Special Wakefield Township Board Meeting April 14 1925
Wakefield Township held a special session at Thomaston Town Hall April 14 1925. Present were Supervisor E G Hamlin Clerk J D Porter and Justice of the Peace Oscar Frederickson with Nestor Nelson absent. The board approved prior minutes and handled multiple communications and budget items including highway payroll, bond transfers, retention of E W Massie as township attorney, and sale of township articles with bids to be opened April 27. An adjournment followed pending next special meeting on April 27 at 4 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wakefield Township Board
Thomaston
E. G. Hamlin
J. D. Porter
Justice of the Peace
Oscar Frederickson
Porter
Frederickson
Fr. W. Massie
Circuit Court
Supreme Court
Township of
Wakefield
Mich
SSKOS
Board of Review
City of
Michigan
Puzzling Questions and Wordplay in a Dated Voice
A playful collage asks why a broken pencil won’t write and why Saturday comes only once weekly. It ponders what happens to solved crosswords, who Nurmi runs with, why Ford sedans appear as pleasure vehicles, and a quip about a violinist’s obligation.
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Nurmi
Petticoat request leads to antique department cue
A shy customer asks for a petticoat and is directed to the antique department on the third floor. A dialogue unfolds with quirks about colors, freckles, and a playful egg gag referencing Steve and a small splash, suggesting a whimsical local page snippet.
The 1925 autos and movies politics of language
The fragment notes that 1925 automobiles will do many tasks but not avoid pedestrians. It compares how some films use blunt language calling a spade a spade while others label it a plow, highlighting differing rhetorics in media.
Grumpy customers draw wary smiles at local drugstore
A Boston Transcript remark notes that grouchy men attract a cautious greeting from a druggist who says such customers come to buy something. In contrast, a grinning buyer is suspected of approaching to charity or to push unsalable goods.
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Boston Transcript
Paris
Belgium
France
England
Citizens' Military Training Camps fill quota quickly
Dr T S Crosby reports 3100 of 56 percent of the Illinois Michigan and Wisconsin quota for Camp Custer and Jefferson Barracks from July 28 to August 21 accepted. Applications arrive at 1% per day and full intake likely by early May. Gogebic County and Bessem er Wakefield youths among accepted. prompt applications urged.
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T. S. Crosby
Sixth Corps
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Camp Custer
Jefferson Barracks
Missouri
Corps
Gogebic County
Bessemer and
Wakefield
Inspector General Helmick on 1924 camp officers duties
The instruction urges officers to ensure marked daily improvement in cadets in the Citizens' Military Training Camps. Dr Crosby shows personal interest in the camps and offers to assist youths in applying for participation.
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Helmick
Crosby
Fur coats built from skinning animals and fathers
A historical quip notes that fur coats seen were made by skinning animals, often referencing the father as the source.
Troubles Like Secrets Hidden From Others
A reflective saying warns that keeping troubles private prevents them from ballooning in perceived importance and influence. It emphasizes restraint and discretion in sharing personal issues.
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the Township Board OF
Wakefield Township
Nestor Nelson
Rey
Win
Seitz
Church of Transfiguration of
Ironwood
Jones & Patek
E. W. Massie
Bessemer
Lowing Township
Louis Scott
Township Board
Joseph D. Porter
Gust
Carl F
Carl
Steve
Enterlac
Wakefield Lumber Company
Normandy
Skud & Goldman
WM. Jacobson
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