Removal of Signs in Right of Way Policy Outlined
State Highway Commissioner Murray D Van Wagoner directs uniform action to remove permanent and nuisance signs in trunk line rights of way. Counties and districts must notify sign owners 30 days before removal and assess costs to owners for maintenance crew work. A central Lansing office tracks costs and procedures.
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State Highway Department
State Highway
Murray D. van Wagon
Highway Department
Lansing
Michigan
Murray D. van Wagoner
van Wagoner
Former Bessemer De Pastor Given Rank In Marquette Cathedral
The Very Rev Msgr Joseph Leo Zryd was solemnly invested as Papal Chamberlain by Bishop Joseph C Plagens at St Peter's Cathedral in Marquette last Thursday. The honor, announced weeks earlier, was conferred by Pope Pius XII at the bishop's request. Zryd, former assistant pastor at St Sebastian's in Bessemer in 1934, receives the title. Oil revenue drops on state lands fell 40 percent in 1939 due to shifting activity to southwestern Michigan and lower crude prices. November December totals approximate 350 thousand dollars versus 594,964 in 1938.
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St. Peter’s
Marquette
Joseph C. Plagens
Msgr
Joseph Leo Zryd
D. D
Zryd
Pius XII
Plagens
Monsignor Zryd
St. Sebastian’s Church
Bessemer
Michigan
Clergy to Help Delinquency Study In Michigan
A conference of ministers at the University of Michigan led to the formation of a study committee of clergymen. The group aims to determine how Michigan churches can aid in reducing juvenile maladjustment and controlling delinquency. The Anaconda Copper Mining Co operates nine mines at Butte, Montana.
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Conference of Ministers
Child Guidance Institute
University of Michigan
Churches of Michigan
The
Anaconda Copper Mining Co
Butte, Mont
NYA Checks Arriving Before Christmas in Michigan
Orin W. Kaye state youth administrator and Aubrey Williams NYA administrator announce payroll changes so Michigan youth employed by NYA will be paid before Christmas. Plan, making wages available for holiday shopping, benefits merchants, youth, and families across the state.
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Michigan Nation! Youth Administration
Orin W. Kaye
Aubrey Williams
NYA
Kaye
Michigan
New Whooping Cough Vaccine Promises Defense for Michigan
Michigan health officials announce a new pertussis vaccine developed by state laboratories. Free to physicians this week, it aims to curb whooping cough which causes many child fatalities. Dr. Kendrick led months of field tests confirming its preventive value. The article also covers Michigan polio research, virus studies, and the use of brown cotton rats in experiments.
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Michigan
State Health Department
H. Allen Moyer
Pearl Kendrick
Western Michigan Division
Grand Rapids
Michigan Virus Laboratory
National Association For
S. D. Kramer
Kramer
India
Charles Armstrong
United States Public Health Service
Winter Carnivals to Dawn Across Upper Peninsula
The Upper Peninsula of Michigan will host a robust 1940 winter carnival season with events in Portage Lake Iron River Iscanaba Newberry Trout Creek Marquette Negaunee Gladstone Tron Mountain Sault Ste. Marie Munising Ishpeming and more. Local communities will crown winter queens ahead of February 17 to select an all UP queen at Sault Ste. Marie. Marquette plans snow sculptures themed Aurora Borealis with polar bears Eskimo villages penguins whales seals and more under Clarence T. Bullock recreation director. Free ice sculpture instructions will be available via libraries and the state library in Lansing.
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Upper Peninsula
Michigan
Midwest
Portage Lake
Michigan Tech -Houghton-Hancock
Iron River-Stambaugh-Caspian
Iscanaba
Newberry
Trout Creek
Marquette
Negaunee
Gladstone
Tron Mountain
Sault Ste. Marie
Munising
Ishpeming
Clarence T. Bullock
Washington
State Library
Lansing
Lake Superior
Cambria
Obituary for Mrs John Korhonen 32 in Ironwood
Funeral services were held for Mrs. John Korhonen 32 who died Sunday morning in Ashland. Rev Herman Matero officiated at St Paul Finnish Evangelical church Ironwood with burial in Riverside cemetery Ironwood. She died of heart failure after giving birth to daughter Jeannette Marie. Born Ironwood December 24 1906 her maiden name was Jennie Kleimola. Survived by husband and infant.
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John Korhonen
Ashland
St. Paul
Ironwood
Herman Matero
Riverside
Jeannette Marie
Korhonen
Jennie Kleimola
John Bergman New President of Runeberg Lodge No 1
John Bergman elected as president of Bessemer Lodge No 1 of the Order of Runeberg succeeding William Fauhl. Other officers named include Walter Forslund as vice president Albert Eastman financial secretary Miss Ailie Olin recording secretary and A John Anderson treasurer. A Christmas party is planned with Elmer Erickson chairing the committee.
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Bessemer Lodge
Order of Runeberg
John Bergman
William B. Fauhl
Runeberg Lodge
Walter Forslund
Albert Eastman
Arthur Jacobson
Elmer Erickson
Carl Korpi
William Happ
Florence Jacobson
Ethel Erickson
Firemen's Dance at City Hall Auditorium in Bessemer
Bessemer firemen announce a New Year's Eve dance at the city hall auditorium with music by the Aristocrats of Ironwood. The event aims to raise funds and boost community spirit as the year ends.
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Bessemer
City Hall
Aristocrats of
Ironwood
Iron ore shipments, virus research noted in 1940 note
A historical clipping mentions ongoing virus research with no proven vaccine yet and notes the possibility of a future cure or control method. It also reports Snyder Mining Co. shipping 931,000 tons of iron ore this season on the Mesa range.
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Snyder Mining Co
Mesaba Range
Kelly Explains 1940 Plate Letters Readability and Codes
Secretary of State Harry F. Kelly explains the 1940 license plate system. Two letters before four digits improve legibility, and counties receive letter codes in alphabetical order based on vehicle registrations to ensure uniformity and avoid duplicates.
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Harry F. Kelly
Kelly
Mecosta
Ingham
Christmas Play Promises A D Johnston High School Event
The A D Johnston High School pupils under Miss Gail Masters plan a toy shop holiday play titled Toy Shop to be staged Friday December 22. Cast includes Bodry, Betsy Sole, Doll, Jack in the Box, Soldierettes, and other roles. Glee club and orchestra will provide music, with sets by the school community and teachers.
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A. D. Johnston High School
Gail Masters
Bodry
Facnceusane
John Raisenen
Betsy
Ruth Sandquist
Helen Sorensen
Pierrot
Charles Gossen
Eileen Mullen
Helen Peskor
John Berger Dynes
Rober Isdebski
Ernest Kent
Bunny Johnson
Mary Helen Pribble
Josephine Dimpreso
Lorraine Takala
Phyllis Grimm
Jean Rigotti
Glee Club
Miss Arnold
Mr. Reinhold
Masonic Lodge Elects Officers
Officers were elected by members of Bessemer Masonic Lodge 390 at its annual meeting Tuesday evening. The lineup includes Clarence Vivian as worshipful master Walter Newman senior warden Gustave Eckman junior warden Orville Eckman senior deacon Clarence Gustafson junior deacon Oscar R. Hansen secretary and Carl A Olson treasurer.
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Bessemer Masonic Lodge 390
Clarence Vivian
Walter Newman
Gustave Eckman
Orville Eckman
Clarence Gustafson
Oscar R. Hansen
Carl A. Olson
Park Falls Ends City Relief Cash in Taverns
Park Falls city council voted to stop issuing relief cash to recipients after a poor committee reported some users frequented taverns. Investigators found direct relief recipients spending money on liquor, so direct aid will be grocery orders, with cash only in special cases.
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Park Falls
Final Ore Figures Highlight 1939 Lake Superior Shipments
Ore movement from Ashland totaled 5 341 959 tons in 1939 up from 2 274 601 in 1938. Lake Superior shipments reached 44 998 551 gross tons, well above 1938’s 18 255 011. Pickands Mather plans active winter mining on multiple ranges, with track and road work for 1940 navigation, while Ford requests 220 000 tons for 1940 delivery and Hanna plans winter ore production from Michigan and Wakefield mines.
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Ashland
Chicago & North Western Railroad
Soo Line
Lake Superior
Ford
Ford Motor Co
Postmaster Urges Early Mail For Christmas Delivery
Postmaster Charles Camilli and the Bessemer office plead for early mailing to avoid Christmas congestion. They advise mailing gifts a week to 10 days before Christmas and provide packed packing guidance for fragile items, perishable goods, and clearly marked handling notes, with emphasis on complete addresses and return cards.
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Charles Camilli
Bessemer Post Office
Mr. Camill
Post Office
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Cheboygan
Mackinaw City
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Michigan Department of Health
U. P. Queen
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John Bergman Runeberg
CRIER
Bessemer High School
Masonic Lodge
Pickands-Mather
Pickands. Mather & Co
Vermillion Range
Bennett
Mesabi Range
Minnesota
Newport
Anvil-Palms
Sunday Lake
Gogebic Range
James
Buck, Bengal
East
West Vulcan
Menominee Range
Albany
Biwabik
Corsica
Evergreen Mines Co
Crosby, Minn
Ely
Minn
Vermilion Range
Chandler
Resent
Chandler Mines Co
Evereen Mines Co
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