Vote on city library fund faces pivotal Wakefield election
Nearly 500 voters in Wakefield are asked to approve continuation of city support for the Wakefield Library Board. The issue follows two years of voluntary funding totaling 2500 dollars, with a prior rejection of a city library in a past election. If approved, funds continue on current scale without tax rise. a negative vote suspends library services.
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Wakefield Library Board
City Commission
Women’s Club
Woman’s Club Tary Club
American Legion
Wakefield
Library
City tax rate unchanged as budget set at $204421.78
The city proposes a total budget of 204,421.78 for the year starting July 1, with 134,642.40 to be raised by taxes. City tax for general purposes is 15.375 mills per dollar of valuation, up slightly from last year, and bond support adds .32 mills. The plan includes substantial allocations for public works, police, fire, street improvements, and utilities, with specific projects and extensions listed, plus a note on Upper Peninsula oil exploration activity by St. Mary’s Land and Development Co.
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Public Works Department
Harrison Street
Matt Pikka
Budgick
Kuivinen
Olson Avenue
Ashland Avenue
Hancock Street
Anderson Avenue
Whiteway
Ashland
Water Department
Upper Peninsula
St. Mary’s
Cockburn Island
Canadian Territory
Cockburn
de Tour
Charles van Keurn
Lansing Oil
Jawatha Sportsmen’s Club
Mackinac
Luce
Rapid River
Delta County
Schoolcraft
St. Mary’s River
Manitoulin Island
Cockbann
Seul Choix
Schoolcraft County
Upper Michigan
Copper Country Hosts First Strawberry Festival in Calumet
Copper Country near Calumet will stage its first Strawberry Festival July 7 8 and 9 under the Calumet Chamber of Commerce. Highlights include a six foot strawberry pie for Governor Frank D Fitzgerald, a first annual strawberry show by the Strawberry Growers Cooperative Association, a Strawberry Queen contest, prizes for berry exhibits, and widespread strawberry servings across Copper Country during the event. The festival runs concurrent with the Michigan State Eagles convention.
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Country
Calumet
Strawberry Growers Co-operative Association
Copper Country
Rotary breakfast Tuesday at Community Building
The Rotary club will host a breakfast served from 7:00 a.m. next Tuesday at the Community Building. At 6:30 a.m. a baseball event will feature two Ham players and the Eggs-fighting club honors. W. S. Carlson leads the Ham team and Harold Brandt the Eggs.
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Rotary Club
Fighting Club
W. S. Carlson
Harold Brandt
Knights of Columbus plan fuels Wakefield meeting success
The Monday gathering shows lodge interest in the job. Mr Pixley and his band were praised for performing as a German band and two special numbers, earning Wakefield honors for the evening. The program highlights the positive impact of Pixley’s schoolwork on local youth and community.
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Ironwood Council
Knights of Colummbus
Wakefield and Hurley
Knights of Columbus Lodge
Knights of Columbus
Pixley
Wakefield
Legion Convention at Escanaba July 17 19
The 16th Annual convention of Up Peninsula American Posts and Legion Auxiliary will be held July 17 19 in Escanaba. About 1000 attendees are expected. National officers arrive July 18 with a final banquet planned. The Sons of the American Legion band from Ironwood, a 24 piece boys group, will be in Escanaba during the convention.
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Peninsula American Posts and Legion Auxiliary
Esnstables
Sons of the American Legion Band of
Wakefield Schools Close Friday Amid 40 Week Plan
Wakefield schools will close Friday after a period of no wood closures last week. Bessemer and Marenisco districts had closed previously. Wakefield operated on a 40 week schedule this year, one of the few in the Upper Peninsula to do so.
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Wakefield
Wood
Bessemer and
Marenisco
Upper Peninsula
Circulate Petitions for Cloon and Matthews for School Board
Circulate Petitions R F Cloon and John R Matthews have nominations in circulation for school membership. The election will take place Monday July 13 Cloon will be a candidate for re election as treasurer and Matthews for re election as trustee.
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R. F. Cloon
John R. Matthews
Cloon
Matthews
Board Meeting Postponed Due to Quorum Absence
The board of education postponed its regular Monday night meeting because of the lack of a quorum. John Ozzello, a board member, is in Minnesota this week with his wife who is at the Mayo Clinic for a medical exam.
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Board of Education
John Ozzello
Agam Minn
Mayo Clinic
Reorganization Aims at County Relief Commission Merits
The county relief commission will be overhauled under a state plan. Joseph Gill of this city and A W Bulinski of Ironwood are removed from the local board. Harry Culver’s son was submitted to William Haber state administrator. A three member county panel will include the board chair or designee, the current relief chair if not a county official, and a third member chosen by the county board. The state relief commission plans a statewide merit system and possible civil service. All employees to be hired on merit with suitable confirmations. Two births reported at Ashland and Ironwood hospitals accompany the changes.
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State Commission
Joseph Gill
A. W. Bulinski
Ironwood
Lansing
Harry Culver
Illiam Haber
Board of Supervisors
County At Relief Commission
County Board of Supervisors
State Relief Commission
Eee
Civil Service Commission
Admin
Governor's Party To Visit Gogebic County July 12
Initial plans for a state officers’ tour of the peninsula list Gogebic County as the final stop with a July 11 and 12 visit. Governor Fitzgerald along with Orville Atwood John O'Hara Harry Toy Tom Read and Claris Adams are named for the program to be held at the fair grounds with speeches and an informal reception.
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Lansing
Gogebic County
Republican Club
Ironwood
Miller C. Dunckel
Three Rivers
Republican Clubs
Leon Benedict
State Board of Tax Administration
Peninsula
Fitzgerald
Orville Atwood
John O’hara
Harrys. Toy
Supreme Court
Tom Read
Fair Grounds
Claris Adams
Michigan
Democrats Re elect Salmela To Club Chairmanship
Richard Salmela, Wakefield township supervisor, was re elected chairman of the Roosevelt Democratic club at its annual officers election held at the Community building. J C Bedell and Frank Kanieski were named first and second vice chairmen, John Niemala treasurer, W H Roberts secretary, Edward Thompson assistant. The club plans a Wakefield theater show next Monday to Wednesday to raise funds for the fall campaign and anticipates a near capacity crowd for all three nights.
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Salmela
Richard Salmela
Wakefield Township
Roosevelt Democratic Club
J. C. Bedell
Frank Kanieski
Fist
John Niemala
Treasuer
W. H. Roberts
Edward Thompson
Sueh
Wakefield Theater
Cai
Club Picnic At Eddy Park Set By St. Mary's Club
The St Marys club schedules its third annual picnic at Eddy Park on Sunday June 21 with entertainment by a five piece carnival style band bingo baseball and games for all. In case of rain the event will be held the following Sunday.
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Eddy Park
St. Mary
Mill Tax Allocation for Ironwood Wakefield Citys
Allocation of one tenth mill for Ironwood and Wakefield remains as in the preliminary order under the 15 mill property tax limit. The Prisoner of Shark Island will be shown at Wakefield theater Sunday only.
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Shark Island
The
Wakefield Theater
Wakefield High School to Graduate 72 in 24th Commencement
The 24th annual Wakefield high school commencement will be held Thursday evening with 72 graduates. Dr. Laurence Gould of Carleton College Northfield Minn will address the audience and present diplomas. The program includes orchestra, a double trio, salutatory, valedictory, and senior class song.
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Wakefield High School
Laurence Gould
Carleton
College Northfield
Minn
Gould
South Pole
Lillian Hare
Elsie Kujala
Carl Ahonen
Larry Plcchta
Lucille Lewandowski
Phyllis Moran
Gertrude Scott
Geraldine Elliott
Leona Lake
Ruth Linn
Ruth Collins
Eleanor Lawler
Clarence Jacobson
Lillian Harjy
Harry Plichta
L. A. Mniece
Jack Bonino
Everet Buccanero
May del Favero
Betty Delmet
Pearl de Marchi
Frank Franchino
Clarence Gembolis
Harold Giansanti
Robert Gilbert
Gorge Golembeski
Isabel Goodenow
Lolita Good
William Linha
Edith Makela
Alpo Maki
Luella Mallgrew
Anton Marusich
Chester McGraw
John Mezzano
Margie Mezpane
Phyllis Moros
Alles Cetenes
Negro
Heelson
Niemela
Bertha Niemi
Audrey Nordlund
Adeline Olejniczak
Sabine Olejniczak
Saima Ollikka
Bernice Pahoski
Frank Radowski
Theresa Radowski
Leonella Roberts
Wilbert Buona
Jennie Salo
Frank Savinski
Louise St. Arnold
Robert Stevenson
Tanno Tankka
Lucy Touro
David Wahlberg
John Asilewski
Joe Weston
Edwin Wilta
Chester Wojciechowski
Mrs Gust Wuorinen Dies After Six Month Illness
Mrs Gust Wuorinen died after a six month illness at age 59. She had lived in Wakefield since 1902 and was married to Gust Wuorinen in May 1900. Funeral services were held at the Finnish Lutheran Church with pallbearers Matt Koivula John Suomi John Niemela Matt Vikanen John Niemi and Andrew Wertanen. She is survived by her husband and five children Gust of Ramsay Mrs August Kle mentilla Matt Isaac who lived at home and Mrs Sidney Barringer of Waukegan NL.
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Gust
Ramsay
August Klementilla
Matt
Isaac
Sidney Barringer
Waukegan
McNicholas Re-elected Secretary in Marenisco Election
Mrs. Anna D. McNicholas was re elected secretary of the Marenisco township board of education after defeating John Pennock 195 to 108 at Monday’s annual vote. Dan H. Gunderman won a three year trustee term 205 to 92 over Alfred Kulick. G A Hart, superintendent for two years, resigned to head the Florence, Wisconsin system.
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Florence
Wis
Funeral Services For Mrs John Torkko Held At Finnish Lutheran Church
Funeral services were conducted Friday afternoon at the Finnish Lutheran Church for Mrs. John Torkko who died Tuesday after a long illness. Aged 76, she was born December 16, 1860 in Kurikka Finland. She first married John Lahti in Finland, who died 27 years ago in this city. Fifteen years ago she married John Torkko, who survives. Also surviving are two daughters Mrs Victor Maki Owen Wis and Mrs Eva Ura Tomahawk Wis, and two sisters in Finland.
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John Torkko
Torkko
Kurikka
Finland
John Lahti
Victor Maki
Owen
Wis
Eva Ura
Tomahawk, Wis
Skerbeck Carnival Permitted to Exhibit in Wakefield
A permit from the Fire Department allows the Skerbeck Carnival to appear in Wakefield next week. The small show will open Wednesday and run for five days. Contact Reee Gon, J. M. Phone No. 156 for details.
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Skerbeck Carnival
Fire Department
Wakefield
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