The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1949-04-14
Pandora

| Miss Elnora Basinger daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Basinger, Par
dora, will be married to James STRAIT
ton. son of Mr.. and Mrs Raymond
Stratton of Bluffton at the BEufFton
Lutheran church with closed church
ceremony Easter Sunday at $50
D. m. with Rev. Monk officiating. 4
reception will be held in Pandora
Immediately following the ceremony.
Miss Basinger is a graduate of PAN
dora high school and Of @. S. Z.
school of nursing. At present she is
nurse at Bluffton hospital.
Mrs. William Riser Of New Lon
don, who has been visiting her
daughters, Mrs. Walter Cupp and
Mrs. Aaron Hilty for several weeks
left Sunday evening for . short stay
at Rudolph with the Dick Richard
son family.
Mrs. Walter Cupp and Miss Lena
Risser were at Bowling Green and
Rudolph Sunday evening. Mrs. vii
liam Riser remained at Rudolph
and Miss Margery Cupp student at
Bowling Green returned to her coll
lege work after vacation at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Reese attend
ed a luncheon and meeting of the
Ohio State Grange Executive Board
held at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph FIGHTER, state grange master,
at Oxford last Thursday. Mr. FIGHTER
still walks with crutches because of
an automobile accident several
months ago, in which he suffered a
broken hip and other serious injuries.
Miss Mary Ellen Gerber returned
missionary home on furlough from
Africa since last summer and who
has spent the past winter months in
the eastern states, will return to the
home of her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Names Gerber who live northwest of
Pandora the forepart of May. Miss
Gerber who works under the Mis-
sionary Alliance Board Of Missions
will take a ten weeks course in
language at an Oklahoma College
before leaving for EquitoriaI French
Africa in the fall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Reese at
tended the Annual Motorists Mutual
Insurance Company meeting, at the
Neil House at Columbus from Friday
to Sunday.
Miss Margaret Deyore, local teach
er, was the guest Of Miss Ellen
Risser at Columbus over the week
end
Mrs. Clyde Tousley and Mrs. Elmer
BURY honored Miss Elnora Basinger,
bride to be, with a lovely miscellan-
eous shower Friday evening at the
home of Mrs. Elmer BURY. Twenty
| five guests were present to enjoy the
evenings contests pertaining to the
bride and home. Winning contestants
were Mrs. Raymond Stratton, Bluff
| ton; Mrs. Oliver Collar, Vaughnsville
and Miss Mary Lue Basinger. A love
ly luncheon was served to the guests
after the contests.
Miss Zalia Harbaugh, teacher in
Lima South high school will address
the p. T. A., as guest speaker at
| their last meeting for the year We'd
nesday night, April IL. Eldon Reich
| enbach has charge of the music and
/ Mrs. Wiibert Zuercher, the devotion
ais. Election of officers will be held
| at this meeting.
The w. S. G. S. of the Methodist
church held a Sacrifcial Tea at the
church, Tuesday evening. Hostesses
were Mrs. Adrian Eek, Mrs. Roland
Eisenbach and Miss Inez McAdams,
The following were on the evenings
program: Miss Betty Zuercher, Mrs.
| Laurel Bracy. Mrs. James Sommer,
Mary Martha Zuercher, Carol Krohn,
Janet krohn, Barbara Suter, Mrs.
George Stoody, Mrs. Robert Gratz,
Mrs. Veland Bucher, Mrs. Edwin