The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-10-19
Settlement

Mr.. and Mrs. David Schumacher
and sons, Chauncey and Clair, visit
er relatives in Wayne county, Sun
day.
Mrs. P. J. Boehr visited in Berne,
Ind, Sunday and Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Memo Burkholder
and family visited in the Stanley
Bixel home Sunday.
Louis Dukes who has been wound
ed in overseas service some time ago,
has returned to this country recent
ly and was able to visit with his
home folks for a brief period this
week.
Corn shredding has started in this
locality this week.
A Putnam County Youth rally is
being held at St. John church Sun
day afternoon and evening.
Myron Hilty who is attending
Grace Bible Institute at Omaha, Ne
braska, returned here the last of
the week and with his family left
for Omaha Sunday.
Lewis Windle and Lantz Wynkoop
who submitted to operations at Lima
Memorial hospital last week are re-
ported to be getting along nicely.
Mrs. Dick Reilly and son Stanley
and Mrs. Donald Wagner of Nap
panee, Ind, visited in the Hiram
Geiger home over Sunday and Mon
day.
Members of the Living Links Sun
day school class taught by Haydn
Basinger presented program at
the Hancock County Home Sunday
afternoon.
Lysle Steiner and lady friend Miss
Blough, students at Ft. Wayne Bible
Institute were week end visitors in
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed j.
Steiner and family.
1t. G.g) Rex Bell, formerly an
instructor in the Pandora high
school and now stationed in Hawaii
is spending some time visiting here
among friends.
Mrs. Charles Grothaus of Find
lay was hostess to the local Women's
Christian Temperance Union at her
home. Mrs. Clarence Schneck was
assistant hostess. Special music was
furnished by Mrs. Iner Basinger,
Mrs. Harry Schumacher and Miss
Doris Leichty. Mrs Rudolph Piep-
grass, returned missionary from AT
rica, was the speaker. The occasion
was guest night.
Rev. and Mrs. Rudolph Piepgrass,
missionaries on furlough from AT
rica where Miss Irma Schneck has
been stationed, are visiting in the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. John Schneck.
Mrs. Schneck is to accompany them
to the home of Rev. and Mrs. Au-
brey Henderson and family at Belle
vile, Michigan.
The annual rehearsals for the
rendition of the Messiah have re-
Gently started and many of the sing
ers of the community and neighbor-
ing localities are responding in a
fine manner. ia
Pvt. Howard n. Diller who was
sent to Camp Atterbury, Ind, when
he was inducted into service three
weeks ago was moved to Camp Fam
min, Texas. He is going to school
for six weeks for specialized driving.
Pvt. Hiram Bucher who was home
on furlough from Texas left We'd
nesday for a camp in Arkansas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Enos F. Bauman of
Rawson, we'll known in this COM
munity were honored on their 45th
wedding anniversary on Sunday,
Oct. 8, when their immediate rela-
tives gathered at their home for q
picnic dinner.
A Cleveland colored quintet OPP
ened three weeks revival service
Tuesday evening at the st. Pauls
Evangelical church in Findlay. The
group will broadcast over WIN
each Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day at 11:15 a. m., F. II. Lacey,
leader of the quintet announced.
The Living Links of the Ebenezer
church will hold their monthly meet
ing with Mrs. Otis Burkholder near
Columbus Grove, this Thursday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Schumacher
and daughters visited with friends
at Columbus on Sunday.