The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-12-31


evening at the c. F. Stratton home.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Adams of Mt.
Cory were Christmas dinner guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald Hilty and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. B. Stratton and
family of Col. Grove were dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Augs-
burger and family, Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Whittemore
and sons of Royal Oak, Mich, were
Monday evening dinner guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Gerald Hilty and family.
See me for memorials of all kinds.
Samuel Bixel, 400 S. Main St., Bluff
ton. Phone 429-W. Representing the
Lima Marble g. Granite Co. If
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Stearns of
Spring street spent Sunday with
Mrs. Sadie Stearns and daughters of
Upper Sandusky.
Mrs. viii Lightner entertained on
Christmas her son Luther Blunk and
wife of Lima. Afternoon callers were
Mr.. and Mrs. Doyle Lee of Cleveland.
Callers at the home of Mrs. VIM.
Lightner Saturday were Mrs. Cora
Miller and daughter Faith, Mrs. Reg
ina Lemley and Mrs. Almira Wolfley
all of Pandora.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Frankhouser
of Sylvania are visiting at the home
of his brothers Levi and Willard and
his father who is i'll and making his
home with the latter son.
Howard Tripplehorn of Jackson
vile, Fla, spent Christmas holidays
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Triblehorn of South Main street.
Arthur Schaaf of Manchester,
Mich, spent over Christmas with his
family who have been with Mrs.
Schaaf's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob
Schnegg of East College avenue.
DIR. Jason Tripplehorn, inferno at
Lankenau hospital, Philadelphia, is
spending New Years at the home of
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. r. Trip
plehorn of South Main street.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. w. Cunningham
and family of Lakewood are holiday
guests at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Baumgartner Of
South Main street.
1st 1t. and Mrs. James Griffith
who spent the past month here visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Gettles and
Mrs. ]. A. Rogers of South Main
street will leave Wednesday for their
new station at Ft. Sam Houston,
Texas. They were formerly located
at Mcclellan field, Sacramento, Calf.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Stevens and
family of Lafayette, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Armbrecht and family and Mr..
and Mrs. Howard Nique and family
of Mt. Blanchard were dinner guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Deerhake and
son and Mrs. Bertha Matter, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Theodore Stettler
and son of Cleveland, Mr.. and Mrs.
p. A. Wiebe and daughter Judith
Ann of Willard and Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Cox and family of Ashtabula
spent several days the past week
with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Cal
vim Stettler.
Mrs. Don Bumgarner of Dayton
spent the first of the week the
guest of Miss Marcele Steiner OF
Popular street. Mrs. Bumgarner is
the former Mildred Unruh, daughter
of H. I. Unruh, pastor of the First
Mennonite church here a number OF
years ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Rogers of Route
25 entertained at dinner Thursday
evening 1t. and Mrs. James Griffith
of San Antonio, Texas, who are
spending the holidays here together
with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Gettles and
Mrs. J. A. Rogers of South Mair
street.
1st 1t. Rev. Paul Whaley spent
Christmas here with his wife and
little daughter at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Burk.
holder of West Elm street. 1t. Wha.
ley is chaplain on an Army transport
the General Harry Taylor which car.
ries troops to Germany and Italy.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. V. Wentz of Fair.
mont, w. Va, former Bluffton resi-
dents, spent the holidays at the
homes of Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Manr
| and Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Swank, Sr.
in Bluffton; Mr.. and Mrs. Chas
Wentz of Rawson and Mr.. and Mrs
Kenneth Watkins, Columbus Grove
Rev. and Mrs. Gerald Bright ant
family of Smithville, Ind, spent th'
holidays at the home of her parents
| Mr.. and Mrs. Gideon Luginbuhl O.
West Elm street. Rev. Bright, /;
former pastor of the Church o
Christ here fills pulpit at Smith
vile and also attends Butler univer
sity in indianapolis.
Rev. and Mrs. Herbert Graham ant
family spent the holidays with he
| parents, Mr.. and Mrs. d. ID. William
son of Orange township. Mrs. Ora
ham is the former Helen Williamson
Rev. Graham recently resigned hi
pastorate of the Church of Christ il
Waynesville, Ohio to accept an invi