Left Hand Corner reflects crime wave concerns in Wakefield
A Wakefield column critiques rising crime headlines from major dailies, noting kidnappings robberies and murders while urging tougher laws and stricter punishment. The piece criticizes lax prosecutions and calls for stronger home enforcement and justice to curb gangster activity, domestic and foreign. It mentions Lindbergh and Peggy McMath cases and cites local landmarks like Sunday Lake and Eddy Park.
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St. Louis
Hamm
St. Paul
Girl
Self
Truss
Calumet
Twin Lakes
Shell Lake
Flint
Balfe MacDonald
Lindbergh
McMath
Massachusetts
William Hamm
Geggs
What the late session means to Michigan dollars
A review from Iron Mountain News argues the late budget bills total roughly 67 million dollars in expenditures, with 32 million expected from a sales tax. It notes deficits, welfare spending, and reduced ordinary appropriations, warning schools may get little without a special session and coordinated reform.
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Ernest
Job rush signals party shakeup in state politics
The Marquette Mining Journal analyzes a Democratic push to sweep education and highway posts, predicting it will briefly hold power but fail to win lasting independence from independents. It credits civil service reform as a path to nonpartisan hiring and contrasts past Republican practices. It argues Republicans would reclaim power once the current administration wanes.
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Crystal Falls
Ssession
Theiamond
National Civil Service
Marquette Mining Journal
Michigan Legislature Adjourns Despite Local Criticism
Wakefield residents focus on bacon glimpses while Munising orders coal for next winter. The Michigan legislature adjourned this week amid local debate about state actions and overall progress.
Michigan tax relief law requires payment in installments
Michigan adopts a new tax relief law permitting delinquent taxes to be paid in ten annual installments starting September 1, 1935, but only for back taxes prior to 1932 and 1933. Taxes for 1932 and 1933 remain due. No taxes are cancelled. penalties and back interest on pre 1931 delinquencies are forgiven. Four percent interest applies to unpaid balances under the installment plan. Willful nonpayment risks tax sale and confiscation for those who do pay.
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Michigan
Chippewa
Michigan taxes and school funding spark state debate
The Lansing legislature's end sparks turmoil over a three percent sales tax aimed at funding public schools. Critics warn funds may fall short as departments take bigger shares, while a small loan rate cut faced bribery exposure and lobby power. Governor Comstock may call a special session to shield schools.
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Michigan
Iron Mountain News
Leon Qase
Watervliet
William Comstock
Brucker
Francis Kulp
Battle Creek
Lansing
Senate
House
Senate Committee
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William Connelly
Comstock
Vernon J. Brown
Ingham County
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University of Michigan
Gus Hartman
Houghton
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