Review of Michigan Legislature 1927 Session and Tax Concerns
A retrospective on the 1927 Michigan legislature adjournment June 4 detailing Governor Green's stance on tax payer interests, veto actions on salary increases for state officials, and debates over an expense account for lawmakers. It notes school funding allocations, the Turner Bill, mining and taxation issues, and anticipated state tax burdens exceeding prior years.
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Michigan
Fred W. Green
Green
House of Commons
Gogebic
WI Short News About Town Highlights Local Visits
Mrs P L Lomas and son visit relatives at Indian River Michigan. Jack Murray of Keewatin Minnesota visits his sister Mrs J H Brown. Mrs EF Hyppa and Mrs Roy Johna return from Brule Wisconsin. Rev P L Lomas leaves for Albion Michigan for a short term at Albion College. Miss Fileen White visits Rhinelander Wisconsin. Abe Mathews returns from the Marquette range on Mickands Mather & Co business. Harold Hedquist of Chicago visits his brother Eric Hedquist and family. Mrs Myrtle Dixon of San Francisco guests of Mrs E F W Neidhold. resident of Wakefield 25 years ago. Harold Standley recovers from a fractured nose from Memorial Community Building slide accident. Claude Bedell of Packard Motor Co Detroit visits home for a month then back to Detroit July 5. Mrs Hannah Backman dies at Marquette hospital after erysipelas. funeral in Marquette. Ss T Bonino to attend Knights of Columbus fourth degree ceremony in Marquette. Mr and Mrs Vivian Swanson welcomed a daughter at Wakefield General Hospital. Anton Pellerin and kin plan move to Everett Washington. furniture shipped. two autos travel with party.
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Abe Mathews
Marquette Range
Mickands, Mather & Co
Harold Hedquist
Chicago
Eric Hedquist
Lion River
Wis
Myrtle Dixon
San Francisco
Cal
E. F. W. Neidhold
Harold Standley
Memorial Community Building Grounds
Claude Bedell
Packard Motor Co
Detroit
Hannah Backman
Marquette
Pierce Street
Elsie
Ss. T. Bonino
Knights of Columbus Order
Michigan
Order
Upper Peninsula
Vivian Swanson
Wakefield General Hospital
Detroit Opposes Gas Tax Referendum Tactics
Detroit officials clashed with Gov Green allies over proposed three cent gas tax. Councilmen Castator and Callahan urged voters to scrutinize state leadership as Wayne County faces higher costs. Stevenson sought a statewide petition to curb burdens while Green condemned the move as a get-even tactic aimed at blocking road projects.
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John M. Smith
Green
Detroit
Michigan
Lansing
Fred W. Castator
Wayne County
Philip A. Callahan
Stevenson
Sherman Littlefield
Littlefield
Fred W. Green
Radio Mystery Alarm Music Puzzle Baffles Fireman
A fireman testing an alarm heard soft music and then a singing woman on the line followed by a full concert program. The cause remains a mystery with theories about earth line induction on overhead wires. Also listed are football positions from left end to fullback.
States in Line of Honor and Constitution dates
The first state to ratify the United States Constitution was Delaware on December 7, 1787. Rhode Island was the last to accept, on May 29, 1790.
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United States
Delaware
Rhode Island
Magazine Claim on Success and Poise
A magazine writer asserts that success brings poise, noting the link between achievement and confident bearing. The phrase Avoirdupois appears as a quirky aside, while Rosxion Transript remains uncited and unexplained.
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Rosxion
Transript
Wakefield Tax Collection Notice for 1927
General city taxes for the fiscal year are due July 1, 1927. Taxes collected under Michigan laws and Wakefield charter. Payments accepted at the Treasurer's office in City Hall from July 1 to August 1 with a 1 percent collection fee. Unpaid taxes incur a 1 percent charge on August 2 and another 1 percent on the first of each month thereafter until delinquent is returned to the County Treasurer. Dated Wakefield Michigan June 11 1927. City Treasurer WM Jacobson
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State of
Michigan
City of
Wakefield
WM. Jacobson
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Endures Green
Frank Wade
Michigan Federation of Labor
House
Lansing State Journal
Barnes-Hecker
Ishpeming
Marquette County
Committee of State Affairs
P. L. Lomas
Indian River
Mich
Jack Murray
Keewatin, Minn
Albion
Albion College
Fileen White
R. Hy. Seegar
Plymouth
Miss White
Rhinelander
Anton Pellerin
Clifford Pellerin
Harold Pellerin
Adrian Gleason
Anton Olson
William Ayotte
Everett
Wash
Council
G. A. Lee’s Health Institute
Hilla Aalto
Tronwood
Postoffice
Wakefield Township High School
First National Bank of Wakefield
Aspec
Louis Sacks
Wakefield, Mich
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