The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-26
Pandora

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Mennonite churches including: st.
John and Grace, Pandora; Ebenezer
and First church, and the Lima Men
MONTE.
The Rev. Frank Harder, pastor of
st. John church, was in charge of the
program period. The guest speaker
was Rev. Charles Warren, returned
missionary from Tibet, illustrating
his talk with colored slides. Each
visiting pastor introduced members
of his church council and their wives.
Preceding the program there was a
general discussion of the plans and
programs for the Middle District and
Central Illinois Conference which is
TO convene in the Pandora -Blutfton
area in April.
The Oswin Gerber family of Tole-
do, were Sunday visitors with rela-
Itives here and attended services at
the st. John church Sunday morning.
Clifford C. Cox, superintendent OF
Pandora Gilboa school, Joined
group of school men of this area in
trip to Atlantic City where they spent
several days last week attending
National Convention for School Ad-
ministrators.
Owners of Pandora property facing
depot street have filed petition to
the city council to have the name OF
their street changed to High street.
According to reports plans are now
under way to have new street mark
lers and the petition asks that the
change be made before that time.
Mrs. Virginia Kempf in company
with Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Neill of
near Bluffton, attended the funeral
service for Clyde Frantz Friday al
ternoon, February 13, at COllingwood
Memorial Chapel in Toledo. Mr..
Frantz, formerly of Gilboa, was an
uncle to Mrs. Neill and was well
known in this community. Burial
was at Harmon cemetery near Gllboa
with Rev. A. M. Ross of Gilboa, IN
charge of graveside rites.
Miss Emma Lehman and Abraham
Bixel recently spent several days
with the formers brother, Amos Leh-
man and family in Ft. Wayne.
Rev. Charles Warren filled the pull
nit at the St. John church Sunday
morning in the absence of the pastor,
Rev. F. S. Harder, who is conducting
a series of meetings in Pratum, Ore
gon.
Elmer BURY has again been named
deputy registrar for the Pandora
community according to word recelv-
ed this week from the Bureau of Mo-
tor Vehicles at Columbus.
Kay Sue Cherry, Paul Gene Ba-
singer and Mona Mai Jennings, stu
dents of Pandora-Gilboa high school,
received honorable mention in the
senior scholarship tests, conducted
by the State Department of Educa-
ton January 30-31. Agnes Helen
Schroeder of Columbus Grove, placed
first in this area with a score of 1S9.
Philemon Huser suffered another
relapse Saturday evening and was re-
moved Sunday to the Lima Memorial
hospital for treatment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Bracy and Mrs.
PHYLLIS Gaylord of Monroe, Michigan,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Steiner of Bluff
ton, were Sunday visitors in the Phil
emon Huser home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Light and
daughter Alice Jean of Ft. Wayne,
and their guest, Miss Eunice Neih,
of Shanghai, China, were visitors IN
the Clara Light home last week from
Wednesday until Saturday. The
Lights are leaving Thursday for Ari-
zona where they will make their fu-
ture home.
Messrs. M. I. Trostle and Clarence
James were Sunday guest speakers
in the E. u. B. church and Friends
church, respectively, in Van Vert,
representing the District Gideon BIZ
BILE Society.
Mrs. L. A. Neill suffered stroke
Sunday morning and is confined to
her bed in their farm home east OF
town.
Mrs. Margaret Steiner arrived
Monday at the home of Mrs. Clara
Light where she will remain for
period of convalescence. She was ac-
companied here from Worthington
by her son, DR.. Richard K. Steiner OF
Huntington, w. Va.
Mr.. and Mrs Lue Lehman were
Thursday evening dinner guests In
the James D. Sommer home. The oc-
casion was in honor of Mr.. Sommers
birthday anniversary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Long and
family were entertained for Sunday
dinner in the home of Mrs. Leah
Bracy and daughter Clara.