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Manitowoc Times

Location

Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Oct 18, 1928

Page

2

Wisconsin Municipal Plants Unite To Form Group

Delegates from Manitowoc Two Rivers Kaukauna Mendon Sturgeon Bay Plymouth and other Wisconsin cities gathered in Kaukauna to organize a permanent body for municipally owned utilities. Aimed at coordinated action the group plans a constitution and by laws with another meeting set to launch a statewide program.

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Traffic Through Menasha Bridge Slowed By Structural Weakness

Police have doubled guards on the Menasha street bridge in Wisconsin as traffic is reduced to slow speeds. A large concrete section recently dropped into the river, prompting restrictions and reinforcement efforts to prevent further damage. The weakened span has caused erratic conditions and concern for upcoming loads.

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Norman Thomas Radio Speech Planned on NBC System

Norman Thomas, Democratic candidate, will broadcast a half hour program at 10 30 p m over more than ten NBC stations as part of a radio series. A Democratic theatrical clash will follow on WABC and Columbia network stations at 9 p m EST. Two deer arrests reported as conservation wardens seize two deer from Albert Knetter near the homestead site once occupied by John Bietz. Knetter fined. automobile confiscated. An ad for used car is noted.

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Zeppelin Pioneer Sparks German Airship Boom

FRANK C McLEARN reports a series on Count Ferdinand Zeppelin’s invention and the rise of airship development. From initial skepticism after early flights to mass subscriptions exceeding 1.5 million dollars, Germany’s shift to an air minded public and renewed enthusiasm for the rigid airship era is chronicled.

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Death Comes To Mrs Graham At Hospital Today

National and local news recount the death of Mrs Violet Graham at St Marys Hospital after illness. The report blends biographical notes with early 20th century zeppelin milestones and a separate crime item about a New York night club hostess found slain in Queens.

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Widow Mrs Graham Dies. Milwaukee Funeral Set

Violet Ebiman Graham known as Mrs Warren Graham died after a long illness. The funeral will be held Saturday at 2 30 PM from Radike funeral home in Milwaukee. Surviving are her husband a daughter Gladys her mother and three brothers all of Milwaukee. A large delegation from here will drive to Milwaukee for the service.

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EAR OF SAFETY PILOT AND WIFE

A weather hampered air and sea rescue off Michigan coast as Pilot Mitchell and his wife remained missing after landing near Horseshoe Bay. Fog and rough seas delayed Menominee fleet operations while two captains pressed toward Green and Chambers Miland as a search continued. Appleton notes city manager trends. Perils Lake duck hunt ends with a rescue by Indians after a dog causes a boat capsize.

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Episcopal Church Advances Revised Book of Common Prayer

After twelve years of study the House of Bishops announced completion of a revised Book of Common Prayer. Changes include shorter services, new wording, and added hymns while preserving core rites. Bishop Slattery cited removal of archaic terms and greater clergy responsibility to modernize worship.

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Radio 7 Features Fridays Five Best Radio

Radio 7 showcases Fridays Five in a 1928 NBC WEAF concert bureau hour. Review covers network notes WOR and WiZ linking opera and a fragment on Amico Fritz. a snapshot of the era’s broadcast scene with network ties and program listings.

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Raffle Poultry Ban Highlights Wisconsin Meat Dealers Meet

The Wisconsin State Association of Meat Dealers denounced poultry raffles as illegal and inhumane, ending its annual convention with officers elected. Charles J Curk heads Milwaukee as president, with Nicholas Bouchotte Sheboygan first vice president, Jacob Gaiser Racine second vice president, Harvey L Wiehkert Oshkosh secretary, J. Disley Fond du Lac financial secretary, and Otto Sprister Appleton treasurer. A separate Draper report notes a fatal injury from a wall collapse at a restaurant in Park Falls.

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