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Contains information garnered from the notes of local historian, Lois Barland in the writing of her local histories.
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| Note Date | Subject | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1939-09-19 | City Growth | Assessed value $26,221,136, increase of $189,450. |
| 1939-09-16 | Chicago Northwestern RR | New streamlined "400" will have tavern, parlor & observation cars. |
| 1939-09-10 | Labor and Labor Unions | |
| 1939-08-22 | Crime | Raymond Fields 20, sent to three years breaking & entering. |
| 1939-08-11 | WEAU | Wattage increased to 5,000. Transmitter on Crescent.. |
| 1939-07-27 | Circus | EC's first circus parade in 10 years. Cole Brothers. |
| 1939-07-16 | Street Improvements | Start work on new bridge over EC River. |
| 1939-07-12 | School Board | City bought old Country Club for Jr. High site. |
| 1939-06-23 | GAR | Encampment (73rd). Ten present, less than 50 left in Wisconsin. Average age 93. |
| 1939-06-23 | GAR | Encampment in EC also June 13, 1922. |
| 1939-06-03 | Chicago Northwestern RR | 1000 people turn up at depot to see new engine. |
| 1939-05-31 | Chicago Northwestern RR | New deisel locomotive powered by 4 1000 horse power 12 cylinder deisels, 2 each unit. Eau unit operates a 600 volt DC generator. Engine capable of top speed of 117 miles per hour. Unique feature is cab at each end eliminating turn-around at terminal. |
| 1939-05-28 | Union Savings Bank | 1/2 interest in building sold at auction to George J. Losby Co. for $10,000. Other 1/2 owned by trustee for Union Mortgage & Loan Co. bondholders. |
| 1939-05-28 | Drownings | Loren Teske, 10, fell from boom in Dells Pond June 2, 1939 Arthur, 13, son of Val Manthei drowned in deep water above old Dells Dam. Not a good swimmer. |
| 1939-05-25 | Sewer System | One of the men died from burns. |
| 1939-05-25 | Gillette Safety Tire Co., see also: US Rubber. | Bruce Reynolds moving to CA. In EC for 10 years. |
| 1939-05-18 | Pioneer Furniture Co. | Jack & William Stein of Rice Lake recently bought plant & will sell it. Frame building being wrecked & machinery salvaged. Three-story brick building & kiln left. |
| 1939-05-17 | Sewer System | Two men injured working on sewer on railroad St. |
| 1939-05-17 | EC Hotel | Reorganized. |
| 1939-05-13 | Wide Awake Shoe Repair | Has been at 209 EC St. 20 years. OO Gjerness, proprietor. |
| 1939-05-11 | Weather | Freak windstorm uproots trees, breaks windows. |
| 1939-05-04 | Meridean Ferry | Good history. |
| 1939-05-04 | Crime | Ray Benrud sentenced for bigamy, had two children, wife in Mendota, Lawrence Hazelton 25 & William thames 18 both Route four sentenced attempted rape. |
| 1939-05-03 | Uecke Dairy | Duffner retires as President. |
| 1939-04-26 | City Growth | EC Elevator Co. warehouse 512 Fulton destroyed by fire. |
| 1939-04-22 | Drownings | John, 2 1/2 year old son of Victor Schwahn drowned in Minnie Creek. |
| 1939-04-22 | EC Airways, Inc. | Ward left for job in Chicago. Airfield may be abandoned. |
| 1939-03-11 | EC Transportation Co. | New company buying bus service from NSP. |
| 1939-03-11 | Northern States Power Co. | Sells bus service to EC Transportation Co. |
| 1939-03-05 | Christ Church | Trees on southside set out 1894 by Joseph Quinlan who brought them from Bob's Creek. |
| 1939-03-04 | Sewer System | L.G. Arnold to build disposal plant $247,673 bid includes 3 pumping stations. |
| 1939-02-23 | Gillette Safety Tire Co., see also: US Rubber. | Running at highest peak in history. |
| 1939-02-19 | Street Improvements | State highway commissioner orders new bridge over EC & approves plan to relocate highway 53 through city. |
| 1939-02-09 | Crime | Oil station bandit caught, Carvel Emerson, CF & Patrick Bates of LaCrosse. Had stolen car. |
| 1939-02-01 | Depression News | In 1938 WPA wages were $246,758; $14,655 supervision & $27,127 for materials furnished by Federal Government. City spent $121,852 for material & equipment. 5 1/2 miles storm sewer laid, 98 manholes, Owen Park bandshell, widening Graham Ave. & lighting plus other street work. |
| 1939-01-18 | Crime | Two oil stations held up, attendent shot. |
| 1939-01-07 | Skiing | Hendrickson hurt legs last year, now ready to compete. |
| 1939-01-06 | Weather | Thundershowers and lightning. |
| 1939-01-06 | City Growth | Building in 1937 $1,363,270; 1938 $631,604. |
| 1939-01-05 | Sacred Heart Church | New Italian marble altar & two side altars. |
| 1939-01-04 | Fires | City fire loss lowest since 1915, no business or industrial losses. 367 alarms, losses $11,700. |
| 1938-12-28 | Weather | Half Moon Lake still unsafe for skating. |
| 1938-12-24 | Wisconsin Theater/Badger Theater | Has new front, will reopen as Badger Theater. 311-315 E. Grand. |
| 1938-12-04 | Drownings | Body of unidentified man about 60 years taken from EC River at mouth. |
| 1938-11-20 | Drownings | Two boys drown in Half Moon near Chestnut St. Jerry, nine, sone of Anthony Luehm broke through thin ice & his 14-year old friend William Bender lay down on ice to save him, but slid in. Bender clung to ice until firemen arrived, but went under before they could reach him. |
| 1938-11-08 | Weather | Chippewa River floods, 2' under last year. 14-9" now. |
| 1938-11-05 | Skipper | Letter from Captain Heerman about the Skipper. |
| 1938-10-23 | Weather | Sleet storm causes widespread damage. Temperature 33 degrees. |
| 1938-10-22 | High School | First graduation class in Carson Park, first gowns. |
| 1938-10-19 | Depression News | City Public relief cost $9,733 in Sept. Year ago was $8,143. |
| 1938-10-18 | Skiing | Batson of Chicago and Rosholt, Wisconsin. |
| 1938-10-14 | Children's Home | Was at corner of Grand and Dodge. |
| 1938-10-01 | Opera House | More. |
| 1938-09-25 | Opera House | Flood of 1884 was three feet over stage. |
| 1938-09-21 | Opera House | Good history. |
| 1938-09-16 | Depression News | City gets $293,000 from WPA for sewage plant. |
| 1938-09-04 | Lumbering | Mathias Craemer and Leon Demeres piloted last raft down the Chippewa River in 1901. (Shaw Lumber Co.) Craemer piloted for thirty four years, is 91. |
| 1938-08-25 | Crime | Alan S. Williams 42 sentenced to one year for five counts of larceny. Conducted EC WPA orchestra for over one year. |
| 1938-08-24 | White Machine Works | Addition doubles capacity of foundry. |
| 1938-08-20 | Kelley Furniture Co. | Will open store in old Masonic building former August Hansen Furniture Store, 317 South Barstow. Paul T. & Louis J. Kelly are sons of late FS Kelly who in 1886 founded furniture store in Duluth. Other stores are in Superior, Hibbing, & VA. The EC store being 5th. |
| 1938-08-20 | Drownings | Louis Woletz suicide in Dells Pond. |
| 1938-08-20 | Opera House | Being wrecked. More. |
| 1938-08-14 | Weather | Heavy damage to County roads and Altoona dam. |
| 1938-08-11 | Weather | Flood waters reach 35 year high after several days heavy rain. Over 16'. |
| 1938-08-11 | Depression News | Altoona gets $15,000 for lake side park from WPA. Will have bathing beach about mile above dam. Now being built. |
| 1938-08-04 | City Growth | The OB Opheim Sales Co. leased its building at 201 Jones to A & P Co. to occupy September 1st. Opheim was at 501 South Barstow, but will build new building. |
| 1938-07-21 | Wisconsin House | For sale, 26 rooms, corner Galloway & North Farwell assessed value $5,000, sale price $3,400. (was it later Northwest Confection) |
| 1938-07-17 | Drownings | Finger prints prove body that of Jesse A. McMahon. |
| 1938-07-14 | Wagners Bowling | Work begun on alley Brackett Avenue. 20 lanes. Owners also operate at Tomah & Sparta. |
| 1938-07-11 | Crime | Andrew G. Easterson shot & killed estranged wife on corner of Putnam & Galloway & then killed self. Left mother, Martha 725 Churchill, two brothers Oscar & Roy, four sisters. Son Richard age eight. |
| 1938-07-05 | Dells Brewery | In 1874 Michael Lienenkugel erected a small brewery at site of present Walter's Brewery. This burned & CWE Sommermeyer built another which also burned later. |
| 1938-07-05 | Eau Claire Lumber Company | Eau Claire Lumber Company had a horse drawn railroad crossing at Barstow where Milwaukee Rd is now. Carried edgings and slabs from their steam mill. All space to EC River was used as slab yard and in winter some of space used to store oar stems which were used in steering rafts sent down EC River. |
| 1938-07-05 | Leinenkugels (Dells) Brewery | In 1874, Michael Leinenkugel erected a small brewery at site of present Walter's Brewery. This burned & CWE Sommermeyer built another which also burned later. |
| 1938-07-05 | Northside Catholic Church | 1st Catholic church in EC stood on site of 8th Ward school. Cemetary in church yard later moved (1874) to Omaha St. Priest lived not far from church. |
| 1938-07-01 | Drownings | Unidentified body found in river by Masonic Temple. |
| 1938-06-25 | Street Improvements | Graham Ave. widened & White Way installed. |
| 1938-06-02 | Boy Scouts | Mrs. Marshall gives screen porch. Now seven cabins. KP lodge gave rowboat. |
| 1938-05-28 | Library | Jessie Hoyt librarian for 27 years dies. |
| 1938-04-09 | Grace Lutheran | Installing 11 large bells, cost $12,000. More. |
| 1938-03-19 | Crime | Joseph D. McManus fined $200 statutory rape. |
| 1938-03-19 | Crime | Lawrence Barby sentenced one-two years for theft. |
| 1938-02-16 | Junior chamber of Commerce | Officers and directors. |
| 1938-02-07 | Crime | Paul Roycraft 20, 731 Maple & Lloyd Burgess 17, 802 North 8th St. bound over for burglary of Tank Car station. |
| 1938-02-04 | Crime | 26 slot machines smashed, all taken in raids. |
| 1938-02-04 | Junior chamber of Commerce | To be formed here. |
| 1938-01-25 | Skiing | Ski meet; Hendrickson first, Batson second. |
| 1938-01-13 | American National Bank & Trust Co. | Same officers. Carl Danielson assistant cashier & Noble Hanson & BM Weissenfels promoted to assistant cashiers. EW Kaiser also a director. |
| 1938-01-11 | Buildings | Last years building $1,363,220 second largest in history. 126 new homes, 12 factories, 10 warehouses. |
| 1938-01-05 | Weather | Wettest year ever, 53:27". No records before 1900. 1911 had 44:51" & 1910 driest with 16:71". 1936 22:62". May was wettest month in 1938 with 10:54" (table for 39 years). |
| 1937-12-12 | Charity Ball | Eighth annual Ball. |
| 1937-12-09 | City Growth | City buys part of Country Club site for future Junior High School site three blocks long, west of Margaret St. & north of Main for $12,000. |
| 1937-12-08 | Pioneer Furniture Co. | Furniture stock held in warehouse to be auctioned off to settle creditors demands. |
| 1937-11-20 | Eau Claire County | Budget of $455,705 adopted, 43% over 1936. Health unit to be established and full-time child welfare worker to be hired. |
| 1937-11-20 | Eau Claire County | Budget of $456,705 adopted, 43% over 1936. Health unit to be established and fulltime child welfare worker to be hired. |
| 1937-11-09 | Crime | DuPless 740 Lake St. pleads not guilty. |
| 1937-11-05 | Schwahn, AF & Sons | New $150,000 home on 3rd & Fountain open. More. |
| 1937-11-04 | Crime | Lloyd DuPless, 28 captured by Bert Rust when caught taking his sister's purse. Confesses to entries to several homes. |
| 1937-10-30 | Piggly Wiggly | Opens in new building, 126 Graham. |
| 1937-10-13 | Crime | Carl Johnson sentenced to 14 years at Waupun. |
| 1937-09-11 | Drownings | Elmer Barbo, 41, unable to swim, risked life to wade into current & save two-year old Billie Sheils after he had gone down twice. |