Take Advantage of These Values

January 16, 1962, Appleton Post-Crescent

Perhaps not as well-known or remembered as much as Tuchscherer's on Main Street, but this little shoe store on the opposite side of Main Street at least had that expansive parking lot that faced Broad Street. 

Attentive Audience

February 1, 1964, Appleton Post-Crescent

These kids are quite attentive, save for the kid in the foreground.  Either it's their age, their generation, or they are just in awe of the strange apparatus being shown to them to climb trees or telephone poles.

Men and Their Shovels

January 27, 1978, Neenah-Menasha Daily Northwestern

As if to illustrate that even the mightiest of machines are no match for Mother Nature, this photo makes the case.  It requires the simplest form of work- men and their shovels-  to clear the way for this diesel behemoth to safely do its task.

A Lost Art

January 5, 1965, Neenah-Menasha Daily Northwestern

September 19, 1963, Green Bay Press-Gazette

I was intrigued when I saw the above photo and then, with a little more searching, arrived at this full blown article from Green Bay.  If his broom-making was a lost art over fifty years ago, imagine what they'd say now.  From time to time, it's fun to feature one of the interesting people we had in Menasha growing up.

Social Items

January 9, 1928, Appleton Post-Crescent

For your reading pleasure, a series of social items for Menasha residents to ponder over, courtesy of the Post-Crescent.  It certainly WAS another era when the condition of ice cut from Lake Winnebago was considered a newsworthy item.  And where did the Menasha hockey team play and practice locally?  Past editions of the Post-Crescent refer to the team using the "Menasha High School rink."  I am assuming that was adjacent to the high school which then resided on today's public library site.  Remembering the ice rink at what later became known as Racine Street Park at the same location (before the present library was built), I'm sure it must have been there.

Drifty

January 16, 1920, Appleton Post-Crescent

January 19, 1920, Appleton Post-Crescent

We take for granted the infrastructure we have now that provides for clearing the streets and ensuring passable roads, save for an inconvenience of a day or two during extreme weather.  But this must have been some storm to have created this kind of announcement.  Or, was this meant as sarcasm?  Further research did not indicate if the "shovelers' brigade" ever was formed.  The article from the 16th makes the case that the snow WAS rather heavy, so perhaps this was just impatience and an attempt at humor from the desk of the editor.

Brewery Days

January 14, 1977, Neenah-Menasha Daily Northwestern

A short history of brewing in Menasha.  The Winz property on Manitowoc Street eventually became Winz Park.  We first encountered the Winz brewery in this blog in 2012: https://menashabook.blogspot.com/2012/06/winz-brewery.html and discussed Feiner beer in 2015: https://menashabook.blogspot.com/2015/03/a-finer-brew.html.  The Walter Bros. Brewing Company is mentioned about twenty different times in this blog.  Just do a search on "Walter."