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Newspaper
Grand Rapids Tribune
Location
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1920
Page
7
Mrs Alfred Hanson of Buck Idaho arrived Tuesday evening to attend the funeral of Mrs J Rowson. The funeral will be held today. Mrs Ww Nutsbau of Milwaukee is visiting here.
Bill Hart accuses Thos Ince of profit withholding and greed ending longstanding friendship. Hart directed Square Deal Sanderson herself, while Ince and other directors form new projects. Hart plans eight more Paramount Artcraft films before retiring. The Palace shows Square Deal Sanderson tonight and tomorrow.
Society notes detail the Noisy Fifteen Club meeting at Miss Clara Kramers home on Chase Street. Other items mention Golden Rule Circle gathering, Entre Nous Club at Mrs. Arthur Madsen’s, Port Edwards dinners, and various host-guest entertainments with several local residents noted.
Philip Haydock long absent from the city returns to Fort Snelling. Miss Marguerite Hart visits Marshfield District. Attorney F. W. Calkins conducts Hancock business. Mrs. T. Riley and daughter plan a Springfield visit. West Side Ladies Aid meets at Mrs. Louis Baldwin's home. Mrs. Wim Keyes returns from Minneapolis winter visit. Claus Johnson and Erna Kroening among local movers. Several other residents and visitors noted with minor illnesses and shoppings. Sheboygan fishermen face ice fines impacting lake operations. recovery expected in two weeks with tugs resuming normal activity.
The American Library Association advances an Enlarged Program to reach millions with free reading material, improving citizenship. The plan includes expanded county libraries, Braille for the blind, merchant marine and coast guard service libraries, translations for new Americans, and self-instruction courses, funded by individual library efforts over three years totaling 2,100,000.
Washington reports two A. E. F. soldiers burned to death when a fire destroyed the American barracks at Vladivostok on March 6. Two others are missing and two bodies were found in a mine area but not identifiable due to severe burns.
Jon, 96, longtime resident of the sae farm in Town of Omess, died of old age after more than fifty years in the county. A Civil War veteran, he served in the Fourth Wisconsin cavalry from 1863 to 1864.
A special election will be held in Waupaca Wisconsin on April 6 to decide municipal ownership of the electric light and street railway plants. The electric company has threatened to disconnect service.
A local controversy centers on aid for the Wisconsin Veterans Home and a recount of funds not paid. The question is sent to the Voter Board to decide if the city should assume control of the home and the lighting plant.
E F Gilmaster of 771 1st St North declares his bid for alderman of the First Ward. He asks voters to consider and support him at the polls on April 6. Amount 90 cents listed.
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