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Newspaper
Shawano County Journal
Location
Shawano, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1939
Page
3
The piece catalogs school and town happenings from a Wisconsin village, noting junior and senior sports results, Christmas programs at St. Matron and St. Paul’s, holiday visits by families, and club activities. It mentions the Alumni defeating the high school team 20 to 14, a Christmas party for the Sunshine club, local car and auto incidents, and residents traveling for the holidays.
Residents report several automobile accidents with no serious injuries. Winifred James returns from Whitewater for holidays as visiting relatives fill the Lings home. Reservation workers deliver Christmas baskets to the aged and needy. A large crowd attends the crib scene with a Keshena choir of nine men and nine women directed by Mrs. Nellie Keshena. Shawano attendees join midnight Mass at St Michael’s. Mrs. Richard Dick hosts Christmas Day visitors. Ice skating is the new local sport amid playful quips about skating swims.
Belle Plaine residents recount holiday gatherings with Edwin Zillmer and relatives in Antigo. Harold Tittle and Green Leaf visitors share Christmas at the Peterson and McMillian homes. Willy Ninman returns from Milwaukee while Helen Peterson visits Fond du Lac relatives. Nell Darling is ill. Sidney Rieck and others visit Morvyn residence for Christmas day.
A cautionary note compares 17 million minutes of a typical 35 year old life to risky driving habits. It argues against running stoplights, passing on curves, and other reckless highway maneuvers to save a minute. The message urges motorists to drive carefully and value time.
A locals page recalls twenty five years ago with notes on Edna Gilkey teaching in Glidden and others visiting, plus updates on missed flights and college plans. The column catalogs community members and holiday movements across Glidden, Plano, Sioux City and Evans.
Wisconsin driving code warns employers who hire or retain drunken or intoxicated vehicle operators face forfeitures and potential liability. The law targets owners who employ drivers addicted to drinking, stressing employer due care to avoid hiring such drivers. It notes consequences extend beyond daily fines to greater insurance and liability concerns.
A danger is found in traffic summaries as nearly half of December fatalities involve pedestrians. On country roads pedestrians fail to stay on their lawful side, tracing oncoming cars and increasing risk.
The text advises pedestrians to stay off roadways or move to the shoulder when vehicles approach. It notes that bright headlights impair a driver’s visibility of walkers at night and recommends wearing white or carrying a lighted lantern to reduce the danger of being run down on heavily traveled rural roads.
Philadelphia report details Robert Spaeder of Elizabeth New Jersey who resisted arrest after an attempted bus terminal holdup and exchanged gunfire with police. Captain Ryan of the homicide squad and Officer Charles Melnik are pictured. Melnik ultimately captured Spaeder.
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