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Newspaper
Shawano County Journal
Location
Shawano, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1939
Page
5
Local residents from Shawano and nearby towns are noted visiting relatives in Manitowoc Appleton Green Bay Milwaukee and Ripon. The report lists numerous short trips and gatherings including church events university visits and a Bethany Shrine installation with regional names and places.
Mr and Mrs Spielbauer of Appleton and Mr and Mrs R Jacobson of Neenah visited the home of Mr and Mrs William Aderman over the weekend. Lee Spielbauer of Milwaukee also attended.
Funeral rites for Mrs. Fred Hansen 70 were held at her home and Green Valley Lutheran church with burial in the adjoining cemetery. She was born April 30 1869 in Winchester Wis and married Fred Hansen July 22 1894. Surviving are her husband 10 children 15 grandchildren and one brother N C Johnson of Portland Ore.
Hans Hanson of Bonduel was buried in Lessor on Thursday March 23 at Our Savior's Lutheran church cemetery with Rev. Walter T. Gigstad officiating. He was born November 13 1877 in Lessor Shawano county and married Amanda Peterman at age 30. He died March 20 after two years ill. Survived by son Clarence of Green Bay and brother Ole Hangon of Galena IL. Attendees included relatives from Galena New Diggings Hazel Green Cecil and Gillett.
The crippled children division of the State Department of Public Instruction announces an orthopedic field clinic in Appleton on Saturday April 15. Jointly sponsored by the Outagamie County Medical Society and the crippled children division, the event invites two orthopedists to examine children from Outagamie and nearby counties. Miss Lois Mitchell will assist with local arrangements.
Shawano teachers attend the Northeastern Wisconsin Education Association convention in Green Bay on March 31 expected to draw 2000 teachers and school officials. Twenty five sectional meetings on the program include Wil Ham FR. Sur of Wisconsin High School Madison and Miss Ella Eastow speaking on education topics. Card of thanks follows for bereavement offerings to the Peterman Hansen families.
Loretta Young Warner Baxter star in Wife Husband and Friend with Binnie Barnes plus a cartoon, travel tale and news. Also Saturday features Edmund Lowe in Murder on Diamond Row and a late preview of The Little Princess in Technicolor. Sunday to Tuesday offers The Beachcomber in Technicolor with Shirley Temple in a large cast. Popeye and Mickey Mouse cartoons shown nightly with bargain matinee.
The calendar lists events from March 31 to June 8 including Carl Sandburg visit on April 3, the Lincoln school circus on May 5, junior prom June 2, and commencement June 7. Also notes Easter recess April 5 4 p m and various contests, dances, and activities through May. Steer slaughter forecast and farming notes follow the calendar.
Wisconsin farmers plan a mass meeting at the university livestock pavilion in Madison at 12 30 PM Monday April 3 to press Congress to amend the agricultural adjustment act to include milk and dairy products as basic commodities. Chris L Christensen will preside with speakers detailing parity payments and production allotments similar to corn, cotton, wheat and other basics.
At a recent executive board meeting of the Valley council Boy Scouts of America, the following men were approved as commissioners: Walter Fox Arnold Hillman Rudolph Kubitz Kenneth Pinkerton Warren Terrien Gordon Vandeveld George J. Weinfurter Dr. Jack R. Benton George Klein of Appleton Armin Gerhardt William Kurtz of Neenah James Hawley J Wesley Olsen Oscar Peterson and David Lenmb of Menasha Ray Bowers of Neopit L K Forrest of Marion Lawrence Mathews of Hortonville. They will assist in training and organization for old and new units and participate in camporee bean feeds summer camp and all council programs.
The listing presents Easter week schedules for St John’s Episcopal Clyde J. Miller Vicar Mass early and choral services, Methodist Herbert J. Lane pastor with Holy Week observances, Sacred Heart Catholic under Rev Henry Halinde and Rev Edward Kilsdonk, St James Lutheran Andrew at Randell St led by Rev Walter M. Schroth. It outlines Palm Sunday confirmation, Holy Week services, and a film screening.
A local birthday list for March 30 to April 4 names Violet Carpenter Hutching Howard Berg Krakow Donald Schmidt Leopolis Alex Maciejewski Green Valley Blossom Reglein Pulaski Delsia Isabel Fearson Shawano Mardelle Warne Pulaski and others. First Presbyterian Church activities include junior church worship service at 9 15 a m morning service at 10 30 with sermon Public Opinion and the Crowd, plus Lenten union services and Good Friday observance led by Revs. Gee Lane Klumb. Wisconsin erysipelas case and death statistics noted for context.
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