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Newspaper
Manitowoc Times
Location
Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1928
Page
3
An item from Wisconsin reports concerns over campaign finance limits affecting governor eligibility. The piece references Ekern and Senator Stephenson, noting alleged large sums and personal solicitations tied to political activity and funding disclosures.
Dr Max Staehle and staff moved to St Pauls Holit school as vaccinations proceed. This afternoon students will be vaccinated and the city schools will remain closed until all have been inoculated. Re-vaccinations last night show rapid progress. A smallpox case on South Sixth Street prompts quarantine. a scarlet fever case at Summit Streets is reported.
A damaged item reports a counterfeit ten dollar Federal Reserve Note circulated in 1814 era style. The note, tied to the Bank of Boston, shows plate numbers on the front and back, with misprints suggesting post office production and circulation irregularities.
Residents recall a monster 1896 political rally that filled Manitowoc with torchlight processions, horsemen, floats, and crowds. The event powered strong Republican turnout. the next day Manitowoc County voted Republican and Major Scho field of Oconto, Civil War veteran, won the governor’s seat.
Officers recently elected by the Manitowoc Knights of Columbus will be installed Friday night at the clubhouse. A. D. Shimek of Algoma will install, with F. P. Johnson of the national council inspecting. Ava Smith, formerly of Manitowoc, died at his Antigo home after a stroke. Funeral services were held there and burial will be in Evergreen cemetery after transfer to Manitowoc. He was 68, married here, and left a widow and sister Emeline Brown. He was not a member of fraternal groups.
Miss Margaret Johnson state Superintendent of home economics meets with evening school teachers at the Hotel Manitowoc to discuss home making topics and unit based instruction. Az L. Nimitz director of the Vocational school attends. Johnson visits the local Vocational school earlier, praising its work. Mrs. V. R. Nicholson is spending the day in Milwaukee.
Mrs. Laura Sczkowski, 66, Milwaukee, died from loss of blood and shock after both hands were severed when she stumbled in front of a switch engine while picking up coal in a Cudahy switch yard. The incident occurred today as officials investigated the fatality.
Friday programs feature Frank P. Walsh of the AFL in labor hall discussions at 5:15 pm on 17th and Washington. Other meetings planned include BE. 8. Schmitz at Mishicot 7:30 and Kelley with Strouf at Peroutka's hall Frances Creek 7:30. Earlier talks drew large crowds in Cleveland and Cooperstown.
United Press reports Governor Alfred E Smith defends progress welfare against Hoover charge of state socialism as Hoover plans a broad New England tour and stops in Maryland Kentucky Illinois and Missouri while GOP leaders push fiscal themes and Democratic chairman Raskob outlines mobilization on NBC stations with Burke scheduled to speak.
The latest photograph shows United States senator hopeful William B. Vare recovering at his home in Atlantic City New Jersey. Vare, a Pennsylvania political boss, has been on the road to recovery following illness.
It may be late in the fall but Mrs Harvey Kono at South Ninth and Madison streets keeps raspberries in her garden daily, a surprising sight for this season.
A college program for the Hoover Curtin ticket will be broadcast from Chicago at 10 p m Central Standard Time. The Chicago Engineers Hoover club will broadcast over the NBC red network at 8 30 p m C S T.
Citizens may vote a straight party ticket or split the ticket on November 6. A single ballot mark could cast votes for all party candidates from governor to surveyor, while presidential ballots list only president and vice president candidates. Electors then vote for the winner of the state popular vote. Also reported: Michael Zyborowski, 45, a switchtender, was killed by a North Western engine in Milwaukee, with relatives being sought.
The Freier Saengerbund under Mil ton Detjen will present a public concert on Thursday November 22. The group, one of the oldest in the state, features 55 to 60 men from diverse backgrounds, rehearsing weekly with strong cooperation. The program blends German folk songs with American pieces like Lullaby and the Aida March, with a 20‑piece orchestra providing overtures and chorus accompaniment.
A welding shop worker’s daughter was injured in a Tuesday automobile crash near Duowoc. She sustained a fractured skull but is reported improving at a local hospital as family members react to the accident and its brief, alarming moments.
A Manitowoo man was taken to Northern Hospital for the infirmary after a county court appearance. Deputy Sheriff A bk O Leske transported the individual on a Wednesday afternoon following proceedings at the Winnebago jail.
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