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Newspaper
Shawano County Journal
Location
Shawano, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1939
Page
5
Shawano residents and visitors are noted in a sprawling weekend round of travels and calls. Many relatives, friends, and students from Milwaukee Appleton and Stevens Point are mentioned visiting homes, attending events, or returning from trips while local businesses report routine activity and illness updates.
Mr and Mrs Clarence Krause and son Leon spent the weekend with Miss Luella Krause in the city. Herman and wife returned from Clintonville where they visited daughter Mrs William Kuester. Carl Jane Kuester will stay with grandparents. Dorothy Nommensen, music supervisor in Monroe, attends the North Central Music Educators conference in Detroit. educators were guests at evening tea. Mrs Gordon Keyes leaves for Omaha to join husband and make their home there. W F Tobin reports Boys Town Times urging motorists to add Boys Town to the Lincoln highway must visit list. Mrs B L Schroeder and Miss Magdalen Dillenberg return from eight weeks in the South and East with stops in New Orleans Miami Key West Washington DC and more. A blizzard slows the return through the Blue Ridge.
Miss Harriet P. Humphrey of this city is appointed eighth district adjutant in the Women s Field Army serving under vice commandership of Mrs J V May. She will direct local activities in Fight Cancer Month beginning April 1. The notice cites other officers and supporters in Brown County and Wisconsin community efforts against cancer.
The film "The Call of the Cross" a talkie about 100 years of Lutheranism in America, will be shown at St James Lutheran Church corner Andrews and Randall streets on Tuesday March 28 at 7 30 p.m. A silver offering will be lifted attendees urged to bring friends no admission charge.
The Crescent Theatre presents St Logi Baure with Dorothy Lamour Lloyd Nolan and William Frawley plus Inside Story with Michael Whalen and Jean Rogers. News events include a 2:30 Saturday matinee and 7:00 evening shows. Ice Follies of 1939 previews followed by performances. Our Gang and Jan Garber with orchestra featured. Wednesday to Friday offers Wite Husband and Friend with Loretta Young and Warner Baxter.
About 50 farmers from Richmond Belle Plaine and Waukechon met at the community hall to consider forming a rural fire department. M F Ziehm of Hortonville described the department's development and a plan to purchase a fire truck for six thousand dollars and house it in Shawano's Utility building with four to six men. A referendum will be on the April 4 ballot with two provisions. Ben Rouse represented Belle Plaine and Hubert Martzke from Richmond was absent due to illness.
Sol Bloch of Cairo was released on bonds totaling 5000 after waiving preliminary hearings on three charges including assault with intent to harm, armed with a concealed weapon, and embezzlement. Max Bloch posted 1500 and 500 bonds for the three counts. Volmey King’s civil suit for assault led to an additional 3000 bond posted by Bloch. King is represented by Louis Brunner and Strossenreuther.
Great interest is shown as nightly meetings run at 7:45 p m except Saturdays. Rev J Milton Tucker is assisted by Evangelist Etta Tucker who will sing each evening. Thursday’s subject is Healing for Today with special prayers for the sick.
The final A declamatory contest will be held at Shawano High School this evening starting at 7 15 oclock. Public attendance is invited. Judges are Mrs Franks Schneers Mrs Jacob Klein and Mrs Fenton Muehl. The B contest was held yesterday with judges listed and contestants named across dramatic and humorous sections.
Rep. Reid F. Murray introduces a bill to amend section 40 of the US Employees' Compensation Act. The measure adds provisions for timber operations on the Menominee Indian reservation Wisconsin with tribe revenue funding disability pay. It also clarifies validity of prior awards and filing windows for disability or death claims under the act.
State highway aid to towns cities and villages will begin arriving in local treasuries within days. Shawano County will receive at least 58973 dollars, based on 1157.60 miles of eligible roads and streets. Payments allocate 54818 to towns, 2169 to villages, and 2186 to cities under 10000. Final figures set for June.
Complete logging outfit offered for sale including two lamp outfits kitchen and bunkhouse gear trucks jammers harness and rigging shop and garage items plus windows nails piping Inspect daily from 10:00 a m to 3:00 p m at headquarters camp Long Lake Wis Call Supt Kent Rideout after 5:00 p m at 87F31 Laona Exchange Menominee Bay Shore Lumber Co Ste 3
A long list of names and dates marks birthdays for residents in Shawano and surrounding towns from March 23 to March 29. The notice also includes church service times from Advance M E Church with a sermon at 2:00 p.m. and a Lenten service on Thursday March 30 at 7:30 p.m. A play titled The Silver Lining is scheduled for Saturday March 25 at 8:00 p.m.
St Johns Episcopal Clyde J. Biller presides at 8:00 a.m. Mass with church school at 2:30 a.m. Choral Mass and sermon at 7:30 p.m. Christian Science Society of Servand holds Sunday service at 11:00 a.m. and Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. Wednesday prayer meeting at 8:00 p.m. Lesson subject Reality. Mildew care note suggests soaking fabrics in buttermilk then sun drying.
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