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A walk down Main Street 44 springs ago

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 9, 2014 - 5:40pm

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Boy, did Bluffton think those street lights were fantastic - in 1970. Here's Bluffton's main throughfare in early evening 44 springs ago.

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Drumming back to 1969

Posted by Fred Steiner on September 8, 2014 - 3:28pm

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Bluffton High School's marching band has a tradition of having some great bass drummers. Here's one from the 1969 football marching season. Could that be Randy Richards keeping the crowd on its feet?

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Oberly story from 1945

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 28, 2014 - 3:41pm

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Here's another story from the March 1945 Triplett company newsletter. It involves Millard Oberly and his three sons, Richard, Kenneth and Robert. The three sons were Triplett employees prior to entering the service.

For an extended version of the story open the attachment at the bottom of this story.

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Two of a kind in 1945

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 19, 2014 - 11:25am

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Let's make it two of a kind - That's the headline in this photo from the Triplett company newsletter in November 1945. The photo includes twins from Ottawa, Margaret Mitchel and Mrs. Marie Knepper. The two Triplett employees hold the plaque recognizing the Bluffton-based company as winner of the eighth Allen County Safety Campaign.

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They weren't Pirates - but they were from Bluffton

Posted by Fred Steiner on August 12, 2014 - 11:40am

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Here's a team that could whip you - using their rules or perhaps your rules. It's a 1944 Triplett Corp. women's basketball team. This squad won its eighth consecutive win when this photo was taken. 

Click on the image for the identification of players. They are familiar names: including Basinger, Howe, Schmidt, Kohler and Montgomery.

At the bottom of this story is an attachment that tells more details about the team.

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1944 Triplett employees with perfect on the job attendance

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 31, 2014 - 4:39pm

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From the November 1944 Triplett newsletter - Here are photos of employees who were on the job every day since Jan. 1, of that year.

Upper left: Kathryn Frehse, Leanna Niswander, Helen Foltz, Loa Jean Vance.

Upper right: J.O. Blome, Floyd Hardwick, Willis Cummins, Garland Basinger.

Lower right: Mabel Minck, Gaynell Basinger, Nellie Decker, Grace Carnahan, Glen Noe, Cloyce Bame, C.W. Elliot.

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