Snow removal a huge problem in the Upper Peninsula
Winter storms threaten 1728 miles of state highways in Michigan's Upper Peninsula as snow removal crews prepare to keep roads open. Keweenaw, Ontonagon and Houghton counties report heavy snows, while officials stress the vital role of transportation in defense and industry.
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Michigan State Highway Department
Upper Peninsula
Straits of Mackinac
Key West
Florida
Lake Superior
Keweenaw
Ontonagon
Houghton
Alger
Luce
G. Donald Kennedy
State Highway Department
Highway Department
Lower Michigan
Michigan
Mackinac
Schoolcraft
Marquette
Etnence Siensiensesh
Menominee
SID Es Alatet Inceetiaideces Oe
Ore shipments hit new Lake Superior record in 1941
Lake Superior ore consumption reached a monthly high of 6 612 186 gross tons in October while first ten months of 1941 total 62 772 674 tons an all time high. Montreal mine at Montreal Wisconsin expected to top 1 100 000 tons this season. Oliver orders heavy rail equipment for Minnesota mines. Shaft progress at Mather Ishpeming and Sherwood shaft at Mineral Hills advance toward planned depths.
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Lake Superior
Lake Erie
Montreal
Wis
Mather
Ishpeming
Sherwood
Mineral Hills
Iron River
Straits Ferry Traffic Surges in November 1941
State highway officials report 360 448 cars carried by Straits ferries in the first 11 months of 1941, up 72 297 from 1940. November alone saw 36 662 cars, a 33.6 percent rise. Deer harvest sets a record with hunters returning across the Straits. New baby announcements include births to Brandt and Bodah families in Wakefield and Las Vegas.
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Straits of Mackinac
State Highway Department
G. Donald Kennedy
Straits
Highway Department
Birth of Son to Aston Family at Home
Aston and his partner welcomed a son born at their home on Tuesday. The infant weighed nine and a half pounds. The weather note recalls a warm spell with a 53 degree high on Thursday, a 18 degree below zero reading last year, and a Friday snow event that dropped nearly three inches by noon.
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Aston
Gogebic Range
The
Ther
Temperature Drop Ahead Of Saturday Morning
The thermometer dropped rapidly with expectations of normal winter temperatures before Saturday morning.
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Mometer
Named Youth Rotar William Jacobson Chosen December Guest
William Jacobson has been named Youth Rotar for December and will attend Rotary club meetings all month. He was introduced at the Monday gathering by Jack Graikoski, November Youth Rotar. Giant rays can reach 29 feet in width and weigh over a ton yet may leap fully out of the water.
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William Jacobson
Rotary Club
Jack Graikoski
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Peninsula
Mining News
New York
Clifton Ore Co
New Iron Ore
M. A. Hanna Co
Ben Erickson
Wakefield
New
Oliver
Oliver Iron Mining Co
Minnesota
W. P. Chinn
Pickands, Mather & Co
A. C. Chisholm
Davidson
Davidson Property
Forbes
Jones and Laughlin
North Range Mining Company
Fred Brandt
Harold Brandt
Las Vegas
N. M
Mr. Brandt
Ralph Bodah
Wakefield Hospital
Jacob Syreini
Plymouth
Mrs
Bert Minier, Thom
Ski Lac
Northland
Ironwood, Eb E OF Penney Co., Inc
America
Eversharp
Nya
Army
Wakefield Pharmacy
City of
Rotar
Federal
First National Bank of Wakefield
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Lake Superior Dist. Power Co
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