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February 1, 2023, Page 8 Contributed by "The Clark Co. Press"
Extracted by Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon. Index of "Oldies" Articles |
Clark County News
February 3, 1938
Kiwanis Club gets ready for Annual Liars Tourney
The annual Liars’ Contest with award of championship liar’s belt was announced and discussed at some length at the Kiwanis Club meeting Monday evening. On this committee President Jim Musil named what he stated were three men of unimpeachable veracity, and never known to have told a lie, but are reputable judges of lies, being R. P. Munger, Ottos Zaeske and Wm. Crow. The date of the contest was not definitely decided upon, but it will be held sometime during the month of February. Contestants may start rehearsing, reading up or called upon friends known to tell tall tales at any time. This is expected to be the greatest liars’ contest yet sponsored by the Neillsville Kiwanis Club and is expected to produce enough whoppers to fill a fair sized volume. The crowning event will be the award of the Liar’s Belt, which may be worn by the winner until the contest is held next year.
Interesting reports on the recent Kiwanis convention at Milwaukee were presented by Jess Scott and Attorney A.L. Devos, who were in attendance. Jess as usual worked in a few good jokes, not forgetting one or two on Al. Among Kiwanis projects for the coming year Jess mentioned were membership growth, closer urban and rural relations and safer automobile driving. W.W. Cooke, supervisor at the building of the new post office, and Wm. Brody were guests at the dinner.
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Former Neillsville boy a successful inventor
Paul Hemp, a former Neillsville boy, stopped off here to visit relatives last week on a trip to Racine, where the Hamilton Beach Co. signed a contract to take over the manufacture of the Hemp Massagers. The new machines, coming out in February and manufactured at Racine will be operated by electric motors, instead of by hand as heretofore. This is only one of seven patents Mr. Hemp has perfected, three of which are paying him good returns. They include humidifiers and devices for airplanes and cars.
Mr. Hemp was accompanied to Neillsville by his wife and her mother, Mrs. Alvin Eisentraut, who visited here.
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January ends up cold
The last day of January, Monday, turned out to be the coldest day of the winter, with the official thermometer reading 19 below, and many others 20 below. Tuesday morning also showed 20 below. The coldest previous day was January 9, with 17 below, Henry Markwardt reports. The Monday previous was very warm, with water and slush on the streets, and turning colder next day. The present winter has been a comparatively mild one, with ideal weather most of the time, around 10 to 20 above.
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Shirley Temple comes to Adler
Famous star in “Heidi” Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
Showing at the Adler Theatre Thursday evening of this week is the picture with a million laughs, “The Life of the Party.” Friday and Saturday comes the great comedy hit, “The Awful Truth,” in which the screens maddest lovers appear. Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 6, 7 and 8, comes Shirley Temple in “Heidi,” the sweetest little girl in all Switzerland, with Jean Hersholt. There will be continuous shows Sunday from 1 to 11 p.m. to accommodate the large crowds turning out to see the ever popular Shirley Temple. On Monday there will be a special school matinee at 4:05 p.m. A hilarious comedy, “Beautiful Ballerina,” also will be shown.
Besides the shows above mentioned there will be a double feature program at the Armory Tuesday, Feb. 8, featuring Chas. Starrett in “Wyoming Trail.” Also, Frank Buck, Chapter 10 of the “Jungle Menace.”
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January 29, 1948
Warriors drop 29-40 tilt here
17point last quarter rally wins for Stanley High in league cage test
A strong 17 point rally in the closing quarter gained a 40-29 victory for Stanley High School’s cagers over a luckless Neillsville High School five here Tuesday night. After trailing throughout the first three periods, Coach Alfred Hovey’s Neillsville Warriors staged a late third period rally which brought the score to 21-23 at the three-quarters mark. With the closing period only seconds old, Wall, guard, connected for the tying bucket.
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Four Granton students on semester honor roll
Four local high school students had scholastic averages of A or above for the first semester of the school year, according to an announcement from Prin. Carl Eisemann.
The honor students are Jane Crothers, Mildred Erickson and Susan Moeller, all seniors, and Gladys Lehman, a freshman.
Seventeen others received honorable mention with scholastic standings of B to A. They included: Amber Marg, Virginia Nickel and Wendell Storm, seniors; Wayne Sternitzky, Irene Naedler, Emily McHone, Virginia Larson, Donald Jahnke and Virjean Buettner, juniors; Diana Eibergen, Rebecca Todd, Donald Nickel and Eileen Korth, sophomores: and Ellen Eide, Jerry Smith and Vivian Roehl, freshman.
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Local girl to be home agent of Pierce County
Miss Ardith Huckstead has accepted a position as Home Agent in Pierce County and as a special preparation for the new work, she has entered a period of training with Miss Helen Wurthman, home agent of Clark County. During the first week in February she will attend Farm and Home week in Madison and will then go to Ellsworth to take up her new duties. Miss Huckstead, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Huckstead, was graduated from the University of Wisconsin in June 1947.
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John Brezic loses second cow demonstrating how first one died
(Editor’s note: A second cow has gone to her death on the John Brezic farm near Gorman. It died in the same manner as the first a few weeks ago–while she was being milked. Following is the report of Miss Anna Champa, Gorman correspondent of The Clark County Press, on this latest episode).
Another bossy met death in a mysterious accident.
As was once reported previously in The Press, Mr. John Brezic lost a cow one Sunday morning while milking with the milking machine and his cow gave a moan and dropped dead. Mr. Brezic went to church and started to complain to some of his neighbors and friends how he lost a very valuable cow, and it not being sick previously.
So that Sunday afternoon some friends and neighbors went over to his farm home. As they approached the barn some inquired: “Just how did this occur?”
“Come in the barn and I’ll show you,” Mr. Brezic replied.
So he put the milking machine on the cow and turned on the electric switch to commence milking.
But, lo and behold! As the switch went on another one of his valuable cows dropped dead–the one to which he had attached the machine.
So investigation started and the result was to learn that his milking machine was installed improperly, and some defective wiring seemed to be the cause for his losing two very fine milk cows.
The electric current was short-circuited. The misfortune is a very bad one. Just to learn how he lost one cow, he found he had lost another.
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January 18, 1968
Eleven from county enter the Army
Eleven Clark County men were inducted into the army through selective service last week at the induction station in Minneapolis, Minn., it was announced this week by the county selective services office. Thirty-eight men were sent for examination.
Those inducted were forwarded to the army reception center at Fort Campbell, Ky. They are,
Paul Pulokas of Villa Park, Ill., and formerly of Thorp; Vernon Vetterkind of Thorp; Robert Gardner and Gary Rasmussen of Greenwood; Dennis Rondorf of West Bend, and formerly of Greenwood; Daniel Lockhart of Owen; Ronald Oldham and Donald Bryan of Neillsville; Leslie Miller of Marshfield and formerly of Colby; Billy Buss of Withee; and Duane Meyer of Unity.
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New snowmobile rules are briefed
New state laws regulating the use of snowmobiles in Wisconsin were briefed this week by Dist. Atty. Norman Saracoff for snowmobile users.
Following, in brief, are the “rules of the road” for the popular new recreational vehicles:
Wisconsin statutes permit driving a snowmobile directly across a two or three lane highway, but only after stopping and yielding to all vehicles approaching on the highway.
While operating on the highway is prohibited, a snowmobile may be operated outside the ditch line on a two or three lane highway.
Although there is no age limitation for snowmobile operators, no person under 12 may drive one across any state trunk highway or connecting street.
No one may drive or ride in a snowmobile carrying any firearm unless it is unloaded and encased, or any bow unless it is unstrung or encased. No one may drive or pursue deer or bear with a snowmobile.
A snowmobile owner may not permit its operation by any qualified or disabled person. Driving a snowmobile while under the influence of intoxicating liquor, fermented malt beverages, narcotics or other drugs is prohibited.
It is unlawful to operate a snowmobile at an unreasonable or improper speed, carelessly so as to endanger the person or property of another, or in such a way that the exhaust of the motor makes an excessing or unusual noise, or without a functioning muffler.
Any snowmobile driven across or along a right of way during hours of darkness must display a lighter headlamp and tail lamp.
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This is a penny tree. Children of the elementary school in Neillsville, got it up as a going away present for their principal, Earl Ruedy, who last week severed connections with the Neillsville public school system after nearly 29 years of service. He has gone to Oostburg, in the eastern part of the state, to serve as district administrator. The tree contained 485 pennies, each penny representing each child, kindergarten through sixth grade. The “ornaments,” of which the pennies were a part, were made by the grade classes, each using its own particular design. Shown with the tree is Mrs. Shirley Graves, office secretary of the elementary school. (Press photo, Jan. 18, 1968)
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January 30, 1975
Girls trounce Loyal, 32-22, to stay perfect
The Neillsville High School girls’ basketball team extended its record to a glossy 70 for the season and 50 in Cloverbelt conference play, with a 32-22 victory over Loyal here Monday night.
The win kept the Warrior girls in first place in the conference’s eastern division, with Owen Withee trailing by a single game. They will play Colby next Monday night on the Neillsville floor, heading for a confrontation with Owen-Withee a week later, on February 10.
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Ten comely candidates for the title of Miss Neillsville gathered for this informal picture Tuesday. The title will be awarded during the Snowball Dance Saturday night at the Silver Dome, held in conjunction with the annual winter carnival, which will continue through Sunday. From the left, the candidates, all juniors at Neillsville High School are front row, Patty Schoen, Carla Zilk, Lynn Corey and Sue VanDam; and back row, Diane Walker, Debbie Brekke, Ann Sternitzky, Brenda Wilcox, Marcia Vandeberg and Lina Opelt. (Press photo January 30, 1975)
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