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Newspaper
Wakefield Advocate
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1922
Page
6
John Ball of Bessemer Michigan announces his Republican primary petition for sheriff. He asks voters and supporters for their backing and promises to perform duties for the office satisfactorily if chosen. He also asks friends to remember the name of the old janitor.
For sale a twelve room house with basement water and lighting. Also a ten acre tract of timber land offered. Inquiries directed to the Advocate office.
The Wakefield City Commission met at city hall with Mayor Alvin L. Rummel presiding. Bills from Thomson Company Jessemer Taxi Western Union Schmitt and others were read and approved pending absent commissioners. Memorial Community Building work valued at 4821.10 was accepted. Licenses and police appointment discussed. Various city financial reports for June 1922 were read and placed on file. Adjourned. local social notes follow including births and visits.
The Tex Rickard motion pictures of the Dempsey versus Carpentier bout, shot in Jersey City with over twenty cameras, showcase slow motion, arena build up, and world notables, premiering at the Madison Theatre in Detroit. Admission 15 cents. Ladies welcomed, guaranteed clean and entertaining.
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