News: Humbird (19 Mar 1970)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
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Surnames: Noyes, Bailey, Sheffer, Kitlinger, Gorst, Hardwick, Matti, Enerson, Shramek, Peterson, Winscher, Fitzmaurice, Adler, Schickert, Burchell, Holman, Reineck, Duerkop, Aebersold, Janke, Gerber, Nelson, Newton, Johnson, Foster, Riggs, Tichy, Janke, Lightfoot, Creviston, Holub, Tande, Matysik, Johnston, Senske, Walker, Kirby, Greub, Flynn, Collins, Lange, Smith, Potvin, Brandstedter, Jennes, Fowler, Hein, Kirby, Markham, Losey, Finn, Staves

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 3/19/1970

Humbird (19 March 1970)

Mr. and Mrs. Ed Noyes of Eau Claire visited Saturday at the Chester Bailey home.

Among those from this vicinity who attended the R.E.A. program at Black River Falls Thursday were Mmes. Walter Sheffer, Chester Bailey, LaVern Kitlinger and Harriette Gorst.

Mrs. Elgie Hardwick attended the wedding of her granddaughter in Altoona Saturday.

Mr and Mrs. Arnold Matti were guests Saturday afternoon at the Claire Enerson home to help Mrs. Enerson celebrate her birthday.

Among those from here who are hospital patients are Ed Shramek and Augusta Peterson at Black River Falls; Mrs. Huldah Winscher at Neillsville; and Mrs. Helen Fitzmaurice in Eau Claire.

Mr and Mrs. Herb Adler drove to Wausau Thursday to spend the day with their daughter, Mrs. Jane Schickert.

Mr. and Mrs. John Burchell entertained the N.A.R.C.E. club recently.

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Holman and Eddie of Chicago and Miss Linda Reineck of Alma Center were dinner guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Duerkop.

Mr. and Mrs. John Aebersold were called here to attend the funeral of her niece’s husband, Roger Janke, on Saturday. While here they also visited Mr. Aebersold’s sister, Mrs. Emma Gerber, and at the William Aebersold home.

Mrs. Helene Nelson of Eau Claire came Saturday to spend the day with her mother, Mrs. Maude Newton. In the late afternoon Mrs. Thane Joos of Alma Center came to have coffee and birthday cake in honor of her coming birthday this Saturday.

Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Adler and children were dinner guests Sunday of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herb Adler, and also visited at the Lloyd Schlichter home.

Mrs. Elmer Duerkop and Mrs. Emma Gerber visited last weekend with the John Aebersolds, Mrs. Hattie Johnson and Mr. and Mrs. James Foster in Rockford, Ill., Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Riggs in Zion, Ill., and Mr. and Mrs. Steve Tichy in Mundelein, Ill.

Mr. and Mrs. Bob Fitzmaurice and family of Augusta spent Saturday with the home folks.

Mrs. Leo Janke left Monday from Minneapolis by plane for Santa Rosa, Calif., where she will visit her brother, Gale Lightfoot. She will also visit at the Orville Creviston home in Kemptonville, and their son, Ricky Janke, who is with the armed forces at Long Beach.

Mr. and Mrs. Levi Fitzmaurice and Mildred spent Sunday at the Ed Holub home in rural Neillsville.

Mrs. Ed Tande and sister, Mrs. Ed Matysik of rural Fairchild, left Thursday by plane for Mesa, Ariz., where they will visit at the Henry Johnston home.

Mr. and Mrs. Everett Senske, Joe and Jeff of St. Paul and Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Walker and children of Honolulu were weekend visitors at the Archie Kirby home.

Mr. and Mrs. Louis Greub and Cherie Rae of River Falls were weekend guests of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Greub. Carl Greub of Neillsville was a visitor Saturday evening at the Greub home.

Mrs. Lottie Flynn and jean Collins accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Lang to Neillsville Tuesday afternoon and visited all the Humbirdites at the Memorial Home. Mr. Lang’s father resides there.

Matie Smith came home Friday night from a six-week visit at the home of her son in Spencer and her daughter, Mrs. Ida Potvin, in St. Paul. While at her daughter’s home she also visited Miss Zella Brandstedter in Minneapolis, Mrs. Gladys Jenness, the former Gladys Fowler, and Mrs. Norma Hein.

Archie Kirby, accompanied by Mel Markham and Harold Losey of Fairchild, drove to Eau Claire Saturday to attend a meeting of the Masonic Scottish rites degree.

Mrs. Grace Peterson of Black River Falls and Mrs. Mabel Finn of Merrillan spent Monday with Mrs. Don Staves.