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April 124, 2024, Page 9 Contributed by "The Clark Co. Press"
Extracted by Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon. Index of "Oldies" Articles |
Clark County News
April 13, 1944
Purple Heart awarded to Mr. & Mrs. August Arndt
The Purple Heart, which is granted from wounds received in action has been awarded posthumously to First Lieut. Clifford Arndt, and was received on April 7 by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. August Arndt, who reside on South Court Street. Lieut. Arndt was a pursuit pilot in the army air corps and was killed in the Tunisian campaign. Clifford, the youngest of a family of seven children, was born in Neillsville and spent all of his early life here, graduating from Neillsville High School in 1936. Lieut. Arndt known to his friends as “Bud.” entered the air corps in December 1941, from Victorville, Cal., where he was then employed.
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House on Timmler farm, Pine Valley, to be rebuilt
The house on Mrs. Edwin Timmler’s farm in the town of Pine Valley burned to the ground Tuesday morning, April 4, when it apparently caught fire from sparks from the chimney. Neighbors responded to the call for help and succeeded in saving a part of the personal belongings of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Timmler, Jr., who were occupying the house, but only a few articles belonging to the owner, Mrs. Edwin Timmler, Sr., which she had stored in the house. Some members of the Neillsville Fire Company went to the scene of the fire with the chemical engine, but were unable to save the house. No other buildings were burned. The loss is partly covered by insurance.
Mrs. Edwin Timmler, Sr., who has been living for some time at the home of her brother, Emit Dettmann, at Boltonville, Wis., came to Neillsville Tuesday night, in response to the news of the fire. Her nephews, Harold and Merlin Dettmann, brought her to Neillsville, and were overnight guests at the home of their cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Clarion Counsell. Mrs. Timmler is staying here at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Counsell, while she makes arrangements for rebuilding the farm home.
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April 18, 1974
Barn burns on John farm
The barn of the John John farm, near the Weston town hall, was completely destroyed by fire of unknown origin Saturday forenoon. The Johns recently held an auction and are moving to St. Louis, Mo., where he has employment. Mr. and Mrs. “Butch” Jacobi and family had moved to the farm only a week previous.
The barn was empty of stock and feed at the time of the fire. Electric wires leading to the barn had recently been cut off.
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Quicker wins in Granton
In Granton Roland Quicker was elected village trustee for two years. His vote was 26 as against 20 for Ross Downer.
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Golden Wedding of the William Kuehns
Mr. and Mrs. William Kuehn celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary last Sunday at their farm home by holding an open house in the afternoon and evening.
The following relatives attended: Mr. and Mrs. Casper Bruley, and Mrs. Lottie Kuehn and son of Chippewa Falls; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kuehn and family; Mr. and Mrs. George Kuehn and children; Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Hohenstein and family; Mr. and Mrs. William Lentz and children. Oxford; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bandy, Coloma; Mrs. F.H. Bruley of Neillsville.
Many friends also called at the Kuehn home.
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Advertisement in the Press, April 8, 1954, issue.
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April 18, 1974
Jurors watch television as case goes on around them; no commercials
A first in judicial history for Clark County occurred Monday morning when videotape equipment was utilized in a criminal case before the bench of Circuit Judge Lowell Schoengarth.
The equipment was used in conjunction with a Juneau County morals charge case involving Stanley Hancock of Camp Douglas.
Wheeled into the court room by Clark and Juneau County deputy sheriffs, the equipment included a television set, electronic cable, and playback recorder, similar in appearance to a standard reel-to-reel tape recorder.
With no apparent objection by Hancock’s attorney, staff of the Juneau County district attorney’s office brought the equipment and recordings into court. Video tape has only been put into use in courtrooms in the United States in the past two to three years.
Videotaping is identical to that used by television networks in preparing dramatic productions and commercials. Production includes a television camera which records the action. From the camera, the scanned image is sent to a recorder which holds the images on tape. The tape can then be stored and later replaced on the recorder for playback through a common television set.
The tapes used in Monday’s court action were shown to a 12 member jury and included an interview with a Juneau County physician, a seven year old who allegedly was the victim of the morals incident, and an alleged eyewitness to the crimes. All of the tapes depict an interview session between parties involved and staff of the Juneau County district attorney’s office.
At Press time, the case was still in process of witnesses and arguments. It is not known what effect the new technology will have on jurors and their subsequent decision of guilt or innocence for Stanley Hancock.
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FHA members raise $673 for dystrophy fund
The treasury of the National Muscular Dystrophy association is $673 richer now, thanks to efforts of the Neillsville Future Homemakers of American. Members gathered the sum during FHA Week through Smile candle sales and freewill donations.
According to Mrs. Sharon Hoeg, advisor, the candles will be delivered in approximately four weeks.
Top salesperson honors went to Terri Gaier and Tammy Schultz, both members of the newly formed junior high school FHA chapter. Sale chairpersons were Ann Klieforth, seventh grade; Terri Gaier, eighth grade; and Kathy Oldham, senior high chapter president.
FHA advisors are Mrs. Hoeg and Mrs. Kristine Olson.
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April 20, 1994
4-H cat fun match scheduled
The second annual 4-H Cat Fun Match will be held on April 30 at the Clark County Fairgrounds. Vet checks will begin at 9 a.m., the show at 11 a.m. Lunch will be served on the grounds.
-Cat Fun Match Regulations:
-All cats must be vaccinated for rabies and distemper at least 15 days before the show. Kittens under six months are not required to have rabies vaccination. Proof of vaccination must be presented.
-Cats claws should be clipped before the show.
-No cat showing signs of fleas, ear mites or other illness will be admitted.
- A kitten must be at least four months old at the time of the show in order to be shown. For showing purposes, kittens are between four and eight months old. Cats over eight months old at the time of the show are adults.
-Pens or cages will not be provided. Exhibitors must bring the animal in a cage which allows spectator viewing. Cats and kittens are to be on leash while being shown.
-No Pregnant or nursing cats are to be shown.
-Exhibitors are responsible for bringing their own pet food, litter, litter pan and for cleaning up after their own animals.
-Limit of two cats per exhibitor.
This event is open to the general public. Anyone interested can pre-register by sending $3 to the Clark County UW Extension Office, P.O. Box 68, Neillsville, WI 54456 or there will be a $4 charge on the day of the match. If you have any questions regarding this event, contact the Clark County UW Extension Office at 743-5121.
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Boys track places second
Last Thursday, April 14, the boys high school track team, weakened by four absent varsity runners, placed second in a four team meet at Mosinee with a score of 79. Mosinee won the meet with 118 points, Owen-Withee had 38 points, and Auburndale scored 15 points. Last Tuesday’s home meet was canceled because of inclement weather.
Nathan Hohenstein tied for the highest jump with a jump of 5’10” but received third place finish because of previous misses.
Neillsville boys took second, third, and fourth place in the pole vault, with Clint Woods vaulting into second place with 10’6”, while Dave Tessman and Kit Leitzen took third and fourth place respectively with vaults of 10’ each.
Matt Johnson placed fourth in the shot put with a throw 34’8”, Jason Mallory placed third in the triple jump with a jump of 32’3 1/2”, and Leitzen took fourth place with 30’ 10 3/4”.
In the discus, Ryan Buhrow placed fourth with a throw of 97’10”, and Andy Osegard placed fifth with 88’7”. Joe Schultz placed third in the 110m high hurdles with a time of 22.6 seconds, and also took second in the 300m low hurdles finishing in 49.9. Jim Gassen placed fourth in the 300m low hurdles with a time of 50.9.
Shanon Heine edged out J.J. Chubb by less than one second to win the 1600m with a time of 5:02.7, giving Neillsville the top two positions in the mile, and beating the nearest competition by more than 20 seconds. Ryan Sturtz took third in the 100m dash with a time of 12.01 seconds. Matt placed third in the 400m dash with a time of 56.1 and Korey Pohl placed fourth with 57.4.
Neillsville’s 4x100m relay team of Tom Hammond, Ryan Sturtz, Johnson, and Jim Gassen finished third with a time of 2:21.8, and Kurt finished fifth with 2:30.1. Neillsville’s 4x100m relay team came in second in 3:55.9.
Hammond and Sturtz took fourth and fifth respectively in the 200m dash with times of 24.87 and 35.23. Chubb won the 3200m with a time of 11:07.4, edging out Heine by a mere four seconds in a role reversing finish of their earlier placings in the 1600m, while Brian Evenson took fifth place with a time of 13:50.3.
Neillsville’s 4x800m relay team of Chubb, Heine, Osegard, and Miller finished in front of all competition with a time of 9:30.9.
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Lamar Schmitz, president of the Neillsville Lions Club, presented a $250 check to the Neillsville Community Childcare Center’s board president Sue Vornholt (right). On behalf of Wisconsin Lions District 27-C1, he also presented a $300 check to Sally Sadowska, assistant administrator at Memorial Medical Center, to be used for diabetes awareness. (photo by Kuzjak March 1994)
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