The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-09
Pandora

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Some of our people have reported
they have seen and heard the red
bird, song sparrow, and titmouse
birds this spring.
Another reader reports they gath
cred their first mess of dandelions.
February 26.
Lysle Burkholder, who has been
teaching in a suburb of Los Vegas.
New, resigned his school work and
is taking up Red Cross work in
Alaska. At present he is taking
two weeks training course in Wash
ington, d. c. before leaving for
Alaska. Mrs. Burkholder and daugh-
ter Connie will remain in Nevada for
the present, Mrs. Burkholder being
employed in defense plant. Mr..
Burkholder was at Bluffton last week
end to visit his, folks. The Burk-
holders stored their household goods
at Pandora and plan to sell same.
The P. T. A. met March 8, a de-
bate featured the program. Hiram
Kohl and Eleanor Hogan leading,
with Mrs. Ezra Moser and Clarence
Diller on the negative side.
Louis Risser, cattle feeder west of
Pandora, sold 126 head of cattle last
week to a Columbus firm. These
were to be shipped to Jersey City,
N. ]. The average weight of the
bunch was 1886 pounds. Mr.. Riser
bought more cattle last week, adding
them to some that he had, and is
now feeding 1876 in his cattle yard.
Harry Z. Cahill is deputy registrar
for auto license plates, for Pandora
and Riley township.
Mrs. Glen Miller recently visited
relatives at Toledo for a week.
The Misses Basinger, of Pleasant
Ridge farm, west of Pandora, will
entertain the Au Revoir club, Thurs
day.
Glen Miller, who was injured in
an automobile accident several years
ago, and, who has been staying with
his parents Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Miller
for almost a year, because of the ill
health of his wife, was to be taken
to his home again Monday, his wife,
the former Luzilla Beery reports.
Pandora community women folded
between $500 to $500 bandages at
Bluffton Red Cross headquarters last
Wednesday night.
Elmer Baumgartner, who was hurt
in an accident at the Lennox plant
at Lima in December, is convalescing
nicely at his home now.
John Ewing was home from
Chicago few days recently to visit
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Glen
Ewing, before his assignment.
Vincent Schumacher was home
from Ft. Wayne, Ind, the past week.
Miss Margaret Hilty of Oldfort
spent the week end with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Hilty.
Mrs. Amos Bracy sold the lot north
of her house to Mr.. and Mrs. Cliff
ford Pierman of near Ottawa last
week. The Piermans plan to build
on this lot as soon as war conditions
permit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Sheidler who
bought the former John Mcbride
house last spring and moved in recent
ly to another location, also expect to
build a modern home as soon as
conditions permit.
Mrs. Dale Stewart, who lives north
west of Pandora entertained the
Priscilla Circle of the M. E. church,
Tuesday night.
The Priscilla Circle announce that
they have collected $500 toward the
new organ fund for the M. Z.
church.
Rev. Forrest. Musser of the Grace
Mennonite church is making arrange
ments for the Putnam county World
Government conference to be held at
the Grace church all day Wednesday,
March 15. Speakers will be ministers
from Canton, Westerville, Ashtabula
and Cuyahoga Falls.