News: Humbird (28 Feb 1974)

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

Surnames: Blom, Dignin, Sieg, Duerkop, Holman, Bemis, Trachsel, Markham, Kirby, Gerber, Cooper, Kyllonen, Lang, Pickett, Schweinler, Zerbel, Polege, Johnson, Fitzmaurice, Larson, Terrell, Breheim, Parent, Burrington, Palmer, Olson, Zimmerman, Lein, Burnett, Brian, Eisberner, Arnold

----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 2/28/1974

Humbird (28 February 1974)

Good morning, sunny, cold, but when the sun shines, all is well!

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Blom and children of price and Mrs. Laura Dignin were dinner and afternoon guests Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Sieg.

Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Duerkop were visitors Sunday afternoon at the home of her mother, Mrs. Ida Holman in Osseo.

Mrs. Jim Trachsel was taken to the Neillsville Memorial Hospital Friday where she will be for a few days undergoing tests.

Mrs. Anita Markham was a dinner guests Sunday at the A. L. Kirby home.

The Happy Hour Homemakers Club met Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Emma Gerber with a good attendance considering the weather. Two new members were welcomes, Mrs. Harold Holman and Mrs. Richard Cooper. Mrs. Carl Kyllonen gave the lesson.

Mrs. Beatrice Lang called at the Perle Pickett home Friday afternoon.

Alton Duerkop accompanied a group of the American choral directors association, to Des Moines, Ia., recently.

Mr. and Mrs. Dewayne Schweinler of Elroy drove up Monday to spend the day with her mother, Mrs. Frieda Zerbel.

Mr. and Mrs. Ted Polege spent a long weekend at the Willis Johnson home in Appleton.

Mrs. Levi Fitzmaurice spent Wednesday and Thursday at their home here and reports that Mr. Fitzmaurice is gaining slowly and can walk some with the aid of a walker.

Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Larson of Augusta were visitors Thursday at the Hugh Terrell home.

Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Breheim of Merrillan were visitors Wednesday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Perle Pickett.

Mr. and Mrs. DeWayne Parent and Steven drove to Thorp Saturday to have dinner with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pirl Burrington. Later they attended the reception in honor of her brother’s wedding, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Burrington, at the home of their uncle, the Rev. Harold Palmer.

Mrs. Johanna Olson and Mrs. Beatrice Lang were dinner and supper guests Sunday at the Alan Zimmerman home in Fairchild.

Mrs. John Lein and two boys of Hixton were visitors Saturday at the home of Mrs. Johanna Olson.

Julie, Caudi and Kathryn Burnett were overnight guests Saturday at the home of their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Perle Pickett.

A group of guitar players, Mr. and Mrs. Burrington of Gilman, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Brian, Mr. and Mrs. Don Eisberner and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Arnold met Monday and Saturday night at the DeWayne Parent home for an evening of music and fun.