News: Washburn (22 Feb 1968)

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

Surnames: Lincoln, Mazourek, Gorbet, Matousek, Short, Stevens, Wall, Dopp, Ottow, West, Feutz, Vine, Huth, Trogner, Kuhn, Zimmerman, Sanders, Dishop, Makec, Rutherford, Odell, Williams, Vandeberg, Mashin, Squires, Jacobson, Feutz, Poler, Havlicek, Reinart

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 2/22/1968

Washburn (22 February 1968)

Mrs. Albert Lincoln entertained the Washburn Homemakers Club last week Wednesday with 10 members present. The ladies voted to retain the old officers until December. New officers will then take over at the January meeting. The regular election has been in April, but due to the changes in the stat e and county office regulations, this change is made. The ladies exchanged Valentines. Mrs. Adolph Mazourek and Mrs. George Gorbet presented the project on social security. There have been quite a few changes since the first project on social security several years ago. Mrs. Adolph Mazourek will be hostess at the March meeting.

Several couples from this vicinity attended the card party at the Pine View School (Town of Levis) last Thursday night. It was sponsored by Pine View and Washburn P. T. A.

Mr. and Mrs. Louis Matousek of Milwaukee spent the weekend with her mother, Mrs. Frank Short. Mrs. Short accompanied them to Owen Saturday, where they were supper guests and spent the evening with their son and grandson and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Duane Matousek.

Mr. and Mrs. Irving Stevens visited Wednesday afternoon with her sister, Mrs. Floyd Wall, who has been a patient at Memorial Hospital in Neillsville since Sunday night. They also called on Mrs. F. Dopp and Mrs. Ida Ottow at Memorial home.

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Short visited last week Monday evening at the James West home.

Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Feutz of Wisconsin Rapids were supper guests and spent Saturday evening with his mother, Mrs. Chris Feutz. They visited her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Vine Saturday.

Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Huth, Sr. have purchased a trailer house and have moved it to the Huth farm. They expect to move from their home in Neillsville to their trailer home this week.

Mr. and Mrs. John Trogner and family of Stoughton spent Saturday afternoon with his brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Kuhn.

Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Zimmerman entertained relatives over the weekend. They were Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sanders and family and Mr. and Mrs. Dishop of St. Paul, and Mr. and Mrs. Bob Makec and family of Manhel, Ia.

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Short were dinner guests Sunday at the Irving Stevens home.

Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Rutherford of Black River Falls were dinner guests Sunday of Mrs. Art Odell.

Mr. and Mrs. Roger Williams and family of Lake Geneva spent the weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Williams. Mr. and Mrs. Natal Vandeberg and sons of Wisconsin Rapids and Mrs. DeWayne Mashin and son of Tomah also visited Saturday at the Williams home.

Mr. and Mrs. Albert Squires of Merrillan spent Tuesday afternoon and evening with, and were supper guests of her sister, Mrs. Frank Short.

Mr. and Mrs. Francis Jacobson of Sherwood visited Mrs. Chris Feutz Sunday afternoon.

Mr. and Mrs. Art Short visited Sunday evening at the Ralph Short home.

Mr. and Mrs. William Poler called Wednesday at the Oliver Williams home.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Havlicek, Jr., and family visited Sunday at the John Reinart home.