Russian Mining Conditions in Krivoi Rog District
An American engineer reports on Krivoi Rog in Ukraine, detailing ore quality, mining methods, transportation, and output. Deep mines average 500 feet, largest mine about 2000 tons daily. ore shipped to Soviet furnaces with some export to Germany and Poland in exchange for electrical machinery. Workers face rationed foods, scarce clothing, and the Five Year Plan system, with emphasis on the harsh daily realities of bread and price disparities.
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Russia
Skillings’ Mining Review
Charles M. Harry
Krivoi Rog
Oglebay, Norton & Co
Crooked Horn
Ukraine
Black Sea
Wheat Belt
Baku
Dnieper Stroy
Krivoi
America
Germany
Poland
Dmeiper Petrovsk
Harry
Fed
Barefooted Russian Wanderers Strain Under Costs
Prices at 200 rubles a pair push many toward barefooted travel while average minors earn 5 to 6 rubles a day. Large cities see hundreds sleeping on station floors awaiting trains, with three to four days of waiting. Government requires police permits for journeys over four miles to curb wanderers. Yet many Russians, though dispossessed, remain hopeful things will improve guided by shared congenial resilience.
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Moscow
Leningrad
Harry
Upper Peninsula Legion Convention at Soo June 24 25
Arrangements are nearly complete for the U P convention of the American Legion to be held at the Soo on June 24 25 and 26 with notable guests including Governor Bracker Major Murphy Harold Plummer and Leslie P Kergen. Drum and bugle corps from eight cities are set to contest for 264 134 and 109 in prizes depending on entries.
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Upper Peninsula
American Legion
The
Soo
Wilber M. Bracker
Major Murphy
Detroit
Harold Plummer
Leslie P. Kergen
Michigan
Mary Ripley
Robert Robinson
Army and
Mary
Calumet
Marquette
Iron River
Hancock
Kingsford
Iron Mountain
Escanaba
Upper Peninsula drum and bugle convention events planned
Captains report at 8:30 a m Saturday June 23 with competitions at Brady Park at 9 a m and a grand parade at 2 p m. Excursion fares offer 60 percent round trip. First class tickets sell June 24 25 with return by June 28. Dixie Hotel serves as headquaters. Veterans and Michigan bonus reps will assist on site. A silver plaque will reward the most active post.
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Upper Peninsula
Brady Park
Soo Line
Michigan
Kansas City
Dixie Hotel
Veterans’ Administration
Soo
Hendry Chosen as Iron River Schools Leader
Iron River board unanimously elected Frank Hendry former Royal Oak public schools head to fill the superintendent vacancy caused by C A Pfeiffer retirement. Salary set at 3000 dollars for one year beginning August.
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Iron River Board of Education
Frank Hendry
Public Schools of
Royal Oak
Mich
C. A. Pfeiffer
Hendry
Board of Education
Michigan Corporation Reports And Tax Details For 1932
Michigan corporations will receive 1932 report blanks in late June. The 1931 privilege tax collected by June 4, 1932 totaled 6 864 277 94 dollars. The 1932 blanks include instructions due to the fully effective 1931 corporation code changes. About 18 000 profit corporations and 7 000 other corporations face different filing duties including non profit and utility firms. Up to June 1 1932 the motor vehicle division notes rising trailer use in Michigan.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan
Corporation Division
Department of State
Railroads
Telegraph
Trailer License Totals Rise Sharply This Year
A total of 48,859 trailer licenses were issued this year, up 9,269 from last year. On June 1, 1982 the number of licensed trailers in use was nearly double the 28,140 issued by the same date in 1930.
Magnetic Minerals and Argentina’s Imports
There are only seven common minerals with magnetic attraction at least one percent of iron. Sixty-five percent of Argentina’s manufactured goods are imported from other countries.
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Argentina
Countries
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Gogebic
Lake Superior
Cain
Battle of
Bunker Hill
Bessemer National Bank
U. P. Convention OF Legion
John J. Frick
Herak
D Publishing Co
Bessemer
Castoria
Mies Lane
Chester Orchard
Peoria, Ml
Margaret Lane
London Daily Express and
International News Service
West Maywood
Peoria
Ilinois
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