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

Mrs. Ed Lape and Mrs. L. l..
Ramseyer were at Winona Lake last
week attending the School of Mis-
sions.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. c. Motter and son
Tim of Lima and Mr. and Mrs. A
d. Gratz of Lawn Ave. attended the
wedding of Miss Joan Firestone and
Mr.. Wesley Broske at Kenton Sun
day afternoon.
Mrs. Wade Shook and family of
Ypsilanti, Mich, were visitors in the
James Clark home for the past two
weeks. They visited Mrs. Shocks pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Clark al
so.
David Augsburger, nine-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Wade Augs-
burger of r. r 2, submitted to ton
sillectomy Saturday morning in Lii
ma Memorial hospital. He returned
home Sunday afternoon and is inn
proving satisfactorily.
Mrs. Won Spellman and daughter
Patsy of Ada spent the week end
with Mrs. Lenore Montgomery and
Sue of South Jackson street. Sun
day p. m. callers were Mr.. and Mrs.
R. c. Motter and son Tim, William
Coldiron and family of Detroit, Mrs.
Grace Klingler and Mr.. and Mrs.
Eugene wells and son.
A /3c Michael d. Gleason, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. C. M. Gleason of
Bentley Rd. has been promoted to
| A/2c. He is stationed at Scott ALB
Ill.
Mrs. Josephine Steiner Barger,
301 w. Granada, Phoenix, Arizona,
was appointed to five-year term on
the state board of nurse registration
by Governor Pyle of Arizona. Mrs.
Barger is director of nurses at Good
Samaritan hospital in Phoenix. She
is the daughter of Mrs. J. S. and
the late DR.. Steiner of South Main
street.
Albert Kanan, former foreman of
the Washington and Chicago West
ern Division, Railway Post Office,
died on June at his home in Gin
cinnati, it was learned this week
through notice sent to postal en-
ployees in this area. Mr.. Kanan was
born in Bluffton August 10, 1890.
He was appointed regular clerk to
Pittsburgh terminal on January l,
1921, later served in the Pittsburgh
transfer office and in the Pittsburgh
Chicago and Cincinnati railway post
offices before transferring in 1896
to the Washington and Chicago run
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Haas of
Bradenton, Fla, are visiting their
daughter, Mrs. William Frutchie OF
Lima, Mr.. Haas brother, Harvey ir
Bluffton and other relatives and
friends of this area. They have beer
making their home in Florida for the
past five years.
| Mrs. Inez Neuenschwander anc
brother, Sidney Stettler, and Mr.. ant
Mrs. Wilbur Lehman of Berne, Inc
left Saturday for two-week vaca
tion tour of Quebec, the Gaspe Pen
ninsula and planned to return thru
Maine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Ludwig
and daughter, Diane, left Saturday
for Jacksonville, Fla, where they
will spend two-week vacation with
1t. and Mrs. F. C. Carnicum.
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Stettler are
spending the week at Willard with
Mr.. and Mrs. P. A. Wiebe and with
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Stettler of
| Cleveland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos C. Suter were
Sunday visitors in Toledo at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. James Scheidt.
Thursday, June 25, Mrs. Lloyd Ar
mold, Miss Sadie Hamilton of east of
Bluffton, and Mrs. Earl Arnold, Je-
| nera, were guests of Mrs. Richard
N. Klay of Lima. The ladies at
tended a WLOK Stanley radio pro-
gram as guests of Mrs. .Klay at the
Royal Pine Room, High Street Mark
ct, Lima. Mrs. Klay was chosen as
special contestant and she in turn
chose one of her guests to appear on
the radio program with her. A quiz
question was asked by the M. C..
and for answering the question cor
rectly, Mrs. Klay and Mrs. Arnold
each received chest of 1847 Rogers
silverplate complete serving for six.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Wenger are
visiting relatives and friends in Win
ston-Salem and High Point, N. c.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Harris of w.
Elm street spent Friday and Sat
urday at Montpelier attending the
annual threshers reunion and picnic.
DIR. Gordon Bixel spent the past
two weeks at Columbus doing post
graduate work in the field of vision.
He will return to his home this Fri
day and will be back in his office
Monday, July 6.
DR.. and Mrs. J. A. Badertscher of
Bloomington, Indiana, were week end
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Win
gate of Bluffton. Sunday evening
callers were J. B. Cotner and Mr..
and Mrs. Herbert Cotner of Wapak-
oneta.
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