The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1953-12-31

home Of Mr.. and Mrs. grin wslty in
Lima.
Mrs. Zella Frantzd Lima spent
last week at the homefof her son, Mr..
and Mrs. Richard rSntz and family.
The Annual HuIHess meetings If
the st. John andthN Gipce Mennonite
churches will belhen Fkday ffternd pm
! in their respectvefahui fhesI ~
Mr.. and Ms. .kIloM v an Meter
dinner at the EgaiABsgg farm home
near Columbus Grove.
Mayor and Mrs. George Fisher and
daughter Priscilla were Christmas
| and week end suests of Mrs. Fishers
mother, Mrs. Eella Mast in Canton,
returning to their home here Sunday
afternoon.
! Mrs. Mertie Reese and Miss Harriet
Krohn returned to their home Christ
mas Day after am extended visit in
the home of DR.. and Mrs. Waldo Sut
ter and daughter Ann. They were ac-
companied here by the Suffers whb
joined in a family dinner at the
F, Charley Reese farm home. Other
guests there were Harold Wineman,
| Gilboa; Mr. and Mrs. Bob Reese and
Mr.. and Mrs. William Snyder and
/ Mrs. Mertie Reese and Miss Krohn.
The Decembers "a issue of The
Findlay Republican Courier carried
an attractive Christmas display by
the kindergarten kclass of the How
ard School. Among the pupils around
the Christmas tree was Candice Kohl
who is the granddaughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hiram Kohl. Hiram was a
former writer of news column for
the Bluffton News.
The Annual meeting of the Putnam
County Farm Bureau was held recent
ly at the parish hall in Dttoville, and
in the election of officerS E. R. Moser
was made secretary of the organiza-
ton and Mrs. E. r. Mqser was elect
ed as one of the LADY, directors and
Evan Suter will represent Riley
Township on the boakd of directors.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. t. $oldner of Bluff
ton spent Christmas hay at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Milford Haas and
son Marvin Dale.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Miller left
Christmas Day VII Transcontinental
air lines from Chicago for California
where they will be- guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Verdi Bixel i'll Los Angeles and
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Schmidt at Binu-
ba, California near L. A. The Millers
had originally planned to take off a
week earlier, but were delayed when
Mr.. Miller became quite ill with the
| flu.
| The Pandora Gilbos basketball
quintet chalked their second win in
five games Tuesday night, December
p in game with Gandorf. The
boys came from % pdints behind in
the fourth quarter to hefeat the host
team $3.50.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vincent Shumaker of
J Bucyrus were holiday week end visit
ors with their parelHs, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. H. Shumaker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bet Kleutsche were
Sunday visitors at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Lue Lehman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Dowler of
Troy were Saturday guests at the
/ jim Sommer home. Mrs.. Zetta Som
mer, who had spent the week with
the Sommers, returned to her home
in Troy with the Dowlers Saturday
evening.
The Misses Carol and Janet Krohn
who are students at Bowling Green
university, are spending a part OF
their holiday vacation with friends
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nj /. Trostle spent
from Thursday until Saturday at the
home of their son, Mr.. and Mrs. Way
ne Troste and son Bobby in Rocky
River.
The funeral of Holly Gesheider was
held Sunday afternoon at the Lehman
funeral home. Holly, age s, had
been an invalid all ber life and the
past nine months was confined to a
hospital in Columbus where she died
Thursday, Decembdf "a. Surviving
her are her mothef, Mrs. Ray Culp
and two sisters at home. Burial was
in Pandora cemetery with Rev. Will