Central Wisconsin State Fair set with grand program and races
Marshfield prepares for the Central Wisconsin State Fair with Daylight fireworks and Grand Rapids day featuring a baseball game, a special excursion, and a schedule offering military pageantry, acrobats, aerial feats, vaudeville acts, and 2300 in harness purses plus 400 for running races. The event promises a strong entry list and large attendance.
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R. BR. Williams
Marshfield
Freres de Koeh
Belgium
Ardell
America
Tom Thumb
Satin Chandra Ghost
Calcutta
India
Riverview York
Chicago
Arpin
Grand Rapids
Nekoosa
Marshfield Fair
Dode Fisk
George C. Humphrey
University of Wisconsin
Grand Rapids exhibitors at the county fair races and divisions
W W Clark of Grand Rapids leads the horses and livestock with departments for agriculture poultry and ladies. Prof I Ju Musbach of the experiment station, W H Laabs of Waupaca and Mrs May Hawe of Eau Claire are listed. Mark Bellis starts the races and the Second Regiment band and Unity band will perform daily. The fair promises to be the biggest and best with educational happenings all week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Clark
Grand Rapids
I. Ju. Musbach
W. H. Laabs
Waupaca
May Hawe
Au Claire
Mark Bellis
Wausau
Second Regiment
Marshfield Roosters Boosters Plan City Tour for Fair Campaign
City boosters coordinated a three-route car tour to promote the Marshfield Roosters fair. About ten cars start at 7:30 with stops through Spencer Unity Colby Abbotsford Dorchester Bretsonville Little Black Medford and more. A second route with around twenty cars passes Hewitt Auburndale Blenker Sherry Milladore Junction City Grand Rapids Pittsville Neillsville Granton Chili and returns. A third route from Marshfield to Rogersville Stratford Edgar Athens and back aims to boost attendance and provide a day out from work.
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Board of Commerce
Spencer
Unity
Colby
Abbotsford
Dorchester
Bretsonville
Little Black
Medford
Mus Curtiss
Owen
Withee
Greenwood
Loyal
Home
Hewitt
Auburndale
Blenker
Sherry
Milladore
Junction City
Grand Rapids
Pittsville
Neillsville
Granton
Chili
Neilsville
Marshfield
Rogersville
Stratford
Enswood
Edgar
Athens
March Rapids
McMillan
Hub City Team Donates to Company A K and Band Fund
The Hub City baseball team donated 100 dollars to a fund used by members of Companies A and K and the band as they see fit. Proceeds from a large Sunday crowd at the Fairgrounds for a battalion drill were shared with the boys who helped attract the crowd.
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Hub City
Fairgrounds
Wood county Educational Exhibit at the Marshfield Fair
Supt. George A Varney announces the annual Wood county educational exhibit will be larger than ever. It features work by rural graded and high school pupils and demonstrates how schools make education practical and cultural. Nearly every town will be represented and the display is housed in the Wood county educational building at the fair.
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Wood County
George A. Varney
Wisconsin units head to Texas for police duty
Extra says Company A with Company L for Rhinelander depart at the same time for Waco Lex. The move, received by telegram Tuesday, aims to station the Wisconsin contingents in Texas for police duty. The band remains at Camp Douglas while details are sparse before press time.
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Rhinelander
Waco
Lex
Teis
Wisconsin
Camp Douglas
City to Form Home Guard Unit in Marshfield
Marshfield moves toward forming a local Home Guard as part of wartime defense. A petition circulated by H. E. Hoerl drew broad support. about 60 men have signed, aiming for 65. The unit will fill similar duties to national companies, with uniforms and equipment to follow, weekly drills planned, and pay only in camp or active service.
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Marshfield
H. E. Hoerl
Nations
Ef Home Guard
Teachers Examinations Set Across Wood County Districts
Teachers examinations for second and third grade certificates will be held at Wood County Normal School August 14 and 17, Pittsville High School August 17 and 18, and Marshfield City Hall August 20 and 21. George A. Varney County Superintendent. A baby girl born to Mr and Mrs Guy E Blodgett on Monday.
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Wood County
Wood County Normal School
High School
Pittsville
City Hall
Marshfield
George A. Varney
Guy E. Blodgett
War Ends in Months Says Local Farmer
A Hassel palch-Mack clerk records a local farmer predicting the war will end within six months. The farmer cites his son enlisted in Company A who has never held a job longer than six months as his reason, a view that may or may not align with broader expectations.
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Hasselpalch-Mack Company
Courteois
Rms
Company A
Samuel
K of C War Fund Oversubscribed in City Drive
The K of C war fund campaign began in this city weeks ago and has reached 500 dollars with donors of one dollar or more to receive acknowledgments soon. The national council reports the drive aimed at one million dollars has grown to four million, with the initial goal largely oversubscribed. Anyone wishing to contribute may still do so as earnest efforts continue to meet the target.
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National Council
United States
Schools Reopen September Third Busy Start At High School
The article notes the term begins on September 3 the first Monday of September. Most teachers for the new year are secured and the initial days will be handled by a strong new faculty. Several staffers are moving on including C W Otte R H Parmenter G D Scott and Miss Alice Grover with new assignments in other roles and locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Otte
R. H. Parmenter
G.D. Scott
Alice Grover
Cigarette Fund Box Gathers Smokes for Soldiers
The Hasselbalch Mack Company store hosts a cigarette fund with a box for donations. About eight hundred cigarettes have been collected and emptied twice, supporting Company A and band members who will soon benefit from the donations.
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Hasselbalch-Mack Company
Visitors Cheer Camp Douglas Troops On Charity Train
Clouds broke to rain as over 400 townspeople joined a chartered special to Camp Douglas to visit Company A and the band. Ten thousand spectators watched a drill and arena pageantry while volunteers delivered homemade treats, thanks to Sam Miller for funding the excursion and aid to the soldiers.
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Camp Douglas
Company A
Sam Miller
Sam
Defense League to Have Stands During Fair Week
The Marshfield Branch plans entertainments at two stands to aid local soldiers, with proceeds going to the boys in khaki. A council member said one stand will be on the fair grounds and another uptown to attract local patrons. Citizens are urged to save magazines and donate books for soldiers overseas via Postmaster A G Pankow. Authorities warn drivers to observe traffic laws strictly, pledging vigorous enforcement.
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Marshfield
The
Defense League
A. G. Pankow
France
Victrolas Donated to Marshfield Units Praised by Officers
Letters from Captains Reigel and Mittlesteadt and Bandmaster Steinmetz express deep thanks for Victrolas donated by Marshfield’s Defense League. Camp Douglas and Camp Douglas Band members note the gifts’ morale boost and ongoing musical use at the Armory. A Marshfield fire call yielded a false alarm with no damage.
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Marshfield
Defense League
Vietrela
Camp Douglas
IK Company
Armory
Wis
Vietrola
Frewell
Frank
Reigel
Aveust
Marshfeld
Victrola
Second Regiment
Theo. A. Steinmetz
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Fair Secretary
Winninger Players
Adler Theater Fair
Sarah Gibney
Peggy’Moore
Adler Theater
K. OF C. War Fund
Michael Griffin
Captains Reigel
Mittle
Don the Go
Wiliam _ Mittlesteadt
Wis. Inf
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