Gogebic County as Rich Uncle in Rent Dispute Over State Office
Gogebic County faces a clash over funding a Michigan state employment service district office. Ironwood presumes a $190 annual rent, proposing the county cover half and local units share costs, while Wakefield offers space donated in its public buildings. Critics warn such "Uncle" funding could set costly precedents for future requests and strain budgets.
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Gogebic
Michigan State Employment Service
Ironwood
Ironwooud
Memorial
Court House
City Commission
Wakefield
Gogebic County
Ironwood Junior College
Industrial outlook mixed as February shows slight decline
The report notes stagnant business with January moderate use and a levelling in early February. Steel production dips again while Pew industries show improved output and many firms hold near January levels. Price instability dominates. Roosevelt urges price reductions while industry resists and warns wage hikes could spark unrest.
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Congress
Business Week
Industrial News Review
Pew Industries
Roosevelt
Relo
Tutenge
NEA
License for Thoughts Satire on Liquor Licensing
A Michigan Liquor Control Commission proposal to license drinkers and venues is lampooned as lunacy runs unchecked. A dialogue shows bartenders and patrons debating Class licenses and legal training amid playful chaos about who must be licensed to drink water.
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Michigan Liquor Control Commission
Distillery Dares with Bold Iodine Laced Drink
A quirky exchange centers on a distillery making a daring iodine flavored drink. A customer rejects the product claiming no license to drink it, implying a legal or safety concern. The banter hints at a risky, possibly illegal, beverage innovation and regulatory tension.
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Cartender
Sparks Fly Over Wakefield Bessemer Game Report
Wakefield News quotes critics and fans debating the Bessemer Wakefield basketball matchup. The piece notes accusations of wild passing and shooting, booing by Bessemer supporters, and calls for restraint while defending players and officials from hostile crowds.
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The
Wakefield News
Bessemer
Pick and Axe
Wakefield
V.r.b.c
What If This World Had No Politics and Banned Calamities
A reflective piece imagines a world without political strife where sports seasons align with the calendar and everyday life runs smoothly. It muses on better behavior, orderly driving, mild weather, and balanced seasons.
Washington Rear Admiral Cay Grasson Dies at 59
Washington mourns Rear Admiral Cay Grasson aged 59, longtime head of the Red Cross since 1935, with details of his service and date of death noted amid broader wartime and political headlines.
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Washington
Cay Grasson
Read Cross
Cagiari
Italy
Roosevelt Day Observed In Bessemer Inauguration Watch
Five years ago the Bessemer Business Men's Association sponsored ceremonies at the new high school gym as local residents echoed the Washington inauguration. A mass meeting in Gogebin County sought farm relief, while a three act drama at Washington school entertained attendees.
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Bessemer
Business Men’s Association
Washington
Goose Hines
Washington School
St. Sebastian Ladies Aid
Carolyn Wagner Sage
Margaret Pecard
Bayne Cummins
R. B. Mattson
Francis Quigley
Margaret Wondziela
William Elliot
Jeanette Sandwich
Genevieve Quigley
Harry L. Cummins
Kei Jlosie
James Carpenter
Clarencr Orriano
Dora Strelebeck
Gogebin County
Roosevelt School
Ironwood Township
Public payroll costs spark tax concerns and high rider spend
The article argues that public payrolls create a heavy tax burden on families. It cites a total payroll cost of 5 119 04 and notes payroll growth amid state revenue shifts, urging scrutiny of official compensation and its impact on Michigan residents and public services.
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Cig Services Assembly
Julie
Chan
Michigan
Murphy
Diecree Avera
Ironwood Times volume milestone and local matters
Congratulations to the Ironwood Times on reaching a new volume as its long time publisher C B Bennett, caring for the paper since 1905, faces health issues. Hurley relief funding debates erupt as council confronts sources. Insurance refunds and rate hikes prompt questions. Michigan highway officials boast fewer accidents for 1938. Five Bessemer youths join state police, a notable regional trend.
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Ironwood Times
the Times
Asss
Walter S. Goodland
Racine
Wis
C. B. Bennett
The
Times
C. BE
Voline
Oscar M. Gunderson
Ann Arbor
Wisconsin relief policy sparks cross border move to Michigan
In Jefferson County Wisconsin the relief administration bars clients who frequent taverns and spend on liquor and forbids relief families from using electric lights, requiring lamps instead. As a result four Wisconsin relief families relocate to Michigan while only one Michigan relief family moves into Wisconsin.
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Relief Administration
Jefferson County
Wisconsin
Michigan
R.W.W
Bessemer Improvement Association forms at high school meeting
Seventy persons attended the newly organized Bessemer Improvement Association meeting Tuesday evening at the high school. The executive committee chosen includes AL Ab Johnston BL aR Bayliss Mrs P B LeBrond Mrs Wlow Naight and Miss Sylvia Reid.
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Bessemer Improvement Association
AL Ab. Johnston
Ar. Bayliss
PB. J. LeBrond
Wlow Naight
Sylvia Reid
Bessemer
Deanwood
Ragnar Omeredt
Chicago
New Finnish Temperance Event and town notes from 1903
Obscure 1903 item notes a new town near Lake Geabie and the Duluth South Shore route, with local figures including G Al Depahied and George Drdseall. Finnish residents held an entertainment to raise funds for famine relief in Finland plus county court activity and saloon disputes.
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Geabie
Duluth
G al
George Drdseall
Fate
Tortun Rly
Estes
Finland
Imaginary Interviews Map Politics for Upper Peninsula Visit
Michigan State Digest records quotes from Gov. Frank Murphy Lieut. Gov. Nowicki ex Judge Harry Toy and Murray D. Van Wagoner. They discuss the UP trip the border travel and rally strategy while Groesbeck draws attention as a political drawing card and winter topics mix with sports and snowdrifts.
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Frank Murphy
Upper Peninsula
Wong
Nowicki
Harry Toy
Groesbeck
Murray D. van Wagoner
G. C. Dillman
Murphy
U. P
U.p
Michigan State Digest
The Business of Sin Looms Over Ofa National Magic
A boy and his mother sort through discarded attic articles in a reflection on how modern life and wealth alter values. The piece contrasts past simplicity with present excess and calls for appreciation of sacrifice, memory, and the lessening gulf between rich and poor. An editorial from Ingham County News.
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Ofa National Magic
Ota Breat
Mane
Tog Corp
Ingham
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Maurice R. Burt
Herald Publishing Company
American 88 Association
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Association of American Railroads
Washington, D.C
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Calfornia
Washington Presidention
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Buenos Aires
Miami
Fla
Enea
Colorado
Sig Commission
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Tte
Cde
Moscow
Coe
Atetic Dee Tloe
Berlin
Adetpop
Washington Senate
Herald
and Byrne
Sophie Street
Leo Uys
Paulos
Johan Atueh
Wiltans Go Wilcox
Drouwoud
Hurley
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