Good morning,
Today’s forecast calls for a clear day with a high of sixty-three.
It’s Market Day in Lincoln school. There will be pickup from 5 to 6 p.m. in the upper gym. It’s also Market Day at the High School, with pickup there from 4 to 5:30 p.m. During the day, the Middle School’s eighth grade band will make a tour today of district elementary schools.
On this day in Wisconsin history, the Wisconsin Historical Society recalls a wage increase in 1954 for workers at Parker Pen:
1954 – Parker Pen Employees Win Wage Increase
On this date employees of Parker Pen in Janesville won a 5-cent-an-hour wage increase in contract negotiations. After the raise, male employees made a base pay of $1.95 an hour while their female counterparts were paid $1.62 an hour. [Source: Janesville Gazette]
Here’s a picture of the Parker 51:
