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Newspaper
Manitowoc Times
Location
Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1929
Page
6
The piece highlights steep improvements in spring goods and store display over the past decade, praising local merchants in Two Rivers for driving value. It notes public patronage fuels progress, and ends with a provocative, unrelated remark about birth control and a punchline about Dempsey.
The Lions Club meets the Teachers Association Tuesday night at the Elks clubhouse with a 6:30 banquet. Wives of Lions invited. Rev. Barstow of Madison to speak on The Stabilizing of Life. One new member E P Weber. Algoma to form Lions club via Two Rivers group. Attendance contest ends April 1.
Leonard Grunweld of 129th Street rented his garage to a man who never paid rent and disappeared after forcing off a locked gate and stealing the car. Grunweld notified police Sunday and is consulting an attorney regarding the incident.
Three new cases identified at the municipal hospital Henry Kappleman Reuben De Foe and Albert Klabunde. Also confirms Ger rude Kamm released from hospital after confinement in recent days. Funeral attendees arrive from Chicago Bessemer Mich Milwaukee Downer student Ernestine Wilke visits with parents. Quarantine placed on Elmer Watchel home for chicken pox. Rotary meeting at Hotel Hamilton led by Wilbert Dixon with no outside speakers.
Palm Sunday exercises were held in Two Rivers churches with Easter music and sermons on Passion Week. Rev WW G Haase noted the fickle hearts of the crowd during Jesus arrival and crucifixion as 32 new members were confirmed at St John Lutheran. Other sermons questioned joy in Palm Sunday as Rev T A Hawkes preached The Sorrowful Christ at Grace Congregational. Palms blessed at St Luke's St Mark's and Sacred Heart before high mass.
American Legion Robert E. Burns post 165 will host a Veterans of Foreign Wars gathering at Braun's Eastwin hall. Commander L. F. Lueck says the Hamilton band will perform to boost the Legion hall for a Fourth of July celebration and an April 1 event.
The United Commercial Travelers met at the Odd Fellows hall on Saturday night and installed officers including George M. Sechter senior counselor Frank W. Palmer junior counselor Henry Clemens conductor John L. Bacon past counselor Joseph Noll page Ed Zisler sentinel. Trustees are Wilbert Symes Hugo Jansky and Bill Larson.
Chief Schroeder warns residents to keep cars in garages if they lack valid license receipts. Law enforcement will arrest violators and require a cash deposit to the city. The order targets owners without proper 1929 license plates or receipts.
Lyman Fischer of Two Rivers district attorney will speak to the business law and real estate class at Hamilton school tonight on Conditional Sales and Chattel Mortgages. The Community club sponsors the course and President Kritschke urges full attendance as only two more sessions remain tonight and later.
One week from Tuesday the Two Rivers electorate will vote in a crowded election. Five from eight council nominees, one of two for school commissioner at large, two wards for school board aspirants, five town supervisors, and state referendum questions are on the ballot. Incumbents largely unopposed for supervisors. Polls open 6 am to 8 pm with eight voting sites listed.
Mrs Arthur Baetz of Two Rivers announces the marriage of daughter Margarette Elizabeth to Lancia James Splitt of Manitowoc. The wedding occurred February 25 at Hotel Stevens in Chicago. Mr Splitt works for a Detroit firm and Mrs Splitt was previously on staff at a Madison hospital.
Police logged two complaints of dogs disturbing residents on Sunday and about six calls in the past week. Neighbors report a "flock of dogs" near Joseph Gruel’s quarantined home for scarlet fever and say dogs howl all night keeping Mrs. Elmer Boose awake on Twenty-ninth Street.
A reader critique recounts clashes over radio interference and city efforts. John Behlow, the city radio trouble man, defends measures and urges public cooperation while railing at anonymous contributors. The letter portrays local frustration, technical jargon, and community debate over signals and responsibility.
Mrs John Weber Sr aged 78 of 2001 River Street died at her home Sunday night after a long illness. Funeral at 9 am Wednesday from St Luke's Church with interment in Calvary Cemetery. Born in Germany 1851 she came to the U S as a child and lived in Two Rivers 46 years. Survived by widower ten children twelve grandchildren two sisters and two brothers.
Pruning of city trees began in Central park this morning led by M. W. Schenke, a local young man in the Two Rivers tree surgery contract with the Davey Institute of Canton, Ohio. City Manager Donnelly and City Engineer Hartung spent the morning calculating advertising needs for bids on employer's liability insurance. They also plan to invite bids for street oil and crack filler.
City tests and factory repairs caused occasional disadvantage and noise from electrical lines. Some parties owning equipment did not cooperate fully, making disturbances hard to locate. Radio dealers and utility departments will continue to assist, with public advice welcomed. Signed by Lahey & Watson and several auto electric firms.
City Manager Donnelly warns of typhoid risk from fish and water in Two Rivers. Health Commissioner Zlatnik says cooked fish pose no danger, but the typhoid bacilli remain a threat in the polluted water, urging precautions in handling suckers and other fish.
Mr and Mrs Ed Peterik hosted a Sunday afternoon reception at their Route 2 home honoring their daughter Hazel a St Johns Lutheran confirmation class member. Guests from Two Rivers Manitowoc included Gust Zarn Verona Peterik William Zarn Ervin Zarn Arnold Schmidt Alvin Stechmesser Verna Frank Mueller Louis Englebrecht Shirley Kurt Stechmesser Clarence Miller Sr Jr Herman Stechmesser Gerald Virginie Ruth were listed. A 6 o clock dinner followed.
Boxing wrestling and mixed athletics open to all are scheduled 7 to 9 p m today at H P Hamilton school. A men s swimming class at Washington high school gymnasium runs 7 to 9 p m. Wisconsin vs Iowa is the seventh grade league game this afternoon. From 5 to 6 p m men s gym class meets and vocational basketball practices 7 to 8 p m at Washington gym. The Boy Pioneers meet at J Luke s church.
Three new scarlet fever cases raise the weekly total to 14. Quarantined homes include Joseph Gruel at 1910 Twenty-eighth Street, Frank Schipper at 1609 Jackson, and Anton Swoboda at 1025 Hawthorne.
Neighbor kids skate in front of Mrs. John Ross home at 808 Eighteen Street caused a noise complaint while patrolmen checked reported street-light outages on Thirteenth Street and cautions on Sixteenth Washington and nearby corners.
Local chapter of the Wisconsin Commercial fishermen meets at Carron's tonight to decide further steps against conservation commission members and the proposal by Wisconsin Michigan and Minnesota conferees to limit whitefish to two pounds. President Luebke indicated a definite plan will be announced during the session.
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