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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1994-07-22 | West Side Schools | School census. |
| 1987-06-06 | West Side Schools | Alumni banquet. |
| 1985-09-16 | Korean War | Donald E. Stai back from Korea. |
| 1985-02-12 | Water Works | Water Works contract awarded Fairbanks Morse Co. |
| 1982-01-05 | Kepler & Co. | Have improved stock & will open at 107 Kelsey St. |
| 1979-04-14 | Wisconsin Telephone Company | More about 1st office. |
| 1975-07-01 | Stevensons | Left EC. |
| 1973-11-01 | Cameron Meadows | Jack Arnold tell Exchange Club history of Co. of which he is now president. |
| 1971-01-19 | Amusements | Skating Rink of west side of lake. |
| 1964-06-30 | Immigrants | Immigration brisk, mostly Germans and Norwegians. |
| 1964-06-01 | Weather | Letter from L.G. Arnold to Mrs. Lois Barland, June 1, 1964 "With reference to rise of 24 ft. above normal, I remember high waters in 1943 when we were building the Belt Line Bridge across C. at EC. Water rose 17 1/2' over Friday, Saturday, Sunday before Labor day. This storm passed north-easterly across northern Wis. And into Lake Superior east of Ashland. Chart showed storm passed north of so-called Divide. U.S. Engineer at Duluth told me if it had passed across State 10 or 15 miles south we might have had 5 feet of water in EC Hotel. As it was we had water up to the junction of EC Street & Graham Ave." These storms happen once in 50 years. |
| 1963-07-23 | Chicago Northwestern RR | "400" passenger service ended in EC. |
| 1963-02-14 | Hansen Furniture Co. | August Hansen, 63 1903 Woodland Court, died. In furniture business here 33 hears. Store on North Barstow. Leaves children, Mrs. AJ Peterson, Mrs. JE Johnson, Elba & Shirley. |
| 1962-10-01 | Post Office | New Post Office opens. Articles on old one. |
| 1962-04-03 | Eau Claire Institute | EC Co. Institute in session. Lectures by Prof. Hall, Rev. Mr. Vance and Rev. Thomas Barland preceeded by essays written and read by the teachers and others. |
| 1961-07-08 | Eau Claire Institute | Institute opening in Presbyterian church basement September 8. Agnes Barland teacher. |
| 1960-11-19 | Poor Farm | $10,000 appropriation for new almshouse at Assylum farm. |
| 1960-11-08 | Eau Claire Institute | Articles on constitution. |
| 1960-01-05 | Congregational Church | Describes church. |
| 1959-11-01 | Commercial State Bank | Built 1959 in Water St. President William Boykin, Cashier Rucilla Johnson, Assistant VP John Frederick. |
| 1959-01-12 | Eau Claire Institute | In summer Agnes Barland taught in basement of Presbyterian church. Rev. McNair taught. |
| 1957-05-18 | Lange Canning Co. | History. |
| 1954-09-29 | Woolworth, FW Company | Grand opening in new building, "electric" stairway. |
| 1954-09-25 | City Growth | Vet's housing showed profit. Balance in fund $81,424 plus $353 in rents receivable. For seven years provided housing for 700 families with 15 liing in units almost entire time. |
| 1954-09-21 | Sports | Hetland gets National record in state rifle competition. |
| 1954-09-18 | Catholic Schools | St. Olaf's almost ready. |
| 1954-09-13 | Circus | Ringling Brothers arrive in rain. More. |
| 1954-09-03 | Library | New librarian. |
| 1954-09-03 | Community Chest | Goal $102,881. |
| 1954-09-01 | Korean War | Corporal Richard G. Manthei wounded. |
| 1954-08-11 | Gillette Safety Tire Co., see also: US Rubber. | Plant here to drop tube work. More. |
| 1954-08-04 | Street Improvements | Barstow parking meters from Madison to Seaver to be changed from 2 hours to one hour. |
| 1954-07-15 | Presto (National Pressure Cooker Co.) | Build three new buildings for shell contracts, cost estimated at $1,000,000. |
| 1954-07-09 | Gillette Safety Tire Co., see also: US Rubber. | Gustav S. Olson to head tire plant. |
| 1954-06-21 | Presto (National Pressure Cooker Co.) | Morton Phillips & Jules Lederer resign. |
| 1954-06-03 | Weather | River floods 1st Ave. from Lake to Water St. crest 18.9' above normal, highest since 1941 when 21'. Rained all day and snowed 1" next day. Minnie Creek flooded, college suspended |
| 1954-05-26 | City Growth | Putnam Heights shopping center open. Thristway Supermarket, Variety, Putnams, Badger Paint, Pure Oil State, Dale Tile & Frank's Beauty Salon. (Walker Brothers). |
| 1954-05-25 | Drownings | Mrs. Phillip Zutter, 59, suicide by drowning VFW. |
| 1954-05-19 | Bark river Bridge & Culvert Co. | Ole Harstad founded Co. with branches at Bark River, MI; Milwaukee & Green Bay. |
| 1954-05-03 | Weather | Flood marks 760' normal at Grand Ave. bridge. Records show: April 1936 - 773.3; June 1938 - 774.5; September 1938 - 777.?; November 1938 - 774.7; March 1939 - 774.6; September 1941 - 781.0; September 1942 - 776.1; June 1943 - 778.6; April 1951 - 775.0; May 1954 - 778.5. |
| 1954-05-01 | Boy Scouts | Ole Harstad died. May 19 his will gives $25,000 |
| 1954-04-13 | City Growth | City loses suit over fire damage last April 22 fire from garbage disposal area. Keith Thompsons awarded $15,000. |
| 1954-04-09 | WBIZ | Howard G. Bill new owner. Bought Conroy stock, Willard Jackson minority owner. |
| 1954-04-08 | City Growth | Renew drive against basement & sub-standard housing. |
| 1954-03-22 | City Growth | Last barracks building sold. Area to be vacated. |
| 1954-03-06 | EC Hotel | Fire in hotel. |
| 1954-03-04 | Music Hall | Picture of both buildings. Complete history. |
| 1954-02-24 | Consumers Co-op | Expanding. In 1935 a few families decided to buy coal co-operatively. January 12, 1035 Farmer-Labor Co-op Association formed. 1936 bought a two-pump service station. 1938 changed name to Consumers Co-op Association. 1946 coal yard, bulk plant purchased & pension plan for employees added 1947 bought 8 1/2 acres for proposed shopping center. Co-op opened November 1948. 1950 first million-dollar year. 1953 biggest in history (until then) $1,295,000. |
| 1954-02-12 | Sports | Ski winners. |
| 1954-02-12 | Eau Claire County | Ray Kuhlman getting $100 per month in addition to regular salary "in lieu of living quarters" and has moved into new jail without permission. |
| 1954-02-11 | Sports | Drive for money for ski slide. See Dr. Gusto Clark for early skiing days in EC. |
| 1954-02-11 | Eau Claire County | Redistricting gives EC two assemblymen. |
| 1954-02-10 | Eau Claire County | Cost of county building, equipment set at $858,111. Funds were $500,000 from bond issue. $422,700 were accumulated prior to start of construction and loan of $19,400 from Federal Government for purpose of preliminary plan. |
| 1954-02-02 | Crime | Raymond Field, 36, pardoned. On parole since 1947. |
| 1954-01-28 | Gillette Safety Tire Co., see also: US Rubber. | Will recall 200 next month. |
| 1954-01-27 | City Growth | Nearly one million dollars spent on public improvements in 1953, not including iron & manganese removal plant. |
| 1954-01-22 | Presto (National Pressure Cooker Co.) | Products can be made cheaper in Jackson, MS. |
| 1954-01-19 | Sports | Jack Witzig professional wrestler. |
| 1954-01-07 | City Growth | Traffic lights installed South Farwell & Grand & Main. Lee St. playground purchased. Investment policies followed by finance department netted $19,000 more interest than anticipated. |
| 1954-01-03 | City Growth | Average earnings highest in state, employment declines steadily. |
| 1953-12-29 | WEAU | Gives schedule. |
| 1953-12-22 | WEAU | First telecast channel 13. More. |
| 1953-12-10 | Korean War | Lieutenant Colonel Jack Brushert listed as dead. Story. |
| 1953-12-06 | Korean War | Private First Class Gerald A. Bauer died in POW camp near Pyongyou. |
| 1953-11-19 | Sewer System | State serves notice sewage treatment must be improved, "or else". |
| 1953-11-14 | Eau Claire County | Two County Board members file 14 counts in complaint charging malfeasance against traffic officer Roger Brown - failure to mark cars, to obey instructions of sheriff Ray Kuhlman, to make proper reports, make arrests, etc. Brown has been a traffic officer for several years and is senior officer. |
| 1953-11-13 | City Growth | New parking ramp for 141 cars opened. Designed by Larson & Playter. Total cost $271,000 of which $110,000 was cost of Galloway lot. |
| 1953-11-05 | City Growth | Unemployment increasing. Wages $81.89 for 40 hour week. State average $72.98 for 41.4 hours. EC & Chippewa Counties have 1,500 unemployed. Rubber Co. reduced 2,900 from 3,400 peak in summer. National Presto now 1,300 from 2,424 in summer. 1st such slump since 1944. Two fuse contracts with government expired & another in December. |
| 1953-09-24 | WEAU | 441-foot tower put up in 10 days; with antennae will be 480 feet. |
| 1953-09-17 | Korean War | Private First Class Jerome J. Wahl received Combat Infantry Badge. |
| 1953-09-11 | Chamber of Commerce | Third annual Fall modeling contest. More. |
| 1953-09-10 | Presto (National Pressure Cooker Co.) | Employees warned of consequences. |
| 1953-09-09 | World War II | Last single family unit sold. More. |
| 1953-09-05 | City Growth | City shop, garage & warehouse west off Forest St. nearing completion. |
| 1953-09-01 | Eau Claire County | 1950 census shows average value of farmland and buildings in county as $8440 per farm. There are 2,080 farms in county. EC County ranks 460 out 3070 counties in United States. 16,148 dwelling units in county with 65.7% owner occupied. 97.7% have radios. Median family income $3366, only 22% reported income less than $2000. 19% reported income over $5000. Total retail trade in county for 1949 was $53,915,000 through 624 stores. Average density 84 per square mile compared with WI average 63 and nationwide average 50.7. County showed 15.3% increase in population from 1940-1950. WI increase 9.5% and nation 14.5%. Land in farms in count totaled 294,000 acres with 124,000 in crops. In 1950 12.4% farms tenant operated as to 15.6% in state. 39,078 cattle in county including calves. Only 0.1% population non-white (state 1.2%), nation 10.3%) 20,318 residents gainfully employed. |
| 1953-08-28 | Presto (National Pressure Cooker Co.) | Employees walkout. |
| 1953-08-17 | Buildings | Building corner Water & 4th built 1873 was originally steamboat depot, later grocery, paint shop & dwelling. |
| 1953-08-15 | Korean War | Raymond A. Danielson U. S. Navy. |
| 1953-08-10 | Korean War | Corporal Francis J. Schmaltz returning from Korea. Private first class Leon E. Wehrenberg. |
| 1953-07-30 | Sports | History of log rolling. |
| 1953-07-25 | Korean War | Marine private first class Robert E. Boehmke arrived in Korea. |
| 1953-07-22 | Korean War | Sergeant James P. Voll. |
| 1953-07-22 | City Growth | New claims filed against city in brush fire Town of Washington, over $50,000 asked. |
| 1953-07-18 | Community Chest | Goal $94,097. Dec. 19 total $80,222. |
| 1953-07-17 | Korean War | Sergeant Robert W. Taleff. Corporal Curtis E. Gullickson injured. Sergeant Gerald E. La Valle. |
| 1953-07-06 | Korean War | Private Patrick Corrigan, Private Jerome J. Wahl. |
| 1953-06-24 | Korean War | Staff Sergeant George Blum and Sergeant Charles Spelbring both in air force meet in Korea. |
| 1953-06-19 | Korean War | Private Loren E. Laiselle. |
| 1953-06-13 | Korean War | Corporal Robert E. Boehnke going Korea, Marine. |
| 1953-06-13 | Buildings | Old-timers recall street level West Grand raised after flood 1884 & buildings had to be raised. Discover 121 West Grand was original home Drummond Meat Market. Raised seven feet, being remodeled. |
| 1953-06-09 | Presto (National Pressure Cooker Co.) | Big defense order. |
| 1953-06-09 | Business in General | Scott's Nightclub operated by Kennedy's Inc. seized by US Internal Revenue Department for failure to pay $8,200 taxes. |
| 1953-06-05 | Korean War | Lieutenant Donn Chandler Air Force pilot. |
| 1953-06-04 | Korean War | Marine Private First Class Jerome Flynn. |
| 1953-06-03 | Korean War | Lieutenant Colonel John P. Ludwikousky gets Oak Leaf Cluster. |
| 1953-05-27 | Presto (National Pressure Cooker Co.) | To build plant in Jackson, MS |
| 1953-05-25 | Norden Lodge | Sixtieth anniversary. History. |
| 1953-05-22 | Korean War | Private First Class Deloy G. Semingson killed in Korea. |
| 1953-05-21 | Korean War | Marine Corporal William G. Mattice returned. |
| 1953-05-19 | City Growth | Low bids on parking ramp total $137,940, space for 143 cars provided in part two level & part five level ramp. City bought last Graham Ave. lots on Chippewa & will meter all. Space for 325 cars. |