Good morning,
Whitewater’s forecast for today calls for a mostly cloudy day, with a high temperature of seventy-seven degrees.
The City of Whitewater’s Common Council meets tonight, at 6:30 p.m. The agenda is available online.
The Wisconsin Historical Society recalls a historic moment, from 1936, that’s still evocative today:
1936 – Wisconsin Issues First Unemployment Check
On this date the state of Wisconsin issued the first Unemployment Compensation Check in the United States for the amount of $15. The recipient was Neils N. Ruud who then sold it to Paul Raushenbush for $25 for its historical value. The check is now at the Wisconsin Historical Society. Wisconsin was the first state to establish an Unemployment Compensation program. [Source: Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development]
There’s something very American the re-sale of this check. Here’s a copy of it:
