28 Mile M-12 to Get Major Paving Upgrade this Summer
County Engineer F Winkler reports on a potential 28 mile M-12 project to use penetration macadam with a possibility of concrete. State and federal funds backing. existing contracts to Oxman & Brewer and J E McNicholas stay unchanged. If concrete, it becomes the largest county pavement project in state history. Peters crushing plant ready for rock supply. work planned in sections to accelerate construction with multiple contractors.
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F. Winkler
Lansing
Winkler
State
Oxman & Brewer
J. E. McNicholas
Gogebic Station
Watersmeet
Dunham
Oxman
McNicholas
Bessemer
Ironwood
County Mabe
Card Party Next Feature Planned for Civic Club
A Wakefield Civic Club meeting featured performances by the Wakefield Male Voice Choir the high school orchestra Pisnk's Radio Trio and Pete Anderson. The club announced a card party as the next event inviting each member to bring a wife or sweetheart. This meeting was described as the topypical of the season.
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Wakefield Civic Club
Wakefield
Pisnk
Pete Anderson
No License Needed To Fish As Open Season Arrives
With the trout season opening next Friday many believe a license is required but officials say no change in fishing laws. The only licenses are general $5 licenses for all fish within season and resident licenses proposed in Lansing for dock fishing, though the bill is unlikely to pass.
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Ling
L. E. Sherman
Spbctr
Upper Peninsula
Lower Michigan
Lansing
Poultry Special to Visit Thomaston and Upper Peninsula
The Poultry Special arrives in Thomaston next Monday at 3 30 and stays two and a half hours. Manned by Michigan Agricultural College and the Upper Peninsula Development Bureau, the train travels the peninsula for three weeks with stock, equipment, and demonstrations. It departs North Ironwood at 9 00 Monday and will stop at Topaz Ewen and Paynesville before finalizing May 15 at St Ignace. Public invited to learn about breeds housing sanitation and poultry care and bring questions for experts.
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Thomaston
J. D. Porter
North Ironwood
Upper Peninsula
Topaz
Ewen
Paynesville
St. Ignace
NO CHANGE Train No 112 Leaves Ironwood for Chicago at 8 22 P M
Train No 112 will keep its old departure time for Chicago from Ironwood 8 22 p m each evening. An order cancelling the earlier shift was received at the Northwestern station this week and the present schedule remains in effect. The gasoline scout connects with the train from Wakefield each evening. The speed limit remark appears as odd filler about a snail.
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Chicago
Ironwood
Northwestern
Lronwood
Wakefield
Aged Woman Mrs Swanson Dies After Stroke and Pneumonia
Mrs Oscar Swanson dies at home after a paralytic stroke followed by pneumonia inside six weeks of celebrating her golden wedding anniversary. Funeral Sunday at Union church with Rev A Belander presiding. pallbearers include five sons and grandson Carl. Interment in Wakefield cemetery. Born in Sweden 72 years ago, she came to Wakefield in 1803 with husband who had preceded them, survived by husband and five sons Herman Ashland Charles Bessemer Gust Ironwood Albert Washburn Wis Oscar Wakefield.
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Oscar Swanson
Union Church
A Belander
Carl
Tade
Wakefield
Swanson
Sweden
Herman
Ashland
Charles
Bessemer
Gust
Ironwood
Albert
Washburn
Wis. J
Oscar
Team of Federal Court Closed at Marquette
Elmer Johnson of Iron Mountain was sentenced by Judge Sessions in Federal court to one year and one day in Leavenworth for embezzling Postal funds under $125. Albert J. Pohland of Iron River pleaded not guilty to bank funds misappropriation, posting $2,500 bond for July terms in Sault Ste Marie. The Marquette term closed with most indictments sent to Leavenworth for bootlegging cases.
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Elmer Johnson
Iron Mountain
Sessions
Leavenworth
Albert J. Pohland
First National Bank of
Iron River
Sault Ste Marie
Plymouth and Wakefield pits ship ore daily
Plymouth reports about 8 500 tons of ore shipped per day from one shift while Wakefield plans two shifts after May 17. Sunday Lake has sent 106 000 tons of first grade ore this year with no second grade shipments expected. No orders for shipping at Sunday Lake yet.
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Plymouth
Wakefield
Sunday Lake
Old resident dies at Grand View Hospital
John Greenslade, 50, native of Cornwall England and longtime Wakefield resident, died last Saturday at Grand View Hospital after a lengthy pulmonary tuberculosis illness. Survived by a brother in Australia and nephew William Belfitt of Cleveland, who attended the funeral. Pallbearers included Ben Tregonning John Keskeys John Matthews Matt Penrose George Williams and Harry Furse, with Edwin Carter and John Gilbert providing music.
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John Greenslade
Wakefield
Sunday Lake Tron Company
Grand View Hospital
Mr. Greenslade
Cornwall
England
Australia
Willian Belfitt
Cleveland
Fu‘if
Improvements At Memorial Pool Room Complete Refurbish
The Memorial Community Building pool will close for ten days to two weeks for repairs. The room will be brick refinished and white enamel finished. Shower rooms gain mirrors and electric drying machines. The text notes the boundary around the United States is 13 156 miles.
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Memorial Community
The
United States
Hoseid Given Road Contract for City Pavement Work
Hoseid was awarded the contract to build 5,500 square yards of penetration macadam pavement in the city. His bid came to 10,701 dollars with Hills & Manley at 11,505 and W. S. Peters at 11,045. The project covers 2,500 yards on Brotherton Street, 1,400 yards on Nunnemacher Street, and 1,600 yards on Ascherman Street. Curbing will commence next week by the Ogear B Maui company. water main reconstruction on Nunnemacher Street will occur before paving begins.
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Hoseid
Hills & Manley
W. S. Peters
Brotherton Street
Putnam Street
Hancock Street
Nunnemacher
Sunday Lake
Brotherton Streets
Ascherman Street
Hancock
Pierce Streets
Ogear B. Maui Company
Nunnemacher Street
Sunday Night Mail Service Begins From Wakefield
The Wakefield post office will begin Sunday night mail service after an April 15 order. Postmaster A M Gilbert says the service was requested March 2 1925 and approved with the star routes abandonment. Mail must be in the post office or outside box by 6 30 p m Sundays to ride the evening train.
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Wakefield
A. M. Gilbert
Post Office Department
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L. Saeks
Dad
Lad
Tronwood
Sunda
Federal Court
Marquette
First National Bank
Donald B. McMillan
North Pole
Alaska
Pole
Tness
Brotherton, Nunnemacher and
Ascherman Streets
Athos Peninsula
Macedonia
Greece
Constantinople
Skud & Goldman Sessemer
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