The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-07-02

The Farm and Home Advisory
Council will meet in the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. o. Cupp Monday
evening of next week.
Lynne Cahill, who has been a
guest in the home of her grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Orlo Marshall
for the past two weeks, returned to
her home in Cleveland last Thurs
day with her parents who were We'd
nesday night guests in the Marshall
home.
A much needed rain hit this area
Sunday right after the noon hour
and was followed by several storms
throughout the afternoon. 1t may
be too late to help the oats crop but
will surely do much for the corn,
late garden and pastures.
Mrs. F. C. Marshall will be host
ess for the July meeting of the Pres
byterian Missionary society which will
be held Wednesday afternoon OF
next wweek. Mrs. D. C. Campbell will
have the devotions and Miss Edythe
Cupp will present Chapter from
the study book-"Living Abundant
ly." The program will close with
the Year Book of Prayer by Mrs.
Glen Huber.
Mrs. Lou Amstutz of Bluffton
received word the first of the week
that her sister-in-law, Mrs. War
rem Kalb of Wadsworth had passed
away after several years of invalid
ism following a stroke. Mrs. Am
stutz left Sunday for Wadsworth
to spend some time with her bro
ther and will go from there to Buff
falo to see her son Max and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Barnett and
two younger children, Jayne and
James spent Saturday and Sunday
with their son David and Mr.. and
Mrs. w. E. Marshall Mr. and Mrs.
Paul Barnett of Waterville were al
so Sunday guests in the Marshall
home.
A remodeling and redecorating
program was started at the local
Presbyterian church the first of last
week under the supervision of AL
bert Garmatter of Bluffton, con-
tractor. Services are now being held
in the basement.
Mrs. F. C Marshall of this place,
Robert Marshall of Columbus, Mrs
M. R. Bixel of Bluffton and Miss
Madeline Bixel of Pandora recently
motored to Ravenna where they
were met by Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Russell, son-in-law and daughter OF
Mrs. Bixel who live in Erie, Pa.
and all had dinner and spent the
day together.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Marshall
daughter Melinda and son Chris
were Sunday dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Pugh of Beaver
dam and their guests Mr.. and Mrs
Richard Brakeman of Wilmington
Del, who are here for their vaca'
ton. Mr.. Brakeman will spend part
of the time with his parents in Tiff
fin while Mrs Brakeman remain:
here to visit her parents and sis
ter Mrs. Marshall.
The Richland Twp. Home Demon
stration Club met in the park at
Pandora last Wednesday afternoon,
Mrs. Lloyd Van Meter of Pandora
gave a talk to the group in the
making of aluminium trays which
viii be the September project. She
illustrated her talk with some beau
tiful trays that had been made by
members of other clubs and des-
cribed the various processes used in
doing them. Orders for materials
were placed with Mrs. William Gar
motter, president of the group. Host
esses for the afternoon were Mrs.
Arthur Pugh and Mrs. Ed Cook
who served appetizing refreshments
at the close of the program and
business session. No meetings were
planned for July and August.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Harsh of
Toledo and Mr.. and Mrs. A. F.
Brough and little daughter spent
Saturday afternoon with Mrs. Alice
Bodell. Donald Parker and wife
called Sunday evening on Mrs. Alice
Bodell. ..-
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Foley left
Friday night for Sturgis, and the
Michigan Straights for two weeks.