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Newspaper
Shawano County Journal
Location
Shawano, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1939
Page
5
Long list of residents and visitors spanning Oshkosh Madison Green Bay and Milwaukee. Names include Sommers Robbins Gerton Mayhew Kreuger Seifert O'Brien Poppe Topel Hoffman and many families visiting relatives attending events and enjoying sports and social gatherings around town and nearby cities. City life and local travels unfold with weekend visits dinners and games across Wisconsin and Michigan.
Hermann Gehrke and Harold Stach attended the Packer game in Green Bay. Mrs. C. C. Kellogg left for Merrill to visit friends. Jean Tina of Oshkosh visited the Lillie home. Shawano High class pictures for the yearbook are being taken. The Redman family from Oconto Falls visited relatives here. Joe Steeler Jr. and son Dickie spent the weekend with Ashley Wiegand. Steeler is Mrs. Wiegand’s son-in-law. Guenther and Rose attended the Packer game. Magdalene Ditlenberg attended an x ray technicians dinner in Oshkosh. Brandley, formerly with Schultz Brothers, will manage a Beaver Dam store. Dottie Druckrey from Pulcifer entered St Catherine's in St Paul. Harry Wanner of Green Bay visited the Lengeses. E. B. Barker and family from Ashland spent Sunday with Mrs. Clarence Barker. Gueller, Jensen, and Ecktner families visited relatives in Spruce. About 12 Presbyterian youths will attend a rally in Wausau. Shawano residents hosted in Gresham. Emma Knoble and others visited. Popp and Zuch traveled to Madison. Zuch met with county schools supervisor. LaVerna Reichel has accepted a Milwaukee law firm position. Lindroth family from Manitowoc and Shawano celebrated Sophia Lindroth’s 70th birthday. Dr. H. J. Calkins attended funeral services in Bethel for Laura Jennings. The Schuler and Capraro families returned from Two Rivers. Benlow and Capraro plan two weeks in Two Rivers.
Wisconsin horticulturist James Moore outlines best methods for storing root crops like beets carrots parsnips turnips and rutabagas in cool moist conditions at about 32F. Cabbages store best at 35 to 40F with minimal wilting and stored with roots covered by soil or on shelves. Squash and pumpkins require a dry 40 to 50F area with stems left on and fully ripe before storage.
Tonight and Friday at Crescent Theatre features Bob Burns in Our Dear Citizen with Akim Tamiroff Lloyd Nolan and Patricia Morrison. Shows run 7:00 and 8:20 p.m. at the NE venue.
The Wisconsin dairy and food laboratory in Madison runs extensive butterfat tests and bacteriological screening to ensure milk quality and safe dairy products. Four chemists, a bacteriologist, and a secretary handle chemical and sanitary analyses, testing milk, cheese, butter, ice cream, and even sausages. Wartime and Prohibition era samples, from face creams to illegitimate beverages, have been examined, with recent tests including a new laundry soap claim.
Lincoln school emphasizes project based learning from kindergarten through eighth grade. First graders ride a train to Bonduel to study trains, while other classes explore corn history and value, birds, aquariums, vivariums, trees, wild flowers, insects, and regional geography. 76 children are enrolled in Mrs. Olga Brewer’s supervision.
A large Wisconsin float in the American Legion parade in Chicago showcases a dairy landscape and "America's Dairyland" queen. Dressed dairy maids, heralds, and Wisconsin Legionnaires promote the state’s dairy industry while distributing Ren cheese to spectators.
Two child health centers will be held in Shawano county next week. Dr Mary Allen of the state board of health will conduct sessions at Caroline on Thursday October 5 and at Birnamwood on Friday October 6, with nurses Miss Laura Gollnick and Miss Marion Belert assisting. Examinations for well infants and preschool children plus prenatal talks will be offered. registration runs 3 30 to 11 30 and 1 to 3 30. Mothers should bring blankets for children.
A list of September 25 to October 4 birthdates for Beulah Faith McConley Shawano Dorothy Kasper Cecil Jane Wudike Evelyn Reinke Annabel Peterson and James Going plus St James Lutheran Church Tigerton Pastor Rev Walter Schroth invites visitors. Church calendar October 1 to 7 lists services lectures choirs meetings and events including Tigerton Lutheran Men’s club hospitality and Shawano Bien’s club meeting.
A condensed directory of local churches including St John’s Episcopal Clyde Miller vicarage mass times and summer schedule, Christian Science Shawano service and Sunday school, Elias Lutheran Herman German language worship, Peace Lutheran Tilleds Domke pastor, Gospel Tabernacle services and evangelistic program, Methodist Rally day details, Sacred Heart Catholic masses and confessions, plus local classifieds for home and monument sales, auto shop training ads and church activities.
Clayton Skenadore, 28, Neonit, died at the local hospital Monday evening from head injuries after a head on collision Friday on highway 29 at the junction with highway 22. He was a passenger in a car driven by Fred House of Keshena, which hit a machine driven by Elmer Luepke of Bonduel about 1:30 Friday morning. The body was taken to Mader funeral home at Gresham. No criminal charges have been filed and an inquest date is not known.
Rev. Garth G. Gee leads church school at 9 15 a m and morning worship at 10 30 with a sermon titled The Saviors Wish from Luke 22 15 World wide communion day emphasizes sharing at the Lord's Table. Youth rally to Wausau departs parish hall at 2 pm. Ladies Aid meets Tuesday afternoon. Jr choir practices at 6715 p m and regular choir at 7 pm. Christian Endeavor convention opens Friday at 7 30 pm.
We thank those who extended kindness during our bereavement and illness of sister and aunt Mrs. Cora Fowles. Special thanks to Rev. Garth Gee, pallbearers, car donors, floral givers, and neighbors who helped. Mrs. George G. Reed and Miss Estella Vosburgh, Klamath Falls Oregon.
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