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Newspaper
The Wakefield News
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1926
Page
4
The Wakefield Michigan weekly edition lists its publication as Every Saturday with six months maintained mailing status. Editor and Publisher is H. L. Premise, noting Wakefield’s local newspaper operation and post office class registration.
Local miners and residents discuss L. P. Barrett’s idea for one large Gogebic range municipality to stabilize iron ore values and pay three million dollars in bonded debt. Critics question impact on Wakefield, Bessemer, and tax burdens for Ironwood residents.
Gogebic county voters should renominate County Clerk John Laxmore and County Treasurer Jacob Nelson in September without opposition. Laxmore, the oldest serving official, overseen a 50 percent rise in court work and kept records up to date and cited for upright service. Nelson, a former Ironwood city officer, has balanced the county funds and earned state recognition as the capable treasurer and watchdog.
A recent editorial commends Judge R C Flannigan of Menominee Delta Dickinson Iron and Marquette counties for tough parole practices on liquor law violators. He imposes a stern sentence then parole with strict conditions including churchgoing and avoidance of liquor sales, and supports jail time for breaches. The piece argues leniency harms taxpayers and that strict enforcement should deter second offenses.
Michigan voters face a heated gubernatorial campaign as petitions circulate to nominate Governor Groesbeck or challenger Fred W. Green. Longstanding Republican rifts stretch back to 1920 with Sleeper and Campbell factions, while Detroit figures like Major John Smith and John S. Haggerty align with Groesbeck’s rivals. The piece argues the contest centers on power, not performance, noting Groesbeck’s proven record, integrity, and drive against inefficiency amid statewide speaking tours.
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