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Newspaper
Grand Rapids Tribune
Location
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1919
Page
9
Lorraine Knoll of the Wisconsin Anti-Tuberculosis Association visited Grand Rapids arranging use of Red Cross Christmas seats for a campaign to improve health. She met with school officials to start the drive on Saturday, with half of proceeds funding local health initiatives.
Emil Bock was elected president of the Musicians Union at their first meeting in the band room Monday. Clarence Jackson was chosen as vice president, Hugh W. Gogging as secretary, and Martin Lipke as treasurer. About twenty five members attended the opening meeting.
Viev Theodore Ratuke, Pastor, announces Sunday School at 9 80 A M and English preaching at 10 30 A M with Norwegian on the first Sunday each month Rudolph Moravian Church The Ladies Aid meets Wednesday Dec 17 instead of Dec 18 Mrs Matthews hosts Sunday Dec 14 with Sunday school at 1 30 and preaching at 2 30
At an Inst Council meeting Rotary members rejected a proposal to reroute the South Side road south of Mrs Nels Johnson corner along the river bank through Lyon Park. They warned it would ruin the park as a picnic site, endanger children, and cut access to the river, with several speakers questioning council support for the change.
State highway officials and contractors met in Madison to push year round paving. Winter hauling and year long material purchases were endorsed. A committee will determine costs for concrete paving and a plan to use local Wisconsin quarries to ease car shortages and lower prices was outlined.
A Poultry Exhibition will be held at Grand Rapids Wisconsin on Friday December 12 as part of the Wood County Poultry Clubs annual event at the Wood County Normal and Agricultural School Building. Entries are in the forenoon with prizes for first and second premium ribbons and a list of winners to be published later. Exhibition coops provided for pens or single fowls upon request by exhibitors.
The Plainfield Sun reports the marriage of Miss Norma Lane and Minot W Rozell of Hancock. The ceremony occurred at the Methodist parsonage on Thursday November 27 with Rev. G S Joslin officiating. The couple will live in Grand Rapids and the other couple in Racine.
The Means-Anderson Entertain ment Company will be heard on the Community Course next Wednesday evening. It has filled hundreds of dates nationwide and is praised by newspapers and committees. The program is clean artistic and vibrant with life featuring Edna Means reader Eve Anderson violinist and Sellers pianist.
Mrs Flora Jenkins and Frank T Jones residents near the city were married last Thursday at 7 30 pm by Rev Geo E Dewey at his home. The ceremony was private with close relatives. They will live on the groom’s farm and begin married life there with well wishes. A E Weatherwax visited, then left for Nampa Idaho to spend holidays with family wintering there.
Classified items include help wanted nurses and a printer position at the Tribune, plus cars cows horses sleighs and various farm and household goods for sale. Names include Miss Georgia H. Riley R. N. Riverview Hospital W. W. Clark F. E. Brackman Otto Neitzel and Mrs. W. F. Starkweather with locations in Grand Rapids Wisconsin and nearby Sigel. Prices cited: 125 for driving horses 20 each for boars 340 per ton for dry corn 50 for a 12 year old horse 125 listed. Cars and sleighs offered cheap or immediate pickup. Advertising guidance on want column pricing noted.
Marshfield reports list business visits by J Ragan and W J Conway, plus relatives visiting Almond. Several residents travel or return from trips, with notes on illnesses, shopping in Chicago, and Santa Claus appearances. Emergency surgery, insurance work, and sleighing conditions also noted. A Brishne column on Tolstoy’s wife offers literary reflection.
Community notices list Arthur Zimmerman traveling to Madison for business, P C Daly heading to Green Bay for a Rotary meeting, and Santa Claus visiting Johnson. Local figures Herbert Gerry improves after illness, Otto R Roenius spoke at Green Bay Elks Memorial Sunday, and Gabriel Smith leaves for North Dakota to teach. Nash Hardware promotes off cook stoves and heaters. George Babcock sick with cold, Earl Sherman and F J Herrick shop in St Paul Minneapolis, Roy Grignon returns from Greenville Mississippi where he worked on Arpin dredges. E C Van Wie of Tomah, former Johnson Hill drug head, now owns a Tomah drugstore and is named captain of Tomah National Guard Co to muster Dec 15 with 100+ members.
An elderly reader reflects on old friends who have left the community and urges sending them a Tribune subscription as a Christmas gift. The notice encourages honoring memories with a home town paper and notes a 25 percent discount on subscriptions for Friday and Saturday, December 12 and 13.
A display highlights shirts in madras fibre silks silk mixtures and pure silk by Eagle known for fast color and good fit. Prices range from 2.00 to 13.50.
A vintage ad highlights Racine flannel shirts in khaki olive and gray priced 3 to 5 dollars, wool sweater coats from 3 to 18 dollars, mufflers in silk and knitted patterns 1.50 to 7.50, Holeproof hosiery noted for economy, and a broad range of handkerchiefs from 10 cents to 1 dollar.
Bath robes described as bright morning helpers with soft patterns and suitable weight, priced from 7.00 to 12.50. Men’s heavy flannelette night shirts trimmed with silk offered in large roomy cuts, with colors described, and flannelette pajamas priced from 2.00 to 3.00.
A sale of gloves and mittens offered in various styles and materials from mocha and swede to silk and fur lined options. Prices start around 50 cents, with multiple fabrics including wool and jersey available.
A man who appreciates a smart scarf endorses this display of silk neckwear in new shapes and seasons. Numerous designs in rich textures arrive in fancy Christmas boxes with prices from 75e to $3.00.
The House of beautiful hosiery advertises Holeproof as the home of quality pure silk, silk faced, and lisle stockings. Prices range from 75 cents to $3.09, highlighting appearance and service as key selling points for women shoppers.
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