The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-02-03


Dwain Salisbury of Jenera visited
his sister, Mrs. Russell Amstutz and
family, Sunday.
Mrs. Zella Hixon is visiting at the
home of her son, Raymond Hixon
and family in Hillsboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mel Long and dau-
ghters were Sunday dinner guests
in the Sam Lugibihl home.
Miss Helen Rediger of Ft. Wayne,
formerly of North Hollywood, Calf,
spent Saturday night with Miss
Elaine Deppler.
Ralph Short in naval training at
Chicago spent the week end with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Short
of South Main street.
Mrs. M. NJ. Kibler has returned
from Lorain where she spent the
past month visiting her daughter
Mrs. E. w. Bash and family.
Persons having on hand expired
brown ration stamps for meats are
asked to leave them at either meat
market for use by the Lima canteer
srvice.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cal Stettler of this
place and Mrs. Emma Stull of La
fayette, Ind, visited Sunday at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. J. C. Hochstett.
Ter in Findlay.
Miss Bernice Althaus, instructor in
the high school at Doylestown, spent
the past weekend with her mother
Mrs. Elizabeth Althaus of North
Jackson street.
Mrs. Donald Wenger and little sor
have left for Princeton, N. j., where
they have joined Mr.. Wenger who is
student in the naval air school al
Princeton university.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Stevens, sor
Dale and daughter Joyce of Ada, Wis
tied Wednesday with Mrs. Rober
Deerhake and son and Mrs. Bertha
Matter and ROLAND Matter.
Misses Elaine Deppler, Vera Burk
holder, Helen Rediger, Madeline Nc
Cune and Weldon Deppler ATTENDED
singspiration at Central Church 0.
Christ at Findlay, Sunday night.
Mrs. E. G. Steiner and daughtel
Carolyn, Mrs. Andrew Hochstettler
Bernice Zimmerman and Esther
Reichenbach of Beaverdam spent Sun
| day with Rev. and Mrs. Stanley Rupp
Mr.. and Mrs, Odeu Alspach ant
family of Dayton spent the week enc
at the home of his father, o. 0
Alspach and Mr.. and Mrs. Dar
Alspach and family on North Jack
son street.
Mrs. Melvin Long, Jr., and sor
Gary Kent and Mr.. and Mrs
Leonard 3Sutter and Barbara Rose
Sutter were Sunday evening dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Mel Lone
and daughters.
Mrs. Herbert F. White of Columbus
and formerly of Denmark was Tues
day dinner guest in the C. F. Niswan
der home. She is state institute
speaker and has been speaking in
nearby communities.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Clark and two
children have returned from ter
days trip to Iowa where they visited
his parents, residing near Ottumwa
Enroute they also spent several days
with relatives in Indiana and Illinois
Richard Davies of Lima, formerly
of Bluffton, will leave next Tuesday
with Putnam county draft contin
gent for army service. Mrs. Davies
the former Vernice McElroy and little
son Morgan will make their home
here with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Frank McElroy of South Main street
|. Those from Bluffton attending the
twenty-fifth annual Ohio pastors CON
vention in Columbus this week are
Rev. j. N. Smucker of the First Men
MONTE church, Rev. J. A. Weed of tn.
Methodist church, Rev. Ernest Big
low of*the Presbyterian church ant
Rev. v. C. Opperman of the Reformes
church and also Mrs. Opperman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Harris enter
tained;- Sunday: Miss Helen Redige
of North Hollywood, Calf; Mrs. L
E. Snmney of Ft. Wayne and E. M
Hostettler Of this place. Afternoon
and evening guests were N. w. Hoch
stettler and daughter Miss Loren
Hochstettler, Miss Marie Imbach an
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Hochstettle
and daughter Emily.
| Raymond Schumacher, student i
the army school at North Dakot
Agricultural college, Fargo, Mort
Dakota, is spending a furlough wit
his parents Mr.. and Mrs. Cyru
Schumacher of College road.
/ Diller ambulance removals: Ro
Carroll from Lima Memorial hospit,
to his home near Lima; Mrs. Jaco
Schnegg from Lima Memorial I
Bluffton hospital; Mrs. Chas. Alter
baugh from Lima Memorial hospit;
to her home in Beaverdam; Mr.
Elmer Anderson from her home
Orange township to Bluffto
hospital; Mrs. Irwin Vandemark an
infant daughter from Bluffto
hospital to their home in Ada; Mr.
j. w. Jackson from her home O