New Free Service!

February 22, 1966, Appleton Post-Crescent

I don't deal much in using cash anymore (thanks, debit card!), so rarely do I have a pocket full of change, much less jars of the stuff collecting at home.  My local grocery store has one of these devices, right next to the blood pressure machine outside the pharmacy and it takes 10% of the amount sorted as its fee. I don't even know if my personal bank in 2017 would sort my change for free, or any banking institutions for that matter.  It just hasn't come up. 

Ready for Occupancy 9:30 p.m.

April 28, 1923, Appleton Post-Crescent

So thoughtful of the Soo Line crew that it allowed patrons to board and go to sleep at 9:30, instead of closer to the actual departure time of 2:32 am!  Guess that's why they could boast of "Service and Courtesy You Will Appreciate!" 

Engraving and Electrotyping

We first met this firm way back in 2013:  http://menashabook.blogspot.com/2013/12/menasha-carton.html.  At that time, we detailed its early history and later acquisition by Marathon Paper and its longevity under that firm's successors into the 1990's. 

To quote the 1921 edition of Sterling's Menasha, Wis Directory:  "...its specialty is the printing of great quantities of soap wrappers, gum wrappers, and bread wrappers and the manufacture of practically 90% of the ice cream and butter cartons used in the United States. A half million and a million soap wrappers a day and single orders for billions of wrappers are indicative of the output of this one plant." 

April 28, 1923, Appleton Post-Crescent

The above, an extract from a new article, highlighting Fox Cities' industry.

full page ad, from the same newspaper

Catholic Book Week

February 19, 1963, Oshkosh Daily Northwestern (N-M Edition)

It's a slow news day at the blog, so let's celebrate 1963's Catholic Book Week.  I remember only too well, such "events" at St. Mary's.  The quotes they received for this story are worthy of inclusion in the Renard, St. Mary's yearbook, perhaps in the Library Club section. 

Having a Good Time By Myself

Regardless of what Elmer was doing on business, it's good to know his better half, Winnie, was having a good time by (her)self, taking in the town.  We hadn't seen this variation on the Hotel Menasha postcard before, though it has all the standard elements of previous versions- corner view, people milling about, even a glimpse of an auto.  The postmark looks like 1925. 

It's Simple to Save

February 21, 1968, Neenah-Menasha Daily Northwestern

This is your periodic check of the Bank of Menasha ads.  And yes, there is still the famous walk-up window, open late every afternoon!

Sweet Deal

February 21, 1968, Neenah-Menasha Daily Northwestern

When we were growing up, we celebrated George Washington's birthday on February 22nd.  That changed in 1971 with the Uniform Monday Holiday Act,  an act of Congress that amended the federal holiday provisions of the United States Code to establish the observance of certain holidays on Mondays. The Act was signed into law on June 28, 1968 and took effect on January 1, 1971.

 

The Act moved Washington's Birthday (February 22), Memorial Day (May 30), and Veterans Day (November 11) from fixed dates to designated Mondays, and established as a federal holiday Columbus Day to a designated Monday. Veterans Day was removed from this list of "always-on-Monday" holidays when it was moved back to its traditional date of November 11, by act of Congress in 1975, effective 1978.

Contrary to popular belief, the Act did not officially establish "Presidents Day", nor did it combine the observance of Lincoln's Birthday with Washington's Birthday. The perception stems from the fact that the act placed federal observance of Washington's "birthday" in the week of February 15 to 21 and, since that week always falls between Lincoln's birthday (February 12) and Washington's (February 22), but never includes either date, popular references have given rise to the title, which recognizes both Presidents.  Many ^[update]states officially refer to the holiday as "Presidents' Day."

Whomever you celebrate that day, it's still a great occasion for cherry pie.