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The Thorp Courier (Thorp, WI)
April 19, 2006
Transcribed by Dolores Mohr Kenyon
Old Items Taken from The Thorp Courier files of
1906-1931-1956-1981-1996
100 Years Ago (1906)
Reseburg Ramblings—Mail carrier Vangorder is making his rounds on
horseback as the roads are impassible for his mail wagon.
Northeast part of the Town of Withee—Klemens Haraburda is preparing
material for building a large barn with stone basement 40x80.
Stanislaw Isedorek and family recently removed here from Chippewa Falls
and now occupy the second floor of the V. Isedorek building. Mr.
Isedorek is a shoemaker by trade and has opened a shoe store and repair
shop in the lower east end of the building.
75 Years Ago (1931)
The local fire company was called out at 5 o’clock on Wednesday morning
by an alarm and found that a shed adjoining the Anton Maslowski
blacksmith shop blazing away. The fire had evidently been burning for a
long time before being discovered.
Wolter’s Corners—Farmers in this vicinity are commencing to work on the
land and if the good weather continues, seeding will soon be done.
Pineland Corners—R. Butterfield finished sawing lumber for F. Konieczny
and has moved his mill to the M. Kujala farm.
By decision of the judges, Dorothy Glasshoff, senior speaker, was given
first place in the high school gym Monday night, and with Stanley Chudy,
will represent Thorp High School at the League Forensic meet in Withee.
Sweet cream butter, per pound 28¢ Canada Dry Ginger Ale, per bottle 16¢
Mazola Oil, pint cans 29¢.
50 Years Ago (1956)
Estelle Wargolet has entered the 1956 regional Alice in Dairyland
princess contest to be held at Medford April 28.
Two Thorp soldiers, Pvt. Richard M. Malecki and Pvt. Albert L. Wink Jr.,
are receiving basic combat training with the 8th Infantry Division at
Fort Carson, Colorado.
Julia Muenich, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Muenich of Thorp, is a
second year member of the Stout Symphonic Singers and will appear with
the group singing second alto.
25 Years Ago (1981)
Construction of the new Thorp Production Credit Association building
near the high school began a couple of weeks ago, and is scheduled to
open in late November.
Eric Salander, former Thorpite, will be running in the Boston Marathon,
Boston, MA on April 20. Mary Janicki, daughter-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. Ed
Janicki of Thorp has also been accepted to run in this year’s Boston
Marathon.
Dave Baehr and Scott Koltis are the only seniors on the Thorp boys’
track team this season.
At the 12th annual “Superbowl of Business Skills” Russell Butek placed
first in business math; Margaret Jaskot placed second in business
spelling and Rhonda Gerrits, placed fourth in beginning typing.
10 Years Ago (1996)
Lion Tom Smasal, Lion Francis Conway and Lion Rich Boie were honored
with the Melvin Jones Fellowship Award for generosity above and beyond
expectations.
The upgrading of Wisconsin Highway 29 in Clark County will continue this
spring as part of a $2,224,221 contract signed recently by Governor
Tommy Thomson.
Fourteen members of the Thorp, FBLA Chapter will attend the FBLA State
Leadership Conference in Green Bay, April 25-27, 1996.
Gary Schauer, Thorp, is being honored by the American Family Insurance
Group for being among a select group of agents who distinguished
themselves throughout the year with outstanding sales production.
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