Danger in December prompts holiday safety drive
A Michigan community issue highlights December as the riskiest month with 404 accidental deaths last year 114 in homes 191 in traffic and 77 in public places. The Michigan TableTop Licensees Congress launches aDrunk Driving crackdown with table cards and police coordination across bars to reduce holiday crashes.
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Michigan
Congress Today
John Fogarty
The
Congress
Fogarty
State Liquor Control Commission
State Safety Commission
Christmas Week Shorts Stir City News and Events
Sudden cold spell makes travel hazardous while Santa visits Bessemer Friday night at 7 00 p m to hand out candy. Local stores stay open evenings starting tomorrow. Frankie Yanko Vic Polka King returns tomorrow night. School vacation starts December 23. Speed Boys face Ashland at Ore Dock city Friday. Washington Wolverines test Hurley this afternoon. VFW plans New Years Eve party and Christmas Seals drive for health protection.
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Bessemer
Frankie Yankovic
Speed
Ashland
Ore Dock City
Washington Wolverines
Hurley
VFW
All American All Italian football selections and local notices
Geno Mattella unveils his second and first All American All Italian teams featuring Ghindia Michigan and Celeri California among others with ends DeRosso Pitt and Verona Illinois on the second squad. Local notices report a Redland California fine, a prowler held by Ferndale police and a Hollywood actor jailed for drunkenness amid a string of lighthearted city items and a Christmas card from Dora Strelcheck.
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Geno
DeProspero
Iowa
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Masnaghetti
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Sifelli
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Fusi
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Nomellini
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Monachino
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Perricone
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the Angel
Gene
Joe (Polocko
Board of Regents
Talo Ceno
Peter Giacherio
Pete
Cena
Joe Gastino
Ernest Pricco
Looking Backward December 15 1944
Obituaries note Elroy Brown of Bessemer died in Jackson Michigan after ulcer surgery. Charles Leeke injured at Ketola camp near Wakefield died from work-related accident. Peter Olson 78 of Ramsay died at home. Sharon Lutheran church marked 55th anniversary and paid off its debt. Gogebic Girl Scout leaders held Christmas party at Washington school in Bessemer. Mrs Eugene Janov to spend holidays in Sioux Falls. Gustafson family to Ashland. mother Bernice Gustafson ill in hospital.
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Elroy Brown
Bessemer
State Tax Commission
Jackson
Mich
Charles Leeke
Ketola Camp
Wakefield
C. W. Moore
Peter Olson
Ramsay
Sharon Lutheran Church
Gogebic Range
Washington School
Everille Knight
Ironwood
Eugene Janov
Sioux Falls
S. D
Cpl
Mary Lou
Margie Gustafson
Ashland
Bernice Gustafson
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Local deaths and events in Bessemer area noting outbreaks and weather
Ten years ago Andrew Ovaska dies at Grand View hospital from injuries after an automobile accident on Black River road. Measles outbreaks reported in Houghton Keweenaw and Chippewa counties with 48 26 cases. Funeral for John Nystrom in Cumberland Wisconsin. Various obituaries and local notices cover deaths aging residents and community events. snow storm disrupts northwest travel and communications. Public notices include a court awarded debt to American Legion post of Bessemser. Fire at Aberman department store coal bin slight damage. School and church activities noted with Christmas plans and building updates. Counterfeit coin warnings and school lab recitation benches reported.
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Andrew Ovaska
Grand View Hospital
Black River Road
Upper Peninsula
State Department of Health
Houghton
Keweenaw
Chippewa
Cumberland
Wis
John Nystrom
E. J. Nystrom
Bessemer
Charles Jago
Thomas Buzza
William Piper Sr
William Piper Jr
Herman Berg
Detroit
Frank Noye
Aberman Department Store
Bone bank ethics and patient acceptance
A dialogue notes bone banks paralleled to blood banks with doctors offering bone transplants from any donor. The speaker argues patients accept any bone regardless of donor links, urging broader tolerance despite personal differences, reflecting postwar social attitudes.
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Doc Simpson
Doc
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