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Newspaper
Oshkosh Daily Northwestern
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1925
Page
8
A determined push moves toward completing the Eagles clubhouse at Muradete lane site on Transformation Boulevard. Leader B A Hette convened a meeting with property owners and architects to finalize plans, events, and fundraising.
Wills of Lena Harach Aubithe Stevens and Margaret Meh cla admitted to probate. Provisions name Ered Harsch of Waoway Tosi as son, Orma Harach daughter, Emma and Arthur Harsch as residuary share. Executor Oshkosh Trust Company named. Personal property under $1,008 and no rents beyond annuals. If all heirs die, estate to Bureau of Family Service for no loan fund.
The synecal of Fred dy was held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the funeral home of Fies & Wiis Row, W. H. Wester meyer of Green Bat assisted. Staging was rendered by a quartet and pallbearers acted. Interment was in the Omea Juneuion mn.
Plans for a four day Winnebago county fair event announce a horse pulling contest with 15 to 20 teams expected. Competition opens Sept 22 with horses over 3,000 pounds and under 3,000 pounds divisions, judged by William Grimes Parker Busrey and G A Bett. Canadian records inspire hopes Americans may break the world pulling mark, with cash prizes and emphasis on broader participation.
Anhir C. Lichtenberger, ordained Episcopal deacon, sails August 15 from San Francisco aboard the President Hayes with his wife Florence Tate for Shanghai China. They will travel to Wuchang where Lichtenberger will oversee sociology at a Roone and agricultural college under Episcopalian sponsorship. He was born in Oshkosh to Adam Lichtenberger, longtime grocer and Alderman, and is a 1910 Oshkosh High School graduate with further study at Kenyon College Gambier Ohio and Cambridge Theological Seminary. His mother Theresa Lichtenberger resides in Springstead Wisconsin.
Beautiful beds of lilies and phlox bloom along Riverside cemetery borders attracting praise. The hardy pink phlox variety Thor and Rhynstrom are highlighted, with growers urged to plant similar displays locally. Pro and J J Wilson plan to visit Duluth midweek for two weeks, while Dr A J Writean will speak at First Presbyterian Church in Duluth.
Local officials and bathhouse staff in Menominee Park urge caution after multiple drownings and near-drownings. They publish a list of behavioral safety rules including never swimming alone, avoiding deep water, not horseplay on docks, staying near shore, and not relying on water wings.
The Orchards at Jackson Drive Beach reports a larger summer swimming crowd than any prior year despite several fatalities involving nonlocals unfamiliar with local water. Near drownings stem from overexertion and risky first-time swimming, but bathhouses will stay open beyond Labor Day with daily bathers until waters turn cold.
Frank Dietz of Menasha pleaded not guilty in municipal court to a charge of malicious destruction of property. A preliminary hearing or trial date was set for Aug 18 at 10 o'clock, with Dietz released on his own recognizance. He is accused of willfully destroying a fence belonging to School District No. 4 of Menasha.
The Acme band will present a program at Menominte park Sunday with fair weather and large attendance anticipated. A Tuesday night concert by the 1272 Infantry band is planned at South park.
Frank Kintsbuecher at Neenah for vacation. Mr and Mrs R Simpson of Toronto visit Mr and Mrs W F McXamare in Neenah. Dale M Ir and Mrs Kruegesell visit Mea D Treywood on Wisconsin Avenue. Mrs Louis Ackermann hosts a dinner for cousin Mary Oxer of Chicago. A group of Christian Workers meets at the Assembly of God in Bareka, with plans to continue Friday evenings.
An elderly couple wed in a Green Bay municipal court ceremony as reported by the Associated Press. The brief item notes a judge officiated and marks a notable local union in Wis.
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