Frank McKay on Civil Service Reform and Venality
The piece critiques the civil service system as venal and inefficient and notes budget cuts to the civil service commission to 75000 dollars saving taxpayers about 300000. It argues higher wage brackets were removed from civil service while lower paid jobs stay under Democratic control. About 5300 positions under direct state administration remain mostly civil service protected. Officials fear a revised civil service law will strip power and alienate departments. The staff harbors hopes the boss will be defeated next election and Democrats replace him, questioning how efficiency can arise.
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Civil Service Commission
Ninty
Civil Service
Detroit News Officials Targeted in Grand Jury Context
Author disputes claims about The Detroit News staff involved in alleged gambling plots and Governor Fitzgerald case. He cites grand jury secrecy, cites political bias in Michigan civil service, and argues civil service favored Democrats while harming state efficiency and merit.
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Fap Mel Peer Genset Ghemmer Diel
The
Detroit News
Frank D. Fitzgerald
Fireman Plays as Own House Barns
Paris city desk reports a fire at Ville d Avray near Paris where a fireman playing cards with friends at his home set his own barn ablaze causing property damage. Firefighters responded quickly to control the blaze and prevent spread to nearby structures.
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Paris
Ville d’Avray
Elephant Rescued After Stage Break at Shubert Theater
A 24 hour effort freed a distressed elephant trapped beneath a Cincinnati Shubert theater stage. Fire crews initially planned a tackle approach with a hose but shifted tactics after realizing the animal could be coaxed out with patience and a rescue cue.
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Shubert
Cincinnati
Fire brigade and police rivalry over extinguishing blaze
The crowd shows off to demonstrate rapid control of 1,000 gallons of blaze while police and firemen compete. A flame flickers briefly as oil and hoses fail to ignite, and the chief pours gasoline on the oil to rile the scene before further display.
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Oll
It Was This Way Judge He Had Fine Motorcycle
New Orleans report recounts a motorcycle dispute where a man asked a woman to pay the full amount, and she sighed over the demand. The fragment hints at a legal or tense domestic dispute surrounding a motorcycle debt.
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New Orleans
In 1933 Wiim Gripped by Grant in the North
Fragmentary text notes a 1933 moment where a figure or place named Grant dominates a northern scene, described in terse phrasing with unclear action or outcome. The damaged wording preserves a sense of proximity or control but lacks concrete events or identities to confirm specifics.
Examinations Held For 23 Applicants
Twenty three prospective citizens were examined at a hearing conducted by C. W. Milburn naturalization examiner of Duluth. The class had attended night school in naturalization led by Mrs. John Kangas. A list of examinees includes Thomas Tracy John Merchnik August Anderson Axel Anderson Jacob Latomaki Louis Mondich John Nordlund Louisa Novasconi Alex Pumula Mary Simchak Mary Tosco Anne Tuomisto Eva Jurma Erick Anderson Nestor Juoni Alex Kivela Victor Lindgren John Makela Stanislaw Pach Eric Palo Frank Sandberg Ivar Wotila Oscar Siila Madeline Chiambretti. Afterward the class and guests shared lunch in the high school cafeteria prepared by members of the class.
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C. W. Milburn
Naturalization
Duluth
John Kangas
Milburn
Thomas Tracy
John Merchnik
August Anderson
Axel Anderson
Jacob Latomaki
Louis Mondich
John Nordlund
Louisa Novasconi
Alex Pumula
Mary Simchak
Mary Tosco
Anne Tuomisto
Eva Jurma
Erick Anderson
Nestor Juoni
Alex Kivela
Victor Lindgren
John Makela
Stanislaw Pach
Eric Palo
Frank Sandberg
Ivar Wotila
Oscar Siiila
Madeline Chiambretti
Henna Lind
Amelia Linn
Laakso
M. Chiambretti
Ida Saari
Eliason
Theresa Ruffato
Rs. Mary Lampi
Auxiliary Council Meets in Gogebic County Legion Hall
The Gogebic County Council of Auxiliaries gathered in the Memorial Community building Legion rooms with Ironwood Bessemer Ramsay and Wakefield represented. A musical program directed by Mrs. Joseph Patyk featured performances by Jean and Joan Rydeski Oliver Johnson Verene Beling Selma Johnson and Miss Bur Nell Hansen. The council endorsed a county tennis tournament for girls under 18 and elected delegates to the Upper Peninsula convention at Crystal Falls in July. Prizes were awarded in 500 and pinochle, lunch served chaired by Mrs. E. F. Neidhold and a list of assistances followed.
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Gogebic County Council of Auxiliaries
Legion Club
Memorial Community
Ironwood
Bessemer
Ramsay
Wakefield
Joseph Patyk
Jean
Joan Rydeski
Oliver Johnson
Verene Beling
Durand
Selma Johnson
Shepherd
William Stykler
May H. Brake
Burnell Hansen
Upper Peninsula
Crystal Falls
Ben Novak
Ernest Gardener
Carl Swanson
Carl Anderson
Albert Eckart
Ernest Gardner
Steven Banfield
E. F. Neidhold
Jack Saari
William Wigg
Olga Wilta
James Ozzelo
Nels Manley
Katri Waataja
Marie
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