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Newspaper
The Wakefield News
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1932
Page
4
About 207 Gogebic farmers spread poison bran bait to battle grasshoppers using a concrete mixer and a mix of white arsenic caustic soda molasses salt and a dash of banana oil. Only twenty pounds per acre, applied under warm conditions, is urged to protect old pastures and fields.
A Manchester Guardian columnist recalls costly election times, citing Harrington of Kelston in 1646 with Bath expenses including six shillings for dinner and four pounds from his father, plus a note of two shillings to a city messenger. It contrasts later Somerset county charges in 1813 with 792 dinners, 353 bottles of rum and gin, 57 brandies, and 5.25 gallons of beer totaling £304 17s 24d.
June 29 1932 Wakefield Michigan City Commission meeting approves minutes, pays a range of bills including fuel, supplies and services, accepts health and fire reports, and considers rent refunds and street improvements. The board authorizes asphalt purchases, deer pen expansion, and a lighting switch installation for Boulevard lighting system.
Mayor Cloon said the appropriation for cemetery grading and platting will be exhausted within a week and asked if work could continue with new funds since it requires only manual labor. After lengthy discussion the project was tabled until funds are available. The commission adjourned on motion of Bedell supported by Simonson. yeas Mezzano Hill Simonson Bedell Cloon.
An advertisement touts a new DeSoto Roadster and other standard models with prices as low as $675 to $780, claiming the car combines luxury appearance with thrift. It invites demonstrations and offers generous trade‑ins, from the DeSoto Motor Corporation division of Chrysler Motors.
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