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Newspaper
The Wakefield News
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1932
Page
2
A Wakefield Michigan publication notes a loss entered in the mail matter list under national law from March 8 1870. The brief item records the second loss entry and the legal basis for transmittal within the local office.
The city undertakes shore cleanup at Sunday Lake and installs a drainage line to keep water circulating. The beach and park once drew thousands in summer, and the improvements aim to boost health and employment. Mayor Cloon and the commission are praised. The piece also criticizes vagrant camps, urges relocation, and highlights state police successes in the Marquette prison firearms case and the Hermansville bank robbery arrest.
A fragment explains tree growth around constraints like wires and bamboo contracts in ancient China. It notes that trees form new cells constantly, building around objects while the wire stays fixed, and describes bamboo contracts split at the middle with each end held by a party as authentication.
Sky Marshall condemns the neglect of northern counties stripped of resources. He notes these regions funded southern growth, seeks fair state assistance and a central state police detachment. The editorial recalls Captain Robert Dollar and the pine-based fortune, urging justice for the North in Michigan's economy and public safety.
Five years ago on a Friday afternoon a truck driven by John Rintamaki and loaded with soft drink cases collided with a coupe driven by Toivo Koski on a curve between Bergland and Merriweather. Rintamaki and Koski were hospitalized. Koski’s injuries were minor while Rintamaki’s were serious but improving. The storm also damaged a water main at Sunday Lake and a nearby home suffered burns from lightning. Local notices include Mrs Eyes and Mrs Roy Johns visiting Brule and Knights of Columbus officials planning a fourth degree ceremony in Marquette Saturday for a large class.
Fifteen years ago on June 9 1917 a baby girl was born to Mr and Mrs Gust Niemi on June 6 W S Peters moved his family from Verona to a new home east of town Born to Mr and Mrs E J Proteau on Sunday June 3 a daughter
A Washington Letter discusses the Hawley Smoot tariff impact, with European nations raising trade barriers and lawmakers echoing similar phrases. It also recounts stories of speech writing, the Columbian Reader anecdote about Julius Burrows, and the proliferation of lobbyists shaping public opinion and access to lawmakers.
President Hoover likens lobbyist activity to a plague on the Hill as tax and tariff measures draw industry and interests. Sclons mingle from entry to retreat, with committee rooms bearing the loudest hum as about 1,000 agents from 500 organizations converge on Washington.
The column argues that despite gloom, positive moves are forming to restore stability. It cites Congress by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and Hoover’s nationwide effort to curb hoarding as key steps. The plan aims to help banks meet credit demand, reduce failures, and halt forced asset liquidation, easing price distortions.
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