News: Willard (26 Mar 1970)

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

Surnames: Pozega, McFarlane, Gannon, Hemersbach, Plautz, Govek, Scharenbrock, Jordan, Lauer, Lamovec, Anderson, Krapf, Schwarze, Volovsek, Bailen, Artac, Meinholdt, Mattes, Severson, Backus, Perme, Halbrader, Craig, Stiefvater, Klapatauskas, Debevec, Neuenfeldt, Mertens

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 3/26/1970

Willard (26 March 1970)

Frank Pozega, Jr., has been discharged from the army. He arrived by plane in St. Paul, Minn., from Fort Riley, Kans., where he was stationed recently. Then he and his brother, Dave, arrived here last Thursday.

The FHA of 23 girls and eight mothers enjoyed a trip last Thursday to St. Paul, Minn. While there they visited the “House of the Future.”

Sp4 Allen McFarlane is here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Don McFarlane, on a 30-day furlough. He has been in Vietnam for a year.

Mrs. Robert Gannon and children of Blair spent some time with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alfonz Hemersbach.

Steve and George Plautz attended a road builder’s convention in Milwaukee last Monday and Tuesday. They visited their sisters, sons, and other relatives while there.

John Govek is home from River Falls University for the Easter vacation.

Susan and Carol Plautz of Greenwood were guests here of their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Steve Plautz.

The P.C.C.W. held a bake sale and the Slovenian Women’s Union held their Easter basket sale last Sunday at the church hall.

Mr. and Mrs. John Scharenbrock were guests last Wednesday of Mr. and Mrs. Ludwig Jordan.

Mrs. Ann Lauer and Mr. and Mrs. George Lauer and family of Stanley were guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Ludwig Jordon.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lamovec and son, Ray, were guests last Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. James Anderson and son in Eau Claire.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Krapf, Jr., and family of Hales Corners spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Krapf, Sr., and Mr. and Mrs. Ewald Schwarze.

Mrs. Anna Volovsek left last week for Superior to visit her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. John Volovsek and family.

Mr. and Mrs. John Bailen and family of Milwaukee were here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Artac and family.

Mr. and Mrs. Lee Meinholdt of Milwaukee were weekend guests of his parents, Mr and Mrs. Edward Meinholdt, and in thorp with her mother, Mrs. Mattes.

Mr. and Mrs. John Severson of Minneapolis, Minn., were guests of his mother, Mrs. Eva Severson, and also wee supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Backus and family.

A large crowd attended the card party at the church hall last Sunday night. St. Bernadette’s group provided the lunch. John Perme and Victor Halbrader were the chairmen. Prizes were awarded.

Mrs. Thurman Craig was in Newcastle, Ind., recently, called there by the serious illness of her sister, who died Friday after a lingering illness.

Mrs. Thurman Craig was admitted to Memorial Hospital in Neillsville last Tuesday.

Tom Stiefvater of Franklin was a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Klapatauskas.

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Lamovec and son of Milwaukee spent some time with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lamovec.

A birthday party was held last Sunday for Lorri Debevec, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Debevec. Nine of her classmates were present. In the evening supper guests were Mr. and Mrs. Albert Neuenfeldt and Rev. Michael Mertens.