We Smell a Rat in LBJ Tax Gimmick Debate
A Herald column argues LBJ will push a tax package reducing federal revenue sharing with states It frames this as a step toward centralized federal control harming local autonomy and cites concerns about urban renewal evictions and rising mortgage foreclosures as indicators of broader economic strain.
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White House
LBJ
Americans For Democratic Action
ADA
Washington
Uncle Sam
Potomac
Federal Housing Administration
FHA
Snowfall and civic notes amid 1964 humor and hints
Over fifty inches of snow in the area. City annual Christmas decorations begin. Speed Boys lose again. Wakefield game planned. Community College organizes to promote a new building. Deer season ends. Johnny the Bear jokes about political satire. A 1964 verse entry questions tax policy and welfare. A joke about an eminent physician and a boy overhearing a consultation. A quip laments golf on Sunday morning.
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Speed
Battle Wakefield
Deer meat costs and politics mingle in Ramsay musings
The item notes deer meat pricing and hunting costs, quotes Har Johnson in Ramsay about snow shoes and overshoes, and mentions political opinions and a Scout leader reminding scouts to use celestial navigation. It highlights broad statements on education and good will without a single strong local event outcome.
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Har Johnson
Ramsay
Johnson
Ontonagon Polar Bears win opener 42 41 over Bessemer
In a season opener at the local gymnasium Ontonagon Polar Bears edged Bessemer Speed Boys 42 to 41. The game featured a tight finish as a crowd watched the young teams set the tone for the season.
Partridge Season Closed Plan Discussed by Sportsmen
The Upper Peninsula Sportsmen's Association urged a January legislative push for a closed partridge season next year at its annual meeting. Obituaries note Walter Brach, 13, died after a two week illness at home. Nesto Erickson named secretary of the Bessemer Township school board replacing the purchasing agent.
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Upper Peninsula Sportsmen’s Association
Walter
Thomas Brach
Nesto Erickson
Bessemer Township
Fred Michaud
Oscar Faline
International Live Stock Expo Called Off in Chicago
Fifty years ago the International Live Stock Exposition scheduled for November 28 in Chicago was canceled due to foot and mouth disease in the east and middle west. A. Howard and son Bert bought the billiard hall from William Heikkala and leased the Aberman building previously occupied by the Temple Theatre. F. J. Kadonski, Gogebie county agricultural agent, will speak on lighting and ventilation of dairy buildings at the Wisconsin State Dairymen's Association meeting in Ladysmith, Wis. Steve McDonald departs for New Mexico to work for a mining company. Mr and Mrs James Nemacheck announce the birth of a son on Friday, November 20. Charles Hendries returned Saturday from Mellen after several weeks employment.
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Chicago
East
Middle West
A. Howard
Bert
William Heikkala
Aberman
Temple Theatre
F. J. Kadonski
Gogebie County
Wisconsin State Dairymen’s Association
Ladysmith
Wis
Steve McDonald
New Mexico
James Nemacheck
Charles Hendries
Mellen
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Gogebic County Tuberculosis Association
George Smiljanich
James
Newport Hospital
Mildred Obradovich
Rudolph G. Jelich
St. Mary’s Church
Wakefield
Oscar Koivunen
South Bessemer
Divine Infant Hopital
Bessemer Woman’s Club
Veterans Memorial Building
Giis’ Town
Michigan Federation of Woman’s Clubs
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John Chaich Jr
Joseph Evsich
Anna Evsich
Albert Thompson
Clara Lund
Barrington
Ill
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American Legion
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U. S
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Barber Street
Emeline
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Vincent Loncharge
Edward Erickson
Gale
Chicago and North Western Railway Co
E. J. Oas
Topeka
Kan
R. D. Reed
Michigan Tuberculosis Association
Ironwood Association of Commerce
Porcupine Mountains
Lake Superior
Matt Koski
Anvil
Grand View Hospital
Howard Hayes
White Birch Inn
Bruno Crenna
Colby
Mathew Mattson
Sunday Lake
Bessemer High
Northern State Teachers College
Marquette
Alden Hoffman
Richard Finnegan
Michael Lalich
St. Ambrose Church
Ironwood
Marguerite Royen
Paul Contratto
C. E. Richards
C. J. Swoboda
St. Sebastian Church
Margaret Prucca
Paul Prucca
Casimer Gondek
Anta Gondek
Insurance Agency
First Avenue
Bessemer, Michigan
Prompt Claim Service
Pitrone’s Jewelry & Gift Shop
Your Gift Headquarters
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