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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1937-08-27 | Drownings | Two boys 16 & 13 save eight-year old Augusta girl from drowning at Rod & Gund Club. Wesley Norgaard & Merlin Asplin brought her up after she sank in ten feet of water. |
| 1937-08-20 | Girnau Manufacturing Co. | Old lot 118 Graham being cleared by Farmer's Store, new owners. Had been in Girnau family 60 years & building was 10 or 15 years old then. History of business & family. |
| 1937-08-19 | Crime | Johnson escaped jail, at liberty six hours. |
| 1937-08-07 | Lumbering | Rose's mill exploded in very early days, two men killed, was across Chippewa River opposite 8th and 9th Avenues. |
| 1937-07-29 | Eau Claire County | Dam at Augusta turned over to county by WPA, GE Wiseman, district director. Lake 4 1/4 miles long by 1/4 wide at west part. Lots being leased. |
| 1937-07-22 | EC Cold Storage Corporation | Re-opened. Reorganized to WI Refrigerator Co., 1401 Belleview. Reorganized with new capital. Minneapolis & St. Paul men. |
| 1937-07-08 | Eau Claire County | Courthouse steps bought by Will S. Kelley of EC County Board Chairman to prevent them being sold as junk. Will be used as stairs down to dam at Lake EC near Augusta. Old arch entrance also bought and donated to County and will set up at Harstad Park. |
| 1937-07-04 | Arnold, LG Co. | One of largest general contractors in northwest. History. |
| 1937-07-04 | Vocational Schools | Good article on history of school. |
| 1937-07-02 | Gillette Safety Tire Co., see also: US Rubber. | Adding four new buildings. |
| 1937-07-01 | Luther Hospital | Agnes Newbold, superintendant of nurses goes to international nurses meeting in London. Was nurse in war. |
| 1937-06-30 | Crime | Carl Johnson 35, 710 Market St. shot 14 year old Joyce Sorenson, 739 Menomonie with .22 rifle. Said he was target shooting. |
| 1937-06-24 | Eau Claire County | Courthouse steps being torn down. Tower take off a few years ago. |
| 1937-06-20 | Boy Scouts | Roy Wilcox and O & M Lumber Co. give two cabins. |
| 1937-06-06 | City Growth | City will use part of old Girnau property recently acquired by Farmer's Store for additional parking at Harymarket. |
| 1937-06-04 | Wisconsin Telephone Company | 7,300 telephones now & 48,000 calls per day. George B. Shaw saw telephone while in east & interested association in bringing here. Shaw Lumber Co. office & American Express office connected with experimental line. |
| 1937-06-03 | Farmer's Store (Is this the same as Farmer's Tradi | More about addition. |
| 1937-05-26 | Boy Scouts | Mary Marshall provides lodge. |
| 1937-05-23 | Presto (National Pressure Cooker Co.) | Some history. |
| 1937-05-21 | Boy Scouts | Kiwanis of CF pledge 1 cabin. |
| 1937-05-16 | Depression News | State Industrial Committee report shows 18 industrial plants in EC at all-time high for March in employment & wages. Weekly average wage $26.69. Weekly payroll of 18 EC industries is $89,157. |
| 1937-05-08 | Boy Scouts | Money raised for first cabin. |
| 1937-04-22 | Presto (National Pressure Cooker Co.) | Sales figures. |
| 1937-04-21 | Gillette Safety Tire Co., see also: US Rubber. | Production highest in history. More. |
| 1937-04-18 | WEAU | To open 19th. No broadcasting since October 17, 1935 when WTAQ was sold to St. Norberts College in Green Bay. Speaches & music. |
| 1937-04-18 | St. Patricks Church | Dowd silver jubilee. |
| 1937-04-18 | Weather | Dust storm of last February which brought dust from south and west in snow fell at rate of 200 pounds to an acre. When analyzed, proved 60% quartz, 10% feldspar, 15% mica, and 10% plant and animal particles. |
| 1937-04-17 | Auditorium and Armory | Galli-Curci appeared. |
| 1937-04-16 | 32nd Division | February 24, 1937, March 28, 1942, October 3, 1946 |
| 1937-04-16 | Social Security | Office opened on mess. of SAF Building. More. |
| 1937-04-13 | Architecture | Late DC Bennet of Minneapolis designed many EC houses including Judge Wickham & Dr. EL Mason. |
| 1937-04-11 | WEAU | Opens soon 1050 KC, 250 foot wooden tower on company T"C" 1/3 mile west of city. 1000 watt transmitter vertical radiation, office 203 South Barstow. CB Persons engineer, John J. Stack Manager. Cost $35,000 to $40,000. 70,000 feet of #10 copper wire plowed under 12 acres for grounding. |
| 1937-04-07 | Vocational Schools | To remodel 6th Ward School for vocational school. |
| 1937-04-04 | EC Bedding Co. | Make 8,000 to 10,000 mattresses annually. Started 1902 by Richard H. Lother. Salesmen cover three states, payroll $10,000. RF Loether President, EJ Loether Vice President, CS Timm Secretary and Treasurer. |
| 1937-04-03 | Farmer's Store (Is this the same as Farmer's Tradi | Bought Girneau property making addition. |
| 1937-03-28 | Walker Brothers | Andrew & Ivar started partnership 1915. Gives report of company. |
| 1937-03-25 | Depression News | New sanitorium on Cleveland St. started PWA. |
| 1937-03-23 | Crime | James & Raymond Curry, brothers 27 & 20, sentenced to prison for burglary. |
| 1937-03-21 | Drummond Packing Co. | 155 on payroll. Capital $500,000, annual production $1,881,500--6,000 tons. Payroll $188,000. Calkins President, HH Smith Vice President, Frank Drummond Secretary, FW Thomas Treasurer. |
| 1937-03-10 | Gillette Safety Tire Co., see also: US Rubber. | Stockholders win suit against estate of Herman. |
| 1937-03-03 | White Machine Works | Whites sold Oil Co., keep tier business. |
| 1937-03-03 | Skiing | Batson's most successful season. |
| 1937-02-21 | Evans Lee | Began 49 years ago. History. |
| 1937-02-18 | Depression News | Bank debits increase 18% in city in 1936. |
| 1937-02-12 | Fires | $100,000 fire destroys County shops and equipment on Altoona Ave. just outside city limits. |
| 1937-02-10 | Crime | Raymond Field, 18, 1237 Dewey stole car & drove to Hammond, IN left car & hiked back. |
| 1937-02-09 | Crime | Two boys, Hester Schultz 19, 1535 Lyndale & Donald Read 17, 126 South 11th joy ride in nine cars since December. |
| 1937-02-05 | Schwahn-Seyberth Saddlery Co. | Incorporated 1904, still has same officers, only such firm left in WI. Make harnesses, collars & sweat pads. Employs seven salesmen in six states. More history & figures. |
| 1937-02-02 | Chicago Northwestern RR | Three box cars loaded with ice ran away about 1 1/2 miles. Engine & 5 cars derailed near Grand Ave. W. crossing. Cars of ice left near County Asylum, speed estimted 65-75 miles per hour just missed city bus on Vine St. Corssed 8 streets without injurying anyone. |
| 1937-02-02 | School Board | Stolen rehired for 3 years. |
| 1937-01-30 | Fires | Fire gutted pumping station, only water now available is Mt Tom reservoir, 20,000 gallons. |
| 1937-01-26 | Depression News | Two story addition to court house started by PPA 48 feet by 79 feet at rear on south side. FR Root resident PWA engineer. |
| 1937-01-24 | Presto (National Pressure Cooker Co.) | Officers re-elected. |
| 1937-01-24 | White Machine Works | Gives statistics. |
| 1937-01-24 | Weather | Has been below zero 9 days. |
| 1937-01-19 | Linderman Box & Veneer Co. | Employ 80-100. Gives officers & some history. |
| 1937-01-19 | School Board | Article on school police. |
| 1937-01-17 | Hoeppner-Bartlett | Gives history of business. Established 1897. |
| 1937-01-16 | City Growth | Report lists WI residents with salaries of $15,000 or more in 1935. Included are ER Hamilton $40,500 (President National Pressure Cooker) & Barney Johnson $19,000 (President Barney Johnson & Co.) |
| 1937-01-05 | City Growth | City 12 year building record: 1925--$1,344,088, 1926--$1,091,470, 1927--$1,447,845, 1928--$1,322,831, 1929--$1,356,148, 1930--$1,042,279, 1931--$653,172, 1932--$244,158, 1933--$224,160, 1934--$224,176, 1935--$269,000, 1936--$809,309. |
| 1936-12-20 | Gillette Safety Tire Co., see also: US Rubber. | Workers quit in union dispute. |
| 1936-12-13 | Schwahn, AF & Sons | Capital $100,000 employ 75, annual payroll $100,000. Sausage output 1935 was 1,250 tons. Also operate a large wholesale liquor business on South Farwell. Gives officers. |
| 1936-12-09 | Galloway Hotel | 65 guests flee fire at 3am. Fire confined to basement, loss $8,000. |
| 1936-12-06 | Walters Brewery | Now employ 70, produce 60,000 barrels annually, does own malting with barley from local farmers. President Martin Walter, EC; Vice President AC Herrmann; Vice President Edgar B. Walter, EC; Secretary-Treasurer Charles Walter, West Bend. George, father of these three Walters, all came to EC 1933. Annual payroll $100,000. |
| 1936-12-05 | Christ Church | Memorial window unveiled. |
| 1936-12-01 | EC State Bank | Pay 5%, now paid 50%. |
| 1936-11-29 | EC Sand & Gravel. | Products go to 20 states. Names officers. |
| 1936-11-22 | Depression News | WPA landscaping college & Bellevue Ave. storm sewer. |
| 1936-11-15 | Northwestern Motor Co. | Plant just off Starr Avenue north of Seymour Rd. Employ 75. Payroll in excess of $100,000. Production highest since 1929. FW Anderson President, AH Nelson Vice President & Sales Manager, EH Sorenson Secretary, HN Nordlie Treasurer. RR Rosholt Chairman of the Board. |
| 1936-11-14 | Depression News | Industrial payrolls nearly back to 1929 level. |
| 1936-11-11 | Pioneer Furniture Co. | Company re-organized, two Chicago men put in capital. Will employ 250. |
| 1936-10-30 | Auditorium and Armory | John McCormack appeared. |
| 1936-10-30 | Boy Scouts | Council buys 177 acres for camp Nawakwa. |
| 1936-10-28 | Fehr Concrete | Will build plant on Menomonie St. 40 feet by 80 feet. (1103 Menomonie). |
| 1936-10-27 | Depression News | WPA grant $123,030 for addition of court house and sanitorium. |
| 1936-10-25 | Pioneer Furniture Co. | Operating 20 hours per day. First time in history operating two 10-hour shifts. |
| 1936-10-11 | Union Savings Bank | Have paid 60%. |
| 1936-10-11 | Presto (National Pressure Cooker Co.) | Earnings increase. |
| 1936-10-09 | Gillette Safety Tire Co., see also: US Rubber. | Present 41 white rain coats & hats to school police. C. Bruce Reynolds Secretary-Treasurer. |
| 1936-10-01 | Community Chest | Community Chest goal $27,000. More. |
| 1936-09-24 | Farwell House | Being remodeled. 3rd story taken off & new roof. Was built by Joseph Hableib as blacksmith & wagon shop & converted into hotel. |
| 1936-09-20 | Buri Bakery | Party of Russians studying dairy farming, bakeries & others industries visited Buri's. Accompanied by Richard Spiers of Cameron. In group was Anastas, Mikoyan, Peoples Commissar of Food Industry, USSR. |
| 1936-09-16 | Weather | Several farmers report apples trees in full bloom. |
| 1936-09-10 | Schwahn, AF & Sons | Fire in plant does heavy damage. |
| 1936-08-23 | Weather | Downpour. 2.28" rain. |
| 1936-08-19 | Crime | Two men arrested in Stevens Point cenfess to 17 burglaries in EC & three in CF. |
| 1936-08-19 | Weather | .21 inches of rain breaks 2 month dry spell. |
| 1936-08-14 | Depression News | 250 farmers in County get UPA drought relief job. |
| 1936-08-02 | Banking and Currency, see also: Depression for Ban | EC Savings Bank paying 5th dividend, makes 1/4 of total. |
| 1936-08-01 | Union National Bank | Returns $15,000 preferred stock, George C. Dreher President. First step toward retirement of $250,000 total issue preferred shares sold to Reconstruction Finance Corporation 18 months ago. Reflects improved business. |
| 1936-07-29 | Sewer System | All EC sewers empty into both rivers. Swimming allowed only above outlets. |
| 1936-07-25 | Ford Hopkins Drugstore | Opened. John G. MacDonald Manager. |
| 1936-07-23 | Crime | Wave of burglaries in EC. Eight cases in nine days. |
| 1936-07-22 | Depression News | CE Wiseman, WPA Administrator, District 8. |
| 1936-07-21 | Weather | 10th victim dies. |
| 1936-07-17 | Depression News | EC boys go to CCC at Fish Creek, MI, Howard Daniels, John Madson, James Peterson, Lawrence Winrich. |
| 1936-07-15 | Weather | 111 degrees. 6 dead of heat. |
| 1936-07-09 | Weather | City swelters. Third day over 100. 9 million gallons water used, largest amount ever for one day. |
| 1936-06-30 | EC Airways, Inc. | Air show & wedding in plane. Earl Meservy & Louise Lee employed at 447 McKinley married. |
| 1936-06-17 | Depression News | Bonus bonds bring 3 1/2 million in to EC trade area, $660,000 will come in EC County. |