Board Acknowledges Elmer J. Oas as Superintendent Nominee
A special Board of Education meeting held Friday May 26 1983 at the High School office approved a resolution to hire Elmer J Oas as Superintendent for two years starting August 1 1983 at 25000 per year. Voting details show Davis Marchello Barnitch and Mullen in favor Kulaszewicz against Massie not voting. FRANK BARNICH Secretary.
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Sp Priday
At & P M
Kulaszewicz
Massie
Mullen
Marchello
Frank Barnich
Secre
Board of Education
United States
Michigan Mining Property Assessments Fall Across Counties
The article reports Michigan mining property valuations for tax purposes drop by an average 26 percent. Iron ore values fell about 13.78 percent and copper properties by 38 percent, creating a 25.78 percent overall decline for the closing season. The piece notes a prior copper report last week and provides county by county iron ore comparisons to 1932.
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Michigan
Wolverine
Pickands Mather Joins Tax Payers Strike
Taxes totaling about 590000 for the last half of 1933 are due October 1 in Minnesota on mineral enterprises with Pickands Mather joining the strike.
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Pickands
Mather
Taxpayers Strike
Minnesota
Steel rail orders and scrap shipments signal industry rebound
Chicago Great Western Railway orders 3.60 tons steel rails with 2.000 tons to Milnois Steel and 1.000 tons to Inland Steel. A Memphis firm ships 3.600 tons of steel scrap by barge to Pittsburgh for export. Inland Steel begins a tin mill at Indiana Harbor with 100,000 ton annual capacity and rising costs.
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Chicago Great Western Railway
Milnois Steel Company
Inland Steel
Memphis
Pittsburgh
Inland Steel Company
Indiana Harbor
Wakefield Cuts Rat Bounty Near Half
Wakefield City Commission reduced the bounty on rats from ten to five cents per rodent at a recent meeting. Over the last fifteen months the city paid about $45 monthly in rat bounties. Officials expect youths who have been the main ratters will continue their efforts with the lower reward to save city funds.
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Wakefield
Judge Verdier Rules Grandville Beer License Valid
Grand Rapids area decision by Kent Circuit Judge Leonard Verdier orders Grandville to grant Archie Crampton's beer license for the Octagon Cabin Lunch. The ruling states local bans cannot override 3.2 beer legality under federal and state law, signaling a precedent for nearby townships facing licensing refusals amid prohibition sentiment.
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Grand Rapids
Michigan
Leonard D. Verier
Kent
Grandville
Archie H. Crampton
Dean 8. Face
Verdier
Crampton
Wyoming
Relief gardens expand in Gogebic county under RFC drive
About 2,900 relief gardens are being started in Gogebic county as RFC crews inspect plots. Gardens sized 2 to 5 acres cover a family of six for a year, while smaller plots from 9,000 to 15,000 square feet feed a family of five and other sizes serve families from two to four.
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Gogebic County
R. F. C. Committee
R. F. C. Commission
Best Varieties and Growing Conditions for Experimental Plots
The passage outlines selecting crops best suited to soil quality seed-bed conditions and fertilizer use. State provides seed for experiments and crops are harvested in fall with careful handling by red rows and reeds.
Road construction reminders across Upper Peninsula
A list of ongoing road work across Michigan's Upper Peninsula urges drivers to proceed with care. Projects include US 2 shoulders Mackinac to Mackinaw County line, M-24 near Baltimore River Ontonagon County, M-28 from Chippewa Luce line, M-35 Cedar River to Fox, and numerous widenings and detours. Impassable stretch between Negaunee and L Anse affects through traffic with alternatives via US 41.
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Mackinac-Schoolcraft
Whitedale
Menominee-Dickinson
City of
Iron Mountain
Baltimore River
Ontonagon Co
Chippewa
Luce County
Sidnaw
Tula
Ontonagon County
Lhe
Wakefield
Cedar River
Fox
Negaunee
L’anse
Marquette
Baraga Counties
Local farmers receive lime to boost alfalfa and clover yield
A carload of agricultural lime was delivered this week to farmers in the Junet siding area Ironwood township. Applied at three tons per acre, the lime sweetens soil and unlocks other plant nutrients to improve crop growth.
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Junet Siding
Ironwood Township
Experimental plots of oats barley and alfalfa seeded countywide
Demonstrational plots of oats barley and alfalfa are being seeded in various sections of the county to determine their suitability and performance under local conditions. The project aims to compare growth rates yields and adaptability across different plots and soil types for future agricultural planning.
Construction on US 141 south of Calumet
Men work south of Calumet in Iron County on US 141 with short construction stretches south of Amasa. Drive carefully through the area and expect slow traffic delays.
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Calumet
Amasa
Iron County
Lay Concrete On Road To Ashland In Iron County
Laying of concrete on the west half of the relocated U S 2 in Iron county progresses near Cedar. Kroeck Construction Co of Milwaukee holds the contract for this section. County relief labor will work 30 hour shifts from Rhinelander division office. Victor Nelson of Superior, contractor for the east portion, plans to resume June 1. About a mile of concrete was laid on the east portion last fall.
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Iron County
Cedar
Kroeck Construction Co
Milwaukee
Division
Rhinelander
Victor Nelson
Superior
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