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Newspaper

The Wakefield News

Location

Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America

Date

Dec 13, 1940

Page

5

Cadiz Mine Disaster Prompts Long-Running Safety Battle

The Cadiz Ohio coal mine disaster claiming 31 lives is linked to a stalled federal mine safety bill. Despite unanimous Senate passage, the measure languishes in the House Mines and Mining Committee amid strong coal operator lobbying. The piece also notes political tensions and a wave of other federal issues in Congress.

New Cadiz Washington Ickes House Committee Congress Getullio Vargas Brazil Rio Buenos Aires Wallace Cadiz Ohio

New Cleveland Cliffs Mine Proves Range Has Great Iron Ore Reserves

H Trelear reports on the Cleveland Cliffs Iron Company mine northeast of Marquette. Drill cores support claims of substantial ore beneath the Marquette range as the project moves toward shaft sinking to 2900 feet and eventual development.

Cleveland-Cliffs Marquette Range Cleveland-Cliffs Iron Company Marji Gesick Legion Park W. Aleen Lead S. D Butte Mont S. R. Elliott CCI Fom Elliott Repany Spies Virgil Mime Iron River Joseph Haller Lloyd Virgil Allen Theodore Anderson

Roadside Timber Sets Snow Fence Plan for UP

The Michigan State Highway Department expands timberland acquisitions to create living snow fences along US-41 US-2 and M-28 in the Upper Peninsula. By year end the state will own over 1200 acres of extra wide right of way on major trunklines to buffer winter storms, with focus on tourism routes and other permanent sections. Officer G Donald Kennedy notes continued purchases aim to shield key highways and provide windbreaks.

Upper Peninsula State Highway Department G. Donald Kennedy

Carl Ahliskog Names Karl A Smith In Notice

Miss Laila Kuivinen will return to Northville Michigan where she is employed after spending a few weeks there with her parents. Carl Ahliskog signs the notice naming Karl A Smith and dated November 15.

Bessemer Gogebic Michigan Carl Ahliskog Karl A. Smith Carl A. Ahlsko U. Bessemer, Mich Laila Kuivinen Northville Mich

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