City Council selects Acting City Manager amid budget talks
The June 3 1957 Wakefield city council appointed Wm O Mackie as Acting City Manager with a $25 monthly raise until a permanent appointee is named. They approved May 20 1957 minutes, reviewed payrolls and bills, and discussed the 1957 58 budget including a $7 237 76 increase in state equalized value. They also planned funds for relocating the Spring Station water line and Verona Bridge work and thanked departments for the county safety check campaign.
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Kent
Lusa
Wm. O. Mackie
Jacobson
Mackie
Spring Station
Verona
Maki
Tax trends lift Michigan revenue and politics reflect voters
Michigan tax revenue rose in May undermining a prior fiscal crunch as sales and automotive taxes surged. Gov Williams vetoes circuit judge and mental health bills amid partisan tension. a five year economic study with universities and Upjohn Foundation begins. Voters face higher taxes or preserved services depending on turnout and choice.
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Clarence W. Lock
Lansing
Mcchigan
Williams
Michigan
Department of Economic Development
University of Michigan
Michigan State University
The
University of Detroit, Wayne State University
Upjohn Foundation of Kalamazoo
Saginaw
Oakland
Wakefield News Roundup from June 11 1927
Local items report injuries in a Bergland truck collision and re hortative notes on candidates and community events. City official Andy Lake seeks re election as Wakefield commissioner while J C Peterson dies aged 62. Graduation counts 23 in class of 1927 and 92 in Northwestern University’s 1927 class. Miss Dorothy Erickson and Miss Irene Pitkanen noted for public speaking and salutatorian roles respectively. New national honor society members and Boy Scout jamboree plans included.
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John Rintamaki
Joh Koski
Charles Niemi
Rintamaki
Bergland
Kosk
Andy Lake
J. C. Peterson
Wakefield Lammber Co
Dorothy Erickson
Ramsay
Wakefield
National Honor Society
Diva Bonka
Anton Cardone
Wallace Carr
George Cavender
Helen Hill
Kenneth Lepinski
Clara Lepisto
Viola Mattila
Raymond Mattson
Dorothy Thompson
Mary Zorich
George Beck
Bill
Peter Trezise
Washington, D. C
Wakefield Odd Fellows
Elver Wahlberg
National Orchestral Association
Carnegie Hall
New
George
Northwestern University
Evanston
Edgar Doudine
Madison
Wis
Irene Pitkanen
Dorothy Hanson
Joe Cloon
Ann Arbor
University Hospital
Michigan seniors receive diplomas at University ceremony
Diplomas were awarded to 69 seniors on Tuesday. Miss Fern Lepisto earned a degree in education and George Cavender received a degree in music at the University of Michigan.
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Fern Lepisto
George Cavender
Univrsity of Michigan
Notable Graduates and Shipboard Advances in Early 20th Century News
A batch of graduates is noted with BA degrees and naval commissions from Miami University and Whitewater State Teachers College, alongside retirement from Plymouth mine payrolls after long service. The Connor Co. leases an ice rink, repurposing the building as an experimental plant. The luxury liner Aquarama, berthed in Muskegon, is prepared for daily Detroit Cleveland service, featuring advanced safety, automation, and passenger amenities aboard its nine decks and 520 foot length.
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Joe Gill
Orrie Hissey
Plymouth
Gill
Mr. Hissey
Connor Co
Richard Novak
Whitewater State Teachers’ College
Donald Rostollan
St. Olaf College
Northfield
Minn
S. S. Aquarama
Muskegon
Detroit
Cleveland
Grand Blvd
Michigan-Ohio Navigation Co
Lake Erie
Aquarama
United States Coast Guard
Great Lakes
Penobscot
Great ship Aquarama offers diverse lounges and onboard services
The Aquarama promises a lounge buffet with cafeteria style service and varied menus, soda and sandwich bars, a mariner's bar with seafood and beer, club bars, a main cocktail lounge, and self service options. Docks provide dancing, pipe organ music, supervised playroom, movies, shops, and extensive facilities. Ship to shore phones enable business contacts during travel and conventions.
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Mariner’s
Aquarama
United States
Canada
Wakefield News introduction and publication details
Wakefield News weekly publication note lists address 406 Sunday Lake Street Wakefield Michigan and records second class postal matter date November 18 1913 under act of March 3 1879, indicating origin and legal filing. The snippet presents publication masthead context rather than a news event.
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Lake Street
Wakefield
Michigan
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Brotherton St
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