The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-05-21
Pandora

udy OF the uFOWHlfS VI hOlldiu DuiiSA
a, in the Elkhart River at Elkhart,
Indiana. Ronald and playmate had
wandered to the river about four
blocks away from home and he fell
into the water. When he didn't come
out the playmate ran home with the
news and policemen recovered the
body from the river an hour later.
The child is survived by parents,
Vernon and Lucille (Geiger) Butler,
a brother Stephen and grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Geiger near Pan
dora. A short funeral service was
held in Elkhart and the body was
brought to the Lehman Funeral
Home Sunday. Burial was in st.
John Church cemetery Monday
afternoon.
Mrs Nina Agner of the Alfran
Nursing Home near Warsaw, Indiana
accompanied by her daughter, Mrs.
Naomi Berlin of North Webster, Ind
were Saturday and Sunday visitors
at the home of Mrs. Elmira Sutter
and son Barton and other friends and
relatives in town.
Miss Viola AmstutZ, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Amstutz, received
her NJ. A. degree from Mccormick
Theological Seminary, Chicago, May
z. Miss Amstutz is a graduate from
Pandora High school and Bluffton
College and did relief work in China
for two years after World War III.
Friday morning she left for Casa
Blanca, Calf, where she will be en-
gagged in missionary work among the
Spanish speaking people under the
supervision of the Presbyterian
Board of National Missions with her
headquarters in Home of Neighborly
Service in Casa Blanca.
Invitations have been mailed to 800
members of Pandora High school al
umni for the annual dinner to be
held at the school, May 80 at $50
P. M. Professor William Craig of
Wooster will be the guest speaker for
the program following the dinner.
Prof. Craig is an instructor in Woos-
ter College and is we'll known as
humorist.
Mrs. John Gerber was discharged
Wednesday from Lima Memorial
Hospital and was returned to her
home at $50 w. Bigelow street in
Findlay.
Rev. Warren Powell left Monday
evening for Wateryille, New York,
where he met Mrs. Powell and daugh-
ter Debbie, who have been visiting in
the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Tarbox in Waterville and to-
gether they returned to their home
here Thursday evening. Miss Lorraine
Tarbox, who has been staying in the
Powell home for some time accom-
panied Rev. Powell to her home in
Waterville, N. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs, Marian 'Stoody, who
spent the winter months in California
arrived here last week and are
guests at the farm home of the form
er's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Owen
Stoody, also at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. Krohn. -.
The Rev. and Mrs. Z. A. Lesson
of 65 Neal Ave-, Newark, announce
the engagement of their daughter,
Elizabeth Ellen Lesson to John Rog-
ers Howard of Nashville, Georgia.
Betty, as she is known to her friends
in this community received her A. B.
degree from Bluffton College and her
Bachelor of Divinity degree from
Gambler School of Theology at Emory
University, Atlanta, Georgia last
December. Mr.. Howard is the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. P. L. Howard of Nash
vile, Ga, and was graduated from
Georgia University recently. He will
receive his Bachelor of Divinity de-
gree from Gambler School of Theol-
ogy in December. He is now serving
as pastor of the Methodist churches
in Jersey and Gratis, Georgia. The
wedding will take place at 4:30 P. M.
June IL at the Neal Ave. Methodist
church in Newark. Miss, Lessons
father will receive the exchange of
vows and the custom of open church
win be observed.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. P. Wagner of
near Mt. Cory were Sunday dinner