The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-01-22

bord Luncheon, followed by the an,
nual business meeting.
At the January meeting of the Mid
Century club held in the home of
Mrs. Fred Farling, the following of
ficers were elected. Mrs. Louis Ris-
ser, Jr., president; Mrs. Dwight
Baumgartner, vice president; and
Mrs. Fred Farling, secretary-treasur-
er. Mrs. Kenneth Marshall is the
new member of the executive board
and five new members were added to
the club.
Mrs. Verna Rouse was fortunate in
making a wonderful collection of
colored slides on her recent tour
through Europe and the Holy Land.
Mrs. Riser will be the guest speak
Ier at a special meeting of the Wo-
mems Association of the Presbyterian
church in Columbus Grove, Thursday,
January %. She will also show her
collection of slides taken during her
trip.
Rev. and Mrs. Warren Powell and
daughter Debora Sue and Miss
Lorraine Tarbox spent Monday even
ing at the home of Rev. and Mrs. Ira
P. Benton in Leipsic, where they were
guests at a tureen dinner for Metho-
dist ministers of Putnam county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Schumacher
and daughter of Lafayette were Fri
day visitors with relatives here.
Pandora Gilboa P. T. A. held their
first meeting of the year, Wednesday
evening Jan. Ia at the local High
School Auditorium, with the president
Fred Grismore in charge. A period
of devotion was presented by H. K.
Figert, pastor of the Christian
church. Rev. Willard Thomas of
Harrod was the guest speaker of the
evening using as his subject, "A Tour
Through Europe" Mrs. Edna Lauby
teacher of Religious Education in the
Pandora-Gilboa and Bluffton schools
gave a detailed outline of her class
work.
Milford Haas spent Sunday after
noon visiting with his brother Walter
who has been very ill and confined
to Blanchard Valley Hospital in Find
lay, the past ten days. His condition
is reported somewhat improved.
Mrs. Marjorie Headington of East
Orange, New Jersey, and DR.. R. X.
Steiner of Huntington, West Virginia
arrived Saturday at the home of their
mother, Mrs. C. D. Steiner who has
not been so well the past week. Miss
Mabel Williams of Vaughnsville is
the attending nurse in the Steiner
home.
Pandora = Gilboa school played
basketball at Ottawa Public, Friday
night. Before the game both teams
had a seasons TO score. Then Pan
dora-Gilboa came thru with a TO
80 victory, leaving Ottawa alone in
the cellar. Tommy Reichenbach
scored 90 points in the game. Even
though the boys have had a seasons
losing streak, they have played very
good basket ball, losing several OF
the games by a very close margin.
Among those from out of town who
came to attend the funeral of Noah
P. Gerber rs, who died Wednesday
Jan. Il and was buried Friday, Jan
Is were the five sons and their
families, Villas of Lindsborg, Kansas
Vernon, Myron and Millen of Toledo
and Leland of Bluffton. The brother:
Elias of Kidron and Peter of Dalton
Mrs. Dora Amstutz, Mrs. Otto Ger
Der, Oren Gerber, Mrs. Marion Miller
Mr.. and Mrs. Elan Gerber, Mis-!
Elma Gerber, Mrs. Ivan Nusbaum
Allen Bixler, Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Ger
Der and MI. and Mrs. Oswin Gerbe:
all of Kidron, Mrs. A. Geiger an,
two daughters, Mr.. and Mrs. Grove.
Gerber, Mrs. VIM. Geiser, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Ivan Gerber, A. A. Gerber, Nh
and Mrs. Oscar Gerber, Mr.. and Mrs
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