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Newspaper
The Wakefield News
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1945
Page
4
Memorial Day tribute in Wakefield was cold and windy yet well attended with the high school band playing and Rev J H Oatey delivering a plea for justice and freedom. Veterans and families recalled past service, a Legion firing squad volley and Taps closed the ceremony at Lakeview Cemetery.
The address honors fallen soldiers who endured hunger, cold, and loss to defend liberty from 1776 to 1918, notes WWII heroes across Europe and Pacific battles, and calls for unity, moral integrity, and civic duty. It pledges monuments, veteran rehabilitation, and education for the next generation, stressing the Bible and ethical liberty as foundations of a safe republic.
A church schedules a 9:00 am service and a 10:30 am Finnish service with a baptism between them. After the Finnish service a congregational meeting will elect delegates to the Duluth church convention June 13 to 16. A discussion on a new organ will follow. All members urged to attend. Rev and Mrs 8. V. Autere.
In The American Weekly Sunday issue of The Detroit Sunday Times June 8, readers learn of a tattooing craze. Women flock to have service numbers and insignia permanently inked while others choose images like bluebella and their boyfriends pictures.
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