News: Greenwood (26 Feb 1970)

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

Surnames: Meinhardt, Braun, Fravert, Voie, Dunn, Wegert, Olsen, Dyre, Olson, Swieso, Thiede, Wallick, Logue, Drew, Turnquist, Stafford, Johnson, Kuester, Cox, Verhulst, Kessler, Schwarze, Harms, Bredesen, Plunkett, Federwitz, Heiking, Horn, Hall, Bowe, Thompson, Hendrickson, McConnell, Stewart, Rohde, Decker, Jepsen, Caliebe

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 2/26/1970

Greenwood (26 February 1970)

The joint Youth Fellowship met Sunday evening in Immanuel United Church. Hosts were Linda and Charles Meinhardt and David Braun. A series of teenage films will be ordered, sponsored by the Salem Aid. Candy is being ordered for a candy sale. The next regular meeting will be held Sunday, April 26. Hosts will be Leroy and Charlene Fravert.

Children and grandchildren were entertained last weekend at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Voie in celebration of the birthday of Mr. Voie. Present were Mr. and Mrs. Harold (June) Dunn of Eau Claire, Mr. and Mrs. Emory Voie and daughter, Karla and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Wegert of Fond du Lac, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Olsen of Owen, Miss Margie Dyre of Neenah, Richard Olson of La Crosse, and Mr. and Mrs. Godfrey(Olive)Dyre and daughter, Arlene.

Guests Friday at the home of Mrs. Effie Swieso were three sophomore students of Wartburg College in Waverly, Ia., her grandson, James Thiede of Granton, Miss Rita of Los Angeles, Calif., and an exchange student, Marceo Howell from Paul Quenn College, Waco, Tex., and Jennings, Fla. The students were spending the weekend at the Leonard Thiede home in Granton.

Those from Greenwood who attended the Eastern Star School of instruction Sunday afternoon in Neillsville were Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Wallick, Mrs. David Logue, Mrs. Lee Corey, Mrs. Glen Drew and Mrs. James Turnquist.

Mrs. Elvera Fravert was dismissed Saturday from the hospital in Marshfield, where she was a surgical patient.

Harry Stafford has been transferred from the Veterans’ Hospital in Madison to Memorial Home in Neillsville. Mrs. Kenneth Stafford and Mrs. Wilbur Stewart visited him Saturday.

Jill Johnson, six-month-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Johnson, was admitted Thursday to the hospital in Marshfield.

Mr. and Mrs. George Kuester and Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Cox were entertained Sunday at the home of their son and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Jerrold Kuester, in Eau Claire in honor of his birthday.

Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Verhulst entertained at their home in Loyal Sunday in celebration of the ninth birthday of their daughter, Donna. Among the guests were her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Verhulst.

Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Kessler of Waukesha spent the weekend with her mother, Mrs. Ella Schwarze.

Mr. and Mrs. Kenny Stafford and family spent the weekend with his mother and with his father, Kenneth Stafford, a hospital patient in Marshfield.

Supper guests Saturday at the Leonard Johnson home were their children, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Johnson of River Falls, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Johnson and family and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Johnson.

Ray Harms returned to Great Lakes after spending the weekend at the home of Mrs. Leo Bredesen.

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Plunkett spent Sunday in Tomah with his brother, Ellsworth, who was recently dismissed from a hospital.

Guests Sunday at the Lawrence Cox home were Mr. and Mrs. Ed Federwitz and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Heiking of Loyal.

Gerald Horn spent Sunday in West Bend at the home of his brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Hall. Mr. Hall is recuperating from a heart attack.

Mrs. Donald Bowe and daughter, Kari, of Milwaukee and Miss Kristi Thompson of Columbus spent the weekend at the Harold Hendrickson and Ben Bowe homes.

The contract bridge club met Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. James McConnell and Mrs. McConnell entertained the Intersee Club at her home.

Mr. and Mrs. Keith Stewart and daughters, Shirley and Vicki, of Middleton and Dr. and Mrs. Gary Rohde and sons, Dan and Douglas, of River Falls, spent the weekend with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stewart. They attended the funeral of their uncle Maurice Thompson, in Abbotsford. Others attending the funeral from here were: Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Decker, Esper Jepsen and son, Gary, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. Lanny Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stewart and family, and Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Stewart and family.

Robert Caliebe returned to Madison Sunday after spending the weekend at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Caliebe.