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Newspaper
Manitowoc Times
Location
Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1929
Page
3
Brillion boys traveled with cars and fans to Hilbert for a postponed game. Hilbert defeated Brillion 3 to 2 in a close non conference matchup. Several local residents visited homes and events around Brillion before and after the game.
Bruno Zess dies at 39 from a heart stroke Friday evening shocking neighbors. Funeral held Wednesday at St. John’s Lutheran with Rev. Gridmann officiating. burial in Mishkot. Survived by one brother and two sisters, pallbearers listed. Community gatherings and multiple local visits follow across Tisch Mills and Denmark areas as residents attend meetings and birthdays.
Two Rivers residents were noted visiting family events across Manitowoc and surrounding areas. Ben Urbanek hauled freight from Two Rivers last Saturday while Gust Ebel and George Deja motored there. Miss Esther Krase visited Manitowoc on Monday and Miss Leona Schmoock returned from Two Rivers last Friday.
Newton News reports Norbert Brick served as caller at Manitowoc on a sleigh trip Tuesday. Esther and Nora Weyer visited parents Otto and Mrs. Weyer then returned to Manitowoc work. John Vogt were business callers at Manitowoc Monday. Elmer Sehnell is on the sick list with a bad cold. George Bartels taught at Mishicot Sunday and returned to duties. A Silver Lake mask ball Sunday drew many with prizes to Helene Wetting Linda Schnell Theresia Moser Viola, the Pirate girls, Carl Schramm and Louis Meyer. Clarence Vetting Mrs Kieselhorst and Mrs Vetting did business at Manitowoc Wednesday.
Rockefeller interests press to oust Col Robert W Stewart from Standard Oil Company of Indiana while Stewart claims backing from Standard employees. March 7 stockholders vote in Wilmer Indiana to decide whether Stewart remains chairman amid a high stakes proxy battle tied to Teapot Dome fallout and Continental Trading ties.
Ministry of Labor figures show unemployment reaching up to 25 percent of insured workers in several counties and 57 percent in Cockfield a town with 2000 workers. The south fairs better than the north reflecting a shift from heavy industries to luxury goods like motors phonographs concentrated in the south.
Charles W Nash president of Nash Motor Car says a nationwide tally of 50 million autos by 1950 is fantastically high due to traffic limits. He notes service to owners is crucial and a single dissatisfied owner can harm the industry more than many satisfied customers. He does not expect major auto changes next year and cites limited export prospects.
In Jerusalem a Hebrew modernization appears as a Hebrew supplement in Latin characters to an English weekly. Without official backing the plan faces grave doubts while Ittmar Ben AvI, son of Eliezer Ben Yehuda, leads the effort to adapt Hebrew for Gentiles and Jews unfamiliar with square script. A small glossary accompanies the new format.
Reports say English painter George White was slain in Chihuahua City, Mexico, by suspected robbers. British officials have asked the Mexican interior secretary to investigate and punish the murderers, with no further details available.
In East Haddam Connecticut the oldest dated Christian church bell is said to hang in St. Stephen's Episcopal church tower. The bell doubles as a fire alarm and bears inscription in Spanish and Latin naming church figures and dated 815. It arrived as scrap metal from Spain long ago.
Jesusa Castronera, a young Filipino patient at San Lazaro hospital, is thanked for fortitude in enduring chaulmoogra injections. Governor General H. L. Stimson presents a tennis racket and balls through Major Hitchens of the health service.
An expert notes American-made cars can compete on price and endure rough use, while European makes lag in service. He argues the auto field now focuses on merchandising rather than manufacturing.
Eastern time slots show Milady's Musicians and Maxwell Hour among top picks with Senora Hour and Barbiers Seville set for WABC. Coverage includes numerous stations from WEAF to WGN and local hour plans, with details on orchestras, dance music, and network programs.
Edward M. Box at 29 years old heads special investigators examining witnesses before the house in Oklahoma impeachment proceedings. Box previously served as assistant county assessor at 17 and county attorney at 20.
In Bolzano Italy Tyrol a bride Maria Doneli and her fiancé, aided by a spider weaving around three of ninety six lottery numbers, added two chosen numbers and won 51000 lire. The couple, eager to marry, gain a fortune and the spider becomes a household pet.
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