Party Government At Low Ebb Political Blackmail Prevails
State representative in Ingham County critiques the Michigan political system. The article argues parties have transformed into rival voter blocs led by politicians seeking power, trading votes and creating commissions to curry favors. It surveys commissions, costs, and bureaucratic growth, urging a public shift away from government waste.
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W. J. Brown
Ingham County
al Lowebb
Lincoln
New York
Illinois
Mississipi
Michigan
Texas
Pennsylvania
Oklahoma
National Capitol
Derewski
America
Poland
Michi
Pegiey
Michigan Tory
State Historical Commission
Writton Commission
Wakefield Board Accepts 59 of 65 Teacher Contracts
Wakefield board approved 59 teacher contracts for next year amid six staff not returning. Listed salaries show Elizabeth Adams $1,760, D B Apple $1,680, Nellie Avey $1,280, Gladys Cameron $1,360, William Carter $1,680, and 58 more with varied pay, totaling 1,200 to 3,200 range for numerous staff members including H L Yivisaker at 3,200 and several $1,200s to $2,320.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meres
Wakefield
Board of Education
Adams
Elizabeth
Apple
D. B
Avey
Nellie
Cameron, Gladys
Carter, William
Chamberlin
Clark, Logise
Clark
Margaret
Cobb, Calienetta
Collins
George
Conway
Jean
Derleth
Frances
Feigley
Graper
Edward
Grimson, Nettie
Hager, Myrtle
Haglund
Esther
Hyppa
ARS Ediieniens
Clones
Robert
Josephson
Alice
Kirtland
Gertrude
Bieta
Komove
Julia
Nikula
Ellie
Olson
Hazel
Parker
Rerucha
Ross
Myrtle
Rowe
Ann
Ruth
Estelle
Schuler
Winston
Seger
Gordon
Sherrod
Velma
Simonson
Della
Swanson
Claudia
Thorpe
Nadia
Ane
Fred
Williams
Hand
Wosster
Glenn
Yivisaker
H. L
Personal notes of weekend visits and travels across Wisconsin and beyond
Weekend visits span Marquette Crystal Falls Antigo and Ishpeming with numerous relatives and friends. Teachers and students from Carleton Stout Notre Dame and St Olaf colleges appear among travelers and hosts. Children’s health updates include a pneumonia illness of six year olds in the Hill and Cloon families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crystal Falls
M. Gorski
C. W. Walton
J. H. Rowell
Marquette
Ishpeming
A. F. Olson
Northfield
Minn
Margaret
St. Olaf’s College
T. Bonino
Jeanette
Cavender
South Bend
Ind
Arthur
Savino
Notre Dame University
John Walton
Sault Ste. Marie
Wakefield Iron To Start Next Week
Arvo Willing John Teppo and George thed young men arrested on complaints of Mike Swistlick for assault and battery waived examination before Judge Bracket. A second warrant charged them with unlawful assault and theft of a watch chain scarf pin knife and money. They were bound over for hearing and jailed in Bessemer awaiting next week's proceedings. Wakefield schools hosted annual play day with hundreds of pupils at Eddy Park. Wakefield Iron plans initial small scale work Monday with about 30 men, expanding to 160 workers later, repairing rail grades and tracks at the pit for possible full operation this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arvo Willing
John Teppo
George — Theight
Mike Swistiik
A. L. Bracket
R. F. Cloon
Mike Swistlick
Bessemer
Wakefield Iron Company
R. B. Wortley
Wakefield
Post Graduate Course Aimed at Local Students
Wakefield schools plan a one year post graduate course for graduates and youths unable to attend higher education due to economy. About 50 high school graduates plus 38 others may enroll, with English, Mathematics, Science, and Social Sciences taught by qualified staff. Admissions capped at sixty. selections made if demand exceeds supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wakefield
Board of Education
Supt
Bemer
Theas
Trai
College King
Music Program At Union Church Sunday
A special program of instrumental and vocal music will feature the service at Union Church next Sunday June 5. The Salon Ensemble with Mrs Kenneth Duncan violinist Mrs G F Coons pianist and Miss Eleanor Thomas cellist will give several numbers and be assisted by other local talent. Service begins at 7 30 PM and the public is invited.
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Union Church
Kenneth Duncan
G. F. Coons
Eleanor Thomas
Cedar Saplings Gift to Wakefield Sparks Memorial Drive Idea
One thousand red cedar saplings from Wakefield Virginia arrive for Wakefield Michigan. Gift organized by Mrs. R I C Prout, state federation of women’s clubs president. Saplings two to three feet tall. Proposal to plant along Sunday Lake shore as memorial drive.
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Wakefield
eGorge Washington
Mich
R. I. C. Prout
Federation of Woman’s Clubs
Sunday Lake
Memorial Day Address by W Bemér 1982
Seventy one years after the Civil War the speaker frames Memorial Day as a tribute to those who died in war and a call to future leaders. He recalls Cuba and the Philippines conflicts and the Spanish War, praises service, then warns of the costs and future perils of war. He urges reflection on memory, progress, and responsibility for tomorrow’s generation.
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South
North
Cuba
Spain
High Seas
Bourne
China
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Takat
Sylvia Tusa
Louis Mall
Negaunee
J. F. Honzik
Prairie du Lac
Wis
Fred Sutter
June
Helen Jane
Frank Cardinal
Sutter
Ed. Hillis
Leatha
Villa
Beatrice McGlone
Antigo
Helen Roeder
Dorothy
She Smith
Chicago
L. G. Wilson
John Tufts
H. A. Tressel
Seattle
Wash
National Federation of Women’s Clubs
Harold Brandt
Stout Institute
Menominee
Wakefield Iron
Eddy Park
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