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March 29, 2023, Page 15 Contributed by "The Clark Co. Press"
Extracted by Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon. Index of "Oldies" Articles |
Clark County News
March 31, 1938
Clark County man claims he is heir to $325,000
Leo G. Sova of Withee has opened a new battle to prove he is heir to
$325,000, which is half of a $650,000 trust fund left
nearly 50 years ago by the late William F. Emery, New Jersey millionaire.
Sova, whom the New York dailies referred to as “a Wisconsin WPS worker”
was one of a dozen contenders for the fortune
in a notable court fight at Newark, N.J., eight years ago. In his latest
claim he says new evidence has been found to support
his claim that he is the long-lost Emery grandson, alleged to have been
spirited away to a foundling institution shortly after
birth.
Should his claim be upheld by the courts, Sova not only will receive the
$325,000, but he also will establish himself as the
cousin of Vivien Cornelius of London. The Londoner is the husband of Jessica
Brown, one time famous as a member of
the New York Follies. Cornelius already has received his half of the
$650,000 fund.
Sova claims to be the son of Florence Emery, now deceased, who bore a son
soon after eloping with Francis Frederick
Georger, a Brooklyn youth. Fearing disinheritance when about to become a
mother, the bride and her husband went to
Washington, D.C. The son was born there February 11, 1896. Three days later,
without consulting his wife, the father gave
the boy to a nurse, Sophia Landgraf, who in turn is said to have taken the
boy to the New York Foundling hospital and then
disappeared, Sova asserts. He says his previous efforts to prove himself the
rightful heir were balked at when hospital
records listed Cyril Maitland as a girl. Now he says the records have been
changed and list Cyril Maitland as a boy.
*****
Advertisement in the Press, March 31, 1938
*****
Jack Zimmerman honored
John Zimmerman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Zimmerman, won the signal honor
last Friday of being elected a member of
the Memorial Union board of Wisconsin University, which helps direct social
and other activities at the Union. Mr.
Zimmerman was one of five voted upon. It is a credit to Neillsville as well
as to the young man to be accorded this honor.
*****
Black and white deer
A snow white deer has been seen in the vicinity of Grantsburg during the
past two years. John Avery of Wisconsin Dells
reported having seen a coal black deer while roaming around the wilds of
Adams county during the hunting season.
*****
Turn old cars into tractors on farm
Several Dane county farmers, unwilling to scrap their old family cars
merely because they became outmoded, are
converting them into useful pieces of farm machinery. By taking out the car
engine for the power unit and combining it
with a used truck transmission, a considerable number of the farmers are
reported to have made farm tractors at very small
cost. Such tractors they find are suitable for doing such work as plowing,
discing, harrowing, and for pulling binders and
mowers.
*****
Over $800 damage by fire early on Monday
Fire, which is thought to have started near the chimney, caused damage
at the Otto Hainz home on the north side early
Monday estimated at over $800. The building was badly damaged inside and out
and also some of the house furnishings.
The blowing of the fire siren warned residents of the first serious blaze
here this year, and the fire department did well to
keep the damage as low as it was.
*****
Future Farmers tourney
In the Future Farmers basketball tournament held at Owen during the week
the Neillsville F.F. team won fourth place,
losing in the consolation finals to Stratford on Monday evening 18 to 16.
Owen beat Greenwood for the championship.
Other teams entered were Colby and Stanley.
*****
Schools in city close for the Easter season
Classes in the Neillsville public schools, grades and high school, are
to close this afternoon for a brief Easter vacation, and
will reopen on Tuesday morning, March 30.
The Winnebago Indian Mission school will not be closed for a formal
vacation, but no classes will be held on Good Friday.
St. John’s Lutheran school will have only one day of vacation, Good Friday.
Principal John Bremer has been ill the past
week, but is better and expected to be back in school this week.
St. Mary’s Catholic School will enjoy a week of Easter vacation. Classes
were closed there Tuesday afternoon and will
resume Wednesday morning, March 31.
*****
Ross Paulsons observes their Golden Wedding
To hold open house Easter Sunday; children will gather for event
Mr. and Mrs. Ross Paulson will observe their golden wedding anniversary
March 29, Easter Sunday, by keeping the open
house to their family and friends at their home at 143 East Division Street,
Neillsville, from 2 to 5 p.m. There will also be a
family dinner.
Maude Raymond and Ross Paulson were married at Christie March 23, 1898, and
have spent their entire married life in this
community. Their home has been at different times at Granton, Pleasant Ridge
and Neillsville. Mr. Paulson has been
engaged in farming, buying and selling of stock and in road construction.
They have five children: Clifton of Neillsville; Lilas, Mrs. Erwin Voight of
Madison; Raymond of Neillsville; Mrs. Gene
(Ardeen) Hart of Neillsville; and Mrs. Norbert (Ruth) Berlick of Milwaukee.
There are eight grandchildren. The children
from away are expected here for the event.
*****
Haack sweats it out in $1,000 sweepstakes
George Haack, Neillsville bowler, will be “sweating it out” until April
1–and there is a chance that it might be a $1,000
sweat.
Bowling in the $1,000 sweepstakes in Milwaukee last week, Mr. Haack rolled a
four line series of 892 to take first place in
the event–up to that time. If no one betters that mark before the end of the
sweepstakes on April 1, Mr. Haack will receive
the $1,000 prize– plus another $25 for the high score during the week he
bowls.
Up until Mr. Haack bowled, a 886 score led the field.
*****
Advertisement in The Press March 25, 1948
*****
March 28, 1968
343 beaver tagged by area warden
A total of 304 beaver pelts were tagged in Clark County by Warden Robert J.
Cleary last week. They were the larger
portion of a total of 343 beaver tagged by the warden in Clark and northern
Jackson counties, he said.
Adding to the total beaver trapping in Clark County will be those tagged by
Warden Donald Bjorke, who is stationed in
Thorp. Warden Cleary said he had been informed by Bjorke that he had tagged
300; but a portion of these were taken in
southern Taylor County.
In addition to beaver, Warden Cleary tagged 21 otter and 192 salvaged
muskrat.
The pelts were presented by 34 trappers, indicating an average of slightly
more than 10 pelts per trapper.
*****
Granton man is new under-sheriff
The appointment of Richard Grassman of Granton as under-sheriff of Clark
County effective April 1 was announced this
week by Sheriff David R. Bertz.
Grassman will succeed Walter Oldham, who resigned the post to accept
appointment as a Clark County traffic officer. He
will fill the vacancy created by the retirement April 1 of Harry Frantz, who
has served Clark County for 27 1/2 years.
The new undersheriff headed the Clark County civil defense unit for two
years. He is a lifelong resident of the Granton
area and is a graduate of Granton High School. For the last eight years he
has been employed as a truck driver.
He is married and is the father of two sons.
*****
Engaged
Mrs. Wanda Schesel of Neillsville announces the engagement of her
daughter, Billie Jeanne, to Lawrence M. Semanko,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence M. Semanko of Gilman. Both young people
presently are attending Taylor County Teachers
college at Medford. A May 4 wedding is planned.
*****
Birth
Born to Mr. and Mrs. John Schwellenbach of Racine a daughter March 9.
She has been named Julie Ann. Paternal
grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Ed Rogstad of Spooner, the maternal
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Tony Shober of Loyal.
*****
These comely young lassies are seeking the crown of “Miss
Neillsville–1968,” a title now held by Miss Judy Gault, who is
seated in the picture above beside Ronald Ziegler chairman of the annual
Neillsville Summer Festival, at which the new
Miss Neillsville will be crowned. The festival will be held May 31 and June
1 and 2. A part in the selection will be
determined by the sale by, and on behalf of, the candidates. Others in the
picture are (second row) Rosale Koranda, Connie
Patey and Linette Miller; and (third row) Donna Erickson, Diane Jordahl,
Wendy Nielsen and Kathy Pischer. (Press photo
March 28, 1968)
*****
March 27, 1975
Easter egg hunt slated for local park Saturday
According to those in the know, the Easter Bunny has scheduled an extra
stop in Neillsville, one day earlier than his
normal rounds, to set up the community’s first annual Easter egg hunt.
The hunt, open to any area child, ten years of age and under, will be held
on Saturday, March 29, at 1:00 p.m. in Schuster
Park on the city’s south side.
A prize will be inside each of the 250 plastic eggs, all of them hidden in
the park. Two of the eggs will have grand prizes in
them, a five dollar gift certificate redeemable at any store in Neillsville.
Candy will be given to all participants, be they winners or losers.
The egg hunt is being sponsored by the Neillsville area recreation
department and the Neillsville area chamber of
commerce.
*****
Burglary is investigated by counties
Clark County authorities are cooperating with Marathon County police in
an investigation of Hedler’s market in Colby.
The market was burglarized sometime Saturday evening when unknown
individuals cut a hole in the roof of the building
and then jumped to the floor.
Taken was approximately 350 to 400 dollars of merchandise and cash,
including steaks and cigarettes.
The market is located on the east side of state highway 13 in Colby. The
highway serves as the border between Clark and
Marathon counties with the west side in Clark and the east in Marathon.
*****
Miss Cindy Buettner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Buettner of Rt. 1,
Granton, and a senior at Granton High School, has
been named the school’s “Family Leader of Tomorrow.” She won the honor by
competition with other seniors in a written
examination. Miss Buettner is now eligible for state competition. (Press
photo March 27, 1975)
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