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mitted to the local United Fund
and a fall campaign goal of ST.
392 was set.
A highly successful bathing
beauty contest was conducted as
part of the annual Business Mems
association picnic, with the strik-
ing brunette Raeleen Bucher
named as Bluffton's first Miss
Buckeye"
A great-grandfather, John
Watkins, won a pony in one of
the giveaways conducted during
Bluffton's semi-annual Dollar
Days.
Village officials announced a
zoning ordinance was being
drawn up and members of the
village Planning Commission and
the Richland township trustees
met with the county Planning
Commission.
SEPTEMBER
The Public Utilities Commits
sion of Ohio climaxed a long bat
tie by granting Is per cent rate
increase to the Northwestern
Ohio Telephone Service company.
The company had been seeking
the request for Il months, but
had been fought every step of
the way by subscribers in all Il
exchanges.
Allen county commissioners
agreed to split costs of repairing
the weekend Cherry street
bridge with the badly impover-
ished village council.
A 21-member Cicizens Com
mittee, under the direction of
Mrs. Jean Triplett, began a study
of the strengths and weaknesses
of the local school system.
Bluffton college enrolment
jumped IA per cent to a new
record of 354 fulltime students.
Arden Baker was named cam
paign chairman of the local Unit
ed Fund drive.
Mrs. Stella Lauriat, first wo-
man to serve on Bluffton village
council, resigned her post after
her husband accepted a post in
West Virginia.
OCTOBER
Voter registration in Bluffton
climbed to 1852.
Jane Alspach was crowned as
Miss Flame as the high spot of
the Junior Chamber of Com
merce-sponsored Fire Prevention
Week.
Armin Hauenstein, veteran
church, civic and fraternal lead
er, died suddenly in his home.
Bluffton colleges new Ropp
hall dormitory addition was of
ficially unveiled in an open house.
The Bluffton plant of the Ex-
Cello corporation was closed by
a strike.
DR.. Jacob S. Schultz, dean
emeritus of Bluffton college, and
his wife, were killed in a COLI
sion in Indiana.
Robert Simcox was named a
member of the local board of ed
ucation, succeeding the late Har-
vey Burkholder.
The United Fund went far over
the top, climbing over the $8,-
600 mark.
The Bluffton Beavers flat
tened Findlay 42-3O to clinch
their third straight Mid-Ohio
championship.
NOVEMBER
Bluffton voters approved a
school tax levy but rejected the
village request for a rate in
crease.
Bluffton college unveiled a
$3.50, 900 expansion plan.
Southgate Lanes, after several
disheartening delays, was finally
opened.
Bluffton high school came from
flat on their backs to tie for the
Northwest conference champion
ship. They beat Columbus Grove
14-6 to knock the Bulldogs from
the race, then smashed Forest
$50 to tie Elida for the crown.
The Rev. Leonard Shepler was
named pastor of the Evangelical
Mennonite church, succeeding
the Rev. c. A. Classen. The Rev.
William Won Brauchitsch was
named pastor of the two charg-
es of the United Church of Christ,
succeeding the Rev. v. c. OPP
permann.
Maurice Fett was elected pres
ident of the Bluffton Business
Mems association.
DECEMBER
A series of meetings between
the Bluffton Business Mems as
sociation and company and union