The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1942-03-26

Dayton were in Bluffton, Tuesday
visiting relatives and friends.
See me for custom blowing. Place
your order early. M. B. Johnson,
426 S. Main. Phone 390-R.
Mrs. Florence Kepner and Mr.. and
Mrs. Wilbur Sumney spent the week
end in Pomeroy visiting Rev. and
Mrs. John Elwood.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Everett and
family of Beaverdam visited Sunday
with Mrs. Adolph Badertscher and
Milton Badertscher.
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Eddy and
daughter Bonnie visited Sunday at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Cook of Pandora.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. F. Byers and son
of Goshen, Ind, spent Sunday with
his parents, Prof. and Mrs. N. E.
Byers of Kibler street.
Mrs. E. j. Hirschler is spending
several weeks in the east visiting at
the home of her son Alfred Hirsch-
Ter in Philadelphia and her daughter,
Celia Hirschler in Washington.
Pvt. James A. Griffith of Fort
Hayes, Columbus, spent a short fur
lought with his grand parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John A. Rogers, of South
Main street, Sunday.
Mr.. Farmer, you can still get
tractors on rubber if you act at once.
See our advertisement in this issue
of the News. C. F. Niswander,
Bluffton McCormick-Deering dealer.
Mrs. Bertha Lugibill of Ft. Wayne
spent the past week at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Noah Niswander and
other relatives. She will spend sew
eral days in Findlay with Mr.. and
Mrs. j. C. Hochstettler before re-
turning home.
Miss Betty Amstutz of the White
Cross hospital of Columbus and
Melvin Yoder of the CPS camp at
Dennison, Iowa, spent Tuesday and
Wednesday at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. A. Amstutz, west of town.
Regular meeting of the Royal
Neighbor lodge will be held in the
lodge hall, Friday night at 7:30.
Mrs. Ralph Patterson and Mrs. Guy
Corson will entertain. All members
urged to attend.
Among those from a distance at
tending funeral services for Samuel
Locher, Saturday, We're: Elmer Hilty
of st. Louis; VIM. Rodeheffer, st.
Marys; Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Locher
and Oliver Davidson, Cleveland; Mr..
and Mrs. Dwain Murray, Marietta.
Mrs. Paul Whitmer, of Grove
street, is spending the week with
her son, Mr.. and Mrs. Dana Whit
mer of Mechanicsburg. Mr.. Whit
mer is principal of the high school
at that place.
Diller ambulance removals: Mrs.
E. NJ. Bridges from the Bluffton
hospital to her home southwest of
Beaverdam; Mrs. Harold Young and
infant daughter from the Bluffton
hospital to the home of her sister
Mrs. Robert Ewing on Grove street.
Special communication, Bluffton
Masonic lodge Monday night. Work
in NJ M. degree will be exemplified
by team from Westinghouse plant
in Lima. A good attendance de-
sired. Stanley Basinger, w. NJ;
Ralph Stearns, Sec.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donivan Gratz have
moved from Souderton, Pa, to Har-
leysville, Pa, Mr.. Gratz is the sor
of Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Gratz OF
this place and Mrs. Gratz is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Otto
| Amstutz also of Bluffton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dwain Murray who
were here for funeral services o.
Samuel Locher, returned to theil
home in Marietta, Sunday. They
were accompanied by Mrs. Murray!
aunt, Mrs. Mary Diller of Cherr.
street who is spending several week!
at that place.
Mrs. Bertha Matter and Mr.. ant
Mrs. Robert Deerhake entertained a
dinner, Sunday evening. Mr.. ant
Mrs. Howard Nique and sons, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Armbrecht ant
daughter Nancy Ruth of Findlay
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Stevens ant
son of near Lafayette and Rollanc
Matter.
Remodeling of part of the Zann;
Staater building at the rear of thu
Peter Gratz dry goods store il
under way this week. Office quar-
ters with entrance on Church stree
are being fitted up and will be oc
cupied by A. D. Gratz who will NOV,
from the second floor of the towl
house next week.
The following Red Cross organiza
ton workers We're luncheon guests
at the local work room headquarter
at the home of Mrs. J. S. Steine
Tuesday: Mrs. E. B. Taylor, genera
chairman of supply work, Lima
Mrs. E. E. Krohn, supervision O
work room in Lima; Mrs. r. Nor
wood, Allen county publicity chair
man, Lima.