Today's old news is from the column "Local Items" from the 12 March 1942 issue of the Altoona Tribune: Mr. and Mrs. Loren Schilling and son Claude, Sixth St. West, spent the weekend at Jump River with Mrs. Schilling's parents, Mr.a nd Mrs. Orin DeQuasie. Mr. and Mrs. Vilas Grorud of Eau Claire were Monday evening dinner guests at the Loren Schilling home, 6th St. west. Miss Marilyn Hoge of St. Paul was a weekend guest at the Walter Melancon home, First St. West. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Schlewitz, Route 2, Fall Creek, were Sunday dinner guests at the Claude Schilling home, Spooner Ave. Mrs. P. R. Knobel, First St. W., visited at the A. Wassel home in Chicago over the weekend, returning with Mrs. W. Whitwam Monday, who has spent the past week there with her daughter, Mrs. Wassel. Mrs. Thomas Smith and Mrs. Harold Smith of Eau Claire were Wednesday afternoon guests at the Bert Jacobson home, Lake Altoona. Mrs. George Reedle, Hayden Ave., is attending a miscellaneous shower this afternoon at the James Johnson home in Eau Claire, given in honor of Miss Laura Johnson, who is to become the bride of Ernest Sveen, son of Mrs. Reedle, on Friday, Mar. 27th (1942). Mrs. George Reedle, Hayden Ave., spent the weekend in Madison where she visited her daughter, Miss Doris Sveen, and also her brother, Brice Myers, who is convalescing in the St. Mary's hospital there following an appendicitis operation. Mrs. N. J. Bradner of Fairchild was a weekend guest at the home of her daughter, Mrs. G. P. Larson, Garfield Avenue. Miss Jean Stahl of Frederick, Wis., and Miss Mary Stahl of Elmwood, were weekend guests at the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Stahl, Garfield Ave., and also attended the championship basketball game in Eau Claire Saturday evening. +++++++++++++++++ There will be more tomorrow! Today is Veteran's Day...remember them. -- Nance