Some "Local Items" from the 12 February 1942 edition of the Altoona Tribune: Mrs. Frank Brandstedter of Fairchild and Mrs. Wm. Genttle of Milwaukee were guests at the M. Brandstedter home, Garfield Ave., for several days last week. Mrs. Ben Kallis, Garfield Ave., visited her father, Ed. Levasseur, who is ill at a St. Paul hospital, last Friday. Mrs. Joe Frank of Eau Claire attended the meeting of the St. Mary's Sewing Circle, which was held at the home of Mrs. Peter Lelonek on Tuesday evening. Lieutenant Douglas Holden, son of Mr.s and Mrs. G. Holden, Lake Altoona, has completely recovered from his recent illness, and is now at Fort Custer, Mich. Mrs. Palmer Anderson, Lake Altoona, entertained eight guests from Eau Claire for dinner Sunday evening. Peter Yort of Eau Claire visited at the Bert Jacobson home and the G. Holden home at Lake Altoona Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Schlewitz, now resideing on Lynn Ave., plan to move into the house formerly occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Livermore on Division St., the first of March. Mrs. Vic Kleist and Mrs. Wm. Bellesbach attended their card club at the home of Mrs. A. Rogstad in Eau Claire Wednesday evening. Mrs. Ray Kewin and Mrs. H. V. Kemery entertained the St. Lukes Guild last Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Kemery on Garfield Avenue. Mrs. Leland Hubbard of Urbana, Ill., is spending the week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Thompson, Garfield Ave. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brott and son of St. Paul were weekend guests at the Ben Brott home, Hayden Ave., and the F. Evert home, Spooner Ave. Emil Becker is sick at his home on Lynn Avenue. Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Kemery, Garfield Ave., attended a banquet at the Curtiss Hotel in Minneapolis on Sunday, given by the Sons of Veterans in celebration of Lincoln's birthday. Glen Stoffel, Hayden Ave., returned to work at the Altoona depot Wednesday after being ill for several weeks. Mrs. Joe Burkart, First St. East, left last Friday to visit her son and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Burkart, in Grand Rapids, Mich. +++++++++++++++++++++++ Hey! Even I am finding info on this list! In the second item above, Mrs. Ben Kallis is my great aunt and Ed Levasseur is my great grandfather! Hope you are finding things of interest too! -- Nance