Opposition to Wayne county home rule looms in state widening debate
Upstate rural areas show strong opposition to home rule for Wayne county. Michigan Institute for Local Government led by State Treasurer D Hale Brake will decide June 20 on standing against the plan and on three proposed constitutional amendments to divert one third of state sales tax revenues to local governments. The group aims to avoid political roles, acting as a clearinghouse while many officials push for a strong stance against home rule and for revenue-sharing measures to support municipalities towns counties and schools.
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Wayne County
Michigan Institute For Local Government
D. Hale Brake
Institute
Melvin McPherson
Brake
Lansing
Michigan State College
Michigan State Library
Albert Blashfield
Michiigan
Wakefield Boys Meet in German Prison Camp
Wakefield’s two prisoners of war in Europe are confined in the same German camp. S/Sgt Neil Brennan writes he has seen William Keskey, missing more than a year, and they plan to study while awaiting release. Brennan was downed in late November over Germany and captured weeks later. Keskey was reported missing April 5 last year. a card from him arrived April 19, and his mother heard from him again this week. A Makela crew member was also in the camp. Mrs Keskey recalls Felix Anderson Makela from Pike, possibly the soldier. Fred Sutter injured in New York mine blast. both hands mangled and leg injury, recovery expected unless complications arise.
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Wakefield
Neil Brennan
William Keskey
Neil
Keskey
Sgt. Brennan
Germany
Hilda Keskey
Makela
Felix Anderson Makela
Pike
Fred Sutter
New York
Sutter
Personal notices recount Ashland hospital stay and Detroit departures
Freq Thompson is undergoing surgical treatment at the General Hospital in Ashland. Gordon Hanson leaves for Detroit for work. William Koch returns home to Harvey. John Dossetto leaves for Detroit seeking employment. Mr. and Mrs. Matt Korpi and Marjorie Avery visit Detroit relatives. Eddie Kuivinen heads to Kaleva for summer with grandmother. Ethlyn Ranta returns to Detroit to work as a nurse after visiting relatives and graduation. Gerrith Olson departs Friday to seek summer work in Detroit. Lorraine and Adelle Johnson visit parents while employed in Detroit, joined by Emmett Gokey. Bernice Maki leaves for Milwaukee to report for WAVES duty. Birth announced: Anna Marie Castle, daughter of Master T/Sgt. and Mrs. Francis Castle of Richmond, Va. June Kangas and Ruth Merriam return to Milwaukee after visiting Kangas family. Finnish Evangelical Lutheran convention attendees listed. Several new Detroit-bound travelers left for the week including Marilyn Lepisto and Beverly Waite.
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John Dossetto
Carmel Dosetto
Detroit
Matt Korpi
Marjorie Avery
Korpi’s
Eddie Kuivinen
Nels Kuivinen
Kaleva
Mich
Ethlyn Ranta
Gerrith Olson
Miss Olson
Wakefield High School
Lorraine
Adelle Johnson
Walter Johnson
Emmett Gokey
Bernice Maki
William O. Maki
Milwaukee
Jack Castle
Verona
Anna Marie
T/Sgt
Francis Castle
Richmond
June Kangas
Ruth Merriam
Kangas
John Kangas
John Ahola
Victor Maki
Ida Saari
John Kuivinen
Elias Oja
Hilda Niemi
Charles
Ralph Ranta
Ray
Marilyn Lepisto
Beverly Waite
New Lothrop, Mich
Waino Luoma
William Kenno
Wakefield Co-op
Chicago
Mida Tyni
Anna Tyni
Rose Galiatz
MCWR
San Diego
Cal
Catherine Galiatz
Tom Michaelson
Elo, Mich
Laine Ranta
Celeste Beber Sr
Mary Mengoni
Eveleth
Minn
Immanuel Negri
Alfred Laakso
Waukegan
Ill
Everett Jurma
John Ronn
Fred Trewyn
Whitewater
Wrs
Mary. Wasielewski
John Wasielewski
Ypsilanti
Peggy Hemkes
St. Marys Hospital
Saginaw
Charles Hemkes
Emma Zarda
Lake Tomahawk
Wis
Ivan Buck
Zarda
Buck
Ann Sertich
Hanford
Wash
Marco Sertich
Bruce Delmet
Mary Galinatz
Fort Bragg
Catherine Galinatz
Ann Movrich
Arthur Bukowski
Chester Plohocki
Movrich
Plohocki
Charles Johnson
Burgo
N. D
Visi
William F. Johnson
Funeral Rites For Mrs Fingeroos To Be Held Saturday
Funeral rites for Mrs. Fingeroos are set for Saturday at 2:00 led by Rev. C. T. Seburg. Born Hilma Rex on January 20 1805 in Superior Wisconsin she later moved to Negaunee where she finished high school. She wed John Fingeroos June 30 1917 and moved to Wakefield in spring 1918 and resided there thereafter.
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C. T. Seburg
Hilma Rex
Superior
Wis
Negaunee
John Fingeroos
Wakefield
Primary Election Registration Window Described
Register at the city clerk’s office up to 20 days before the November election. This notice outlines the deadline and location for voters to enroll for the upcoming primary.
Wakefield Library Sponsors Junior Reading Club
The Wakefield public library sponsors a Junior Library Vacation club for boys and girls from 3rd to 8th grade. Meetings occur at 3 PM on Wednesday afternoons. This is the summer session inviting participation to join the fun and help build the Reading Aidrome for trips to Bookland.
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The
Wakefield Public Library
Eddy Park appoints Louis Mall as lifeguard starting June 20
Louis Mall will assume lifeguard duties at Eddy Park beach on June 20. He will be employed for the season. Also noted: Mr. and Mrs. Xavier Zazeski welcome a son born June 13. Committees plan July 4 parade for children with prizes, sports, and races. New Services Sunday: Methodist church will not hold services. Rev. Joseph Oatey attended Sag inaw for the annual meeting. Mrs. Carl Tutor travels to Davenport, Iowa, for her brother-in-law Garrett Tutor's funeral, with her son staying in Milwaukee with relatives after the funeral.
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Joseph Oatey
Saginaw
Carl Tutor
Davenport
Garrett Tutor
Milwaukee
New U P Books at Wakefield Library
Wakefield Public Library adds six new titles at year start. Three novels set in Iron Mountain and Marquette, another by Rosemary Obermeyer, plus nonfiction on the Great Lakes and a Lake Huron history by Landon. A Chinese youth education book with songs and games rounds out the list.
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U. P
Wakefield Library
Wakefield Public Library
Skulda Baner
Miss Baner
Iromwood
Suffolk Street
McLeod Avenue
Mary Frances Doner
Marquette
Tshe
Rosemary Obermeyer
Iron Mountains
Iron Mountain
Martin
North Country
Upper Peninsula
Indiazone
Michigamme
Great Lakes
Lake Huron
Landon
Ai Yeuching University
Pieping
Chima
Wakefield City Budget Drafted and Published
The Wakefield city budget for the coming year begins July 1 with a total of 186,727.30 including tax funds and revenues from municipal services and state funds. Taxable receipts amount to 114,317.30 while non cash credits total 26,400. Municipal service income is projected at 98,810, with city valuation and tax availability showing 14,941,799 and 224,412.70 in 1920, and 5,500,865 and 110,017.30 for the current year.
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Wakefield
Wakefield News
Bond buyers raise $11,000 for 5th War Loan drive
Wakefield campaign reports more than 11 418 dollars subscribed toward a 66 000 dollar quota in the Fifth War Loan drive. The Gallants volunteer group, organized by John F. Kluck, mobilizes women sales agents with C. J. Haskins directing Wakefield'sGallants. One member neared 1500 in bonds, with others close behind. totals may rise as pledges were still coming in.
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Wakefield
The
Gallants
John F. Kluck
Upper Peninsula
C. J. Haskins
Gallant Group
Four Candidates File Petitions for School Board Seats
Four candidates seek the unexpired term of R. B. Wortley and the regular term as trustees. Jarvenpaa runs for a three year seat. Filing deadline is June 24, with petitions needing at least 50 signatures from registered voters and proof the candidate is a school district taxpayer.
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R. B. Wortley
Jarvenpaa
Summer Music Program Opens Monday Under Tallakson
Miss Helen Tallakson will direct the instrumental music program for the summer. Classes begin Monday at 9 with the junior band set to rehearse. The director has announced a complete schedule for the instruction program through July 31.
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Helen Tallakson
Navy air corps promots Bolen to Motor Machinist Mate
News items list military promotions and returns for servicemen stationed in the South Pacific and the United States. William Bolen advances to Motor Machinist Mate third class in the Navy Air Corps. Arvo Seppa rises from corporal to sergeant at an Eighty AAF Fortress station. Other notes include Sarah Jane Kanieski of the WACs on furlough at Fort Hamilton. Lawrence Stevenson returning to Bradey Field. Viljo Harju on leave after boat training. Frank Galiatz moving from Baltimore to visit his mother and transfer to Sacramento. Mary Tarro leaving for Marquette to attend Northern State Teachers College.
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William Bolen
Navy Air Corps
South Pacific
Arvo Seppa
Flying Fortress
Charles B. Dougher
Matt Seppa
Sarah Jane Kanieski
Wac’s
Fort Hamilton
Brooklyn
N. Y
Joseph Kanieski
Lawrence Stevenson
Bradey Field
Conn
Godfrey Stevenson
Air Corps
Viljo Harju
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Frank Galiatz
Baltimore
Holabird Signal Station
Catherine Galiatz
Sacramento
Cal
Postwar road program outlined for Upper Peninsula
Highway Commissioner Charles M. Ziegler announced a large postwar road plan for the Upper Peninsula at the 36th annual UP Road Builders meeting in Houghton. The program includes 3.5 miles of US 2 pavement from Ramsay through Bessemer, 4.5 miles of pavement and four new bridges on a Wakefield to Ramsay extension, and 9.3 miles of pavement around Watersmeet with a bridge over the middle branch of the Ontonagon river. Construction would start after the war, employing thousands, as part of a statewide $120 million postwar program and a $400 million combined effort by state, county, and local governments.
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Ramsay
Bessemer
Wakefield
Watersmeet
Ontonagon River
Upper Peninsula
State Highway Department
Charles M. Ziegler
Upper Peninsula Road Builders Association
Houghton
Ziegler
Highway Department
Local Notes on Movements Family and Travel
William Kenno of Wakefield Co op store travels to Chicago on business. Dozens of relatives exchange visits across Michigan Illinois Minnesota and Wisconsin with departures arrivals illnesses and family events including births and funerals.
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Michigan
Agricultural Committee
Michigan State Planning Commission
Commission
Snawer
Elerk
Twr
Freq Thompson
General Hospital
Ashland
Gordon Hanson
Hans O. Hanson
William Koch
Harvey, Tr
Mrs. Fingeroos
Reading Club
Louis
Xavier Zazeski
Mary Tarro
Joseph Tarro
Northern State Teachera College
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