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Newspaper
The Wakefield News
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1929
Page
1
The state supreme court orders a new trial in a Wakefield case involving Frank v city and 18 seven insurance companies. It held the prior verdict was in error and sent the matter back to the circuit court for retrial.
The July 1 1929 act raises naturalization fees from five to twenty dollars and changes procedures. A Duluth hearing on July 12 marks the start, with notices sent by US naturalization examiner N Danielson. Applicants must provide two full-size photographs and new deposition handling by examiners. The law affects fees for first papers ten dollars plus a five dollar fee, final petitions twelve dollars with a five dollar extra for a certificate of arrival, and various residency proofs.
Miss Olive LaBerdie of Pontiac visits with friends Miss Lila Anderson visits relatives in Kenosha Wis Mrs A J Kerkes leaves for a motor trip to Wausaw Milwaukee and Chicago Miss Ida Olson of Chicago visits her parents Mr and Mrs Antti Olson Miss Edythe Oman returns to Detroit employed after vacation with her parents Mr and Mrs Paul Ringsmith of Atlanta Ga visit the Ringsmith home Mrs Louella Best elected recording secretary of district Rebekah lodges meeting at Ontonagon Miss Elsie Best returns to St Paul employed visited parents Mr and Mrs John Best Mr and Mrs Victor Lepisto welcome a daughter June born at Wakefield General Hospital Gordon Tressel Robert Peters enroll at Roosevelt camp Mercer Wis George Williams sails to England return with family Mr and Mrs Harold Peterson of Winona Minn visit Eckert home Mrs Peterson formerly Miss Marie Eckert Miss Alma Cormier returns from Chicago niece Betty McNutt to summer with Mr and Mrs A Cormier Mildred Running to Wisconsin summer resort region for work John Simonson John Kuivinen Eliag Oja Waino Luoma and Valentine Haastio back from Ely Minn Finnish Northwest reunion Mr and Mrs B E Hedquist and family and Miss Alice Johnson go to Iron River Wis for a week Mrs Henry Myers to return from Calumet after daughters Jean and Gretchen oper ations for removal of tonsils Mr and Mrs R R Trengove in Duluth for Mine Safety convention Robert Sharon and Ruth Cadman honeymoon at Sault Ste Marie and set up house at Wakefield Iron location
Wakefield city hires attention to airport plans as bids from four contractors are tabled for conditioning 160 acres. Axel Hill offers 15700 for work, with low and high bids outlined and Mayor Hanson awaiting return before action. County tax shares show Wakefield 20.65 percent and Ironwood 31.40 percent amid a county valuation drop of 1.7 million.
The second annual Upper Peninsula State Fair premium book outlines beef and dairy cattle exhibits under J D Erskine of Allenville Michigan. Premium money totals 1812 30 with 2005 of Us for beef and 93 5 for dairy breeds. Assistants include EB Royce of Sault Ste Marie as beef cattle superintendent and R FE Horwood of Marquette for dairy cattle. New buildings will house the exhibits, replacing tents.
The service club committee will meet this evening at the High School building office of Supt. C. W. Bemer to hear a Rotarians committee outline the work of Rotary. The meeting will be brief and all interested men are invited to attend.
All electors must vote at the school. Registration begins Monday July 8 with J A Frederickson deputy secretary. Previous registrants need not re register. Frederickson will be at the senior high school daily 9 to 5. Three candidates run for two board vacancies Abe Mathews Marian Delmet and A F Olson.
Delegates Andy Hood chief of the fire department and John H. Brown were named as Wakefield representatives to the peninsula firemen meeting at Ishpeming next month. They are instructed to vote for Bessemer as the 1920 convention city with 35 local members attending and a team entered in all racing events.
The new drainage system on the high school athletic field resolved the soggy ground after Thursday’s heavy rain. Within an hour the field drained, restoring usability. The turf on the football field is developing rapidly and should be ready for all contests by early fall.
Plans are nearly complete for this evening at the Community Building as Wakefield Iron Company will honor employees with merit certificates for a record of no lost time accidents last year. The mine led all open pit and quarry properties in the country with this safety record and placed third among all classes of operations. The company will receive a bronze figure from the National Explosives Magazine, and employees will be awarded engraved certificates. Dan Harrington, director of the Bureau of Mines, will be the principal speaker with two additional talks by unnamed men. All employees and families and Wakefield Iron officials will attend, lunch will follow, and the Snap Dragons will provide music for dancing.
Plans for the Amerheidin Legion Fourth of July celebration advance with a final Sunday meeting to wrap up committee work and review reports. Over $1000 is available, with further funds to be raised at the event via water carnival button sales. City contributions total $200 plus $100 each from Sunday Lake, Wakefield Iron, and Plymouth Mining, with Wakefield township adding $100.
Ray C. Conlon commander of the Michigan Department of the American Legion notified post members he will be in the city Thursday and attend the program. His 11:30 a.m. address comes from Iron Mountain and will be by airplane. The morning program may shift and handbills will announce any changes.
A detailed parade schedule starts at 9:00 a.m. Thursday with floats calithumpians bands and prizes. Following the parade a music program and speeches on Sunday Lake street features Robert R. Wright as speaker and Carl Jauch supervising children’s races. Afternoon events include a water carnival with log-rolling swimming canoe and motor boat races an airplane aerobatics display Snap Gragon orchestra dancing Eddy Pavilion bands and a grand fireworks show followed by a Community Building dance at $1 per couple.
Stores postoffice mines and city buildings will close Thursday July 4 to observe Independence Day. Banks and the postoffice will follow holiday hours with lobby opening from 9 to 10 in the morning.
Morning worship at 9 45 led by Minister Henry Rogers with sermon America s Foremost Problem Sunday School begins at 11 o clock Superintendent J 8 Gilbert oversees the session.
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