The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1958-07-31


this summer, but expects 10 be here
before they return to Alaska where he
has been teaching.
Mrs. Gladys Bracy and family are
visiting her sister, Mrs. George Howe
and family in Tipp City.
Mrs. Alex Macy is nursing six days
week at st. Rita's hospital, Lima.
She had her training while living in
Budapest, Hungary. Her day at home
each week is Friday.
Mrs. c. D. Hilty, Miss Lucille Hilty
and Mrs. Sidney Hauenstein were
Saturday evening dinner guests OF
Miss Dorothy Schumacher in Find
lay.
Rev. and Mrs. Richard Mumma
and children of Pleasant Valley, N. Y.
are visiting their parents this week,
Mr.. and Mrs. S. F. Nonnamaker and
Mrs. Blanche Mumma. Rev. Mumma
is pastor of a large Presbyterian
church in Pleasant Valley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Weaver and
children, and DR.. Paul Shelly recent
ly returned from trip to Pennsyl-
vania to visit Mrs. Weaver's and DR..
Shellys mother.
Mrs. Meta Dean and daughters
Mrs. Ted Toews and children, Ann
and David, spent the past week end
in Coschocton with Mr.. and Mrs.
Dudley Dean.
Mrs. Gareth Todd and two daugh-
ters of Lansing, Michigan, are visit
ing this week with her mother, Mrs.
Hazel Blome.
Ralph and Rob Patterson and La
Verne Balmer have returned from a
fishing trip to northern Canada.
Richard Warren is a counselor at
a Boys camp near Columbus this
week.
Mr.. Charles Temperely of Fleming
to, N. j., is with his daughter and
husband, Mr.. and Mrs. F. T. Lauriat.
The LauriatS also have as their
guests the Rev. and Mrs. Edward
Ovellette and two sons of Evansville,
Indiana. Rev. Ovellette is one of the
editors who is writing the Home and
Church series for the magazine of the
combined Congregational and Evan
gelical and Reformed churches.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Newland,
their two daughters, Sandy and Sally
and young son, Casey, of Columbia,
Missouri, are visiting, Mrs. Newland's S
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Triple,
horn.
Mrs. Sidney Hauenstein is expect
ing her daughter and husband, Mr.
ard Mrs. w. NJ. c. Tod, of Montreal
Canada, to be with her for several
days next week.
Mrs. Russell Oyer of Chenoa, Hi
nois, has been visiting her parents
DR.. and Mrs. j. S. Schultz.
Mr.. D. w. Bixler recently returned
from a trip in the East, visiting his
daughter, Miss Maureen Bixler II
Philadelphia, and his son and fam
lily, the Roland Bixlers of Hartford
Connecticut. @
Mrs. Arnin Hauenstein's sister ano
husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Barrett
of Cincinnati, are on their way tc
Europe and expect to spend some
time at the Brussels World Fair.
Rev. and Mrs. Russell Mast anc
two sons of Newton, Kansas, are Wis
iting Mrs. Mast's mother and sister
Mrs. c. D. Hilty and Miss Lucille
Hilty. Rev. Mast is pastor OF the
Bethel college church at Newton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Patterson, two
daughters and son, are leaving Sun
day for a trip through the East. Con
ME and Nancy are at the Mennonite
church camp in Michigan this week
August history: On August 1st tht
First World War began in 1914; II
1892, on the fifth, Columbus sailed
for the new world; on the 8th, lS2
the first locomotive ran il
America; the ninth, 1907, Fulton:
first steamboat astonished men; OF
the 14th, 1945, Japan surrendered tt
the Allies; in 1914 the Panama Cana
was opened on the 18th; the 18th
I1777, the Battle of Bennington wa:
fought; the Atlantic cable was laid OF
the 18th, 1858; Alaska was purchased
from Russia in 1867 for $7,2OO,OOO ant
admitted TO the Union as Terri
tory August "a, 1912; Colorado be
came a state the first, 1856, anc
Missouri the 10th, 1921.
Sunday dinner guests of Mrs
Lenroe Montgomery and Sue were tht
Merton Moses family of Cleveland anc
Mrs. Arch Mertz of Florida. House
guests for the past week were Mrs
Jessie Harper of Akron and Sally
Hilty. ....
Mrs. Jessie Harper spent the weel
end with MIR. and Mrs. Cecil Clymer
Mrs. Lenore Montgomery and Mrs
Jessie Harper were supper guests
at the Ernest KEngler home in Ada
on Friday and were dinner guests O
Mr.. and Mrs. Won Spellman in Ada
Mrs. Fred Hofer spent the weel
end in Toledo with her son-in-lav
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Pau
Zimmerly and family. David thinner
ly who has spent the past month witt