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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1932
Page
18
The issue dated December 16, 1932 presents brief items from the era including community notices, advertisements, and early 20th century news notes. Names, places, and events are limited in readable form from the OCR fragment.
The piece critiques Governor elect William A. Comstock's pledge to grant amnesty to those imprisoned for pre repeal prohibition law violations. It argues such releases would fill prisons with former offenders and accuses white collar financiers of ruining citizens, urging accountability for those complicit in the crimes.
Fakers roam the state using schemes from ring tones to farm visits. They aim to cheat unsuspecting citizens by offering quick money for bonds, jewelry, and old books, paying only a fraction of value. Avoid strangers and eject them at once to prevent loss.
The text argues labor and industry must share the burden as unemployment rises after the 1929 upheaval. It calls for shorter work weeks, staggered jobs, steady profits, and patient, visionary cooperation between both sides to heal national wounds and rebuild the economy. William Green’s Cincinnati speech frames the needed cautious collaboration.
A distorted excerpt discusses Veodocim and Buchism, labeling Veodocim as an old US relic from slavery days and Haiti, seen as African barbarism. Clergy describe Buchism as revivalist religious excitement tied to upheavals, claiming it avoids broad social integration while provoking a conditioned emotional surge.
Local artist and poet Dec K recently unveiled a portrait titled Portrait of a Famous Hunter at the Legion Club galleries. The piece depicts Doe's rival Bill in hunting attire with a red shirt collar and fez like cap, showing him aiming at a deer named Bossy, with a caption praising his prowess as a hunter and guide.
After last Friday’s basketball game Stambaugh beat Bessemer 37 to 15. Thad M who had never watched a game asked how many baskets Bessemer made and the reply was about three or four. The remark suggests Stambaugh dominated throughout.
A reflective verse noting concern about decline, referencing grandfathers and fathers in familial imagery. The speaker laments a long wait and widespread worry that things are “going to the dogs,” using poetic lines about dogs as a metaphor for deterioration.
Sheriff Claude G Bannick calls a capital attack the most fiendish he has faced in his long career. The Clinton Engineering Co wins a contract to build two culverts and a BERLDE on Route 121 in Logan County Illinois for 55210. The Danville church fills across sessions as crowds overflow. News Madison West Virginia.
Michigan probate office schedules hearing on January 7 1935 at ten oclock in the forenoon regarding the estate of Jobs Ax, with Harold Erickson and others noted. Public notice to appear will be via publication in the Petseter Herald on a date following the order.
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