Always the Finest Solution

December 23, 1939, Menasha Record

For those wondering what to serve the guests for Christmas drop-ins and the like, Walter Bros. Beer is the solution.  And with the assurance that the brewery itself would deliver it to your home until 10 pm, there was no excuse for your guests to go parched and unsatisfied as the Yuletide approached.  

Scandalous

November 22, 1898, Oshkosh Northwestern

Scandal rears its ugly head in Menasha via this "secret" marriage that led to a public divorce.  I'm sure this couple, unlucky in love, gave the citizenry enough tongue wagging to last throughout the holidays.  

Grateful

 

December 18, 1958, Twin City News-Record

Surely the Christmas spirit was in abundance for the Rotarians but especially for the school kids gifted with Christmas goodies.  I can't imagine them going back to the afternoon classes and being in any condition to learn after this noontime Christmas overload.  

Yours Truly

 

December 16, 1958, Twin City News-Record

Kudos to the Twin Citians of this time period.  Evidently, Neenah and Menasha put their best feet forward to make a visitor feel welcome.  Was it the Christmas season or just the unbridled hospitality of the local folk?  So nice of Miss Bailey to single us out, as too often it is only bad behavior that gets publicized.

Riding High

December 15, 1898, Oshkosh Northwestern

The mayors of three principalities engaged in a mutual admiration society while riding the inter-urban between their towns.  I guess it was only fitting that the Smith library was shown off to the other two mayors, having just been completed and obviously the newest thing in town.  Neenah's City Hall (and clock towers) had been completed in 1888.  I wonder how much of a spirit of cooperation and fellowship really was fostered that day, as politics tends to muddy things up, as we all know.

Consolidation

December 14,1901, Neenah Times

We've delved into this subject many times before and it has come up every so many years since the founding of the two cities.  And always, any efforts to join the two were always defeated.  Good or bad, we've always maintained our independence despite how easy it is for outsiders to weigh in on issues for which they have no skin in the game, so to speak.  

Toyland

December 1, 1965, Oshkosh Northwestern

There's nothing like discount prices to bring shoppers to the downtown area, especially when Dick and Jane are expecting something wonderful under the tree.  Does anybody know what "Col-R-Placs" are?  I was stymied by the mention of "Putter-Poles" and I eventually found this on eBay:

It seems like a cross between TinkerToys and an Erector set.  I was 9 years old for Christmas, 1965 and I likely could recite every toy commercial I'd seen up to that point!  But this outfoxed me.  They must not have had a large TV budget.