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Neenah Menasha Northwestern from Oshkosh, Wisconsin • Page 9

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Nov. 13, 1974 Doily Northwestern 12 Birthday to be observed Conversion to metric measure logical move Mrs. Josephine M. Send- Metric conversion is on the erhauf, who will be 90 years move in the United States. By old Sunday, will celebrate her accepting the metric system, birthday at a family dinner Saturday at Bobbins Restaurant.

Mrs. Senderhauf resides at the United States will be exchanging a hodgepodge of weights and measures based on our cultural heritage for a the Simeanna Apartments, 155 simpler system based on units N. Eagle St. She was born of ten, says Louise Young, in about 37 degrees Celsius. Some see the change to metric as an opportunity to improve the consumer market.

Packaging can be a ardized and consequently decrease the number of different package sizes, Miss Young says. Using metric measure and standardized packaging will also simplify tasks like comparative shopping and unit pricing. If you want to buy 100 Nov. 17, 1884, in Manawa, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Edward J. Webster, and moved to Rockford, 111., when she family and consumer economic specialist at the University of Wisconsin-Extension. A bill making the metric the left. The meat costs 30 cents. Some homemakers fear that conversion to the metric system will mean they can no grams of meat that costs $3 a longer use their old recipes.

kilogram (1,000 grams), to de- However, the difference be- termine the price move the decimal in No. 3 one place to tween suggested metric measuring cups and spoons and those now used are so small that only sensitive will need any adjustment. Converting to metric may be more of an attitude problem than a knowledge problem, says Miss Young. The sooner we start to think metric the easier it will be to convert. Guenthers to mark wedding anniversary was 6-months old.

She gradu- system the predominant, not Mrs. Josephine M. Senderhauf Primipara' ated from high school in Rockford. When she was 19 years old she returned to Oshkosh. She married George H.

'Send- erhauf in 1905. Mr. Send- erhauf, who operated a metal steam cleaning business in Oshkosh, died in 1957. Mrs. Senderhauf has one daughter, Mrs.

L.C. (Lorayne) Komers of Beaver Dam; four sons, George, Clarence and Alvin, all of Oshkosh, and Marvin of Waukesha; eight grandchildren and 16 great- grandchildren. A member of St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oshkosh since 1916, she has held many offices in church organizations and still attends church there. Mrs.

Senderhauf does her own housework and cooking and enjoys television and reading. She especially enjoys baking for the holiday season. mandatory system, is presently being considered in the House. It proposes a 10-year period in which companies may convert to the metric system. Most consumers will only need to learn and understand four basic units of measure.

Weight is measured in grams, length in meters, volume in milliliters and temperature in degrees Celsius or Centigrade. By also understanding a few prefixes such as milli, centi and kilo, you are ready for metric weights and measures. In some instances though, it will be helpful to know rough conversion. This is especially true for those who have grown up with and used the present system for many years. For example, body temperature, 98.6 degrees Farenheit, is Mr.

and Mrs. Otto Guenther, 1143 Buchanan will celebrate their golden wed- ding anniversary from 4 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, at the VFW Hall. Friends, neighbors since their marriage.

Guenther was employed by Paine Lumber Co. until his retirement in 1969. The couple has four chil- Leo dren, Mrs. Leonard (Sylvia) Ohiii tnr officiating They Raddatz, Cyril and Lawrence, Obilietor TManng. iney Oshkosh, and Calvin, were attended by Mrs.

Guen- and relatives have been invited to attend. The former Elizabeth Fischer and Guenther were married Nov. 26, 1924, at Zion Lu- Harold, and the late John Langlitz. The couple are still members of Zion Lutheran Church. Mrs.

Guenther was born in Oshkosh, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fischer, and her husband in Wausau, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Guenther.

They have lived at the Buchanan Avenue address Cutco Cutlery Hunting Knives and Fish Knives Buy 2 at regular low price, get 3rd one free. SALES SERVICE Call 733-5883-Collect Mr. and Mrs. Otto Guenther Kuenzls celebrate golden date Poetry journal launched Seven Wisconsin women poets have joined to launch a semi-annual state poetry journal, "Primipara." The title aptly refers to a woman giving birth for the first as the founders feel this new publication will be the first of its kind to represent all types of women from all parts of the state. In an attempt to gain recognition, "Primipara's" editorial board has begun a statewide i i a a i through the media and with campus and community contact.

Rather than solicit material a over a i "Primipara" feels it would be more worthwhile to be well represented and widely available in one area. Thus, submissions of honest quality poetry on any topic, black and white photos, and graphics will be limited to state residents only. Payment at this time will be in contributor's copies. "Primipara" hopes to be not only a poetic voice, according to its board, but a meeting place for Wisconsin women poets. Its founders already come from Eagle River, Fort Atkinson, Green Bay, Gilman, Madison and Oconto.

To represent its all encompassing philosophy, the journal's home will be a small town in northeastern Wisconsin rather than a typical metropolitan area. More information on submissions and sales can be obtained by writing to "Primi- para," Box 171, Oconto 54153. a Kuenzl, 4628 Sandy Beach Lane, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Saturday with a family dinner at Robbins Restaurant. The former Theresa Poeschl and Lorenz Kuenzl were mar- children, Mrs. Kay Kuenzl Os- ried Nov.

8, 1924 in the parso- wald, Joy Lorenz Kuenzl, Jean nage of St. Vincent Catholic Marie Wenstadt, Ann Theresa Church. They have one daugh- Wenstadt and Patricia Jan ter, Mrs. John (Betty) Wends- Wenstadt. tadt, Eau Claire, and two Until 1962 Kuenzl was the sons, Lorenz and John, Osh- sales manager and treasurer kosh.

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Years Available:
1966-1976