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Wakefield Advocate

Location

Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1917

Page

7

Old Men vs Single Men Baseball Hearts and Home Funds

A humorous account of a belated charity baseball game between single and married men at Sunday Lake. The surprised crowd watched aging players struggle through misplays and rheumatics while the single men finally let the game end in defeat. Proceeds go to establishing an old men's home.

Cou Bedell W York Giants Sunday Lake Ed Neidholl Tom Ashland Hillis Marke Harnibrook Winston Tris Speaker Hunter Eversbod Happs Ed Hillis Nels Brotherton Loca Nien Niemi Alfi Mattson Henry Lato Vietce Lepisto Mike Heitikka John Ahola Jo Hill Thos. and Daughterallian John Kuiveyrnen M. Hima Ahola Isaac Kesky Ida Olson Lois Walton May Vda Fanny Mattson

Local Notes Highlight Community Happenings and War Talk

A collage of local notes covers a Wakefield area shopping ad, jewelry store promotions, and a large wartime reflection. It mentions Victrola records, a watch repair, a two year old missing, church services, a bridal anniversary party, and a Y.M.C.A. fundraising drive for Army training camps. The items weave community life with national war effort concerns and local business notices.

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