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Newspaper
Country Today
Location
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1977
Page
3
Sam Searcy a 14 year old Milwaukee auction caller has worked at over 300 auctions in two years. He started at age 12 at his grandfather's auction barn and trains under his family. He aims to sell cars in a couple years and believes auctions can sell anything.
The 27th annual Wisconsin Auctioneers Association convention drew about one third more attendees than expected. Over 25 percent of the 475 members registered for the two day event, with notable arrivals including Ernest Freund of Fond du Lac, a founder of the national group, and other local members from Taylor Trempealeau County, Galesville, and Strum. The state association began on February 17 1951 at a Black River Falls meeting.
At the 27th annual Wisconsin Auctioneers Association convention in Eau Claire, directors elected officers for the coming year. William Bodell of Hazel Green will preside as president with Leroy Jones of Watertown as vice president and Victor Voigt of Reedsville as secretary treasurer. Voigt urged licensing of auctioneers to police ethics, noting neighboring states have such laws and recalling a previous unsuccessful Wisconsin bill.
Lyle Erickson of Cresco Iowa told the 27th annual state auctioneers convention that selling farms and land by auction has great potential. He noted Iowa Illinois Kansas and Nebraska lead in parcel sales and cited a farm sold in Iowa for 1098 per acre from 990. He predicted more farm land in Wisconsin would be sold in 40 to 80 acre parcels.
Judy Fish, one of Wisconsin’s two female auctioneers, joins the Wisconsin Auction School faculty as she builds a part time career while raising two children. She envisions real estate auctions and farms in her near future and notes strong bidder diversity among dishware collectors.
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