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The Wakefield News

Location

Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1939

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Lake View Inn Is Recreation Center Of Range

Lake View Inn at the corner of US 2 and M 28 is newly remodeled to offer dining, drinking, and bowling with six Brunswick alleys. Built by John Ozzello, the complex features modern booths, upgraded kitchens, and an audience-friendly bowling hall, aiming to be the Northwest’s premier recreation center.

W. H. Roberts Lake View Inn John Ozzello Us-2 M-28 Upper Peninsula Ozzello Gile Peter Bracket Frank Kelly Michigan Johnson & Lundsrud Ironwood Nywood Lake View W. S. Peters N. Albert Nelson James H. Trebilcock Brunswick, Balke, Collender Co

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Finland Relief Program Slated At Memorial Auditorium Ironwood

Mayor Wilson names Sunday to pray and aid Finns urging church attendance and contributions. A special program under the Committee for the Relief of Sufferers in Finland will be held Sunday night at the Memorial auditorium in Ironwood. Speakers include Karl Silberg, Erwin Frank E Hook, and E A Alltio the Finnish consul.

Wilson Suggesfield Committee For the Relief of Finland Memorial Auditorium Ironwood Karl Silberg Erwin Frank E. Hook E. A. Alltio Duluth

Car Crash Fatality After Skid and Tree Impact

An injured man died Wednesday morning after a car skidded off the road, overturned on hitting a tree. His brother Toivo escaped by cutting a hole through the roof, and the injured man was dragged from the wreck and taken to the hospital.

Toivo Pital

Michigan educators discuss 12 year curriculum plan progress

J Cecil Parker director and J W Menge assistant director of the Michigan Secondary School Curriculum Study group report ongoing conferences with Wakefield teachers. Wakefield is among 18 Michigan schools participating in the 12 year plan funded by the state Department of Public Instruction and the General Education Board of the Rockefeller Foundation.

J. Cecil Parker J. W. Menge Michigan Secondary Schools Michigan Department of Public Instruction General Education Board Rockefeller Foundation Wakefield

Wakefield Schools Close For Wednesday And Thursday

Wakefield schools will close Tuesday for Wednesday and Thursday. During Christmas recess the buildings will be cleaned with floors scrubbed and waxed and furniture varnished where needed. Janitors and bus drivers will carry out this work.

Wakefield

Vanguard of Students to Return Home for Holidays

The vanguard of students is expected to arrive home for the holidays Saturday morning. Most colleges will resume on January 3, 1940.

Couple Granted License to Wed in City

Gets License to Wed Miss Mildred Pikka and Toivo Luoma both of this city have been granted a license to wed by the county clerk. The young couple plan to marry today Friday and will make their home in Wakefield.

Mildred Pikka Toivo Luoma Wakefield

Immanuel Lutheran Church Sunday Schedule particulars

Sunday school begins 9 30 a m with divine worship at 11 00 a m. A rehearsal for the Sunday program is set for Wednesday evening at 7 o clock. The Senior Departments will be given Friday evening at 8 o clock.

Immanuel Lutheran Church

City commission seeks loan to relieve unemployment

The city commission adopted a resolution declaring a calamity and applying to the Public Debt Service Commission for permission to borrow 20000 to ease unemployment. Treasurer William Jacobson cited 315 men unemployed and ineligible for WPA, as the city bears its share of debt while awaiting Presidential approval on a superseding assessment project.

City Commission Public Debt Service Commission Commission William Jacobson WPA Ter County Council of the Veterans of the Foreign Wars Ironwood

State Legion Leader to Visit Wakefield January 15

State commander Everette DeRyke of Michigan will visit Wakefield for a Gogebic county Legion meeting on January 15. His party includes Adjutant Carl Goetz and national vice commander J. B Fitzgerald with others named as main speakers, as the auxiliary prepares for the annual Christmas party with the Legion. A Monday auxiliary meeting plans the party details and Santa Claus visit, with a dinner menu of meat potatoes salad rolls ice cream milk or coffee.

State Legion Everette DeRyke Department of Michigan of the American Legion Wakefield Gogebic County Carl Goetz Alice DuCharme Charles Westlake J. B Fitzgerald Wil Auxiliary of the American Legion Auxiliary Santa Claus Ben Novak

Lake free of ice on Sunday for first time in memory

Lake Sunday remained ice free as of Sunday after a Wednesday snowfall. A light Tuesday night rain turned to snow, creating about an inch of covering that melted in mild conditions. The mild weather reduced coal and wood usage and cut public works operating costs with no need for snow plows yet.

Sunday Lake Public Works Department

Night school enrollment reaches 170 observers

Supt. John Thomas announced to the board that 170 students enrolled in the adult education class this week. Instruction is by Mrs. Joseph Johns and Mrs. John Kangas with WPA funds, while regular high school staff contribute their services three nights weekly without extra pay.

Board of Education John Thomas Joseph Johns John Kangas WPA

High School Adds Two Electric Welder Units

The manual arts department will install an electric welding unit soon, giving two modern electric welding machines for student instruction. The board also authorized purchase of an air compressor for the school garage.

Hammer family travels to Chicago for medical school commencement

Mr and Mrs J M Hammer of Plymouth left this week for Chicago to attend the University of Chicago medical school commencement where their son Morgan Hammer is graduating with a medical degree from the institution.

J. M. Hammer Plymouth Chicago Medical School University of Chicago Morgan Hammer

County Supervisors Meet Tuesday at Court House

The regular monthly meeting of the county board of supervisors will be held Tuesday at the court house. A complete financial report of the county and its various activities will be presented by W. B. Fauhl, county auditor.

County Board of Supervisors Court House W. B. Fauhl

Logging Threat Poses End for Black River Wilderness

Ben East reports Gogebic county faces logging at the Black river gorge after Underwood Veneer Co. notified plans to begin before December. The region includes Great Conglomerate falls and four major waterfalls, with a vast virgin hardwood tract between Lake Superior and the Porcupine mountains. Local officials note the value of preservation and federal purchase plans under the Ottawa forest bill, seeking $10,000,000 to protect scenery and sustain local employment through managed timber use.

Black River Upper Peninsula Michigan Ben East Gogebic County Underwood Veneer Co Wausau Parks Commission County Board of Supervisors Valley of the Black Veneer Company Ironwood Daily Globe Conglomerate Lake Superior Gogebic County Road Commission Black River Road Presque Isle Porcupine Mountains United States Mississippi United States Forest Service Great Conglomerate Falls Lake of the Clouds Ottawa National Forest Congress Forest Service

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