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Newspaper
The Wakefield News
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1924
Page
1
The 1924 city tax is ready for collection. Taxes will be received by George J. Hrbacek, city treasurer, starting next Tuesday. The rate is 1.50 dollars per 100 of value, or 15.00 per 1000 of valuation. The total levy amounts to 202,029.84 dollars with Plymouth real at 98,720.00 and Plymouth personal at 5,750.00.
The city commission authorized Mayor A L Rummel to appoint committees for a large July 4 celebration pushed to next Friday. A tentative program includes afternoon sports, a morning parade with prizes, evening fireworks, a Community Building movie, and a street dance with band music all day.
Police officials ordered to enforce a 20 mile per hour limit within Wakefield city limits. Chief of Police Bedell stated the regulation will be enforced to the letter on Friday morning.
Only 193 city voters have registered with the city clerk to date. Registration between June 2 and August 23 is required to vote in the August city state and national elections this fall.
Plans are under way for the annual Farmers round-up on August 9 at the Upper Peninsula Experiment Station in Chatham. A scrub bull funeral feature is planned to promote replacing scrub bulls with pure bred dairy sires. A dairy judging contest offers a pure bred bull calf as first prize for attending farmers. G W Putman notes crop disease work and trials on sunflowers for silage. Farmers urged to attend and participate. details from G W Putman, superintendent.
William E. Fritz, supervisor of Wakefield Township, was robbed at gunpoint near Wakefield around 8:00 am on Wednesday. Two assailants stole $240 in cash and an unsigned Bedell Motor Sales Co check from 1926. Fritz was ordered to walk away as the car was left in the road. police found no suspects after an extensive search north of the area.
The city buys a scale to be installed near City Hall. Ordinance to require traders to weigh coal hay and other goods before delivery. The measure aims to ensure fair measurement at point of sale and curb disputes with transient dealers.
The piece argues trade within the town boosts resources for locals, shows costs of buying elsewhere or by mail order, and praises local merchants' efforts to offer fair prices. It notes competition keeps prices low and invites readers to consider the value of home commerce in Wakefield.
Wakefield school board on Thursday decided not to present a bond issue for a new high school at the July 14 election. A meeting will be called later to consider the question under a new board and a new state law taking effect July 12.
Wakefield plans to attend the 1925 Upper Peninsula Firemen's Association tournament at Gladstone. Twenty five Wakefield firefighters will be off duty for the final two days of July and the first day of August to advocate for the event with backing from business and civic groups.
Fireworks will be permitted for Fourth of July in Michigan as state officials revise orders. Retail and wholesale dealers may stock firecrackers and sky rockets, with rules enforcing purchase timelines and limiting wholesale transfers. The change aims to ease public celebration while upholding safety standards.
Petitions circulate to place Clarence W. Jacobson and Fred Thompson on the ballot for city commissioner. Only one three year term this year. Petitions due Aug 2, 1924. A F Olson to assume justice duties Friday. Odd Fellows meet next Wednesday with officer installation, smoker, and lunch. Miss Verna Novak and Hazel Bollen return home, Leonard Larson visiting, Louis Cohen family to South Milwaukee for mercantile business.
Leave Soo, Ontario by Canadian Pacific Monday evening to reach Cobalt Tuesday morning. Spend day and evening there, then visit Swastika, Kirkland Lake, Iroquois Fall, and Porcupine District mines Thursday and Friday. Saturday morning in Sudbury, depart to Soo to meet return train schedules, arrive Marquette Range Saturday night and Duluth Sunday morning.
Regular meeting held June 19, 1924 at City Hall with Commissioners Hornibrook and Hart present and Mayor Rummel and others absent. No quorum existed to transact business. on motion the meeting adjourned. City Clerk WM. Jacobson recorded the proceedings.
The Wakefield City Commission met at City Hall on Thursday June 26 1924 at eight o clock p m Mayor Rummel and Commissioners Hook Hornibrook Hart and Strough attended none were absent The minutes of prior meetings were approved as read motion by Strough seconded by Hook carried Continued on Page Ten.
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