The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-04-13

at the Methodist church sunday
morning which was well attended.
Clifford Fruchey and family NOV
ed Tuesday, into the McComb prop
erty near the Begg's farm, recently
vacated by the John Bailey family
who moved to Lima.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Van Meter
and family of Jefferson were Sum
day night guests in the Donald Van
Meter home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert B. Marshall
left Friday for Muskogee, Okla,
where they spent Easter with their
son Pvt. Ralph Marshall and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Richardson
and two children and Mr.. Richard
sons mother of Rudolph, Mr.. and
Mrs. David Risser and daughters
Jane and Sue of Bluffton, Mr.. and
Mrs. Aaron Hilty and three children
of Pandora, Mr. Richard Cupp of
Columbus and Mr.. and Mrs. William
Cupp took dinner Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Cupp and daughter
Margery.
Farm Bureau Council No. will
meet Tuesday evening with Mr.. and
Mrs. Chris Gratz near Bluffton for
the April meeting and program.
| Pvt. and Mrs. Wayne Kidd arrived
here Friday evening for brief
furlough with relatives in this vicini-
| ty. Mrs. Kidd who has been with
her husband in Muskogee, Okla,
since their marriage in February,
plans to remain here with her
parents Mr.. and Mrs. William Steph-
| ems.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. c. Marshall and
son Robert and Miss Madeline Bixel
spent Easter Day with DIR. and Mrs.
Nj. R. Bixel and family in Bluffton.
| Mr.. d. C. Campbell has rented his
farm to Albert Heidlebaugh of near
Spencerville who is occupying the
tenant house on the farm Mrs.
HeidIebaugh is teaching Home
Economics in the Spencerville school
and plans to complete her work
there.
! Mrs. Leonard Green and son Tech.
| Sgt. Robert Green of Beaverdam and
Miss Ruth Erect of Lima were din
ner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. E. E..
Erect one evening last week. Sgt.
Green who has seen service in North
Africa, Sicily and Italy left Sunday
for Atlantic City for rest and re-
cuperation at government camp.
/ The Advance Club of Pandora
heard fine Easter program at their
meeting held in the home of Mrs. F.
c. Marshall, Saturday afternoon.
Devotions were given by Mrs. Dale
Stewart and Mrs. F. J. Kempf gave
an interesting paper on Customs and
Symbols of Easter. A program of
music was provided by Mrs. C. D.
Diller and daughter Irene, Mrs. F.
C. Marshall and son Robert and Mrs.
Elmer BURY. The guest list in
cluded Mrs. Sarah Davidson and Mrs.
c. H. Grothouse of Pandora and Miss
Edythe Cupp and Mrs. w. E. Mar
shall.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Van Meter
entertained with a dinner Friday
evening honoring her sister Miss
Maxine Cook of Washington, d. C.
and William Weick of Camp Mccoy,
Wis. Other guests included Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Cook and Miss Eileen
Amstutz of Beaverdam, Mr.. and Mrs.
Byron Anderson and daughter Karen
Sue and Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Matter
and daughter Carolyn all of Bluff
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orlo Marshall were
| entertained at dinner Saturday even
ing in the d. c. Campbell home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Mayberry re-
turned the first of last week from a
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Trip
pier and family in Memphis, Tenn.
The annual congregational meeting
of the local Presbyterian church was
held in the church Friday evening
following pot luck dinner. Officers
chosen were: Pianists, Mrs. F. c.
Marshall and Mrs. Harold Marshall;
Choristers, Mrs. Guy Mayberry and
Mrs. Edgar Begg; Trustees for three
years, Walter Marshall and Clarence
Begg, Ushers, Franklin and Roger
Mayberry. The sum of fifty dollars
was voted on the salary of Homer
Moser who is now in Mexico.
Sunday morning the following
young people were received as MEM
bers of the church by the pastor,
REV. E. N. Bigelow: Loren Guy
Huber, Margery Cupp, Joan May
berry, Rose Leigh Mayberry, Roy
Reichenbach, Robert Reichenbach and
John Begg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lorin Van Meter
and family of Lima, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lloyd Van Meter of Pandora, Mr..
Harley Van Meter and Mr.. and Mrs.
Edgar Begg and sons spent Sunday
evening with Mr.. and Mrs. Donald
Van Meter and their guests Mr.. and
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