News: Washburn (29 Nov 1973)

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

Surnames: Matti, Biliskis, Krutsch, Kyle, Reinart, Lonning, Schultz, Gorbet, Kapfer, Krueger, Lincoln, Odell, Piepenhagen, Austin, Bernetti, Jacobs, Strand, Stanley Kronberger, Wren, Mortenson, Hanson, Juntunen, Galbreath, Weirich, Moennig, Krause, Meier, Feutz, Spiegel, Williams, Vandeberg, Wisley, Sherwood, Stewart, Elmendorf, Sexton, Bremer, Short, Burgen, Dunow, Havlicek, Kopp, Smith, Blakesley, Stevens, Stetler, Dopp, Urban, Vincent, Wall, Fine, Johnson, Rizner, Kuhn, Trogner, Allbaugh, Kalsow, Boshnewich, Jelinek, Pretsch, Steponik, Higgins, Poler, Matuszak, Staffon

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 11/29/1973

Washburn (29 November 1973)

Mrs. Jean Matti and mother, Mrs. George Biliskis and a lady friend of Whiting, Ind., called recently at the Dave Krutsch home. They had visited friends near Withee. Mrs. Biliskis formerly lived on the Claude Kyle farm.

Mr. and Mrs. John Reinart and sons, Wayne and Lee, and daughter, Judy, and Kent Lonning, were Thanksgiving supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Schultz and their sons, Richard, Alfred and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Schultz of Waterford at their trailer home. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Reinart were evening guests of the Schultz families, also.

Mrs. George Gorbet will entertain the Youth group at her home Tuesday evening, December 4.

Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Kapfer went to Janesville Wednesday, where they spent Thanksgiving Day with their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Leon Kapfer, and granddaughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Krueger. They planned to return home Monday.

Lorraine, Jean and Norma Lincoln of Minneapolis, Mn, and Mrs. Art Odell, were Thanksgiving Day dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Lincoln.

Mr. and Mrs. Ted Schultz and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Schultz, Richard and Alfred Schultz of Wind Lake, Kent Lonning and Mrs. Dale Reinart were Thanksgiving Day dinner and supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Reinart.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Piepenhagen of La Crosse were Thanksgiving Day guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Merle Austin.

Mr. and Mrs. Gail Bernetti of Sparta, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jacobs and daughter of Wausau, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Strand and sons of Milwaukee, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Stanley, Mr. and Mrs. Allen Stanley and family and Dianne Kronberger were Thanksgiving Day dinner and supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Dave Krutsch.

Mr. and Mrs. Ron (Buck) Wren and family of West Bend spent Thanksgiving Day with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Wren and Mr. and Mrs. Bob Mortenson, and Grandma Hansen. Other Thanksgiving Day guests at the Mortenson home were Mr. and Mrs. Everett Juntunen and Mrs. Ragnar Mortenson.

Burl Galbreath of Rockford, Il., called on Mrs. Art Odell Friday evening.

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Weirich of Ironwood, Mi., spent a week with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Moennig and Mr. and Mrs. Wilber Weirich.

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Krause and daughters were Thanksgiving Day guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louie Meyer.

Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Feutz and Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Feutz of Wisconsin Rapids were Thanksgiving Day guests of Lynn’s mother, Mrs. Chris Feutz.

David Spiegel of Milwaukee and Bruce Spiegel, Jr., of Wausau spent the Thanksgiving vacation with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Spiegel.

Roger Williams, son, Roger Allen, and daughter, Lori, of Williams Bay, Mrs. Nathan Vandeberg and sons, Mrs. Charles Wisley of Wausau and Mr. and Mrs. George Sherwood were Thanksgiving Day dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Williams. Roger returned home Thursday night and his children remained until Sunday when their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Williams, took them to Mauston, where they were met by Roger. The men spent Thanksgiving Day deer hunting.

Mr. and Mrs. Don Stewart, daughters Joney and Jane, and son, Jeff, of Verona, Mrs. Harold Elmendorf, Carrie Sexton and Mr. and Mrs. Bud Bremer were Thanksgiving Day dinner and supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Short. Mr. and Mrs. Stewart and family turned home Friday.

Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Burgen and family of Rockford, Il., Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dunow of Colby, Mrs. Adam Dunow of Stratford and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Havlicek, Sr., were Thanksgiving Day guests of Mr. and Mrs. Don Havlicek.

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Kopp of Cambridge, Mrs. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Terry Blakesley and a friend of Wisconsin Rapids, and Mrs. Merle Austin, called Saturday at the Mrs. Art Odell home.

Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Krause and daughter, Cheryl, of Menomonee Falls, spent Thanksgiving Day and the weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Krause, and her mother, Mrs. Irving Stevens, and Wallace, and went deer hunting. Other Thanksgiving Day guests of Mrs. Stevens were: Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Stetler and Mr. and Mrs. Leland Dopp and daughters, Linda, Judeen, and Dixie of Marshfield; Mr. and Mrs. Jack Urban and daughter, Brenda, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Vincent and Joyce, Mrs. Floyd Wall, Mrs. Jimmy Vincent and daughters, and Mr. and Mrs. David Vine.

Mrs. Lucy Johnson of Warrens spent Thanksgiving Day with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. George Gorbet.

Roger Short and Frank Rizner of Milwaukee spent the first two days here deer hunting and visiting relatives.

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kuhn and daughter of Wisconsin Rapids spent Thanksgiving Day with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Kuhn. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kuhn and Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Kuhn and Rick were Thanksgiving Day guests of Mrs. Ernie Kuhn’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Trogner.

Mr. and Mrs. Dale Reinart, Mrs. George Allbaugh and Mrs. Paul Kuhn were Thanksgiving Day supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Kalsow.

John Boshnewich and two gentleman friends of Chicago spent from Friday until Sunday at the Mrs. Chris Feutz home. They assisted him with work on his farm, the former Feutz farm.

Mr. and Mrs. Donald Jelinek and Roger were Thanksgiving day guests of her mother, Mrs. Wanda Pretsch.

Bobby Mortenson was a Thanksgiving Day guest of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Steponik and family, near Pray. Mrs. Wanda Pretsch and son Earl, were Friday supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Steponik.

Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Higgins of Chicago were dinner guests Saturday of Mrs. Christ Feutz then visited Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Feutz in Wisconsin Rapids Saturday night and Sunday.

Mr and Mrs. Oliver Williams visited her mother, Mrs. William Poler, last week Sunday and were supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Sherwood.

Marvin Williams, son of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Williams, got his buck the first day of deer hunting. He hunted in the Hatfield area. He got it about 7 a.m.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Matuszak and family of Milwaukee, John Matuszak of Sheboygan and Mr. and Mrs. Roger Staffon and sons of Hatfield spent Thanksgiving Day and the weekend with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Matuszak and went deer hunting. Saturday morning the group had one buck and a party deer, and still had hopes of getting another buck or two. Maybe others have their deer that we haven’t heard yet.