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Newspaper
Wakefield Advocate
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1924
Page
5
Wakefield Art Committee of the Woman's Club hosts an exhibit of 150 Porter prints in the Community Building through May 7. Funds raised will buy pictures for club rooms, with sales commissions aiding purchases. An evening lecture will interpret the works and artist stories, date to be announced.
Iron County in Michigan moves to plant evergreen wind breaks along touring routes. The county road commission, led by H P Larson, will buy additional right of way and use snow fences where needed. Plantings include spruce balsam and pine to protect timber and aid winter snow removal while boosting tourism development.
Dr Mosher of Stanford cites rising average heights for Stanford, Vassar, and Smith women from late 19th and early 20th centuries, 62.4 to 64 inches, 63.2 to 64, and 62.8 to 64.2 respectively, linking gains to increased physical activity and looser fashions. The piece notes correlations between height, waist width, skirt length, and physiological normality, suggesting athletic movement boosts stature more than thought.
The spring explorations in Mexico aimed to collect information on pests affecting fruit and vegetables, notably fruit flies pink bollworm cotton boll weevil and Thurberla weevil. The goal was to assess pest status to inform potential changes to American quarantine restrictions on Mexican imports.
Peninsula regions have long advocated similar highway foliage preservation measures. Each county in the district believes maintaining natural roadside plant life is essential to developing the tourist industry. Similar actions are expected in other districts across the peninsula.
The week of May 5 to 9 will be Visit the Schools Week alongside the annual school art exhibit. Parents, including fathers, are urged to visit classrooms and view student work across all schools. The Trades School will host demonstrations Friday with classes active from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm.
Poem depicting the North as a place where pines whisper and rivers flow to a silvery lake. It evokes Indian canoes, wildlife, deer, partridge drums, geese with young, bull moose, wigwams, and pure air. The speaker, Powers Michigan, notes the North begins where nature dominates and one lives by the Master’s will.
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