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Newspaper
The Wakefield News
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1933
Page
2
The Wakefield News from Wakefield Michigan lists H L Trezise as Editor and Publisher. This entry notes its filing as main matter under postal act of March 3 1870 and reflects standard newspaper masthead information.
The April report on Michigan State Prison in Jackson shows 5437 inmates across 59 crime types, led by armed robbery with 1146. Wayne County provides the largest share at 2655 prisoners, while Genesee follows with 265, and some counties like Dickinson and Roscommon have none. The piece argues for liberal release policies and reducing prison costs, suggesting a time-based release schedule.
Michigan lawmakers propose diverting 15 million dollars from sales tax receipts to the state’s public schools. Ninety percent would go to the primary fund with ten percent aiding poorer districts, replacing the Turner act’s approach. The plan, backed by Rep. Thomas Archer and Rep. Don Sias and supported by Supt. Webster Pearce, seeks to preserve educational standards amid tax reform.
A lively reflection on Lansing politics, noting a Great Dane incident with a Stack automobile and the governor’s lawmakers. The piece critiques Senate action on appropriation bills, highlights how Brown and Hartman trimmed costs, and laments added spending by the Senate. It expects hundreds of bills to die in committee as new lawmakers push reform.
Senate approval of the Vandenberg amendment to the Glass banking bill sets a guaranteed deposit limit of 2500 for banks opting into the plan with a guaranteed period before full effect. The measure strengthens the bill in the House and signals a pathway to an integrated banking system, with divestiture of banks from affiliates and stricter scrutiny.
Attorney general Patrick Henry OBrien asserts a Michigan constitutional nuance could allow a graduated income tax as a specific tax rather than a general property tax. He argues result hinges on interpretation, challenging prior uniform tax doctrine while recalling Thurston's sheriff undersheriff rulings and their fallout in Livingston County.
The Detroit Times comments on Methodist district leaders calling for a boycott of stores and restaurants selling 3.2 beer. It warns that such actions concentrate beer sales among disreputable merchants and aids bootleggers, urging that communities reject underworld control of the liquor trade.
The Grand Rapids Press opines that renaming Boulder dam after Hoover or dropping Hoover’s name from the project reflects political maneuvering. It argues the dam remains a costly white elephant as completion nears and warns against attaching leaders’ names to large, controversial schemes like Muscle Shoals and the Columbian basin.
The Middle Ages pilgrims carried stout staffs for support and defense. Each staff housed a hollow upper tube for small treasures and coins. Legends say saffron and the silk worm were secretly smuggled into Europe in these tubes to avoid export bans and death penalties.
The Kittiwake, a gull of 16 to 18 inches with white body bluish gray back and yellow beak, has suffered ruthless slaughter on British islands for the millinery trade. The bird’s plaintive cry gives it its name, and its habitat spans Arctic regions of Europe and North America.
A quotation notes that while several men contributed to the invention of wireless broadcasting, Marconi’s application of wireless telegraphy to practical use is regarded as the chief impulse that spurred other inventors to pursue refinements leading to what is now called radio.
Francie H. Sisson of the American Bankers Association argues that beyond bankers, government supervision the public’s patronage and strong business ethics are essential to a failure proof banking system. He calls for stronger supervision, responsible banking customers, and coordinated effort among public officials, bankers, and business interests.
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