The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-06-18

by the Trio in this community have
been very we'll received and the
gospel message is given in an eff
fective manner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Schneck
and family were in Berne, Ind., on
Sunday to attend the funeral of
Mrs. Judith Lehman, an aunt of
Mrs. Schneck.
William Hickman has been as
sisting with farm work for Vernon
Suter.
Olin, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Suter, of Toledo, is again spending
the summer at the home of his
grandmother, Mrs. Sam Rickly and
son Alva. The lad has for num-
Der of years left the city where the
family resides Immediately after
school has closed and does not re-
turn until school days are here
again.
Mrs. Edward Schultz was hostess
to the local Women's Christian
Temperance Union on Tuesday even
ing.
Many of this vicinity are looking
forward with much anticipation to
the return of DR.. Dan Gilbert who
will speak at the st. John church on
Friday, Saturday and Sunday even
ings. On Sunday morning he is to
speak at the Ebenezer church.
Adam Welty of Lima called upon
number of his relatives and friends
on Tuesday in the neighborhood
where he spent his boyhood days.
Mr.. Welty continues to be active in
his work as in previous years, even
though he is almost 80 years of age.
Haymaking is making slow prog
ress at present due to frequent rains
and cool weather.
Ernest Boehr is assisting ]. E.
Steiner with painting, and Charles,
his brother, has recently taken up
similar work with Alfred Brauen.
The Mennonite churches of this
locality are planning to present a
musical program on Sunday, July 5.
Harold Boaz graduated with high
honors at Ohio State University in
Columbus on Monday. He received
his degree in chemistry. He is
member of the Phi Beta Kappa fra
ternity, honorary scholastic body and
also of the Sigma Xi honorary
scientific society. Mr.. Boaz has also
been appointed a graduate assistant
in chemistry at the University of
California at Berkeley.
David, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram
Schultz spent several days with his
folks at home recently. He again
returned to Columbus where he is
a student at the Ohio State Uni
versity.
Dick Reilly of Detroit, is spending
few days in the Hiram Geiger
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dale Moore of De-
troit, Mich, are the happy parents
of a baby girl born to them recently
Mrs. Moore will be remembered as
Jeanne, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Leonard Zimmerly.
Mrs. p. J. Boehr spent the greater
part of last week with relatives at
Berne, Ind.
Lois Geiger submitted to a ton
sillectomy at the Community hos
pital on Wednesday morning.
Miss Ida Winkler is doing house
work for Mr.. and Mrs. Andy Bal
mer since last week. Mrs. Balmer
has been i'll the past week.
Miss Wilma Augsburger is work
ing in the office of the Page Dairy
at Bluffton. Miss Augsburger is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Memo
Augsburger, north of Bluffton.
Lois, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Burkholder who underwent
an appendix operation several weeks
ago at a Toledo hospital was re-
moved to her home where she is
convalescing.
Joel Amstutz of near Columbus
Grove, who has been in failing
health for several months, was quite
i'll the latter part of last week, but
is now somewhat improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. S. Steiner at
tended the wedding of Mr.. Steiner's
cousin, Miss Saloma Schnegg of
Berne, Ind, and Rev. Ernest Kunhle
of Detroit, Tuesday evening at 500
a. m. at Berne.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Sever of Bluff
ton are the parents of an eight
pound baby girl born last Friday
at the Community hospital at Bluff
ton.