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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1950
Page
2
Published weekly by the Herald Publishing Company at 109 E Mary St Bessemer Michigan. Entered as second class matter May 26 1900 at the post office under the act of March 3 1879. Subscription rates are per year 2.00 nine months 1.50 six months 1.00 three months 50 cents.
City council adopts a bicycle registration law after injuries and recurring street congestion. The letter questions enforcement, curfew compliance, and licensing of food establishments, urging responsible behavior by police, parents, and merchants. It cites Lansing’s 1937 curb and ticketing approach as a model and warns that without teeth, speeders may endanger pedestrians.
Wakefield City Council urged improved freight passenger and telegraph rail service and sent a resolution to Bessemer for joint action. Wakefield also pursued a post office building, but Senators Ferguson and Vandenberg and Congressman Bennett offered little optimism due to war related delays.
The document notes that an ordinance cannot be enacted until it is published, signaling procedural requirement for formal legal effect. The remark underscores the necessity of public posting before enforcement.
Weather shifts trigger a busy period with multiple community notices. Local sports teams plan Sept games, draftees depart for induction, and public events such as VFW picnics and a Ramsay-area demonstration draw crowds. Renovations on West Sellar Street and Eckman building projects continue as general notices update residents.
A Washington paper notes the Earl of Antrim at Glenarm England has twice given birth to healthy twin calves in eleven months. The quip about old troubles and gowns dry cleaned into distilled humor reflects press wit without sensational detail.
Milwau kee couple welcomed a son Gary Joseph born August 20 to Mr and Mrs Joseph Macisak with the mother formerly Marian Vukovich of Bessemer. Local firemen fought a stubborn Bradley home blaze while a hospital highway sign project was ordered from Grand View hospital. A series of weddings and showers filled the week including Lucille Fidanzi’s shower for George Wirnkowski and multiple upcoming nuptials. Attendees toured adjac ent towns as veterans planned Detroit visits and reunions fulfilled by families and neighbors.
Word has been received by Mr and Mrs Dennis Roberts of the birth of a daughter to Mr and Mrs Loyt Ammons of Knoxville Tenn
Twenty years ago the county will declare a half holiday on Wednesday afternoon September 3 to attend the dedication of the new airport. Frank Abelman and Conrad Velin announced the plan as part of county government actions. A Chevrolet coupe owned by John Bartini was stolen last Saturday evening from its parking place in Jessieville and taken across the border into Wisconsin, with insurance on the vehicle. Mr and Mrs Heart Laitala celebrated their twenty first wedding anniversary with a supper and reception at the town hall. Announcement of the marriage of Acnes Niska to Theodore Johnson was made by their parents. Mrs John Hellman hosted a miscellaneous shower at her home with ten guests. Mr and Mrs William Webber announce the birth of a son, David Eugene, born Friday August 15. Funeral services for Joseph Georgie were held at St Sebastian church in Bessemer, with burial in Hillcrest cemetery.
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