Publication note from Herald Publishing Company
The Herald Publishing Company weekly issue lists address at 109 East Mary Street Bessemer Michigan and records entry as second class matter May 26 1900 with post office filing under March 3 1879. It states subscription rates of 3.00 per year outside Gogebic County and 2.00 per year within Gogebic County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald Publishing Company
East Mary Street
Bessemer
Michigan
Gogebic County
Shop First in Bessem er and Fight for Local Roads
Readers are urged to support Bessemer merchants and shop locally to save money, with studies showing travel costs exceed staying in town. The piece notes Michigan Good Roads Federation opposition to diverting motorist taxes from highways, arguing funds should fund road construction and maintenance. It also reports on Henry Cabot Lodge’s ambassadorship to South Vietnam amid a political crisis, including resignations and Buddhist tensions, and ends with a cautious commendation of local road investment.
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Ironwood
Ashland
Duluth
Northwestern Mutual Field
U. S. Bureau of Public Roads
Bessemer
Michigan Good Roads Federation
Federation
Michigan
J. Gardner Martin
Lansing
Citizen Chuong Stands For Honest Public Service
A fragment notes Citizen Chuong seeking support as an honest candidate amid a crowded field. It hints at a standing challenge in current times and frames Chuong as a reform option for voters seeking integrity and accountability.
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Chuong
Opening high school grid clash kicks off fall season
Bessemer meets Calumet Copper Kings at Massie Field in a Saturday night opener as Speed Boys seek revenge for last year and Wakefield Ironwood clash in a potential M W crown decider. Local scenes include student work on rail projects, town life notes, and community humor.
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Massie
Detroit Tigers
Kennedy
Upper Peninsula
Indianhead
Bessemer
Calumet Copper Kings
Massie Field
Copper Kings
Speed Boys
John Backman
Wakefield
Ironwood
Looking Backward 1953 Obits and Local Notices
Mrs. Joseph Matonich of Bessemer dies of heart attack at 63 with four sons and five daughters surviving. Pearce Hardware re decorates. Bertha Olson, 87, dies at Divine Infant, Wakefield. Albert Marinetti, 72, dies at home on Mary Street. John B. Salemi Jr., 34, dies in Chicago, formerly ran a barbershop in Bessemer. Tessie Schmidt hired to teach first grade at Washington School. Nancy Berling and John Freund marry August 15 at Norfolk Navy base chapel. Harding Athletic Club to hold Pow Pow at 4 40 p.m. 222 students enroll at St Sebastian School, eight more than last year. 20 Years Ago 1943: ROTC unit changes. Gregurek assumes command. Sigurd Hansen dies at Hansen Lumber Co. enrollment down in public schools. Porcupine Mountains may become national monument discussed Sept 13. Doris Eade Torreano wed August 17 at Ramsay. Elaine Sharpless to married Chester Williamson. Rampanelli family moving to Battle Creek. Pvt Henry Bellini visits. William Reitmeyer to assist with income tax declarations due Sept 15. 30 Years Ago 1933: State sales tax receipts exceed 2.5 million for January. Wakefield wins 1934 UP Firemen tournament. Local deaths: William H. Moore, 56. Bessemer Business Men’s Association offices move. Blue orange electric sign reads E F O Welcome on Main Street. Mrs Fannie Johnson hired as nurse by Ironwood board. Bessemer school nurse position abolished.
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Joseph Matonich
Bessemer
Pearce Hardware
Bertha Olson
Divine Infant of Prague
Mary Street
John B. Salemi Jr
Chicago
John Salemi
Inessemer
Zita Buch«0
Tessie Schmidt
Bessemer Board of Edueation
Washington School
Carl Berling
E. Sellar Sr
Nancy
Wav
US Navy
John Freund
U. S. Marine Corps
Naval Base
Norfolk
Harding Athletic Club
Frank J. Gregurek
Sixth Service Command
Samuel Hunt
Illinois Institute of Technology
Gregurek
Velin
Sigurd Hansen
Cornelius Hansen
Hansen Lumber Company
Corinne Ashland
Wakefield
Bessemer Township
Michigan Conservation Commission
Porcupine Mountains
P. J. Hoffmaster
G. Newton Eade
Ramsay
Doris Ahoda
August F. Torreano
Frank Bolli
Peter Bollini
William L. Reitmeyer
Internal Revenue
Bessemer City Hall
William H. Moore
Gogebic Range
Iron River
Bessemer Business Men’s Association
Gray Building
Main Street
Frick
Eagles Hall
Fannie Johnson
Ironwood Board of Education
Sodatol
Gogebic
Farmers -Oon
C. E. Gunderson
Battista Gedda
James Roberts
M. E
R. A. Marsh
South Shore
Ferdinand Johnson
Eureka
Alec Burt
Rocco Sofia
Mary
Andrew Buchko
Isaac Maki
Colby
Violet
Walter
Verner
Isaac
Eugene
Local Taxpayer Agent Appointed in Paynesville
The meeting of the taxpay F. T. Thebert of Paynesville has been appointed agent for the DSS & S in this city to succeed A. Curtis. Thebert and family will move into the W. H. Daggett residence. Mr and Mrs C Gleason welcome a nine pound son born Wednesday. Theresa Roman resigns from First National Bank. Anna Olson succeeds her. William J Haggerson and William Waters drawn for traverse jurors at the United States Court term in Marquette this September.
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F. T. Thebert
Paynesville
DSS & S
A. Curtis
Thebert
W. H. Daggett
C. Gleason
Theresa Roman
First National Bank
Anna Olson
William J. Haggerson
William Waters
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South Viet Nam
Henry Cabot Lodge
Saigon
Tran Vang Chuong
Washington
Mme
Ngo Dinh Nhu
Ngo Dinh Diem
Mme. Nhu
Diem
Ambassador Lodge
Pri
Pick & Axe
Johnny the Bear
Bill Lintleman
First Bluff
Lintleman
Bill
Dom Guglie
Dr. J. C. Massie
Mr. Guglie
Perotti
Divine Infant Hospital
Jingers
White Pine
F. E. Kummgeretes
Eaton
Colo
St. Sebastian School
James E. Morgan
L’anse
John Ballone
Albert Church
Frank Duda
Frank Halama
William Paynter
Gogebic Oil Co
Bessemer, Mich
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Turk’s
General Insurance Agency
Roy D. Malmberg
Corrier’s Standard Service
Wakefield, Michigan
James Boggle
James Louis
Miroane Schwartz
Joseph Schwartz
John Phillips
Katherine Meaglia
Los Angeles
Peter Corgiat
Robert Reihser
White Birch Inn
Bessemer Gay
Joe Halama
Traveler’s
Frick - Zielinski
Heu
C. Hansen Lumber Co
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