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Newspaper
Shawano County Journal
Location
Shawano, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1939
Page
3
Country correspondence reports Bowler visitors and local meetings in Maine including residents at homes in Clint Freeman and Osskosh guests. Notes on post office officials, church groups, fire department purchases, and plans for Bowler Nite and local auctions appear alongside village events and community updates.
Local social events include a Birthday club gathering for Mrs. Helen Vubits at her home Wednesday afternoon. The Jackson McConley family hosted visitors at Mose rose in Marion. Several Neenah residents visited and a Jackson McConney meeting was held Sunday with many attendees from nearby towns.
Navarino residents include Mrs Ebrat Olson and Mr Carl Olson visiting with Dr and Mrs George Schu. Rasmussen is laid up after an accident with a hand injury. Yewonk Puea and Orril Landsverk were married at the Navarino parsonage on Saturday evening May 6. Marie Peterson returned from Mosling after Welding trip.
An article touts a new 1939 invention displayed at the Milwaukee Home Show that restores hearing for thousands. It invites readers to write for a free booklet detailing how to regain happiness through hearing.
Mr. and Mrs. Elroy Wudtke and family from Milwaukee spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Johnson. The Ole Mathison family hosted a Sunday visit. Mrs. I L Isaacson, Mrs. Anna Iverson, and Mrs. William Worth and WilHard travelled to Lands to visit relatives. Mrs. Everson left for Oconto Monday to stay with her daughter Mrs. Malcolm. Cardiff.
The Angelica State Graded School reports library rechecks, overdue book returns, and a May 10 Wield Day at Pulaski High. The eighth graders attended a program, softball is at two wins and two losses, and yard work plus shrubs were planted. Final exams start May 17, a Mothers Day program Friday, and school closes May 25 with a picnic.
Mrs. Charles Sohr of Bonduel and Mrs. Melvin Robbing of River Heights visited Mrs. Jule Uecker. Orlin Robbins and family and Mrs. Huett of Menasha were guests at Melvin Robbins. Mrs. Sohr visited sisters Mrs. Wilkie and Mrs. M Robbins. Mrs. William Ainsworth has returned from Washington. Mel Robbing and Myron Robbins hosted guests, and Wallace Melchoir and Himil Schultz called at the Mel Robbins home.
In Belle Plaine a bingo party hosted by Sunset View school teachers and pupils drew a well attended crowd Friday evening. Several residents and visitors are noted visiting friends in Shawano and attending local gatherings such as Henry Langsch’s tavern opening.
Mr. and Mrs. Hollis Hammond and family spent Sunday at Henry Ringworth’s. Friends gathered for Mrs. Gust Raasch and Ben Mielke birthday, prizes awarded to Rodney Mielke and Mrs Alfred Koeller. Several visits paid to Bonduel Shawano and Cecil areas. Reinhold Haut visited Laona. Miss Hisie Haut with friends. Various ladies met for afternoon gatherings and exchanges of gifts.
Bowler High School baseball was defeated by Tigerton 11 to 1 on the local grounds Tuesday afternoon. Bowler pitchers Scheifelhein and Grunmwaldt were hit hard, with magnete support around the second SNOW. editor to be addressed at Journal for clarification.
The piece notes an early publication of last week's issue without notice. It lists local residents visiting relatives, traveling by car or motorcycle, and attending events such as a Bowler Leopolis baseball game, an open house at Stockbridge reserve, and a band tournament in Clintonville.
A sequence of local visits and gatherings is recorded. The Druckreys travel to Seymour and Spring to see relatives. Isaacson family members return home for Mothers Day with Mrs I L Isaacson. Milwaukee couple Hazel Rosenow spend weekend with Edwin Rosenow. Aug Gust Ninman and Ellenor Dorothy Rouse Ruth Lane assist Bilis Petergon’s birthday anniversary. Fond du Lac visitors include Sidney Rieck Anna Mervyn and Frank Redmond. Lynn Peterson family and Mrs. August Ninman group visit Harry Boardman home. Dorothy Rouse visits Blend friends. Fritz Gruetzmacher and son visit Harry Boardman. Madison resident Mrs Jack Kehihmer spends weekend with Ernest Merriam parents.
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