The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-02-05

Council, Laurel E. Bracy, Harold
Welty, Kenneth Marshall and G..
fairs, Charles Buehrer, Morris Ander-
son and Raymond Miller; Justice of
Peace, Stanley Burkhart; Township
Trustees, La. Neill and Lloyd Van
Meter.
Present local members of board of
education for Pandora-Gilboa school
system are Edison Diller, Francis
Neiswander and David Carr. Accord
ing to previous agreement, election
will alternate between Pandora and
Gilboa. Consequently two new mem
bers will be elected from the Gilboa
community this year.
The Democratic caucus was held
Frida y night January 80 at the
Municipal building but reports were
not ready for news release at this
writing.
Pupils Win Prizes
Three Pandora pupils were awarded
prizes in the Gilboa Farmers Institute
contest. Virginia Schultz was given
second prize and Gary Hilty third in
their group. Pat Wenger took second
place in the contest for the eleventh
and twelfth grades.
Announce Engagement
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis Steiner are an
nouncing the engagement and ap-
preaching marriage of their youngest
daughter Winifred Mae, to Roger
Core, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Russell
Core of Columbus Grove. The we'd
ding will take place at the st. John
Mennonite church Saturday evening,
February ID. Custom of open church
will be observed.
Mid Century Club Meets
Mrs. Kenneth Marshall was hostess
Wednesday evening, February a for
the regular meeting of the Mid
Century club. In the program a short
skit was presented. by Mesdames
Jennie Katzenbarger, Dorothy Cher
ny, and Marjorie Diller. 1t was Hob
by night for the club and memers
answered roll call by telling of an
interesting hobby.
Pandora Personals
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Trostle and
son Bobby and Mr.. and Mrs. Bud
Sulzman who have spent the past
month touring through the south
western states and Mexico stopped
here Wednesday enroute to their home
in Cleveland and were dinner guests
in the home of the Trostles' parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. nj. I. Trostle.
Miss Priscilla Fisher has been stay
ing in the Charles Buehrer home
while her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Fisher are mentioning in Florida
Word was received here that David
C. Shank, formerly a resident here,
has been seriously i'll at his home in
Fresno, California. Later reports
state that he is showing some i'm
provement.
Mrs. Noah Gerber and daughter
Melvena are presently staying at the
home of her son Leland Gerber and
family in Bluffton and Miss Gerber
has resumed her duties at Bluffton
college.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Suffer and
Herman Schumacher figured in an
automobile accident Wednesday moo
at the intersection, near the Lehman
funeral home. The Suffer a driv-
ing north was badly damaged while
the Schumacher car coming from the
west was in condition to drive away
from the scene of the accident. Mrs.
Suffer received some minor bruises
but reports state that neither of the
occupants were hurt seriously.
Friends of Rev. and Mrs. G. G..
Dibert, pastor of the Methodist
church in North Baltimore, received
word of the death Sunday of Mrs.
Dibert's mother, Mrs. J.. w. RAIDER.
Her funeral was held Tuesday after
noon in the North Baltimore church.
Mrs. RAIDER who had been at home
with her daughter and family for
some time had been i'll several weeks.
Rev. Dibert was formerly a pastor of
the local Methodist church and both
the RAIDERS and Diberts have many
friends in this community.
Pandora women Joined with the
mothers of the nation in their Mothers
March of Dimes in the fight against