The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-10-03
BLUFFTON LOCALS

DIR. and Mrs. w. M. Niswander
entertained a group Of friends and
relatives at a tea Sunday afternoon
in honor of his sister, Mrs. Mag
dalene Plenert who left Monday for
Phoenix, Ariz., where she will spend
the winter with her son and fanny
Mrs. Bertha Hall of Lima was q
week end guest of Mrs. Hazel Blome
A family gathering was held in
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Lyslt
Cahill and daughter Lynne in Day.
ton, Saturday. Attending were: DIR
and Mrs. Robert Marshall of Crane
Rapids, Mich; Mr.. and Mrs. w. E
Marshall and Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Barnett and David, Jayne and jim
mie of Rockport; Mr.. and Mrs. F. c.
Marshall and Miss Madeline Bixel
of Pandora, Mrs. M. Z. Bixel and
son Paul and Mrs. Orlo Marshall
Mrs. Marshall, who had spent several
days with her daughter and family
in Dayton returned to Bluffton with
the group Saturday evening.
Mrs. Gid Steiner is patient in
Community hospital following an
emergency appendectomy the latter
part of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Cahill left for
Cleveland Friday for a visit with
her mother, Mrs. Eli Hartman and
sisters, Mrs. Ethel Magee and Miss
May Steinman.
Richard Kaufman of Cleveland
arrived here Friday and spent the
week end in the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Stanley Basinger.
Mrs. Minnie Swift of Lima and
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Hunt of Warren
were Wednesday visitors in the
home of Mrs. Gladys Bracy.
Mrs. Evan Basinger was brought
to her home Sunday afternoon after
surgery at Bluffton hos
pital.
Mrs. Ray Marshall entertained
her cousins and other relatives at
dinner last Wednesday at her
country home in Orange township.
Present for the occasion were: Mes
danes Milton Bixler, William Alt
haus and Isaac Neuenschwander of
R. F. ID. 2, Columbus Grove, Allen
Grismore, Harley Marquart, William
Munson Bixel, Hiram
Neuenschwander, Minnie Murray,
Carl Marshall and daughters Mar
sha and Debra. Regrets were received
from Mrs. Memo Burkholder, an
aunt who was i'll, Mrs. Stanley Bixel,
Mrs. Isaac Lugibihl and Mrs. H. w.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Brown spoke
on their missionary work in the Bel
gian Congo at the Evangelical Men
1onite church in Berne, Indiana,
Sunday afternoon and evening. They |
were accompanied on the trip by
ler parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Oiller and all were supper guests in
the country home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Neuenschwander.
Myrl Alexander, formerly of
visited with friends here
,n Monday. While a resident of this
he lived on Rural Route
| on farm north of town on the
Dixie Highway. He is member of
he local Masonic Lodge No. 432
and at present is representative
'or an aluminium window manufac-
,uring company at Detroit.
DR.. H. d. Raid Monday evening |
addressed a combined meeting of |
mems brotherhoods in Goshen, Ind
He spoke on the work of mutual aid |
in relationship to his tour
# the Grand Coulee area this sum-
ner in the interest of the General
Conference Mutual Aid Committee
md the Association of Mennonite
Aid Societies.
Addison Myers, class of 1862 at
3luffton college, was a campus
yisitor last week, leaving to sail
within a few days for Germany
ghere he will study theatre at the
lew University of Berlin. He has
een awarded a Dankstipendium fel-
owship by the Institute of Inter
Education.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Gotshall of
dantua, Ohio, spent the September