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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1943
Page
7
A Bessemer Board of Education session on May 10 1943 in the A D Johnston High School Library reviewed and approved previous minutes and outstanding invoices. The board discussed summer staffing and repairs, approved hires including Mr Reinhold and Mr Paschka for two months, and set wages for teachers and substitutes.
A special meeting at A D Johnston High School Library discussed bidding to paint exterior Washington and High School buildings using Dutch Boy or Eagle white lead and raw linseed oil. Bids due June 1 noon. right to reject bids reserved. Also to refer repair work to the building and grounds committee and appoint election boards for precincts at Washington High Barber schools. Meeting adjourned.
A farmer friendly breakthrough cracks seed balls into individual seed cells enabling single seedlings. This reduces arduous hand thinning and speeds care during labor shortages. Sugar beets grown across 19 states, supplying about a third of American sugar, with wartime emphasis on home-grown sweetness.
Bids for materials require submission to the Superintendent by June 9 at noon. The board may accept or reject all bids. A wage scale sets labor at 75 cents per hour and foreman at 90 cents. A canvass totals 305 Yes 19 No 324 for Special Millage across precincts, with motions to accept the canvass and related actions.
At a June 5 1943 meeting of A D Johnston High School officials led by Dr Mullen Mrs Massie Mr Eckman Mrs Rice and Mr Johnson reviewed a request from Mr Oas for raising Ralph Olson’s summer salary to 160 per month and increasing his teaching pay by 100 for the school year under the married men schedule. The motion to accept passed. A second special session of the Bessemer Board of Education followed June 8 with Dr Mullen Mrs Massie Mr Johnson Mr Lutz and Mrs.
Building and Grounds Committee of the Bessemer Board of Education met June 9 1943 in the Superintendent's Office. Bids tabulated for Dutch Boy White Lead Turpentine Glazier's Putty and Raw Linseed Oil. purchases approved from Frick's Johnson Hardware and Hansen Lumber Company at specified f.o.b. High School prices.
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