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Newspaper
Wakefield Advocate
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1924
Page
4
The Wakefield Advocate announces its weekly publication from Wakefield Michigan with subscription rates listed for one year and six months. Editor and manager K L Trezise signs the notice framing the paper as mail matter of second class under federal act.
May 17 1924 report from Crystal Falls predicts a three cornered contest for Congress in the 12th District with Shields Brackett and James. It notes Copper Country influence shrinking but still sizable, Iron Country pivotal, and Marquette County a James stronghold. Brackett needs Gogebic Dickinson and Iron County gains to challenge.
A Michigan editorial lambastes the states weak enforcement of the automobile drivers license law. It contrasts Connecticut’s strict enforcement with Michigan’s lax practice, noting Connecticut suspended hundreds of drivers last March while Michigan fails to act despite clear provisions for revocation or delivery of licenses.
An editorial discusses Michigan drivers licenses, urging municipal and county officials to enforce suspensions for reckless or drunk driving and praising Connecticut’s progress. It also condemns a proposed fall referendum on parochial schools, defending educational freedom and constitutional rights, while noting the U S Supreme Court’s Oregon decision. Odd Fellows to church services in Wakefield, plus classified items on setting eggs for sale, and 80 acres for sale near Wakefield with details.
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