The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-12-13
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Youth meeting at North Creek
Methodist church Sunday afternoon
and evening.
! Winford Geiger and family and
Jamison Risser, William and Gerald
Basinger and Miss Jane Blosser, the
latter of Columbus Grove, enjoyed a
game supper at the Louis Risser
home recently.
The ladies of the Grace Mennonite
church held their missionary meeting
at the church parlors, Thursday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph c. Hall have
gone to Florida for several weeks
vacation. Their son is Captain
Sheldon Hall a flying ace of the
Pacific war zone. Sheldon is now
an instructor and coach at Ottawa
high school.
Mrs. William Basinger, who has
been visiting her daughter at Lon
don and Grafton, has returned to her
home with the George Basinger
family southwest of Pandora.
| Rev. Orlando Wiebe, of Meade,
Kan, is conducting special services
at the st. Johns church east of
Pandora this week.
Miss Minnie Hilty returned mis-
sionary of China, suffered very
serious accident last Thursday even
ing at Ft. Wayne, Ind, as she was
crossing the road to go to the FIT.
Wayne Bible school Miss Hilty was
struck by an auto and had the two
large bones, in both limbs broken
just below the knees, also a severe
bruise on her head. She was taken
to st. Joseph hospital where she will
remain until later when she may be
brought to Bluffton. Miss Hilty had
returned as far as Ft. Wayne from
a several weeks speaking tour with
others, in middle western Missionary
churches. She was expected to re-
turn to her home here from the tour
on Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis Steiner were
in Chicago at the Live Stock Show
last week.
, Noah Schumacher and daughter
Helen made business trip to Cleve-
land one day. last week.
The Put.sxu county Meth8disl
Mems Brotherhood meeting was held
at the M. E. church, Tuesday even.
ing. DR.. L. A. Steidley, of Oberlir
college, addressed the Brotherhood
Music was furnished by the Isetho-
dist Mems Chorus of Putnam county
Riley township Parent Teachers
held their Christmas pageant, We'd
nesday evening.
Samuel and Mrs. Bixel, their
daughter Hilda and Miss Elizabeth
Hilty were at Ft. Wayne, Ind, Fri
day to see Miss Minnie Hilty. Eliza
beth Hilty, former missionary to
China, remained in Ft. Wayne to be
with her sister.
| Miss Margaret Hilty was home
, from Friday to Monday evening.
The Missionary church will hold
their Christmas carol singing, Sun
J day evening.
Miss Dorothy Lehman formerly oi
Pandora and teacher in the grade
schools, now teaching at Vaughns
) vile has announced her approaching
!. marriage to G. E. Hight of Kalida
to take place at Missionary parson
age at Grabill, Ind, Dec. %.
a The county ministers and thei
1 wives of Putnam county met a
Pandora Monday forenoon Dec. 8
: with Prof. Berky, of Bluffton col
lege as speaker. A luncheon wa
/, served OF noon, the occasion honor
ing Rev. and Mrs. Forrest Mussei
of the Grace Mennonite church, VIII
are leaving at Christmas time to &C
n cept their new pastorate charge i
x Connecticut.
= William Basfnger, son of Mr.. an
Mrs. George Basinger, who was o
e the Destroyer Mitchell Escort, re
|. turned home last Monday on thirt
: days leave. He was married Satur
Y day afternoon at Columbus Grow
Presbyterian church at $3.50 p. m. t
/ Miss Jane Blosse- o. Coiumbu
= Grove, who is training for a nurs
n at Memorial hospital, Lima. Abou
fifty near relatives and friends al
/ tended the wedding. The newly wed
{ left for few days wedding trip.
Pandora grangers plan to hay
d their Christmas gift exchange, Tues
:. day evening Dec. 18.
Il Mrs. Donald Mcdowell will entel
4 tain the Advance Club Saturda
l. afternoon.
II Mrs. Maurice Durkee, of CRATIC
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Swartz, Colun
r bus, and Mrs. Leroy Roudebush an
m son Bruce of London attended Il
wedding of their nephew "Bili,
IN Basinger Saturday afternoon.
II Mrs. Donald Mcdowell was elect,
s. vice president of the Allen-Putna
5. county units of the o. S. L., motne
n group.
= Donald Mcdowell, Glen Nemi,
ri Francis Kempf, Fred Grismore a.
Howard and Dick Welty were hur
20 20 ing near Portsmouth, Ohio, last we
for deer.