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The Wakefield News

Location

Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1926

Page

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Wakefield Township announces new school staff lineup

Superintendent A W Clevenger releases the list of teachers and officers for Wakefield Township Schools. Vacancies are few before the new year. posts include principal, music, art, science, manual training, home economics, languages, and office staff across Wakefield High School and elementary grades.

Wakefield Schools A. W. Clevenger Wakefield Township J. A. Frederickson Frances Laughner Merk Mayme Holma Mabel Collins Marie Dwyer John Gilbert Wakefield Township High School G. W. Leman Emma Wellers Helen Brown Okal Davies Dorothy Erickson Lloyd Wye Fstella Perkins Harold Peterson Commentromer Long Fred Hackett Rosswell Miners E. A. Rerucha Fannie Rentola Edith Martinson Fallen Carlson Gertrude Olson Cecelia Carlson William Carter Fearl Griewski Elvira Johnson Wice Plymouth Estella Mas

Wakefield School Electors Registration Notice

Official notice lists registration days July 9 10 at the Old High School Building for Wakefield district electors. Four candidates vie for two school board seats including Henry Abola Abe Mathews Marian Delmet and W Oscar Mackee. Australia voting system to be used. district elections follow general election laws.

Abe Mathews Marian Delmet W. Oscar Mackee

No Celebration This Year in Wakefield

The Upper Peninsula firemen will meet here two weeks later, so Wakefield will not host an Independence Day celebration. Residents plan to visit the Marquette range for the two day holiday to join Ishpeming’s big celebration and homecoming, while others will attend events in Bessemer or Iron River.

Upper Peninsula Wakefield Marquette Range Ishpeming Bessemer Iron River

Grade by grade teachers and classes listed

Verona kindergarten and music led by Winifred Eva. Wasco and Plymouth groupings show grade levels with heads such as William Niell Estella Mason and Ambrose names. Plainer plan includes Dorothy Hopper at Planter and Mabel DeFere at Jack's Spur.

Evab Ives Mamie Laxman Camille Hammerberg Ann Anderson Verona Winifred Eva Alice Josephson Dorothy Mack William Niell Edna Rummel Elizabeth Simonson Mabel Haglund Mildred Larson Angeline Suino Della Simonson Isabel Mack Wasco Margaret Feigley Julia Lepisto Anna Lindblom Plymouth Edythe Peterson Charlotte Rarick Rossell McGill Wico-Plymouth Gertrude Trier Dorothy Hopper Jack’s Spur Mabel DeFere

Personal notices bring scattered updates from area residents

Joe Sailor returns from a business tip to Green Bay. Miss Ellen Eliason resigns from Bergland Lumber Co. Victor Lepisto visits Milwaukee this week. Frank Marta visits from Fresno, formerly of Gogebic range. Miss Irma Olson heads to Evanston for Northwestern summer session. Mae and Martha Niemi attend Northern State Normal graduation. brother William graduates. Mrs. J. G. Peterson visits Oconomowoc to see patient husband. accompanies Elmer Johnson. Students return from Northern State Normal College in Marquette. summer visitors include several named students and Mrs. G. W. Blom of Florida. Mrs. Blom, formerly Clarice Hooper, is visiting. Miss Olive LaBerdie boosts Elks popular girl contest votes. prize $500 and Chicago trip. H. F. Yackee resigns from Plymouth mine after ten years. plans move to Chicago. Dr. and Mrs. R. I. C. Prout return from Minneapolis and Rochester with Mayo clinics study. A. E. Stickley visits Wakefield to meet Fred Green and Mayor John W. Smith. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Cloon return from Chicago with new Overland car. car to debut at Cloon Motor Company garage.

Joe Sailor Green Bay Wis Ellen Eliason Bergland Lumber Co Victor Lepisto First National Bank Milwaukee Frank Marta Fresno Cal Gogebic Range Irma Olson Evanston Northwestern University Mae Martha Niemi Northern State Normal William J. G. Peterson Oconomoewee Peterson Elmer Johnson Olive LaBerdie The Elks’ Lodges Michigan Chicago H. F. Yackee Plymouth R. I. C. Prout Minneapolis Rochester Minn

Trusty Harold Douchey Captured After Escape

Deputy Sheriff W T Hornibrook and Arthur Mann captured Harold Douchey, Marquette prison trusty, who escaped Tuesday afternoon. Douchey, exhausted and soaked, was spotted near Thomaston while fleeing on the Duluth bound South Shore train. He surrendered without resistance after recognition from a photo provided by Warden Corgan.

W. T. Hornibrook Gogebic County Harold Douchey Marquette Prison Trusty Hornibrook Mining Journal Arthur Mann Thomaston William Hornibrook Douchey South Shore Warden Corgan Green Garden

Five enter city election race for two commission seats

J S Wilde Ivan Del Favero and Fred Deacon have filed petitions this week to contend for two city commission vacancies. Also in the race are Thomas Wojciechowski and John Pessetti. Nomination petitions run July 24 to 31, require 60 to 120 signatures, and signers may back two candidates. City attorney Harry K Bay says department clarity is not required, and the top two vote getters will win.

J. S. Wilde Ivan DelFavero Fred Deacon Wilde Ivan del Favero Thomas Wojciechowski John Pessetti

Marenisco Schools on State Accredited List

Michigan university officials confirm Marenisco public schools remain on the accredited list with praise for progress. Lloyd Goodrich commends district and urges two year accreditation, noting needs in equipment and qualified staff. A new superintendent from St. Clair, Mich. with a masters degree will begin next year. Police experiment with a motorcycle fitted with bulletproof windshields in New York.

Marenisco University of Michigan Lloyd Goodrich B. B. Coles Coles Northern State Normal School Marquette University of Minnesota Goodrich Board of Education St. Clair Mich State University

McNamara Weds Miss Marian Tolan in Ironwood Chapel

W H McNamara of Wakefield married Miss Marian Elizabeth Tolan at St Ambrose School chapel Ironwood this Saturday morning. Rev J B Moriarty officiated vows attended by close relatives. After a wedding breakfast at St James Hotel the couple left for a motor trip to Detroit Buffalo and other eastern cities and will reside after August 1 at Ashland Court Ironwood. The bride taught in Wakefield schools and the groom, city accountant, has served since WWI with Pickands Mather Co and city administration.

St. Ambrose Ironwood Marian Elizabeth Willian Tolan W. H. McNamara Wakefield J. B. Moriarty Kathryn McNamara Jack Tojan St. James Ashland Court T. L. Tolan Milwaukee J. J. Tolan Detroit Martha Heil Chicago Mae McNamara Minneapolis Memorial Mac Pickands, Mather Co

Mining Companies to Pay 92 Percent of City Taxes

The city tax roll shows total taxes of $204,416.06 with mining companies responsible for $189,748.56 or 92.8 percent. Taxes will be due in July and are held by City Treasurer W H McNamara, with July 1 as the start of collection. The remaining taxpayers owe $14,667.50 or 7.2 percent of the total.

W. H. McNamara

Green and Smith Visit Wakefield to Back Governor Candidate

Fred W. Green of Tonia and Detroit Mayor John W. Smith spoke to about a hundred Wakefield business leaders in the Memorial Community Building. Green urged government by the people, a road program, state finances transparency, and an apolitical conservation push, while Smith endorsed Green and recalled past Republican conventions supporting publicity for Michigan’s delegation.

Fred W. Green Tonia John W. Smith Detroit Memorial Community Building Thomas Read Shelby Green State Highway Department Gogebic County George Lord Wakefield Smith Michigan Taft Harding

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L. A. Cluley Muriel Kingsley Florence Tanner Frederick Schnoetder Callienetta Qobb Nival Verona Comet Central Verona— Donald Mary Mac Julia Komove Amy Ericson Faun Bow Louis Saeks Northern State Normal College Margaret Simms Anastasia Maloney Mary Komove Dagmar Saari Joan Lepinski Alice Yrkkola Chrissie James William Collins Hans Hanson William Niemi Lawrence Hook Jonas Frederickson G. W. Blom Florida J. J. Pezzetti Blom Clarice Hooper J. P. Cloon Trusty IFIVE Marenisco Schools New York Miss Marian Tolan Green, Smith American Telephone and Telegraph Broadway New York City Milk St Boston Mass H. Blair-Smith
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