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Newspaper
The Wakefield News
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1941
Page
1
Preparations are under way at Immanuel Congregation for Christmas events. The Sunday school will meet Saturday at 9:00 a.m. and again Sunday at 9:30. The Christmas program features many classes and songs culminating in a midnight Christmas Eve service at 11:30.
The Wakefield postoffice will stay open Saturday afternoon for receipt and dispatch of mail per postmaster Arthur Cavender. Sunday hours return to regular schedule. James Trebilcock resumes duties as engineer with Fairbanks Mrose Company after convalescence from surgery. he is son of Commissioner and Mrs. J H Trebilcock.
Mrs Thresa Ravelli longtime Wakefield Italian resident died Sunday after a three week illness at a sister's home. Funeral services were held Wednesday at St Marys church with pallbearers Steve and Fred Bordano Anton and James Cassietto Celeste Beber and Annabelle Ravelli. She was born December 1 1876 in Traversella Italy and lived in Wakefield Menasha Wis before returning to Wakefield after her husband died in 1939. She had no children and is survived by half sisters and brothers in Wakefield.
Caesar Joseph Urbanski former guard at the Marquette prison honor camp reenlists in the Marines. Born in 1913 he first joined on December 13 1933 and eight years later again on December 13 1941. His travels included deployments to China in 1935 and return to the U.S. in 1937. He then joined Marine reserves in 1937 and reenlisted with regulars on December 13 1941.
A report shows 6 203 Michigan youth were employed on NYA projects as of December 3. Of them 3 701 were boys and 2 502 girls. Gogebic County accounted for 250 youths, including 181 boys and 69 girls, in NYA area five. Orin W. Kaye released the findings. Peter Trezise, a Michigan State junior, arrived in East Lansing to spend holidays with his parents.
The Wakefield News asks readers to submit names and addresses of Wakefield men and women in any U S fighting forces. Submissions may be left at the News office or with Mrs Els P Manley, Red Cross Chair. Free subscriptions offered to those in service. The note covers the community effort and local options interested in support.
Lt Robert ONeill son of Mrs David Cavan and his wife and baby are safe in Honolulu according to a terse message. He is a student commander of ROTC at Michigan Tech, senior there, enlisted as a private in the regular army and is stationed at Camp Grant Rockford Ill. He was top ranking student commissioned officer in Ironwood High School ROTC and highest ranking student officer at Michigan Tech.
A public installation of lodge officers is planned for Friday evening December 26 at the lodge rooms. A committee led by A. F. Olson is arranging the program. Officers to be installed include Harold Gustafson as worshipful master and J. Morgan Hammer as marshal among others.
Mrs D B Cavan was named chairman of the local Red Cross unit at an initial meeting attended by more than 40 women at the Community Building. Mrs J P Cloon was named knitting division chair. Banding plans for meetings twice weekly were made with sessions Tuesday and Thursday. Despite shortages, yarns and sewing materials are expected before January 6.
About fifty Wakefield Woman's Club members attend a Christmas recital at the Community Building ballroom. Miss Phyllis Quaranta coloratura soprano performs works from Scarlatti Handel Bishop to Hageman and Yon. The club donates five dollars to Goodwill Farm and votes to join the Red Cross and buy a U.S. defense bond.
Miss Burnell Hanson daughter of Mr and Mrs Elmer Hanson has been named Good Citizen of Wakefield High School by the senior class and faculty She is a candidate for the DAR Washington DC pilgrimage selection was based on dependability service leadership and patriotism Hanson is active in Stage Craft Tatler Photo Club Junior American Citizens 4 H Drama and the Echo staff She plans nurses training at Augstana Hospital Chicago after graduation Also noted William Erickson received the majority service rite at an Order of DeMolay meeting Zeno Zelinski returned to Milwaukee after visiting his parents and heads to San Diego for air corps training
A 3–2 city commission vote reduced Wakefield Theater monthly rent by 105 dollars. Mose Giansanti’s three year contract, set at 255 dollars per month, remains in force though a new bid process was debated. The move follows a prior renewal in October while the theater experienced 1941 losses.
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