Surnames: Tonn, Laabs, Odland, Nelson, Wardwell, Erickson, Harris, Matthias, Bakke, Peterson, Thompson, Schaus, Johnson, Herrick, Skinner, Olson, Hermanson

----Source: Colby Phonograph (Colby, Clark County, Wis.) 06/04/1953

Curtiss, Wis. - June 4, 1953

St. Paul’s Lutheran Ladies’ Aid will meet Wednesday, June 10, at the home of Mrs. Art Tonn.

Mrs. Fritz Laabs was hostess to the Women’s Guild of the Ev. and Reformed church Wednesday, June 3.

Vacation Bible School opened on June 1 at the Ev. Lutheran parish hall and will continue for three weeks with Rev. O. K. Odland and Mrs. Clarence Nelson, instructors. The sessions will be only in the mornings.

Mr. and Mrs. Homer Wardwell and children of La Crosse arrived here Friday for a week’s vacation with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Erickson.

Mr. and Mrs. David Harris of Murfreesboro, Tenn., visited Saturday with their grand mother, Mrs. Frank Matthias. They were enroute to Ashland to visit their parents.

Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Bakke and son were week-end guests of the former’s sister, Mrs. Robert Peterson, and family at Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Miss Dorothy Thompson finished her school year as kindergarten teacher at Menomonee Falls and arrived home Sunday. This week, she will go to Stevens Point for the state college commencement. She is a member of the class having finished in mid-semester.

Mr. and Mrs. Glen Schaus and children of Kaukauna visited Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jake Johnson.

Mr. and Mrs. Grant Herrick returned home Monday from a two-week visit with their sons, Kenneth Herrick and Milwaukee and Grant, Jr., at Columbus, and their families. Their daughter, Mrs. Ralph Peterson, and sons went to Milwaukee Friday and returned with them.

Mrs. James Skinner of Bloomington is visiting her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Olson, this week.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hermanson and children of Brook, Ind., left for their home Wednesday after a week’s visit with their father, *** Note: The remainder of this article was missing.