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Newspaper
The Wakefield News
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1939
Page
2
The Wakefield News lists H. L. Trezise as editor and publisher and notes its mail classification as second class matter in Wakefield Michigan under the 1870 act.
The Michigan Farm Bureau cites big city influence for defeating the $43,000,000 school aid bill and retaining the 1937 $38,250,000 statute. Republican senators from Detroit Kalamazoo Lansing and others opposed the lower amount while nine Democrats backed the higher aid. Governor Dickinson proposes curriculum cuts to balance the budget while education leaders warn cuts hit teacher pay and essential programs like music and playground supervision. The piece covers Dillman’s budget duties and broader state fiscal tensions amid proposed liquor curbs and new dairy and farm laws.
Upland game birds are increasing and the conservation commission may allow longer hunting seasons at its July meeting. The general game bill sets dates for weed peninsula and lower peninsula hunts, with changes for deer bow season, raccoon and muskrat trapping, and protections for mink bald and golden eagles. Foxes remain unprotected and sunrise is fixed at 7 a.m. for small game hunts.
Health and Hygiene discuss the earliest heart disease symptom as weakness and fatigue after activity. Shortness of breath on mild exertion signals circulatory weakness from oxygen deficit. Obesity aggravates fatigue and breathlessness, accelerating circulatory decline through reduced blood flow to limbs and brain.
An instructional piece on jelly making covers choosing sugar types, lemon juice, and the use of commercial pectin for better set and color. It explains extracting juice from fruits, sizing portions, cooking steps, and methods to avoid cloudy jelly, including second extractions for certain fruits.
Readers confront a barrage of editorials across Michigan papers condemning Time magazine for ridiculing Governor Loren Dickinson over his religious stance and civil service choices. The Hastings Banner and Grand Rapids Times defend Dickinson, contrast him with prior governors, and denounce Time as biased and uncivil in its critique. A mink birth note from Montague closes the column.
The fragment describes a first television picture featuring Amos on the left and Mr Whalen later interviewed on a national comedy broadcast. The text notes how the program appeared on the television screen and references a national broadcast event.
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