Sixty-Second Legislature, 1943-1944


Session Details

Start Date: 1/6/1943
End Date: 12/31/1944
Elect Date: 11/3/1942
Sworn in Date: 1/6/1942

House Leadership

Speaker

Howard Nugent

Speaker Pro Tempore

Victor Knox

Senate Leadership

President Pro Tempore

George McCallum

House Committees

Aeronautics

Richard Deadman
Stanley Elder
Earl Gallagher
John Schuch
Harry Phillips
James Murphy
Francis Nowak
James Goulette

Agriculture

Walter Bagley
Adolph Begick
Virgil Braun
Walter Campbell
David Young
Bert Storey
Floyd Town
Maurice Post
Fred Rodesiler
Edson Root
Carl Lindquist

Apportionment

Louis Anderson
Howard Carroll
George Gillespie
Joseph Leszynski
Carl Lindquist
Sherman Loupee
Oscar Kilstrom
Mark Jenema
George Higgins
Warren Hooper
George Harma

Appropriations

Edward Fisher
Andrew Johnson

Boys' Vocational School

John Bannasch
Virgil Braun
Walter Campbell
John Murphy
John Kruse

Caro State Hospital

Walter Campbell
Alpheus Decker
Fred Dingman
James Kirk
T. Hoxie

Central Michigan College of Education

Harry Phillips
Robert MacDonald
Palmer Landon
Walter Herrick

City Corporations

Virgil Braun
William Buckley
William Cleary
Louis Freye
Frederick Gartner
Stanley Wedge
James Stanley
Michael OBrien
Robert MacDonald

Coldwater State Home and Training School

Homer Allard
Homer Bauer
Andrew Bolt
Stanley Wedge
Yorgen Jesperson

Conservation

Clark Adams
Richard Deadman
Alpheus Decker
Stanley Elder
Arnell Engstrom
Charles Feenstra
Rupert Stephens
William Stenson
John Sabol
John Kruse
Palmer Landon
Andrew Johnson
T. Hoxie
Harry Hermann
Joseph Kowalski

Drainage

Adolph Begick
Fred Dingman
George Gillespie
David Young
Fred Rodesiler

Education

Rupert Stephens
Dora Stockman
William Stenson
Edson Root
Joseph Nagel
Frederick Miles
Peter Legg
Sherman Loupee
Oscar Kilstrom
Mark Jenema

Elections

William Bird
William Cleary
Stanley Elder
Earl Gallagher
Loomis Preston
James Murphy
Peter Legg
Carl Lindquist
Walter Herrick

Federal Relations

Joseph Cihak

Federal Relations

David Young
Francis Nowak
Thomas Morgan
Palmer Landon

Fish and Fisheries

Louis Anderson
Fred Dingman
Rupert Stephens
William Stenson
Raymond Snow
David Morrison
Yorgen Jesperson
John Guggisberg
George Harma

General Taxation

Ural Acker
Charles Adams
Louis Anderson
Homer Bauer
Andrew Bolt
John Dean
Frederick Gartner
Thomas Whinery
David Morrison
Edward Jeffries
Walter Herrick
George Higgins
George Harma

Geological Survey

Louis Freye
Rupert Stephens
Floyd Town
David Morrison

Girls' Training School

Howard Carroll
Dora Stockman
Andrew Johnson
William Green
Joseph Kowalski

Horticulture

Adolph Begick
Joseph Cihak
William Cleary
Arnell Engstrom
Edson Root
John Kruse
Yorgen Jesperson

Insurance

Charles Adams
Andrew Bolt
Alpheus Decker
Edward Fisher
Earl Gallagher
Joseph Nagel
Thomas Morgan

Ionia State Hospital

Bert Storey
Joseph Nagel
Sherman Loupee
Oscar Kilstrom
Walter Herrick

Judiciary

Clark Adams
John Bannasch
Homer Bauer
Howard Carroll
Frederick Gartner
Stanley Wedge
Thomas Whinery
Walter Stockfish
James Stanley
Loomis Preston
Robert MacDonald
Frederick Miles
Nelson Miles
T. Hoxie

Kalamazoo State Hospital

Ural Acker
Thomas Morgan
Joseph Leszynski
Sherman Loupee
Warren Hooper

Labor

Walter Campbell
Edward Fisher
George Gillespie
Floyd Town
Harry Phillips
Francis Nowak
George Higgins
James Goulette
William Green

Lapeer State Home and Training School

Louis Anderson
Joseph Cihak
Gerald Murphy
Mark Jenema
George Higgins

Liquor Control

Ural Acker
John Bannasch
William Buckley
Walter Stockfish
Edward Walsh
Edson Root
Daniel Knaggs
Oscar Kilstrom
James Goulette

Local Taxation

Walter Bagley
William Bird
Bert Storey
Fred Rodesiler
William Green

Metropolitan Affairs

William Buckley
Frank Calvert
Fred Dingman
Stanley Dombrowski
Edward Fisher
Earl Gallagher
Frederick Gartner
Walter Stockfish
Adam Sumeracki
Edward Walsh
Michael OBrien
Gerald Murphy
James Murphy
John Murphy
Joseph Nagel
Michael Novak
Francis Nowak
Martin Kronk
Joseph Leszynski
Joseph Kowalski

Michigan Children's Institute

Michael Novak
Carl Lindquist
Fred Kircher
Joseph Kowalski

Michigan College of Mining and Technology

Stanley Elder
William Stenson
Peter Legg
Harry Hermann
James Goulette

Michigan Employment Institution for the Blind

Richard Deadman
John Dean
Fred Dingman
John Schuch
William Green

Michigan Reformatory

Andrew Bolt
Alpheus Decker
Edward Walsh
Raymond Snow
Robert MacDonald

Michigan School for the Blind

Dora Stockman
Edward Walsh
Peter Legg
Fred Kircher
John Guggisberg

Michigan School for the Deaf

Adolph Begick
Thomas Whinery
David Young
Raymond Snow
Robert MacDonald

Michigan Soldiers' Home

Richard Deadman
Stanley Dombrowski
Louis Freye
Bert Storey
Thomas Morgan

Michigan State College of Agriculture and Applied Science

Virgil Braun
Walter Campbell
John Dean
Rupert Stephens
Dora Stockman
Fred Kircher
Mark Jenema
T. Hoxie
George Harma

Military Affairs

Richard Deadman
Stanley Dombrowski
Stanley Wedge
John Schuch
Thomas Morgan
James Goulette
Joseph Kowalski

Mount Pleasant State Home and Training School

William Buckley
Walter Campbell
Edward Fisher
John Schuch
Palmer Landon

Municipal Corporations

Palmer Landon

Newberry State Hospital

Stanley Elder
David Morrison
Harry Hermann
Walter Herrick
George Harma

Northern Michigan College of Education

Walter Bagley
Stanley Elder
John Sabol
Peter Legg
Carl Lindquist

Northern Michigan Tuberculosis Sanatorium

Walter Bagley
Charles Feenstra
Walter Stockfish
Raymond Snow
John Guggisberg

Pontiac State Hospital

Clark Adams
Howard Carroll
George Gillespie
T. Hoxie
George Higgins

Printing

George Gillespie
Thomas Whinery
John Sabol
Daniel Knaggs
Warren Hooper

Private Corporations

Clark Adams
Andrew Bolt
Howard Carroll
Fred Dingman
Charles Feenstra
James Stanley
Michael Novak
Francis Nowak
Nelson Miles

Public Health

Charles Adams
Charles Feenstra
Walter Stockfish
Dora Stockman
Sherman Loupee
Fred Kircher
Warren Hooper

Public Safety

William Stenson
Michael OBrien
John Sabol
Thomas Morgan
John Kruse
James Kirk
Oscar Kilstrom

Public Utilities

William Bird
Charles Feenstra
Floyd Town
James Stanley
Gerald Murphy
John Murphy
Palmer Landon
James Kirk

Religious and Benevolent Societies

William Cleary
Fred Dingman
Thomas Whinery
Maurice Post
Joseph Leszynski

Revision & Amendment of the Constitution

Ural Acker
Clark Adams
Homer Bauer
Richard Deadman
John Dean
Loomis Preston
Frederick Miles
Harry Hermann

Revision and Amendment of the Statutes

William Bird
Howard Carroll
Stanley Wedge
Raymond Snow
Michael OBrien
Edson Root
Michael Novak
Nelson Miles
T. Hoxie

Roads and Bridges

Walter Bagley
William Bird
Alpheus Decker
Louis Freye
Joseph Nagel
Nelson Miles
John Kruse
Mark Jenema
John Guggisberg

Rules and Resolutions

Homer Allard
Andrew Bolt
Joseph Cihak
Gerald Murphy
Palmer Landon
Joseph Leszynski
Mark Jenema
Walter Herrick

Social Aid and Welfare

William Buckley
Joseph Cihak
William Cleary
Arnell Engstrom
Michael OBrien
Fred Rodesiler
John Sabol
Fred Kircher
Yorgen Jesperson

State Affairs

Homer Allard
Stanley Dombrowski
Edward Walsh
Maurice Post
Harry Hermann
Warren Hooper
William Green
John Guggisberg

State Capitol and Public Buildings

Adolph Begick
Harry Phillips
John Murphy
George Higgins
Warren Hooper

State House of Correction & Branch of the State Prison in the Upper Peninsula

William Stenson
David Morrison
Peter Legg
Carl Lindquist
James Goulette

State Library

Charles Adams
Homer Allard
Harry Phillips
Nelson Miles
James Kirk

State Normal College

Rupert Stephens
Fred Rodesiler
James Murphy

State Prison of Southern Michigan

Floyd Town
James Murphy
Frederick Miles
Nelson Miles
Yorgen Jesperson

State Psychopathic Hospital

Adolph Begick
Edward Fisher
John Sabol
John Murphy
Fred Kircher

State Sanatorium

George Gillespie
Stanley Wedge
Floyd Town
Gerald Murphy
Daniel Knaggs

Supplies and Expenditures

Andrew Bolt
Arnell Engstrom
Andrew Johnson

Towns and Counties

Louis Freye
David Young
Bert Storey
Maurice Post
Yorgen Jesperson

Transportation

Ural Acker
Virgil Braun
Stanley Dombrowski
John Schuch
James Stanley
John Murphy
James Kirk
Daniel Knaggs
William Green

Traverse City State Hospital

William Bird
Arnell Engstrom
Louis Freye
John Kruse
Andrew Johnson

University of Michigan

Earl Gallagher
Frederick Gartner
David Young
Bert Storey
Edson Root
Robert MacDonald

Village Corporations

Charles Adams
Loomis Preston
Frederick Miles
George Harma

Ways and Means

Miles Callaghan
Frank Calvert
Byron Courter
John Espie
Roy Gilbert
Adam Sumeracki
Joseph Warner
James Post
Alexander MacKay
Martin Kronk
Henry Graebner
Victor Knox

Western Michigan College of Education

Ural Acker
William Cleary
Michael OBrien
Loomis Preston
Michael Novak

Ypsilanti State Hospital

Charles Adams
Louis Anderson
Homer Bauer
John Dean
Daniel Knaggs

Senate Committees

Agriculture

M. Saur
Don VanderWerp
Gordon Bonine
Joseph Laframboise
Stanley Nowak
Elmer Porter
Audley Rawson

Apportionment

Clarence Reid
John Smith
Leo Wilkowski
Arthur Wood
Otto Bishop
Allen Blondy
Gordon Bonine
Ben Carpenter
Joseph Cloon
Carl Delano
Ivan Johnston
George McCallum
Robert McLaughlin
James Milliken
Earl Munshaw
Stanley Nowak
Charles Youngblood

Banks and Corporations

Leo Wilkowski
Otto Bishop
Gordon Bonine
Fred Burritt
Ivan Johnston
Jerry Logie
Earl Munshaw

College of Mines

Allen Blondy
Fred Burritt
Joseph Cloon
Chester Howell
Charles Youngblood

Conservation

Charles Diggs
Gordon Bonine
Fred Burritt
Ben Carpenter
Joseph Cloon
Chester Howell
George McCallum
James Milliken

Education

Clarence Reid
M. Saur
John Smith
Otto Bishop
Allen Blondy
Frank McKee
Audley Rawson

Elections

Leo Wilkowski
Arthur Wood
Ivan Johnston
Joseph Baldwin
Charles Youngblood

Finance and Appropriations

M. Saur
John Smith
Don VanderWerp
Leo Wilkowski
Otto Bishop
Joseph Laframboise
James Milliken
Elmer Porter
Audley Rawson

Highways

John Smith
Otto Bishop
Fred Burritt
Ben Carpenter
Joseph Cloon
Carl Delano
Harry Hittle
Chester Howell
Elmer Porter

Institutions for State Wards

Charles Diggs
Arthur Wood
Allen Blondy
Murl DeFoe
Robert McLaughlin
Haskell Nichols

Insurance

John Smith
Carl Delano
Jerry Logie
Earl Munshaw
Stanley Nowak
Audley Rawson
Joseph Baldwin

Judiciary

Clarence Reid
Arthur Wood
Harry Hittle
Ivan Johnston
George McCallum
Earl Munshaw
Haskell Nichols
Joseph Baldwin
Charles Youngblood

Labor

Clarence Reid
Don VanderWerp
Gordon Bonine
Harry Hittle
Jerry Logie

Liquor Control

M. Saur
Don VanderWerp
Ben Carpenter
Murl DeFoe
Carl Delano
Harry Hittle

Michigan State College

Charles Diggs
Gordon Bonine
Harry Hittle
Robert McLaughlin
Elmer Porter

Military Affairs and Aviation

Charles Diggs
M. Saur
Chester Howell
George McCallum
Haskell Nichols

Municipalities

Joseph Laframboise
Frank McKee
Robert McLaughlin
James Milliken
Haskell Nichols

Normal Schools

Allen Blondy
Joseph Cloon
Stanley Nowak
Charles Youngblood

Public Health

John Smith
Ben Carpenter
Harry Hittle
Jerry Logie
Robert McLaughlin
Earl Munshaw

Public Utilities

Carl Delano
Joseph Laframboise

Public Utilities and Transportation

Leo Wilkowski
Ivan Johnston
Jerry Logie
George McCallum
Haskell Nichols
Audley Rawson
Joseph Baldwin

Senate Administration & Rules

George McCallum

Senate Business and Rules

Otto Bishop
Fred Burritt
Joseph Laframboise
Frank McKee
Elmer Porter
Audley Rawson

State Affairs

Charles Diggs
Arthur Wood
Murl DeFoe
Chester Howell
Jerry Logie
Frank McKee
James Milliken
Earl Munshaw
Joseph Baldwin

Taxation

Clarence Reid
Don VanderWerp
Murl DeFoe
Ivan Johnston
George McCallum
Frank McKee
Stanley Nowak

University

Clarence Reid
M. Saur
Ben Carpenter
Murl DeFoe
Chester Howell

Welfare and Relief

Arthur Wood
Allen Blondy
Carl Delano
James Milliken
Elmer Porter