The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-09-28
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Curtain rising for the opening of
natures fall pageant-a truly stu
pendous affair with elaborate stage
settings an extra feature get
ting the spotlight the first of the
week was the sun, azure blue Sun
day afternoon and box seats for that
eclipse of the moon IN a cloudless
sky Monday night--a celestial show
never approached by any man-made
production =. frost over the week
end when the temperature dropped
to 81 degrees nipping gardens and
farm crops s.. corn going into
shock and leaves beginning to turn
grapes abundant and cider
presses grinding away pump
kins, homegrown, coming on the
market which means that Thanks
giving is in the offing moving
time in the Bluffton area as families
are getting settled for winter-some
moving into houses barely finished.
as construction crews rush finishing
work another sure sign of fall
is the Ottawa fair opening next
Wednesday, always a big event and
this year it promises to be bigger
and better than ever farmers
busy with fall tillage for winter
wheat and with football season
under way there'll be that pleasant
choreof picking queens for home
coming games good luck to every
gal trying out and may the best one
win !. and speaking of football,
the high school Pirates did it again
last Friday night when they upset
the applicant and trounced Ada
which makes it three years in row
=. and the second victory in two
starts-wonder if Coach Lowry is
carrying a rabbits foot-or what is
it he uses for potent good luck
| charm.
Times change-a generation ago
the feminine small fry aspired to
grow up and become movie stars
now they are in a hurry to get into
high school and be drum major
cite. The other day we encountered
a procession of baton twirling, high
stepping youngsters ranging from
about 6 to 10 strutting in an i'm
| promptu parade.
It's not likely that all of them can
rise to the exalted rank of a drum
majorette and head a marching band
but if the practice gives them ex-
ercise in the open air and improves
bad posture SO generally prevalent
in high school, it will have served a
useful purpose. With all the time
and effort spent on athletics and
physical education, it seems that
more might be done for better pos
ture and erect carriage.
| Mary Jennings and Janice Murray
contestants with Bluffton back
grounds, in the Miss America beauty
contest at Atlantic City, were seer
by many local residents this weeE
in newsreels now showing in area
theatres.
In addition, Miss Jennings, who
finished fourth, is shown on a news
picture release now in the Dillel
Insurance agency window. Miss
Murray, daughter of Supt. Of
School and Mrs. Aaron B. Murray
was born here, and Miss Jennings
is a former Bluffton High schoo
student
Bear steaks were in order this
week at the George Basinger hom,
near Columbus Grove, the result oi
a hunting and fishing trip to Can
ada from which he returned with /;
very nice, but very dead black bear
On the return trip Basinger carried
the bear on a boat hauled by a trail
er drawn by his car.
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When you go to list wall-to-wal
carpeting and television antenna
for insurance statistics you are du,
for some surprises in their classified
ton, unless you are better postet
than the writer of this column. I,
begin with, wall-to-wall carpeting i
not included with household furnish
ings, but is listed as a part of th
house. Contrariwise, a television O
FM antenna is not a part of tn,
house but must be included as house