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Newspaper
The Wakefield News
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1946
Page
1
Wakefield hosts homecoming program amid floods that disrupted ore shipments and power. The day includes weddings at Ironwood and Wakefield with multiple local families, guests, and receptions. damage from storms prompts city repairs and advisories as residents adjust to flooded basements and weather damage.
ABes Bodoh of Pittsburgh arrived to visit his parents Mr and Mrs James Bodoh. Mr and Mrs Earl Walton and Juaniy traveled to Chicago to visit relatives. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Duncan of Hitting Minnesota were visitors in Wakefield over the weekend.
Nick Napel 82 of Wakefield died at 4 30 p m Wednesday at his home in Sunday Lake location after a two month illness. Funeral services will be held at 10 30 Saturday at St Mary's Church. Born Locano Italy September 11 1863 he came to the area in 1900 and worked at the Sunday Lake mine until retiring in 1929. Surviving are two sons John Ironwood Peter Wakefield a daughter Mrs Raymond Monti Wakefield and seven grandchildren. His wife died July 30 1945.
John Davey was convicted of second degree murder in circuit court on Wednesday afternoon for the death of Melva Stolp, 33, at Sue Laberdie’s tavern on April 6. County prosecutor B E Larson led the state’s case. the verdict carries a term up to life imprisonment.
The OPA announced a 50 cent per gross ton ceiling price increase for iron ore in the Lake Superior district. The higher ceiling aims to restore the industry to its 1936-39 profit level, with much of the rise offset by operating volume and an 18.5 cent hourly wage hike that adds 11 cents per ton in labor costs.
Robert A. Burns of Bessemer was elected vice president of the Upper Peninsula District Elk Association at its weekend meeting in Escanaba. Frank Duda was succeeded as district deputy exalted ruler by H M Finnegan. The fall meeting will be at Bessemer. Mr and Mrs Vrene Gowe and son visit H B Sutter home. Gowes reside at Gurney TL where Mr Gowe is a science instructor.
Mr and Mrs H O Hanson report their son Sir Gordon Hanson arrived this week from the Pacific area and will be discharged at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center this week. He entered service November 18 1944 and has spent 11 months on Okinawa. He plans to visit home Saturday morning.
Jean Buccanero of the Waves in Honolulu Hawaii earned an honorable discharge on June 2 after three years service. She spent the past year as supervisor of a Waves unit in Hawaii and will remain in Honolulu employed by the Navy department next year. Mr and Mrs Celeste Buccanero announced the news to their friends and relatives.
Attendants at the wedding were the bride's brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs Harry Eaton with whom she has been living at 124 N Green Bay read Highland Park. Mr Kentta was released from the army last December and has been living in Highland Park since January. He spent four years in the service and was in Europe for over.
A Wakefield service honors World War II veterans with a church program featuring a vocal solo If They Could Speak by Mrs Nels Seppa and The Ninety and Nine sung by Rev S V Autere alongside Even Song. The event follows the Homecoming service and lists veterans on the church honor roll.
Urbana, TDL, spoke at the Wakefield Rotary Club Monday evening on the topic What More Can I Give. Guest Verne Gone, former Wakefield schools instructor, attended at the H. B. Sutter home.
Jammie Mateofsky underwent a tonsillectomy at Wakefield Hospital. The procedure was performed without complications and he is expected to recover at home in a few days.
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