Michigan House Defines Supervisors Pay in County Board Act
House Enrolled Act No. 74 defines duties and powers of county boards of supervisors and fixes compensation. The act sets pay not to exceed four dollars per day plus mileage up to ten cents per mile, with caps on days of service and travel. It includes provisions for special sessions and committee work within specified limits across counties.
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Hartman
Houghton County
Brown
Ingham County
Alvin L. Rummel
Board of Supervisors
Gogebic County
State of
Michigan
Board of
Ironton Resident Dies At Hospital After TB Battle
Paul Krisowski a resident of Ironton died Sunday evening at 8 26 at Grand View hospital of tuberculosis He was 42 born in Poland and had worked in local mines He was widowed with four children aged 8 13 Funeral services were held at St Sebastian Catholic church with Rev C J Swoboda officiating and burial in Hillrest cemetery
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Paul Krisowski
Ironton
Grand View Hospital
Poland
St. Sebastian Catholic Church
C. J. Swoboda
Hillrest Cemetery
County Poor Relief Records Highest in U P
figures from the Upper Peninsula Association of County Poor Superintendents show Gogebic County with the largest total monthly relief at 17053 82 including foods fuel rent medical infirmary and pensions for 999 families. The report itemizes costs per family and per person across seven counties with clothing fuel rent medical and pensions and lists counts receiving aid.
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Upper Peninsula
Menominee
Houghton
Gogebic
Marquette
Schoolcraft
Dickinson
Mackinac
Alger
Delta
New Cousens Nurse For Gogebic County
Miss Betty Hurt will become Gogebic County nurse for the Cousens Children's Fund of Michigan on July 1. She will succeed Miss Emmeline Jones whose resignation effective June 1.
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Betty Hurt
Gogebic
Cousens Children's Fund of Michigan
Emmeline Jones
AVOIDS HEAT AS VOLCANIC DUST DIMS SUNLIGHT
The American Meteorological Society predicts a cool year due to recent South American volcanic activity. Dust from eruptions blocks sunlight enough to lower temperatures across regions.
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South America
Ex-Gangster to Speak Tonight at Ironwood
A. W. Dittmore, a former gang member and detective, speaks tonight at Ironwood City Hall at 7 40 PM on racketeering methods used by con artists. He will show merchants how to detect and deter crime and stresses law and order, warning women and children to stay away and police to attend.
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Ironwood
A. W. Dittmore
United States
Underworld
Dittmore
Secret Service
Burns and Pinkerton
Mr. Dittmore
Wisconsin
Upper Peninsula
Loafera
Menominee
Gas House
Shovel Starts at Ironton Stockpile
A steam shovel at the Ironton mine began loading ore for shipment to Ashland docks. Superintendent A. E. Redner said he had not yet been advised by Corrigan McKinney officials in Cleveland on the exact tonnage to ship from the stockpile front. The Eureka mine at Ramaay began shipping ore on Tuesday. Current shipping order calls for 8,500 tons.
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Ironton
Ashland
A. E. Redner
Corrigan, McKinney Company
Cleveland
Eureka
Ramaay
Voelker Announces Dismissal of Education Department
Paul F. Voelker issues notice that all education department employees will be dismissed after July 1. The move follows a VanWagoner notice signaling day to day status post July 1, with critics calling it an outright political purge of Democrat ticket workers.
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Highway Department
Paul F. Voelker
Department of Education
Democrat
Erickson Infant Dies On Sunday
James Raymond Erickson a 13 days old son of Mr and Mrs Helmer Erickson died Sunday afternoon at 4 o clock Funeral services were held at the home Monday afternoon with burial in Hillcrest Cemetery
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James Raymond
Helmer Erickson
Hillcrest Cemetery
Corrigan McKinney Merger Considered With Republic Steel
Chicago Tribune reports talks underway to merge Republic Steel with Otis Steel Holding which controls Corrigan McKinney and is controlled by Cleveland Cliffs Iron. If completed the trio would form a $358 million entity ranking third in U S steel industry with McKinney and Otis smaller units under Eaton interests. Republic Steel has assets over $270 million and annual capacity of 4 8 million tons ingots and 2.5 million tons pig iron.
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Republic Steel Corporation
Otis Steel Holding Company
Corrigan-McKinney Steel Company
Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company
Chicago Tribune
Cleveland
Youngstown
Otis and McKinney
Republic
McKinney
Otis Steel
Eaton
Republic Steel
Republic Iron and Steel Company
Old Time Picnic By Bessemer Fire Department
An old time picnic will be held by the Bessemer fire department on Sunday at Piave park near the Gogebic Country Club. The event offers dancing music lunches refreshments and entertainment for all ages with no admission charged and the public invited.
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Bessemer Fire Department
Piave Park
Gogebic Country Club
Watersmeet Man Escapes Hold-Up Near Golden Lake
Iron River resident Iron River reports a near miss with a road block by a man with a red flag near Golden lake mirroring a earlier hold-up. Police pursue possible link to Gogebic Auto representative James Haydon and a Beechwood store robbery in Iron County.
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Iron River
Gust Mitchell
Watersmeet
Golden Lake
James Haydon
Gogebic Auto Company
Mitchell
Hayden
Iron County
Haydon
Beechwood Store
Olson and Buchko Plan New Cash Grocery Store
Carl E. Olson and Basil Buchko, former Kallander employees, plan to open a cash and carry grocery in the J. R. Johnson block. Their store space in the Johnson block is undergoing remodeling.
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Carl E. Olson
Basil Buchko
J. R. Johnson
Kallander 8
Johnson Block
Bankers Hearings Still On Today
Preliminary hearings for M. A. Hagerman and J. B. Rummage of the closed Peoples State Bank began Wednesday at Ironwood Court House before Judge C. A. Trethewey. Prosecutor W. F. Pellew and attorney W. Patek appeared for the two officials as testimony continued through today.
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M. A. Hagerman
J. 8. Rummage
Peoples State Bank
Court House
C. A. Trethewey
Ironwood
W. F. Pellew
State
Anderson Re elected Bessemer Township School Board President
Dr. C. E. Anderson of Anvil was re elected president of the Bessemer township school board at the annual election, defeating Walfred Westeen of Ramsay by 223 votes. A. J. Fink of Ramsay was re elected treasurer without opposition. The vote by precincts.
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C. E. Anderson
Anvil
Bessemer Township
Walfred Westeen
Ramsay
A. J. Fink
Oldest Bessemer resident Mrs Novakoski dies at 94
Mrs. John Novakoski a long time Bessemer resident aged 94 died Saturday at 3 1 in her Irg Street home from old age complications. Born in Poland March 19 1839 she and husband John Novakoski celebrated their golden 1915 anniversary. Survived by husband 96 daughter Minnie Jozwiak son Joseph Novakoski twenty grandchildren twelve great grandchildren. Funeral at St Sebastian Church with Rev Swoboda officiating. Burial in Hillcrest Cemetery. Pallbearers were four grandsons William John Ben Edward Novak of Wakefield.
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Bessemer
John Novakoski
Irgp
Poland
Josephine Wierzyselski
Mr. Novakoski
Hillrest Cemetery
William
John
Ben
Edward Novak
Wakefield
Upper Peninsula bread raises price by one cent
The Upper Peninsula Bakers' Association announced a one cent per loaf price increase effective Monday June 12 due to higher costs for grain and other ingredients. They cited rising grain prices and ingredient costs as the reason and said the move will allow bakers to use better ingredients and improve quality for customers.
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Upper Peninsula
Upper Peninsula Bakers’ Association
Lutz Marcello and Massie Win in School Vote
Charles H. Lutz led nine candidates with 407 votes to win the one year term on the Bessemer board of education. Frank C. Davis held the vacancy with 268 votes, Bruno Crenna had 117, while Jane Q. Massie and John Marchello were re-elected to three year terms with 368 and 335 votes respectively.
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Bessemer Board of Education
Charles H. Lutz
Frank C. Davis
Bruno Crenna
Jane Q. Massie
John Marechello
Seven members on Bessemer school board in dispute
At a Wednesday meeting Mrs. Andy Byrne qualified as the seventh member pending attorney general ruling on board size. New member Charles Lutz also seated amid election results showing Swanson Smith Skwor and Byrne with votes, while a separate note recalls attorney opinions on whether Bessemer schools fall under fourth class city law or third class school district provisions.
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Andy Byrne
Charles Lutz
City of
Bessemer
Board of Education
Mrs B Blicharz Dies In Milwaukee
Mrs B Blicharz 34 died in Milwaukee Saturday after a two year cancer illness. Born January 38 1899 in Bessemer she formerly was Miss Josephine Superczynski daughter of Frances Superczynski. Survived by husband and four sons Joseph Walter Eugene and Daniel. Funeral and burial held in Milwaukee.
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B. Blichara
Milwaukee
Josephine Supercynski
Frances Supercynski
Bessemer
Joseph
Walter
Eugene
Daniel
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Erickson
Corrigan, McKinney
Corrigan, McKinney Steel Company
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Bessemer Firemen
Watersmeet Man
OVO Ethia
Bankers
Anderson Again
Victor
Fink
Anderson
Westeen
Lutz, Marchello
Massie
Charles H. Swanson
Lucille Rupp Smith
Raymond Skwor
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Marchello
Swanson
Smith
Skwor
Byrne
Davis
Crenna
B. Blicharz
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