The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1945-12-27

Rev. II. L. Mitchell, Of Pandora,
was named chairman of the Putnam
County Infantile drive, which will be
held from Jan, IA TO Jan. 81. Rev.
Mitchell is pastor of the Pandora
Missionary church.
Nelson Schumacher, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Memo Schumacher, of the
former Mulberry school district in
the southeast part of Riley township
left the forepart of December for
Europe with a ship load of cattle in
tended for the European relief project
in Poland. His brother Arthur, who
lives north of Pandora, was sent to
a Maryland port with cattle from
this vicinity also and may be sent
abroad as an attendent with ship
load of cattle. The Mennonite
churches of this community and Bluff
ton are sending to the needy Euro
peans to help them revive and re-
stock their cattle industry destroyed
by the ravages of war.
Children of the Methodist church
Sunday school gave their Christmas
program, Sunday morning.
Miss Zoa Frantz, of Rensselaer,,
Ind, is visiting her sister Mrs. r. A.
Krohn and other relatives here and
at Ottawa during the Christmas va
cation. Miss Frantz teaches in a
girls school at Rensselaer,.
The Grace Mennonite church pre-
sented its childrens' Christmas pro-
gram, Monday evening. The st. John
childrens program was also held on
Monday evening.
School children gave their Christ
mas program Friday afternoon.
Miss Patricia Decker of Bowling
Green, is spending vacation with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Decker.
Robert Ewing, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Glen Ewing, who recently received
his discharge from the Army has
opened an auto service and repair
shop in Findlay.
Lysle Grow arrived home. last week
having received his discharge. His
wife, teacher in the Pandora high
school was the former Evelyn Hilty,
daughter of Mrs. Adam Hilty.
Rev. Forrest Musser and family
moved to their new pastorate charge
in Connecticut this week. The Mus
ser family have been greatly liked
in hte community and will be greatly
missed by the Grace Mennonite con-
gregation and by others of this COM
munity.
Milford Haas was elected superin-
tendent of the St. John Sunday
school with Clarence Schneck, assist
ant; Secretary, Paul Reichenbach; /;
assistant, Frederick Amstutz; Treas,
Lois Jean Steiner; assistant, Anna
Ruth Geiger; Chorister, Emmett Augs-
burger; assistant, Hiram Kohl; /;
Pianists, Lois Geiger and Anna Ruth
Lehman; Librarians, Celesta Amstu-
tz and Wava Geiger; Primary Supts.,
Mrs. Milford Haas mad Mis- Willard
Moser; Home Department Superin-
tendent, Mrs. Hiram Kohl.
Miss Carolyn Krohn is home from
Ft. Wayne, Ind, Bible School on
vacation.
Marylin, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Benton, who recently under
went an appendectomy at Bluffton
hospital is recovering at her home
east of Pandora.
Major f. ID. Rodabaugh, husband
of the former Lois Neiswander arriv-
ed here from China last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adrian Eek. Mrs.
ROLAND Eisenbach, Henry and Abe
Hilty were at Ft. Wayne, Ind, Satur-
day afternoon to call on Miss Minnie
Hilty at the hospital. They reported
Miss Hilty getting along from her
injuries as well as could be expected
The Edwin Small family of Jack.
son, Mich, spent the week end here
with Mrs. David Basinger and family
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Shirl Hatfield
daughters Catherine and Joan and l.
Shirl Hatfield, Jr., spent Christmas
with Mr.. and Mrs. Lowell Hatfield al
Grand Rapids, Mich.
Miss Catherine Hatfield, who i!
| taking nurses training at the Univer
sity of Michigan hospital at Ann
Arbor, swas home several days tn,
past week.
l.. Shirl Hatfield, Jr., who was il
the European theatre of war twent
months arrived home last week.
Rev. P. j. Boehr, of the st. JOIN
Mennonite church has announced h,