The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-07-27
Settlement

action in France and is now in
military hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. liner Basinger of
Pandora are conducting the Sings
piration, which will be held at the
First Baptist church at Ada ON Sun
day.
Mrs. Paul Sommers, who was re-
moved from the Bluffton hospital to
her home last week, again entered
the hospital on Wednesday.
Mrs. Isaac Neuenschwander and
infant John Daniel, were taken to
their home on Monday from the
Community hospital at Bluffton.
Mrs. Katie Lory, who spent the
past several months with her nieces
and nephews at the Ben Basinger
farm has recently returned to her
home in Bluffton.
Mrs. Edwin Gerber and son of
Kidron, visited the past week with
her father, Gid Bucher and Mr.. and
Mrs. Leland Basinger and daughters.
On July Z, a son David Lynn, to
Rev. and Mrs. Leroy Thompson of
| Coffeeville, Kansas. Mr.. Thompson,
who was a former settlement young
man, was also a member of the
America -Back-to-God quartet of Rev.
Zoller's radio hour. Rev. Thompson
is a brother of Joseph Thompson
west of Bluffton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Bixel have
moved into Levi Mellinger's property
at Bluffton and the Bogaert family
I, of Detroit, moved to the Bixel fafm.
Herbert, son of Mr.. and Mrs. All
dine Amstutz, south of Pandora who
is in service overseas, has been pro-
NOTED to Sergeant, according to a
message received recently. He is
stationed somewhere in England.
Myra Basinger and girl friend OF
4 Columbus, Carts Basinger Of Findlay
and Betty Basinger Of Bluffton spent
the week end with their parents Mr.
and Mrs. Alvan Basinger and family
Weekend visitors in the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Aldine Diller We're
their daughter Elvira Diller of Ft
Wayne, Mrs. Albert Studler and Mrs
Lewis Elliott of Ft. Wayne. Sunday
dinner guests were Mr.. and Mrs
Oscar Lora of Bluffton.
A daughter was born to Rev. and
Mrs. Stanley Rupp of Bluffton, on
Tuesday morning at the Bluffton
hospital
Wanda Lehman, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Peter Lehman, who was
stricken with spinal meningitis and
has been confined to her home for
many weeks has sufficiently recover
ed from the disease to be able to
walk and be around as usual. The
quarantine has been lifted from the
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Memo Augsburger
and son Otis left Sunday morning to
spend a few days at Winona Lake,
Ind, and also they will visit at the
home of their son in law and daugh-
ter, Rev. and Mrs. Landolin Amstutz
in Chicago. While there Otis sub
mitted to a nasal operation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Suter and
family spent Sunday with their son,
Wilmer who is stationed at Great
Lakes, Naval Training Station,
Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Steiner and
family, Mrs. P. C. Steiner and
daughters Selma, Lillian and Stella
and son Haydn visited in the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Myron Steiner and
family at Sterling, Ohio.
Leland and James, sons of Mr.. and
Mrs. Raymond Miller of Smithville
returned home with them after
spending a week in the home of
their grandfather, Noah Bixel and
daughter Ruth.
An unusual drought has prevailed
in this section of the country and
unless rain soon comes the corn crop
| will fall far short of normal years
Young meadows and pasture fields
have suffered a great deal.
The Ladies Aid Society of the St
John church held an all day sewing
Wednesday at the church.
The members of the st. Johr
church council and their families
enjoyed a pot luck supper at the
Pandora Shelter House, Tuesday
evening.
The funeral of David Wehrly life
long resident of this community was
held at the St. John church, Sun.
day afternoon. Rev. Albert Hagel
of Groveland, Illinois, nephew OF
Mr.. Wehrly was in charge of tht
service.
An overhead grain bin containing
about 700 bushels of oats in the barr
of Gideon Steiner gave way and the
whole contents dropped to the barr
floor. Hilda the youngest daughter
had been underneath it and nearby
shortly before the crash.
Mrs. c. N. Roethlisberger, and the
Misses Lydia and Ida Winkler were
Sunday dinner guests in the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Homer d. Reichen-
bach and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Schantz of