07 May 1948
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Newspaper
The Wakefield News
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1948
Page
1
The Wakefield City Commission proclaims May 10 to 15 as Clean-Up Time with paint and repair drives. A tourist booth is planned to promote Wakefield area sites and activities. Mr. Celeste Beber and others travel to Milwaukee for a two week stay.
Funeral services were held for Matt Korpi 61 of Wakefield and Alex Harry 61 a Wakefield businessman. Both were honored by local American Legion and Methodist church clergy with interment at Lakeside cemetery. Also noted is the death of Elisha Bullen 73 a Wakefield resident with services at the Wakefield Methodist church and interment at Lakeside cemetery.
Local notices report several visits and family events. Roland Miljevich underwent an appendectomy at Wakefield hospital. Many relatives and friends from Hibbing, Hancock, Buffalo, Highland Park, and Detroit stopped by or awaited weddings and travels. A son was born to Cody L Pelham and Doris Liimakka. twins were born to Clarence Helberg and Ruth Lenzen. military notices include Sgt Arnold Hongisto’s 30 day furlough from Alaska and T Richard Novak stationed in Tokyo planning a May return.
The Wakefield Band Patrons club will meet May 18 in the Music room. All members are urged to attend as this will be the final meeting until activities resume next fall with public schools. A final report on the University of Michigan band concert will be given. The Wakefield audience on the spring tour was the largest yet through the Upper Peninsula.
A city committee approved building permits totaling 20865 dollars for Mose Giansante John Buona and other applicants. Projects include a 10000 dollar one story cinder block store and a 7000 dollar Department of Conservation wood frame project with a partial basement.
The 1948 Wakefield township school census will be conducted by enumerators Mrs. Andrew Luoma and Mrs. John Williams during the last twenty days of May. The canvass collects names birth dates places of birth and related data of all district residents under twenty as of May 31 1948 including those away at school or serving in the armed forces. The census influences Primary and State Aid funds and serves as a source of identity data for legal papers, making accurate listings crucial.
Wakefield VFW Post 9084 held its officer installation at City Hall Tuesday. Bernard Griewski of Ironwood led the ceremony. Carl A. Johnson was reappointed trustee for a year. Eugene Maki named Post Adjutant. Eugene Corolewski named Memorial Day parade plans chair. Peter Delich heads VFW group.
A former Air Force lieutenant undergoing treatment in Cushing receives aid that raised 13225 for his home. Jack andAnn Zorich 26 Wakefield Michigan plan a summer wedding after meeting during hospital care in Richmond Virginia. Ann works as an occupational therapist and the couple will visit her parents this month to set a date.
Officers were elected and installed at a Geroux Post No 11 meeting. Executive committee members for one year are John W. Thomas John Novak William Kuivinen Axel Jacobson and James Mezzano. Clarence Jacobson conducted the installation ceremonies.
The Lansing city commission objected to an electric storage water heating rate increase and authorized the City Clerk to file the objection with the Michigan Public Service Commission. Nomination petitions for City Charter Commissioner were presented for Howard L. Anderson, Francis W. Douffiz, John Gilbert, and Clarence A. Jacobson. Calls for port covering hearings on April 24, 16, 21, 24, 26, and 28 were received and filed.
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