School Board Proceedings and Tax Controversy Report
A special meeting of the Board of Education on Friday March 26 1923 at the High School office elected Elmer J Oas as Superintendent for two years from August 1 1933 at a salary of 35000 per year. The board directed contract signing and adjourned with 2 votes for the motion. The article notes tax protest plans by Pickands Mather company and other mines threat to county revenue, plus steel industry notices including Inland Steel tin mill construction and rail orders.
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Board of Education
Frid
Fp. al
Marchello
Davis
Kuliszewicz
Mullen
Brarnich
Massie
Bessemer
Michigan
Elmer J
Elmer J. Oas
Barnich
Kulaszewicr
Pickands
Mather Company
W. P. Chinn
Iron and Steel
Chicago Great Western Railway
Hallinois Steel Company
Inland Steel
Memphis
Pittsburch
Inland Steel Company
Indiana Harbor
United States
Mining Property Valuations Cut in Michigan
The Michigan mining property tax base fell by an average of 25.78 percent. Iron ore values dropped about 13.78 percent while copper properties declined by 38.7 percent. The article continues with county by county iron ore valuations and 1932 comparisons.
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Michigan
Wolverine
Pickands Mather Join Taxpayers Strike Over 1932 Taxes
Minnesota taxpayers strike action centers on mineral taxes totaling about 590000 dollars for the last half of 1932 with payment due October 31. Pickands Mather Co. joins the effort, signaling a significant challenge to tax assessments affecting local industry and government revenues.
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Minnesota
Wakefield Slashes Rat Bounty to Five Cents
At a Wakefield City Commission meeting the rat bounty was cut from ten to five cents per rodent. Over the past fifteen months the city has averaged $45.69 monthly in bounties. Officials believe young ratters will stay active despite the reduced reward to save money.
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Wakefield
Judge orders Grandville beer license approval
A Kent County judge rules Grandville must grant Archie H. Crampton a beer license for Octagon Cabin Lunch. The decision cites 3.2 beer legality and state licensing machinery, suggesting local boards cannot bar licenses merely due to prohibition sentiment, potentially guiding Wyoming and Grand Rapids townships.
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Grand Rapids
Michigan
Leonard D. Verder
Kent
Grandville
Archie H. ‘Rampton
Dean S. Face
Verdier
Crampton
Wyoming
Merchants Brawl Over New Beer Sale Policy
A local gentlemen's agreement among merchants blocked beer sales until a northern resort town saw the plan breached when the district manager in Grand Rapids ordered a chain store to place beer on sale in line with the company's policy elsewhere.
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Leman
Grand Rapids
FARM NOTES 2 000 RELIEF GARDENS
About 2 000 relief gardens are under way in Gogebic county as crews for the R F C commission inspect garden size and condition. A 2 5 acre plot yields vegetables and potatoes for a family of six a year, while smaller plots feed smaller households with specific square footage ranges.
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Gogebic
R. F. C. Committee
R. F. C. Commission
Best varieties for field plots from state supplied seed
The article outlines varieties suited to local soils and seed beds, detailing soil quality, bed condition, and fertilizer use for optimal growth. State supplied seed funds experimental plots, with fall harvest conducted by red rows and results recorded.
Roads Under Construction Across Northern Michigan
U P roads report multiple construction zones across Mackinac Schoolcraft line to Whitedale. M 26 14 miles near Baltimore River Ontonagon Co and M 28 west 9 miles from Chippewa Luce line. Widening and single lane passages near Sidnaw Wakefield L Anse Phoenix Eagle Harbor Keweenaw. Through traffic on US 41. Drive carefully.
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Mackinac-Schoolcraft
Whitedale
Menominee-Dickinson
City of
Iron Mountain
Baltimore River
Ontonagon Co
Chippewa
Luce County
Sidnaw
Tula
Ontonagon County
Wakefield
Cedar River
Fox
Negaunee
L'Anse
Marquette
Baraga
Three Lakes
L’anse
Houghton County
Phoenix
Eagle Harbor Forks
Lac la Belle Forks
Keweenaw County
Lime arrives for farmers near Junet siding area
A carload of agricultural lime was received this week by farmers in Ironwood township Junet siding. Applied at 3 tons per acre to boost alfalfa and clover yields, the lime sweetens soil and releases other plant foods. Demonstrational plots of oats barley and alfalfa are being seeded countywide to determine advantages.
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Junet Siding
Ironwood Township
Construction Work Near Calumet North of Amasa
Men work south of Calumet along US 141 with short stretches of constriction in Iron County. Drivers are advised to proceed with caution and slow for safety.
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Calumet
Amasa
Iron County
Lay Concrete On Road To Ashland
Iron county crews advance concrete for the west half of relocated U S 2 near Cedar. Kroeck Construction Co of Milwaukee holds the contract with relief labor in 30 hour shifts from Rhinelander. Victor Nelson Superior contractor plans to resume concrete work June 1 on the east portion, about a mile laid last fall.
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Iron County
Cedar
Kroeck Construction Co
Milwaukee
Division
Rhinelander
Victor Nelson
Superior Contractor
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Scool Board Proceedings
the Board of Education
Dickinson
Mather
Taxpayers Strike
Underwood Veneer Co
The
Mighela CO
Bessemer, Mich
State of
Board of Registration
Washington School
High School
Barber School
Frank Barnich
U. P. Roads
John A. Kallander
Gogebic County
East Sellar Street
A. D. Johnston High School
North Moore Street
Andy Byrne
John B. Marchello
Jane Q. Massie
Raymond Sewor
Lucille Rupp Smith
Charles Swanson
Bruno Crenna
Frank C. Davis
Charles H. Lutz
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