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Newspaper
Manitowoc Sun
Location
Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1935
Page
1
Meeting notes reveal aldermen split on lake intake and a new bridge while questioning a water report. Conversations touch on recreation, an electrical ordinance, milk delivery by horse vehicles, and era musings about Indian givers and Huey Long.
The report on a $9,000 cushion for a new fire truck remains missing while a special meeting promises a briefing. Officials travel to Kenosha for a League meeting. The city plans a major market move on Franklin between 21st and 23rd streets. Officials resist attorney advice on claims payments and eye higher courts if needed.
The note urges attendance at the SPC cal meeting Monday night to obtain firsthand information on water issues for the council.
The text notes a humor filled take on local Chicago UBS baseball players and contrasts a snipe sailor with a snipe shooter. It mentions several expert snipe shooters in town.
A quirky collection of wry notes and observations. The piece pokes fun at media bias and overblown divorce headlines, riffs on aluminum themed weddings in Melbourne, and jokes about health and dieting. It contrasts old and new journalistic trends.
A fragmentary musing on language and fate. The speaker imagines bread cast upon waters returning as wedding cake and hints at an absence of momentum as they prepare to depart. The note plays with timing and future hopes amid a quiet, reflective mood.
Federal and state authorities approved two city projects on Thursday, creating 100 new jobs. One project peels topsoil from a gravel pit near Eighth and Reed streets for concrete work, with government 14820 and city 9902 funding. The second funds 18 tennis courts, resurfacing six at Lincoln high school and adding ten new courts at Lincoln park and Lakeview park, with balances 8254 and 10788. County also seeks 11800 for fairgrounds repairs.
The Rt Rev Msgr William Peil pastor of St Boniface Catholic church for 53 years died Monday night at Holy Family hospital after long illness. Funeral held Thursday with Bishop Paul Rhode presiding at St Boniface with many priests and locals attending. Burial in Calvary cemetery. Survived by four sisters and a brother. Born Racine October 3 1849 ordained 1872 first mass Racine 1872 served Milwaukee St Joseph then Manitowoc since 1881. Made a monsignor about ten years before golden jubilee.
Hundreds of dollars in merchandise will be sold at auction during the fall festival. Only festival money will be accepted. The event, set for the last day on Saturday Oct 12, will let shoppers secure festival money with city purchases and installment payments. The festival program is expected to be the largest ever sponsored by local merchants.
Last week four residents paid fines in municipal court after speeding charges. The cases reflect routine enforcement of traffic limits by local authorities and show multiple defendants facing penalties for similar violations.
The city council heard a long awaited water survey arguing groundwater is insufficient and endorsing Lake Michigan water as the sole supply. Recommendations include stop well pumping, build a 6 million gallon daily lake water plant with a 2 million gallon reservoir, add a 16 inch river crossing, and erect a 1 million gallon elevated tank plus overhaul the fire alarm. Henry W. Winston of Carroll College spoke at Kiwanis on rugged individualism and broad government limits.
The contract for the four story addition to the Holy Family convent at Silver Lake was awarded to the Immel Construction Company of Fond du Lac. The project is to be completed early next summer.
An estate and gift tax was added to the Kelly old age pension plan. Officials estimate seven million dollars annually are needed to operate the pension system. The measure was sent back to the senate for further action.
Citizens report increased dog attacks and property damage after pets were allowed to roam. Police say multiple fights between dogs and injuries to bystanders have occurred since the change.
The Manitowoc County Council of the American Legion has joined the effort to secure the location of a veterans hospital here. The group acts as part of a broader push to obtain hospital services for veterans in the community.
City council held a 1 am session approving a plan to seek a new bridge at Twenty First Street. They received audited figures showing a 1934 balance of 102000 with a proposed sinking fund of 387000 and urged tighter fee collection, debt relief, and coordinated department investments. The harbor project was discussed, a damages payment approved, and plans for a federal housing project and a WPA relief stance outlined. A bridge grant and relocation of the city market were proposed along with nine other items.
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