The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-19


their silver wedding anniversary. A
gift of silver was presented to the
Nemires and moving pictures were
taken during the evening by their
son-in-law, Robert Diller of Columbus
Grove.
Fred Reedy of Springfield, is tenn
porarily operating the city barber
shop until Mr.. Huser who recently
suffered another relapse, is sufficient
ly recovered to resume his work. Mr..
Reedy operated a shop in Pandora
thirty-five years ago and later went
to Springfield where he established a
beauty school. He recently retired
from business and he and Mrs. Reedy
are spending the winter in the Claude
Recker home in Ottawa while the
Rockers are vacationing in Florida.
Pratt E. Agner, 73, died at 11:30
A. M. Thursday in his residence on
North Main street, after an illness of
one year, due to heart ailment. Mr..
Agner lived all his life as a resident
of Putnam county, first as a farmer
in Blanchard township and later re-
tired in Pandora. Besides his wife,
the former May Allen, he is survived
by two daughters, Mrs. Roy Hilty of
Bowling Green, and Mrs. Norman
Walker of Findlay; also two sisters
and three brothers. Funeral was held
Sunday in the Lehman Funeral
Home. Rev. Warren Powell officiat-
ed and burial was in Harmon ceme-
terry near Gilboa.
Rev. Warren Powell leaves Friday
for Newark where he will assist in
the GAINESVILLE District Evangelistic
Mission, beginning Sunday, February
% through March 1, in the Neal Az
enue Methodist church where Rev. E.
A. Leeson, formerly pastor of the To-
cal Methodist chuhch, is the minister
World Day of Prayer Service will
be held Friday afternoon, February
20, at the Grace Mennonite church
with all the churches taking part. In
accordance to a proclamation by
Mayor George P. Fisher all business
places will be closed for the service
from 2:15 to $3.50 P. M. The schools
will close for the service so that
teachers and pupils may attend. A
special service will be held for the
first six grades.
Miss Faith Miller, Mrs. Clara
Light, Mrs. Grace Jones, George
MARI, George w. Fisher and Mr.. and
Mrs. Laurel Bracy were among the
group from here who attended a rail-
ly for Lima and Defiance districts at
Lehr auditorium at Ada, Sunday af-
ternoon. The meeting was in charge
of DR.. Kellog of Lima, superinten-
dent of Lima District Methodist
churches. DR.. Kenneth S. Leary of
Van Vert, superintendent of Defiance
District and DR.. Kellog each gave a
report of the Evangelistic Mission in
their districts and the guest speaker
was Rev. Lance Webb, pastor of
North Broadway church, Columbus.
The Ohio Northern University choir
favored with two anthems in the af-
ternoon program. .a-..--re---.~ .....s...
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Zuercher, Mr..
and Mrs. James Zuercher and Mr..
and Mrs. L. Shirl Hatfield went to
Chicago Sunday where they were
guests at a conventions for Purina
business managers and their bankers
in session at the Conrad Hilton Ho-
tel Monday and Tuesday. Harold is
the manager of the Groverdale Feed
Co. in Gilboa while James is with the
same company in the Columbus
Grove plant. Mr.. Hatfield is the
president of the First National bank
in Pandora.
Mrs. Mary Lichty, Miss Faith Mil
Ter and Miss Grace Steiner attended
Delta Kappa Gamma Sorority meet
ing held at the Y. w. C. A. in Van
Vert Saturday afternoon. In the
program, pictures were shown of the
National Convention of Boy Scouts,
held in Europe last year. Delta Kap-
pa Gamma is a sorority of Honorary
lady teachers.
Charles S. Reese left Sunday for
Lincoln, Nebraska, where he will at
tend a two weeks school for insur-
ance men representing the Wood
mans Centralized Insurance Co.
Reese was one of only two underwrit-
ers in northern Ohio who qualified for
this schooling.
In the absence of the pastor, the
ladies of the Methodist church will be
in charge of the worship service Sun
day February %. The guest speaker
will be the Rev. Mrs. r. H. Etter and
Mrs. J. d. Sommer will sing "Why
Should He Love Me So" and she Will