I trust everyone came through Friday the 13th without any ill effects. As for me, I helped my mother-in-law celebrate her 80th birthday yesterday. We had a really nice day, but I noticed last night that my email was messed up and I haven't received a thing all night, so you might not get this right away this morning. Technical difficulties again! I'll send it as soon as they let me! Again, from the "Local Items" of the 12 March 1942 edition of the Altoona Tribune: Ed. Strauch and Miss Ora Setzer, Bartlett Ave., were Friday evening dinner guests at the H. Klemstein home, Altoona Addition. Mrs. Ed. Erickson and Miss Lorrain Erickson of the Addition are confined to their home with the mumps. Mrs. Lewis Peterson, formerly of Hayden Ave., this city, and her daughter, Mrs. Ernest Wicklund, left Sunday by train for Duluth. From there they motored to Two Harbors, Minn., where Mrs. Peterson plans to make her home with her daughter, Mrs. Wicklund. Mrs. Myrte Board and son Byrle of St. Paul spent the weekend at the W. Hartwell home, Garfield Ave. Byrle attended the championship game in Eau Claire Saturday night. The P.T.A. meeting scheduled for Monday evening, March 16, has been postponed for one week, and will be held Monday evening, March 23, at the high school, with Mrs. E. A. Bredesen and Miss Beulah Turney in charge of the program. The Homemaker's Club held their regular meeting at the home of Mrs. Leon Wright, Third St. W. Monday afternoon. Mrs. Martha Olson, Bartlett Ave., Mr. Ed. Rieck, Garfield Ave., and Elmer Olson and Mrs. August Rieck of Eau Claire, attended the funeral of Miss Mildred Witts in Minneapolist Saturday, Feb. 28. Miss Witts was a cousin of Ed. Rieck. Mrs. Ada Rice of Minneapolis spent Wednesday at the home of her brother, Earl Coss, Garfield Ave. She also visited Charlie Coss, who is convalescing at the Sacred Heart hospital in Eau Claire from his recent accident while fighting a fire. A birthday dinner was given Saturday evening at the Herbert Klemstein home, Altoona Addition, in honor of the former's birthday anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. A. Klemstein, Daniels Ave., attended the dinner. Mr. and Mrs. James Asplin and son of Eau Claire were dinner guests at the A. Klemstein home on Daniels Ave., last Wednesday evening, the occasion being Mrs. Klemstein's birthday anniversary. The Oxford club of the State Teachers college of Eau Claire had a Lenten service at the local Methodist church Wednesday. The program included talks by Joyce Deuel, Alda Gorton, Richard Evans, and Anita Bylander, club members, and songs by Marvin Foster of the college. +++++ Have a good, warm, safe weekend everyone! -- Nance