Doubtful Future of Lake Superior Iron Ores in World Power
R C Allan of Oglebay Norton analyzes the Lake Superior iron ore situation and its economic and political dimensions. He notes a first-third-century mineral boom, rising consumption, shifting sources, and the race for new ore fields, stressing wealth distribution, national security, and the need to secure future supplies for the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Superior
R. C. Allen
Cleveland
Oglebay
Norton
Gy Hagen
Livi
United States
Stevens
Immanuel Lutheran Church Luther League Activities
Immanuel Lutheran Church and Luther League will meet. Choir practice Wednesday at 7:00 pm. Adult instruction Tuesday at 3 and 7 pm. Class instructions Friday at 4:15 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Luther League
Record of Michigan 1934 forest fires lowest in history
Michigan’s 1934 forest fire figures show 3 038 fires burning 53 016 acres across 14 districts, far below 1933 levels of 4 557 fires and 202 090 acres. Upper Peninsula logged 1 374 fires and 19 385 acres. Lower Peninsula 1 664 fires and 33 630 acres. Alcona County saw the largest single fire at about 7 000 acres, with wildlife losses noted and about a dozen fawns rescued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Field Administration Division
Department of Conservation
Upper Peninsula
Mich
Lower Peninsula
Lower Peninsulas
Alcona County
Alcona
Perarge
Mar
Pane
Montreal Mine Heaviest Shipper of 1934 Season
Montreal Mine led Oglebay Norton Company tonnage in 1934 Gogebic range shipments with 582 135 tons about 25 percent of the range total. Total company shipments were 817 080 tons led by Montreal and Eureka mines, while Oliver Iron Mining and Pickands Mather also contributed large totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Oglebay, Norton Co
Gogebic
Eureka
Oliver Iron Mining Company
Norrie, Pabst and Puritan
Ironwood
Bessemer Township
Pickands, Mather Company
Newport
Erwin
Anvil
Keeweenow
Sunday Lake
Wakefield
M. A. ‘Hanna Company
corrigan-McKinney Interests
Ironton
Bessemer
Tilden
Republic Steel Corporation
Lake Superior Ore Association
Michigan small game season ends in open counties
Michigan Game Division reports the small game season closes November 30 in open counties. Deer and bear seasons end in open counties, raccoon hunting ends in the lower peninsula. Beaver and muskrat trapping continues with zone based end dates. badger and raccoon trapping extend into January and December per zone rules.
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Michigan
Game Division
Department of Conservation
Lower Peninsula
Upper
Upper Peninsula
Townline
Benzie
Manistee
Wexford
Lowe Peninsula
Former Wakefield Girl Soloist In Orchestra
Gretchen Meyers, daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Meyers, a former Wakefield resident, solos with the Copper County Symphony Orchestra under director Prof Martti Nisonen of Suomi College Hancock. Recent programs at Painesdale and Hancock drew capacity crowds. works by Dvorak Saint Saens Liszt Strauss and others were featured. Vocal soloists include Esther Delbridge Kathleen Watters Will Hall Gretchen Meyers Elbridge Rantamaki and Arthur Hill. More concerts planned across Copper Country communities this winter.
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Copper County
Will Hall
Dr. Highby
Gretyn Meyers
John Rantamaki
Elbridge
Arthur Hill Is
Copper Country
Resignation and police patrols around local schools
Oscar Swanson resigns from the local police force and Joseph Salo takes his position. ERA men are assigned to support the police chief in patrolling the school district. Drivers must slow near school zones and cooperate to prevent accidents involving children. Patrols are stationed on north and south streets of the city school campus, at Central and Verona schools, and along US-2 at the Wico location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Swanson
Joseph Salo
ERA
Central
Verona
Wico
Vesper Service Moves to 5 PM at Union Church
The Union church schedules a vesper service at 5 PM on Sunday replacing the morning service. Special music will be by Mrs. Kenneth Duncan. Sunday school remains at 11 AM, with a 4 PM vesper story class for children. Rev. H C Cooley will preach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Kenneth Duncan
H.C. Cooley
Wakefield defendants face liquor charges in district court
Wakefield area defendants faced multiple liquor related charges after Monday and Tuesday court sessions. Mathilda Laine was found guilty, Theodore Beaudette acquitted, Jay Osier convicted, and Sam Johnson acquitted. Ploshak, Haney action tied to sale of liquor. Siala and Yersamboski convicted. Jillian Fetters Phelan charged. Investigator Jack Haney involved in testimonies for several cases.
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Mathilda Laine
Wakefield
Eodore Beaudette
Jay Osier
Ploshak
Ironwood
Judee G
Jack Haney
Sam Johnson
Oscar Siala
Wakefield Township
Frank Yersamboski
Marenisco
Jillian Fetters Phelan
Watersmeet
State Liquor Commission
Personal notices from Kelly Lake to Houghton area
A collection of local personals noting visits, returns from trips, and family events. Mrs. Phil Hesgron visits her mother in Kelly Lake while Mr. and Mrs. Peter Bugni return to Houghton from relatives. Several others travel or send greetings, with births, civic changes, and retirements referenced in brief blurbs.
Michigan Christmas tree law requires written landowner consent
A bulletin from the upper peninsula development bureau explains the Michigan Christmas tree law. It mandates written consent from landowners for cutting or removing Christmas trees and related plant parts within the state. Violators face fines up to 100 dollars and up to three months in jail. The law applies to owners and nonowners alike, requiring a written description of the land and owner identification.
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Upper Peninsula Development Bureau
Michigan
Agitook
Michigan Drivers Warned To Update Licenses
About 260000 Michigan motorists drive without licenses though 750000 had obtained new licenses by Dec 1 1931. The 1931 law requires renewal every three years and the 1938 act holds unlicensed drivers financially liable. Officials say many must apply soon as licenses may expire and state division of motor vehicles works 24 hours daily to issue replacements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Department of State
Clarke W. Brown
Lighting For Homes Study By Rotary Meeting
Discussion on home lighting led by Richard Krafve a Sepeating technician of the Power colony at Fos at a Rotary Lake Frsday evening lecture. The talk cited too little light in homes and the readings needed for reading. Next week the club plans a progress party with four card tables at various homes and a Plymouth club lunch. Members will count Pact party Dec 20 and assign or invite a guest for each evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Krafve
Fos
Rotary of
Plymouth
Bey
Michigan Adopts Bounty Code For Predator Control
The Michigan Department of Conservation announced a new bounty code effective January 1 to regulate predator rewards. A $40,000 protection fund is set, with payments for bobcats coyotes wolves and related young, all contract based and requiring affidavits and certified eligibility. Traps must be tagged, skins stretched and marked, and payments require full recovery details. contracts may terminate for violations or criminal convictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Department of Conservation
P. J. Hoffmaster
Department
United States Bureau of Biological Survey
Hoffmaster
O Protection
Ieate Rum
Eee
Game Protection Fund
Health Officers Salary Debate at City Commission
The city commission will discuss Wednesday whether one health officer should serve at 100 dollars a month or two at 50 dollars each. The mayor was absent, and the matter of Dr H Tressel was noted but not finalized. Roy Johns reported 329 unemployed in Wakefield and 187 men in ERA relief, with several heads of families and dependents on relief. A relief increase was endorsed, and library book purchases will commence next week at the Community Building under Mrs Hanson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Commission
H. Tressel
Roy Johns
Johns
Wakefield
Library Board
Ou.2
Hanson
Also Mentioned on This Page
R. C. Allan Oglebay
Norton Co
Ohio
Conservation Department
Gogebic County
Debt of Conservation
Phil Hesgron
Kelly Lake
Minn
Karin Johnson
Peter Bugni
Houghton
Thomaston
R. B. Wortley
Eveleth
Hibbing
Y. H. Hanson
Marquette
Lansing
Pleasant
H. A. Tressel
Arthur Tressel
Minneapolis
George Apitz
New York
Apitz
Genny Howe
Cloon
Grant Niles
Detroit
Ferdinand Remondino
Michigan Tech
Remondino
Robert Johnson
Miss Viola
Yarl Hanson
Calumet
A. J. Myers
John Kangas
Grand View Hospital
John Went
Ramor
James Rs
Milton Weaver
Arthur Johnson
Everet Cookson
Heaed
Phiyity
L. W. Contennten
Soceieeeca
Wee
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