Green Bay Civic and Industrial Life May 1 1917
Local issue of the Green Bay newspaper lists subscription prices and article headlines including The President's Appeal Brown County Defense Council The Band Railroads and Food Supply Baby Week A Liberty Pole and more. There are notices from the Green Bay Association of Commerce and a municipal section listing city officials and bonded indebtedness taxes for 1917 with the tax rate and debt details.
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Brown County Defense Council
Brown County Defense Council Mobilizes Farm Labor
Under Chairman John A. Kittell farmers plan bumper crops. Green Bay area high school boys from Green Bay De Pere and nearby districts are being enlisted for farm work this summer with pay plus substantial school credits awarded by the authorities for crop production effort.
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John A. Kittell
County Defense Council
Green Bay
Green Bay Forward Plan Promotes City Growth
A civic campaign urges street car service on West and North sides and paving inside city limits. They push rapid modern housing, new auditorium, better lighting in business districts, and expanded conventions. Deepening Fox and East River channels is proposed to boost freight and passenger service. Community loyalty and business growth are emphasized.
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Brown County
Green Bay
Fox
East River
Baltimore Prize For Best Patriotic Creed Offered
Baltimore offers a prize of one thousand dollars for the best patriotic creed rooted in American history and principles. The contest invites entries from residents and aims to foster civic patriotism and national identity.
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Baltimore
Concerts in Parks For Green Bay De Pere This Summer
Associations of Commerce in De Pere and Green Bay are urged to act now to decide summer band concerts. Proper handling could raise funds for weekly performances benefiting both communities.
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Green Bay
de Pere
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Commerce
James T. F. Stecher
Minahan Building
Green Bay, Wis
Contents
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Green Bay Association of Commerce
Negro Lovall
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Commission Forus of Government
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