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The Thorp Courier (Thorp, WI)
March 15, 2006
Transcribed by Dolores Mohr Kenyon
Old Items Taken from The Thorp Courier files of
1906-1931-1956-1981-1996
100 Years Ago (1906)
Stanley Sunbeams—The school board has resolved that any pupil who shall
take any tobacco, pipe, or cigarette paper on to the school premises
shall be suspended.
The Thorp Telephone Co. completed arrangements last week with the
Reseburg Farmer’s Telephone Line for joint service and the two systems
have already been connected and service established. The new directory,
just issued, now included sixty-eight village phones.
W. S. Parks, who recently received a new 260 egg capacity incubator,
started the same in operation this week. Herman Stracker also has his
229 incubator in operation.
75 Years Ago (1931)
The farmhouse on the Geo. Alger farm in the Town of Worden was destroyed
by fire during the noon hour on Monday.
Roger Creek and Town Line—Wm. Jordan and Louis Qualheim and son have
been granted honor certificates or diplomas by the National Dairy
Association for having dairy herds, which averaged over 300 pounds of
butter fat per cow.
Around the Corner—The home belonging to Joe Wincek was destroyed by fire
at an early hour on Saturday morning.
By virtue of their easy 17-11 victory from Arcadia in the second
elimination contest at Eau Claire last Wednesday night the Cardinals of
Thorp High School will be represented at the district tournament for the
first time in over ten years.
50 Years Ago (1956)
Seven Clark County men have been inducted into the Army and Navy this
month. Galen O. Erdman and DeLyle Singstock, both of Colby, and Richard
M. Malecki, Albert L. Wink Jr., and Leonard P. Zukowski, all of Thorp
are in the Army. Raymond B. Gutowski of Thorp and Ralph L. Sossaman of
Colby are taking boot training at Great Lakes, IL.
The Board of Directors of Thorp Finance Corporation voted at their
monthly meeting held Monday evening, March 12, to increase quarterly
dividend rate from 35¢ per quarter to 50¢ per quarter on common stock
payable March 15.
The blowing of the whistle Thursday morning signified the end of the
six-week long strike at the Stanley Division of the Acme Steel Co.
Pvt. Marion F. Karpinski, 26, son of Mrs. Mary J. Karpinski, Thorp, is
scheduled to leave the U. S. for Germany late in March as part of
Operations Gyroscope, the Army’s unit rotation plan.
25 Years Ago (1981)
Declining enrollment in the Thorp Public School system forced the board
of education to formally trim the high school teaching staff by one and
a half positions.
Jim Pabich and Carol Chmelik showed off a 205 pound cake that was baked
and built to commence Pabich’s Supermarket 6th anniversary.
Mr. Jeff Bates, of the American Family Insurance in Thorp, has been
named FBLA Businessperson of the Year, 1981.
Thorp’s Cory Walters, a senior, advanced to the state gymnastics meet in
Waukesha after placing in the top five in four events in the sectional
gymnastics meet held at Thorp High.
10 Years Ago (1996)
Alison Harycki, a junior at Thorp High School, attended the Dorian Band
Festival February 25 and 26, held in Decorah, Iowa at Luther College.
The coach and player sections for the 20th Annual Wisconsin Shrine Bowl
have been made. The area athletes who have the honor of competing in
this year’s game are Thorp High School’s Jeff Hazuga and Stanley-Boyd
High School’s Todd Goodman and Tim Haas.
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