News: Humbird (24 Jun 1971)

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

Surnames: Scheffer, Prindle, Denk, Parks, Smith, Gorst, Johnson, Erickson, Stallard, Joos, Gerred, Newton, Dueselman, Goutvacher, Matti, Rupnow, Ampart, Enerson, Senske, Walker, Seelow, Kirby, Clouse, Laffe, Clem, Collins, Dignin, Williams, Hansen, Barnowski, Polege, Meyer, Nehring, Holub, Fitzmaurice, Greub, Sieg, Eslinger, Greub, Keeler, Bryner, Christenson, Duerkop, Krenz, Pickett, Burnett, Markham, Losey, Duxbury, Zuehlke, Lightfoot

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co, WI) 6/24/1971

Humbird (24 June 1971)

The Senior Citizens Club enjoyed a picnic supper in the park Friday, followed by a short business meeting, then games and an old-time visit. There were 31 present. It was voted to hold the next meeting, which is Friday, July 16, in the park and have a picnic supper.

Mrs. Bernard Scheffer and Mrs. Lyle Prindle left Wednesday for Madison to attend women’s College week, which is sponsored by the Homemakers clubs.

Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Denk and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Denk and family of Decorah, Ia., Mr. and Mrs. Don Denk and family of Waukon, Ia., and Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Parks and family of Marshfield spent the weekend with Mrs. Edith Smith and painted her house, making the old saying come true, “Many hands make light work.”

Mrs. Harriette Gorst, accompanied by Mrs. Pearl Johnson and a friend, were in Eau Claire Wednesday.

Mr and Mrs. Harvey Erickson of Zenda came Fridays to spend a few days with her sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Alton Stallard.

Mrs. Thane Joos and Janice of Alma Center, Mrs. Don Gerred and Kim of Janesville and Mrs. Maude Newton were in Eau Claire on business Friday afternoon.

Mrs. Mabel Dueselman of Sheldon and daughter, Mrs. Ada Goutvacher of Kimberly visited Tuesday at the A Arnold Matti home. Others there were Mr and Mrs. Fred Rupnow and their guest, Mrs. Alice Ampart of Union Grove.

The local TOPS Club and the clubs from Fairchild, Alma Center, Neillsville and Granton planned to meet Tuesday in the local park for a picnic supper.

Mrs. Kenneth Enerson of Janesville called Friday at the Arnold Matti home.

Mr and Mrs. Everett Senske and boys and Mike Kirby of St. Paul, Mr. and Mrs. Burvil Walker and son of Minneapolis, and Mrs. Marion Seelow of Milwaukee came Sunday to help celebrate Father’s Day at the A. L. Kirby home.

Mr. and Mrs. Ben Clouse of Loyal visited Sunday at the Henry Laffe home.

Mrs. Madge Clem of Elgin, Ill., and Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Clem of Clearwater, Fla., were overnight guests Wednesday at the Jean Collins home.

Mr. and Mrs. Cullen Dignin called Sunday at the Ellis Williams and Mrs. Christine Hansen homes.

Father’s Day brought Mr. and Mrs. Willis Johnson and family of Appleton and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Barnowski and boys of Wausau for a weekend at the Ted Polege home. Mr. and Mrs. Harland Meyer and family of Cedar Falls also came to spend the weekend at the Polege home and with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Meyer in Alma Center. Mr. and Mrs. Roger Nehring and boys of rural Eau Claire were overnight guests Friday at the Polege home.

Mr. and Mrs. Ed Holub and two grandchildren of Neillsville were dinner gusts Sunday at the Levi Fitzmaurice home and Carl Greub of Neillsville called there in the afternoon.

Mr. and Mrs. Rolla Sieg of Fairchild were guests Sunday at the Bernard Sieg home and with them and Mrs. Laura Dignin attended the strawberry festival parade in Alma Center.

Mr. and Mrs. Carl Eslinger and grandsons of rural Neillsville spent Sunday afternoon with Jean Collins. The men did some fishing while here.

Mr. and Mrs. Louis Greub and daughter of River Falls spent Sunday with his parents Mr. and Mrs. John Greub.

Mr. and Mrs. Claire Enerson of North Branch called Sunday evening at the Arnold Matti home.

Mrs. Emma Keeler of Beloit is spending a few weeks with her brother, John Bryner.

Sp. 4 and Mrs. Glen Christenson of Fort Hood, Tex., spent several days last week with Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Duerkop and then went to Madison to visit at the Tonty Krenz home.

Mrs. Ramona Duerkop was in Chippewa Falls Monday to attend a staff member’s meeting of the Day Care Center.

Mr. and Mrs. Perle Pickett spent Saturday at the Bernard Burnett home in rural Hixton helping out a bit as Mr. Burnett had suffered a back injury.

Mr. and Mrs. Mel Markham were dinner guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Losey in Fairchild.

Mr. and Mrs. Perle Pickett called on Ray Duxbury of rural Merrillan who is seriously ill in the Black River Falls hospital.

Mr. and Mrs. Perle Pickett visited Sunday evening at the Lloyd Meyer home in Neillsville.

Mr. and Mrs. George Zuehlke of Loyal came Sunday to join the Roy Johnson family and attend the strawberry festival and parade and enjoy a cook-out supper at the Johnson home.

Strawberries are keeping many folks busy and are of excellent quality and quite plentiful.

In word received from Jake Lightfoot in University Hospital, Minneapolis, we hear he is some better but still undergoing tests. Mrs. Lightfoot is with him.