The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-06-24
BLUFFTON LOCALS

DllIeF ambulance removals -- Mrs.
o. C. Hursey frgan her home on East
Elm street to Lima Memorial hospi-
tai and return; Mrs. John Augsbur-
ger from her home in Beaverdam to
the Blufftonl Community hospital;
Mrs. Rollie Snatton from st. Rita's
hospital, Lima, to the Oliver Amstutz
home near AdaA Mrs. Byrd Ocker
from her home in Garret, Ind, to the
Sam Varvel residerce in Beaverdam.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. Hyron Spangler of
Celina, and their sen, Robert, a stu
dent at Harvard Cbllege, spent Sun
day with Mr.. SpanEler's mother, Mrs.
A. C. Spangler on|Geiger street. They
were enroute oThe from Cambridge,
Mass, where thf " attended the grad
uation exercises of their older son,
John David, who received the degree
of Bachelor If Scientific Theology.
He was awarh bed a Hopkins Prize as
one of the 1hree outstanding mem
bers of the Glass. At present he is
serving as pastor in the East
BridgewaterI Mass. Methodist church
and will continue graduate work at
Harvard School of Divinity.
Mrs. H. G. Schumacher, who hasn't
been home from Oregon for a visit
with her mother, Mrs. Peter Gratz,
for is years, will enjoy a good long
stay here with Mrs. Gratz and other
relatives this Summer. Accompanied
by her husband and their three
daughters, Merridith Ann, Sara and
Bethel, she arrived here Saturday
The family will visit in Pandora and
in Orrville in addition to Bluffton
this summer. Their home is i'm Can
by, Oregon.
Mrs. Paul Lawrence of Harrod
spent last Thursday with Mrs. Peter
Gratz at her home on South Jackson
street, and another recent visitor
with Mrs. Grat3 was her niece, Mrs.
Clarence Valley of Ft Madison, Iowa.
Mrs. Everett Evans and her three
daughters of Ukiah, Calf, have been
visiting here During the past week
with the Vernon Sprungers, who are
spending theie furlough from mis-
sionary service in Africa, here in
Bluffton. Last Friday the Sprungers
and their guests enjoyed a picnic at
Herman Hiltys. Mrs, Evans is a
BIuffton College graduate.
Major and Mrs. Joseph Spinelli and
their children, Jody, Puggy, John,
Rose and Jane,l have been visiting
with Mrs. Spinelli's father Delbert
McGinnis during the past week. The
major is in the middle of change of
assignments from Ft. Knox, KY, to
John Hopkins university, Baltimore,
Md, where he has been assigned as
an ROTC instructor.
Mr.. and Mrs. fRaynolds and three
sons of Monte Vista, Colo, are visit
ing with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Albert Augsburger.
Ed Rice, in the company OF his
brothers-in-law, DR.. Robert Oyer OF
Wapakoneta, land Herbert Oyer OF
Columbus, is Enjoying Today fish,
ing trip in the Georgian Bay area ot
| Canada.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Edwards ant
sons, Roger, Scott and Craig, are en-
joying a weeks vacation, planning or
driving into Wisconsin after couple
days stop in Chicago at the furni
ture market on business.
Mrs. William Fritschie and her sor
Lowen, mother and brother of Mrs
Floyd Hutchins, were visitors at the
Hutchins home Sunday through We'd
nesday. They drove here from their
home in Charles City, Iowa, and were
enroute to New Mexico to visir
another of Mrs. Hutchins' brothers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Koontz ot
Bluffton, recently attended the wed
ding of their son, Richard, to Miss
Eunice lone Buss in LeMars, Iowa
Following the ceremony the newl!
weds came to Bluffton for visit ant
were guests of honor at reception
at the Koontz home on Route l.
Mrs. Gertrude Morrison of Findla.
and Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Depple,
of Columbus were visitors at tn,
home of Mr. and Mrs. Eli Depple,
last Friday to help Mrs. Deppler Gel
citrate her birthday.
Mrs. Louella Pumey of Akron, ant
Mrs. James Binkley of Ft. Wayne
visited with Mr.. and Mrs. Lestel
Binkley Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Scheidt, Mr.
and Mrs. w. ". Douglas and daugh
ter Shirley ard girl friend Peggy, al
of Toledo, and Mrs. Della Marsh Of
Lima, were guests at the Amos Sutel
home Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Deerhake
Don, and Mrs. Bertha Matter attend
ed the Amstuk reunion at Ada parl
and visited with Mr.. and Mrs. Ca
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