The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-09-23
Pandora

Fair opened Wednesday Sept. p and
will continue through Saturday Sept.
25. There was just one major i'm
| provement lat the Fair Grounds this
year and racing fans viii have a
much better view of the events since
all trees in the center of the track
have been removed.
Mrs. Francis Marshall accompanied
a group of ladies from Rockport
Presbyterian church to Delphos,
Tuesday, where they attended the
Lima Presbyterial session there.
Miss Gladys Schumacher of Willis
ton enjoyed long week end in her
home here. She also visited with her
| brother w. III. schumacher who is
confined to Blufton hospital.
Mrs. Paul Miller provided accor-
dion musical numbers for the child
ren's party held at the st. John Men
MONTE parsonage Saturday morning.
Rev. and Mrs. ASuderman were the
hosts for the occasion. III
Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight Baumgartner
1 moved Thursday from the Inez Nc
| Adams apartment Ito theAhome they
recently purchased from ! Mr. and
Mrs. Wilmer Niswander. on North
Jefferson st. The ENiswanderS have
moved into their new home on their
| farm south of town which they re"
Gently purchased from the Isaac Ba-
singer heirs.
Mr.. and Mrs. jim Baumgartner of
Lima will occupy the McAdams
apartment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim. Sommer and
children Jerry and Anne spent Sun
day with Mrs. Zetta Sommer in Troy.
Mrs. Roy Cook and son were dis
charged from BIuffton hospital Sun
dav. The Cooks have chosen the
name David Kim for their new son.
The Pandora-Gilboa Rockets play
ed their first game of the season Fri
day evening with Spencerville and
lost the tangle by just one point IA
13. The boys showed up well on the
local grid and fans predict them
good competition in the Northwest
Conference this year. L.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Vanscoder &C
companied Miss Inez McAdams to
Hicksville last Tuesday where she
spent the week visiting with relatives
and returned to her home here Sun
day.
MIR. and Mrs. Don Baldwin and son
and daughter Martha and Carl of
Lima were Sunday evening dinner
guests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Francis Marshall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Klentsche of
FindIay were Sunday guests at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Lew Lehman.
The Mary-Martha missionary Soc
iety of the Grace Mennonite church
held their regular meeting in the
church Tuesday evening. The meet
ing was open to guests and the pro-
gram was in charge of Mrs. Hiram
Diller.
Rev. and Mrs. William Reeves
spent Monday and Tuesday with
friends in Bellefontaine.
New Sunday School officers elected
at the Grace Mennonite Sunday
School for the coming year are as
follows: Superintendent, Russell Sut-
ter; assistant, Cleland AmstutZ; Sec
treas, Grover Geiger, Jr; assistant,
Dwight Suter; Chorister, Gordon
Lugibihl; assistant, James Suter;
Pianist, Mildred Schultz; assistant,
Arthur Schultz; Librarian, Evan SUIT
er; assistant, Norman Bucher; Jr.
librarian, Mrs. Vernon Suter; assist
ant, Mrs. Francis Lehman; Jr. hbrar-
ian, Colleen Basinger; assistant, Suz-
anne Diller.
The farm home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Miller was the scene of a happy
occasion, Wednesday evening when
SO friends and neighbors gathered at
their home with miscellaneous
shower for the newlyweds. The Mil
lers We're completely surprised and
were the recipients of many beautiful
gifts. Present for the occasion were:
DR.. and Mrs. E. P. Barlage and fam
lily, Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Zimmerly
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Amstutz,s Mr.. and Mrs. Don Etter
and sons, Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Gelg-
er, Mr.. and Mrs. R. H. Etter and
sons, Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Bucher
Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra Amstutz and Ray
Amstutz, Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Lehman
and granddaughter, Mr.. and Mrs
Arthur Badertscher, Mr.. and Mrs
Francis Niswander and sons, Mr.. anc
Mrs. David Niswander, Mr.. and Mrs
John Nusbaum and daughters, Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Geiger, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Lawrence Amstutz, Mr.. anC
Mrs. Harry Sutter and son, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Clyde Basinger, Mr.. and Mrs
Gene Sutter and son, Mr.. and Mrs
Wilmer Sutter and family, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Clair Herr and family, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Floyd Basinger and family, Mr.
and Mrs. Leotus Sutter and family
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Grismore, MI
and Mrs. Vinton Bucher and family
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Vanscoder, MI
and Mrs. Don, Martin and daughter
Harold Vanscoder, Nolan Diller, Mrs
Mary Miller, Mr.. and Mrs. Howar
Diller and the honored guests Mr.. an