Travel Class Annual Details Tea For Husbands And Friends
Ladies of the Travel Class held their annual entertainment in Deming hall, hosting husbands and guests with tea and artistic table settings. Mrs. Tiffault outlined past year achievements and upcoming Japan studies, plus a planned public rest room project. Discussions included Magellan's Pacific discovery, Travel Class origins, and experiences from Mrs. Upham and Maj. Upham.
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Deming Hall
W. G. Hinman
Pacific Ocean
Magellan
E. T. Ellsworth
la Crosse
Du Four Buys New Reo Touring Car
E N DuFour a Milwaukee hardware representative returns from Milwaukee with a new Reo touring car. He installed a neat forage at Vine and Second to shelter it. The machine is described as a high grade touring car with lamps and accessories. He plans to use it for northern state trips this summer.
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E.N. DuFour
Milwaukee
Eagles Memorial Services at Opera House
Badger Aeria No. 624 F. OVE held its annual memorial service at the opera house last Sunday with a large audience. Rev H C Postlethwaite offered prayer and benediction. Mrs Geo Upham, Miss Minnie Glassner, Walter Mason and George Harrington sang solos. Second Regiment orchestra performed. E Rosenbaum of Wanaau P W P gave the eulogy. The audience joined in the closing chorus Nearer My God to Thee.
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Badger Aeria
F. Ove
Opera House
H.C. Postlethwaite
Geo. W. Upham
Minnie Glassner
Walter Mason
George Harrington
Second Regiment
E. Rosenbaum
Wanaau
Speed program announces August racing events
The notice lists entry fees for several races on Wednesday August 26 and Friday August 28, totaling amounts like 300.00 200.00 25.00 and 300.00 250.00 100.00 25.0. It notes farmers are invited to drive in a novelty or driving race and says gentlemen’s fees are required for participation.
Peter Miller Wins League Oratorical Contest at Presbyterian Church
Peter Miller of this city won first place in the League Oratorical contest between Wausau and Marshfield high schools held April 28 at the Presbyterian Church. He will represent Marshfield at the district contest in Merrill. Declamatory contest results: Eva Holbrook third, Iva Gottfrey first, Ida Heckel second, Elizabeth Walterbach absent. Judges included J. Simms, Dorothea Griffin, and J. E. Phillips.
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Presbyterian Church
Wausaw
Marshfield High School
Peter Miller
Merrill
Miller
Wausan
Eva Holbrook
Iva Gottfrey
Ida Heckel
Elizabeth Walterbach
Helen Ebert
Miss Gottfrey
Wausau
Will Erect New Home On Wine Street
Mr and Mrs J P Tiffault plan a two and a half story modern residence on Wine street. They will move Teel residence to the lot north of the Hinerman home, using it until the new house is finished. The design promises to be one of the citys prettiest.
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J. P. Tiffault
Wine Street
Teel
Tiffault
W. G. Hin‘man
Wenzel Sells Interest In Butcher Business To Uncle
William Wenzel transfers his stake in the city butcher business to his uncle Albert Wenzel. He plans to move to a farm north of the hospital in a few weeks and will take up farming this summer. Next year he will enter the wholesale meat business and build a new facility on his farm.
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William Wenzel
Albert Wenzel
Wenzel
Fire destroys kitchen at 404 West C Street
About one o clock Tuesday afternoon fire broke out in the kitchen of a residence owned by Louis Steber and occupied by Frank Volkme ner. The North Side Fire department and city hall engine tackled the blaze, preventing spread to nearby homes. Interior damage to the kitchen and upper rooms is about 250 dollars, covered by insurance.
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West C Street
Louis Steber
Frank Volkemener
North Depot Street
North Side Fire Department
North Side Hose Company
City Hall
North Siders
B Street
Race at the Fair at Central Wisconsin State Fair
The Central Wisconsin State Fair announces a four day speed program from August 25 to 28. Secretary Pankow has arranged an enhanced racing schedule with larger purses and liberal accommodations to attract trainers and their horses. The track is in good condition as the meet nears.
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Pankow
City Schools Reappoint Prof Gile as Superintendent
Parents of city students celebrate the school board decision to extend Prof. D C Gile’s contract as superintendent for another year. He is credited with raising local school standards and is known statewide for exceptional ability.
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D. C.gile
Prof. Gile
Ex Gov Upham Missed Monuments on London Street
Ex governor W H Upham recalls a London stroll where he asked a passerby about a grand monument. The Briton, adjusting his monocle, admitted he had walked the same street for twenty years and never noticed the statue before.
Wenzel & Wenzel Butchers Retiree Thanks Marshfield
William Wenzel thanks patrons of Marshfield Wis in a farewell notice dated May 4 1998. He endorses his successor and assures continued honest prompt service to the people and vicinity.
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William Wenzel
Wenzel & Wenzel
Marshfield
Wis
Marshfield Graduates Earn Phi Beta Kappa Honors
Walter Sexton and Harry Wahl, Marshfield High School graduates now at the University of Wisconsin, were selected to Phi Beta Kappa, one of the university’s top honors for scholarship. Fourteen students received the distinction this year. Adela Eiche, another local graduate, earned the honor years ago.
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Walter Sexton
Harry Wahl
Stratford
Marshfield High School
University of Wisconsin
Marshfield
Adela Eiche
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Eagles’ Memorial Services
McKintey
Oak Street
Portgroue
Mason
Rose Bros
Department Store
North Side
Vetenteer Department
Gile
W. H. Upham
London
Mr. Uphant
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