The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1956-08-09

rope, Mr.. and Mrs. Don Lackey are
also going to New York to meet their
daughter Helen who has been with
Theda during the trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Short and
daughters Susan and Diane of Lima.
spent Sunday with Ralph's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Short.
Mrs. Edith Powell who has been
occupying one of tho Fred Bsdert-
scher apartments on S. Main street,
is moving to Lima to make her home
with Mrs. Florence Hirschfeld.
DR.. H. W. Eby of st. Marys, spent
several days the past week with
friends in this community.
Miss Geneva Hankish of Lorain.
was week end guest of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hankish.
Mrs. George Rauenbuhler left Sat-
urday for their new home in River
side, Calf. Mr.. Rauenbuhler plans to
make the cross-country trip by car
and trailer in company with his SON
in-law.
Members of Bluffton Chapter
0. E. S. held their annual picnic sup
per at the country home of the
Worthy Matron and Worthy Patron,
Mr.. and Mrs. Kent Amstutz near
Beaverdam last Friday evening.
Members and their families number
ing more than eighty partook of the
bountiful supper and had an enjoy
able evening together.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. B. Longsdorf
and Miss Mildred Keel returned
home Thursday afternoon after at
tending the funeral services for a
cousin, Mrs. Oscar Anderson in Au-
rora, III. Saturday they received
word that another cousin, Charlie
Day, also of Aurora, had passed
away from a heart attack late Fri
day afternoon. Mr.. Day had not been
well for some time, but had attended
the Anderson services Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Johnson of
Mt. Gilead arrived the latter part of
the week for a visit in the home of
Rev. and Mrs. ]. Paul Clark.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Lape and Mr..
and Mrs. Forrest Steinman have re-
turned from their eastern trip-the
Lapes spending the time with their
son Wade and family in Maine and
the Steinmans went north and toured
the Gaspe peninsula in Canada.
DR.. L. L. Ramseyer who has re-
turned from his study seminar in
Europe and Russia, in company with
DR.. J. S. Schultz, DR.. Robert Krei-
der, DR.. Paul Shelly, Rev. Harry
Yoder and Carl Lehman will leave
next week to attend the triennial
meeting of the General Conference
of Mennonites that will be held in
Winnipeg, Canada. August 1922 All
are members of Blufrton College fac
ulty.
Mrs. Elsie Buckland has returned
from a two weeks visit with hel
daughter and son-in-law, Mr.. anC
Mrs. David B. Scudder of Washing
ton, D. c.
Mrs. H. c. Stettler, who spent the
week end in Willard, Ohio with Mr.
and Mrs P. A. Wiebe, returned to her
home Sunday.
Basinger ambulance removal
Ralph Woodhead from his home west
of Bluffton to the Lima Memorial
hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Leigler,
GAINESVILLE, visited Sunday and Mon
day with her mother, Mrs. Eva Kohl
and family, South Main street.
A birthday party Monday evening
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
Cheney, Rockport, honored the birth
days of Mrs. Cheney and Miss Vim
ME Meeks, also of Rockport. Attend
ing were Mrs. Eva Kohl, sons Dales
and Francis, Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. |
Kohl, children Bobbie and Debbie,
Mr.. and Mrs. Billy Cheney and sons
Ada; Mrs. Josephine Whitehouse and
Dean Meeker, both of Lima; Mr.. and
Mrs. T. H. White and daughters, |
Betty, Ruth, Wilma and Roberta, |
and Mrs. Mae Foley, all of Rockport.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton Basinger,
Mrs. Fred Bronson and daughter
Imogene, and Mrs. Laura Gratz mo-
tored to Angola, Ind, Sunday for a
visit with Harry and Adaline Welty.
Mrs. Josephine Whitehouse, Lima,
is visiting this week with her son,
Thomas White and family of Rock
port.
John Stonehill has sold his home
on Cherry street and is moving with
his family to Lima.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell LantZ are in
Chicago this week where Mrs. Lantz
is attending the annual Gift Show
and Mr.. Lantz is attending music
meeting in nearby Evanston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Short and
daughters Diane and Susan of Lima,
and Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. B. Longs
dorf were Monday evening dinner
guests of Miss Mildred Keel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald Swank are
expected to occupy their new home
on w. Elm street within the next
week. Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Eikenbary
and family, currently occupying the
former B. F. Biery property on