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Newspaper
Wakefield Advocate
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1917
Page
1
The Crow Elkhart Motor Company introduces a counterbalanced crankshaft motor claimed to boost power by 35 to 50 percent depending on speed. It enables 60 mph with minimal vibration, reaches 40 mph in 20 seconds from a standing start, and idles smoothly at low speeds. Officials call it “silky” power.
A Wakefield village caucus, held February 24, adopted a permanent organization with Arthur Cavander as chair and W. E. Fritz as secretary. Tellers were R. J. Mallen and H. C. McDonald. inspectors Wim. Novy akoski and McDonald. The ticket includes Alvin B. Ruunel for President, Harry Jacobson Clerk, Anthony J. Mayheu Treasurer, and three-year trustees Harry Gribble, John A. Bonne, John Michaels, plus one-year trustee Frank Kamieski and Assessor August E. Erspamer. A two-person committee to fill vacancies was appointed. The meeting adjourned.
Wardens report deer flourish in the Upper Peninsula amid light snow. Wolf predation drops when depths are shallow, favoring the deer. A separate anecdote recounts a Canadian boy’s first encounter with a Black woman and a racial joke from his Chicago uncle.
The adjourned regular village council meeting chaired by J. W. Bedell approved minutes from the last session and authorized bills from J. B. Clow & Sons and others for payment. The patrol salary was set at 70 per month and the night shift patrol from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. daily. Salaries would be paid for half the year, and the meeting adjourned with John Avery as clerk. An Indiana editor reported a scandalous local note about a man courting a married woman, prompting townsfolk to flee Paris once the paper was released.
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