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Newspaper
Shawano County Journal
Location
Shawano, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1939
Page
3
Bowler visitors Me and Mien Iai Buettner Shawne and others joined Bowler residents in a week filled with bowling talk local travel and social gatherings. The Shawano area reports school sports a Christmas program planning meeting and a bustling public notice round up detailing decorations and community events.
Mr and Mrs Harry Christenson and family and Edna Bauman of Osh iogh spent Sunday at the Ray Wehk home. Ray Webster and Elmer Nicholaus hosted visitors. A card party at the school Friday evening drew good attendance.
Miss Enid Marsh of Mountain visits aunt Mrs. Carl Ward while Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Schreiter of Appleton and Mr. and Mrs. Wiliam Courchene of Kimberly spend Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Joel Ward. Fred Werner hosts a birthday party for Shirley with guests including the Werner family, Ziesmer family, Swiechelowski birthday celebration guests, and others. Wisconsin creamery butter production totals about 276 million pounds annually.
Mapleview hosts a Christmas program on Tuesday December 19 at 8 PM with acts by primary to grammar grades including readings, dialogue, plays and songs. The program features performances by Roger Pleshek Leona Horowinski Mildred Heuer and others.
LONG LAKE residents share visits and gatherings. Carl Jeske and Ted Weber assist with chores. Mrs. Ed Bartz and children call on local families. Herman Stuebs celebrates a birthday at Shawano with family and friends. Clarence Kuhn and relatives attend multiple social events including birthday celebrations and card games with prizes awarded to Mrs. Carl Jeske and Erna Kuhn.
Thanksgiving events fill the week with dinners and visits across the area. Families including the Kuhns Retlaffs Jeskes and Hesses share meals at multiple homes while Carl Retzlaff returns from deer hunting and John Finkle comes home after extended travels. Visitors stop by Bonduel Shawano and Clintonville contexts, reflecting tight community ties and holiday routines.
Whitcomb Armin Kohn came home Friday after weeks in Chilton. Ernie Fink of Oshkosh spent several days at the Mason Buck home. The Mothers' club met with Mrs Paul Bubntz on Wednesday. Mr and Mrs T W Treptow and Teddy drove to Chicago to visit relatives and attend a livestock show. They also visited Max Garman in Forreston Illinois for a few days. Mrs Florence Long of Wittenberg and Mrs Eugene Joubert joined Daniel Low in Shawano on Friday. Dee Reif was honored at a party hosted by his mother Mrs Willan Reif Friday evening.
North Shawano residents Mr and Mrs Herbert Robbing and son Russell of Wescott called on relatives Sunday afternoon. The Cronce family from Wescott and Breed attended at the M Robbins home. B M Wescott of Chicago visited Shawano late in the week. Mrs Guy Cox visited Mrs M Robbins. A Rausch moved from Jennie Schneider home to Earl Reisenberg home in River Heights. Mrs Charles Ninman visited M Robbins. Mrs Hail Schultz of Shawano visited her parents Mr and Mrs M Robbins in North Shawano Saturday last week.
A busy Belle Plaine week includes Mr. and Mrs. Harry Boardman and families visiting Mrs. William Mervyn, Arlene Ninman spending time with Mrs. Emma Cunningham in Shawano, and a Sunset View school play drawing a large town hall crowd. Mrs. Al Giese and Mrs. Arnold Green traveled to Green Bay, Arlene Ninman visited Herman Daebler, and Earl Reisenberg spent Sunday with his parents in Marion.
Otto Waegli of the Waegli brothers farm delivered a load of select hogs to Green Bay last week and received top prices. He expressed satisfaction with the sale and results.
Rev E F Wilking presides with English service at 10:00 a m on December 17 third Sunday in Advent Sunday school at 2:00 p m Choir practice scheduled Wednesday evening at 7:00 o clock In Wisconsin egg production remains high with more young birds on farms than last year Feed prices have risen and may impact later production
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