The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-04-20
Pandora

is chairman of that day.
Funeral services for John C.
Polling of Ada, brother of Mrs. w.
C. Cummings of Pandora, wife of
the local M. E. church pastor, was
held Monday afternoon at Ada with
interment in the Woodlawn cemetery.
A number from the local Nj. E.
church attended the last banquet
meeting until next fall of the
Putnam county M. E. church Broth
erhood at Ottawa NJ. E. church,
Monday night.
Missionary Rev. James E. Boren
of Bangkok, Thailand, spoke to
good sized audience at the Grace
Mennonite church Sunday evening.
He occupied the Presbyterian pulpit
at Columbus Grove Sunday morning
and Monday gave several talks in
Findlay and that community. Both
Rev. and Mrs. Boren We're in an
internment camp in Thailand for six
months as war prisoners and were
returned to America as prisoners of
war exchange.
T. Sgt. Racine Warren, of Camp
Cooke, CAL, who is visiting his wife
and son Charles, who are staying
with the Carey Niswander family,
Bluffton was honored Sunday at a
family dinner at the home of his
sister and husband, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lloyd Van Meter who live east of
Pandora. Those present besides Mr..
and Mrs. Racine Warren and son
were his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Warren of Bluffton, Mr. and Mrs.
Clyde Warren and sons, John, Rob-
ert, James and Richard of east of
Bluffton, Mr.. and Mrs. C. F. Mis-
wander, Dean Niswander, Mrs. Lydia
Ewing, Mrs. Dora Montgomery.
Amos Hilty of Pandora was named
to serve on the Putnam county petit
jury and John Reichenbach on the
SSCoHu pStit jury.
Rev. p. ]. Boehr, pastor of the
ST. John church, attended the con-
vention of the Association of Evan
gelicals at Columbus several days
the past week.
Mrs. Sarah Zimmerly Hilty, one
of the older residents of this COM
munity and wife of Henry Hilty,
passed away early Monday morning
from a paralytic stroke, which oc-
Cured Monday, April 10. The
funeral will be held at the Mission
airy church Wednesday afternoon
with Rev. H. L. Mitchell of that
church officiating. Interment will
be made in Pleasant Ridge cemetery
east of Pandora. Mr.. Hilty, husband
and one son, Melvin Hilty Sr. sur
vive the deceased.
The senior class of Pandora high
have chosen "Annie Laurie" to be
presented in the school auditorium,
April 21-22, at o'clock p. m. The
cast includes Janet Donaldson, Selma
Miller, Dorotha Grismore, Lois Geig-
er, Phyllis Grismore, Dorothy Huser,
Frances Habegger, Odula Basinger,
Charles Boehr, Charles Alkire, Hiram
Kohl, Jr., Donavin Diller, David
Diller, Howard Diler and Gordon
Lughibihl.
Rev. H. l.. Mitchell, pastor of the
Missionary church attended church
conferences at Chicago and Colum-
bus, the past week.
Seaman Arthur Eisenbach was
recently home on nine days fur
Tough from Great Lakes, Ill.
Mrs. Duff Payne will entertain the
Bi-Centennial Club, Saturday even
ing April %.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. M. Weber of
Lima have announced the engage
ment and approaching marriage in
June of their daughter Juanita Ruth
to Harry Schumacher, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Noah Schumacher of Pan
dora. Harry is department manager
of the Pandora Dry Goods and
Clothing store.
A number from here will attend
the Eastern Star inspection at Lima
Wednesday night.
Miss Marie Diller daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Diller of Pandora
was presented with other students
by the Bluffton College Department
of Music in a recital recently.
Rev. Randall Rice, of the Ottawa
Missionary church occupied the Pan
dora Missionary church pulpit Sun
day morning during the absence of
Rev. H. L. Mitchell.
Merchant Marine Robert Amstutz
of Ann Arbor, Mich, visited his
grandfather P. A. Amstutz and other
relatives here several days last week.
Samuel C. Steiner, who lived near
the st. John church east of Pandora
died Saturday morning. Mr.. Steiner
is survived by Misses Barbara and
Mary Steiner, sisters and one broth
er Elias, also a number of nieces
and nephews. Rev. Forrest Musser
will preach the funeral sermon,
Tuesday afternoon at the Grace
Mennonite church. Interment will be
made in Pleasant Ridge cemetery
east of Pandora.