Bessemer tourism and federal spending critique
The column urges boosting Bessemer tourism to offset economic decline and criticizes federal and foreign subsidies. It notes the nonoperation of the local Tourist Information Booth, contrasts with Ironwood, and cites Rep. Abele and Rep. Hosmer on wasteful spending and aviation purchases favoring British aircraft over American DC-9. It warns of job losses and urges leadership to curb imports and support U.S. industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessemer Chamber of Commerce
Bessemer
State
Ironwood Chamber
Kennedy
Furth
Congress
California
Craig Hosmer
British Aircraft Corporation
Braniff Airways
Mohawk Airlines
Mr. Hosmer
Fort Knox
Rep. Hosmer
Far More Important Than Any Overseas
The remark states that certain matters are far more important than overseas concerns, emphasizing priority given to domestic issues over international affairs. It frames the comparison as a clear hierarchy of importance with a strong evaluative stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gogebie County
Pick and Axe Johnny The Bear Says It’s Nice to Be Nice
Johnny The Bear remarks that being important matters less than kindness. The playful line emphasizes politeness over status in social conduct.
Hostels Guests and Far Flung Travel Tales
The Bessemer-Indianhead Hostel hosted two visitors one from England and one from France with the French traveler reportedly taking a souvenir by catching a live squirrel and tucking it into his bedroll. The piece also notes local fairs, a tractor travel record, and a collage of assorted quotes from various towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessemer-Indianhead
England
France
Backward Glimpses From 1953 Bessemer Area News
August 13 1953 memorials report Mrs Theresa Cabianca 62 died last Saturday at Grand View Hospital leaving two sons and four daughters. Other notes include Mrs Swan Carlson 81 of South Bessemer passing away at home, UP Firemen Tourney planned in Crystal Falls, Tiny Tot King and Queen crowned at Massie Field, and wedding vows for Miss Anna Mae Yurchak and James Dempsey. Additional items cover ore shipments, school drills, local appointments, tax rulings, and community schedules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theresa Cabianca
Grand View Hospital
Oscar Korpi Sr
South Bessemer
Finland
Swan Carlson
Jack Vilisto
Ironwood
Bessemer
Crystal Falls
Tiny Susan Reinerio
James Bersano
Massie Field
Chucky Borich
Candace Cabianca
Anna Mae Yurchak
Dominic Guglielmott
Sellar St. Bessemer
James Dempsey
Grand Rapids
Mich
St. Sebastian Church
Joseph Kirk
Winona
Mississippi
Jennie Lou
Harry Rizzie
Henry Rizzie
Palms
Palms Mine
Charles Sandin
Steve Bielecki
A D. Johnston High School
Fusi
Iron River
Obituary and School Personnel Moves Reported
Funeral services were held for Mrs. E F Lesselyong in Ironwood after a heart attack while boating on Lake Martha. Theresa Roman, a former Bessemer resident, was noted as Mrs. Lesselyong's maiden name. Burlingtons Beulah Goody was named school librarian and Mary Collins of Washington was chosen to replace Leo nijard Jezek in Bessemer junior high. Rosemary Mazanec, 15, died in Milwaukee. her family previously lived in Bessemer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearce E. Graham
Bessemer
Gogebic County
Arthur W. Laird
Canton
Ohio
Laird
Louise Paradis
R. A. Paradis
Essemer
Thurston Robert
St. Clair
Mich
Roberts
Mirs
James Roberts
Bad Axe
Peter J. Engberg
Michael Gedda
Iver Hagen
Adolph Gedda
Frank Davis
Adolph Skwor
James Piper
H. Selin
Silver Street
Selin
Sophie Street
Denfeld
Naval Academy
Minneapolis
Bessemer Legion
Charles Duda
William Pellow
Peter Geddapost
Ironwood
John Donich
Harold Erickson
Joe Oletti
Eugene Perotti
Leo Re
Steve McDonald
Felix Spinardi
Charles Kinnunen
Hans Lippola
John Hill
Battista Gallinatti
George Joswiak
John Verbos
William Mussatti
Harold Dunbar
Callisto Cabianca
William McKee
St. Ambrose Church
E. F. Lesselyong
Lake Martha
Beulah Goody
Burlington
Iowa
Mary Collins
Washington, D. C
Leoniard Jezek
Rosemary Mazanec
Joseph. Mazanec
Milwaukee
Wilwaukee
Mazanec
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Earth
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Cate
Rep
Adele
OUR
Pick & Axe
Johnny the Bear
Irete
Swain
U. P. Legums
Erocoms
van Buskirk
Martin Forbonen
Martini
Willow Runirport
Detroit
Sevicl
Mr. Korhonen
H. R Smith
Brookville
O.) Star
Fletcher Knebal
Okeechobee (Fla
van W. Davis
Huntsville
Randolph County Herald
Louis Nelson Bowman
King City
Tri-County News
Frieda .J. Monger
Duluth (Minn
A. J.schroeder
Rossville
Clarence Acgill
Oklahoma City
Okla
Gogebic Range
Felix Orbick
August Semmerling
Lansing
Ernest Berlin
Andrew Hedberg
North Bessemer
Chicago
St. James
Upper Peninsula
Bessemer Fire Department
German Park
RFC
Leo Yanasek
Manchester
Tweeny William Co
Duluth
Wisconsin News Pathfinder
Great West
Domenic Masnaghetti
Frank
Mary
Lena
Lizzie
Louis
Jennie
Josie
A. T. Anderson
Myron
Catherine Sophia Hendrickson
Colby Hill
William S. Prince
Madajesky
Pinkerton
William F. Wealton
Hancock
George Wealton
St. Joseph's Hospital
Henry Wallenkamp
O. K—t
Sail Inn
Black River Harbor
Wakefield
Corrier’s
Standard Service
Wakefield, Michigan
Stroh
America
Stroh Brewery Company
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