The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1954-05-20
OHIO DEPARTMENT OF
HIGHWAY SAFETY
Pandora

was held Sunda ay afternoon at the
Lehman funeral home with Rev.
William Reeve 5 officiating. Mr..
Miller passed AWAY at his home at
$50 a. m. Thursday and burial was
at Pleasant Ridge Cemetery. Among
those from a distance attending the
last rites wefe his brother-in-law,
Mr.. Cotner from Iowa, Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Saner ffom Chicago, DR.. and
Mrs. Eugene Fromm of Cincinnati,
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Grismore from
McGuffy and Mr.. and Mrs. Roger
Grismore from Ann Arbor, Mich.
The annual ''Pet Parade, which
has became a traditional event for
the Pandora-Gilboa schools will be
held at 8 a. m, May "a. The
arrangements for the parade are in
charge of Mrs. Stanley Burkhart and
Mrs. Mary Lichty. Two bands will
furnish music for the parade. The
May Day Coronation will follow at
1880. Miss Karen Augsburger,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin
Augsburger, was chosen as May
Queen and the King will be Ed
Anderson, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Morris Anderson. The attendents
from the junibr class will be Mary
Lou Basingerl daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Homer Basinger and David
Emans, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Glen
Emans. There will be a basket
dinner at noon with parents invited
from both the Pandora and Gilboa
schools.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ambrose Basinger
were week en- d visitors with relatives
in Toledo.
Mr.. David Lehman, Mr.. and Mrs.
Levi Neuensdhwander and Mr.. and
Mrs. Lue Lehman were Sunday after
noon callers at the Sam Haas farm
near Beaverdam.
Mr.. and Mrs Clark Vanscooder of
Cleveland and Mr.. and Mrs. John
Gerber of Findlay called on friends
here Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. lLue Lehman accom-
panied by their guests, Mr.. George
Lehman and daughter, Mrs. Wilbur
Dexter of Lafayette, Indiana called
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. G. T.
Soldner in Bluffton on Wednesday.
Eugene Kohl of Findlay was re-
Gently elected as president of the
Parent Teachers Association of Find
lay High School. Eugene the elder
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Kohl
is at present teaching in the Findlay
school system.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight Baumgartner
and daughter, Francis Kay LETT Fri
day afternoon fl dr Holland, Michigan
where they took in the festivities of
the Holland Tulip Festival, teturn,
ing to their home here Sunday after
noon.
The eighth grade class of Pandora
Gilboa school enjoyed a class trip
to Toledo and Detroit Wednesday.
Thirty-three pupils composed the
group and the "trip was made in a
chartered Greyhound bus. Prof.
and Mrs. RoseAberger accompanied
the pupils.
The churchesl of Pandora-Gilboa
communities wal again sponsor a
two-week daily Vacation Bible school
beginning at 8 a. m. Tuesday June
1st. At a former meeting of the
Ministerial Association, Mrs. Ray
mond Miller was appointed to direct
the school again this year. Each
church will COZ operate by providing
two teachers. fChildren who will be
old enough for kindergarten next
year are eligible to attend. There
is no tuition charge and the parents
will provide the transportation.
Mr.. Grover Davidson and Mrs.
Melvena BURY have been selected to
represent Pandora and Riley town
ship on the Pptnam County Central
Democratic Committee.
Mr.. and MRS. Dwight Geiger have
purchased the property in the Jim
Sommer Court which is now occupied
by Supt and Mrs. Frank Dick. Mr..
Sommer has purchased some building
lots from Mr.. and Mrs. Duff Payne
and has already started work on
construction of the first of a group
of houses on those lots.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Huser have
moved from the Richard Frantz
apartment to the Daniel Steiner
house in South Pandora.
Mrs. Rachel Schultz was hostess
on Tuesday evening for the May
meeting of the Mary Martha Mission
airy Society of The Grace Mennonite
church. The program in charge of
Mrs. Evelyn Benton included Mrs.
Ellwyn Hartzler who gave a talk
and showed pictures of their work in
Puerto Rico.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Reese and
their mother, Mrs Mertie Reese and
Miss Harriet Krphn spent Sunday
| with DR.. and Mrs. Waldo Sutter in
Waterville.
Poor saving can spoil lumber for