News: Colby, Wis. (5 Feb. 1959)

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Surnames: Marx, Klessig, Frome, Tesmer, Sachse, Schultz, Strathman, Carrollo, Fecker, Wilde, Stieber, Pech, Diedrich, Hansen

----Source: Colby Phonograph (Colby, Clark Co., Wis.) 02/05/1959

Coilby, Wis. - Feb. 5, 1959

Mrs. John Marx returned home from the Marshfield, Wisconsin Hospital.

Mrs. Harold C. Klessig is receiving medical treatments at the Marshfield, Wisconsin Hospital.

Mr. and Mrs. Ted Frome were dinner and supper guests at the Bernard Tesmer home Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. Wm. E. Sachse visited Tuesday with their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Schultz, at their farm home near Loyal.

Arland Schulz, son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Schulz, left January 28 for Kansas City, Missouri, where he is attending the Heaver Airline Personnel School.

Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Strathman have just returned from the Chicago apparel market where they spent several days selecting the new lines of spring ready-to-wear.

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Carrollo of Birchwood visited at the John Fecker home in Abbotsford and at the James P. Wilde Sr. home Tuesday enroute to Chicago.

Mrs. Roman Stieber returned to her home in Colby Tuesday evening after spending a week in Beloit with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Pech, and children and in Rockford, Ill.

Frederick C. Diedrich, Jr., boilerman third class, U.S. Navy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred G. Diedrich of Colby, is serving aboard the heavy cruiser U.S.S. Des Moines which visited Barcelona, Spain, Jan. 14 for a nine day visit. The 21,000 cruiser, flagship of the U.S. Sixth Fleet, is operating with the fleet in the Mediterranean area.

Robert A. Hansen, seaman apprentice, U.S. Navy, son of Mr. and Mrs. George H. Hansen of Colby, Route 2, is attending the Radioman School at the U.S. Naval Station at Norfolk, Va. Students at the school are trained to operate transmitters radio direction finders, teletypewriters and radio receiving equipment. They also are taught to transmit and receive messages by International Morse Code and type incoming messages.