The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1950-08-24
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Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Obenour and
daughters Mural, Janice and Kath-
leen of Lansing, Mich, visited DUR
ing the past week at the Lester Van
Meter home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Younkman
and family of Cleveland spent the
week end with the formers parents
Mr.. and Mrs. William Younkman.
Mrs. Kate Conrad of Oklahoma
City, Okla, and Grover Conrad and
daughter Betty of Dallas, Texas,
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Barber and
family of Birmingham, Mich, Mr..
and Mrs. Ed Hochstettler and child
ren, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Rockhill
of Detroit, and Mr.. and Mrs. Clar-
ence Rockhill of Napoleon visited
with relatives here over the week
end and attended the Yant reunion
at Lima City park on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Kramer have
returned from a weeks vacation
through the southern part of the
state.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Pugh and
son Jack were Sunday dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Marshall and family.
The M. Y. F. group gave fare
we'll party for Mr.. and Mrs. Mel
vyn Arthur Sunday evening in the
church basement. The Arthurs have
served as councillors for the group
during the past year and are now
moving to Molten where they are
engaged in teaching. For their fine
cooperation the M. Y. F. presented
them with a religious painting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Matteson and
children Cynthia and Sammy of
Mobile, Ala, are guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lester Van Meter and family
this week.
Mrs. Mary Gierhart of Supulpa,
Okla, is visiting at the Eliza Gier-
hart home and with other relatives.
A group of little playmates very
pleasantly surprised Shirley Dunlap
Saturday afternoon on her seventh
birthday Enjoying the party were:
Michael Downey, Tommy and Janice
Arnold, Julia Bushong, Ricky Snid-
er, Doris and Dolores Vertner, Bar
bara Simon, Bobby Simon, Melinda
Marshall, Coral Reichenbach, Mari
lyn Weaver, Darla and Jerry Gier-
hart, Mary Ann Greenawalt, Mrs.
Kenneth Gierhart, Mrs. Eliza Gier-
hart, Mrs. Albert Truax, Jimmy
Dunlap, Mrs. Mary Gierhart, and
the mother Mrs. Ronald Dunlap.
A family gathering was enjoyed
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Mel
vyn Arthur on Wednesday evening.
Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Williams, William Williams,
Mr. and. Mrs. Ernest Hall and child
rem, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Williams
and son, Mr.. and Mrs. Ray thinner
man and children, Mr.. and Mrs,
Francis Williams and children, Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Ridenour and
children and Miss Betty Pepple OF
Lima.
Mrs. d. L. Brennamon of Allen.
town spent the week end at the
home of her daughter and husband
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Wolf
The Farm Womans Improvement
club met on Thursday at the home
of Mrs. Winston Jennings. Election
of officers for the coming year was
held as follows: President, Mrs. Will.
lis Bridges; vice-president, Mrs
Willard Jennings, secretary, Mrs
Marion Driver; chaplain, Mrs. Paul
Andrews.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Strayer and
family of Delphos were Sunday din
ner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Thurlc
Stirn and son David.
The Brown family including bro
Tiers and sisters of Mrs. Leonard
Green and their families, gathered
at the Green home Sunday for re-
union and picnic dinner. Nearly sc
in all enjoyed the day; several OF
the families coming from Pennsyl-
vania and Indiana.
William Yarger is convalescing ir
Memorial hospital following surgery
last week. Word has been received
that William Amstutz is greatly i'm
proved and will soon be home again