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Wakefield Advocate

Location

Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America

Date

Mar 22, 1924

Page

2

Conservation Advocate Addresses Wakefield Club Meeting

Mrs Walter Lobb of Ironwood urged forest fire prevention and organized protection of Michigan's forests and water at a Wakefield club gathering. She contrasted Michigan's ten fire stations with Pennsylvania's 175 and warned that beautified highways should not trump fire safety.

Woman’s Club Dominic LaVigne James Trebilcock J. Cole Carpenter Walter Lobb Lronwood Upper Peninsula Pennsylvania Michigan Federated Woman's Clubs of

Wakefield Woman's Club launches loan fund drive

The Citizenship committee of the Wakefield Woman's Club inaugurates a loan fund to help local boys and girls through college. The Legion supports the effort, with Clarence Jacobsen named chair of the planning group. A community-wide meeting and a high school benefit play are planned to raise funds and organize administration, involving several local organizations and schools.

Oragnizations Raderse Wakefield Citizenship Committee Woman's Club A. M. Gilbert Legion Clarence Jacobsen Civic Club Civer Lalu Bish Mia Clevenger Citizenshin Committee Girk Citizenshin Teesday Eveniee Vsixsine Cmmittees Alee Womans Cleb Sedat Tran Fund AW. Clecenzer

Women to form basketball team at the club

Women listed including H A Tressel and Miss Helen Kettering plan a Woman's club basketball team with first and second squads. Practices open to all, games against Girls Community club, proceeds to Student Loan fund, coached by Kettering.

Helen Kettering

Four candidates run on slips in Wakefield township

Unusual ticket split features three contenders for highway commissioner and clerk each, two for supervisor and treasurer. Farmers and Citizens tickets list nominees. the Farmers’ ticket shows Louis Scott as highway commissioner and Dennis H Beaudette as treasurer, while the Citizens ticket nominates Susan Laberdie for treasurer and John Maki for highway commissioner.

Wakefield Township Alfred Hil William Frits Nels Jacobson Alfred Frederickson John Graski Emil Nelson John Maki Louis Scott Susan Laberdie Citizen’s Dennis Beaudette Farmers Rapervtaar Cccecs William Frits Cour Acacacs Nels W. Jacobson Dennis H. Beaudette John Larson Nestor Nelson Fred Moore John Pollard Amil Limpert John Kronberg Teddy Beandette John Grasky Oscar Jacobson Citizens

Wisconsin students to search copper in northern region

University of Wisconsin geology students will form two field parties to explore copper prospects between Mellen in Ashland County and Hurley in Iron County, under H R Aldrich. They will study glacial, structural, and economic geology, plus topography, timber, and drainage, with about nine members each, during the Rimmer Vacation.

Wisconsin University of Wisconsin Wisconsin Geological Suver Mellen Ashland County Hurley Trea County H.R. Aldrich Geological Survey University of Wisconsin Bulletin Michigan Belt

Methodist Church Invites All to Sunday Services

The Wakefield Methodist Episcopal Church invites all to Sunday school at 10:00, morning worship at 11:00 with The Cry of Victory, junior and senior leagues, and evening worship with The Man Who Made Good. Prayer meeting follows Tuesday League. Friday county rally with junior leaders. choir to provide special music. Pastor W. M. Hughes signs.

Reworth Leacre Friends of Wakefield W. M. Hughes

Evangeline Delights Large Community Theatre Audience

The High School Literary presented Longfellow's Evangeline to a large audience at the Community theatre on Wednesday. Eremelinda Cairelli starred as the heroine and displayed rare dramatic ability, with her performance noted as the outstanding feature of the production.

Longfellow Eremelinda Cairelli Hich Scheel

Gogebic Ore Shipments Reach 140 Million Tons to Date

Shillings Mining Review notes that since the Gogebic range opened, about 140 million tons of iron ore have been shipped by Jan 1, 1924. The piece outlines depths of mining ranges from 8 to 4 feet, rising hoist capacities, and ongoing equipment upgrades amid industry expansion. It cites companies such as McKinney Steel, Oliver Trenching, Oglebay, Norton & Co., Wickands, Mather & Co., Plymouth Mining Co., Verona, and related mining activity, plus a contentious letter from John Holland defending his record and promising support for Gogebic county’s electorate in Michigan.

Gogebic Range Isss Gogebic Com McKinney Steel Oliver Trenching Oglebay, Norton & Co Wickands, Mather & Co Plymouth Mining Co Verona

Correction on Rosemurgy's contracting duties in local schools

A correction notes that Alex Rosemurgy did not supervise Newport School and South Bessemer Schools for Nickel. Green led those projects and now oversees the Ramsay township hall for Nickel. Rosemurgy's duties included Puritan School for Gundlach, First National Bank Wakefield, and County Tuberculosis Hospital, and he is now supervising Ramsay town hall for architect C J Anderson since Monday morning.

PL Jr. Nickel The Advocate Alex Rosemurgy Nickel Rosemurgy Newport School South Bessemer Green Ramsay Rosemarey Mr. Rosemurgy Puritan School Herman Gundlach First National Bank of Wakefield C. J. Anderson

Bids Opened for City Bus Contract in Wake Held

At a Thursday commission meeting bids for a city bus were opened listing White, Reo, Stoughton, Mason Road King, Pierce Arrow, International, Kissel and Mack as bidder makes. The bids were laid on the table for parliament until after the April 7 election when voters will decide if the city should continue in the bus business.

Commission Reo Stoughton Mason Road King Pierce Arrow Intrenational Kissel Mack

Pastor Leaves to Open Oregon Home With Family

The Rev Setula and his wife and three children depart for Oregon to live with a brother for a year due to ill health ending his Finnish Lutheran Church duties. Rev Antti Karha to take over pastorate in April as the church building remains healthy. Lodge activities include a large I O O F PF and Rebekah meeting with post initiation dancing. The Odd Fellows anniversary will be celebrated next month with Tronwead edge as host.

Setula Alpo Stula Oregon 1.0. C. PF. Lodge Order of Rebekah Odd Fellowship United States Range Balges Tronwead Edge

Holland Announces Himself as Candidate for Legislature

John Holland, Gogebic County state representative, announced his candidacy for a fifth term at the upcoming September primary. He rebutted an Ironwood Times editorial and stated his plan to return to Gogebic County to run, noting T. A. Kelly’s earlier entry as a rival candidate.

the Times John Holland Gogebic County John Holland Branch Michigan Prmary Gogehic County T. A. Kelly Watersmeet Lansing Hea Flint Ironwood Times Ted Kelly Times

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