News Colby, Wis. (25 Aug. 1955)

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Surnames: Roohr, Lindsay, Bauer, Wiersig, Heise, Guetschow, Weix, Kaiser, Hilber, Healy, Siaco, Brehm, Kersten, Kraus, Steen, Schemmer, Chalifoux, Sterzinger, Allar, Schmidt, Kern, Kroeplin, Braun, Rau, Eckes, Kademan, Kobs, Gries, Oksenta, Radlinger, Niemi, Beyerl, Rabehl, Budde, Weber, Lewis, Lapp, Goldberg, Mossing, Molenaar, Brehm

----Source: Colby Phonograph (Colby, Clark County, Wis.) 08/25/1955

Colby, Wis. - Local News Aug. 25, 1955

Mrs. Alma Roohr of Owatonna, Minn., a former Colby resident, is spending several weeks in Colby, Wis.

Mr. and Mrs. John E. Lindsay spent Sunday at Reedsburg with the former’s mother, age 85.

Mr. and Mrs. William Bauer returned home after visiting a week with their children in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Harold Wiersig returned from the Wisconsin General Hospital, Madison, where he underwent an operation.

Mr. and Mrs. Bert Heise of Milwaukee visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Guestschow, last week.

A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Albert A. Weix of Colby, Route 2, at the Marshfield, Wisconsin Hospital August 17.

A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Kaiser of Colby, Route 1, Monday, Aug. 22, at the Marshfield, Wisconsin Hospital.

Daniel Hilber, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Hilber, had his appendix removed at the Marshfield, Wisconsin Hospital Sunday evening.

Mr. and Mrs. James Healy of Stanley and Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Siaco of Thorp visited last week Tuesday at the Hugo Brehm home.

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kersten and daughter, Lynn, of Sioux Falls, S.D., were recent visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Kraus.

Dr. and Mrs. D. O. Wiersig spent the week-end in Prairie du Sac where they were attendants at the wedding of the latter’s brother.

Mr. and Mrs. Roger Steen and Mr. and Mrs. Leo Hilber spent Saturday and Sunday in Milwaukee where they attended Braves baseball games.

Mrs. Anthony L. Schemmer is attending a board meeting of the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women at LaCrosse today.

Mr. and Mrs. W. Chalifoux of Chicago spent several days in Colby and vicinity visiting the latter’s uncles, aunts and cousins, the Sterzingers and Allars.

Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Schmidt and three children of Milwaukee visited several days with her brothers and sisters and his mother, Mrs. Wm. Schmidt.

Mr. and Mrs. Edward Kern and family of Easton, Minn., visited several days with his brother, John Kern, and his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Kroeplin.

Visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Braun Thursday evening were Mr. and Mrs. John Rau and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Eckes and two grand sons of Dorchester, Wis.

Mrs. Elroy Brehm, Mrs. Ed Kademan, Mrs. Fred Kobs, Mrs. Lillie Allmann, Mrs. Ray Gries, Carolyn Oksenta and Margaret Radlinger attended the fifth annual school lunch conference at Stevens Point Tuesday.

Gordon, the five and one-half month old son of Mr. and Mrs. Allan Niemi of Withee, spent five days with his grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Braun, while his parents were on a trip to Northern Michigan and Wisconsin.

Recent visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Beyerl were Mr. and Mrs. Robert Beyerl and children and Mr. and Mrs. William Rabehl of Milwaukee, Miss Johanna Budde of Spring Valley, Miss Mary Beyerl of Chicago and Sister M. Odilia of Sparta.

Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Weber and son, Jimmy, spent the week-end at Sanborn, Minn., where they attended a family reunion. They were accompanied on their trip by Mr. and Mrs. Warren Lewis of Spencer and Mrs. Emma Lapp of Dorchester, Wis.

Mrs. Keanette Goldberg and daughters, Doris Mae and Ruby, of Rochester, Minn., spent a few days with the former’s sister, Mrs. Claudia Mossing. On Sunday, Mrs. Mossing went to West Bend to help care for her 15 months old grand son, son of Mr. and Mrs. Everett Mossing, who was stricken with polio.

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Molenaar of Renville, Minn., visited Saturday through Monday at the Hugo Brehm home. Other house *** Note: The remainder of this article was missing.

 

 


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