The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-05-28
BLUFFTON LOCALS

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G. Martin Winemiller, principal of
Mckinley school in Findlay and
graduate of Bluffton college, was
recently elected chairman of the
Findlay Elementary Principals as
sociation at the groups May meet
ing.
A number of Bluffton residents
drove Sunday to Ashtabula, Ohio, to
visit DR.. and Mrs. I'll. o. Frederick,
formerly of this community who OBJ
served their 50th wedding anniver-
sary on that day. Among those who
drove up were Mr.. and Mrs. r. L.
Triplett, Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Biery,
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Triplett, Mrs.
Edith Mann, and Mr.. and Mrs. Nor
ris Triplett and son Timmie. Mrs.
Frederick is the former Stella Diller
Her husband practiced dentistry here
some years ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Rice and
daughter Carol Kay left Sunday for
ten day motor trip through eastern
states. They will visit 1t. and Mrs.
Dwight Spayth and daughter Sally
Jane at West Lebanon, N. H. The
Spayths will join them in their tour
of the New England states.
Fred Fritchie, News compositor,
left Tuesday for vacation visit with
his oldest son, Fred Jr., and family
in Erie, Pa. They are planning to
drive him home on Memorial Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Basinger of
Pandora, ]. ]. Beer and Deliliah Beer
of Columbus Grove were visitors at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Suter
last Thursday. Mrs. Della of Lima
was week end visitor at the Suter
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest L. Steinman
were happy to have with them over
the past week end their daughter and
sori-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Dozer
of Canton, Ohio.
Following the alumni banquet last
Thursday, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert STRAIT
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Reichenbach
of Bluffton, and Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Burnette of Paulding spent the re-
mainder of the evening talking over
high school days at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. James Szabo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Gettles are Wis
iting their daughter and son-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. James Griffith, in Man
haitian, Kansas. They report it has
been pretty warm" there.
Miss Agnes Amstutz, librarian at
the Veterans Hospital in Sunmount,
N. Y, is spending two week vaca-
ton at the home of her mother, Mrs.
C. D. Amstutz, on South Jackson
street.
Mrs. C. c. Amstutz was to leave
this week for Buffalo, N. Y, to be
with her son, Max, who is recovering
from injuries received recently in an
auto accident. He suffered fractures
of both legs in addition to other in
juries.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ropp Triplett have
returned home after visiting her pa
rents, Rev. and Mrs. Joseph Cassel
of Fairview Village, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cliff West were in
Findlay Sunday helping to celebrate
the Golden Wedding Anniversary of
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Althaus.
DR.. and Mrs. F. d. Rodabaugh will
attend the American Medical Associa-
ton Convention in New York City the
first week in June.
Those from Dallas, Texas, attend
ing the funeral of Mrs. Lazarus Ba-
singer were Mrs. Dorothy Paslay,
Mrs. Fanchon Cumby, Mrs. Edith
Frankel, Jimmy Hit, Betty Jean
Sawyer, Mr.. and Mrs. Tremon Bran
lett and children, Bill Bramlett, Mrs
Mamie Fox and Mrs. Hattie Ander-
son.
James H. Basinger and Mrs. Ba-
singer of Lafayette, Ind, were home
for the week end. Mr.. Basinger is
purchasing agent for Purdue Uni
versity during the summer. They also
visited at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Klay.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. o. Moschella and
children of New York City will ar
rive this week end to spend their va
cation with relatives here. Mrs. Mo-
schella is the former Florence Ann
Hofer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Basinger
were in Indianapolis last Thursday
where Mr.. Basinger attended the
state meeting of the Indiana funeral