Damage to fish stock from June rains threatens next year’s planting
Officials of the department of conservation assess the scope of loss to fish stock raised for planting as record rains swell streams and flood ponds. Early reports describe ponds mixing species, dams breaking, and spawning disrupted, with an uncertain count of fish lost and delays in maintenance and hatchery operations.
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Department of Conservation
Fish Division
Watersmeet Hatchery
Tourists Increase At Menominee Lodge On US-41
Menominee lodge reports rising tourist registrations with visitors from the American continent and abroad. Manager Bruemmer says the lodge provides impartial tourist information, noting Michigan's Upper Peninsula attracts office workers, farmers and businesspeople on vacation as about 60 percent of traffic on US-41 near the lodge is social and recreational. A recent highway department survey is cited.
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Menominee
Michigan
Upper Peninsula
Bruemmer
Escanaba
Peninsula
Highway Department
Howell Supt John S Page Named MEA President
Supt John S Page of Howell is elected president of the Michigan Education Association taking office July 1. A former standout semi pro catcher in South Central Michigan, he previously led Blissfield as high school principal and later superintendent, coaching baseball and football. He earned AB and MA degrees from the University of Michigan after attending Michigan State Normal College and has served Howell schools since 1922.
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John S. Page
Howell
Michigan Education Association
Michigan
Supt
Page
St. Joseph County
Colon High School
Michigan State Normal College
Ypsilanti
Blissfield
Supt. Page
Tekonsha
Quincy
Colon
Union City
University of Michigan
Construction of Municipal Electric Distribution System Bessemer
City of Bessemer Michigan invites sealed bids for construction of overhead primary and secondary lines serving much of the city. Bid deadline July 6 1989 at 8 pm CST. Proposals require 5 percent bid bond and deposit refundable on return of plans. Bonds insurance and wage requirements apply. City reserves right to reject any or all bids. Walter E Maki City Clerk.
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Bessemer
Michigan
U. S
City Hall
Bessemer Michigan
City of
Walter E. Maki
Travel trend survey hints doubling in 15 years
A Michigan survey suggests this class of travel will double over the next 15 years. An accompanying Herald ad copy hints at promotional rates and future growth opportunities for the travel sector.
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Michigan
the Herald
Uncertain Michigan school funding alarms new MEA leader
John S. Page, incoming president of the Michigan Education Association, warns that uncertain state aid endangers public education and demands new funding measures. He cites budget planning disruptions, delayed teacher contracts, and the need for a fair distribution formula to support over a million students and 34,000 teachers while resisting political manipulation.
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Michigan Education Association
Friends of Education
Michigan
Arnold Transit to operate by trips Mackinac Island July first
U P briefs announce Arnold Transit Company will run by trips on Mackinac Island linking Mackinaw City and the island with steamer Elva and speed cruiser Good News. Ishim Transportation runs Algomah I and Florence K on daily round trips from Mackinaw City’s Michigan Central deck. Oliver H Perry all steel steamer joins fleet. built 100 feet long with 22 foot beam and 3.3 foot draft, 12 mph, ice breaking reinforced bow. Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island hosts major summer conventions and many groups including state associations and Greek societies. Prosecutions attorneys and friends gather July 27. Zeta Tau Alpha Phi Delta Phi events in August. Charles Zwick Orchestra provides music. Gus Howard and others perform. Nahma school faculty features Frank Gruber, noted Civil War author.
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Mackinac Island
Arnold Transit Company
Wac Od
Ohio Conservation Department
Perry
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Grand
Theta Sigma Upsilon
Phi Delta Phi
Charles Zwick
Gus Howard
Martin and Marvel
Detroit Governor Signs Pedestrian Safety Contest
Governor Loren P. Dieter signs a national pedestrian protection contest promoted by the American Automobile Association. Awards will honor states reducing pedestrian accidents as cities across Michigan and the nation host similar events. H. O. Rounds of the Automobile Club of Michigan notes pedestrians now form a growing share of motor crash deaths, with about thirty percent of last year’s street and highway fatalities. Captain C. J. Scavarda of the Michigan State Police is named the state reporting officer.
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Detroit
Loren B P. Dietinser
Wiehigens
American Automobile Association
Michigan
H. O. Rounds
The
Automobile Club of Michigan
C. J. Scavarda
Michigan State Police
Seasonal Rush Missouri and Blueberry Festival in Manistique
Seasonal Rush Missouri details a Paramount film project and an academic summer session with instructors including George W. Stark and Anne Campbell. Manistique reports the Blueberry festival July 22 to 24 with Niceberry pie on call for a small fee. Editors wonder about blueberry shipments to papers during the convention, similar to the Escanaba smelt jamboree.
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Manistique
E. L. Schatzman
Escanaba
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MEA
Europe
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Phon
Ioniths
Flint
Pontiac
Port Huron
Cattle Creek
Center Line
Ann Arbor
U.P. Briefs
Nahma
Frank Gruber
Hollywood
Gruber
Missouri
Jesse James
Quantrell
Paramount Pictures
George W. Stark
Anne Campbell
Peter DeVries
Wallace Kirkhind
Atnolki Mulder
Robert Gessner
O. T. Spruneman
Howard Thomas
Lewis Adamic
Kenneth Rowe
U. P
Blueberry Festival
Bessemer, Michigan
Louisa
Filippini City
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