Army Uses Illegal Nets Seized by Michigan to Aid Army Work
The U S Army uses illegal nets seized by the Michigan department of conservation in Great Lakes waters to camouflage suns and military works. Nets from Michigan waters near the state boundary were set illegally by fishermen from states where mesh is legal. Fort Custer received the last boxes of illegal mesh nets.
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Army
U. S. Army
Michigan Department of Conservation
Great Lakes
Michigan
Fort Custer
Michigan Fisheries Output in 1939 Food Fish Value
The report notes uncertainty about how rival job prospects and demand shifts for fish could alter Michigan’s fishing industry. It cites that in 1939 the state’s fisheries produced a food fish supply valued at 2.5 million dollars based on complete income figures.
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Michigan
Legislature Finds Limits on Boat License Fees
Maximum resident license for any single boat is 60 dollars. Powerboats or rowboats over 16 feet pay 1 dollar per foot. Vessels over 10 gross tons pay 1 dollar per ton over 10, up to the 60 maximum. Minimum commercial fishing license is 10 dollars for nets or set hooks under ice or with a rowboat 16 feet or less. A proposal to raise the minimum to 25 dollars died in committee.
Firefighting Crew Foils Superintendent’s Frost Plot
Bernard McTiver, superintendent of Lake Superior state forest, set small fires at his Newberry garden to ward off frost for corn beans and potatoes. CCC forest fire suppression crews from Camp Superior saw the flames and extinguished them before damage occurred.
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Camp Superior
Bernard McTiver
Lake Superior State Forest
Newberry
McTiver
CCC
Long Distance Spotting Of Forest Fire Near Gwinn
A forest fire over 92 acres near Gwinn was spotted from a conservation tower over 70 miles away. Fire location was confirmed by cross shots from two other towers each 50 miles distant. County officers report over 160 deer killed on highways in a month, with Julius Thorsen and Alex McLean each disposing of 60 carcasses and Burt Furst burying 40. The deer is not always the only fate.
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Conservation Commission
Mple
Hauters
Gwinn
Conservation Department
Conservation Officers
Schoolcraft
Mackinac
Alger
Julius Thorsen
Munising
Alex McLean
Engadine
Burt Furst
Seney
Deer Car Collision Near Grayling Kills Motorist
A springtime deer vehicle crash near Grayling in lower Michigan is linked to the death of the motorist. The incident follows at least one fatal deer collision reported in the area this season.
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Grayling
Lower
Michigan
Red throated loon sent for mounting in Michigan
A red throat loon captured by a Marquette commercial fisherman was sent to the University of Michigan Museum at Ann Arbor for mounting. Ornithologists with the conservation department rate this loon as a rare transient in Marquette and note it is an occasional winter visitor in Michigan.
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Marquette
University of Michigan Museum
Ann Arbor
Michigan
Moose Seen Near Gwinn Marks First Sighting Since Restoration
A bull moose was spotted by a conservation department towerman near Gwinn in the Escanaba River tract. The animal is likely one of the Isle Royale released moose, part of a multi year restoration effort in the game area.
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Crawford County
Shupee Lake
Lovells
Wilter Lew Dorman
Grassire
North Branch
Conservation Department
Escanaba River
Department
Gwinn
Isle Royale
Gender gaps in bluegill fishing in Michigan lakes
The Michigan conservation department found that among year round creel census lakes one in five summer anglers is a woman, while among steady fishermen the ratio drops to one in twenty five. This highlights a gender gap in lake angling participation.
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Michigan
The
Conservation Department
Tce
Birthday Parry Reveals Tasty Cake Recipe Favor
Bobby asked Mrs Josher for the recipe to bake a cake like it and was surprised when she gave him two extra pieces. His mother notes his habit of seeking clues to sweets, not just the cake itself.
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Bobby
Establish New Ore- Carrying Record for the Coulby
The steamer Harry Coulby captained by Sid Smith of Interlake Steamship Co. set a new ore cargo record on June 5 at Great Northern Railway docks in Superior Wisconsin by loading 15982 gross tons of iron ore destined for Youngstown Sheet and Tube in Indiana Harbor. The ship drew 22 feet forward and 22 feet 6 inches aft with a previous peak of 15974 tons from Ashland Wisconsin July 31 1940, beating earlier records set at Two Harbors Minnesota.
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Harry Coulby
Sid Smith
Interlake Steamship Co
Pickands, Mather & Co
Great Lakes
Great Northern Railway
Superior
Wis
Coulby
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co
Indiana Harbor
Ind
Lake Superior
North Western Ore Dock
Ashland
Two Harbors
Minn
Waitress Quips About Omelet From School of Cookery
In a humorous diner exchange a waitress jokes that the omelet may have come from the nearby school of cookery and home economics, implying the students failed their examination if the diner gets sick. The line invites readers to advertise in The Herald.
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School of Cookery and Home Economics
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Neoise
Shupac Lake
M. J. DeBoer
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Lakeview
Oregon
Lens Leneve
Asker
Lenerve
Midwest
IFSS
Neck of the Woods
Lake Superior District Power Co
Leno
S'i’ Bessemer
Herald
Yuille
Little Miss
Mummy
John J. Frick
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