The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1938-12-30

Savings bank.
Board of Education reappOinted
Fred w. Frostic as superintendent Of
schools for the year ending in June,
1899.
May
3. Joe TOcco, prohibition era rack
eteer. died after being riddled with
| bullets near his home on Felice street
z. Rev. Francis ]. Haick, pastor of
ST JOseph's Catholic church for nine
years, died at SO.
s. Mrs. Emma Clark Wood, former
| ly a we'll known resident of WyandOtte,
died at her home in Sugar Land, Texas
Mrs. Gertrude E. TalcOtt, wife of
Ralph s. TalcOtt, died at the age Of A.
Is. Milk took a drop in price OF
two cents quart.
Edward G.. Headman post of the
American Legion initiates "a movement
| to raise funds for an iron lung.
After 81 years of activity, the Wy
andOtte Arbeiter society went into
liquidation.
"A. Branch office of the Michigan
State Unemployment Service opened
in the former OddfellOws' temple on
Chestnut street
81 School board squabble as to
what members term expired in 1898
was solved when William Clements
| offered TO become candidate at the
June election. Judge Clyde /. Webster
ruled that the terms of Conrad p. Kre-
ger and Fred A Tacke would expire
in 1899; the terms of William A.
Marsh and Frank W. Tucker in 1910,
and those of Charles s. johnson and
Joseph +. KalaSh in 1911.
81. BY 4 to vote, the Council
decided to waive interest and penal
ties on delinquent properties, when the
tax itself is paid.
Board Of Education decided to apply
| for federal aid in building new Nc
Kinley school.
Board of Review placed the total
assessed valuation of WyandOtte at
$43y 202, 577-$37 ,S64.25 in real and So
33I $50 in personal property.
John NJ Griffith retired as auditor
for the Michigan Alkali Company, af-
ter completing 46 years of service. He
| retained his position as Secretary-tre
| sbrer of the j. b. Ford Company.
Henry A. Schaumberg, an employe
Of the WyandOtte postoffice for 43
years, expired at the age of IS years.
Rev. Warren f. Hall received the
degree of Doctor of Divinity from
| Illinois college at Jacksonville, ILL.,
A class of 20 graduated from Our
IGdy of Mt. Carmel high school.
H. FOrty-One seniors received diplO-
Il IS
| Patrick high school.
June class of Roosevelt high school
numbered IA graduates.
In the annual school election Charles
II. Block won an overwhelming vic
| tory over William Clements and Joseph
Berens. The vote stood: Block, 1,457
Bcrens. $40; Clements, 491.
10. Mrs. Elizabeth Thomas, widow
| of Charles w. Thomas /, who was one
Of WyandOttes first druggists, died at
the advanced age of 81 years.
July
. John c. Catalan, WyandOttes
grand old citizen, celebrated his S0th
birthday anniversary at his home on
Fourth street.
L. Wyandotte held one of the best
and largest Fourth of July celebra-
tons in its history.
). Council ordered purchase of
$1,000 worth of land for addition TO
Pulaski park.
Board of Education organized by ell
Getting William A. Marsh as president.
| Rev. J. Leo Linsenmeyer, new pastor
OF st. JOseph's Catholic church, was
given a rOusing reception by his par
ishioners at Arbeiter hall.
Richard Champlain, a murderer who
had escaped from Jackson prison, was
picked up in WyandOtte
WyandOtte's net appropriation bud
get was set at $64S, O3S.66.
The club house Of the West Shore
Golf and Country club on Crosse lie
was unrOOfed during a severe wind
storm.
Council decided to offer the old city
hall for sale.
One hundred WPA workers on the
Clinton street paving job went on
strike but soon returned TO work.
School budget was set tentatively at
1915, 1886.
Government allotted $12,1S7 for a
field house at Roosevelt school.
%. Merchants Association of Wy
andotte held its annual picnic at Eliz-
| abeth park.
August
The Wyandotte senior crew won its
race in theEowing regatta at ST. Cath
crimes, Ont.
2. Mrs. Frances Kaui, widow Of an
early Wyand0tte business man, Will
lam Kaul, died at her home on Super
ior boulevard.
Z. George L. Moore, superintendent
and plant manager of the J. b. Ford
Company, died in Henry Ford hospital.
10. New WyandOtte theater. at Elm
and First streets, gave first perform
ance.
Federal grant OF $177,750 secured
for Improvements at the municipal
pOwe: plant.
Applications for unemployment in
surance, to the number OF 5000. re-
ceived at the Office Of the state unem-
plOyment insurance department.
80 New milk ordinance passed by
Council
81. $500 fire at the plant of the
Detroit Brass and Malleable Works.
September
National Safety Council released
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