The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-12-10
BLUFFToN Locals

Walter Sommer has been off
duty from his. post as custodian
OF the elementary school build
ing since November 20 on sick
leave.
Mrs. Adele Oyer has returned
to her home from Memorial hos
pital and is getting along nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Lape were to
leave today, Thursday for their
winter abode in Sarasota, Fla.
Enroute they are to stop at Vir-
ginia Beach for a weeks wish
with their son and daughter-in-
law, Commander and Mrs. Wade
Lape and children, Susan and
Marlin.
Diller ambulance removal -
Mrs. Bertha Bucher from her
home on Grove street to the
Bluffton hospital.
Mrs. Robert Murray, Mrs.
Lena Dillman, Mrs. Christine
Harris and Mrs. Ethel Durck
spent Saturday in Findlay.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. D. Leigh ar
rived Saturday evening form AL
buquerque, N. M. for a visit with
her mother, Mrs. Eva Kohl.
Basinger ambulance removal
Mrs. Cora Clymer from the home
of her daughter north of Mt.
Cory to the Bluffton hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. j. Andrews
of North Baltimore attended the
OSU Band concert Monday eve
ming at Founders hall. Their son,
Larry, plays flute with the band.
Following the concert they visit
ed with Mr.. and Mrs. George
Carmack. Mrs. Andrews is Mr..
Carmack's sister.
SPA and Mrs. James Triple
horn were home over the week
end on five day leave from Ft.
Knox, KY, where he is a me-
chanic in the headquarters COM
pany motor pool.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Foster
and daughter of Cherry street
left Saturday for a weeks vaca-
ton and business trip to St. Louis
and Kansas City, Mo. They will
visit relatives and friends en-
route.
Miss Dena Arnie of Leipsic,
Mrs. Paul Moening of Ottawa
and Mrs. Serge Kagy of near
Bluffton were visitors last Fri
day at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Amos c. Suter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Badert-
scher, Jr. and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Badertscher, Mr..
and Mrs. Glen Franklin and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Milton
Badertscher, Sr. were Thanks
giving day guests in the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Keller of
Dayton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Badert-
scher of Cincinnati were week
end guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Mil
ton BadertScher Sr. and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Barrett of
Cincinnati were visitors with
Mrs. Armin Hauenstein the last
of last week.
The College Faculty club met
Tuesday evening of last week at
Founders hall for their Christmas
party. Two new members of the
club participated. Prof. Hans De
Jonge of Holland was the speaker
and Miss Helen Martens of Can
ada, provided Christmas music.
The hosts and hostesseS were
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson F. Mas and
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Lantz.
Miss Ada Lapp, assistant pro-
fessor of elementary education at
Bluffton college attended the
fourth annual conference of the
Ohio Council of the International
Reading association at Bowling
Green State university last Fri
day.
DR.. Robert Kreider, dean of
Bluffton college, was elected
chairman of the board of Chris
tan service of the General Con-
ference Mennonite church at a
meeting of council boards in
Berne, Ind, December 4. He was
also reelected one of two repre-
sentatives to the Mennonite Cen
trail Committee. On December Is
he will attend a meeting in Chi
cago of the MCC Membership
Study committee, of which he is
secretary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Ewing,
Mrs. Mildred HarknesS and Mrs.
Mabel Huser were among those
attending the installation of OES
officers in Paulding Saturday
evening.
Mrs. Orlo Marshall returned
home Friday after spending the
week with Mr.. and Mrs. Lysle
Cahill and daughter Lynne in
Dayton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Grouse
and family of Ada were Sunday
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Clayton Harkness, Francis and
Judith.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Lape were
Sunday evening dinner guests in
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ho-
mer GratZ.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Cham
berlain spent Sunday with their
son Frank in Cincinnati.
|. Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Marsh
all returned home last Tuesday
after spending Thanksgiving
week end with Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph O'Rorke in Durham, N. C.
4 Mr.. and Mrs. Glen, Smith of
Lima are moving to their farm
on Route 20 north of Ada this