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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1934-11-23 | State Theater | |
| 1934-11-11 | World War I Company E (see National Guard) | More history of 32nd Division. |
| 1934-10-20 | Federal Building (Old Post Office) | Hoeppner-Bartlett low bidder for addition. $35,350. |
| 1934-09-27 | Cameron Meadows | More history. |
| 1934-09-14 | Street Improvements | Filling old city gravel pit bounded by 1st & 2nd Sts. & Cedar & Fountain. |
| 1934-09-02 | Depression News | AJ Anderson, 524 Whipple named relief director, CH Hutchinson resigned. |
| 1934-08-03 | Weather | July hot, but 4% lower than July 1933. Dryer now. |
| 1934-07-30 | Lumbering | Article about early mills. |
| 1934-06-03 | Weather | Miniature cyclone and cloud burst topples trees, wrecks roofs, suspension bridge over EC torn from moorings on both sides, shifted 10'. EC Cold Storage Co. hardest hit, $20,000 damage. |
| 1934-06-01 | Weather | Record heat 107 degrees. Ban on sprinkling at all times. |
| 1934-05-08 | EC State Bank | Pay 15% dividend made possible by loan from RFC. |
| 1934-04-08 | Walker Brothers | Buy main lumberyard of New Dells Lumber Co. Old mill off end of Platt St. razed. |
| 1934-04-04 | Drownings | Heavy snows & rains cause creeks to flood. Nine died in this region. Myrtle Rowe, 742 South Barstow drowned when car she & five others were in swept away while crossing bridge over Elk Creek on Highway 12. George Wold, 46, stepped into flooded gravel pit of Consumers Service Co. |
| 1934-04-03 | Campen Clothing Co. | Bought Continental in 1928. More. |
| 1934-03-27 | Walters Brewery | Founded 1889. Alfred Herrman Brewmaster, output 50,000 barrels annually. Employ 55, payroll $70,000 yearly. |
| 1934-03-22 | School Board | 5% of pay restored. |
| 1934-03-08 | Presto (National Pressure Cooker Co.) | Announce 10% wage boost. |
| 1934-02-25 | Sports | Rifle club shoot. |
| 1934-02-22 | Paper Mill | Payroll & output figures. |
| 1934-02-22 | EC Daily Leader | William Irvine founded Telegram 1894. More history. |
| 1934-01-31 | Depression News | Railroad receipts gain 12% during 1933. |
| 1934-01-25 | Uecke Dairy | Gives officers, plant output, etc. |
| 1934-01-18 | EC Book and Stationary. | Some history November 22, 1936. More history. |
| 1934-01-16 | Depression News | December relief costs 1/2 of year ago. 563 families helped, cost $10,291. |
| 1934-01-16 | Street Improvements | CWA finsihed grading Old Milwaukee right of way into river rode to take place of old one which ran West & NW from 1st Crossing. |
| 1934-01-14 | White Machine Works | Gives history of plant. Started 1910. |
| 1934-01-13 | Depression News | 768 city men on CWA payroll this week. |
| 1934-01-11 | American National Bank & Trust Co. | Directors elected same as officers plus George Peterson. |
| 1934-01-10 | Citizen Loan Co. | Officers & directors reelected. SG Knott Vice President, GE Norgan Vice President & General Manager, Ole Harstad Treasurer, RM Millard Secretary. Directors VM Stolts, Linton, Norgan, RJ Sullivan, Millard, FW Regli & Harstad. |
| 1934-01-01 | American National Bank & Trust Co. | Resources $168,007 Dec. 1, 1932 $1,256,589 on Dec. 30, 1933. |
| 1933-12-24 | Depression News | Christmas baskets for 450 families. |
| 1933-12-21 | Depression News | New CWA office to be in auditorium of court house annex. Benches will be taken out. New administrator Ed Hoeppner. City ? Asked to supply rabbits for poor families for Christmas. Leave at Salvation Army. |
| 1933-12-21 | Crime | William Meier guilty of adultery. |
| 1933-12-08 | Depression News | More projects approved, athletic field at Carson Park, 400 men now at work. |
| 1933-11-28 | Depression News | Five civil works projects approved, road along river from Davis Beach to north city limits, new bridge across Half Moon & raod up hill in park, Rod & Gun improvements, library improvements (plastering, decorating), & tunnel project south from pumping station for twenty inch supply main. All approved by state director. |
| 1933-11-11 | Presto (National Pressure Cooker Co.) | Start work on large warehouse 1539 Ball St. |
| 1933-11-08 | School Board | School Board votes $35,095 reduction in budget. |
| 1933-10-20 | Concordia Evangelical Lutheran | Baptismal font carved from historic oak of CD Hanson to be dedicated. First pastor who came from Norway to America 1884, conducted first service under oak tree in Dane County. More. |
| 1933-10-04 | Sports | Ab Thompson pioneer roller died. |
| 1933-09-13 | Normal School | Article. |
| 1933-09-05 | Dunphy Boat Works | Fannie Dunphy died, pioneer school teacher 7th Ward. Began teaching at 15. Brother CH founded boat works. |
| 1933-09-03 | Depression News | City's largest parade, all NRA members. |
| 1933-09-03 | Street Improvements | Improving intersection of Ferry & Crescent Sts. Sawdust fill not good foundation of curbs & sidewalk. |
| 1933-08-18 | Depression News | District offices Home Owners Loan Corporation opened here last week. WF Crane, mayor of CF is District Manager. Will operate three years. 400 apply during first week. |
| 1933-08-09 | Auditorium and Armory | New roof. |
| 1933-08-09 | Depression News | Over 200 to be given work on water system NRA. |
| 1933-08-05 | Depression News | Hundreds in city get jobs as plants sign recovery code. 150 sign agreement. |
| 1933-08-02 | Drownings | George Golden, trying to swim Chippewa near Madison Avenue bridge, drowned, wife & three of seven children watched. |
| 1933-07-24 | Bridges - EC River | Dewey St. bridge accepted by city, contractor's bid was $67,000; gets $720 extra bonus for being 24 days ahead of schedule. |
| 1933-07-07 | Paper Mill | 350 men work three shifts, six days per week. |
| 1933-07-07 | Depression News | Hobo jungles moved from Otter Creek & railroad tracks to north side EC river in manufacturing district. Council asked to clean them out because of fire hazard. |
| 1933-06-21 | Gillette Safety Tire Co., see also: US Rubber. | On full production, 24 hours a day. |
| 1933-05-26 | Street Improvements | Ferry St. being paved in connection with concrete pouring on highway 37. |
| 1933-05-23 | Gillette Safety Tire Co., see also: US Rubber. | First tire made 16 years ago. Made total of 12,193,577 since. Hutchins joined firm April, 1916 in charge engineering. CS Van Gordon Sales Manager. Is 6th largest producer. |
| 1933-05-21 | Banking and Currency, see also: Depression for Ban | State script now being accepted in EC Chamber of Commerce announced. None issued in EC but nearly all neighboring towns used it. |
| 1933-05-21 | Walters Brewery | 1st batch of 2.9 beer turned out by new Walter's. New red trucks supplemented by fleet of extra trucks sent kegs & cases all over several companies. Martin Walter nephew of John, member of new firm. Employ 42 men. |
| 1933-05-09 | Depression News | 17.3% of city on relief in March. |
| 1933-04-27 | Children's Home | Home under new management. More. |
| 1933-04-27 | City Growth | Switch made from overhead traffic lights at Barstow & EC and Barstow & Grand to four new corner lights. A few hours after changing a freight train loaded too high failed to clear center light at Barstow & EC & smashed it. |
| 1933-04-23 | Depression News | County Board reduces teachers pay 7 1/2 to 17 1/2%. |
| 1933-04-20 | City Growth | City employees cut 10% pay. |
| 1933-04-19 | Gillette Safety Tire Co., see also: US Rubber. | Company shows small profit, 1931 balance sheet showed loss. |
| 1933-04-11 | EC State Bank | Pay 5% more. |
| 1933-04-08 | Depression News | 500 families given free seeds by Family Service, 75% have own garden plot. Plots will be 30 by 60. |
| 1933-04-08 | Eau Claire County | Highways crowded all night with trucks rushing beer to towns with no distilleries. 13 wholesale licenses issued in EC. Prices vary-some for $.05. A good percentage that came into EC for private homes. |
| 1933-04-08 | Business in General | Beer truck overturns at Platt & Bellinger. More. |
| 1933-04-07 | Business in General | State Theater will have 1st World Premier in EC. More. |
| 1933-04-07 | Business in General | Kraft Shop 310 E. Grand opens selling homemade articles. |
| 1933-04-06 | Eau Claire County | County votes repeal of dry law 3-1. Beer to sell $.10 for 10 oz. glass. 42 have license, 20 are taverns. |
| 1933-04-02 | Union Savings Bank | Will pay 5% making total of 30%. |
| 1933-03-26 | Depression News | City leased 20 acre wood lots five miles of EC for jobless to cut their next winter wood. |
| 1933-03-18 | Depression News | City gardening co-op launched; companies own gardens, employees work one day per week for 25 weeks, get produce. |
| 1933-03-15 | Banking and Currency, see also: Depression for Ban | EC Banks open for normal business. Deposits exceed withdrawals. |
| 1933-03-11 | Banking and Currency, see also: Depression for Ban | Both EC banks rated "sound" will open soon. |
| 1933-03-11 | County School System | Alvin T Stolen from Fergus Falls, Minnesota new superintendant. Keller was here 9 years. Darling here 4 years. |
| 1933-03-07 | Banking and Currency, see also: Depression for Ban | Bank holiday on. |
| 1933-02-25 | Business in General | 1st serve-yourself store opened corner of S. Barstow & Gray. |
| 1933-02-24 | Eau Claire County | 200 farmers appeared at Courthouse and asked that men and teams instead of motor patrol be hired patroling county roads. Some want to work out taxes. |
| 1933-02-08 | School Board | School Board declines contract for G. W. Keller. |
| 1933-02-05 | Depression News | 16.2% of EC population on relief list. |
| 1933-02-01 | Crime | 19 Federal agents arrive in city, raid 13 places here & arrest 20 people. |
| 1933-01-22 | Dells Shingle Corporation | Old New Dells saw mill being wrecked at east end of Platt St. Company disposed of all manufactured lumber; is now liquidating assets which include a consideraable amount of real estate here and several thousand acres of cutover land in northern part of state. |
| 1933-01-22 | Business in General | Old New Dells sawmill being wrecked at East end of Platt St. More. |
| 1933-01-21 | American Legion | New meeting place, Norden Hall on third floor of Laycock Building. |
| 1933-01-21 | EC Milk Producers Co-op | In Bankruptcy. |
| 1933-01-21 | American Legion | New meeting place, Norden Hall on 3rd floor of Laycock Building. |
| 1933-01-08 | EC Savings Bank | Building offered for sale. (check what building.) |
| 1933-01-06 | Depression News | Large increase in bank deposits. 50% of taxes paid, increase over last year. |
| 1933-01-04 | City Growth | Total construction 1932=$400,000. 61 new homes. |
| 1933-01-04 | Woman's Club | Membership 400. |
| 1932-12-28 | Street Improvements | Dump at McGraw St. & river bank ordered closed. |
| 1932-12-14 | Depression News | 900 families receiving relief. Three times the number of last summer. Welfare agencies add to staffs. |
| 1932-12-11 | Service League | Plan 3rd annual Charity Ball. More. |
| 1932-12-09 | Street Improvements | City crews cleaning up river banks. |
| 1932-12-06 | Eau Claire County | County Court moved from basement of City building to 2nd floor. Poor department in basement. |
| 1932-12-04 | Street Improvements | Roadway on State St. hill to be widened 8'. |
| 1932-11-23 | McAllister House | County seized hotel for taxes ($3,000) changed hands several times in last few years. Is one of oldest buildings in city. |
| 1932-11-19 | American National Bank & Trust Co. | Opens Monday. Capital & surplus $120,000. RJ Lewis Pres.; Ole Harstad 1st VP, EM Peterson cashier, WA Kaiser 2nd VP, Peterson & Lewis came from MN. Lewis formerly operated 1st National Bank of Moose Lake. Bank in SAF building. |
| 1932-11-06 | Depression News | Victor Tronsdal appointed to distribute 1000 barrells flour for Red Cross to needy. City arranges to buy potattoes & vegetables in car load lots through Fred Bruley of Bruley elevators. |
| 1932-11-05 | Girl Scouts | Give flowers to Mrs. H. Hoover on train stop here. |