Memorial Day Observance and Honor to Armed Forces
Memorial Day observance is described as a national tribute to soldiers and sailors of all wars. The text recalls Civil War origins and the sacrifice of those who fought to preserve the United States, urging citizens to honor heroes and promote patriotism and good citizenship.
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Potomac River
United States
Valley Forge
Galiyehiey
Gun Juan
Forest of the Argonne
Sevice
Waeler
Comraius
Republic
Poppy Day Remembrance For Democracy's Fallen Defenders
American resolve to protect democracy grows amid global autocratic threats. On Saturday May 27 a tribute honors soldiers who died for liberty. Wear a poppy to remember the dead and aid families still bearing wartime costs and veterans in need.
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Haus
America
Bo Moly
Hewitt God
Atretien
Railroads break records for safety in 1938
US railroads posted their best general safety record in 30 years in 1938, with steadily improving passenger and freight speeds. Figures released by the Association of American Railroads show a decline in train accidents, marking a historic improvement in railway safety.
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United States
Ywars
Association of wUnedeadn Railroads
Rail travel and accident trends from 1929 to 1988 report
The record shows 1938 miles run by trains at a low, one third below 1937 and two thirds below 1929. Employee accident counts fell to a 50 year low at 479 in 1988, down from 666 in 1937 and 1,348 in 1929, with fatalities reduced 28.1 percent from 1987 and 64.5 percent from 1929. Passenger fatalities reached 52 in 1938, largely due to one cloudburst. grade crossing casualties declined 21.1 percent from 1937. Overall fatalities in 1988 dropped 15.9 percent and nonfatal injuries 25.7 percent versus 1937, and down 30.7 percent and 64.6 percent versus 1929.
State Trade Barriers Debate At Chicago Conference
About 400 delegates from 42 states attended the National Conference on Interstate Trade Barriers in Chicago. Governors and officials discussed how state barriers raise costs, hinder competition, and act like tariffs harming producers and the general public, urging that taxation not be used to restrict interstate commerce.
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Chicago
Stark
Missouri
Ode to a Mother by Dorothy Davids
A sentimental poem praising mothers for their toil and love. The speaker expresses longing for a mother’s lullaby, laments her passing, and vows to be honest and upright for her memory. The piece centers on the bond between mother and children and the guidance she provides.
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Dorothy Davids
Remembering SRAM Bridgman Past and Public Life in Wisconsin and Massachusetts
A clipping recounts SRAM Bridgman’s early baseball memories on the Lewis and Clark reservation in northern Wisconsin. It traces his family moves from Wisconsin to Massachusetts to Toledo, his long service as clerk of the house under 18 governors including Calvin Coolidge, and his retirement activities in reading, travel, and parliamentary history. Bridgman led multiple organizations, held a desk at the state house, and planned writing on legislative history.
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Subini
Wridgman
Boston
Wisconi
Omy
United States
Grant
Wisconsin
Bridgman
Massachusetts
Toledo
Ohio
Calvin Coolidge
Senate
Agricultural Department
America
Bureau of Public Roads
Monroe and Plymouth in cheesy war over cheese center claim
Monroe Wisconsin business men declare Monroe the world’s cheese center in a boastful campaign against Plymouth. They plan a cheese sale to surpass Plymouth’s 12 090 pounds in a joint push with the Sheboygan Falls association and announce fuel trends as wood remains a common heat source for farms.
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Monroe
Wis
Plymouth
Sheboygan Falls Advancement Association
Amfonnee
State Department of Agricellars
Sheboygan
Oshkosh wedding links Belot and Men in May ceremony
Miss Beulah Belot daughter of Oshkosh residents became the bride of G Alton Men of Janesville at St Peters Oshkosh with Rev J C Short officiating. Attendants Miss Marjorie Ovrom and Albert Hamlin. Afterward a breakfast at Colonial Inn Oshkosh. The couple will reside at 28 Sinclair Janesville. Families traveled from Kentucky and Wisconsin for the event.
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Beulah Belot
G. L. Belot
Oshkosh
Manawa
G. Alton Men
Janesville
George Hen
Somerset
St. Peter’s Rectory
J. C. Short
Marjorie Ovrom
Watupaca
Albert Hamlin
Miss Ovrom
Colonial Inn
Hen
Chicago
Sinclair
Ben
Manawa High School
Qghkosh Business College
Hardware Mutual Casualty Company
Stevens Point
Carroll College
Waukesha
General Motors
Central North
G. H. Ben
H. C. Czeskleba
Catlettsburg
V. C. Czeskleba
Shawano
Egon Kuust
Villa Park
George Jacobs
Monroe
Paul EB
Rogan and Son
Paul, Jr
Imabel Raddant and Erven Koenig United in Marriage
Imabel Raddant and Erven Koenig were married by Rev Walter Schroth at St James parsonage on Saturday at 2 50 PM. Miss Alice Raddant and Alfred Buhrandt attended. The couple plans a Chicago trip then will settle in Shawano.
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Tabitha Society of St. James’ Lutheran Church
Walter M. Schroth
India
Linda Lemke
R. H. Fischer
St. James Parsonage
Mabel Raddant
Ervin Koenig
Walter MM. Schroth
Alice Raddant
Alfred Buhrandt
Chicago
Shawano
Senior Girls Entertained by Junior Woman's Club Tea
The Junior Woman's club hosted the senior girls at an afternoon tea in the Bilmay hotel blue room from 3:00 to 5:00 with lilacs and tulips. Miss H. P. Humphrey and Mrs. Otto Reetz poured tea. Mrs. Z. Cundy chaired. Mrs. William Cantwell played piano. Mrs. Archie Ruth performed violin with Mrs. Herman Towne at piano. The club plans annual teas for the seniors and noted strong attendance.
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Bilmay Hotel
H. P. Humphrey
Otto Reetz
Shawano Woman’s Club
Z. Cundy
William Cantwell
Archie Ruth
Herman Towne
Wisconsin districts move to free or rented textbooks
The Wisconsin Education Association reports that over three fourths of rural and state graded schools provide free texts, with a further 2.5 percent renting to cover depreciation. Costs per pupil range from 1.50 to 2.34 dollars, while urban districts lag. The trend favors district purchases to ensure material equality and timely replacement.
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Wisconsin
Wisconsin Education Association
Madison
Association
Frost to tell 4-Hers of junior tar plan
Wisconsin 4 H folk will hear about plans for the 1939 junior state fair on the 4 H Club of the Air over WHA and WLEL on Saturday May 27 at 12 45. Russell Jack Frost director of the junior fair will explain opportunities for youths aged 12 to 20 and outline junior fair rules. Other youth groups taking part include 4 H clubs Boy Scouts Girl Scouts Campfire Girls Farmers Equity junior granges farm bureau and vocational agriculture home economics students.
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Wisconsin
Farmers’ Equity Union
Farm Bureau
War Referendum Idea Seeks Congressional Declared War
The discussion on a national war referendum proposes that even if the people vote for war, Congress must declare war first. It argues for dual checks on war power and cites lessons from Versailles and the need to protect civilization. The piece notes support from a Wisconsin acapella program and broader cultural concerns amid economic upheaval.
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Judiciary Committee
Congress
America
Shawano county debates slot machines impact on tourism
The Shawano county board considers allowing or licensing slot machines amid state law bans. Editorial warns local author ity cannot override state crime penalties and tourists may flee unsafe reputations. It argues casinos attract riffraff and crime, harming tourism and county character.
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Shawano County
Shawano
Shawano Way
Underworld
The
Milwaukee Journal
Commencement Held In June With Notable Graduates
A list of graduates appears including Meifert Ruth Melendy Margaret Meyer Marion Meyer Delores Moede Lester Moericke Charles Mueller Jack Nachtwey Lois Neitzel Dorothy Nicholaus Roy Ninman Virginia Oertel Morris Olson Orville Olson Theodore Olson Sylvia Opperman Clara Pankow Raymond Popp George Priem Dorothy Jane Raddant Norma Raddant Harvey Radtke Harvey Redman Arthur Reetz Sylvia Roloff Donald Rosenberg Gladya Rueckert Salzman Seiverta Schardt Belle Schmidt Cora Schmidt Leone Schmidt Meta Schmidt Isabel Schulmaker Franklin Schneers Inez Singer Sophia Skalitzky Lorraine Smith Edward Sommers Jane Spengler Clifford Stone Hilda Sumnicht Edward Teschke Lois Theis Rosebud Thresher Ruth Vierbicher Clarence Wadehti Irene Wagner Blanche Wall Gordon Weber Carl Wege Wayne Weissenborn Robert Wochinski Betty Wogsland Clara Wusw Roy Zahn Violet Zahn Norman Zasdor f Wilmer Zeuske Julius Zuebls dorf.
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Meifert
Ruth Melendy
Margaret Meyer
Marion Meyer
Delores Moede
Lester Moericke
Charles Mueller
Jack Nachtwey
Lois Neitzel
Dorothy Nicholaus
Roy Ninman
Virginia Oertel
Morris Olson
Orville Olson
Theodore Olson
Sylvia Opperman
Clara Pankow
Raymond Popp
George Priem
Dorothy Jane Raddant
Norma Raddant
Harvey Radtke
Harvey Redman
Arthur Reetz
Sylvia Roloff
Donald Rosenberg
Gladya Rueckerta Salzman
Seiverta Schardt
Belle Schmidt
Cora Schmidt
Leone Schmidt
Meta, Schmidt
Isabel Schulmaker
Franklin Schneers
Inez Singer
Sophia Skalitzky
Lorraine Smith
Edward Sommers
Jane Spengler
Clifford Stone
Hilda Sumnicht
Edward Teschke
Lois Theis
Rosebud Thresher
Ruth Vierbicher
Clarence Wadehti
Irene Wagner
Blanche Wall
Gordon Weber
Carl Wege
Wayne Weissenborn
Robert Wochinski
Betty Wogsland
Clara Wusw
Roy Zahn
Violet Zahn
Norman Zasdorf
Wilmer Zeuske
Julius Zueblsdorf
Busy June for Badger farmers with field days and shows
June brings a packed Wisconsin rural calendar with field days dairy days breed ers meetings 4-H programs and more. Scheduled events include Ozaukee Holstein Day Madison Farm Folks Field Day Barron Dairy Day West Salem Guernsey and Brown Swiss meetings St Croix Falls Ladysmith Sparta Chilton Union Grove Sauk County Black and White Show Madison State 4-H Week Greenwood Monroe and the UW commencement. Picked flowers wilt quickly and diagonal cutting aids water uptake in stems.
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Ozaukee
Ladysmith
Sparta
Chilton
Union Grove
Sauk County
Madison
Rock County
Greenwood
Monroe
University of Wisconsin
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