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Milford chronicle., 1950-08-18

Ar- and 3lrs. Ralph Moore and
daughter and Mr and Mrs. AiyIe
Lloyd and daughter spent Sunday
al Crystal Beach.
Ar ana Mrs. Clifton C0hee Of
Denton. Md- geTe guests of Ag. aud
Mrs. John Elliott last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Coleman and
daughter spent Sunday IN BaIu-
more. Nd
3lr. and Mrs. Reese Warrington
spent last week IL Atlantic City. =.
William Col, of Glen Moore. Pa.
visited Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Cooper
last week.
M and Mrs William Smith q
VIM. Manor. are being c0ngratu-
lated on the birth q a son. born on
August 4. in Delaware hospital
y lin. Mgs Srn',h will be remefn-
bered as the f9rmG Miss \0Taa
iOGand.
E. T. Reynolds, Sr. and son Dc
KEY Nelson Meredith. Sr. and so-s
Nelson and SaL.uel attended a O@l
game il Phila on Szturdat.
Miss Jean Meredith. no IS at.
Ing as dieliCiaG in the sbseuce q
the regular one ln Bee1e Hes spital
LAwes. Miss annie Meredith and q
friend Miss Cris J0-ss 4 WHm.
were weekend guests at The ho.a.
Of Nr and NYs Meredith
Robert E..iott Of Washington. D
e. and Bob COnoway of Hadd0n
field y J.. spent the weekend q
the home Of Alr. aud M-s charlie.
COLaway
Milford chronicle., 1950-08-18
Wear WakeneIa

Oliver Goldsmith sod bis immor-
tai novel, The Vicar Of Wakefield" "
for $50. under very hunIlistinE cir
eumstances. The great Dr.. Samuel
Johnson went out % person 70 sen
the manuscript Of the book for Gold
smith. while the latter waited in the
custody Of a sheFiffs officer. Che
authors Isndlady had had him az
rested f0E failure 70 ray his rent-l
Milford chronicle., 1950-08-18

give his daughter In marriage. Miss
Anna Lee Butler Of SeafOrd. will be
maid Of honor and MT. Alvin Mills
viii b. best man for his brother
after the ceremony the couple sill
leave for Lrip 70 the PoeOnos.
Ar. and Mrs. Whsydecke and chill
dreE Of NUtley. n J., visited Mr.
and Mrs. Cooper in the Wilbur
Hanson APT. near town. last week
Miss Florence Long was d guest
Qf Mrs George Pollitt. near Dover.
last week
Cpl Robert l. Baker. son o. Mr..
Milford chronicle., 1950-08-18
LEWES
b ErE Nellie NaiIor


Mrs. sallIe ConweIl Of Newport,
Delaware, fs making q visit here
with friends and relatives. Mrs
COnWeil. who was q former LeWes
resident. e nov making her home
with her nephew and niece. Com
mandeT and Mrs. william Tam
many.
MF. William Love Of LeWes. was
taken TO the Beebe Hospital on
Sunday with q heart attack His
many friends wish him q speedy re
eOFeFY.
Word has been received BY rela-
tfVes and friends here Of Mr.. RO-
land Bones. Who is seriously ill in
the Chester Hospital. Chester, Pa,
Mr. BGaes formerly o. LeWes. mar
Fied the former Miss Eleanor Hitch
ems. daughter Of the late MT and
Nrs. William Kitchens of LeWes.
Mrs William Ennis Sr-. who re-
Gently fell and broke her arm. al
her home on Market 81. is getting
along very nicely a. this writing.
Mrs. Joseph Holland is confined
% the Beebe Hospital. because Of
illness.
Mrs Lenard Brockway. Mrs. D.
Lodze and daughter Miss Maude
Lodge. mOt0red 20 Phila-. Pa. this
week.
House guests OF Mr.. and Mrs
Lester Lynch and family az their
cottage on LeWes Beach, duFiag the
past week. were Mr. and Mrs. HaT-
old Lynch and their family Of Coll
ingsWOOd. n J.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Shillito Oi
HammOntOn. n. J.. are spending a
few days here as tie guests Of Mr
and Mrs. Harold f. Walun and
their dughter. Norma. a. their re-
sSdsnce On Lewes Beach
MF. and Mrs. Fred W. Bail. O
Arlington, Va. are spending some
time here with their sOn-in-laW a1G
daughter Lieut. and Mrs. John B
kfnEeaF.
The LeWes Presbyterian Church
will sponsor a Rainbow Bazaar a
the LeWes Fire Hall. THURSDAY
August. 24th, from 100 20 500 p
m
The PushmObfle Derby. sponsor
ed By the Lewes Lions Club, viii b.
held On Labor Day. September 4th
az p. n. on Second Street Lewes
Leland A. Burton, son Of Mr.. ant
Mrs. L. S. Burton, Of LeWeE, a cam
per az the Valley Forge SumEne
Cavalry Camp at the Vallcy FOTg
Military Academy. Wayne. Pa. ha
been awarded the coveted crosses
sabreE insignia. This insignia
awarded 10 camper who demon
strate outstanding qualities 0
horsemanship.
Miss Mary Jane McGinnls ant
fsiend Of PbjIa.. Pa. spent tire Wcel
end here with Miss McCinnis
aunt. Miss Margaret Hazard az be
residence on Savannah Road.
Mrs. Waltes Donovan Sr-. wE'
has been quite ili az her home OF
Mulberry St.. has improved az thii
writing.
Frank E. Carey age II. died a
his home on Pilot Town Road. Aug
use 18th A native Of Milton he VA
the son u the late James r. ant
Eliza A. Carey Of Milton. Beside
kis wife. he Is survived BY five chill
1Fen. Ralph Og Smyrna. FRANCES
Elizabeth and Bertha Of Lsewes an
hrs. Isnnis Mitchell, also Of Lewe
Five brothers and one sister. Fur
ersl services we're held Tuesda
afternoon. at 2 o'clock, at the Al
Aims Funeral Home. The Rev I
F DOugherty. pastor u the Beth
Methodist Church. Lewes, officiate
Burial Ess made IN the Odd Fe
lows Cemetery in Milton.
Dir. and Mrs. William H. 0tt. il
and their children Billie and Del
bieof Upper Darby Pa. spent tf
weekend with Bill's parents. u
and Mrs. Wm. H OFT, Sr.
Milford chronicle., 1950-08-18

and Mrs. Leroy Baker Of Green
wood lefs recently 10 join his unit
the 10Th a F. Provisional So. $50.
Sunday dinner guests u Mr. and
Mrs. Leroy Baker we're Mrs. Rose
Hartman and children. Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph HetzeIbegger sll CT
Phila.. NT and Mrs. Calvin Baker
and children. Ralph. Harold. Dor
Othy and Cherry Of near MiiisbOTo
and in the evening. Mrs Lee Tin
call and Mr HeTsh Tindall called.
r,,..-se.a -. -. -....i..
Milford chronicle., 1950-08-18
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This the Cher New Yorker Newport the original hordiop"
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But you've only and drive realize hof
onoher like H. No eeordess price notch luxury Of
the mofeTo and appointments the lovely interiors Even the Ceooe
rear window still stands oOne for sroee beauty and exceptional
Milford chronicle., 1950-08-18

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Evening star., 1950-10-08
BY the Associated Press

NECEDAH, Wis. Oct. IA
weathered backwoods housewife
held what she called her last pub
lie audience with the Virgin Mary
today, then collapsed before her
farmyard shrine.
Before Mary Anna Van Hoof
confronted a crowd estimated at
$4,000. a Roman Catholic priest
said he saw the sun whirl.
During q 25-minute address in
which she voiced what she claimed
was her seventh message from
the Mother of Jesus, isolated
groups of women broke out with
cries of 1.-THE sun-it's whirling
again!" The excitement evidenced
by the women did not spread to
the majority of the crowd.
Newsmen saw nothing extraor-
dinary.
After her collapse. the 4l-year-
old Mrs. Van Hoof was revived
quickly and assisted to her house.
AS did the sixth. today's mes
sage warned Of death and de-
struction unless people prayed and
prayed hard for peace and con-
version of Communists.
The priest said he saw the sun
whirl over the barren farm at
mid-morning, when the sun ap-
peared momentarily through
heavy clouds.
He refused to identify himself,
but told reporters: Il saw ID (the
SUM whirl clockwise and it also
jumped" A number of women
also claimed they saw the sun
Whirl.
(The last account of an ap-
pearance of the Blessed Virgin
Mary given official recognition
by the Roman Catholic Church
originated at Fatima, Portugal.
in 1917. According to the Rev.
A. M. Klink, a priest connected
with Our Lady of Fatima Shrine
in Milwaukee, approximately
10000 persons there saw the
sun three separate times, drop
from its place in the sky and
whirl" while the apparition was
in progress0
The crowd estimate was made
Evening star., 1950-10-08
Priest Says He Saw Sun Whn| n|Before Last Vision

by Capt. Preston McEvoy of the
State highway patrol. It arrived
from all parts of the country,
starting yesterday. A determined
band maintained a vigil of prayer
most of the night before the
statue of the Virgin which stands
In the clump of ash trees where
Mrs. Van Hoof maintains she sees
the Virgin. Prayers were stopped
only when heavy rain drove the
group to shelter.
Today's was the last of seven
Evening star., 1950-10-08

public visits which Mrs. Van Hoof
claims the Virgin promised her
between May % and October 7.
On August Is, an estimated 100,-
900 persons were on hand for the
sixth "apparition."
The Lacrosse Diocese of the
Roman Catholic Church has in
dicated skepticism of Mrs. Van
Hoof's claims.
Evening star., 1950-10-08

Indiana was discovered by La
Sale in 1911.
Evening star., 1950-10-08

Eerybodys ooking Ereybodys taing' Ereybodys going
Odsmobiles famous Rocket ride in the sensational 88
And they do they're Rocket enthusiasts from then
on For where is the motors who doesn't thrill flashing
action and velvet smoohness! Where is the who
doesn't appreciate real compression economy! Both
are yours when the famous Rocket Engine teams with
Oldsmobile Hydra.Mac Drives in the brilliant Oldsmobil
"88'! See for the driving thrill of your life!
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-05-25
80 Mayors at Aviation Meeting Here
Legion Decorates Graves OF III Veterans
In BlufftOn Area For Memorial Exercises

Bluffton Legion post will decorate
over the week end lit graves of
veterans in 10 cemeteries in the
Bluffton area, it was announced by
officers of the post.
A flag and marker designating the
conflict in which the veteran par
ticipated are placed on each grave
by committee headed by Armin
Hauenstein and Ralph Henry who
have been in charge of this project
since shortly after the first World
War.
Graves of two Revolutionary vet
Grams are those of Hezekiah Hubbel
on the Andrews farm near Richland
Center and Samuel DeFord in the
Old Cemetery on Jefferson street.
In addition to these there are 120
graves of Civil war veterans; six
from the Spanish-American war
DO of World War | and nine from
World War II.
Cemeteries are: Maple Grove; Old
Cemetery, Bluffton; Ebenezer; Evan
gelical Mennonite; Zion; Hubbell
plot; Pleasant Hill; Beaverdam, and
Woodlawn and Gratz.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-05-25
Town Awaits Outcome OF Hearing On
Application For Higher Phone Rates

What action, if any, on the propos-
al for increased telephone rates in
Bluffton was undetermined here
Wednesday.
Hearing on the application for
higher rates filed by the Bluffton
Telephone company was scheduled to
come before the Utilities commission
in Columbus, Tuesday.
Maurice Mahoney, local manager
of the company said Tuesday night
that he had no information as to
what had transpiled in Columbus.
Likewise, no representative of the
town administration attended the
meeting following an airing of the
matter at meeting of the town
council in which City Solicitor John
Romey informed council that the
commissions decision on rates would
be based entirely on results of a
study of invested capital of the
utility and its rate of earnings.
Romey's opinion came following
circulation of petitions through the
business section by the Merchants
association opposing increased rates
on the basis of unsatisfactory serv-
ice. Silas Diller, president of the
association said no plans had been
made to have the organization rep
resented at the hearing.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-05-25
Displaced European Family Living Here
Appears Before Presbyterian Assembly

A displaced Hungarian family
living in Bluffton who were brought
to this country through good offices
of the Presbyterian church appeared
before the denominations highest
governing body, the General As
sembly meeting this week in Gin
cinnati.
The family consisting of Ference
Fulop, so; his wife Anna, 42;
daughter Marianne, IT, and son
Gabor, s, together with Rev. Leon
ard McIntire, pastor of the Pres
byterian church here were in Gin
cinnati, Tuesday, on invitation from
the Assembly's committee in charge
of displaced persons.
The denomination has taken an
active interest in bringing displaced
Europeans to this country and the
appearance of the Bluffton> family
at the Cincinnati meeting was ar
ranged to promote this movement.
The Fulop family arrived here a
montha go and is making their home
for the present with Mrs. Sidney
Hauenstein of Campus Drive. Fulop
is employed at the plant of the Trip
lett Electrical instrument company.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-05-25
Trio Sought After Plane Crashes Here
|Bluffton to Honor Departed Veterans in
Memorial Day Exercises Tuesday Morning

Honoring Buttons soldier-dead of
four wars, Memorial Day exercises
here next Tuesday will include the
traditional parade and outdoor cere-
monies at Maple Grove cemetery,
under auspices of Bluffton post,
American Legion.
Opening the holiday observance,
the parade will form at the town
hall at $50 a. m, and move to Maple
Grove cemetery where ritualistic SER
vices will be held at 10 a. m. over
the grave of Jos. p. Owens, veteran
of World War | and former Mayor
of Bluffton.
Weather permitting, the Memorial
Day address will be made at the
cemetery by Rev. Paul Cramer, post
chaplain. In case Of rain the address
will be in the Legion hall.
Enroute to the cemetery, the Me-
mortal Day parade will move down
Main street from the town hall to
Grove street, and thence on Grove
street to the cemetery.
Band to Lead Parade
Bluffton High schools uniformed
band will lead the line of March, fol-
lowed by members Of the Legion and
Legion Auxiliary, other war veterans,
Bluffton Boy Scouts, members of
civic organizations, etc. Grade school
children are urged to decorate their
bicycles, and also join in the pro-
cession.
Rev. Cramer, the Memorial Day
speaker, served as chaplain with the
U. S. army for four years in World
War ii. He was overseas in the
European theatre. For the last four
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-05-25
COUNCIL TALKS OF
BUYING THREE new
TRAFFIC SIGNALS
Requirements Needed for Lights
Now I'm Operation Here
On Main Street
Cost of New Traffic Control
Signals Estimated At Ap-
proximately $500

Purchase of three new traffic lights
to replace the present signals in
operation on Main street for more
than two decades at College Avenue,
Cherry and Elm streets, was dis
cussed Monday night at a meeting
of municipal council.
Proposal to buy new lights was
made following nearly month of
trouble with the present traffic con-
troll installation. For = time lights
were out of commissic at Cherry
street and College avenue intersec-
tions, but the Cherry AFect light has
since been restored.
New traffic lights considered Mon
day night by councilmen would cost
the town approximately $500; and
installation could be made by work
men from the municipal light plant,
it was pointed out. They may be set
in here on trial basis to determine
if they are satisfactory for local use.
Trouble i'm Cable
Major proportion of traffic light
trouble here this spring has been
caused by breakdown of the cable
which runs to the signals from a
control box in the city building.
New-type lights considered by the
council Monday do not require a
cable, and each signal has it's own
control from which connection can be
made to the towns regular electric
current lines, councilmen said.
On the basis of preliminary
estimates there is indication that pur-
chase of the three new lights would
cost less than replacing the cable, it
was pointed out at the meeting.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-05-25
Births

The following births at Bluffton
hospital:
Mr.. and Mrs. Lynn Cupples, Mt.
Cory, boy, Jack Bruce, Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Scoles, Bluff
ton, boy, Raymond Lehr, Friday
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Huston,
Bluffton, girl, Linda Kay, Friday,
Mr.. and Mrs. Rymond Crawford,
Findlay, a girl, Patricia Ann, Sat
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Keith Kirkland,
Bluffton, a girl, Kathleen Ann, Sat
urday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Schneider,
Bluffton, a boy Christhomas Paul,
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Williamson,
Benton Ridge, a girl, Eloise Pearl,
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cansto Castillo, Pan
dora, boy, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan Basinger,
Findlay, girl, Barbara Joyce,
Wednesday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Griffith, Ken
ton, formerly of Bluffton, a girl,
Kimberly Ann, born Saturday at
McKitrick hospital, Kenton. Mrs.
Griffith is the former Zitella Get
ties, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Gettles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Reynolds,
Kermit, Texas, a boy, Roger Gene,
born Monday in Kermit hospital.
Mrs. Reynolds is the former Jose
phine Augsburger, daughter of Mr.,
and Mrs. Albert Augsburger.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Augsburger,
Lima, a girl Joan Marie, born last
Wednesday at st. Rita's hospital,
Lima. Mrs. Augsburger is the form
er Virginia Neuenschwander of Pan
dora.
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Farms
worth, Seattle, WASH, girl, Eliza
beth, born Friday at Swedish hos
pital, Seattle. Mrs. Farnsworth is
the former Mary Alice Geiger,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Millen
Geiger. Mrs. Geiger left Tuesday
by plane for Seattle where she will
spend several weeks.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-05-25
Three men VANISH
AS RENTED CRAFT
HITS farm FENCE
Detroit Plane Damaged in Be-
fore Dawn Takeoff on For
rest Herr Farm
State Highway Patrol and Of
flee of CAA Launch In
yestigation

Mysterious disappearance of three
men who vanished after an airplane
crash at dawn on a farm near Bluff
ton is being investigated by the State
highway patrol and the Toledo office
of the Civil Aeronautics administra-
| ton.
The trio, riding in an overloaded
2-passenger plane rented from a
Detroit concern crashed in attempt
ed take off at Forrest Herr's farm
one mile south of Bluffton on Bent
ley road early last. Thursday morn
ing. Since then nothing has been
learned of their whereabouts.
The pilot, identified as Michael B.
Benson, 20, and passenger, Guy
Payne, 35, both of Detroit and a
third unidentified passenger, all ap-
parently uninjured, abandoned the
craft after it struck fence on the
Herr farm.
Rented Plane i'm Detroit
State Patrolman M. T. Hedleston
of the Lima post said Benton had
rented the plane from the Wolverine
Aviation Corporation of Detroit at
$50 p. m. Wednesday for an hours
local flight.
A forced landing was made on
Herr's farm that night at s o'clock
and the trio asked for gasoline. Herr
said he supplied 5 gallons of auto
mobile gas filling the planes 12-
gallon tank to overfowing.
After that Herr said he drove his
car into the field so the headlights
would enable the fliers to see to take
off but the pilot decided to wait until
lLorning.
The trio spent the night in the
plane and at 4:15 Thursday morning
attempted to take off when the plane
crashed into a fence and nosed over,
damaging the left wing tip, landing
gear, propeller and bottom of the
fuselage.
Local pilots said following the ac-
cident that difficulty in taking off
was due to the fact that the plane
a two-passenger 1916 Piper J-3 was
heavily overloaded.
When it failed to return to the
home airport an all-night search was
begun which ended on Thursday
when the Bluffton airport reported a
grounded plane answering description
of the missing craft.
The damaged plane, bought by the
Bluffton Flying Service, is undergo
ing repairs atth e airport shop here.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-05-25
High School Alumni
Dinner Friday Night

Annual reunion and dinner of
Bluffton high school almni will be
held in the high school cafeteria,
Friday night at $50 o'clock.
Robert Ewing, president and toast
master will welcome the incoming
class with Eugene Hankish giving
the response.
Speakers will include: A. r. Whis-
Ter of Oceanside,' Calf, speaking on
the occasion of the fiftieth annivers-
airy of his class of 1900 and Harold
Bixel speaking for the twenty-fifth
anniversary of his class of 1925.
Supt. A. B. Murray Of the class of
1923 also will speak.
Musical numbers will include
group singing led by Julia Burns
Herr; piano solo by Ruth Irene Dill
Ter; vocal solo, Christine Day; cor
net solo, Kay Berry; vocal duet,
Dean Niswander and oJanne Verc-
Ter.
Deaths during the past year in
clude: Mrs. U. M. Shappell and Mrs.
z. c. Akerman, wives of former
superintendents; Isaac Geiger, '96,
Sidney Hauenstein, '98, Elgar Eaton,
90; J. 2. Owens, '02, Ola Pepple-
Murray, 81, and Marilyn Stratton,
'48.
Following the dinner will be dane
ing in the gymnasium to music of
Dick Ford's orchestra.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-05-25
STATE Law SAYS
TOWNS MUST PUT
UP AIR MARKERS
Heads of Three Government
Agencies Address Group
at Airport
Advantages of Compliance with
Statute Pointed Out Tues
day Night

Obligations of municipalities to
erect air markers, and the value of
thea irplane as an aid to agriculture,
were presented to officials and repre-
sentatives of some thirty towns at
the Bluffton Airport Tuesday night.
The Bluffton Flying Service, in CO.
operation with three government
agencies, sponsored the meeting as
a public service.
Realizing the importance Of identi-
flying sky routes, the Civil Aeronau-
tics Association, Ohio Aviation
Board, and the Ohio State Highway
Patrol have joined forces in pro-
gram to present these facts to the
public. C. E. A. Brown. Director of
Aviation of the Ohio Aviation Board,
cited law passed by the state legis-
lature in 1945 requiring each munic-
Continued on page 10)
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-05-25
BOY RIDING BIKE
ON FISHING TRIP
FALLS IN QUARRY
Jerry Yoakam Pitched Into
Buckeye When Bicycle
Strikes WaShOut
Lester Hahn Racing Boat to
Scene Plunges Overheard
10 Effect Rescue

Quick action of a motorboat oper-
ator saved an 11-year-old youth
from drowning in water of the
Buckeye quarry where he had gone
to fish Sunday afternoon at 2:90
o'clock.
While riding his bicycle on the
dixie, a narrow ledge between the
quarry and Big Riley creek, Jerry
Yoakam, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse
Yoakam, living two miles northwest
of Bluffton, struck a small gully
washed out by spring rains and was
thrown headfrst into 80 feet of
water at the north end of the quar-
ry opposite the shelter house.
CLOTHES WEIGH Down
Although only about 10 feet from
the bank, young Yoakam weighed
down by his clothing was unable to
swim when his struggles attracted
attention of Lester Hahn taking off
from the opposite bank in an out
board motorboat.
Racing his boat across the quarry
to the scene of the accident Hahn
dove overheard, grasped the youth
and swan with him to the bank.
The bicycle which failed to go into
the quarry when the rear wheel
caught in the limb of an overhang-
ing tree, together with his fishing
tackle were retrieved by Hahn who
returned the youth to his home, ap-
parently none the worse for the ex-
perience.