President confident as America girds for war with Japan
A wartime report summarizes Pearl Harbor era events as the United States declares war on Japan after a series of attacks across Pacific outposts. President Roosevelt urges patience and sacrifice while stressing truthful updates to avoid aiding the enemy. The piece includes homefront jokes about morale and production during the crisis.
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America
Japan
San Francisco
Pacific
New York
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Norway
Roumania
Greece
Russia
Roosevelt
Pick & Axe Mustn’t Leave Nest Until Can Fly
The Montreal River Miner in Hurley reports completing renovation of its 4th Avenue shop and installing a newspaper press and folder. The writer praises modernization but disputes claims of being the most complete in the middle west, noting gear differences with Ironwood Times and Ironwood Herald and highlighting past equipment.
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Montreal River
Hurley
4Th Avenue
Herald
O’kensky
Middle West
Upper Peninsula
Wisconsin
Frank Hall
Francis
Times
Ironwood
The
Flying a Little Low and Civic Anecdotes in One Issue
A collage of dated dispatches features a humorous tale of a motorist flashing a federal pilot license after a speeding stop, plus a political scene where a candidate chops wood on a porch to win votes. The issue notes gift subscriptions, last minute shopping warnings, and a county license plate code update in the Upper Peninsula.
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the Herald
Japan
Five Years Ago In Gogebic Range Obits And Events
Funeral services were held for John E. Mattson 62 of South Bessemer found dead near the Geneva mine likely of a heart attack. Ironwood residents Walter Gus 55 died on a Chicago Northwestern train en route to University Hospital. The Salvation Army drive netted 1139 dollars against a 2015 goal. Several locals died including Abner Holmberg 46 and Kalle Korhonen 57 from a hit and run. Mine activity rose with Castile four days weekly and Yere mine to resume January 2. City hall and Christmas plans, deaths, weddings and school notes fill the section.
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John E. Mattson
South Bessemer
Geneva
Jacob Hirvi
Finnish National Lutheran Church of Ironwood
Ironwood Cemetery
Walter Gus
Ironwood
Chicago & Northwestern
Chicago
University Hospital
Ann Arbor
Salvation Army
Kalle Korhonen
Hurley
Iron County
Sunday Lake
Wakefield
Abner W. Holmberg
Gogebic County
Admiral Byrd
South Pole
Steve Pollock
Bessemer
Main Street
William Apitz
Irwin Neault
Herbert Hagen Raymond Skwor
Peter Cena
City Council
Serafino Stella
Grand View Hospital
Puritan Hill
Castile Mining Company
Ramsay
Charcoal Iron Company of America
Yere
Y. F. McRandle
Yale
Otto
Washington School
Sophie Street
Francis B. Johnston
Pittsburgh
Edith M. Johnson
E. J. Kuivinen
Iron River
C. E. Stevens
Woman's Club Health Committee
E. S. Eplett
Michigan College of Mines
Houghton
Tau Beta Pi
B. A. Korinek
Anvil-Palms Hospital
New York
Presbyterian Hospital
Defense Clarinda Woman Says Husband Decision Is Final
A fragment from a defense witness scene shows a woman declaring she has decided to be her husband. The dialogue includes a questioning response about possible reasons or influences behind the decision and whether someone else has affected priorities.
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Liza
Now What A Student Says About Effort And Head
A short dialogue contrasts advice to work hard with a witty retort about having one’s head. The exchange highlights a humorous counterpoint to traditional push for diligence. The remark plays on the phrase you need to work hard to succeed.
That Sort Is He Annoyed By Your Neighbor’s Silence
A brisk exchange questions whether a neighbor is angered by a greeting not returned. The man in question lives next door and is described as not returning anything in kind or gesture.
Official Michigan Highway map rolled out with winter sports guide
Readers receive the new official Michigan Highway map showing the defense themed cover and a reverse side animated winter sports map. The directory highlights winter sports facilities across Michigan to aid motorists and outstate travelers. Additional copies available by writing to the Highway Department.
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Bessemer Herald
Bessemer
Michigan
State Highway Department
Highway Department
Nicholls-Daly wedding planned in Howell Michigan
Terence Nicholls son of Mr and Mrs John Nicholls will wed Miss Mabel Daly daughter of Mr and Mrs E C Daly of Fowlerville Michigan in Howell Michigan. plans indicate a forthcoming marriage with both families involved.
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Terence Nicholls
John Nicholls
Howell, Mich
Mabel Daly
E.C. Daly
Fowlerville
Mich
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Luce
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Marquette
Menominee
Ontonagon
Schoolcraft
Joseph Montenati
Tilden
J. E. Weber
Ironwood Druggist
Charles H. Warner
Warmer
Jennie E. Warner
Sault Ste. Marie
Herbert Hagen
Minneapolis
Business College
Charles Nagelstock
and Ironwood
Gogebic Range
Fremont
Neb
Goldsworthy Martens
Oscar Hansen
Otto E. Karste
Joseph H. Steere
11Th Judicial Circuit
Cc. E. Miller
S. S. Cooper
Allen T. Rees
al Olson
Duluth
J. Silverman
Moore Street
Sam Kee
John Boutin
Minnesota
Kinney
Minnie Laurie
St. Augustine
Fla
Charles Lofroth
First National Bank
Miss Bunn
H. B. Lindsey
Mikado Mine
Roscoe Brewer
Palms
Newport
Anvil News
Lady Killer
the General Insurance Agency
George L. Mazanec
Peoples State Bank
Bessemer, Mich
City of
Carl L. Swanson
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