms'saa Me- sa be.sRoSsn: Ro1ans "An, fsRndHes Perde
sn Nun 0s eiit herbei from Nisolars
THE Merry Wives Of Windsor,
''Leise, leise" from Wehers Der
Freishuetz." Miss Steber. Overture
to Berlioz "Benvenuto Cellini."
WEDNESDAY,.
NATIONAL SYMPHONY 0RCHES.
IRA, Howard Mitchell. conductor.
Earl Wild. pianist. soloist, Consti-
tuition Hall, $3.50 pm. AL Russian
program. Prokofied's Classical
Symphony. Rachmantnons Isle
Of the Dead; Stravinsky,s Petite
suite suite NJ NJ q; gashman!nSs 1nn, e. wi,a Wen
THURSDAY.
SOLDIERS HOME sYMPH0NETTE,
FRANKLIN B. Charles, conductor,
Stanley Hail. $50 pm. Aliens
"The Commander; Overture to
tons "spooky spooks"; Lodge's
from ane1 Leoncsysilo's am'Wdl T apssIiseei"; isTI
Lange's Mule Train; Tschaikow-
sky's "Dornroeschen"; Vanderpool's
ma Little eunnow'r's Good Bye"
SATURDAY.
SOLDIERS HOME sYMPHONETTE
Franklin 3. Charles. conductor,
STANLEY Hall, $3.50 pm. Lacome's
'"Tsis anne; Overture By Mendels.
sohn's .Athslt.":: .. Hsrltin,s lt PACK aSs
End Of the Road; eelection from
Englander,s The Casino gtrr;
ful Iady"; Charles "Rsunion."
II ,.