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Health & Fitness

The Greendale Review Newspaper - Revisited Week 19 - 4/8/39 to 4/22/39

The Greendale Review was Greendale's first newspaper and through 2013 I will post stories every Thursday from the early days of Greendale taken from the paper.

 

 

With this year being the 75th anniversary I thought it might be interesting as well as fun to look back at Greendale’s beginnings from the viewpoint of its own residents and local news stories of the day. Every Thursday through the end of the year, I will be posting humorous, relevant or just interesting stories from Greendale’s original newspapers.

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The following selected stories are copied exactly as they were originally written (including some misspellings) unless otherwise noted. Some may be shortened with “…”. They will be in bold and italicized type.

Also, just a reminder - Greendale first opened to residents on May 1, 1938

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The Greendale Review - Saturday, April 8, 1939

Village Dog, Traffic Ordinances In Effect

   The Village Board of the Village of Greendale, on Feb. 7, 1939 adopted an ordinance providing for the licensing and keeping of dogs within the village.

   This ordinance is now in effect and provides that ‘A license shall be deemed necessary for any dog over six months of age….no dog shall be off the premises of its owner unless upon a leash or accompanied by and under control of its owner or some competent person.”

   It shall also be unlawful to “keep a vicious dog….diseased dog or cat….more than two dogs.”

   On complaint of any person by affidavit that a dog barks, howls or is vicious, the owner of said dog is required to remove the dog from the village or surrender the dog to police officers.

   The traffic Ordinances provides, in part, under Section 16 that ‘it shall be unlawful to park within an intersection….on a cross walk….within 15 feet of fire hydrant, unless greater distance is indicated….not closer than 15 feet to crosswalk.”

   Section 40 restricts speed to 20 miles per hour, within certain areas but permits 40 miles per hour within other areas.

   Copies of both ordinances are being made and will be available to residents.

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THE MILK SITUATION

   It is pertinent at the present time to call the community’s attention to the milk question.

   This is of vital importance, first of all because a great deal of raw unpasteurized milk is being sold and consumed in Greendale.

   Secondly, because the enactment of a milk ordinance here is pending.

   In answer to the writer’s request for information and advice as to what should be the official attitude of the Greendale Board of Health toward the milk question, I hereby quote an excerpt from a letter written to me by Dr. H. M. Guilford, Director, Bureau of Communicable Diseases, Wisconsin State Board of Health, Madison, Wis., under date of March 29, 1939.

  Dr. Guilford says in part: “While we acknowledge that properly pasteurized milk is desirable and safest obtainable, it is not always possible to persuade communities accustomed to the use of raw milk to adopt complete pasteurization. If raw milk is sold in any community it should be strictly regulated as to its production. Unless proper inspection is provided an ordinance is of no value. …

… At present time there are no facilities in Greendale, nor are any anticipated in the near future, to pasteurize raw milk. …

… Failure to detect even a small infection in one teat of a single cow may lead to serious illness. …

… I would appear, therefore, that pasteurized milk in the long run is still the less expensive milk. …

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FLOORS TO BE INSULATED

   The Farm Security Administration has advertised for bids for insulating 242,230 square feet of first floor concrete slabs in more than 500 dwellings in Greendale.

   Tests made with a wide variety of insulating materials and over a period of six months have proven the value of insulating.

   Floor surface temperatures have been raised to about room temperatures by spraying insulation on the underside of the slabs, thereby preventing condensation due to different temperaturs.

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Greendale Review – Saturday, April 22, 1939

Reeder is Elected Manager of Village

Board’s Vote Is Unanimous

   Upon motion by Trustee Burnside, the new Board of Trustees, by acclamation,, elected Sherwood L. Reeder, Village Manager, on Saturday, April 15.

   Following the election of Manager, President Brinkman called on Reeder to address the board. He said: ‘I appreciate the confidence you have placed in me by electing me the first manager of the Village of Greendale. I shall strive to the best of my ability to give Greendale the type of modern and efficient government to which it is entitled. …

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Whole Village Admires New Drug Store

   SERVE 1,000 FIRST DAY

   The opening of the drug store, long awaited, proved its great need as evidenced by more than 1000 customers who were served there on the opening day, April 15.

   Kendall Des Jardin, proprietor, expressed gratification at the wonderful co-operation of the residents of Greendale, and promises that depleted stocks have been replenished and that other items not stocked on the opening day may be purchased at the store in the future.

   Des Jardin said, “I am more than pleased at the tremendous patronage of Greendale’s citizens on opening day, and I wish to express my hearty thanks for their splendid cooperation in making our opening such a huge success. My aim is to have the most complete drug and fountain service available for Greendale that can be found anywhere, even to the extent of serving light lunches.

  Miss Gerda Wank, one of Greendale’s younger set, will assist Mrs. Des Jardin, who will be in charge of the grill room. Des Jardin estimated that over 500 people were served at the soda fountain Saturday.

   The first customers of the drug store were village officials and co-op directors and their wives, who were guests of the Des Jardins, and were served with fancy ice creams at “open house” on Friday evening.

   The drug store is the first privately-owned enterprise to be operated by an individual in Greendale.

   Mr. and Mrs. Des Jardin personally wish to thank the many friends and business associates who expressed their good wishes with floral tributes.

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N.Y.A. Opens “Dorm” Near Greendale

   The opening of a National Youth Administration dormitory in Greendale was announced by the management last week.

   The dormitory will house 30 boys, who will be under the supervision of Superintendent Carpenter.

   The property, situated on the west side of Loomis road, south of Root Creek, embraces two homes, a good-sized barn, a garage and other buildings with about eight acres of land. There is a fine orchard on the property. The boys will have a garden and raise their own food.

   The group is coming from the northern part of the state and will spend part of their time going to school and part on Greendale landscape work, besides work in the nursery. This is one of about a dozen such projects and will be year round work.

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Next week – The Greendale Theatre opens!

Thanks to the Greendale Historical Society, for which I am a member, for providing the original newspapers.

Steve Peters

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