Feller Signs 1955 Contract With Indians
Bob Feller inks his 1955 deal with the Cleveland Indians after joining the team in 1936 as a farm boy. The AL veteran and 200 win hurler leads the active majors with Hal Newhouser in career victories, marking a landmark pact for a storied pitcher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whey
Bob Feller
Exvieré
Cleveland Indians
Feller
The
Tribe
Iowa
Hal Newhouser
C, C, Spink & Son
St. Louis
Missouri
Sporting Goods Trade Directory
England
Poachers Still A Problem In Michigan Deer Herd
Michigan conservation officials report surveys show illegal deer kills are a significant factor in deer management. Responses from hunters and spot checks indicate a need for a comprehensive study to measure the impact and guide future controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Conservation Department
Lower Peninsula
Straits of Mackinac
Dee
Upper Peninsula
Rifle River
Gladwin
Rose Lake Wildlife Station
Lansing
Spearing Season Ends February 28 Across Inland Waters
Ice spearing on inland waters ends February 28, with limited allowed hunting on the Great Lakes and connecting waters afterward. March to May permit spearing carp redhorse suckers mullet and other fish under updated regulations available from license dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Lakes
Starved Deer Reports Highlight Tough Michigan Winter
Conservation officials in northern Michigan report scattered cases of starved deer as winter worsens conditions. In Escanaba and Gaylord districts, several cases noted though verification varies. Mio reports one case, Gladwin sees deer feeding on burn areas, with losses likely. officials warn droughts in yarding areas show broader herd stress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conservation Department
Escanaba
Gaylord
Mio
Gladwin
Michigan
Boy Scouts Complete 4400 Good Turn Projects in Michigan
Michigan Scouts and leaders totaling about 52 000 participated in 4400 conservation Good Turn projects in 1954. Erosion control soil and water work included 1423 projects. forestry 1253 projects covered tree planting and fire prevention, while fish and wildlife efforts added hedgerows nesting boxes and brush piles. Additional programs taught outdoor manners aid to officials and gun safety campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts
Michigan
Clare County Road Board Proceedings February 3 1955
The Clare County Road Commission held its February 3 1955 meeting in Harrison with Chairman Avery Barber presiding. Members Bruce Bauer and others approved the January minutes and payroll of 7697.96 and authorized numerous bills including gravel, truck maintenance, fuel, parts, and materials, with adjournment after routine items and later reconvening at 1 pm.
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Harrison
Michigan
Clare County Road Commission
Avery Barber
Barber
Bruce and
Bauer
T & Int
Dodge
O.A.B
Service
Coal & Sabateg
Printing & Office
Petrick
Clare
Avery
Elmer Amble
Lakes Open To Take Winter Kill Fish
Three lakes are opened under emergency order due to winter kill and low oxygen in thick ice. A. B. Cook notes oxygen depletion in shallow weedy lakes when ice melts, prompting rapid fish growth. Ronniecastle Lake Kalamazoo County and Fennessy Lake and Wastmanville Bayou Ottawa County join recent Grand River bayou as emergency openings.
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A. B. Cook
The
Conservation Department
Fish Division
Director of Conservation
Ronniecastle Lake
Kalamazoo County
Fennessy Lake
Wastmanville Bayou
Ottawa County
Grand River
Birthday Party for Wilfred Landers Jr.
Wilfred Landers Jr. celebrated his seventh birthday after school Thursday with fifteen little friends and cousins. Gifts, ice cream, cake, and sandwiches were enjoyed as relatives joined the party. Mr. and Mrs. David Cook of Midland spent the weekend with the Cook and Landers families.
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Wilfred Landers Jr
David Cook
Midland
Peter Cook
Donna Landers
Vicki Lynne Gaskill
Marion
Virgil Blarkledge
Detroit
Joe Landers
Ray Wyman
Richard Loucks
Pontiac
Burton Landers
Judith’ UpChurch
Town Hall
Wilfred Landers
Sam Gaskill
John Gaskill
Cadillac
Muskegon
Dorothy Vanderwoude
Virgil Blackledge
Peter James Cook
Manistee
Clare City Commission Proceedings Report
Regular meeting minutes from Clare Michigan February 7 1955 record roll call approvals permits transfers police bid reports salary adjustments and property transactions including a 1000 check authorization and right of way parcel details for Marquette Railroad and Ann Arbor line adjustments to city limits and adjournment actions with mayor Howard Everts and city clerk alex McKinnon noted.
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Claré
Mich
City of
Clare
Everts
Cooper
Emerson Gillmer
5Th
Fred J. Dunn
Yeas
Groves
Haley
Walters
Peterson and Westberg
Graves
Nays
T. H. McConica III
Clare County
Michigan
Ann Arbor
Yeus
Groves Haley
Carrié _Morall
T. H. McCorlea
Marquette Railroad Company
Clare-Harrison Braunch
Wheaton Ave
McEwin
West City
Sales tax receipts rise in northern Michigan during July tourism spike
The Michigan Travel Council reports January and July sales tax figures for 50 northern counties and the Upper Peninsula. July receipts total 2 912 478 versus January 1 832 398, with UP alone up 51 1 percent. Some favored counties show increases near 300 percent.
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Michigan Tourist Council
Michigan
Lansing
Upper Peninsula
Robert J. Furlong
The
Council
Bold plan to build Mackinac Straits Bridge foundations in 1955
The Mackinac Straits Bridge project shifted from the usual shore to midspan foundations to meet the November 1957 opening. Contractors mobilized four million dollars in gear at St Ignace and Mackinaw City, with cofferdams and caissons advancing despite weather. About $14.48 million of the $96.4 million bond proceeds had been spent on construction and engineering.
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Straits of Mackinac
Bridge Authority
Prentiss Brown
Brown
Mackinac
St. Ignace
Mackinaw City
Mississippi River
Hudson
Hire Canal
Duluth
Straits
No Straits
Merritt-Chapman
Scott
D. B. Steinman
Fish Law Court Test Goes On
A Cassopolis circuit court case begins February 14 over a 16 year old Michigan fishing law. Elkhart businessman W G Cuppy was arrested and convicted in justice court for nonresident winter fishing in six Southwestern Michigan counties. He appeals and may challenge the law’s constitutionality before the state supreme court with assistance from Nicholas We Olds of the attorney general's conservation department.
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Michigan
Cassopolis
W. G. Cuppy
Elkhart
Indiana
Justice Court
State Supreme Court
Nicholas We Olds
Conservation Department
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Warren Magnuson
Dem
Washington
Senate Commerce Committee
Supreme Court
Board OF
Clare County Road Commissioners
Paul Holderman
Citizens State Bank
Mrs. Herbert Bates
Marshall Brock
Clare Courity
Secretary of State
O. J. Vanest OY AE Collins
Doyle Freight Lines
Art Damoth Agency
Jack Reynolds _ a Beairda Tr
G. G., Slaynaugh
Bell Telephone, Co
Harrison Brevator
Tim, Catter
Auto Clinic
Morton Hardware
Stanley Works
Claré County Cesar
T Co
Comm
Bruce
Corim
Bayer
Winterfield
Rma Ln i
Mackinac Straits
Alpena
Pier
Chicago Bridge and Iron Company
Fish Law Court
Bob Howley
W. Sid
Standard Service
Clare, Michigan
Ford
McEwan
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