News: Granton (27 Feb 1969)

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

Surnames: Moh, Doehr, Treu, Landgraf, Meyer, Ganther, Garbisch, Kirk, Opelt, Vanderwyst, Nanphe, Barten, Anthony, Janke, Johnson, Hales, Kayser, Schmidtke, Pietenpol, Rowe, Hayden, Johnson, Fredrick, Ploog, Woolstum, Davis, Gardner, Graves, Steinich, Sletten, Poler, Ottow, Thur

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 2/27/1969

Granton (27 February 1969)

Mr. and Mrs. Lucien Moh and family, and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Werner Doehr, made a business trip to Eau Claire Saturday. Mrs. Moh treated her family and her patents to a birthday dinner.

Mrs. Leona Treu left Monday for her home in Appleton after spending a week with her sisters, Anita Landgraf and Rosetta Meyer.

Margo Ganther of Madison visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ganther, Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Garbisch and family spent the weekend in St. Paul, Minn., visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Kirk. Also in the Kirk home were Mrs. Garbisch’s brothers and families, who helped their parents celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary.

Dinner guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Garbisch in honor of Mrs. Garbisch’s birthday were Mr. and Mrs. Leland Garbisch and family, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Opelt and family and Mr. and Mrs. Max Opelt.

Mr. and Mrs. LaVerne Vanderwyst and Sylvia Nanphe visited Saturday evening at the Norman Barten home.

Ruby Anthony, Edna Janke and Dana Johnson called Monday evening at the home of Verla Hales.

Mrs. Van Kayser, Mrs. Douglas Crandall, Mrs. William Schmidtke, Ruby Anthony, Verla Hales and Ruth Pietenpol attended a meeting Thursday evening in the United Methodist Church in Neillsville.

Mrs. Verla Hales attended a community club meeting Thursday at the Milford Rowe home in the Town of York.

Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Schmidtke of Milwaukee, formerly of Granton, spent the weekend visiting his father, Paul Schmidtke, in Loyal, and his mother, who is a patient in the Marshfield hospital.

A surprise birthday party was held Sunday at the home of Mrs. Bert Hayden honoring Mrs. Dana Johnson. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Dan Fredrick and family of Owen; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ploog, Mrs. Mabel Woolstum, Mr. and Mrs. Vern Davis and Mrs. Belle Johnson, all of Marshfield; Mr. and Mrs. Ross Gardner of Milwaukee; Mr. and Mrs. Darwin Graves of Neillsville; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Steinich of Menomonee Falls, who had been visiting her mother, Mrs. Hayden; and several neighbors of Mrs. Johnson.

Mr. and Mrs. Milton Johnson and Mrs. Lester Sletten of Eau Claire visited Sunday afternoon at the Ollie Poler home. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Ottow of Neillsville also called there later in the afternoon.

Mr. and Mrs. David Thur and family have returned to Racine after visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Thur, in the Town of York.