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Newspaper
The Wakefield News
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1963
Page
2
The Wakefield News published weekly at 412 Sunday Lake Street Wakefield Michigan with a subscribe rate of 3.00 per year. It is entered as second class matter November 18, 1913 at the Wakefield post office under the act of March 3 1879.
Reorganization under the new Constitution could trigger bitter backbiting between legislators and state agencies as redistricting and consolidation plans loom. The 1960 census gave Michigan a 19th seat, prompting a Congress at Large election in 1962 and a push to merge agencies into about 20 principal departments. A Lansing development plan envisions 35 million dollars for new offices, parking, and a Supreme Court building, with space for 27 agencies by moving operations from 40 rented facilities. The furnace safety message urges prewinter checks by reputable firms to prevent fraud and ensure necessary repairs.
Governor Romney outlines Michigan's push for economic expansion through research, international trade, financing, and local development. He credits a bipartisan effort, cites $750000 in state funding, and notes cooperation with federal agencies to lure industry and create jobs across communities.
The Marquette Regional office of the Michigan Department of Conservation reports 108 deer killed on Upper Peninsula highways in July 1963. District counts: Baraga 16, Crystal Falls 25, Escanaba 32, Newberry 35, with counties listed in each district.
Canada spans 2924 miles from Montreal to Vancouver via Quebec Ontario Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta and British Columbia. The Super-Continental links Montreal and Toronto with Vancouver across four time zones, operated by eight daily trains using 136 passenger cars and 24 diesel locomotives valued at about 27.68 million dollars. Each train normally has three locomotives and 17 cars, including four mail and baggage cars two lounge cars two dining cars three coaches and six sleeping cars, with a Winnipeg change dropping one baggage car and adding a sleeper.
Michigan law governs employment of minors aged 14 to 18 with a 14 minimum age and requires an occupation approval from the Department of Labor and a school work permit for each minor. It sets work hour limits and lists exemptions, and notes hazardous occupations ban for under 18. The federal Fair Labor Standards Act also applies to interstate commerce and is checked with the U S Department of Labor.
A Q and A on how to request and obtain a statement of earnings, how to correct errors, and what the statement shows. The card request is mailed to you, and you should verify totals against your records with your local Social Security office.
Admissions list from Divine Infant Hospital covering August 7 to August 11. Names include Mrs Hannah Swen Bers land Judith Keski Carl Hill Mrs Eli Nippa Dr and Mrs Victor Big ford Mr Steve Winkowski August Dahl Mrs Charles Boschek Ivar Niemi Mrs John Paton Adam Modjewski Frank Mortier Richard Brownell Anna Jarvinen Mrs Gary Kahko Theresa Marcezak with locations Wakefield Bessemer Ramsay Watersmeet Caumet Ironwood Anvil and Anvil.
A local guide suggests homeowners in rising housing developments paint distinctive markers to help guests and delivery workers identify homes. Tips include bright garage colors such as sun yellow or red, spiral barber pole light standards, jade green mailboxes, and using Duco spray enamel. Night lighting and inviting wording on invitations complete the approach.
Automotive companies donate equipment for training at the Northern Center directed by William Martin and Maurice D. Swift. General Motors American Motors and Studebaker provide engines, transmissions, axles and related parts while NMU graduates and regional technicians teach auto mechanics and auto body courses. Applications are filtered by employment security offices as the program blends classroom and lab work.
Renaldo Negri oversees new automotive courses at Northern Michigan University's Area Training Center in Marquette. A 48 week auto mechanics class has 40 students, and a 48 week auto body class has 15. Classes run eight hours daily five days weekly under joint NMU and Michigan Employment Security Commission funding. Evening sessions serve motor adjusters engine service staff and aircraft mechanics. A total of 30 students enroll in the 16 week pre courses.
The Old Lighthouse at Presque Isle Harbor near Alpena Michigan is the oldest on Lake Huron and a popular summer attraction per the Michigan Tourist Council. Its first keeper Patrick Garrity was appointed by President Abraham Lincoln in 1860.
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