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Newspaper
The Wakefield News
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1951
Page
1
An opinion arguing alimony and child support should be enforced by law in all states. Gogebic county pursues fathers who flout orders, aiming to reduce public welfare costs and protect children's welfare, even if it means imprisonment for nonpayment.
Word of a son born Monday June 11 to Mr. and Mrs. James N Holdener of Evanston Ill. Janet Gross, aunt to the mother, had lived with the Bellmore family. A son born June 9 to Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Salo of Saginaw Mich., weighing 7½ pounds. Several residents sail for visits and anniversaries, including families of Carter Port Huron, Beber and grandson David Olson moving to Milwaukee, A A Bawden to Ypsilanti, Jack V Olson to Battle Creek, and others visiting relatives in Cleveland Detroit Pontiac Castro Valley and Milwaukee.
The board of education agreed on Monday night to call bids for a new school bus to replace the 1939 Dodge. Bids will be opened July 7, with a formal notice published in this issue.
Wakefield native Staff Sgt George S Sawaski is among over 200 Air Force personnel isolated behind Austria’s Iron Curtain at Tulln Air Base near Vienna. The base, under Col J F Guillet, limits movement, access to forests and streams, and routes to and from Vienna. The article notes a Russian gunboat once controlled the Danube outpost and that Tulln served as a Balkan air transport depot briefly after WWII.
The thirty seventh Upper Peninsula American Legion Convention will be held in Ironwood June 22 to 24 featuring a large parade with 30 to 40 decorated floats and about 30 bands and drum corps. Prizes total 575 dollars with 300 in senior division and 175 for best marching units plus 100 for junior division trophies. The Racine Scout drum and bugle corps, Park Falls unit, and groups from Ishpeming Wakefield Bessemer Ironwood Hurley Iron River Sault Ste. Marie L Anse Lake Linden attend. More than 76 units from Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota invited. delegates from over 50 posts.
Robert A. Burns, district deputy of the Upper Peninsula Elks lodges, was named chairman of the board of trustees of the Elks lodges of Michigan at the annual convention in Detroit. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hanson and Mrs. Charles Kleimola of Bessemer visited Highbridge and Marengo, Wis. Pfc Eino Mattila, serving with the army air corps, is on furlough with his parents.
Funeral services for Joseph Urbanski 66 of Wakefield will be held Friday at St Marys church. He died Tuesday morning at his home after a heart attack following a brief illness. Born in a Warsaw area village March 19 1885 he came to Wakefield in 1907 and married Eva Zazaski in 1910. Survived by wife two sons Caesar and Edward in Marquette two daughters Irene Augustiniak Chicago and Lorraine at home three grandchildren and a brother Anton Detroit. Relatives expected include Leo Briske Stewart Rever Frank Zazaski and Antoinette Zazaski of Chicago.
I L Voyer declines the post commander nomination, saying the honor should pass to others after already serving as commander. R F Cloon is the only other candidate for the office. Allan E Bodoh and wife from St Cloud Minn visited Bodoh’s parents and then left for Colorado for a summer college session.
Miss Jean E Rydeski daughter of the late Chester and Mrs Rydeski Wakefield wed Jack E Laird son of Mr and Mrs John E Laird Wakefield in a St Marys church ceremony. The double ring rites included a Pr ayer book bouquet and a crystal rosary. Relatives and friends attended a 1 30 to 4 pm reception at the Wakefield Memorial building followed by a two week honeymoon trip. The bride and groom exchange vows before a large assembly of Ironwood Bessemer Hurley Crystal Falls Chicago and Marquette guests.
Scout troop 101 and Explorer Post 101 held a joint court of honor at the Wakefield Community building sponsored by the Wakefield Rotary Club. Joe Sutter led ceremonies as merit badges were awarded to Ken Beretto James Bedell Diva Maki and others while Joe Sutter received the Star Scout rank and his mother received a miniature badge.
S. Sgt. Gabriel Ravelli arrived Monday for a 30 day furlough with his parents in Plymouth after ten months with the Second Division in Korea. He will report to Fort Custer, Mich. upon completion. Richard Lee Polovitz has enlisted in the Navy and reported to Minneapolis for a physical. if passes, he will go to Great Lakes for boot camp. Wakefield high school graduate Ricky Polovitz is set for Navy training. Clyde Benson returns from East Lansing to spend the summer with Plymouth parents.
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