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May 15, 2024, Page 9 Contributed by "The Clark Co. Press"
Extracted by Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon. Index of "Oldies" Articles |
Clark County Press, Neillsville, WI
May 22, 2024, Page 10
Many helped by poppies
“Every penny from poppies that will be sold on the streets of this and thousands of other towns, villages and cities in the country on Saturday, May 27, is contributed to the welfare and rehabilitation work of The American Legion and Auxiliary, Mrs. James Cummings, president of the auxiliary Unit No 73 said. “Because this work is being done by volunteers the money goes a long way.”
“Many people have wondered what will become of the money collected by the volunteer workers Saturday, May 27. I wish everyone could see what help this money brings to the disabled and their families. Children left fatherless by two world wars are the special concern of the Legion and the Auxiliary. Their needs are often great, especially their human needs. We try to give them comfort both for the body and the mind.
“Of course the government looks after the physical welfare of the disabled men who are in hospitals in almost every state, but there are things which the government cannot provide, such as the understanding aid and the personal attention that so often helps to keep a family together when the chief breadwinner is incapacitated.
“This is what the money from the poppy sale helps to accomplish. And we hope that this year more and more people will buy the poppies and show their interest in and their sympathy for the men who fought for them and are now struggling to get back to the point where they can again become self-supporting.
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Unit of Air Force will recruit here on Friday
A recruiting unit of the army Air Force will be in Neillsville on Friday, May 19, to recruit women for WAC air service. The unit will consist of several people, and will be sponsored by three local hosts, Mayor Anderson, Floyd Casler and Al Covell. Headquarters will be at the post office. In the evening movies will be shown at the courthouse.
One of the advantages which will be set forth is that a recruit is able to pick the places where she will work. After very few preliminaries, she will be taken to the area designated by her.
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May 13, 1954
Chance for all to see hydrogen bomb movie
The showing here May 24 of “Operation Ivy,” which is the story of the development of the hydrogen bomb, will be thrown open to the public, it is announced by B.H. Crissinger, president of the Neillsville Kiwanis Club.
The film will be shown in the American Legion Memorial Hall starting at 7 p.m. Monday, May 24, and will be presented as many times as necessary to give all an opportunity to see it, he said.
During the day the film will be shown at the Neillsville High School. Originally it was to be shown at a regular meeting of the Kiwanis Club, but interest outside the group was so high that it was decided to open the showing to the public and to move into accommodations which could handle a larger group.
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Buck season of 7 days favored here
A 3-inch polished antler favored by meeting of county sportsmen
A seven-day season for deer was recommended by Clark County sportsmen, in session Monday evening at the courthouse, Neillsville. They voted, without dissent for the killing of bucks having polished antlers three or more inches long. The possibilities of specifying forked horn deer, with the fork an inch long, was referred to, but decided preference was for the three-inch, polished antler as being easier to see.
The vote was for the deer season to start Saturday, Nov. 20.
The meeting was attended by 120 and was one of the largest meetings of recent years. Elected to the county committee of three was Elton J. Fritz of Owen for a three-year term, and also as a two-year alternated Francis Suckow of the town of Eaton.
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Memorial Day services set for Neillsville
Memorial ceremonies have been scheduled at the Neillsville cemetery on Memorial Day, Monday, May 27, beginning at 10:00 a.m., according to Mel Marg, commander of the Neillsville American Legion Post.
Listed as part of the program will be music by the Neillsville High School band, remarks by Mayor Kenneth Olson, prayers by Father Brady, presentation of colors by members of the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the playing of taps by DuWayne Dux.
Also listed as part of the program will be the traditional firing of the rifles by members of the Neillsville National Guard unit.
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Mailbox week brings Krultz and crash helmet
If you recently saw a man riding with Russell Vandeberg on his mail route wearing a crash helmet and a pair of goggles, you may not have recognized him.
It was Mike Krultz, Jr., the Neillsville postmaster, who was on his annual round of inspection of mailboxes.
Mike wore the get-up because the last time he rode with Russ the rural mail carrier drove a small foreign compact, and according to Postmaster Krultz, “it wasn’t safe!”
With national Mailbox Improvement week coming up (it’s here this week). Krultz was making his annual inspection, and he found “90 percent of the boxes on Neillsville’s three rural routes are in good condition,”
The remaining 10 percent need attention – varying from some to a lot.
One which caught Krultz’s eye as being a mailbox with imagination was that of Clarence Sindler, who lives south of Neillsville. Krultz pointed out that the milk can base is partially filled with weight (like stones, sand, gravel, cement or what-have-you). “Just enough weight said Krultz, to keep it standing in place and not so much as to make it difficult to move or a hazard to errant automobiles.
One of the better types of mailboxes because of their mobility during times of snow, Krultz said, is one which is put on wheels.
“We have probably 100 of them on the Neillsville routes,” Krultz said. “They’re easy to pick up and move, and when they’re hit by a snowplow or a truck, they’re usually not seriously damaged,”
In connection with the post office’s promotion of Mailbox Improvement Week, Krultz provided the following comparison and urged that the 10 percent of patrons whose boxes look tacky to help beautify the countryside by getting them back in shape.
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Highway project falls victim to energy crunch
The reduction in gas tax revenues has resulted in deferring reconstruction of USH 10 between Neillsville and Granton, the state highway department announces. The project had been scheduled for construction this summer.
Mr. Schaeffer, district engineer, said it is clear that the project cannot be financed this year, and, because of the uncertainty of revenues, it is impossible to establish a firm construction date. Plans are complete, and if revenues become available the project could be constructed next year, he said.
The deferral of this section of USH 10 probably also will result in the section from Granton to the Wood County line being deferred beyond 1975 as originally scheduled. However, Schaeffer said it is impossible to make a decision at this time.
Gas tax revenues were down 5.7 percent in January, 3.6 percent in February, 7.4 percent in March, and 7.5 percent in April of 1974 in comparison with the same months of 1973. Historically in the past, revenues had increased about six percent each year.
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These five young people were leading factors in the marching exhibition put on by the Neillsville band at the Eau Claire festival last Saturday. They are, left to right, Susan Wall, Edris Haack, Paul Manz, Lucy Dodte and Susan Thompson. The picture shows them examining the route of the march and the plans for participation of the band in the Eau Claire festival. The Neillsville band received a first rating in both playing and marching. (Press photo May 13, 1954)
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May 25, 1994
A new grandstand?
The Clark County Forest and Parks Committee, along with the county Finance Committee, will present a resolution to the County Board to build a new grandstand at the Clark County Fairgrounds near Neillsville.
The grandstand will cost an estimated $252,000 and will consist of 1,800 seats and a three-quarter roof structure.
The Finance Committee approved the concept of the resolution at a special meeting of the Forestry and Parks Committee held on May 23.
An estimated $90,000 is already allocated for the grandstand, which was to have been used for renovations. However, once the depth of the problems of the existing grandstand were discovered, the renovations were abandoned and planning for a new structure began.
If the county board approves the resolution the remaining needed funds for the construction of the grandstand will come from the forestry fund balance.
Now there is $20,000 in the 1994 Forestry and Parks Dept. budget for grandstand related renovations. By continuing to budget $20,000 per year, the money could be borrowed from the forestry fund balance at this time to construct a new grandstand and be paid back over a period of eight years.
By budgeting $20,000 over an eight-year period, committee members feel that it will not have an impact on the county tax rate and will accomplish the goal to build a new grandstand.
The next county board meeting is scheduled for June 8 at the Clark County Fairgrounds.
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Zimmerman to speak to society
On Thursday, June 2, at 8 a.m., the Clark County Historical Society will meet at the Neillsville Fire Hall on Hwy. 73 (8th and Hewett). The speaker will be Dee Zimmerman of the Clark County Press. Everyone welcome. Lunch will be served.
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Varsity loses by 1 point
A third place conference bid for the Varsity Boys Baseball team fell a run short on Monday, May 16, as the Auburndale Apaches outlasted the Warriors in eight innings 3-2.
Both Auburndale and the Warriors came into the contest battling for the third and fourth place finished. Auburndale with only Neillsville left to play started the day at 7-4, with Neillsville at 6-4 and a contest at Owen left on the schedule.
Neillsville tallied the first offence of the contest as Joe Pickett managed a walk and scored on a Darin Kurth double to start the fourth inning. Auburndale came right back in the bottom of the fourth with a pair of unearned runs off Kevin Hagen for a 2-1 advantage.
Neillsville knotted the contest in the sixth on another Pickett walk and an RBI single by Aaron Sischo.
Auburndale used the eighth inning to slip by the Warriors, scoring the winning run, courtesy of two Neillsville errors and a base hit.
“It was a heart-breaking loss, Jamie Sischo, Darin Kurth, and Aaron Sischo really came through hitting the ball and Kevin Hagen pitched a super game. Unfortunately, errors hurt us,” said Coach John O’Leary.
Hagen pitched the distance striking out six, walking three, and giving up four bases.
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The Neillsville Area Chamber of Commerce honored The Clark County Press in their Salute of the Quarter at their May 19, 1994, dinner at the Wildcat Inn. Rosemary Poplar, editor, accepted the award on behalf of the staff, from Nancy McCoy, president of the chamber. Pictured are (Row 1, left to right) Dee Zimmerman, McCoy, Poplar, Jenny Payne; (Row 2) Sara Pickett, Marcy Opelt, Glen Struss, Dawn Weyer and Mick Kuzjak. Missing from the photo are Lyle Steward and Lori Liddell. (Press photo May 25, 1994)
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