News: Greenwood (23 Apr 1970)

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

Surnames: Warner, Vinger, Helwig, Ludwig, Buker, Reineking, Meinholdt, Kolpanen, Behrens, Cox, Krom, Hill, Liebzeit, Lindner, Plautz, Kirn, Vollrath, Touschek, Jackson, Telford, Francel, Koschak, Turnquist, Verhulst, Smith, Hendrickson, Querin, Ystad, Novobielski, Fravert, Kuester, Grahn

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co, WI) 4/23/1970

Greenwood (23 April 1970)

Members of the Birthday Club were entertained Monday evening by Mrs. Don Warner at a 6:30 dinner at the café, followed by bridge at the Warner home. Prizes were awarded to Mrs. Palmer Vinger, Mrs. Hazel Helwig Mrs. Rose Ludwig and Mrs. A. C. Buker.

Mrs. Olga Reineking accompanied Arthur Meinholdt of Merrillan and Mr. and Mrs. Hans Kolpanen Saturday to Independence, Mo., where on Monday they attended the funeral of their brother, August Meinholdt. They returned Tuesday evening.

Mrs. Fred Behrens entertained the contract bridge club at her home Wednesday afternoon.

Mrs. Lawrence Cox, Mrs. Rose Ludwig, Mrs. Harold Krom, Mrs. Truman Hill, Mrs. Roger Liebzeit, Mrs. Carl Lindner, Mrs. John Plautz, Mrs. Martin Kirn, Mrs. Henry Vollrath and Mrs. Ray Touschek went on a bus trip to Minneapolis Tuesday.

Mr. and Mrs. Don Warner and Lawrence Jackson were guests Sunday at the Don Telford home in Eau Claire.

Frank Francel of Marshfield spent Saturday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ignatz Koschak.

The American Lutheran Church women will meet in Our Savior’s Lutheran Church today (Thursday). Hostesses will be Mrs. Arthur Turnquist, Mrs. Carl Turnquist and Mrs. Clarence Verhulst. The Naomi Circle will be in charge of the program. Sandra Smith will talk and show slides on Ecuador, where she spent last summer as an exchange student.

The Come and Know Homemakers met Thursday evening at the home of Mrs. Arthur Hendrickson. Mrs. Thomas Querin conducted the meeting. The group donated the second quilt last week to a family who lost their home by fire, and they are planning to make another quilt to have on hand. A discussion was held on college week and coming meetings. Mrs. Milton Ystad read a paper on “the pill”. The follow-up lesson will be held at the next meeting May 14.

Relatives and friends were entertained Sunday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Novobielski in celebration of the birthday of Mr. Novobielski.

Overnight guests Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Elvera Fravert were Mr. and Mrs. Hans Kolpanen of Milwaukee.

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Querin and children, Martha and Chris, were weekend guests at the Vernon (Butch) Kuester home in Milwaukee. Mrs. Kuester and Mrs. Querin are sisters.

Mrs. Elvera Fravert and children, Margaret, Mark and Marilyn, called at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Grahn in Deerfield Saturday.