Skip to main content
The largest online newspaper archiveArchive Home
The Oshkosh Northwestern from Oshkosh, Wisconsin • Page 4

The Oshkosh Northwestern from Oshkosh, Wisconsin • Page 4

Location:
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Issue Date:
Page:
4
Extracted Article Text (OCR)

Oshkesri Northwestern 4 July 25, 1955 Expect Parade to Be Best One Ever Held Ohio Street Civic Association Says Inquiries Many About Sunday Event Mss Ostertag Will Appear at Festival Oshkosh Young Woman Chosen at State Music Clinic for Distinguished Honor k7 I street to the 12th Street entrance of South Park. Children of all ages are invited. Loos mentioned, to participate in the parade with decorated wagons, buggies, tricycles, improvised floats or In costumes and with their pets. "It is countywide, not just south side," he said. In addition, the committee announced that over 150 letters have been sent out to businesses, industry a faculty member of the UW Summer Music Clinic, said he wants In make the invitation to the Music Clinic's outstanding performers an annual event.

"I feel the young artists of Wisconsin high schools ought to be given some recognition," Johnson said. Miss Ostertag is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth J. Oster- Mrs.

Stille Dies At Mercy Hospital Mrs. Bertha Stille, 63, of 43'i Myrtle died at 11:50 o'clock this morning at Mercy Hospital. She had been seriously ill the past six days. Mrs. Stille was born at Neills-ville, on March 31, 1892, but had been a resident of this city most of her life.

In 1920 she was married to Irving Stille who preceded her in death in 1930. Also preceding Mrs. Stille in death was a son in law, Donald Kleinschmidt, who died June 14 of this year. She was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church and the St. Catherine's Guild of that church, of Eastern Star No.

16, and of Ladies Auxiliary 205, of Masons. Survivors include her mother, Mrs. Elvina Allen, Milwaukee; three daughters, Mrs. Helen Kleinschmidt, Mrs. Russell Rothenbach and Mrs.

Reinhold Oestreich, all of Oshkosh; three brothers, Martin Allen, Zion, 111., and Willard and Leroy Allen, both of Neills-ville; two sisters, Mrs. Herbert Dorn, Tacoma, and Mrs. Charlotte Klug, Milwaukee; seven grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral arrangements were not complete today but will be announced Tuesday. The remains are at Konrad Funeral Home.

FESTIVAL CHOOSES OSHKOSH SINGER Maribeth Osfertag will make guest appearance at the Peninsula Music Festival, Fish Creek, Aug. 9. With David Wundrow, right, she was chosen from 625 itudents at the UW Summer Music Clinic. Emmett R. Sarig, clinic chairman, announced faculty choices for the honor.

Nearly 100 Scouts Start New Camping Period at Twin Lakes Selected as one of two outstanding performers at the state music clinic in Madison, Maribeth Ostertag, Oshkosh High School student, will sing at the Door County Peninsula Music Festival Aug. 9. She and David Wundrow, Mid-dleton, will appear as guest soloists with Thor Johnson and the festival orchestra at the Fish Creek event. Miss Ostertag, a contralto, and Wundrow, who plays the tuba, were named as outstanding young musicians during the 1955 University Summer Music Clinic which closed at Madison Saturday. Faculty members recommended them to Dr.

Johnson for festival invitations. Miss Ostertag and other young Oshkosh musicians are back in Oshkosh this week after attending the three week clinic. In her debut at the festival, Miss Ostertag will sing "Sequidilla" from the opera, "Carmen," by Bizet and "Una Boce Poca Fa" from Rosini's "Barber of Seville." Wundrow will play "Hungarian Melodies" by Vincent BaclK On Aug. Program They will appear on the Aug. 9 festival program at 3 p.m.

along with violinist Isidore Cohen, pianist Mayne Miller and other artists. Dr. Johnson, who has served as Cool Canadian Air Snaps Heat Wave in State By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The coolest night in a month topped Wisconsin's perfect week end weather picture. The cool air snapped another heat wave and dropped tempera tures early today to the 50s, ex cept for a state low reading of 43 at Green Bay. The minimums were up to 10 degrees below normal for the season.

Temperatures were in the 70s and low 80s Sunday with Madison reporting the maximum of 82. Milwaukee's 73 was the lowest. Presidio, lead the nation with 102. Other nighttime lows, as the mercury hit bottom at 38 de grees in rraser, were 51 at Wausau, 53 at Lone Rock, 54 at Two Rivers, 55 at Eau Claire, 56 at Beloit and 57 at Grants-burg and Milwaukee. Clear weather prevailed Sunday and through the night in most ol the state.

Cloudiness was increasing over the extreme northwest early today. The cool air from Canada cooled all ot northern and eastern United States. Deadline For Century Families To Apply Is Soon Register of Deeds Bernice Fuller announced today that appll cations for century farm certificates must be filed with the State Department of Agriculture at Mad ison by Aug. 10. The applications are available at her office and at the county ag ricultural agent's office.

Forty-three Wisconsin counties were organized 100 years, ago or before, according to State Department of Agriculture. Early census records show that settlement had begun in 66 of the state's 71 coun ties before 1855. Some families in those counties may be eligible for a 1955 century tarm certincate it tneir larm or home has been in continuous fam ily ownership for 100 years. Spe cial recognition will be given el igible families at a ceremony at the Wisconsin State Fair the week ot Aug. 20-28.

A host of advance inquiries give Indication that the 22nd annual children's parade and picnic, scheduled for next Sunday, will be bigger and better than in past years. Co-Chairman Fmil Loos announced that many calls for information about the event have been received, and he added hopes for a larger parade entry this year than usual. Sponsored by the Ohio Street Civic Association, the day long event will get under way with a big street parade starting at 1 p.m. No advance registration is neces sary for parade entrants, Loos emphasized. All the children have to do to get in the parade is to report to Fifth and Knapp Streets at 12:30 p.m.

Sunday where the line of march will be assembled. The parade will proceed from the assembly point east on Fifth Street to Ohio Street, then south on that Advance Party Of Marines To Start Tonight The advance party of the Marines' 95th Special Infantry Company of Oshkosh will head for Parris Island, S.C., this evening and Tuesday in preparation for the main company departure next Sunday. T. Sgt. Robert Marty, the unit's first sergeant, is to leave for the South Carolina "boot camp" this vening, to make arrangements and set up paper work for the arrival of the local unit's troops next Sunday evening.

On Tuesday, Capt. R. M. McCarthy, inspector-instructor of the company, and Sgt. Wil-bert Ziebell, supply clerk, will leave for the summer campsite to draw equipment and establish the unit's area.

Departure time of the main body has been changed, company officers stated, with the Marine air transport now scheduled to arrive at Winnebago County Airport at 12:30 p.m. Troops will depart an hour later, at 1:30 p.m., instead of at 7 a.m. as was previously scheduled. Reservists in the local unit, however, will report to the Menominee Park training center at 8 a.m., answering rollcall and participating in classroom training exercises preparatory to leaving for camp. The company members are expected to arrive at Parris Island about 8 p.m.

Sunday, EST, get situated in camp that evening and be gin the two-week training period at 5 a.m. Monday. While the unit reservists are on duty at camp, the local center will remain open on a daily schedule with a skeleton three-man force on duty here "as usual," an officer announced. Forget-Me-Not Sale Is to Be Arranged by DAV Preliminary plans for the sale of DAV "Forget-Me-Nots" will be made at a meeting of Oshkosh Chapter 17, Disabled American Veterans, at the VFW Hall Tues day at 7:30 p.m. The committee for the sale, which will be held Friday and Saturday, Sept.

9 and 10, will be appointed Tuesday. Funds derived from the drive will be used by the DAV for its rehabilitation and hos pital program. Also on the agenda for Tuesday will be plans for participation in the annual King Day celebration put on by the state DAV at the veteran's home at King, near Waupaca. It will be Sunday, Aug 28. the 'HOTTEST' number to er R.

Three Lose Licenses To Operate Cars Three drivers, two from Oshkosh and one from Neenah, were arraigned in Municipal Court today on charges of drunken driving. All three pleaded guilty and were fined $100 and costs each and lost their driver's licenses for a year. They were Alfred Spanbauer, 29, of 919 Fifth Harold D. Fisher, 20, of 120 Knapp and Gerald F. Peterson, 48, of 214 Tyler Neenah.

Spanbauer was arrested by Oshkosh police Saturday afternoon when the car he was driving struck an auto at the intersection of Pearl Street and Wisconsin Avenue. The other car was driven by Myrtle Bartlett, 56, of Rt. 4, Oshkosh Miss Grace Bartlett, 54, of 1896 Omro a passenger in the Bartlett auto, suffered a cut the leg. Fisher was arrested by county sheriff's officers Sunday afternoon when his car ran onto the Courthouse lawn. Peterson was arrested Satur day afternoon at a town road inter section with Highway 41 in the Town of Neenah when he failed to stop for an arterial stop sign.

Three others were arraigned in court today on charges of drunk and disorderly conduct, and all three pleaded guilty. They were Earl Byrant, 53, of 356 High fined $10 and costs; Joseph F. Ka-sarsky, 27, of 1033 Bismark PL, fined $15 and costs, and Ray-nold Koehn, 34, of Waukau, who was fined $25 and costs. Payment Of Taxes Due By Next Monday City Treasurer Harvey Galow today announced deadline for final installment payments of 1954 taxes will be Aug. 1.

Final tax installments are ac tually due by July 31 but because of the weekend payments will be received to Monday, Aug. 1. The city treasurer figures that $164,257.22 is still due on the tax roll of last year. Of this amount a minor portion is due from personal property delinquents against whom the city attorney is beginning court action. Taxes not paid by Aug.

1 may be paid to the county treasurer after Aug. 15. The city treasurer will use the intervening time to reconcile his records. Taxes not paid by Monday of next week will be declared delinquent, the treasurer said, and become subject to interest charges. Highway 41 Is Scene of Mishaps Highway 41 was the scene of two accidents less than two miles apart Saturday morning, both of them happening about 9 o'clock.

One was at the intersection of 41 and 'County Trunk and the other happened on 41 about 1 mile south of the Highway 44 intersection. The one at 41 and involved cars driven by Lillian Washbuck, 43, of Rt. 1, Redgranite, and Bur ton J. Holman, 30, of 340 14th Fond du Lac. Mrs.

William Streit-berger, Redgranite, a passenger in the Washbuck auto; had several teeth knocked out and suffered a chin laceration. She was treated by a physician at the sheriff's office, and then was taken to Mercy Hos pital in the Miller ambulance for further examination. The other accident involved cars driven by Max J. Ogorzelec, 45, of Chicago, and James J. McMahon, 22, of Milwaukee.

Ogorzelec's auto hit the Milwaukee man's car in the rear in a line of traffic. No one was hurt except Mrs. Ogorzelec, 44, who had a scrape on her left leg. Births (The following births were reported by Mercy Hospital up to noon today.) Clifford Paulick, 618'4 Oregon a boy. Raymond Lowther, Rt.

2, Omro, a boy. Julius Isham, 560 Bowen a girl. Floyd Proctor, 3664 Wisconsin a boy. Harold chertz, 1221 Seventh a boy. Alvin Sergo, Redgranite, a boy.

Melvin Wirth, Waukau, a boy. WADDED D3Y CLEANERS 335 MAIN STj if) A gan State with 23 and Wisconsin with 21. Events Included the shot put using paper plates, the hammer throw using balloons on strings, the light weight relay using a lighted candle and a pail of water, an obstacle race, discus throw, and "long glum contest" with the boy refusing to smile for the longest time the winner. Smiles Were Measured Some of the other meet events included a "50-cent dash," which consisted of pushing a half dollar along a course with a straw, a foot race which could be staged sitting down the winners were determined by measuring the length ot the feet of each boy on each team a standing broad grin in which the boys' smiles were measured, and a sponge put. Canoeing and swimming talents were shown in the Saturday water carnival.

Again teams were competing. Dennis' evils won with 33 points followed by Christy's Angels with 23 points and Baxandall's Bobbers with 22 points. Events included the in and out canoe race in which Scouts paddling the Canoe were obliged to jump out of the canoe on a given signal and climb back in and pad dle on to the finish line, the crew boat race in which each team paddled by hand the large war canoes along a given course, the boat rowing race for speed and form, the canoe galloping or pumping race and the canoe swamping event in which each unit was represented by two men, the stern man paddling and the front one bailing water into the other canoes. Swimming Competition In swimming competition, events included the underwater swimming race for distance, the swimming relay using four different strokes, the quarter mile race and the watermelon race in which members of a team from each cabin tried to smuggle a melon from the deep water raft to shore. An added feature was the be- tween-acts performance by two clowns, Lee Baxandall and Ken Johnson.

Sunday the group of nearly 100 new campers arrived at Twin Lakes Reservation to begin the week's program. They represent Troops 1, 4, 11, 19, 40, 41 and 4' of Oshkosh, Troop 34 of Waupaca Troop 46 of King, Troops 28 and 32 of Berlin, Troop 28 of Winneconne Troop 5 of Milwaukee, Troop 30 of Green Lake, Troop 31 of Iola, Troop 50 of Wautoma, Troop 23 of Omro, Troop 25 of Princeton and Troop 63 of Montello. New campers were met by junior staff members and shown to their cabins after which they went to the first aid room for a medical recheck and then went to the wa terfront for swimming classifica tion tests. Unit leaders gave their Scouts conducted tours of the camp grounds. i and organizations to participate in the parade with floats or decorated vehicles.

Kadi -child entering the parade will receive four free tick ets for treats at the park. Over $100 in prizes is being of fered in the parade, Loos said with four classes being established They are floats, comical, original and pets. Bikes and wagons, the co-chairman stated, will participate by Ihemselve, with the judges deciding what class to rate them. Following the parade, South Park will be the beehive of activity for the youngsters with planned programs, novelties, refreshments and pony rides ready and waiting make the day a big one for the city's smaller fry. Plan Aerial Shows A feature of the park program for the day will be two aerial shows by the YMCA gymnasts who will perform on the high webbing, trampoline, trampolete, flying and still rings, do hand balancing and mat tumbling.

The troupe will first perform at 2 p.m. then repeat the 'acts at 7 o'clock in the evening. Other features of the program include an hour-long variety show by members of Judy Stiilman's School of Dancing, who are donat ing their services, as is the group, for the event. Afternoon and evening band concerts by the YTW band will round out a full day of fun and frolic for "kids from 6 to 60." Loos and Joseph Einder, as event co-chairman, along with oth committeemen, are making all- out efforts this week to do the program in fine fettle. Other princi pals of the program will include W.

Havemann, chairman of judges; H. M. master of ceremonies, and Joseph Siebel, parade marshal. City's Board Of Review Has First Session i ne city board of review opened its annual session at City Hall at 10 o'clock this morning. Two hearings scheduled for to day were postponed and the board was expected to adjourn at 4 p.m.

Later sessions will depend on appointments made by any taxpayers who wish to protest property assessments. Preliminary procedures were waived this morning to allow the board to hear one protest. City Clerk Roger Kliss warned that property owners who wish to ap pear before the board must file no- tice of their intentions with his of fice. Appointments will be sched uled at that time, he said. Jaycees, Jaycettes Enjoy Annual Picnic Some 40 members of the Junior Chamber of Commerce and the Jaycettes enjoyed the organization's annual picnic outing Sunday at the Robert Murray Jr.

home on Lake Butte des Morts. A wiener roast featured the occasion, while a series of outdoor games for both men and women and a bonfire in the evening and group singing were added highlights. Bert King of the Jaycees was chairman of the outing, assisted by Roy Biebel and Joe T. Palmer. in town 397 i 'Wfc.

mm mh ICS I All tr.g, Rt. 4. A former student of Sister M. Carola, she has also studied with Miss Ruth Orr at Lawrence College, Appleton. For the last two years, she has been soloist with the Oshkosh Civic Symphony at its winter con certs, first a vocalist and last season as pianist.

The symphony annually features young artists, win ners of its music awards, at winter concert. Miss Ostertag was vocal soloist with the Cecilian Singers at the mid-winter concert. As a member of the high school a cappella choir, she sang a leading role in the organization's presentation of "Brig-adoon." Began as Sophomore Maribeth began going to district and state music festivals during her sophomore year at high school, winning starred first ratings for both voice and piano. At the State Music Clinic she appeared on radio and television shows and was chosen as soloist with the Campus Choir under the direction of Bernard Westlund of Milton College. A June graduate of Oshkosh High School, she plans to continue the study of music at Indiana University this fall, concentrating on operatic training.

The Peninsula Music Festival in Door County includes nine concerts from Aug. 6 to 21. Dr. Johnson is music director of the festival which is sponsored by the Peninsula Arts Association. He has been conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony since 1947.

Guest conductor of major symphonic ensembles of the United States, Dr. Johnson is a founder and conductor of the Asheville, N.C., Mozart Festival, and was winner of the Beebe Foundation Scholarship for European study. Also attending the state music clinic from Oshkosh were Sandra Brickham, Loretta Perk, James Wheeler, David Hall, Donald Boese, Kenneth Pochojka, Gretch-en Lentz, Kay Daubert, Stephen Wagner and Fred Leist, OHS choral music director. Former Oshkosh Man With Cadets Taking Air Course Among the 586 West Point cadets attending an air indoctrination course July 16 through July 30 at the Air Proving Ground Command, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, and Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, is Cadet Nelson M. Lyn-de, a former resident of Oshkosh.

The program given the prospective Air Force and Army officers from the military academy is designed to provide the cadets with a better understanding of the role of the Air Force in the Department of Defense, its capabilities and the requirements and opportunities for leadership in Air Force units. Cadet Lynde, whose parents are Brig. Gen. and Mrs. N.

M. Lynde, is the grandson of Mrs. Bertha Lange, 288 High Oshkosh. Mrs. Pomrenke Dies at Madison Mrs.

Albert E. Pomrenke, 65, of Rt. 1, Oshkosh, died Sunday at 3:30 a.m. at University Hospital, Madison. She had been ill for the past nine months and was taken to the hospital on Friday.

Daughter of the late Fred died in 1915, and Mrs. Minnie Schrandt, who survives, she was born in Oshkosh Dec. 18, 1389, and had lived here her entire life. She was married to Albert Pomrenke in Oshkosh on June 3, 1916. She was a member of Emmanuel Evangelical and Reformed Church and the Women's Union of the church.

Surviving are her mother and her husband; one daughter, Mrs. Mclvin Hergert; and one sister, Miss Ada Schrandt, all of Oshkosh. Services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at Emmanuel Evangelical and Reformed Church, with the Rev. Edwin Becker officiating.

Burial will be in Peace Lutheran Cemetery. Friends may call at the church on Thursday from noon until the hour of services. Annual Dinner For Chamber to Be Planned by Committee Initial plans for the annual Chamber of Commerce dinner will be made Tuesday noon at a committee meeting in Athearn Hotel. Tentatively set for the first week in October, the dinner will serve as the highlight event for cham ber members and will include a prominent guest speaker. Named as chairman of the dinner committee is Les Farrow, with William Bates and Ray Robertson as assisting members.

The second week of the Boy Scout camping season ended Saturday and a new group of 98 Scouts arrived Sunday to begin the third week. The windup of last week's pro gram saw a track meet neid on Friday and a water carnival on Saturday. "University of Wisconsin," Michigan State" and "Oshkosh Subnormal" were the names of the three units taking part in the indoor track meet during heavy rains Friday. The outcome showed Oshkosh Subnormal the winner with 33 points followed by Michi- CollegeTo End Summer School Friday The '1955 summer session at Oshkosh State College and the Training School will end Friday of this week. The college summer school, which began June 20, attracted 751 students, the majority of them teachers who are working towards higher degrees.

Faculty for the OSC summer session included about 50 persons. About 130 pupils attended a six- week summer session which ended last Friday at Oshkosh High School. Offerings during the ses sion, which began June 13, in cluded two United States history courses, personal typing and three English courses. The High School summer faculty was composed of Prin. J.

H. Evans, Miss F.sther Tilleson, Edwin Grosskopf, Miss Hazel Irene Foltz and Russell Spaulding. Also concluded Friday was a six- week program of music instruc tion, offered by the public school music department and taught by David Zeff. James Croft will be the instructor during a three-week session scheduled to begin Aug. 15 for junior and senior high school instrumentalists.

Registration of freshmen and transfer students for the fall term at Oshkosh State College is scheduled to begin Sept. 12, with registration for upper classmen set for Sept. 14. Classes will begin at the college the following day. The fall semester will begin at the Training School on Sept.

13. Oshkosh High School will convene Sept. 6. re- III Five Weeks, Mrs. Hansen Dies Mrs.

Christian W. Hansen, 63, of 123 Evans died Sunday at 2:55 p.m. at Mercy Hospital, where she had been a patient for the past five weeks. The former Anna N. McKenzie, she was born Aug.

19, 1891. in Waushara County, and had lived in Oshkosh for the past 27 years. She was married Jan. 7, 1913, to Christian Hansen in Berlin. Mrs.

Hansen was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church and Ladies Society of the church. Surviving are her husband, Christian; one son, Herbert Hansen, Oshkosh; one daughter, Mrs. Merlin Kratz, Redgranite; and two grandchildren. Services will be held Wednesday at 8:30 a.m.

at Fiss Bills Funeral Home and 9 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Berlin. Friends may call at the funeral home Tuesday from 3 p.m.

until the hour of services. The rosary will be recited Tuesday at 8:15 p.m. Strikes Parked Auto, Driver Hurt Slightly James Worthen, 19, of 441 Ceape suffered a bump on the arm when his auto struck a parked car i at 2:35 Saturday afternoon on I Ninth Street, near the Georgia Street intersection. Worthen told Oshkosh police he took his glance away from the road i for a moment, and when he looked back it was too late to avoid the auto parked at the curb. The en-; tire front end of car was dam-! aged.

The parked car. owned by Rob-; ert Kinderman, Willow Lane Road, IRt. 5, Oshkosh, received rear end damage. -1 1- a 7 ,4 j. i I I tf 1 I 1 i' nfri w.iwiiiiiig.

lOftniirwtWNr atliWnfllfwiwHr' I a Is the Time to Order YtiuirCoj HAVE PIPKORN'S FILL YOUR COAL BIN NOW! WJ i V' i a Silks and Chiffons Stay Cool and Crisp Our Front Entrance Is Open As Usual, But FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE STANNARD'S HAVE ADDED A NEW DRIVE-IN PARKING SPACE Directly ot the Rear of Our Plant ENTER FROM DIVISION STREET LOW A SUMMER PRICES O) 1031 wm Liu FUEL SUPPLY CO. STTAW LAUHDERERS STANLEY 392 COURAGEOUS COUPLE Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Tomaszewski, Princeton, pose in sheriff'i office at Toledo, after early morning fight in which they subdued two men who abducted them at gunpoint. Tom-szewski's bandaged hand was cut when he hit one bandit with pop bottle.

At same time Mrs. Tomaszewski socked the other man over the head with a portable radio. the "COAL-EST" in town 24 WISCONSIN AVENUE USE OUR CASH AND CARRY SERVICE, SAVE 10!.

Get access to Newspapers.com

  • The largest online newspaper archive
  • 300+ newspapers from the 1700's - 2000's
  • Millions of additional pages added every month

About The Oshkosh Northwestern Archive

Pages Available:
1,063,637
Years Available:
1875-2024