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Newspaper
The Wakefield News
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1936
Page
4
In Cleveland reporter observations mock the delegate class as sleepy and easily bought, praising Borah and predicting Vandenberg’s rise. The piece cites Mencken’s sharp, contentious critique and notes Michigan figures Hoffman and Main among attendees while idly describing a callow youth on the convention floor.
A chaotic column notes Michigan politics and a deer hunting rule requiring fabric license plates on jackets. The piece mockingly glosses over campaign chatter, WPA era city projects, and a comic dining room exchange about a half duck portion, alluding to shifts in public sentiment and ongoing state issues.
Wakefield News lists subscription rates for one year and six months. The notice identifies H. L. Trease as editor and publisher and states the newspaper is entered as second class mail in Wakefield, Michigan, under federal law.
In a satirical piece from Newtown Bucks County Roosevelt a rooster named Roosevelt is described as the loudest crower at sunrise and at every egg laid. The author mocks Roosevelt’s prosperity claims, arguing government debt, relief payments, and taxes burden ordinary farmers and shopkeepers.
In a Pittsburgh demonstration an all steel house was completed for occupancy in ten days using mass produced components bolted together. Experts foresee factory produced finished building elements revolutionizing housing, aided by steel and auto industry resources, while traditional carpenters risk decline unless dwellings retain distinctive design. Judge Sears counsels youths to pursue education, build a Bible-based library, join a church, avoid alcohol, and act with duty to country and family.
The city commission approved an emergency budget of 30000 to fund sidewalk, cemetery sewer, and water line projects plus street work, with 5000 for winter snow removal and nearly 3000 for an emergency reserve. Workers will gain labor-intensive improvements at Wico location and Crown Point Park sees high local activity and visitor numbers as efforts continue to enhance Gogebic range summer appeal.
Fifteen years ago the couple Lempi Elizabeth and William N. Lane wed on Tuesday June 14. The bride worked at the Lake Front Store, the groom drives for the local fire department. Only relatives attended, and they will stay in the city and welcome friends after July 1. Wakefield plans a grand 4th of July celebration as the Baseball Association launches its biggest event yet. Judge Sears urged practical debt responsibility in a concise address reported by St. John's Republican News. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Brackett welcomed a baby boy born last Saturday. Florence W. Gilbert and Harold E. McArthur married at Union Church with a wedding dinner afterward.
A cartoonish piece highlights a driver known as Prof Knowall the mindreader who presumes others will yield or behave as expected. It warns that never be surprised and always expect the unexpected in traffic. Many drivers learn the hard way when the other car appears or a pass is attempted from the opposite direction.
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