Wisconsin's First Cheese Factory 75th Anniversary Observed
A fragmented report recalls Wisconsin's pioneer dairy era and the opening of the state’s first cheese factory in Ladoga in 1864. Local counties and residents near Lake Mar DU Lac and Shawna County celebrate the milestone with events, noting the factory’s growth to 3800 cows and annual output near $24,000,000 in value as the community marks the long history of cheese making.
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Fenty
Wisconsin
Ladoga
State Department
Chester Tien
Mar du Lac County
Alazen
Hazen
Ariel
Jiobure
Porgsegueditt
Priaiang Ciouahy
Minnosen
Yale
Shawna County
Jared Wisconaire Bneluatey
William Rainey Bennett to Speak at Commencement
William Rainey Bennett, renowned speaker on timely subjects, will deliver the commencement address for the 1939 graduating class of the Miami High School. The ceremony, to be held at the school gymnasium on Avenue 7, is expected to draw about 400 attendees. Bennett is celebrated for his dynamic, youthful appeal and memorable slogans inviting continual growth.
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William Rainey Bennett
Vital
Ives
Tien al
Flere
Rooks
Calendar of Coming Events in Mhuroy and Nearby
April 27 events include Wadies Aid society and Sivtiipe Ca WG programs with Moti Calle. A Rolls event at New Richuad Roller, Hhayatie Wears club on Sunday April 30 and St James and St Johns church centennial services. May 1 includes Pier Stan nesting at Methodist church and Mate Chorus activities. May 2 features Presbyterian Ladies Aid and John’s Guthi business meeting with school group at Gineatn school. May 3 lists American Legion auxiliary society troop view, Boy Scouts, and James Walther league activities.
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He A. de Melinkat
Wadies’ Aid Society
Sivtiipe Ca
Moti Calle Weoe Movie
Ola Battling Co
Python
Ah Sen
Vrilay
Hoe
Mevig
New Richuad Roller
Hhayatie Wears
Mhistuity Clucehes
St. James
St. John's Church
Monsay
Pier Stan Niesting
Methodist Church
Posard
Retersud
Etary
Mia Olla
Odd Pellows
Svout Aimcoting
Tueway
Sbyterian
Aid Sockety
le Nchool
C. Than Mathers
John's Guthi Business Meeting
Gineatn School
Dherniately Society
Boy Scouts
James’ Walther
Shawano Student Earns State Extempore Final Bid
Shawano High School senior Robert Marotz will compete in the state extempore speaking finals in May after earning an A rating at Oshkosh district finals. He is the third straight Marotz test win to reach Madison, where eight districts’ winners meet. Betty Wogsland, Shawano’s other contestant, earned a B-plus in dramatic declamation.
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Robert Marotz
Shawano
Extempore
Oshkosh
Marotz
New London
de Pere
Madison
Shawano High School
Betty Wogsland
Rotarians Plan to Attend Meet at Sturgeon Bay
At a Monday noon Rotary meeting 80 percent of members said they would attend the district convention in Sturgeon Bay on May 22 and 23. Harry Meyer was appointed chairman of the On to Sturgeon Bay committee. The club's program featured a Shawano Motor Car Co sound movie titled Ward vest of the years showing Fleary Ford’s growth and Word plant views. O A Reetz urged members to attend the high school banquet this evening. The secretary noted an 80 percent attendance for the district in the last quarter.
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Rotary Club
Neild
Sturgeon Bay
Albert Wagel
Harry Meyer
Shawano Motor Car Company
Word
Deerborn
Michiigan
Brice Canyon
Utah
J. J. Henderson
George Lillie
Roy Sieber
O. A. Reetz
Mem Ibers
Town Green Valley Youth Killed by Freight Train
Wallace Borst a resident of Green Valley aged 1 was killed when struck by a freight train two miles north of town after leaving school to fish. The accident likely occurred after he fainted crossing the tracks. The engineer could not stop in time. Survived by mother and a brother. funeral arrangements pending.
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Wallace Borst
Green Valley
Paul Pallison
Wallace
Kuehl
Gillett
Minera
Green Villey
Peace Church Choi to Sponsor Musical Event
The Peace church senior choir will sponsor a musical program in the church parlors on May 14 at 7 30 p.m. Junior and senior choirs join for group singing solos and instrumentals. Old melodies and new pieces will be performed with tickets 10 cents on sale. Proceeds fund choir gowns. Everyone is invited.
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Peace Church
Ten High Schools Represented At Forensic Contest
Between 90 and 100 students from ten high schools competed at the Northeastern forensic conference held at Shawano High School. Shawano students did not win first place in A or B divisions but earned second and third in various contests. First place honors went to Kaukauna Two Rivers Oconto and others across five events in A and B divisions. Donald Olson led the conference as debate coach.
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Shawano High School
Shaw
Roger Cantwell
Bernice Waltrich
Robert Marotz
Ann Reetz
Raymond Gruetzmacher
Jhy
Kau
Kauna
Kaune
Local Men Named Scout Executives
Shawano men known for Boy Scout work were elected to the Valley scout council executive board at the Kaukauna dinner meeting. Antone A. Weber won a first term seat while Albert Weber E L Aschenbrener and Charles Naber were reelected. Mowry Smith of Neenah was reelected president, with officers Banta Menasha Schumbert Appleton Weber McCarthy Kaukauna Milbau Clintonville and Engberg named secretary. Albert Weber received special recognition for promoting Scouting in his territory.
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Shawano
Valley Scout Council
Kaukauna
Antone A. Weber
Albert Weber
E. L. Aschenbrener
Charles Naber
Mowry Smith
Neenah
Valley Council of Boy Scouts
George Banta, Jr
Menasha
W. 3. Schumbert
Appleton
Joseph McCarthy
Richard Milbau
Clintonville
E. B. Thomas
Harold Landgraf
Clarence H. Engberg
New Valley Council
Walter Divon
The
Valley Council
Weber
Old Age and Blind Pension Totals for April Reported
County pension administrator Leo Stefaniak announced April totals: old age pension 16 615 50 with an increase of 344 from March. Dependents payroll 3 969 50 for 157 families and 336 children, up five families and 17 children. Blind payroll 593 50, seven dollars below March.
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Leo Stefaniak
Club Women Gather in City for May Convention
More than 250 central Wisconsin club women will gather in this city on May 10 and 11 for the seventh district convention of the Wisconsin Federation of Woman's clubs. Delegates from Green Lake Langlade Marathon War... Shawano counties will attend. Presiding will be Mrs. Raymond M Rightseil of Stevens Point. Officers include Mrs. A W Prehn Wausau first vice president and Mrs. Joseph Duchac Antigo second vice president. The two day program includes a motor tour of the Nominee Indian reservation.
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Central Wisconsin Club
Wisconsin Federation of Woman's Clubs
Green Lake
Langladé
Marathon
Warquette
Portage
Waupaca
Wood
Waushara
Shawano
Raymond M. Rightseil
Stevens Point
A. W. Prehn
Wausau
Joseph Duchac
Antigo
C. J. Berg
Iola
D. F. Burn
Sam
James McCarthy
A. J. Hancock
Federation
Menominee Indian Reservation
Shawano High Bands to Attend Wisconsin Music Festival
Shawano High School band and glee clubs will participate in the district music festival directed by the Wisconsin School Music Association. The event runs May 6 and May 13 across Clintonville venues with about 40 schools sending groups. Over 600 participants on May 6 and up to 2000 by May 13 will compete in bands choirs and orchestras from numerous towns.
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Shawano
Clintonville
Wisconsin
Clintonville High School
Armory Building
St. Martin’s Lutheran Church
Congregational Church
Masonic Hall
Armory
Shawano High School
Amherst
Brussels
Casco
Crivitz
Fremont
Gillett
Gresham
Hilbert
Hortonville
Kaukauna
Manawa
Marinette
Marion
Menasha
New London
Peshtigo
Pulaski
Seymour
Suring
Tigerton
Waupaca Weysuwega
Winneconue
Wittenberg
Wrightstown
Gresham High School
Lourdes
Coaches Attend Conference Dinner in Alaska Wisconsin
Principal Everett Thomas, athletic coach Clifford Kills, and forensic coach Don ald Olson will attend a dinner meeting of the Northeast ern Athletic and Forensic conference at Alaska Wisconsin near Kewaunee this evening. The 1939 46 basketball schedule will be arranged and other athletic and forensic department affairs will be discussed.
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Everett Thomas
Clifford Kills
Donald Olson
Northeastern Athletic and Forensic Conference
Alaska
Wis
Kewaunee
Father and Son Banquet to Be Held This Evening
The annual father and son banquet takes place at the high school gymnasium at 6 30 p m. sponsored by the Boys Honorary club with QC A Reetz as adviser. L H Lascher head of the National Youth Administration bureau is the main speaker. Caspar Wallrich to lead singing. The Boys Honorary club cooks serves and cleans up. Menu lists steak mashed potatoes scalloped corn cabbage apple pie and cheese. The event aims to unite fathers and sons for mutual interests.
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Boys’ Honorary Club
QC. A. Reetz
L. H. Lascher
National Youth Administration Bureau
Lascher
Howard Sommers
Lloyd Dawe
H. L. Schroeder
Caspar Wallrich
Boys
Final Rites Held for Albert Dobbs in Shawano
Funeral services for Albert Dobbs a longtime Shawano resident were held Wednesday at his home and at St James Lutheran Church with Rev Walter M Schroth officiating. Born in Germany September 5 1866 he came to America at age one and lived in Milwaukee Herman Clintonsville Belle Plaine Shawano and finally here Survivors include his widow eight children two sisters a brother and fourteen grandchildren.
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Albert Dobbs
Dobbs
St. James’ Lutheran Church
Walter M. Schroth
Germany
America
Milwaukee
Herman
Bertha Behling
Clintonsville
Belle Plaine
Shawano
Fred
Ida
Anthony Hoffman
Green Bay
Lillian
Augusta Lohrbach
Alma
Henry Rugh
Rt. 1
Clare
Harvey Parson
Howard
Adella
John van Buecken
Frieda
Elmer Lycius
Neopit
Viola
William
Shawano Male Chorus to Perform in Wausau Concert
The Shawano Male chorus of 36 voices led by Eric Albers will join the Wisconsin Male Chorus Association in Wausau on Sunday May 7. Tickets are on sale at Muehltl's furniture store. A mass chorus of five hundred voices will unite seven visiting choirs with Shawano featured in two numbers.
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Shawana
Eric Albers
Wisconsin Male Chorus Association
Wausau
Muehtl’s
Shawano Group
Lutheran Bowlers Win In State Tournament
Word has been received that the Lutheran bowling team won cash prizes at the state bowling tournament held at Fond du Lac on April 2. The local bowlers won the team event, while William Reichel and EB C Hickenbotham won in doubles and Edward and William Reichel in singles.
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Fond du Lac
William Reichel
EB. C. Hickenbotham
Edward and
Wiliam Reichel
Proposals Aimed at Northern Wisconsin Counties Aid
Proposals endorsed at Antigo urge a special weekend nonresident fishing license and three day permits, align hunting and fishing fees with neighboring states, and promote roadside beautification. They call for budgetary work relief and WPA roll cuts, while addressing relief reform and county needs amid broader economic considerations. The gathering included county reps and Fred Eberlein.
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Wisconsin
Antigo
Fred Eberlein
Michigan
Shawane Chamber of Commerce
57 Year Old Apple Tree Bears Fruit Since 1857
Ferdinand Kupsky of Belle Plaine cultivates an apple tree bearing since 1857. Planted from a seed in 1882 the tree is six feet six inches in girth with a quarter acre of spread, yielding at least five bushels each season and remaining edible through winter. Kupsky, now nearing 79, has lived on the same Belle Pisine farm since 1868.
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Ferdinand Kupsky
Belle Plaine
Kupsky
Belle Pisine
Annual Lincoln School Circus May 5 at High School Gym
Lincoln school pupils and teachers prepare for the annual circus at the high school gym on Friday May 5 with two performances at 3:00 PM and 7:30 PM. Highlights include a big parade, sideshows, clowns, and trained animals with a large cast of students and Anda performers.
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Lincoln School
High School
Olga Brewer
Dick Cantwell
Barney
Richard Her2feldt
Billy
Robert Gresch
Virgil Olsen
Jilly Jinks
Tommy
Sammy Short
Humpty Dumpty
Daisy
Danny Jumbo
Gertie
Bertie Giraffe
Mickey
Minnie
Mr. Koo Koo Cat
Handy Hollywood Maidens
The
Pirates
Ferdinand the Bull
Charges Dropped in Milk Price Case Against Anderson
In Wescott, Charles Anderson had criminal charges dropped after an investigation by state officials. He had advertised whole milk at five cents a quart with customers supplying containers, facing alleged retailing without a license and violating an eight-cent minimum price order. District Attorney Larson will prepare for a hearing before Circuit Judge E. V. Werner within 20 days, following a temporary restraining order issued earlier.
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Charles
Chum) Anderson
Wescott
Anderson
Anderson Farm
G. E. Hosstettler
State Department of Agriculture and Markets
Hostettler
Larson
E. V. Werner
Shawano County Board to Convene for Organization Meeting
Shawano county board of supervisors will meet Tuesday May 2 at the courthouse. Five new members will take roll, including chairman Robert Rose who is confined to Shawano Municipal hospital. A chairman will be elected and new committees formed. budget and relief matters loom large amid overdrawn appropriations.
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Shawano
Antigo
Wisconsin
Eberlein
Alvin Pukad
Town Lot Almon
William Warace
Angelica
Ludwig Bauer
Aniwa
Edward Bork
Bartelme
Ben Rouse
Belie Plaine
Fred Christiansen
Birnamwood
Charles Hahn
Fairbanks
Edwin H. Erbrecht
Germania
Henry F.schmidt
Grant
Len Bohn
Green Valley
Richard Genke
Hartland
G.L. Herzfeld
Herman
Elmer Stillman
Hutchins
Henry Heling
Lessor
Andrew C. Johnson
Maple Grove
William J. Pingel
Morris
Elmer Robley
Navarino
Albert Harre
Pella
Harold Volland
Red Springs
Hubert Martzke
Richmond
Otto Fehrman
Seneca
B. H. Praht
Washington
William Grosnick
Waukechon
Fred A. Eberlein
Wescott
Cleve Guerin
Wittenberg
William Kautza
H. W. Weldon
Hirpamwood
Victor G. Kropf
Bowler
L. W. Schmidt
Cecil
C. J. Westfahl
Eland
R. E. Kopelke
Gresham
C. F. Meld
Mattoon
A. BE. Swanke
Tigerton
G. A. Meisner
Herman Marotz
Shawn Jane
Frank D. Schneers
C. Fritz
Roeert Rose
Bonduel
To Let Disposal Plant Contract Award Details
A contract for constructing a sewage disposal building and excavation will be let to the lowest bidder with reservations Friday afternoon April 28 at 2:00 in the council counter rooms. Estimated cost about 60000 dollars, with bids overseen by the clerk mayor council and resident engineer inspector Pw Benjamin Zelonky.
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Ievy
Benjamin Zelonky
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