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Newspaper
Wakefield Advocate
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1924
Page
18
Wakefield Michigan city bid session scheduled January 24 1924 at 4 pm at City Hall for bids on a tire horse named Cab each bid requires a ten dollar certified check city reserves right to reject any or all bids Mayor Alvin Rumml and City Clerk Wm Jacobson note the notice is a continuation of official proceedings for the city commission
Michigan notice calls for bids to paint and decorate unembellished rooms of the Wakefield Memorial Community Building excluding gym and pool. Bids due February 7 at four pm, with sketches, water or oil color choice, coat counts, and a 5 percent certified check. Dated January 24, 1924, Wakefield. Alvin L. Rummel, mayor.
This fragment covers Wakefield area incidents in 1887 including street work on Sunday Lake street, expansion of Horham and Neidhol meat market, real estate and post office changes, a new building planned near Sunday Lake, and mining developments. It mentions the Alpha mine north of Wakefield, the Iron Chief mine, Sunday Lake ore shipments, and a new Eureka company planning a ferry operation. Church activity and a Tuesday evening senior fellowship are noted.
Union Church outlines Sunday School at 10 o clock with a Bible class for adults led by the pastor, morning worship on the subject Christ as a Sufferer, evening service at 7 20 with The Challenge of the Community, a special meeting for vows and citics, notes on nonmembers challenging Christian belief.
The Board of Supervisors of Gogebic County Michigan announces an election on the proposed bonds and additional annual tax to fund a public hospital in Bessemer Township. The measure, originally authorized in 1917, seeks up to 150000 additional dollars beyond the existing 50000, with the total funds to be used for hospital purchase, lease, or construction and maintenance. The text cites petitions, dates from 1916 to 1920, and prior voter approvals.
Gogebic County Board of Supervisors adopts a resolution to issue fifty thousand dollars in bonds to fund a public hospital site and construction and to levy a one fifth mill tax for payment. Electors will vote April 7 1924 on issuing the bonds and tax for hospital purposes in Gogebic County Michigan.
The Rev. William C. Seitz, rector of the Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration in Tronwood, will conduct services at Union Church on Sunday afternoon at 4 15 o'clock.
The article argues car cost hinges on volume and efficiency, not value. Studebaker builds 150,000 Sixes yearly with $50 million invested in plants and $8 million in drop forge facilities. It notes 12,500 machines, 1,000 workers, and 500,000 tests annually, claiming these facilities enable lower prices and superior quality. It lists price points for various models and highlights extensive research, standards, and steel formulas backing product quality.
Today’s feature extols Studebaker as world leading in quality with high sales and long service records. It highlights Darwins of craftsmanship including Timken bearings, 26 production steps, rich linings, rare extras, and a 72 year history of quality. It notes a 1918 model reaching 475,000 miles and lists current prices for various models in factory-fob terms.
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