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Newspaper
The Wakefield News
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1945
Page
2
A brief notice from Wakefield Michigan outlines subscription options priced at six months and one year with a mail matter designation for second class post, and cites the 1870 act of Congress March 3 as the entering date and authorization.
Veteran John Jones requires transport from Ludington to Dearborn 245 miles. A relay system with volunteer drivers from local community chairs and district chairmen will move veterans via staged segments. Drivers are reimbursed for gasoline with written receipts, after authorization by rationing boards.
Cpl Maki writes from a Pacific island front near the infantry line as Mitsubishis harass with night raids while rain and theater shows from Bob Hope and Judith Anderson entertain troops. In England, Sgt Viviano and Sgt Pikka earn commendations as 8th Air Force bombers strike targets near Berlin and Regensburg. Pikka, a Wakefield native, is awarded the Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal. his wife Martha S. Pikka resides in Wakefield.
Pfc. Andrew J. Coblentz, 23, wounded when his tank was knocked out near a German village, received the Purple Heart. He is recovering at 155th General Hospital in England after injuries from an anti tank gun shell. His mother, Mrs. R. Sensenbrenner, lives in Wakefield.
Students of Mrs. G. F. Coons perform a piano recital featuring works by Liszt, Fibich, Tschaikowsky, Beatrice and Connie Johnson, Ariene Saari, Judy Pezzetti, and others. Performers include Lois Laoma, Marjorie Martin, Nola Poilovitz, and Nola Westlund with contributions from Gladys Best, Marilyn Jacobson, and additional pupils.
Michigan Mirror discusses lower distribution and production costs in agriculture amid urban interest in farming. It cites a Pennsylvania milk cooperative paying farmers 71 percent per quart and selling to consumers for 10 cents, notes use of machine milkers and diverse cattle feed, and argues for soil preservation and security in a postwar era. The piece links urban fears of want, soil erosion, and the need for thoughtful land use, with Lapeer as a case study.
Pfc Coblentz shows steady improvement after convalescence and will return to duty. B Battery 457th AAA Battalion reportedly shot down a Junkers with a single 40mm shell as the plane strafed at close range, bursting into flames and crashing. Cpl Kujala, on combat duty eleven months, commends XII Corps spearhead unit for dives and mission success.
Governor Kelly says Michigan faces the nation’s worst postwar dislocation with many workers at risk of losing jobs. He expects by July 4 a clearer picture of the problem and possible federal and state actions. State Welfare Director Favri touts projected programs as potentially the best yet. Lieutenant Governor Brown notes a flaw in reserve project locations, notably in the upper peninsula where 14 percent of the unemployed reside.
Public probate notices announce claims deadlines for the estate of Frank James Hager and the hearings to determine survivorship rights in Wakefield County. Also listed are orders to publish determinations of heirs for Gogebic and the linked hearings set in June 1945 at the Probate Office in Bessemer.
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