Hanson Bros to Build Garage for Buick and Chevrolet Cars
Hanson Brothers announce construction of a $20,000 garage at the corner of Sunday Lake street and Nunnemacher. The 100 by 46 foot steel brick concrete structure will include a basement shop and storage area, ground floor offices, display and parts departments, with completion expected in two months. Alex Rosemargy is contractor and N X Nelson of Ironwood architect. The facility will provide heated storage for cars during the Wade months.
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Hanson’ Brothers
Buick
Chevrolet
Lake Street
Nunnemacher
Alex Rosemargy
N. X. Nelson
Ironwood
Ex Mayor Rommel Honored At Farewell Party
Mr and Mrs A L Rommel were guests of honor at a farewell party Monday evening in the Community Building. Several hundred guests attended as Ishpeming entertainer Binny Goodman led a lively program and lumberjack stunts. Speakers praised Mr Rummel's mayoral six year term and presented watches as remembrances. The Girls Community Club provided lunch and Gogebic Red Jacket Orchestra supplied music.
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A. L. Rommel
Binny” Goodman
Ishpeming
Rummel
Wakefield
Baird
Wakefield News Readers Claim Weekly Sallie Serial
The reader asks if the Sallie serial on the fourth page of the Wakefield News is being followed, noting it is intensely interesting and encouraging starting this week to avoid missing installments.
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Sallie
Wakefield News
Farewell Sermon Planned for Union Church Pastor
The Rev W M Hughes will preach his farewell sermon next Sunday evening after serving Union Church for years. He departs Wednesday for Republic Michigan where he was assigned by the Detroit Conference bishop. The Rev W J Huffton is named the new Wakefield church pastor. Union Church services include Sunday School at 9:45 worship at 10:45 senior buoy worthwhile League at 6:30 and evening service at 7:30.
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W. M. Hughes
Union Church
Republic
Mich
Detroit
W. J. Huffton
Wakefield
Union Chi
Plans Unsettled for Opening of New Hospital
Plans for opening a new hospital in the city are unsettled with no definite date. Talks between mining officials and company doctors over management costs continue. The Oliver Iron Mining Company plans to close its Ironwood hospital and transfer cases to Grand View Hospital, with Newport and related changes also being considered. Delays result from disputes over maintenance and funding, but a solution is expected soon with an announcement likely within a narrow window.
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Hopital
Oliver Tron’ Mining Company
Lronwood Anship
Gogebic Mines Budget Confronts 20 Year Figures
The article outlines that Gogebic Mines must conform to two decades of budget figures and details Michigan iron ore reserves. It notes shifts between active, idle, and high silica deposits, with 1915 peak estimates and 1918 to 1925 shipment data, and discusses the complexity of estimating ore life and the impact of grading on future production. It also covers city budget constraints and a pending executive session to resolve department funding until February.
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Michigam
Michigan
Tax Commission
Develo
Mesaba
Marquette ‘Range
Dickinson County
Iron
Dickinson
Men Wanted for Railroad Construction on D S S A
About twenty men are needed for general track work on the Duluth South Shore and Atlantic railroad. Cars for boarding and rooming are four miles west of North Ironwood. J D Porter, agent at Thomaston station, South Shore, can provide details. Work lasts until snow flies and covers general railroad construction. The line is replacing 60 pound rails with 80 pound rails from Sanborn Wisconsin west to Mar. The crew near North Ironwood is working toward Thomaston.
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Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railroad
North Ironwood
J. D. Porter
Thomaston
South Shore
Systern Sanborn
Wis
Mar
Wakefield Water Declared Safe for All Uses
Wakefield city health officer Dr. T. S. Crosby reports the water supply is potable for all uses based on samples from a faucet and the Community Building pool. No recent potability concerns have emerged. health examinations of schoolchildren continue with pool-use clearance cards issued at no charge.
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Wakefield
T. S. Crosby
Crosby
Wakefield Considered for Rotary Club Branch
At the tenth annual district meet Rotary governor Lee Rasey urged forming clubs in smaller cities and identified Wakefield as a logical site. He said a city with 25 eligible men is large enough for a club and noted prior efforts paused after initial inquiries, with no clear local plans currently underway.
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Lee Rasey
Rotary
Wakefield
Rasey
Legion to Nominate Officers at Monday Meeting
Wakefield American Legion post to nominate officers for the coming year at a Monday evening gathering in Memorial Community Building quarters. Retiring commander George J. Hrbacek and adjutant J. F. Holmes named among those involved as the post seeks full membership.
New Asteroid Shaft Headframe To Rise At Ramsay
Steel for the headframe of the new Asteroid shaft at Ramsay will be installed in the near future. Work to erect the headframe and open several levels begins this fall, with the shaft extending about 1800 feet. The new shaft will be one of the most modern on the range, styled after the Oglebay Norton shafthouse at the Montreal property west of Hurley.
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Ramsay
Norton
Montreal
Hurley
Two-Party Phone Lines Likely to Stay and Rates Stable
George Brown, Marquette city attorney, spoke at the Lansing hearing before the state utilities commission predicting retention of two party phone service in Wakefield and no material rate increases. He warned engineers’ report changes may occur before adoption.
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Wakefield
George Brown
Marquette
Lansing
State, Utilities Commission
Brown
Baby Clinic Set for Friday At Community Building
A free clinic for babies and children under five will be at the Community Building on Friday October 2. Operated by the Michigan Department of Health and run locally by the Wakefield Woman's Club health committee led by Mrs. Joseph Gill. Mothers urged to bring children for free examinations. no treatment provided. Dr Dorothy Green of the state department will offer advice. Clinic is educational only and aims to improve hygiene and medical supervision to reduce mortality.
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Michigan Department of Health
Wakefield Woman’s Club
Joseph Gill
Dorothy Green
State Department
Gogebic County Road Plans Include Lake Gogebic Survey
A survey for a highway from Bessemer or Wakefield to the Wisconsin line is approved with 21000 for a Lake Gogebic west shore route. Ontonagon will build from its line south to connect. Ironwood paving and county road work are planned with bids by Oxnam and Brewer. The Board of Supervisors meets October 12 to approve taxes and review annual work.
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Bessemer
Wakefield
Wisconsin
Lake Gogebic
Ontonagon County
Gogebic
Ramsay
Verona School
Little Girls’ Point Road and the Continuation of Work On the Black River
Ironwood
North County
Oxnam & Brewer
M-12
Dunham
Road Commission
Board of Supervisors
State Tax Board
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Hanson Bros
Modren
Sunday Lake and
Nunnemeaher Streets
Rosemurgy
Rommel
Adler Collegian
Skud & Goldman
Wakefield, Mich
Gogeble
Gilbert
Ciy City Commission
Hiust
A. M. Gilbert
City Commission
Department of Public Affairs, Peace, Health and Safety
Peace, Health and Safety Department
Vatinu
D.S.S.A
Rotary Club
Fedel la Barba
Los An
Frankie Genaro
New York
Legion
THE
First National Bank
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