More "Local Items" from the 12 February 1942 edition of the Altoona Tribune: George Rossmiller, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Konst and Mrs. Georgia Dithmar of Elroy visited Mr. and Mrs. K. Hoercher, Lynn Ave. and the former's wife, Mrs. Rossmiller, who is spending several weeks with her daughter, Mrs. Hoercher, on Sunday. Mrs. Grace LaPage, Division St., spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs. Katherine Norton, in Minneapolis. Hinkley McKeeth, First St. West, accompanied Henry Semisch, D. R. Howard and Julius Semisch to St. Paul Sunday. Mrs. Art Nadler, Sr., Lynn Avenue spent several days last week with friends in St. Paul. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Livermore and daughter, Rose Ann, Division St., plan to move into the Raymond house on Garfield Ave. the first of next week. Mrs. A. L. Johnson, who has been spending the winter months north of Augusta, returned to Altoona Saturday evening to spend the weekend with her daughter, Mrs. D. E. Neill, Division St. Miss Bette Bredesen, Bartlett Ave., has been ill at home for several days this week. She has been suffering from inflamation of the throat. Mrs. F. Bowman, Hayden Ave., was a guest at the home of her sister, Mrs. Victoria Wilson, in eau Claire, Wednesday. Miss Geneva Buchholz, Lynn Ave., left Sunday for Paso Robles, Calif. Mrs. E. A. Bates of Mankato, Minn., accompanied her. Miss Buchholz also plans to visit at several other cities int he west before she returns. Corp. Elmer Garber of Chanute Field, Rantoul, Ill., was promoted to the rank of Sergeant on Feb. 3 (1942). Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Jones, Hayden Ave., were guests at the home of Prof. and Mrs. N. Olson in Augusta Monday evening. Wm. Ely, Daniels Ave., is now attending the Chippewa Falls Vocational school on Sundays, where he is taking up welding. The St. Mary's Sewing circle met Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. P. Lelonek on Lynn Ave. A very tasty lunch was served in the late evening by the hostess. Mrs. E. A. Bredesen, Bartlett Ave., spent Tuesday evening visiting with friends in Greenwood, Wis. Ed. Semisch, author of Past Events in the Tribune, celebrated his fifty-sixth birthday on Friday, Feb. 6. He was born in the Town of Washington in 1886. First Class Private S(h)erwood Volkman returned to Scott Field, Ill., on the "400" last Saturday after enjoying a three week sick furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Volkman, Daniels Ave. Merlin and Clifford Harch of Chippewa Falls were dinner guests at the C. D. Walker home on Third St. East, Sunday eveing. +++++ Busy, busy people! And how is your day going? -- Nance