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Aug 28, 2024, Page 9 Contributed by "The Clark Co. Press"
Extracted by Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon. Index of "Oldies" Articles |
Clark County News
September 7, 1944
August went out in a drizzle of 1.10 inches
The August rainfall in Clark County was 4.68 inches. The month went out in a slow drizzle, which brought 1.10 inches, practically all of which soaked into the ground. This followed, after a short interval, the slow fall of .65, which came on the weekend of August 27.
The final fall of August brought the summer precipitation to 16.13 inches, this being the fall for June, July and August. It was a large factor in the excellent crops, particularly oats and corn.
The fall at the end of August delayed silo filling a little, although it was only the earlier plantings that were ready. It has been of great benefit to fall pasture.
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Brothers from Chili meet in the Near East
The world grows smaller.
Witness the meeting in far-off Iran of brothers who hail from Chili, Wisconsin. William Gildernick, enroute through Iran to India and his brother Harold met quite by accident. Harold has been in the Near East for some time.
A report of the reunion was received by Mrs. William Gildernick in a letter received last week.
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Soldier thanks local Red Cross for his kit
Mrs. Al. Devos, head of the county Red Cross, has received a letter of appreciation from Private Louis E. Hoover, Jr., a soldier somewhere in England. He acknowledges receiving, while en route, one of the kits prepared by the Red Cross of Clark County. Private Hoover, whose home address is not known, concludes: “To your workers my thanks, and to the Red Cross my support. I hope we all may return home and continue to help form a better world.”
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August 26, 1954
34 men are out for the football squad
More needed and expected, especially to fill out the “B” squad
With six lettermen returning to form a nucleus, 34 men reported for the first week’s drills of the Neillsville High School football team this week.
Under the watchful eyes of Coach Richard Berndt and his assistant, Henry Lukes, the squad was drilling on basic fundamentals of blocking and tackling. Lukes, former Neillsville coach, returns this year after two years absence from the teaching field.
It is expected by the coaches that the squad will later be enlarged.
“Any boys who wish to come out for football,” Coach Berndt said, “are urged to do so. There is a need for more freshman and sophomore boys. “B” team games have been planned with Loyal and Black River Falls, and more underclassmen are needed to fill out our “B” squad.
The six returning lettermen are: Capt. Merlin Gerber, Ronnie Davis, John Nozar, Bob Gutenberger, Marvin Aumann and Alan Harder.
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Triplets born in Texas to Ruth Vornholt James
Mr. and Mrs. Jessie James are the parents of triplet sons.
Mrs. James is the former Ruth Vornholt, a registered nurse and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Vornholt of Neillsville. The sons were born in Plainview, Tex., where the family makes its home, and where Mrs. James worked as a nurse until just shortly before the births. The largest weighed about four pounds, the smallest is in an incubator.
The multiple birth came as a surprise to everyone except, probably, the attending physician, who did not tell Mrs. James what to look for until she was entering the delivery room. The father, who is connected with the helicopter end of the aircraft industry, was in Alaska at the time of the birth August 7. He flew home.
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Vornholt and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Vornholt drove to Texas last week to see the newcomers. Three of them returned to Neillsville last Wednesday, leaving Mrs. Mark in Texas to care for the household and be with her daughter.
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The milking parlor of the Bilvic Dairy at Withee
The arrangement is for four cows in a straight line. The fourth cow, at the right, is not shown in this picture. Note that the milk bucket is suspended from a spring scale, making it possible for the operator to know and record immediately the yield from each cow. The figure in the foreground is Victor Nielsen. His left arm rests against the spout, or run, which brings feed down from the hopper above. This feed is allotted to the cow according to her use of it as shown by production. One turn of a handle on a measuring cylinder lets one pound of feed into her pen. The feed is kept in the feed room nearby, and is carried up into a large hopper, which feeds all four of the smaller hoppers. The cloth hanging from the milk bucket is used to dry the cow’s teats, after they have been cleaned by spray of warm water. This milking parlor is equipped upon the pipeline principle, with the milk from all stanchions conveyed by pipe into the milk room, where it flows into a stainless-steel tank. (Press photo August 26, 1954)
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September 5, 1974
Fall festival still full of pennies, silver dollars
Plans are underway for the 24th annual Granton Fall Festival, September 13, 14, and 15. The post-summer event is “even bigger” than last year’s, according to festival leaders, with the traditional sharing of pennies and silver dollars for the event’s youthful participants.
Events begin with a tractor rodeo for high school boys on Friday afternoon, followed by a fun show and a dance that evening. The FFA band and the Grant Busy Bee hobo band will be special attractions at the fun show.
Saturday afternoon will feature free cotton candy for the kids along with a penny scramble for 5,000 pennies and the annual frog jumping contest.
The ladies’ program, started four years ago, will feature Harry Liebzeit, Greenwood, with his many exhibits of wood burls, plants, pictures, and “show and tell” time exhibit.
The popular mini-tractor pull will again be held in the evening at 6:30 p.m., Saturday evening. Four classes will be held this year at 500, 800, 1250, and 1500 pounds. An old-time dance will conclude Saturday’s events.
The big parade on Sunday will again give every worthy child entered a silver dollar. The free street entertainment will feature Mike Kawieski, a country and western star, and Jennie and the Polka Kats.
The parade will feature bands, many old cars, queens, over 400 children, politicians, commercial floats, and over 500 units expected to march.
The carnival will feature five rides and five stands. A special pre-sale will give five rides at discount from any Granton uptown merchant.
Food stands will operate Saturday and Sunday. The festival is sponsored by the Granton FFA, Jeff Eibergen, president; Granton Rotary, Merle Bartsch, president; and Granton volunteer firemen, Loren Virnig, Fire Chief.
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Lions hold bulb sale
The annual light bulb sale, sponsored by local and area Lions clubs, will be held from Saturday, September 7 to 14.
Covering Neillsville, Loyal, Auburndale, Marshfield, Spencer, Rozellville, Greenwood and Colby, local members will be calling on homes with various size light bulbs, in the hopes that households will stock up on them.
When a light bulb is purchased, proceeds will go towards “helping the blind and towards sight conservation throughout the world,” club spokesmen said.
The Lions, active in areas of benefit to sight, will also collect used eyeglasses during the bulb sale, which will be transformed, after re-milling, into new glasses for those in need.
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September 7, 1994
Peterson fire investigation ends
The investigation of the Neillsville Fire Department into the fire last week that destroyed the Kuhn’s Decorating Center building and its content is concluded, Chief Duane Peterson said Tuesday.
The cause has not been specifically established however, according to Peterson. “Our thinking is that it started in the van,” he said, referring to one of the vehicles parked in the warehouse section of the building. It was in that northwest part of the warehouse above the van that the fire first appeared to come through the roof, Peterson said describing it as an explosion. The fire then spread quickly throughout the building, he said.
The fire chief said that he has spoken to the state fire marshal’s office about an investigation. “They said that it was up to us,” Peterson said. The Neillsville Fire Department would not be asking for an investigation by the fire marshall after all, he said, because there is no indication of foul play.
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Granton parade to recognize Smokey
Queen to be crowned Friday night
This Sunday, Sept. 11, Smokey Bear will be in Granton to celebrate his 50th birthday by leading the children’s part of the Granton Fall Festival parade at 1 p.m.
Following the parade, Smokey Bear will shake hands with all the children and will serve each a piece of his birthday cake.
Smokey Bear is the second most recognized character in America, as he follows Santa who is in first place. He was found badly burned as a small bear cub by a firefighting crew in the midst of a 17,000-acre forest fire in the Lincoln National Forest in New Mexico.
He was nursed back to health by a game warden and his family and was later sent to the National Zoo in Washington D.C. Since then, Smokey Bear has become the living symbol of fire prevention and is recognized as one of the most famous advertising slogans in the world with his message “REMEMBER...Only You Can Prevent A Forest Fire.”
The festival in Granton gets underway this Friday as the community crowns a new queen. Candidates are Tracy Grata, Carol Jordan, Angel Garbisch and Jenny Moen, all students at Granton High School.
The Saturday program features a fishing contest, duck races, frog jumping contest, arts and craft show, bed races, a ball tournament, a flower show and an evening dance.
A chicken barbecue gets events underway on Sunday. The parade gets underway at 1 p.m. and will honor Jim and Rhoena Marg, honored grandparent, Jeanette Steiner, honored citizen, and Smokey Bear’s 50th birthday.
Circus City Shows will be on the Midway. The co-ed ball tournament at the ballpark and free entertainment following the parade will wind up the weekend activities in Granton.
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Family reunion brings park $200
The Neillsville Common Council, in its Aug. 23, 1994, meeting accepted a $200 donation coming from the Wieting-Seidelman family reunion held Aug. 13, 1994, in the city’s Schuster Park.
Representatives of the reunion asked that the donation be applied toward playground or other equipment in Schuster Park, City Clerk Rex Roehl told council members.
“It was wonderful, great!” said Alderman Mary Zilk, chairperson of the Neillsville Parks and Recreation Committee, said after the meeting. “It doesn’t happen that often,” she said of such a donation to the park.
The money would be put to good use, Zilk said. “There is always a need,” she said. “Equipment wears out, and there is a lot of maintenance involved.
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Donation made to Samson Library
A pie & ice cream social was held on Aug. 5 at the Granton Park by Branch 1500 to match funds from Aid Association for Lutheran. This money will be given to the Samson Library to help with the cost of new books, etc. The total gift was $362.00.
Branch 1500, which is the Granton Zion Lutheran and Chili Christ Lutheran churches, have done other projects and are doing some now which are: paying for the postage of Church Newsletter, doing repairs to the parsonage, a bake sale for Earthquake Disaster, sponsored a Brewer game trip, treats for Vacation Bible School, and Beautify American by planting flower bins around the parsonage.
Upcoming events are selling tickets for the Fireman’s Raffle for equipment, “Just Say Thanks” Social, Sept. 18, Election Meeting, Christmas Sing, and treats for children and matching funds at the Men’s Club Pancake Supper in October.
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Birthday tea party at Tufts’
Local girls celebrated Samantha’s 10th birthday with a Tea Party at Tufts’ Museum Thursday.
Samantha, the fourth doll in the Pleasant Co. of Middleton, Wis., series of six dolls, was designed to represent the Victorian Era, circa 1904.
With that in mind, Kathy Inderberg, who is working towards a doctorate degree in history at the University of Chicago, talked to the girls about then and now. She touched on why we have birthday parties and candles, birthstones and birth flowers, transportation, games, and the function of a tea party.
She then led the girls through Tufts Museum, noting differences between then and now with regard to calling cards and a young woman’s accomplishments as shown off in the music room of a home, among other things.
The girls then helped Dolores Johnson make pink mint ice cream in keeping with the pink and white theme of the tea party and sewed heart-shaped sachets before enjoying pink lemonade, thin sandwiches, cookies, petit fours, store bought strawberry and the homemade pink mint ice cream and a video by the author of one of the books about Samantha.
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