The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-01-02
OF
THE YEAR 1871
IN WYANO0TTE

M uIhNUUIIL
Continued from Page One
announces "a SOL 900 expansion OF It's
equipment in WyandOtte.
Henry Haag, former OPERATOR OF
the original Rialt0 theater, died at MS
home on Hickory Island.
\ class of los graduated from ROoS
evelt high school.
Wyandotte'S quo.a for United Ser
vice organizations set III S3JW-
William H. IIarriott and Harold n
jacobson elected Ia tn Board of Edu
cation.
EMPLOYEES Of the Wyandotte state Ii
duor store went on strike for more
pay.
4 class of 43 graduated from 81.
Patrick high >chunl. II from eiGh Il
grade i'm ~. Joseph paruchial school
John &. Ocobuck. whose father was
one. Of The early mayors Of Nyahdottt
died AZ the Wyandotie Gen raj hos
pital.
June army Undue ion list i'll Nyan-
GoItr included ~ men.
DUPONT interests bought the OLD
Shipvard property on low, Biddle ave
nue. and have started work on a larg'
I fac'0ry
Fifty->ix aviation students gradual
ed from The base trimming school on
Crosse lie.
July
Mayor Louis W Benin appoints
William F.. Engf, hr a "A member oi
the Municipal Service Commission.
Two hundred and thir y-five younS
men registered AT State auditorium
for the second army draft.
Wyand0tt held nO.able celebra
ton of the glorious Fnurth. VIII II
biz parade and other attractions
Wyando t. exceeded its quota OF
$1,000 in the drive for 50 funds.
Charles H. Block chOs2A rs pr 81
dent of the Board IF Education
Thirty->even Selectee> left tor lndIc-
tiOn.
Valuation If city placed az $44.jl4.
61:-$39.J11 .325 in rsal. $4,93I 800 IL
personal property.
George J. Gettleman resigned a.
member Of the Public Welfar Com
mission. due 10 augmented duties VI
other capaci.i les.
William H. Flumerfelt. former Wy
sndotter. died ut Eloi'e hospital
School census showed S.,S3 children
If school age in city.
Collection of aluminium scrap began
in Wyandotte
August
City Council "A tax rate of &l2.Jp
per thousand. dCcea>e of 81 from 1910
rate
Strike AT plant of FireStOne Rubber
and Metal Products Company ended
when a pay increase was granted.
Word was received that the govern
ment at Washington had allotted Wy
andOtte $149,S23 for street improve
mentS.
Mayor Louis w. Benin was appoint
Oner as member Of the special de
Tense council for Wayne county.
\ Vet rams Council was organized
in WyaudOtte.
Nineteen WyandOtterS left for Fort
Custer To serve their country iii The
army.
Mark H. Bacon. former congressman
and for over AZ years a prominent and
respected resident of WyandOtte, died
at Pasadena. Calf.
\ bargaining rights election at the
Michigan Alkali Company and J. Il
, Ford Company resulted in a victory
| for he CIO. The latter received S53
votes. the lmdcp ndent Chemical Work
c"S Union III while 10 voted Meth
| cr'
! The lowest interest rate i'm the cily's
| history was secured when fhe Council
sold Nl29Wn worth of special assess
mrnt bonds to The Michigan Alkali
Company. y yearly net interest rate
of ,.Il21 per cent was secured.
| Edward Roberts. Clinton street res
ident. died at ~ years. leaving 161
| q ScendantS.
Nineteen from Wyandotte were in
Quoted into the army
| Between ~ and 100 young English
men b gan aviation training at the
navy training base on Crosse lie
Charles +. BaiSley. we'll known ship
builder. died suddenly al the Wyan-
dot,e CT neral hospital. aged IS years.
City buys Il S4.j>O StrpeI sweeper.
September >
Arthur +. Bai>ley resigned a> ;, ere
tary Of the Board of Education and
was succeeded by Miss Mildred T..
| Mielkie.
Lawrence G. e. long time re>iden.
passed al ~
Mrs. Emma EbertS. who came To
WyandOtte in lNEI. died at the family
home on NinewoOd avenue She was
81 years of age.
| Milton III. CraSSwcller. chief enyin-
Ger at The Roosevelt high school WAS
killed in an automobile crash
Sixteen indicted into army ON Sept
cmber II.
Fred = Klebart. for many years a
resident of Wyandottc. died in MaSsa
chuSeltS
Members of the police departme III
asked that Il pension plan he submit
! ted Ia the voters al the IL NJ city elec-
| tiOn.