Wakefield City Commission Holds June 4 1925 Meeting
Regular meeting minutes show Mayor Rummel and four commissioners present. Actions include approving prior minutes, paying numerous bills, drafting an ordinance amendment to curb cattle running at large, granting a soft drink license, accepting a dismantling bid for the old village water tank, and calls for bids to build a pavilion at Crown Point Park.
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Wakefield
Michigan
Rummel
Hornibrook
Hart and
Matthews
Strough
A. J. Cayin
Wakefield Iron Meets
City Commission
Wakefield Iron Company
Hart
Mary Saari
Crown Point Park
Thor Hoseid
City of
A. L. Rummel
WM. Jacobson
Don’ts for motorists warn of strict new lighting rules
The department of state issues a digest of motor vehicle laws updated after the 1925 legislature. It requires two white headlights and a red tail light, dimming within 600 feet of oncoming traffic, bans exhaust whistles, and mandates three green lights for heavy trucks and buses. Violations bring fines and possible imprisonment.
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Department of State
Department
State Department
Local Happenings Report From Wakefield District
Community notes list visits among Duluth Ishpeming and Marquette residents. Familiar faces include Mrs George Haycraft Mrs William Utley Miss Marian Tolan Miss Anna Hiiro Miss Olive LaBerdie and many others visiting relatives and attending events across Wakefield Moore area. Local trips feature stays in Green Land Mass City Cloquet Ashland Ironwood and Houghton with family and work updates.
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William Utley
Duluth
E. R. Hillis
Marian Tolan
Ishpeming
Marquette
Norrie Athletic Club to Face Wakefield on Sunday
The Norrie Athletic Club meets Wakefield Sunday in the season opener at home. Valesano struck out 14 Saxon batters last Sunday as Camellens Comets defeated them 14 to 2, but the Nor rie club is the Sunday foe. Norrie lists stars such as McDonald Gustafson Wieland Gorrilla Vizanko Du Frame Junell Anderson Wickman Kellett and Scott on its year roster.
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Norrie Athentic Club
Camellens Comets
Valesano
Norrie Athletic Club
Norrie Tigers
Wange
McDonald
Gustafson
Wieland
Gorrilla
Vizanko
du Frame
Junell
Anderson
Wickman
Kellett
Scott
Wakefield
Improving Properties Wakefield Iron Location
The Wakefield Iron Co. yard and grounds are being graded and cleaned. Houses will gain sewer and water connections and cement sidewalks. Trees are planted and grounds seeded. plans include a cattle impoundment rule update and designation of a poundmaster.
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Wakefield Iron Co
Wico
Chicago and Northwestern Plans Big Michigan Logging Line
The Chicago and Northwestern Railway Co plans a 42 mile extension near Wakefield in Gogebic County Michigan. Officials seek a certificate of public convenience and necessity to access 160 square miles of land, 150 of which are virgin timber, with an estimated timber volume of a billion feet and construction cost of 215000 funded from current assets.
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Detroit Free Press
Washington, D. C
Chicago and Northwestern Railway Co
Upper Peninsula
Michigan
Wakefield
Gogebie County
Farewell Parties for Wakefield Women Held at Community Building
Miss Mary MacDonald, retiring after 14 years in Wakefield public schools due to ill health, was guest of honor at an Altar Society party and received a wardrobe trunk. A bridge party, hosted by Mrs. W. C. Hart and others, also honored her and other guests of honor who will leave to make new homes. Congressman Frank James visited the city, planning to stay through Monday before heading to Ontonagon.
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Mary MacDonald
St. Mary's Church
Miss MacDonald
Wakefield
W. C. Hart
Jack Cole
Mesdames W. J. Davies
R. I. C. Prout
A. F. Olson
Maurice Bye
Henry Olson
D. D. Lavigne
Abe Mathews
BP. R. Hillis
EB. F. W. Neidbold
L. B. Cluley
J. P. Cloon
A. W. Clevenger
Car Collides With Wagon After Missing Red Tail Light
Near Ramsay on a Wednesday evening a car driven by Henry Mattson collided with a wagon carrying a long ladder missing a red rear light. Mattson suffered bruises while other occupants escaped injury. The party included Lilburn Smith Herbert Johnson and sisters Eleanor and Velma Jakeway. The incident prompted notes on revised train whistles in Kansas.
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Henry Mattson
Mattson
Ramsay
Lilburn Smith
Herbert Johnson
Eleanor
Velma Jakeway
Faces on Coins Elusive For Many Practically Content With Change
Only a few people see their faces on coins while the majority settle for simply holding money. This brief notes the draw of coinage despite limited opportunities for public portraits.
Diphtheria Mortality Rates Across U S Cities 1924 Review
The American Medical Association released diphtheria mortality records for U S cities over 100000 population. New Haven led northern cities with the lowest rate, Nashville followed, and Southern cities like Nashville Louisville and Birmingham posted notable declines, while Worcester Boston and Springfield had high rates. The piece urges stronger preventive measures nationwide to curb epidemics.
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The
American Medical Association
United States
New Haven
Nashville
Norfolk
Richmond
Cincinnati
Grand Rapids
Toledo
Louisville
Birmingham
Kansas City
St. Louis
Middle West
Baltimore
Worcester
Boston
Springfield
Mountain
Pacific States
Pacific
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Yeas
Becuuw
Queer Wo ‘Tasmani
A. L. Bracket
Memorial
Globe Publishing Company
Edwin F. Guth Company
Fritz-Cross Company
News Record Printing Company
Aylward Sons Company
Catch Basins Scott-Taylor Company
Nels
Drayage
Ae Advocate Publishing Company
Western Union Telegraph Company
Girls’ Community Club
Home & Tourist Service
Bn Harrie
Fred Medart Manufacturing Company
Ap Hurley Steam Boiler Works
Standard Oil Company
Contratto & Michela
Victor E. Abo
Myers Company
Ndrae & Sons
Stewart Products Company
Mack International Motor Truck Corporation
Cities Service Oil Company
Wakefield Lumber Company
Abeecei Wakefield Hardware & Furniture Company
Oscar Feigley
Anton Ringsmuth
Bedell Motor Sales Company
Jell Motor Sales Company
Hart and Matthews
Hilja Aalto
Board of Review
Commission
London Guarantee & Accident Company
Northland
Omar
Alexandria
George Haycraft
Adam Selsemeyer
Anna Hiiro
Owens, Wis
Fannie Semplin
Olive LaBerdie
Isabelle Hager
Victor Lepisto
Greenland
Mass City
Charles Metz
Federal Conservation and Game Officer
Anna Olson
E. J. Buskala
Cloquet
Minna
W. H. McNamara
8. T. Bonino
Knights of Columbus
William Bradley
Ironwood
William Wiedrich
J. M. Hammer
Copper Country
M. W. Froney
B. F. Froney
Houghton
Florence Bamford
Wakefield Schools
William Strough
Ashland
Ashland General Hospital
John Gilbert
Bedell Motor
Isadore Cohen
Louis Cohen
Theodore Dickman
North Ironwood
Charles Thornley
Kerkes Block
Walter Anderson
Jetlie
Kenton, Mich
Thomas Hicks
Iron Mountain
Ladies Aid
Plymouth
J. Eckert
A. A. Bawden
A. E. Seager
Stevens Point
Wis
William Markstrom
Louis Babicky
Alois Kerkes
Kerkes
Louis Sacks
Jacob Curan
Ina Antilla
Wesley Memorial Hospital
Chicago
John A. Johnson
Virginia
Minn
S. F. of A. Lodge
Wakefield Order
Palmer, Mich
Cole
Ellen Eisinson
A.L. Rummel
Grand View
Tillie Kingsmuth
Carnden
Wisconsin
Rochester
Mayo Clinic
Sunday Lake
Putnam Streets
Mose Giansanti
Fritz
Joshua Thomas
Stambaugh
Percy
Albert
Hurley
W. J. Davies
Escanaba
H. I. Davies
State Highway Department
Ann Arbor
Thoburn
Cleveland
Akron
Ohio
Montclaire
N. J
Wakefield Iron
Alex Rosemargy
Frank James
Ontonagon
Kansas
the Health News
T. S. Crosby
Wakefield News
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