The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-01-02
HAPPENINGS Of
TIE YEAR 1871
IN WYANDOTTE
January

Nyandotte was cOngratulating H.
self OH the fact that there were only
TWO Traffic deaths in the city during
1910.
Local postOffice set record for the
amount Of business done, with a total
of $l2O,D6.19 for 1910.
IhaddeuS Alexander Szymansski
stuck by his plea Of guilty in failing 10
I'LL out draft QUESTIONABLE. Later
he was sentenced 10 ID months i'll the
federal refOrmatory at Terre Haute,
Ind
Work started on the organizing of
local IMCA branch
Statistics showed that the per capita
ak for educating Wyandotte high
school students was we'll below the av.
erage III Wayne county.
Mrs. Gertrude Wagar, one of the
founders Of the Christian Sentence
church in WyandOtte, died following a
stroke
WyandOtte lodge, No. 40, f. and A.
NJ, celebrated the 10Th anniversary of
its organization.
julius LaCOurse died at the age Of
40 years.
February
Miss Alice Findlay of Kagoshima
Japan, addressed the Business and
Professional Wemens club on The sub
ject, What Price Peace in the Far
East"
Twenty-Five Wyandotte men were
indicted into the army.
City emgplOyeS Were given an In
crease. in pay totaling $14,SS2.
William Stark killed by a train at
the Orange street crossing.
Plans submitted TO the Council for
paving - miles of Wyand0tte streets
during 1911
John SmeatOn died after being bed
ridden for 10 years.
Successful regional skating tourna-
ment held on Burrell slip.
Vocational education for national
defense began at Roosevelt high school
Miss Marion Benin confirmed by
the Council as deputy city treasurer.
Only 1920 votes were east at the
WyandOtte primary election.
Municipal Service Commission given
authority TO start "a city plant eyten-
sion TO cost approximately 500, 600
Wyandotte's oldest barber, Ned
Fury, died at a.
The city's third quota, Of Is men,
left for induction into the army.
March
CharleS w. Thomas, son Of a pioneer
WyandOtle druggist, and a successor
of his father died at ~ after a long
illness.
The old Carnegie public library
building on Biddle avenue was bid In
at $1,000. The building is still there.
Henry w. Pardo, one of the oldest
WyandotIe born citizens, died at SO.
Steps taken to organize Red Cross
anti In WyandOtte.
Stanley Blasky. m0torist, killed by
train at the Ford avenue railroad
crossing.
One of the city's oldest residents.
Joseph Mathews died at 90.
Jensen 4 Keough selected as archi-
tects for the new library building
which the Board of Education pro
poses to erect Oh Van Alstyne boule-
ward back of the city hall.
Fifty-three army selectees leave for
induction.
The Pennsalt Workers Union won
bargaining rights at the Pennsylvania
Sale Manufacturing Company, getting
295 votes to 80 for the OIO.
April
Edward A. George, former city Offi-
cial, expired at -.
Wyandotte cast 6,23S votes at the
April election. Clifford L. Burke, En-
nest h. Schultz and James III. Mason
were chosen for the City Council.
/ AT a bazaar in st. Stephens church
| hall $500 was raised for English re-
lief.
Milton R. Wood. first emplOye OF
the Michigan Alkali Company, nearly
80 years ago, died at his home in IVES
lucO, Texas.
/ Councilman Louis BrOhl. Sir, was
ttAoSen as mayor pro TEN. OF the Coun-
ti. and Councilman James III. Mason
as Wayne county supervisor.
Sixty-three men from draft board
No. Is left TO enter the army.
! Board Of Education subscribed for
eJ0OOO Of government savings bonds.
May
Charles f. Pike feted by fellow
teachers upon the completion N %
years i'm the educational field.
Council decided TO invest in defense
| savings bonds for the citys SINKING
aud workineli's compensation funds.
Joseph r. Kalash, clerk Of the JUS
! ti4. courts, aud member OF the BOARD
of Education. died suddenly from
cerebral h5n1Orrhage.
| swyandotte visited by Admiral Geo
/ H. .Rock, Of the linked States navy,
aud DIR. W.. X. Danielian, survey dir
eeter or the 81. Lawrence seaYay pro-
i lecs
Shareholders of the defunct First
NatioAaI bank received a ten per cen'
i dividend On their stock assessments
i Council adopted q resolution prais
1 ing the puolic service and personalit,
let fornse< Afsyor Thomas A. Davis.
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Mkshtt&ni He'll telephone Compan,
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