News: Granton (7 Nov 1968)

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

Surnames: Garbisch, Trimberger, Helm, Schmidtke, Hanson, Williams, Spry, Anthony, Quicker, Church, Ross, Salzwedel, Roehrs, Lieber. Sternitzky, Koskela, Poler, Ottow, Doley, Bartz, Drescher, Foster, Bursinger, Anderson, Kammerer, Metcalfe, Baker, Wright, Lavey, Buchanan, Lehmann, Thiede, Moldenhauer, Okray, Beeckler, Fero, Porath

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 11/07/1968

Granton (7 November 1968)

Mrs. Fred Garbisch, Sr., is a patient in Memorial Hospital in Neillsville receiving care for injuries suffered in a power take-off she was operating on the Garbisch farm. She suffered severe bruises and was burned, but suffered no broken bones.

The Granton Women’s Civic club met on Monday evening at the home of Mrs. Walter Trimberger in Neillsville. The program was presented by Mrs. Norman helm of Chili. Hostesses were Mrs. William Schmidtke, Mrs. Alvin Hanson and Mabel Williams.

The W. S. C. S. of the United Methodist Church in Granton will meet this (Thursday) afternoon at 1:30 p.m. in the church. Mrs. Lloyd Spry and Ruby Anthony will be presenting the program. Mrs. Roland Quicker and Mrs. George Church are the hostesses.

William Ross, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elroy Salzwedel, has been baptized in the Zion Lutheran Church in Granton by the Rev. Roland Roehrs. His sponsors were Mr. and Mrs. Otto Lieber.

The Ladies Aid of Zion Lutheran Church will meet Wednesday, November 13, at 2 p.m. The Rev. Roland Roehrs will show a film strip. Hostesses will be Mrs. Ray Sternitzky, Mrs. Otto Sternitzky and Mrs. Hugo Trimberger.

Mr. and Mrs. Roland Quicker visited Saturday in Wausau with her sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. George Koskela.

Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Poler visited Sunday at the Harold Ottow home in Neillsville. Other guests were Mr. and Mrs. Jack Doley of Lake Mills and Mrs. William Ottow of Memorial Home.

Mrs. Elda Bartz was a guest Sunday of her daughter, Mrs. Irene Drescher, and family of Greenwood.

Mr. and Mrs. Ward Foster, Mr. and Mrs. Elgin Foster and Mrs. Gil Bursinger, all of St. Paul, Minn., visited Sunday with Mrs. Lloyd Spry. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Anderson and children of Wild Rose called there in the afternoon.

Guests at the Otto Schmidtke home Sunday in the Town of York were Mr. and Mrs. Ray Kammerer of Marshfield, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Metcalfe of Spencer and Mr. and Mrs. Otto A. Schmidtke and Vicki of Stratford.

Mr. and Mrs. Donald Baker of Janesville called Sunday at the home of Mrs. Bessie Wright.

Mr. and Mrs. David Lavey and children, accompanied by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Lavey, visited Sunday in New Brighton, Minn., with their sister and daughter, Mrs. Jack Buchanan and family.

Mr. and Mrs. William Lehmann were guests Sunday at the Eugene Thiede home in Marshfield and attended the confirmation of Marilyn Thiede.

Doris Moldenhauer visited Sunday in Menasha with Elaine Trimberger.

Mrs. Ralph Okray and son have returned to Madison after spending a day last week with her aunts, the Misses Pearle and Daphne Beeckler.

Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Fero attended the dedication of the new St. John’s Lutheran Church in Withee Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Fero visited Sunday evening in Owen with Mrs. Jennie Porath.

Mr. and Mrs. Neal Fero and children of Milwaukee arrived Wednesday and are spending the remainder of this week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Fero.