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Newspaper
Manitowoc Times
Location
Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1929
Page
1
City health officer Dr W G Kemper reports scarlet fever cases steady with about 76 homes under quarantine. 22 new cases last week but quarantines lifted keep city total similar. Most cases mild and precautions urged. Digestive upset noted but not serious. water tested weekly and clean.
Police carried on motor vehicle checks during a busy weekend, requiring drivers to show evidence of plate updates and licenses. Several admits to lost permits were noted, with duplicates to be sent. Reports included a pay check loss, a purse and skates theft, and a driver delaying license plate updates due to a car title dispute.
A vintage automotive ad invites readers to try the new Essex Challenger model, highlighting a forthcoming test ride opportunity referenced by the 215-14 line. The brief notice emphasizes the car’s features and the promotional window for potential buyers.
Virtually all bus service is resumed with regular schedules except the Appleton Manitowoc line. The Sturgeon Bay route has restarted after a long layoff due to bad roads and the Appleton Manitowoc line, halted by weather, is likely to resume soon.
The streets committee of the city council plans a Tuesday meeting at city hall to review bids on the 1929 paving program. Two paving options, plain reinforced concrete and vibrolic concrete, are under consideration with a slight price difference in favor of plain reinforced concrete. The city engineer has tabulated bids from eighteen firms and will present details. outside bidders attached riders demanding full program execution or automatic price adjustments. The finance committee also meets Tuesday night, and council business may move to Wednesday if quorum fails.
The newest tabulation lists the northeastern district with 137 communities, Manitowoc Two Rivers district with 43 communities and 2,786 electric and 2,444 gas customers, Green Bay with 41 communities and 11,904 electric and 8,224 gas customers, Oshkosh with 10 communities and 9,024 electric and 7,639 gas, Sheboygan division with 10,606 gas and no electric, plus northern division with 2,522 electric and no gas, and Mariette Menominee division with 5,831 electric and 2,580 gas customers. Rural customers are not included. The firm plans a large expansion this year.
At a Chicago committee hearing last week an agreement cut rates for Wisconsin shipments to the south and southwest. The state is divided into groups from east to west north of Milwaukee, with smaller but meaningful savings for large shippers and local merchants praising the fairness of the plan.
Railway headquarters announce Sunday excursions will resume with warm weather. Northwestern lines plan more trips to Milwaukee and Chicago, possibly Minneapolis and St Paul. Gas electric cars for short hauls are under discussion in Green Bay and Manitowoc freight grows with smooth service on Oconto Clintonville and Powers Iron River routes.
The Easter break in public schools will be brief, starting Thursday afternoon and resuming Tuesday morning. Many nonresident teachers plan to travel home Thursday evening or Friday by car, with no special programs scheduled. In Milwaukee two inmates escaped by rolling from jail beds, suffering head injuries and concussions before treatment at a local hospital.
The Mikadow theater hosted the first noon-day Lenten service led by Rev. William Hood of St. James Episcopal Church with Rev. J A Kuhn of St. John’s Evangelical Church as speakers. He urged daily gatherings to unite the community in Jesus Christ during Holy Week, with services 12:10 to 12:40. Sponsored by Manitowoc Ministerial Association under Rev. A Menke, the opening included organist Milton Detjen and hymns.
Ross Wright of the north side faces Christ Lehade of the south in a 100 point billiard match at the Taubert Room on South Eighth Street. The bout marks the final meeting in that venue before the establishment moves later this week, with no new location announced. The long rivalry dates to 1924 when Wright and Lehade clashed for the Class C title amid legends of rabbit foot luck and medal-laden pride.
The Philadelphia area reports Samuel Rea 73 died yesterday. Rea, late president of the Lakeside Country club, will be interred at Bryn Mawr Presbyterian church. Police say the railroad office building windows were broken and damaged to invade the store room during the incident.
Sheriff Herman Carstens voices strong support for a spring referendum amending Wisconsin law to allow sheriffs to run for reelection. He cites former Milwaukee County DA Winfred C Zabel and Wisconsin Sheriffs Association as authorities noting the 1849 rule is outdated and voters should assess fitness, not party.
Major Edward Schmidt state adjutant and A A Brandt editor plus Arthur Kreuter senior vice commander met in Superior to discuss the eighth annual Veterans of Foreign Wars encampment. The event will be held June 20 to 22 with a special program booklet printed by the Sanford Printing and Binding company.
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