Hunters face lower death toll in Michigan upper peninsula season
Fatalities this year numbered ten, down from twenty four last season and eighteen in 1920. Wardens cite greater caution and crowded woods with fewer outside hunters. deer plentiful under one buck law, but many carcasses found were wolves’ victims. Non fatal cases include multiple gunshot and cold exposure injuries among youths and adults across Iron Mountain to Sault Ste. Marie.
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Upper Peninsula
Michigan
Dees
Joseph Parent
Iron Mountain
Grover Gothe
Jalm
R Harminen
Marquette
Heifer Dies After Wolves Patrol Lake In Swanson
A five month old heifer owned by V Wenus near Swanson Michigan drowned after two timber wolves chased it into a lake and kept it from reaching shore for over an hour. Local farmers report abundant timber wolves in the old pine slishings and urge state protection.
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Swanson
Mich
V. Wenus
Menominee Herald
Pealts Meeting Gets Under Way
Lansing Michigan hosts its second annual conference of health officers and public health nurses under the state health department and Michigan Public Health Association. More than 300 delegates from nearly every county attend as D O M Olin stresses the need for an ongoing gathering. Distinguished speakers include Eugene R Kelley and notable officials, with Governor Groesbeck and Attorney General Wiley on the program.
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Lansing
Michigan
State Department of Health and
Michigan Public Health Association
D. O. M. Olin
Michigan Department of Health
Olin
Eugene R. Kelley
Massachusetts Department of Health
George C. Whipple
Harvard University
W. Welch
Alabama
David Marine
New York City
Anna E. Rude
U. S. Dept. of Labor
Washington
Frank G. Boudreau
M. D
Ohio Department of Health
Alex J. Groesbeck
Merlin Wiley
Urged To Exchange War Saving Stamps
Postmistress Jennie McMinn urges all who can to exchange War Savings Stamps for Treasury savings certificates before due. She notes stamps have grown from 20.50 to 25 in five years and explains 4 percent interest, tax exemptions, and family holding limits, underscoring government-backed security.
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Treasury Savings
Jennie McMinn
United States
Youths Injured In Accidental Gun Incidents
In Marquette Mining Journal report, Slimo Maky 16 accidentally shot his foot. Gordon Cooley 11 was shot in the jaw by an own .32 caliber gun while crawling through a fence. Both incidents described as accidental.
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Arvid Major
Kyle McManus
Escanaba
Joseph Brabender, Jr
Ino Johnson
Adolph Soderberg
Florence
Slimo Maky
Republic
Self
Gordon Cooley
Calumet
Marquette Mining Journal
School Heads Hold Meeting in Ironwood on Reading
A countywide gathering of township superintendents led by Commissioner J. C. Watson met in Ironwood on December 6 to discuss reading instruction. Miss Burt of Bessemer spoke on teaching reading, stressing easy, engaging material and developing fluent comprehensive readers, while Supt. Clevenger of Wakefield described silent reading methods and leisure-reading opportunities.
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J. C. Watson
Ironwood
Miss Burt
Bessemer Township
Burt
Supt
Clevenger
Wakefield
Toll line circuits expanded between Bessemer and Ironwood
Michigan State Telephone Company completed construction to replace and add toll line circuits between Bessemer and Ironwood to handle rising long distance calls. The project enables two number service between the cities, reducing delay for intercity calls and is estimated to cost 3729 dollars.
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Bessemer
Ironwood
Michigan State Telephone Company
Telephone Company
Ewen High Plays Locals Tonight in Bessemer Cage Debut
Bessemer High School opens its cage season at the Washington school gym tonight meeting both girls and boys teams from Ewen High. Ewen, better organized than last year after a 52 to 6 loss, aims for scrappy play. Bessemer fields veterans Packy MacFarlane Pete Cena and Charles Michela with substitutes Finnegan Carlson and Chibowski under Coach Williams as fans expect a strong, competitive opener.
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Bessemer High School
Washington School
Ewen High School
Ewen
Bessemer
MacFarlane
Pete Cena
Charles Michela
Finnegan
Carlson
Chibowski
Williams
Hwenites
Charles Duda Heads Local American Legion
At a well attended meeting of the Peter Gedda post of the American Legion, new officers were elected for the coming year. Charles R. Duda was elected to pilot the post. John J. Donich was chosen post adjutant for a second term. The financial report was favorable. Other officers elected include Joseph Michela as Vice-Commander, Solomon Patek as Finance Officer, Maurice Abelman as Historian, Rev. Edwin Eells as Chaplain, and Directors J. Kuivinen, George Stolberg, and Michael A. Gedda. A radio committee was formed and Joseph Blaha was authorized to represent the post in the park proposal at Little Girls Point.
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Peter Gedda
American Legion
Charles R. Duda
John J. Donich
Joseph Michela
Solomon Patek
Maurice Abelman
Edwin Eells
J. Kuivinen
George Stolberg
Michael A. Gedda
Joseph Blaha
Little Girls Point
County Legion Board
Desonia Appointed Deputy Treasurer
Joseph Desonia of Wakefield was named deputy county treasurer this week and began duties on Monday. His term ends January 1 when Jacob Nelson, the county treasurer elect, assumes office and selects his deputy.
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Joseph Desonia
Wakefield
Jacob Nelson
Irondrome Opens With Large Skating Crowd
The Irondrome, under Mr Thebert, opened last evening drawing a large crowd of skating enthusiasts. The rink will stay open nightly except Mondays for ice building, with plans for hockey teams and a boys team to form, giving Bessemer a speedy organization in the sport.
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Thebert
Bessemer
Stollers Faith Predatory Work in Michigan
Albert Stoll Jr secretary of Michigan Department of Conservation says the current predatory animal control system will succeed with time. A forthcoming booklet will detail this work and results. He notes coyotes are increasing due to animal drift from Minnesota and Wisconsin into upper Michigan, while wolves remain scarce and the new federal-led program should control them without reviving the old bounty system.
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Albert Stoll, Jr
Department of Conservation
Michigan
Mr. Stoll
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Upper Peninsula
Dropsy Fatal to Bessemer Woman
Mrs. Barbara Olszawski aged 52 died at her home Saturday after an illness described as dropsy. A resident of Bessemer for 22 years she leaves a husband and son. Funeral services were held Tuesday.
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Barbara Olszawski
Gasoline tax unfair burden sparks motorist protest
Colonel Sidney D Walden of the Detroit Automobile Club condemns a one cent gasoline tax as unfair, arguing motorists already pay a larger share of state taxes. He warns Michigan residents to protest the plan as researchers warn the tax would raise motorists’ total levy to about eight percent of vehicle value, far above the two to three percent paid by real and personal property.
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Sidney D. Walden
Detroit Automobile Clinic
Michigan
Sidney D Walden
Detroit Automobile Club
Charles J. DeLand
State Department
State of
State Board of Equalization
D-Cade
Morazo
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Frank W. Meyers
Houghton
Arcole Guzzi
W. C. Wencel
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J. F. McCarthy
Albion
Charles Bealer
Clifford Pearce
Menaska
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Daniel Pertile
William Hakkala
Charlies Ruonavaara
Jacobsville
Brother
James Peterson
Fred Wall
Sault Ste. Marie
H. C. Hammill
Hugo Erickson
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Louis Bourque, Jr
Pealts
Ewen High
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