The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-01-08

ton rules were adopted to inn
prove operation of the municipal
services.
The new Mara-Alva home &C.
onomics house at Bluffton col
lege was officially unveiled in a
series of open houses during the
last week end of the month. The
house was built by DR.. Edna
Ramseyer and donated to the
college for use as a practical lab
oratory in homemaking.
Patricia M arquart, Gloria
Smith and Sandra Amstutz were
named as the academic leaders
of the Beaverdam high school
graduating class.
MAY
The annual Trout Derby opened
to a large crowd at Buckeye
Quarry, with 160 rainbow trout
and pickerel bearing prize win
ming tags.
Klaus Gellert, Bluffton high
school senior, won a 81, 900 schol-
arship from the Ex-Cell-O cor
poration, despite having been in
the United States only slightly
more than a year.
Gloria Moser was named the
top ranking senior in the Bluffton
high school graduating class.
Others to graduate with honors
were Tim Diller, Ann Stauffer
and Robert Wells.
The newly remodeled Memo
mite church, with a complete Sun
day school addition, was dedi-
Gated.
Officials of the Citizens Nation
al Bank were honored for 81
years of community service af-
ter re-opening the remodeled
bank. C. z. Hardwick, Bluffton
native who is a member of the
Federal Reserve Board, was the
featured speaker at the banquet.
The 20-year-old Woodcock plant
of the Ohio Power company was
closed.
Bluffton college swept to
their eighth consecutive Mid
Ohio league track championship.
New uniforms, costing $3,4O0,
were ordered as a result of years
of Embarrassing efforts by the
Bluffton Band Boosters.
JUNE
Businessmen from a four-coun-
ty area viewed plans for the
four-county express airport cen
tered on Bluffton. Area in
dustrialists were interested in
the displays prepared by the air.
port committee of the Business
Mems association.
Harold Balmer was elected
president of the Bluffton-Richland
township United Fund.
The Junior Chamber of Com
merce organized their drive to
raise funds to pay the overdue
bill for the bathhouse foundation
at the municipal swimming pool.
Richland township trustees an
nounced they were studying plans
for zoning.
The annual July a rodeo proved
an overwhelming success, reach
ing new attendance heights. The
Freedom Frolic parade preced-
ing the rodeo also attracted a
record number of entries.
M. M. Murray, last of the
famed Murray quadruplets, died
at 80 after a long illness.
The Nickel Plate railroad an
nounced their plan to discontin-
ue passenger service on this
branch of the railroad, subject to
PUCO approval.
Village council and the Bluff
ton board of education both an
nounced plans to seek tax in
creases at the November cleo
ton.
Delayed by unseasonal rains,
the local wheat harvest reached
theS highest yield in years as ii
finally began pouring in to local
elevators. Final value of the har-
vest reached S400,0O0
Cancer and polio funds both re-
fused offers to join the local
United Fund campaign.
The Rev. v. c. Oppermann, an
outstanding minister and civic
leader in the community for Is
years, died at his home after a
lingering illness.
AUGUST
Railroad union officials sought
and obtained support from vii
lage council in their battle
against the Nickel Plate request
to abandon passenger service on
the Cleveland-St. Louis run.
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