Iowa
Old Press
Allamakee Journal
Lansing, Allamakee co. Iowa
September 15, 1943
Lansing Locals & other misc.
-Mr. and Mrs. Carl Youngblood and son Lt. Carl, of Iowa
City, were Friday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Leo T. Hufschmidt,
stopping here enroute to Rochester, Minn.
-Mr. and Mrs. Paul Larson and son, Leigh, of Milwaukee, Wisc.
drove out last week Wednesday, to spend a week visiting his
mother, Mrs. Ella Larson, at the Vernon Peters home.
-Miss Rose Hurm returned to her position in Chicago last
Wednesday evening, going in via Prairie du Chien. She was
accompanied back by Jackie Dempsey, who has gone to the city, and
plans to remain there.
-Little Norbert "Sonny" Peterson passed his second
birthday last Thursday, Sept. 9th. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Hjalmar Peterson, and received some nice present in remembrance
of the day.
-Friday, Sept. 10th, was Mr. Frank Strub's 73rd birthday
anniversary and he received cards and messages from his
several children away and those nearby, some coming to call in
person and spend awhile with him.
-Midland Army Air Field, Midland, Texas: Corporal Robert B.
Cooper, son of Mrs. Caroline R. Cooper of Lansing, Iowa, has been
promoted the grade of sergeant, it was announced at this
headquarters field of the nation's bombardier training program.
-Mrs. Alice Bailey returned home to Galena, Ill. Thursday evening
after a visit with her son, Lloyd and family, and other relatives
in and about Lansing. While here she spent a couple of days with
her daughterin-law in La Crosse.
-Mr. Milton Randall of Nashua, Minn., returned home last week
after a visit with his grandmother, Mrs. Hy Gibbs, and family. He
is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Randall and his sister, Velma,
remained here instead of returning home as we had it last week.
-Mrs. Wallace Hawkins returned home Thursday afternoon from a
week's visit with her daughter, Mrs. Forrest Sheriff and family,
at Vinton. The latter and her two little sons, David and infant
son Tommy, returned home with her and will sojourn here awhile.
-Seaman Dave Sauber, who has been stationed at the Great Lakes
Training Station the past year and a half, spent a few days last
week with Lansing friends, a guest at the Ehrlich home. He
enjoyed part of his time off from duty with La Crosse friends.
-Mr. Chester Gibbs and friend, Miss Doris Berger, enjoyed a
couple of days visit last week with relatives in the Twin Cities
and at Nashua, Minn. They planned to take in the sights at the
Minnesota State Fair and returned home the middle of the week.
-Miss Zita Ferring, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John P. Ferring, who
was home on a visit from Dubuque, was taken quite ill early last
week and has since been confined to her home. We are glad to
report her condition as better this week, of which her many
relatives and friends will be glad to learn.
-Pfc. Clarence Weipert, who is stationed with the coast artillery
in the Pacific northwest, arrived home early Wednesday morning on
a week's furlough which he spent with home folks, the Robert
Weipert family.
-The Oscar Sorlie family were La Crosse business callers Thursday
morning.
-Mrs. Floyd Hogan and baby were over Sunday visitors with home
folks in Marquette.
-Miss Ruth Lambert of Dubuque was an over Sunday visitor with
friends, the W.E. Albert, Jr., family.
-Mr. and Mrs. Otto Wurtzel and their daughter, Mrs. Joe Aleisch,
were La Crosse business callers a short time, Saturday.
-Mrs. Peter W. Spinner and little son Billy went up to New Albin
saturday morning for a short visit with home folks, the Pat Ryan
family.
-Miss Mona Revoir returned home last Wednesday from Port Huron,
Mich., where she went with her mother, and visited a week or two.
-Mr. and Mrs. Arne Helle were passengers to Omaha, Neb., Saturday
evening for a week's visit with her sister, Mrs. Mart Seeley and
husband located at nearby Ft. Crook.
-Miss Corrine Helle of Hanley Falls, Minn., was a week-end
visitor with her friend, Miss Mary Rita Mooney. Both young ladies
are teachers in the Waterville Consolidated school.
-Mrs. Louis Knockle left Sunday for Ft. Benning, Ga., where she
joins her husband, a lieutenant in armed forces. She had spent a
couple of weeks at the parental Floyd Ferris home on north Third
street.
-The Misses Katherine Guider of La Crosse, and her cousin, Miss
Clare, of Madison, Wis., were passengers Saturday morning, both
returning to their positions after a visit with home folks and
relatives here.
-Mrs. Susie Verdon was a passenger to Winona, Minn., Saturday
morning, going up to attend the funeral of a relative. She
planned on meeting her daughter, Mary Rita, of St. Paul, in La
Crosse for a visit between trams.
-Mrs. Sarah Leppert was a passenger to Edgeley, N.D., Thursday
morning for a couple of weeks visit at the home of her sons,
Oscar and Gilbert and families. She makes her home in French
Creek where another son, Dewey, resides.
-Master Ralph Metille, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Metille of near
Lycurgus, had his tonsils removed last week-end at St. Francis
hospital, La Crosse, Wisc. His mother was with him and they
returned home Friday on the afternoon train.
-Mrs. Walter Bailey returned home Friday afternoon from a visit
with her daughter, Mrs. Cecil Knoenke, at Manchester, and her
brother, Father H.J. Krieger, at Winthrop. She went down on
Monday and returned via bus to Waukon.
-Mrs. Myrtle Baumbach, nee Myrtle Sadd, moved back to Lansing
from her home near Sparta, Wis., last week and will now make
Lansing her residence again. Her daughter Shirley and son Gerald
have been with their grandfather, Mr. Frank Sadd, and have
attended school here before.
-Mr. and Mrs. David Opfer and family of St. Paul, Minn., came
down Thursday evening for a visit with home folks, the Freeman
Bauman family. Mrs. Opfer will be remembered as the former
Dorothy Bauman. While here they visited other relatives and
friends both in Lansing and Waukon.
-Miss Eleanor Murphy, R.N. of La Crosse, Wisc., came down last
week-end for an over Sunday visit and to see her father, Mr. Gus
Murphy, whose health does not seem to imrpove as family and
friends would wish. Her sister, Miss Alice, took the
opportunity to visit friends in La Crosse over Sunday while
Eleanor was home.
-Mrs. Eddie Colsch and baby were with New Albin relatives and
friends between trains, Thursday. We are glad to report
that her mother, Mrs. Leonard Mulholland, who has been receiving
medical treatment in a La Crosse hospital the past couple of
weeks, is much improved and expected to come home early this
week.
-Mrs. Mark Schafer and two daughters, Virginia and Juanita, of
Wellman, were over Sunday visitors with the former's sister, Mrs.
Church. The latter was Miss Carol Nicholson before her
marriage last summer, and is a teacher at the city schools.
The visitors came on Saturday and returned home Monday on the
afternoon train.
-Miss Veronica Knopf, who was the housekeeper for Father Gerleman
and has been with home folks, the Joe Knopf family the past three
weeks, went down to Dubuque Monday evening for a visit with
relatives and friends. Miss Knopf informs us that Father G.
has been transferred to a Chaplain's assignment at a Waterloo
hospital.
-Cpl. Theo. Scholtes returned to military duties at Charleston,
S.C., Sunday after about a two week's visit with home folks, the
George Scholtes family. On Tuesday of last week he visited
with his mother at a La Crosse hospital and we are pleased to
report she is getting along nicely since her recent goiter
operation, coming home last weekend.
-Mesdames Mary Flynn, Otto Hurley and Peter Metzlorf and Miss
Gretta Lager of New Albin, were Lansing callers Thursday of last
week. Other New Albin residents down last week were Mrs.
Leo Blocker and Mr. Henry Reiser, the latter going on to the
Churchtown vicinity for a visit with his brothers, Will and
Philip, and sister, Barbara.
-Among other La Crosse callers between trains, Monday, were Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Spinner, who transacted business there.
-The name for the new Frank Murphy baby should have read Ambrose
Anthony instead of Anthony Ambrose, as we published it last week.
-Mrs. Art Werth and children of La Crosse, came down Monday
evening for a visit with relatives, the Tom Murphy family in
Lafayette township.
-Miss Alice Walleser returned to her position at the Patterson
Air Field at Dayton, Ohio, Monday evening, after a ten-days'
visit with home folks, the J.J. Walleser family west of town.
-Fresh fish for sale at all times. Call 3881. Hogan Fisheries,
Lansing
-Thomas Albert returned to Loras College, Dubuque, Monday
morning, for the fall term after a couple of weeks vacation
between courses which he spent with home folks, the W.E. Albert
family. Tom will continue his pre-medic study.
-Mrs. Fred Walters, of Chicago, Ill., went over to Cherry Mound
on the Star Route yesterday for a visit at the home of her
sister, Mrs. Robert, McGeough and family. She has been with
relatives, the Mike J. Gavin and Henry J. Wagner families.
-Pfc. Thomas Bigelow arrived on Sunday evening from Roswell,
N.M., on a ten-day furlough which he will spend with his family
here at the Mrs. Margaret Guider home and with relatives and
friends in Waukon. Tom is in the Air Corps and looks as tho the
army life agrees with him.
-Congratulations are in order for Mr. and Mrs. Richard Schultz,
who became the parents of a son, born to them Saturday, Sept
11th, and will be given the name Richard Gary. The mother will be
remembered as the former Miss Ruth Iseli of Landmark Inn.
-Mesdames Joe Manning, Winnie Dowdal and son Emmett were La
Crosse callers Monday between trains, going up to consult their
eye specialist. While in the city they enjoyed a short visit with
Miss Georgia Rouser, a student nurse at St. Francis Hospital.
-The Jack Sweeney family moved last week to the vacant apartment
in the Serene house, part of which home is occupied by the Donald
"Bud" Wolfe family. Mr. Ben Irons and family will move
into the Herman Magnusson home on Second street, which was
vacated by the Sweeney family. Mr. Irons is making some repairs
at present.
-Mr. and Mrs. Adam Wendel went to Spring Grove, Minn., Sunday for
an over night visit with his nephew, Al-fred Wendel and family,
leaving next day via La Crosse for their home in Detroit,
Michigan. They had been here to attend the funeral services of
the former's father, the late William Wendel, and spent about a
week visiting relatives hereabouts.
-In sending a remittance for her Journal, Mrs. Ruth
Harris, of Tacoma, Wash. says: "I don't want to miss one
copy of the old home paper. Sure enjoy the letters, especially by
some of the older residents. We are working every day in the ship
yards, and remember me to old friends. Mrs.
Harris is the former Ruth McMahon of Lansing.
-Attorney and Mrs. Robert Olson arrived last evening for a visit
with his mother, Mrs. Albert Olson, at the old home on Front
street.
-Father Al White of Cedar Falls came over yesterday for a few
days visit with his brother, Rev. Louis White, at the parsonage
in Wexford.
-Mr. John H. Hirt returned to his home in Minneaplolis this
Wednesday morning after about a month's pleasant visit with
relatives and old home friends in this vicinity.
-Mr. Thomas Manton of Cedar Rapids was a visitor with relatives
in Lafayette township the first of the week, coming up Monday and
returning Tuesday on the afternoon train.
-Mrs. Helg Leach left yesterday morning on an early train from La
Crosse for an extended sojourn with relatives at Methow,
Wash. She plans on being gone a month or two.
-Earl Gander returned home Saturday evening from a five weeks
sojourn in North Dakota, where he was employed in the harvest
fields. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gander residing
west of town.
-Mrs. Harvey Feurhelm returned home Saturday morning from a short
visit in Savanna, Ill., where she had gone a couple of days
previous to form the aquaintance of her first grandson, born
recently to Mr. and Mrs. John Feuerhelm. The father is a
non-commissioned officer is the armed forces and the little lad
will be given the name Donald Richard. Lansing relatives
and friends extend congratulations.
-Laverne Fink, who has never had furlough since going into
service a year or mora ago, writes home folks, the Leo Fink
family, that after completing his work at the electrician's
school at the air field near Denver, Colo., he will be given a
furlough, and hopes to get back to see home folks and
friends. He has been in Florida to New York to Denver and
other places and has the ranking of corporal.
-Seaman Earl Wiemerslage arrived home Thursday from Brooklyn,
N.Y., to spend leave with home folks, the William Wiemerslage
family of near Village Creek. He will also visit with other
relatives and friends while here, and informas us that he has
been over and on seas for several months. He reports back
again on Sept. 26th.
-According to an official announcement in the Witness,
Archdiocesan publication of Dubuque, dated Sept. 9th, the Rev.
Lawrence P. Craney, former assistant pastor of St. Columbkille's
Church, Dubuque, will be administrator of Immaculate Conception
Church, Wexford. Next Sunday will be the last one for
Father Louis White, who leaves the next day for four weeks'
chaplain training at Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
-The George Thompson family of Westby, Wis., and Miss Selma
Thompson of Des Moines were Labor Day visitors with their
mother, Mrs. Alex Thompson and family. When the latter returned
Tuesday she was accompanied back by Mrs. Albert Kehr who went
down to visit relatives a week or two. She is expected home early
next week and plans to stop off in Dubuque for a couple of days
visit with her daughters, Jean and Dorothy, students at Dubuque
University.
-On Wednesday evening the I.C. basket ball girls' team
entertained at a six o'clock chicken supper for Fathers Breitbach
and White who coached and led the team to many victories. An
impromptu program was given and the guests of honor presented
with an Ever-Sharp pencil and Army Service toilet set. Coaches
Mary Wellendorf and Celia Burds were in charge, and graduated
players present included Evelyn Ryan, Betty Ferring and Belle
Wellendorf. On Friday evening the Young Ladies Sodality presented
Father Breitbach with another gift, Miss Veronica Wendler making
the presentation in place of their Prefect, Miss Clara Beck.
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