1940's

Assembly Park History

1940
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1940's
• Lake Lake Resort - was regular stop on his tours throughout the ‘40s for Lawrence Welk.
September
• The first annual Arbor Day celebration was held and continues to this day! (For more info)
1940
• The Bradley Knitting Company was established which was the first major manufacturer in Delavan, it employed up to 1,200 people over the next 30 years.
1941
September
• Samuel Phoenix's (One of the fonders of Delavan) grandson, J.J. Phonix, the founder of Assembly Park, J.J. Phonix spoke at the second annual Arbor Day celebration.
1942

• Mr. and Mrs. Tuckwoods purchase the cottage owned by Fred and Blache Cevene and acted as a rental agent for cottages around the park for many years. The Zagone family purchased California Cottage and Hollywood apartment from the Tuckwoods estate in 1971.

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• 1942, Lake Lawn Resort began year-round operations and was purchased by partners Jay Reader, Harold Zilisch, and Russ Babcock, who combined their skill and vision to add new attractions to the resort.

1943

World Events

Presidents

• Franklin D. Roosevelt • Harry S. Truman

1940

May 10th
• Winston Churchill becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
May 15th
• McDonald's founded in San Bernardino, California.

1941

June – December
• Hitler commences the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union.
October
• The secret plan commences the main phase of The Holocaust.
December 7th
• The Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor leads to the USA joining World War II.

1942

• The Manhattan Project begins.

1943

Nov. – Dec.
• Tehran Conference between Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin agrees to launch Operation Overlord.

1944

June 6th
• D-Day landings in Normandy.

1945

• End of World War II in Europe.

September 2nd
• End of World War II in Asia.

1946

Sep. 30 – Oct. 1:
• Nuremberg trials end.

1947

• Breaking of the sound barrier by Chuck Yeager in Bell X-1.

1948

May 15th
• The Arab–Israeli War begins.
June 24th
• Berlin Blockade begins.

1949

March 10th
• The Arab–Israeli War ends.
May 12th
• Berlin Blockade ends.
1944

• Post Card

1945
1946
1947
1947
• The old DInning Hall, Georgann Inn as this building was known at the end of its useful life, was destroyed by fire in 1947
1847-1894
• 19th Century Circus Capital of America.
1948
July 21, 1948
• Delavan was the site of Wisconsin's Circus Centennial as part of the state's celebration of 100 years of statehood.
Built - Date unknown
• World War II era Quonset hut, known as the White Store, built soon after the hotel burned down. This building served as small grocery store and had a breakfast/lunch counter.
Vi Mulder
• Vi Mulder was the last proprietor of the White Store.
1949