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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1938
Page
3
A nostalgic Christmas note urges preparation for gifts and goodwill baskets for poor children ahead of December 25 1938. The piece reflects on caring for others and the varying fortunes of those who may be remembered by Santa, highlighting acts of kindness and donation.
A 1824 letter by Michigan's first territorial governor disputed by a bulletin shows the Upper Peninsula viewed as barren. It notes copper discoveries and later grows in mining and lumbering, while dairy, cheese, potatoes and other farming prove the region suitable for specialized agriculture.
Voters in Port Huron Saginaw Benton Harbor Cassopolis Highland Park Charlevoix and others refused federal WPA grant financing for local projects. Only Dearborn approved an $182000 bond issue with grants for a $350000 school expansion amid broad anti tax sentiment.
A reader reports a government home measuring drive by a field agent for the register of deeds, labeling the project wasteful and politicized. The writer condemns bureaucrats in Washington for funding such outside measurements, arguing they do not affect property assessments or value.
The piece argues Congress will fund defense heavily with emphasis on aviation, navy battleships, and army preparedness but warns defense starts with a strong domestic base. It calls for self sufficiency in nitrates oils plastics and chemicals, stressing farming, forestry and mining as essential arms of defense to support munitions and sustain democracy.
A note from a driver thanks officials for keeping names out of police court columns and praises avoiding public exposure. The writer jokes about “all tar teams” and credits long-time residents of the Upper Peninsula for wisdom, while expressing cautious humor.
A quoted fragment shows a person expressing life weariness and confusion, followed by a radical suggestion to flee to Germany and shout against Hitler, reflecting tense wartime sentiment and resistance speech.
A fragmented verse contemplates peace under Nazism and war. It contrasts British royal aims with a shattered republic and asks what true peace means as Hitler’s expansion looms. The speaker laments empire and maps and mocks those who equate peace with conquest across nations from Belgium to Iceland.
A witty exchange imagines Abraham Lincoln's actions today with Republicans joking about pensions and Democrats replying with age policy. The two sides clash over historic figures and current social safety nets in a humorous exchange.
A fragment asks if giving up $11 weekly relief for a $12 weekly job is worthwhile. The text implies a debate over welfare benefits versus employment gains and hints at a policy question without clear resolution.
Bernard E. Larson of Ironwood was admitted to the Gogebic county bar Monday at the opening of circuit court. Court adjourned out of respect to Byron M. Brogan, 43, of Ironwood, who died by his own hand Sunday night. Miss Ejien Haario of Bessemer appears in The Cradle Song at Northwestern University in December 1921. Census enumerators in Bessemer for the old age pension include Marco Gotta, Anthony Loncharte, Fred Knight, Anna Brentar, and Taimi Karjala. In Bessemer township, Gust Luoma.
Beginning this week officials announce nightly water stoppages in Bessemer through the winter to prevent shortages. C B Riordan of Watersmeet has taken over the McGinty cafe on Lead Street. Albert Boge of Bessemer reports for basketball practice at Western State Normal Kalamazoo. Reverend C J Swoboda will return next week from a five month European trip. Dr R E Hickey of Anvil will attend a Marquette University class reunion in Milwaukee this weekend.
A. T. Anderson leaves for Stevens Point Wisconsin with his family and W J Gav in will take over here. A E Irelan plans a new Majestic theatre in Wakefield. John Holland is named local rep for the Northern Michigan Building and Loan Association. Leo Keilter of Manistique was shot near Watersmeet after being mistaken for a deer, James Smith of Marquette wounded on the Bessemer Ironwood road, and William Fletcher of Wakefield shot in the shoulder while handling a deer.
In the Goge bic range mining stalls while logging camps surge with work. George Steiner and Jack Carbis of Bessemer plan a Punham saloon to serve hundreds of loggers. City miners form clubs pooling $1 to $5 monthly until $100 is raised to fund a Yukon trip, then the winner travels to Alaska and repays the fund.
AITH J McCRORY 16 of South Lyon is selected as Michigan's most worthy 4-H’er for 4-H Congress in Chicago starting November 25. She canned 1864 pints, made 32 garments, gave six demonstrations, entered five judging contests, and exhibited 19 items earning 81.55 cash. total 186.88 in 4-H value. She vies for a 3200 college scholarship in Central Extension with a national winner to receive 200 plus trips and county awards by Kerrilaiss Company. Jean Aspit of Oreeland is alternate winner.
A report notes that fees and other steps are completed as the entire membership is transferred to the new Eldorado. The item outlines the administrative process and implies a full transition of members to the successor organization.
Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes asserts a third term for President Franklin D. Roosevelt is a distinct possibility. He says Roosevelt would likely have won reelection if he were running in November.
Britain and the United States back a settlement scheme for some 600,000 persecuted German Jews in South Africa with an estimated cost of about 150 million dollars. A separate plan led by James G. McDonald, League of Nations refugee commissioner, forms Selah Inc to carry the idea forward.
A provocative vision portrays creating a new nation in the southern California Mexican border area. The concept links labor, government and industry with the AFL to lift family incomes toward ambitious targets, including a $4.00 average income per household, while projecting a vast national income.
Signatures attach to a reciprocal trade agreement among the United States Canada and Great Britain after about a year of work. The pact grants unlimited access to raw materials during war and covers a normal trade around 700 million dollars with potential growth toward a billion. Britain gains spirits preferences and the United States certain agricultural product advantages.
The Committee for Industrial Organization renamed itself Congress and held a permanent organization meeting in Pittsburgh. John Lewis was elected president and remains the central leader. Hope for quick peace with the American Federation of Labor is currently sidelined.
Carry 21 States including Maine with September vote. Republicans win governors in 18 of 33 elections and 8 senators with two in unnamed states. Delaware and one other state did not hold elections. One at large Republican congressman elected, giving GOP 21 states. 22 states total 200 sectoral votes of 531. 266 needed to elect a Republican president in 1910. Five states held neither state nor senatorial elections, traditionally Democrat.
The copper peninsula hosts three national forests named Ottawa Wiawatha and Marquette.
The Ontonagon Telephone Co. traces its roots to the early US7T7 period, marking it as one of the oldest telephone companies in the United States based on its founding era.
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