The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-08-10

visiting their parents, Mr.. and Mrs
J. d. Plankenhorn east of Pandora
Miss Nettie Basinger, local bank
clerk, visited relatives at Ft. Wayne
Ind, the past week.
Mrs. Clyde Tousley entertained
the following one evening last week
Mrs. P. w. Krohn of Detroit, Mich.
Mrs. NJ. d. Headington, of West
Orange, N. j., Mrs. Julian Kempf
Mrs. Elmer BURY, Mrs. Francis
Kempf, Mrs. Milo Rice, Mrs. Stanley
Burkhart and Mrs. Edwin Cupp.
Harold Sutter was home from
Georgia on furlough. His parents
little sister, Miss Virginia Cratzier
of Leipsic, and Mrs. Melvin Long
and little son accompanied Harold
as far as Cincinnati, Sunday, on his
return journey. The same group of
people spent one day last week at
Cedar Point on Lake Erie.
The report came here that Capt.
Evan Tschudy, son of Mrs. Ortha
Bracy Tschudy, is reported missing
since on a bombardier trip over Ger
many. The report is a severe blow
to this community, and word is
coming of injuries sustained by
others from here.
DIR. and Mrs. N. S. Hilty ac-
companied their son, Mr.. and Mrs
Ray Hilty of Bluffton to Toledo
Sunday where they spent the day
with relatives.
Lyle Crow is home from Tampa
Fla, on furlough.
Mrs. Milo Rice and sons, Mrs. Lew
Grismore and Miss Dortha Grismore
spent the past week in Michigan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Hilty visited
their daughter Margaret at Oldfort
Tuesday and helped her to move in
to suite of rooms at Findlay
Wednesday. Miss Hilty will teach
Home Economics at Donnel high
school, Findlay. Her brother Irwin
Hilty and Jesse Sutter moved her
to Findlay Wednesday.
The John Gerber family took up
temporary quarters at Wharton a
few weeks ago, where they are over
seeing the canning factory, part of
which they own. Mr.. Gerber is an
experienced we'll driller of Pandora
Aaron Hilty and sons, Clair and
Paul, Francis Kempf and Raymond
Bucher are on a fishing trip IN
northern Michigan.
Miss Edith Burkhart, who Aas
been teaching in Lima, and working
at the tank plant, resigned hel
school to teach in the grades al
Findlay at an increased salary.
Miss Evelyn Hilty, teacher in our
local high school, and the daughter
of Mrs. Adam Hilty, will be married
to Mr.. Lyle Grow, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ferd Grow, who live east OF
Pandora, Tuesday, August s. Mr.
Crow is home from Tampa, Fla, OF
furlough. The couple will spend q
few days along Lake Erie.
Mrs. Edsel Diebert, who has beer
teaching in the elementary grades
at Pandora, resigned to continue
work in the Lima tank plant. Her
father Emmett Burkhart also works
at the same plant.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Sommer were
on a trip to the Smoky Mountains
last week.
Pandora vicinity was fortunate ir
having two heavy showers, Friday
afternoon averaging LOO inch anc
the one Saturday afternoon OIL
inch. A conservative estimate OF
the value of the rain, will mean one
quarter million more dollars to the
farmers of this community.
Lysle Burkholder, who was form
erly superintendent of the Delta
school, is still stationed in Alaska
doing Red Cross work. He has
gained in weight and is feeling
very good, in spite of the dampness
of the weather and the sunless days
1t is a very lonesome life the boys
live there and they experience many
homesick hours. Mrs. Burkholder
formerly Miriam Coats, of Pandora
and daughter Connie expect to re-
main at Las Vegas, New, unit
Mr.. Burkholder's return. Mrs
Burkholder works in a large war
plant and Connie is still in high
school. They vacationed recently In
California.
The motorized buck rake developed