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Newspaper
Shawano County Journal
Location
Shawano, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1939
Page
3
Local notes report a group of visitors and extended stays across Minnesotas and Wisconsin towns. Residents mention relatives and friends from Gil-Tel Sheboygan Shawano and Ringle while noting a monthlong medical treatment and travels during the season.
ADVANCE Mr. and Mrs. Archie Becher and children of Wausau were guests of Harley Hagen and sister Mele on Sunday. Mrs. Lida Becher returned home in Wausau with her son Archie after six weeks visiting Harley and Mr. Mele. Lawrence Uelmen and son of Detroit were guests at the Mick Velmen home last week. Rey K. R. Going and Mrs. Going returned from Woodville, their vacation cut short by the death of their nephew Louis Going Jr. of Pulcifer. A large crowd attended the chicken dinner by the Ladies Aid at White Clay Lake church. Ray Hagen and wife of West De Pere visited Harley and Mele Hagen. J P Herning and Miss Woith Robs were luncheon guests of Mrs. John Minahan in Green Bay.
The article lists numerous local visitors and gatherings at Rose Lawn in Whst with mentions of Mr and Mrs Bert Reed and Ward families hosting relatives. It notes a trip to Navarino and a return from Dam Island, and reports the Rose Lawn school opening with Roger Povloe as beat er.
A jumble of Belle Plaine names and events notes gatherings, visits, picnics, and a Sunday corn roast. Residents including Mrs Wella Darlings, Mrs August Minmean, Jack Keliher, and Lynn Peterson were mentioned with familial or social ties. Several trips to Milwaukee and Madison are listed, along with fair attendance and local engagements at the Wilkins Mervyn Route and Phitbirass river setting.
The Jerusalem church of funds will host a chicken dinner after services this Sunday. Attendees are welcomed. prices listed for adults and children over six years. Families from Milwinthetes and locals in Lands visit relatives. various names mentioned.
Robert Julius John Steif son of William Steif and Marie Schwartzkopf born in Morrig on August 16 and baptized August 27 in the Tilleda parsonage by Rev. Chris C Domke. Guests from Michigan honored Roy Domke's confirmation with Carl Schultz and Marie Schmidt as sponsors. Carl Domke to Oshkosh for college. home with Mrs W Flathaway. St Matthew’s Laces Aid meets Wednesday at 2 00 p m. Peace Ladies Aid meets Thursday at 2 00 p m with Mrs Alber Screening.
Marion R and Mr and Mrs Paul Wichman along with William Wichman and Rev and Mrs R D Tornow drove to Berlin on Thursday to visit Rev and Mrs Walter Bell. Mrs Wichman stayed on to assist with Rev Belz who is very ill. Several neighbors and relatives were noted visiting and shopping in Clintonville Green Bay and Mayflower during the weekend with the Mehlbergs and Draegers.
Whitcomb residents and friends visited in Fido Lyndhurst and Oshkosh while several families, including the Buck, Linke, Bublitz, Liesch, and Jaeckel clans, travelled to Madison and Milwaukee area events for medical care, fairs, and social calls.
Due to illness in the Green family the annual corn roast will be held Sunday at the Harry Boardman home instead of the Green farm. The event gathers friends from nearby towns with families bringing lunch while cups and silverware are supplied. People welcome include the Harvey Bueschane and Ward Gatherings families.
The Wisconsin crop report notes drier conditions cutting yields from last year across grain and hay. Wisconsin corn is about 10 percent below last year with oats, barley, rye, and wheat also down. Hay production remains above average but below last year, while quality is reportedly better. National prospects vary but generally fall, with tobacco up about 20 percent, barley up two percent, and flax up about 98 percent from 1938 levels.
The Wisconsin State Highway Commission warns drivers to remove travel stickers from windshields to prevent vision obstruction. Wisconsin bans unofficial stickers that interfere with vision though advertisements on plates or bumper cards are not prohibited by law.
The Wisconsin state highway commission urges safe and sane driving for the Labor Day weekend. Last year saw 18 deaths over the holiday with six on Sunday, three on Saturday, and four on Monday. Traffic will be heavy as residents travel to the countryside and vacationists begin homeward trips.
Robert Young stars in a mystery at Crescent theatre with Florence Rice about exposing fraudulent mediums and magicians. The director Tod Browning says genuine psychical research is not attacked while tricks used to fool believers are revealed. The film details ectoplasm deception and other stage devices used to hoodwink audiences.
Report from the Better Vision Institute states that a honey bee uses a bristled eye brush on the outside of its eye set to remove pollen and debris. The eye thrush prevents pollen from hindering the insect’s vision.
Dr. V S Larson reports that tests under state and federal bovine tuberculosis programs found 2 006 reactors among 806 919 cattle tested in Wisconsin last fiscal year. Reactors totaled .24 percent, showing a minimum level reached after systematic retests. Foxes in Wisconsin show varied appetites with stomach exams revealing rabbits mice fruit acorns leaves and sand as part of the diet.
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