Melee

 October 27, 1930, Menasha Record

I guess Mrs. Miller was having a bad night, considering the damage she put upon the Menasha police station.  One can only imagine the repair bills to be a part of her sentencing once a court date was set.

Columbus Day

October 12, 1935, Menasha Record

Back in the days when Columbus Day had the same cachet as Independence Day and Washington's Birthday, students would put on pageants and programs to commemorate the day.  This, in 1935, is one example of such an agenda.  Five months later, a devastating fire gutted the high school and led to the building of the new school on Seventh Street.

Right to Your Door

I found this photo of a Gear's Dairy truck floating around the internet.  Thought it was pretty neat, pre-1960's, I'd bet.  Note the five digit phone number with the PArkway prefix.  .  

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If you are free and in the area over October 11th and 12th, why not consider joining Menasha in celebrating its 150th birthday?  It looks to be a great event, the final big blowout of this, its sesquicentennial year.  

Trick or Treat for UNICEF

October 31, 1968, Twin City News-Record

Soon, young individuals dressed in similar attire will be knocking on your doors or ringing your doorbells in search of treats of any sort.  In this case, spare change for a charitable cause.  

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If you are free and in the area over October 11th and 12th, why not consider joining Menasha in celebrating its 150th birthday?  It looks to be a great event, the final big blowout of this, its sesquicentennial year.  

St. Mary's

 

For those of you not in the know, St. Mary's has undergone an extensive facelift to the church's interior.  You can see the dramatic difference between the first and second photo.  It is just beautiful.  Tours are now available with tour guides at the following times:

October   9   1pm-4 pm

October 10 10am-2 pm

October 11 10am-2 pm

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If you are free and in the area over October 11th and 12th, why not consider joining Menasha in celebrating its 150th birthday?  It looks to be a great event, the final big blowout of this, its sesquicentennial year.  

Leafy

October 7, 1981, Neenah-Menasha Daily Northwestern

Who of us, as we wound our way through grammar school, hadn't found him or herself pressing leaves between wax paper or in the pages of a book, getting them just so,for that upcoming leaf project that always seemed to accompany Autumn?  It was as dependable as the sheafs of colorful construction paper and jars of school paste that occupied the classroom shelves.  

Exposure

 October 7, 1981, Neenah-Menasha Daily Northwestern

Remember when we'd take photos to be processed and we marveled at the one-hour turn around time?  Or being impresssed by receiving a free roll of film for just taking them in to be processed?  Or receiving a free second set of prints?  Today, we just take photos with that handy camera that's in our pocket always and we seldom print them out, being just content to show them off on our phone.  I can't remember the last time I had a photo printed.  What does that say about us?

Newlywed Turmoil

 

October 20, 1924, Menasha Record

From the "slow news day" file of the Menasha Record comes this frivolous story of an amorous motorist who ignited the ire of a motorcycle cop.  Luckily, for our intrepid couple, the judge looked favorably upon their circumstance.  Although, I suspect woe would have befallen them if they hadn't been hitched.

Get the Vote Out

 

October 28, 1924, Menasha Record

One hundred years ago, it was an election year, too.  And Menasha was concerned about  its citizens being reminded to vote.  What better than an annoying whistle every hour of the day for a week leading up to the election?  And with women getting the right to vote just four years prior, I'm sure they were as ecstatic as the menfolk to be the recipients of such a harsh reminder as well.  

Regular vs. Ethyl

October 15, 1954, Appleton Post-Crescent

Until I saw this, I didn't remember seeing gasoline prices in newspaper ads.  This tells me that prices were stable enough to have lead time to place such an ad.  In today's volatile oil prices climate, I doubt that'd be even possible today as fast as prices change around town with rapidity.  

Time to Eat Out

 October 30, 1954, Appleton Post-Crescent

Once an option in the Menasha food scene, The Fox Restaurant was located at 408 Racine Street.  Today it's a residence.