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July 26, 2023, Page 8 Contributed by "The Clark Co. Press"
Extracted by Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon. Index of "Oldies" Articles |
Clark County News
July 28, 1938
City Council acts on curb and gutter work
Grading on Ninth street and curb and gutter work on State, Oak and Ninth streets came up for action at the city council meeting Tuesday.
Chairman Elmer Anderson of the county board came before the council, and his request for use of the city’s concrete mixer in building a new dam was granted.
Francis Welsh was thanked by Mayor H.J. Naedler and the council for offering further property for use as a free parking space if filled in.
Following the council meeting the board of review met, consisting of the council, the mayor and Leo Miller. Assessor J.L. Neverman was also there to answer questions of a number of taxpayers present.
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State Fair bigger and better for this year
Flying full sail into the recession with bigger expenditures for building and ground improvement premiums and entertainment, the management of the Wisconsin State Fair has come through with a program that will make its 1938 fair, Aug. 20 to 28, the greatest in its history.
During the past year more than $250,000 has been spent on buildings and grounds, $85,517.50 for premiums and $48,000 for entertainment, according to Ralph E. Ammon, manager of the fair.
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Free fair tickets to subscribers of Press
Free tickets to the county fair are again being given this year by the Neillsville Press. These will be given to old as well as new subscribers making payments at this time. In order that no one may feel slighted, the tickets will also be given to those who have made payments on subscriptions since July 1.
Send your payments now or call at the Press office. This offer is good only for a limited time.
Should anyone prefer Want Ads in place of tickets, they may have that choice.
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Development at Wedges
Ernie Snyder is active in a development at Wedges Creek, near Highway 10. He has planted a large number of certified potatoes of a new variety that can be peeled by machinery, and he and Wm. Ruchaber have planted 5,500 berry bushes nearby. Also, something may be done to improve bathing and outing facilities there.
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August 5, 1948
Local girl wins nursing award
Catherine Swann, 17, entry of Monday Progress club, gets $250 scholarship
Catherine Swann, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Swann of Neillsville, has been awarded a $250 cash nursing scholarship by the 9th district Federated Women’s clubs.
A 1948 graduate of Neillsville High School, Catherine won the scholarship in competition with young women from 11 counties of northwestern Wisconsin. She has selected a four-year nursing course at Marquette University.
Catherine and two other members of the last Neillsville High School graduating class were entered in the competition by the Monday Progress Club. Word of her selection for the award was received locally by Mrs. Harland Kintzele, nursing committee chairman of the Monday Progress Club, and Mrs. O.W. Schoengarth, club president.
The selection was made by a committee of the Federated Women’s clubs, and was announced by Mrs. Leslie Williams of Barron, 9th district chairman of nursing. The award was based on scholastic achievement, extracurricular activities, appearance, and other points.
In addition to a high scholastic standing for her four years in Neillsville high, Catherine has an outstanding record in extra activities. These included four years of forensics, senior class play, girl’s Glee Club, and high school annual board.
The scholastic award was established during the war, at the time a shortage of nurses became acute. It was developed by the district Federated Women’s clubs as a means by which the Women’s groups of the district could make a very real contribution.
Catherine Swann, first Neillsville girl to win the $250 nursing scholarship offered annually by the 9th district Federated Women’s clubs. Catherine is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Swann. Her entry was made through the Monday Progress Club. Catherine has enrolled in Marquette University’s School of Nursing. (Contributed photo Aug. 5, 1948)
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Physician, hospital manager give 6-week old puppy real attention
Every dog has his day– and the six week old black Labrador puppy of the Arthur Gress family has had his day early in life.
For the pup–still unnamed because it is to find a future home with relatives of the Gresses in Pontiac, Mich.–has had his fractured leg set by an M.D., and in a hospital.
The puppy suffered a fracture of a back leg when he jumped from Mrs. Gress’ arms at the Lake Arbutus cottage last Wednesday. Herbert Brown, manager of the Neillsville hospital and a cottage neighbor of the Gress family talked the situation over with Dr. M.V. Overman, himself the owner of a fine Labrador.
Between them they arranged to take care of the Gress puppy in real style.
The following morning, Robert Gress, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Gress, appeared at the hospital, pup in arms. Dr. Overman and Mr. Brown unbent their talents toward the healing of the dog.
X-rays were taken to determine how to best set the bone. Then Dr. Overman reduced the fracture and put a splint on the injured member. A final x-ray was taken to check the setting of the bone.
The puppy is getting along nicely, according to Robert Gress.
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July 25, 1968
Starts 2,250 mile bicycle trip to coast from Neillsville
Mark Thomsen, 19year old grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Thomsen of Neillsville, started out alone Saturday morning on a 2,250mile trip to San Francisco, Calif.
There is nothing too unusual about that–except that he planned to make the entire trip by bicycle.
Mark, who has finished his plebe year at the United States Navel Academy at Annapolis, Md., planned to peddle an average of 140 miles per day. Reports from his first two days out indicated that he was moving along a little faster than he had planned. He made Minneapolis, Minn., Saturday night, and telephoned his father, Roger Thomsen of Neillsville, from Montevideo, Minn., Sunday night, indicating that he had traveled about 50 miles further than he had originally anticipated.
Mark was using a 10-speed bicycle which he purchased with proceeds from a job he undertook briefly in Marshfield. He was traveling light, too, having discarded a sleeping bag as too heavy; and was carrying only changes of clothing.
Work for food
Enroute, he planned to stop principally at the homes of ministers along the way. In each case, he said, he would offer an hour’s work in exchange for the evening and morning meals and a place to sleep.
Mark said he had made such offers on previous trips but only once has a clergyman collected the hour’s work.
He received plenty of advice before leaving, Mark said. Mostly the men advised against trying the trip by bicycle; but–and this may seem out of character–the women generally encouraged him.
Enroute Mark planned to stay off turnpike and express highways. Bicycle travel on these are illegal, he explained. As a result, he will peddle approximately 250 miles more than otherwise.
Enroute, also, Mark plans to spend some time in Yosemite, in northern California. He is scheduled to return to the naval academy in September.
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Editor is named to WPA board
Robert Harvey, editor of The Clark County Press, was elected a director of the Wisconsin Press Association at the annual meeting of the northwest division in Medford last Friday. Succeeding Harvey as president of the northwest group is Donald Bell, publisher of the Ladysmith News.
About 48 people attended the banquet session held in the Gas Lite Club, with Taylor County Star News as the host.
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Tews catches muskie No. 4
If you want to know how fishing is, ask Art Tews.
He’ll tell you, with emphasis: “Good!”
The reason is that Tews, one of Neillsville’s most dedicated muskie fishermen already has caught more legal sized muskies this year than he caught all of last year–there are still more than two months of the best muskie fishing left.
Tews has caught four muskies: three on waters of a lake near Phillips which he frequently fishes; the fourth on Mead Lake, in northwestern Clark County. The largest, measuring 39 inches and weighing 13 1/2 pounds, came from Mead Lake. The ones caught on the lake near Phillips measured 37, 35, and 32 inches, and weighed 11 1/2 and 10 and eight pounds, respectively.
Like most fishermen, Tews is a little reticent to tell details about baits and fishing locations; but he did say that his bait depends on the condition of the water. He’ll use a bucktail under certain conditions, and a mud puppy under other conditions.
But that’s all he’ll tell.
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Military Notes
Airman Roger R. Awe, son of Mr. and Mrs. Royal A. Awe of Rt. 2 Colby, has complete basic training at Lackland AFB, Tex. He is now assigned as a data programming specialist with a unit of the aerospace defense command at Kincheloe AFB, Mich. Airman Awe is a 1966 graduate of Colby High School.
Sp. 4, Harry B. Helwig, 23, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Helwig of Rt. 1, Neillsville, has been assigned as a records clerk in Vietnam.
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Members of the Neillsville High School graduating class of 1938 who gathered here last weekend for their 30year reunion are pictured above. They are, front left to right: front row–Amber Northup Karl, Ruby Selves Richardson, Helen Puttkamer Kren, Jessie Mills Foemmel, Clifford Vandeberg, Donald Paulus, Eldred Tesmer, Mildred Hefty Wundrow and Louis Bast; second row–Myrna Searl Giertz, Elaine Halle Middleton, Vivian Turner Kopnick, Lavern Kuhl Kopp, Arsula Hubing Westphal, Doris Coffin Schwellenbach, Dolores Scott Wagner, Ruth Skroch Imig, Mildred Wetzel Bozman and Norman Drescher; and third row–Gladys Kraft Reed, Lawrence Dorst, Florence Carl Volp, Glenn Zickert, Floyd Heck, Genevieve Irish Zschernitz, Louis Worchel, Neva Selves Porath and Helen Schmidt Syth (Strack photo July 25, 1968)
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July 24, 1975
Kids to get free trip to Brewer game, Aug. 7
The Neillsville Area Recreation Department will sponsor a free trip to a Milwaukee Brewers game against Boston, at Milwaukee on Thursday, August 7.
The trip will be funded by the CETA program under the state manpower council and will cover the cost of the bus ride and 200 lower grandstand tickets. The trip, which will be fully chaperoned, is open to all school district children between the ages of six to 16 on a first come first serve basis.
The buses will leave Schuster and Listeman playgrounds on Thursday at 8:00 a.m. and return at 9:30 p.m. Each child must turn in a parent permission slip to the recreation department, available at the recreation office and the two playgrounds.
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Winners in a flight golf during Visitor’s Day at the Neillsville Country Club last Thursday were (left to right): Bernie Zupanc, Loyal, low net; Marjorie Zschernitz, Neillsville, low gross; Lyla Major, Wisconsin Rapids, low net visitor; and Ellie Bergh, Black River Falls, low gross visitor. (Press photo July 24, 1975)
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