Townsend movement argument aired at Tron Mountain
The Townsend organization is praised as the sole agency pursuing social and economic reform with courage. Professor C C Wiggins of Northern State Teachers College explains three stages of new ideas from ignorance to acceptance, noting skepticism and ridicule before belief, and warns readers in Bessemer Michigan that many remain skeptical about the Townsend plan.
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Townsend
C. C.wiggins
Northern State Teachers’ College
Marquette
Tron Mountain
Missouri
Overtaking Driver Cautions for Safe Pass in Traffic
A road safety note warns that many serious highway crashes come from careless overtaking. Drivers should ensure no oncoming traffic is ahead before passing to the left and not return to the right until clear of the overtaken vehicle. Cutting in too quickly is a leading cause of fatal accidents.
Tourists Rising as Michigan Ferry Traffic Grows
State highway records show a 15.5 percent rise in vehicles carried over Memorial Day weekend at Mackinac Straits. Five ferries are on summer schedule for the first time this year, as Murray D. Van Wagoner notes the trend in tourist travel.
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Michigan
Straits of Mackinac
Michigan State Highway Department
Murray D. van Wagoner
Transportation Traffic Over Five Day Holiday Weekend
Traffic officials reported 5.185 vehicles moved during the five day holiday weekend, up from 4.486 vehicles for the same period last year, signaling a rise in travel activity.
Protect Summer Homes and Camps From Fire
Advice urges vigilance for weekend and vacation properties to prevent fires. Emphasizes safe lamp and stove use, kerosene storage, proper extinguishers, away from wood, and careful handling of outdoor fires and cigarettes to protect life and property in remote summer camps and cottages.
Pick and Axe Attachment Ironwood June 5
Rob Roy believe it or rot notes a double feature in Ironwood last week. The writer recalls staying through the full program twice, then mentions an enormous wad of gum left on the seat where they sat, causing frustration with their parking choice.
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Rob Roy
Graduates muse on future as town echoes past
A fragment from a local paper recalls dances and celebrations across eras. Mentions Booster No. 1, Military Ball, Junior Prom, Easter Monday, and New Year’s Eve dances. Pays tribute to Jim C. and the Legion, notes a 9 p m curfew for summer, and invites Sam W. of Menominee to visit the old home town on the 4th.
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Denny
Jim C
Legion Gang
Sam W
Menominee
Bessemer
Percy B
Woodpecker Wakeup Furor in Crystal Falls Schools
Crystal Falls residents wake daily at 5 a m as a persistent woodpecker hammers on a metal ball atop a local school. The Diamond Drill reports a suggested remedy from C W Roselle of Galesburg Illinois to cover the ball with heavy cloth while officials fear the bird will move to other balls if one is covered.
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Crystal Falls
C. W. Roselle
Galesburg
Ill
Roselle
Woodpecker
Robert Clark
Chamber of Commerce
Shoot a Blonde soda jargon blooms in diners and drugstores
A feature notes how soda jerks are overhauling American language with phrases like shoot a picnic for four, Kelly on two for two limeades, and burn one for a bottle, illustrating a coded slang used in lunchrooms and roadside stands.
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Kelly
Kelly Ond
Strange Menu Codes From The Commentator Magazine
The article describes an odd coded order system where terms map to drinks and foods such as lemon soda, chocolate soda, cherry soda, and a pineapple soda with various color coded phrases. It notes regional usage of numbers like 41 400 and 86 signaling customer status, orders, or danger, with a sample SOS about an unpaid check.
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California
Be Considerate and Pleasant to Fellow Men Week
A reader writes as Mr. Small Spud praising the nation’s strength and urging gentler civic action. He derides excessive intellectuality and urges weekly acts of kindness to foster cooperation in America and better preparation for youth entering a competitive world.
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Pegler
Civil Service Exams Open for Household Equipment Posts
The U S Civil Service Commission announces open competitive exams for associate and assistant household equipment specialists in the Bureau of Home Economics, Department of Agriculture, with salaries 3200 and 2600 dollars. Eligibility includes college training in physics and home economics, age limits 53 for associate and 40 for assistant, plus experience or postgraduate study. Horizontal sorting machine operator position also listed at 1260 dollars with three months machine experience and age limit 53. Applications due June 26 east of Colorado or June 29 westward. contact John B. Springhetti in Washington DC or the local first or second class post office for full details.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Commission
Washington, D. C
Colorado
Department of Agriculture
John B. Springhetti
U. S. Civil Service Board of Examiners
Appoints Addison Alguire to UP District 5 State Post
Harry F. Kelly secretary of state designates Addison D. Alguire of Gladstone divisional head district number 5 department of state encompassing the entire Upper Peninsula. Alguire serves as adjutant of the Upper Peninsula Association of American Legion Posts.
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Harry F. Kelly
Addison D. Alguire
Gladstone
Department of State
Upper Peninsula
Alguire
Upper Peninsula Association of American Legion
Bad Habit Couples Gambling on Bridge Talk
Humorous exchange at home links sleep talking to bridge bidding with wife noting the habit. The gag highlights a card game mismatch turning into a playful domestic joke.
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Bessemer Herald
Rupert W. Wrobleski
Maurice Burt
Herald Publishing
Pick & Axe
Attachment Ironwood
Bill
P. S
Bessemer Township
Ramsay
Puritan
A. Jake Fink
Edwin C. Carlson
Celia Koskie
Peter F. Carpenedo
Oscar Larson
Albert Tillner
A. D
Walter Kuusisto
Melville
Tre
Devil's Postpile
Dearborn
Mich
Sahara
Board of Review
Township of
Herbert Minkin
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