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Newspaper
Grand Rapids Tribune
Location
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1920
Page
2
Grand Rapids Daily Tribune notes William F Huffman as publisher and lists publication details from March 1 1920 with subscription rates and office address in Grand Rapids Wisconsin. The item references Associated Press news rights and a delivery area including nearby towns.
The Grand Rapids Leader rebrands as Grand Rapids Daily Tribune with the weekly as Wood County Tribune. The policy proclaims nonpartisan, clean government coverage, independence from owners, and dedication to the welfare and development of Grand Rapids and Wood County. Consolidation of two plants is acknowledged amid reorganization efforts.
The American Legion basketball team of this city defeated the Mosinee American Legion team at Lincoln High School gym Saturday evening by 28 to 10. Grand Rapids led early with Stark scoring, and Plahmer, Stark, and Hill alternated baskets as the local team built a comfortable lead. The Grand Rapids lineup featured Plahmer, Stark, Wipka, Myron Hill, and Leland Johnson with Coach Hinners refereeing. The curtain raiser between Scout Troops Four and Two ended 16 to 16.
The 1919 February record shows 45 degrees as the high and 15 below as the low with 1.25 inches of precipitation, 0.24 inches in 24 hours and 6.7 inches of snow melt. February 1020 reports 38 as high and 20 below as low, with 0.62 inches total precipitation and 7.2 inches of snow by melt. A northwest high pressure area has moved east and south, bringing fair weather toward Lake Michigan and a predicted rise in temperatures for Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Illinois by Monday and Tuesday per George T. Nivon’s forecast.
Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur, Stanford president, told the Annual Congress of Medical Education that American hospitals for the insane are "truly terrible." He urged teaching hospitals in large cities, better training for nurses, and closer ties between hospitals and medical schools to advance psychiatry and medical education. He warned against state control of medical education and emphasized engineers and physicians in safeguarding community welfare.
The speaker laments that governing bodies and the public fail to provide leadership in medicine. For generations we cannot safely draft the future of medical education to satisfy positions of state university schools. Dr. Wilbur notes the hope lies in independently endowed standards and education so medical institutions become centers of learning.
Stimulate Rural Dept head W J Taylor, cashier of First National Bank, purchases a Dodge touring car from Magan agency for agricultural department use. The added convenience will allow bank officials to visit more rural customers, promote county activities, and provide broader service. Leader Classified Ads bring results. Phone 394.
The February 3 1920 Grand Rapids Wisconsin council session presided by Mayor Chas E Briere notes all aldermen present except Hansen and Lemense. Petitions seek water and street vacations on Chestnut Sixth Second and Van Buren streets and related portions of Grant Second and Third Avenues. A hearing before the mayor and council is set for March 2 1920 with notices to be posted and published. The Electric and Water Commission presented a proposed contract with Consolidated Water Power & Paper Co for city power. contract approved and ratified. The city clerk to publish hearing notices three weeks prior in Daily Leader.
The council confirmed merited items, listed ward election inspectors and clerks for eight wards, and set salaries for city officials. It approved a truck committee, rejected extending the new bridge, and capped raises. It ordered concrete paving on First Street Second Avenue and related streets, with public works to assess damages and costs. Bills were approved, and the water works department reported January overdraft and cash status.
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