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The Wakefield News

Location

Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America

Date

Jun 14, 1940

Page

2

Wakefield City Commission holds June 12 1940 special meeting

Wakefield Michigan held a special city commission meeting at City Hall on June 12 1940. Minutes of June 4 and 5 were approved. Bills included electric energy sales tax from the State Board of Tax Administration, water analysis approved, and bids authorized for fir lumber manhole frames and brick and a C-18 Evinrude mower. The annual city budget for 1940 41 and the annual appropriation bill were presented by the Department of Accounts and Finance and the Mayor. Present: Mayor Wilson and Commissioners Colberg Cavender Kuivinen Trebil.

Wakefield Michigan Kuivinen Cavender State Board of Tax Administration Electric Morgan Company Neenah Foundry Company Trebilcock Colberg Wilson Wakefield Lumber Company Michela Company Peoples Garage Department of Accounts and Finance A. D You Colberg, Cavender, Kuivinen Trebil U. P Chamber of W. W. Woodward W. P. A. Fund Eddy Park

Murder of Woman Still Puzzle to Utah Officials

Salt Lake City reports detail the 1930 death of Dorothy Dexter Moormeister, 31, a Salt Lake City socialite, whose brutal autopsy revealed a crushed body tree to the road. Investigators note the crime as the “perfect crime,” with uncertain leads and a single likely assailant, while the husband Dr. Frank J. Moormeister remains hopeful for a breakthrough.

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Man Electrocuted by Water Pail at Blaze Incident

A mishap near a grass area involved a pail of water thrown at a fire. The container struck a fence and conducted electricity to a man, causing fatal injuries. Local responders investigated the scene and secured the area.

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Liquor Seized in Tavern Turns Out to Be Hair Oil

In St Louis John Joseph Deniel who owns a barber shop also runs a tavern licensed only for beer. Patrolman Oliver Wallace seized two gin liqueurs and turned them to the city chemist. The chemist reported the samples were hair oil glycerine flavored like gin.

Hair Oil ST. Louis John Joseph Deniel Oliver Wallace

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