From the Files: Nov. 8-14

100 Years AgoNov. 10, 1926The stage is set. From the time when the first contingent of the local American Legion parade steps off at the Hosmer-Main street starting point at 9:30 tomorrow morning, until the final “shell: has burst with an un-Marinette-like WHAMMM in the fastness of Boom Island, the city will be decidedly well aware that it has a Legion Post second to none in the state in point of patriotic activity.50 Years AgoNov. 8, 1976“We’ll Lick the Marines” was the message on the float (shown above) entered Saturday by the sophomore class at Menominee High School in the annual M-M parade. The class, which took first place in the float competition, proved to be accurate prognosticators as the Marines could not come up with a win and dropped a 15-0 decision to the Maroons.25 Years AgoNov. 9, 2001Letters from the front are among the most poignant and evocative reminders of past wars.

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