This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 15 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Grand Rapids Tribune
Location
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1920
Page
2
The Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce is defended as a booster for local business and industry in a editorial piece urging constructive effort over criticism. A separate note describes Beijer seeking a medicine from Sweden with King Gustave replying by letter promising possible export if needed.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Busch and infant daughter spent Sunday at Robert Reed's. Miss Cecil Wolentz returned home from Nekoosa. Local youths attended a Krohn’s dance. I Joe and niece Avri Jero visited Fred Holmes in Grand Rapids. Ed Holtz partly recovered from flu. Floyd Wolestt visited Severson home at Oak Ridge. Fred Lee's family spent Sunday together. Gladys Potts teaches at Lehigh and came home for vacation. Moore of Adams visits Mabel Holtz. Tom Williams on sick list. James Potts of Wild Tevee visited John Potts home. Mrs. W G Lord and Ruth visit T Williams. Leslie Holtz returns to Nekoosa to resume work after illness. Sela Irwin and Arthur Potts visited Mildren Hamsey.
William Doudas reports on the High School News schedule changes due to space and band conflicts. Camp Fire notes summarize a ceremonial meeting at Miss Ruth Erdman’s hotel, with honors, songs, and a planned hike. Also included are early semester report card highlights and student attendance updates.
Wisconsin brief reports Bangor high school defeated Onalaska 24 to 13 in a preliminary district tournament game. Holman and West Salem were already eliminated, leaving Bangor as a contender.
Appleton W. M. Hockenberry of the University of Pennsylvania has been appointed head of the commerce department at Tlasure nce College to succeed W. F. E. Busly who resigned to enter the industrial field. Hockenberry is a Wharton School graduate.
Mrs Gretchen Platz a widow of Albert Platz pioneer tanner was found dead on a neighbor’s step while resting after a birthday party She was 73 and had come to LaCrosse in 1877 She married Mr Platz in Racine in 1867 He died ten years ago Surviving are two sons Max and Albert Platz.
A referendum on a one hour daylight saving plan is proposed by the Liv Cross Trades and Labor council in TaChosse. The Citizens' Co‑operative League started the movement with Kiwanis and Rotary clubs asked to assist in agitation. Appleton adds new equipment to Lawrence College bacteriological laboratory, aiming to make it among the finest in the Midwest. more students are expected as equipment expands.
Mrs C E Hillyer of Sheboygan, president of the Woman's Relief Corps and a prominent club woman, sustained a double fracture of her ankle and foot after slipping on a icy sidewalk while returning from a grocery store. She is resting at St Nicholas hospital.
Outagamie county supervisors at the February session vote 176000 to fund the 1920 concrete raid program. Of the sum 48000 is to be raised by a bond issue with the rest from the next tax levy. Debate urged caution and delaying road work a year in hopes prices fall. Appleton bankers and manufacturers oppose extending road work this year.
State of Wisconsin Wood County Court in Probate orders that the estate of Mary Jane Trallam be administered and assigned to entitled persons. The matter will be heard at the probate office in Grand Rapids March 30, 1920 at 10:00 a.m. Notice of time and place for examining and allowing the account and residue will be published in a county newspaper. Dated March 2, 1920. By the Court Goggins Brazeznn & Goggins Attorneys for Estate.
Stevens Point High School, coached by Paul Vincent, defeated Grand Rapids High School 28 to 19 at State Normal School Friday night. Point led 14 to 4 at halftime as guard play and tight defense disrupted Grand Rapids in the opening minutes.
The Rapids opened scoring but the locals surged ahead with a series of baskets. Grand Rapids forwards were held to one basket, while Millenbach and Gaulke hit multiple long range shots for the visitors. Wilson led with seven baskets as Hubbard and Sprafka added others. late substitutions included Vaughn and Razner. Referee H. S. Dyer called only two fouls.
Statistics from 1912 to 1918 show royal decrees totaling 5 973 while laws approved through parliament numbered only 386, indicating the cabinet's dominance over the Cortes in that period.
Mr and Mrs Herman Holtz of Plainfield escaped a Portage snow blockade by driving fifteen miles through heavy drifts to Wasutoma and catching a Northwestern train to Milwaukee, then continuing to Texas for their honeymoon. Gladys Bartz Holtz, a Stevens Point normal graduate, married Mr Holtz after a Plainfield wedding dinner.
Stevens Point family claims King Gustave of Sweden authorized export of a rare medicine to aid their dying 1 year old daughter. Arthur Beijer wrote from Stevens Point to a Swedish doctor in Stockholm last November seeking the rate extraction drug not made in the United States. A six week reply cited wartime export restrictions still in effect.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.