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Superiorland Yesterdays

EDITOR’S NOTE: Superiorland Yesterdays is prepared by the reference staff at the Peter White Public Library in Marquette.

30 years ago

SAULT STE. MARIE–A mistaken fuel oil delivery greased Regina Huskey’s basement floor, but she was philosophical about the smelly mess. “I don’t think we’ll ever be able to get rid of the smell completely,” said Huskey. “I was very upset, but it was an accident … it can happen.” A Premium Oil Co. deliveryman looking for 917 Augusta instead ended up at 911 Augusta, where he spotted an old oil spout outside Huskey’s house. He pumped in 350 gallons of oil, leaving a one-inch coat on her basement floor. The oil company has been cleaning up her house and has promised to reimburse her for any losses from the mistake, she said. “I’ve got three drains and a lot of it went down. Everything that was stored on the floor will have to be thrown away.” Oil that went down her drains ended up in the Upper Peninsula city’s sewers. “It was all contained and taken care of real quickly. We were notified in time and they set up a system where they could contain it and it didn’t get into the St. Marys River,” said Scott Fitzgerald, Sault Ste. Marie’s deputy police chief. Fitzgerald said that the fuel remained trapped in the city waste treatment plant.

90 years ago

HOUGHTON–Paul Beck, one of nine Hungarian students selected by the Institute of International Education to continue their studies in American colleges and universities, has enrolled in the Michigan College of Mining and Technology as a candidate for a master’s degree. He is majoring in physical metallurgy, doing special research in copper and its alloys. Mr. Beck is the son of a well-known Hungarian sculptor. He was born in Budapest, where he attended a grammar school and high school. After completing his high school work, he attended the University of Technical Science in Budapest from which he was graduated in 1927. This year he was selected by the American-Hungarian exchange, which is administered by the Institute of International Education, to continue his studies in the United States. The Institute of International Education is an agency for promoting international understanding and good will through the medium of education. When this student exchange was initiated several years ago, the Hungarian ministry of education offered several scholarships at the University of Budapest and other professional schools in that country. Four American students will enjoy the advantages of that arrangement this year.

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