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Newspaper

The Wakefield News

Location

Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1928

Page

3

Valedictory Address for Class of Twenty-Eight Commencement

Sanna Kujala delivers a valedictory at graduation reflecting on the Class of ’28 facing life’s paths. She links the Armistice and flag day to national unity, sacrifice, and the Spirit of Liberty. She urges classmates to cooperate, lead, and carry on for the nation and future citizenship.

Fat Atlantic Christiania Norway France

Read this you are too close sign on planes joke

A lighthearted column notes airliners are common but jokes about signs reading if you can read this you are too darn close. It mentions Gene Tunney buying a farm and a gate to attract him while Liberty bonds and auto ownership are referenced. A shopper loses bearings in a humorous exchange as a driver criticizes backseat advice. Lindbergh’s Paris flight joke closes the piece.

Les Stong

Real estate loan terms outlined to protect bondholders

The document details loan provisions to safeguard bondholders with ample earnings to cover operating expenses and interest payments. It emphasizes margins of safety in real estate lending, offsetting depreciation and ensuring long term security for the issue amid market stabilization and constant market study.

Tate

Chevrolet Production Sets New Records in May

Chevrolet shattered all prior production records with 140,700 units in May and a single day output of 707 vehicles on May 28. W S Knudsen, president and general manager, says 1928 models through June 1 total 651,500 units, with plans for continued growth and a new Kansas City plant to boost output. He notes U S sales strength across regions signals healthy purchasing power and a positive outlook.

Chevrolet Motor Company W. S. Knudsen Chevrolet Knudsen

Jesse James stunt on Silver King thrills Strand crowds

Fred Thomson performs a daring eight foot wall jump atop his White horse Silver King in Jesse James at the Strand, June 28. The sequence demands perfect balance and timing as the horse calmly stands in the sun before leaping and galloping away, heightening the dramatic escape. The city rushes by in Los Angeles as cameras capture the underworld locales and neon glare for striking photography.

Silver King Fred Thomson Jesse James Strand Thomson Silver

Dives and Haunts of Underworld on Screen

The Strand brings Ben Hecht's Underworld to the screen on Tuesday July 3 with stark realism. Josef Von Sternberg directs the crime drama, crafting vivid settings and colorful locales that lend authenticity to the crook melodrama.

Underworld Ben Hecht Josef von Sternhers

New Daniels film coming to Strand

The Strand shows Bebe Daniels in Senorita a colorful romance and adventure story set in South America She plays a South American caballero a bold action loving North American girl in a role touted as a new Daniels type James Hall stars opposite with William Powell in a swaggering villain part The cast includes Josef Swickard Joan Standing George Ovey and Gayne Whitman Also featured is actor William Boyd filming at West Point for Dress Parade and Bessie Love appears with a supporting cast including Hugh Allan Louis Natheaux Clarence Geldert and Maurice Ryan.

Strand Theater Bebe Daniels Miss Daniels South America Caballero Pampas Daniels James Hall Roger Oliveros William Powell Josef Swickard Joan Standing George Ovey Gayne Whitman Boyd DeMille Company Bessie Love Hugh Allan Louis Natheaux Clarence Geldert Maurice Ryan

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Sanna Kujala Joisjest Gene Tunney Lindbergh Paris Los Angeles Bill Boyd West Pointer William Boyd U.S. Military Academy West Point Tarday Ee Ee Hanson Brothers Wakefield Michigan
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