The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1955-03-03
BLUFFTON LOCALS

Mr.. and Mrs Elmer Lora are vaca-
tioning in Florida. Sunday Of last
week they visited Orlando, the States
largest inland city, and ate at Gary's
Duck Inn.
Earl ID. Luginbuig visited with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Gideon Lugin-
buhl Of West Elm street, during the
past week. Mr.. Luginbuhl will close
a four and half year ministry with
the First Church of Christ, Ligonier,
Ind, which he has conducted in con-
junction with graduate study in the
School of Religion, Butler University,
indianapolis, Ind. March 1st he will
take up his neW work as the Minister
of Christian Education with the First
Christian Church, North Kansas City,
Mo.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Cole and Mr.. and
Mrs. C. Burkhart of Bluffton, and
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Arnold of Orange
Twp. attended the dedication concert
of the new pipe organ at the First
Lutheran church in Findlay, Sunday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ivan Clements and
Miss Darlene Thompson of Lima
spent Sunday in Cleveland with
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Stearns of
Huron, Ohio, visited with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Stearns.
Mrs. Amos Suter attended q quilt
ing at the Harvey Suter home Fri
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter A. Wiebe of
Willard, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Cox and
family of Maunee visited with Mrs.
Cal Stettler, Sunday.
Services were held Monday after
noon in st. Marys for Bertie r. Bat
ties, 63, a brother of Mrs. Edith
Powell of this community. Mr.. Bat
ties died Friday in Lima Memorial
hospital. He was the proprietor of
the Bulkhead Inn at Lake st. Marys.
Maurice Bell, Route /, Bluffton,
was recently named vice president of
the Lima Ayrshire club. Robert
Stratton, Beaverdam, is retiring
president of the club being succeeded
by Lee Cattell, Route 4, Lima.
Leander Flick, Mrs. Forrest Stein
mans father, observed his 82nd
birthday Sunday receiving a number
of cards and gifts from friends. He
was to leave today, Thursday, for
Fremont, Ohio, for visit with his
son and daughter-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph Flick, and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. James Szabo had
a number of the, members of the Lima
Symphony Orchestra as guests in
their home following the concert at
Founders Hall Sunday afternoon. In
cluded in the group was Arthur Eres-
man, featured soloist, of the Sunday
concert. Mr.. Szabo is concertmaste1
of the symphony this year.
Carl Amstutz WAS listed this week
among eight young men who have
enlisted with the National Guard unit
at Ada.
Diller ambulance removals = Mrs
Max Miller from her home on Nortl
Main street to the Bluffton hospital
Mrs. Wayne Sommers from the st
Rita's hospital to the home of hel
mother, Mrs. Anna Klapp on Cherry
street; Mrs. John Kieffer from hel
home south of Beaverdam to the
Bluffton hospital.
Music students of Pearl Bogart
Mann, Lawrence Burkhalter and Rus
sell A. Lantz appeared in a recital
Tuesday evening in Ramseyer Chapel
at Bluffton college.
Students giving piano recitals were;
Beverly Benroth, Saundra Berry, Car
RE Ellen Brubaker,. Kenneth Bucher
Ruth Buhler, Kathlynn Burkhalter
Paul Glaze, Paula Greding, Gloria
Grismore, Douglas Hahn, Connie Pat
terson, Nancy Patterson, Karen Schu-
macher, Lu Ann Shelter, Terry Shet-
Ter, Shirley Springer, Nancy Steiner
Loreen Toews, Gerald Weaver, Joyce
Weaver, Genie Marie Which, Meredith
Yoakam, Larry Zimmerly.
Miriam GiermanNplayed viola while
Wilma Jean Jorg and Loreen Toews
played the violin. Sally Reichenbach,
Irlene Gierman and Roleen Smith pre-
sented vocal numbers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Lape returned