News: Clark County News (5 Years ago - 1972)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
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Surnames: Short, Heckl, Van Dam, Coil, Curry, Benecke, Bredlau, Woelffer, Harder, Zajac, DeMert, Kren, Ringstad, Grap, Roberts, Begley, Gorbet, Spiegel

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co, WI) 2/03/1972

Clark County News (5 Years ago - 1972)

Five Year ago - Lorraine Short, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dale Short of the Town of Grant, named Homemaker of Tomorrow at Neillsville High School…. Neillsville High School coaches Joe Heckl and Ken Van Dam relinquish girls’ physical education classes to newly-hired instructors Miss Karen Coil and Miss Donna Curry… Mrs. V. C. Benecke of Granton, widow of late pastor, honored with farewell dinner by members of Christ Lutheran and Zion Lutheran Churches … Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Bredlau, Rt. 1 Neillsville, honored by Good Neighbors Homemaker Club with surprise housewarming … Funeral services held from Georgas Funeral Home for Victor C. O. Woelffer, 90, Neillsville druggist and music store operator for many years…. Newly-elected officers of Neillsville United Church of Christ are Rene Harder, Thaddeus Zajac and Gus DeMert, deacons: kenneth Kren and John Ringstad, trustees; Wayne Grap, treasurer; and Mrs. John Roberts, secretary … Mrs. Marian Begley installed as oracle of Golden Link Camp No. 78, R.N.A….. Committee unveils plan for area ambulance service; two proposed units to be housed at Memorial Hospital. … Mrs. George Gorbet and Mrs. Bruce Spiegel, both of Washburn area, share hospital room as result of fractures sustained in recent falls on ice.