The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-07-08
Pandora

Putnam County School Superin-
tendent Ralph McKibben recently re-
| leased the information that Putnam
| County still needs thirteen teachers to
/ fill all vacancies in the county. Among
! them is an elementary vacancy In the
Pandora-Gilboa schools.
plans for the Pandora-Gilboa Fall
Festival are already in operation,
according to the overall committee
composed of Mrs. Charles Buehrer,
chairman; Robert Reese and Miss
Clara Bracy. The outstanding fea-
t1re of the menu will be Barbecued
Chicken along with a large variety
of foods typical of this community.
This annual event is scheduled for
the evening of Thursday, August 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. Enos Sutter spent
the holiday week end with friends
in Detroit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vincent Schumacher
and son of Bucyrus spent the holiday
week end with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. H. Schumacher. The elder
Mr.. Schumacher is a patient at Bluff
ton hospital and his condition re-
mains unchanged.
Mrs. Gertrude Fridley was dis
charged from Bluffton hospital Fri
day and is convalescing in her apart
ment home in the Bracy Block.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Van Meter
joined family gathering for a pic
mic dinner at the home of their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Warren in
Orange Township on Sunday.
This community was shocked and
saddened to learn of the tragic death
Friday evening of Leonard Sutter in
a two truck collision near Bluffton.
He has served this community thirty
six years as repair man from the
Pandora Hardware and Supply Co.
and was held in high esteem by all
who knew him. He will be greatly
missed and we extend our sympathy
to the widow. Vera (Baker) Sutter
and children Harold of Cairo, Kath-
crime Louise Long, and Barbara Rose
Fruchey of Pandora. Funeral was
Sunday afternoon in the Methodist
church. Rev. William Reeves officiat-
ing. Interment at Harmon Cemetery
near Gilboa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Basinger were
over Sunday visitors with their dau-
ghter and family in Cleveland
Charles Warren of Lima was ten
days guest at the farm home of his
uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd
Van Meter.
Mrs. Alfretta May, SO, died Thurs
day at the Bluffton Community Hos
pital. She had lingering illness of
several years duration, but was
stricken seriously on Wednesday. Her
funeral was SATURDAY. afternoon at
the Lehman Funeral Home and fun
eral was in her former home town
church, Centenary u. B. church near
Oakwood and burial was in Sherman
Cemetery near Oakwood.
The Junior group of the Grace
Mennonite church left Monday morn
ing for a week at Camp Friedenwald
in Michigan. This is a special week
of study and recreation for junior
groups from Ohio, Indiana and Him
ois. The Retreat for the Interme-
diate group at Camp Friedenwald
will be July 1918.
The Methodist MYF group will
have their annual ice cream social at
the Civic Building this Saturday
evening. July 10. The menu will in
clude chicken sandwiches, pie, cake,
etc
1lC "oIlGi IISStbidfN society
of Grace church held their REGULAR
monthly meeting at the church. We'd
nesday evening with Miss Gertrude
Hilty in charge of the nrogram and
the speakers were Mrs. Elmer BURY,
Mrs. Clarence Rurkholder and Mrs.
Clement Basinger.
Among out of town friends who
were here Sunday to attend the
Leonard Sutter funeral service
were Mrs. Lydia Cook and children
Justine, Sally and Dick of Findlay,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Cook and daugh-
ter of near Rawson;, Clark Sutter.
Delphos; Joe Sutter. Wichita, Kan
sas, Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Hauenstein
and family of near Button; Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Sutter and family and
Mr.. and Mrs. Ambrose Keller and
family of Bellefontaine. The Albert
Sutter family remained here for
several days visit with relatives
here.