The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-05-24
Pandora

Rev. p j. Boehr of the St. Johns
church preached the Baccalauareate
sermon for the Pandora high school
class at the Grace church, Sunday
night. A very nice audience attend
ed the service. Out of the class mem
bers three of the 80 listed are in SER
vice for their country. but we're pres
ent at the class service. They were
David Amstutz, Richard Weber, Wal
ter ScoIes. The fourth member, Chas.
Kiene lost his life in action.
The late heavy frosts have taken
their toll of the fruit crop here. There
may be some fruit but a very small
crop, especially apples.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orlo Marshall of Rock
port were callers at the c. d. Steiner
home Sunday afternoon.
A burned-out motor in the ice cream
refrigeration plant, at the Krohn res
taurant, Saturday morning caused
some alarm until the cause of the
smoke and odor was located. A new
motor was replaced in the compart-
ment, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Basinger Wis
tied at the Glen Swartz home near
Columbus, Saturday. Mrs. William
Basinger, who accompanied them will
visit in the Swartz home and at the
home of another daughter, Mrs. Le-
roy Roudebush at London, Ohio, for
two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll Donaldson
and Mrs. Roy Cook, Jr., and son Max,
recently spent day with their dau-
ghter, Mrs. Mary Donaldson Augs-
burger at Orrville.
Glen Miller has been at Bluffton
hospital the past week.
Rev. L. H. Michel graduated from
Bluffton college Monday.
The May Day festivities that were
planned by the school for Friday were
postponed because of the inclemency
of the weather and were held Monday
with the picnic dinner at noon hour.
Ebert Hilty died in Luzon, April
25 from serious wounds received April
II. Elbert's death is the seventh
from this community in the defense of
their country. Ebert enlisted Janu-
airy, 1941. His parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Hilty, sister Mrs. George Leh-
man of Pandora, Glen Hilty, Delta,
Duane Hilty, Swanton, Supt. Mervin
Hilty of Ottawa schools and Mrs. Alice
Casali, Toledo, survive him.
Mrs. Verna Rouse of Lima visited
at the Lemley-Davidson home over
the week end.
Rev. Frank Cummings of the Meth
odist church preached his last sermon
before retirement at the Methodist
Riley Greek churches, Sunday. Rev.
and Mrs. Cummings are living in their
home at Ada.
Mrs. M. S. Pender of Miami, Fla,
is visiting her parents, Mrf and Mrs.
John Schneck. Another daughter,
Mrs. A. w. Henderson and her dau-
ghter Irma of Belleville, Mich, are
spending two weeks here with her
parents and other relatives.
The Pandora high school Alumni an
nual meeting will be held Saturday
night, May rs. Miss Minnie Hilty,
missionary from China will be the
speaker. Musical numbers will be
given by Mrs. Janace Snavely, Hol-
gate; Otis Mcbride, Lima and Oliver
Schumacher of Findlay. Light re-
freshments will be served after the
program.
Staff Sgt. Lyle Grow of Fresno,
Calf, is visiting his wife, Mrs. Ev-
elyn Hilty Grow and his parents east
of Pandora.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gerber and dau-
ghter, entertained number of rela-
tives and friends at their home Sum
day. A covered dish dinner and sup
per were enjoyed during the day.
Those spending the day with the Ger
bers were: Mr.. and Mrs. William
Smith and Mr.. and Mrs. Dick Lehman
and daugher, Susie, ]. c. Coates and
Miss Nellie Coates, Toledo; Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Steitnale and children, Bab-
bic and Ladrouna, Continental; Mr.,
and Mrs. Floyd Davis and Joan, De-
fiance; Mr.. and Mrs. S. E. Lewis,
Lima; Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Klenchi and
Mrs. Mary Beany, Findlay, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lue Lehman, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Sommer, Mrs. David Wehrley, Pan
dora. Mr.. and Mrs. Orlo Marshall,
Rockport, were supper guests.
| Mrs. Zella Frantz who is leaving
for northern Florida, Wednesday to
spend several weeks with Mrs. Rich
ard Frantz and children who are in
Florida at present was surprised with
covered dish dinner last Friday at
Dept. 10 at the Triplett plant in