Good morning, Whitewater
There are no public meetings scheduled for the City of Whitewater today. I am reminded of a local newspaper headline, from over a year ago: “What Would We Ever Do Without Them?” We’ll carry on — somehow, some way.
The National Weather Service predicts patchy fog with a high of 66. The Farmers’ Almanac forecasts squalls migrating into the Great Lakes, then fair.
There will be a P.A.T.T. meeting at Washington School at 6:30 p.m..
In Wisconsin history on this date, in 1951, esteemed actor Tom Wopat was born in Lodi. No one else would have played Luke Duke of the Dukes of Hazzard half so well.
The Wisconsin Historical Society also reports that on this date in 1954, Janesville residents debated their local liquor laws:
The topic of discussion was whether Janesville should allow women to be served at the bar, in taverns. Residents also debated whether dancing should be allowed in taverns. Speaking to lift the bans was Erv Lacey, field director of the Tavern League of Wisconsin. Lacey noted that the law against women being served was discriminatory and contended that Janesville taverns lose business because of the laws. The Rev. Frank Dauner, pastor of United Brethren Church, said the strict prohibitions should remain intact because alcohol threatened public health, safety and peaceful domestic life.
(Emphasis added.) That there was someone who thought that allowing women to drink and dance at a bar was a bad idea seems odd to me. I thought that was the whole point of opening a bar in the first place…