News: Washburn (15 Nov 1973)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Williams, Zelenyj, Lincoln, Juntunen, Pretsch, King, Kapfer, Berg, Schultz, Rodman, Reinart, Hubing, Wnuczynski, Havlicek, Short, Elmendorf, Voight, Qualley, Kissling, Lee, Matuszak, Staffon, Smock, Kuhn, Odell, Stevens, Sherwood, Gorbet, Turville, Beg, Timmler, Krause, Urban, Stewart, Mortenson, Elberts, Meier, Feutz, Cary, Sorenson, Steponik, Plummer

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 11/15/1973

Washburn (15 November 1973)

Mrs. Oliver Williams will entertain the Cannonville Ladies Aid November 28, with dinner served at noon.

There seems to me more activity on our streets these days, with deer hunting coming up next weekend. Supposed they are out looking for their trophy, if they can find one, and have him waiting for them.

Mr. and Mrs. Sam Zelenyj and family went to Chicago Thursday, where they attended the wedding of their daughter on Saturday. Mrs. Oliver Williams and son, Marvin, and Francis Lincoln are doing their chores.

Everett Juntunen returned home Wednesday from an Eau Claire hospital, where he had been a surgical patient.

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Pretsch and family of Stratford spent the weekend with his mother, Mrs. Wanda Pretsch, and Earl. Mrs. Pretsch entertained a group of relatives and friends Saturday evening in honor of her little granddaughter, Lori King, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry King of Neillsville.

Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Kapfer attended the funeral of Mrs. Ethel Berg in Granton Friday and attended the visitation Thursday evening. Mrs. Berg was a cousin of Mrs. Kapfer.

Mr. and Mrs. Hallie Schultz returned to Omro Tuesday and spent until Friday, when they returned here again due to the illness of her father, Horace Rodman, at Memorial Hospital.

The Reinart families plan to celebrate the 85th birthday of their mother, Mrs. Henry Hubing, Sunday at Memorial Home. The families plan a family reunion and dinner at the home in her honor. Her birthday is today November 15.

Mr. and Mrs. Ted Schultz of Wind Lake spent last week at the Schultz trailer home near the Dale Reinart home, and Mr. Schultz assisted with building a new garage for Mr. and Mrs. Dale Reinart. They stayed here to attend the birthday celebration of her mother, Mrs. Henry Hubing.

Mr. and Mrs. John Reinart and family, Mr. and Mrs. Dale Reinart, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Reinart and Martin Reinart were Thursday supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Schultz at the Schultz trailer home.

Barbara Wnuczynski of Eau Claire was a guest Wednesday of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Havlicek, Sr.

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Short were recent supper guests of Mrs. Harold Elmendorf.

Jeanine Voight of Elkhorn spent from Wednesday until Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Williams and sons.

Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Kapfer visited Sunday at the Richard Qualley home.

Mr. and Mrs. Kissling spent last weekend with her son-in-law and daughter, Dr. And Mrs. Ell (Skip) Lee and family in Green Bay.

Mrs. William Matuszak accompanied her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Roger Staffon, and family, of Hatfield, to Milwaukee Saturday, where they spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Matuszak and family.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Havlicek, Sr., Thursday visited Mrs. Nettie Smock at the Jackson County Nursing Home in Black River Falls.

Wendell and Ed Kuhn called Tuesday evening at the Mrs. Art Odell home.

Mrs. Elmer Kapfer visited Mrs. Irving Stevens Tuesday.

Mr and Mrs. Oliver Williams were supper guests Thursday of Mr. and Mrs. George Sherwood.

Bible Study will be held at the Albert Lincoln home Thursday evening.

The youth group met at the George Gorbet home Wednesday evening. Another meeting will be held again in two weeks.

Mr. and Mrs. Kissling were recent supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Turville.

George Ray Gorbet, who is employed in Salt Lake City, Utah, is spending several days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Gorbet.

Mr. and Mrs. Bert Schultz were supper guests Thursday of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Kissling.

Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Kapfer visited her cousin, Mrs. Hugh Beg of Granton, at a Marshfield hospital recently and found her very ill. They also were afternoon visitors and supper guests of his brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Timmler near Loyal.

Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Krause and daughter, Cheryl, of Menomonee Falls, and Mrs. Irving Stevens, were dinner guests recently of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Urban.

Mr. and Mrs. Don Stewart of Verona spent a recent weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Short, and assisted them with some work getting ready for winter.

Mrs. Robert Mortenson was a patient at Memorial Hospital recently for several days.

Mr. and Mrs. Bud Elberts returned to Spirit Lake, Ia., recently after spending several weeks with her mother, Mrs. Art Odell. They plan to return later to spend the winter with her mother.

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Krause and daughters called recently at the Ralph and Louie Meier homes.

Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Feutz visited recently with his mother, Mrs. Chris Feutz.

Mrs. Bud Elberts and Mrs. Art Odell visited Mrs. Frank Short at Memorial Home.

Mr and Mrs. Wallace Krause and daughter, Cheryl, and Mrs. Irving Stevens, were dinner guests recently of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Krause.

Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Cary of Sherwood were recent visitors at the Mrs. Art Odell home.

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Kuhn of Tomah were supper guests recently of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Kuhn. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Sorenson and sons of Wisconsin Rapids, also called on her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Kuhn.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Steponik of Pray visited recently at the Mrs. Wanda Pretsch home.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Havlicek, Sr., were recent supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Short.

Mrs. Elmer Kapfer attended the ladies aid meeting at the United Methodist Church at Granton.

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Pretsch and family of Stratford were guests recently of his mother, Mrs. Wanda paretsch, and son, Earl.

Mr. and Mrs. Barney Plummer called recently at the Mrs. Art Odell home.