The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-08-23

Paul DIller ana daugnter Regina
Lee of Piqua spent the past week
with relatives and friends here.
Mrs. Peter Gratz of South Jackson
street is spending the week with rel
atives at TT. Madison, Iowa.
Misses Janet Steiner and Dorothy
Lugibihl have returned from a sew
eral days visit in Ft. Wayne.
Mr.. and Mrs. Delbert Reed and
son of Bowling Green visited Sunday
with Mrs. Estella McGeorge and
family of Mound street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Leiber and
sons and Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Leiber
visited Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter Wiebe and family in Willard.
Miss Mareen Bixler of Philadelphia
is spending her vacation with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. d. w. Bixler
of East Kibler street.
Miss Fannie Basinger of Pandora
spent last Thursday and Friday
visiting her niece, Mrs. Amos Suter
of Mound street.
Julee and Darlyn Garmatter and
Anita Althaus are visiting the form
er's sister, Mrs. Herbert Traucht and
family in Brooklyn, n. Y.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Maxwell and
family of st. Louis are visiting at
the home of his mother, Mrs. Eliza
beth Maxwell of North Lawn avenue.
Notice-To those who ordered
Sweet William seed 1t is now ready,
also a few extra packets for anyone
who is interested. Call evenings at
240 Spring street. Robert Potts.
Miss Mary Elizabeth Steams has
returned from Camp Miniwanca at
Shelby, Mich, where she was gradu-
ated from the four year summer
training course in christian leader
ship.
DR.. Frank Dilley and family of
Athens, and Mrs. Donavin Baum
gartner and sons, Dick and Dave, of
Cleveland, returned to their homes
last week end, after visiting Mrs. j.
S. Steiner, of South Main street.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. 7. Worthington
| of South Main street visited the
past week in Columbus at the home
of their daughter, Mrs. Ralph Locher
and family and also spent several
days at Buckeye Lake east of that
city.
Rev. and Mrs. Gerald Bright and
son Charles Timothy of Shadyside
are spending a two weeks vacation
at the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Gideon Luginbuhl of West Elm
street. Rev. Bright, former minister
here, is now pastor of the Church of
Christ at Shadyside.
Mr.. and Mrs.. Harry Wingate,
formerly of this place have moved
to Lima where he is employed at
the tank depot. The Wingates have
been living on the DR.. King farm in
Union township since they disposed
of Swiss Inn, south of Bluffton last
| spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerhard Buhler,
daughter Ruth and son Samuel of
South Lawn avenue left Wednesday
on motor trip to Mountain Lake,
Mimi, to visit relatives. Mr.. Ruh-
Ter, high school principal, returned
last week after spending two months
as counselor at boys summer camp
at Cass lake near Bemidji in north
ern Minnesota.
1t. c. c. Althaus who is in serv-
ice at Wakeman Convalescent hos
pital, Camp Atterbury, Ind, spent
the week end here with his family
and his mother, Mrs. VIM. Althaus
and his sister Miss Bernice Althaus
of North Jackson street. Other
guests in the Althaus home for the
week are Mrs. L. L. Huber and two
daughters of State College, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mervin Springer and
children Kathryn and John of Peoria,
ILL.,, are spending the week here with
Mrs. Springer's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. H. Stepleton of North Lawn
avenue. They will return to Peoria,
Sunday being accompanied by their
daughter Miss Mary Springer who
has been spending the summer here
with her grandparents.
Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Long of Garau
street entertained at dinner, Satur-
day evening, Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Long
and Mrs Marguerite Dome of Lima;
Mrs. Myrtle Feagler of Auburn, Ind.
Mrs. Ella Long, Mrs. Josephine Car
nahan, Mrs. Rosa Bowsher and Mr..
and Mrs. John Garlinger. The occa-
sion was in honor of birthday anni-
versaries of Mr.. Long, Mrs. Dome
and Mrs. Garlinger.
1t. Col. and Mrs. Ebert Mikesell
and son Bruce enroute from Medina
to Oregon were Monday night guests
al lHe nome 0l MT ana MIS-. mlAeH
Geiger of South Lawn avenue. 1t.
Col Mikesell is on final leave before
returning to civilian status in Octo-
ber. He wears the ribbons of World
War |, Asiatic-Pacifc theatre and
Philippine Liberation with two battle
stars of the Leyte and Luzon cam
paigns. Mrs. Mikesell and Mrs.
Geiger are sisters.
The following called on Mrs.
Hannah Swank who is making her
home with Mrs. Noah Zuercher on
South Main street; Mr.. and Mrs. I.
A. Zay, Mrs. Dwight Diller, Mrs.