Hats ad shows men's saves at 68.99 and 4.4 dollars
An advertisement snippet lists men's hats with a price of 68.99 and another item priced at 4.40, indicating a clearance or sale. The fragment emphasizes discount pricing and product labeling.
06 Feb 1929
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Newspaper
Sheboygan Press
Location
Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1929
Page
1
An advertisement snippet lists men's hats with a price of 68.99 and another item priced at 4.40, indicating a clearance or sale. The fragment emphasizes discount pricing and product labeling.
A state wide vote on repealing Prohibition passed by a large margin, with supporters led by people such as G Riggs and Thomas M. Mciver, urging a national reference to end the Volstead Act. The measure drew vigorous debate in a packed assembly as dry law opponents rallied.
Fragmented notes show legislators debating a controversial amendment on prohibition. Key figures including Markham and Hoover supported pro and anti positions as the assembly discusses how a proposed amendment could impact elections and referenda.
In Oshkosh Wisconsin a three way dispute pits the city, local farmers and the Soo Line railroad. Farmers halted use of the Soo stockyards and posted constables at the city dump to stop shipments. A health board move declared the dump a nuisance to be abated in 24 hours. The city seeks injunctive action while farmers plan daily penalties for violations.
Ed ward Van Dress, a frequenter of the dance hall scene, was found guilty by a jury of attacking a 16 year old girl. The maximum penalty is 35 years with no minimum. A second trial for an attack on a 19 year old awaits. Deliberations lasted under an hour as emotions ran high and the mother sobbed in court.
Businessmen and others invite to a special meeting of the Sheboygan county board of supervisors in the courthouse courtroom at 10 o clock Thursday to discuss funding for snow removal on highways. The aim is to keep main roads open for safe traffic amid protests over long closures, with local merchants backing county highway plans and a tractor purchase.
Berlin reports Baron Ehrenfried Gunther Von Huenefeld died on an operating table after surgeons attempted to treat a stomach and intestinal ailment. At 36 he had survived WW II and aviation hazards, including being one of three men to complete the first westward North Atlantic air passage. His heart failed during the operation.
Col Charles A Lindbergh after a brief stop at David Panama left at 1 40 pm on the last leg of his Pan American air mail flight to Cristobal Canal Zone flying about 200 miles northeast to Cristobal After a visit to Punta Arenas Costa Rica Lindbergh landed there at 9 20 am EST from Managua Nicaragua He will refuel in David before the final 1 700 mile leg to Cristobal His Costa Rica stop drew immense crowds and harbor ships were decorated in his honor.
The fifth annual automobile show opened at Eagles auditorium by the Automotive division of the Association of Commerce. Exhibits feature thirteen city auto dealers with models from Pontiac and Oakland to Reo and Ford, plus prize drawings totaling 50 dollars every evening and an Essex coach as grand prize Sunday. Music and talks will be broadcast over Station WHBL each night.
The Wisconsin senate approved the Boldt bill for a 33350 dollar appropriation to furnish legislators with a private office in a hotel or other building. The vote stood 18 to 13. Sponsors expect easy passage in the assembly.
Berlin reports the Reichstag approved a bill ratifying Germany’s signature of the Kellogg renunciation of war pact. The vote tally stood 287 for and 127 against.
A new intensely cold wave is forecast to hit the Midwest tonight, extending into Kansas and east across Iowa and Wisconsin. Temperatures will stay low through Thursday with frigid conditions around Chicago. Readings included 22 below zero in Havre Montana and Williston North Dakota, and 0 in western Kansas this morning.
Congress fights over funding for enforcement as the senate approves 24 million dollars while the house blocks the amount. Southern Democrats back the increase to appeal to dry voters, aiming to undermine GOP tactics and placate dry constituents. Georgia Senator Harris, a dry advocate, seeks redemption after Smith ties, while other southern Democrats hint at demand for revision though wary of public stance. Observers note lack of strong leadership and disagreement over solutions, with continued focus on prohibition’s viability. Continued on page 12.
Mrs G W Kent enjoyed a lifetime thrill when she flew with Col Charles Lindbergh in Miami Florida on Sunday afternoon to celebrate the Pan American Airways mail route opening. Visitors from leading hotels were chosen by number to ride, with thousands lining the field as the takeoff inspired the winter resort crowd. Some offered up to 1000 dollars to swap tickets, but the chance was limited to a few, never repeated.
The right arm of John Novak, 45, was torn from his body six inches below the shoulder when his hand caught in a conveyor belt at the Reiss coal docks around eight this morning. Hospital attaches said the injury will probably prove fatal, though his condition remained unchanged at noon. If shock and heart strain do not overcome him, he may survive. Novak was guiding a loading hopper and is believed to have tried to brush debris from the inside surface of the belt running under the hopper.
The $274,000,000 naval cruiser bill cleared the Senate 68 to 12 and moves to the House for ratification of two amendments. Republicans expect House approval and for President Coolidge to sign in the same form before week’s end. Senators LaFollette and Blaine were absent during yesterday’s vote.
Warrants were requested for University of Wisconsin football players Gene Rose and Joe Kresky after an electrician said they assaulted him outside a Madison lunchroom near North Western station. Assistant D A Carl Christianson filed the charge with Carl Reis alleging Rose and Kresky and a local businessman taunted him over his spats, then beat him as he left the building.
A store and residence owned by Hugo Rudolph burned last night in Hingham after an oil stove exploded in a second floor bedroom. Damage estimated at 9500 dollars. Snowbound roads prevented fire equipment from reaching the scene. Adell volunteers used pails, a bob-sleigh, and a team of horses to assist. About five hundred villagers, farmers, and neighbors arrived by foot and sleigh to help as conditions allowed.
Auto traffic from Elkhart Lake to Sheboygan Plymouth Sheboygan Falls and points north and south as well as Franklin and Mission House college is again possible. Snow-moving equipment from Sheboygan and Kohler opened the road to Franklin and continued on County Trunk A toward Elkhart Lake then toward Rocky Knolls sanatorium on Highway 57 aiming to reach Plymouth. A total of sixty seven and a half miles of snow stocked highways have been opened by Sheboygan Kohler Wisconsin Power and Light company and Ozane kee county equipment.
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