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short articles are posted in the hopes of adding otherwise unknown
aspects
to family histories. They contain numerous individual names and
describe
the everyday life activities in Oconto County, Wisconsin's, past.
Saturday, February
7, (?)
Oconto Falls
—
Mr. and Mrs. John Burgois
announce the engagement
and approaching marriage of their daughter Gloria and Kenneth Naniot,
son
of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Naniot, all of Oconto Falls. The
ceremony will
take place at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church at eight
o’clock Saturday morning,
February 7th. The Rev. Francis Francart officiating.
Oconto Falls —
The thirty-fifth and the ninth
wedding anniversaries of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Coopman and their son in
law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Gustaveson of Wausaukee were
celebrated
here on Thursday evening of the last week. The happy date is
June
17th. A delicious dinner was served, the decorations on the
table
being two lovely bride’s cakes. Besides the
Gustavesons and the Coopmans,
guests included Mr. and Mrs. W.T. Hicks and family of Gillett and Mr.
and
Mrs. Sanford Vincent and son of Denmark. Oconto Falls friends
join
the Herald in Extending best wishes for many more anniversaries to the
Coopmans and the Gustavesons.
Oconto Falls —
J.P. Anderson, who is leaving
the teaching staff of the high school, Mr. and Mrs. Goerke and Mr. and
Mrs. Spears, newly married members of the faculty, were honored at the
first social meeting of the Oconto Falls Teachers association in the
high
school Monday evening. Bridge was played, with prizes going
to Mr.
Wright and Miss Goggins, followed by refreshments. Four
wedding cakes,
baked by the school home economics classes, were served with ice cream
and cake. Superintendent Richter gave a short talk on Mr.
Anderson's
Work during his nine years as member of the school faculty and conveyed
the congratulations and good wishes of the association to the newly
married
faculty members and their wives. The party closed with the
singing
of “Let Me Call You Sweetheart” and
“Goodnight Ladies,” led by Mr. Wright.
Mr. Kjer, president, was in charge of the program, assisted by Misses
Tucker,
Flowers and Beck.
The info
on Attic Treasures page (above)
refers to my Mother and dad...Mabel (Bostwick) and Cliff Goerke. I
would
guess the article was from about 1935-6. They later taught in the
Waukesha
School system, where my dad retired as principal 1972. I cannot
remember
who the folks were that my Mom roomed with, she always spoke
with
great affection of her friends in Oconto Falls.
Carol
Oconto Falls—Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Wolfe announce
the engagement of their daughter, Janice, to Harold Aprill, Son of Mr.
and Mrs. Ray Aprill.
Oconto Falls—Miss
Mary LeComte repeated nuptial
vows with Dean Magnin Saturday morning, June 4th at St.
Anthony’s Catholic
Church. The Reverend Joseph Tomczyk was the officiating
clergyman.
Oconto Falls —
With 317 votes being polled,
one of the largest numbers ever recorded here, Mayer E.J. Shellman was
re-elected for his third consecutive tem with 521 votes, over 271
polled
by Emil Plain. A close race was run for clerk, with A.W.
Johnston,
the incumbent, coming out ahead of his opponent, P.H. Sharp, by votes
of
413 to 373. Mrs. Lydia Sladkey was reelected treasurer
without opposition,
and Paul Gauthier was reelected assessor without opposition.
In the
first ward, William Davis, the incumbent, defeated Yarward Matravers,
in
a close race for supervisor, winning by two votes, 102 to
100. A.B.Metzler
was reelected supervisor in the second ward over W.J. Kadlec, getting
151
votes to the later’s 36. W.A. Flatley, was
reelected supervisor of
the third ward, with 177 votes as compared with Art
Desremaux’s 161 votes.
Chase — Pink and
white majestic daisies decorated
the altars of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Chase on
Saturday, May 21
for the marriage of Miss Marion Rose Valentine, Abrams, and Mr. Louis
Peter
Stepien of Sobieski. The Rev. Father L. Lisowski officiated
at the
10 am ceremony. Miss Bernadete Rosera, Lena, was the organist
while
students and friends of the bride sang the nuptial high mass.
Miss
Carolyn Blaser, Milwaukee, Sang Schubert’s Ave
Maria. Parents of
the couple are Mr. and Mrs. Roland Valentine of Abrams and Mr. and Mrs.
Stanley Stepien of Sobieski.
(contributor's note: TOOK
PLACE BETWEEN
1955 & 59. MISS VALENTINE WAS A COMMERCIAL TEACHER IN
LENA
HIGH SCHOOL AT THE TIME OF
THIS MARRIAGE.
Roger/Carol Borkovec
)
Oconto Falls —
According to word received
this week from Oconto Falls high school officials, Judy Porter, high
school
senior, was given the American Legion School award. This
award is
presented by the Oconto County Council of the American
Legion. The
selection is made by the faculty. The award is given to a
student
displaying high qualities of honor, courage, scholarship, leadership
and
service. All qualities that are necessary for good
citizenship.
This is the first year that this award has been given at Oconto Falls
high
school. Judy is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Porter of
Oconto
Falls. She has been very active in school activities, being a
cheerleader
for four years, co-captain her final year; a class officer for three
years,
a majorette in the band, and an officer in both the GRA and the
dramatic
and forensic club.
Augusta—Mrs.
Myrtle Leigh, 74, Augusta, died
Saturday at her home. The former Myrtle Kieffer was born
September
8, 1892. She was well known in the Oconto County area as
teacher
and supervisor of teachers. She is survived by her husband,
Klyke,
formerly of Oconto; two sons, William, Madison; Richard, Miami,
Florida;
one daughter, Mrs. Neva Bell, Madison; one sister, Mrs. Ruby
Marcouiller,
De Pere. Funeral 2 pm Tuesday, Methodist Church,
Augusta. Burial
1 pm Wednesday, Evergreen Cemetery, Oconto.
Oconto Falls—Mrs.
John J. Cross, was elected
and installed president of the Oconto Falls Parent-teachers association
at a meeting held recently at the Washington school. The PTA
will
continue to sponsor and support the Boy, Girl and Cub Scout movement in
Oconto Falls, and the school safety patrol as in the past, it was
decided.
The program was arranged for and presented by C.E. Wright, local music
instructor. The next meeting will be Tuesday evening, Dec.
10, at
the Jefferson School. All parents and teachers are urged to
attend.
Oconto Falls — Mrs.
D.J. McIlree, who observed her birthday and who is also leaving for an
extended visit in California Tuesday, was a guest of honor at a supper
party Thursday evening. Hostesses were Mrs. E.M. Ama, at
whose home
the party was held, and Mrs. Rex McKeever.
Gillett — Adolph
I. Winther, at present the
assistant principal and social science instructor in the high school,
won
the election of county superintendent of schools with a majority of
over
1500 votes over the incumbent, S. V. Wilson. Mr. Winther won
in all
but five precincts to pile up his large vote. The village of
Gillett
alone gave him a vote of almost ten to one when Mr. Winther received
370
votes to 38 for his opponents. He will take office the first
Monday
in July. Mr. Winther has taught in the Gillett schools since
1930.
He is a graduate of Augsburg college in Minneapolis and has attended
summer
sessions of the University of Wisconsin graduate school for the past
four
years. He has also spent one year at the University of
California
in Los Angeles. He has held the position of athletic director
in
the high school since coming here and has coached the football,
basketball
and baseball teams. He is a member of the Gillett Lions club
and
Phi Delta Kappa, national educational fraternity.
Oconto Falls —
Twin sons were born to Attorney
and Mrs. Howard N. Lehner at Bellin Memorial Hospital in Green Bay on
Saturday,
May 6th. This date is also the mother’s
birthday. The Lehners’s
have a daughter, Barbara, who will be three in June. This
means there
are two more potential lawyers in the firm of Lehner and
Lehner.
The boys have been named David Nelson and Richard James.
Oconto Falls —
Changes in administrative assignments
made necessary by war conditions were announced recently be M.E.
Skinner,
Vice-president of the Buffalo, Niagara and Eastern Power
corporation.
With the departure of Mah. Walter S. Schmidt for service with the Army
Ordance department the appliance and lighting businesses are being
merged
for the duration under the direction of Howard M. Sharp, son of Mr. and
Mrs. P.H. Sharp, Oconto Falls. Nationally known in the
lighting field,
Mr. Sharp is first vice-president of the illuminating engineering
society,
a member of the British Illuminatin Engineering society and is the
author
of a number of papers dealing with fundamental principles of lighting
application;
radiant heat and light; light and air conditioning. Mr.
Sharp’s design
method for floodlighting buildings and plant properties is being
extensively
used by industry in many parts of the country. He is chairman
of
the Lighting Advisory Committee of the Erie County War Council, a
patrol
officer with the Coast Guard Auxiliary and a First Lieutenant in the
U.S.
Power Squadron. The Sharps have another son who is a sergeant
with
the R.A.F.
Oconto Falls —
Mr. And Mrs. Ben Saecker and
son Don of Beloit were over night guests at the R.M. Putnam home
Monday.
Mrs. Saecker and Mrs. Putnam are sisters and Mr. Saecker will be
remembered
by many as he was at one time employed in Oconto Falls.
Oconto Falls
— Miss Arvilla Spitzer, who had
been a guest at the A. A. Rudolph home for the past two months, has
returned
to her home in Green Bay.
Note: Judy
Seeley
This is the daughter of
Nick Spitzer, born
14 SEP 1877. Nick was married to Anna M. Ley on 28 OCT 1902
in Kewaunee
County. Children were, Rosa M. (Paul Heinz), Coletta (John
Bancel),
Mabel (Harry Barnhart), Cletus (Margaret Berber), Claernce (Laverne
Gagnon),
and Arvilla (Norman Bateman). Arvilla was born on 3 SEP 1905
in Kewaunee.
The family spent a short time in Oconto, then moved on to Green
Bay.
I don't know who A. A. Rudolph might be, but assume the connection was
made with this person during the short time the family was in
Oconto.
Other Spitzer family members moved in and out of Oconto as
well.
If you find out the connection I would be pleased to know.
researched and contibuted
by Richard La Brosse
William E. Flatley
came to Oconto Falls, Wisconsin
about 1847. Mr. Flatley came to Green Bay, Wisconsin with his
cousins
from County Slig O Ireland. The cousins remained in Green Bay
and
surrounding area. Mr. Flatley went on to Oconto Falls,
Wisconsin
as the opportunity offered in cutting timers brought him there.
researched and contibuted
by Richard La Brosse
A hand written
partial history of the Delano
Family:
327
years. Laura DeLano family of Oconto
Falls, Wis. Phillip DeLano came to American from the
Netherlands
on the ship Fortune at the age of 19. In 1634, he married
Hester
Dewsbury. Their 7th child was Jonnathan DeLano, who married
in 1687
Mercy Warren, a grand daughter of Richard Warren and Elizabeth Jeweth,
who both came to American on the Mayflower in 1620. Jonnathan
DeLano’s
2nd child was names Jonnathan DeLano Jr. born in 1670. He
married
Amy Hatch in 1704. The 11th child of Jonnathan DeLano Jr. and
Amy
Hatch was Thomas DeLano Jr. who was married in 1747 to Louise
? Their
6th child, Thomas DeLano Jr. was born in 1760 and in 1883 married Olive
Gruswalk. Thomas and Olive’s 5th child, Leonard was
born in 1792
and married in 1822 to Mersilvia Piper. The 4th child of
Leonard
and Mersilvia was born June 5th, 1826 and was named Marcus Doty
DeLano.
Marcus Doty DeLano married Jeanette Sutton in Watertown (Waltertown)
N.Y.
and soon thereafter moved to Brookside, Oconto, County. To
this marriage
was born three daughters, Jeanette, Hattie and Laura. Laura,
the
youngest was born December 25, 1859 and married July 8, 1885 to George
W. Volk of Oconto Falls, Wis. George and Laura Volk had four
children,
Mark, Lenora, Raymond and Vivian (Mrs. Albert Swain) who now
live
in California (1948). Laura DeLano Volk was a descendent of
the second
son of Jonnathan DeLano, Jonnathan Delano Jr. President
Franklin
DeLano Roosevelt was a descendent of another son of Jonnathan DeLano.
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by Richard La Brosse
Oconto
Falls—Bride-to-Be—Mr. And Mrs. William
Strei, Oconto Falls, announce the approaching marriage of their
daughter,
Miss Bertha Strei, to Stanley Staffeld, Neenah. The marriage
will
take place November 1, at the St. Jacob’s Lutheran
Church. The Rev.
Arlen Adams will officiate.
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by Richard La Brosse
Mr. And Mrs. Floyd Lane and
daughters, Paula
and Barbara, of Wauwatosa are enjoying a two weeks vacation at the home
of Mrs. Anna Lane. Mrs. Lane had spent the early part of the
summer
in Milwaukee; Miss Lorraine Toepfer of Wauwatosa is enjoying her
vacation
with the Lanes.
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by Richard La Brosse
Oconto
Falls—Mr. and Mrs. Russell Putnam, Oconto
Falls, will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary here Friday,
featuring
a dinner in the Methodist church parlors at 5 o’clock in the
evening.
Open house will be in order at their home Sunday afternoon and evening.
The Putnams have
lived in Oconto Falls nearly
45 years. Mr. Putnam was born in De Pere. His wife
is the former
Ida White of Menominee, Michigan. They have a daughter, Mrs.
George
(Helen) Jaster of Carey, Ohio, and two sons, Marvin, of West Bend, Wis.
And Kendall, Oconto Falls. There also are seven grandchildren.
After having
worked in the paper mill here
for many years, Mr. Putnam is now the head of an insurance
agency.
Both he and his wife have been active in church, civic and fraternal
affairs.
researched and contibuted
by Richard La Brosse
Some miscellaneous
information about Oconto
Falls as taken from an article published in a local paper because
someone
sent a copy of the Oconto Falls High School yearbook to a TV station in
Green Bay. The information is as follows: The year
is 1907.
Eighth graders include such names as Bertha Wittmann, Vivian Raymond,
and
Ruth Volk, Frances Henry, Annie Carroll, Nellie Clapp, Albert
Jelinski.
The year book contains photos of the old West Side School, Now the
Jefferson
school, and the old Lincoln school, hidden in what is now the Parish
hall
and part of St. Anthony’s school. Coach of the
football team was
Dr. W.F. Goddard. The girl’s basketball team
consisted of Amelia
Pfiffer, Della Wagner, Emma Patterson, Josephine Salchert and Pauline
Ohswaldt.
Other photos in this first annual include the pine grove on the west
side,
small trees then, a view of the Falls and the old bridge—and
the rapids
below the Falls, a view of part of Main Street, McCune Block with the
school
in the background, four churches, the Methodist, Zion Lutheran, St.
Jacobs,
(now Grace Lutheran) and St. Anthon’s Church and
Rectory. Advertisements
which helped finance the printing of the book were the State Bank,
George
Fye, Jeweler; P.H. Sharp, drugs; Peterson Bros. Hardware; Charles D.
Wilson,
the double front store; Dr. W. F. Goddard, dentist; E. J. Marcouillier,
Optometrist; Falls Manufacturing Co., makers of sure fiber and manila
papers;
Hotel Saunders; M.C. Schaal, livery stable; R.F. Volk, Hardware; J.C.
Meyer,
City Barber Shop; Wm. Lemorande, Bus, Dray and Baggage Line; R.F.
Birr’s
City Meat Market; Falls Mercantile Co.; F. J. Kilmer, Retailer of
Hardware;
and R.F. Birr, photographer. The year book was published by,
Oscar
Schaal, Florence Fitzgerald, Zoella Perrigo, Richard Kaufmann, Morris
Baughn,
Cecelia Gallagher, Joseph Baughn, Edna Elliott and Harry Elliott.
researched and contibuted by Richard La Brosse
Oconto Falls—The Sullivan-Wallen unit of the
American Legion auxiliary
entertained three state officers at luncheon Saturday noon.
The luncheon
was in connection with the auxiliary’s mid-winter
conference. Present
are; Miss Violet Kvaley, Pulaski;
Mrs. E.J. Shellman;
Mrs. M.K. Elbertson, chairman of the state rehabilitation
committee;
Mrs.
Louis Bandelin, State president, and Mrs. Harry Hass, State
Secretary-treasurer.
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Oconto Falls—One of the prettiest weddings of the
season in St.
Anthony’s church too place this morning at 9 am when Miss
Winifred
Munsert, Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Munsert of this
city became
the bride of Julius Neveu of
Coleman.
The Rev. F. J. Melchiors performed the ceremony. The bride
was attended
by Miss Marian Lemorande and Miss Delores Metzler. Raymond
Brooks
and Frank Meleski were the bridegroom’s attendants.
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Oconto Falls—Charles
Coopman, who has
been a barber here for 43 years, sold his business this week to
John
Kempka of Milwaukee and expects to retire and live in his
home on
the corner of Calwell and Adams Streets. Mr. Coopman worked
as a
barber at Oconto and Peshtigo before coming to Oconto Falls, in 1903 to
open his place of business where he continued until the time of the
sale.
He was born on a farm in Brown county December 20, 1875 and many years
ago came with his parents to this community and settled on a
farm.
He was a charter member of the fire department and had been a member
for
40 years before resigning last year. He was a member of the
Holy
Name Society of St. Anthony’s Catholic Church.
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Oconto Falls—The Oconto Falls Real Estate agency
began business
here in 1902 under the management of Joseph
Volk.
They have several hundred village lots for sale, and also village
residences
and farms. All parties contemplating purchasing any kind of
property
in this section would find it to their advantage to address the
manager,
Joseph Volk, and make known their wants.
researched and contibuted by Richard La Brosse
Oconto Falls—Next Thursday evening, April 30, the
Oconto Falls FFA
and FHA will hold their annual banquet in honor of the parents in the
high
school cafeteria at 7:30 pm. Miss
Connie Lutz,
Alice in Dairyland Princess, will be the guest speaker. She
is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Lutz of Oconto Falls. At the
present
time she is attending the University of Wisconsin where she is majoring
in home economics. She is in the following organizations on
campus;
University Dorm Council, Associate Women Student and Big Sister program
for the coming year. The following committees have been
named; The
general chairmen are Karen Peters,
FHA, and Duane
Peterson, FFA; program chairman, Jim Nemecek; food chairman, Eugene
Peterson;
award chairman, Bob Rathsack; ticket chairman, Curt Johnson; door prize
chairman, Wilfred Peterson; invitation chairman, Bill Kamke and Clair
Westcott;
entertainment chairman, Kathryn Zima; serving committee, Mary Konop,
and
decoration committee, Marjorie Koehne. The FFA
awards will
be presented by Mr. Peter Schroch
and Mr.
Charles
Saloutos, their advisors. The following people
will receive
the Honorary Chapter Farmers degrees; Wilfred Peterson, Sr.,
Earl Peterson and Bill Schnese. Judy Marks,
daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Marks, will receive the Chapter Sweetheart award from
the
FFA.
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Oconto Falls—December 6. For the third
successive year a brother
and sister starred in the annual Dramatic club play, the most
pretentious
dramatic event of the year in Oconto Falls High School. Two
years
ago Harold Bohcall and Ethelyne
Bohcall
were
uncle and niece. Lat year the brother and sister played
husband and
wife and tonight they were called on to enact the roles of brother and
sister. In each of their three appearances they have played
opposite
each other. The play tonight, which a capacity house praised
as a
finished performance, was “Second
Childhood.” Harold played the part
of Dr. Relyea and Ethelyne played the sister, Mrs.
Weissmiller. Harold
and Ethelyne were members of the cast that last year won second place
in
the state dramatic contest. Each has been a member of the
school’s
debating team and last year Ethelyne won state honors in
decimation.
Both are honor students. Harold is a senior and his sister is
a junior.
Their parents are Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bohcall. Earl S. Kjer is
director
of dramatics in Oconto Falls High School.
researched and contibuted by Richard La Brosse
Oconto Falls—The Oconto Falls High School senior
class play, “Yours
Truly Willie,” to be produced by special arrangement with
Samuel French,
May 10, has action and comedy enough to satisfy any audience with much
of the comical antics being supplied by
Robert Wright
as Willie and his ingénue leading lady Elizabeth
Rusch. The rest of the cast includes Joseph
Porter, Gladys Black, Eugene Behling, Rachel Carrol, Betty Jane Surber,
Bernard Matravers, Harold Smith, Walter Spiegel, Mae Titel, Monica
Titel
and Eileen Rusch. Assisting the director, Miss
Margaret Hecht, is Clara Mae Netzer and on the production
staff
is Royal Miller, David Gibson, Glen
Thielke, Joseph
Makoski, Lillie Lavine, Violet Babka and Floyd Peterson.
researched and contibuted by Richard La Brosse
Oconto Falls—James
Peterson, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Peterson of Oconto Falls, has been chosen king by the
basketball team for the formal holiday dance to be held in the high
school
gymnasium Monday evening. He has selected Rosemary Martin of
Little
Suamico to be his queen. Invitations have been extended to
neighboring
schools to have a basketball player and a girl of his choice to make up
the court of honor. It is expected that Lena, Oconto,
Gillett, Coleman,
Bonduel, Suring and Pulaski will send representatives.
Bob
Lindsay, Oconto, and Bruce
Stengel,
of Suring High School, already have accepted the invitation.
There
are conflicting dates, which will prevent some of the neighboring
schools
to participate. Bobby Hughes
and his orchestra
will play for the dancing.
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Gillett—Frank
Meunier and Norman Sylvester,
students at St. Norbert college, West De Pere, are spending the
holidays
with relatives here. Harvey Wetzel, a commercial student at
the Whitewater
State Teachers’ college, is spending the Christmas holidays
at his home
here. Wallace Zill,
who is attending
Miss Brown’s School of Business, Milwaukee, and Miss Mary
Miller, Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I.H. Miller, who is
attending the
State Teachers College in Oshkosh, also are home for the holidays.
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Oconto Falls—Filling a vacancy caused by the
resignation of Mrs.
Starr H. Lloyd, who moved Thursday to her new home in
Indiana, Mrs.
I.J. Shellman of Oconto Falls has assumed the duties of
acting president
of the Eighth District Parent-Teachers Association. Mrs.
Shellman
is president of the Jefferson school PTA at Oconto Falls, and has
served
as second vice-president and as first vice-president of the district
organization
for the past year.
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Lena—A birthday baby is this week’s
Citizen of Tomorrow. She
is Laurie Ann Fetterly, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs.
Alvin Fetterly, Lena, R. 3. Laurie Ann was 1 year old on
July 16th.
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Oconto Falls—Sworn in Saturday morning, as Temporary
Postmaster
of the Oconto Falls Post Office is Henry
Murphy.
Mr. Murphy was sworn in by W. H.
McGuill,
district Postal Inspector from Green Bay. Mr. Murphy was
appointed
temporary by the Executive Board of the Democratic Party to fill the
vacancy
left by Gregory Flatley’s resignation.
Oconto Falls—“You are the first
to wear a Memorial poppy this year”,
said tiny Ila Mac Brehner,
the youngest member
of the Eick-Sankey unit of the American Legion Auxiliary, to Mrs.
R. J. Goggins, past president and now the eldest
member. This
opened the annual poppy program in Oconto Falls.
Oconto Falls—The study club leaders of St.
Anthony’s are, Mrs.
George Konitzer, Deanery Chairman, Mrs. Wm. Herman of Coleman; Mrs.
Joseph
Lotter, Mrs. Roger Knope and Mrs. Robert Skarban, Mrs. Marie Maclean,
Mrs.
Wm. Presl, the Rev. James Geenen of Stiles, the Rev. Joseph Tomczyk of
St. Anthony’s, Mrs. Kenneth Benson, Mrs. G.B. Lane and Mrs.
Leo Lotter.
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