The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-02-09

ed to her home last Wednesday after
noon following surgery at Lima Me
mortal hospital several weeks ago
She is convalescing rapidly now aftel
her long illness. Her sister and broth
er, Grace and Charles Erect, are as
sisting in her care.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Augsburgel
and daughter Ann of Oak Harbol
were recent guests of Mrs. Augsbur.
gers mother, Mrs. Albert Benroth.
Miss Geneva Hankish of Port Gin.
ton and Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Rhoades
of Bowling Green spent the week end
with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hankish,
Sr.
Among those who attended the mid
winter picnic of Hancock county resi-
dents in Bradenton, Fla, were: Mr..
and Mrs. Myron Meyer who are
spending several weeks in Florida
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Schaublin. Mr..
and Mrs. Dwight Deeds of near Bea-
verdam; Mrs. Halle Day Decker of
Findlay; and A. c. Diller of Orville,
all of whom are known by our read
ers.
Mrs. Wilford Hilty and daughter
Betty of Lima, Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Hilty and daughter Barbara of Find
lay, and Mrs. Ray Hilty were Sunday
afternoon guests in the home of Mrs.
c. d. Hilty on Spring street.
Miss Madeline Bixel who is librar-
ian in the Fostoria schools and Mr..
and Mrs. F. c. Marshall of Pandora,
were Sunday dinner guests of Mrs.
M. r. Bixel and son Paul.
Norman Triplett recently returned
from business trip in Galveston.
Texas.
Dinner guests Sunday in the home
of Mrs. Ross Bogart were: Miss Bet
ty Hilty, who is home on furlough
from her work as missionary nurse
in st. Luke's hospital, Vengurla, In
dia, her mother, Mrs. Wilford Hiltv.
and Mrs. Ossnon of Lima, and Rev.
and Mrs. James B. Heininger and son
Jimmy. Miss Hilty and Rev. Heinin-
ger were friends since high school
days when they were in the same
class and graduated together from
Elida high school. "a
Mrs. Russell Lantz is in Chicago
this week attending the annual Gift
Show, reported to be the largest con-
directed at Merchandise Mart since
1924. She was accompanied on the
train trip by Mrs. Tom Patterson, of
Lima.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Burcky and
son, Bill, were in New Concord, Ohio
over the week end visiting their
daughter and son-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Burkholder. Bob is now
coaching basketball at Muskingum
college.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bennie R. Shafer, for
merly of East Jefferson street and
former Central Ohio Power employee,
were here over the week end on visit
with their daughter, Mrs. James Dep
pier and family of Route 1, Bluffton.
Mr.. Shaffer is now employed at the
huge Kyger Creek power plant near
Gallipolis, Ohio.
After two and half years duty in
Alaska, Sic. and Mrs. Elmer Burk-
holder, Jr. will return to the states
for duty at Ft. Lewis, Washington, in
March. Mr.. Burkholder is the son of |
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Burkholder, of |
West Elm street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Howey have
from two weeks vacation
in Phoenix, Arizona where they
visited their son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vincent Roof, of Find
ay, visited with Mr. and Mrs. Amos
Suter Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Binkley and
Mr.. and Mrs. Ivan Clements visited
With Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Thompson
md family, of Lima, Sunday.
Mrs. Cal Stettler, Mound street,
Who has been visiting her daughter,
Mrs. William Cox, of Maumee, Ohio,
to her home last Friday.
Fred Fritchie of The Bluffton News
taft left last Sunday for visit with
lis daughter, Mrs. Fred Brunn and
amily, in Alameda, Calf.
Julia Cox, granddaughter of Mrs.
elizabeth Stettler, was chosen to rep
esent Maumee high school as candi-
ate for queen at the Student Coun-
il Area dance in Toledo. Julia is the
aughter of the William Cox's of
faumee.
Diller ambulance removals-Chas.
linsinger to Memorial hospital and
eturn; Catherine Hartman from
'luffton Community hospital to
blanchard Valley hospital, Findlay.