The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1951-03-22
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his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F.. c.
Marshall.
Mrs. Alice Bodell is i'll at the home
of her son George Harsh in Toledo
where she has been visiting several
weeks.
Mrs. Harold Marshall was brought
to her home Saturday afternoon fol-
lowing goiter operation at Lima
Memorial Hospital last Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Jaeger ar
rived home about week ago after
spending the winter in Plant City,
Fla, where they had very enjoy
able time with other Ohio friends.
Before they left, a number of people
from this vicinity enjoyed a picnic
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Lonnie
May and family near Sarasota.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Cupp and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. Orlo Mar
shall were Wednesday eve supper
| guests of Mrs. Irene Cupp and Mr.
and Mrs. Richard Nierscher.
Mr.. and Mrs. Delmer Smith, son
Kent and daughter Jeannine of
Cleveland spent several days of their
Easter vacation with Mr.. and Mrs.
j. o. Cupp and daughter Edythe.
A county wide meeting will be held
at the Harrod high school Thurs
day eve of this week to discuss ways
and means of improving the tele-
phone service in the county. Morris
Alton, assistant director of legis-
lation of the Ohio Farm Bureau, Co
lumbus, will be the speaker. Anyone
! interested in this issue is invited to
attend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Mayberry, who
have always lived in this community,
have purchased a property in Co
lumbus Grove and plan to move there
as soon as some improvements have
been made. Their son Roger and
family will move on the farm.
A Good Friday service will be held
in the Presbyterian church at s p. m.
with Rev. McIntire conducting the
service. All people of the community
are invited to be present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lysle Cahill and
daughter Lynne are spending the
week at Fit. Walton, Fla, where Mr..
Cahill was called on business. They
will visit with their parents here on
their way home.
Charles and Grace Freet, who
spent the winter in Bradenton, Fla,
returned here the first of the week.
This is their third winter in the
sunny south where they enjoy a
leisurely winter after the summer
of hard work on the farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Basset and
children, Mr. and Mrs. Gail Early,
Mrs. Doris Bassett and sons James,
Kenneth and Thomas, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Skinner all of Bath
Twp; Mr.. and Mrs. E. l.. Michael,
Cairo; and Mrs. E. B. Maynard of
Lima enjoyed a family dinner in the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Mar
shall, Sunday. The occasion was in
honor of Mrs. Marshall's birthday an
niversary.
Numerous stockholders in this Vi
cinity attended the annual meeting
of the Putnam county Livestock Co
op Association held at their sales
pavilion near Columbus Grove, We'd
nesday eve. The speaker of the
evening was Maj. Norman A. lmrie
noted lecturer and humorist. Refresh
ments were served at the close of
the evening.
A miscellaneous shower honoring
Mrs. Richard Nierscher, a recent
bride, was given in the ]. o. Cupp
home Saturday afternoon with Miss
Edythe Cupp, Mrs. Edgar Begg and
Mrs. Lloyd Van Meter as hostesses.
Several clever contests all con-
cerned with brides and weddings
were enjoyed. The prizes were pre-
sented to the bride by the lucky
winners.
At the close of the contests an
agent, Mrs. Edgar Begg in a gor-
geous Easter bonnet and carrying
large travelling case, appeared at the
door and asked to display her wares
for brides, which she did, much to
tn amusement of the guests.
Appetizing refreshments and
social hour were enjoyed by the fol-
lowing guests: Lawrence Maple of
South Bend, Ind; Mrs. David Core
Mrs. Howard Core and Mrs. Walter
Core of West Liberty; Mrs. Loren
Van Meter and daughter Ann OF
CridersviIe; Mrs. Delmer Smith and
daughter Jeannine of Cleveland; Mrs.
Edwin Cupp and daughters Nancy
and Cynthia of Pandora; the honored
guest, Mrs. Nierscher, Mrs. Irene
Cupp, Mrs. William Cupp, Mrs. j. o.
Cupp and Mrs. Orlo Marshall.