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Newspaper
The Wakefield News
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1929
Page
2
A fragment from Wakefield Michigan notes a small postal matter under the 1870 act of Congress March 8. The item names H. I Tresize Walter and Publisher and references the post office.
A speech urges graduates to pursue extensive education and choose a field promptly after observation of business demands. It emphasizes lifelong learning, ambition, and sticking to a chosen line, noting modern progress offers unprecedented opportunities through electricity radio and cars, and that public education is America’s great inheritance guiding future success.
A Kent County farmer spots a deer near Cedar Springs as other sightings reach Aman Park west of Grand Rapids. Editors warn of expanding deer herds from Newaygo Lake and Mason counties and urge the conservation commission to plan seasonal deer hunting to protect regional game before it declines. The Grand Rapids Herald notes tourism and natural wonder hinge on preserving wood life and wild deer in Western Michigan.
Wakefield offers Gogebic county a free airport site three miles from a post office, with other sites six to 15 miles away. The local site could be developed for about $100 per acre into a field large enough for the biggest planes, and has been inspected and recommended by airport engineers. If approved, the county could host an airplane fleet visit next week, and a 90 day window could trigger the law. Meanwhile cigaret tax receipts feed the general fund and possible referendum limits sparking debate on whether the tax is an appropriation or not. Gov Green hopes it will raise about $2 million annually, while distributors peg it closer to $1.2 million.
A repeal referendum on the cigarette tax enacted by the legislature began in earnest last Friday with petitions in circulation in Lansing and reportedly in other cities. It requires 67,000 signatures to place the act on the November 1980 ballot. If accepted by the state department, the law would be held up pending the statewide vote.
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