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Newspaper
The Wakefield News
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1931
Page
8
The Wakefield High School Creative Writing class presents a piece from 1931 showcasing student voices and imaginative prose. The page highlights student authors, themes, and period school life reflecting the era's literary interests.
A city newcomer recalls sleepless nights in a first floor Chicago apartment as street cars, buses, and revelers disrupt sleep. The narrator, Ruth Jolliffe, describes repeated disturbances from traffic, taxi horns, and noise seeping through walls, highlighting the challenge of urban life for a small town girl on her initial night.
Official minutes record the Wakefield Michigan city commission meeting held June 10 1931 at City Hall. Present were Mayor Hanson and five commissioners with no absentees. Bills from Aylward Sons to Wakefield Association of Agents are listed and approved for payment. Reports from City Treasurer and City Accountant presented for May 1931 and placed on file. Bonds for William S Peters approved. Mayor authorized to donate 100 toward community playground fund. Meeting adjourned.
In a restless night fading to dawn, streetcars, footsteps, and police whistles fill the city in a clamor. The author escapes to Lincoln Park, finding morning air, quiet space, and relief from the sleepless streets as Lake Michigan’s mist cools the city.
A reflective reminiscence of attending prayer meetings as a child with mother, lantern-lit paths, and shy introductions to elders. The narration recalls planning visits, choosing dress, and the communal, hymn-filled evenings held at the village schoolhouse without electric lights.
Narrator recalls Hurley school scenes old and religious as J E M is rehired to a three year term at the same salary. Organist father figures amid church prayers and childhood fears of war, yet peace arrives, leaving wistful reflections on youth and imagination.
Immanuel Lutheran Church schedules Sunday school at 9 45 a m and morning worship at 10 68 a m. Evening service at 8 00 p m features a doctrinal sermon on Justification. Luther League meets Tuesday evening at 86 percent. The league will host a reception for the newly confirmed. Pastor Robert E Byquist.
Union Church invites attendance at 10 a.m. Sunday school 11 15 a.m. public worship with Rev Wendell Bennetts preaching on The Kingly Life at 11 15 a.m. Epworth 6 p.m. and 7 30 p.m. Rev Francis to preach. The message ends with a cordial invitation to all to attend. A neighborly proverb closes the notice.
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