Postmaster Examination Open for Wakefield Vacancy
Vacancy in Wakefield post office created by Arthur G ilbert resignation June 30 1925. Civil Service Commission calls open competitive exam at Resemmer. Applications due September 16 1925. Salary 2200 yearly. Eligibility includes US citizenship residency in delivery area two years, good health, age limits. Both men and women eligible. Top three eligibles may be certified for nomination by Postmaster General, Senate confirmation final. Examination includes scholastic tests and ratings on education and training. Local business and professionals will be consulted for character and ability. No political affiliation details may appear in evidence. Further information from local civil service secretary or US Civil Service Commission.
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Wakefield
Arthur M. Gilbert
United States Civil Service Commission
Resemer
United States
Civil Service Commission
Qone
Senate
Board of Civil Service Examiners
Washington, D. C
Fire damages Saari restaurant chimney blaze
A defective kitchen chimney at Miss Betty Saari’s restaurant, formerly Hicks, caused a Thursday afternoon fire that threatened the building. Firemen promptly confined the blaze to the wall and chimney, with only minor damage reported.
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Betty Saari
Hick’s
Wakefield City Election Set For Next Tuesday
The annual city election will be held next Tuesday at City Hall from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Voters may use a sticker to back Edward Stacey for constable or write his name on the ballot. An advisory ballot on switching to a Commission Manager form appears but has no official standing.
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City Commission
Wakefield
Edward Stacey
Stacey
Constable
W. ER. Woodward
Commission
Citywide garbage collection starts this week
The health department began systematic garbage collection last week and now operates on a regular schedule with more households joining daily. Residents with a garbage can may have the collector call weekly by notifying city hall at telephone 58 J.
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Health Department
Rummel Sets Record of Past City Achievements
August 22 1925 speech recalls past work as Charter Commission chair and Village President in Wakefield outlining a platform for the mayoral race. He cites harmony and prudent spending on sidewalks streets electric light and water systems, promising future ideas if elected.
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Charter Commission
Wakefield Pledges Citywide Improvements and Public Transit
A speaker argues for lowest bidder contracts, citywide improvements, sidewalks, and a revived water and sewer system. He advocates public ownership of a bus line between Plymouth Mine and Sunday Lake Mine, five cent fares, and hospital facilities to prevent epidemics, urging impartial, qualified leaders to modernize Wakefield without tax burdens.
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Plymouth Mine
Sunday Lake Mine
Wakefield
Logging Work Near Here by Wausau Contractors
Rick and Block of Wausau Wisconsin begin winter logging camps south of Plymouth. About fifty men, one carload of camp equipment from Watersmeet and fifteen more cars expected. Timber near the site supports three years of operations, with prior Watersmeet camps having three years’ work and up to 90 men seasonally. The firm anticipates securing more timber and stampage to extend operations indefinitely.
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Rick and Block
Wausau
Wis
Plymouth
Watersmeet
Wakefield
The Christian Politician and The Christian Social Reformer
On Sunday August 23 the Rev W M Hughes will deliver two sermons at Union Church in Wakefield. Morning topic The Christian Politician. evening topic The Christian Social Reformer. The pastor urges Christians to consider their voting duties and to support leaders who uphold Jesus Christ’s principles. An invitation to Wakefield voters to attend and reflect before casting their ballots.
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W. M. Hughes
Wakefield
Jesus Christ
America
Legion Endowment Drive to Start Next Month in Wakefield
Wakefield lines up a $500 quota toward a $5,000,000 American Legion endowment fund to aid dependents of disabled and fallen World War veterans. A regional drive will begin September 1, with the Upper Peninsula target set at $35,000.
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Legion Endowment Drive
Wakefield
American Legion
Upper Peninsula
Peninsula
Short News Bits From Across the Region
Local people travel for visits and work across Minnesota and Wisconsin including E Oleson and family in Minneapolis, Dr Herbert Benson in Milwaukee, and Supt W L Taylor on the Mesaba range. A number of citizens commute, visit relatives, or head for North Dakota harvest work. a lost dog on Highway 28 near Wakefield is sought with a liberal reward.
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E. Oleson
Minneapolis
Herbert Benson
Milwaukee
Oscar Benson
Joseph Sailor
Crandon
Wis
Viola Hanson
Marquette
W. L. Taylor
Plymouth Mine
Mesaba Range
Stephen Yatzak
Arvid Oman
North Dakota
Anna Niemi
Sault Ste. Marie
A. L. Bracket
Proteans
Lake Gogebic
Aaron Pierson
Arthur Pierson
Ashland General Hospital
Robert Strausser
Cheboygan
Mich
Frances Sthaler
Hancock
Gladys Thornley
Wilfred Treloar
Three Lakes
Mid
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Edward R. Hillis
Alvin L. Rummel
Frank B. Hook
Geohge J. Hrbacer Phillip Andy Hood
Iven Delfavero
William Roberge
Andy Edwin Lake
John Kumnen
John 8
Wilde William Roy Johns
Justice of the Peace
William H. Roberts
Anton L. Bracket
James W. Bedell
William E. Woodward Edward Stacey
Skud & Goldman
Wakefield, Mich
Rummel
City Treasury
Bessemer
Rick & Block, Woods
Union Church
Stephen Maloney
Joseph Hook
Copper Country
Alfreda Purchase
Ra. D.an
Joseph Kasternak
Superior
Louis Sacks
Bobbie
Duluth
Charles Babicky
Alois Kerkes
Adolph Frederickson
A. J. Myers
Barbara Jane
Mary Louise
Hibbing, Minn
Henry Myers
Pierce Street
Rma Olson
Evanston, al
Northwestern University
Mae Edwards
Chicago
Beatrice Edwards
Ashland
Mrs
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