Parade Guests May Join Soldier Salute
The speaker suggests including several soldiers in the parade if visiting guests participate, noting a casual tone about participation and guest involvement in the event.
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Newspaper
Manitowoc Sun
Location
Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1936
Page
1
The speaker suggests including several soldiers in the parade if visiting guests participate, noting a casual tone about participation and guest involvement in the event.
A column mixes humor and civic snippets about church vacations and upcoming conventions, missing wife stories, pirate tales, police speed signs, utility spending, nudist colony rumors, beach openings, and street projects. It notes Eddie Pasewalk and Sheboygan beach use, and jokes about nickel bus fares, city hall doors, and soldiers drinking on campus after a lengthy battle and a five to zero vote.
Alderman Klaameyer calls the airport a white elephant and questions its value to the city. The remark reflects ongoing concerns about cost and usefulness of the facility.
A pithy collection of local commentary on city governance and everyday life. It questions aldermen explanations and touches on flood lights at an airport, utility billing, license plate duplicates, and Memorial day plans alongside jokes about stenos, soap profits, and regional sayings.
A garbled column muses on family dynamics and local plans. It jokes about Eighth Street completion as a community stunt, references bank night and a mysterious crowd, notes workers still toiling, and ends with a casual signoff about seeing readers earlier next week.
The city council backed a county relief unit move imposing a five dollar penalty on relief families using telephones or cars. They reviewed relief bills, property tax disputes, sewer and street projects, and approved several contracts and land purchases while noting ongoing maintenance and legal actions.
City Attorney Ed ward Meyer urged delaying action on an ordinance to close strike bound plants, awaiting Supreme Court decision. The measure, opposed by local business figures, was reviewed as negotiations with labor groups continued. Also reported, Dr J B Pritchard, longtime Manitowoc physician, died at age 88 after a career shaping local rail and fraternal activities.
Manitowoc hosted a record safety conference with 1400 banquet guests at the White House Milk warehouse. The Capitol Theatre morning session set a attendance record, Paul W. Edwards spoke on dust explosions, and all ten sectional meetings plus a parade drew strong turnout.
Fire swept the Jim Steffl farm home on Menasha Avenue early Monday after a minor blaze had been put out an hour and a quarter earlier. Frank Stokes and Ed Lemberger found the first fire. Stokes notified the department and turned in the second alarm. Investigators sense something odd about Steffl withholding information. The house carried 3000 in insurance and was practically unfurnished.
Emil Mrotek aged 38 of Milwaukee died in a city hospital Sunday less than a day after being hit by a car. The body was returned Monday for a Wednesday morning funeral. He is survived by his mother, sister, and seven brothers.
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