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Newspaper
The Wakefield News
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1931
Page
2
The Wakefield News of Wakefield Michigan announces subscription choices with a full year or six month term. This notice appears in the Saturday edition describing duration options for readers seeking periodical access.
The Pope Leo XI enjoins mass media and Catholic leadership to address world economic woes and wealth concentration. Father Coughlin rises in Michigan influence by preaching plain truths on economic hardship. A Baraga County Poor Commission warning urges gardens and self-help over county aid as winter approaches. Connecticut cigarette ad copy targets reader sex and taste.
Odd thirty years ago slips were taken from the Washington Elm in Cambridge and planted at the University of Washington in Seattle. A cutting from that tree is to be transported back across the continent to become the new Washington Elm, replacing its grandsire which died in 1923 from disease and age.
A retrospective column pulls memories from the Wakefield Advocate and Wakefield News files. It revisits local people events and milestones from past issues, weaving a concise portrait of Wakefield’s history through archival notes and period references.
Ten years ago on June 4 1921 the Sunday Lake mine operated by Pickands Mather and Co was shut down indefinitely with no clear return date. Colby and Ironton mines at Bessemer also closed last Saturday and duration unknown. Local figures Bonino and McMillan attended Knights of Columbus state convention in Marquette. Mr and Mrs Alvin Kerkes visited Milwaukee and Kerkes took part in the Eights of Columbus. Prout visited Eau Claire and Minneapolis. Grandee Hospital staff plan furnish a new room. eleven rooms now equipped.
Editor notes a June 2 1931 incident in Plymouth involving a high speed vehicle and a truck. Several people were killed and witnesses are scarce. The piece laments dangerous speeding and urges slower driving while hoping no further tragedy compels legal action.
A garbled OCR style sample shows characters and dialogue fragments from a humorous tableau. Lines feature a motorist, a mother and canary, a banana skin quip, a teacher and Willie. The piece blends misheard phrases, misprints, and playful exchanges across a chaotic scene.
In a yearlong view of labor unrest, the Grand Rapids Chronicle argues that Kentucky coal strike protests against communistic influence were baseless. Employers and workers alike blame low mine productivity and mood, not Soviet doctrine, for clashes over picketing and nonunion labor.
A terse excerpt mentions friends, a taxi, a pocket router, and a life ending. It adds a teacher asking for a cowhide use and a joking answer about holding the cow together, forming a puzzling montage.
Iron River readers are warned about out of town roofing contractors and other door to door canvassers. The piece urges buying from local lumber or hardware dealers and shunning itinerant sellers to avoid poor products and loss of trust.
The Escanaba Daily Press argues against a council proposal to cut municipal employees’ salaries by 10 percent to lower costs. It warns wage slashing would harm labor morale, provoke a wage-cutting ripple in industry, and undermine efficiency. The editorial notes the city budget with a tax rate of $13.50 per $1, and defends current pay levels as fair and needed.
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