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The Sidney herald., 1956-04-12

before retirement, you were en-
gagged in a trade or business in
which both capital and services
were an income producing factor,
80 per cent of the net profit is
considered as earned income. A
widow or widower whose spouse
received earned income shall be
considered to have received earn
ed income.
For the purpose Of computing
the retirement income, retired in
dividuals are divided into two
groups as follows:
/. Those who have not attained
the age of IS before the end of
the taxable year. Retirement in
come in this group consists only
of pensions and annuities under
public retirement systems, includ-
ing pensions, ~annuities, and re-
tirement pay from the Armed
Forces.
2. Those who are SIS years OF
The Sidney herald., 1956-04-12
Federal Tax
Retirement
Income Credit

The 1854 Internal Revenue Code
provides for a reduction in your
income tax in the form of a cred
it for retirement income which is
computed on Schedule K, page 4
of Form 1040 for 1855. Its pur-
pose is 10 provide a limited ex-
emption, by means of a tax cred
it, to all retirement income in
order to conform the tax treat
ment of all retired individuals
with those who receive tax-free
retirement income payments from
social security, railroad retirement
and certain other sources. The
maximum credit for an individual
taxpayer is 20% of $1,000, or
$240, and if both husband and
wife meet all necessary require
ments, the credit can be as much
as $3.50.
The retirement income credit
is primarily available to taxpay-
erS who are IS years of age or
older at the end of the taxable
year. The credit for taxpayers
under IS is available only to
those who receive retirement pay
from a public retirement system,
including pensions, annuities, and
retirement pay from the Armed
Services. The credit is not avail
able to nonresident aliens nor
10 taxpayers filing on Form
1040A. In other words, if you
are entitled to a retirement in
come credit, you should not use
Form 1040A which is the return
requesting the District Director to
compute your tax.
You can qualify for retirement
income credit, according to Thorn
as NJ. Robinson, district director
of Internal Revenue for the State
of Montana, if you received earn
ed income in excess of 5000 per
year in each of any 10 previous
years of your life. Earned income
means, generally, compensation
received for personal services. If,
The Sidney herald., 1956-04-12
James A. Thomas
Lambert, Gets AT
Res. Promotion

Cadet James A. Thomas of
Lambert, Mont. was recently
promoted to the grade of A-3c in
the Air Force Reserve Officers
Training Corps ait the College of
st. Thomas, st. Paul, Minnesota.
Cadet Thomas who is among the
600 students enrolled in the pro-
gram received the promotion thru
competitive examination and his
display of initiative and leader
ship skills.
Successful completion of the
four year AROTC program leads
TO a commission as a second lieu
tenant in the United States Air
Force.
Cadet Thomas is a freshman
and is majoring in electrical en-
cheering. He is the SOL of MIR.
and Mrs. j. j. Thomas.
The Sidney herald., 1956-04-12

come and earned income In excess
of 5000. However, the 1900 Is not
reduced by amounts representing
a return of capital, workmen's
compensation, nontaxable amounts
received for injury or sickness or
tax free payments received un-
der an employers accident and
health plan. If you are rs years
of age or older at the end of the
taxable year reduce the $1,000 by
all of the items listed above ex-
cept earned income in excess of
5000.
If your retirement income is
The Sidney herald., 1956-04-12

sick list Tuesday.
Jeanne and Floyd Candee
spent Tuesday evening with Karen
and Tommie Ruffatto.
Alvin Fisher called at the Cor
nelia home Wednesday morning
Melvin Rauschendorfer hauled
wheat DO Culbertson for Mrs,
Myrtle Edeburn.
Junior Foss called at the Arm
strong t~eacherage Wednesday eve
ming.
The Sidney herald., 1956-04-12

less than $1,000, use $1,000 and
make the above computation and
then compare the result with your
actual retirement income. Your
retirement income credit is 20%
of the lesser of these amounts.
There are some limitations on
the amount of retirement income
credit to be allowed. In other
words. the retirement income
credit is not allowable in an
amount greater than the tax.
The Sidney herald., 1956-04-12
By Mrs. Priny Schlenz

Edgar Fisher and Leslie Can
dee called at the Priny Schlenz
home Easter Sunday. morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pete j. Ruffatto,
Karen, Steven and Peggy enjoyed
Easter dinner at the Adolph
Strand home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Priny Schlen2
and LeVon shopped in Sidney
Friday getting tractor repairs,
and Mrs. Harry Hagen and Judy
accompanied them home.
Fire destroyed the home OF
Everett Sullens early Friday eve
ming. Some of the furniture was
saved. A faulty chimney caused
the fire.
Mr.. and Mrs. Quinto Ruffatto
and sons and MI. and Mrs. Priny
Schlenz were Saturday evening
callers at the John Ruffatto home.
Harold and Eddie Carda and
LeVon Schlenz furnished the mu-
sic at the dance in the Mineral
Bench hall Saturday night.
Leslie Candee was elected
school trustee for a three year
term.
Mrs. Junior Foss and o Jer-
ry Dean spent the weekend at
the Laura FoSS home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Cor
nelia and Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth
Klasna, Edmund and Linda and
MIR. and Mrs. Priny Schlenz and
LeVon we're Sunday afternoon
and supper guests at the home
of Mrs. Bertha Cornelia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Klasna,
Virgil Cornelia and Mr.. and Mrs.
George Fisher attended the dance
at Mona Saturday night.
(Last Weeks Items)
Little Lloyd Keller is now on
the road 10 recovery after his
sick spell.
Pete and Johnny Ruffatto de-
horned a few head of cattle
Tuesday.
MIR. and Mrs. George Fisher,
Mr.. and Mrs. Priny Schlenz and
Levon and MI. and Mrs. Howard
Sheehan and Raymond Schmitz
were Sidney shoppers Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Keller
attended a charivari at the Har-
old Martin home in honor of
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Jacobs who
will live in Manitoba, Canada.
Bobbie and Billie Cornelia
rode their bikes down to the
George Fisher home, stayed for
supper and then the Fishers took
them home.
Mike Fisher has a Shetland
pony belonging to Quinto Ruff
fatto, which he will ride during
the summer so Joe and Paul Ruff
fatto can ride him next year.
Callers at the Mel RauSchen-
.orfers Wednesday yer Mary
and Mrs. Bertha Cornelia
and boys.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Fisher at
a fair board meeting and
banquet at Sidney Wednesday
evening.
Harry Hagen called at the Geo.
Fisher home Wednesday after
noon.
Mike, Dan and Jerry Fisher
at their grandparents
nome Wednesday night.
MI. and Mrs. Franklin Corr
1elia and Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth
.lasna and family called at the
Bertha Cornelia home.
MI. and Mrs. John Ruffatto
jook little Bisbee to the doctor
Thursday and found she has
asthma.
Mary Fisher went to the Steve
2uffatto home Thursday to help
nut up meat and George went to
and Fairview.
Pete J. Ruffatto and Edgar
were Sidney shoppers
Monday.
Harold Martin called at the
Edgar Keller home Monday aft
ernoon.
Mel Rauschendorfer went 10
Tuesday for $50 baby
Pete j. Ruuffatto went to Lam
,ert Tuesday afternoon.
A meeting was called at the
armstrong school last week when
he PTA was organized. Mrs. Lii
ian Candee was appointed presi-
emit, Melvin Rauschendorfer,
ice-president, and Mrs. Audrey
.uffatto, Secretary-treaSurer. The
ext meeting will be May 81.
Robbie COrnplia was on the
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This Week:

by John Gekas
AMERICA BY Where Our History Began
cERFHoARD: Big Jokes On Campus
Found: Cure For The Big Traffic Jam
10 MOVIES: Wasn't Meant To Be A Hero
II Signs Of The Season
"a Monsieur lie Dues Christmas Surprise
Is Boom In Broccoli
Fl Quiz EN-
q Do Not Open Before Christmas
Next Week.:
FW0n Bob Hope aside his bag 0gggs tribute hard
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miss his article Merry Christmas DOctOr weeks
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-16
This Week
MAO AIN
For a netter ArnerIca
SideIineS
" a q a 2 I n =

BARGAIN: THIS WEEK s cover
is really two pictures = for the
price Of one = double exposed
on the same film. Photographer
John GekaS right shot the
Monorail car empty in the
morning for exterior detail,
then at night with passengers
aboard and the interior prop
erly lighted. The car couldn't
be moved in the meantime, and
the people had to enter after
dark by ladder. Between shots
MIR. Gekas took a nap!
CONFESSIONS: Victor
Mature admits to Movie. Edi-
tor Louis Berg (see Page lO)
that he's not the brave, adven-
turouS sort he's made out to be.
He couldn't have confessed to
a more understanding person.
in Africa a few months ago"
Berg recalls, the lions roars
gave me the cold shakes so
bad they called me Ice Berg'!"
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-03-08
License Tag Sales Here Keeping Pace
With Record High Established Last Year

Sales of 1856 license plates in Bluff
ton for the first week was about equal
to the pace set last year when a
record high number of tags were
sold according to Jack Koontz, new
deputy registrar for the community.
Since license sales opened Thurs
day of last week, Koontz reported
that total of 558 auto, truck and
trailer tags had been sold. Last year
a total of 2,375 plates were sold, a
record high for Bluffton.
Of this figure Koontz said that
there have been PIP auto tags issued.
In addition, 125 trailer tags and so
truck licenses have been sold. The
annual yearly average of all plates
totals 1900.
Koontz, who took over the post of
deputy registrar from Dave Reich
enbach, reminded local residents that
No. / trailer licenses could be pur-
chased here through Saturday. After
that they must be purchased in Lima
or some other county seat. No. l
license tags include those trailers up
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-03-08
Area Farmers May
Secure Special
Operating Loans

Ezra Taft Benson, Secretary of
Agriculture, has authorized special
farm operating loans for eligible far
mers in Allen, Auglaize, Mercer and
Shelby counties, Carl w. Mckenzie,
County Supervisor for the Farmers
Home Administration, said today.
The action was taken under Public
Law 727, 83rd Congress, as amended.
The law provides for making special
loans for agricultural purposes where
there is a. need for agricultural credit
that cannot be met for a temporary
period from commercial banks, coop
erative lending agencies, the Farmers
Home Administration under its reg
ular programs, or through other
types of emergency loans.
Applications for the loans can be
made at the county office of the Far
mers Home Administration, Post Of
fee building, Wapakoneta, through
June 80, 1856.
The loan funds, not to exceed $15,-
600, may be used to meet normal OPP
Grating expenses, but not for repay
ment of existing debts. The applicant
must be primarily engaged in farm
ing and have suitable experience and
reasonable prospects for success in
the farming operations he plans to
carry on with the loan. Interest rate
is three percent.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-03-08

Miss Mary Nell Hess of Findlay,
called on Mrs. Lille Fett and Miss
Nellie Huber Saturday afternoon. Mr.,
and Mrs. John Huber of Lima, were
Sunday visitors.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roger Bell and fam
lily and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Conley
and daughter were Sunday dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Bell
and son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis Vandemark and
daughter visited Mrs. Pearl Huber
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Ed. Herr and mother, Mrs
Lille Manahan, and Mrs. Millard
Herr attended bridal shower Sun
day afternoon at the home of Mrs
Marden Basinger in honor of her
daughter, Mary Ann, bride elect OF
Mr.. Don Herr, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Ed. Herr.
The Women's Society of Christian
Service will meet at the home of Mrs
Lille Fett and Miss Nellie Huber this
Thursday evening.
Mrs. Mary Coulter who has beer
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Cleo Gar
au and husband, returned to her home
in GAINESVILLE last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winston Jennings ano
sons were Sunday dinner guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Jennings. In the
afternoon they attended the opening
of the Floral Shop of Mr.. and Mrs
Kenneth Watt at Lima.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. M. Gleason and sor
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Kindle and
daughter of Ada were Sunday eve.
ming dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Michael d. Gleason of Lima.
Mr. and Mrs. Cleo Garau called or
Mr.. and Mrs. Art Agin (Carolyr
Basinger) and new baby, Anita Di,
ane, Sunday afternoon.
Miss Sally Hilty is convalescinp
at home following tonsil surgery Mon.
day morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Hilty and fam
lily spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs
Earl Hilty and daughter Sally.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-03-08
ROckpOrt

Mr.. and Mrs. William Althaus
called on their daughter Janet in Bu-
cyrus Wednesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Allgire and
family called on Mr.. and Mrs. Weldon
Basinger Sunday afternoon.
Profit and Pleasure club will be
hostess when they entertain the Farm
Women's Improvement and Orange
township clubs in the Firesde Room
of the Presbyterian church Wednes-
day, March 21. Hostesses will be Mrs.
John Burkholder, Mrs. Harry May
berry, Mrs. Harold Marshall and
Mrs. Glen Huber.
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Mayberry
and son Allan were Saturday evening
supper guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Guy
Mayberry.
Mr., and Mrs. Jack Smith, daughter
Barbara and son Tommy of Wapako-
meta, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Russmisel
and Ralph Thomas of Lima, called
Sunday afternoon in the ]. A. Foley
home.
Mrs. Cora Jaeger will open her
home March Is at p. m. for the w.
S. c. S. of the Methodist church. De-
votions, Maude Cook; leader, Retha
Ewing; special feature, Mrs. Why
man.
Council Nod of the Allen County
Farm Bureau met at the w. +. Mar
shall home Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jay LaRue of Lima,
called Sunday afternoon in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. William Lentz.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Mayberry were
Sunday evening guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Foote and daughter
Laurel of Lima.
Mr.. and Mrs w. f. Marshall en-
tertained at dinner Sunday Mrs. f
B. Maynard, Mrs. l.. ID. Saum, Mr.
and Mrs. Gale Early, Mrs. b. Heff.
ner of Lima; Mr. and Mrs. Harrison
Bassett, Mrs. Howard Bassett, sons
Kenneth and Thomas, Mr.. and Mrs
+. b. Conaway, Bath township; Mr.
T.. L. Michael of Cairo; and Davic
Barnett in celebration of the birth.
day of Mrs. Maynard, Mrs. Saum
| Mrs. Bassett and Mrs. Marshall. Mrs
Maynard remained to visit the Mar
shalls.
Mr.. and Mrs, Ephriam Rupp anc
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Oyer of Arch.
bold. called Sunday afternoon on Mr.
and Mrs. William Althaus.
Mrs. Carrie Early and Mr.. ant
Mrs. Otto Williams of Tontogany
and Patricia Stiles Of Wapakoneta
Were Saturday supper guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Wilbur Lentz.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-03-08
METERS UNPOPULAR
Continued from page u

of the lots are used very much.
He said that there had been few
official complaints to council regard
ing parking, recalling only one in the
past two years.
Asked whether meters would profit
the municipality, he said that some
towns of the same size were reporting
revenue of from $1,000 to $1,000 per
month from the meters.
The discussion brought out the fact
that 25 fines of 81 had been levied
against parking violators in 1866.
There have been four thus far this
year.
Stanley Basinger, funeral director,
said that he had found little parking
difficulties in his own neighborhood,
and that the public generally observed
no parking signs around the churches
when a funeral service was taking
place. Mr.. Basinger said he did not
believe additional parking restrictions
are needed.
eve should do everything possible
to make farm people feel at home
when they drive to town." he said.
After general discussion by the
larger than average attendance Mayor
Riser suggested that the parking
congestion could be entirely elimin-
ated if businessmen and their en-
ployes would use the municipal \park-
ing lot. He further suggested that
every available spot for off street
parking should be used by the bus
inessmen in order to free the streets
for customer parking.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-03-08
Sheep Field Day
Scheduled Friday

A sheep field day with demon
strations and recommendation of
good management practices has been
scheduled Friday by the Allen County
Sheep Improvement Committee accor-
ding to Calvin Leimbach, Allen county
Agricultural Agent.
Ralph Grimshaw, Ohio State un-
iversity extension sheep specialist,
will conduct the morning and after
noon sessions. The 10 a. m. session
is scheduled to be held on the E. w.
Liable farm, Route 2, Spencerville.
The committee urges vo-ag students
and All members and their parents
and adult sheep growers to attend
one or both of these meetings.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-03-08

If every person had hobby to keep
his mind off himself, the world would
require only half its doctors, or the
doctors would have to work only half
as hard and could then devote the
time saved to their own hobbies, DIR.
Boyd w. Travis told the Bluffton
Lions club Tuesday evening.
The Bluffton physician and surgeon,
who is widely known as model rail-
roader, declared that the best way to
stay young is to seek mental and ply
sical relaxation in some type of out
side interest.
These extra-curricular interests, he
said, serve to put one at ease emo
tionally, mentally and physically,
through the tension of everyday liv-
ing and provide necessary interests
after retirement age.
Time and money are not problems
in pursuing hobby, DR.. Travis en-
phasized 1t need not be expensive, but
even if your interest is expensive, it
may easily be paid for with cigarette
money you do not spend or by giving
up some other luxury.
AS to time, it is available to the
busiest persons, if they make each
minute count. The Lions were advised
that hobby time can be squeezed from
moments that might otherwise be
spent loafing about the house. Even
10 minutes at lunch time, or half an
hour before bedtime can be turned in
to use on the hobby interest.
On the matter of time, however,
Lions were warned that the wife and
family must also be considered. Often,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-03-08
Jr. Garden Club
Meets Friday At 4
In HIS VO-Ag Room

Enrolment meeting o. the Bluffton
All Junior Garden Club will be held
in the Vo-Ag room of the high school
at p. m. Friday. 1t is open to all
boys and girls between the ages of
10 and 20.
Purposes and benefits of the pro-
gram will be outlined at the meeting.
Election of officers and the club
name will be decided at that time.
One or both parents of interested
boys and girls are invited to attend
the meeting.
The Jr. Garden Club is being spon-
sored by the Bl.uffton Mems Garden
Club.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-03-08

to 1,049 pounds.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-03-08
25% OF BIuft0n
Electric Meters
Found Obsolete

Approximately 25 percent of the
electric meters in Bluffton homes
were replaced because of obsoles-
cense during last week when the
mobile testing laboratory of the Ohio
Power Company was in town for a
routine check-up.
j. c. Thomas, meter superintend-
ent for the western division, said
that the house-to-house tests are
made every eight years by the COM
pany laboratory as a phase of pre-
ventive maintenance. Few meters
operate inaccurately, but they do
become obsolete and unable to handle
the increased loads demanded of
them by the addition of more and
more appliances.
The replacement percentage IN the
Bluffton tests was unusually high,
he explained, because this is tie first
time a check had been made. Some
of the meters were of ancient vint-
age.
The mobile lab which was in Bluff
ton was manned by three outside
men who removed and replaced met
ers, and two testers in the truck.
Often minor repairs are made to
the meters also. r. G. Turner is
foreman of the tester crew.
The crew came to Bluffton follow
ing tests in Findlay. Last Thursday
and Friday they were in Beaverdam,
and this week are working in
SpencervilIe. pusiness service meters
will be Checked here every eight
months.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-03-08
Eight Local Students
On Be Exempt List

Eight Bluffton residents, students
at Bluffton college, have been named
to the second semester exempt list
announced last week by DR.. Richard
Weaver, registrar. A B average or
better grade is required to be excused
from compulsory class attendance by
vote of the faculty.
The Bluffton students named to the
exempt list are Karl Klassen, Ed
mund Leech, Reldon Schirch, Emma
Schmutz, Geneva Shelter, Joe Smuck-
er, Evelyn Steiner and Herman
Waldo.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-03-08

HERE'S CASUAL LIVING at its comfortable best
appealing open fire !. American as the Fourth
OF July The simple lines of the Lancaster County coec-
ton were inspired by early Pennsylvania Dutch master
pieces This sturdy maple furniture an example of the
finest solid wood construction pegged dovetaled and
hand joined then rubbed TO SOFT golden finish There
are many appropriate Lancaster County living room up-
holstered pieces which can be specalordeed Come in
and see this, wonderful furniture today
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-03-08
CIR Student Hancock
Co. Ag Test Winner

Thomas Hartman, Cory-Raw-
son high school student, received
the highest score of Is Hancock
county students in the recent ag-
ricultural competitive test. Three
other CIR students ranked in the
first 10.
Hartman had score of 124
points of a possible $50. James
Nonnamaker had 121 points;
James Warren, 119, and Robert
James, ITO.
Top grade in Ohio was 139
points.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-03-08
Hobby Interests Keep The Doctor AlUdy
Local Physician Bares Trade Secret

they were told, the hobby can be mu-
tually interesting to husband and
wife.
Following the talk at the Walnut
Grill. members of the club visited DR..
Travis model railroad set-up at his
home. Although only the yards are in
operation, more than 500 feet of track
are now in use in the Travis base
ment. When completed, another 1000
or more feet of track will be put into
service.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-03-08
Local Students Named
To Deans List at BIG

David Gerber, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Gerber, Route 2, Blutfton,
and Dorothy Stratton, daughter of
Mrs. Helen Stratton, E. jefferson
street, were named to the Deans List
recently announced for the fall
semester at Bowling Green State
university.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-03-08
Lafayette Soldier
Leaves For Germany

Pvt. James C. Bierly, Lafayette, is
scheduled to leave the U. S. for Ger
many late in March as part of Opera
tion Gyroscope, the Army's unit
rotation plan.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-03-08
Miss Ada Lapp Speaks
At Chicago Meeting

Miss Ada Lapp, elementary edu-
cation professor at Bluffton college,
spoke at the Chicago Bluffton college
Alumni meeting on Saturday,
March 3.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-02-05
So Abe Lincoln Had Two Hats?
'CIoim Check Turns Up for One

can cast a ray of light across
my dreary and blighted pathway
the recollection of your Christian
Kindness, extended to myself
and Family in our heavy be-
reavements will ever be most
gratefully cherished.
With love to Mrs. Gurley,
remain
Your heartbroken friend.
Mary T. Lincoln.
DR.. Gurley wrote a paragraph
of the Emancipation Proclama-
ton and preached Lincoln's fu-
neral grafton.
The present rector of st.
Johns Episcopal Church in Bala-
ICynwed, Pa, found the letter
after the trial about So years
Iago, too late to substantiate the
Ifamily's claim to the disputed
hat. He has been considering
giving the letter to the Smith
|sonian Institution. SO that letter
and hat can be reunited.
The Gurleys got separated
from their hat, which was
brought around to the rectory by
iLincoln's valet, Tom Cross, when
DR.. Gurley's son Melville lent it
to the Patent Office for a Lin
coin Exhibit. A card, indicating
that it was a loan got detached
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