Michigan Bills Propose New Game Laws and Reforms
Prospective conservation measures introduced in Michigan seek open and closed seasons for various game and new licensing rules. Bills cover aliens buying licenses, extended possession periods, ferret use, and changes to the conservation commission and hunt seasons across species.
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Michigan
House of Representatives
Senate
Department of Conservation
Conservation Commission
Lower Peninsula
The
John H. McLean Dies in Hollywood California
John H. McLean longtime Oliver Mining Co president for 18 years died in Hollywood California at 11 15 am last Thursday while wintering there His son Wilbur flew to Hollywood by plane to be with him at his death in the same week circumstances indicate a sudden passing during his winter sojourn in California
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John H. McLean
Hollywood
Calif
Oliver Mining Co
Mr. McLean
Wilbur
Smith Transferred to Castile Mining at Ramsay
Frank J. Smith, formerly general superintendent on the Menominee range of Oglebay Norton and company properties, is transferred to Castile Mining company at Ramsay where he will serve as general superintendent. H. N. Leidemiller remains superintendent. Operations on the Menominee range were recently discontinued by Oglebay Norton and company.
Oliver Mine Closed on Ironwood Range
The Oliver Mining Co at Ironwood joined other idle properties this week with the Montreal mine the only operating property on the range. Mines had operated for six months as relief. Short orders and ore oversupply cited for closings. Officials gave no reopening date.
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Oliver
Oliver Mining Co
Ironwood
Montreal
Wakefield High Names Valedictorian For 1933 Class
Frances Delmet is the valedictorian for the Wakefield High School class of 1933. Diplomas will be presented to 110 graduates at commencement exercises Thursday evening May 18.
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Frances Delmet
Wakefield High School
Beer Legal In Michigan By Thursday
Michigan retailers may sell beer starting Thursday May 11 after the liquor commission designated Escanaba as the upper peninsula branch. Three distributors were named: Roy W Bedell for Fitger products James Mezzano for Blatz and Wakefield Bottling Works for Prima. Licenses must be approved by local city councils or commissions by May 10 per Judge M E Nolan of Bessemer, a state liquor control commission member.
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Michigan
Lansing
The
Liquor Commission
Escanaba
Upper Peninsula
Wakefield
Roy W. Bedell
Fitger Products
James Mezzano
Blatz
Prima
M. E. Nolan
Bessemer
State Liquor Control Commission
Board Sets Future Meetings After Four Day Review Session
After a four day session local property owners could file complaints on assessments. The board adjourned on Wednesday pending a call from the state tax commission and conducted a city inspection before adjourning.
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Rct
State Tax Commission
Peterson and Smith Die In Ironwood This Week
Ironwood resident Peterson and pioneer Joseph Smith both died this week. Smith, 81, passed away Sunday at his Ironwood home after forty one years in the city. Peterson and Smith were noted pioneers connected to Ironwood and Ironwood township. Both deaths occurred in Ironwood with Runstrom's Hospital cited for Peterson's passing.
Olson Funeral to Vote on Tax Monday May 29
Funeral services for Antti Oleon a Wakefield resident of 47 years will be held Monday afternoon at the family home with Rev N Korhonen officiating Burial will be in Wakefield cemetery Mr Oleon came to Wakefield from Finland 47 years ago He survived by seven living children and a widow The city and township vote Monday May 29 on a special tax measure to raise 15 mills for the school and local district needs proposing to levy 212 mills for debt service and to allocate funds for county state and road costs
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Antti Oleon
N. Korhonen
Wakefield Cemetery
Mr. Olson
Grand View Hospital
Rev. Korhonen
Olson
Wakefield
Finland
W. Bassford
Buffalo
Buskari
Cloquet
Min
Te Op
Waterne Township
Peletteso
St Marys Baseball Team May Be Reorganized
St Marys may reorganize its baseball team to join the Gogebic Range Amateur league next season. Manager Geisregen has not confirmed plans, with a decision expected Monday night. Many former players and others in town show interest in trying out if the team enters the league.
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St. Marys
St. Mary’s
Geisregen
Saints
Poor Commissioners To Meet In Manistique
The next meeting of upper peninsula poor commissioners judges and chairmen of county roads will be in Manistique Monday May 22. About 40 attendees expected with Gogebic county represented.
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Upper Peninsula
Hospital Grants Rent and Drug Cost Reductions
Grand View hospital announces a 10 percent room rent cut and a 25 percent reduction in drug costs. Medical and surgical staff will convene Thursday evening May 9 at 8 30.
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Grand View Hospital
Attempt to Oust Brandt Scrutinized at Hearings in Bessemer
Wakefield township supervisor Fred Brandt faced an ouster effort as Weston, a defeated candidate, testified at a hear ing before Rush Culver the attorney general in Bessemer. Brandt stated he has long resided on East Street and has always voted in the township while serving previously as supervisor.
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Fred Brandt
Wakefield Township
Rush Culver
Bessemer
Thisiam Weston
Brandt
Legion Post Meeting Plans For Memorial Day And Fourth
Wakefield American Legion 1 members will discuss Memorial Day exercises and Fourth of July plans at a meeting next Wednesday night. The announcement was posted by adjutant William Kuivinen this week.
Salutatorian of Wakefield High School 1933
Margaret McGraw named salutatorian for the Wakefield High School class of 1933. William Rainey Bennett of Chicago will deliver the commencement address.
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Margaret McGraw
Wakefield High School
William Rainey Nnett
Chicago
Gogebic Station Named As One Of Camps
Gogebic Station is named among state forestry camps announced by Col William A. Bergin chief of upper peninsula conservation forces. Camps are listed across Gogebic Ontonagon Baraga Iron Marquette Dickinson Cedar Menominee Delta Schoolcraft Alger Newberry Luce and Mackinac counties with locations ranging from Gogebic and Baraga to Tahquamenon crest and Munuscong State Park. The Gogebic county unemployment relief commission awaits word on county quota and on the state camp announced by Bergin.
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William A. Bergin
Upper Peninsula Conservation Forces
Gogebic Station
Gogebic County
Lake Mine
Ontonagon County
Baraga
Baraga County
Amasa
Iron County
Champion
Little Lake
Marquette County
Escanaba River
Ralph
Princeton
Waseedah
Dickinson County
Cedar River
Menominee County
Rapid River
Delta County
Manistique
Seney
Schoolcraft County
Casino
Alger County
Deer Park
Superior Forest
Newberry
McMillan
Tahquamenon Crest
Emerson
Luce County
Mackinac
Rexton
Munuscong State Park
Chippewa County
Gogebie County
Civilian Conservation Corps
Col
Bergin
Ironwood Red Devils to Be Honored with Wakefield Trophy
The Ironwood Red Devils basketball team, champions of the range for the first time in a decade, will be honored Wednesday with the Wakefield athletic club trophy. The Wakefield clubs have long hosted Wakefield high teams, and the trophy will become Ironwood’s after three wins. The ceremony will feature a program, coaches as guests, and E. R. Dear, Ironwood High School principal, as principal speaker. Ticket sales end Tuesday night. secure before then.
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Red Devils
Ironwood High School
Ate
Wakefie Athletic Association
Wakefield High School
Wakefield Athletic Club
Cardinals
Ironwood
E. R. Dear
Wakefield personals and local happenings
Abe Mathews from Bloor Minn visited Wakefield yesterday. Mrs. Oscar Kumpula called to Flint for brother’s illness. The Lampi infant died. Kunggundy lodge to dance at Wakefield Community hall. Jane Trezise to be examined in Ann Arbor. Louise Clark’s father ill in Detroit. Dr L G Wilson attended mother in law’s funeral in Crystal Falls. Wakefield Yankees beat Verona 15 to 1 with no hitter by Roxy Radowski. Bronk visitors depart for Chicago. City Commission drafting tentative budget. Gogebie county Children’s Fund reports 428 glasses and 609 eye exams. Dentist served 12 weeks. health exams total 4,798 with 1,183 defects corrected and 2,522 major dental operations. 93 talks and 40 demonstrations recorded.
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Abe Mathews
Wakefield
Bloor
Minn
Oscar Kumpula
Flint
Charles Lampi
Detroit
L. G. Wilson
Crystal Falls
Wilson
Wakefield Yankees
Verona
Roxy” Radowski
George Bronk
Chicago
J. M. Hammer
Plymouth
City Commission
County Tax Commission
Children’s Fund of
Michigan
Gogebie County
Softball Loop Reorganized For 14 Player Teams
At a Communi Building meeting a softball loop reorganized with eight teams Collegians Yankees Thomaston Verona Castile Tigers Plymouth Hawks Pike Pirates and Firemen. Season opens Monday May 15 with seven week schedule and a July 4 open week. Managers to sign contracts for 14 players and a manager. officers and rules to be decided soon.
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Concensus
Collegians
Yankees
Thomaston
Verona
Castile Tigers
Plymouth Hawks
Pike Pirates
Firemen
Set 15 Cents Per Hour As Fire Fighters Wage
The fire fighting wage for emergencies is set at fifteen cents per hour under a state act. The conservation commission may pay a minimum of fifteen and a maximum of fifteen in emergencies for fighting forest fires. Welfare lists will be used, with drafts by fire wardens when needed, to recruit workers over 18.
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Department of Conservation
Conservation Commission
Department i
Conservation Department
Upper Peninsula Flour Mill Reopens Under New Lease
Fred J. Smith of Pickford leases the old Pickford woolen mill and resumes operations May 1 as northern Michigan’s only flour mill. A feed mill and grain cleaner will be installed first to handle fall peas and grain with potential later flour milling. The North Star mill was once part of a larger flour milling scene across the peninsula.
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Upper Peninsula
Fred J. Smith
Pickford
Chippewa County
Michigan
North Star
Peninsula
New County Tax Commission Formed to Apportion Local Taxes
On the Tax Commission Jacob Nelson county treasurer J B Patrick chairman of the finance committee of the board of supervisors Mrs Blanche Watson county school commissioner Dr R J Mullen appointed school board representative by Judge Michael Nolan and Carl Gender appointed citizen at large compose the new county tax commission to apportion the taxes among local units.
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Jacob Nelson
J. B. Patrick
Board of Supervisors
Blanche Watson
R. J. Mullen
Michael Nolan
Carl Gender
County Tax Commission
Wakefield Rod License Sales Lead Last Year
The Wakefield sale of general rod licenses greatly surpasses last year. Fishermen bought 260 licenses at Kingsmuth Hardware and 60 at Wakefield Pharmacy by last night. Licenses cover more than trout fishing and must be displayed even before fishing is legal.
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Wakefield
Kingsmuth
Wakefield Girl Wins Declamatory Contest Title
Arlene Niemi of Wakefield won first place among the girls with her selection The Forgotten Witness in the grade school declamatory contest at Ramsay Thursday night. She overcame nervousness that caused her to leave the stage on her first trial and returned to claim the top prize.
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Wakefield
Arlene Niemi
Ramsay
Arlene
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