The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-10-26
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They say there isn't much to sec
in small town-but what you hear
makes up for it-and it's surprising
how much you can hear if you have
sharp ear for curbstone gossip
and small talk one of the que
ries which has been making the
rounds since last week centers
around the appointment of a new
uniformed patrolman tos operate the
new police car the council bought
to crack down on speeders-names
| are being mentioned, but SO far
there's nothing definite - however,
there should be something soon as
the car is expected within the next
ten days although his initials
are F. D. R., there's big Taft
poster in the front window of the
DR.. Rodabaugh residence on South
Main and Myron Motter has
samples of water from Little Riley
creek which he claims is polluted to
the detriment of his livestock !.
and talk of an overall superintend-
ent at the municipal light and
waterworks plant in event John
Swisher, i'll of a heart ailment in
Bluffton hospital should be unable
to resume his post-however, there's
been no resignation filed at the office
of the board of public affairs :.
a $1,000 trout derby at the Buckeye
quarry next spring is expected to
make a big splash about fishermen
of this section . a false alarm
was that the Nickel Plate was in
stalling flasher signal at the Col
lege avenue crossing the first of
the week-fact is, the maintenance
crew was only levelling up the ap-
proaches with blacktop mix and
finishing touches in arrangements
for crowning of Genevieve Burk-
holder, high school homecoming
queen at the Blufton- Wapak foot
ball game on Harmon field, Thurs
day night and Buttons Hal
loween party should be a big af-
fair next Tuesday night-the boys
are rounding up 100 gallons of cider
and 120 dozen donuts with compar-
able quantities of popcorn and cof-
fee-all of which is free and every
one welcome-besides there are "a
cash prizes for best costumes
and speaking of Halloween, with a
big community party there should
be fun a-plenty for all without re
sorting to rowdyism and destructive
horseplay which too often has mar
red the season-anyway word has
been passed out that there will be
special police on duty to take care
of such situations and would-be
celebrators are warned to take it
easy F. and so goes life in
small town.
When two old show troupers get
together there's bound to be lot
of reminiscing-and that's what
happened to Dan Alspach's on Jack
son street over the week end :.
Dropping in on them were Malcolm
Lippincott, magician, together with
his wife and pretty assistant.
The men become close friends %
years ago when both were connected
for two seasons with the Belle Bar
chus Players, a stock company-Lip-
pincott doing a magic act and Dan
booking shows as advance man for
a Michigan circuit.
Since that time they have kept in
touch with each other, although
their paths have been widely diver
gent-Lippincott continuing in mag
ic, has become one of the countrys
prominent performers. A story con-
cerning his career appeared in re-
cent issue of The Linking Ring, one
of the leading magical publications
with an international circulation.
Alspach after spending some
years in the show business returned
here and now operates the dry
cleaning establishment founded by
his father.
The Lippincotts attended Sunday
morning services at the Presbyterian
church where Dan is an elder and
left the first Of the week travelling
by car and trailer for Greenfield,