News: Curtiss, Wis. (21 Sept. 1944)

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Surnames: Kraut, Zuelke, Ostenson, Erickson, Bakke, Tonn, Geary, Peterson, Novak, Kluve, Jakel, Stacke, Koerner, Goetsch,, Glenzer, Rahn

----Sources: Colby Phonograph (Colby, Clark County, Wis.) 09/21/1944

Curtiss - Sept. 21, 1944

The first meeting of the Curtiss School P.T.A. will be held at the school house on Friday evening, Sept. 22nd.

Mrs. Frank Kraut returned home last week from Madison where she visited her daughter, Mrs. William Zuelke and family.

Cpl. Roy Ostenson returned last Thursday to Florida after spending a furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Ostenson.

Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Erickson and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bakke drove to Eau Claire on Sunday to meet Miss Ethel Erickson who had spent the week-end in Milwaukee.

Mr. and Mrs. Byron Tonn of Tulon, Ill., are visiting the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Tonn.

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

Mrs. Henry Peterson returned home on Saturday from several week’s visit in Chicago with her daughter and son in law, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Novak. She was accompanied home by her two grand daughters. A son was born to the Novaks on September 6th.

Miss Waunetta Kluve, for several years a missionary in Africa, now home on furlough, gave a talk and showed pictures of her mission fields in Algeria.

Miss Elaine Jakel, who teaches in Medford, spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jakel.

Sgt. Walter Stacke, who has served in Australia and the South Pacific the past two years, is home on furlough with his mother, Mrs. Augusta Stacke, and sister, Mrs. Ervin Koerner and family. He was accompanied from Chicago by his sister, Miss Evelyn Stacke, who spent the week-end here.

The Ladies’Aid of the Evangelical Lutheran church will serve their annual chicken supper at the Curtiss village hall on Saturday evening, Sept. 30th, beginning at 5 o’clock p.m. until all are served. They will hold an apron sale in connection. The menu consists of chicken gravy, meat balls, baked beans, buttered carrots, lefse, salad, bread and butter, pickles, jelly, coffee and mashed potatoes. Price 75 and 40 cents.

Rev. and Mrs. M. C. Goetsch, Mrs. George Hoff and Mrs. Franklin Tonn of the St. Paul’s Lutheran Ladies’ Aid of Curtiss and Mrs. Emma Glenzer and Mrs. Martha Rahn of the *** Note: The rest of the article was cut off and not available at the time of transcription.