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Newspaper
Shawano County Journal
Location
Shawano, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1939
Page
5
Mrs. Louise Wolf of Marlow and Miss Wdna Schmidt from Gresham visited Shawano social circles. Many residents spent weekends with relatives in Green Bay, Milwaukee, Madison, and Stevens Point. A steady stream of family visits, church events, and Christmas preparations fill the community pages as locals recount travels and gatherings.
Wednesday Thursday and Friday feature a 2 30 matinee of The Cat and The Canary with Bob Hope Paulette Goddard John Beal and Douglas Montgomery Popular Science Breaking The News and Paramount News Bove Also notes of local visits and travels including Miss Isabelle Priem in Milwaukee Mr and Mrs Roy Hen of Somerset Kentucky visiting in the city Mr and Mrs Ervin Mehlberg Mrs Hazel Kucksdorf and Ed Zarnick at Manitowoc and Little Chute with family. The death of Miss Paula Hesse aunt of local residents is reported with funeral in Iowa and Rev Rey nold Lillie leaving for Denton Texas to become pastor of St Pauls Church and remaining as Milwaukee assistant pastor.
Postmaster W. J. Milsap offers tips for holiday mailing including insuring or registering gifts, placing seals on the back, sorting large mailings, avoiding Cal abbreviations, marking fragile items, avoiding small envelopes, prepaid postage, and using two and a half by four inch minimum card sizes. Emphasizes full addresses, upper left sender return, and early stamp purchases to prevent delays.
Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at Zachow for Herman Krueger 78 who died Saturday in his home. The Rev William J Schroeder conducted the service born in Germany he settled in the town of Washington where he farmed many years Surviving are his widow six children Emil Milwaukee Alma at home Herman and Arnold all in Washington Ewald Two Rivers and Ernest Kimberly one brother August and three sisters Mia Hoefs Mrs Hern ing and Mrs William Panzer and 13 grandchildren
Rev E Hugee Olson, a prospective missionary to Venezuela, will speak at Gospel Tabernacle on Sunday at 10 30 AM. A Central Bible Institute graduate with seven years in ministry and three and a half years as Racine Wisconsin pastor, he will share South America stories. An offering for missions will be taken. the public is invited.
State department reports motorists are 50 percent behind in 1940 auto license applications. New administration trims administration by simplifying how plates are issued. Car owners send a check and title certificate to the license bureau, cutting mailing costs and vast correspondence. Local motorists urged to apply now.
Waldo V. Wescott longtime Shawano resident died of a heart attack at Park Falls hospital on November 29. Born October 4, 1883 he was 56 and unmarried. Survived by his mother Mrs Sarah E Wescott and four sisters. Masonic services were held in Eau Claire with interment at Lake View cemetery.
The Honduel High School honor roll for the second six weeks lists Seniors Doris Barkhaus and Ward Peterson. Sophomores Elaine Barkhaus Reuben Bruss Lurlyn Foreman Dorothy Wassow. Freshmen Marie Berndt Charlotte Bonnin Wilam Burmeister Alice Dingeldein Homer Erickson Alice Kipper Joyce Monroe June Nicholas Bernice Schuelke Lois Simonson Phyllis Sorensen Inez Sumlich Gertrude Wasmund.
Lincoln school pupils craft Christmas presents for parents as part of classwork. Eighth graders trim the main tree, seventh graders decorate the music room tree, and pupils study Christmas customs, songs, and wool projects while painting vases, making baskets, and embroidering luncheon sets. Santa Claus visits planned and gifts presented at Christmas.
Circuit Judge E V Werner dismissed the circuit court jurymen after they tried only criminal issues on a term calendar of 34 cases. Two criminal cases set for December 20 include Arnold Landswerk on statutory rape and Alvin Pukall on a trucking violation appeal. Untried is the Leopolis State Bank case with seven defendants in 60 counts.
Reinhold Kriewaldt died at 59 at his Clintonville area home after weeks of illness. Born December 9 1879 in Belle Plaine he married Amanda Beletzke April 18 1899. lived in Shawano county 22 years then moved to current home six years ago. Survived by widow two daughters Eleanor and Mrs George Schenk son Clarence three brothers and a sister. Funeral at 2:30 at home and 2 at St Martins Church burial in Graceland Cemetery Clintonville.
Mrs. Walter Schmidt, county Red Cross chair, aims to complete roll call by week end as several districts have not reported. Listed contributors include Mrs. J. C. Rutte five dollars, Mrs. Elmer Erickson fourteen dollars and forty cents, Mrs. George Merrill eight dollars and fifty cents, and others from Shawano Lessor Bowler and Mattoon with smaller amounts. Corrections note Mrs. A Angelica’s misreported sum and Junior Red Cross Bowler graded school adjustment.
Shawane county and city schools received 2,500 toothbrushes from the American Red Cross to aid dental hygiene among school children. County and city nurses, with teachers, distributed the supplies in city, rural, and village schools. Signed by County Nurse Laura Golinick and City Nurse Margaret Checkie.
Apple dessert gains zest with cheese as 4 cups sliced apples mixed with water cinnamon sugar flour butter and grated American cheese are baked in a buttered 8 by 5S inch dish. The entry by Mrs. Vernon Holland of Dousman won in a Wisconsin cheese recipe contest with WHA and WLBL.
Rev John Scheibe of Kaukatuna leader of the North Wisconsin synod gave an inspiring message at the Peace church dedication of a new pipe organ. Mrs William Cantwell Jr and Mrs Arthur Wolf assisted with music while the church choir performed. The article also notes church events at First Presbyterian and state soil test findings on Wisconsin soils needing phosphate and potash.
Multiple congregations list services and events. The Methodist Church outlines sermons on Christmas Pilgrims of the Bethlehem Road and a No Room in the Tan reading with Epworth league, choir practice, Ladies' Aid, and Sunday school Christmas program. Sacred Heart covers Mass times, confessions, and Mother of Perpetual Help devotion. Peace Evangelical and Reformed notes Sunday school, English worship, a sacred Christmas musical program, choir rehearsals, dartball, and catechism classes with a general welcome.
St James Lutheran Church welcomes worshippers with English and German services this week. A busy schedule lists Sunday English service at 8:30 am and German at 10:25 am with Sunday school at 10:00 am. Week events include teachers meeting Monday and caroling practice.
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