News: Greenwood, Wis. Locals (21 May 1959)

Contact: Dolores Mohr Kenyon

Email: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Richardson, Schwarze, Olson, Hendrickson, Kenyon Humke, Stabnow, Carteron, Dittmar, Alperstett, Horn, Egbert, Longridge, Mech, Buker, Wessel Ebert, Belisle, Brux, Kowieski, Dyre, Brandt, Morrow, Severson, Warner, Noah, Braun, Brown, Karlen, Larson, Stewart, Zickert, Schuette, Molle, Vollrath, Liebzeit, Metzke, Radlinger

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI.) May 21, 1959

Greenwood, Wisconsin Locals (21 May 1959)

The Greenwood Builders of the Greenwood Gospel Mission Church will meet this (Thursday) evening at the Earl Richardson home.

The Youth Fellowship will meet at Zion United Church of Christ Sunday evening.  Stanley Schwarze will lead in devotions.  Hosts will be Gerald Olson and Ronald Hendrickson.

Mr. and Mrs. Myron Kenyon returned Wednesday after spending a week at Green Bay with their daughter, Mrs. Harvey Humke, and her family and at Eau Claire, Mich. with their son Lloyd and his family.  While in Michigan they attended the annual blossom celebration at Benton Harbor Saturday and the Tulip festival Sunday in Holland.

Mr. and Mrs. Harold Stabnow returned Friday from Eau Claire, where Mrs. Stabnow had been receiving treatments at a hospital, for two weeks.

Mr. and Mrs. Viv Carteron received word of the birth of a son, Allen David, May 12, to their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Allison Dittmar, at Watertown.  Mrs. Dittmar is the former Lorraine Carteron. They have two daughters.

The Altar guild of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church met Monday evening at the home of Mrs. Melvin Alperstett.

The Salem Ladies Aid met Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Hubert Horn.  There were 10 visitors present.  Mrs. Orval Egbert talked on, "The Value of Life."  The group made posters and completed plans for a bake sale May 29. The next meeting will be held June 10 at the home of Mrs. Glenn Horn.

Neighbors and friends helped Mrs. John Longridge, celebrate her birthday with a party at her home Wednesday afternoon.

Fourteen classmates honored Vicki Mech on her ninth birthday and were entertained at the home of Vickie’s grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Buker.

Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Horn, Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Wessel and family and Mrs. Ida Horn were Sunday dinner guests of Mrs. Norma Ebert at Loyal.  Others guests were the Ed Hermann family of Colby.

Herbert Belisle returned to Madison Friday after a visit with his sister, Mrs. Harlan Brux and family. Sunday guests at the Brux home were Mr. and Mrs. Mike Kowieski and family of Auburndale.

Relatives, friends and schoolmates were entertained Saturday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Godfrey Dyre in honor of the 12^th birthday of their daughter, Margie.

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Brandt, daughter, Darlene and foster daughter, Carol of Kenosha, and his sister, Mrs. James Morrow of Colby, and Claude Severson were Saturday visitors at the High Severson home.

Don Warner accompanied his son, Harold and sons Dickee and Donn of Chetek on a fishing trip to Canada from Friday until Monday.

Mr. and Mrs. Emil Noah entertained Sunday at their home in honor of the baptism of their granddaughter, Ginny Lynn Noah.  Dinner guests were Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Braun, Mr. and Mrs. George Brown and Sherri of Greenwood, and Mr. and Mrs. Wilton Karlen and son, Michael, of Owen.  Sunday afternoon visitors were Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Schwarze.

Lt. and Mrs. Tom Larson and daughters arrived from Hampton, VA., for a 30-day leave from Langley Air Force Base, which they will spend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Don Warner, and at Thorp with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lief Larson.  Mrs. Warner spent Sunday at the Larson home in Thorp.

T/Sgt. Keith Stewart has returned to Cheyenne, Wyo., after spending several days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stewart.

Mr. and Mrs. Martin Zickert and Mrs. Hugh Severson and daughter, Carol, attended graduation exercises Thursday evening at Loyal High School. They were entertained later at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Schuette in honor of their daughter, Marion, and at the Ernest Molle home in honor of their son, Melford.  Marion and Melford, who are cousins, were members of the graduating class.

At rites performed by the Rev. Orval Egbert Sunday morning at the West Side United Church, four infants were baptized: Douglas Edward, son of Mr. and Mrs. Verne Vollrath of Janesville; Daniel Scott, son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Horn; Blaine Robert, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arvin Liebzeit; and Ginny Lynn Noah, whose sponsors were her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Emil Noah.

Mr. and Mrs. Herman Metzke and children spent Monday evening in Dorchester at the home of their niece, Mrs. Jerome Radlinger.