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July 10, 2024, Page 9 Contributed by "The Clark Co. Press"
Extracted by Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon. Index of "Oldies" Articles |
Clark County News
July 13, 1944
Used playing cards are needed for the kit bags
Playing cards are needed for kit bags of service men, according to Mrs. Floyd Casler, chairman of the Red Cross committee. The committee is asking the public to provide not less than 144 decks of these cards. They may be used cards, but should be in good condition, such as would be used for guests in homes.
The special need arises from the fact that new playing cards are not obtainable on the open market. The committee is obliged to rely upon the generosity of local householders who may have used decks which they can spare.
Those willing to supply playing cards are requested by the committee to leave them at the Farmers’ store within the next two weeks.
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Mystery fire damages Mohr house, north side
A fire alarm on Sunday morning about 4 o’clock brought the fire company to the home of Miss Marie Mohr on North Emery Street.
Miss Mohr was not at home, neither had she been at home to have a fire for several days, and evidence pointed to the fact that the fire originated from outside the house.
A neighbor who goes to work early in the morning saw the fire at the front of the house as he left his own home and gave the alarm. Neighbors were quickly aroused and formed a bucket brigade. They succeeded in checking the blaze. The fire company found it necessary to use a stream of water as the fire had burned into the wall of the house. Considerable damage was done to the residence both by fire and water.
Quick action on the part of her neighbors probably saved Miss Mohr’s house, and prevented the spread of the fire to other dwellings.
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Ferdinand on loose in the Town of Mentor
He gets two families into a tangle by conduct unbecoming
A Ferdinand-on-the-loose has occasioned a sizable rumpus in the northeast corner of the town of Mentor. The Ferdinand belongs to Albert Van Kirk, and he is alleged to have penetrated the property of the Ezra Hedding family. There, according to the story which found its way to the authorities, Ferdinand behaved as no proper Ferdinand ever does, greatly to the damage of a young and inexperienced cow and two young heifers.
Thereupon Mr. Hedding, not a little disturbed, penned the bull in his barn, intending to hold him there until he had been compensated for the damage claimed. And when he was called away from home, Mr. Hedding charged his wife that she should hold the fort with the bull in it, until he returned. During his absence Mr. Van Kirk turned up, accompanied by his son Warren, and a stormy argument ensued, with Mrs. Hedding doing her best to follow instructions and hold the fort.
Hot language led to hot action, during which a fork full of manure landed squarely in the face of the owner of the bull. This did nothing to relieve the strain, and presently the woman was shoved into the barnyard dirt, while Ferdinand was led triumphantly off by the Van Kirks.
The disturbance was reported to the county authorities as something which involved possible danger to life and limb, and Fred Dangers, the county investigator, went to the scene, poured oil on the troubled waters and did what could be done to insure that Ferdinand will hereafter be the gentleman the Ferdinand is always supposed to be.
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The Tracey Sisters, pictured above, will be featured dancers with the “Flying High” revue, which will be one of the free acts at the Clark County Fair, August 18-21. (Contributed photo July 13, 1944)
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July 1, 1954
Three-day celebration will be held at Thorp
A three-day celebration is scheduled for Thorp, July 3, 4 and 5. Features are a horse pulling contest Saturday afternoon, a parade on Sunday, wrestling matches, a hose fight, children’s races, a baseball game and carnival attractions.
Traffic is being re-routed east in the residential section to make provision for the concessions, which require a larger area than in the past.
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Mrs. Keller is mother of 9 “Bradbury Babies”
Neillsville woman and her children back plan of Bradbury Memorial
The project of a memorial room in the new hospital for the late Dr. E. L. Bradbury struck a responsive chord in the hearts of Mrs. George Keller and her seven living children. Mrs. Keller is the mother of nice children, of whom seven are living, and all of them were Bradbury babies.
At the birth of eight, Dr. Bradbury was right there on time and did his part. In the care of Louise he was late, but it took a tornado to hold him back.
The time of Louise arrived just after the tornado of 1924 in the Withee area. It was a devastating storm, with many injured, and with all the doctors summoned to Withee in the emergency.
With all the doctors gone, Louise knocked for admission, and there was a great scurrying around for a reception committee. The reception fell to the lot of a kindly woman, who served as a midwife. But Albert Ott, Mrs. Keller’s first husband and the father of her children, wanted the help of Dr. Bradbury and left word for him to come as soon as he returned from the tornado service. Upon his return, Dr. Bradbury, weary from the Withee work, hurried to the Ott home and made sure that the mother and baby were all right.
When Louise, now Mrs. Francis Kipp of Marshfield, learned of the memorial project, she expressed wonder whether she would quality as a Bradbury baby. But she received ample assurance that she really belonged. So she and the other children are joining their mother in contributing to and promoting the plan for a hospital room as a memorial to the kind old doctor.
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Here are three members of the Heintown Club of Homemakers, wearing the badges which won their club first place in the badge contest at Achievement Day. Their badge, worn at the Achievement meeting at Loyal, emphasized the dairy theme. The pail and milk and can were made of foil. The script is in white on a dark blue background. The slogan at the left reads: “A Wealth of Health.” At the right the reading is “Heintown,” followed by the name of the members wearing the badge. In this picture Margaret Tichy, president of the club, is at the left; then, in order, Genevieve Schmidt and Bessie Spangler. (Press photo July 1, 1954)
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July 11, 1974
Service Notes
Sp. 4 Robert C. Abramczak, 22, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Abramczak of Rt. 3, Thorp, participated in a yearly tank gunnery qualification test at the army training area in Grafenwöhr, Germany. During the tests, tank crewman undergo extensive day and night qualifying runs on the range to determine their individual and crew efficiency. Sp. 4 Abramczak is a truck driver in Troop A, 3rd Squadron of the 3rd Armored Division’s 12th Cavalry in Budingen.
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SSgt. Duane A. Spencer of Rt. 1 Neillsville has been named one of the top 15 percent in his air force specialty. He will receive a superior performance pay bonus for six months as a result of his selection.
Sgt. Spencer, son of Mrs. and Mrs. Marion R. Spencer, was chosen for leadership, exemplary conduct, technical skill and duty performance in competition with all other airmen in his grade and specialty.
He is presently serving in Dyess AFB, Tex., as a flight engineer with a unit of the Tactical Air command.
The sergeant graduated in 1966 from Neillsville High School and attended North Central Technical Institute in Wausau.
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Wildcat wins
The Wildcat Inn team placed second in the Greenwood tournament last week, losing 9-6 in the championship game to Stolz Bar of Mosinee after winning eight straight to reach the finals.
The team has entered the Eau Claire Invitational July 19-21 and will compete against 64 teams representing four states.
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Society to open depot museum for Cheese Days
The Clark County Historical Society will have the Colby Depot-Museum open during the Colby Cheese Days from 1 to 4:30 p.m., July 19, 20 and 21. New articles are being added from time to time.
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Immanuel Centennial – Cakes for the centerpiece of the head table at the centennial celebration of Immanuel United Church of Christ near Greenwood had been ordered by the Immanuel Guild. Mrs. Robert Susa, Greenwood, created the edible artistry of the church, the parsonage and the schoolhouse to carry out the theme. The centennial book committee is standing behind the cakes (from left to right): Mrs. Alvin Albert, Mrs. Elmer Humke, Mrs. Erwin Toburen and Mrs. Norman Liebzeit. (Press photo July 11, 1974)
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July 13, 1994
Circus charms young, not so young
The Neillsville area was treated to the tradition of a genuine traveling circus coming to town.
The King Royal Circus, complete with, count ‘em, three rings, rolled into the Clark County Fairgrounds Friday, setting up for a pair of shows that evening.
It all took place under the Big Top. Performing elephants ponderously strutted their stuff, lions and tigers snarled all the way through their program and the antics of the clowns widened the smiles of all the kids there, both young and old.
The event was sponsored by the Neillsville Chamber of Commerce.
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Shadow map considered
The Clark County Zoning Committee held a public hearing Tuesday on its proposed amendment of the county’s Floodplain Zoning Ordinance.
The amendment adds a hydraulic shadow map for the Rock Dam area. A hydraulic shadow is that area below a dam that would be flooded in the event of the dam’s failure during a 100-year flood, according to Mark Heil, the county’s forestry and parks administrator who was present at the hearing to address any questions by the public.
The effect of the map would be to tell people that they cannot build within the shadow, Heil said.
Zoning administrator Jay Shambeau said after the hearing that, after the flood damage in the Rock Dam area last year, the DNR required the amendment. “It’s something we needed to do,” he said.
No private citizens appeared to voice an opinion, Shambeau said.
The proposed amendment will be considered by the full county board in its July meeting Thursday.
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