Michigan Among Nation's Best Transportation Systems
Michigan boasts an extensive border to border interstate highway from Detroit to Berrien County, the longest toll-free stretch in the United States. The state hosts 21 railroads serving 81 of 83 counties and 13 air carriers with 133 airports, linking Michigan to national and international markets.
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Michigan
Detroit
Berrien County
Lake Michigan
United States
Detroit, Chicago
St. Lawrence Seaway
Great Lakes
Michigan Customs District
Michigan Is Transportation Proximity Drives Industry
Michigan highlights its transportation system as a key industrial asset in a advertising series by the Michigan Press Association and the Michigan Economic Development Department. The message appears in the Shepherd Argus and urges readers to share the ad with friends outside Michigan to boost industrial development.
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Michigan
Michigan Press Association
Michigan Economic Development Department
Prohibits Sale of Explosives to Minors
A Senate bill approved by the House last week would bar selling explosives to minors. If enacted it would make such sales a misdemeanor and target items like gunpowder dynamite and other explosives to youths.
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Senate
House
Bill Would Let Counties Advertise Economic Advantages
A bill by Rep. DeMaso of Battle Creek to let county boards appropriate funds to advertise their county's advantages for industry passed the House last week. The measure would authorize levies or appropriations to attract industry to the county.
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DeMaso
Battle Creek
County Boards of Supervisors
Bill Would Stop Additions to Sales Contracts
A proposed bill would outlaw adding to existing sales contracts to prevent repossession of paid and unpaid items after default. The measure, backed by Rep Currie of Detroit, faces Senate review amid objections from agricultural groups. Additional notes mention social visits and training milestones in Alma.
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Bill
It May Cost More to Get Married Soon
A House bill increasing marriage license fees from two to three dollars may become law, prompting warnings that delaying matrimony will cost more. Detroit representatives sponsored the measure amid claims of anti marriage conspiracies, dismissed by one official as having little deterrent effect.
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House
Detroit
House Passes Bill To Regulate the Migrant Worker
After lengthy debate farm operators in the House voice objections as the chamber advances legislation aimed at regulating migrant labor. The measure seeks new rules governing duties wages housing and recruitment of seasonal workers. Supporters say the bill safeguards workers while critics warn it may add red tape for farms.
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House
Shepherd Briefs Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Moore of Alma
Mr and Mrs Clarence Moore of Alma were Sunday afternoon visitors in Shepherd. The item notes a social call or casual visit without further details.
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Frank Moore
August Hofweber
Jack Hofweber
Tom
William Hofweber
A. E. Murphy
Mabel Shelley
Blanche Spaid
Laurel Clevenger
F. J. Cauchon
Red Cross
Wilcox Hospital
Alma
Shepherd
Clarence Moore
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Mt. Pleasant
E. Broadway
Wire Service
Adams
N. Mission, Mt. Pleasant
New
Florida
McIntosh
Dick’s Produce Market
New York
Dick Murphy
Currie
Don Rhode & Sons
Jewelry & Diamonds
Nilson Jewelers
Gm Wade
Chrysler
Saratoga
Interna
Valiant
JEEP
Windsor
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