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Contains information garnered from the notes of local historian, Lois Barland in the writing of her local histories.
Viewing Records: 1,301 to 1,400 of 6,111
| Note Date | Subject | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1941-05-18 | Street Improvements | Collect $208 in first 3 days. |
| 1941-05-13 | Crime | Lawrence Brown 20, fatally shot wife at home 1007 Zepher Hill Ave. Hit wife with gun during quarrell & it exploded. Wife was daughter of Victor Skog. |
| 1941-05-11 | Street Improvements | Parking meters go into effect tomorrow. |
| 1941-05-07 | State Theater | |
| 1941-04-26 | City Growth | City buys former Multitone plant for National Youth Administration center. State to add $50,000 to city's $25,000. Bought from George C. Hoeppner. 3rd floor & part of 2nd to be used as dormitory for vocational school. |
| 1941-04-15 | Boy Scouts | Electric Plant gift of CF Woolen Mills/ |
| 1941-04-15 | Airport | Chamber of Commerce committee recommends site on old County road. City to ask for airport under defense program. |
| 1941-03-29 | Auditorium and Armory | Wendell Wilkie appeared |
| 1941-03-23 | Soo Line Railroad | Petition to discontinue train service between EC & CF. Revenue past year $316 expenses over $2000. |
| 1941-03-22 | Kaiser-Giester Box Factory | Former office 10th & Menomonie now occupied by Church of Nazarene. |
| 1941-03-18 | High School | David Barnes succees Davey. |
| 1941-02-23 | Vocational Schools | Article on the principals. |
| 1941-02-09 | Gillette Safety Tire Co., see also: US Rubber. | Highest net sales in 20 years. Earnings $3.18/share. |
| 1941-02-04 | World War II | Lieutenant C. T. Nielson killed in practice plane flight. |
| 1941-02-04 | World War II | Article tells of draft and history of units. |
| 1941-01-28 | Sewer System | Public improvements listed, WPA and Pwa, city for sewer. |
| 1941-01-21 | Airport | Proposed route through EC of Northwest Airlines denied, new service not justified by costs. |
| 1941-01-14 | World War II | Names boys leaving from draft board #1. |
| 1941-01-14 | World War II | Article tells of draft and history of units. |
| 1941-01-12 | Depression News | Relief costs $12,600 more than in 1939-$146,250. |
| 1941-01-11 | Red Cross | |
| 1941-01-05 | City Growth | Official population 30,745, gain of 17% over 1930. |
| 1941-01-04 | City Growth | Building 1940 was $1,062,579. 154 new homes. Addition to hospital is biggest item. |
| 1941-01-04 | Depression News | WPA resumes work on sanitary sewer East Grand & McGraw. |
| 1941-01-03 | Fires | Loss in 1940 $92,000. Mueller and Bark River losses highest. |
| 1941-01-01 | Service League | Ball netted $370. |
| 1940-12-24 | WEAU | WEAU joins NBC network, both red & blue programs. |
| 1940-12-20 | World War II | January draft quota, etc. |
| 1940-12-20 | World War II | Article tells of draft and history of units. |
| 1940-12-19 | Family Service | Craney retires. More history. |
| 1940-12-10 | World War II | Article tells of draft and history of units. |
| 1940-12-10 | World War II | Local Defense Council named. |
| 1940-12-05 | Bark river Bridge & Culvert Co. | Fire razes warehouse. Loss $40,000. Officers. |
| 1940-12-05 | Elks | Celebrating reopening of remodeled club. More. |
| 1940-11-30 | World War II | Article tells of draft and history of units. |
| 1940-11-30 | World War II | Selectees leave for Fort Sheridan, Illinois. |
| 1940-11-28 | World War II | Articles tells of draft and history of units. |
| 1940-11-28 | World War II | Three volunteers fill first city quota. |
| 1940-11-08 | City Growth | Vote heaviest in city history 19,671 registered 13,370 voted. Roosevelt won in city. |
| 1940-11-03 | World War II | Article tells of draft and history of units. |
| 1940-11-03 | World War II | More about draft. |
| 1940-11-01 | City Growth | Survey shows EC has 8,601 dwelling units with 190 or 1.3% vacant. |
| 1940-10-30 | World War II | Article tells of draft and history of units. |
| 1940-10-30 | World War II | 40 draft numbers drawn. |
| 1940-10-20 | World War II | Article tells of draft and history of units. |
| 1940-10-20 | World War II | Farewell dance for 2 Guard units. |
| 1940-10-17 | World War II | 3,894 register. 130 volunteer clerks. |
| 1940-10-17 | World War II | Article tells of draft and history of units. |
| 1940-10-16 | World War II | Article tells of draft and history of units. |
| 1940-10-16 | World War II | Draft board named. |
| 1940-10-16 | White Machine Works | Buy merchandise & warehouse Arrow Steel Products at Minneapolis. |
| 1940-10-11 | Gillette Safety Tire Co., see also: US Rubber. | Howard Hutchins in charge of all operations. |
| 1940-10-11 | World War II | Article tells of draft and history of units. |
| 1940-10-11 | World War II | All men 21-35 must register October 16. |
| 1940-10-03 | World War II | Article tells of draft and history of units. |
| 1940-10-03 | World War II | Machine Gun Troop, 105 Cav. changes to motor organization. EC 1916. Gives history. |
| 1940-10-03 | World War I | Gives history of unit org, in EC 1916. |
| 1940-09-29 | World War II | EC National Guard going on duty for one year. |
| 1940-09-29 | World War II | 113 aliens registered so far. |
| 1940-09-26 | City Growth | EC 11th city in size in state. Superior 10th, Appleton 12th. |
| 1940-09-21 | World War II | Pilot training course open at college here. |
| 1940-09-06 | Fires | Council votes purchase of central station site. |
| 1940-08-23 | City Growth | Assessed valuation of realy & personal property $26,575,455, increase over 1939 of $254,320. |
| 1940-08-21 | Northwest Airlines, see Airport | Made application for route through EC, Minneapolis, to Chicago. |
| 1940-08-07 | World War II | USO part of Community Chest $3,500 is quota. |
| 1940-08-06 | Drownings | Warren Welke 10, drowned in EC River, swept off sand bar and into current north of Fall Creek. |
| 1940-08-06 | Country Club | New club house opened. |
| 1940-07-20 | Crime | Three apartments in Farwell Apartments looted of $1,200 in jewelry, silver & clothes. Two Minneapolis men caught in Madison. |
| 1940-07-13 | Depression News | June relief costs 1939 $9,616--1940 $12,099. |
| 1940-07-10 | Street Improvements | Highway 93 being relocated at edge of city, one master intersection being planned. |
| 1940-06-15 | Norwegian Lutheran Church - First Church | Groundbreaking for educational unit. |
| 1940-06-07 | Drownings | Robert O'Keefe, 10 son of William saved playmate from drowning at Boyd Park beach. Robert Dauphner 10, rescued after quite a struggle. Beach not open yet. |
| 1940-06-04 | Drownings | Robert's body found four miles below city. |
| 1940-05-17 | Street Improvements | Graham Ave. widened, telephone poles taken out, wires underground. |
| 1940-05-15 | Crime | Donald Lieske 21, shot & killed father, William 828 Hobart & then shot self in mouth with 20 gauge gun. Donald had been in Mendota under treatment. |
| 1940-05-15 | City Growth | Census finished 30,517, gain of 4,230. Seymour 1,322, Washington 1,539. Largest gain in 3rd Ward, 1st on Ward showing decrease. |
| 1940-05-02 | Depression News | Bank deposits up & 47 homes built over number in 1938. |
| 1940-04-21 | Drownings | Robert Whelihan eight, accidentally fell in river opposite Catherine St. & was immediately swept down stream. |
| 1940-04-18 | Buildings | Former Union Savings bank building to be remodeled 1st floor will be lowered to street level. EB Bundy recently bought it from Alden Losby & CA Bertelson. |
| 1940-03-31 | Auditorium and Armory | Thomas Dewey appeared. |
| 1940-03-10 | Campen Clothing Co. | Moving. More History. |
| 1940-03-01 | Sports | Jack Dempsy to referee fight here. |
| 1940-02-18 | Architecture | BF Klingler comes from Amery, WI & AH Hubbard from Davenport, IA open office 218 S. Barstow. Carl Volkman is architect. |
| 1940-02-17 | Depression News | WPA orchestra to give free concert. William Keller head. |
| 1940-02-14 | Presto (National Pressure Cooker Co.) | Developing small "Presto Cookers" |
| 1940-02-13 | Gillette Safety Tire Co., see also: US Rubber. | US Rubber to take over. Good history. |
| 1940-02-11 | White Machine Works | Monthly payroll $10,000; last year was $7,500. |
| 1940-01-28 | Boy Scouts | Now 1,216 boys registered in Chippewa Valley Council. |
| 1940-01-27 | Railroads in General | Railroads make big gain here. Receipts largest in 10 years. 960,340,603 pounds. Freight handled in EC Passenger receipts 1929- $316,614 1934- $81,979 1939- $156,423 1930- 207,155 1935- 114,267 1940- 159,458 1931- 140,883 1936- 136,483 1941- 187,508 1932- 97,359 1937- 158,771 1942- 210,299 1933- 85,041 1938- 143,160 |
| 1940-01-27 | Railroads in General | Freight figures 1929- $2,582,835 1934- $1,858,010 1939-$2,545,907 1930- 1,787,246 1935- 1,823,524 1940- 2,678,616 1931- 1,509,911 1936- 2,111,622 1941- 3,088,287 1932- 1,316,122 1937- 2,393,262 1942- 2,457,890 1933- 1,529,222 1938- 2,068,752 |
| 1940-01-26 | City Growth | City retires $102,000 of bonded indebtedness in 1939. Now $1,084,000 left. |
| 1940-01-05 | Gillette Safety Tire Co., see also: US Rubber. | Biggest year in history, about 2,000 on payroll. |
| 1940-01-04 | Fires | Loss $32,000. Largest fires Larson Lumber, Water St. fire in 400 block, and Branstad Drug. More. |
| 1939-12-21 | Crime | Gerald Gaustad, 17, son of Edward Gaustad, 210 First Ave. confesses Brenden murder. |
| 1939-12-12 | Crime | Five unsolved murders in EC in recent years. Paul LaLonde at his Water St. store November 29, 1920, Chief of Police, Elmer Sundby on bank of Chippewa River July 26, 1921, Agnes Anderson found strangled in EC home where she worked July 30, 1929; Percy Paige died from wounds by unknown assailant in own home April 10, 1936; Ray Robeson shot & killed near north end of 9th Ave. March 22, 1938. |
| 1939-12-08 | Weather | Warmest December day in EC weather history, 56 degrees. |
| 1939-11-24 | School Board | Robbins school is one Randall said was 1st in County. |
| 1939-11-07 | Depression News | WPA starts two more sewer projects, Gray & Railroad streets. |
| 1939-11-05 | World War II | Camp McCoy ready for National Guard training. |
| 1939-11-02 | Red Cross |