Great Lakes St Lawrence Seaway Project Faces Completion
Hearings on a House bill to cooperate with Canada for finishing the St Lawrence Seaway were scheduled. The plan aims to carve a deep channel and build power facilities, enabling ocean traffic vessels up to 25,000 tons and creating a 27-foot draft between the Great Lakes and the Atlantic.
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House
United States
Canada
St. Lawrence Seaway
Congress
Roosevelt
Great Lakes
Atlantic Ocean
William S. Knudsen
OPM
Kelly
Chicago
Mitchell Hepburn
Ontario
Sault Ste. Marie
Duluth-Superior
Ont
Mich
Bruyeres
North West Company
Hudson Bay Co
Fort Mackinac
St. Mary’s Falls
Montreal
Duluth
Grand Portage
First canal and lock at Sault Ste Marie opens commerce
The text recalls the 1855 opening of the U S government canal and lock at Sault Ste Marie, marking a milestone in Lake Superior trade and national industrial growth, noting the vast transformation in American commerce and industry since.
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Sault Ste. Marie
U. S
Lake Superior
Youngster Seeks Job Guarding Wildlife
A 10 year old Hicks Lake resident near Ewart Osceola county writes to conservation officials asking to become a game warden. He says he cannot arrest but would report violations. Officials commend his zeal but say no commission now, noting he may be a good recruit in 10 to 15 years.
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Hicks Lake
Ewart
Osceola County
50 Cents Per Fish Is Too Expensive Food Is Too Expensive
In Otsego county near Gaylord a fisherman was fined 33 dollars in justice court after being arrested by Conservation Officer Leo Marlatt on the West Branch of the Sturgeon river. He had 47 trout, 32 over the limit and 34 under sized.
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Otsego County
Gaylord
Justice Court
Leo Marlatt
Sturgeon River
No Butts Customer Notes Shorter Cigars From Manufacturer
A customer comments on cigar size while a proprietor explains that manufacturers shorten the last inch since that portion is typically discarded by buyers. This exchange reflects a period humor about product changes and consumer expectations.
Woodchuck not as bad as pictured on farms
A Rose Lake wildlife station report defends the woodchuck with reservations as a helper to increase rabbit supply for hunting. Investigators found 100 dens show rabbits use most dens by tracks, though only two rabbits were found in 36 dens excavated. most dens have two entrances allowing rabbit escape if cornered.
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Conservation Department
Rose Lake Wildlife Experiment Station
Woodchuck tolerance linked to rabbit populations
Warren Shapton of the station staff reports that tolerating woodchucks where they do not threaten crops may aid rabbit management. He notes that woodchuck holes alone do not harbor rabbits, but abandoned fields near brushy coverts likely boost cottontail numbers.
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Warren Shapton
Judgment Heard As Witness Faces Perjury Charge
In a courtroom scene the judge sternly warns a witness after he claims to have one brother while the sister testifies to two. The exchange underscores the court's demand for truth and accuracy in testimony as the Herald emphasizes reliable printing.
Gogebic On List For Stamp Plan
The plan to open food stamp offices hinges on approval from ten of the fifteen Upper Peninsula counties led by Gogebic and including Alger Baraga Delta Dickinson Keweenaw Marquette Ontonagon and Schoolcraft. Five counties Chippewa Mackinac Houston Menominee and Luce are expected to approve soon, with Duluth as administrative headquar ters and Ion Mountain housing the mail point for the UP.
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Upper Peninsula
Michigan
Prentiss M. Brown
Secretary of Agriculture
Alger
Baraga
Delta
Dickinson
Gogebic
Len Keweenaw
Marquette Ontonagon
Schoolcraft
Boards of Supervisors
Chippewa
Mackinac
Houston
Menominee
Luce
Agriculture Department
Surplus Marketing Administration
Duluth Minn
U. P
State Welfare Commission
Ion Mountain
Upper Peninsula Legion Convention to Draw 11500
The Upper Peninsula American Legion convention will be in Ironwood July 10-13 with 11500 visitors expected from northern Michigan Wisconsin and Minnesota. Mile Warner national Commander will be principal speaker. Also concurrent are Forty and Eight American Legion Auxiliary and Sons of the American Legion events. Home industries need support.
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Upper Peninsula
American Legion
Ironwood
Forty and Eight
American Legion Auxiliary
Sons of the American Legion
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Convention Corporation
Mile Warner
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Maurice R. Burt
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National Defense
Captain Bruyeres
Francis H., Clergue
St. Mary’s River
St. Mary's Falls
St. Mary’s Rapors
Superior
Wis
Geateuns Lawrence
British Actors Orphans Home
Gould Foundation
New York
Young America
American Museum of Natural History
South
East Africa
Pascagoula
Miss
James A. Farrell, Jr
Inset
American South African Line
Capetown
the Herald
White Birch Main St
Gogeric
Food Stamp Plan
U. P. Legion
Elmer J. Kuivinen
Peoples State Bank
New England
West
Goebel
Goebel Brewing Company
Detroit
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