The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-16


fall and rented their fields to John
Rieman and son to farm.
Pre-Easter services are being held
all this week at the Grace Mennon-
ite church. Special music is feature
of the weeks services, led by Prot.
Russell A. Lantz of Bluffton college.
Rev. Jacob Haas, who resides
across from the Nj. f. church, was
married Sunday to Mrs. Caroline
Welty of Bluffton.
Miss Martha Sutter, who recently
returned from a several weeks visit
with Iowa relatives, was honored
with pot luck supper by her rela-
tives.
Miss Eulalia Steiner attended the
Chicago Midwest trade show last
week. Her mother, Mrs. Noah
Steiner accompanied her and visited
her sister, Mrs. Sarah Amstutz,
formerly of Pandora.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Lugibihl are
the parents of baby girl born at
Bluffton hospital.
The Putnam County Brotherhood
meeting was held at the Gilboa M. E.
church, Tuesday evening with pot
luck supper. Both man and women
| were invited to attend.
The Young Life club, religious
. organization, of this community was
| held at the Noah Schumacher home,
| Tuesday evening.
David Culp, Howard Bixler, Omar
J Gratz, Franklin Basinger passed the
pre-induction examination for navy
| entrance. Hiram Diller, Dwight
Zimmerly, ROLAND Reichenbach
Edison G. Lugibihl, army, with Del
bert Neuenschwander in limited
army service. Three men were re-
jected.
The w. S. C. S., of the NJ. +
church meets Wednesday evening al
the church.
Stanley Burkhart and family at
tended a family dinner at Piqua
Sunday.
Miss Edith Burkhart, who teaches
in Lima and Mrs. Edsel Diebert
Pandora teacher, were week enc
guests of Ft. Wayne, Ind. friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Van Meter
were guests at the Edgar Begg home
at Columbus Grove, Sunday.
Mrs. Nancy Basinger, widow of th'
late Christian Basinger, who owned
a large farm home between Pandors
and Columbus Grove, recently sole
her house in Columbus Grove, the
former DIR. E. A. Balmer home ant
expects to buy a property in Lima
Mrs. Regina Lemley is staying will
Mrs. Basinger at present
Lloyd Van Meter is assisting Ed
gar Begg in selling milking
machines.
| The Pandora community ladie
made $500 bandages at BIuffton Rec
Cross headquarters last Wednesda.
night. The week before that the.
folded $500 bandages instead of 390'
as announced.
| Mrs. H. L. Mitchell has been hire'
as teacher to finish the school yea
in the grade school of Pandora.
Herbert Hilty has been taking
Business Course at Bluffton colleg
the past winter.
Tickets are being sold in this com
munity for Bluffton college Booste
night.
| The Putnam county Pomon
grange meets in Pandora grang
hall, Friday night, March II.
Glen Ewing, who works in a mea
packing plant at Lima as guaro
was home over the week end.
Seth Basinger, who lives on
fruit farm southeast of Pandora, i
selling fruit trees and small garde
fruits at present for Fremont firm
DR.. Waldo Sutter and family O
Waterville, visited their mother Mr.:
j. c. Reese, Sunday afternoon an
evening.
Ed Diller writes from Ft. Worth
Florida, that their city is still file
with tourists, that are trying to ge
train reservations or gas for thei
cars to get home. He also report;
: tourists as rule, don't know hoy
to spend their time and have
longing to get back home. A
ancient coach train recently carrie
, 300 passengers to New York. Tn
other 200 empty seats would be file
before reaching Jacksonville. Th
train would then return from Ne,
York to Florida for more passenger
, The OILERS expect to come back t
: Pandora this spring.
Mrs. R. A. Krohn accompanied M
and Mrs. John Maidlow of Ottawa I
Findlay Sunday afternoon to visit
relative at Findlay hospital.
SHORTS AMI MIDDTINCS