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

30 years ago

MARQUETTE — A 12-year-old Negaunee Township boy hid in a Marquette ShopKo dressing room Saturday night, then went on a rampage, wrecking numerous store displays and causing thousands of dollars in damage, police said. The boy was arrested on the west side of the store at 12:10 am Sunday. He was carrying a portable compact disc player and other items stolen from the store, police said. “He knocked over numerous displays and lamps and threw tropical juice and salad dressing around,” one police officer reported.

60 years ago

MUNISING — A mobile X-ray unit of the State Health Department will be in Alger County for 11 days, starting Tuesday, to check for tuberculosis, enlarged hearts and lung cancer and to give blood tests for serology and diabetes, according to DR Tearnan, director of the Alger-Schoolcraft Health Department. The program is conducted by the county health department and is sponsored by the county medical society and the Michigan Department of Health. “All persons over21 are urged to take these tests,” Dr. Tearnan said.