News: Curtiss, Wis. (6 July 1944)

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Surnames: Geary, Hoff, Pudlas, Jakel, Klessig, Luchterhand, Williams, Mowery, Bryant, Nissen, Tonn, Schroeder, Pease, Laabs, Lokken, Gelinski, Tuttle, Karsten, Kraut, Lueth, Stock, Murphy, Peterson

----Sources: Colby Phonograph (Colby, Clark County, Wis.) 07/06/1944

Curtiss - July 6, 1944

Miss Betty Geary of Wausau spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Geary.

The Misses Myrtle Hoff, Grace Pudlas and Loraine Jakel, students at the summer session of Central State Teachers College, spent the 4th and week-end at their homes here.

Albert Klessig, who is employed in Hartford, arrived here on Saturday to spend several days.

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Luchterhand and son, Edward, Jr., of Tomahawk are visiting his aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Williams.

Vacation Bible school which was held at the Christian Alliance church closed on Friday with a program in the evening. Miss Martha Mowery and Ella May Bryant were the teachers.

Mr. and Mrs. Martin Nissen and son of Glidden visited the latter’s mother, Mrs. Frank Tonn, Sr., on Sunday.

Louis Schroeder returned to his home at Appleton on Tuesday after having spent the week-end with his brother and sister, Frank and Ella Schroeder.

Mrs. George Pease and sons, Jack and Bobby, of Wisconsin Rapids are spending a few weeks with her father, F. W. Laabs and Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Laabs.

Guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Lokken on Sunday were his sister and brother in law, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Gelinski and family of Bruce, his mother, Mrs. Tena Lokken, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tuttle and daughter of Marshfield.

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Karsten, Mrs. Bertha Karsten and Franklin Kraut drove to Rochester, Minnesota, Wednesday to see the latter’s daughter, Betty Kraut, who was a patient in a Mayo hospital. Betty, with her mother, who had been with her, returned home Monday night.

A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lueth, Jr., on Monday, July 3rd. Mrs. Lueth is the former Leona Lenzer.

Members of the Evangelical and Reformed Ladies’ Aid met as a surprise to Mrs. Hugo Stock at her home on Thursday, June 29th, in honor of her birthday anniversary. Mrs. Stock has been in poor health for some time.

Mrs. George Murphy spent the week-end with her mother, Mrs. Helga Kluve. Mr. and Mrs. Murphy are employed on a commercial boat sailing between St. Louis and New York. Mrs. Murphy left on Sunday to rejoin her boat at Duluth, Minn.

Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Peterson over the holiday week-end were her son, Pvt. Armin Peterson of Proving Ground, Ill., on furlough, another son, Franklin and Anne *** The rest of the article was cut off and not available at the time of transcription.