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Oct 9, 2024, Page 9 Contributed by "The Clark Co. Press"
Extracted by Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon. Index of "Oldies" Articles |
Clark County News
October 19, 1944
Bequest is given to local Indian School
The Winnebago Indian School of Neillsville is a beneficiary under the will of the late Miss Rose Mann of Milwaukee. The will provides that one-tenth of her estate shall go to the school. The value of the estate and the amount of this bequest will not be made known until an inventory has been taken.
The Mann will has been filed in the court of County Judge Michael S. Sheridan in Milwaukee. The first information about the bequest was brought to Neillsville in a publication by the Milwaukee Journal. The Rev. Ben Stucki, when advised of the publication, was found to be without previous information. He did not know that the school had been provided for in Miss Mann’s will; had never talked with her about it.
Mr. Stucki knew Miss Mann slightly. She had visited the school. She was an interested worker in the Grace Evangelical and Reformed Church of Milwaukee, in which Mr. Stucki has often spoken on behalf of the school.
Miss Mann was in business. She had for 25 years been associated with building and loan firms in Milwaukee. She died on Wednesday of last week at the age of 52 and was buried Friday.
The executor of Miss Mann’s estate is her brother, Royal A. Mann. Nine-tenths of the estate goes to the mother, Mrs. Minnie Mann of Milwaukee.
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Short drive urged for Clark County war fund
Officers of the Wisconsin War Fund are hopeful that the 1944 WWF campaign in Clark County, together with those in all other counties of the state, will be completed within a short time after it is begun.
The 1943 campaigns in many counties were protracted. Some of them continued into the early part of 1944.
This probably was due primarily to the fact that the Wisconsin War Fund was a new organization, and was putting on its first campaign. Now that both the campaign workers and the public are more familiar with the WWF and its purpose, and the campaign executives have their experiences during the 1943 campaign to guide them, it is likely that the 1944 campaign will move with greater rapidity.
It would seem that the length of the campaign must depend largely on the number of solicitors who make direct contact with the public. If the number is large, the number of calls that each will be called upon to make will be small and can be made in a short time.
“Every person who is in a position to do so should volunteer for service in the campaign,” is the word from headquarters. “Contact your local chairman, and you will be put to work.”
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$7,000 loss from fire on Pagenkopf farm
Heavy damage follows the ignition of gasoline– house is saved
Fire completely destroyed the large barn, a combined garage, granary and machine shed on the Alvin Pagenkopf farm, Rt 4, Neillsville on Saturday, Oct. 14. A large chicken house and the doors on the silo were partly destroyed. The loss is placed at $7,000, partially insured.
According to Mr. Pagenkopf, the fire started at about 10 o’clock in the morning as he and his son were engaged in filling the tractor tank with gas. Some of the gas splashed onto the manifold and onto Mr. Pagenkopf’s clothing and quickly ignited. It is thought the manifold may still have been in use earlier in the morning. Mr. Pagenkopf’s first thought was to put out the fire on his person, and in doing so received burns about his hands and wrists. No other personal injuries were sustained.
A large crowd of neighbors and other people responded quickly and got out some calves which were in the barn and also part of the farm machinery. Two trucks were soon at work hauling water to fight the barn fire, and to prevent the spread of the blaze to the house.
The wind, which was blowing from the northeast, carried the flying embers directly over the house and it was feared for a time that it too would be destroyed. Men stayed on the house roof and kept constantly pouring water on it.
Mr. Pagenkopf is housing his stock about a mile away, in the barn on the old George Noll farm, now owned by Robert Frantz.
In addition to the loss of the buildings, most of the summer crops were destroyed, including about 70 tons of hay and close to 400 bushels of oats The fire was plainly visible for many miles around.
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October 3, 1954
X-ray machines of modern type
Are available for service in Memorial Hospital–a description
Two x-ray machines of the most modern type and of great power and efficiency are in service at Memorial Hospital, Neillsville. One is a stationary machine, permanently located in a special room, The other is a mobile unit, which will be available for use in any part of the hospital.
The stationary machine is more powerful, a strong and heavy piece of equipment. To the initiated is described as a Maxicon, of the General Electric Co., with a power of 200-milliamperes, but to the layman the point is that it is so powerful as to operate at some distance from the subject to be x-rayed. The value of this consists in giving an accurate reproduction, with the minimum of distortion.
The large machine is provided with a tilting table, which is moved by means of a motor. Thus, the position of the patient is subject to the control of the operator and may be made such as to facilitate the exposure. The large machine is provided with a tube above the table and also one below it, providing thus a maximum flexibility. The controls are conveniently located, permitting the operator to work with speed and efficiency.
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Hospital opening is tentatively October 11
The opening of Memorial Hospital for receiving patients has been set tentatively for Monday, October 11. This date is set as probably but is not final. Some work remains to be done by contractors, who estimate that they should be through by that date.
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Aim is to win the full accreditation
As awarded by the joint commission set up by professions
The purpose behind Memorial Hospital is that it should become an accredited institution. The plan, construction and equipment of the hospital have been worked out with the expectation and purpose that they will meet the standards required for accreditation. The personnel and management of the hospital have been projected upon the same high level.
Accreditation is a specific and formal function, vested in the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals.
This Commission has set up a code of standards, which all hospitals must meet to secure accreditation. Memorial Hospital proposes to live up to these standards and to apply for accreditation as soon as the institution is fully on the way.
Administrative staff of Memorial Hospital
These are the division heads working with Harold A. Applin, the hospital administrator. Mr. Applin is standing third from left. At the left is Duane Coyler, engineer; then to the right, Mrs. Alice Behrens, superintendent of nurses; standing at the extreme right, Mrs. Doris Warren, head of business office. Seated, left to right, Miss Paula Mueller, obstetrical supervisor; Mrs. Erna Langreck, medical technologist; Mrs. Norman Drescher, dietitian; Mrs. Vivian Briski, surgical supervisor. (Contributed photo October 3, 1954)
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October 17, 1974
Recreation coordinator hired; begins Nov. 1
With the cooperation of the federal, state, county, city and school governments, Neillsville has a new recreation coordinator, Craig Lindsley.
Lindsley was hired for a position that the city and the Neillsville community schools have been planning for the past year, each involved in a cooperative effort to hire a recreation coordinator to oversee and direct adult and youth recreation throughout the school district.
Through the involvement of H.H. Quicker, chairman of the Clark County board of supervisors, the position was filled prior to any involvement of city or school funds. Quicker is the agent for the Wisconsin Manpower Council which authorized the federal grant from the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
The funding is expected to remain in force through next July and at that time it is expected that city and school funding will begin.
Lindsley, 22, is a native of DePere, Wisconsin, and is a recent parks and recreation administration graduate of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.
The new staff man has had previous recreation administration experience with the La Crosse YMCA as a program supervisor, the DePere park and recreation department as a supervisor and the Green Bay parks and recreation department.
Lindsley and his wife, Janet, also a recent graduate of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse in health education, will be moving to Neillsville in the coming weeks.
According to Bill Davis, chairman of the selection committee, over 25 applicants sought information on the position. Other members of the committee were Jean Wolf, Pauline Kuehnel, Ken Van Dam, and Roland Jenni.
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Golf will be only one of the many things that Craig Lindsley will hope to promote in Neillsville and the surrounding area. Lindsley is the new recreation coordinator for the school district and Neillsville and will be involved in supervising, promoting, and directing existing and new recreation programs for young and old alike. (Press photo October 17, 1974)
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Volleyball is girls’ topic at Neillsville
Girls on the Neillsville High School volleyball teams earned themselves second place in the conference this past week with a record of six wins and two losses after beating Greenwood in the last action of the local season.
Playoffs are scheduled for October 22 at Altoona and the team members are expected to do well at the event, coached by Marsha Walters of the high school faculty.
In the Greenwood action, the varsity squad played five games to win the match with the scoring as follows: First games saw Neillsville win 15 to 13; Second game again saw Neillsville win, 15 to 9; Third games was Greenwood at 16 to 14; Fourth game went to Greenwood again, 15 to 9, and the finale tie breaking game went to Neillsville, 15 to 12.
The JV squad took the first two games to win their matches, 15 to two and 15 to eight.
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October 19, 1994
Zukowski received award
Dolores Zukowski, former educator at Owen- Withee Public Schools, received a national award for the most outstanding Legislative program report in The American Legion Auxiliary Central Division for 1993-1994. The award, signed by National President Helen Holcomb and National Legislative Chairman Phyllis Bachman, was presented at The American Legion Auxiliary Fall Forum in Wausau on Oct. 8.
The Central Division comprises the states of Kansas, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Illinois.
Zukowski is the Legislative chairperson for Cecil Tormey Unit 118 in Thorp.
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Volleyball team takes second place
The Neillsville Varsity Volleyball team brought home a second place finish in the 5-Team Spencer tournament on Saturday, Oct. 15
Team finishers in the competition were Greenwood in first place, 8-0; Neillsville, second, 5-3; Wausau West, third, 4-4; Cadot, fourth, 2-6; Spencer, fifth, 1-7.
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(Contributed photo Oct. 12, 1994).
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