News: Washburn (9 Jul 1970)

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

Surnames: Lincoln, Bell, Short, Ammentorp, Urban, Kellner, Kerns, Qualley, Tannem, Schultz, Knutson, Rutherford, Zimmerman, Krause, Stevens, Wren, Mortenson, Pretsch, Williams, Vandeberg, McNeil, Havlicek, Poler, Odell, Kissling, Reinart, Sexton, Hudec, Walters, Wallace, Drew, Mashin, Hubing, Lepke, Dahnert, Galbreath, Kapfer

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co, WI) 7/09/1970

Washburn (9 July 1970)

The Washburn Homemakers club held its annual picnic Sunday on the Albert Lincoln lawn with a large attendance. The picnic also was in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lincoln of Moses Lake, Wash., with relatives from Minneapolis and Hutchinson, Minn., Beloit, and Harvard, Ill., present.

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bell of Janesville spent from Thursday until Monday with her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph |Short. They celebrated Mrs. Bell’s 79th birthday, which was July 3, and Mrs. Short’s 82nd birthday, which was July 5.

Mr. and Mrs. Harold Ammentorp and daughter of Milwaukee spent the weekend with her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Urban and daughters, her mother, Mrs. Nellie Urban of Owen, and his relatives near Withee. They attended his high school class reunion at Withee Saturday night.

The Cannonville Ladies Aid will meet at the church Wednesday, July 15, at 1:30 p.m.

Mr. and Mrs. Russell Kellner, daughter, Karen, and son, Michael and her mother, Mrs. Mildred Kerns of Chicago called on his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Short, Sunday afternoon. They also called on Mr. and Mrs. Richard Qualley as Mrs. Qualley was his teacher when he attended Sleepy Hollow School south of Cannonville around 30 years ago.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lincoln and family of Moses Lake, Wash., spent from Tuesday until Sunday afternoon with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Lincoln. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Tannem and Jean and Lorraine Lincoln of Minneapolis also spent the weekend with their parents.

Mr. and Mrs. Hallie Schultz of Omro, Mr. and Mrs. Ted Schultz of Wind lake, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Knutson of Merrillan and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Rutherford of Black River Falls were July 4 guests of their father, Paul Schultz.

Mr. and Mrs. Duane Zimmerman and family of Marshalltown, Ia., and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Zimmerman and family of Moline, Ia., spent the weekend with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Zimmerman. Mr. Zimmerman accompanied his son, Robert, and family Monday on a week’s camping trip through Minnesota.

Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Krause and daughter, Cheryl, of Menomonee Falls spent the weekend with her mother, Mrs. Irving Stevens, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Krause. They returned home Sunday afternoon, but Cheryl remained for a week’s visit with her grandparents and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Urban and daughters.

Mrs. Ron Wren and family of West End are spending this week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mortenson.

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Pretsch and family of Stratford spend the weekend with his mother, Mrs. Wanda Pretsch, and son Earl.

Mr. and Mrs. Roger Williams arrived Friday night for a two-week vacation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Williams, and his brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Vandeberg, at their cottage in Hatfield.

Mrs. Delores McNeil of Streamwood, Ill., spent last week with her mother, Mrs. Charles Havlicek, Sr., and her sons, John and Donald, who are spending the summer with their grandparents.

Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Poler of Granton visited Saturday afternoon at the Mrs. Art Odell home.

Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Kissling and son, Mark, and a couple from Ann Arbor, Mich., spent last week visiting Mr. Kissling’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ted Kissling.

Mr. and Mrs. George Reinart and family of Tomah visited Saturday at the Clarence and John Reinart homes.

Mr. and Mrs. Ted Schultz of wind Lake and his father, Paul Schultz, were overnight guests Monday of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Knutson in Merrillan.

Mrs. Harold Elmendorf, Carrie Sexton and Mrs. Frank Short were dinner guests Saturday at the Ralph Short home.

Mr. and Mrs. Donald Havlicek and family, Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hudec and Mr. and Mrs. Louie Walters of Granton were guests Sunday of Mrs. Charles Havlicek, Sr.

Mr. and Mrs. Ted Wallace and Mrs. Mildred Drew of Milwaukee, who are vacationing at their homes in Neillsville, visited Sunday afternoon at the Clarence Reinart home.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lincoln and family of Moses Lake, Wash., called on Mrs. Art Odell Friday.

Mr. and Mrs. DeWayne Mashin and sons of Tomah visited Thursday evening with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Williams.

Mr. and Mrs. Ted Schultz and Lawrence Reinart of Wind Lake spent the weekend and until Wednesday with Mr. Schultz’s father, Paul Schultz and with their mother, Mrs. Henry Hubing, and brothers, Clarence, John and Martin Reinart, and sister Mrs. Wade Lepke.

Mr. and Mrs. John Reinart and family were dinner guests Saturday of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Dahnert.

Mr. and Mrs. Art Short and daughter, Elaine, were Sunday afternoon callers at the Ralph Short home.

Mrs. Bob Galbreath called on Mrs. Art Odell Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Kapfer attended the Conservation picnic at Sherwood Park July 4