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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1919
Page
1
Willard O. Christensen, a 127th Infantry instructor from Marshfield, Wis, disappeared after reporting to Camp Lewis Washington while en route from France. Reports and lettersHint at quarantine or foul play, with local residents seeking answers and intel officers investigating the case.
Former Marshfield resident R E Parmenter writes to Lea Berg from Camp Greeny lent Ga near Verdun France in 1918. He recalls St Mihiel Verdun Metz and armistice moods, lists places like Vignveulles Morville Laimont Revigny Pont Mousson and Morville, and notes friends still longing to serve while grateful for letters from home.
A group of Marshfield attorneys led by Rk, &. Andrews and Pp. A. Williams request County Judge W. J. Conway to run again in the next election. They praise his handling of duties and emphasize the importance of the office for the community in Grand Rapids Wisconsin. The letter is dated January 18, 1919.
Central Wisconsin Fair Association presents its 1918 financials detailing cash on hand at year start and end, receipts, expenses, admissions, rentals, memberships, and city county state al shares. The auditing committee signs off with December 28 1918 deposit and bank balance verification.
Relatives of soldiers ask if bodies will be repatriated from France. War Cross notes no decision by War Department for two years. Central Wisconsin Breeders Association holds annual meeting January 25, elects officers, plans summer picnic, and supports rural electric transmission and fair electric rates across Wood Clark Marathon counties.
Stockholders from the American National Bank met in an annual session and re elected directors PON Christensen W D Gonnar Robert Gunner Dr K W Doege Frank Cramer K 3 Denting and Henry Katsched. Marshfield State Bank stockholders met Friday afternoon and elected directors Wm Hipke H C Koenig Amos Roll J W Salter Hugo Wepener Wim Welter. directors then chose Hipke as President Koenig as Vice President Amos Roll as Cashier H Cundy as Assistant Cashier.
The Wood County Medical Society met in Grand Rapids last Friday and elected officers for the year. Dr J C Hayward was named president, Dr E E Whitehorne of Vesper as vice president, and Dr Wm Hipke of this city as secretary treasurer. The session included a discussion on influenza treatment amid rising deaths, and the meeting closed with a luncheon.
Gladys Leslie, in just three years before the cameras, is praised as a talent with a bright future. Critics laud her as Trish Coleen in His Own People and as the poor little heiress in Little Miss No Account, a Vitagraph Blue Ribbon Feature showing at the Adler Theater Friday January 24.
List of advertised letters for the week ending January 20 1919 includes Mrs Neal Andress Rose iBeauchaine, C E Brinkheimer, Mrs Philip Becker and Jack Hawkins.
The Central Wisconsin Fair Association held its annual stockholders meeting in the city hall council room with large attendance. Officers were reelected, several committees named, and plans discussed for the 1919 fair including possible night auctions and painting of buildings.
Eugenie Besserer billed as Ellen Terry of the screen joins The Eyes of Julia Deep with Mary Miles Min ter in a five part comedy drama from American Film. Adler theater runs today and Thursday. Postmaster General announces new telephone toll rates effective January 21 with page eight ad detailing service classes.
Wood County asylum superintendent L E Gilson and Miss Lydia Schier were in a car that collided with a Soo Line engine near East Fourth street on a foggy Monday. Gilson suffered a sprained ankle and minor injuries while Schier escaped with a few minor hurts. the car was a total wreck but both survived.
Corporal Alfred Speerbecker of Company A 2nd Battalion 4th Infantry arrived home from France last Saturday, discharged honorably after surgeries and hospital stays. He served at Verdun and Chateau Thierry, sustaining minor wounds, and was welcomed by parents at 812 W Third St amid two other sons in service, William with Coast Artillery and Vernic in Company A 127th Infantry. The family expresses relief and renewed patriotism as the United States stands stronger.
Mrs J H Johnson died at her West 11th street home at 10 15 am Tuesday January 21. Born in 1858 she married J H Johnson in 1871. They came to the United States in 1881 settling briefly in Stevens Point then remaining there. She left twelve children five died in infancy. Survivors include Mrs August Leibelt Mrs Iscob Kunz and Ed Johnson of city Mrs Robert Broten Stevens Point Mr Elidia Johnson Chicago and Mrs Walter Seward Minneapolis. Funeral arrangements were not yet announced.
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