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Newspaper
The Wakefield News
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1940
Page
2
The Wakefield News lists mail matter status and subscription prices. Rates shown include 6 months for one dollar and 1 year for two dollars, under post office regulations.
A long excerpt critiques immigrant residents in Clinton County, noting 350 aliens and 100 Mexicans, many established for 10 to 20 years, and argues youth should naturalize. The piece also discusses Michigan dental advertising law, civil service amendments, and wartime drafts with editorials on pay for draftees and policy.
The State Department notes limited direct news from Washington to Europe with four American embassies vacant and seven envoys on leave. President Roosevelt uses coded messages and avoids transatlantic calls, while ambassadors like Kennedy and Bullitt have restricted access.
Governor-Elect Van Wagoner leaves behind a seven year tenure as state highway commissioner. He oversaw 377 million dollars in department activity, built 4111 miles of trunklines and 192 bridges, and funded major projects across Detroit and the Upper Peninsula. The administration relocated routes, widened key highways, and advanced grade separations while leveraging federal funds to expand the system.
An Armistice day storm felled thousands of trees on state forests in northern Michigan. Forest superintendents seek buyers for tops and warn transporters to show bills of sale or authorization for removals from state or private lands. Michigan holly gathering also requires permission.
In a review of the Rudy Vallee program the Barrymore duo disrupts scripts with ad libs beside the planned dialogue. The piece highlights Barrymore’s improv talent and Vallee’s pairing as an imaginative radio pairing. It also touches on other entertainment items from the era, including opera fashions and network rumors.
The state conservation department urges the legislature to require rifles or shotguns to be carried in cars only when cased or taken down. H. R. Sayre cites road hunting and frequent unloaded guns with shells ready as a danger. A past proposal failed. this session aims to renew the push amid incidents including a deer season highway blockade with 76 arrests.
A service member’s remark about preferring army dining to hotels prompts William Evans to investigate Christmas in the U S Army. His This Week article promises insight into holiday life in Uncle Sam’s services, with a note on a woman’s bargain mindset and the Prospective beneficiary.
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