Power Taxes and Service Across Wakefield and Ironwood
The column argues private power firms should not bear sales tax while city owned utilities exempt. It notes Lake Superior District Power Co provides steady service amid storms, contrasting with other local units. It also discusses federal forest land transfers, civil service law changes, and a proposed Wakefield budget hearing with tax implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ES ‘Micuggax
Iy Abyr
Legis
Lake Superior District Power Co
Bessemer
Ironwood
Essemer
Wakefield
Lake Superior District
Wer
Gogebic
Auditor General Explains How State Is Broke
Vernon J. Brown argues Michigan faced rising deficits as revenues fell from 1936 to 1938 while welfare and local demands rose. He uses a family budget analogy to illustrate how wages drops, savings vanish, and homestead is protected by law despite mounting state obligations and tax declines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auditor General
Michigan
Unis
Program to be Presented as Arranged at That Time
The text notes that the same program will be given at the specified time as previously arranged. It emphasizes adherence to the earlier plan and promises consistency in the scheduled presentation.
Incomplete Moneday Evening School Work Mentioned
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a June 12 Moneday evening event at a high school related to coursework and an institute. The readable items include references to Wa high afd com school work and Gok. Further context is missing to identify persons, places, or outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moneday
Wa High Afd
I Institute
Folems
On Vacation oo and Mrs C A Rydeski s and Mrs Aree Maki
Mrs Maki is identified as a sister of the ve. The fragment notes travels or vacation context involving Mrs C A Rydeski and Mrs Aree Maki, with Maki described as a sister of the ve. Further readable details are missing from the clipped text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Rydeski
Aree Maki
Maki
Washington News Letter on Hoffman and foreign policy
The Washington News Letter critiques Clare Hoffman and the 9th District stance on foreign affairs and domestic reforms. It argues for prioritizing home issues before expanding naval ventures and discusses labor demands, taxation, and labor relations while questioning tax-exempt bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington News
Clare Hoffman
Ith
Boy Scout Pioneers 10000-Mile Tour Through Nation
Paul Albert Henning twenty year old assistant scoutmaster and star Scout Saurel te bie ten tabard Ge arrived in the city Tuesday on the second lap of his 10000 mile bicycle relay. He travels mostly at night and rode from Duluth from 1115 a m to 3 a m Tuesday arriving in Bessemer for a rest before continuing to St Ignace on US 2. In St Paul he met Governor Stassen who signed his autograph book. Duluth officials also signed during his stay. He plans to tour east to New York fair New England Washington and southern and central states before returning home in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Albert Henning
Saurel Te Bie
Ginger
Paul
State Bars Beer and Liquor Sales Through Sunday Night
State authorities enacted a Sunday by midnight ban on all beer and liquor sales. The rule extends to restaurants and other outlets, with enforcement to begin July 1. The move aims to curb alcohol sales during the weekend while protesting dispensers warn of market shift to designated merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee
the Roes
Marl H. DeFoe
SDM
Ees Gee
Charles A
Pace
Parrish
Roycraft Leaves Prowrian Church After Five Years
Rev W A Roycraft leaves the Wico-Pith and Ram ay churches at Sey fant or after five years to take a call at the Prowrian church in Lake N Wis He will attend the parish camp at Lake Galilee for ten days then depart for his new charge Farewell parties are hosted by church workers at Ramsay and the Wice-Plymouth congregation at the Plymouth club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roycraft
W. A. Roycraft
Sey Fant
Prowrian
Lake N . Wis
Lake Galilee
Mrs. Roycraft
Ramsay
Wice-Plymouth
Plymouth Club
Wakefield Hospital Adds Oxygen Unit and Lab Equipment
Oxygen administration gear for pneumonia patients and emergencies soon in use at Wakefield hospital. Laboratory equipment has arrived and part of the office space is being repurposed. Miss Josephine Phillips, director of the hospital, plans a general inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wakefield Hospital
Josephine Phillips
Aoapital
Immanuel Lutheran Church Sunday School and Events
Immanuel Lutheran Church announces Sunday school at 9 30 a m Moving pictures of missionary work in China to be shown Monday by Gustavus Adolphus College Public invited Luther League meets Wednesday evening in Oak parlors Pastor Robert E Byquist leads the notice
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Immanuel Lutheran Church
China
Gustavus Adolphus College
Luther ‘League
City faces first year with no funds to pay bills
City officials warned of desperate finances as current bills and payroll exceed available funds. Mayor Wilson said only July tax anticipation borrowing could tap pre existing 1939 40 budget allocations. Utilities and payroll gaps, plus pending bills, loom large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God Saar
Oyor L. G. Wilson
Wilson
Commission
Aene
Padget
Lake Superior Fones, Co
Qivo Maki
Roy Boleau
Boleau
la Vigne
Old Count Road
Axel Hill
S. T. Bonino
Bonino
Secretary of State Department
William Jacobson
A. W. Colberg
Wm. Kuivinen
Rowell
Michigan
Cold on Pike's Peak Weather Report from Colorado
Victor Hanson reports extreme cold at 14 000 feet on Pike's Peak Colorado with snow and wind. He notes Duluth recorded 40 degrees on Wednesday the first day of summer. Hanson and his party have been visiting Colorado since the Lindberg Kansas synod meeting. he served as Augustana delegate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pike’s Peak
Colorado
Victor Hanson
Duluth
Hanson
Lutheran Synod
Lindberg
Kansas
Augustana Synod
Miss Mary Harrington Elected Elementary Teacher in L'Anse
Miss Mary Harrington of L'Anse has been elected to teach elementary grades in the junior high school to replace Miss Grace Olson who resigned. A Northern State Teachers College graduate, she taught five years at Gwinn.推荐 by superintendent Lee P McDonald and Prof H D Lee, she will likely be assigned to the Opportunity Room in the junior high building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Harrington
L’anse
Grace Olson
Harrington
Northern State Teachers Co . Marquette
Gwinn
Wakefeld
Lee
P. McDonald
H. D. Lee
Northern State
County Board Monday Sets Tax Equalization Plans
The county board of supervisors will meet Monday to equalize assessments across cities and townships and determine each tax district’s county tax. Other business will be transacted. Genevieve Ozzello has returned from East Lasting where she attended Mt State College for the past year and will spend the summer with her parents, Mr and Mrs John Ozzello.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houghton County Board of Supervisors
Oes
Federal Forest Service
Marenisco
Wakefield
County Board
County Board of Supervisors
Mies
Genevieve Ozzello
East Lasting
M' State College
John Ozzello
Miss Carol Evans Returns From Kalamazoo
Miss Carol Evans has returned from Kalamazoo where she has been a student at Western State Teachers College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Evans
Kalamazoo
Western State Teachers College
Also Mentioned on This Page
Republican Net Secure
Walter Gries
State Welfare Commission
Upper Peninsula
Gries
Attorney General’s Department
County Boards of Supervisors
Board of Supervisors
Upper Peninsula Development Bureau
The
Wakefield News
Vernon Brown
Brown
Vernon J. Brown
Mary Vrancic
Nick Vrancic
Sequent Coe
I Iad
Gis Amm Beeheetes R
Canada
Renae
Emas
Mr. and
Robert Zind
Waukegan
Ill
State
Samen Dome Mission
Robert E. Byquist
Diane
Saye
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!