News: Humbird (24 May 1973)

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

Surnames: Fristad, Zimmerman, Olson, Johnson, Finnegan, Matti, Joos, Newton, Nelson, Russell, Peterson, Stuve, Markham, Zerbel, Kaufman, Kleckner, Laffe, Field, Wold, Theiler,

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co, WI) 5/24/1973

Humbird (24 May 1973)

Nordahl Fristad, Alma Zimmerman and Harriette Gorst attended the spring district meeting of the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs in Neillsville recently. Mrs. Zimmerman was elected district warden.

Fred Olson of Alexandria, Va., called recently at the home of Mrs. Pearl Johnson. He had previously visited his parents in Osseo and did some fishing on the first day of the season.

Ralph Finnegan and son, Tom, came to have Mother’s Day dinner at the home of his mother, Mrs. Arnold Matti. Then he drove to Eau Claire to get his son, Tim, whose school is now closed until the fall term. They returned to Burlington.

Mr. and Mrs. Thane Joos and Karen of Alma Center and her mother, Mrs. Maude Newton, drove to Eau Claire recently to have a Mother’s Day dinner at the home of Mrs. Helene Nelson, where they were joined by Mr. and Mrs. Hilliard Russell and son, Terri, and her mother, all of Minneapolis. Mrs. Ruth Peterson of Eau Claire joined the family group for lunch in the afternoon.

Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Stuve visited recently at the Mel Markham home.

Mrs. Frieda Zerbel is with her daughter, Mrs. LaVern Kaufman, for a few days. Recently Mr. and Mrs. Kaufman and little son and Mrs. Zerbel drove to Stevens Point to have dinner and spent the afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. John Kleckner and family.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Laffe joined Mrs. Hazel Field and a friend, Mrs. Ida Wold, and David and Ed Field, all of Black River Falls, and Mr. and Mrs. Orin Wold and John of Disco, for a family dinner recently at the Green Meadows supper club.

Nancy Theiler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kally Theiler, underwent surgery in the Neillsville Memorial Hospital, recently. She is coming along well and expects to be home soon.