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April 10, 2024, Page 9 Contributed by "The Clark Co. Press"
Extracted by Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon. Index of "Oldies" Articles |
Clark County News
April 27, 1944
Children quake as they face exams
Nearly 600 in Clark County are taking the tests at 17 centers If the earth trembles in Clark County this week, and if you wonder whether it is Vesuvius breaking loose, the answer is that it isn’t. The trembling is on the part of the children, and they tremble because it is examination week. Up and down Clark County the woods (or examination centers) have been full of anxious children, who are taking the sixth and eighth grade tests, and whose promotion depends upon how they make out. The number examined will range up toward 600.
These tests began last Saturday, and they are proceeding through the week. They are taking place in 17 different centers. The largest group consisted of those writing last Saturday in the assembly room of the Neillsville High School. That group consisted of 108 children, and tests were given by Miss Ada E. Smith.
The eighth-grade children write on the following subjects: reading, literature, language, arithmetic, geography, history, science, health and agriculture.
The sixth-grade children write on reading, arithmetic and language.
The eighth-grade tests are long and thorough, requiring about three hours of writing.
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Play is postponed
The senior class play “Wild Ginger” which was scheduled to be presented at the Greenwood High School gymnasium Friday evening, April 21, has been indefinitely postponed. Verne Vollrath, a leading character in the play, underwent an appendectomy at the St. Joseph’s Hospital, Marshfield Friday, April 21 and his absence has forced the postponed.
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Instruction in nursing
The state board of health has made an arrangement whereby Miss Adele Stahl, assistant superintendent of nursing, gave a talk on nursing at the Greenwood High School Wednesday.
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Advertisement in the Press, April 27, 1944, issue.
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April 22, 1954
“Ivory Hunters” for A’s beat brush in roundup
A search for new local talent will be conducted by the Neillsville Athletics this year, who find they are scraping the bottom of the barrel unless new faces show up.
Manager Gus Lazotte said this week that the team could field just exactly nine men–if one or two outfielders are converted to the infield–on present expectations. Therefore, the opportunity for younger men is good this year.
Those who have any desire to play baseball for the Athletics this year should report to the Neillsville Athletic field Sunday afternoon at 1:30 p.m. Bring gloves and shoes.
Among those expected to help fill out this year’s roster are these veterans: Larry Thayer and Gyle Buckley, both of Alma Center; Merle Bartsch of Granton; Bob Urban, Dick Bucholz, Arne Bucholz, Dick Tibbett and Bob Kunze, all of Neillsville.
A newcomer expected to show up is Red Schmidt, who also hails from Alma Center.
It will be noted that the only pitcher listed thus far is Arne Bucholz, who sparked last year’s Athletics to the Cloverbelt league championship.
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Sport Show will be at Loyal April. 2425
A Sports Show will be held at Loyal this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, April 24 and 25. The chief feature will be trout fishing from an indoor tank, with the first prize each day to be a week’s vacation for two persons at a resort.
On exhibition will be mobile homes, fishing tackle, boats, outboard motors and sportswear. There will be entertainment each day at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., consisting of a German band, a program on forestry and law enforcement by the state conservation department, a trained horse act, a comedy act, duck calling, movies on hunting and fishing, an archery exhibition Sunday afternoon. There will be dancing each night.
The stage program, dancing and some of the exhibits will be at the town of Loyal garage. The trout tank and other exhibits will be at the city garage.
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This is Arnold Beyer of Greenwood, manager of Greenwood Milk Products Cooperative, with some of the prizes he has won for expert cheese making. Mr. Beyer has taken the top award of Land O’ Lakes four years out of five and has garnered prizes elsewhere. The collection shown here is only part of what he earned in competition. (Press photo April 22, 1954)
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May 2, 1974
Local teachers vote 46 to 17 against walkout
Members of the Neillsville Education Association last week voted 47 to 17 not to stage a walkout at the local public schools Friday in sympathy with striking Hortonville teachers.
The vote was taken Wednesday evening and Thursday morning, and the ballots were counted about noon Thursday–about an hour after the Wisconsin Education Association Council had called off the sympathy walkout. The state group revealed that the vote of individual teacher organizations was “about four to one” against the walkout.
While the NEA members voted against the walkout, they have supported the Hortonville group by sending money and in other ways, David Smith, president of the group, told The Clark County Press. They have been in close contact with the Hortonville Education Association through the sister of one of the local teachers who is among the striking teachers.
The NEA reached agreement with the Board of Education several weeks ago on their 197475 master contract. The 197375 master contract is at the bottom of the Hortonville dispute.
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Father Brady to retire after 40 years
The Rev. Charles D. Brady, pastor of St. Mary’s Catholic Church here since July of 1979, announced Sunday in the parish bulletin that he will retire from his administrative duties sometime in June. He will continue to serve the parish until a successor is named by Bishop Frederick Freking of the La Crosse diocese.
Fr. Brady plans to reside at the Royal Park condominium 110 Ponce De Leon Circle, Vero Beach, Fl., where he will be associated with St. Helen’s Parish.
A native of County Longford Ireland, Fr. Brady was ordained June 15, 1933, at St. Mary’s seminary, Baltimore, Md., and observed the 40th anniversary of his ordination into the priesthood June 17 of last year.
In addition to St. Mary’s in Neillsville, he has served a number of other Wisconsin parishes, including St. Bernard’s at Abbotsford.
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Open house planned at hospital
In observance of National Hospital Week, Memorial Hospital will hold an open house Tuesday, May 7, from 25 p.m.
A blood pressure clinic will be held, a movie on blood pressure shown, and tours of the hospital and the home conducted.
The public is invited.
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Their bags packed members of the Neillsville High School forensic team are pictured as they prepared last Friday to depart for the state contests in Madison. The members pictured are: first row (l to r) Lynn Myer, Mary Menne, Julie Menne and Nancy Spiegel; and second row, Paul Vine, Mark Vornholt, Howard Corey, Marie Vornholt and Lori Smagacz. (Press photo May 2, 1974)
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May 4, 1994
“L” in at city hall
There was a decidedly new look in Neillsville’s City Hall at the latest meeting of the city council.
After 14 years of the Bob Lulloff administration, Diane Murphy, the city’s first ever “Madam Mayor” presided over her inaugural meeting.
But, even more obviously, the furniture had been rearranged. Gone was the massive table around which former mayors and aldermen had sat for as long as anyone can remember. In its place, an L-shaped row of tables lined the front room the mayor, city clerk and city attorney on one side with five aldermen flanked off to the other.
The new format was her idea, the new mayor said in an interview after the meeting. “It worked out pretty well,” Murphy said, but conceded that there were still a few bugs. To allow for more room near the entryway to the council room, the L-shaped arrangement is going to be inverted end-for-end. And there has been thought given to having chairs in place for people giving presentations at future council meetings, she said.
“We’re going to give it a try. I think it will work out,” Murphy said. Stay tuned.
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Shepherd clinic to be held
Pasture lambing and pasture management, these topics will be covered at the Mid-Wisconsin Shepherd’s Clinic beginning at 7 p.m. on May 11. The clinic will be held at the Cathy Wineman farm located at M636 Galvan Ave., Stratford, Wis.
Pasture lambing is a low cost, low labor method of lamb production, according to Rod Littlefield, Clark County Crops and Soils Agent. This may be a necessary strategy for some producers to survive the current markets, as well as the upcoming loss of government program payments, adds Littlefield. All interested sheep producers are welcome.
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Students learn about farmwork
Fourth graders at Neillsville Elementary School toured Ron and Amber Zank’s farm Thursday, compliments of the Neillsville High School Future Farmers of American and FFA Alumni.
The purpose of the tour, said Herman Seebandt, NHS FFA advisor, was to “show them what goes on at a farm.”
As they toured the barns, the students listened to various speakers tell them about the dairy cow’s place in the food chain, the fermentation component of a cow’s stomach, what cows eat, the air and milk lines which transport the milk once the cows are milked, how the milking machine works, and the role of the veterinarian on a dairy farm
The students also learned about feeding newborn calves, cutting cow’s toenails and how good cheese tastes.
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