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The Wakefield News

Location

Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America

Date

Jun 22, 1935

Page

6

The Sapphire in the Moonlight Murder Tale

A London era love triangle ends in tragedy as Edmund Lascelles is killed after a quarrel with suitor George Manners. Mary Lascelles stands by Manners, securing a reprieve and later evidence from detective James Shropshire. James Parker confesses to severing the hand for a sapphire ring in a moonlit crime, and Manners is eventually saved.

Borge Manners Mary Lascelles Middlesex England Edmund George Manners Manners Esmond Lascelles Lascelles Mary Lasvelles Edmund Lascelles James Shropshire Shropshire James Parker Parker WNU

Christina Queen of Sweden Crowned Amid Regency History

Christina, Queen of Sweden, born December 8, 1620, assumed rule after Gustavus Adolphus died in 1682. She reigned under a regency until 1644 and was crowned in October 1600. Known for amours, she ruled with benevolence despite controversy.

Christina Sweden Gustavus Adolphus

On Conservation's Front Angling Season Opens June 25

The conservation department sets June 25 as the opening day when all waters will be opened to licensed hook and line fishers. The trout season began May 1 and was more successful than last year, with hope for favorable reports from pan fishers as the season continues.

Fish Division The Conservation Department

State hook and line fishing laws see notable changes

Recent Michigan legislation tightens penalties for using explosives or poisons to catch fish and extends trout season opening to the last Saturday in April while allowing year round white bass fishing. It bans deep trapnets in Lake Michigan, enables nets in shallower Lake Huron waters, and tightens commercial licensing and gear rules with higher license fees and stricter net measurements.

Great Lakes Les Cheneaux Islands Michigan Lake Michigan Lake Superior Lake Huron Fisheries Division Fort Geatint Lake Uron

Facts About Michigan Iron Ore Mines Compiled by Pardee

Facts about Michigan iron ore mines compiled by F G Pardee appraiser for the Tax Commission. The document lists underground and open pit mine figures in figures across multiple lines, including totals and per mine data. Dense numerical entries reflect production and tonnage figures for various mines and years.

Michigan F. G. Pardee Tax Commission

Undersized fish seized. fines for harbor fishing cases

About a ton of undersized white fish was confiscated in Saginaw after shipping from Huron Harbor to New York. The conservation department traced the fish to Saginaw. Several Upper Peninsula fishermen were fined $10 to $25 for undersized catches and fishing without license. One man was arrested for fishing within the Harbor Beach refuge. The report notes fiscal year balance and a retirement speech by U P Development Bureau President R P Zinn praising postyear stability and plans, mentioning Lore of Hiawatha books and the bureau’s future role.

Saginaw Huron Harbor New York Conservation Department Upper Peninsula Harbor Beach R. P. Zinn U. P. Development Bureau Blaney Park Mr. Zinn Bureau Hiawatha U. P Michigan Bishop

Former Range Pastor Dies at Madison

The Rev. Donald S. West, 62, of Houghton Michigan, died in Madison Wisconsin after a heart ailment worsened by injuries and shock from a mobile accident near Oregon Wisconsin on June 10. He had served as pastor at Keamwood Presbyterian Church for nine years before moving to Houghton in 1930. Funeral services were held in Madison.

Oregon Wis Donald S. West Houghton, Mich Madison Wis West Keamwood Houghton Madison

Stanley Tyack To Head Legion Post

Stanley Tyack was elected commander of the Wakefield American Legion post to succeed William Lane. John Ozzello will succeed William Kuivinen as adjutant. Other officers elected include Vice commander John Lane, finance officer John Saari, chaplain Norman Running, sergeant-at-arms William Brennan, historian Roy Bedell, directors William Walters Peter Sale William Karling R F Cloon, delegates to Upper Peninsula convention William Lane William Kuivinen Stanley Tyack, alternates Roy Bedell Norman Running.

Stanley Tyack Wakefield American Legion William Lane John Ozzello William Kuivinen Legion John Lane John Saari Norman Running William Brennan Roy Bedell William Walters Peter Sale William Karling R. F. Cloon Upper Peninsula Norman

Immanuel Lutheran Church Notice for June 23

First Sunday after Trinity service details Sunday school at 9 30 a m and weekly Sunday school. Pastor returns from Rhine lander Luther League convention to lead evening service theme The Three Mistakes of a Fool. Ladies Aid meets Thursday afternoon in church parlors hostess Mrs John Eliason. Y W M S host Mrs R E Byquist Thursday evening in parsonage. Robert E Byquist READ THE NEWS

Immanuel Lutheran Church Luther League Rhinelander Ladies’ Aid John Eliason R. E. Byquist Robert E. Byquist

Policy of Law and Disorder in Crimson Gulch

A traveling man asks about shooting in Crimson Gulch and Cactus Joe confirms heavy gunfire mostly by police, suggesting a policy of law and disorder taking hold in the town.

Crimson Gulch Cactus Joe

Former Movie Queens Now Extra Girls

Screen stars of earlier days, despite famous salaries, now work as extra players earning about $7.50 a day in atmospheric roles. The American Weekly story, reprinted with Detroit Sunday Times on June 23, details fading prosperity and the shift in fortunes among former cinema icons.

Extra Girls American Weekly Detroit Sunday Times

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Chicago Sally O’brien NEW York Life Insurance CO Quality Life Insurance Charles J. Babecky Ironwood Mich Hjalmer Dahlback Arthur E. Redner Bessemer Zinn Range Chelsea Legion Post N. Y Alka-Seltzer Board of Education Township of Wakefield City of Gogebie County A. D United States Lee G. Wilson First National Bank of Wakefield Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Washington, D.C Akefiel Ricardo Cortez and Virginia Bruce Dick Powell Josephine Hutchinson Annie Fellows Johnston Shirley Temple Lionel Barrymore Oiy Gang Mickey Mouse Cartoon Brand Love Victor McLagle Mary Ames Mary Rosey Carlisle Henry O'Neill C. Henry Gordo Sylvia Sidney Clark Gable Constance Benno
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