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Wakefield Advocate

Location

Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America

Date

Jan 26, 1924

Page

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Johnson Opens Fight for State Delegates

Senator Hiram W. Johnson of California opened his Michigan campaign with a Detroit speech before about 2,500 people. He attacked the World Court, urged the soldiers bonus and denounced President Coolidge on farmer issues. He argued the delegate system misrepresents voters, pressed tax cuts, and defended the adjusted compensation plan for soldiers. Celeste Bucanero will return Sunday from a business trip to Milwaukee.

Hiram W. Johnson California Michigan Light Guard Detroit World Court League of Nations Republican National Committee Washington South Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Louisiana Mississippi South Carolina Texas Virginia Harding Ohio Uinois Illinois Republican Party United States Senate Congress United States Europe Celeste Buccanero Milwaukee

Community Show Set To Run Monthly At 35 Cent Admission

D J Kulzewicz announces a monthly community theatre show for Wakefield families at a single 35 cent admission. The city backs the plan with $50 monthly rental, while the theater receives a stipend of 151 dollars. Wakefield pioneers affordable family entertainment as two new soft drink licenses are issued to Andrew Mraz and Chenco Stovanoff for non intoxicating beverages.

D. J. Kulzewicz Willemit Fleld Andrew Mraz Chenco Stovanoff Peter Pezzetti Commission

Ski Relay Between Tronwood and Wakefield Set for Feb 9

The annual high school ski relay between Tronwood and Wakefield is scheduled for Saturday Feb 9. The Wakefield cup, once donated by the County Y M C A, becomes Wakefield’s property if the team wins again next Saturday. The race runs from Wakefield City Hall to the Montreal River at Ironwood with Wakefield students training under Reuben Zinn Clair McArthur and Henry Rosswell.

Tronwood Wakefield Wakefield School Wakefield City Hall Montreal Ironwood Reuben Zinn Clair McArthur Henry Rosswell Theodore Kesky Carr Roman Rydeski John Saari Reino “Val Wiliam ‘Niemi Viljo Maki Axel Hill Evald Lippa Isadore Crosby Ben Yatchak Frank Yatchak Joe Ferraro Henry Osier Berthal Wablberg Larry Hautanen George Harvey Diva Koivula

City of Wakefield ends Albison Construction account

The city commission closed its account with Albinson Construction on Thursday night paying about $582 to firms owed for material and labor on the Memorial Community Building. The bonding company Southern Surety Co. received the remaining $25.79, with any future unpaid claims to be settled by the bond company.

City Commission Albinson Construction Construction Co Memorial Community Building Southern Surety Co

Viola Hansen Returns From Calumet Visit

Miss Viola Hansen has returned from a visit to Calumet, Minnesota, last Saturday January 26, 1924, as noted in The Wakefield Advocate.

Miss Viola Hansen Calumet, Minn

Jurors Chosen in Schilka v City $10 000 Damage Suit

A Wakefield jury is selected in the case of George Schilka versus the city over alleged property damage from a grade, with Schilka seeking $15,000 and Mrs. Ayotte seeking $1,000 for impact on her dry cleaning business. Testimony starts Saturday afternoon, likely extending into next week.

City of Wakefield George Schilka Schilka Sunday Lake Street Kerkes William Ayotte

Advocate Obtains File of Wakefield Bulletin

The Advocate secures a complete file of the Wakefield Bulletin the first newspaper in Wakefield and likely the only full run of early range papers. It recalls Benjamin M. Goldberg and Walter L. Goodland as publishers and notes Goodland later printed the Tron wood Times in Ironwood.

The Advocate Wakefield Bulletin Wakefield Benjamin M. Goldberg Walter L. Goodland Goodland Ironwood Tronwood Times C. F E. Bennett Range Upper Peninsula Bennett Racine Wis Daily Times Call Wisconsin

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