Charitable Cause

 

October 29, 1963, Twin City News-Record

We've covered collections for UNICEF a few weeks ago.  But every autumn brings certain rites of passage- cooler temperatures, Halloween, and the falling of leaves.  And as bothersome as it might be to have to rake the yard and bag up the leaves, it seems incongruous to make an extra effort to haul them somewhere else (across the street to the park?) and then dump them so they become somebody else's responsibility.  Aren't you adding extra work for yourself to haul them across the street instead of just bagging them and being done with it?  Who knows what thoughts go through the heads of homeowners trying to make things look good.

Prepping

 October 31, 1960, Appleton Post-Crescent

When's the last time you saw a basket like this?  It is reminiscent of the baskets my grandparents used to gather apples from their property.  Needless to say, I haven't seen one in quite a few years.  And those bags...today they'd be festooned with bats and pumpkins and other Halloween accoutrement.

Show and Tell

 October 11, 1973, Neenah-Menasha Daily Northwestern

As if it wasn't already cool enough to have fathers who were members of the fire department, to then get them to come to school and use you as part of their presentation on Show and Tell Day, had to be the coolest thing ever.  

Merry, Scarey

 

October 28, 1963, Twin City News-Record

Count on Bowlby's to be your Halloween headquarters for 1963.  Masks, makeup, favors, and sweets, a one stop operation for all your needs.  Still time to get ready before the big night on the 31st.  

News and Views

 October 21, 1913,  Menasha Record  

Interesting stories on this day in 1913, car accidents, school events, an early winter storm.  All the news that's fit to print, and to be read by Menasha Record subscribers.

A Moo-ving Experience

October 13, 1980, Twin City News-Record

Forgive me for the pun-nish title, but then again, the sophomore class had no problems with the use of the "udder" word.  School spirit at its finest.

Buried

 

October 11, 1930, Menasha Record

From the same issue of the Record that described the coromorant sightings and the movement of the boxcars to watch football games, comes this story.  This type of incident was the type of thing my parents warned me about when I would sometimes visit (illegally) the Badger quarry behind my grandparents' house on Airport Road while they visited on certain Sundays.  I can't believe some of the things I did as a kid.