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The Wakefield News

Location

Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America

Date

Jun 08, 1956

Page

6

Divine Infant Hospital News Admissions Summary

A long list of birth admissions and discharges at Divine Infant Hospital from May 30 to June 5 includes numerous patients from Wakefield Ironwood Bessemer and surrounding towns. Notable entries mention a Wakefield area daughter and multiple medical and surgical cases. One high school scholarship recipient, William Harvey, son of Willis and family, was announced for Michigan Tech in Houghton with a four year plan and activities highlighted.

Gary Koski Gile Surgical Albin Holgers Montreal Wilbert Walls Trout Creek John Pavlovich Ironwood William Mattson Ewen August Parolari Bessemer Carmelo Giannetto Theresa Kemppainen Bruce Crossing George Pusakulich Ramsay Gerald Nordine Wakefield William Thebert Roland Richards Sharon Annear Reino Hill Angeline Salo Lucy Marchlik Philip Marander Patcia Yesney Harry Urbanski Anna Johnson Axel Kivi Leo Surprenant David Rigotti Anvil Loc Rueben Fors Ferry Cox Marenisco Dominic DelCucco Louis Prospero Hurley Norman Kasten Gust Carlquist Raymond Peterson, Jr Bergland Yvonne LaMaide Thomas Platske Kenneth Applekamp Angel Pete Lawrence Probelski William Harvey Willis Harvey Ashland Ave Wakefeild High School Michigan Michigan College of Mining and Technology Houghton William Arion Phil Cormier American Legion Echo and Tatler Uthrotar Conservation Club St. Mary’s Immaculate Conception Church

Metropolitan Life Agent Attends Chicago Conference

Mr. Ernst Trettin of Wakefield representing Metropolitan Life Insurance Company travels to Chicago for a company conference with executives at the Conrad Hilton Hotel. Trettin, living at 214 Hancock Street, posted an exceptional 1955 sales and service record and ranks among the top members of Metropolitan Life’s 22,000 field representatives in the United States and Canada.

Ernst Trettin Wakefield Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Chicago Illinois Conrad Hilton Hotel Trettin Hancock Street United States Canada

University of Minnesota Duluth spring commencement set

A class of 222 will receive secondary degrees at spring commencement at the UMD health and physical education building gymnasium at 8 p m on Friday June 8. Sixteen students will receive the Master of Arts degree led by Arthur J Cervo a Wakefield township school teacher. A college girl may be poor on history but great on dates.

University of Minnesota Duluth UMD Health and Physical Education Arthur J. Cervo Wakefield Township Wakefield

Ex Wakefield Boy Among Three Drowned Near Saginaw

Thomas Desonia III, a former Wakefield boy, 1%, drowned when his boat capsized on Lake View 18 miles northeast of Stan ton. Companions Le Sias and Gordon, both of Lake View, also died. Roger Desonia, 10, survived. Funeral arrangements incomplete.

Wakefield Thomas Desonia III Saginaw Lake View Stanton

Mrs Gladys Leman to visit Japan for two months

Mrs Gladys Leman departs Sunday for a two month trip to Japan. She will stop in Appleton and Milwaukee, then proceed to Minneapolis to fly to Seattle and then to Anchorage. From Alaska she will fly to Japan to visit her daughter Miss Marion Leman, a teacher near Tokyo, returning late in August.

Gladys Leman Japan Wakefield Appleton Milwaukee Minneapolis Seattle Wash Anchorage Alaska Marion Leman Tokyo

Mrs Leman Visits Cities Ahead of Republican Convention

Mrs. Leman plans a tour of multiple Japanese cities and Hong Kong before returning to San Francisco for the Republican National Convention.

Mrs. Leman Hong Kong China San Franciso

Marquette Board Studies TB Sanatorium Proposal

Morgan Heights trustees review Grand View plan to close Copper Country State Sanatorium in Houghton and redirect tuberculosis patients to other Upper Peninsula sanatoria. Copper Country has about 70 beds. other UP sanatoria have similar capacity. Gogebic resolution asks Legislature to consider converting the Copper Country facility into a mental hospital as mental bed shortages grow. Members include Dr. James R. Acocks and Dr. Raymond L. Paine. Also mentions Donald B. Goodney’s MSU graduation with Virgil M. Hancher as speaker.

Morgan Heights Marquette County Grand View Ironwood Upper Peninsula Copper Country Houghton U. P Powers Copper Country State Gogebic

Michigan Nurses to Receive Public Health Degrees

Miss Nancy Haglund will earn a bachelor of science in public health nursing at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor during commencement next week. Also receiving a nursing degree is Mrs. Robert Dow former Miss Dottie Sutter, daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Sutter Iron River, former Wakefield residents.

Nancy Haglund University of Michigan Ann Arbor Miss Haglund John R. Haglund Robert Dow Dottie Sutter Dow Fred Sutter Iron River Wakefield

Friends Night At Masonic Temple In Wakefield

Members of Victory Chapter OES Wakefield invite Dorcas Chapter OES Bessemer to attend Friends Night Monday June 11 at 8:00 p m at the Masonic Temple Wakefield. A regular Victory Chapter meeting follows Wednesday June 13 at 7:30 p m at the same place, last meeting for the summer. all members urged to attend.

Bessemer

Mrs Wojciehowski Attends Upper Peninsula Legion Convention

Mrs Thomas Wojciehowski 12th district vice president of the Woman's Auxiliary left Friday to attend the Upper Peninsula convention of American Legion posts and auxiliary units at St Ignace.

Thomas Wojciehowski Upper Peninsula American Legion St. Ignace Wojciehowski Woman's Auxiliary

More Nurses Needed At Hines Veteran's Hospital

Seventy five graduate nurses are needed immediately at the Hines Illinois Veterans Administration hospital. The facility serves 2200 disabled veterans, including those blinded and paralyzed. Higher salaries and liberal VA policies aim to attract returning nurses with attractive benefits and housing supports.

Hines Illinois Veterans Administration

Chief Nurse Secured for Hines VA Hospital Role

Chief Nurse at Hines Illinois VA hospital secures a leadership position. The appointment involves coordination with the Veterans Administration facility to oversee nursing operations and patient care standards.

Hines, Illinois, VA Veterans Administration

Northland College to Hold Commencement June 10

Northland College will stage its 44th commencement at Ashland High School auditorium at 3 p m with 23 graduates receiving degrees. Frank Pace Jr of New York City will deliver the address titled America at the Crossroads. Dr Gus Turberville, president, will confer the degrees. Baccalaureate services precede on Sunday at 11.

Frank Pace Jr New York City Northland College Ashland High School America Brussels Canada Italy Directo New York Little Rock Ark Pace Princeton Harvard University of Louisville Arkansas Gus Turberville

Man’s admission of past folly marks wisdom gained

A reflective line notes a man should not fear admitting he has faced crowds, implying growth in wisdom with time. The piece also mentions a new $235 do it yourself air conditioning kit for cars, highlighting ingenuity and self-help trends.

Responsible person sought to service and collect from vending machines

Local ad seeks a responsible male or female from the area to service and collect from automatic cigarette machines not for resale. No selling. Requires car references and working capital of 645 to 2150 dollars. 7 to 12 hours weekly startup with monthly income 200 to 600 dollars. Potential full time. For interview provide phone and full details to P O Box 5429 Lake St Station Minneapolis 8 Minn.

P. O Lake St. Station Minneapolis Minn

Wanted: Take over low spinet piano payments in Greenville

A credit manager advertises for a responsible party to assume the remaining low monthly payments on a spinet piano. The ad notes the item is in the Greenville area and provides a Post Office Box address for responses at Greenville Michigan with a dated six twenty two.

Greenville Michigan

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Divine Infant Hospital News Lempe Piirto Wakefield Medical Clarence Pakkala Jennie Kahila Ralph Chard Stambaugh Joseph Cayer John Pogliano Charles E. Cox Oe Giannetto William A. Harvey Dhell Tirs BY Eino Birere Rees Eino’s Shell Service TB Hospital Proposa Marquette Board Studies MSU Donald B. Goodney Lake Shore Michigan State University East Lansing Virgil M. Hancher State University of Iowa Ernest Goodney Donald Gogebic Community College Hines Veteran’s Hospital Ape Grove Laboratories, Inc Pitts Shell Service Sunlay Lake City of City of Wakefield Leonard J. Harris Andy Tae Wm. A. Kuivinen Agency Donald H. Mills Optometrist Dr. Wm. C. Jensen Optometry E. Sellar St. Bessemer Bessemer 7 Ringsmuth Pittsburgh Paints The First National Bank Wakefield, Michigan
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