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Newspaper
Wakefield Advocate
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1924
Page
4
Saturday edition notes the Wice-Plymouth Minstrels debut at the Community Theatre Friday night with a comedian famed for broad musical satire. Tickets urged as crowd likely for a varied program that promises humor and emotion, urging advance purchase.
A. F. Olson was appointed superintendent of the poor for the Third District covering Wakefield Mareniseo and Watersmeet by Judge W. S. Baird. His term lasts until the county board meeting when a full approval or a new choice is made. The post was vacated by Alfred Kallander amid an ongoing state attorney general investigation. Also noted, Mrs. J. T. Anderson, 23, died Thursday after a long illness. Surviving with her husband is a small baby and her parents. Funeral plans are pending.
Wakefield Commercial Club invites entries for a business name and slogan to represent the local organization. First prize is shoes donated by Louis Cohen of Skud and Goldman, second prize 25 Strand Theatre tickets, third prize a live chicken. Contest closes Feb 19, 1924. entries must be sealed and delivered to secretary J A Frederickson with entrant details.
Open pit work at Wakefield Iron Co slows with cold snap and will pause until spring. About 75 workers kept on to repair equipment and prepare for removal, while underground crews prepare at the 400 foot level to drive a drift for drainage and eventual haulage.
Wakefield City Commission will meet at City Hall on February 7 1924 at 4 p m to open bids for painting and decorating undecorated rooms of the Wakefield Memorial Community Building excluding the gymnasium and swimming pool. Bids require sketches and color method water or oil plus at least five percent certified check. The commission may reject any or all bids. Alvin L Rummel mayor and William Jacobson city clerk dated January 24 1924 Wakefield Michigan.
Mrs Stephen Banfield spent Wednesday as a visitor in Ironwood, engaging with local residents and touring community sites during the stay.
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