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Newspaper
The Wakefield News
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1925
Page
8
Readers seek etiquette guidance on enclosing donor cards with wedding gifts and displaying gifts at weddings. Also covered are personal handwritten greetings, proper use of thank you cards, and timely notes for birth flowers. The column offers sample wording and timing tips for celebrating a newborn.
A historical note discusses etiquette on who may give the bride away. It asserts a gentleman may call with finances only when returning visits paid by family or friends. It adds a lady should not call under a gentleman's sponsorship unless he is her husband or father, and concludes the brother may give the bride away.
J A Frederickson returns from Marquette business trip and numerous visitors and travels fill the week. Guests include Ben Babicky of Chicago staying with Mrs Alois Kerkes, Miss Hazel Olson headed to Michigan, and Miss Geraldine Desonia visiting Marquette. Local clubs plan outings and picnics at Crown Point park while families visit relatives in Ishpeming Duluth Ironwood and Iron River. Several residents take motor trips to Chicago Milwaukee Hayward and New Jersey with plans to settle in Wakefield.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Hart hosted visitors in Casper during a motor tour. H. W. Johnson and wife moved to the Newport location at Tronwood for residence, Johnson heading the engineering department at Pickands, Mather Co. The Ply mouth house was vacated by them and taken by C. W. Jacobson. George Peter White of Lake Mills Wis and family visited the city. White had lived in Wakefield 33 years ago. His father ran a hardware and furniture business and built the building now housing A. Kingsmuth hardware. John MacArthur, an engineer with Pickands, Mather fleet, returned from Ashland after his son's wife Mrs Clinton MacArthur fell ill and died in Detroit. the body went to Alpena, Mich for interment Monday evening.
Modern farm equipment evolves to boost efficiency and hay making. At the Chatham Michigan round-up on Saturday August 15 a new tractor mower will be on display with a possible forenoon hay making demonstration and other new tools for tractor operation.
The city commission will hold a regularly adjourned meeting next Monday at 9:00 AM in city hall. Bids will be opened for the construction of about 4100 feet of water mains, including roughly 4000 feet in Verona and 400 in the Fink location, between the city springs and Verona.
A correction in Wakefield Township school records fixes the painting bids for the Old High School Building. The official bids list Williams Bodoh at 484.00 and Lindh at 458.00, with Walstrom at 776.70. The corrected entry lowers Bodoh to 454.00, adjusts Lindh to 458.00, and sets Walstrom at 476.00 after the clerk noted the prior minutes error.
A woman traveling with a pet monkey caused a London bus to halt after the driver refused to proceed. The woman was arrested and charged with blocking traffic as the incident drew police attention.
The union of Wallachia and Moldavia was publicly proclaimed at Bucharest and Jassy on December 23 1861, with the name Rumania officially adopted for the united principalities.
The new Chicago Union Station stands as a landmark in engineering history. The massive terminal serves 50,000 passengers daily with 300 trains, 400 tons of baggage, and top-class facilities on one level. Built with 17,000 tons of steel and Indiana limestone, its vast concourse, skylit ceiling, and 125 seat conference room epitomize the Chicago City Beautiful Plan.
Puzzle presents numerous crossword clues including 3 A favorite T A sacred symbol notes of musical scale positions and various nouns and adjectives. The solution promises future appearance and hints at multiple entries across vertical and horizontal lines with many obscure abbreviations and partial phrases.
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