Township School Board Proceedings in May Meeting
The Township of Bessemer Board of Education met at Ramsay Schoolhouse on May 16. President Anderson led roll call with four members present, bills were approved, and contracts for coal and wood were authorized. The board planned the 1933 34 school year purchases and borrowing, approved a requisition for supplies, and set a March 22 1933 building inspection. Delinquent personal taxes totaling 532 were reported for April.
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Board of Education
Bessemer ii
Ramsay
Toore
C. BE. Anderson
Anderson
Erickson
Fink
Mahan
Patent
Reseemer Herald
Casine
Wares
C. E. Anderson
M. D
Saal
Nesto Erickson
A. Jake Fink
B. J. Mahan
Adelard Parent
Andrew Westeen
North Ramsay
Michigan Teachers Retirement Fund Board
Blanche Watson
Doubleday Bros. & Co
Herald Publishing Co
Ramsay Mercantile Co
Aberman's Dept
C. Hansen Lumber Co
John A. Kallander
Groceries
Harding School
Duco
Allyn and Bacon
Lake Superior
Youngstown Mines Corp
Water and Light
C. & N. W. Railway Co
Frefehr
A. B. Church
T. B. Robertson Prod. Co
Midland Chem. Labs, Inc
Pine Cleanser
Harry Wilkins
Johnson
Michaud
Northwestern Motor# Bus Co
Ironwood City
Sanna Salonen
Ludwig Mattson
I. J. Neault Garage
U. S
Michela Company
Cavalier Coal
Bessemer
Pink
Nsnt
Bessemer National Bank
Parent
Bessemer Township
Board of Review
Michigan sales tax bill reshapes tax burden on residents
A Detroit era tax discussion describes a sweeping Michigan sales tax plan shifting more of the burden to city and village residents. It notes a 3 percent sales tax on nearly all goods, seeks to raise at least 45 million dollars, and faces legislative contention over exemptions and spending controls.
Berhans Wins Farm Aid Victory for Michigan Fruit Industry
Earl Berhans of Van Buren district, a veteran farmer ally, secured an outstanding legislative win. A bill passed both house and senate to aid farmers and fruit growers, enabling sale of juices from apples and grapes to prevent waste and support cider and juice markets.
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Earl Berhans
van Buren
Michigan
House
Senate
Mr. Berhans
Berhans
Meeting notes show adjournment after financial questions
Abrupt fragmentary records list topics such as state and county taxes, snowplowing, bank matters, and a short term trade item. The minutes note seconded and carried adjournment with signatures and numeric entries likely representing accounts or totals.
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Mates Treast Company
Michigan
Xerbhic
Breewater X National Bank
Mente Trade
Nesto Erickson
Michigan Fruit Juice Law Aims to Save Farmers
The act sets a fifteen day limit from pressing for cider and juice sales to avoid declaring intoxicating. It would benefit farmers in Michigan where fruit growing is key. Representative Berhans previously had a similar bill vetoed by the ex governor.
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Michigan
Berhans
Colleges Efforts to Close Normal School Fail
Early legislative session ends with failure to shut a normal school as hoped. Appropriations exist for all such institutions but at greatly reduced levels.
Jobs Boom From Legislation Affects State Workforce
Lawmakers say the current session will create hundreds of new jobs with the enacting of key bills. The ceer bill already added many positions and the sales tax bill will require a sizable staff to administer the tax.
Lansing Appropriation for Organization to Collect Funds
The document describes an appropriation of $190 000 for help and incidental expenses to set up the organization for collecting money. It notes that thousands tramping to Lansing weekly for political positions should be expected to be cared for, implying sustained logistics.
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Lansing
End of Legislature Near as Lawmakers Feign Retreat
Lawmakers grow anxious to finish business and head home as sessions wind down in Lansing with hundreds set to leave.
Neighbor and Mother Clash Over Matrimony Etiquette
A humorous exchange shows a mother fearing marriage etiquette gaps as her daughter practices opening and resealing letters to conceal her prep work. The joke hinges on secrecy and social mores surrounding courtship.
Missing Fiance Clue Sews Up Soap Opera Bluff
A humorous exchange in a domestic vignette hints at a missing fiancé subplot. Mandy dismisses rumors, replying the fiancé hasn’t appeared in the daily routine or wash as a playful misdirection.
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Rome
Edward Fisher
Ware
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Vern Brown
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State OF
Ramsay School
Puritan
Bessemer Towns
Charles E. Anderson
Walfred Westeen
A. D
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Jane
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William Harris
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