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Newspaper
Shawano County Journal
Location
Shawano, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1939
Page
3
Country correspondence traces the annual Gary Ghlion of the National Association of Postmasters in Washington D C. Posts, dignitaries, and actors attended tours of the White House, Washington, and Mount Vernon. The group enjoyed banquets, autogyro displays, and ceremonies in Philadelphia New York Niagara Falls and Canada with many notable figures and families visiting.
Members of the Ladies Aid society of St. Immanuel's church surprised Mrs. R D Tornow on her birthday with games, refreshments, and a luncheon. She received a purse of coins. Several local residents and families are mentioned visiting, hosting, or hosting guests across Shawano and surrounding towns.
Mast John Dreger visits Mani towor with her son Walter and family. Mrs. Darling celebrated a birthday with 70 little candles at the Darling home. Mrs. Darling and granddaughter Yvonne Darling marked the day as well. Norman Kahr and Charles Werth from Overle visited the Wiliam Werth family.
Herman Miller, formerly of Gillett, has purchased the advance hall and faxerin from Sam Stevens. Stevens has moved Brock to Green Dysuy, revealing a reshuffling of local business roles and ownership.
Dallmann School hosts visitors from Shaweno Saskatchewan and Clintonville. Families including Kriewaldt, Webster, and Ainsworth joined events at homes in Shawano Cedar Grove and Winona Minnesota trips to the Watkins plant. Miss Gertrude Zuch visited the school Monday afternoon.
A Bowler visitor was Bowler School Supt. A L Pahr on Wednesday. The R D Hennig family and Mrs Frank Buettner toured to Wausau Thursday. Evelyn Buettner returned home from Milwaukee where she works. A grade school Hallowe en program and carnival drew a fair crowd Friday night at the clubhouse. Frank Buettner attended the Shawano Lake postmasters meeting Tuesday evening. Duck hunting over the weekend on the Mississippi involved Hiram Carley Meade Mackay Erv Vanderveren and Harry Remert. Matt Miller takes charge of the fire department after Evan Goddake failed to qualify. The village board met again. A tax program debate continues with strong opinions on fish taxes and broader levies. The Laude families visited from Wittenberg. Clarence Malitz visited Orvel Schmidt at Summit Lake. Mr and Mrs C H Freeman spent Sunday in New London. Frank Buettner attended a show in Antigo. Fred Schmidt and Mac Toussy hosted Sunday visitors with Rev and Mrs W T Reenfant announcing a baby daughter born October 23. The community comments on ASCAP monopolies and radio stand, urging fair play. Orvel Schmidt Summit Lake and Wilbert Schuwalter of Jackson Wis visited the Schmidt home. Kelburn Helgeson of Phlox stopped Bowler Monday afternoon.
Kenneth Yeager and Carl Redlat celebrated birthdays with extended families and friends from Bonduel Shawano and local households. Cards, lunch, and social visits followed, with multiple households hosting and aiding preparations. Carl Jeske did carpentry for Adolph Jeske last week and neighbors visited over the weekend.
Mrs Ebrat Olson and son Edwin visited Adolph Peterson home Friday evening. Harvest festival attendees from here traveled to Clintonville last Wednesday. P T A held its first meeting with Mabel Christianson elected president Ted Christiansen vice president Miss Tomashek secretary and Mrs Wisniewski treasurer. Marilyn Nelson visited Appleton last week. Ebrat and Carl Olson families visited Neenah Sunday. Svetnika family moving onto former Mathison farm. Ladies Aid preparing Norwegian dinner for Sunday Nov 5 menu includes Norwegian meat ball and gravy potatoes lefse cream pudding crumb cake fattigmand rosettes and more.
Rev B F Wilking pastor. Thursday Nov 2 Ladies Aid society at Mrs Emma Buelow home. Sunday Nov 5 Sunday school 9:00 a.m. Reformation day services in English 10:00 a.m. Holy communion in connection with services. Holy communion in German Sunday Nov 12.
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